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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-11-05

Work OF THE FIRE FIEND-Informa
ton has reached us to the effect that on
Sunday night last the dwelling house of a
Mr. Bostick, in the Cove neighborhood,
Sweet Springs District, was totally destroy
ed by fire. The timber on the mountains
adjoining had been burning for several
days, but no particular alarm was excited.
The first intimation Mr.. Bostick had of the
danger was when awakened in the middle
of the night by the roar of the flames. He
found that his house had already caught
fire and was burning, while the forest sur
rounding Was in a great blaze. Nothing
of his household property was saved an6
he and his family barely escaped with theil
lives. Forest fires have been raging in the
county for several weeks, destroying i'm
mense quantities of timber and good dea
OF fencing. In some cases corn fields have
been attacked by the flames and either de
stroyed or seriously damaged. -Monro
County Watchmdn.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-11-05

A PANTHER KILLS GIRL.-A dispatch
from Huttonsville, W. Va, says: "Asbury
Atwater borrowed buggy last Sunday that
he might visit sister in Braxton county.
Early in the same day daughter of Mrs.
Adams left home to visit with friends sew
eral miles distant. Tuesday night a
stranger returned the horse, which he had
found wandering about in the woods. The
buggy, broken to pieces, was found in the
road on Monday, about 90 miles from this
place. A search discovered the dead body
OF Miss Adams in the bushes, few rods
away. 1t has since been discovered that it
was the intention of Atwater and Miss
Adams to elope, and that they met after
leaving house. Atwater is missing. 1t is
not believed to be a murder, but it is
thought that they were attacked by num-
Der of panthers, which have of late infested
the woods"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-11-05

A RAILWAY TO LIVERPOOL Major w.
H. Kent is the protector of the "American
Asiatic Railway via Behring Straits
From his account the following points are
taken: ''The line starts from the pro-
posed western terminus of the Canadian
Pacific at Fort Simpson, in latitude $40,
near the southern boundary of Alaska, for
which climate as mild as that Of New
Jersey is claimed, together with great nat
ural wealth. The straits, thirty-six miles
wide, are to be crossed by transfer boats,
temporarily, ultimately by a tunnel. At
Vladiovski, an important point near the
AMOR, it will connect with the Russian
system CT Siberian railways, now being
pushed through. Thus an all-rail route
from Boston to Liverpool will be formed,
which will be formed, which will doubtless
soon drive the Guion's and Cunarder's to
the wall
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-11-05
ANOvel Wedding.

A novel and fashionable wedding is to
take place a week from Tuesday at Fan
Rockaway, L. l., the bride being Miss EN-
ily Stevens, and the groom Mr.. Ladenburg,
both of New York. The bride is young
and beautiful, and very wealthy, and the
groom is handsome, rich, and well known
as sportsman. both moving in the best
social circles. The wedding is to take
Mace at noon in Mr.. Stevens's house, which
is beautifully situated near the water, with
a spacious lawn about it. The rooms will
all be thrown open and lavishly decked
with cut flowers, vivid crimson, yellow and
golden autumn leaves, and stately palms
and ferns. At 2 o'clock the members OF
Meadow Brook and the Rockaway Hunts,
including the groom, will assemble on the
front lawn in their pink coats, mounted on
handsome cobs, and, following the hounds
at the sound Of the bugle, they will dash
off on an exciting hunt for the willy fox. His
brush will be presented to the happy bride,
and after the return the Bride and groom
will depart on their wedding tour amid a
shower Of gauntlets, jaunty velvet hunting
caps and riding boot or two The hunts
men, numbering about hundred or more,
will attend the wedding in their pink coats
and spufred boots, and carry their velvet
caps in their hands, adding brilliant and
picturesque bit of color to the whole scene.
The bride, who is an excellent equestrienne,
will wear train robe of heavy white satin,
plisse about the edge being made into
horseshoes. The front is trimmed with
ruff1es of old point duchesse lace, and the
veil will be held by lilies of the valley,
stephenotis and two diamond pins in the
form of horse-shoes. She will wear pearl
and diamond bracelets representing two
intertwined whips, and carry large cluster
of Nephetos roses, maiden-hair ferns and
hunting horns, small white flowers with a
hyacinth perfume. About five hundred
guests will be present, most of them from
New York.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-11-05
AppOmattOX.

