Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-06-25
Personal and General.

The Paris show covers eight miles Of
territory.
Congressman Quinn died at Albany,
N. Y, on Monday, the 18th inst.
On last Tuesday, the 18th inst, the
Academy of Music at Akron, Ohio, was
destroyed by fire.
The schooner Esther sailed from New
York last Wednesday for the arctic re-
glons. In search of the relics of Sir John
Franklin.
Or. Charles Hodge, senior professor
OF theology at Princeton, N. j., died
on last "Wednesday evening, after pro-
longed illness.
The Washington Monument, when
completed, according to the new design,
will be 500 feet high. the highest struc-
ture in the world.
Gen. +. B. Horrigan, a Northern man
and a federal soldier, has been nominal
TED TOR criminal judge by the democrats
OF Memphis, Tenn.
James p. Anderson, night editor of
the Philadelphia North american, who
inquired so prominently in the Potter
investigation, has severed his connec-
ZION with that paper.
At Pittston, Pa, Mepday Of last week,
eignteen persons were poisoned by
drinking the milk of COW whose I'D
ger had been bitten by q snake, Two
will probably die.
The most beautiful hair on record is
at the Paris exhibition. 1t Ia silken
and golden aud rich, and seven feet
long. 1t belonged to a poor Norman
girl, who sold it to a dealer.
On Wednesday last the American
colonization Society sent fINm New
YORK sixty. nina ppiored emigrants for
Liberia. The Society will support the
emigrants for six months after their
arrival.
Lydia Thompson sues for a divorce
rom her husband. We suppose the
gentleman has not been conducting
himself properly. Lydia ia very par
tlcuiar with her Observation-Disclosures
Agpress.
Judge Billings, of New Orleans, has
appointed Gen. Morris Chester, colored,
United States commissioner, upon the
recommendation of Judge Whitaker,
Governor McEnery, Governor Penn,
and other leading democrats of Aouisi-
ana.
The city council of St. Louis have been
| lnqulrlng into the merits of the MOffett
whisky register, and their committee,
after much deliberati0n, takes ground
In favor OF making the papUiaf appetite
TOR liquor aontfihute TO the city's need
for money.
The expectation of cattle and fresh
| nd sc
matter at the North. The World re-
ports that for four weeks ending June
| iIth, the baaf supplies from this country
for British markets exceeded 5000 live
bullocks and 5000 carcasses. This adj
vances prices here-though the Eng
lish have to pay three cents a pound
more than New York,
Hev. Henry Ward Beecher, in his
sermon on Sunday week, read the late
William Cullen Bryant's "Thanatop-
sis" which be said was among the
best specimens of exalted and beautiful
misunderstanding sweetest pagan song
that ever was sung" He then read
one Of Watts's hymns, beginning "Un-
veil thy bosom, faithful tomb" which,
he said was q beautiful Christian chant,
remarking at the same time that "Watts
is far better than Bryant"
A jury at Woodstock, VT, were una-
BILE to agree whether lager beer is an in
toxigating drink. The Standard says
in dlscharging the jury Judge Barrett
remarked severely upon fact that had
tor many years come under his ohserva-
ton, that sonic Jurymnn always decide
a case before hearing it, and regardless
of the evidence or the instructions oil
the court. A jurymen said afterward
that the remark of the court was illus
tfated ip this lager beer case. One o.
his associates said his mind was made
up to verdict of guilty before hearing
the evidence"
The peace festivities were resumed al
Havana, Cuba, on Monday, 18th inst.
TN saturday there was s grand civic
procession, in which ali the Spanish
provinces and their peculiar costumes
ancient and modern were represented
A grand parade of regular and volun.
teer troops took place on Sunday. Gen.
erals Jovellar and Campos were greeted
with cpntlnued acclaniatiops, On Mon.
day the public festivities closed with g
bull fight in the ancient style. Gen
Martinez Canpos assumed the office OF
Governor of the island at noon. Gen
Jovellar embarked Tuesday for Spain
M. Henri Cernuschi's recent ball in
Paris is said to have cost that Republi
can banker $aQ,QQl. His guests showed
their appreciation Of his hospitality by
their magnificent toilets. Tbs Ameri.
can, Mrs J. w. Mackey, for instance
wore dress of caroubier faille, covered
in front with jet embroidery, worke ed
with the beads called "multicolore ,,
and which are to initiate precious stones
The immense train was pink satin. al.
most concealed with old point d'Angle.
tere; her ornaments were of sapphires
and diamonds, but of unparalleled
beauty; the sapphire in the centre Of
the neoklet was literally as large as q
pigeons egg. Her headdress consisted
of red roses and magnificent diamonds
and almost at the top of the left arm she
wore bracelet, in the centre of which
was single diamond the size of the
largest hazel nut.-Neav York Tribune