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Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1838-06-28
Another Steamboat Disaster /,
From the Buffalo Com. Iadre, t;ssr

! From the Buffalo Com. Adreytissr of
Saturday Erening.
The steamboat North America is Jus
In. by the passengers of which we learn
the particulars OF q most heart.rsudinO
calamity-THE DESTRUCTION OF TIN
NEW AND ELEGANT STEAMBOAT WASH
lNGION, by fire, off Silver Creek, a.
bout 5 o'clock this morning, with the rs.
timatsd loss Of FORTY LIVES.
The following account is from one OF
the passengers, aud may be relied upon.
The Washington left Cleveland on
her down passage from. Detroit, on June
! I4th, at 3 A. M. She proceeded ON her
way safely. until Saturday, 9 o'clock A.
NJ, when she had arrived in the vicinity
of Silver Creek, about 30 miles from
Buffalo.
The boat was now discovered TO be
On lire, which proceeded from beneath
the boilers. The passengers were alarm.
cd and aroused from their slumbers.-
Such a scene of confusion and distress
ensued as those only OF my readers can
imagine who have been in similar cir
cumStancts.
Despair did not, however, completely
possess the mass until it became evident
that the progress of the flames could not
De arrested.-From that moment the
scene beggars all description. Suffice it
to say that numbers precipitated them
selves from the burning mass into the
water; some with shrek of despair,
and others sileatIy sunk beneath the
waves; others momentarily more for,u.
nate. swan short distance and drown.
ed; others still. on pieces OF boards and
wood, arrived on the beach-yet some
even OF these sank into watery grave.
The small boat had by this time put
of. loaded with about Is souls, for The
shore. These arrived safe, picking up
one or two by the way. The writer of
this article was one of the number
Other small boats came to our assistance
which, together with the Washington's
GOAT saved perhaps majority OF the
persons On board.
1t is supposed that forty persisted. 1t
Is Impossible to compute the precise mum.
Der. Many remained on the boat until
It was wrapped in one sheet Of flame
VI these there is reason to believe that
numbers persisted in the coniagrstion !;
while others half burned. precipitated
themselves into the watery element !:
thus suffering the doubl. agony Of death
by fire and water.
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Hrmy Mooements. head quarters of
MAJ. Zen. MAcoMB, who will iske com.
ma"d OF all the forces I'm The N crlhern From
tier. will be at Sacksl's Hsrbur.
Ihe War Department hss directed two
steamboats, to be chartered, ono for I, AZ.
Erie and the other for Lake Ontario,-tu
90 armed and manned for the purpose Of pre-
serving the peace Of the frontier.
HE Army and Navy Chron icle adds ,ha,
N consequence Of the scarcity of officers. the
oaaets OF tho graduating class al Wes Point,
VIII be detained until they can be assiy led
10 The several regiments and CORPS in the Ar
my with the view of Immediately placing
Them on active duty in the field.
we learn from The same source that Csp>
,s'n M: e. Perry has been ordered by the
Navy department 10 proceed 60 Europe, for
ne porp"se Of examining the recent i'm,
proyements in steam machinery as sppIi.,,
TO navigation: He will go Out in The nexl
trip Of tho Great Western.
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Correspondence Of the Nat Inteliigsncsr

Now York, june IL.
The GREATW EST ERIN arrived Las, nivbt
having sailed June 2, thus making four
teen days passsge. Her passage out was
ii or Is days. The Sirius had II DAYS
passage out, and sailed the Bis, uit. for New
York. Thus we have IL or IL day, later
from Europe.
TALLEYRAND 10 dead. HUarRr has
been acquitted Of the attsntat against tho lille
Of the King, hut found guilty OF plot az aims,
the Government. Tho French expeii,ion
TO the Arctic Pele Is on the poin, of star ting
The cotton market in Liverpool is withou,
material change, prices being well KEEP, up
and the sales pretty large.
VIRGIL MAxcy, Esq, is among The pas
sengers in the Great Western.
The English news is of no great impor,
talk.
