Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-03-25


ested in the revival of gold-mining in
Virginia as it is claimed there is plenty
of gold in that county.
1t is claimed that cart-fn Wiiilam
.Iacoues. of Neu+~wn, Mass, has in
vented = process of generating electric
fly which will do away with the
dynamo.
Among the persons who lost their
lives by the explosion of steamship
on the Congo river, in Africa, were Mr..
and Mrs. Stanley s. Harvey, of Bos-
ton, Mass, missionaries of the Ameri-
Can Advent Society. They had been
in the Congo country since 1891 and
were on their way home for rest.
Whilst it was showing in New York
the 10th. there were a number of flashes
of vivid lightning and heavy peals OF
thunder. The lightning appeared to
be very red.
The Philadelphia Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church voted to
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General Conference and refused to in
crease the ratio of representation in
the General Conference.
Sales of lots at Glasgow made some
time ago were refused confirmation by
the Circuit Court of Rockbridge last
week on account of inadequacy of
price.
1t is understand that the capital
stock, necessary to the organization
and establishment of the proposed
Mountain Chautauqua, which is to be
located at Goshen, on the main line of
the Chesapeake and Ohio railway. has
been all subscribed, and a charter Of
incorporation will be taken out at once.
On last Wednesday in the Hastings
Court of the city of Richmond.
Edward Thornton, Lewis johnson
Richard Turner, and James Holmes
were convicted of burglary, and
sentenced, the first to is years, the Sec
ond nine and the last two years each.
This broke up the worst gang of house
breakers that ever infested that city
and terrorized its people.
A PENSION FRAUD sENTENCED.-In
the United States District Court at
Lynchburg last week, }. w. East, of
Pittsylvania, who was found guilty OF
obtaining fraudulent pensions several
10 Inf MO 70 60, o,,c
hard labor at Kings county prison,
l. N. Y.
The law passed by the recent Legis
lature prohibiting the sale of liquors
to students of public institutions oil
J learning in the state, not only minors.
but any student, whether he be over
the age of twenty one years or not, is
under discussion by the liquor dealers
and those of the students who are over
age, and there is probability that its
constltutionality will be promptly
tested by those interested.
FOUGHT IN THE JEFFERSoN.-The
even tenor and dignitied air which has
characterized the Jefferson since its
completion was for the first time brok
en- at an early hour Tuesday morning,
when several young men, prominent in
social circles, made matters lively in
the grill-room. 1t was shortly before
O'Clock, and there were several peo
pie taking lunch after returning from
the theatre. Mr.. Frederick L. David
son, Mr.. st. George Anderson, and Mr.
Charles T.. Williams took part in the
disturbance.
During the scrimmaged table with
the silverware, china, and other set
tings, overturned in the grill room, and
the participants raised Cain generally
Mr.. Williams took a hand, it is stated
and the disturbance could not for some
time be quelled. Finally police officers
were summoned, but before they ar
rived upon the scene the young mer
had left.
3 The affair was widely discussed in
f the city next day.
VIRGINIA TOWN The
entire business portion of brakes
Branch, Va, was destroyed by fire last
Tuesday night, the fire originating in
SCOTS warehouse. Every effort wal
made by citizens to serve other build
ings, but nothing could be done.
One plug tobacco factory, three ware
houses, nine stores. one dwelling, and
| tho off oil of ikc ,
mail were destroyed. Estimated loss
$50. 900; insurance, $4,000.
Monsieur DE Lignee, ALIAS E. Gar
ton, a bogus French Count, was arrest.
ed in Richmond last week where he
was endeavoring to defraud some OF
his countrymen. He is not certainly
known, but the New York authorities
are after him, and it is thought a
great catch has been made. On Wed
nesday last the Count was indicted in
New York for borrowing and not re
turning the money and clothes of a
fellow passenger on the steamship
Friesland.
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Episcopalians in St Louis, indicative
of the strong undercurrent of opposi
] ton to a startling innovation recently
t introduced by Canon q. NJ. Davis, o.
!, Christ Church. Canon Davis, with
. two assistant clergymen and ten mem
bers of the brotherhood of St. Andrew
= Iappeared on Twelfth street, snrpliced
and cassocked, and held brief ser
vice, patterned after that of the Saliva
ton Army. The conservative church
people object strongly to these revival
3 methods.
A SKELETON FoUND-The greater
portion of a human skeleton found in
the hollow of tree, a few miles below
Richmond, is the subject of an investi-
cation now being made by Justice G.
Vincent. of Henrico county. The bones