Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-12-18

Mr.. B. F. Walters, brother of Mr..
John Walters of Charlottesville. Va.
wasdrowned on the 18th of September,
whilst attempting to cross Yellow Stone
river in Montana territory. =
At meeting of the vestry of st. Ste
pheD's Episcopal Church in Culpeper
on Tuesday evening last, Rev. James G..
Minnegerode rendered his resignation
as rector of that parish, to take effect
from January LIST, 1878.
Hon. John c. Sheppard, the new
Speaker of the South Carolina House of
Delegates, is the youngest man ever
elected to the position in that State, be-
ing only twenty-seven years of age.
He is accredited with having developed
unusual ability as a manager, and as
chairman of the committee on ways and
means of the House displayed marked
capacity for finance.
Ex- Minister Washburne accord ing
to Chicago newspaper, is candidate
for the United States Senate from Hi.
nois, and also for the presidency. It is
asserted he expects to succeed Senator
Oglesby in 1879, and then hopes to get
the presidential nomination the follow
ing year.
Miss Campbell, the young lady who
was so frightfully mangled at Davidson's
mill, in Rockbridge is rapidly recover
ing.
DR.. r. III. Morrison has been seriously
ill for the past month at the late resi-
deuce of his mother, Bellevue near
Brownsburg, Rockbridge county.
John Poague, ESQ.,. died at his resi-
dence at Oak Bank in Rockbridge on
Wednesday night last. aged 81 yea rs.
Mr.. Elihu Burritt is seriously ill he
has had several hemorrhages within
the past few days.
The Board of Directors of the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad Wednesday
unanimously reelected John w. Garrett
president, making his twentieth con-
secutive year as president of the road.
John w. Forney sailed in the Illinois
from Philadelphia Thursday for Liver
pool He will take charge Of the Eu-
ropean department of the Philadelphia
Press. His headquarters will be in Lon
don until early spring, when he will
remove to Paris to be ready for the ex-
hibition.
FOREIGN SUMMARY.-The New
French ministry is announced, and
President Mcmahon has submitted his
message yielding to the will of the peo-
pie. The members of the new ministry
are moderate republicans-The British
consul has vacated Erzeroum by order
of Lord Derby. An attack by the Rus
SLAMS is momentarily expected. The de-
parture of the British consul is regarded
by the Turks as foreshadowing British
declaration of war-Servia has formal
ly declared war, and the Servian army
has been ordered to GROSS the Turkish
frontier. Turkish troops are concentrat-
ing in the same direction-In the bat
tie at Metehka, Bulgaria, Russians and
Turks lost heavily. The Grand Duke
Vladimir and the Czarevitch narrowly
escaped death. Another .insurrection
has broken out in Crete.
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THE CANAL Billion Tuesday last,
the Senate passed, by vote of 50 to 5,
the bill to provide for the use of the
convicts on the James River and Ka-
nawha canal, communicated from the
House on Monday. :
Mr.. Koinef offered an amendment to
limit the expense of maintaining the
cenvicts to the cost now required for
their maintenance in the penitentiary,
but it was rejected-ayes IS; noes q.
Mr.. Koiner said he wanted the canal
repaired, and that speedily, but he could
see no good reason why the cost of main
tanning the convicts should not be linn
tied to the cost of keeping them in the
penitentiary.