Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-11-13
SPECTATON AND GENERAL ADvERTISER.-
Virginia News.

Virginia News.
The shipments of cattle from South
western Virginia for the past two
months over the Virginia Midland rail-
road amounted to 1850 car loads, aggre-
eating $1,000 cattle.
On Sunday, the 4th inst, Mr.. VIM.
Eustice Gibson, an old and respected
citizen of Culpeper, Va, dropped dead
whilst sitting in a chair at the Waverly
Hotel of that place. He was man of
great ability and was one of the early
graduates of the University of Virginia.
Gov. Hampton, of s. g., and Gov. KEN
per, of Virginia, were among his school
mates. He was for a number of years
the Editor of the Coriathian Cozatna,a, Of
Corinth, Miss, and was afterwards on
the editorial staff of a Memphis daily.
A few years ago he returned to Culpep
er in feeble health, since which time he
had been an able correspondent of the
Richmond Wing, New York Herald,
and other prominent papers.
Young Bowler, who was stabbed in
the neck by James Y. Atkins in front
of Ford's Hotel on the 4th inst, died
from the effects of the wound on the
9Th inst. Atkins is still at large.
The tobacco-house used by Mr.. F.. T.
Staples, which was burned down on
Monday night Of last week in Rich
mond, belonged to Mr.. w. E. Boisseau,
and was insured in the Royal Canadian
for $500. Mr.. Staples lost about $4,000
pounds of tobacco, valued by him at
about 81 100, and lot of fixtures and
bedroom furniture, valued at about $500.
He was insured in the Atlantic, of New
York, for $500, and in the Citizens, of
Newark, New Jersey, for $500. There
had been no fire in the building for sew
eral months.
Culpepper claims to be the best place
in Virginia for the erection of Nation
al Observatory.
Charles E. Gettsbeb was on the 18th
inst. convicted at Norfolk of embezzling
Government funds while deputy Collec.
tor of that port. The jury recommend
ed him to the mercy of the Court,
Capt. Thomas w. Haynes, of King
William county, died near Ayletts on
the 4tb instant. He succeeded in the
war both Gen. w. H. F. Lee and Rev.
B. Douglas in the captaincy Of the Lee
: Rangers from that county,, and was 9
splendid soldier.
The Mofett register in Richmond has
yielded for the State for the month Of
November the sum of Sc, 4SO.O6.
President Hayes has donated 500 to
DIR. Reads Grace street church, Rich
mond, Virginia.
The hall of the House of Delegates il
being renovated and reprinted. The
old carpet on the floor, which has seer
several years service, has been taker
up and will be replaced by new one.
The residence of Thomas L. Monta
que, one mile south of Christiansburg
i Va, was burned to the ground on Thurs
: day night, the 9Th inst. There was nj
q insurance Cause of the fire unknown
: THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA.
r During the visits of President Hayes
Mr.. Evarts and party to Charlottesville
Mr.. Evarts in his public address paid {
f high compliment to the University o
q Virginia. And again at the State Fai
g at Richmond, in his public address or
that occasion he spoke in very higl
y praise of this great institution of learn
ing, as will appear from the following
taken from the Dispatch;
- Mr.. EvARTs AND THE UNIvEsITY.-
9 Mr.. Evarts, in his speech Of "Wednesday
/ at the Fair. grounds, paid high tribute
d to the educational system of Virginia
j with which he had become acquainted
! in his connection with the Peabody
- fund. He believed that our public
schools were far in advance of those O
States that commenced with us. AS fo
higher education, few States could com
+. pete with Virginia. And as for thu
:. University of Virginia, having in visit
there learned something of its manage
L ment, he could bui say that if he hat
- his education to go over again. or coult
: have two educations, as it were, h
would be glad to attend the University
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WHY Ten BROCK PAID FORFEIT
!, In explanation of the failure of Mr.. Har
e per's Ten Brock to run against Mr.
Lorillard's Parole yesterday, Mr.. Nc
: Grath, of Kentucky, said to reporte
l. of the New York World:
Vt ''Ten Brock is so completely amis
% that he just could not run bit. H
v seemed to be doing fairly well, and OF
= Sunday he moved very well, but wher
u they plated him to- day (Monday) tn
best he could do was mile in 1881, ant
d repeat it in about LBS. The track wa
e good enough for him to run in As, ant
!, as he would have to run equal to AS t.
II beat Parole there was no use of letting
good horse like Teu Breeck run simpl.
to be beaten and lose the peoples mon
h ey for" Mr.. McGrath continued, "'tht
!, horse would have been the favorite
= sure" To the inquiry as to what ailet
Ten Brock, Mr.. McGrath replied: 20
r he is simply full of cold. He cannot rul
= for cent, and besides he's got swellet
" ankles"
!. The World adds that under "play O
n pay" rules all the money bet that Tel
e Brock you'd win is lost.
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MEEKINs ROBBED.-Last evening a
:. bout tea-tlme, as DR.. G.. w. Meeklns wa