Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 182?-183?, 1832-04-06

=, The Richmond Wing con,rsdicts the
! rumor that cases Of Asiatic Cholera had
occurred in that city.
We have now rUmor of case in
Topsham, Maine which, however did
not prove fatal. The brother of the girl
who was attacked had just returned
from Hamburg. where he had the cbo-
lera--the clothes he wore when sick,
were first handled by the sister.
Tillainy.-The house Of represen-
tatives have before them case of con-
siderable villainy-on small scale. 1t
appears Thos. M Crate, Collector of the
customs at Wisc0sset, not satisfied with
the salary Of his own office, attem pied to
force the inspector of the revenue, John
NJ 'Clintock, who held his office by NJ
Crates appointment, to pay MIGRATE
% per cent. out Of the fees arising from
his small Observation-Disclosures to do
so, Nj Clintock would have had to per
jure himself, the law requiring him to
swear that he had received the whole a
mount of his fees, and that he had given
no part directly or indirectly to another.
NJ Crate insisted that NJ 'Clintock might
call it a gift, and thus evade his oath
NJ 'Clintock refusing, the petty tyrant
dismissed him from Office These facts
are set forth in an affidavit by John M
Clintock.
The Baltimore Gazette of March 2Sth
sayst
ga few days since party of twenty
six young men, from the East, arrived
in this city on their way to Columbia
river, (the Oregon) in the extreme Vest
of our country their travelling wagons
three, IN number, were peculiarly con-
structed to be useful in their contemplate
ed journey, the body of the wagon was
calculated to be used as a boat, in cross
ing or passing rivers, the wheels be-
ing detached and put into it. During
their stay here they encamped every
night in field near the Baltimore and
Ohio Rail Road depot. Cars were used
to convey their wagons up to Frederick,
and they departed yesterday morning in
the Columbus, much gratified with their
conveyance so great distance in so
brief period.
The Baltimore papers occasionally give
a register OF the transportation upon the
Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road The one
for Saturday last exhibits 81 cars, and wag-
ons arriving, containing 900 barrels flour,
100 bushels wheat, 5 tons pig iron, OF
wrought, SO tons Of granite, 10 tons ship
timber ID ton of leather, ETC. etc. And
departed 81 cars and wagons, with merchan-
die, etc. Besides coaches with sc passen-
gers arrived, and do. with lis depart
! ed
On Sunday, scoaches with lo2 passen-
gers arrived, and 8 do. with 81 do depart
ed.
Great haul for Uncle Sam.-A cargo
of wool from Bilboa, wsrth between for
ty and fifty thousand dollars, has been
seized by the Collector of the Customs at
New-York for fraudulent entry of its
cost at the Custom house.
A Canton East India) paper of Sep
TENDER last mentions the singular appear
ance of the Sun, at that time. ''On the
4th two Parhelia appeared, which are
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the present dynasty in the person of the
reigning Emperor. About week pre-
viously, the Sun for several days, at ris-
ing and setting, appeared Of pale green
color, and from this il is assumed that
much war or sickness is to take place in
the course of the year" These were
the notions of the superstitious the pa
per ascribeS the phenomena to the state
Of the atmosphere.
-7ecee-
AppoTtionment 6iH.-The vote on this
bill has been reconsidered in the Senate,
yeas 26, nays 20-and the bill referred
to committee of five, chosen by ballot,
consisting of Messrs. Webster, Clayton,
Forsyth, Mangum and Hayne. The OBJ
ject is understood to be the consideration
of plan of Mr.. Webster, to prevent
large unrepresented fractions.
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! REVOLUTIONARY PENSIONS.
| The House of Representativeshasg got fair
! ly into the discussion Of bill, TO the fate of
whicha considerable class oicitizensare look
ing with a great deal Of interest We al
Jude tothe bill TO enlarge the provisions Of the
Revolutionary Pension System, so as to in
clude a number Of the survivors OF the Re-
evolutionary struggle, whose cases are not
now embraced by it. The leading provi-
sions Of this bill are, first, Thatth surviy-
| ing officers, non commissioned officers
musicians and prvates, who served in the
war Of the revolution on the Continental es-
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