Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 182?-183?, 1832-05-11

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Extra, states that the Indians have assumed
hostile attitude, and invaded the State, in
violation ofthe treaty Of last summer. The
British band Of Sacks, and other hostile In
dians, headed by the Black Hawk, are in
possession of the Rock River country. to
the great terror of the frontier inhabitants.
Gen. Atkinson, in letter from Fort Arm.
strong, dated April 13, states that he con-
slders the frontier in great danger, and that
he considers the regular force under his COM
mand too small TO pursue the hostile party.
The militia ofthe North Western section
OF Illinois, were called out by the command
erin Chief They were TO rendezvous at
Bardstown on the Odd of April
The force of the Indians amounted TO a.
bout five hundred
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The new Edinburg Magazine, got up in
opposition TO Blackwood's, has made its ap-
pearance, and the wing papers praise it very
much. The following definition of Tory
is given in the Magazine
owe pity man for being Tory in these
times. He is poor creature that the march
of events has left behind duck legged
drummer boy who cannot keep up with his
regiment. lie is being of a by-gone age,
singing an old song-teling a forgotten
tale his mind is hung with cob-webs he
is the -pluperfect tense of politics. an
extract from the lumber-room, where we
have thrown our ghosts, witches, and al
chemists.
The Legislature of Indiana have chartered
company to construct bridge over the
Ohio, at Louisville. The cost of the work
is estimated al .tfUe millions Of dollars.
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CHURCHES AND THEATREs-Th Sa-
lem Theatre is TO be turned into Church.
In the short space OF six months, three thea
tres have been converted into churches-the
Providence, the Salem, and the Chatham
theatre, New York
" Going through the motions. We learn
from the Providence American, that at ''tbe
supreme court held in East Greenwich.
Thomas j. Pepper was convicted of bigamy,
and the sentence Of the court was, that on
Friday the 9th of April instant, between
the hours of 10 and O'clock, he be placed
on the gallons, ruth rope about his neck.
that he be imprisoned three months and pay
fine OF five dollars"
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WOOL Gathering The season for sheep
ShCdlihS Is dl ndnu. w Ill some OF our far
mers excuse us for giving them hint? Let
them bear in mind that lCaShed wool brings
nifty per cent. more than ,tnlCashed. For eS
ample-washed wool commands thirty cents
per pound, while unwashed wool will bring
but twenty Free Press.
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The use of lime water for DESTROYING
worms, was lately discovered in garden
near Edinburg, by the OVERLOOKING of a
brook strongly impregnated with alkali
from the refuse lime of the gas works
w herever the soil of the garden was reached
by this water, it threw up myriads of worms,
winch never returned again to their holes.
OIatrinlOniaL SucceSs.-St. Jerome relates.
That when he was at Rome, he saw man
That had not arrived to ar advanced age
who had yet survived twenty wives, which
ne had married in uninterrupted succession.
lie afterwards married an elderly woman.
who had buried nineteen husbands, and at
her death he attended her funeral, with his
head crowned with chaplet, and marched
In The stately pace OF triumph.
In fashionable novel the author saws,
Lady Emma trembled, grew pale, and
Immediately tainted - but the printer ac-
cldentally put p for an {. rendering il. "greyy