Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-02-15

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or thirty feet wide The water in the stream
is over eighteen feet in depth, and. strangely,
flows directly north towards the mountains),
while the other streams in this section flow
south. The chasm is daily increasing in size,
and the roar of the running water sounds like
mighty river. Mr. Overstreet becoming
alarmed at the continued caving in of his
land, has deserted his farm, and, as before
stated, left the county,
Jackson, Tenn, contains three very inter-
esting families. The first is composed of four
persons-father, mother, son and daughter,
the range of height being from six feet two
inches to seven feet eight inches. The heavy
family is, composed of father, mother and
daughter, and their united weight is nine
hundred pounds. The feather-weight family
is composed Of ten persons, father, mother
AMI eight children-the combined weight of
the ten being five hundred and thirteen
pounds, an average of fraction over fifty
pounds.
The will of the late John Stevens of Hobo
ken, N. Y, who married Miss Mary McGuire
of Clarke county. Va. was probated last
week. He left $40, 900 to Trinity church OF
Hoboken, S. 900 to Leila b. Smith of Berry
vile, 81, 500 each to a brOther-in-law, and
Mrs. Mamie Mcclure, sister-in-law. The
remainder of his estate, which is estimated
at 800, OOO, 900, he leaves to his widow and son.
Hon. Basil B. Gordon, ex-Chairman OF the
Democratic State Executive Committee, was
married in Baltimore on Wednesday, to Miss
Leila Sinclair Montague. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Powhatan Montague. The mar
rage took place at the home of the brides
was performed by Bishop Randolph of Vir-
ginia.
The life of Rev. John r. Moffett, who was
murdered at Danville about two years ago,
has just been published. 1t was written by
Rev. S. H. Thompson, A. M, of Scottsburg
Normal College, and contains 29O pages. Mr..
Moffett was brother of Judge MOffett of the
Roanoke county court and was for many
years leader of the Prohibition movement
in Virginia.
The Norfolk Virginian says that the pres
ent rate of increase in assessments Of 81 f0per-
ty, if carried out jjHa ali sections of the city,
W. II increase the city's revenues nearly $780,
600 per annum. Main street property, it says
will be raised from $500 per front foot to ST.
900, and on CRANKY street from $3.50 to $500.
The Atlantic Hotel will be raised from $780,
900 to $500
1t is probable that even now few people in
China really know how bad the Japs are
thrashing them. General Wolseley says that
when England gave the Chinese mild drub-
bing some years ago the Chinese people never
knew it, They supposed the English came to
their shores when permitted by the Emperor
and left when compelled by him.
On Thursday last, Feb. It'll. Peter Stubble-
bine and his wife celebrated the sixty-fourth
anniversary of their marriage. The old cou-
pie were married on February 18th, 1881. at
Ridgeville, Pa. Mr.. Stubblebine is now in his
S4th year, and his wife in her 81st. Both are
active physically and mentally.
Andrew Beckner, street-car conductor of
Roanoke, has received $500 from the Worlds
Columbian Exposition. While going through
| the Liberal Arts Building at the Worlds Fair.
MIR. Beckner fell through trap,door and was
seriously injured. He sued for $4,000, but
compromised for 500.
| A large party of Northwestern farmers
have been prospecting in Tidewater Virginia
| for homes. 1t is also stated that Swiss col
ony in Dakota is anxious to locate in this
State and have sent agents here to report the
outlook.
The legislature of South Dakota. that Mat
rimonial Relief State, has reduced the term
of residence required for divorce from six
to three months. Chicago's only hope of RI
valry now is to offer divorce with every
marriage certificate
aunt Lizzie Rector, aged 100 years, died
at her home, near Warrenton, on Thursday
last. She belonged TO family of Smiths in
Rappallanock county, who kept register OF
the births of their slaves, so her age is well
authenticated.
The Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company
has awarded to the W. & A. Fletcher Compa
ny, of Hoboken, the contract for fine pas
senger steamboat to run between Newport
News and Norfolk in the place of the Louise
The large ca Ike and cracker factory of Geo
R. Hill & Co., at Alexandria. was destroyed
by fire Saturday night. The loss is estimated
at $4,000; insurance $4,000. The factory
will be rebuilt.
1t was discovered on opening the hold of a
vessel at Philadelphia last week, that the
whole cargo of 100000 gallons Of molasSes
had frozen solid When it struck the zero
weather it had frozen as hard as rock.
Some of the ranches in the West contain
millions Of acres of land and are inclosed
with fences that extend for miles. 1t takes
an express train four hours and fifteen min
utes to pass through one pasture in Texas.
The we'll known music house of Il. B. Lee
| of I>iohnoond form RI Rv1 and g madt
an assignment Oh Saturday for the benefit Of
his creditors. The liabilities are placed a
$780, 900.
The field officers of the Virginia troops
after three days deadlock, on Saturda!
elected Col. A. l.. Phillips, of Richmond
Brigadier General over Colonel Male Of thu
Third regiment.
General Montgomery d. Corse died at hi
home in Alexandria on Monday. His funer
al took place Wednesday, and the pall-bear
ers were all ex- Confederate associates of his
A North Carolina Judge recently granted
a divorce to a couple, and two weeks there
considerable property.
During recent trip of a Maine snow-sho
club to Hammond's Grove, the members
tramped over the tops of an orchard of appl
trees.
Miss Lulu Buechley of Pottsville, Pa.
died from blood poisoning on Saturday, caus
ed by biting green silk thread with which
she was sewing.
The farm of Senator Warren, of Wyoming
:. is as large as the State of Rhode Island, am
there are on it 1000 horses, $4,000 cattle an
!, 100, 900 sheep.
;, When you see a man taking advice good
naturally, you may put it down that he ha
somebody picked out to whom he is going
give it.
Ex-MayOr T. J. Jarrett, of Petersburg
died suddenly last week, of heart disease
, aged IS years.