Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1849-10-24
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MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.


seen OF the ODD state of society in California s civ
en- IN the following statement Of a correspondent Of
the New York Tribune:
The most Ingenious and successful operation was
made ey MI fi,z, OF New York. who brought 1000
Weekly and 500 Daily Tribunes. He sofia ,h.
whole lot in less than two hours, at one dollar
piece! Hearing Of this, took about a dozen ma
pers, which had used TO fill up crevices in pack
ing my valise, and sold them for 10 dollars to =
man who wanted to retail them. was satisfied
with the wholesale price. Papers of late date,
am told, bring five'dolars at the mines.
Sixty MINISTER'S HuNo.-The Commercial Ad
Vertiser's London correspondent, in reviewing tho
recent cruel acts OF Gen. Haynau, says that the
hanging of the Bishop of Erlau WINS followed bv
the similar execution OF sixty Hungarian minister.
OF the gospel, who were charged with praying for
the success OF their country's cause.
A BASE IMposToR--TheHon. Henry CLAW w,.
II seems, imposed upon while on his return home
from his recent trip, by william claiming to he
brother Of Speaker Winthrop He accompaned
Mr.. Clay to Ashland, was Introduced as Mr.. Win
throp TO the leading citizens, and into respectable
company, ON the strength of which he borrowed va
rious sums Of money, land thon sloped.-Pa Inq.
MELASoHoLY.-A gentleman who, few weeks
ago, visited Gravos, small town some Ten miles
southwest OF st. Louis, found there no less than
twenty infant boys and girls whose parents had
died OF The cholera. They were all gathered into
the dwelling Ut a benevolent gentleman named San
piington, ny whom they were generously cared
for.
MIR. CALHOUN WRITIHe A Book.-g,hn G..
Calhoun, ii is announced, has devoted the mast
summer to the preparation Of Treatise on the FL
ementary Principles Of the Government and the
Constitution of the United States. 1t is so nearly
complete that he expects to prepare it for publics
tlon in his leisure hours during the coming session
of Congress.
o. Miss Frederika Bremen is, at present. so-
journng at the residence of Mr.. Downing in New
burg, On. ~ Newburg paper says:-"Sbe in
Unlocking, short in Stature, with fair compler
ion, light hair, and blue eyes. There is Urea,
deal OF goodness In her countenance but not much
passion"
ADarTERENcE.-When the Locofocos are in paw
er, leading principle with them is, that to the
vicors belong the spells. When they are turned
out OF office, leading principle with them is, that
to the canquisl,cd belong the spoils OF office This
IS IN part, what constitutes Locofocoism progress
sipei
E- The Lynchburg Patriot notices the disap-
pearance of VIM. III. Bennett, a son of WIN. <
Bennett, Of that town, who left his fathers house
the 18th ult., and has not since been heard Fl ON
lie is young man of steady habits.
o. 1t is stated that the shoemakers were entira.
ly exempt from the great plague of 1866 and that
mol single death occurred from cholera among tho
members of The London Shoemakers' Trades Union
when the disease visited England in 1882
% Some Is or 20 Americans in Paris have uni
ted in an earnest letter to Mr.. Carr the American
Representative at Cohsianiinopie, urging him to do
what he can to sustain the Sultan in his refusal to
surrender the Hungarian refugees and to offer them
shelter in our Mediterranean fleet.
e5- The steamers Ohio and Empire City sailed
from New York the 10th inst, for New Orleans
and Chagres The former takes As passengers, and
the latter 200, nearly all of whom are bound for
California.
HE PARADISE OF OFFIcIALs.-The salaries of
five clerks of the District Court of New Orleans.
under the New Constitution, are $50, 900 wear,
or $4,000 annually to each clerk.
EXPLOSION OF LocoMoTIvE.-The engine ON
the Georgia Railroad exploded on the llh instant.
by which Mr.. Richard 4. Allen, the engineer, had
mas right arm broken IN two places. He died in
few hours afterwards.
% The Lynchburg Virginian states that Mr..
ii. n. Dox, of Western New York. arrived few
days ago in Amherst, with flock of 800 of tha
best American Saxony sheep, whose wool ranks as
No. ] in quality.
05- The loss OF the buildings and property of Ju-
bilee College, in Illinois, Bishop Chases) by fire.
including the Touring mill sa mill, and their
contens-is estimated a: near $50 900.
WESTERN CoRN Caop.-The Western Corn
crop fully makes up for the deficiency in the wheat
crop. The Cincinnati Gazette says the weld of
Indian corn In that state is abundant.
ODD FIsH.-In all waters there are fish which
love To swim against the stream and in every COM
munly persons are to be found who delight in be-
ing opposed to every body else.
ORIGIN THE WORD BoTHER-The word
bother was hrst used by sergeant who being ex-
posed to the voubility of two Irishmen, one at
each ear, cried, "Don't both ear me-" Hence the
verb to bother.
o. Miss Fillmore, daughter Of the Vice Pres
ldent of the United States, recently received an APP
pointment as teacher in of the public schools of
bufia'oand is now acting in that capacity.
o. The Wheeling Gazette says that a, late
meeting Of the Democracy of that place. the friends
of the rival candidates for Congress came into COLI
sion, and pistols and knives brought into ra-
QUESTION.
o. The Washington Union rejoces that the
two divisions of the Locofoco party Of New York
"have resolved themselves into unit" We think
he will be likely to find that they have resolved
themselves into ypher.--Louisoiile Journal
e9- An immense emigration is going on from the
! British Provinces to our Western States The
Montreal Courier says that not less than 10000
persons have left that city and vicinity during the
last three years.
! Is Intelligence has been received at Washington
to the effect that the Hon. John G.. Calhoun does
not intend resigning his seat in the United States
Senate.
| o. Tennessee has at this time within her limits
az furnaces, and 81 bloomeries, FORCES, and rolling
mills. In the manufactures Of iron she stands as
the third State in the Union.
! o. About 1870 tons of ivory are used in Sheffield
IL al. ALL.