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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-12-18
MISC Il l. L A II Y ,
MARRIED AGAI%sT MS WILL.

Sir Walter Scott used to relate the iollowiug curious
ecdote:-
oNIv cousin Wany," said he, was uidshpman some
forty years ago in ship at Portsmouth 1e and two other
companons had zone on shore aud had ovead their leave,
spent all their money aud up immense bill at av-
ern on the Point. That ship made re snal oT sailing,
but their lady said
"No, gentlemen, you shall not escape without paying
your reckonug aud she accompanied her wors by appo,
pirate actions aud placing them under the euder keeping OF
sufficient party Of baiI,as.
"They felt that they ia ascrape,and peiloned very
hard to be released"
'No. nc, ," said Mrs Quckey, 81 must 6e satisfied some
way or sOther you will be totally ruined, you don't get
on board in time"
"They uade lone faces ard confessed that II was true
''Wel ;" SAID she, "ill give you chance am so
crcumsanceI here that carry business as SIN
ole woman and must contrivo somehow have hus-
band-or at all events must he able produce marriage
certificate and therefore, the only which you shall
all three leave to 90 board tomorow, is that Of You
consent to marry me. don't snap which it is but
by all that good one ofyou III have else all three go
to Jail, and your ship sails without you 2'
Ghe yigo was not be pacEed, and the poor youths
seA " ''tast4'to, d!Ctp ie, ~ u'"" o'S, ~
happened to fall my consn. No time was lost, and of
they marched to chuci aad my poor relative was forth
with spliced, The bride, returning gave them good
substantial dinner aud several bottles Of wine apiece and
having tulubed into whery, sent them off The ship
sailed and the young regous adhered to the oath Of
secrecy they had made, previously to drawing lots"
"'The bride, | should have sajd merely wanted to be
married and he first to propose an eternal separation
'Some months after at Jamaica, tile Of papers reached
the midshPmans berth, and Nauy, who was observed to
be looking over them careessy reading an Of rob
berry, and murder at Portsmouth, suddenly in his
stacy forgot his obligation OF secrecy, and cried out
Thank heaven, my wife is hangely"
EprroA,ALs-A noted CHAP stepped into the sane
4un of venerable aud highly respected editor aud ndulged
in trade against a citizen with whow hs was on bad
terms. 81 WISH said ne, Addressing the mao of the pen,
s.lha. ;ou would writes very severe article against b
ant put into your paper" Very wei was the reply,
and after some more conversation visitor went away
The next morning he rushing into the olce' IN
violent s.,e of excitement ''Nhat did you put IN your
psper? have had my pulled and been kicked twice.
81 wrote severe article, you desired" calmly returned
the editor, "G'd sgasd yor name 10 i,"-HarT'S1"fs
tIioa
ny- The Pre7dents Message was received in Louisville
Nv tloa spit twenty hurs ahead Of the messenger who
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-12-18

@y- TIE Preedents Message received in Louisville
Nv taloa spit twenty hmrs ahead Of the messenger who
wen: c'i: with it,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-12-18

,r,cN,rAT,Ioys OE' T,iIg, HiV 3 RID5'E, oN
gUNyELED Al RtctEF'ISAi GAP
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-12-18
5,IS4,4l0 9l
sG9,OS2 50
1,52O,l2O 90
379,S05 So
46,36O So

Aggregate thus disposed Of in the st, %, occ -
and part Of The Sd quarters of 1850 ~'0l'''oo -
Ii is shown by the Commissioners report that the pu0c
laads have been rich Of revenue to the Government
averaging about one and quarter millions of dollars per
anhum for the last fifty years over and above all costs and
expenses 1t is gratifying find that the business of the
land office is actively progressing The accounts of all the
receivers Of public moneys have been adjusted to the 9O
September last speedy consunma'on Is anticipated ot
State selections under the grant ohe 4h September lo4l'
and for various internal improvements under other laws
Measures have been adopted give effect to the muncent
donation of swamp lands" to certain States OF he ohoh
by the act of Congress Of the 26th September, 1850.
The Commissioner recommends an extension ot the act
of Sd August lS46 in order 10 remote suspensions which
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-12-18

