Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-06-04
Personal and General.

The Duchess of Argyle is dead. She
was the mother Of the Marquis of Lorne.
Nine officers of the Russian steam
ship Cimbria have arrived in New York.
There has been another revolution in
the Argentine Republic, South America.
President Hayes attended the celebra.
ton of Memorial Day at Gettysburg.
John P. Worsham, the well-known
sportsman of Richmond, died on Sum
day afternoon, the 18th of May.
Among the American Photographic
artists represented at the Paris exhibit
ton is d. Bendann, of Baltimore.
The Galveston (Texas) Spectator, a
Democratic newspaper. is edited by a
negro who used to be slave.
The bill allowing women to practice
in the United States Courts has been
defeated in the Senate by vote OF &c to
26.
Ten thousand young fish were placed
in the Tygert's Valley river, last week,
by the West Virginia fish commission
ers.
Miss Annie Alexander Gross, of Pc
tersburg, w. Va, died on Tuesday from
dose of poison, taken, it is supposed,
by mistake.
A brother of Mark Twain is q prac-
tieing lawyer in Iowa. He says that
the majority of the stories in Marks
books are founded on facts.
Among the naval officers sent forth
this year from Annapolis are Roy G..
Smith, cadet midshipman, and r. G..
Griffin, cadet engineer, from Virginia.
The earl of Lonsdale, the greatest
"catch" of the day (fl2O, 900 a YEAR,. has
been caught by Lady Gladys Herbert,
daughter of the late Lord Sidney Her.
bert.
Locklear, the last Of the Infamous
North Carolina Swamp Angels" has
been at last captured. He is said to be
guilty of almost innumerable murders
and robberies.
The case of Rev. Baird is remanded
to the Presbytery Of East Hanover to
institute proceedings and conduct new
case according to the order of the Synod
of Virginia.
John G. Fremont, Jr., an ensign In
the United States army, and son of Gen.
John c. Fremont, and Miss Anderson,
Of Washington, were the parties to a
runaway marriage which took place in
New York on Tuesday last.
The Court of Appeals of Mississippi
has rendered, on a re hearing, final
judgment in favor of Mr.. Jefferson Da-
Wis, restoring to him in full title and
interest his fine plantation of Briers-
field, Warren county, Mississippi.
The late Professor Henry was In early
life matchmaker, and ever afterwards
he was able to make the most delicate
instruments with which to experiment.
This was an advantage to him, for he
was not compelled to rely upon me-
chanics for his machines.
Mr.. Edward Appleton, G. E., has
contributed to the Boston Society of
Civil Engineers paper embed ying
some curious calculations as to the num-
Der of horses that would be required to
do the work now performed by the To-
comotives employed on the railways of
Massachusetts. After making the most
careful computations he concludes that
it would require 500, 900 horses to do
work upon the common highways of
the State equivalent to that which has
been done the past year upon the rail-
roads Of the State.
The marriage of 1t. r. l. Hoxie IN
Miss Winnie Ream, the sculptures. took
place last Tuesday evening ut the As
cension church, in Washington. The
ceremony was performed by gishop
Pinckney. The attendance was ycrty
large, and many persons were unable to
gain admittance. A feature of the event
was the singing Of marriage hymn
composed by Gen. Albert Pike for the
occasion. The bride was given away
by Gen. Sherman. who, like other army
officers present, including the groom.
was in full uniform, The altar and
walls OF the CHURCH were prOfusely dec.
GRATED with flowers.
The event of the day at the BRIGHT.
wood RACES, Washington, d. e., was the
contest between Mr.. William Crawford.
the pedestrian, and a trotting horse-the
pedestrian walking quarter while the
horse trotted half mile. Joe Bradley.
q well known trotting horse, was first
selected to compete against Crawford.
fha pedestrian was beaten, but made
bis quarter OF nlile in the remarkable
time of l.2l4. Owing to the unfair start
The heat was declared off, and Crawford
was given another chance, the marc
Lady Morrow being pitted against him.
The start was very fair, and the contest
in victory for Crawford. who
made his quarter in 1.24, and ten feet
ahead Of his equine competitor.