The great matters Of complaint in Londor
continue to be, the oppressive abundance o
money, and the grea, scarcity Of trade. TIL.
bill brokers do not know what 10 do will
money, and actually caano, get The reopI,
who have deposited il with them to lake i
away. Two per cent. is about The rate O
interests.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1838-06-28
A BREEZE IN THE SENATE

On the Goth Of April last, Judge White
made speech in the Senate in which he ex
posed his colleague, MIR. Grundy, for his
double laced course with regard to The Bank
of the United States. He quoted Iel,.r
written by Dir. Grundy in 1873. and CON.
cluded his speech as follows:
INIT. President, this letter was a secrs,
one, addressed 10 the President in PbiIadeI.
Phla, intended for himself and his directors
only; " directly impugns The motives. and
speaks CONTEMPORARY Of the character md
SioneIng OF the whole General Assembly OF
The State. VI
Ii gives list Of names for directors of IN.
branch, and concludes with a threat OF re-
waiting ills upon the heads Of those who
may dare to attempt enforcing The State
law. "''
This letter was written in 1878; tire.
NAMED secret IN The hands, and for the gui-
uance Of directory Of powerful money in
siitution from the lime of it's recein, al ne.
30, without any one Of those cslumnisred in
u having suspicion that among their acousio,
'snces there would be found q man cs,abIs
OF mus sfabhing their reputation in The .fark
IL was Drought ioligbt by The invesiieatjnv
committee; and from the time have frs,
seen u until now, have never been able In
'h'hH favoTabiy Of it's author, or 10 have snv
confidence in him. And now, Mr.. prssi,
cent, you are ready TO ask, who was tho au.
tell you, SAID Mr. White, throwing down
'ne DOCK from which he read The letter. i,
was mono other than my honorable col.
league. '''' 'o'-
HE man who could thus treat me m;gh,
deceive me once, but be never will a second
time, unless, perchsnce, he should bsresi,.r
do some act which COMFORTS with the cbsy.
scier OF an honorable man, S"''
On Thursday last, in the Senate NJ,
Grnndy rose and said, that, before the Senate
sooulo proceed 10 It's ordinary business, he
wished TO consume minute or ,vo nf ;,o
time on suhjecisin relation to which ,b;s
was the flrsl opportunity OF speaking Mos,
OF The speech Of his colleague. which sn
peared in The Iotelligencer Of YESTERDAY +.
heard when j. was delivered, and. so 6r
h 40 'mmsdisieIy replied 10 il. Blu, the con
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Gr We are pleased to learn that the
County Court on Monday appointed a
committee to purchase the lot north of
the Court, house square. on which there
is very unsightly and combustible old
rookery that threatens the safety of the
public buildings. This will render
them quite secure from FIRE, and is per-
haps the most economical insurance
that could be effected on them. The
Court have also determined to sell the
present Poor house Farm. and purchase
better. with view to reduce tue an
nual charges Of the establishment.
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bsrtson. Savannah. Georgia Ella. L. Bar.
aey, N. C.; Solomon-; s. H,bberd. Is,
mate Pulaski; w. G. N. Swift. New Red.
iord; 4. A. Zeuch,enberg, Munich; Charles
b. Tappan. New York Gideon Wes, New
Bedford, eoatswaiu; b. Brown, Norfolk
steward.
Persons droWned in landiag.
MT. Bird, of Bryan CO. Georgia; an old
gentleman from Buffalo, N. Y, and recent,
from Pensacola; a young man, name un.
known Jenny, coior<d woman; Priscilla
coioIed woman, siowardess.
"The first mate, Mr.. HInnERp. st.tes
in the most decided manner, tina, the scci.
dent originated in careiessness, the hoilers
| not having sufficiency Of water. Mr. II.
also states that they had been recently ex,
amined, and that there was no greater ouan
tity OF steam on tbs boat than usual.
"Had the Pulaski been supplied with pro.
per boats, at least two-thirds of tho lives oI
those on board could have been saved. even
after the dreadful casualty that Involved. ia
the absence Of nearly oil means of rescue Nh.
destruction of helpless women and children.
I'VE regret to add, there 10 only a remote
probability tina; the lives of any of,hoss WHIT
were lett ciinging Ia parts Of the wreck hay,
been saved, as the spot where the acciden
occurred IS not in tho track of vessels reg u,
iariy going 10 or returning from the North
oeing too far within the shore. Tho only
nope VI this Kind which We entertain 10, tina,
small vessels coas,ing the shores of NORTH
NaIo'ina may be fortunate enough TO mee
with portions of the wreck 10 which mar
OF the passengers may be clinging.
ut is estimated that there we're .bon
Tour or i've passengers in the Pulaski, who's,
names have not been published. The lis
inserted numbers one hundred and tuenfu
noe, which with the crew, amounting !,
thirty seren, makes the whole number O
souls on board about one hundred and sepen
~, oil " hich only seucnteen haze been sursd
an awful disproportion!
