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Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1837-02-23
SO REV ARD.

RAN AWAY from the subscribers :
bout the lsl OF October, 1885, two sppren-
'ice boys, TO wit: JOHN DOUGLASS
and ELDRID DOUGLASS, brothers, the
former Of them bound TO John Kennedy Ia
learn the Tanning trade the latter TO Da-
vid S'errett TO learn the Tayloring trade
IL 10 believed they are now at or in the neigh
borhood of Col. Jourdan's Iron Works, in
the county of Allegheny. We will give the
bend the said boys, and deliver them to us at
Staunton, in addition TO which we will pay
The expenses of bringing them-or FIVE dol
lars and the expense will he paid for the de.
livery Of either OF The said bows.
JOHN KENNEDAY,
DAVID STERRETT.
Stauo,on, Feb'y %, 1897.
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RIOT IN NETWORK.

The New York correspondent Of tn.
National Intelligehcer, under date oil
Feb. Ia, states that the city OF New
York has been scene of riot and dis.
turbarce, disgraceful perhaps beyond a,
ny precedent.
A placard, it see ms. had been posted
upon all the public places of the city 10,
several weeks previous. calling a meet.
ing to enquire into the cause OF the high
prices OF bread; meat, rent, fuel, &c
The call brought together ten or fifteen
thousand persons, more than half OF
whom were foreigners Of the very low
est class-poor, idle. d, graded, drunken,
aud helpless.
The meeting was held. but what the
proceedings were. are unknown.
AS soon as the meeting dissolved, ma
ny OF the persons present assembled to-
gether and repaired to Eli Hart & Co.'S
store in Washington. near CORTLAND
street, where they congregated into a
formidable mob. Ii is well known that
MIR. Hart. although only an agent. has
his large stores filed with severed tbous-
and barrels Of -four they soon demolish.
ed the doors. and began turning the bar
rtis OF flour into the street, breaking i'm
the heads and scattering the contents to
the winds. Some were engaged in rol .
ling it away, others in filling their bags
and boxes. and running with it in every
direction. Most of il, however, was
thrown into the street. and opposite the
store the flour was knee deep.
a great number of barrels ofilour were
rolled on, Of the second story windows
and dashed to atoms. The mob had EN-.
tire possession Of the premises until after
Z o'clock.
AT about o'clock. the military, which
the Mayor had ordered out, assembled,
bat before they reached the Hall, the
citizens had efectuaIly put down the
mob.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1837-02-23

TExAs.--Extract Of letter received
in Savannah from an officer in the army
Of Texas, dated
COLUMBIA, (Texas) Jan. l0.-We
have now a Government firmly estab-
lished, and it is remarkable fact that
our Congress transacted business with
the greatest facility, and more barmoni-
ously than was anticipated.-There APP
pears TO be no Party existing save that
whose object is the common welfare OF
the country. The little excitement pro-
duced here by the rumcr of last week
that the mexicans were about making
an immediate invasion of our Country,
has greatly subsided-it is my opinion
and the opinion of many, that they will
not come on, il a. all, before the spring.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1837-02-23

DUEI - We learn from the Washinoto
Telegraph of Monday last, tina, in conse-
qnence of some personal remarks, a meeting
took place that morning near Alexandria,
between Air. VIM. ScHLEY, a Senator in
The Legislature OF Maryland. and the Hon.
VIM Cost JOHNSON, late a representative
in Congress from that State. NFessrs. JenI-
fer and Pickens acted as the friends of MIR.
ScHLEy, and MIR. Wise, Of Virginia, and
Gen. Campbell, OF South Carolina, as the
friends Of Mr.. JOHNSON. The parties were
placed at twelve PAGES, back to back and ex :
changed single fire. Both shots took eff
fec:, Mr.. ScHLEy being slightly wounded
in the thigh, and Mr.. JOHNSON in the knee.
The ball was extracted on the ground by
DR.. Hall The parties we're reconciIed.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1837-02-23
n NOTICE..

