Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1849-12-05
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

cnar,lian details at some length vision Of female
who Rad been mesmerzed To the clarvoyance point,
IN which she saw, or pretended To see, Sir John
Franklin and his shiIs-One being in the water and
the other aground. She saw but three live persons
with SIR John, and saw the corpse of many dead
persons under the snow he will return, she says
IN about nine months aud half She also Sir
John Ross, who is hemmed in by the ice and una
BILE to get out. His Health is better than Sir John
Franklins.
We cannot of course believe any thing Of this
but still, should it turn out that Sir John Franklin
Is alive and his vessels in the condition described al
the time, the fortune q! ctarpoyancc will be made
Some intelligent people seemed To be little stay
CARED at the readiness, minutenesS, and gecgra pca
accuracy with which she delivered her oracles.-
Globe.
EDITORIAL PHILosoPnY.--An editor, in his
sanctun, as times CO. ought to be better philoSo-
pher than Dogenes in his tub In the first place,
"having 20 advise the public" he must write both
dlscreetly and freely. In 'he next place. he must
trudge daily through vast mass of urprofitab!e
reading to CLEAN out what his readers demand in the
way OF information and amusement. lie must be
ever in harness, no matter what the wear and tear
of his mind and body, and, not least, he must learn
TO bear patiently with the appreciation of his
efforts 10 please.--Rich. Times
ORIGIN OF THE NAME Which, the 9th CEN
fury there party in England against the King
end in favor ola republican form of Government, in
which The people have voice The party adopted rs
their motto, 1--WE Hope In Cod" the initials or
first letter of elch word combined reads Wing and
used TO name designate two parts THUS the
word Wing originally meant opposition 10 Kings
and arches, and friendship for the very form of
Government under which we exist 1t origin in
England century and half before our revolution.
-.MTshaU Beacon.
The PRESIDENT AND THE PEorrE-The New
YIamDShirp he Ipli nh In
honor those whom Taylor and hscaba! attempted To
disgrace. We see proofs of this often" You NIGH,
have seen another prouf if you had been in the
Wheeling District oflhs State few days ago,
when Col Thompson, lately ejected from the Dis
trict Attorneyshp, threw himself upon jury of the
people, in strong Democratic district, and their
instant verdict was, Served him right. "-Rich.
Republican.
05- The Right Hon. James Grattan, eldest son
of the late Henry Grattan the great Irish and
patriot the Pltisburg Murcury learns has sold out
his Irish property, and Intends settling in Virginia,
an which state he has purchased five thousand acres
ofland. James Grattan represented for many years
the county of Wicklow, in the Imperial Parliament.
He was elevated few years ago 10 the position of
Privy Counsellor.
IIuHGAnIAYs CoMlNo.-A Frankfort letter, Of
October 22d, says:
''Klapka, and nearly 200 other officers of the late
garrison of Comorn, have already reached German
ports to embark iur America. Mos, Of them will
sail for New Orleans. Among these officers there
is, according TO Sp0ndence from Vienna, Miss
HoOschi, who was lieutenant and adjulant to
Klapka.
eps- During the month of October last there were
received for passengers over the main stem of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad $40 ,334 90 for freight
+SS5, 1898 II and ON the Washington Branch s TO-
1897 % for Passengers, and Si,7l2 GO for Freight
making a total for Passengers Of $50 PSI ~ over
both Roads, and sol ,5Sl 46 for Freight.
Gs- The Savannah Republican noces the death
of Lauriana Thowcr, who died in Scriven county
aged. so far as known, one hundred and thirty three
years She removed from Virginia to Georgia
before the Revolutionary war. All her Children
were born before the Revolution.
He FINES 'EM-A Guact adveriises TO cure, a
mong other incurable diseases, Marcnbozzaris, Alb
delkader, Hippopotamus, Potato Tot, llydrosia,icks
inflammation OF the Accountable Regions. Aqer Fits
Shaking Quaker Visits, ard all kinds of Anniver-
sary.
EXTENSIVE PLANE RoAp.-The New Jersey
papers contain notice OF application which will be
made TO the next session of the Legislature of that
State, for charter with 100000 capital. To make
Plank road from point on the River Rariian, or
Bay, TO a point on the River Delaware.
New AND EXCELLENr-At the Wianlsown
College they have adopted the plan OF taking da-
The flames remain the property of the College, and
are to be preserved from year TO year.
CO The Delta contends that the fact Of man
being an Odd Fellow, is prma iacie evidence Of his
being "benevolent and good citizen" If we were
not oppressed with so much modesty, we should
say that this is very ,rue.--.Nclo York Sunday
Mercury.
A MoDeL Ciry.--The City of Utica, in New
York does not owe a cent Of public debt and has
money in bank, and taxes colecabIe has an abun-
dant supply of water from the mountain springs.
and is lighted by pure and excellent gas.
LARGE INTEREsT.--It is positively asserted by
the New York Day Book, that large amount OF
money is loaned every day in Wall street. at per
cent. day, which Is equivalent TO Oh per cent.
per annum.
o. The young men who are receiving insrnc-
ton at Washington College (Pa.) have had diff
Guilty with the Faculty and thirty of them have
with drawn from that institution If their fathers
do not send them back.
o1~ Connecticut family on a visit TO the Sou;
TO save postage drew on the margin ola newspaper
chlld's face, an anvil, and well with buckets ect .
thus interpreted, "\No Aave an infant, all are
we'll"
9G- When dentist pulls out aching teeth for us
says the Boston Post call il dental operation
SO if he were to pull sound tooth Instead of the
Trager," should call it an acci dcntd operation
Shouldn't we?
j.. 6;-SOmebody very wickedly says that two bloom.
ing young ladies got caught in shower very TO-
Gently, and when they had got home the rain had
washed the very color out Of their cheeks. Wbal
pity
sylvana courts have decided that marriages is ,
civil contract and that they have alec docii.d H.