Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1870-03-22

The letter of ''Quid Nunc' from Hallsyille.
Harrison county, Texas, has been received, and
will appear in the next issue-having been re-
ceived too late for this
will be in Staunton on Monday (court-day,)
the 18th of this month, for the purpose of buy
ing twenty good, young, quick draft horses of
good size. 1t n NJ LEE.
J. Pinckney Killian, son of Rev. J. Kiliian of
South River, and Pleasant II. Clark, son of DR..
James Clark of Mt. Scion in this county, recent
ly graduated in the Medical Department of the
University of New York.
few lines sent to us from Highland county,
post-marked Head Waters, and headed 'Shaw's
Ridge" state that ION the 18th inst. the large
and commodious dwelling house of VIM. Church
was destroyed by fire, supposed to have been the
work of an incendiary.'
AN ACcIDENT.-On Wednesday last, Capt. ST.
Francis G. Roberts had several fingers on his
right hand so badly cut with a circular saw that
amputation of two of them was rendered neces-
sary. The amputation was performed by Dr.
VIM. s. McChesney. The fore and middle fin
gers were taken off.
A GENTLE HINT,-We are almost daily in
quired of as to whether we know of any houses
to let, or if we know of any one who wants good
house. Our advertising columns are the proper
places for such inquiries. and by using them land
lords may obtain good tenants at remunerative
mr. ices, and tenants may secure suitable and sat-
isfac. DRY locations
A " ORD TO THE WIsE.-Some men drag
along in h, 'siness. whatever their advantages of
trade or can staa may be. They always hold a
middle station and never rise above it under
anv circumstances. Etis because they lack mod
ern enterprise. AID vertising is tie financial rail-
way to success It a n art possessed by few, but
these few are the merch. mt princes OF to-day
The AMERICAN ODD FLTLow for March con
tains continuation of the powerful original 70
nance, Conscience money; S cfeasahc and Cnrl-
Gus Facts Hash; How the Egyptians Dine;
Odd Fellow Gems The Order in England; Ju-
venile Discipline; An Odd Fellow Abroad La
dies Olio Youths Department; Cornaspon-
dence: Odd Fancies; Miscellany, &c. $l.25per
volume. $3.50 per year. Published by JOHN
w. ORR, No. 90 Nassau street, New York
CoNTRAcTs-CAPT. c. r. MAsoN.--Capt G.
r. Mason has the contracts for the WORK on the
SChes s. Ohio r. r. at Millboro', Jerry's Run,
and 20 miles on the Western part of the road
There is much heavy work to do both at Mlliboro
and Jerry's Run, particularly at the latter and
Capt Mason is the fright man in the right
n lace" In railroad work. what man can do he
dar rs to do,'' and what he cannot do cannot be
done at all.
DoN'q, XIII TIE BIRDs.-The law for the pro-
lection OF game in West Virginia went into Ct
feet on the 18th ult It is unlawful to kill pleas
ants, wild.ducks cartridges or,rabhits at any time
between the 18th of February and the 18th Of
September.
This is good law, but - would be better if it
forbade the killing of birds of .sny KIND at ..any
time Birds are the best friends tn. farmers nave
and none should be killed. They fee ch.eny
on the insects which destroy the crops be. u
grain and fruit. Farmers who are wise will for
bid the shooting of birds on their farms. We |
appeal to the boys to spare the birds. These |
sweet songsters will appear in this latitude
in great numbers. Kill none of them, but allow
them to live to protect the farmers crops of grain
and fruit from destructive insects.
THE OLD DoMINIoN-AN ATTRACTIVE No.
The third No. for 1870 of this pre- eminently Vir-
ginia magazine has made its appearance en- |
larged and otherwise improved, and besides in
teresting serials and stories, contains biographi-
cal sketch and fine electrotype portrait of Gen. |
VIM. Malone, and biographies of members of
the General Assembly. 1t also contains Remi-
niscences of G. W. P. GUSTS; an able an elabo-
rate History of the University of Virginia a let
ter from Dr. Mcclure setting forth the real cause
OF General Jackson's death, in response to the
false statements of several Northern writer's an
appreciative exposition Of the principles of Odd
Fellow ship, and number of receipts useful to
ladies. The long list of subscribers, headed by
Gen. r. E. Lee, published in the magazine gives
tangible evidence of prosperity. This magazine,
the low price of which places it within the reach
of all, ought to be in every Virginia family
Subscription $1.5O per annum. Specimen copies
25 cents. Address M. w. LAKEWOOD,
Richmond, Va.
THE LADY's FRIEND FOR APRIL.-The April
, lumber of this magazine comes to us with the
eros hness and life of spring. In the steel plate
.On q lard" the alert watchfulness of the dog
,on.rooto fnely with the repose of the sleeping
49, IT. Tolored Fashion Plate is gay and
graceful as nsp Il; and the profusion and variety
81 ;llrstrot;ons of articles of feminine and
sdornment give the ladies every opportunity to
dress well. Those VIII % like to make for them
selves will find assistan, in the workable de-
partment. Music, "Tal 'plng al the Garden
Gate" The stories are vel Y gooo. MRS. Moui-
ton concludes the deeply int. resting Serial Diu
He Forget Her? pr Miss Preso OIL carries on Inc
Cascannons' Aunt in her usua hVely styie.-
Harrie Boyer's ''School-Girl's story" VIII DC
found especially attractive, and the re Is fich va"
riety besides in prose and poetry. PuDlisheoD y
Deacon & Peterson, $40 Walnut str Get, Philadei-
phia. Price 50 so year (Which all o includes
large steel engraving). -Four Copies So. FIVE
copies land one gratis), So. The Lady's Friend
and 1.-THE Saturday Evening POST (and one en-
graving), $4.OO.
New Ladder for Fire Companies.
Mr.. H. T. Hartman of Rockbridge, is the
inventor of ladder for Fire Companies. 1t
might be well for our Fire Company to be pro-
vided with one or more of them. 1t is an ex-
tension ladder, built on wheels, and one man
can run it to where it may be needed, and by
means of windass and pulleys can raise 1t soon
er than four men can an ordinary ladder. 1t
also has car which may be attached to great
-dvantage in removing persons and property