Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-11-16

PLAYING with the Chicagos, which won the
championship in SO, 81 and 80. In 81 while
playing for Chicago in Boston, the ball pub.
lie there made him an idol and the next
season he was bought for $4,000, and 81, 900
more which went to him as salary.
It is said that Charles A. Morcanfield. the
Virginia train robber who lies in Cincinnati
hospital with broken leg may never recover
to answer to the charge. In the Cincinnati
court, prosecutor lIippert called out his name
for arragnment as fugitive from justice,
and the officers in the case asked that it be re-
set for six weeks later. Morganfield's injur-
ed limb went without medical attention
so long after it MAS broken that blood
poisoning is liable to ensue. 1t has healed
in some places, but stubbornly refuses to
heal in others, and unless more favorable
symptoms manifest themselves shortly the
hospital physicians expect The development of
blood poisoning ard ga i2rt re. Judge Gregg
reset the cas-. IL til Dece Der ODD, to await
the outcome of the tram robbers condition.
W. II. Lamar, .Acting Fist Assistant lost
master-ei'.ii,, al, ha- eceived from tie Post
master at Norfolk, Va, several copies of
newspaper in ei to the Norfolk Fire
and MAria' Insurance Company. and the post
master asked to be instructed what DISPOSE
tion should be "a in OF the company mail,
in view of TIN. allie e. fra ulent character
of the concern Mr.. Lamar Informed him
that the department is not justified in direct
ing him to withhold the delivery of mail
upon the newspaper articles, and he was in
structpd to Investigate the ma tier and report
a ViDta tinD nf unStol 1a,y nd u1oti i'm
Icy the company. and whether any legal
action in the matter should he taken. It is
said that the company represents itself as
having 500, 900 in capital, and that it con-
Quoted swindling operations throughout the
country.
A special from Birmingham, Ala, says an
advance guard of negro emigrants left Birm
ingtam Friday, en- route to Monwev;lle, Lii
IBERIA, via New York and Liverpool. They
go as a committee to make arrangements for
the emigration of several thousand of their
countrymen, who have paid the necessary
money to the International Migration Society,"
and only await perfected plans to leave. The
President of Liberia has sent encouraging
letters, and promises twenty five acres of land
and IA temporary abode to each emigrant
In the next Congress there will be five
graduates Of the Virginia Military Institute
ii the Virginia delegation: Senator 'rhos s.
Martin of Aibemarle; and in the House, S. S.
Turner Peter J. Otey. Col Elicit and Gen.
James A. Walker. In addition to these, Sen
ator Faulkner Of West Virginia. and Cove
noY-eicct Culberson of Texas, are graduates
OF the same Institution.
NJ. Charles ". Demain a telegraph opera
tor at Gordonsville, and Miss Alice Il. Kyle
operator at Bedford City, were married al
Bristol, on Wednesday, They were to have
been married in few weeks, but Miss Kyle
while IN her way to visit friends in Tenne>
see, met Domain in Roanoke, and they decid
ed on the spur of the moment to go to Bristol
and get married.
The three evangelists who were in Char
lottesville last week and who travel on feot,
are now in Ly nchburg, where they are hold
ing meetings in saloons and on the streets
They first got permission from tn. mayor,
and then held a meeting at police hea6quar-
ters. 1t is said that for while they COM
pet+ly broke up business in saloons Thele
is IL Mr.. Crews and Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Proc
tor.
The Richard X. Fox diamond champion
ship belt, exhibited by James Corbett in the
window of Davenport, Ia, drug store, was
stolen Sunday evening by unknown. men. The
belt WAS valued at seven OF eight Thousand
dollars. Corhett won the belt in fights with
Sullivan and Mitchell, but had to win once
more before it became his personal property.
The mail carriers and drivers in East Teii-
nessee, numbering 200, have decided to strike
far Wa inn he
election entities them to relief from the low
wages they have been receiving.
Osto Frayser, a young bartender of Rich
mond, was shot and killed by mis- companion
John E. Rubineau, also a bartender oil Fri
day, white the two We're drinking together in
in ID sainon there. The trouble between them
arose because Fiayser began testing at his
friends expense and refused to desist when
asked to do so.
he county judge of Loudoun county has
ordered local option election in Leesburg
district for Thursday, the 18th of December.
At the last local option election the district
wet Hwet" by small majority.
III he will of the late Prof. David Swing of
Chicago was offered to probate on Saturday.
His legal advisors say it will amount to $780,
900 The will gives $4,000 to the Illinois
Humane Society, and after making several
small brque,ts the entire estate is given to
his TWO daughters.
Mr.. ChtS. E. Ford will present to the city
If Baltimore magnificent portrait Of Ed
win Booth painted by himself, to serve as a
memorial OF the great tragedian.
William I. Adams "Oiiyer Optic" who is
| SOW IS years of age, has lived in Dorchester.
,Ias-., for 50 years, and during that time has
wi itten 1876 BOOK, and 100 newspapers stories.