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GLIDING remarks Of that speech he did NOT
heat, sad, though informed of their import,
he thought best 10 wait their publication be,
fore replying to them.
Mr.. u. said he was not unmindful of w hat
was due to himself ana to the station which
hs occupied, aud he would therefore briefly
remark, that ~ TO oil the personal re.srsn.
ces ~ h'ch his colleague had heaped upon him,
he would throw them off with disdain and
scorn-a feeling which. he was sorry To saw
was only reciprocaied. through with less ILL.
Will on his part towards his colleague. Mr..
u. further expressed his satisfaction that his
colleague was not the judge to whom his
standing prosperity, and welfare were com
united; u u had been so, he would haye Con.
sidered them as lost.
Judge White replied with remark able
spirit and efftc, TO this las, defence Of Mr.
Felix Grundy. He hoped never 10 see the
day when hs would he obliged 10 take six
weeks Ia prepare aud con over nm answer Ia
any speech. He regretted sincerely TO know
That his colleague had grown So deaf as not
10 have heard tho whuls If his speech.
"But" asked the Judge. "wl,at is the sub
stance oil tins reply so lung . coming? Does
he conirovert q single fact ?-dues he attack
a single position !-does he meet single ar
gunen' Of mine ?-Take his reply now and
al the time my speech was delivered: aud
Can you Ind in either q single fac, alleged
ny me. denied or con,roverted? No sir
No d'scipline-no drilling can bring him to
deny any thing advance.
will no, take hack . word, Continued
Judge White,) nothing but the character OF
tins place prevents me from saying more
and my colleague has permission to believe
that have spoken out of the Sen ale what |
have spoken here.
Mr.. Grundy rejoined with considerable
heat: aud w"s going into s"me controversial
matters between himself and Judge White ;
when he was called TO order by MIR. King
on the ground that there was no subject be,
fore The Senate, and thst this Chamber wa.
not hi place for the settlement of disputes
MIR. Grundy scquiesced: aud resumed hi.
| seat.
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BROKEN DosEs-Dosr, No. 5,--Rn-
TRENcASE AND REFoRM!
Or We !, lied to cut shor, our
extracts from oSD's excellent, Speech
this ~eek.-TR> will be concluded in our
next.
Among MIR. Kendall's reforms may be
mentioned his leading agency in the re-
movai of the public deposites from the
Bank Of the United States. To effect
this. he carried on system Of chilling
and cooling" with the State banks, and,
In the language of a certain Senator,
(Mr. Benton. "debauched them
"Yes. sir, debauch is the word" Ian,
ply it to the Government aud banks.
though the Senator thought the people
had been debauched. and applied it to
them. For this work Of "debauch 1"
which proved 80 serious a curse to the
country, this agent was EN- ployed thirty
two days. and was paid for this service
the sum of $3l6 ii, being about ten
dollars day for a job which has coca.
sioned much Of the embarrassment under
which the country now labors. He got
SO day for doing this injury to in.
Pu6lic-a hard working laborer finds i.
difficult to &c, his dollar day. But
still MIR. Kendall belongs to the "demo.
cratic party" and whilst he received his
Si0 day for that work. he also re-
ceived the regular salary Of his office
This appears to be an established usage
OF this administrator. The case of ia e
Attorney General is already mentioned.
The reports from the Departments show
several other cases. though l will now
only add that ofthe Commissioner of In,
dian Affairs, who WAS Tor while &C.
ting Secretary of War, and during this
period drew the salaries Of each Office,
being at the rate OF 5000 wear.
But, MIR. Speaker, no man better
knows all the uses Of Office than Mr..
Kendall. / have read political tract,
written, ! think, by Dean Swift, emit.
tied somewhat in this way: The con.
venience Of a place at Court, or sure
mooe OF providing garments for whole
family MIR. Kendall appears to un-
defstand the "modus operandi" of this
matter The printed list Of clerks in his
department exhibits his father-in lazy
and two nePhcws, with salaries OF ST..
oO0, 5 300, aud $l.40O; and thus we
see family provision of nearly 5 10000
year, including bis own household
II provision of this kind be evidence
OF faith" few Of them will be found
"intid-ls." The Presidents son has an
ofhee, which l have already mentioned,
OF 800 a year. The Secretary of
States son, until very lately, held the
place Of District Attorney in Alabama.
