Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-08-15
Killed nv LIGHTNING.

Killed by lightning.
The Hagerstown Ticice-a- Week says that du-
ring storm Saturday evening last week, the
house of Mr.. Clement Royde, at Bayview, Ce-
Gil county, Md, was struck by lightning, and
Mr.. Royde and his wife were both killed. A
ueighbor who saw the lightning strike the
house. and ran as rapidly as possible to the
place, thus describes the scene on entering the
house:
'On the floor near the window lay the dead
bodies of the father and mother, terrified
and weeping girl of eight years holding the
head of the latter il her lap, and apparently
unconscious of the fact that she was dead, try
ing to assist her to rise. A little two-year old
child, entirely unconscious Of the calamity
which had fallen upon them, was still eating
supper. AS soon as the eldest girl (who was
holding her mothers head) became sufficiently
composed, she gave the following particulars !:
The family was at supper when the storm COM
menced. The father and mother finished their
meal before the children and got up from the
table. Mr. Royde was standing with his face
toward the window looking out, and Mrs
Royde was standing behind him, sewing one
of his suspenders, when suddenly there came a
fearful, deafening crash, and the two fell to the
floor. The man made no sound, but the child
says her mother gave one shrek and breathed
few minutes after she fell. An examination
of the two bodies showed no marks except that
the hair on one side of Mr.. Royde's head was
slightly burned. Both husband and wife were
about 35 years of age, and were highly respect
ed"
The SCOTT CENTENNIAL. In Edinburgh and
Glasgow, Scotland, last Wednesday, the one
hundredth anniversary of the birth of Sir Wal
ter Scott was celebrated, in pursuance of a
preconcerted arrangement, while similar obser-
vances are to take place on the 18th in other
parts of the United Kingdom and also in this
country. The day at Edinburgh is described
by the dispatches as having been especially ia
nous for the immense assemblage of people,
the profuse decoration of houses along the
streets with flowers and flags, the splendid pa
geant, which included procession attired 10
representation of various characters of Scott S
novels. magnificent banquet and the brilliant
speeches that were made at the festive board
1t was al event upon which, evidently, Scot
land had set her proud old heart, and all her
sons turned out to do honor to the day.
The people of Asace are not yet reconciled
to becoming German citizens and having no
other way Of showing their discomfort, they
have generally refrained from voting at any Of
the elections which have been held since Ger
many annexed the Province Two attempts
have already been made to procure municipal
officers for Strasbourg, but at each election the
citizens kept away from the polls. A similar
state of affairs prevails at Mulhouse. ''You
may force horse into the river but you can't
make him drink the water"
There is no falling off in the receipt of claims
for the consideration Of the Southern Claims
| Commission. About six thousand have thus
! far been filed. The sub commissions, now in
| the Southern States taking testimony in these
cases, have just commenced to send 10 the ties.
tlmony taken in the claims that have been re-
tered to them. It is thought that Congress
will, at It's next session, either decide to abo
ish the Commission, Or grant them enlarged
powers.
KILLED. learn from the Bedford Neso
that negro in the employment of DR. Lowry
was killed near Lowry's Crossing, a few day.
ago. by wagon running over him. 1t appears
that he was hauling OATS and while attempting
to get upon the wagon, which was going rapid
ly down hill, be lost his balance, fell under
the wheel, and died within fifteen minutes
thereafter
SAD CASE OF ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING
| Ulster KILLED BY ANOTHER.-T Loudour
| (Va.) Mirror states that on Sunday afternoon
last Miss Caroline Clarkson, daughter of Mr.
Thomas Clarkson, residing about three miles
| from Leesburg, was accidentally shot and killed
by her sister Mary The evidence before the
coroner shows hat the two young ladies were
starting to Sunday School, and that, as during
their absence there would have been nobody
about the house except some little children
who were at the time out in the field, Mary
determined to carry the gun, smooth bore
rifle loaded with squirrel shot, which was stand
ing In corner of the lower room, up stairs
out of their reach. la ascending the stairs
the barrel OF the gun resting on her left arm
the muzzle pointing up, she supposed the ham.
mer became entangled in her dress, causing q
discharge Her sister was at the top of the
stairs, and received the load in the back, caus-
ing instant death.
Hog Cholera.
| AS this disease is prevailing in some portions
of this State, it might be well for our readers
to preserve for reference the following, which
is represented to be a remedy for that disease
| which destroys SO many hogs:
Take of common salt six pounds, sulphur
four pounds, copperas two pounds, black anti
mony one pound, saltpetre half pound
wood ashes (fresh) one peck. Pulverize and
mix thoroughly and place where the hogs car
have free access to it. You can make up a
larger quantity Of the different articles used. y
ATTEMPTED OUTRAGE.-A young widow,
Mrs. Newkirk, who was keeping house fol-
Eben Garrison, near Morton, Kent county,
Delaware, had terrible rencontre with a ne
gro, last Monday forenoon which lasted until
one of the farm hands came to the house.
when the scoundrel fled, and thus far has es-
capped arrest. Mrs N. was quite seriously in
iured in the struggle, and has since been euf
| ferlng from COMMISSIONS and arrangement at in
tervals, but she states that the villain was
foiled in his efforts TO accomplish his wicked