Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-09-25

Herald says that great alarm and ex-
element have been caused in Havana,
Cuba. by wholesale arrests of persons
suspected of sympathy for the rebel
lion. More than seventy persons were
already incareerated in Moro Castle.
DIED OF THEORETICALLY Earl
Bradshaw, aged years, son of Robert
E. Bradshaw, of Windsor Station. Isle
of Wight county, Va, who was bitten
by a mad dog IS months ago, died of
hydrophobia on last Wednesday even
ing after twelve hours of great suffer
ing which the physician could not al
leviate.
| PROBABLY THE WRONG MAN Exc
Officials in Somerville, N. j.,
are investigating story to the effect
that Jacob s. johnson, accused of muir
dering the young negress, Annie
Rogers, was in Winfield, l.. l., at the
| time that Mrs. Annie Hamilton, the
wife of negro preacher, was mu dered
there, and that the husband, who was
afterward executed for the crime, had
told a story tending to show that john
son was really the murderer.
| A Principally FOR THE PoPE.-
Discussing the revival of the rumor
that Italy may be induced to sell
small territory to the Pope, a Paris
correspondent telegraphs that the
project for the Pope's ransom by the
| Catholic world, which is described as
"a noble American conceit," is no Sc
cret in the cabinets of Europe, which
have been for some time in possession
of the details of the plan. 1t embodies
in addition to the establishment of the
papacy in a principality, with it's own
seaport, certain naval privileges and
the restoration of confiscated church
property. Negotiations are said to be
progressing between the Vatican and
the Quirinal.
At the afternoon session of the Sow
ereign Grand Lodge, l. O. o. F., at
Atlantic City Wednesday the constitu-
ton was so amended as to provide that
no saloon keepers, bar-tenders, or pro-
fessional gamblers shall be eligible to
membership in the order.
Gov. Culberson, OF Texas, is actively
considering ways and means to pre-
vent the big fight which is scheduled
to come off at Dallas. 1t is believed
that he will ignore the opinion laid
down by Judge Hurst at Dallas Tues
day, favorable to prize-ighting, and if
the fight comes off will call out the
militia.
The Richmond Dispatch says sit is
not so important to know the views OF
candidates on free coinage as to know
that they are well qualified to deal
with the subjects of legislation that
must come before the General Assem-
bly, at it's ensuing session"
Colonel William NJ. Patton has been
elected to fill the chair of engineer
ing just created at theVirginia Agricul- |
tural and Mechanical college at Blacks |
burg. Colonel Patton is an accomp- |
lished engineer as we'll as teacher. For
some years he was professor of engi-
neering at the Virginia Military lnsti-
tute.
The engagement of the Duke of
Marlborough to Miss Consuela Van
derbilt, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. W.
K. Vanderbilt. is authoritatively an
nounced to the Herald. The wedding
will be he'd in New York city, under
the form of the Episcopal Church, be-
fore the end of the year.
The schooner Antoinette was seized
in Florida waters with alleged Cuban
filibusters on board, and it is reported
that the United States authorities
have information of a more formidable
expedition awaiting an opportunity to
sail, disclosed through treacherous
Cubans and Spanish agents, who brib-
ed them.
The republican State convention OF
New Jersey met Thursday at Trenton
and nominated ex-State Senator John
w. Griggs for Governor.