Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 182?-183?, 1832-06-08

so long as the restless wave of Lake E
rie shall reflect the bright light of day,
so long will it be the monument of Per
rvs fame.
VACCINATION OF INDIANS.
The law passed at the present session
of Congress to extend the benefits of vac
cination among the Indians, is most
humane and excellent measure. 1t APP
propriates twelve thousand dollars to
give full effect to the means which may
be thought necessary for the purpose of
ageneral vaccination of the Indian tribes.
Where the Indians cannot be readily
convened at their towns, or such other
places as may be most suitable, the sur
geOns or physicians employed in that
service are to proceed under the conduct
Incompetent persons to the more remote
points. All the Indian agents are to be
supplied with genuine vaccine matter,
and the sub-agents are required to use
all proper means to induce the Indians
to submit to vaccination. The Secreta-
ry of War is required to make full re-
port to Congress, on the first of Februa-
ry next, of the proceedings under this
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Substitute for Lithotomy.-A highly
respectable subscriber from Virginia
called upon us yesterday, and exhibited
a calculus from which he had been re-
lieved on Saturday last. The operation
was performed by DR.. Depeyre, without
the use of knife. In size and appear.
ance the calculus was much like ground
nut after taking off the hu<ll. The pa
tient experienced very little pain in the
operation, and the second day was able
to walk abroad. The instrument made
use of is composed ofseveral parts. One,
In form and motion resembling birds
claw, seizes the calculus and holds it
fast, while another set in motion by
bow and string. bores it to pieces. This
mode Of operating has been practised
good deal in France. 1t is the fourth
operation of DIR. D. in this country.-N.
Y. Journal of Commerce.
SS
GREAT FRESHET IN MAINE.
There has been a terrible freshet in
the Kennebec. Houses, barns, mills,
bridges have been carried away, and
great loss of property has been sustained.
A terrible storm which commenced on
Saturday week, caused the unprecedent-
ed rise of the river. On the 23d the
waters had not yet begun to subside.
-Seiss-
Itappears from an ofIicial document
that the enormous sum of 80, 600 dollars
was received during the last year by the
city of New Orleans, from the single
source of licenses to gambling houses
kept open within its limits.
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AS an offset to the statements which
occasionally appear in the papers, relative
to the vegetable and other productions
ofthe soil of extraordinary growth, the
editor of the Genius of Liberty, printed
at Leesburg, Va. mentions the fact that
citizen of Fauquier county, in this
State, recently sent l6 of his own chill.
dren, lawfully born in wedlock, to
neighboring school, at one and the same
period oftime."
The officers of the ll1th regiment Of
the Virginia Militia, have responded to
the call of the Oath. They met at West
COulI 1lOuSG SOLuC hdIo ollItj
and adopted resolutions expressing their
concurrence in the necessity of reform
in our militia system. They propose to
increase the company musters to six per
annum-to restore the battalion musters
Ito increase the fnes-and to organize
camps of instruction in each brigade
They appointed delegation of three
officers to meet in Convention with the
officers ofthe other regiments composing
their brigade, to lay their views before
the next Legislature.
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&9~We learn, verbally that in Charles
ton (Kanawha) upwards of 1000 shares
have been subscribed to the James Riv-
er and Kanawha Company and that a
considerable additional subscription was
anticipated-W also learn that up
wards of 10 shares were subscribed in
Pattonsburg on the first day of opening
the books, and about the same number
in Fincastle. THE last Richmond pa
pers are silent as to the progress Of the
subscriptions in that quarter. AS they
have succeeded in nutiDying the New
River Rail Road, we presume they will
be quite liberal to the new company
Books have not been opened in Lynch
burg at alive are not aware of the
reason for the delay.-Lynch. Vir.