Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-11-23
THE NEWS OF THE DAY.

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Twenty years ago Arch Price died near
Charleston, w Va, aged 80 years, and it was
believed he lett his son Edmund, thousands,
but no one was the wiser until Tuesday,
when tie son, now 60 years cid, brought to q
bank in that city large quantity Of gold,
also lot Of silver, principally Mexican dol
lars and fve-franc pieces, all of which had
been buried since long before the war. The
son has always lived the life of bachelor,
and but short time ago took it into his head
to marry. His girl event back on him, and
he fell in love with another, and is now get
ting ready for the occasion, which has caused
him to bring out some of his hidden money.
He has much more hid, but will not say
where. nor will he bring it out until after the
marriage. He has valuable farm in Elk
River Valley.
Mrs. D A. Moody, a Chicago woman, is
preparing to lay claim to a modest fortune of
SIC, oOO, 900 in Streator, Ill.,, property. Mrs.
Moody claims to have documentary proof
that tract in the heart of Strea;or was
granted to her relatives by the Government
over GO years ago, and the property was never
legally transferred. and she will shortly
bring suit in La Sa lie county for its recovery.
The tract consists of 100 acres and upon it
are located several banks, an opera house,
the City Park and the prominent retail stores
of the city. Mrs. Moody says that the City
Council OF Streator has offered her $3.50, 900
An old German, who recently came to this
country from the fatherland has begun a
novel industry in a little shanty in Pegg
-;
nor less than the manufacture Of tchesnut
flour" The flour, manufactured from dried
chesnuts, has f"r many years been in great
demand in Germany. A delicious sort OF
sweet bread is made from it by those who are
familiar with the old-fashioned method of
preparing the dough. The product Of the old
Germans establishment is very much sought
after by the Germans in the neighborhood,
and the supply is far below the demand.
Chancellor Allison OF Nashville Tenn.
was shot and killed last week in the corridor
OF the court house, by Geo. *. WhitWorth.
for six years past, clerk and master Of the
court. Whtworth then shot himself and
will die. Chancellor Allison had a few days
before appointed his son to succeed Whit
worth. The motive for the killing as set
forth by Whitwcrth was that he had divided
the fees of the Office with Allison, and had
also loaned him large sums, which he could
not get him to secure him, or to protect his
bondsmen.
Delaware is not densely populated State,
bnt were Texas as thckly peopled her popu
lation would be about 25G00,0G0. We're
Texas as numerously peopled as Massachu
sets her population would exceed by 10 000
600 the total population of the United States
according to the census Of 1870. More I'M
piessve still, ii Texas were as densely PEG
pied as Rhode Island her population would
be more than IS, 00J0oo.
The Newport News ahipbGl,i;ng and Dry
Dock Company has been awarded the con-
trnct tor building fac passenger steamer for
he Norfolk and Washington line. The new
vessel will be almost q counterpart of the
other steamers of the line. though larger
and much swiftpr vessel than any now owned
by the Company. She is to have a speed of
twenty miles All hour, and lust be completed
and turned over to the company by June l,
1875
Il man named Chas. l.. Roark, walked from
Maj ion, SnIythe county. to Richmond in or
der that he might have DIR. Hunter Mctiuife
remove a tnmor from his brain, which for
mauy wears lia,; often paralyZed the whole
body, T.e operation success, and DR.
AIeifliire. not only operated ON him free OF
charge, but paid his way back to Pulaski
City
Rev I. D.. Nit! rainage ha, Resigned the
pa 5torata Of MS 81 ,h IN church. He say
The Lord :ia> ctilrti HIN H. pre.tcl. nut nn
20 pass -lrep a~s !i,;h-s iii figuring how t.
meet the iit ret on Zig church Ge!.t II
viii ;s.t,', b., cs,.st,io,. his s'.runas through
the press.
The lilin O! Rogers 6 O'Dien of Roauok-
Va. have secured the contract Tor buij,iin4
that pant eli the electric railroad from Wash
ington to Baltimore, between Washington amt
Evansville. and have an option OH the re-
inai3.!er.
T4aehrr-"Jonny. did You fad ont any
thing bout th. origin Of the dollar mark"
iomn> Il asked paw about it, and he said
the straight lines s:o"d for the pillars OF
society and the crooked one for The Way they
gst their money. ''-Cincinnati Tribune.
d. Preston Barr, Jr., has given up the Bed
ford Index, and the control of it was assumed
by Messrs. Jesse Davidson, James o. Carder
and Charles McGhce. three young printers
who have been employed on tic paper. 1t
will lie yunon the cooperative plan.
Buenos Ayres will soon see the completion
of the largest opera house In the void. it
viii! seat g. Go spectators and the stage will
hold 500 persons. The house is SO construct
ed thai i,>x- holders can have their carriages
driven mp to their tiers.
James w johnson of Balayiiie, Ohio, is
the posSessor OF mule that went through
both the NJ eXican and civil wars without re-
ceiving gunshot. Mr.. Johnson believes it TO
&c the Oldest mule ON record.
John W. Golf, Recorder-elect of New York,
and counsel for the LeXlow committee, has
been at Old Point and Richmond during the