Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 182?-183?, 1832-05-04
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persons as have overlooked the law,
that the act of the last Legislature, pro-
hlbiting the sale Of ardent spirits to a
slaue, without the consent, in WRITING,
OF his OF her master, &c. will take effect
from and after the first day of May
The same act prohibits all purchases OF
any commodity or article, from slave,
without consent as above,-(Free Press.
The candidates for the office of Lieu
tenant Governor, in Kentucky, are per-
ambulating the State and delivering
harrangues to the people.
A new standard for the inspection
OF flour has been adopted in Baltimore
making suPertine flour at present, differ
from former inspections of that quality,
as much as superfine and fine heretofore
has done.
Mr.. Benjamin Philips, of Southwark,
has placed in the Merchants Coffee
House, Philadelphia, where it will re-
main for few days, model of steam
boat intended for the navigation of
canals. From the shape ofthe boat, and
the position of the wheel, Mr.. Philips
is of opinion, that it is not liable TO any
Of the objections which have hitherto
prevented the employment of steamboats,
on canals.
The Board of Directors Of the Lynch
burg and New River Rail. Road Com
pany have conferred the appointment of
Engineer on Moncure Robinson, ESQ.
Mr.. X. is native Virginian, as most of
our readers are aware, and has attained
high celebrity in his profession. Lynch
burg Virginian.
p. p. BARBOUR, Esq. has published
an address to the public, vindicating his
course upon the National Bank question
in lS16.-Upon that occasion he declin-
ed voting; and this is considered by his
friends as the only error of his political
life. His reasons, in part, seem to be,
that the country was in difficulty, and
could not get along without money-and
although he thought the Bank uncon-
stitutional, yet so great were the public
exigencies that he could not "stake the
defence of the country upon the inialli-
bility of one single opinion of his,
EMIGRATIoN.-Four hundred and fftv-
four Storage passengers arrived at New
York, on Monday, in the packet ships
Formosa, Hudson, and Florida.
Western Mail.-By new arrange.
ment Of the Post Office Department, the
Western mail will travel from Baltimore
OF w shington to Wheeling in two DAYS,
and to Cincinnati in two DAYS more,
making saving of two days in the time
heretofore consumed.
The Life Of Stephen Girard, written
by Stephen Simpson, Esq. has been
published in Philadelphia.
RHODE IsLAND.-The State elections
in this State have just terminated, and
resulted as follows, in all the towns but
two.
For Governor, Mr.. Arnold National
Republican, 2677 Fenner, (Jackson)
2l56 scattering 594. No election.
For Representatives., 4l National Re-
publicans, 81 Jackson, Anti Masonic
4 to be heard from.
The cid Indian Queen tavern in
Fredericksburg was consumed by fire
on the 25th ult. The furniture was
saved.
The Legislature of Pennsylvania in
corporated at the last session, six Banks,
viz two in the City, Zone of them the
Girard Bank, and two in the County
of Philadelphia.
From The Norfolk Beacon, april 20.
CoUNTERFEITs.--A gentleman of our
Borough yesterday received without
any suspicion of its being spurious, a
U. S. Bank note of So Of the Baltimore
Branch, with all the signatures &c. APP
parently accurate, but which on being
presented at the Bank for change was
instantly pronounced counterfeit.
The papers say that Sir Walter Scott
has had the honor of being presented to
the King Of Naples. To which the
Satirist adds: I'VE say the King Of Ma
pies has had the honor Of beng present.
ed TO Sir Walter Scott"
ApOlogytor Celibacy.-An old Bach
elor, being asked the other day the cause
Of his remaining so long single, answer
ed drily that he had lived one year at
the Muscle Shoals under the same roof
with Mrs. Royal, editress of the Paul
Pry newspaper-since which time he
could never endure a woman.