Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-11-19
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The Macedonian instruction against
the Porte is spreading. 81

The Macedonian instruction against
the Porte is spreading. 81
The Pittsburg, Pa, glassblowers are
on strike. Every glass house in the
City will be compelled to suspend.
The passenger rate. from Cincinnati to
New York, Saturday, over the Atlantic
and Great Western road was 81 and
over the Pan Handle route SIS. The rates
will probably be raised this week.
An attempt was made on last Sunday
to assassinate King Humbert, as he was
entering, in procession, the City OF Ma
pies. The would. be assassin was arrest
ed, without having inflicted any serious
injury on the King.
The entire election board of the eighth
division of the fourth ward in Philadel-
phia, consisting of four republicans and
five democrats, was arrested, Saturday,
by deputy United States marshal
charged with violation of the election
laws in having registered more votes in
that district than were really cast.
/ Napoleon Campana, the pedestrian,
finished his walk Of 524 miles and 81
feet in al hours and 40 minutes on last
Saturday night at Bridge port Conn.,,
beating o Leary's distance by three
r quarters of mile He is of French de-
scent and went at an early age to New
York from Petersburg, Va.
7 DR.. James D. Gait, health officer al
Norfolk Va, announces that no such
, persons as Benjamin Wooley, stated to
l have died Of yellow fever at Long
: Branch, N. J., and his son, Joseph
j Wooley, said to have died in Norfolk o.
: the same disease, have ever lived in
i Norfolk j. and that there has not been 8
case of yellow fever there this year.
At Mahong City, Pa, on last Saturday
the boiler of parlor car used for the Of
r ficials of the Philadelphia & Reading R
+ R. exploded. Engineer w. F. Brociu'
y was blown to pieces. Jacob Trout, con
Q ductor, had his head blown off. HI
e. leaves wife and seven children. VIM
Ie Weinrich. aged 9; Calvin Lutz, aged II
s. and Geo. Hagenbuch, II, who wer
l. standing near, were also killed. Sever
"a al others were more or less injured. TIL
q parlor-ca car apartment was uninjured.
MOVEMENT IN BEHALF OF TIL
STATE MILITIA.-An interesting meet
l. ing was held in Richmond Last week
2 at which Gen. D. H. Maury explaine
" that the object of the meeting was t
e take such steps as might be necessar.
q to induce Legislative and Congressiona
3 action in placing upon practical foot
,s ing well organized and trained militia
IS The. memorial presented, urging tn
e matter on Congress, sets forth the pres
I. ent condition of the militia of Virgins
,e and the present extent and costs of tn
Of army of the United States; asks tina
lie the army be reduced and that the money
1T &C., thus saved be applied to the arm
% ing and equipping and otherwise i'm
proving Of the militia of Virginia an
,e the other States that the cadets az
l. pointed to West Point from Virginia b
ID exclusively selected from the graduate
l. of the Virginia Military Institute, an
K that the standard of education at IVES
v Point be elevated. in accordance wit
at the demands of the age, &C.
lie 1t was also proposed to ask the Legii
a. lature to re- establish the office Of Adju
in tant. General, &C., and otherwise aids
Id Virginia volunteers.