AppOmattOX.
Two precincts give Cleveland 292, Blaine
272. Tucker 300, Yost 273.
Norfolk County.
With two precincts to hear from gives
Cleveland 1853, Blaine 3S19-Republicar
gain over Massey's vote 922.
Richmond.
No disturbances of consequence here to-
day, though number of negroes were ar
rested, attempting to vote illegally. Re-
turns are coming slowly. So far Is country
precincts heard from show net Democratic
gain of 712 on Massey-Wise vote when
Wise carried the State by less than 5000.
On that basis, the Republicans make slight
gains in Fredericksburg and Portsmouth.
Bedford will give Cleveland and Daniel,
Democrat for Congress, 1900 majority,
which will be Democratic gain of $50 on
the Massey Wise vote. The majority for
the Democratic ticket in this city will be
about 1850, Democratic loss of 665.
Later.-The returns from the State as far
as heard from show Republican gain of
nearly 1900 in the State over the Massey
Wise vote.
Oroxton, Democrat for Congress, is prob
ably elected in the First dist; Libby, Rep.
in the Second; Wise, DEM, in the Third.
The Result.
We have not deemed it necessary to give
in detail the kilograms received from the
States that will determine the result. From
those received, it would seem that the States
of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut,
Indiana, and Massachusetts are doubtful.
The returns show that Virginia is also
doubtful.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-11-05
An Approaching Star.

One Of the most beautiful of all stars in
the heavens is Arcturus, in the constella.
ton Bootes. In January last the Astrono.
mer Royal communicated to the Royal As
Economical Society tabulated statement OF
the results of the observations made at
Greenwich during 1888 in applying the
method of DR.. Higgins for measuring the
approach and recession of the so called fix
ed stars in direct line. Nearly 200 of these
observations are thus recorded, twenty .one
of which are devoted to Arcturus, and
were made from March 80 to August "a.
The result shows that this brilliant scintil-
lating star is moving rapidly towards us
with velocity of more than fifty miles per
second (the mean of the twenty-one obser-
vations is 80. 10y. This amounts to about g..
900 miles per minute, 1870, 900 per hour, A, 800.
600 miles per day. Will this approach con-
tinue, or will the star presently become sta
tionary and then recede? If the motion is
orbital, or, if it be moving round some GEN.
trail orb, the latter will occur. There is.
however, nothing in the rates observed to
indicate any such orbital motion and as the
observations extended over five months this
has some weight. Still it may be travelI-
ing in mighty orbit of many years. dura-
ton, the pending of which may in time be
indicated by retardation of the rate of
approach, then by no perceptible movement
either towards or away from us, and this
followed by a recession equal to its previ-
GUS approach. If ON the other hand, the
4,500, 900 miles per day continue, the star
must become visible brighter to posterity,
in spite of the enormous magnitude of cos
mical distances. Our 81 ton guns drive
forth their projectiles with maximum vo-
locity of 1, 400 feet per second. Arcturus
is approaching us with a speed that is 200
times greater than this. 1t thus moves
over distance equal to that betw zen the
earth and the sun in twenty-one days. Our
present. distance from Arcturus is estimated
at 1, 622, 900 times this Therefore if the
star continues to approach us at the same
rate as measured last year, it will have
completed the whole of it's journey to-
wards us in $4,000 years.-G entiemen's
Magazine.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-11-05
A Welcome to Mrs. Chaplin.
WHAT THE LADIES' CONFEDERATE MEMO
RIAL ASSOCIATION DID.