AT meeting of the President and Direc-
tors OF the Warm Spring and Harrisonburg
Turnpike road Co, held in Harrisonburg on
Tuesday The 18th day Of January, 1897
ORDERED, that general meeting of The
Stock holders of the w. s. and II. T. r. Co.
he held at the house OF Jas. A. Frazier, Esq
in Jennings Gap, on the I'd Saturday in
March neIt.-A general attendance OF the
stockholders, either by proxy or in person, is
desirable, as business Of importance TO the
Company will he transacted.
BY ORDER Of the Board
Nj. HARVEY EFFINGER,
c. ". 3. s. II. =. n. Co
Jao 26, 1S91.-tm
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1837-02-23

AT an adjourned meeting of the citi.
zens of Stanton, held at the Methodist
Church, on Wednesday evening. Feb'y
18th, 1887, the following resolution as
adopted:
Resolved, That the citizens of S.aun.
ton and Augusta county be earnestly re-
quested to meet at the Court. house on
the fourth Monday in this month court
day.) to concert measures for securing
in the town of Staunton the location of q
Female Seminary proposed to be estab
lished in the Valley of Virginia, under
the direction of the Baltimore Confer.
ence Of the Methodist Episcopal Church:
and that the various county committees
appointed on the llth of January last to
promote the same object. report to tina,
meeting the amount which has been sub.
scribed.
SAMUEL CLARKE, Chairman.
CHEsLEy KINNEY. Sec'y.
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DISTRESSING SHIPwRrcK.-Loss OF
elesen Tires and one million dollars Ia.
properiy.-rhe barque Susanna. belong
ing to Macao, (China,) while on her
passage to that place from Bombay, was
cast away OH the coast Of Caulan, lat.
81 %. near the end of June last, in a
gale. by which disaster eleven persons
lost their lives. including Senior ii. A.
Lciria, Of Macao. The cargo consisted
OF .3S3 chests of opium, 200 bales Of
cotton, &c. and the loss of property is
estimated at more than million IF dol
lars. The Chinese living on the coast
where the barque was wrecked behav-
ed in the most scandalous manner. 1t
was. in fact, their eagerness to rob,
which occasioned the loss of so many
lives. Having passed one end of a rope
to the ship. while they retained the 9th.
er. the unfortunate ships company COM
mitted themselves to it, and were max
ing their way successfully to land, when,
suddenly. the Williams who held the rope :,
in order TO rob those who first landed,
let go their hold, and the consequence
was. that eleven persons lost their lives.
With the exception of MIR. Leiria, they
were all natives of the East The news
of the disaster having reached Macao, a
brig was sent on 4th of August to endea-
vor to save something from the wreck
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NEW York Fen 6

Specie beloU Par.-We know the
factthat. i'll Illinois, paper drafts OIL New
York have been purchased and paid for
IN silver dollars at a discount on the sill
YER of four per ceut. A thousand silver
dollars sold for paper draft OH New
York of 1850. After taking so much
trouble TO supply the People of Illinois
with sound specie currency, it is too
bad that it should be treated with such
contempt, and sold under par. Certain
ly the specie is worth more than the pa
per, and either the People of Illinois
are crazy, or the Wings must have got
ten the upper hand there, or something
else must have happened which has
turned things toPsy-tuvy.-Journal Of
Commerce.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1837-02-23

PRESCRIPTIONS The National intel
ligencer, OF the iIth ult. contains n letter
addressed to the publishers of that paper
10y the Agent Of the State Department,
ordering the discontinuance Of seventeen
copies OF that paper, heretofore taken
by the Department, for the Legations a.
broad. This order has been doubtless
produced by the structures ofthe Nation
al luteligencer on the recent Mexican
War Message Of the President, and is
another evidence Of the determination OF
the government to prescribe every
thing like freedom Of opinion. The
Editors Of the Intelligepcer promptly
returned to the Department S57 42,
1.-THE paper having been paid for up 10
August, and declare that they shall con.
tiDue to send their paper to our Lega-
tions abroad, gratuitously, if they decline
Individually to pay for it.-Lynchbwg
Wig.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1837-02-23

