Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1873-11-25

Bowman, who died in Memphis about q month
since will be pleased to learn that his life was
insured to the amount of ten thousand dollars.
FINANCIAL. week, one negro bought a
load of wood from another darkey, and in pay
ing for the load handed the seller dollar
note, at the same time asking for three dollars
change, which was furnished. AS soon as the
purchaser gets out of Jail full settlement will
be effected.
COUNTY CoURT.-The session of the Novem-
Der term of the county court for this county COM
menced on yesterday. Though there was rain
in the morning, many country people came into
the city on that day-more than were expected
in such weather Nothing Of general public in
terest was done in court yesterday.
The KNIGHTEN-DEAN MURDER.-The MUIR
der of Dean by Knighten, on the mountain, near
the line between Rockingham and Greene coun-
ties, which we noticed last week, was occasion
ed by an old domestic grudge, the two families
having occupied the same house. Knighten was
arrested on the day after the deed was commit
ted, (the 14th) and lodged in Jail at Standards
vile, Greene county.
SUICIDE OF Jos. BRANNER-Between and
o'clock on last Saturday night week ago.
Joseph Branner, son of Michael Branner, living
between Midway and Coote's store in Rocking
ham county, committed suicide by hanging him
self in the porch with piece Of the wash-line
He in the 23rd year OF his age, and leaves
widow and one child. He was living with his
fathers family, and was first discovered hanging
by his mother. No cause. for the act is known.
AN AoCIDENT.-On Friday last, on one of the
cross streets in this city, whilst Mr.. Lewis Bish-
op was riding the top ola load of wood, in
the wagon of L. r. Waddell, Esq, driven by a
colored driver, the wagon upset and Mr. Bishop
was caught under the wood. He was stunned
and for while sense,ess. but he revived and
was not seriously hurt though cut and bruised
some on the head. He was holding pig at the
time, which, more fortunate than he, did not
get hurt at all.
STREET PREACHING.-A man calling himself
Andrew jackson Kearney, and claiming to be
a native of Loudoun coHnty, in the morning
and afternoon of Thursday last, after singing
and praying, preached from the steps of the
Court house to the crowd his voice assembled
through curiosity to hear him. He resembled
in appearance somewhat the "lamented Lin
coln," and spoke fuenty, using correct Ian
guage. He is erratic creature, a floating waif
upon the tide of life, and whittier he has drfted
we know not. He had been in Harrisonburg
before he came here
"CoToPAXI IRON CoMPANY."-This is the ii
tie of new Company chartered and organized
for the purpose of mining and manufacturing
iron at Cotopaxi Furnace in the neghborhood
of Greenville in this county, of which Thos. K.
Menifee is President and Chas. S. Arnall, Sec
rotary and Treasurer, and of which Jas. Bum
gardner, ST., Robt G. Bickle, M. G.. Hartman
and VIM. A. Burke are Directors. The men,
bers Of this new Company are intelligent enter
prising and practical business men, besides pos
sessing sutficiency of capital, and will make
this enterprise success and of great service to
the interests of this county
FISH IN THE LAKELET.-Capt w. A. Pratt,
Secretary of the Augusta County Fair" with
the view of stocking the Lakelet on the new Fair
Grounds with fish, has put into it forty three fish
of the black Bass species, caught in the Potomac
near Harper's Ferry. We fear that they will
not live we believe that species of fish live by
devouring other fish, and there are none in the
Lakelet upon which to subsist. We think it would
be well to put the common yellow suckers in
there, and they can be caught readily in Mid
die and South Rivers and Christians Creek
Also other varieties of fish found in our streams,
as the Mullet, Perch, Trout, sc.
RoBT. B. DUNLAAP.-We noticed The arrest
here some time since of Robert B. Dunlap,
charged with the murder in Ohio Of JAS Car
penter on the 18th of September 1872. 1t seems
that the only witness against him is the wife he
married in that State, and as it appears that he
was never divorced from the wife he married
previously in this county, his present wife is
competent witness. His trial will take place in
Columbus, Ohio on the 9Th of December. He
was married to Elizabeth j. Cason of this coun-
ty in 1852 and left the county in 1856, and never
returned till he was arrested as previously pub
lshed In the mean time, his wife here sued
for divorce on the ground of desertion, but the
divorce was not obtained, so that his second is
not his lawful wife, and is thus competent to
testify against him in his approaching trial.
@. A. Richardson keeps always in store for
the retail trade that celebrated "StoneeocU'
brand of -four, and he warrants every barrel
sold. 1t
COLLAR BUTToNING ON COLD MoRNINGs"-
Cold weather SO affects our friend Tinsley of the
Vimdicator that we don't see how he is to get
through the coming winter. unless he the
COlldI DuLLOnS as easily III
cold warm weather-and become married
to some good woman" "ruffs'' or no ''rufs,"
who, on ''cold mornings" will button his collar
for him and save him from the damages bis ruff
fed choer, on account of his unbuttoned collar,
infcts upon him, not to mention his rescue from
the sad fate to which Rev DR.. Bullock would
consign him. knowing how it is himself" in
single cussedness,' here is what he says about
collar outtoning on cold mornings"
Directly man finds his collar won't button
on easy on a cold morning. he commences tramp
ing around the room, looking at the ceiling, and
wrestling with the button, with face full of an.
guish. He knocks of the brasses off the
trunk with his shin, which don't hurt the brass,
and he curses the button and the washer-woman
and the weather, and sits down and loosens some
strings and looks al his shin with painful inter-
est And then he gathers up the end of the COL
lar and commences choking himself and boring
into his throat, until he comes round to the look
lng-glass and sees his eyes nearly popped out,
and face of beautiful purple. By this time
the collar looks like rag, and he stands before
the glass to make final lunge, in which his
elbow clears the bureau of the hair oil and the
pictures of all the girls he has cherished, and
the backing brush and cigar stumps that are