Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-01-16


Over fifty sheep of the fold of Andrew
Fudge, of Allegheny county, were killed
by dogs last week.
r. A. Patterson, brakeman on the
Richmond and Allegheny Railroad, was
knocked off freight car in the yard in
Richmopd last Friday night and killed.
The wife of the Rev. W. E. Judkins, of
the Virginia M. E. Conference, died in
Richmond Friday last. She was niece of
the Hon. Lewis Mckenzie, of Alexandria.
Rev. Harrison McNemar, minister Of
the Methodist Episcopal Conference, died
Saturday night at his late residence, near
OdentoD, Anne Arundel comfy, Md, aged
about 70 years.
GoINa BACK ON MAHoNE.-On Thursday
evening the caucus of the Republicans
members of The N. c. Legislature adopted
a resolution endorsing Malone for cabinet
position, and on Friday evening they re-
considered and rescinded it,
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A BRAKEMAN KILLED.-Mr. W. T.
Hartsook, from Green Forest, Rockbridge-
county, brakeman on the G & 0 railroad
slipped and fell under the cars at Clifton
Forge on Wednesday and was instantly
killed. His ramains were taken to Green
Forest for intermsnt by his brother.
ONE HUNDRED PERSONS PERIsHED.-A
dispatch from London last Saturday says
that thai large steamer, name unknown, has
been wrecked near Sisaraga, an island
twenty.three miles west of Corunna, Spain.
1t is supposed that one hundred persons
persisted. Thirty survivors have arrived ct
Corunna.
THE MURDERER OF POLICEMAN SEAL OF
CHARLOTTESVILLE Jordan, the
negro who killed Policeman Seal in Char
lottesville, and who was taken to Richmond
to avoid being lynched. was returned on
Sunday to. Charlottesville for trial. The
grand-jury was summoned to meet on Mon
day. =
ATTEMPT TO BLOW UP AN ARCHBISHOP 8
PALACK.-A dispatch from Madrid, Spain,
under date of the 10Th inst, says that an
attempt has been make to blow up the
palace of the archbishop of Valencia. The
weapon used was dynamite petard. The
damage caused by the explosion was triy-
ial."
WALKER BLAINE HAD HIS LEG BROKEN.
In Washington, last Friday e,ening, as
Walker Blaine, son of Jas. G. Blaine was
alighting from cab at the Hotel Norman
die be fell and broke both bones of his
right leg about three inches above the
ankle. Drs. Lincoln and Magruder were
Immediately called and set the leg and put
it in plaster case.
How WANAMAKER MAKES HIS MONEY
Mr.. John Wanamaker says: 81 spend S.
600 a week in advertising and pay skilful
mana former newspaper editor and a
good one-$1, 600 month to do it for me.
I make money by it. Advertising is the
leverage with which my store has been
raised up" The most successful mer-
chants, as rule, are those who advertise
On Monday. the 3lst ultimo, Mr.. Law
renee Stanard, of Nicholas county, was kill
ed on the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway,
near st. Adams, Kanawha county. He was
crossing trestle going toward Charleston
when train overtaking him, he was struck
on the head by box car making terrible
hole in his skull. He was a we'll known
citizen of Nicholas county, and was about
rs years of age.
The Alex. Gazette says sit is supposed
that in consequence of the recent exposure
Of the disgraceful actions of Messrs. Dudley,
Clarkson and Quay, in the matter of the
theft and purchase of the mailing list of
the Voice, prohibition organ in New York,
Mr.. Harrison cannot afford to make either
one of the two former beneficiaries of his
election, or to allow Mr.. Quay to have
much influence in the selection of his Cab
met"
THE Corn CRoP.-The December report
of the Agricultural Department, issued last
Saturday, says: The present corn crop is
worth $31, 600, 600 more than the previous
one; wheat, $74, 100000 more, and oats
%, 900, 900 less. The corn crop on the Ats
lantic coast south of the Potomac river
averages II 2 bushels per acre of compara-
lively poor quality. The average yield Ct
seven corn surplus States is 1872 bushels
per acre.