MARRIED, on Thursday evening
last, by the Rev. Stevens D. Hopkins
Mr.. SAMUEL GILLocK, Printer, to Mis-:
MELvrNA KIcE, all Of this town.
On the 18th inst. by the Rev. ]. J
Glossbrenner, Mr.. Nicholas Ryan tc
Miss Cristena, daughter of Alr. Jscot
Smith. all of this county.
On the 18th inst. by the Rev. Stephen
Smith, Mr.. J4mes s. Rankin, of Rock
ingham, to Mrs. Keturah Gregory, OF
Waynesborough.
On the 18th. by the same, MIR. Ben
jnmin F. w. Harlan to Miss Elizabeth
ID. Hays, both of Albemarle county.
On the 10th. by the same, Mr.. Jucob
Perkey to Miss Sarah L. Fertig, both
of this county.
On the 18th Jan. by the same, Mr..
Obediah Valid to Miss Caroline Holt
all of this county.
On Tuesday last, by the Rev. B. N.
Brown, Mr.. Caleb Crone to Miss Su
sannah, daughter of the Rev. Geo. Pat
terson, all of this county.
On Thursday evening last, by tn,
Rev. Mr.. Humphreys, Maj. John III
FINLEY, of this vicinity, to Miss Mmihc
Ann, daughter of John Ruff, Esq. of this
place. Gax.
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Most Horrible We have received in
formation from credible source, that Mrs.
Motif, wife OF Calvin Motif, OF Bethel, in
this county, beat with rods her only child, a
little gill five years old, TO such degree as
10 cause her death in about twelve hours II
appears that the inhumsn mother was hear
ing the child read, and because she did not
pronounce the word decay properly, the rod
was resofted TO. On post mortem exami
notion the whole body was found beaten TO a
Jelly. The more than savage mother is un-
der bonds OF one thousand dollars TO appear
and answer TO the laws Tor the offence
Wo0dstock { ~ Courier.
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HAVING complied with the rednisi-
tons contained IN the above decree, aud
by virtue OF the authority vested in me
thereby, will proceed 10 SELL on the
premises, to the highest bidder for cash,
on Saturday the 25th of March next, the
TRACT OF LAND
above referred to, containing 3l5 acres,
situate on Back creek, in Augusta coun
ty, adjoining the lands of Archibald Stu-
arts heirs and others.-This land is fine.
ly timbered, and has fine stream of
water running through its centre, on
which saw mill might be probably
constructed. The soil also is of good
quality, and no doubt i, deserves the at.
tention Of spectators.
MOSES ,McCUE, Com'r.
| Feb'y %, 1897.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1837-02-23
PUBLIC SALE.

WILL be sold at public auction, on
the 18th OF March, at the subscribers the
following property, viz:
8 young work Horses, Cd of
which will certainly be disposed
of,) 6 set Harness, 6 Housings,
l good road Wagon, Hogs and
Cattle, Farming Utensils, sc.
Terms to be made known on the day
Of sale. JOHN SPITI I,
F-b'y %. 1897.
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Aboiit;on and Amalgamation

The Abolition Convention al HARRISBURG
Pa. is attended Ivy one Of the Humans from
New York, andnumbers among it's delegates
good many negroes. A correspondent of
the United States Gazette, says that consi,l,
cradle feeling" was created among the
members of the Convention the white
me.nbers OF course, by a speech delivered
ny Mr.. IdPpan, in which he expressed his
Interpretation, that snme of he colored de-
iesa'es were not among the officers, and de-
cia'ed II unhecoming the convention, that
the blacks were obliged 10 take separate
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1837-02-23
CINCINNATTUS.

THIS thorough bred horse, now rising
seven years, full FIVE feet seven inches
high, with superior bone and sinew, will
be exhibited ON the fourth Monday in
February, in Staunton, which is Court
day. He will stand one part of his time
at my stable, l3 miles above Charlottes-
vile, on the turnpike road leading from
Charlottesville to Stanton, also a part of
his time at Waynesboro' and Staunton.
n. b. Particulars will be seen in
handbills hereafter.
WM. II. BROWN.
Feb'y %, 1897.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1837-02-23

John q. Adams.-fhe House of Repre.
sentatives was occupied nearly the whole of
iast week IN the discussion OF certain resnlu.
lions censuring this distinguished gentleman
Ior the course pursued by him in attempting
tointfoduce into the House petition purpor,
ting to be from siaUes. The preyious cues.
lion having been moved and sustained ON
THURSDAY, the question was taken on the
following resolutions, offered by MIR. Patton:
!. dfeso'oed, That any member " no shall
hereafter present any petition from the slaves
OF this Union ought 10 be considered as re.
gardless Of the feelings Of the House, the
rights OF the Southern States, and uniriendly
to the Union.
2. Resoioed, That the Hon. John Q Adj
ans having solemnly disclai,ncd all design
of doing any thing disrespecllu TO the House
in the inquiry he made Of the Speaker as Ia
the petition purporting I" he from slaves, &
having avowed his intention not to offer Ia
present the petition il the House was Of u
pinion that il ought not to he presented
therefore, all further proc ceilings in regart.
10 bis conduct do now cease.
On the first resolution, the vote was, ayes
90. noes los; on the second, ayes 81, noes
1870 both resolutions we're rejected, and
Mr.. Adams was excused.
ligence OF this affair tram the Alexandra,
Gazette, of Monday
In the mean time, however, the indigna.
tion M the Southern members aud public
feeling began To manifest themselves. In
fammatory handhills vi ere issued aud laid
upon the desksoi the members-Alr. CIai.
borne, of Mississippi, declared in his place
in the House on Friday, that the pillars of
the Union we're lettering TO their huse, and
others repeated his declaration. The major
iiyof,he House, especially those of The party,
became alarme,l-the Globe came out with
a sort OF quasi apology for what il Iuti-
crously terms the "norlhsrn democracy" and
finally MIR. Lane, OF Indiana, moved on
Friday a reconsideration of this obnoxious
vote. Tho question of reconsideration was
10 have been considered on Saturday, and il
isprobable, now, that similar resolution To
the one rejected. will finally he passed."
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1837-02-23

