Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1873-04-22
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suicide, April Sth
Mark Twain recommends 'lfe RATS for
OCEAN Steamers.
The amount in State Treasury, last week,
was $1,2S7, 1875.
At Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, on 18th, snow
fell three inches deep.
The Epizootic prevails in the City of Mexico
to an alarming extent.
Better be upright with poverty, than un-
prineipaled with plenty.
The Secretary of the Treasury has common
ced to pay the cotton claims.
The u. S. is to invest $4,000 more in Con-
federate Archives, "so-called.
Louisville uses an old cemetery for park,
AID finds itquiet and peaceful.
People who take to drink sometimes find
that drink ultimately takes them.
A vast amount of grain is wasted on poor
breeds of hogs, horses and cattle.
The residence of Mrs. Bethel Hippo, in Caro-
line Co., was burned on the 3lst ult.,
Young ladies use powder. perhaps. because
they think it will make them go off.
Mr. John NJ Lindsay died at Richmond, Va,
In the list year OF his age, the llth.
An arch young lady should be an archer, for
she can bend her beau as the pleases.
COL William E. Cameron is editorially asso-
cieted with the Richmond Enquirer.
Tennessee sends forth the melancholy news
Of Psrson Browlow's improved health.
An Illinois newspaper styles sensational cler-
gymen, performers on the moral trapezs.
Mr. Dim is the manager of gas company in
Mobile, and Stanton has his style of gas
The manner of death Of toe late Mr.. Karnes,
OF Bedford, remains an unexplained mystery.
The California wheat crop is worth $24, OOO,-
O00-pore than the value of all the gold mined
Il is said that fraternal feeling is springing
up between Northern and Southern Methodists
The season is approaching when drinking
men. as VOL &c drowning men, will catch at
strsWs,
Elder w. c. Baldwin. of Glade Springs, Va,
has accepted call from the Bristol Bap tis.
Church
The Prince of Wales has been Installed as
Grand Commander of the knights Tempar 10
England.
A young lady has been fined fifteen dollars iu
Augusta, Georgia, for piucking flowers in a
cemetery.
Texas contains new forty agricultural societies
nearly all of which we're organized during the
last two years.
Some meapdering dog-hater has recently
poisoned some fifteen or twenty dogs in Am
herst county.
The young mao who boasted that he could
marry any girl he pleased, found that be could
not please any.
TIE best thing in the world is to take things
as they o0me-tske them easy-and take a
good uaDy Of them.
TIE great strike in Wales reached it's end on
the 18th of March, By compromise which at
fords nearly all that the men required.
The following is extracted from smart boy 8
composition of babies The mothers heart
gives 4th joy at the babies lst 2sh.
The Auditors report states the number of
sheep killed By dogs 10 Kentucky during the
year have been l,5l6, valued at $685.
The Legislature of Georgia enacted a Law
authorizing the asrnisbnens Of wages in salts
faction OF dues Tor provisions.
Various ''outrages" In difeent parishes in
Louisiana, are reported growing out Of the po-
Hticai difficulties in the State.
''We fnd that be came to his death from call
ing Bill johnson liar, was the verdict Of
coroners jury in Missouri.
The rate Of taxation in Baltimore has been
fixed at 81 SO on the 800 Of assessable pro-
perty. The amount to be raised is S. 872 226
Western men are getting their names into
the local papers BY wearing the first straw hats
OF the season In their respective localities
There were AIS bills passed by Congress at
the last session, as follows: ora general nature,
III; not OF general nature, 90 private, 266,
A young lady who has been practising Let
Me Kiss Him for His Mother, says the more
she tries It the better she likes il.
Baltimore is to havs Through f.. r. line to
N. l., immense steamers Carrying the trains
across to Sandy Hook and over Delaware Bay.
Oak Hill, il Fauquier county, Va. formerly
the residence of Chief Justice Marshall was
sold last week TO Mr.. Kefauvsr, Of Raltinore.
for $4,000
A fond husband boasted TO friend s'Too,
the old woman came near calling me honey last
night" Did she, Bill? What did she saw p;
"She said, We'll, Old Beeswax, come 10 sup
per-"
boston stands sghast once more at the au.
dsci'y OF the oTgan-gripders, who have invent
cd q ne" torture, taking their position on the
platform OF the etreet-ears, and grinding out
tunes during the whole trip.
Why do native Bostoniaus have such ten
dency to skepticism?' asked one clergyman of
another. II didn't know as they had such
tendency, was the reply but if they have. |
L suppose 1t Is because. having been born in |
boston they, do not think it necessary to be |
: "a Da1n6ury boy whose imagination had been
diseased 6y too close devotion to dime noveis
starfed On to seek fame as slayer of bear,
and t9dlans. rs, de took all his toys including
brothers aud sisters an affectonste farev ..Je