Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1873-05-27
THE LATEST NEWS.

The cholera is at New Orleans.
President Grant goes to orfolk, June lst
About 28 bodies recovered from the Atlantic
a. S. Abel Of the Baltimore San, has gone t,
Europe.
The Nevada Indians preparing for the war
path.
Count Morgani, italian poet and novelist il
dead.
The gallant Capt Charley Selden, Richmond
Howitzers, is dead.
and deposed.
Yarmouth has sued the New Orleans Time.
for $25, 600 damages.
Halfholiday Friday in England Queen Vic.
toria is 81 years old.
Rev. Jno. Early, Pres't of Georgetown College
died on the 22nd.
Heavy suspensions reported among the lumber
dealers in Troy, N. Y.
Persons sending indecent postal cards are te
be fined from $500 to ST, OOO
A letter from Marshall, Mo-, says ''crops were
never SO backward in the West"
E. W, Hardy, livery man of Norfolk. Va,
committed suicide on the oath.
Local liquor option law, amended to exclude
cider and ale, passed by the New York Assembly.
All of Capt. Jacks men surrendered and he
will soon betaken. The Sioux are on the war;
path.
The n. Y. Heralds latest dispatches despair
of Spanish Republic and report fearful times in
Spain.
The Lutheran Synod at Salem was largely at
tended The next session takes place at Savan-
nah Ga.
A terrible tornado devastated Washington Co.
Iowa, on the 23d, destroying many lives and
much property.
Mexican cattle thieves continue to s'raid" upon
Texas, and the people are organizing Rangers
to hunt them down.
Jas W. Wallack, the great actor, died Satur-
day nightin sleeping car on the Danville r. R.
of consumption:
The local Virginia elections, last week, gener-
ally went Conservative, and show the party uni
ted for victory in the fall
private letter says all the COWS in Bedford
county are sick and many are dying of a
strange disease and milk famine prevails.
The Governor has appointed E. S. Baker, of
Winchester R. D. Cushen of Harrisonburg, and
Mann Splitter, of Page, Commissioners to settle
the Maryland and Virginia boundary line
The murder of Molly Vance, negress. drowned
in the canal, creates sensation in Richmond
Horace Venable and Mary Sykes (col) have
been arrested-and the former confessed the
murder.
Grants Ku-Klux proclamation to Louisiana,
sustaining Kellogg usurpation, surprises no one,
and the people there are still firm in their oppo-
. sition to Kellogg The infamous Judge Durell
is to resign and Congress will order new cleo
ton.
On 18th, Capt. Mckenzie crossed the Mexican
border on Rio Grande, charged the Kickapoo
camp. killed 10 warriors and captured and
brought off forty squaws and 100 horses. The
Mexicans have assumed threatening attitude
and hostilities are feared. Our Government sus-
tains Mckenzie and the Mexican minister fears
no trouble.
On the Oath the Theirs government was defeat
ed in the French Assembly. Theirs resigned
and Marshal Mcmahon was elected President of
the French Republic amid great excitement
This is a Bonaparte triumph and all eyes are now
turned to France and revolution expected.
The Episcopal Convention in Winchester last
week was largely attended and the proceedings
interesting. Arrangements were ordered to turn
the Y. F. Institute here over to the Church.
and Mr. Phillips administration highly COM
mended, and the Church resolved to sustain the
School more literally than ever. Mr.. Phillips
showed it to be one of the cheapest schools of its
grade in the South. A resolution of thanks to
Miss Miss Mary B. Baldwin missionary to
Greece, and highly eulogistic speeches made
about her mission. Staunton had the largest
number Of combinations last year, 103, and
there were 1,150 in the whole State. The
Bishops salaries increased to $4,000 each, and
W. Va to be made new diocese. General con-
dition of Church very encouraging. Judge
Shelley. Revs. Mr.. Latane and Phillips took
prominent part in the proceedings Our dele
gates returned Sunday and yesterday.
THE MARKETS.
There have been no material changes in Balti-
more and Richmond markets. Cattle advancing
slightly. In StauntOn there is better feeling in
money matters and general business interests adj
vancing. In New York money decidedly easier
and loans from to per cent. Gold advanced
to 1l8a118l. Va. Consols 554. w. VAS certif
Gates u.
SrAUNToN.-Reported by Richardson & Bell,
7.7Oa$775; extra, SIS. bass 20; family, $8. Goa
So. 70. Butter. 25c. Eggs, loo.
BALTIMoRB.-Flour in demand. City Mills
superfne Bass 90; do. extra 74a$84; do family
So Is; fair to prime do s5a$2 O6. Corn steady;
White Southern re; yellow Southern 64a64;
Oats firm: Southern 52a53c Provisions de-
clined Mess Pork II 50a$17 70. Bulk meats
shoulders scarce and firm, z; rib sides 81. Bacon
in improved demand shoulders S4a84; rib sides
10; clear rib sides 104al04. Sugar-cured Hams
l4a15. Lard 104a10S. Whskey firm and scarce at
934a95 Tobacco in good demand and prices for
Va leaf advancing. In Bait. Cattle market we
note few changes. Best beeves 64a$7, first quail
ity 550aS6&, medium O0a$5 so. Average ofmar-
ket 5000 and most of sales from 5 50aS6 50 per
100 lbs. Sheared sheep 44a57cts and wool 52a64
gross and demand light. Hogs, good corn fed
Z 50a$8 co. still fed, no sales.
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The IRREPREssIBLE NEGRO.-A storm is
brewing in New York city over the law grant
ing equal admission TO theatres and hotels With
whites. They are prosecuting Wallack, srt
and Dixon, saloon keeper, and prone - hol3
large meetings TO enforce TIER $50
and the whites are equal
The North baeirr -4ly determined TO resist
- f,ro,d =, to taste the bitter cup she
WorI % Tue o0"th- ''l'O 'A'' f'--'--N
- good.
Under Radical rule Lousiana's debt has IT.
reased $l2 1000, 900 since the war; 1000 600
acrss of her best land lie an uncultivated waste ;
her taxes have increased 500 per cent, while
property has deprecated so per cent, and riot
and bloodshed are rife within her borders
And this is the party that agpires to govern
Virginia
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