Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-07-09
Personal and General.

The Baltimore police have slain 5000
logs.
The Duchess of Argyll left 100000 for
the relief of the poor of London.
A Catholic church will be erected in
Leesburg, Va, during the present sum-
mer.
Hon. Samuel J. Tilden sailed for Eu-
rope on the 3rd instant on the steamship
Russia.
The ministry of Greece have resigned,
but the King has refused to accept their
resignation.
ALI the persons arrested in connection
with Nobeling's attempt to kill the I'm.
peror William have been discharged
from custody.
Rev. r. A. Gibson, of Richmond, Va,
has accepted call to the rectorship of
the Episcopal church at Parkersburg,
w. Va.
A reigning beauty in London, accord
ing to Truth, told a poet who had pre-
sented her with sonnet that the verses
were very kind, but not warm enough"
Attempt was made to burn the gas
works at Portsmouth, Friday night
week, and severe blow was inflicted in
the dark on Mr.. John Gray, the new
superintendent.
Mrs. Emma E. Hall, daughter of
Judge Alexander Rives, OF Virginia, was
married at Cornwall, Canada, to Rev.
John Wilson, Methodist minister of
Montreal.
It was an American belle just back
from Europe, who said of Switzerland,
"Pretty place, but it struck me there
were too many lakes and too few young
men,
The fact has leaked out to the irrepar-
able damage of Buchanan, Botctourt
county, Va, that Jim Anderson, the
premium witness before the. Potter Com
mittee, is native of that town.
Mr.. Archibald Forbes, the war cores
pondentof the London Daily NeaOs, will
lecture on "The Emperors have metz
during his visit to this country.
| 1t is said that the greatest living
American was such an ignorant body
as to believe that the principal bcule-
ward of Paris was called after him, the
"C]taDlps Ulysses. " Wash. Post.
In 1857 the first metallic coinage was
made by the United States. 1t consist
ed of cents, contract for their produce
ton having been made with James Jar
Wis, of New Haven, Connecticut.-N. Y.
1Mer. Journal
On the End inst, the AncAor-L line
steamer Capital City was destroyed by
fire whilst lying at the Elevator at Mem
phis Tenn. The fire was communicat.
ed to the elevator, which was totally de.
stFeysd with large amount of valuable
merchandise. The loss will reach $780,
900.
Frederick Hasse graduated at the head
of his class in German university in
1870. He was heir to $4,000, and his
prospect of a successful career could
hardly have been brighter. A few days
ago he died In st. Louis, where he had
for year been a porter in a medical eol'
lege. An appetite for opium killed him.
Baltimore will elect q Mayor on the
18th instant to fill the vacancy occasion.
ed by the death of Mayor Kane. The
Latrobe, Mr.. Keilholtz, the acting May.
or, and Gen. r. III. Carr On the 3rd
inst, ex-Mayor Latrobe received the
nomination of the Democrats.
Georgs L, Berry, clerk in the branch
post office at GeofgstoWn, has been ar
rested for tampering with the u.ails.-
The offence which he has confessed was
opening private correspondence, not te
obtain what money there might be ir
the letters but to secure the information
contained therein Washington Star.
I Sidi Mohammed, the Sultan OF No
rocco is dead. He had reigned nineteen
years. He was man of considerable
eultere and of amiable qualities. His
charity was conspicuous, and he ruleG
his people with justice and moderation
He was reported to be possessed of IN
mense wealth in gold coins and jewels
and marvellous stories are told of the
treasures which were heaped up in The
strong Faom Of his palace. He is succeed
ed by his sou, aged about twenty one
years.
Harley Brown has confessed to having
placed tue cross tie on the track of the
railroad at Claymont, Delaware by
which the train was wrecked and foul
men killed CIR Saturday the 10Th Of
June. Brown was formerly employed
on the road, but was discharged. sHt
claims that he did not intend to wreck
the train, but after building the obstruc
lion il was his intention to signal ant
stop whatever train might come along
and SO obtain a situation, on the road fol
himself, for what would aprear to be
great service. He says that he did Io
know the express was coming, and cal.
culated only on stopping an accommoda
ton train which followed.