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Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1841-10-14
MASSACHUSETTS,

The Wing Central Committee Of Massachu-
sets have put forth an Address to the Wings of
the State. It's tone is highly conciatory, and
ioIbearing towards Mr. Tyler. 1t takes some
what the same view as that taken by Mr.. Web
ster.--1bat the Wing Congress has done q nrca,
deal, and that for the s.ilure of one measure The
Wings ought not to break with the Preside Mt
OF whose Whiggery they profess to entertain no
suspicion. They urge generalization among cur
friends, torbearance towards the President. and
support to his Administration"
Well, we will wait as patiently as we can. and
win the more pleasure, as the Wings of Massa-
chusetts pledge themselves to be found battling
with their brethren Of the Union for that man,
whoever he may be, who may be their candidate
for the Presidency.--Jthig,
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ITEMS.

The notes ofthe Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
company are at adiscount of ten per cent. in Bal
timore and Winchester.
Upwards of two millions of dollars in specie
have been shipped from New York for Europe,
within the last six weeks.
The United States troops recently sent into
New York it is said were designed to protect
several thousand stand of arms belonging to the
government at Utica-a measure deemed neces-
sary in the state of popular feeling in that quar-
ter.
great barbecue was given at Lexington, Ky.
on the 9TH of October in honor of Henry CLAW.
Edwards, the forger, who swinded Brown.
brothers u Co. and Z. Corrie, jr. OF New York,
Of S2o'ooO' has been arrested in Philadelphia,
and 5000 OF the money recovered.
Some weeks ago, two negro slaves belonging
to Dr. Rust, of Fauquier county, ran away, Ia
king with them his carriage and horses. The
carriage was found recently near Brownsville
Pa, where the negroes had abandoned it. in the
woods.
Zen. Samuel Houston has been re elected Pre-
sident of Texas by large majority.
Joseph X. Irving was to address the people of
Albemarle on Monday last.
Francis Granger has been unanimously nomi.
mated by Wing Convention for Congress. to fill
the place of Mr.. Greig, resigned
The Great Western Rail Road from Boston ia
on the eve of completion. Passengers and
freight may then be carried in the same cars from
the Hudson to Boston.
Flour was dull in Richmond on the 9TH a,
S6:25.
We see it stated that Nails may be driven into
the hardest seasoned wood by dipping the points
in lard. Try it, carpenters.
Major Gen. Winfield Scott has returned to
Washington from his orthern tour.
Two trains of passenger cars met on the Wes-
tern Rail Road near Springfield, Massachusetts.
at curve, while in full speed, a few days ago.
The Locomotives were mashed to a complete
wreck, several of the cars broken to pieces, and
the passengers jammed i n the ruins in great con-
fusion, eighteen or twenty of whom had limbs
broken.
The amount of Treasury Notes outstanding on
the LIST instant, was 1873 ,O24 40.
The Buchanan Journal states that the Rev.
Samuel Rutherford Houston, who has lately re-
turned from Missionary tour in Greece. was to
preach in that town on the evening of tho 10Th
instant.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1841-10-14
ALBEMARLE ELECTION.

We were slow to believe that old Albemarle.
",hc resting place of Jeflerson," had dofIed her
Wing principles, and the result shows we were
right. The following was the vote-for Alex'r.
Rives (Whig) $40, for S. F. Leake (Loco) 500
Wing majority, IL. Close ncking, it is true
but still we have ''saved the CITADEL" The
Wings, it seems, were greatly dissatisfied with
the circumstances attending Mr.. Rives' nomina-
ton, and hence out of &c Wing voters in Scots
vile only two are said to have voted. The same
apathy prevailed also in other parts of the coun-
ty, and but for Gov. Gimer's voting for Leake,
in all probability we should have lost the cleo
ton. That circumstance, we learn, induced a
number of Wings about Charlottesville to vote,
who had determined to take no part in the cleo
ton.
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rs II A U NW0Ns 8,
THURSDAY, OCTOBER II, 1871,
IMPORTANT MOVEMENTS.

