Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1839-05-02


The Lynchburg Virginian of Thurs.
Gay last states that VIM. G.. Rives adj
dressed the people of Nelson at the
Courthouse on the preceding Monday.
Two of the alliteratives, Messrs.
Voolfolk and Watkins, decline a re-
election to the next House of Delegates
MIR. Watkins's loss will be felt in the
House, Tor he is business man, and an
ardent friend of Internal Improvement.
AT general meeting of the members
OF the Methodist E. Church in Baltimore
to take measures for unit:ng with the
Church In Europe in celebrating the
completion Of the first century since the
foundation of the Church, nearly seven
thousand dollars were raised. One huns
dred and sixty thousand pounds have
been raised in Great Britain for the same
object.
JAMES FLEENoR, charged with the
murder OF his brother-in- law. Solomon
Large, has been convicted before the Su.
Peiior Court of Scott county, of murder
IN the second degree, and sentenced to
nine years imprisonment in the peniten>
tiary.
ihe trial Of the rioters at HARRISBURG
at the meeting of the Legislature, came
on before the quarter sessions on the
i7'h. but from informality in summon.
ing jurors the indictments were ouasI,ed
AND the individuals separately bound
over for trial at the August term.
General Samuel Smith, of Baltimore
late Mayor OF that city, and soldier Of
the revolution, died at his residence in
Baltimore. on the 22d nit.
About seventy miles of the Geo,o;.
Seh,fai hall Road are now in use, and
by the LIST of November one hundred
and one miles will be completed.
Counterfeit fifty dollar notes Of the
U. 5. Bank Of Pennsylvania are 10 cir
culation.
Four hundred thousand Morus Multi.
caulls trees are said to have been sold bv
me Messrs. Prince, of Flushing, Long
Island, within short time, to persons
In different parts of the United States at
profit Of two hundred thousand dol.
lars.
Dennis G. Orme, teller 10 the Bank
OF the Metropolis, has been detected in
aostractlng fifty thousand dollars from
the Bank. A clerk in one of the De-
partments, famed Goodrich, was an &C
complete. All the money, except two
hundred dollars, has been recovered.
White Sulphur Water.-The Lewisburo
Enquirer under the head Of "a new article
OF commerce, says: 1--WE have Witnessed
within The present week, several wagons
loading with water from the White Sui.
phur Springs for various parts of the u.
nlted States. About fifty tons, already sold
70 order, have been and are being forward.
ell. he proprietors, ii is supposed, will he
uhaoie The present season TO supply the de-
mands. This will be popular article of
commerce, most especially with temperance
societies III is a first rate article TO coal off
with" 'O''"O
oo-The Great Western sailed on Mon.
DAY, as appointed. Among the passengers
we're Abraham Van Buren,, son OF The Pres
ioeoI, ana his wife, the French Minister
W. W fonlois, on brief visit home, and MIR.
Coweil, who came here some two wears s;nro
as agent for the Bank of England He 70.
turns, having collected or secured aj,nns,
every shilling of the large sum with which
he was entrusted.
90 There was destructive fire in Alba
ny, On Saturday night. II broke out in the
tavern al Tho corner of South Pearl and CIV
prus streets, and extended with grea, ranid.
ity, destroy ing about 80 or 35 buildings a.
mong them, the new Methodist Church
Loss 500 ,O0O-insurance $50 or S35 OOO
a destructive fire occurred in the VILLAGE
OF Ogdensburg IN. " on The I7lb nj, D.
bout one half Of the business shops IF the
village were reduced TO a heap of ruins.
From The Jst TO the 1tb ult,mo incIu,
siye, 81 boats arrived al Georgetown by The
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, bringing 6 462
barrels OF flour, and other articles The
aggregate receipts OF flour at Georpe,own
by The canal, during the month of March
were 470Sl barrels. '"'
Ftnat disposition of the Patriot pr;so.
ners -Oi The remaining prisoners in Upper
Caosda, IL are TO be sent 10 a penal colony
ana hve to be discharged at the BOUNDARY
line OF Lake Ontario, and fourteen are re-.
famed in The Jail al London to await The State
Of affairs on The frontier. Most of those =,
Quebec are shortly 10 be liberated
Rohdn Potatoes are aboutas much ",be
rage asmulberry trees. They are rarely
bought by the bushel because that would
involve too great an expenditure, but
oy The dozen or single one 81 cts. a
pound was paid for some by gentleman
Of this place.