Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-01-30
FRIDAY 25ih.

EXTRAORDINARY FAcr.-lt is stated in the jour
nal of the American Temperance Uniun, that the
millionaire, the John Jacob Astur of Calcutta, a ma
tive and heather Of the grossest kind has put HIM
self at the head of a temperance movement 10 stem
that tide If drunkenness which has been introduced
by Christian nations.
A WHITE NEeRo-The North Carolnian tells
story of a slave who has gradually become white.
The change is supposed 10 have heen caused by The
bite Of rattle snake, which occurred sume len ur
dozen years since. He was fnrlner'y as black as
any African, and now shows no signs Of the negro
except the kinks in the hair.
o. Capt. George Tubin, the humorous cores
pendent Of the n. D. Delta writer Of the famous let
ter 10 Secretary Marcy, and who plunged into all
SORTS Of perls and amusing scraps in the Mexican
Epic, has died at San Francisco. Alas poor Yorick!
Rich. Eng.
o. AT the recent election in Wisconsin the ques-
ton Of free suffrage voted upon. and decided in
the affirmative; the vote showing 1890 for, 36O3
against it. This establishes the right ofevery male
citizen, ofwhalever cuiur over The age Of twenty one
years, to vote at all elections in the State.
O. The N. o. Picayune alludes to private letter
OF late frum Tampa, in which the writer declares
his opinion that the Florida indians will not emf
CRATE willingly. lie says that they have made a
law which threatens with death any who speaks OF
emigration.
To STOP MousE HoLEs.-Take plug Of COM
mon hard soap, stop the hole with it, and you may
rest assured you will have no further trouble from
that quarter. Il is equally ,fecuaas regards rats,
reaches and ants.
o. A letter from Washington under date of the
s inst, says that at modest estimate thlnk not
less than 10000 persoas must have visited the Pre-
sdent between the hours oftweve and three O'Clock
al which time the doors were closed.
RoMANisM.-A paIer is about to be established
in France upder The dirco.un of .wv privors wose
object is to popularize the idea that the celibacy Of
the clergy is an evil.
KENTUCKY his annual message, Gov. Crit
tenden says TO Kentucky and other Western
States in The Valley of the Mississippi, The Union
is Indispensable 10 their commercial interest"
MoRTALIrY OF PHILApELPHIA.-The number
of deaths in Philadelphia during the year lo49 was
9463 or an increase of 1856 the previous year.
OF the deceased, 5035 were males, and 442o fo-
males.
COLONIZATION CAUsE-A friend of Africa, B.
C. Stanton, late Of Illinois has left legacy ofsome
Gig hit thousand dullarstI the American Colonization
SocisIy, for purposes OF education in Liberia.
&C. 1t is stated that The British Government has
ordered The Enterprise and investigator 10 be re- '
ted with the utmost despatch, in order TO another
expedition in search Of Sir John Franklin. by way
of Bherring's Straits.
ScorLAND-According 70 the census Of 164l,
the inhabitants Of Scotland numbered 2,62O, SO /;
Glasgow contains 274 $50 persons. or ten per cent.
of the whole number. The county Of Lanark holds
APO, 972, or one sixth Of the whole.
Co. Col Peyton. of Charleston, Ka., has succeed
ed in getting out thirteen boats from Coal river la
den with Camel Coal of a superiorqnality. They
have proceeded down the Kanawha river.
Ns- The growth Of the city of San Francisco is
without parallel even in regards Of magic. II now
numbers twenty thousand inhabitants, exclusive of
the transient population.
o. During the seven years the New lamp
shire Insane Asylum has been in operation, twenty
two patients have been received, whose insanity
was occasoned by the Millerite deluslou.
o. A machine maker of Brussels has just sent
from Antwept To San Francisco, in California, the
pieces necessary 10 fnru. complete hotel consist
ing Of forty rooms with beds, chairs, tables, Nc,
all in cast iron.
o. The Liverpool Albion says that "'he Society
of Friends in England have determined no matter
what may be the consequences not 10 serve On jury,
when the life of a fellow creature is at stake.
OU-The Alexandra and Valley Railroad Bill was
rejected in the House Of Delegates on Saturday, by
a vote Of So nues To 49 ayes.
% Since the Is, of January. l849, ,O5S new
houses have been built in the city of London.