Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1872-08-20

death resulted from some cause to them I'M
known.
Negro thieves are SO numerous and greedy
here that there is but little difficulty in catch
ing them. Set a drunken man with money in
his pocket and you can catch two with single
bait. This was done here last week, and two
hooking negroes were hooked, and Henry
Shelton and Robert Gwinn are now in Jail, the
former for robbing the inebriated Dr. Thomas
Clay of $40, and the latter forrobbing the form
er thief of $45, after be had robbed DR.. Clay.
Since the venerable Brady of the ,ScottsviUe
Register, celebrated for his marvellous snake
stories, has retired from the editorial fraternity,
it seems that his mantle, like shed snake-skin,
has gracefully fallen upon the rotund form Of
the editor of the Greenbrier Independent, who
promises to eclipse the deserved fame of his
| illustrious predecessor, for judging from his
first essays in that line, it will not be long be-
| fore he will publish and avouch the veracty of
snake stories many degrees more marvellous
than it ever entered into the brilliant and fer
tile Imagination of Brady to conceive Upon
the subject of snake stories, he is an fat, and
we recognize him as the highest authority, and
do not hesitate to recommend those who desire
to read snake stories that are both marvellous
and true to subscribe for his interesting Journal
which possesses other and even great merits
than those to which we have referred. 1t puts
its iron heel with force and effect upon the head
of the venomous serpent of Radicalism, wheth-
er it appears in its naked deformity without
disguise, or wears the independent hood to
impose upon gullible Democrats and Conserva-
tives.
An inventive genius, Mr.. Marshall Wood, of
this county, has received patent, assigned to
himself and Mr.. Thos. Mathews of Lewisburg,
for the invention of the Machine Gun," which
with its eight barrels, discharges 4SO shots per
minute. 1t is worked by lever, and, being
selfloading, the discharges are continuous, and
it is so constructed as to furnish perfect protec.
ton to the operator or gunner from the balls of
the adversary. This is formidable weapon,
and would be serviceable in war, where the OBJ
ject is to kill as many and in as short time as
possible.
An appointment was made for Hon. j. N.
Camden, the nominee of the Democratic and
Conservative party of this State for Governor,
to address the people here to-day-Saturday,
but he was unable to get here, as the rain of
Thursday and Thursday night made Meadow
River too high for him to cross. This was
disappointment to many citizens Of this county
who were anxious to hear their chosen stand
ard-bearer 10 the State canvass, whom they
hope to elect as their Governor on Thursday
next.
Though the candidate for Governor was not
present. yet quite an interesting meeting was
held which was addressed in an able and elo-
quent manner by Col. D. S. Hornshell former
ly Of this county, but now of Kentucky, and
by Hon. Jesse d. Bright also of Kentucky, but
formerly of Indiana which latter State he re-
p resented for eighteen years in the United
States Senate, and by Maj. Henry NJ Mathews
of this place. nominee of the Democratic party
for Attorney General of this State.
An appointment has been made for Camden 8
competitor-Gov. Jacobs, running as an indie
pendent candidate and supported by the Radi-
Gals and disafected Democrats-to address the
public here on Monday next, the 10th inst.
The contest beween these candidates will be
close, as many Democrats will vote for Jacobs,
and he will receive the full vote of the Radical
party. There is some appre hension that the
new State Constitution may be rejected.