Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-01-10

pels the poison harmlessly through the
natural channels and leaves the skin clean
and clear
Hon. Charles E. Nicol, member of
the House of Delegates from Prince
William county, will probably be
elected Circuit Court judge in place of
Judge James Keith, promoted to the
Supreme Court bench.
The wife OF Congressman VIM. A.
Harris, of Kansas, whose death has
been announced, was daughter of the
late John Lionberger, of Luray, Page
county.
On Monday, the Senate rejected the
nomination of w. B. Hornblower, of
New York, for Associate Justice of the
U. S. Supreme Court.
The Committee on Judiciary has de-
cided to recommend the rejection of
the nomination of Hornblower for Asso-
ciate Justice of the United States Su-
preme Court.
Mrs. Victoria Irbey instituted suit in
Washington for 5000 damages against
the Washington and Georgetown Rail-
way Company for injury to her dress
and feelings by the act of a drunken
man, who vomited over her 5000 dress
while she was passenger in one of the
company's cars.
Joseph DOMAIN, charged with send
ing threatening letters to Vice resi-
dent Stevenson and Senator Mills, of
Texas, was committed to Jail for the
action of the grand jury by Judge
Miller, in the Police Court in Washing
ton, in default of $4,000 bail.
ExPresident Harrison was still af
fiji tied, few years ago: with an an
nually recurring attack of ivy poison
ing. He was innoculated with the
poison in the South during the war
Owing to these attacks his face was
swollen and he suffered from pains
akin to those of neuralgia.
Cardinal Gibbons recently officiated
at his first New York wedding, and on
Sunday. January 21st, will deliver his
first New York sermon He will
preach in St. Agnes Church, of which
the Rev. DR.. Brann is pastor.
HANGING LAST FRIDAY.-Benjamin
Hill and Daniel Gilchrist, both colored,
were hung in North Carolina Friday
for murder, the former at Plymouth
and the latter at Rockingham.
Philip Evans, cololed, was hanged at
Bardstown. KY. for assault ON Edna
Hall, white, aged twelve years, Octo-
Der Is. 1893
VIM. Farmer, colored, who murdered
his wife at Tuscaloosa, Ala, about two
months ago, with a razor, was hanged
Friday.
Martin Reed, colored, was hanged at
Kansas City, Mo-, Friday, for the MUIR
der of his wife.
The Anti-Lottery League, to which
is due the credit of having defeated tn
Louisiana lottery, has taken up the
fight against the New Orleans Premi-
um Club, which is conducting a daily
drawing i'll New Orleans since the emil
grafton of the Louisiana concern to
Honduras. no
Mormon missionaries are working
successfully in Aanawha county, w.
Va.
The council CT Chariot esville has
granted chartt for the construction
Of an electric or cable street railway.
Five mills viii n have been turning
out flour in West Superior, Wis, the
past season have been forced to shut
down because OF the high all rail rates
to the East, which were inaugurated
January /.
Sheriff Broward, of Jacksonville,
Fla, announced Friday that the pro-
posed fight between James j. Corbett
and Charles Mitchell will not take
place in Duval county if he can pre-
vent it.
DR.. Henry Brown, of Richmond, was
thrown from a buggy in Roanoke and
severely injured.
A bill has been introduced in the
Virginia Legislature providing for the
admission of white females to the Uni
versity of Virginia on the same terms
as males.
Replies to circular letter sent by
the Charleston News and Courier to
all parts of South Carolina are to the
effect that short crops and low prices
had a depressing effect on business,
but the worst is over. The manufac
turing industries have prospered in
spite of hard times.
Il. F. B. Howard, alias John Lord
Moore, was convicted at Jackson,
Tenn, of swindling Americans by lead
ing them to believe they were entitled
to estates in England and collecting
fees for alleged services in procuring
the supposed Inheiitances.
Hon. Galusha a. Grow, ex-Speakel
of the House of Representatives, was
nominated by the republican conven
ton at Harrisburg, Pa, to succeed
Gen. VIM. Lilly, Congressman at large
Robert Goodall, an employee of the
Collins Colliery Company, at Glen
Jean, Fayette county, w. Va, was run
over and killed by train on the LouE
Creek Railroad, Wednesday night
The man was lying upon the track and
appeared to be asleep or drunk. When
the train came upon him it could not
be stopped in time to save his life
Goodall's home was in Lewis county,
w. Va.