"A near relation by marriage of the Sec.
Rotary Of The Treasury has comfortable
annuity OF 400 in the Navy Depart.
menf, another holds the appointment OF
naval officer in Boston. with salary of
S3'oo0 per year, besides being Presi.
dent OF the Lafayette Bank of that CITY;
aud third is the Cashier ofihs Franklin
Bank OF that city, which became spe
Gle pet under the pet bank system.-
These gentlemen would ell make ex.
cellent Sub. Treasures
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TEAAS.-The N. o. Bulletin OF tn.
LIN June states. that the Congress OIL
Texas adjourned about two weeks before
"A delegation of Ca manche Indians
mad met commissioners appointed by tn Z
itePnoiic, and concluded tr eaty cf peace
satisfactory to all parties. General La e.
mar was the popular candidate for the
Presldency--,he election takes place in
NOV. next; bis success is considered
sure. Complaints are loud of Indian
disturbances on the frontier. pa com.
mercial treaty has been entered into Sy
the Texian Government, through her
minister. with Great Britain. 1t does
not, Tor certain State reasons, recognise
the independence of Texas, bat is in ef-
iect tantamount TO recognition"
we have seen letter to a gentleman
OF this city (Richmond) from Houston
ofthe Mth.-Congress adjourned on that
morning. The Senate met 10 the even
ing Ito consider the Treaty of Limits
between the u. S. and Texas, which
provides for running the Boundary line"
1t was confirmed by the Senate.
One Of the last acts Of the Congress,
was to carry out with the highest good
iaitb, her contract for land Scrip, under
the original loan Of 500, 900. Texas
may now ask for larger loan with clean
hands. Messrs. BurBly and S. nj. Will
lIams are appointed the Commissioners
Tor negotiating the S5,O0O,OOO loan.
Texas credit will rise as soon as the pro-
reedings OF this session are known"
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The following gentlemen have been
recommended to the Executive by the
County Court Of Augusta as suitable per-
sons TO discharge the duties of Assistant
Assessors, for this county.-Dr. ]. X.
Moore, Col. ]. NJ. LiIley, James Nelson,
and David Griffith. There are two as.
sis,ants to be appointed for the county.
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"OLD AUGUSTA"
Centennial Anniversary ,

III INT utSi uay OIL november. 1883,
just one hundred years will have passed
since the County of Augusta was usher
! ed iDto existence as one Of the shires Of
what then was the Colony of Virginia.
We copy the interesting act creating the
county from Heaning's Statutes, tor the
qualification Of our readers. 1t will be
seen that Augusta and Frederick are
twin sisters. We have not been able to
ascertain the precise date of the passage
OF the law, but presuns from the run.
ming title at the head of the page it took
effect Oh the lst day Of November l73s,
in the twelfth year Of the reign of George
the 2nd-it being marked "November,"
| and the session of The General Assembly
having closed on the first day of that
month.
Augusta county. By this act, embraced
all the country from the summit of the
Blue Ridge to the Ohio river, including
what is now the State OF Kentucky, and
FROM the James River to Frederick. She
assumed her Presen! size and shape in
1880. Her first Court as held in l745.
The suggestion Of the near approach
OF this interesting epoch in the history
OF our county has produced quite SEN
satiou amongst US, and with a spon,ane>
GUS voice, it has been determined that
we will commemorate the event by
public celebration. The August Court.
it is thought. will be suitable time 10
make the necessary arrangements. As
1t is a County affair, il is desirable tina;
as many Of the citizens of the county as
possible should participate in the preIi.
minary meeting for the settlement of the
plan Of celebration. We cannot bu,
hope that the fete will be one every way
worthy the spirit and iiberaiity of Old
Augusta. Centennial celebrations are no
common affairs in our young coun-
try, aud it is natural and right, tina,
when they do occur, they thould be
marked with rather more than usual
Pomp and circumstance. The utility of
anniversary celebrations is to perpetual e
the remembrance Of important events.
and bring under review the history Of
the past. II DOR National anniversaries,
therefore, serve to rekindIe our feelings
OF patriotism by imbuing them with the
glorious recoileciioDs of the Revolution
may not the pleasing aud interesting re>
mlniscences Of our good old county, sur
vsyed through the progress of hundred
years, be calculated to foster our domes-
tic attach ments, and bud us more strong
~ to bers What son does not rejoice
IN the noble character she has won for
sterling integrity, correct principles, and
devoted patriotism And who among
them so base, as he looks over her green
bills and beautiful valleys, r. no, to be
ready to esclaim, in the just prid and
exuItaiion Of his heart-"this is my own,
my native land ?"
