Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-01-16
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In the City Court. which commenced las
Thursday, the will of B. F. Bagby, deceased,
was admitted to record with J. 3. Woodward
and E. W. Stewart, as exo The latter
named declined to act in that capacity and
Mr.. Woodward has not yet accepted.
An order was entered on behalf of Hon. J.
Yost, permitting recount of the bal lots cast
at the November election. This work was
done Thursday night last at City Clerks Of
ice.
The case against Charles Lushbaugh for
felonious assault on William Johnson, color
ed, was heard, and the jury failing to agree,
a nolte prosequi, was entered by the Attorney
for the Commonwealth.
Rudolph Bumgardner, Esq., took the re
quired oath and was admitted to practice in
this Court.
The case of Rev. J. E. Booker VS.. City of
Staunton was commenced on Monday. This
suit is brought to recover damages for horse
injured in May last, by getting tangled in
piece of barbed wire on Fayette street and SUBJ
sequently died from the injuries. This case
was given to the jury yesterday.
The Jury failed to agree and were discbarg-
ed. They were nearly equally divided-stand-
ing four to three.
CURING THE INSANE.
Superintendent Robe, of the Maryland
Hospital for the Insane, makes statement
about the durability of the insane, if the dis
ease is properly treated in time, which de-
serves attention. He says that in the cases
admitted where the disease existed less than
year before admission 81 per cent recovered
whereas the percentage of recoveries in older
cases was but $50. Therefore, the sooner in
sane patients are brought under the influence
OF proper treatment in hospital the greater
the probability of recovery. Baltimore Sun.
Many years ago, DR.. Francis T. Stribling,
who was at that time, as he had been many
years before, Superintendent of the Western
Lunattc Asylum, now the Western State Hos
pital, made a similar remark to us. He said
that if patients were taken to that Institution
within year of the commencement of their
malady, about nine-tenths would probably be
cured; but if delayed longer than that, prob
ably nine-tenths would become incurable.
The mistake that persons generally make in
such cases is to postpone having their friends
taken to the hospital till it is too late for
them to be cured. Insanity is as much a
disease as typhoid fever or pulmonary con-
sumption, and no more hesitency should be
felt in seeking the proper treatment
Governor Turney will contest H. G.
Evanss election as Governor of Ten
nessee before the Legislature of that
State. The Legislature has practically
decided upon a course of procedure
and Turney will probably hold oyer
until the result of the investigation he
asks for shall have been determined.
AS Mr.. Southwark, the defeated re-
publican candidate for Congress in the
Richmond district, has followed the
wise example of Messrs. Mcdonald, Nc
Caull and Walker. three more of the
defeated republican congressional can
didates in Virginia at the last election,
and determined not to contest the seat
to which his democratic opponent was
! elected, the number of contests from
this State has been reduced to 5. those
| for the seats to which Messrs. Tyler,
Mckinney, Swanson, Otey and Tucker
have been elected. The contestants in
these cases also, would be wise if they
would follow Mr.. Southward's exam
| ple.-AIeG. Gazette.