Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1879-07-15
News Of the Day.

NCWS VI tuC O0Js
The snow has not all gene from the
Adirondack yet.
The annual grand review of the
French troops was held on Sunday.
Severe storms, during the past week,
have destroyed much property in the
Northwest.
The celebration of the battle of the
Boyne by the Orangemen in New York
and Canada on last Saturday passed of
quietly.
The Cincinnati council have appro.
priated $4,000 to put the city immedi-
ately in the best possible sanitary con-
dition.
The Duke of Argyll was waited upon
in Boston on Saturday by a deputation
of the Scots Charitable Society and was
presented with an address of welcome.
The house of Samuel Wood, late of
New York, in Chesterfield county, Va,
was destroyed by an accidental fire
Saturday, together with $4,000 in mon
ey.
A heavy rain and thunder storm al
Charleston, s. c., Sunday night, lower
ed the temperature over 20 degrees.
Ten white men and five negroes died
from sunstroke in Charleston Saturday,
1t is stated that Miss Agnes Herndon,
who has made considerable reputation
as a dramatic reader, has effected an
engagement with one of the leading
New York theatres for the next sea.
son.
Capt. John S. McCulloch, elder broth.
er of the late Gen. Ben. McCulloch, died
on the 25th of June, in Ellis Texas, Of
lockjaw, in the 10th year of his age
His death leaves alone Gen. Henry E.
Met ulloch, the last of five brothers,
who from their Tennessee home con
tributed to the Independence and re-
nown of Texas.
The first annual regatta of the Vir'
ginia. amateur oarsmen will take.plact
in the Rappahanneck river at Freder
lcksburg, Va, this afternoon, all the
clubs of Virginia will participate. Th'
Potomac in Washington and the Hi
rondelles of Baltimore have been in
vited to take part. The citizens of Fred
ericksburg will spresent costly silvel
cup to the victors.
The funeral of the late Prince Louis
Napoleon took place last Saturday.. a
Chisilhurst. The ceremonies were very
imposing. The Prince of Wales, thu
Duke of Edinburgh, the Duke of Con
naught, and the Crown Prince of Swe-
dun acted as pall-bearers. Among thu
royal personages who were present wer'
the Princess Beatrice, the Princess o
Wales, Prince Christian and Prince Ed
ward of SAKE Weimar. The Russian
German and Danish ambassadors t.
England also attended.
A drove of Texas steers got unmanage
able in New York Saturday in the vicin
ity of Central Park, and some of then
went careering through the strests. Sew
eral people were tossed on their horns
but none seriously hurt, and humble
of horses were gored. A few of the run
Always were killed by hepolice, and tn
remainder corralled in yard.
The United States District Court o
Utah having appointed receiver fer tn
estate of the late Brigham Young on tn
application of one Of the heirs, VIII
claimed that the executors were impro
perly disposing of the property, the ex
ecutors have been arrested for contemp
for refusing to comply with the order Q
the court.
| How TO SwIM.-The editor of tn
London Truth, after observing that pro
baby not one in twenty of the person
who indulge in boating on holiday cal
swim, proceeds to tell his readers hoy
to acquire this accomplishment. "Noth
ing" he says, sis more easy. Whel
the air is out of a body its owner sinks
when the air is in the body its owne
floats. Let any one slowly draw in hi
breath as he draws back his legs an
pushes forward his arms, retain it Will
he is preparing for the stroke which
to propel him, and slowly allow 1t to g
through his lips as his arms are passe
back from before his head to his side
and his legs are stretched out. The &C
ton of the stroke should not be quit
horizontal. but shoold be made on
slight incline downward. The real rea
son why people take weeks to learn no,
to swim is because swimming professor
either do not know or do not choose t
teach the philosophy of breathing so a
to render the body buoyant. l woul'
engage to make any one toleFabl
swimmer in an hour unless he be con
genital idiot"
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