Alta meeting Of the Staurton Lyceum
held Feb, III, 1897, the following Re
solution was adopted:
Resolved. That all clergy men, at
present residing in Staunton and Angus
Ia county, be admitted to honorary mem
bership in the Stanton Lyceum under
the 25th article of the Constitution,
and that notice be given to them of such
admission, by inserting this resolution in
the Staunton Spectator"
II. l.. COOKE. Sec'y.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1837-02-23
CHARLES RATS
Admir- Of II. Markwood
Feb'y 20. 1887.
VIRGINIA.

At Rules held in the Clerks Office of
the Circuit Superior Court OF Law and
Chancery for Augusta County, the 9th
day of February, 1887.
William Morse, plaintiff-against
William Inglis, administrators OF Cyrus
Hyde, deceased. Andrew w. Came
ron, admir- de bonis non of John H.
Hyde, decd, William Lusk. Halbut
Mcclure. Jr. and Alexander, Nicho-
las, Mary, Sally, Moses. William and
David Mcclure. heirs and representa-
tives of Moses Mcclure, decd, and
- his personal representative.
Moses Mcclure. Jr. only child and
heir of HaIbut Mcclure, decd, and
the personal representative
Of the said Halbut Mcclure, deceased
Margaret Young. widow of James
Young, deceased, Andrew, Susannah,
Jane, NJ srgaret, Ann, James. Rachel,
Thomas, Betsy and Robert Young,
heirs OF the said James Young, decd
and Joseph Allen, late Sheriff OF
Rockbridge county. his adm'r-Wh-
liam, John and Samuel Patterson.
heirs of William Patterson, deceased
and Jesse Scott, admir- Of the said
William Patterson, deceased-Daniel
Hoffman, James Kennaday, DAVID S.
Morse and Samuel Forsythe, defts.
The defendants Andrew Young,
James Kenneday and Daniel Hoffman
not having entered their appearance and
given security. according to the act of
Assembly, and the Rules Of this Court,
and it appearing by satisfactory evidence
that they are not inhabitants of this
Commonw eallh: 1t is ordered, that the
said defendants do appear here on the
first day of the next term 10Th of June, }
and answer the bill and supplemental bill
of the plaintiff ; and ,hata copy oithis or.
der be forthwith inserted in some news.
paper printed in Stanton, for eight
weeks successfully, and posted at the
front door of the Court house Of Augusts
county. A copy-Teste,
l3J NICH'S c. KINNEY, C. C.
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VIRGINIA..

Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chan.
Gerry for Augusta County-June Term,
Thursday 18th. 1886.
Esther Smith Stevenson and others.
heirs of George p. Stevenson, deceas>
ed, plaintiffs-again.t
Erasmus Stribling, Ex'r. OF Jacob Kim
ney, &c. defendants.
'It is further adjudged, ordered and
decreed, that Moses McCue, deputy
Sheriff of this County, who is hereby ap-
pointed Commissioner for that pur.
pose, do forthwith convey unto John
Brockenborough, John H. Cooke and
Randolph Harrison, trustees for the Gre
ditors of Wilson Carey Nicholas, decd.
by sufficient deed with special warran.
ty Lot No. l, as laid down in the repor.
(made by the Commissioners appointed
Tor that purpose, and now filed amongst
the papers in that cause.) containing 337
acres and that the same Commissioner
do forthwith execute and file with the
Clerk OF this Court, to be approved by
the Court, another good and sufficient
deed with special warranty to the plain
t!fts Esther Smith Stevenson, Elizabeth
Augusta Stevenson, Maria Louisa Ste
venson. and George Pitt Stevenson,
heirs OF George Stevenson, deceased.
it is further adjudged, ordered and
decreed, that unless the plaintiffs or some
one OF them, or some one for them do
within six months from the date of the
last mentioned deed, pay unto the de-
iendant Erasmus Stribling, Executor of
Jacob Kinney, deceased, the Gum ofthir-
ty-five pounds six shillings aud eleven
pence, currency OF Virginia, with inter-
est thereon from the 9Th of August, 1918,
that being the balance of purchase money
due for said land, as appears by settle
ruent of that date, between said Execu.
tor and Peter Carr, filed by the PLAIN
tiffs with their bill, then he the said Mo
ses McCue, who is hereby appointed
Com'r for that purpose, after first having
advertised the time and place of sale in
some newspaper published ia Stanton.
and also in some newspaper published
in Charlottesville, for at least four weeks,
shall proceed to sell said land hereby
directed to be conveyed to Stevenson's
heirs, or so much thereof as may be ne
| cesssry to raise the said sum Of money,
with its interest and costs Of sale"
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1837-02-23

