Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-05-07
General News Items.

Inc p'sstotiice at Marshall, Texas. was
~ vaued by masked robbers day or
omo SIN ce, the postmaster compelled to
Upen lAe safe. and $1,000 in money and
stampsi carried off.
ue' commercial Club of Chicago have
lnvit ed the southern senators and rep
ttssse'atatlves visiting Boston to dine with
tne'h May 25th. The invitation has
Deen accepted.
AH the United States Court at San
= raficisco Judge Sawyer has decided
.HES Chlnaman is not a white person
withlh the meaning of the terms as
| us<o IN the naturalization laws, and IS
hoy enIitled to become a citizen. The
case will go to the Supreme Court.
IL Is understood that the ceremony of
the betrothal of the Duke of Con
naught, seventh child and third son of
queen Victoria, to Princess Louise,
third daughter of Prince Frederick
Charles, of Prussia, will occur at Dram.
stadt on the 9th of May.
-, Mccarthy, of Cork, has fallen heir to
?za, Oo0,0 600 by the death of rich uncle
III Ihoia, and has received the first in
saaiment OF one million in cash and
this although he was rich himself al
ready. 'oAA
The first secular days of MAY and No
vemoer being days on which the Bank
OF England makes up its balances, Nav
ISL was observed as holiday at the
oank and Oh the stock exchange.
The report that the daughter of SER
ator Mitchell had made a runaw av
match turns out to be erroneous. rrhe
Washington Republican says: "The
1acts IN the case are that last Tuesday
AFTERNOON Miss Maggie Louise, Mitchell
was married to Mr.. William r. Handy
by Rather DeWOlf, of St Peters
church, in the presence of aar father
and mother.n Aoi
The following decision Las been rem
dered in the Supreme Cosrt of the TTni.
tea STATES III the case of Meister VS..
moore ct al, error to she Circuit Court
Tor the district of Pennsylvania. In
this case 1t Is held that the statutes of
any state providing for the presence of
a minister or magistrate at the solemn
lzatioH OF marriage co not render mar
riaSe at common law invalid for non
conformity. Such statutes regulate the
mode of entering into the marriage cor
tract, 1t IS said, but they do not con fer
the right, and hence they are not with
IN the principle that where a statute
creates right and provides r,Amedy
| 1oG Its requirement the remedy is excln-
fsiVe. y statute may take away a COM
mon law right, but the presu@ption is
| agaihst the intention to do Sc unless it
IS clearly expressed. Whatever direc-
formation or solemnNgtion. tha courts
have usually held a marriage good at
common Law to- be good noS'yithstand-
| ing sweh statutes, unless they contain
/ express words OF nudity. In this case
the marriage was with an Indian Girl
py declaration and cohabitation. Re-
versed, Mr. Justice Strong delivered
| the opinion.
I Inc Merchandise exports from the
United States during the nine months
ending March 31st amounted to $685.
| o3l.l imports, 1929, SOL 500. Excess
OF exports over imports, $780,, 2o9. SOL
4he exports of specie and bullion dur
ing the same period were $23, O66, O92:
imports, $40, 749,S49. Excess of exports
over imports, specie and merchandise,
was $206, 545, IA
Three sub chiefs of'the Nez Perces
Indian prisoners, headed by White
Feather, have been sent from Fort Leav-
enworth, with Mr.. Clark, an interpre-
Ter, as commissioners to the Nez Perces
WitA sitting Bull, to report the condi-
ton OF Chief Joseph's band. This is
the first step for reuniting the several
bands of the tribe.
| The apprehensions of serious trouble.
with the Indians this summer are NOT
thought 20 be groundless. Warlike
movements are clearly observable IN
| the part of several tribes.
John Morrissey, the well-known New
| York politician and sporting man, died
at Saratoga Wednesday. He had been
| Ill for several months.