Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-03-01
Runaway Teams.


BUGGY SMASHED. HORSE KILLED.
There was considerable excitement on our
streets last Wednesday morning, caused by the
running away of two teams. The first the
splendid four-horse team of Mr.. a. D. Tribbett,
of Folly Mills, which was standing near the G.
o. Depot about IL O'Clock, and becoming
frightened, either at the firing of a pistol by
MIR. McElwee, who was shooting at rats, or by
the passing of an engine, ran off up Augusta
street, which at the time crowded with
vehicles of all kinds. Strange to say they pnr-
sued their IN ad career up the street without
colliding with any vehicle until when just OPP
posite the Augusta National Bank they ran in
to the buggy of Col. John Lewis Pc yton, which
was standing in front of Harper & Or awfords,
smashing one of the wheels. AT this point they
were stopped by Mr.. Plunkett, who struck the
leaders across the head with plank and by
his brave action checked them long enough for
other parties to run in and get them under
control, otherwise much greater damage might
have been done. Col. Peyton was in his bug
gy but fortunately succeeded in getting out
just before the collision took place. One of Mr..
Tribbett's horses was badly cut in the left hind
leg and will be famed for some time.
Mr.. McElwee was summoned before a magis-
trate and fined $40 for violating city ordinance
against firing pistol or gun within the cor
poration limits.
About an hour after the above occurrence, the
two-horse team of Mr.. Samuel Beard, of Mint
Spring, which was standing in front of Nc
Knights sash factory ear the Arch bridge on
the c. & o. Railway, took fright at passing
engine and ran off. They ran up Church street
to Main and then down Main. Just in front of
Mat Filters tobacco store they ran into the rear
1fT
that too started alta wild pace down Main St.
Mr.. Murray's team kept the Main street until
just as they were ascending Gospel. Hill they
were stopped by Mr. NJ. Erskine Miller. In
running into the wagon of Mr.. Murray, a fine
black horse in the team of Mr.. Beard broke his
left fore-leg just below the pastern joint, but
the team was not stopped until they had turn
ed down New Street.
The horse was found to be so badly injured
that his owner gave him away, and he was
taken off the streets and knocked in the head
Mr.. Beard, we are informed, paid Mr.. Murray
for the damage done to his wagon.
SINGULAR MISTAKES OF THE TYPES.-The
genius of mischief seemed to have controlled
the types in the last issue of this journal, and
caused some serious as well as udicrous mis-
taxes, among which the following are the most
striking:-
Jane Eyre was printed instead of Lady Isa-
bel, Zeuonian instead of Zenobian, and, by
line being attached to the wrong article per-
sons were advised to secure seats at once at
Ol1Vlers bookstore to the place where good
negroes co. instead of in the Opera House to
hear Harry Shannon, the boy orator. Sucn
tricks Of the types are Notifying to publishers,
but they will sometimes occur to test their
temper and try their patience. 1t is probably
well for Job that he was not the publisher of a
newspaper. He seemed to appreciate the trials
of an author and publisher when he pray led
that his enemy would write q book. If he had
lived in an age when newspapers were pub
lished, his prayer would. probably, have been !:
80 that mine enemy would publish a news
paper"
1t is not so wonderful that typographical err
rors occur, as that they do not occur more fire.
quently than they do. This is well under
stood by all sensible and well-informed read
ers that it is but seldom deem it n Necessary
to correct them, or to explain how they oc-
cur.
The printer yesterday made US say
Ihe present bull in politics may be the Dull
that comes before a storm -
This is not the first "bull'' nor the worst that
a type-setter has made. That printer may have
been a broker, and If he does not make as break
the commandments, we shall be content
Ly1lch6urg AdUdnce, FEB. 25th.
That was even worse than the mistakes of
the types in this paper last week. If our COM
positors should make q mistake similar to the
above, we would be tempted, like the Pope, to
issue bull of communication