we understand that proposition was submit
ted by the Baltimore and Ohio and Winchester
and Potomac Rail Road companies to the Presi-
dent and Directors of the Valley Turnpike COM
pany, at their late meeting held at New Market,
that the former would deliver Plaster at Wnches-
ter, over their roads, free of freight if the latter
would allow the same to pass over their road free
oil toii--and that the proposition was acceded to
on behalf of the Turnpike company, with re-
communication to the Rail Road companies to
place Salt on the same footing. The principle
adopted by the Directors of the Valley Turnpike,
we learn is, to allow all wagons having not less
than ton Of Plaster ten sacks of Salt, to pass
over their road free of toll. The is most inn
Portant movement. and must have a strong ten
dency to draw down the trade of the VALLEY TO
winchester, and of a consequence to Baltimore.
Our Richmond and Scottsvlle friends had better
look to tiff they wish to preserve their present
advantages.
on loot by a company of gentlemen in Winches-
ter, and which may be regarded as subsidiary to
lit is>the establishment of regular line of
transportation wagons, between that place and
Staunton, for the conveyance of merchandise, pro-
duce and passengers. and which we understand
is TO be carried into immediate effect. The wa
gins are to be of the largest size used on the
Northern roads, and to run night and day,
with convenient relays of horses. This will be
oigreat advantage to the Tennessee wagoners, who
are now subject to the tolls If the Turnpike for
hundred miles, without adequate equivalent,
as they can take in no more loading at Winchester
than they are able to haul after thew leave the
Turnpike The company, we understand, intend
10 establish depot at this place, for the receipt
and delivery of loading either going to or COM
ing from the West, and also for the receipt of pro-
duce intended for the Winchester and Baltimore
markets.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1841-10-14
MARYLAND ELECTION.

Returns received from the Gubernatorial cleo.
ton in Maryland, leave no doubt of the success
OF the Locofoco candidate, Mr.. Thomas, by a
small majority. Two counties only remain to be
heard from, Dorchester and Worcester, and Mr..
Thomas majority was 1915. At the Presiden-
tial election the Wing majority in the State was
400. This result is mainly owing, we have
no doubt, to the apathy of the Wings, produced
by the course of President Tyler. In the city OF
Baltimore alone there were about 800 Whig votes
unpolled.
The Locofocos have also carried majority Of
the House of Delegates-4O out of 10. Las
year the Wings had "a majority ofAl. The Sen
ate 10 still Whiu.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1841-10-14
BUSINESS OF RICHMOND

One OF our merchants remarked to us the other
day that he was truly sorry he had not known the
i''ch'hohd market was so well supplied with
hoods and Merchandise of every description, be-
fore he went North to make his purchases-that
he felt every disposition to aid in building nm
that city as commercial mart, but he had no
idea that he could have laid in his stock of goods
so advantageously there, as he has since ascer
'aihed he might have done. This has, no doubt
been the case with many others, and for the BEN
eht OF such as may still have the opportunity of
availing themselves of the information, we will
here state that we learn from the Compiler. there
has been great enlargement of the business of
the city recenty-that they have now not less
IMAM dozen extensive wholesale Dry Goods
Stores-and that the supplies in other lines are
also quite ample. AS Grocery market, Rich
mond, for long time, has been, acknowledged
ly, among the best in the country.
The Richmond merchants have certainly been
very negligent of their interest in not making
their business more generally known to the coun-
Try. And we can tell them there is more in this
suggestion than they may imagine. There is
common, though very groundess prejudice we
admit, in the present state of things existing in
the country, that goods purchased in Richmond
must OF necessity be dearer, if they are even as
good, as those purchased in the Northern cities
and hence many country merchants may deem it
polite to continue to go North, even when salts
ned that they might do as well at Richmond
Nothing, in our opinion, would tend more effec-
tuaIy to dispel this prejudice than liberal sys-
TEN OF advertising in the country papers. The
country would thus soon grow familiar with their
business, and the squeamsh feeling about "goods
purchased in Richmond would soon wear out.
we submit 1t to them, too, in all sincerity, whe-
ther something ofthe kind is not due from them
to those country merchants who have been deal
Ing, or may be disposed to deal with them, not
withstanding the popular prejudice They may
rely upon it, although they may think us interest
ed, that they will find our suggestion of more
real value, if practiced upon, than dozen "Com-
mercial Conventions" The Grocery dealers of
Richmond have been pursuing this system for
some time past, and they have no doub, found
their advantage i'm it.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1841-10-14
SECRETARY.OF WAR

