Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1873-09-09
THE LATEST NEWS.

THE LATEST NEWS.
Mr. Lewis S. Montague, an aged and esteemed
citizen of Richmond, died on Friday evening
last after brief Illness
A portion of the new round-bouse of the Mich
igan Central railroad, fell Saturday morning,
killing three persons.
A despatch from Detroit Michigan, of Satur-
day last, states that Edward Moore, charged
with poisoning his mother-in-l law, has committed
suicide
A dispatch from San Francisco dated on Satur-
day last says that nine persons were suffocated
BY the caving in of the tunnel at the Lincoln
mine, Luther creek.
Charles A. Lamont, a prominent member OF
the board of brokers in New York city. fell from
the third story of his residence, Fifth avenue,
last Friday night, and was killed.
Whitcombe formerly agent of the st. Louis
Life Insurance company for Indiana, has been
arrested on the charge of defalcation to the a.
mount of $4,000.
Late Saturday evening last, at'Norfoik, Benz
amin Hines, colored man, deliberately walked
before an advancing locomotive on the Seaboard
and Roanoke railroad, and was instantly killed.
Itwas a most deliberate suicide.
An ARRAY occurred in San Francisco, Calfor-
MIA, on Friday night last, in which VIM Dwyer,
the prize-fghter, was stabbed and killed, and F.
Ringati and Jack White, Gamblers, exchanged
the contents oftheir six-shooters. Each were hit
three times, and are dead.
A Kingston IN. " dispatch, says straggler
has been identified by lady residing near AGRA,
Greene county, as Bender the Kansas murderer.
He stopped at her house for something to eat, and
when asked if he was Bender, hastily left for the
mountains. The mountains are now being search
ed.
On Saturday evening last, Col. Robt. E. With
ers delivered fine speech to a large and delight
ed audience in the Courthouse at Winchester.
He was introduced by Col F. W. NJ Holiday,
one of the Valley District canvassers. Colonel
Withers will speak in Harrisonburg on Monday
next the 10Th inst
On Saturday last, a grand barbecue and picnic
was held at Willams's Grove near Lynchburg
Addresses were delivered by Hon. Robert A.
Coghill, W. w. Berry, c. T. Smith and Hon.
Thos. Whitehead. The audience was large and
enthusiastic. It concluded with dancing and a
performance by Prof. De Orville therope- walk
The Democratic State Convention of Texas
nominated Judge Richard Coke, a native of Vir-
ginia, for Governor, and Hon. 4. B. Hubbard
the only candidate against Coke on the last ballot
for Lieut. Governor In both cases. the nomi-
nations were made unanimous. The action of
the Texas Convention was similar to that of the
Virginia Convention.
The coroners jury at Muir, on the Detroit and
Michigan railroad disaster find VIM. Brown
brakesmau, Of the express train, criminally
guilty in disobeying the orders of the conductor
to go back further to warm the freight train The
jury also find the conductor, engineer and brakes
man Of the freight train guilty of criminal neg
ligence. They all in custody except Brown
who is in Canada.
On Saturday morning last, Edward B. French,
Of Richmond, brakeman on the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad whilst descending from
box to a coal car, slipt and fell upon the ground
between Anderson's station and Hanover juno
ton, and, being over by the train, was in
stantly killed. His body was cut nearly in two
across the abdomen; the left arm was broken and
there were various bruises about the skull and
face He was about 10 years of age and was a
sober and steady young man, and was known
and loved in q large circle. His funeral was at
tended by his relatives and friends and by Stone
wall Council No. "A. Friends of Temperance, of
which he was worthy member.
On saturday laSL Oon. h0mpof QellVofoQ an
able and eloquent speech oftwo hours length at
Floyd Court-houseto one Of the largest and most
enthusiastic meetings e er held in that county Col
W. S. Gilman, who is accompanying him in his
canvass, also delivered fine speech of an hours
length Though it was not Court day, tn ere were
q thousand persons present. The people in that
section are aroused, and it is said that Floyd
will give six hundred majority for Kemper
though it gave only two hundrad for Walker,
and at the Presidential election cast its vote for
Grant. Gen. Kemper has excited much enthusi-
asm wherever he has spoken. he is an able and
eloquent speaker and arouses the people wher-
ever he appears. He is making a noble and bril-
liant canvass, and deserves the active support of
every Conservative in the State.
THE MARKETS
STAUNToN.-Reported by Richardson & Bell
Grocers and Flour Merchants Augusta St.-We
quote flour this week as follows: Family $3.50
extra S7. 40a7 49, Super. $500. Market active at
these prices. Wheat. prime, ST. SO. Butter q
cents. Eggs 16cts Fruits and vegetables find
ready sale at good prices.
BALTIMORE
CATTLE, Sept. 4-Prices for Beef Cattle ranged
as follows: Best Beeves at 25a$6 50; generally
rated first quality at 25a$5 rs medium to good
Oxen and Cows at 2 75a$4 10; inferior and low
est grades of Cattle 00a$0 00-general average
Of the market to-day 81 so; extreme range of
prices 75aS6 so. Most of the sales were from
O0a$5 25 per 100 lbs. Total receipts for the
week 2l67 head.
SHEEP AND LAMBs.-We quote common to
fair Sheep at 4a5c, and good to extra 5a5f-the
latter would command &c per lb gross Stock
Sheep 2 50aS4 per head. Lambs 2a$4 per head
Receipts this week 5l45 head
Hoes. We quote corn-fed hogs at 50aS7,
stlllers 95a6 3d. and grassers Sc so per 100 lbs.
net.
CINCINNATI, Sept. 5-Flour firm and higher,
S7a725 Corn firm SIC. Provisions frmer-
Pork frmer, SIG 122al6 Is. Lard quiet-steam
held at &C.; kettle, SIC. Bacon frmer-shoulders,
9ga95c; clear rib, l0$c.; clear sides, 10!c. Whis-
key steady, Gle.
The Best Delegates
We are pleased to observe that the copserva