Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-01-29

is WOTkluS 50 successfully III FlrSlDld
is now before the Legislatures of four
Southern States. Mississippi, South
Carolina, Tennessee and Louisiana for
adoption. .4,......
A gang Of burglars were detected rob-
bling housein Cincinnati about 5 A. M,
Thursday, by man going to market.
A private Waterman and policeman
named Kunkel went for them, followed
by several other policemen, and were
attacked by the burglars, who opened
fire with navy revolvers. The police
retreated. Kunkel was shetland killed.
The burglars escaped.
List Of Virginia Congressman Now Liv-
ing.
The following is a list of Virginians
who have served in the Congress of the
United States, and are now in the land
of the living. We do not known alb
solutely that the list is complete, but
it embraces every name we can at this
moment positively call to mind. We
regret we cannot give the date and
number of sessions each of these mem
bers served, but the list, as it is, will be
of interest to the general reader The
first name which heads the list, Mark
Alexander of Mecklenburg, we have no
doubt is the oldest member of Congress
now living in the United States tai.
Mark Alexander, VIM. Smith, ego
Thos. s Bocock, A. H. H Stuart.
Geo. w. Booker, John Letcher, @fe
Alex. r. Boteier, VIM. Terry,
Rees T. Bowen, 81 Chris Y. Thomas,
f. Nj. Braxton, j. Ran. Tucker,
Sherrard Clemens, Thos. Whitehead,
Geo. G. Cabell, r. E. Withers,
John Critcher, J. Amber Smith,
D. G. DeJarnette, James B. Sener,
r. II. w. Duke, james A. Seldom,
II. A. Edmundson, Roger A. Pryor,
Chas. J. Faulkner, Fayett McMulen,
James Garland, Lewis Mckenzie,
John Goode, ]. F. Lewis,
E. w. HUBBARD, Shelton F. Leake,
John It. Harris, J. w. Johnston,
R. M. II. Hunter, Eppa Hunton,
The folio wing additional named del
egates now living have served in, Con-
gress from this State, but are not native
Virginians, viz: .4...-u
G. G. Walker, Charles H. Porter,
J. H. Platt, Jr., w. H. H. Stowell,
OF the above names the following have
been United States Senators
r M. Il. Hunter, j. w. Johnston,
J. f. Lewis, r. E. Withers.
And the three following have been
Governors of the Commonwealth of
Virginia:
William Smith, John Letcher,'
Gilbert @. Walker
OF the list, composed Of thifty-nin e
living members, Judge James Garland,
of Lynchburg, is next to Mr.. Alexan-
der in age, being in his SSH year, and
still retaining much of the vigor of an ex
traordinary intellect and performing
the active duties of a city iudge.-Pe-
tersbs1rg Post. o-s ~ -ri9-t !.
The Goodson Gazette calls attention
to the fact that the Post has omitted
the names of Mines, Douglass, Pride
demore, and Jorgenson.
PASSAGE OF. STANLEY MATTHEWS
BILL.-In the United States Senate
Friday, after the morning hour, the
resolution of Mr.. Matthews declaring
the right of the government to pay the
principal and interest of its bonds in
silver was called up, and after number
of amendments had been voted down by
decided majorities the resolution was
passed by vote of 43 yeas to % nays
Senators Hill. of Georgia, and Lamar,
of Miss, voted in the negative. -
WOMAN ARRESTED AS A COUNTER
FEITER.-On Saturday week about 10
o'clock, p. M, at a school house miles
below Charleston, east side of Kanawha,
Detective Lou Morgan, Of Cincinnati,
with Sergeant Donnella and VIM. C.
Fagg captured Mrs. Mary A. Gordon,
alias Mary Moore, upon warrant charg-
ing her with making counterfeit money,
for which she was indicted by the U. 8.
Grand Jury at Cincinnati about Is
month ago. Hs
ANOTHER ELECTION OF BISHOP OF
w. VA.-Rev. Mr.. Eggleston, who was
elected Bishop of w. Va, having de-
clined, Council of the Clergy and Lay
Representatives of the Episcopal Diocese
of w. Va. will be held at Charlestown.
Jefferson county, on the 9th of Febru
airy, to elect Bishop, and to transact
any other business that may be brought
before it.
DEATH OF A GYpSEY QUEEN.-Mrs.
Matilda Stanley, whom the papers style
the Queen of the Gypsies. her authority
being recognized by all the tribes in the
United States and Canada, died in Vicks-
burg, Miss, q few days ago Her re-
laaips have been taken to Dayton, Ohio,
where her efasaily' owns much real es-
tate.
MONEY SAFE RoBBED.-Sunday night
of last week the Chesapeake e. OHIO
Railroad Depot at Barboursville was
hurgl 'riously entered, and the agents
Safs broken open and robbed of its con-
tents copc:ctsrp of q hout chm -, ,,,ooo,x