In compliment to Mrs. Chaplin, of South
Carolina, as well-known and influential
Southern lady, the officers of the Ladies'
Confederate Memorial Association attend
ed her lecture last night at the Y. NJ G. A.
Hall, which was crowded. A handsome
basket of roses of all varieties, to which
was appended the badge of the society,
was presented by a little blue-eyed girl
with a brief address, whichwas as follows:
"The, Ladies Confederate Memorial and
Beneficial Association of Maryland greet
Mrs. Chaplin with flowers, emblems of her
own sunny cline. May they be a glad
prophecy of blossoms that shall brighten
her path as she journeys on her mission,
and may she be a successful cleaner in
Southern fields until by-and-by she shall
win golden sheaves-a rich reward-when
the Great Captain shall call halt and the
armies shall rest across the river.''
Mrs. Chaplin was one of the founders of
the Young Mems Christian Association of
Charleston, and its chief officer for years.
OF Huguenot ancestry and great-grand-
daughter of Revolutionary officer, there
is hardly distinguished South Carolinian
of her epoch with whom she has not been
acquainted. A representative Southern
woman, as she is fifty termed, she holds
among her relics of the past pen with
which the ordinance of secession was sign
ed, the gift of her brother, Gen. Moore,
who has a soldiers grave.-BGH. San.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-11-05

JUDGE L. M. SHUMAKER, formerly oil
Danville, died suddenly in Lynchburg on
the 9th of October. He was architect OF
the Government building rec ntly erected
in Danville, and had removed to Lynch
burg with tbs expectation of receiving the
appointment Of Superintendent of the Pub
lie buildings to be erected there, but was
disappointed. He was lieutenant in Capt.
VIM. B. Archer's Company of the Virginia
Regiment in the Mexican war, and Major
of Artillery in the Confederate service. In
early life he practiced law and was Judge
of the Danville Circuit by military appoint
ment pending reconstruction.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-11-05

What the country needs is an honest,
economical administration OF public affairs.
To get this will necessitate fair, just,
equal revenue system and an economical
and honest collection of the taxes, sound,
cheap financial system, pure and faith
full, competent civil service, an army re
duced to q proper peace standard, with
rigid, radical reduc ion of officers, navy
of ships and war vessels in commission,
and not of flags and high-paid officers, and
a judiciary OF pure, upright Judges, and
faithful. busineSs-like marshalS, and not a
bench of politicians and an army OF detec-
tives and shysters. An honest, economical
administration of this Government cannot
be had under the Republican party. The
system upon which it gained power: the
policy that gave it strength, the means that
have kept it in office, were all wrong under
Republican form of government. 1t has
ruled by force and has held its place by
power, and thus venality, corruption and
fraud have grown up in all the depart
merits. This state of affairs has been al
most admitted by the whole country, and
thinking men and good men everywhere,
believe that something must be done, that
some radical change is necessary to save
the Republic. 1t is certain that the regu-
lar leaders, the machine politicians OF the
Republican party, do not desire, and will
not permit, this change to me made. 1t is
true that much of the capital OF the coun-
try has been subsidized and corrupted, that
great and powerful corporations have been
enlisted and kept in pay, and that 1T will
not take many years of such rule to render
the people, the toiling masses, powerless.
Already forcc-military power, is readi y
and quickly appealed to on all occasions,
and the right, power and authority of the
Federal Government to interfere in local
affairs is claimed and sed.-Lynch-
burg Adrance.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-11-05


Major Isaac W. Walker, widely known
and universally respected in this city, died
at his residence, TIA east Marshall street,
yesterday morning. He was boru in A D.
pomattox county, Virginia, but when
quite young came to Richmond and
made it his home. He married Mrs. Kate
Taliaferro, nee Miss boswell, and served as
deputy sheriff of the city during Major
Thomas W. Doswells administration OF
that office, as well as during the time that
Mr.. IL. K. Ellyson held it. During the
war he held the rank of major, and since
that time has always evidenced keen in-
terest in all that concerned the welfare of
the city and State. He was an earnest and
active man, possessed of sound Judgment
and pleasing address, and made friends
without effort wherever he was KNOWN
Richmond Dispatch.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-11-05

