Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1846-10-01

MMNE-,Ihe election in this State is only about
half finished. The Locofoco candidate for Govern.
OF lalis short OF majority, and the Legislature
must elect One Wing is chosen to Congress-. In
the other districts there has been no choice For
the Legislature, the Wings were ahead. but in
many of the towns there was no choice. and nev
elections must be held.
BATTLE AT NAUvoo.-The St Lonis Republi-
can has an account of battle between the Nor
mons and Antics, on the afternoon of the llth
which lasted two hours, and in which from IL to IS
men were killed and wounded. s'The Antics either
retreaed or withdrew. Their loss is stated to he
from 8 to ID killed. but that is uncertain and the
Nauvooites had one man killed and two wounded
ihe latter had no cannon. 1t expected that the
battle would be renewed the same evening. or ON
the following morning."
We since learn that the MorInons have capitula
ted and that the Antics in possession of Nauvoo
ANOTHER VETO ON GOVERNMENT Property.
The steamboat Whirlwind arrived Just as our pa
per was gong to press, from the Missouri She re-
ports the loss OF the steamboat Ohio. hence G,r
Fort Leavenworth, laden with about rs tons 90
vernment stores for the army comprising 800 cases
Oh arms and accoutrementS, about 20 wagons a lot
Oh tents, quantity of groceries and other stores.
She struck Polk stalk, some miles below Arrow
Rock, and lies In 8 or feet water The property
OF the government, intended for the army, will be
lost as the President does not think it worth while
TO insure against Polk stalks or sawvers-no insn-
rance-'N. Louis Repub. Sept Is.
Developments have been made bv a counterse;,e,
recently arrested in Nashville which have led to
the arrest of six other persons, all of whom were
residents OF Nashville, and engaged in business of
some kind or other. The vocation of one of these
gunsmith named Carter, was to clip coin. and 80
neatly did he execute his work that one of the hest
sllversmiths in Nashville said he could not have de-
tected the alteration
ANOTHER WAR--A war has been going on in
Illinois between band of horse thieves and conn
.erieiters, ana the citizens Of Massac and the adj
joining counties. The citizens it seems were drv
en- to the necessity of taking the law into their own
hands' to get rid of a set of scoundrels. Some
scenes OF violence had occurred but there had been
no blood shed at the last accounts
HE ERIE RNLEoAD-This Road is TO run
we believe, principally along the Hudson. from ~
York to Lake Erie The n Y. Express states
mat nearly the whole of the work is already con-
tracted Tor, and much of it in progress of construc
'on. in less than three years the editor hopes to
rlde over 1T to Lake Erie. The winters in that re-
glon being long, and the river and canal navigation.
closed, the Railroad will be always in demand
The Wilmington (Del) Journal records with
proper manifestations of regret, the death of the
Hon. Daniel Rodney, at the advanced age of ~
years. Mr.. Rodney, during life bore a distnop;sb-
ed part in the public affairs of his native Stae' .rd
filled the positions OF Governor of the State. Judge
and Representative in Congress. In 1917 he 70,
ceived the vote of the Electoral College Of Della
ware, lor the office of Vice President of the United
States.
DedM Of an EE- !Senator.-The Connecticut
papers announce the death Of Samuel A. Foot esq
MI. r.. has held many distinguished ofices-Re-
preventative IN Congress at several sessions, u S.
senator, and Governor of that State. He died at
his residence in Cheshire on the 18th ult after
lingering indispostion. 1t may be remembere5
that Mr. Foot submitted the resolutions in the n
.; Senate, some years ago, on which that protract-
cd and able debate occurred. in which NIesers
Webster and Hayne were thrown into collision
Mr.. ID. Bravo, Of New Orleans. has oompleted
his arrangements for the extension of the Electro
Magnetic Telegraph from Philadelphia TO New
Orleans-by the way of Harrisburg, Pittsburo.
Wheeling. Cincinnati, Louisville. ST. Louis, Nash,
vile. Memphis. VicksImrg. and Matches.