Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-12-06


liars, but owing to the laws delays and
distractions, had not been able to touch a
dollar Of it.
James Pursley, son OF Rev. Augustus
Pursley. minister Of the German Baptist
church, who resides uear Buchanan Bote
tourt, was killed at Glen Wilton Thursday
while working in the ore mines at that
place. He was at work when the ore cayed
in upon him.
Rev. and Professor J. A. Quarles, D.
D., OF Washington 4 Lee University, who
lost all his savings by the wrecked Licking
ton bank, has had delivered before his
college class a series of lectures on
Money.
The new Union Theological Seminary in
Richmond is to have fourteen buildings,
costing all together 100000. They will be
opposite Joseph Bryan 3 residence on the
Brook road. Chas. A. Read, Jr., Rich.
mond architect. is drawing the plans.
Alexander Dumas the younger, author of
la Dame aux Camelias," on which the
drama Of Camille and the opera of La
Traviata are founded, died Ill Paris last
week. He was a prolific author and almost
as famous as his father.
z Gen. Thomas Jordan, native of Luray,
Page Co., Va, and Chief of Staff Of Gen.
Beauregurd at first Manassas and Shiloh,
died in New York last week. At West
Point he was class-mate of Gen. W. T.
Sherman.
A mad shepherd dog ran amuck at Good
Hope church, Spottsy lvania county on Sun
day, and caused great CONSERVATION. It
bit the son Of Mr.. Fred Lewis, and also
Mr.. Cephas Leek. Their injuries are not
considered serious.
s The crown of Portugal is the most valua-
BILE in Europe although little has been writ
ten about it. 1t is valued at $1,000 600.
After 1t comes the crown of Russia, valued
at s2,5O0,OOO, and next that OF Great
British, valued at 50, 100000.
Farewell, ;" he said, 1--WE shall meet in
heaven, and then "Then l will love
you,' replied the girl who had rejected
him. II expect to love every one there. :"
Truth.
Ex-Congressman Bland was announced
to lecture at Savannah, Ga. Thanksgiving
Day, on free silver. At noon that day only
one seat had been sold and Mr.. Bland with
drew the notice of the lecture.
Miss Jennie Winston has decided to en-
ter the vaudeville arena, and during Christ
mas week will appear at the Auditorium
at Baltimore in selections from opera.
Mrs. Mary Keane, step-mother Of
Bishop Keane of the Catholic University
at Washington. died suddenly at her home
in Baltimore Monday night.
Rev. Octavius d. rockingham, the well
known Unitarian divine and author, died
at his home in Boston Thanksgiving Day,
aged 70 years.
Griffin Johnston son of the Confederate
general, Albert Sidney Johnston, died at
Los Angeles, CAL, Nov. 9th from being
thrown from horse.
Tie Ocean Shore Park at Virginia Beach
has been bought for $2l 900, and is to be
into Sanitarium for the Sisters
of Charity.
The indebtedness of the New York,
Pennsylvania & Ohio Railroad company
has reached the enormous sum Of $685.
DOC, 1000.
Major Calhoun e. Buckner, of Raccoon
Ford, Culpeper county, has sold 800 pounds
of his fine hams to Delmonico, of New
York, for Is cents a pound.
President Cleveland received thirty
four pound Thanksgiving turkey from
Horace Vose of Westerley, R. I.
In the Confederate museum at the Allan
ia Exposition. is the cradle in which JEFF
ersOn Davis was rocked
DR.. S. s. Neill Of Clarke county, died at
Berryville last week, aged seventy=one.