Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-01-09
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

JorArHAN HELPING JOHN BULL.-A late Eng
lish paper says that vessel has arrived IN inc
Thames from Boston, in the U. States Of America,
and brought as portion of her cargo quantity of
agricultural implement manufactures, consisting of
one hundred plough castings, twenty i've packages
of plough beams, ten packages of plough-handles,
and nine packages Of plough-irons, consigned to a
firm in that country.
CANADA TO BE ABANDONED BY GREAT Britain.
The London United Service Gazette has reasons
for "boldly announcing that the question OF aban-
doning Canada, as British colony, has been the
most absorbing topic, with the Cabnet,) and we
learn, from authority in which we are apt to place
firm reliance that il has been all but determined TO
gire up Canada, cs a dependency Of the British
Cro,0n."
o. The Dry Goods Reporter says and repeats
that Mr.. Clay is about 10 introduce compromise
tariff bill, 10 stand for twenty years, wherein sPe-
cific and advaorem duties are combined II is not
acquainted with the details, but understands that
he does not propose 10 raise the present scale of du
ties, but only to substitute the specific for the ad
valorem where it can be done.
SEARCH FOR SIR JOHN FRANXLIN.-We learn
that letter has been received in this city from Lady
Jane Franklin, in which she asks advice and lnior-
nation frum the party to whom II is addressed, as 10
the expedency Of her coming over, with a view to
the arrangement Of an expedition, at her own ex-
pense, for the renewal next Spring. of the search for
her lost husband.-.N T. .Adu.
gy- The experiment Of laying the wires under
the North River, made by the North American Tel
enraph Cnmpany has heAn worry eH"cesSful. The
line is working through from the office, No o9,
Wall street to Washington City, by means of gut
10
sack, and Passac. aud part Of Schuylkil rivers. An
other great triumph has thus been achieved.
LAMENEss A GOOD BARGAIN.-The city of LO-
we'll is doomed, by the verdict ola jury in the Su
preme Judicial Court, to pay Lynn Raymond $9975
as compensation for broken knee-pa causing
permanent lameness, which he got by stumbling o.
yer a CRATE in the gutter, which ''stuck up" some
two inches above the curb stone.
Oc1- A mechanic in London has invented a ma
chine for the purpose of awakening himself early
in the morning. To Dutch clock is attached a
lever, which may be set to any given hour, and
when the time arrives il is released by the clock,
when the machinery rings bell and gnlesa match
which lights an oil lamp.
Co. The British man oCwar Herald arrived at
Mazallan on the 18th of Nov. She had been in
search of Sir John Franklin, but could obtain no in
formation Of him. She had been as far north as 73O
30 She left the man-of.war Plover 10 winter in
Bherrings' Straits.
ecs- The Canadian Government is at length TAX
ing cognisance of the advocates Of annexation. To
have signed the annexation address, or to advocate
the proposition is political treason, punishable by
removal from office in all cases where an office is
held by the rescusanis. The cause, however, is
advancing.
A SOUTHERN ELEcTioN.-Ata recent election in
Mississippi. only sixty votes were cast, and yet one
hundred and forty dollars worth fliquor was drank
at the bar of the tavern where the poll was held
This al picayune glass would average nearly
forty glasses 10 each voter.
01- A new and splendid Organ, manufactured
! by Erben of New York, has been purchased by the
First Presbyterian Church Of this place, and is now
| up in the Church. II is exceedingly powerful, but
at the same time, SWEEP .euod instrument.-.4leG.
/ Ga<.
n3- a Chinese writer, whose essays have reUO".
~ nee., rrarlsra,vd, Very early in the
| ing the human energies are ofdoubly increased pro-
portions" In this country that would depend en-
! tirey upon what the "human" has taken over
night.
! Gy- The widow of Count Batthyany, late prime
minister of Hungary. who was hungb the Ausrl-
ans, will spend the winter in Switzerland, and leave
for America in the spring. She will receive cor
dial welcome here.
G-It is estameed that there are 796, 276 persons
belonging to the various denominations of PreSbyte
ran, Reformed Dutch and German Reformed, in
the United States To the Baptist denomination,
Sl3,92l, and to the Methodist, l,l79,635.
% Every man has. in his own life. follies E.
nough in his own mind troubles enough; in the
performance of his duties deficiencies enough in his
own fortunes evils enough-wihout being curious
about the affairs OF others.
FROM THE SANDWICH IsLANDs.--We have
dates from Honlulu down to the 20th October
Everything was quiet. The excitement growing
out Of the dongs Of the French Admiral Tromelin.
had entirely subsidized
O. 1t said that in London there are 10000 good
mechanics seeking employment every Monday
morning, and that excellent house servants out Of
place, any day in the year, from 10000 to H.,
900.
CO. A Mrs. Savile, in enaclng Romeo a. the
Sheffield Theatre, England, lately stabbed Tybalt
in the side in reality, instead Of appearing to do So
She was over excited by the character Tybalt is
recovering.
o. ''Bill." said Bob, "why is that tree called
weeping willow?
cause one of the sneaking plaguy things grew
near schoolhouse, and supplied the master with
switches"
co. The New York Herald estimates the amount
of gold dust which has arrived in the United States
from California up to this date, at about sic millions
Of dolars-and that which has gone to Europe at
ten or ttcelps millions.
G5, NJ. I, Hericourt, who has recently returned
from Abyssinia. has brought with him numerous
specimens of plant, the root of which reduced to
powder is said to be certain cure for hydrophoba
o. 1t is estimated that there are in London 2S,-
SIT needle women, under twenty years ofage the
average earnings Of each being four pence halpen-
ny day.
c. He who betrays anothers secrets because he
has quarreed with him, was never worthy of the
sacred name of friend A breach of kindness on one
side, will not justify breach Of trust on the other.
o. When you have anything 10 dog ahead and
do it, A man who has the options of two roads,