Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1870-04-05

Stauntol1 Spfttator,
Owing to the decline in -four, the size ofgingel
cakes has been increased
Richardson q Wheat have fine lot of seed
potatoes on hand. Call and see them.
DIR. S. Fl. Henkel DENTIST will be absent from
bis office from End until 18th of April ION pro
fessional pusiness).
We have received the April number of the
Little Corporal published by Alfred L. Sew.
ell & Co., Chicago, ILL.,, at 90 per annum. Il
is an interesting number. rsl
To MAKE HENS PRoDUcTIvE.-Two quarts O
hot water, one pound ofindian meal and quar-
ter of a pound of unbolted wheat -four, will make
more eggs when fed warm to hens, than twice
the amount of grain.
Master r. P. Kinney, of this place has re
ceived the appointment of Midshipman in thu
U. S. Navy, from the 9th Congressional District
and ordered to report at the Naval Academy, a
Annapolis, Md, between the Doth and Both O
June next for examination.
CENTENARIAN.-We mentioned the fact not
long since that Mrs. Catharine Fulwider living
in Dutch Hollow in this county was 101 years ole
on the LIST day of January last Though she was
the only child of her parents, she is the mother
of IA children, l0l grandchildren between 50(
and 600 great grandchildren and between II
and 20 great-great-grand-chi children of the 9Th gen
Grafton.
We have been reliably informed that the post
office at Green Valley in Bath county, between
Cloverdale and the Warm Springs, was broken
into and abont $50 in postage stamps and money
taken out. The Office is kept in private house
by widow lady, Mrs. Teaford.s She and hel
mother, Mrs. Howell are the only occupants Of
the house and they heard the thieves when leav-
ing.
The editor is on q visit to his friends in Lewis
burg, Grcenbrier county, ". Va. He will be
absent several weeks. His assistants in the office
will ''run the machine to suit themselve whilst
he is away They latter themselves that they
''know thing or two'' about publishing a gooo
paper, and will endeavor to convince the sub
scribers of the Spectator that their elfconfdenct
is not ''baseless fabric''
Mai J. W. Newton has shown US specimen
of work done on his Weed Sewing Machine
which surpasses anything, we have seen. 1t sew
ed through one thickness OF sole leather. one o
upper leather and two plies of sheet lead. anc
then through five plies of factory cloth, and from
that on to two plies of swis, and then through
two plies of tissue paper, With No. DC G. s. D
glazed cotton thread, without change of needle
or tention.
PAINFUL. AcCIDENT.-On the evening of the
3lst of March, Capt. James J. Mattin, livingnea
Nfoffetts Greek, in this county, met with &C.
eident by which he lost his right arm. He was
attending his plaster mill, when some part Of TIE
gearing caught his sleeve near the elbow, draw
ing his arm in and crushing it into jelly. Ampu-
tation was performed by DR.. R. McChesney q
MiQalgbrook, assisted by pr. g. Berry of New
pert, and Dr. Walker Of Brownsburg. Heis now
doing as we'll as could be expected. e-
Academia little boy named Conway Stan
ord, son of MIR. B. P. stanard, living near Co
shen, met with serious accident on the oath
ult. He was sitting on the fence and undertook
to raise his gun from the ground by taking hold
of the muzzle. The hammer caught in the
fence, causing the gun to be discharged. There
was no charge in the gun except powder and the
famrod The ramrod entered his arm between
Che wrist and elbow and came out at the shoul-
der, inAicting q very serious wound.
BREAST ExCIsEB.-Mrs. Catharine Newman
living near Greenvile in this county, who had
been suffering severely for some time past with
what she supposed to be a cancer, which had
grown yery rapidly during ING past six months
e. l. Cd 1oc
DR., A. NJ, Henkel, assisted by pr. B. P
Reese and S. II. Henkel, D. D. s., performed
the operation She suffered pain during the
excision-being under the influence of chloro
form-and has experienced little or no pain sine
that ting, ana is now doing wells, After he
breast had been removed, upon examination By
Prof Cabell of the University of Va, under s
microscope, it was pronounced 70 be an adenQli
tumor.
SAD AccIDENT.-On last Tuesday, the 10Th,
most distressing accident occurred in Waynes
boro', u miles east ofStaunton, by'which you'll
named Quinland, will probably lose his life
Mr.. Hunt merchant of the place, sent the DO.
Ouinland to Dr. Alexander's for shot gun, ant
while the boy was waiting for the gun, outsid
the house. young Alexander. sonof the Doctor
gun. Just as he Stepped out of the door his han
slipped off the hammer, discharging the content
into the body of young Quinland. The Who'll
load entered just below the shoulder blade IL
ficting terrible wound. The physician attend
ing him has very little hope Of the recovery c
the unfortunate young Quinland.
We are indebted to- our Representative, tn
Hon. VIM. Mllnes Jr., for hansomeiy boun
copy Of memorial addresses on the life and char
acter of VIM Pitt Fessenden, Ga Senator fror
Maine.) delivered in the Senate and House c
Representatives, 4lst Congress, End session. De
cember 14th, 1889, published by order Of Con
gress, at the Government Printing Office. 1t cor
tains: Prayer by the Chaplain of the Senate
J. P Newman, D. D. Remarks by the follow
ing gentlemen: Messrs. Sumner of Mass. Trun
bul of H., Anthony of R. l., Williams of Ore
gon, Morrill, of Vt, Patterson OF N. H. Davis
KY, Vickers of Md, Cattell of n. Y, Hamli
of Me-, of the Senate, and Messrs. Lynch of Ne
Peters of Me-. Brooks of n Y, Dawes of Mass
of the House of Representatives. II is book {
81 pages, most handsomely printed on fine pape
Senator Lewis's Position.
The reports of the remarks of Senator Lew
at the late meeting Of the Republican comml
tees. in Richmond, and published III the pi
pers of that city, having been severely criuclse
and unanimously condemned by the conserv;
tive papels Of the State, that gentleman II
quests US to say for him, that the language a
tributed 10 him on that occasion has been mi:
Jon.4ood or cr,7f3tli7, 97isrenreseuted ~ II