Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-02-06

was burned Saturday, causing a loss OF
$13O,oOO.
Senator Allison having declined to accept
the treasury portfolio, Mr.. Mckinley, of
Ohio, is now spoken of as the probable Sec
Rotary of the treasury
No coupons have been rendered for taxes
in King William county for three or four
years, and there is 10 Indication that any
will be in the near future.
In sheep Loudoun is at the front, having
10, 444, valued at $36, $50. Augusta second,
with 1926 valued at $3193s Fauquier
third, with 1904, valued at $24 $50.
The Virginia Annual Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church will convene
in Roanoke February IA, and will be pre-
sided over by Bishop John P. Newman.
Mr. John J. Stuart, son of VIM. A. Stuart,
owner of the Greenbrier White Sulphur
Springs, was married to Miss Katie G.
Preston, noted belle of Abingdon, Va, on
Thursday last.
Rev. Thomas Carter Page, of Stafford,
has accepted the call extended him by the
vestry of Burton Parish church, Williams
burg, and is expected there about the first
Of March.
Col. O'Ferrall has secured the appoint
ment of DR.. J. Best, of Brucetown, as
physician in the Indian service at Fort
Berthold Agency, Dakota, at salary of
| 81, 900 per annum
The Bayard Phelps extradition treaty
was at last brought to vote in the Senate
Friday and badly beaten. The vote stood
SO against the treaty to Is for it. 1t re-
qures two-thirds in favor to ratify treaty.
Eight houses occupied by poor families
in Bloomfield, N. j., we're burned Friday
night, the sides of the buildings having
been saturated with kerosene oil. Loss on
the buildings $4,000, and to the tenants
So, 500.
Some time ago Willie Rountree, of Hich-
mond. eloped with Minnie Griffith, one of
the prettiest girls of that city. He bad to
sell his winter clothing to get food for him.
self and wife, and, at last accounts, he was
in dying condition at Hamilton, Canada.
Within few years Clifton Forge, on the
Chesapeake and Ohio railroadt has grown
from small village to town of 2 500 pop
ulation. It will soon have an abundant sup
ply of water, as the works will be complet-
cd at an early day.
LEGS BRoKEN.-On Tuesday of last
week, Mrs Bette Yeager, who lives with
her son. Peter D. Yeager, at Travellers
Repose, Pocahontas Co., W. Va, had a
fall which resulted in breaking both legs,
says the Pocahontas Times.
The executive committee of the Jackson
memorial association met in Lexington Fri
day. After examining the Valentine mod
Ell of the sta ne of Gen T. ]. Jackson, the
committee unanimously coucludedto accept
IL,
Gen. James A. Walker has been chosen
vice-president of the Florence (Ala Land
Improvement Company at a salary of So 600
per year, and has accepted the position.
He will continue, however, to reside in
Wytheville.
In private letter to friend in Wythe-
vile, Hon. Robert e. Withers, U. S. Con-
sui at Hong Kong, China, says that he
hopes to leave for home about the first of
February, and that he will send in his re-
signation as soon after the fourth of March
as possible.
We congratulate the Richmond State on
getting printing press that is capable of
| turning off $4,000 copies per haur. We
would not have use FIR that press fer more
than an hour to throw off weekly edition
of the Spectator. It will be several years
before we will need press with capacity
of 16, 900 per hour.
| The PRESIDENT TO PRACTICE LAw.-It
is anthoritatively announced that Presi-
dent Cleveland will return to the State Of
New York to reside on the expiration of
his term of Office, ard will On March 9th
resume the practice OF his profession in
New York city, having associated himself
as counsel with the law firm of Bangs,
Stettson, Tracy ard Mac Veagh.
Harrison proffered the position of Secre-
tary Of the Treasury to Senator Allison of
Iowa, bat, after considering it for some
days, he has declined to accept it. This,
M doubt, Harrison very much regrets. We
suspect that Harrison would have feeling
of relief if Blaine would decline the ap.
pointment as Secretary of State. 1t seems
that he does not want Blaine in bis Cabinet,
but feels forced to invite him to be men,
Der of it.
WANTS BETTER RoADs.-Gen. Simon
Cameron has written a letter to Mr.. Samuel
Owning, of Chester county, Pa, prom
nent worker in the cause of bettering the
public roads, complimentipg him for his
zeal 10 a good cause, aud urging him to
continue the werk. Gen. Cameron states
that be has written 20 number of the
members of the Legislature urging them to
accept every opportunity to further the
cause.
i
The death of the Austrian Crown Prince
is regarded by German official circles as
misfortune for the triple alliance. Prince
Rudolph, though be had recently qnarreled
with Emperor William and was no special
admrer Of Bismarck, upheld the alliance az
political necessity. His legitimate sue
eessor Katl L4nd~ig, and the latter's SOP
Frarz in whose favor be ahdiesfee. ara