The sales of public lands in the year lo49
amount To
Area located in that year in satisfaction of
Mexican war bounty land warrants
State selections under the act OF 4th Sep
lember, lS4l
Improvements ofTlyers, &c.
Choclaw certificates
Total acies thus disposed of
During the ,hree quarters of 1850 there
have been sold
Located by Mexican honnty land warrants
during the Isl and I'd and part Of ihe Sd
quarters
State selections under the act Of lS4l
Ch0claw certificates
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Curiosities of 0rnithologv.

Although birds in general do not suf-
fer from colds in their heads, yet the
smaller varieties are liable TO hawk, and
the domestic fowls to spit.
Birds have no expresses nor are there
any engaged in the transportation busi>
ness, except buzzards and crows, who
are all in the carrion line.
Every crow that is raven, should be
Immediately shut up in the lunatic asy,
Ium.
Judges who own rookery, have fre-
queni opportunities to hear caws.
The throat of birds is very small
hawks, nevertheless, often take quite
large swallows.
Although birds do not preach the
larger species prey continually.
The rooster is their chorister, and
practices the chromatic scale every morn.
ing.
Hens and chickens should never be al
lowed to amuse themselves, as il alway.
results in fowl play.
Although no man in the present da,
would send goose in reply to a note
yet, among the old Romans, the bird wa,
an anser.
Allhoug h tame pigeons have nothing
of the India rubber kind in their forma
ton, yet they are VIGOROUSLY gutter-per
chers.
The business hours of birds differ from
our own, their notes being mostly givel
out before 10 in the forenoon. Spirit o
the Times.
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Powerful Reasoning.

At young mans debating society
some where down in Indiana, the ques'
ton was-"Which is the greatest evil, q
scoidinG wife OF smoky chimney 2!
After the appointed disputants had con,
cluded the debate, spectator rose, and
begged the privilege of "making few
remarks on the OCCASION Permission
being granted, he delivered himself in
this way -" Mr.. President, I've been
almost mad listening to the debate oI
these ere youngsters. They don't know
nothing at all about the subject. What
do they know about the evils of scold-
ing wife? Wait ill they have had one
for twenty years, and been hammered.
aud ammed and slammed all the while
and wait till they've been scolded be-
cause the baby cried, because the fire
wouldn't burn, because the oven was too
hot, because the COW kicked over the
milk, because it rained, because the sun
shned, because the hens didn't lay, be-
cause the butter would'nt come, because
the old cat had kittens, because they came
too soon for dinner, because they were
one minute too late, because they sung
because they tore their trowsers, because
they invited a neighbor woman TO call
again, because they got sick, or because
they did anything else, no matter wheth-
er they couldn't help it or not, before
they talk about the evils of scoldtng
wife ; why, Mr.. President, I'd rather hear
the clatter of hammers and stones. and
twenty tin pans and nine brass kettles,
than the din, din, din, of the tongue of a
scolding wife. Yes, stree, would
To my mind, Mr. President, a smoky
chimney is no more to be compared to a
scolding wife, than little negro is to a
dark night"
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Law of NeWsnapers.

l. Subscribers who do not give express no
lice to the contrary, are considered as wishing
TO continue their subscription.
2. IL subscribers order the disconiinuancc of
their papers, the publisher may continue to send
them ill all that is due be paid.
3. If subscribers neglect or refuse TO take
their papers from the Office 10 which they are
directed, they arc held responsible till they
have settled their bills and ordered their papers
discontinued.
A. If subscribers move to other places, with
out informing the publisher, and the paper is
sent TO the former direction, they are held re.
sponsihle.
s. The courts have decided that refusing to
take a paper from the office. or removing and
leaving it uncnlled for, is prima facia evidence
of intentional lraud.
6. A Postmaster neglectnC to inform pub
Usher when his paper is not taken from the of.
flee, makes himself liable for his subscription
price
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For the Middcbury Register
The Nations Bereavement,

