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Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1849-05-02
$50 e4C2'eS.

The first Tract that will offer is that on which
is situated all the Improvements and contains
196 Acres, 2 ROOas and 26PO\cs,
lying West Of said public Roads. About SIS Acres
of this Tract are well timbered and the cleared
Land in pretty fair state Of cultivation. 1t is one
of the best watered TRACTS OF LAND in the
State, two small streams running entirely through
it. several never failing Springs and hydrant in
the yard. The buildings are largo BRICK
ZwA nyVET INC u0JICN IL
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1849-05-02
q DWELLING HOUSE -

I-lHA with eight commodious Rooms, l.llW
with Cellar END, divided into three rooms A
bout 200 yards from the Brick House is comfot,be
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NaelancholI flair.

M The Wheeling Gazette. of the 18th ult has the
 flowing accouat of melancholy ereEt which Oc- arrsd in that city few days previous:
 ~ The city wss rife with rumoss. oa Friday eve hiag. ef yeang lady of this Reighbortood having eommssied suicide, by leaPiBg from tho B. idgepOrt bridge We declined any reference to 1t on Saiur. tsiay morning, because the circumstanees as sela- tS 10 ns appeared startling aad improbable tha, v, hoped they were altogether the work of runner. We learn. however, that they are too sadIy true - The name of the deceased was Miss Mary Hughes ayoaBg and beautiful girl of seventeen. cad dau gh- ter Of NIT Lloyd Hughes. of Ritchetown. On fr- day sheraeon. while returning with one of her yoaag companions, from Bridgeport. sad when about midway on the bridge. she remarked .. I as going to the bottom of tha. river and i,nnediately removed her boaRet aud shawl. and raised herself on the Faiing Her companion caught hold of her aad cemmenced screaming. but her strength faiiing ner. the determined girl escaped over the railing, snd got on the projecting portion of the ahutnsnt. from whence she mace the fatal leap. before man whe had heard the screaming. and who wss ran- ning towards her nFrved in time her fatal purpose Afler shs struck the waitr sue hoated fer soma distsace. and then sunk ie her iong last sleep. Her body has not beca recovered at the time of writing this Her parents. who are highly respectable. have the sincere sympathl-s oi oar eilizcns for tho sad loss of smable and esteemed daughter. We observed her miugling among the crowd of ladies' on tho suspension bridge, on the day preceding tho sad occurrence, apparently ths haspsess among ihe happy who were there Causes have been assigned 10 account for this trageat anss. whteh are, perhaps. the result of gossip and szaggera,scB, than knowledge of the iacts.''
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Gambling ,n t.aliforni..

A writer for fhe New York Journal of Commerce ssys that the plazs of San Francisco is one vast gambling sqaare. Every house around t is an open kamhling hoase. monte tables m zach corner--faro, c, and roulette, nna npsnberiess French games in tes eentre--a splsndidly stocked baI-a band ol snnsiclahs 10 entertain the crow,s, who ,hrong the Psaees % densey. thai you find it difficult 10 press yoar way through. or get near table. 1 saw, (says the writer. the other evening, woman sit. iing quietly a, inoBe table, dressed ID white paus blue cost and cloth cap. cu1Is dangling over hsi eheeks. segar in her mouh. and glass of pnneb by hss siie. She handled pile Of doahloons with her blue kid gioved hands and betted most boldly. One man approached faro table, stsked hundred dol lefs, and wen seventeen hundred in fifteen miauiss Next day saw him running from friend 10 friend to borrow hf'y dollars He vas hgoke. Yesterday gambler who came on in n. Oregon. and who is worth some sixty thousand dollars told me that the Pfoeessis Of hls bank Ior the preceding day were @5u0o. and yet wi'h ns'astion truly astoashisy. saen flock ia these places. sad stake the products oi maaihs labor al the Riaes. Now and then. p is true. some bank gets the Wor>t ol n One or them was eomplstsly broken m by southeIner few wseks ago. He took S56 ,0o8 fsctn the bank in two nights playing. Gambling is recognized here e regular legal business, and no attempts to in- esStere with it.
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HEADa'ss.. TrH MILITARY DEPARTMENT Fort Sulfh Def ln lxAn


