Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-03-19

INTERNATIONAL REvIEw.-The March-April
Barnes 4 Co., publishers, Chicago,) opens with
the Confederate "Reminiscences of Alexander
III. Stephens, who here furnishes to the public
many facts Of great interest. He combats the
recently published statements of Gen. Richard
Taylor. In his second ARTICLE Hon. David A.
Wells presents q valuable review OF the Ele-
ments Of National Wealth, including the annu-
al incomes.and savings of the principal nations
of the world. Will 7. Pritchard, F. r. s., "a.
8. L., long resident of Mexico treats the Mexi-
can Question under the title of the Mexico of
the Mexicans," commenting on the policy of
the United States. A fascinating account of
the public and private lives of some famed and
learned women of Bologna is given by Madame
Villari of Italy. wife of Prof. Yillari, who was
minister OF Public Instruction under Victor
Emanuel. This is Madame villari's first ap-
pearance in an American periodical. The all
absorbing topic of the Method of Elscting the
President, past and future, is ably discussed
from the judicial and political stand-points by
Judge Thomas M. Cody of Michigan. and Hon.
Abram 8. Hewitt of New York. Other articles
are by the Rev. DIR. Samuel Osgood on Modern
Love; Gen. de Peyster (of New York; on New
A~A-> e~~~ ASs ~AASsoAJ I'VE IA - SoSONys Os
D., LII. D., OF Harvard College, on the Relation
of Morality to Religion, including the modern
symposium; Baron F. Won Holtzsndorff, the
well-known German jurist, on Imperial Fed
eralism in Germany. Silver in Art is appro-
priately described by E. c. Taylor of New York.
The department of Contemporary Literature
embraces recent important English. German,
French andAmerican books by eminent foreign
and American reviewers. The REVIEW may
be had of all nsysiealers by single. copy or by
the year. e
LECTURES BY MAI. JED HoTCHKIss.-On last
Thursday evening, Maj. Jed Hotchkiss deliv-
cred in the Y. M. G. A. Hall the second lecture
in the series of five on the geology and geogra-
ply of Virginia to large audience, who were
much interested and edited. Among the au-
dience were number of public school teachers,
who were here attending the session of the
Teachers Institute. Helectured upon the SUBJ
jects announced in our last issue, and gave the
formations in order up to the carboniferous pc
Rod in the earth's history.
The third lecture will be delivered next
Thursday night, and will embrace the follow
ing subjects:
l. The Geography of Mesozic Time, or of the
middle age of Virginia, the condition and
changes of the surface the life it sustains. what
1t has left US, or what 1t did towards finishing
the structure of the State, its mountain and
valley making.
2. The Geography of Virginia in Cenozoic
Time, in its old age, the rocks that were made
and where they were put to finish the structure,
the life that lived and the climate it lived in,
the Notwithstanding that was done, the re-
mains of that time and their condition.
8. The Geography of the Quaternary time in
Virginia, the age ofits rejuvenescence, how it
was renewed to become the home of man, what
helped to finish and ornament the structure,
and how they did it.
SALES OF PRoPERTY.-On Saturday week.
E. M. Cushing Son, Auctioneers, sold for M.
F. White, com'r, 45l4 acres Of the Arehart land,
on North River to D. Landes, for SIG per acre,
and 1874 of same tract to ]. T. shue for SIG per
acre.
On Wednesday last, they sold for Nelson &
White, com'rs, the Ker store room, No. 10 N.
Augusta ST.. to ]. E. Graham, for $500, who,
the next day, sold it to X. T. Leftwich: for
Elder & Nelson, com'rs, two small houses and
lots in NELSON Town" to A. L. Nelson, for $225
and $500.
On March 18th, A. H. Fultz and G. M. Coch-
ran, Jr., comrs. sold the "Red Bud" farm, own
ed by NJ. &, Hartman, to John N. Opie at $40 per
acre. This farm has on it one of the finest
slate quarries in the county.
On March 18th, the farm on which F. F. Ster-
rett lives, 81 miles west of Staunton, contain
ing 1871 acres was sold to Miss Rebecca Stsrrett
at $3.50 per acre.
w. e. Craig and w. A. Hudson, com'rs, sold
a % acre tract, under a decree in the cause of
Trout VS. Wilson. four miles east of Staunton