Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-09-16

GU az oHCC do tIlC ledu VI JIlt uC ldClO govern
ment, and it is expected he will be able to
establish regular form Of government. In
the meantime, however, the two American
vessels ordered to Venezuela, the Kearsarge
and the Concord, will be kept there to look
after American interests until all danger of
further hostilites is over.
Sugar is cheap because the tariff tax on it
has been removed: quinne is cheap for the
same reason; shoes are cheap because there is
no tariff tax on raw hides, and the cost of
paper has been reduced because the tariff tax
on rags has been taken Off. If the tariff tax
on many of the other necessities of life were
reduced from their present prohibitory rates.
the price Of those articles would be similarly
affected, and the cost Of living be greatly re-
duced which, to poor people, would be
blessing, and not in disguise. either.
The quadrangular hanging that was to have
taken place at Spartanburg, S. c., Oh the 9Th
inst, was converted into dual one by Gov
ernor Tillman ordering respite of thirty
days for John Williams, the slayer of Major
Henneman and Milbry Brown, the child
murderer. Andy Jeferies and Adam Foster,
two twenty three-year-old colored men, expi-
ated their crimes Of murder on the gallOWs
| within the enclosure of the Jail yard in the
presence OF only the few men that the law
permits.
| Some time ago several Mormon Elders
settled in Hanover county and were making
converts rapidly. A number Of the better
citizens held meeting few days ago and
| passed resolutions against the preachers Of
this sect and on motion the body decided to
act as an escort to take the Mormons out Of
the county. The elders hid, but the citizens
numbering about 70 found them and marched
them over the county line requiring them to
promise not to return. No violence was
| inflicted upon the elders.
The oil excitement in Greene county has
broken out afresh at Stanardsville upon the
| supposed discovery of oil in the cellar of a
gentleman named Bray. He has been using
the oil for six months for lighting purposes,
and SO much faith is felt in the existence Of
oil near Stanardsville that extensive prepara-
lions are being made to bore for the fluid.
The citizens are elated at the prospects, and
no doubt important developments will fol-
low the investigations.
One night last week at Goshen, William
Forbes, desperate character, entered the
private residence of William Agnor and sack
ed the house. Upon being recognized by Mr..
Agnor, he drew revolver and would have
killed him had not the pistol failed to fire.
The populace turned out and captured the
would-be murderer and an accomplice. This
is the scene of the murder of the late Gran
will Leech, which is still mystery.
Doc Taylor, tried at the September term of
the Wise Co. court, has been convicted of MUIR
der in the first degree. He is another one of
the Kentucky border desperadoes and was a
mortal enemy of Talt Hall, hung at Wise
Court House some two weeks since. The
crime for which Taylor is to hang is the muir
der of the Mullins family. Wise county
seems determined to break up the lawlessness
that has SO long terrorized her people.
Rev. l. K. Hicks makes some unpleasant
predictions for September. He thinks that
warm wave from the west will spread over
the country lasting until about the 10Th, dur
ing which time phenomenally high temper
ature and highly excited condition of the
electrical forces of earth and sky may be eX-
pected, resulting in dangerous cyclones and
storms on sea and land.
Mr.. D. B. Snyder, the prominent and popu-
lar young lawyer Of Luray, who was shot on
the 9TH of last month by E. T. Droyles, late
Deputy Collector ofainternal revenue for the
Luray district, died last Wednesday morning
at the Garfield Hospital, Washington, d. e.
His remains were brought to Luray Thursday
where they were inferred. Broyles who had
been released was re-arrestec.
1t is announced that the tickets to the three
prize fights in New Orleans brought $12O, 900;
| +I,o+ l,o TO
Brooklyn delegations Of the trip was SlS8, 1000,
and that some $3,0OO,O0O in bets changed
hands. Without even mentioning the win
ners $4,000, exclusive of the forfeit, it is ap-
parent that prize fights come high.
The South Iron Gate Company near Cliff
ton Forge, is suing its stockholders in the
circuit court at Lexington for delinquent pay
ment on capital stock. Almost the entire
body Of stockholders have employed able
legal talent to fight the suits. Two juries
have failed to agree, and the fight still goes
on.
It is estimated that some 10. 900 OF more Of
the Federal veterans and others who attend
the G. A. r. encampment at Washington
will come down to Richmond on the excur-
sons which will be run from the National
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group of battle fields around Richmond and
Petersburg.
Minnie Merrick, circus GIRL while riding
in lions cage in street parade at Winston.
N. c., Saturday morning last, was attacked
by lion nine years old. Her right jaw was
bitten and had to be sewed up. A male keep
er came to the rescue just in time to save the
girls life.
Some days since at Shendun, Miss Maggie
May was accidentally shot in the breast by
pistol in the hands of Mr.. James D. Bateman.
She was standing in front of the weapon
while Mr.. Bateman was trying to extric ate
an empty shell, The wound, while an ugly
one, is not regarded dangerous.
A through freight train, westbound, on the
Fitchburg railroad, ran into a passenger train
standing on the outbound track at West Cam
bridge junction, Mass, Saturday night, tele-
scoping the rear car. killing nine persons and
injuring forty others, three of whom are re-
ported to have died since.
The time and place for holding the Inter-
national Monetary Conference has not yet
been arranged. The delay has been occasion
ed by the difficulty of agreeing upon place
of meeting in view OF the quarantine so gen.
orally established on account of the cholera
prevailing in Europe.
At last the iron horse has invaded the pre-
cincts of the sacred city. A railroad has been
completed from Jaffa to Jerusalem. The first
through train was run August 2Sth. The
ancient city, associated with SO many sacred
memories, is now open to tourists by the most
modern means of travel.
The steamer Campania, built for the Cunard
Steamship Company's New York and Liver
pool service. was successfully launched at
Glasgow, Scotland, last Thursday. The Cam
pania is the largest steamer in the world.
Mr.. jefferson M. Levy has an oil painting
in his Monticello mansion which cost $50 900;
altogether the old home of Thomas jefferson