Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1873-05-13
Spettator.
IWeSd0U. Mau 13. 1873.
THE LATEST NEWS,

on 9Th, aged e.
The West Va. papers, for last week, are barren
of interesting news.
Postal cards are positively promised by the
18th of this month.
Judge Edmond King died in Philadelphia on
9Th inst, aged so.
The English Press.is alarmed at the immense
immigration to America.
Jno. Stuart Mill, one of the greatest men of
England, died May 9th, aged 81.
Mr.. Alexander B. Shields. of Christiansburg,
died suddenly, of dropsy, last week
''Texas Jack" is J. B Omohondo, of Va. "a scout
for Jeb Stuart and only 81 years old.
The Supreme Court of Missouri has decided
that women are not voters, under 18th amend
ment
Mr. Jno WEIGH, FIVE miles above Lexington,
on North River. accidently shot himself last
week,
The Richmond City Council has raised taxa
ton to 81. IS on the hundred and saved the Cty's
Credit.
Cakes Ames, of Mass, died on 9th, of paralysis,
leaving a handsome property and many admirers
there
The great Southern Methodist University is to
be located at Knoxville, the city giving $4,000
and SITE
VIM. Hamilton, COL, climbing over the wheel
TO rob Zollman's mill, Rockbridge, started it and
broke his leg.
Yesterday Richmond papers report Mordecai
and Mccarthy doing well. The Heralds cor
respondent Says woman was at bottom of the
affair.
Nothing new from the Modoc War. The heads
of dead Modocs, SO called, are being sent to CAL,
Int iu c+;n ~ 1;4+lo
of Jack in the Bush"
Joshua Nicholson and Thos E. Whalen, were
convicted of the murder of Mrs Lampley, of
Bait, on the eth, and sentenced to be hung They
made desperate effort to escape from the G. H.
but were finally secured.
From Europe, to 9th comes reports of Carlists
defeats in Spain and the rising of the commune
there. The Vienna Exposition is grand in all
respects. even in the disgraceful show America
makes with its rascally commissioners.
The James, North, Dan, Roanoke and Rivanna
rivers, in Va, were higher on Sth than since the
big freshet, doing great damage before they fell.
In the West the waters were high in proportion,
and the lower Mississippiis overlooking its banks
j. B. Mordecai and Page MCCARTHY, two Rich
mond ''bloods," fought duel on 9th, in which
Mordecai was dangerously shot in the abdomen
and Mccarthy received flesh wound in the
thigh. Col. W. B. Tabb and Jno. ]. Meredith
were seconds and all were arrested.
The Sunday n z Herald has news of the
death of Capt. Hall of Attic Expedition. His
ship, Polaris, went 219 miles nearer the North
Pole than any vessel has yet gone. Nineteen out
of 80 of the crew drited 1900 miles on an iceberg
and were rescued on coast Of Labrador. The
I L I'll.
Chief Justice Chase leaves an estate of $780,
600. Among the thousand tributes to his memory
that fthe Richmond bar is pronounced the best
In his address Gen. Bradley T. johnson said that
Mr.. Chase had authorized him TO say, the 18th
amendment relieved jeff Davis and ali, of any
penalties incurred by the war.
The New York Herald latest special, from
New Iberia Louisiana, gives fearful picture
of affairs there. and, editorially, it puts the re
sponsibiIity on Grant for sustaining Kellogg and
the radical faction, in these usurpations. The
situation in st Martinsville is the Radicals have
taken possession ofand fortified the place. while
Gen LIE Blanc well known in the Valley as the
gallant commander of the 9Th La Reg, Hay
Brig, during the war, and at its close its com.
mander He was wounded four times and is
cool, determined man, well qualified for the posi-
ton he now holds. He is the first lawyer in thai
part of La. a scholar and gentleman with BOO
white men holds an Island two miles from the
place. There has been some skrmishing and
RAIDS wounded and LIE Blanc could take the place
easily, but heis prudently acting on the defen
sive The resisters," as the McEnery or legal
ly elected officers are incorrectly called, do mo-
resist o. S. troops but the Kellogg usurpers-
There is great excitement throughout the State
On 9th Kellogg telegraphs lie Blanc is disband
ing his forces and all trouble is over.
THE MRKETs.
SrAUNroN.- by Richardson s. Bell
Produce Dealers. Augusta St-Flour, super.
S7.65; extra, So Is to- $50 l5 family, SS65. But
ter, SIS to 35c. Eggs, lac.
BALTIMoRE- unchanged. City Mill;
superfne 5aS6. 90; do. extra 74aS8l; do family
f5a$11 so. Wheat steady. White choice 2 05s
So 10; fair to prime do 65aS2 CO. Corn steady
White Southern &c.; yellow Southern 63a64
Oats firm: Southern 50a55c. Provisions I'm,
changed. Mess Pork 184s$19 Bulk meats
shoulders scarce and firm, 73 rib sides 9. Baco1
in improved demand; shoulders 82aSs; rib side
10; clear rib sides 10lal0s. Sugar-cu Ham
49,. Lard %. Whiskey unsettled and irregula
931a95 Tobacco in good demand and prices TO
Va leaf advancing. In Bait. Cattle market W
note few charges. Best beeves 6a$7, first quail
ity 25a$6, medium 50a$525, Average of mar
ket SIS 90 and most of sales from 50aS6 5O pc
100 lbs. SEeared sheep 5a63cts and wool 6a7
gross and demand light. Hogs, good corn fe'
75a$8 Is, still fed 25a$7 Ga per 100 lbs net
and demand dull.
RICHNoND.-No material changes in hou
though advancing. Wheat common red, 49,
81 3d. white 81 so; Cattle market, supply def
cient and quick sales. Good butchers steers 81
73c.; fair 55a53c common 4!a5c. gross. Woo
sheep 7}a8c and clipped 61a7c. gross. Lambs
a$6. Veal calves 8a$12 SO. LAY, sheaf oats
shucks and fodder ! 40a$f so per hundred 70
good.
FINANCIAI.-There is general complaint q
mong Staunton business men of the difficulty o
making collections and each day fOrcesa curtail
ment of credits. The banks are discounting yer,
little, if any, and the rate is II per cent. Th
County Treasury is drawing over $4,000 out c
banks to pay State Taxes and that, with larg
capital required for building purposes causes
stringency that time alone can relieve In n. \
gold 17s and money Sal per cent Southern
securities firm Va. consols 525-W. Vas H.
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN "SENTIMENT'
AND EGGs.--The facetious Editor of Rock bridg
Citizen, picks Up Typographical error, 10 on
notice OF Jas. d. Davidsons pipes and poetry
tit was printed pOlt,y) and sagely asserts tina
our proximity to Gordonsville, 'snack city,
SO affected cur ideas ''that We failed to realiz
the difference between the ''lay of a minstre
and the layers Of eggs" We deny the 'sof
impeachment and affirm that it would b.
impossible for us to fail to distinguish be
Al tho r II