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

two cars, was crossing Grand avenue,
on Atlantic avenue it struck an un-
known-lady and young man named
James Donlon. The lady was instantly
killed. Donlon fingered until two
o'clock Tuesday morning, when he
died in great agony at the City Hospital.
Donlon was struck while endeavoring
to rescue the lady, who was aged, and
probably deaf.
The drawing" of the Louisiana State
lottery took place at New Orleans last
Tuesday at the Academy of Music, in
the presence of large audience, under
the supervision" of Gems. Beauregard
and Early. The following numbers
were announced as drawing" the pri-
yes: No. 1890 drew 100000 II, 31s
drew $4,000; $3.50 drew $4,000; 20,
06S drew $4,000; 60, 1855 drew $4,000;
65,64s, 23,717, 16, 276 and 4, 657 drew 5000
each.
A notorious female physician named
Weiss has been arrested in New York
for causing the death of woman by NAL
practice.
The GOrdonsuiLle Gazette says that,
on Sunday of last week. as Col. John
M. Patton was returning from church.
and as he was nearing Mr.. H. Clay Ba-
ker's farm, he discovered a broken rail
on the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad
The afternoon mail was almost due and
Mr.. Clay Baker coming along at the
time, Colonel Patton sent him to town
for help to repair the rail while he went
UP the road to stop the train. Had ii
not been for this fortunate discovery q
great deal of damage might have ensued.
AS it was, the train was delayed but a
short time.
We learn from the Piedmont NeUs
that, on Sunday night of last week,
"Rev. G. Y. Steptoe of Brandy Station,
who has been suffering severely from q
wound received during the war, arose
and found his way in the dark to where
he was accustomed to keep bottle Of
spirits, and took swallow. He at once
discovered that mistake had beer
made, ana lighting lamp, saw that he
had drunk from bottle containing cor.
rosive sublimate, deadly poison. He
went with all speed to DIR. McClanahan.'s
residence. who administered an anti.
dote, and his life was saved. He has
been very i'll since then from the effects
of this fearful dose, but is now recover.
ing"
On Saturday week. says the Piedmont
NeaUs, ia little child of Mr.. John Jones
residing mile or two east of Rappahan-
mock Station, while playing round fire
in the corn field, near the house, had its
clothes to catch on fire. 1t ran at once
for the house, bat before it could be ex.
tinguished, was SO badly burned that il
died in few hours"
A newspaper, entitled The Valley
Journal, will soon be established al
Front Royal. 1t will be edited by Mr.
R. A. Finnel. and published by Mr.. S
d. Myers, clever practical printer, who
is well known in this place where ht
has stood many day at the lease"
The N. Y. Tribune says that Jacob M
Jacobs, of Oswego, rounded off his cen
fury last Wednesday week and walked
about the house, read hlsnewspaper ane
smoked his pipe like any brisk collegiar
of twenty. He entered the navy il
1910, fought under the heroic Lawrence
and saw service on Lake Ontario iI
1914, and for many years he smoked ;
very, very old pipe. Very hale an6
hearty is this old man, whom neither
gunpowder nor tobacco has had power
ITO kill. On his birthday he shook hand:
with three hundred friends without
feeling fatigued. Nay, more, he sa
and listened to odes composed by hi.
granddaughter, and was quite fresh
the next morning.
The death of Bishop Marvin, of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South will
require the election Of three bishops by
the General Conference which meets a
Atlanta, Ga, next May. 1t is probable
that the Rev. DR.. Lynus Parker, editor
of the New Orleans Christian Advocate
will be urged for one of the pl .ces. Hat
the Rev. DIR. Duncan, who died a few
months ago, lived, he would undoubted
ly have been elected to a bishopric.
The death of Lieutenant Palmer OIL
the steamer Huron did not cause a post
ponement of the marriage of his sistel
to Mr.. Adam, of the English Legation
at Washington. The guests present
were confined to the bridal party, Sill
Edward Thornton, who had just arrived
from England, and few friends. The
bride wore her bridal dress and the dia-
monds sent by Lady Adam from En-
gland. The bridesmaids wore the dres
ses which they had prepared when they
expected that the wedding would be the
event of the season. There was no mu
sic in the church.
When Master Conway, one of the HUI.
ron survivors, appeared before the Court
of Inquiry, he was rebuked somewhat
stsrnly by one of the officers of the
Court for venturing to appear before SC
dignified a body without uniform
He was asked if he was not aware that
the regulations required that he should
appear on such occasions in the uniform
of his office. "Rut," interposed Master
Conway, II have no uniform, every
garment I had was lost, and I was
washed upon the shore"
Nine women have been elected county
superintendent of shoots in Illinois al
this years county elections.
GRAND LODGE OF MAsoNs.-Th e
Grand Lodge of Masons of the State OF
Virginia met at Richmond on Wednes-
day, and elected the following grand
officers: Beverly R. Wexford, grand
master; Peyton S. Coles, deputy grand
master; Reuben M. Page, grand senior