A Nation nouns its Chieftain is laid low,
In every hamet's heard the voice of wo,
In mountain glen, and in the lowly vale,
With homage sad the people now bcwail
Its saddest peal sends forth the tollng bell,
And o'cr renewing at each solemn knel,
The busy throng will pause again TO sigh,
While grateful tears flow to his memory.
o noble Chief Injured, since earliest life,
To thickcst dangers and the deadly strife,
Thy country, mindful of one truly great,
Proud gave to thee the toilsomo helm of State
While blushing honors crowned thy carc.worl
brow,
And millions grateful rendered homage now.
Here tho thy foes unworthy might deride
The Nations favorite, thou vert truly tried,
From each unbiased gained deserved applause
And walked in Virtue and her sacred laws.
Thrice-honored Hero ! now the angel Death
With fellest stroke, has snatched thy Acetine
breath,
A priceless gem has torn from hearts who love
Borne thee from Earth to dwell in bliss above
Postcriiy will reverence long with pride,
The Sage who nobly lived, and peaceful died,
While Flora's offerings, as they annual bloom
Twine fragrant garands DER his honored tomb
L. SD
Cornwall, VT, July 10, 1850.
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Presidential Vacancies.

1t is provided by the Constitution of
the United States, that in the case of the
death, removal or resignation of the
President, "the powers and duties of said
office shall deyolve upon the Vice Pres
dent" 1t provides also that Congress
shall designate what shall be done in
case the Vice President also dies.
By the act of Congress of 1892, it IS
provided that in case of the removal by
death or otherwise of both the President
and Vice President, the President pro
tenn. Of the Senate, and in case there be
no such officer. the Speaker of The House
of Representatives, shall act as Presl,
dent ill another is chosen, and that there
shall be special election. by the people,
Of Presidential Electors, called by the
Secretary of State, within thirty-fonr
days of the first Wednesday Of Decem-
ber, next ensuing aud that the Electors
so chosen shall meet on said first We'd
nesday of December and elect Presi,
dent Of the United States.
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Our village has been unusually dull
and quiet to-day. The bell Of the Court
House tOlled several times, and numer>
Gus enquiries were made as TO the cause.
A distinguished member of the Free De-
mocracy Party, whom we met on the side
walk, asked us "what that Court House
bell was jingliug for p We couldn't
tell him. We had heard the same dis
NAL sound, aud were in the same
ignorance in regard TO its mysterious
meaning. The Streets were unusually
empty, aud dreary silence prevailed on
every corner. While pondering, in
gloomy apprehension of some impending
calamity, we turned to the columns of
the Burlington Courier, and learned that
the Free Democracy District Conven>
ton was appointed to be held sat the
Court House, in Burlington, on Tuesday
the Odd of July" This explained both
the quiet Of our streets and the dismal
sound of The bell.
Hurrying TO the Court House, as was
our duty as a chronicler of passing e,
vents, we found between IL aud l3 in
diyiduOls, among whom were our friends
Of the Brandon Post and the Burlington
Courier, assembled in the door.steps, ap-
paren;ly making arrangements TO de-
scend IN a body from the building, so a,
to make as imposing an exit as cir
cumstances would allow First cam,
the Courier man little blown bu
with the customary outward indications
of felicity, and then the main body, pre-
ceded by the corresponding" gentle
man Of the Post, (whose countenanc,
was lighted With that peculiar GLOW
which hope deferred" imparts, descend
ed into the street. At this conjuncture
! we counted nine, A friend who was il
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the solemn conclave previously TO the ad-
lournment, however, says that the attend-
ance, at one time, ran up to the encorr-
aging number of II and "the cores
ponding editor of tho Post" had serious
thoughts of organizing and making a
speech But the hopeless thinness OF
the mceting-which, like Master Slen>
der's love for Anne Page, appeared TO
" decrease by better acquaintance -
discouraged him, and the Convention ad-
iourned with three groans for "fhe Web
sfcr Cabinet" The truth is there were
not enough of these lively patriots press
ent to "break the Sabbath We trem-