 Gentismes have the honor 10 acknowIels, ,h. receipt ot your communication oi the sth inst. ,s which intended to have replied on the lsth hnt was uDaToidaoly prevented trom doing 90 in eopse qaenee oi temporary absence
 In compliance with your request will now give you, "a as brief manner possible, my views in relation to tae location snd construction of rail. toad from the Mississippi river 10 California
 Al present, considering the liability of the Missis s'pp' to overflow its banks, and inundAte the eoau ny For considerable distance thereiram, and the difhedity and expense of constructing suitable bridges across the St Francis. White and Arkansas rivers, l would recommend the improvement of the Arkansas riveT, as lar at least the western bof- der of this State, or little higher up should more favorable polnt he found for the commencement Of railroad. This, it IS believed, could be effected in such manner as 10 render the riSer al ail times navigahe for small steamers with less expense than would attend the establishment of railroad, Iof fifteen or twenty miles, from any point on the bank oi The Mississippi, with which am acquainted. in 'his direction.
 foa arc saiiy apprised that from this frontier io Santa Fe. the country ls probably, more faVorsbly situated ioT the construction ot railroad than any other, for tie distance in dleren, direction: Yet, have 10 believe that good way nav be found from thus point, its vicinity up the ya- ley of the Canadian, on the south side, 10 within about forty miles ei "Chontean's Trading House s thence proceeding south of west, passing between the Witchi;a mountains and Fort Wash,ia, leaving ihe latter about fifty or sixty miles o the soah on 10 Passo del Norts, or small town called Dona Anna, situated about thirty miles north of il; m the Rio Grande This IS almost the dtrsef route 10 ths head waters of the Gila, and viii be at least two hundred and fifty miles nearer than the road from this place by Santa Fe. It is represented that tho ascent from Dona Anna ,o the Gila s very gradual, almost impercepnbs. West oi this, il appears that the country has been but very nperieclly explored and l regret that Cspi. Marcy, who left hefe last spring in command of the escort has not yst re- turned, and am therefore unable to speak with iha certainty would wish in relation to the route tsom the Arkansas 10 the Rio Grande.
 1 am, gentlemen, with much respect, yoa5 obedi. sst servant. M. ARBUCkDE. U. $ A. To Messrs. 5. E. Dnyai and others, Delegates, &e
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Fraud. in the Dry Goods Trade.

The habit of putting up all manner of dry goods by short measures, in ihis country as well as in Earope, for the New York market has attracted the aitenticn of the dry goods dealers n that city Nearly all the leading mercantile firms thers have signed petition to the Legislature of that Sta,e re- eonmsnding the passage of a la~ which shall enforce the forfeiture the part Of the sel.sr of an snoaO' equal to the quantity short by fair meas ursmsns. in addition to the es6eisaey. The Evea. ing Post says:
 "Ne are informed that the evil here alladed to has become very ezieasiys in almost every kiad of goeds from abroad which find market in this city Se Se. the pieces sent here from abroad are foaad marked 1Pen them, aad fer which they are sold. Manufacturing establishments ia PeRnsylv lvaaia. as vel as throaghoa; Nsw England, participate in this dses?tea- The goods ssat hithsr for sale al. susticn DO opportunity eaa. of course be given fos close sxafalazisoa or measurement; and csaatyy dealers from every part of the Union are lhas not oalysEssraaoss. bat led ts charge the fraad apoa ihe ssew fsrk merchants, whe are, g fact their fellow saaerers- The practice thus works iws- feld iulary to the commercial pablic-it dsfra0ds them of their money, and at the sams time adects theif eaaraesef There is slse complaint of similar frauds. ia ths qualify of goods sent here for mar sss. especially carpssiags. The frat part Of the piece-ihai which. apoa safe, is aloas exposed--is of much hner and better quality thaa the rest This deception s iaIarous in the same way. aad to aaits as great an extent. ss the frst noticed.
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Written for the Banner. THE BELLE.
She |, no, always form'd divine.

