Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1838-10-25


ate, certain.
Flour in Richmond, was sold on the
18th in small quantities at 81 Sl-but
holders generally asked TS. In New
York the price had declined to SO SO.
The Wheeling Times states that the
packers in that place arc making
contracts at Sc.
The New York Gazette announces
the death Of Commodore ohm o. Creigh.
ton. ofthe u. S. Navy.
Gen. Leakin (Whig) has been elected
Mayor Of Baltimore by a majority of467
over MIR. Moore, the Van Buren, candi-
date. The Wing majority in the city
council ON Joint vote is g.
The U. S. ship OF the limo OHIo, was 10
sail from Boston last Monday f"r N. York,
where she will take in her armament and
then proceed to the Mediterranean, as the
flagship Of the American squadron in that
sea.
The Texian Minister at Washington has
Internationally withdrawn the proposal made
by Texas for annexation to the u tied States
The amendments proposed TO the Consti-
tuition OF Pennsylvania have been rejected by
an overw belming majority of the people
Lake Michigan has fallen from to 6 in
ches since July. This is welcome news TO
the border landholders on the Western lakes
Not less than million acres, we are told, at
tie time of the highest " alter had Il disappeared.
The Wiliiamsport Banner states that a
division OF the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
extending twenty. nine miles above that
place, is nearly ready TO receive the wafer
Bishop Chase Of Illinois, has located a Col
Iege on Fermiflion river, not for from the
Of Ottawa and N oil l,,I,s o.
iege."
The Newburyport (Mass) Herald says
the "Potaio Fever" is the last disease the
down casters have been afflicted with. There
are signs Of convalescence, how ever
letter from PhiiadeIphia states that
there are 1000 bushels of Eastern Pota,
toes On ship board, for which so cents per
bushel could not be obtained
- French woman has accomplished the
ascent OF Mount Blanc, and with less diff
Guilty than i, has been done by many men.
person no has reached the summit
FILLAINoUs-A contractor on the White
Water canal near Cincinnati, named Samuel
T. Townsend suddenly disappeared Oct. 4ih,
carrying off with him the funds for The la.
borers, which had been paid into his hands
by The company. The hearlless villain ow.
ed several VI the laborers no less than $500
apiece
e3- II is recommended in the FarmviIe
journal, thai The mlicrs of Prince Edward
aud Cumberland meet in FarmvilIe to cons
suit upon The proprieiy oil grinding for one
tenth, instead of one eighth the increased
price of grain being greater than the pro
posed reduction.
at Baltimore, 100000 were sold al 20 to
20 l-2 cents per foot high. They averaged
5 feet, and are the growth Of this year. The
buds, OF which there so to 90 on each
tree, sold at two TO three cents each. The
trees trimmed OF their buds, brought l3
each Persons who have made small outs
lays in the mulberry line, have thus in one
year realized from 10000 to 100, 600
profit
Or The Common Council OF Cleveland
have voted to raise by loan $40 900, for the
protection Of the bank Of The lake al tina,
place. The lake, within n few years past,
threatens 10 'nilict so much more serious in
ury, that barrier Of some kind has become
absolutely necessary.
The New Orleans True American Of the
)lb inst. announces "ibe resignation of the
Hon. >. ). PTensiss, the distinguished Re-
preventative 10 Congress from Mississippi
} he claims Of private business arc mention,
I'd ne The plea for retiring from public life"
Broom Corn. The crop OF broom corn is
very abundant this year, wiib us: and The !
'eed has iuIly ripened--an event which has |
rot occurred Tor sonse years past. In many |
asses The seed will more Than pay the whole |
'xperse Of cullivaling The crop. II 10 said |
% be very good for swine. The crop has |
'een sold Standing in some csses for $50 per |
'cre Northampton { Mass. Guz.
The Nero National Debt The Secre- |
AIRY ofth Treasury gives notice that OIL
he ist OF October, the amount of Treas
Try Notes in circulation was only about
50. 096, $50. This, Of course, is the a.
mount OF the new National Debt created !
oy 'he Reform and Retrenchmeui Par
~ since they came into power.
a writer III the Philadelphia National
D "a estimates the profits Of the Great
" cs'efs steamship, ffom the 25th Of