bic for the Country when "Free Democ-
racy" falls through in this manner
Whot next is to be done, when those
whose "platform" is TO love the niggers
and hate the Wings" can't get up a
meeting as large as may be daily seen
around an iiinerant Italian with a hurdy-
gurdy and monkey, we are at loss to
imagine
p. S.-We learn tha, the small squad
made desperate attempt to re-assemble,
this afternoon. The bell was again toll
ed ia the most sepulchral manner, and
other enticements were used-But it
was emo go!" An impression had got
abroad that "the corresponding editor
vas going to make speech, and there
were scarcely enough Free Democrot, in
the Court House to make a legal ads
ournmont. The upshot of the matter
was that Free Democracy caved and went
home without making any nomination,
swearing it would meet here again on
the 7lh Ct August, to take advantage Of
commencement Dav so as TO appear to
have a meeting at least "Mr. Speaker,
now move that the House sing Nor
tality ~ burlington Free Press.
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About two years since, says the Chr0.
n'quc P0risicnne, young man of an
honorable family and but recently mar.
rled TO a charming woman, finding him
self at party where large sums were
staked, yielded to the seduction of the
cards and lost not only the money he had
about him, but 20 900 francs on his word
Of honor. On the morrow, those who
had won the said sum were little sur
prsed at the non-appeardnce of the loser
who, by the laws Of the club, was expect
ed to honorably discharge his debt con-
tracted at the tdpiS ycrt.
The day following, their surprise re-
doubled; but soon took another charac-
ter when the truth came to be known.
The amiabe young gentleman, the young
husband so happy in having married the
woman Of his choice, had suddenly dis,
appeared, abandoning his debts, wife
and hitherto good fame.
lie had been the victim of a fatal am
bltion and instead of conlenting him
self with 20 ,00U francs income and his
domestic happiness, he sought 10 acquire
opulence and to launch forth in all the
splendor of luxury. The sum lost at
the card table was but the sequel to a Sc
ries of bad speculations. Overcome by
his disasters, the Young man had sought
saf,ty in flight After having written to
his wife a disconsolate farewell he left
without a word as to his determination /;
and for the space of two years not syl-
liable was heard from him, aud all at
temp,s to discover his retreat had proved
lruitless. The world had forgotten him.
His remembrance lived only in the heart
OF his abandoned wife.
About a month since, the lady retired
to live with her family, who occupied a
country house near Paris. One morn.
ing, whil't she was walking in the gar.
den, thinking of the absent one of her
affections, all idea of whose return she
had given up, she saw an elegant car,
riage halt at the gate, from which 4
young man alights and rushes towards
her. pronouncing her name with an ac-
cent full of tenderness and joyous emo
ton. 1t was her husband; his complex,
ion blackened By the sun, but in ever,
other respect having retained the charm;
of his person.
Here am l." said the exile, "whc
hayereturned to repair the wrongs whicl
caused my Punishment. Fate has smiled
upon me am rich, immensely rich ,
and the long lost one related his adven
lures. On leaving Paris he had takeI
the railroad to Havre, where he took pas
sage on board of vessel bound for Cal
Iiornia. His strength, courage and in
!elligence made him to prosper, and two
years had sufiiced 10 realize his dream o
fortune. His debts al honorably acquit
ted. he has resumed his rank in society
his ostentatious return to which has pro
duced a sensation.
Several other like examples of rapi'
fortunes acquired in California hay,
turned up in Paris. Many more remain
uDheralded, because their heroes wer
: obscure persons, who will doubtless soon
er or later make an eccentric display O
their luxury.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-07-30

QuEER.-Elbridge G. Eastman, for
merly printer, in Concord, n. H., and
the publisher Of the Aboliiionist, the
first abolition paper ever published in
that State. was chief Secretary Of the
late disunion Convention at Nashville.
He had passed through, as an interme-
diate stage. a clerkship in Washington
under President Polk.
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Family Of President Fillmore.