ExpUNeINe.-On the 18th inst. Mr..
Bayard, of Delaware, laid before the
Senate the preamble AID resolution of
the Legislature of that State. ins,ructing
their Senator'S to introduce and support
a resolution to rescind the Expunging
resolution of MIR. Benton, and to restore
the Journal Of the Senate to the state in
which it was before this act Of violence
was committed upon it. Mr.. gave
notice that he would introduce such a
resolution at the ne xt session, ard at eve
~ succeeding session, as long as he
should continue Senator, till the object
should be accomplished. Being thus
(he said) actuated by the same spirit of
continuance which had been so much
landed by the Senator from Missouri.
aud which in his case had proved so
successful he hoped the day was not
distant when they would restore the
Journal, and make it what he believed
vas. at this moment. the public senti.
mrnt Of the people of the United States.
We are glad to see this movement.
The true friends Of the constitution, and
Of the limited. responsible government.
which that charter was intended to Sc
cure, should never rest until this willul
violation Of an express constitutional
provision, at the bidding OF an usurping
Executive, shall have been solemnly re.
pujiated, and the legislative powers OF
the Senate amply vindica,ed and placed
Oh impreguabls basis.-Lynch6mg Virg
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Ii they do they will be met on the eau
daloupe or Navidad."
New ORLEANS, Feb. a.


LATEST FROM MEXICO. By the pc.
lite and friendly attention of w. NJ
Mervine, Esq. commander of the u. S
vessel Of war Natchez. at the S. w
Pass. from Vera Cruz, whence she sail.
ed on the 23d ult. we are in possession
OF Mexican files Of papers to THAT date.
A Conducta had arrived al Vera Cruz,
with 100000 in specie. the greater
portion OF which amount was shipped in
the Natchez for our city.
The liberation of Santa Anna had
caused great rejoicing. The papers are
almost exclusively filled with iulsome
Affiliations addressed to him. They
speak in the most extravagant terms OF
the address and skill he displayed in OBJ
tanning his liberty, and profess to believe
it has been entirely unconditional.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1837-02-23

NATIsNAL BANK.-On the Sth inst
MIR. Webster presented TO the Senate a
petition, signed by IA or 1900 mercan.
tile houses in the city of New York
pray ing the establishment of National
Bank in that city. Nh Webster made
lew remarks indicating the constitu.
tionality OF such an institution, deduced
from IFS absolute necessity as fiscal a.
gent Of The governmeut-and its utility
in promoting security. steadiness and
permauency in our monetary system
He did not, however, ask any action on
the subject.
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The Tteasurv Circular-Tbe hill ,,es;y

The Treasury Circuiar-The bill iesig
mating the funds 10 be received Tor the re , en-
ues OF The United States has passed the Sen.
ate, Messrs. Benton, Linn, Morris, Ruggies
snd Wright, only, voting against il. The
National lnteiligencer Says, "belore the pass
sage ofthe bill, an important feature was en-,
grated in il, on the motion of Mr.. Clay, hy
unanimous consent, being provision that
henceiortb, there shall he no Discrimination
in the kind of funds 10 he receiv able bet cen
the different branches OF the revenue, So thai
the bill repeals the discrimination made in
that respect by the Treasury order"
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1837-02-23

WANTED IMMEDIATELY. at
the Hot Springs, a good Plasterer and
Brick. Layer, by the month. Fair wa
ges Will De given to competent, indus.
trIous and sober man: none other need
apply. TIL. GOODE.
Hot Springs, Feb. 20, 1897
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SAMUEL CLARKE, Chairman.
CHEsLEY KINNEY. Sec'y.

@We are authorised to announce
EDWARD JOHNSTON, Esq. of Botelour,
county, as candidate to represent the
district composed of the counties of Au-
susta, Rockbridge, Allegheny. Floyd.
Montgomery and Botetourt in the mex,
Congress of the United States.