Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1841-11-25

vi INC Oh iSt. STATES mat the Board OF Presidents,
at their monthly meeting the day before, discus
sed the question Of the expediency of the banks
resumlng the payment of specie for their notes.
The Board was clear in its opinion that the mea-
sure was expedient to be adopted at the first
practicable moment, and committee was APP
pointed to examine fully the actual position of
the banks, and report to an adjourned meeting.
The PRoDucE OF MAINE.-A Portland paper
states that the quantities of lime annually export
ed from Thomason in that State amount to 40O-
600 casks, producing about half million of dol
'aro, generated almost wholly by labor the cost
OF the raw material being about fifteen cents per
cask. Four towns in the neighborhood prodnce
about as much more. The number of vessels
buit In the district in which this material ia
iound was, during the past year, l8 ships, l3
oIgs, and l6 schooners. Another resource of
Maine, now almost dormant, is the immense
qudn.lties OF Slate In the same region, and of q
quallty equal to that Of Wales.
foLiTIcAL CoNvENTloN.-A correspondent in
the ST. Louis Argus proposes the holding of a
National Convention of the Opposition party in
baltimore on the first Monday in November.
1917, Tor the twofod object of nominating Presi-
dent and Vice President, and taking some action
In relation to the resumption and specie paving of
banks.
SAFETY GUNPowDER.-Surely "wonders new
er VIII cease. 1t appears that process has
peen submitted to the French Academy of Science,
- in.
iiammablllty distracted from it, or impaired to il
aI pleasure, SO that 1t may be sorted up in any
quahtily with as much safety as oil or corn If
THIS process be really what it preends to be, the
value OF 1t will be incalculable
LIMITATION LAW IN TExAs.-By an act Of the
iexian Congress, it is required that all actions of
aeo' GROUNDED upon any contract in writing shall
De sued within four years after the maturity of
the contract; and that in every claim for money.
whether foreign or domestic, which has been due
Ior more than five years, and less than ten wears.
an action shall be commenced thereon within one
year OF the passage of this act, and not tbereaf-
ter.
NHisKEY SPILLED.-The Burlington Hawk
eye states that during the late Indian payment of
the Sacs and Foxes, the dragons secured the ba
zie bushes, and every barrel of the fre-water
found had its head stove in, and the contents
poured upon the ground. The owners stoned os
course. "
Sports OF THE WEsT.-Yesterday, saws the
Little Rock'Gazette of the 9th ultimo,two of onT
antiques went out to the Fourche bar lust below
Town, and Killed nine hundred pigeons at fifteen
shots. This may seem rather tall one but the
bar was densely covered with pigeons. and Il w.o
foggy Immediately above and below the bar GO
mat the pigeons could not see their destroyers up
I'll within the very jaws of destruction.
American Cheese an Eagland.-The Liverpool
INES states that there have been, this wear. con-
siderable Importations Of cheese into ENGLAND
rom the United States. Six hundred American
cheeses, were sold the other day. from 75s to Gus
per cwt:' duty paid. The duty is lbs per hum.
dred' which leaves the cost price from dds to Ass
aiter paying the duty, the cheese might be sold
from I'D to Sd per Id. retail.
Dgectre Guns.-An able writer at Washing.
.op Is addressing series of letters to Nh CLAW,
on 'i'e subject of Southern and Western Armo-
res, , In one of them the writer says: "In urging
sno Importance OF GOOD guns, such as national
'09hufy would give TO vessels Of war, it is
only necessary TO remind you of the fact that in
the last war Oe had more men ktiicd on The Lakes
oy me bursting Of our oUn guns than by Tie shot
OF tie enemy. tits terrible thing in action, and
a great damper upon the bravery Of the most gal,
liant tar, when he is afraid Of his own piece. p