Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1838-03-29

FIRE The Blacksmith Shop of Mr..
John Middleton, in the lower end of this
Town, was destroyed by fire ON last Saturday
night. Loss some 5000 or $500. The fire
Is supposed To have bee1 communicated by a
spark from the furnace. Coz.
A VETrRAN.-Negro "DlcK,"a slave,
belonging TO the estate of the late Doctor
Alexander Straith, Of this county, closed
lew days since, an earthly career Of los
years Notwithstanding commenced his uu-
grimage in 1880 two vea,s before the birth O (
Washington Chariesto,un Free Press.
y. s. Bank.-The New York Journal of
Commerce says: "W learn that a, the pre.
sent time just about half The stock of tho u
>. Bank IS held in Europe, and as the pres
eni price OF The shares in London pays good
Proht on The price here, and the las, accounts
from there warranted The expectation of
further advance, it Is probable that a good
portion o, what still remains hero will be
moving eff.
FATAL AFFRAY.-We learn that ON
Friday, The 9th instant, at CentervilIe. there
occurred an afray between MIR. Jonn G..
Lewis aud MIR. William Waiter Mellon. in
which Lewis was killed by blow from Mel
Ion with an Iron poker. or a small bar of i.
ron We nave heard several Versions OF chi.
unfortunate affair, but as it will undergo a
judicial examination, we deem it best for the
friends of both parties, 10 omit any state.
ment III we receive the true one.
since tne above "asIn type, we perceive
ny !he alexandra Gazette, that the verdict
81 The CoroneFs' Inquest in The above case
was one OF justifabie homicide.
Lessburg Paper.
II shot at the Monster-An individual
supposed 20 be insane deliberately walked ~,
to the door of The Bank of the United S,o,es
IN Philadelphia, Oh Saturday night. applied y
pistol to the keyhole fired Into il. g. excIaim-
ed with great eXultaiion TO the passers-by-
There! you will have no more of The mon.
sier! or words TO a similar effect. Some
OF Inc police officers soon got wind OF the af
lar, and in the course of few moments Tho
mouern Don Quixotte was properly dispos
ed OF. -Phila. Ing
deduction on Newspaper Stamps IN Enc.
fdna.-ihe reduction OF the duty on news
papers from three pence and iwo.tentbs 10
one pehny, has had the effect 10 increase the
cHcuIatioK % per cent. The number of
Stamps used Tor the year ending Oct. 10Th,
1886, was 30 ,625 900; for the wear endiny
Oct. 10, 1887, 47,2S4 900.
CHOICE OF NAmEs.-We were once
acquainted with couple who made
choice OF the most noted names of the
day for all their children, some half a
dozen, and the proud mother ofthe Young
Gracchi would take every occasion, when
strangers were within hearing. to "call
the roll Of the great folks" in some
thing like the following manner: lyon
Martha Washington come here this
moment and mind Andrew Jackson and
William Shakespeare, while Arthur Wei.
!ing'on helps Napoleon Bonaparte over
that mud puddle and then run and call
your daddy to dinner n-SrAR.
The vanity of young men in loving fine
clothes and new fashions, and yaIuing Them
serves ny them is one Of the most childish
pieces OF folly that can be, and the occasion
VI great proiuseness and undoing OF YOUNG
men: AVOID curiosity, and too much ex
p pc, In your apparel /; let your sppa.
rsi ue eomeiy, plain, decent, ceanIy. no,
curious and costly; il is the sign of a weak
peao piece 10 be sick Tor every new fashion
OF 10 think himself The better in il. or The
worse without it.-Sir Matthev Hale.
Husband do you believe in the spec;sl
10 this Iifee rO" ''u'' ''ua's'
'Yes my dear
sver happen to your
Yes my ieve.'
And when wss IL husband"
~neo : married you, my desr.'-(Bos-