The Globe of Saturday Evening announces the
appointment of John c. Spencer, of New York, 10
the War Department.
MIR. Spencer is gentleman of distinction in
his own State, and is reputed good and true
wing. We believe he is now-or has been.
Gov. Stewards Secretary of State. The report
that he would be appointed excited surprise in
~. Y ork, and was generally Observation-Disclosures
ne was the author of the call of the Syracuse
Convention-supposed to be conceived in hostii-
" to the recent acts Of the Executive. On this
point the New York Express says:
JOHN G.. SPENCER
The Commercial says we think the appoint
inent oil Mr.. Spencer to be Secretary at War out
oil the question, and adds, ''we shall see."
The Express said no such thing. The idea we
intended TO convey, in reply to the American.
was, that MIR. ). could not be going to W asbinp-
ton IN pursuit that place, inasmuch as he would
not take office under the President, if, as belev-
ed he wrote the call for the Syracuse Conyen-
ton.
The Impression, however, seems to no tba,
Mr. Spencer wrote the call under wrong in,pres.
sion OF MIR. Tyler's intended course. which he
will explain to the President, and which removns
his objection 10 taking office under lin, W.
certainly have no objections to make to the an.
pointment.-WMg. 'P
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1841-10-14

a%At the request of friend in the opposition
we commence the publication of Mr.. Benton's
Speech on the twelve million loan, rendered ncces
sary topay the debts Of the late Administration.
Mr.. Benton seems to have gotten into violent fit of
economy, now that pay day has come round-but
this is usually the case with spendthrifts. 1t is
great pity, indeed, that his argument in favor
OF direct loans, instead of resort to treasury
notes, used during Mr.. Van Buren's Administra-
ton, had not prevailed with his political friends;
for then, in all probability, he would have been
saved the trouble of making this speech against
the Wings But more anon on this subject.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1841-10-14

1--we noticed an unusually large number OF
Stock Cattle, mostly of fine description, PASSING
down the Valley few weeks ago, and we regret
to find that many Of them have come back AGAIN
for want of a market. The cause is said 10 no
two-iold-tbe scarcity of money, and the inabili.
ty of the farmers in the counties below ms IN win
Ter much STOCK owing t. the severe drought of
lne summer. The cattle are from Southwestern
virginia and Tennessee, and the owners, we nm.
derstand, intend to take them back to their ram
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1841-10-14
A RALLY OF THE DEMOCRATS.

9, rue democratic party held meeting according
70 appointment at the City Hall Tuesday npht.
Oapt. WIN. ID. Wren was called to the Chair,
and VIM Fl. Allen Esq, was elected Secretery.
Acolnmlttee of thirteen was appointed to pre-
pare report expressive of the sentiments and
views of the meeting.
They discharged the duty assigned them by the
tons-the most interesting feature of which At
this Juncture, is the strong expressions in lauda-
ton OF President Tyler's vetoes and in OPPOSE
uon' incorporating and unceasing, to a Bank
OF the United States. They were adopted unan-
imously.-Richmond Compiler.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1841-10-14

fRANKLIN's PRINTING PREss.-'The New York
Commercial Advertiser states that tbrougb the
exertons of Mr.. John b. Murray, of New York,
VINO is at present residing in Liverpool, the iden-
tIcal printing press at which the PHILOSOPHER
Franklin, then poor printer, worked on his first
visit to London, has been placed at Mr.. Mmrray's
disposal and will be sent to this country. A let
!er mas been addressed to Mr.. John Vaughan, the
President of the Philosophical Society in Phila-
deiphia, OF which Franklin was founder, offering
mat society the possession of this valuable relic.
Mr: vaughan was personal friend of Franklin,
and we doubt not the arrival of the press will af
fora him the liveliest pleasure Many efforts
nave oeen made to procure the press but until
now In vain. We understood from Mr. Murray
last spring that it impossible to obtain it, and
supposed he had given up the matter. We are
glad to hear that the result has been otherwise.
and congratulate him upon the success of his eff
forts.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1841-10-14

Printers, ahoy !-Messrs. Young and Delcam-
hre OF London, are said to have constructed an
ingenious machine, which will place the movea-
BILE types used in printing in the same posi,on
with regard to the spelling of words, as thew are
now placed by the compositor. BY means Of
THIS machine, column Of newspaper, containing
10000 types. is composed, including what Is
called 'justlfcation," and putting into lines. in
TWO hours, which is six hours less than an expert
coTDpositor will accomplish the work by hand.
Go ahead, locomotive i-Bosfon TronSc,;,S
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1841-10-14
FOREIGN NEWS.

