Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 182?-183?, 1832-05-18

Pelsohs "eIe killeu, anu lour or hye wound
ed. The house was owned and used by
Phelps and Peck, as a counting room and
ware house. The building occupied about
100 feet on Cliff street, and rs upon Fulton
street: two-thirds of the pile was severed
perpendicularly from top to bottom. 1t had
been erected in the winter and there was
little cohesion of brick and mortar. The
whole building from top TO bottom, was piled
with goods. Several narrow escapes are
mentioned; four or five persons were dug out
of the ruins alive, but much injured, and two
or three who were in the building escaped
without any or very slight injury. The per-
sons killed were, Thomas H. Goddard, &C
countant, (author ola system of book keep
ing, an industrious man with family, and
poor,) Josh. Stokes, confidential clerk of the
firm, Alfred Seymour, clerk, Mr.. Brewer,
gentleman who went to the store on bust
ness, James Patterson, porter, Nicholas Rus
sell, laborer, and three colored laborers-
Subscriptions are opened for the relief Of Mr.
Goddard's family.
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Steamboats, 6urnt.-The TALIsMAN, "
ing at st. Louis, took FIRE on the 22nd ult.
A lady had 10 jump overheard to save her
self. The DOLPHIN, forty miles below
Wheeling, took fire on the 2Sth ult. and was
destroyed with the cargo No lives were
lost.
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The Society of Friends, at their late YEAR
ly meeting, (says Philadelphia paper,)
made rule of discipline 10 disown any mem
Der OF that society concerned in the dstilla-
ton or sale of ardent spirits, if he could not
be prevailed upon to relinquish the prac-
tice.
&C. The Tariff scheme of Mr.. M'Lane is
said to meet with but little favor either from
the Northern manufacturers or the Nullifi-
ers. Nevertheless a Washington CORES
pendent of the United States Gazette says
'the administration are drilling all their
troops, and already their minions boast that
they have one hundred and tive UoLes pledged
10 support it,"
ez-The precise number ofDelegates 10 the
Young Mems Convention, in attendance.
we learn was three hundred and thirty-nine.
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G5-The news from Washington City is
quite cheering for Henry Clay. Hisfriends
there consider his prospects fattering for
the next Presidency.
The Jackson meeting in Albemarle, on The
9TH instant, was numerously attended Two
notices having appeared in the Charlottes-
vile Advocate, calling meetings on the same
day at the Court House, one in favor of the
nomination Of Judge Barbour, and the other
in favor ofthe nominee ofthe Baltimore Con-
vention, whosoever that might be-there was
considerable warmth and debate before the
proceedings were finally settled A major
ity OF the committee appointed TO draft the
preamble and resolutions, expressive of the
sentiments Of The meeting, reported in favor
of the nomination of Judge Barbour; to
which the minority of the committee offered
substitute appointing delegates to the Bal
timore, Convention, and requesting them
to press upon the notice of the Conven-
ton the claims of Mr.. Barbour but should
they fail in this to unite in recommending
to the people, the Individual possessing the
largest share of the confidence of the Repub-
lican party. The substitute was ultimately
adopted sc to 50, after "a large number" of
persons had retired to their homes
Col. Nimrod Bramham was first in the
chair, and ]. w. Saunders Secretary, but
after the adoption of the substitute they beg
ged to be excused from acting; and Charles
Cooke was called TO the chair, and w ilson
M. Cary appointed Secretary. The adop-
ton OF the report OF the committee was adj
vocated by Nathaniel Wolfe, and Thomas
w. Gilmore, and opposed by Rice w.
Wood, Alexander Rives, T. w. Maury,
Thomas J. Randolph and Charles Cooke.
Tho following are the Delegates to the
Baltimore Convention General William
f. Gordon, DR. Charles Cooke, v w.
Southall, Alex. Rives & Rice w. Woods.
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dfdr hit.-Mr Plummer, from Misss-
siPpi, young member, occupied the floor
for five or six days, during the hours allotted