Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-07-16
Personal and General.

PERSONAL ana General.
Hon. Tom Murphy has made an as
signment to his creditors.
John Jones, late treasurer of Atlanta,
Georgia, is defaulter to the amount of
100000.
Six hundred Mormons arrived at New
York, Wednesday by the steamship
Nevada.
The United States pays annually to
other countries 500, 900, 900 for sugar and
molasses.
There's land that is hotter than this,
and some people can see itafar. This Is
warm enough for us, however.
The Presidents private secretary, Mr..
Rogers, is dangerously ill with con-
sumption, and it is feared that he will
not long survive.
The London World says there is ru-
NOR that the Princess of Wales's young
est sister, Thyra, is to marry the Prince
Imperial.
The Emperor of Brazil is going to Paris
for the exhibition, and has engaged for
July the rooms in the Grand Hotel now
occupied by the Shah.
The first days heat in the Henley re-
gatta gave victories to the Showaecamet-
tes, of Michigan, and the Columbia crew,
of New York.
The British Government took formal
possession of the Isle of Cyprus on the
18th inst. England is to pay the Porte
$760.000 yearly for the Island.
A convention of the young Mems
Christian Association, to be composed
of delegates from the whole world, will
meet IN Switzerland next month.
1t is said that Mexico is rife for anoth-
er revolution, Gen. Nigrette has resign
ed his commission and is looked upon
as the coming revolutionary chieftaiD.
Mr.. Wintero has sold the race mare
Mollie Mccarthy to Budd Doble. Price
unknown, One of her fore-legs is much
swollen and it is feared she will never
be able to run again.
The removal of the President and his
family to Soldiers Home was completed
Wednesday. The President will come
in to the White House every morning
to attend to his executive duties.
1t is now stated that Secretary Sher-
mans two witnesses, the Jenkses, are
to be provided with offices in Washing
ton, as they will be indicted for alleged
perjury If they go back to New Orleans,
The first use the Bulgarians made CT
their religious freedom was to commence
the persecution of the Jews, who had al
ways been protected by the Moslem au-
thorities, as were also the Professionals.
The great four mile race on the 4th
inst, at Louisville between Ten Brock
and the Kentucky mare MOllie McCar-
thy, resulted in MolIie being distanced
on the first heat Ten Broeck's time
was S:19$.
It is now reported that the Austrian
police have discovered circumstances
leading to the belief that DR.. Nobeling's
; attempt on the Emperor's life was con.
nected with the intrigues of Russian
socialists.
There was much excitement in Mon
treal on the 18th inst, over the pr0pos
ed parade of the Oangemen. They had
assembled in large numbers, but were
finally prevailed upon by the Mayor tc
forego the parade.
, A colOred man named Granville Ra-
ker, was killed by train last Monday
night, on the A. & 4. railroad, neal
Free Stone Point. He lived in Prince
William county, and. il is thought be
was trying to steal a ride to Washing
ton.
, Since 1870 the average annual increase
of membership in the Baptist Church o.
Great Britain and Ireland has been foul
thousand five hundred and twenty per
sons. The total membership is now two
hundred and sixty-nine thousand eigh
hundred and thirty six persons.
A delicate mechanical feat was recent
~ accomplished by matchmaker o.
Providence, Rhode Island, who drilled
a hole throughout the entire length or {
common pin, from head to point, JUS
large enough to admit the passage of ;
fine hair
BENZ. Noyes, president of the Nationa
Capitol Insurance Company of Wash
ington, has been found guilty of con-
, spiracy TO aefFau.i policy holders. anc
sentenced to Is months hard labor in tht
State prison and stand committed unit
the costs are paid The costs are abou
81, 800.
The French Government has seizeC
certain property of the ex Empress al
security for the restitution of coHsidera
bic sums the Ronapartes are said 10 owe
France. A committee of investigation
has reported that Napoleon owes the
nation his allowance for September
1870, which he drew in advance; also
that the regular civil list was habitually
exceeded by 30,00o,00O francs; finally
that he aiienated large extent of crown
lands.
Miss Moncrieffe, sister Of the beautiful
Counties of Dudley" was married 6
couple of waeks since. After luncheon
several hundreds of the people, tenanary
and friends, assembled in front of Sil
Thomas Monerieife's house. Mrs. Muir.
ray, the bride, took the unusual course
of addressing the rather large company,
adding finally. ~ wish to say good by
to you all us Miss Moncrieffe." The
bride was dressed in her travelling dress
, of sapphire blue velvet.
We saw Alexander Stephens on the
cars the other day. We thought it was
somebody's overcoat thrown in the only
unoccupisd seat in the coach, and, pick.
ing it up, we started to throw it across
the back of the seat, when it began to
kick and swear. We dropped it, and as
it hit the floor, voice said: "I'm AL
exander Stephens, SIR" He is as thin
as June shad, weighs about thirty, and
sitting sideways it will take six such as
he is to fill car seat.-COncord N. CT
Sun.
Mr.. McCabe, Commemorative at.
torney of Arkansas. who ran off with
his sister-in-law the other day, wrote
the following letter to his wife: "Good
bye. [ am mean scoundrel. Eliza
Jane, my sister-in law, is just like me.
We are birds Of feather and have run
off together. Put my memory where it
will rot. 1t will rot anyhow aud any
where. Eliza Jane and 1 feel awfully
mean. We went in the night. We wish
we hadn't. I'm worse than the thief
You may go to old Satan for all 1 care
for you. Meet me when you get there,
for that's where Eliza Jane and am go