DEATH OF AN EsTIMABLE GENTLEMEN
The sad intelligence was received in this
city yesterday of the death of Mr.. Fl. Car
ter Eubank, proprietor Of the Healing
Springs, who was some weeks ago stricken
with paralysis. His remains were brought
to this city via the Richmond e. Allegheny
train, and were conveyed to Spring Hill
Cemetery for interment. Mr.. Eubank was
a native of Lynchburg, where his boyhood
days were spent, but has long been resi-
dent of Bath county, where, with his
father, Col. John Eubank, he first con-
Quoted the Warm Springs, and subsequent
ly became the proprietor of the Healing.
He was gentleman of splendid physique,
with distinguished appearance, and a
quiet dignity that readily won the respect
of everybody. He was the husband of one
of the loveliest, most amiable and charm
ing women in Virginia, and the father o
several bright and interesting children.
man of high mind and spirit, yet as gentle
as child in his friendly relations, he en-
| joyed the cordial esteem of a large &C
quaintance, and was probably as widely
and as popularity known as any Springs
proprietor IN the State. His death is sac
blow to his family and friends, and deprives
| Virginia of one other most useful citizens
I-Lynch6UrO VirOinidn
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-11-05

CHASING THE BUZzARD GANG.-A spe-
cial dispatch from Liltz, Pa, states that
the notorious Buzzard gang of bandits
threw that town into wild excitement Sat-
urday by visit to the neighborhood Oh
the previous night. "They robbed several
houses and mills, and tried to gain entrance
to several grocery stores. At one place
they secured large quantity of hams and
other meat. From the White Oak post
Office they took money, stamps, nails and
guns. A posse of farmers, armed with
guns and rifles, went in pursuit, and after
a search of four hours came upon the gang.
They were ten in number, all on horse
back, and each carry gun and lot OF
booty. A chase was made, but, after be-
ing pursued ten miles, the Buzzard gang,
having better animals, got out of the way
By this time the whole neighL orhood was
aroused, and it was decided that the posse
be doubled tonight, and an attack made,
whether at the loss Of life or capture of
the bandits.'
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-11-05

CHANGES IN THE CABINET.-The Presi-
dent has appointed Hugh McCulloch Secre-
tary of the Treasury. Mr.. McCulloch filled
the same position under Lincoln and John
son.
Judge Gresham, formerly Postmaster
General, who has been presiding over the
Treasury department., goes upon the Fed
eral bench in Indiana.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-11-05

The neighborhood of Pocahontas is in
tested with number of desperadoes who
have greatly annoyed the laborers who are
at work on the Blue Stone eXtention of the
New River Railroad. Last Friday night
one of them, a man named Slick, went to
the camp Of the laborers and was shot and
killed by one of them whom he threatened
t. kill.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-11-05

A cattle disease in Wise county, Va,
has proved alarmingly fatal. News reach
ed cattle-dealers here from that county
Friday that on last Monday twenty head Of
cattle were spreading into Lee aud Russell Il
counties. It's symptoms and results are
similar to those experienced in cholera. 1t
is believed to be caused by the drought
producing an over deposit of minerals in
the drinking water.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-11-05

Robert Douglas Gentry was accidentally
shot and kille instantly, on the 3lst ult.,
in Richmond by Charles Sanders. The two
men had been and were playing with a
loaded gun at the time. One wanted to
shoot at block and the other tried to take
the weapon away and get the first shot.
While Gentry was standing with his head
near the muzzle of the gun the weapon
exploded. They were intimate friends,
having been acquainted with each other
for some time. They were nearly always
together.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-11-05

There has been started in Berlin ''sharG
company for the removal of trichina from
pork" A patent is being applied for to
exploit recently invented process to that
effect, consisting of picking pork by means
of highly heated brine, in which muriatic
acid forms large ingredient, which pro-
cess, it is claimed, will kill any trichinae
that may be in the meat, and preserve the
latter permanently.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-11-05

Capt. Thomas ]. Humphries died al
Madison Court-Ho recently, where he
had resided and practiced law for more
than forty years. He had served as Com
monwealth's ATTIC mey, and was highly es-
teemed. He was tie oldest mason in the
county, and seventy-fve years of age.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-11-05

John B. Cough is of the opinion that
the way to cure sleeplessness is to pitch in
and work it Off He says that Lyman
Beecher father of the Brooklyn orator.
had a load Of sand in his cellar and after
evening service he would shovel it from
one side to the other, and by this exercise
he could tone down the fever of the brain.
Then the old man would get out his violin
and soothe himself to sleep with amateur
fiddling.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-11-05

About 2:30 o'clock Thursday morning, a
young man named William Z. Miller, a
way, in attempting to jump from coal-
hopper to the caboose for the purpose of
cutting the latter from the train, fell be-
abont the middle, cutting it in two. Mr..
Miller was about nineteen years of age. His
father is a resident of Charlottesville
Chronicle.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-11-05