She Is not always form'd divine,
 The plaiBest have the power, Without claim 10 prettiness,
 To make her court and bower, The charmed spots tn draw the dazzling throng, And heartless beaux enthrail with lnte and song. It oaly needs a stylish air
 To wla the Pepinjay-
 Fine feathers, make fine birds,
 And giittering array, But when expression animates the form The proudest citadeis are taken by storm. Some gain marked precedence and fame,
 By trying to be wise,
 And some by tact, or cunninglurs
 Enrobed in simple guise. So aTtfaly arranged, SO seeming fair. That mons would dream of art or cunning there. Yet each may bring the multitude
 Obedient to her feet
 And glory ia her victories;
 And not one lover meet Anongst her worshippsrs to faithful prove And eonsecr2te his being 10 her love
 For ah. they're all but dreams at best,
 Bright stars in life's brief sky That sparkle brilliantly awhile
 Thea Ade away and die. No mem'ry elings il fond enhancement where, 'Tis deep deception aii, though passing far! Give me the simple hearted girl
 Whose manners mirror forth
 The beauty of her mind and heart
 Her goodness and her truth Oh, give me such ia some ions cot to dwell pd take who will ths speeIou., reigning Belle T ClarksvilIe, Dec. l, l549. OBSERVER.
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sssy. as aai times and uader all ciseun.s.n... Siss ST moashs dispansenAss reelection, |. !. S",
 tnan1 aAd ieet and what think and fe. !, ;s ..s hasafe .e say, and ieava the oonssoaenos. ,, ,.., eaTe ot themselves 1t Is what all snA,gn r,ns, Al Asd what most whigs In private say and rAa..r aload, fF''~""y 'e say H The lsgielature made tAls locofoco s,,,,s., w H,ase ', without much sad from ihe~e gpn,lsr.. wnig district. They have tFcacheropslv ,h,o,.s Oaek iaso the haads of the lOcofeoo par,y I, ..,s Tsts'as ios ss to 60 actively and sservsti,,,l ',
 Eerk' aud make IL whig district again, in d..n,,s S' the combined efforts of open ene,nis. "a .',. Itens, aud secret "foes iR car rear" Wa r.n Al Y. ana we VII do t and my services shall po, \. Naane'a aa'i u is done. But les us si,hes al.A.a at once as party. or have one that e e.n ,r,,s, I ana eoaade in whenevet they GFe called on for a,v
 U IS lass as necessary 10 dscard iathles. ,,,,,s. tn pohuesi contests as 1t is 10 shoot own . is..,., ln tune of war lf .sey ehnosn vo,a v,,,, .. " man has right to object; but e, them m, to take the lead uat they have doas .,nps ,.n-,,s
 Tor their mighty traRsgressious
 Whssevef your determination may h. .. ,o ,h. 'fme al which the barbecue shall take pl.ce. vo., viii ee pleased to advise mo at your earte,, coSv~- nieRce. beg you, gentlemen, te accept assurance, ef ,h. hsgh political respect sad the warm pnrson0l a.,.s, aud regard Of your o6edisnt servant aud feile sea' JOHN NJ. BOTTS,
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The Excursion on the Cotton Plant.

