Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1873-06-10
Staumtult Spettator.
Tuesday, June 10, 1878.
THE LATEST NEWS.

DorO, N. u, on 9TH.
The Bank of England is soon to increase its
circulation 100000.
The cholera has disappeared from the country
adjacent to the river Danube.
The cholera has appeared at Memphis and
several deaths have occurred.
Another man has been arrested in New York
for kicking his wife to death.
Mr.. Greenbury Slack, of Kanawha, died in
Charleston, on last Tuesday evening.
A fire occurred at Toledo. o., Friday night,
which destroyed S250,000 in property.
The defence of young Walworth, who shot his
father in New York, will be insanity.
J.. B. Pack, Clerk of the County Court of Sum-
mers, died near Hinton, on Sunday last.
New York Masonic Grand Lodge adopted a
new Constitution and adjourned, on 9th.
Hon. Jno. Prentiss, oldest printer and publish
er in U. S., aged 96, died in N. H., on 9th.
Tom Wright, N. c., negro was hung in Wash
ington, on 9th, for murder of the pedlar
The Supreme Court of New York, has refused
Stokes, a new trial and he gives up hope
Mr.. John A. McCaull has sold the Roanoke
Times, but will continue as editor of the paper.
A Railroad to transport the largest ships a
cross Isthmus of Daren, is the latest French
idea.
Gov McEnery advises the people of Louisiana
to submit to Kelloggs usurpation, till Congress
meets.
The Mexican Government denounces Nc
Kensies raid and threatens war, unless repara-
ton is made.
Leet, Stocking s. Co., who had the monopoly
of the General Order business, in New York,
have dissolved.
I So La So 11x,1o Tod
on by the press and his cause reprobated by all
true Conservatives.
Fires in Cincinnati and New York city and
Detroit. Michigan on 6th destroyed $4,000
worth of property.
HYDE Park wooden mills in Boston were burn.
ed Friday night. Loss $4,000, insurance $500,
600 in seventy-four companies.
The Mexicans have just wiped out another
rebellion. No fighting in Rio Grande yet. Nc
Kennie holds his own.
William Ellis, aged 80, the oldest man in Nor
folk co. Va, was accidently killed on 18th. OF
course he was in war Of 1872
A new trial has been refused Nicholson and
he will be hung with Holohan for murder OF
Mrs. Lampley, of Baltimore.
The last Modoc has been captured, Capt Jack
for trial for murder.
A letter from Highland says: Weather fine,
grass abundant. and Highland never looked
more charmingly inviting.
The Circuit Court of Bait, has decided the
Goss Insurance case against the New York Mu-
tual Life. Goss was burnt to death, trying ex-
periments in India Rubber.
1t is officially announced that the interest on
Va. State debt, including the unpaid balance
for JAN and July, 1872, will be paid after
July 1st, in Richmond and London, England.
The Carlists of Spain, still gain victories over
Republican troops and heoficers of the Spanish
Army are preparing to declare against the Re-
public and call the Queen back.
The health of Emperor William, of Prussia, is
very bad, and his cousin, Prince Adalbert, is
dead; also several others "big bugs of Europe
with long titles and unpronouncable names.
(. Grifice and Mordicai, negroes, had their death
sentence changed, to imprisonment for life, a
Raleigh, n. G., on 9th, while under the scaffold
Major Elias Griswold. former G. S. Proves
Marshal in Richmond, has accepted 81, 50(
mail agency from 'Uncle Sam"
Saturdays Baltimore San has nearly column
editorial on the advantages of Valley Railroad
to Baltimore and the Valley towns, especially
StauntOn
General Davis after having erected scaffold
and completed all arrangements for the execu
ton of about one dozen of the worst murderers
of the Modoc tribe, was stopped in the work by
orders from Washington.
THE MARKETS.
There is continued improvement in the home
money Market and adeimproving steadily ant
the large sums being spent for buildings ant
the emigration and capital coming in, makes
times less tight among the working population
Some discounting at u per cent. by our bank
and private loans at 7a10. In New York anC
the great money centres money extremely dull
and invested with difficulty at per cent Colo
lie. State Stocks dull VAS, Anew 60 consols
544, deferred w. VAS TO-
STAUNToN.-Reported by Richardson & Bell
Produce Dealers, Augusta St.-We quote floul
this week as follows: Family $40 extra 81. 80
super. 81: 40. The market inactive at the above
prices Butter and Eggs are quite plentiful
Butter zoe. Eggs lac. Business generally is
good
RICHMoND.-There is no quotations of -four in
latest Ri richmond papers, but private reports say
good red 81 80. Corn, very good white so cts
yellow prime, Il cts. Wool, washed 41c-un
washed 20 cts. Cattle in demand and advancing.
Tobacco ditto.
DALT1MORE.-fIOur steady and unchanged
City Mills superfne 5a6 co. do extra 74a$84; dc
family, 75aSll 50. Wheat unchanged and ne
elected, White choice 1.85a$1. 90; fair to prime
do 85aS2 o. Corn steady: White Southern
lie; yellow Southern 60 southern oats 47a5Oc
Pork ST. 50aSl8.00 Bulk meats shoulders Ia
z; rib sides 81; clear rib sides Sga9 Bacon
shoulders 81; rib sides u; clear rib sides 1Oa1O4
Sugar cured Hams 145. Lard 84a9 Whiskey
frmer at 94a941. Cattle advanced cent since
last week Best beeves 6 50a$7 IS, first quality
D 70aS6 90, medium 50aS5 IS. Average OF
market Sc 81 and most of sales from CAST Sheer
haze lower, common, for fair 4a5c and fair t.
good 5a6c per lib gross. Hogs advanced, corn
fed l. 5Oas7 G5 and still fed 7a7.25 per lib net
HE BREADsTUFFs PROsPECT.-A cores
pendent Of the London Times shows by refer
ence to the agricultural returns from the Uni
ted Kingdom, that the acreage of land in &c
reals Is much less there than last year, and tina
the bad condition Of the ground, from ezcessiv,
rains threatens short crop. He estimates
that more than one-half of the grain needed fo
consumption in the kingdom must come from
foreign sources. 1t is ''an ill-wiud that blow,
nobody good, " aud while we may properly sym
pathize with the people of England on tht
prospect of scarcity of breadstuffs, yet rejoic
that we have enough and to spare, aud can give
them millions of bushels, wherewith to feed
themselves. the only effect upon us being thai
we will be the richer for the effort.
FEDERAL APPOINTMENTS. special to the