Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1840-07-23

BILE hne-and in Missouri as never better.
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Anthony Robinson, Esq. has resigned the
Office of Cashier of the Bank of Virginia.
The post has been rendered to Mr.. Brent, of
Winchester, but it is said that the Valley
Bank has raised his salary in order to retain
him.
James G. Vass, formerly of Fredericks-
burg, and recently a clerk in the Citizens
Bank of Baltimore, has been appointed end
Book-keeper in the Bank of Virginia.
n public dinner has been rendered TO the
Hon. Waddy Thompson, by the citizens of
Cumberland county, (Va.) which he has ac-
cepted.
The excluded New Jersey members are
to be formally received by their fellow-citi-
zens, on the Trenton battle ground, ON their
return from Washington.
VIM. c. Rives, according to appointment
addressed the people of Buckingham county,
on the 18th inst. The concourse of citizens
is said to have been tremendous, and the
speech a most mastery effort.
convention, numbering twelve thousand,
met at Salisbury, North Carolina, on the 9TH
inst. The old North State is completely
walked up, and Harrison majority of ten
thousand is calculated on in November.
dinner is to be given to Messrs. Preston
and Thompson at Danville, (Va.) on the
Goth.
A State Convention of the friends of the
Administration is to be held at Charlottesville,
on the 9th ofSeptember.
Edward w. Dale, cashier of the Branch
Bank of Tennessee, at Columbia, committed
suicide, on the 18th instant.
Board of Physicians appointed under a
resolution of the New Jersey Legislature, to
enquire into the aumber and condition of the
lunatics in that State, report that there are
1873 lunatics and 35S idiots. tits the present
custom in that State to confne in jails the
more violent subjects of lunacy, and the scenes
of misery and wretchedness disclosed by the
Investigation are truly Notwithstanding. Some
of them have been confined in cells for up-
are unanimous in recommending the estab-
llShment OF State Asylum.
1t Is stated that the father of Daniel and
Ezekiel Webster mortgaged his humble pro-
perty In Salisbury to get his boys through
college, and never recovered possession until
filial gratitude supplied the means.
Messrs. Brown and Strange, u S. Sena
tors from North Carolina, who were virtually
instructed, eighteen months ago, to oppose
the measures of the Administration, have Just
sent In their resignations-for the reason, as
they impudenty say, lest their conduct
might be construed as denial of the right of
instruction /!
Col. Johnson, Vice President of the u. S.
was handsomely received on his late visit to
the city of New York.
Judge VIM. Smith, formerly U. S. Senator
from South Carolina, died at Huntsville.
Alabama, on the 26th of June, in the 18th
year of his age.
The Farmers Bank of Virginia has decar-
ed dividend of three per cent for the last
SIX months-also adistribution of two per ct.
OF the old contingent fund, payable on the old
stock only. The dividend on the new stock
Is subject to deduction of one-fourth per cent
bonus to the State.
The Bank of the Valley has declared di.
vldend of three per cent. for the last six
months-new stockholders to receive %.
The new continent discovered by our Ex-
ploring squadron is not likely to turn out OF
much value. 1t does not appear, says one
account, that any living beings or animals
exist in these cold and dreary regions; moi
even seal was seen, nor any very useful
kind of whale.