on Thnrsdsy last, quite q brilliant party oi the beaux and beiIes Of our e,,y asaiIed themselves of the nvitaton of the oblgiag officers of ,he Cotton Plant, ,o make pleasure trip up the river Afser magnificent dinner of red fish, oyesters and hnmer. oas other rArtes, done precisely brown and served up.in style to tempt old EpeuruI himself the far freight with their escorts were slowed away on board. and amid the huzzas of the crowd, and ihs strains of martial music from the band, the steamer moved of in gallant style. We were so fortunate as to make one Of the number. and we deem it due 10 Capt; Saapp aud the oiheI officers of the boai To say that never was gay company 50 well enier- tainsd o' so universally gratied the party tha, occasion, no expense attention was spared. tha, eouh in any way contribute to the comfort or grsi- hcstion cr the guests. Every thing was we'll arranged and eninenily successful. The vntaIi.s of the fantastic goddess danced to their hearts con- tent. The music was good. the entertainment was admrable, the gentlemen were politely attentive, and the ladies more than ever charming. In this particular. old gentleman on board very justly Observsd Little Rock is soms. After . night of fss- tive Joy. feast of Ieason and flow of all sorts o agreeabiii.ies, the whole party was safely dissm- parked early on Friday morning.
The Arkansas banner., 1849-12-11
Tae Escape of pr. f,ooIidre.


 pr COOLIDGE, who, ii will bs remembered, was convicted of murder in Maine, and while ia prison awaiting the day of bis execution, committed sui- eide, as vas alleged. appears is ia California The American Uaion pablished at Boston, contains s letter written by former resident of Maine, and dated at Short Bar, 90 miles from Coloma, (Cs!isor. nia1 September 3d. addressed to gentleman in Boston The writer daims that he was acquainted with CooLIpoE at WstsrviIle. and caanOt be mIsta- ken ia his s.A:ement:
 Yesterday morning there esme up here three strangers from Sacramento City, one of whom recognised as the notorious Dr. Valerus P Coolisre formerly of Wstervie. Maine, the alleged murderer of Edward Mstaews. Could be nstakenf How came him heFel Has he escaped hsBgingi Iknev Coolidge well al WsteEvils-and if this s not him. then l neFer saw the man. His beard was very thin and scattered over his thin narrow face bat s had grown cut two or three inches in length He passed heee b. the mama of Wilkes or Wilkins His eye could not mistake. He appeared well, but in TO ether way altered, tha; he was meany dres- sed. and looked litte bArder than usual I told my belief 10 w, aed the next morning Coasiage was gone. Where he has wandered cannot guess but feel sars that il was him Ifever you write, tell mo whai this can mean. Or am deceived
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Wheeling Bridge too Low.

The following from the Marietta (ohiO) IntelIi- genesr, represents the Wheeling bridge .s more serious obstruction to the navigation of the Ohio, than we had anticipated i, would prOvs. Fears are seriously eBtertaiRed that it will be necessary to take IL down. The Intelligencer says:
 The recent rise in the Ohio. al,hou gh little more than half flood height, has demonstrated that the bridge is likely to be very serious Obzlsac ton to navigation. Wi,h less than twenty- five feet of water in tho channel. the Ciacionati packets were compelled 10 lay by, or cut of their ehimneys- The Messenger No. 2 cut of six feet mora os hers to get down The HiOerna could not ges up aud had to trsnsfer her sseHgers to a small boat run- nlng b-tween Wheeling and Piitsburg Other boats laid by. and still otheys wsrs compelled to take down their chimneys.
 The Pittsbarg papers suppose that the Bridge Company s responsible to boats detained for dana zee"
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The Weather.

One would almost thiak that the North Pole had slipped from its axis and let down into the icy regioas of Nova Zembla- The "roeks aud trees and flowing watsr," of this our southern cline, were very much sstonishsd to wake uP yesterday moraing, and fsd themselves completely buried in snow some four or five inches deep. ss we write the air is thiekeaed with merry IiIile saow flakes dane ing and Whring in fantastic eddes covering streets and house tops with giittering mantle of snowy whiteness- It s rare thing to have such snow storm in this meridian. and we may now believe the prediction of the squirrv hunters. that ws ars to have hard winter. If 1t should not take notNn to disappear 'iks frost work in the mOrnng ray. {" lh. boys will have rich sport ia rigging sp their "iumpers."
The Arkansas banner., 1849-12-11
The Trial of John R. He,,er

