Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1873-02-25
All Sorts.

Indiana burglars are busy.
st. Paul, MIMI, is without police.
Havana is crowded with Americans.
A beer-shop in Athens, Ca, is haunted.
The ghost season is lively all over the land.
Muskrats are numerous in Pennsylvania this
year.
There are ten acres to every inhabitaut in
Ohio.
Amnesty granted to political prisoners il
Spain.
Lowell, Nebraska, exports 1000 wolf skin.
weekly.
Too much popcorn killed an Ontario county
woman.
They are complaining of dull times in Phil
adelphia.
Public libraries in Minnesota are to be open
ed On Sundays
Charitable police in st. Louis get up rafHes
for the poor
The last fair of the American Institute Weld
ed profit CT $l4,
Chicago has a colored hose company-'The
Blue Stockings"
Col. Geo. Jeffries. of Charleston, West Vir-
GINA, died last week.
A Protestant church in Rome is one of the
marveis OF the year.
England exported nearly $1,000, 00O,O OC
worth OF horses last year.
A young lady of Chicago is anxious to be
"lotterled away" at 81 a ticket
Pawnbrokers prefer customers who are with
out any redeemlng qualities.
An Alabama woman has just gained her case
in court by arguing it herself.
"None but farmers for legislators is the
motto OF strong rural organization in Iowa.
Tho Georgia papers are calling for the repeal
OF the usury laws Of that state. 1t is done.
Disabilities Of x-Gov. VIM. Smith, of Vir-
GINA, removed by Congress.
It is rumored that the Royal Palace in Mad
rid is to be converted into museum.
A Missouri woman cut off the head of her in
FAINT son, because he was bow legged.
NJ. de Lesseps wants to cut canal through
the Isthmus of Corinth.
Gen. Robert Ransom expects shortly to take
up his residence in Richmond. Va.
AollH Oacotna negro, recently kllledh I'M
self by too active exertions in putting ont fire.
at the age of one hundred and eight.
Plus TX has witnessed the death of five hun
dred cardinals during his pontifcate of a quar-
ter OF century.
A writer in the Jewish Chronicle calculates
that IN the year 1880 the nation of Israel ia TO
be restored to Palestine.
sc. NJ" stands for christian Men" who
are engaged in Credit Mobilier swindles.
Over 5000 bbls of rosu were sold in Will
mlngton on Thursday last, and it was Mt a good
day for rosin, either.
Twelve thousand dollars have been obtained
in Boston for the building In that city of free
platform hall in memory of Thos. Paine.
The estate Of the late Horace Greeley is worth
$l20.000 Com. Vanderbilt has given the
daughters the dead journalist S., 600 each.
The Polonaise promises to continues being
worn all though the Spring.
Jewelry made of jet and cut steel is the pro
per thing for half mourning.
j. W. Vaughn fell from Seaboard & Roam
oKe II; H. tram, while it was going 40 miles an
hour. last week, and escaped unhurt.
Mrs. Elizabeth Miller died in Hardy county,
Poor House, Jan. 10th, aged 100.
Mr.. Nathan Smith was killed, by lightning
recently in Bursville, Nd.
A Boston man is under arrest, charged with
stealing $500 worth of lumber from the Colise
um.
1t IS thought that thousand soldiers of the
war OF 1872 will be restored to the rolls by the
action OF the House few days since.
T.
1t is reported that boulder of gold weigh
ing oyer two hundred and forty pounds, has
Nevada.
EDITING newspaper is very much like rak-
ing the hre-every one thinks ne can perform
The poker. --"A VIM no'10
Inc latest revival of an old fashion is the
ught medicis sleeves, with great huff at the
shoulder such as one sees in cid paintings W.
A reverend gentleman in Tennessee n.nod
Acton Young, has returned to the pulpit after
an interregnum of thirty years spent in Eeen;na
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