Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1873-06-24

General News.
Work on the Lynchburg and Danvile Rail
road is progressing rapidly.
The Railroad Life Insurance Convention
meets next year In Richmond, Va.
The interest of Mr.. Finch 10 the Southside
Nrglnsan has been sold to Mr.. A. T. Digger.
Hon. VIM. Mines, proprietor of the Shen-
andoah Iron Works, is said to have cleared $780,
600 last year.
j. E. Cooper, of Winchester, who gradual
ed with the highest honors at Roanoke College,
is a printer.
The tax upon real estate and personal pro-
perty in Alexandria is fixed at 50 on the 500,
and capitation tax at SO cents.
The opera-bouse, court house, and other
prominent buildings were burned in Burning
ton, Iowa, on 18th. Loss, 100000.
An Indian grave on the Chickahominy was
recently opened by rain and eighteen perfect
spear points and other interesting relics found.
MIR. Frank Brockenbrough, son of Judge
Brockenbrough, has procured position on an
engineer corps in Western Texas, and has gone
ont to take it.
A daughter of Hon John T. Harris, of Har-
risonburg, fell from the second to the first floor,
some fifteen feet, on 18th. Sac was considera-
bly, hurt. but is recovering.
The University of Virginia has five Alumni
10 the United States Senate, none of whom are
from Virginia or the Southern Atlantic and
Gulf States.
Curley-Head Jack has shot himself. Several
Modocs had filed their shackels In an attempt
to escape. but they were discovered in time to
be frustrated.
The memorial association Of Strasburg and
Woodstock decorated the graves of the Con
federate dead on Friday and Saturday, respec-
lively, week before last.
Ta4ro
very important that there should be full at
tendance of the Alumni of the University, at
the approaching final celebration.
Mr.. William +. Holt, well-known printer
of Lynchburg, has been appointed Sleeping
Car Conductor on the Washington City, Vlr-
GINA Midland and Great Southern Railway.
General Butler has formally declared that he
is candidate Tor the Republican nomination
for Governor of Massachusetts, and at the same
time takes occasion to affirm that he IS not the
author Of the back-pay grab.
A steam wagon is to be built very soon to
run on the turnpike between Nashville and
sand pounds, and will be able to carry ten thou
sand pounds or fifty or sixty passengers with
ease.
Governor Walker has issued his proclama-
ton offering reward OF 800 for the arrest of
John Shifet, who stands charged with the
murder Of William ackson. In the county OF
Rockingham, on the 28th of May.
The reports of cholera ia Bristol and Abing
don are fabrications. Those places were never
more healthy than at present, and that every
possible precaution has been taken to prevent
the appearance of the disease in both towns.
There is now living in the village of Falls
Church, Fairfax county, colored woman nam
ed Rachel Foote who is said to be 125 years
old. She can see to sew, and has the use Of
all her faculties She belonged to the estate OF
the late Cook Fitzhugh. Esq,
The Allen county (Ohio) Democrats propose
the formation of new party ln that State, and
call upon honest men of all political organiza-
tons to meet them in Mass Convention at
Columbus June 3d. to devise plan to rectify
things.
1t is announced by the Maine newspapers,
that the friends of the Hon. Nelson DiDgley,
Jr., are carefully packing the Republican State
Convention with delegates who are pledged to
favor that gentleman's nomination for Govern
or.
The National Division Of the Sons of Tenn
perance commenced their twenty ninth annual
session 10 New York Wednesday. Almost ev-
cry State is represented. The delegates include
several colored men. The annual reports show
fourshing condition of the order. The ses-
sion will last several days.