Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1873-05-13
ALL SORTS.

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Hon. Hugh McAlIister, Of Pennsylvania, is
dead.
Rev. DR.. Joel Parker, died in New York on
eth, aged IA.
| Work on Texas Pacific Railroad has com.
nenced at Ell Paso.
The North Carolina local elections last week
generally went Conservative.
Hon. James Brookas, of New York. leaves
81 ,250, 600 worth of property.
| Memorial day will be more generally obsery-
ed over the South than ever before.
Norway, Me-, records total snowfall of thir-
teen feet seven inches last winter.
Spain still remains unsettled and the Car
lists have taken several more towns
So far, says the Alexandria Gazette, the her
ring fishery has not fulfilled expectations.
The importation of coffee to the United
| States, from Mexico, is assuming large proper
| TONS
A bridge near Sedalia. on Missouri, Kansas
and Texas Railroad, fell on the 5th, killing l2
persons. =
| Names contributions to the Vienna Exposi-
| ton consist of several pots of canned meats and
| one shirt pattern.
A railroad accident near Mt Carmel, ILL.,,
Injured number OF persons and destroyed a
| train on the 5th.
The First Baptist Church in Richmond has
| so far subscribes upwards of So, 900 towards
the Memorial Fand.
Capt. Jack still holds his own in the Lava
beds, but the whole army will be used, if nee
essary, to crush him out
The Supreme Court Of the United States has
granted Underwood Supersedeas upon writ
| of error In his suit with McVegh.
On 9Th Sc, 1S2, 13l, was paid to loyal Viz
glnlan claimants In London, for damage done by
Sheridan. There were lS4 claimants.
The Department. Of Agriculture Washington,
10 report for April, says so counties in Virgin
la report unfsvcrably OF Spring Wheat
San Francisco photographer is said to have
succeeded IN taking a perfect likeness of the
horse Occldent, when going at full speed.
The remains of Bishop McTlwaine, OF Ohio.
| were receiVedin New York last week with i'm o-
| sing ceremonies, and from there taken to Gin
einlasti and buried.
A bridge at Dixon, ILL.,, over Rock River,
| upon which 1000 people were standing to
witness a baptism, fell on 5th instant, and
killed 90 and Injured large number.
DR.. MoGufey, Professor of Moral Philoso.
| ply at University Of Va, died May 5th, of
pneumonia, aged 70 years. He was author of
MEG utFey readers and other valuable works.
The Daview expedition has returned, after
locating practicable route, of only % miles,
for q canal from Atlantic to Pacific oceans. Ii
will cost $70,000,0 900 aud have only one tunnel,
miles long.
Great progress is being made at Vienna
Exposition. All the interior departments are
flied, except the American, and great indigpa-
ton is felt at the mismanagemeut and rascaIity
of our agents.
| The Congressional Committee On u. s. H.
ternal improvements are inspecting the j. r.
& (. Canal, from Richmond to Ohio and will
report fagorably, it is thought, to next Con
gress, and the Government take and com plete
the work.
The English press vies with the American 10
glowing tributes to memory of Jno. r. Thomp-
son, whose funeral took place In Richmond
last week. During the war he edited the In
dex, Southern organ in London and was the
friend ofthe great Ehackery, who died with his
heart swelling with sympathy for the South