The New York Mirror, of a late
date, states the following facts in regard
to President Fillmore's family 1.-The
President is blessed with most excel-
lent wife. who is peculiarly well qualified
for the high station she is about to adorni
and two children, son and daughter
The son is young man, not over TWEEN
ty, Of the genuine republican stamp which
charuclerizes the country boys of WeS-
tern New York lie has Just entered
ppon the profession of the Law. The
daughter is an accomplished young lady
about eighteen years OF age, and nov
engaged, we believe, in the honorable
employment of teacher OF a Public
School in Buffalo. .rt
The latter fact is something for Re
publican people to boast of; and some
thing to put the dainty daughters Of oul
woull.be arisiocracy TO the blush, "
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o. At Kingsyille, Ohio, RolI'n liar-
mon has been arrested for an eX'ranrd''
nary attempt 10 murder his wife by throw
inr her ,uto a well. lie, however, mud
ing she was not killed. drew her cut
himseIf.-They had been married but
three months, aud she is young aud
amiable woman. lIarmon's object, 1t rs
supposed, was IN come into entire pos'
session of the property she brought hint
His bail was fixed at $4,000.
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SrARr.LING.-T Liverpool Times

SrARr-rING.-The Liverpool Times
says -" Mr.. Start has been exhibiting
his electric light in Sunderland harbor,
with much. satisfaction. At Ryehope,
three miles OF, lady was enabled to
read a letter which had never before been
opened and at Whitburn, two miles
distant, in an opposite direction. the
Herald was read on the sands by several
individuals, when the reflection was in
such Il position as to cast beam Of light
in that direction"
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JrAyIxGorr ScuNArrs We'll. deu,
Homes, dell you how TO do You go
and puy un parrel viskey, un take 1t
hume, an put foshel in it, und venever
YOU want un schnaPp, so aud lraw II.
und shusl SO mooch viskey ash you iraw
off, shust so mooch water you poor INTO
der parrel you see You hash always a
full parrel visky ouly d'rei'l' poorly
soo,, after vile, il COON weaker aud
weaker, und at lasht you hat no,in but
un parrel of water, den you want no more
use vor visky, und you ioine der d6uIi
beranohe'
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By Mail, or at the Office, per dnnipl, 81 80
If not paid within the year,. .......... LIS
BY Carrier. .................... 2,Co
If not paid within the year, .......... 2,25
0g~ No paper discontinued until nrrcaragcs
ore paid.
lO5-All communications must be Post Paid.
tIy- V. B. Palmer is our agent in Boston
ind New York
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oisC' -. A~'tA' 49,
Council Chamber, 10Th July, 1850.

I ~ The Senate of this State, on FRI
day, indefinitely postponed the bill re-
laiing to the sale Of ardent spirits. On
the question of indefinite postponemcnt.
the yeas and nays were called, and re-
suited, yeas 6, nays 5. The bill proh'h'
lied the sale Of wines, spiriiuous liquors.
including strong beer, without a license
under penalty of not less than $50 nor
more than 500 for each oRence-the
fines to be paid to the families OF me
briares. The bill passed the House by
Il majority of l27.-Keene a. H. So"'
haei.
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Tbe nlioolrbnrp Register

is PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY MORNING, by
H. BARRETT C ]. COBB.
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OFFICE IN STEWARDS BUILDING, ON MAIS-sr