Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1851-07-16
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been out birth by the Mechanics Association of
Portsmouth, to the mechanics Of this State, calling
upon them to organize in order to vladicate their
rigbts and nut an end to the practice Of teaching
slaves mechanical trades. II seems that the own
era of negroes are TO a considerable extent, In the
habit of bringing them up as carpenters, black
smiths. coopers. &c., and that the white mechan.
les feel themselves degraded by This competition
at the same time that il threatens more and more
TO depress their wages.
A GENERAL THANKSGIVING DAY.-Goyernor
Wood, of Ohio, is endeavoring, it is said, TO effect
the adoption of a uniform Thanksgiving Day by all
The States. The day selected is the last Thurs
day in November. A uniform day for thanksgiY-
ing has never yet Been adopted in this country
Some States appoint the time just before their har-
vests are gathered others after the public canals
are closed, according as each finds it most conven.
lent to its citizens 1t matters little, reIigiously,
whether all agree upon day or not 80 that each
has one day for that purpose %
e5. Very gloomy reports are 10 circulation res
pernp the fearful decline ofthe Irish peopIe.which
will be made manifest by the forthcoming official
returns of the census II is stated on authority that
these returns will show that the population Oflre
land in the year 1851 is about the same as II stood
in 1921 just thirty years back--a result scarcely
credible, even making full allowance for The recent
ravages Of famine and pestilence. and the pfodig-
urs tide Of emigration which has been rolling on Tor
tbs las, four or five years. G
ACCIDENTAL DeArds.-Perhaps in no oiherci
Lofthe Union do such large number Of deaths oc-
cur from accidental causes as in the city of New
York, in proportion to its population. During the
month Of June alone. (lhs Evening Post says,) il
is no exaggeration TO say that about one hundred
persons were killed by accidents, and one-third OF
these were cases of drowning. Some Of them were
purely accidental, but the greater number might
| have been avoided by due exercise OF caution,
and greater regard for the value Of human life.
NJ. The Board Of Visitors of the University have
appoinled Jas. P. HoIcombe, Esq, Of Alexandra,
Adjunct Professor Of Law. He will take charge
of The equity branch of the law course, and also of
some other subjects which have necessarily been
passed over hastily heretofore. The Board also
authorized the appointment Of Tutors in the schools
of Ancient Languages, Modern Languages and
Mathematics. No persons have yet been selected
to fill these offices.-.4drocate.
CovsEcrcUr.-The Legislature of Connect.
cut adjourned on Wednesday sine die, having elect
ed no u. States Senator IN the place Of Mr.. Bald
win. A series ofresolntiohs approving Of The Com
promise Measures. including the Fugitive Slave
Law. passed the House by vote of | IL to 50, but
in The Senate they were indefinitely postponed. -
Ten new banks were chartered during the session,
and the capital stock of three of the old banks was
enlarged.
rs Gov. Morehead's expedition against Lower
California has proved miserable failure. He lam
ded at San Diego with only forty followers, tho
larger norton of whom deserted before he set sail
for Mazatlan lie made no hostile demonstration
whatever; indeed he appears to have abandoned
his vessel and fled the country upon learning that
the Mexican Governor had offered a reward Tor his
arrest.
BLUE RosE.-The hsriiculiuris!s of Paris (says
correspondent Of the New York Express) have
succeeded by artificial crossings in obtaining nat
ura rose of blue color, which is The fourth color
obtained by artificial means-that ADD the yellow
or :ea rose the black purple rose, and Inc strip
ed rse being all invent IONS, and the result oil SCI
entific gardening.
"a Few MORE FT"-Smsb, the original
Razor Strip Man, having furnished every mar IN
the Union with one of his celebrated srops, has o.
pened large Fancy store in Few Yurk, where ne
is Offering Brass Clocks for one dollar, and thou
sand and one useful Yankee notions at equally low
prices.
Nc. A correspondent of the Iutelgencer shows
that the population Of The District Of Columbia,
since IS40 has increased H.751 ond 'hnt since
the Isl of January. 200 new buildings, nearly one
third of brick, have been commenced. !here are
in Washington I6 brick yards, capable or making
32,450, 600 bricks this year.
THE CuoI ERA.-At Cincinnati, from the 2is'
nit. TO the 81 Inst, there were 4o cholera dealhs'
and 232 deaths from other diseases. Al ~. LOUIS,
durnp the week ending The 29th ult, thsre were
1876 deaths, Of which 100 were from cholera. Inc
Han. A. G. Calwe died at Springfield, Illinois, on
The 9Th uItimo, Of Cholera.
m, A, this moment, says the Liverpool Albion,
all the great states of Europe are oyerwbemeo
with debts. the consequences Of wasieul war...--
Tbe debit of France is 277 900 900 pounds STERLING,
.nstria i(l4 .OOO. 900, Holland l00,0OO,OOU, I'm
gland 900 600, 900, and those Of Prussia and BEL
GUM exceed AZ 100000.
A MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR.--rhe woIkmen VINO
are engaged digging out the found foi house,
near the corner of Fayette and Second stiee's,
Georgetow, d. e., have discovered the remains VI
Gur infant children twoof them deposited IN can
I nnyes one in stone Jar, and one in an iron pot.
m,- In Roxbury an Irish woman named Toomey,
having heard that quantity OF tobacco s'eePeo IN
milk would operate as an excellent rermyoge io'
children. procured the wicked dose and adminIs'e,-
ed il 10 her own child, only year and ha'i Ss''
causing its death 10 less than an hour and ha'''
me-. The Wings of Windham county Vermont
o, a convention az Fayetteville, July LIST, 1901,
ood nassed resolutions declaring that they regard
Tho measures of adjustment San amicaole, and 'h
nrincine- and substance, final settlement oi 'nS
whole matter" go.
Ds,ru OF Da. FircH.--It is reported that W
Abel Fitch. one Of the Michigan ralro1d cons Pna
tors has been found dead in his cell from .ne
csc,s If pojsuu. taken voluntarily or admns1ere"
nv others. The former most probably.
Sr,,.a, SuRercAL OPERATION A Young Iaoy
C;"o;nna,i had been in the habit Of twisting her
az. s rightly That the scalp parted from the SKULL
and an operation had to be performed last weeh !"
remove The matter which had accumulated oeueain'
n- The ri,mber of emigrans whlcn arrived a,
New York On "Wednesday last, from English an, aga
I,ish p,rts. in nine different vessels, was |,4o''
heing one hundred an hour for each VI the iweh'y-
four hours. -
~ One hundred dollars have been offered
,h,onrb The American Tract Society for the best
,racI AGAINST the use Of tobacco. Time Tor compel
i,ors until November LIST.
MA dav or two since Cypran dime paTnded
tho s,,eets Of Richm,nd in the Bloomer cos'u'pe'
and her progress and appearance were 'uiiy c"f0a'
iced by the press.
ors.yye learn that Sir Henry Buwer will short
" 90 to England net to return lie intends we
believe to abandon diplomacy and become a nne'i-
Der of Parliament.