Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-01-04


Keith took his seat as Judge OF the Virginia
Cont Of Appeals on January j.
Gen. &. w e. Lee of Lexington. has pre-
scented to Capt. Dan M. Lee and Maj. Jno NJ
Lee, of Stafford comfy, the sword-belt and
spurs worn by their uncle Gen. Robert E.
/ Lee at the surrender at Appomattox. Gen.
Lees shaving brush and the nail which pen.
etrated the foot of Traveller, Gen. Lees war;
! horse and caused his DEATH were also dona-
! ted.
i The daughter of the late Jefferson Davis
| Miss Varina Anne Davis, has lust finished
her first novel, and under its title of The
Yelled Doctor" it will be published within a
| fortnight. Miss Davis novel is rather in the
nature of marriage story depicting the
trials of an over-senstive man, who finds
himself married to not very sensitive young
woman.
The widow and children of Gen. Albert
Sidney Johnston have presented to a Confed-
crate post at Austin, Texas. lock Of hair OF
the general in gold case marked "A. S. j..
1852 sash worn by him, a sleeve of til
gray coat which he wore at Shiloh (where h.
was killed., and his military hat of silk bea
yer with plume and decorations. These lelic
will be placed in 5he capitol at Austin.
Oscar w. Eakin, who moved from Craig
county, Va. to Monroe county, w. Va, fiv'
years ago. and bought the 'Stevenson place"
near Union, committed suicide at the home of
II, P, Bobbitt, his brother-in-law. and near
neighbor. Oh Christmas eve by shooting him
self. His mind had been unsettled for some
time. He leaves wife and child critically
ill, and six other children.
The Will of r. &. White of Philadelphia,
in which he left large sums to various chart
table institutions, with the conditions that if
they ever did anything to further the cause of
''prohibition OF its bantling local option, y
| the legacy shall become forfeit, has been de-
clared void by the court, on the ground that
the conditions it anneXes are too vague to he
enforced.
The old homestead of James X. Polk, tenth
President of the United States, situated in
the heart of Nashville, Tenn, is at this time
an object of particular interest, owing to the
fact that by the provisions OF the will of that
distinguished statesman, the necessary divis-
ion Of the property among the thirty-two heirs
requires its demolition.
Pastor (chdingly, to boys who have Just
eNe>S--
you boys better than to fight like cats and
dogs. Now, you never see my little boy quar-
relling with his playmates. He knows bet
ter" Bad Boy with sneer)-'You bet he
does There amt a boy i'll town but what
kin lick him ."-Puek.
Mis- L. J. Bedell wife of Rev. w. Bedell :,
of Evanston. ILL.,, committed suicide last
week by drinking carboIic acid. In a letter.
found after her death, she said: I'm many
ways am unfit to be a ministers wife and
more than all i'll literary attainments.
| The last payments have been made tS The
| Virginia negro depositors in The dcfunct
Freedman 5 Saving and Trust Co. Since its
failure, IS 49, has been paid out at Alexan-
i dlI;. So }44 at Lynchburg; ST., O29 at Norfolk
and SSl, Az at Richmond.
| Police Justice Crutchfield of Richmond
says the attempts in his court, by hotel and
boarding house keepers, to collect bills from
irresponsible boarders. through the recently
passed criminal law of Virginia on that SUBJ
| ect, has become nuisance.
| The Executive Mansion in Richmond, was
the scene of brilliant and most enjoyable
entertainment Thursday night, the occasion
being a birthday-party given by the Governor
and Mrs 'Ferrall to their daughter, little
| Miss Helen o Ferrall.
Mrs, Ella y. Price of Hampton, and Dr..
johnson, Of the Union Theological Seminary,
were married at Appomattox Court House on
| December 26. Mrs. Price is daughter Of the
late Hon. Thomas S. Bocock
Chesney-''Womenw would never be able to
vote Seriously Radbourn-"Why not?'
Chesney-' Because they would want to go
| round and get samples of the candidates before
making up their minds. ''-BroohIyn Life. -
The Hon. John f. Massey has moved from
his historic residence, "Ash Lawn" to his
| winter residence on Park street in Charlottes-
Vile.
The six-story. $4,000 Y. NJ. G. A. build
ing, at Albany, n. y, was destroyed by fire
on Christmas eve. 1t was gift from J. b.
Jermain OF West Troy, n. Y.
John NJ. Miller, prominent farmer, OF
Frederick county and for eight years presi-
dent of the Shenandoah Valley Agricultural
Society, is dead.
A letter of Cardinal Richelieu's was sold
recently in London for $3.50; one written by
La Fontane, the poet brought $50, and one
by Robespierre SCI.
A lot OF popcorn balls hung all over Christ
mas tree will create more interest in Sun
day School than twenty miracles possibly
could.-Tecas Sittings.
Rev David Teese. the Irish Presbyterian
minister, who otficiated at the funeral OF
President William Henry Harrison, died in
Amherst Co, Va, Oh December Goth.
Mr.. Scion I. Coleman, Delegate in the Leg
stature from Spottsylvania county, died sud
, denly on Tuesday.