Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-04-17
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by the caving in of a mine near Iron
Mountain, Michigan.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company have declared a semi-annual
dividend of per cent.
The Knickerbocker ice houses at
Booth Bay, Maine, were destroyed by
fire on last Wednesday. Over 10000
tons of ice were destroyed.
There was a heavy snow storm in
Minneapolis, Mimi, last Tuesday. 1t
was the most severe storm of the winter
and prevailed generally throughout
Minnesota.
John. Gibson, a wealthy California
miner, died at the Palace Hotel, Iowa
City, on last Wednesday, of delirium
tremens. He had been drinking gal
lon of whisky daily for two months.
Grain elevator No. 2, at Canton, Md,
was entirely destroyed by fire, with its
contents, last Wednesday night. Two
banks and number of grain barges
near the elevator were also damaged.
There has been considerable activity
in funding during the past few days.
| About one million dollars of new bonds
have been issued since funding under
the Riddleberger bill was commenced.
The benefit given in New York by
Col. Mapleson's leading artists for the
endowment fund of Washington and
Lee University realized $4,000 net, and
a check for this amount has been for.
warded to the treasurer of the institu-
ton.
On the 10Th of April Of this year just
one hundred years will have elapsed
since George Washington announced to
the Continental army that treaty of
peace had been concluded between
Great Britain and her American colo.
MES.
Peter Cooper left an estate valued at
10000 His requests to various
charitable institutions and to persons
outside his own family amount to about
100000. The remainder of his. estate
is to be divided equally between his two
children, Edward Cooper and Mrs.
Hewitt.
A sample of the nitro glycerine
seized in London last week at the time
of rhe arrest of Norman, Gallagher,
Dalton and Wilson, was exploded last
Wednesday at Woolwich in order to
test its quality. The ground, for dis
lance of several yards from the spot
where the explosion occurred, was torn
up.
The largest order for printing blank
forms ever given to the public printer
is that of the commissioner of internal
revenue tor blanks and labels to carry
into effect the provisions of law relative
to the rebate on tobacco and cigars
This order was so, O0G, 600 labels and
$50, GOO blanks for the use of rnanufac-
turefs and dealers.
In the suit of Lizzie Cannon against
Father Fleming, of Boston, which was
brought to recover S., 600 damages be-
cause the latter, Catholic priest, had
taken away some paper images to which
the child had become attached. causing
alleged serious injury to her health and
mental condition, the jury last Wednes-
day brought in virdict of one cent
damages.
If the States estimate be correct, most
any good woman is worth great deal
more than her weight in gold. 1t says
The woman that is worth ''her weight
in gold" allowing her the respectable
average Of $50 pounds avoirdupois. has
an exact marketable value of S3S, $50,
which in this age Of colossal fortunes is
not much of woman after all, unless
she be woman of Utah, several times
multiplied.
Two ceremonial events, in which all
Virginians must take unusual interest,
will take place this year very close to-
gether. The first the Inauguration of
Valentines recumbent figure of Gen.
r. E. Lee at Lexington On the oath of
June, on which occasion ex-President
Jefferson Davis will make the address
and the second, the unwilling of the
monument the United States Govern
ment is erecting to Jefferson, at Monti
cello, on the 4th of July.
On last Wednesday, at IL O'Clock, the
new Postmaster General, Judge Gresh>
am, took the cath of office before James
Lawrenson, the veteran notary public
of the department, and shortly after
wards was introduced to the members
of the department. Judge Gresham is
the twentieth Postmaster-General to
whom James Lawrenson has admin s.
tered the oath Of office. Judge Gresham
expressed himself as proud of his new
position, and hoped to merit the conf
dence of those over and under him. He
said he had not thought of making any
changes in the department, and would
not until necessity demanded it..
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