Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 182?-183?, 1831-11-04

Virginia Taylor won the lst DAVIS purse,
$500, beating Mr.. Stevens Celeste, Mr..
Selden's Malinda, Mr.. Parker's Bache-
Tor, aud DIR. Minge's Gen. Brooke. The
FIRST heat was won by Malinda-distance
two miles, time 3 min. 56 sec. Second
day, purse $4,000, 4 mile heats, won by
Stevens Black Maria, beating Craig
Virginia Taylor, col. Winn's James
Chopper, DR.. Minge's Eliza Reilly, gen.
lryine's Busiris, and col. Whites Collier
Virginia Taylor won the first heat and
came out second the 2nd heat. First
and last heats run in s min. 3 sec.-2nd
heat, 8 min. Ia sec.
A match race for $1,000, , mile heats,
was run between Stevens Screamer and
Moody's TriAe.-It was won at two
heats by Triie, the Virginia horse.
The result Of the last days race we
have not heard.
The Philadelphia National Gazette,
Of Tuesday, says, at is a subject of gen
eral rejoicing in this city, that the pre-
sent condition of Chief Justice MAR
SHALL warrants the hope of his speedy
convalescence."
The New York Commercial Advertis-
ersays The case ofJudge Marshall is one
OF the most extraordinary ever known
or heard fin the annals of SURGERY
One of the surgeons present at the opera
tons has stated to US, that six hundred
formations of gravel. from the size If
large peas, down to that of small shd,
taken from this venerable sufferer, weIe
actually counted and that the who'd
number probably exceeded thousand |
The case was so difficult, that instead of
two or three minutes, the operation was
necessarily protracted to about twenty
Not groan escaped his lips, nor wal
there perceptible twinge Of muscle
The wonder is that, subject to so fol-
midable complaint, the constitution f
the patient has not long since sunk undf
it,cr his intellectual vigor been impaired
-oeoe-
CLAIMS ON NAPLEs.-It gives US sl-
cere pleasure 10 announce, says the s.
lem Gazette, that the presentations e
the Neapolitan spoliations have been rG
ceived by our government in the mos
favorable manner. The gentleman VIII \
went to Washington TO urge the clairnl
upon the notice ofthe Executive, foun{
the strongest disposition to carry hs
wishes into effect. The justice Of tie
claims was already well understood, AID
measures were Immediately taken for d
earnest prosecution of them. MIR. NJ
son, of Frederick, MARY land y has BEN
appointed Special Envoy for that pt-
pose. and Will sail for Naples before tie
expiration of the present month.
If this attempt should be successfa,
(of which we have no doubt from 6e
peculiarly suspicious circumstances pfI
the times, it will be the means Of bri1-
ing into Salem nearly a million of d.
lars, which were long since considerd
irrecoverabIe. u
We learn that Col. Crozet has select
ed the Southern, or Hanging rock route
for the location Of the Parkersburg road
between Winchester and Romney and
that it is expected that that part of tb&
route lying between North River and
Romney will be located and put undei
contract before Christmas.-Win. Viz. \
Internal Representations Of ttdI
beneficial effects OF internal improve4I
ments is seen in the astonishing infajI
ence which the construction Of the Ohij
Canal has had upon the town OF Chilli
cothe. On the lst of Jan. 1880, its poE
ulation according to the returns of tfe
Deputy Marshal, was 1927. The la4
SciOto Gazette says that it is now 1000
an increase of almost 1900 in littA
more than one year.
Kentucky.-In a few DAYS the frt
stone will be laid on the Lexington and
Louisville Rail Road.
The following noble sentiment are taken
from a letter, in possession Of tie editor of
the Portland Advertiser, addressed by Judge
M'LEAN TO Il. ii WHEELER, ile lately re- !
moUed Postmaster at Proyidence,2. l.. whom
MIR. M'LEAN knew 10 be one Of the best
Postmasters in the United States:
81 can hardly suppose" says me letter re-
ferred TO, "that you can be in any danger but |
| know not how far proscripti1e policy may
be carried for myself, think i is an OUT
RAGE on the rights of any citizen, TO hold
him officially responsible for manly exer-
else Of his privileges as freeman.
can individual should be esteemed the |
more highly for his honesty in Avowing opin-
ions on all subjects touching tie right ofsuf- |
frage, in opposition 10 the individual on whom
he is dependent for his office.
"The facilities of the office ought not 10 be |