Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1873-09-23
THE LATEST NEWS.

heavy rain on Friday last in Georgia did
considerable damage to railroads centreing at
Augusta in that State-washing away culverts,
delaying trains, and killing and injuring several
employees of the roads.
At Branchville, on the South Carolina road, the
engine of the up passenger train from Charleston
ran into washed culvert killing the engineer,
John Brickman; the fireman, and two train
hands.
On the Central railroad the engine ofthe down
freight train ran into culvert eight miles below
Millen. Six cars piled up on the engine. Will
liam Story. engineer, and Tom Scott fireman,
were scalded to death and train hand killed.
An engine fell through trestlework on the
Port Royal road. No one was hurt.
A despatch from Charleston s. c., says that
the washing away of a culvert during the storm
of Friday night resulted in a terrible accident to
the night train on the South Carolina railroad
Saturday morning. The engine and five freight
cars were plunged into deep swamp, and the
engineer and two fremen and train hand were
crushed to death. and buried in the wreck.
A heavy frost fell in western Missouri last
Wednesday night. 1t did great damage to the
tobacco crop. In Livingstone and Charleston
counties alone the injury is estimated at quar-
ter of "a million dollars
A dispatch from San Francisco, California, of
Saturday last says that a fire has occurred in the
Yellow Jacket silver mine in Nevada, 1900 feet
below the surface. Six lives were lost.
On Thursday last, Gen. Kemper addressed q
large and enthusiastic crowd of citizens of Bote-
tourt at Fincastle. Z. He made fine impression,
and was followed by w. w. Berry, Esq, and
Col. Gilman. A large number of ladies were
present, as also fine brass band, which discours-
ed excellent music during the interim between
the speeches.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company
have within the past week, contracted with
some ofthe first makers in the United States for
ffty-four new freight engines Of the best class,
and are just receiving one thousand tons of steel
rails, to be followed up rapidly by other large
supplies.
STAUNToN.-Reported by Richardson & Bell
Grocers and Flour Merchants Augusta St.-We
quote -four this week as follows: Family $3.50
these prices. Wheat, prime, ST. SO. Butter d
cents. Eggs 16cts. Fruits and vegetables find
ready sale at good prices.
RICHMOND, Sept. 20.-Flour-We quote extra
at $8a8 Is. Eggs are very scarce and selling at
2la22c. per doz.
ALEXANDRIA CATTLE MARKET, Sept, 49,
The offerings of Cattle, Sheep and Lambs, Hogs
and Cows and Calves this week were fully equal
to the demand. We quote: Cattle to 54c Sheep
4a51c; Lambs 2a$4 so per head Hogs 64a7c net,
and Cowssnd Calves 20a$50. Market fairly ac-
tive
BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE Sept. 19.-Flour dull and heavy.
Wheat dull. Corn quiet-white southern, 78a8Oc.
yellow do. 60. Oats-southern, 40a46c. Rye 85a
95. Provisions quiet and easy. Pork, SIT 75a18.
Bulk meats-shoulders, &c., clear rib, 9aa10c.-
Bacon-shoulders, 93c; clear rib, lie. Sugar
cured hams l4a16c. Lard dull and nominal 84a
BIC. Wessern Butter scarce at 20a 26c. Coffee
strong and quiet at 22a24c. Whiskey, firm and
scarce at CSC. Sugar l13c.
CATTLE, Sept. 18-Prces for Beef Cattle ranged
as follows: Best Beeves at 00a$6 25; generally
rated first quality at OOa$5 90; medium to good
fair quality at 25a$4 90; ordinary thin Steers,
Oxen and Cows at O0a$3 81; inferior and low
of the market to-day 81 80; extreme range OF
prices 25a$6 Is Most of the sales were from
A OOa$5 90 per 100 lbs Total receipts for the
week 2245 head.
SHEEP AND LAMBs.-We quote common to
fair Sheep at 4a6c, and good to extra 44a52-the
latter would command &c per lb gross Stock
Sheep 2a$3 so per head. Lambs 2a$9 SO per head.
Receipts this weeks5432 head.
Hoas.-Ne quote corn-fed hogs at 75aS7 Is,
stilers 5Oa6 IS. and grassers Sc SO per 100 lbs.
net. Receipts this week 1884 head.
CINCINNATI, Sept. 18.-Markets generally
quiet owing to the unsettled state of financial af-
fare in New York the feeling here is one oil
general confidence Flour firm at STAT 15 Corn
firm at Soc Provisions quiet. buyers and sellers
both inclined to wait; quotations nominal.