Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-04-17

At Lynchburg Robert II. Pann1ll,
charged with aiding and abetting
Walker g. Hammer in embezzling
money from the First National Bank
of that city, was released on $4,000
bail.
At Danville Jacob Modlin, tried for
killing his wife, was found guilty of
murder in the first degree.
Mr.. J. T. Simms died at his residence
near Ruckersville, Greene county,
Tuesday the 9th inst, aged upwards
of sixty years. Some years ago he was
prominent as local politician of the
Malone party, but for some years had
not taken any active part in politics.
John L. Sanford, cashier of the
Farmers and Traoers' Bank of Cow
ington, KY, was shot and killed in
Covington Thursday by State Senator
William Goebel. The shooting was
the elimination of an old political
feud.
The Tennessee Senate Thursday
adopted joint resolution requesting
Congress to enact a law providing for
the free coinage of silver at the ratio
of Is to /.
Frederick Weimer. well-to do
farmer of Woodford county, KY. com
mitted suicide in Versailles, KY, on
Wednesday night. He was married to
a young girl in Louisville Wednesday,
having already two wives living.
Representative Baker, republican,
of New Hampshire, in an interview ex
presses the opinion that the republi
can majority in the next Congress will
repeal the income tax provision OF the
tariff law. and that if sufficient revenue
is not then forthcoming for the support
of the government a small increase will
be made in protective duties.
The Massachusetts, legislative COM
mittee which recently visited the
South made report Thursday to the
effect that cheaper coal and labor,
nearness to cotton fields and other ad
vantages. are responsible for the large
exodus of Massachusetts capital to
Southern cotton mills, but that there
is no immediate danger to the Massa
chusetts industry from Southern COM
petition.
1t is stated that prominent persons
identified with the present admins
tration will put forth every effort TO
place the democratic party upon
sound money platform.
General Maceo. the insurgent Cuban
leader. is reported to have been sur
rounded by the Spanish troops in the
The hostile tribal gatherings upon
which Umra Khan counted to stay the
advance of the British expedition to
Chitral have been broken up.
Three refugees from Sassoun have
arrived in London. where they are the
guests of the Anglo-Armenian commit
tee. They were eye witnesses of the
massacre by the Turks and Kurds, and
their evidence confirms the reports of
the atrocities.
The police of Warsaw have dis
covered plot to assassinate Governor
General Won Schouvaloff, who wal
lately Russian ambassador to Ger
many. Many arrests of persons charged
with completely in the plot have been
made.
The coroner at Covington, KY, on
Friday rendered a verdict of self de-
Tense in the case of J. l.. Sanford,
who was killed on Thursday by State
Senator William Goebel.
Sanford first shot at Goebel, and
the bullet passed through his clothes
at short range. 1t was clear case of
self defence.
Charles Baxter, executor of the will
of Robert Louis Stevenson, is in San
Francisco on his way to London with
manuscripts of the deceased novelist.
which will be published.
William Henry Allen, who had been
opposed to be dead for twenty years,
has returned to San Francisco. Land
in the heart of the city worth $4,000.
900 stands in his name. He lost hls
mind as the result of an injury in New
York and only recently was restored.
He will sue for the property, claImins
that under the circumstances he is MOI
barred by the statute of limitations.
Thomas Tremain, a newsdealer of
Buffalo committed suicide at half past
o'clock last Saturday by jumping off
Brooklyn Bridge. He struck the water
with his back and was not seen after
wards.