Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-04-03

had been made and the invitations to
| the execution had been sent out. The
Governor has positively decided not to
commute the sentence.
| 1t is represented that Spain has ac-
knowledged that an error was made in
firing upon the American steamer AL
lianca and that the commander of the
offending Spanish cruiser has been re-
lieved of his position, and that assur-
ances have been given that the offense
will not be repeated.
Frederick Douglass's will was filed.
The bulk of his estate is left to his
widow. Ais children are left about
$4,000 each.
The hearing in the case of Mary De-
laney, of Milwaukee, accused of set
ting fire to two Catholic churches, was
concluded Friday, and Judge Miller
decided that the defendant was ire
sponsible. A physician testified that
theswoman was the victim of fixed
delusion that priests were conspiring
against her.
The President has appointed Chas.
| Edgar Brown postmaster at Cipcip-
natl, and John G. Hutchins postmas-
ter at Cleveland.
A report to the Agriculture Depart
ment from Argentina represents that
country as we'll adapted for the grow
| ing of wheat and maize. 1t is said.
however, to be subject to drought and
| locusts.
In consequence of the insurrection
in Peru, the monitor Monterrey has
been dispatched to that country to
protect American interests and Amer
lean lives.
Marshal Campos, who suppressed
the uprising in Cuba in 1868, has been
appointed to supreme command of af
fairs on the island. The new ministry
has been directed by the Cortes to
make a vigorous campaign against the
insurgents.
VIM. H. Sewers, for thirteen years
chief justice of the Supreme Court of
Iowa. died at his home, Oskaloosa, in
that State, of paralysis, aged seventy
seven years. He was native of Shen-
andoah county, Va.
Louisa de la Rance, better known as
Ouida, the authoress, is reported to be
penniless, and all her property i'll Italy
has been sold to pay her debts.
At Union. W. Va, the jury in the
case of Osborne Garten, on trial for
the murder of J. H. Hudson. failed to
agree and were discharged.
| 1t has been discovered that at the
recent session of the North Carolina
Legislature an act was passed which
absolutely prohibits preferences being
made in assignments, sales, deeds Of
trust, ETC., executed to secure any debt
obligation, note or bond.
Four peddlers arrested at Lancaster,
Pa, charged with peddling without
license, claim that they have a right to
do business under the interstate COM
/ merce law.
Mrs. James Sadler, authoress, of
Montreal, was presented by Arch
bishop Fabre with the Lactare medal,
awarded annually by the University
of Notre Dame. Ind, to an American
Catholic layman in recognition of dis
tinguished services to the church or
the country.
| Governor O'Ferrall has restored all
the suspended officers of the First Regs
iment to their former commands.
| There are intimations that the Guar
antee Company of North America may
go to law over the payment of $4,000,
amount of its bond for Walker g.
Hammer, defaulting teller of the First
National Bank of Lynchburg. R, II.
| Pannell will give the $4,000 bond re-
quired of him by Judge Paul.
AT 7 O'Clock Monday at Woburn,
Mass, the steam boiler at the Conn
| Tannery exploded, and six persons
were killed and seven wounded.
| Mister Teamoh has seized upon the
Richmond incident to make social
equality more binding in Massachu-
sets. He thinks he has Mister Darling
and the others committed to the thing.