Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1873-05-20
Staul1ton Sgettator.

IWeSO0y, mag 10, 1878.
THE LATEST NEWS.
The Pope still improves.
Capt "Jack's in the bush"
Father Ryan's health is restored
Vomito reported in Havana Harbor
Gable communication opened from Key West
to Cuba.
Brig. Genl A. Pierson. G. S. A, of Memphis,
is dead
The lady shoemakers of N. 7. will strike for
higher wages
Secretary of War, Belknap, has returned to
Washington.
The Republicans of Arkansas are fighting over
the Governors seat.
The. fund, to supply Vas disabled soldiers with
limbs, is exhausted.
Mr. David Clarkson, aged SO, of Albemarle,
died in Missouri lately.
The Spanish authorities have ordered o. Kelly
to,be brought to Spain.
Gov. Walker, of Va, presided at st. Louis
Congressional Convention.
Great Carlist victories reported in Spain and
universal distrust and disorder
They are suppressing newspapers in Paris, and
the ministry has been changed.
Strawberries 80 cts. per quart and green peas
60 cts. per peck in Portsmouth, Va.
Vessels, with 2 500 persons on board, detained
at Buenos Ayres. s. A, by quarantine.
All the Southern and Western rivers higher
than since 1869 and great damage done.
Tom Bowling yrs old, won the race at Lex
ington. XIV, on 10th. Time, 1915 1424.
The Supreme Court of N. Y. grants Stokes a
writ of error, and another chance for life.
4l,o
bringing $3.50, co., COO, will land in the o. S.
The Modocs are entrenched in another mass of
Lava. q. S. troops waiting reinforcements.
Baltimore like N. Y, is suppressing her gam
bling hells-2OO0 closed last week in the latter
city
Judge Pierrepont will accept the Russian mis-
sion and Ex-Attorney EVarts, the Chief Justice
ship.
The charges of bribery and corruption against
u. S. Vienna Commissioners have been fully
sustained.
The freight boat, Oceola, with $50 bbls. of
lime was burnt near Coleman's Falls, Bedford
county, last week.
To-day. !, 500 U. S. Assessors Ego where the
woodbine twineth," and there is o crashing
among the ''hesh-pots."
DAILY won the billiard championship in N. Y,
on the 18th. Time. 5 hours-ayerage Is $40
concluding score, 1.340.
James O Neal, in n. Y, Nixon, in H., and
Lusigani in N. j. hung for murder last week
and four more to swing this.
The n 7. Assembly has defeated the usury
bill and the Gov will veto local option, because
cider and ale are foolishly included.
Eight engines and Is cars at the Depot here
CIV Ay.ri
and two extra trains day are kept busy.
A great money panic in Austria and 100 new
failures reported in Vienna last week. The Elk
position, so far, failure though $4,000 people
attend daily The U. s. still plays low ane
disgraceful hand there
The % strikers OF the G. & O. Z. r.. who at
tackled Engineer Breckenridge recently, ane
were captured and taken to Charleston. w Va.
by him, have sued the Co. for $4,000 damage
each, making $4,000 in all.
4 monument to the old settlers and heroes
the Valley, TO be erected at 6taunton. witt
Vock's Equestrian Statue Of Stonewall jackson
on top, is suggested, as the best way to raise tn
$4,000 to pay for it.
Col. De Blanc and party arrived at New Ut
leans, on the 10th, in charge of U. 5. Marshal
Over 900 people welcomed them with tremen
dous cheers at the wharf, and escorted then
through the city. They were released to appea
before the IT, S. Commissioner Saturday.
The coroner's inquest. over Mordecai's body
on Friday, in Richmond found true bill TO
murder against McCarty and the seconds wer
committed as accessories Drs. Cullen an(
MCGUIRE were censured, for not giving informa
ton to the police though Cullen tried to. Nor
decai's funeral was attended by citizens and mil
tary, and the bar passed fitting resolutions of re
spect and love- A preliminary examination
fixed for the ed, before magistrates.
THE MARKETS.
STAUNToN.-Reported By Richardson s. Bell
Produce Dealers, Augusta St.-Flour super.
$Z.65; extra, SIS Is to s. Is; family, So 65 But
fnr 25c Egos l4c Butter and Epos have bee