GEN GORDON SAID TO BE PRISONER
IN THE HANDS OF THE REBELs-GENERAL
ToPIcs.-CAIRo, Nov, "A dispatch
from Dongola states that q sheik who left
Shendy, October Z, says he is positive that
Khartoum has fallen and that Gen. Gordon
is prisoner in the hands of the rebels.
He admits, however, that his knowledge OF
affairs at Khartoum was obtained solely
from rebel sources. The government has
received no official information contirma-
tory Of the story.
Col Wilson telegraphs from Ambukol
that three men who had arrived here from
Khartoum report that they saw Coils,
Stewart, Powell and Herbin on board the
steamer wrecked some days ago at Wady
Garna. The same men report that Gen.
Gordon's steamers had brought 400, O00
bushels of grain from SEMINAR.
PARIS, Nov, "A dispatch from Cairo
to the Morning Neacs says: ''The Mahdi IN
the beginning of September, hearing ofthe
advance of the British forces, made a SUI
preme effort to reduce Khartoum, which
place at the end Of September was sur
rounded by loo, 000 rebel
"The supplies falling, the garrison began
to WAIVER. A deputation OF officers com
planned bitterly to Gen. Gordon that they
had been deceived by a promise Of British
assistance, and they accused him OF aiding
in the dece. tion.
The depuration demanded that re.
treat be made to Dongola, and threatened
that if this action were not taken they
would Join tho Mahdi. Gen. Gordon there
upon consented to the pan proposed.
Meanwhile panic arose, and s, 900 soldiers
and civilians deserted in q body.
1.-TWO thousand men remained faithful
and embarked with Gen. Gordon, but
were obliged to return At Shendy the en-
tire force was captured. About October
Gen. Gordon was sent under strong es-
cort to the Mahdis camp, where he is now
close prisoner
LONDON, Nov. The report Of the cap
ture of Gordon has caused great excite
ment here. The foreign Office is without
any news in regard to Gen. Gordon's cap
ture, and the report is discredited.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-11-05

Dr. w. B. Richardson, in a recent lee
ture, denied that excessive eating was as
injurious and dangerous as excessive drink
ing. In the course Of thirty-iour years
professional experience he had only known
one case in which a patient died from
intemperant eating, and this was coupled
with immoderate drinking; but, on the
other hand, be had known 300 persons die
from excessive drinking, all of whom pass
ed to death through the door of modera-
ton. When any one arrived at the con-
clusion that alcohol was necessity he was
in the first stage Of alcoholic disease. The
sense of the necessity was the first symp-
tom of the disease. Alcohol was in no
sense food, nor was it true that those who
did not drink were obliged to consume
more food. He was himself living proof
of the falsehood of this contention.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-11-05

William Jones, who fired at Gniteau in
the prison van in Washington, was found
not guilty, Monday, Of assault with intent
to kill
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-11-05

Fat people have now their choice be-
tween four systems of reducing weight:
l. The original banting, which consists of
eating nothing containing starch, sugar or
fat. 2. The German banting, which allows
fat, but forbids sugar or starch. 3. A Mu-
Mich system, which consists of being cloth
ed in wool and sleeping in flannel blankets
instead of Sheets 4. Not eating and
drinking at the same time.-London Truth.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-11-05

No confirmation of the reported fall of
Khartoum has been received by the au-
thorities in London, and the rumors are not
credited
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-11-05
THE ELECTION.

Yesterday was an unfayorable day for
the election. The sky was overcast with
clouds, and a light rain fell from early
morn ng till noon. This was considered
unfavorable to the Democrats, as it was
believed that it would prevent more Dem
ocrats than Republicans from going to the
polls. We publish the retarns of this
comfy as far as received up to the time of
going to the press, and the kilograms re-
ceived In reference TO the election at other
points in this and other states. It is not
to be expected that the kilograms received
so soon after the close Of the polls will en-
able us to determine the result. 1t will be
several days, unless there be tidal wave
in favor Of one or the other party, before
the result can be known with any degree
of certainty, and it may be longer.