Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1869-11-09


ofTyler s. Son, Richmond
Mrs. K. NJ. Kelly advertises fine stock of
millinery goods.
See various advertisements of Woods & Gilke.
The county right for the premium Washing
Machine is advertised for sale in another column.
We invite attention to the various tracts If
land advertised for sale publicly and privately in
this paper
Cleveland Sears advertise Natural Egg
heaters, and French Backing which they say is
the ne pIns atLtrG Of backing a1a7-
We have been presented by Mr.. Jacob Wise
man with mess of very large potatoes of the
peach blow variety, for which he will accept our
grateful Acknowledgements
The Little Cleaner, published in Fredericks
burg, is good and cheap magazine for children,
and we would be glad to hear that it was we'll
patronized.
On yesterday morning the thermometer here
stood at q degrees Farenheit-1O degrees below
freezing. There is no snow here, though there
is plenty, we understand, West of here.
We cali attention to the advertisement of Mr..
VIM. A. Wilt, of York, Pa, who offers Wine
Plants for sale at the reduced price of SIS per 100
or so per 1000.
What the exhibitors call 1.-The great original
and only London Mitonan Tableaux of Paradise
Lost were exhibited in this place on Friday and
Saturday nights last to large and delighted au-
diences.
The bridging on the Lexington road between
here and Greenville is, in some places, in a very
bad condition, particularly the bridge at Coch-
rams mill, and should be attended to by the
proper authorities.
The dwelling house and all. the outhouses Of
Messrs. Pauly & Irwin, near the Little Calf
Pasture River in this county, were burned on last
Saturday evening. Nearly all their household
property was consumed.
We acknowledge the receipt from Messrs Boude
& Miley, Photographers of Lexington, Va, of
eight stereoscopc views of the scenes presented
at the Augusta County Fair" at the late exhibit
ton. These views, we doubt not would find
ready sale in this county.
At the Lynchburg Fair Parkins, Nelson &
Co., of this place, took the 1st premium on -four,
and also LIST premium on four-horse plows JF
Tannehill and j. II. Parkins were delegates from
the Augusta County to the Lynchburg Fair, and
they were treated in the best possible style.
Since March last, the number of barrels of
whiskey distilled by the following persons in this
county are as follows: J. Bumgardner $50; d.
F. Clemmer IA E. A. Fulcher 127. The three
other distleries in operation in this county have
MAJ wa hon +ba
BURNED TO DEATH.-Last week little son of
Mr.. VIM. johnson, near Greenwood, Albemarle
county, was burned so badly that death ensued
in a short time It seems that he had been left
in 8 room with his sister, also small child while
his mother stepped to a neighbours a short dis
tance of. At her return she found him sitting
in the middle of the room with his clothing
burned off, and in dying condition,
There is nothing about which even sauaaas
know less than about lightning. What it fails
to do is sometimes as wonderful as what it does
About a month since the barn of Kennerly Craig,
Esq, at Daerfeld in this county was struck by
lightning. The electic fluid passed from the top
to the bottom Of the barn, shivering some of the
pieces of the building, among others post which
was surrounded with straw, and yet the straw,
though dry, was R0t 1gn1ted.
We invite attention to the advertisement of S.
H Hilb in which he solcits custom by parodyng
"Poe's Raven" He uses the poets as we'll as
the merchant license. It only remains for him
now to obtain a marriage license. Having court
ed the muses. successfully, he should now try his
persuasive skill upon some fair daughter of Eve.
In this way he may reap better profits than in the
sale of his stock Of goods, as he may thereby
double his stock of happiness.
Should Simon remain single as heretofore
Quoth the maidens, 'Neyermore."
In another column will be found the adver-
tisement of the Publishers, A. S. Barnes s. Co.,
Nos. III and l13 William street. corner of John,
New York city The National series of school
books published by this company are highly rec
commended by the press generally. We &C
knowledge the receipt, from the publishers, OF
the following: ''TAe National Third Reader"
Parker 6, Watson; "ELements Of Written Arith-
naet5c," by Charles Davies, D., author of
full course of mathematics and ''Monteith's
Manual Of GeogrGphy."
JOHN NJ STANLEY ACoUITTED.-As stated in
our last issue, the trial of Jno. M. Stanley charg
ed with killing Jacob Scherer, commenced in the
Circuit Court of this county on Tuesday last
Judge Fultz presiding. Tuesday and part of
Wednesday were consumed In the examination
of witnesses. The argument was opened on
Wednesday evening by Capt. JAS. Bumgardner
on the par. OF the Commonwealth. On Thurs
day, the argument was continued by George M.
Cochran jr., and Col. Baldwin for the prisoner,
and was concluded by Judge Shefey, who was
employed to assist in the prosecution. The case
was ably argued on both Sides after which the
jury rendered verdict of acquittal.
EARTHQUAKE WAVE AND REGISTER. liz
formation has been received at the Coast Survey
Office of very marked earthquake wave hay
ing been recorded On the self-registeriDg gauge
at San Francisco on Friday last at 5 0 clock T.
NJ. From this the occurrence of violent earth
quake in some distant part Of the Pacific may
be inferred, Of which news will doubtless be re-
ceived before long The earthquake at Slmoda,
in 1854, and that which took place in Peru IN
August last. were announced in the same way.
These waves travel across the Pacific ocean at
an average rate OF about 800 miles an hour, de-
pending on the depth Of water along the track
of the wave. From the observations made, on
the occasions to which reference is made, the
average depth Of that ocean has been found to
be about 2 900 fathoms.
FIRE.-The dwelling-hous of Mrs Colonel
John B. Strange, near Gordonsville, was de-
stroyed by fire on Tuesday morning last, to-