Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-08-02
Nens Notea.

News Notes.
The commercial treaty between italy
and France is to commence to-day.
The Baron De Fada has!been appoint
ed minister to the. United States from
Italy.
The spirit of modern progress is
spreading in China-they are soon to
have street cars in Hong Hong.
1t is predicted that during the present
year Germany will lose $50. 900 subjects
by emigration.
At the burial of Dean Stanley In West-
minister Abbey, last Monday, Queen
Victoria sent wreath of roses with an
autograph note.
Efforts are still being made to get the
Sprague estate out of litigation. The
sum of 81, 600, 900 will be required to pay
the creditors so cents on the dollar.
Mr.. John G. Burch, secretary Of the
United States Senate, died at his resi-
dence in Washington, on Thursday, 81
organic disease of the throat.
Ex-senator Conkling tells the Wash
ington Republican that he was tender
ed the Chief-Justiceship during Grants
administration, and that he declined it.
It is proposed in New Hampshire to
celebrate the one hundredth annivsrs-
ary Of Daniel Webster's birth. which
falls on the 18th of January next,
The hotel of the New York and Brigh-
ton Beach Railroad Company at Coney
Island, was. destroyed by fire on last
Wednesday. Loss $35, 900.
Kwong XII Chin, the Chinese commits
sioner, does not credit the telegram from
Cheyenne that the Chinese students re-
called from this country are to be sent
to Europe.
Hon. Warner Miller. Senator. elect
from New York, has notified Governor
Cornell of his resignation as Represen-
tative in Congress from the twenty-sec.
ond district of that State.
The amended articles of incorporation
of the Oriental, Interoceanic and Inter-
national Railroad, known as General
Grants Railroad, were on last Wednes-
day, approved by Gov. Cornell and fled
by the secretary Of State. Capital $685.
0OO, 900.
The Nashville American informs the
public that the records of large lists Of
prisoners in the Tennessee State prison
have been lost, and no one can tell the
length of the term for which they were
sentenced.
Governor Crittenden offers a reward
of $50, 900 for the arrest of the men who
robbed the Rock Island train, $40 900 of
the sum for the capture of the James
boys, who are supposed to have been the
leaders Of the robbing party, and SC, 900
each for the other five men.
Bright Eyes, the daughter of Ponca
chief, and who spoke in New York two
years ago on the wrongs of her people,
has been married to T. II. Tibbals, of
Omaha, who took up and fought through
the courts the cause of the Poncas, who
had been arrested for leaving their res
ervation.
1t is said by Mr.. John A. Blake, q
liberal and home rule member of the
British Parliament, that owing to the
agricultural competition in the United
States and Canada, the value and rental
value of lands in Great Britain and Ire-
land will be reduced by one third with
in the next five years.
The brass cannon which was captured
at Yorktown by Lafayette, and which
nearly cost the gallant Marquis his life.
is preserved at the Waterxsiet arsenal.
When Lafayette visited the arsenal.
fifty-seven years ago. be was 80 glad to
see the gun that he enthusiastically EN-.
braced it.
James w. Simonton, who has pccu.
pied the position Of general s~ant Of the
New York Associated Pr,.ss for the psst
fourteen years, has 'sndered his resigna-
con. Io a .4 Ames G. Hueston, at pre-
a0As 4e" ION agent of the association
vas ppointed TO succeed him, Desire
attend to his private business was thu
main cause for Mr.. Simonton severine
his connection.
A large mass meeting of the tax-pay-
ers of Danville has adopted resolution
favoring the purchase by the city gov
eminent of the water power of Dan riv.
or. It is proposed to improve the pro-
perty so as to secure at least 900 horse
power, and to lease 1t in parcels on lib.
eral terms, with view of making Dan.
vile manufacturing city.
The Mahoneites say they are in favor
of universal free education as the "best
means of promoting virtue and intelli-
gence," and yet they would seriously
cripple the free schools by depriving
them of the poll-tax, every dollar OF
which goes to their support; and the
highest virtue" they want promoted
is the reputation of honest debts.
Stock gamblers have lost no time since
the shooting of the President in using
the various fluctuations in his case to
suit their speculative purposes, and very
many sensational and false reports tele4
graphed have been inspired by them
Wild stories sent work we'll for the GAM
blers in Wall street, and no little indig-
nation has been expressed at the White
House for this most rasealIy practice.