On Friday last. the trial of IoHS B. HEsrEa, fs, the murder of HESRY CARE. in Saline eounty. Sep tember l54s, sss commenced ia the Pulaski Cireui, Coan. The Attorney General assisted by Nessrs L. 4. WHITLEY. E. H. ESGLtsa, and W K Ixe. iIss, counsel for the prosecution and Messrs. PixE TRArSALL. FowLEs and YELL, for the deleUce The character Of the deceased the stsndiRg of the ac. eused. the multiplicity of the witnesses aad the high rePu,A'ica of the alto, ues engaged have eaed to reader this trial of considerable interest The evidence on the part of the State was closed on Saturday. ths whole tims of the Court has sines beea occupied in discussion upon the .Amszibili.y Of the wife of the accessory vilaess in behalf ef The prisoner.
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Good Criticism.

The New York Sunday Mercary--alIsding to c certain authors transcsndental way Oi writing aa sssey, smya
 This is the Ssi'F'sm fTeasas school of literature -a schooi made up of persons with gimmerngs of i4sas which they mistake for genuine thought. and Cor esiginaiity. They the worst of ali s,yles that ss Carlyle aud forthwith themselves up as great tsaeAers-aew lights. The frieads of the yeasg gratIemra who after Ihi. school, should sdvise them to study the Bible. in which sry viii Aud the ess sxrlslte poetry and sublimesi eleshed in the simplest language The style of the dsisssan freness ciass of writers s an mpeslnenee It ississ a heavy assessment npoa your sttsDton And ysa get soshing fog yoar pafns-
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MR. CLAY.

correspondent of ths Louisville Courier, wri- tag from Washington, announces the arrival of the great Senator" and Piassers him with praises, which from that paper. must bs disgusting iu the highest degree to MT. CLAY. The Courier was one oI the very frs; to herald the name of Gen TArlo. for the Presidency and sid ia the sacrifice ol the falling Statesman, he then called IL has 90 tarned oat that he is not yet so fallen, but tha, be can br'ng to his feet thess tmeserving. glory .Iov- ing whlgs, who once thrust him aside with as much contempt as they dared to use, and who weakened him ana Hngratefaliy repadated him before the people for the most selfish eads He was mereilessiy made the seape-goai of all the odi- nm which hss rested upon the whig party for tweaiy years, and now tha, hts position gives him regsDera,ed power and influence, how ready thsss same wings are to fawn and erings before him and saPPlieale his forgstfulaess of the pass wrongs heaP~d uPen himi sO~ that the party is broken up iato factions. the government itself blandering alosg in disgraeefal eOnfssioa. and meF;ing every day contempt q, home aad abroad, they meet him with hoaied words aud tell him that be must calm
 hs waters. restore things to their proper order and by his magic power unite sgsia he fragments of the rdicuIeas. aishless, hambaggiag 30 partyi.,s. Wha, viii be the policy of Ms. CLAY masi soon ay- pear. and n ia hts old ago he retaias bat seiatIla of the pride aaa lofty ssif-coa6deaoe which once animated hiG, they will not pass anscathsd. who betrayed hian in Ais las. struggle. and 90 readily rave him soaad victim to ,hs sissSAie1- Assss d, Philadelphia.
The Arkansas banner., 1849-12-11
Concert at the Anthonr Hou.e.

0n Thursday night ths Arseusl Band propose to give sn instrvmental concert. Wehave understood that they have been preparing some new piscss with which to sSsonish their patrons This baad needs encouragement. they have for sOms lime pest, been sndeayoFing to perfect IhsmsctVes in music. and find that their limited means will not permit their fur ther psOgrss withoaI aid They seek to obtain this b, ths proposed Concert. We hope they viii be well sustained. Let us go to hear them FOrPar- iieuIaFs see advertisement.
The Arkansas banner., 1849-12-11
Advantage, of the reIexraph.

