Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1838-11-01

lion assembled at Augusta on Monday |
the 10Th ut. One hundred and forty-
three members were in attendance, from |
South Carolina. Georgia. Alabama Mis-
sissipPi. Tennessee aud Florida. Col. |
James Cddsden of Florida, was appoint
ed President of the Convention Judre
berr'en and Ex-senator King are a.
nougst the delegates.
ONO RIVER NAvIoABLn-Tbe Pu,s.
burg papers Of Saturday bring us the in,elli>
gence that the Ohio river il now naviyable
by steamboats,.
We may form some idea OF the incubation
oil Texas by the fact. that five thousand per-
sons voted al the late elections.
John Quincy Adams has been nominated
ny the W higs of Plymouth, Mass. for re-
election TO Congress.
The Court House and the Clerks Office a,
Columbus, Geo. were destroy ed nv t;,e ON
The night of the 18th uIt. All the ma.
pers OF value were consumed. The fire is
supposed To have originated from design.
On the 18th ultimc, Professor Dudley of
Lexington, Ky performed his 18th opera
ton of Li'hotomy. The patient was a bev
ot Ten years OF age, ard was the thr,eenth
} case from the same county.
The New York papers announce the death
oil Nathan Sanford, formerly Senator from
thai State in Congress, and afterwards Chan.
ccllor of the Siate.
HE Congressional Convention OF the
CnlpePper District has nominated Dan.
iel r. Slaughter, Esq. as the Wing Can
dnia,e His opponent, we presume, " iii be
the Ex Speaker, Linn Banks, Esq
Mr.. Prenliss of Mississippi has NOT re.
~
OF the papers, hut, in consequences of the
pressure oil his private business, he has de
ie'minet to retire from public life as soon
ms tho time Tor which he was elected shall
hase expired.
llaiJan County, ". c., bids fair to
become famous. a Mrs Shaw, wifi. of
Mr.. james Shaw, residing there sbo,
her husband through the heart on the
night OF the 3rd ult. This is the Sc
cond murder of a husband by his wife
in that county during the present year.
FlRE!-A fire occurred at Harris
burg, Pa, a few days ago, which, be.
sides several other buildings, DESTROYED
the Lutheran Church, session and school.
house, on Fourth street. The loss of
property is estimated at $50 goo. The
church cost SIS. 900, and its organ. with
all the interior, except the chandeliers,
was consumed.
U. S. SrEAM-B Boar LAVA Mobile
paper says that nearly all of the boats
which run to the interior are under con.
; demnation aud all those 10 New Orleans
are in The same predicament.
Mr.. Drugs Saue.-The Grand jury of
New York have presented true bills agains,
, Barney CoTse, Isaac Il. Hopper, David
i,uggles, James S. Gibbons Thomas Huuhes
aad Henry Clarke, for the abduction Of ar
Darg's slave, and for ahet,ing him in com.
hitting robbery upon his master. Clarke
has absconded /; Gibbons and Hopper were
arrested and heid 10 bail in the sum az $4,000
each, and The other parties in $4,000 each.
Raleigh and Columbia Railroad We
learn from notice in the las; Raleigh Re.
gister That sufficient amount Of stock in the
Raleigh aud Columbia Railroad Company
has been sold 10 secure the char,er This
road being intended as a continuation of the
great line Of railroad communication from
North 10 South, will now 90 ahead as i, is
not doubted that the Legislature of North
carolina, al ITS approaching session, will
lend helping hand 10 the work as in other
, cases OF similar, though less iIuportan, char
acter.
RESUMPTION IN MISSISSIPPI -Amee,>
ing of The Presidents Of the several banks in
Naschez Mississippi was held in that city
on line 9th ult-at which il was resolved
that The first Monday in January should be
recommended 10 the banks of that State rs
suitable day for the resumption of specie
ayments. IL was also resolved tina, the
banks OF The SLATE should be iovied TO hold
Convention at Vick.burg on The 9th OF No
vemher next, for the purpose OF deiberating
on said recommendation. The Natche2
banks, in conclusion, recommend that The
Mississippi Bank Convention do meet on
the 9th OF November, s. occept the invitation
given by the Union Bank Of tha, Slate TO
aitend general Convention of The Banks of
Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee, and All,
ALBANIA, at Ficksburg, on the first Monday
in December next, for the purpose of effect
ing unity and concert in the rcsumption Of
specie payments.
| The Banks in the city of Mobile have de.
'ermined TO resume specie payments in full
on the lat OF January next
appointment by the Presideni.
! T. HARTLEY CRAwFoRD, ofP.npsyI-
yania to be Commissioner Of Indian Al.
fairs, vice Carey "a. Harris, resigned.
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