Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1851-01-01
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.


land under The new Bunny Act obtained from The Pension
iffie The necessary au'"rIy Tor beating his land He
selected it tract Of unoccuped Government land At
itarpers Ferry, being more Convenient m his estimation
Than travelling the wds of Oreynn Minnesota or CAL
,rna. The old soIder has consulted able eyal gente
men, who have given il their opinion that he can hold
LAND as The Bounty Act allows the ,caiiun upon any
nnoccnp'ed Government land The property thus selected
IS said to be worth $l50O00
DprcrLrY WITH AusreI, III is rumored that ser-
% "A'ulIy has nccnred alwee the Ameriran Secretary
" "'r a"a MI 'sen'ann. the Austrian Charge Affairs
I'D cSa lece Of The kind treatment which has heen eyen
ar' "lr'a''y and un ffrialy. tho Hungarian refugses
Ms of Col. Webb) will M, he inslruc
led HafinfstRr Austria unlil The Austrian Minister shall
"a ye appglH1 nor narsh language used by him. Gen.
Gasssvleny alluded to h,a difficulty in his speech las,
"Wednesday. when he said the Executive was already du.
ing what he wished 10 do by rtsuluop-i ce.eon III
diplomatic intercourse with Austria.
O. We learn from The correspondent Of tho p,,;o,
Sun, that the Tehuanlepec treaty ia very near its final
consumnaon An express has been sent 10 hiexieo with
the alterations deemed necessary by this government
while other prints have been freely Conceded to The friendly
power Of Mexico II is expected that the treaty will be
immediately approved by the Congress If MEXICO and the
Senate ofhe United States, and raif.aous exchanged
IN Mexico. The lehuantepec will sIlnen the dis
lance San Francisco, California BY ame fifteen hun
dred miles, and will usher in era in The trade Of the
Pacific True Della
o. Downing, the Iorcnlurist ir letter from Eng.
land. says:
The eyes ofan infm old woman to whom nv hay-
ing from America mentioned. and who had TWO
in the world, frightened mp with Strange iy at
seeing from land where her psrt had evidently
been of late busy than at home IL was gsd cum
ry she sa id her had b0ught iand. and were DUNG
annus' For working man own land in country like
this where the turner's almost all only ofthe
few great proprIe0rS Ia their minds stnebing like hold
ding fee simple To part IF paradise"
SrRlNesYr LEGTsLATIoN.-We can appreciate the dis
like o ou sister Srae q" Sunth Carolina Ia pay tribute to
ih"se wh, despileu,Iy her; bur laie prupsun fe
hrr LEGISLATURE goes lte far and it will, appehepd
he difficult 10 enforce il II provides that ali citizens Of
savetudng State shall be prohibited from cunning into
the Stale of South Carolina al all This reminds MS that
during the last century when The pejndces n England
against the Jews high, in Consequence Of some crmi-
nal prucreding imputed 10 hem Iycurgus introduced
proposition in Parliament which provided at"if any
e,d suspected pers should BIZ detected mkng down an
area he should be- capsally punshed."-Whg.
To- The Sou,h Carolina Legislature has passed Bill By
large maprtes both branches. fur the call ua Stale Con-
vent"n, and the appointment Of Delegates To Southern
Congress. The following gentlemen chosen TO repre-
SEM the "Palmen" interests:
'Langdun Cbrves, Robert w. Banwell John p Rich.
ardsm. Wade Hampton"
The people Of Charleston were elapd at the passage
of the Bill that they fired salute Of 100 guns. We take
for granted That Suuh Carolina will be alone represented
in this great Congress Of States.
Low SAL,RIEs.-The following table shows the salaries
To be paid 10 the government officers in the Stale Of Mich
igan determined by the new constitution: Governor
600; Judges of the Cfrnit Court ST. 10; State Treasurer
$1,000 Auditor General $1,000 Superintendent Of Public
Instruction 90; Secretary u Slate a900 Commissioner
of Land Office $500 Attorney General $500 These saa-
res ne increased by the legislature. aud The officers
allowed no fees prrqusles r the performance Ut any
duties connected with their offices.
REMEDY FOR THE SCARCITY OF SILVER CoIN.-A cores
poudenI Of tina New York Journal of Commerce. referring
10 the Tseni scarcity OF silver coiu recommends that The
mnts immediately recumnrnce The coinage If gold doars
which, he says. notwithstanding pSy careless peraun
may occa>iulsy pay them nu for fps" really de.
sirabe and popular coin. We like The Suggestion. This
Iipnan currency may be somewha Troublesome 0finger,
hui Ihis disadvantage amply compensated by IFS conyen
fence for breaking five dollar bill and is easy portage
Go, n At rt,r Hts1s cinca 1904 i-u denns.
tied Al y Mini and several brarches, the sum Of
S36.542. 594 IN gnd nbained fr m mines IN The United
States VIZ from California D. l96699; from Virginia.
81 99.S S6; from North Carlina. $tl3S.4I6; from Geor-
ga SAG 040; from South Carolina 4.l62; mm Ten
nesSee $35 442; trum Aahama S53 3lS; from New Mexico
$50 Co. and from various other S34.767 OF The
whuIe amount 22,7e9,o7 deposited III months
of the present year.
Co. An Editor in Pennsylvania gives the following in
erpsrng item Of Intelligence ~ his subscribers:
1--WE have just printed fresh lot Ut blank receipts for
subscriptions. which shall he happy f up IN The
Style al ,he shurest nulce and the
able TERMS Subscribers in will please call early,
and avail themselves Of the opportunity"
PLCMB,eo-Thp Lynchbnrg Virginia says that a very
ric specimen of Plunhago recently turned up by The
prtph on The farm of john r. Edmunds ESD Of Halifax:
aud anorher mine of the material has discovered
The line Of The Dsnyp Rarosd abpnl three miles m
DanviIle. The latter niue has been leased by Northern
gentleman, who is now working it,.
c. 4 pqniher measuring three feet and half from
snonI % ail. killed NEAR Niagara Falls last week.
The animal hunted By dogs aid took refuge in Tree,
from which he was brought down by shot from rife
and dispatched after savage rrssance and DUNG
damage the dpgs that attacked him Panther hunting
may be considered sport in that secpu Of cuunrY.
IS new prodigy is announced in New York that Of
child, only and half years Did. remarkable ior his
skill upon the drum Every Iahrr of family of boys
appreciate The delightful which child of that age
able produce upon instrument of such musical ca
mbIiIies
Gy- Chaplin was I'm Thursday liberated from the Jail Of
Montgomery county $1,000 hail having been entered fr
his appearance Howard District court Bail TO The
amount of 5000 had been given in This District. lie
passed through Baltimore Thursday on his return home:
Republic.
o. The New York Post replies To the message Of the
Governor of Arkansas. by utierng. vehement ''bah v
The Mobile Tribune says this is "a sleppsh mode Of
Of augmentation which graces an Abolitlnnist."
Or Spuarr Fou,e is To deliver lecture in Phladephia
The 30Ih inst upon the value Of the American Unm
the prreeds To be fur the benefit Of Mr. Owens church in
Southwark ---------
~ man named King has just been pardoned from the
OHM State prison, after having been confined there six
years The death bed cunesslun The real criminal proved
Kings innocence
:. The Indiana Convention has, by vote of SIS 10 rs
rppcpd the secIion in The constitution securing the
rights of married women.
M. There is said he great emigration 10 Texas; abou:
500 per week have arrived during The present season ,nany
bringing large numbers of slaves
fr5- OF eleven and half millions Of acres Of LAM
in Scotland susceptible Of age, five and half million
only are cultivated