The European steamer Americas news was rs- ceived in New Orleans on the 18th uiti.no. She arrived at Halifax on the 18th, snd al New York ca the l7th. Thus. her nsws VAS in New o.sans one day in advance of her arrival al New York - Bat fOs the necessity Of rewriting at twenty Of thirty places tho feat would have been accomplished In one or two hours News ww. ia this brief space
 of time, di.Pa.cheda distance soGt fss thousand miiss. This is smPhasleai.y,, hilHtiea Of space.
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THE BgrEs RT.-SOms time since resolution was introduced into the Lower House sf the Isgis- is,srs of Tennessee to protect the property of risd ladiss- While the resolstioa was nader dseas siss. Mr. Moody. sf DiHon. moved ,O amend it by requiring he ladies ss wear the brooches half the time- In the prOessdings sf the House on the Tub alt. is the following:
 "Ths Speaker announced thss hs fessd apon his table baadss labelled "importans deeamenis,' z which he was requested ts isy befeFs its Hssss.-- uPea taking eGths wrapper. the ..impsrtas, seea-
 sBis" proved ss es ers..ssa ssttessf iss the Rsp- wsspfsiivs from DissA- Mccoy"
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sIethodist Ckurch proper,v.

The argument which has beea for som. time going on before Judge Scorr, al Alexandria, in rs- gard to the respective rights of tho trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Churches North and SoG,a. to hold the ehsrch property, has been closed. The Judge has given his decision, to the effect that both boards of trustees ruled eat; and he ordered the property to be placed in charge of three d.inerested gentlemen. who belong to other denominations. to hold for both parties. until the rghi of property settled in law
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Written for the Banner l
 PAST HOURS.
BY YRoY. ]. \. MAFFTTT.

Tho memories of the past are pleasant, ', 10 the soui.-Ossiaa. Dearly prized ars the hours that have past, That came and Went ike the spring, Bot most dear when the skies are 'ercsst, And the heart folds up it's wing. Still cherished and loved, though departed, Like mornings soft peneiied hnes That soothe the sad and .sck hearted,
 When evening sheds down it's Jews. But ah, they had their honey and gail. Shadows and gold on their sky, The gay bridal sdornings and pan.
 Prospects that frightened to die. Oh then, why should we mourn OCT the hoars Withered by Times frosty hasdl Can ws restore the sweet scented aowerss The hopes by anges wings sPan'dl Ys return not with music or song,
 Laughter and merriment's o'eF. No wei-kBown voices are borne along
 From death's dark returnless shore! But see ye in dreams of the night.
 Drapod in the shzdo less air, YOur fond images aazzIe my sight
 Toa seem so lovely and fair. Dearly prized are the hours that have past, borBe back os loves snowy wing, Bat ah, sad. sad memories OCT east
 he joy yoar coming SOsh eriag.
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sUsPESsIoS ASp NAVAL DIsMIssALs-TAe Norfolk Hersld learas from letter that Lieut.. JoBx TAYLOR, who ~ss on trial by court nar,i..i for striking Lieut.. GRATsoN. of he Marine Corps, has been sentenced to three months suspension.
 The four Passed Misshipmen who were tried on board he U. s. ship Albany at Pensacola, for dso- of the relief watch of Lieutsnan,s. have been dis- missed from the navy.
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wonaerful celerity.

The lamsnsed Cot. Duncan. sf the United Stasss Array hsd drilled his men 10 such perfection in esssllery, and to such celerity of sHs occasion when his guns under their sheds, ths hoses sf the lght battery ia the stable, aad shs harnsss hanging sP hs accomplished tho feat of haEnessing up, moving his gaas t@o han- dfea yards. forming in battery, and hung sTOa ua. ta . space of . miaais and haf from the tnss the 6fn1 commnn6 w as given faArter