Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1873-05-20

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and by DR.. VIM, S. Baird one of the Editors of
the Baltimore Episcopal Methoaist-the former
delivering the first prayer and pronouncing the
beDediction, and the latter offering the second
prayer
LOCAL BRIEFs.-Much and just complaint
against smoking in Market house during mar
ket hours. The ladies say they can smoke their
meat at home.
The Gallaher property, advertised to-day, is
very valuable.
Seven new members added to Staunton Coun-
ell. No AZ, f. Of T., last meeting.
This is good season for tramping printers
four having passed here in the last six weeks.
The Confederate Memorial Concert last Tses-
day night realized $l1S.8O clear.
For the year ending April Both, 1873. Augusta
made go 786, ITO gallons of whisky, which paid
u. S. $6l, 743 10 tax.
A Mormon preacher ''norated" at Sniteman' S
school house, in this county, recently, and, it is
said, made one convert.
Large droves of cattle pass daily to be grazed
in Highland and Bath and West Augusta, where
the grass was never better.
The Lara Iron Mine, near Fisherville worked
by Col. B. j. Jordan, has yielded 1000 tons of
ore in three months.
The Stanton Knights of Pythias speak high
ly of their entertainment while institutng Stone
wall Lodge No. IS, in Harrisonb burg
Much stock is passing on Ches. & o. r. r.
from Ohio to Richmond where fat Western bulls
are sold for prime Virginia mountain beef''
Thirty new postal cards have passed through
the Post Office here and Springs proprietor
bought $500 circular wrappers last eek.
The agent OF Jimmy Hawkins of Danville took
a fine lot of KY horses by here for him last week,
on G. & o. R. R.. and much horse stock is pass
ing.
Staunton has Ill delinquent white polls, 324
negroes. (among them Daniel Webster and sew
eral of the Washington family,) $4,000 land, $40
property tax and $4,000 license tax.
The contractors and workmen, on work of
of Messrs. Craven s. Codwise, Valley Railroad,
have contributed 800 to the family of Michael
Finn, killed by blast some time since.
The Baptist congregation here have called
Rev. c. Manly of Murfreesboro, Tenn, to
preach for them. He is a good preacher and
the son of the distinguished Basil Manly, D. d.
1t is proposed, and the money nearly all sub
scribed, to raise monument to Johns Hopkins,
Esq, of Baltimore to place here on completion
of Valley Railroad to Staunton, in testimony of
appreciation of the generous service he has
rendered the Valley.
1t is reported that q party of drunken white
men attempted to hang an old negro wood chop
per to a sappling. near Springhill, recently, as
a joke, and choked hun SO badly ne couldn't eat
for days. Such conduct should be severely pun
ished
PERSONAL James Walker, gallant
'Stonewall Jim,' was warmly welcomed here
last week.
Hon. A Fl. A. Stuart was on visit to Rich
nond last week.
1t Mike G. CARRIER left Washington last
week for his new home in Phoebe, Nevada.
Edmonds, of Lexington Coltegiam and IN atu-
ural Bridge hoax" fame goes on Louisville Cou-
rier-JouqaaaI staff in July, to take the funny
mans place, whose last joke, Capt Jack
killed him
Col. VIM. Preston Johnston, of w. & Lee,
is on visit, of few weeks, to Louisville, Ken
lucky He is preparing memoir of his distn-
guished father, Gen. Albert Sidney Johnson,
who fell at Shiloh. They are descendants of old
John Preston, OF Staunton.
Judge John CARRIER, of Phoebe, Nevada, q
lawyers fight there lately, though he was Coun-
sci tor the Raymond & Ely Company in its suit
against the Rermes, and is employed by that
Company at salary of $4,000 per annum.
81 q. A. Richardson, Esq, left for Europe last
Thursday and has promised to correspond with
the Spectator till September.
Davis Bell, Esq, has returned from trip
through Kentucky, Missouri and tie West, con-
WINGED that old Augusta is ahead of any country
he saw on his travels.
Miss Mildred Lee, daughter of Gen. g. E.
Lee, passed through Staunton to Fauquier last
Thursday.
Mrs. Gen. John B. Floyd, of Abingdon, is q
guest of Rev. VIM. A. Harris, st Wesleyan Fee
male Institute.
Hon. j. T. Harris is at St. Louis attending
Conference OF Southern and Western members
of Congress to discuss the Great Water Line.
Rev. L. Lochner preached in the German
language, at Lutheran church, Last Thursday
night.
Mr.. Easton has left for England to bring over
the workmen, before mentioned in Spectator,
for Porcelain works.
l. Witt & Bro. were again raided upon re-
Gently, but the thieves were scared off just as
the staple was drawn.
Capt. James d. Davidson, Attorney -at-law.
and DR.. j. FL. Freeman ?. H., of Lexington
passed up on Greenville line to Lexington last
Friday, having been in attendance upon the
United States Court at Harrisonburg, which
adjourned Thursday.
Quite number of arrivals from England
and the North have registered at our hotels re-
Gently.
Nine hundred pounds of Rockbridge Com
mittee--three in ALT pay over her Valley Rail
road bonds to the Company, in Baltimore, pass
ed through here in charge of ID. 9. E. Brady
Esq last Wednesday night Col. B Christian
accompanied the party as legal adviser.
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JOURNALISTIC The Rockbridge Cltizen has
been purchased by J. NJ Patton and E. H.
Barclay, and Capt Morrison retires, for the pres
ent. from the Corps Editorial
The Harrisonburg Old Commonwealth comes
TO us with graceful farewell from Col Liggets
and hearty salutatory of Messrs. Vandsford s.
Reynolds tells us they are o. K.
The Staunton Daily Times, by Sherry Sc Camp
bell, is promised next month and we heartily
welcome this new evidence of our citys growth
and enterprise.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS are indebted to our
friend, Mr.. j. III. Reins of Helena, Montana
formerly of this place. for copy of pam.
phlet containing the Premium List, Rules and
Regulations for the Fourth Annual Fair of the