The steamer Acadia arrived at Boston on the
5th, from England. She brings the important
intelligence of the opening of the ports OF that
country for the admission of foreign grain, and
Flour, at the lowest rate of duty, l shilling per
quarter, the average price of grain in the kingdom
Tor the six weeks previous having been 73s. Cd,
perquarter. 1t was not expected, however, that
they would continue open at thatlow duty more
than week. There had been good deal of
ram, and the gathering of the harvest had been
greatly retarded.
In France, an attempt had been made to assas-
sina'e 'he Duke d'Aumale, by firing pistol at
MN. The King has issued an ordinance COM
voking the peers to try the assassin, who it seems
is a worthless dismissed soldier named PappaYt.
Three or four hundred houses were DESTROYED
at Constantinople, by a fire which broke out on
the 23d of August.
The crops in France are said to be fine. and
were mostly secured.
"A great dnti-C orn-LaW meeting was held ut
manchester on the 18th of September the call for
winch was signed by 9lS of the most respectable
hrms and individuals of the town. and al which
the Mayor presided. A memorial to the Oueen
was adopted imploring Her Majesty to use her in
huence Tor the repeal of the taxes ON food, The
statements oil distress made by some of the sneak
ers Were most appalling.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1841-10-14

"IH for tM."-1'he Alexandra Gazette saws
''severa fine deer have recently been killed !, M
neighborhood of our town, and the vepison is m.
commonly tat, and in excellent condition." We
can reclProcate this piece of intelligence, by In
forming the Gazette that several Sara, that deli
cious bird Of which our tide water friends boast
50 much, have been shot in our neighborhood.
this season.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1841-10-14
MCLEOD CASE.

Tho trial of Mcleod, for the murder Of Amos
Duriee, on board the Caroline, commenced a, u
tea on the 9TH inst. The jury was promptly EN-.
panneiied, and the cause opened for the prosecu-
ton by MIR. Hall, the Attorney General.
The testimony on behalf of the prosecution, Is
said to be very strong against the prisoner as far
as it had progressed-but his counsel were SEEM
ngly still confident of being able to prove an
ALIBI.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1841-10-14
From the Richmond Compiler.
Project OF A FISCAL AcC>,.,

late Madsonian contains n communicates,
M Memoer OF the twenty seventh Con-
sresS, proposing new Fiscal Auent l. es
sentiai ieatures-l. Government Depostorps i,
all t"e principal cities of the Union. 3. Re-
ceiVer' Cashier and Teller to each, checkinoeach
otner' appointed by the President and Senate.
VINO may he suspended but not removed wi,bont
the consent OF the Senate. 3. issues of cer,i6.
ca'cS OF Deposites or Treasury Notes, i'm sums
Oh not less than twenty dollars. d. Every c;t;-
Zen entitled to depcsite such sums as he cboosos
IN specie, at any depository, and receive cer,;G'
Gates or notes therefor, payable at that Mac. j.,
specie, on demand, and receivable for pubIic duas
In any part Of the Union
upon this scheme the New York Tribune re.
marks: ''""e IT,
1T is fraught with immense mischief. Tn tho
hIs' Piace, II 1t answered at all, it would in time
cosoro most OF the specie in the country. and
iorce the banks into suspension or out Of subj
s'ah'iVe existence. (See Professor Dew's Letter
on 'he Dub Treasury, 1899 In the next place,
F" could never furnish, permanently uniform
national currency. The Treasury notes issued AT
81. Louis and Galena would flow rapidly to the
seaooard. Here they would be crowded on the
custom houses to repletion, and then would fall
ana huctuate in value daily. The Government
would nave piles OF specie at far inland and mac
cessioie points, where it is not wanted and moth.
ing but deprecated inconvertbe Treasury notes
AT the principal points OF disbursement. All
wonid be arrangement and chaos TENDING to min.
me Madsonlan wisely disclams ENDORSING
IL. we wish all the Columbuses in Finance
now strutting their brief hour at W WASHINGTON
wouiu understand that the Fiscal Agent required
oy the country is a commercial, not poli,ical
one, and that it must act in HARMONY with. mt in
hostility to the solvent specie paving banks in
the country"
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1841-10-14

