Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1842-09-15

Lewis Francis OF New York, has invented an nstru.
for multiplying copies Of letters and other nanus.
crpts, which it is said will make five and oven six CO.
pics, with ii,lo trouble it has hitherto required
| TO make one.
The barn Of Daniel HOLMAN, in Rockbrlgc with all
his grain, and thrcshing machine belonging to s. W.
Lyle was destroyed by fire the 3Oth-Thc fire was
communicated from candle, while cleaning up grain ut
night. Loss, $3.50 or $4,000.
commercial treaty between the United States and
Texas, concluded Washington Just before the ad
journment of Congress, by the Hon. Jas Reilly Charge
daircs of Texas, and the Hon. ID. Webster, Sccry Of
State, and laid before the Senate, but it was not acted
on, for want Of tims.
The Martinsburg Gazette that vast number Of
Stormy Petrels otherwise called Mother Carcy's chick
which had been blown in from the in the storm
Of the Oath ult., at the berkeley Springs
About fifty of them killed. They were also seen
in the ncighborhood of Winchester
At St. Adams, Vermont, they are manufactur;nr
east iron rifle barrels, which said to be cqual TO
wrought. They stand nine inch charge of powder
The Rev. Abel Brown, of the State of New York
who recently advertised that he could prove all sorts Of
crimes and debauchcries against Mr.. Clay is in turn AL
vcriised as swinder by the Troy Temperance Miner
a-havns gotten subscribers for that paper and peck
otcd the money.
The bill to abolish the Board Of Navy Commissioner.
and establish series of bureaus in lieu thereof ha. he
come a law
Flour was selling at Cincinnati the 3ist ut at 81
81, and So 75-and Wheat at 40 and As cents
AT Alton, Illinois, Wheat IS selling 81 to 81 cents
according to quality
Specie commanded ~ to As cents premium at Mobl,
on the 9th ult
The democrats of NIccklcnbury North Csrcln.. b.v,
nominated john Z. Calhoun for the Presidency
The yellow fever has appeared in New Orleans
though few deaths had occurred the last accounts
Business appears to be revivng at the North under
the prospective influence Of the Tariff. The Rich
mond Compiler states that business also looking up in
that city
MIR. Granger. of the Now York delegation declines a
reelection to Congress.
Rcvvals of Religion are roiny ON in Fnc,.t,c s,a IT,.
risonburs ; 80 say the newspapers of those places
John X Cooke, esq. Of Norfolk, has been appointed
by the President with the of the Senate Con-
sui at Ni5cria, in Cuba, IL the place Of c. j. Bur.
resigned.
prize fight between two boxers came OF nj Harris
isahd near New York, few days ago. the presence
oi ten thousand spSctators.Scvcn steamboats, left tho
cy loaded with passengers witness tho disgraccfui
n Mr. Hodge, of Frederick county Va was kilI,d
lately by the explosion of the cylinder of Threshn
achinc-onc OF the spikes thrown oil in the rapid mo-
ton passing through his head.
The reception of the Wing members of Congress Mt
rs enthusiastic that PhiIad
New York "Their journey eastward from Washing
ton' (remarks the National lnclligcnccr) was sort
OF 'runphal march, seeming Ike the glorious movement
of 1870"
Inc New YORK Tribune learns from private letter
from London, that Mr. Robinson, the financial agent of
ue u D gov crnment, who went to negotiate tho
twelve million loan, had left London for Antwerp ON his
way to Amsterdam English capitalists would have no
hng to say to him. and better prospect was supposed
to exist Tor the negotiation the continent.
Mr. Evans Cassclbcrry, Of ST. Louis, has obtained a
patent for method Of winding up Clock by the expsn
save power OF mercury produced by the ordinary chan
ges IN the atmosphere. This is in c.c the production
of perpetual notion
The Relief party, which is composed of persons Of
both parties, it appears have majority in the lower
mouse OF the kentucky Lcgisaturc-but they Will bs
check mated by the Senate.
Inc Whiss OF New York have nominated in State
convention, Luther Braiish for the cicc of Governor
and Gabriel Furman for Lieut.. Governor The, Loco,
III convention also held Syracuse have nominated
ME- bouck for Governor and D. s. Dickinson for Lieut.
Governor.