I'm act Jor erecting t,Uo nsu Countiss and
Furnishes, and granting certain encourage,
oaents to the Inhabitants thereof
I. WHEREAS great numbers Of ne ople
have settled themselves OF late, upon the riy-
ers oil Sherrsndo, Cohongoruton, and Opeck.
on, and tho branches thereof, on the north
west side Of the Blue ridge Of mountains,
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o. he snDIveTsary celebration oftbe New
Hope Lodge Of Masons, we understand was
we'll attended, and went off mos, handsomes
ly and sgreeabiy. An excellent address was
delivered by J. w. Smith, Esq-An in
tox'catins liquors were excluded from the
table, and the only drinks used were ice.
water and lemonade.
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vs. The American Colonization So.
ciety request the Clergy throughout the
United States to raise the usual collec-
tions in their Churches, on or about the
18th Of July, in aid of their benevolent
enterprise. q
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The General Synod ofihe Reformed Dutch
Church have decided not TO send Delegates,
at presenf, TO eitbsr ofthe two bodies claim
ing 10 DO the General Assembly of The Pres.
bytetan church; the Synod being unwilling
10 express any opinion, directly or indirect.
W, on The question which of the two bodies
Is legally constituted ~ Y .M,lr Gam
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The Rev. DR.. Eastburn has declined
to accept the eficc Of Bishop of Marys
land. to which station he was recently
elected by tho Episcopal Convention Of
that Diocess.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1838-06-28

The nomination Of James K. Paulding as
Secretary oftbe Navy, has been confirmed
By the Senate. Also, the nomination Of
John r. Livingston as Navy Agent for the
port OF New York, pice J. K. Paulding.
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SPECTATOR.
'STAUNT0M-
THURSDAY, JUNE 80, 1888.

g. JEFFERSON KINNEY, Esq. was, on
Monday last, reelected Clerk of the
County Court of Augusta. for the cusu.
ing seven years.
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Nep Wheai.-The Richmond Whig
states that contracts have been made 10
that city to the extent Of twenty thou.
sand Bushels, a, S ,45 for red, and 81 so
for white, delivered in July, and an av-
erage Of s 30 for deliveries in August.
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e Repeated attempts have bsen mode to
set hre TO the city Of ct1lss!ou, since The
great cophagraticn.
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G5- The news from The Cherokee country
I" that the Indians ere peaceably surrender
ing, and That all fear OF trouble with them
is dissiPated.
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D5- Brsvet Brigsdisr Gen. Atkinson. of
The Y. .. Army, has beeo appointed Cover
nor Of the newly organized territory Of Iowa.
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The End sale Of Galveston lots on the
2lst gave even an advance on the frs,
sales-more than $1,000 a lot.
RICHMOND ENQuIRER.
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IN act for erecting t,Uo nsp Counties and
Furnishes, and granting certain encourage,
uaents to the Inhabitants thereof
!. WHEREAS great numbers Of people
have settled themselves OF late, upon the riy-
ers oil Sherrsndo, Cohongoruton, and Opeck.
on, and tho branches thereof, on the north
west side Of the Blue ridge Of mountains,
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Passengers sapsd in me t,co ,,o,,J,

.s M" r. M. Nightingale, servant and
.n"o, s' Cumberland Island Mrs. w. Fra
os' Suu cn''a' 81 Sjnons, Geo; J. Fl. Coon.
Dynn, Hsorgn p. w. Pooler, Ssvsn-
''"' "eorg''' Capt Poeler. sen; VIM. Ro.
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Facts for the Peopie.

BROKEN DosEs-Dosr, No. 5,--Rn-
TRENcAST AND REfoRM!
Or We kIed to cut short our
extracts from oND's excellent, Speech
this week. will be concluded in our