Every body knows, we presume, that in France
the Government holds monopoly of tobacco
and derives from it large revenue. The Paris
correspondent of the National Inteigencer in
forms us that the Dukes of Orleans, Nemours
and Aumale, the Kings sons, have taken furi-
ously to smoking, whereby the practice is brought
INTO iashlon. Thus the consumption of the weed
is greatly increased, and the revenue augmented
Princes are not altogether useless after li-TCol
Stone.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1841-10-14

SILK CuLTUgE.-We learn that Mr.. Robert
Sinclair, OF Baltimore, has raised in his cocoone-
me past season one hundred bushels Of cocoons,
which he has disposed of to advantage. Mr.
Allen, of Brockport, New York, devoted eight
acres OF his farm to the silk culture, and was so
well satisfied with his success that he has since
appropriated fourteen acres to the same purpose.
Several OF his neighbors have each raised, with
small attention, from fifty TO sixty bushels of CO.
bounty allowed by the State.-.Jour. nj Cam
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1841-10-14

corn FI@nhng.-Itis found by experiment that
corn when planted with one stalk in the hill, the
mus being one and a half feet apart, will yield
i4t bushels to the rood. When planted with
,wo stalks In hill on the same land, the hills
oeing three feet apart, it will yield 15t bushels
70 'he rood. And when planted likewise with
three stalks IN a hill, the hills being four and a
halt feet apart, it will yield 14I bushels. Thus
showing that corn is more productive with two
stalks In hill than with one or three stalks.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1841-10-14

:, 1r'al Of Steoe,s for robbing the AutL-John w.
stevens, charged with robbing the u. S. Mail.
MAD his trial in the District Court for the Western
District of Virginia, holden at Wythe Conrt-
house, at the Fall Term, which closed ON the
24th ult. We are informed the indictment a.
galnst him contained seven counts, charginp thu,
offence In as many different modes, both under
the 2lst and 22d sections of the Post Office act
OF 1879, and that the facts as proven in the case
were these, to wit: A package CONSISTING of five
ie'!ers, three OF which enclosed money, were
written made up and put into the travelling or
s''a'' mailbag at the post-ofiice at Abingdon for
ane purpose oil testing the honesty of Stevens
Inc letters purported to have been written and
mailed at Cornersville, Tennessee, and were adj
dressed to merchants in PHILADELPHIA and Ral,
more. HE package was made to present the an
Pearahce OF having travelled a great distance in
the mail. The three letters enclosing 7nonev were
found In the coat-pocket of Stevens upon his ne.
ing searched before the committing Magistrate,
TWO Oh them with the seals broken. 1t was not
Intended that the package should 90 on In the
hdii put was to be taken out before its departure
IN case the design of detecting Stevens should
prove failure. After the plan was completed.
.he clerks In the Office, other than Stevens, went
10 their breakfast, leaving him to assert and dis
tribute the mail.
The case, both upon the law and the facts. after
oelng most deliberately argued, (the trial having
occupied three entire days,) was submitted to the
IVY "ho' after being out some time, came into
court and asked to be instructed upon the oues
lion OF law which had been raised by the prison.
ers counsel. The Judge (the Hon. /. S. PENNY
packer) instructed the jury, that the letters found
on Stevens were not IN THE MAIL in contempla-
lion OF law; that they were not intended to be
conveyed by post; that the whole transaction of
"iting and mailing the letters was fictitious:
and that, however guilty of larceny of the mo-
iney at common law, of which the Federal Court
mad not cognizance, the Jury ought to find for the
prisoner-which was done accordingly.
Winchester RenubEcnn