Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-10-16
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10 hooer otephenson the great engineer and nro;.cta,
OF the Bntanic Tabular Bridge, appears oy the a,e E
sb papers, has been offered kughhood and has refused +
MIR. Farraday the greatest of living chemss has aIso
declined similar tender. Sir Robert Peel is aired '
known, not only persisted in refusing patent Of nnb;,y
but also in his will instructed his sons to initiate in ~
respect his example, The time appears to be coming when
English titles will 60 a-besging among those most worthy
to wear them.
Co Major Beard and Mr. CabelI of Florida are enoaoed
In warm canvass for Congress- Beard Locolo,o and
goes for dissolution ofhs Union )" Cabe is sor "Peace
ana Union This is the issue as made up by the cand-
oa'es themselves The Tallahassee Republican contains
,eer from Gov. Brown The Presiden, Of the United
odtes da'ed on the Sd umo, in which he urges the Ad.
70 remove the lingering Indians from Florida.
o. letter from Davenport, Iowa tn the pb;,dol,b.
Inquirer says 3
81 have Just received intelligence that the wings have
carried the Second Congressional District of which Miller
was contestant WIN Thompson for seat in The House
last spring. and the House refused 10 alIow etbs, 70 81,
This is decided wing victory"
0o The Paris correspondent of the Southern Iter.,v
Messenger states that AERIAL navigation is all the r,gs n
Europe and says he should not be astonished if we
upon the eve of discovering he secret Of locomoton az
will through The air. Spain. England and France are
vang each other in their efforts for this magnificent re-
suit.
o. The new code provides that all Justices ofthe Peace
rendering Judgments in civil causes shall in book kept
tor such purpose enler the date thereof the name of the
person for, and Of the person against whom il is and tie
amount aso the date of any execution issued thereon
and TO whom delivered and he fail do So he shall fr-
felt tcenty dollars.
Ga- The Valley Wing says there are two Divisions Of
the Sons Of Temperance Fnca and six in the county
OF Botetour There between three and four hua.
bred members in that county. 1T supposed that on the
first Of March, ls4S there was not ons
9o- The wax figures representing the Parkman murder
at the Boston Medical College, which have been on exhibit
ton in New York for some days, accompanied with Lee
lures by Mr. Ltefeld the late Jantor, have been re-.
moved from that city the opnlon OF the community as to-
their revolving character having been promptly expressed
o. The taker Grundy county, Ill., has fouad
lady fourteen years of age who was married at eeren
and now delights in the possession of NICE plump, mas
cullne sucker who has cried after her fifteen moons
and has been tor some time practising The of balancing
with great success.
o. liza man cheats you, quit dealing with him; if he
is abusive quit his company; if he ISLANDERS SOU pity him.
and take to live that body will believe him.
No matter who he is or how he msuses YOU The bes, way
is just 10 lot him alone for nothing is better than this co
calm, quiet way Of dealing with The wrongs we meet with
o. disunon paper called the Southern Herald pub
shed at Athens Georgia. in lis number Of the
18th nlIImo that with that number it would expire. We
DO mol wonder that paper advocating such sentiments
should, although conducted with talent and in the 18th
year OF lis age, find too little support 10 keep alive
give learn from Boston paperthat Mr.. Bigelow, Mayor
OF that city made no such ridiculous speech Jenny Lind
as the newspapers reported for HMM he made no
speech at all He held very brief and proper CONVERSE
with he's but said nothing that sensible man should not
say.
eo- BY a Teegmpic despatch from Lexington, Ky.,ws
learn that great Union barbecue without distinction Of par
y, is 10 be given to MIR Clay on The 7h at Lexngon-
The proposition was received by the thousands On The fair
ground with enthusiastic approbalun
o. The New York Tribune says three plausible and
fair average afJavts may be bought in New York ior
hundred dollars. The souls must We very small which will
sell so cheap.
o. The ice bill sent in shows that during the past sum-
he House of Representatives have used fifteen hundred
bushels OF ice for the purpose Of coong the drinking
used in the Hall.
o. There in the prisons Naples present no less
than $4,000 political prispners and the opinion is that
from the crowded state of the gaos the greater number Of
these persons will 60 mad, become idiots, or die.
G- The Grand Division of the Sons of Temperance of
Virginia will meet in charlottesville Wednesday the 23d
lnst-A large number of The members of the order and Of
other persons will doubtless be n attendance.
10 II is said that the widow and daughters of the late
Prof Webster, about Fayai in the Aznes
where daughter resides Her husband is Governor Of
Fayal. Mrs. Webster is native of the Island
70 Private Letters from Nova Scotia intimate that the
Earl OF DundOnad is about TO visit New York in his flag
ship, the Wellesley IA guns. His former title was Lord
CochIane.
9- When Kentucky Judge, some years since, was ask
ed by an attorney, upon strange ruling, sis that law
your hunu?" he replied if the court understand herself
and she think she do it are"
e5-"Hymnody," new word, invented we believe, to
correspond with psalmody, may be found in the Boston
TranscHpto the 4th ult. We shall probably have "Com.
icsongody" next.
o. Jenny Lind Of Stockholm had one vote for Lieu
tenant Governor of Massachusetts, the Wing Convention
al Worcester, on Tuesday There was great sensation
in that august assembly when the was declared.
o. Maj. Alexander Stewart, at present Professor of
Natural Philosophy in the University of Tennessee, has
been appointed by the Board Of Visitors Professor of Nat.
ural Philosophy in the Virginia Military Institute.
e5 1t said that number of forged tickets for Jenny
LIMBS concert presented Tuesday evening The hold
ers having bought them for genuine tickets.
o. AT the Wesl5Orough (Mass) Cattle Show, lastweek
was exhibited Holstin called "Jenny Lind" with
bullcafby her side named "Barhum."
0o- The President has appointed W. T. Joynes of Pc
tersbug, United States District Attorney for the East
ern District Of Virginia.
90 The of San Francisco says an exchange
has reported the value Of taxable property in that city at
$300000000.
o. The Presidency of Lafayette College in Pennsylva-
MIA has been offered to the Rev. T. v More Pastor Of the
LIST Presbyterian Church Of the city of Richmond.
Co The James River Canal by the first Of June will be
completed to the mouth Of North River about IA miles
from Lexington.
Fifteen years ago there were not 5000 white inhabit-
ants between the Lake Michigan and the Pacific Ocean,
Now there over 100000
o. Fredrika Bremen was at Milwaukee the 2sth of
September She leave on the day for heSwe
lsh settlement IN the Mississippi.
o. Hon. Edward Everett, of Cambridge has presented
one thousand dollars to the City Free Library, in
Boston.
a- The OmnibIses in New York Civ are said TO num-