Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-08-12
THE NEWS OF THE DAY.

On July 9th, -. b. Snyder, lawyer OF
Page county and prominent Republican.
wrote letter charging Ed. L. Broyles.
also a lawyer and Republican, former Chair
man Of the Republican party of that county,
and still Deputy Collector OF Internal Reve-
nue., with owning One-third of a Democratic
newspaper. Broyles published denial July
22d characteriZing it as a Wilful falSehOOG
and its author a vile slanderer. Snyder re-
piled July 3Oth calling Broyles ''vile,
treacherous, dirty, cowardly, NANCY cur
The quarrel was one growing out Of the local
management of the Republican party. Mr..
Snyder was defeated last spring as candi-
date for Commonwealth Attorney and
charged his defeat mainly to the disaffection
of Brovles and his party toward him. Last
Friday afternoon, Broyles met Snyder at the
postoffice in Luray and without word spat
in his face, drew pistol and shot Snyder, the
ball entering the face in front OF the ear and
penetrating the skull. Snyder was unarmed.
Broyles surrendered himself to the authorities
and is in Jail Snyder who had fallen was
carried to his home in Luray where he is in
fair way to recover.
The Cincinnati Gazette of last Tuesday has
a long account of a deserted Virginia BRIDE
in the person of Miss Annie Tolley, in that
city. 1t appears that Miss Tolley. aged 49,,
lived on Ii tile farm near Goshen, Rock
bridge, and on the night of July 3Oth ran off to
Washington with Harry S. Scott, with whom
she had but few days acquaintance, and,
she says, was married at the st. James Hotel
there She did not recollect the name of the
minister who married them, and said Scott
had carried off the license. After they were
married they took the c. & o. train for Gin
cnnat, Scott pulling down the curtain of the
dining car as they passed through Goshen.
On arriving at Cincinnati they stopped at the
Grand Hotel, Scott registering as 81. Guy
Walters" and on Monday, after week of
married lief he bolted, leaving the girl without
money The girl will be returned to Goshen
at Goshen for several forgeries perpetrated
on the night he and the girl ran off.
Col. IL. e. King, author of ''King's Digest
of the laws Of Tennessee who was sentenced
to be hung for the deliberate murder of an
unarmed man-J. ID. Posten, the counsel in a
suit against him, has had his sentence COM
muted to Imprisonment for life. 1t was a
clearly drawn contest of wealth and influence
aided by weak governor, against the law,
and the law was defeated. There Is great ex-
citement in Memphis and lynch law is threat
ened. The Governor was hung in efigy on
Tuesday night.
He called her miss,
And she called him mister;
They continued this
Till one night he kissed her.
Then their bashfulness
They perceived was folly;
Now he calls her Bess
And she calls him Cholly.
-Neao York Press
When the undertakes undressed the body
of George Castle, who, with William Rich
ardson, was killed by lightning while stand
ing under tree near Pittsburg, Pa, Friday,
they were startled to find perfect photograph
of the tree upon his breast. The limbs OF the
big oak, the leaves and all were pictured as
nicely as photographer could do it with a
camera.
A deed of trust has been recorded in the
Rockbridge County Court by the Buena Vista
Company to the Provident Life and Trust Co.
of Philadelphia, as trustee, to secure $3.50, 900
of per cent. gold mortgage bonds to be is
sued by the Buena Vista Company. This is
done in accordance with resolution passed
by the stockholders in February. Thedeed is
secured by its property.
A train of cars has reached New York