Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-01-01


| ternoon on his return from his visit to Texas.
On the way there he saw In New Orleans the
body of Hon JEFF, Davis whilst lying in State
the day before the burial.
#; We are indebted to Mr.. Oliver l.. Rhodes for
copy of the New Orleans Times-Democrat of
| Dec. 9th.
| The congregation OF the First Presbyterian
church presented their pastor Rev. D. K Nc.
Farland. DID, , a horse and buggy Christ
| mas present.
Prof. Chas. E. Young, the popular and accom-
plished Principal of the Lewisburg (W. Va.)
Female Institute, WAS in this city last week
| on visit to his mother and other rela ives
| and friends He was accompanied by his
daughter, Bessie. and Miss Oracle Clarke, OF
| Pocahontas county, one Of his advanced pupils.
who is studying calculus, and will graduate
this sess on.
The Lexi pgton Gazette of Dec 9th says
Miss Duvail. Of stanton. is spending her
holidays with her sisters on Institute avenue,
Miss Henry. Of Louisville. KY. is visiting
her schoolmate Miss Mary Irwin. of Lexing-
ton. They are both attending school in Stsun-
ton."
G. ". Hanger has been appointed postmas-
ter at Burke's Mill In this county. In the place
of ". W.Cropp. removed.
Miss Sarah Magill. teacher In the Episcopal
Female Ins itute. at Winchester, died Tuesday
night. Dec. oath.
Miss Mcmillan, of Fancy HILL and Miss Nc.
Ciuer, of Fairfield. are visiting Mrs. T. T. Ag-
nor in Lexington.
Sunday last, Dec. 9Th. was the 80th anniver-
sary of the birth of Mr.. Gladstone of England.
the "grand old man. He received a vast
,Iar
workingmen and working women in all parts
OF the kingdom, and was also the recipient OF
costly gifts and hearty expressions OF good will
from hundreds of gentlemen and ladies of
rank. without regard to political opinion.
The numuer of letters and kilograms that
flown in upon him are almost countless.
THE PROTECTION Against FIRE of the build
ngs at tue Western Lunatic Asylum Is quite
different now from what 10 was for N erly. The
supply. pipes connecting with the city msins
have been laid. From the connections at Fred
erick and CoaIter SITS. they are 8 inches to the
buildings which are surrounded by 6-inch
pipes. At different points there are Is double
f1re-plugs affording hose-conne ctious for 20
attachments In the absence OF money or au.
thority to insure the property, the manage
ment at the Asylum has surely been thought
ful aud accom- pushed good work In secu ring
| the water of the city, and meeting the large ex-
penditure for the pipes and plugs out of the
| usual appropriation for the support OF the Asy-
| lum.
THE EVENING WoRLD-This Is the title of q
new daily and weekly evening paper In
Roanoke city. the first number of which was
dated December z3rd, 1889. 1t is published by
"The World Publishing Company" with Geo
P. Button as Editor-in- Chief and Louis s. Hall
as city editor. 1t Is large seven column folio
and neatly printed. The salutatory is sensible
and well written, and the selections interest
Ing, giving assurance that the paper is entrust.
ed 10 competent hands. Thougi. the class thai
! wants the world" is now large. we doubt moi
| that 1t will now become still larger. particular
| ly In Roanoke and Southwest Virginia.
WEATHER AT CHRIsTMAs.-It is worthy o
record to state that on Christmas day, 1889. tn e
| mercury registered s. degrees, and had been
| preceded by week or more of mild and pleas
ant weather. more like that Of May than o.
| December. with the grass green and growing
and the shrubbery budding. This was the
character of the weather at Christmas, but 1,
would not be altogether proper to call 1t Christ
mas weather. Christmas night the mercury
stood at 81 degrees. 1t was com Portable with
| ont fl res fter ripht with 0ncn doorc