Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1851-08-20

has been paid up to this time, and have estima.ed
probable suns yet 10 be settled.
The Convention having been in session alogeh-
or 23O days, the per diem u 1876 melubers a.
mounted ~ $l24 200 90
Mileage 1901 90
Salaries Of Sergeant-at-Arms, Door
Keepers, Pages, Clerks to Commit.
tees, exPenses of repairing Universal
3 Ice, &c., sc. io,ses 81
Stationary $500
WIN. G. Bishop. Official Reporter 1851 81
VIM Gully, Printer Of Documents,
, &c. s,oe7 81
Ro. II. GaFlaher, Publisher ofDeba,es
and Proceedings 24,36s Is
Total amount paid ont $l9l,744 re-
Probable sums yet TO be paid may be set down
somewhat as follows:
! Ro. II. Gallaher, from twelve to sixteen lhous-
and collars. ,,, /, -.
William Gully, from one to three thousand dol.
lars. Expense ofadverising Constitution in TWEEN
! y.slx papers, about six thousand one hundred DOL
lars.
The aggregate cost, therefore. when every thing,
shall have been summed up, will not reach 2g26,-
ooo.-Rich. Rep.
TIE CUBA 1SvADERs.-A letter publish ed in
the N. Y. Express, from Banana Banks, Aug. /,
says Two small steamboats, from New Orleans.
with from | 900 to 300 mer ON board. anchored
in Eos Mimdros Roads last evening, and, after
stopping for about Two hours, passed this place.,
steering E. S. E. 1t is well known here that the
Cdbans have purchased these steamers, and that
those on board formed the auxiliary force expected
by the Patriots from the United States. II is i'm
possible 10 conjecture the cause Of so many small
| th a. ko.l IN.
long the Reef and among the inRumerable islands,
unless that which excites the public mind 10 re-
gard to the political movements now Transporting
in Cuba.
'The next intelligence will be decisive, and
will declare to the world that Cuba has severed HE
link that Connected her with Spain, or iveted it
more firmly to endure for ages"
FArAfisr.-A Western newspaper publishes
the following: knew an old man that believed
that "what was tu be, would be-" He lived in
Missouri, and was day going out several miles.
through region infested in early times by very
savage indians. He always took his gun with him.
but this time found that some one Of the family
| had taken it OUT As he would not 90 without IT,.
his friends tantaIized him by saying there was mo-
danger of the Indians; that he would not die till
his time come anyhow. "Yes" says the old fell
low, "but suppose was to meet an Indian, and
his time had come, it wouldn't do not to have mu
gum"
Property EXEMPT FROM ExEcUTror-By the
new code of Virginia the following is list Of the
property exempt from execution:
"One COW, one bedstead, with bed and neces--
sary bedng Dr The same six chairs one table, SIX
knives, six forks, six Plates two dishes, two ba-
sims, pot, oven six pieces Of wood or earth
ware. one HON and its appurtenances, one spinning
wheel, one pair of cards, and one axe, five barrels
of corn FIVE bushels Of wheat, one barrel of fDur,
two hundred pounds Of bacon or pork, and five dol
lars in value Of forage or hay"
The FIRST ACT OF NAR.-The Southern Re-
public paper published at Camden, S. c.. gives
ns definition Of what will constitute the first as
SAINT upon South Carolina by the General Govern
ment, constituting an act Of war, that is, the APP
plication of force 10 keep South Carolina in the
Union. "The first assault, will he the retaining
of The furts about Charleston. Unless the United
States wirhdFaws all its fprce from the posts, and
surrenders them at once to the new sovereignty,
that will oe an act of war; South Carolina VIII
proceed to attack and take them that will DO sn.
act Of defence"
" On Sunday last at about re o'clock, NJ, =.
fight OF grasshoppers passed our city. contn-
uing some three hours, and extending some miles
to The east and west, which 10 pont of numbers,
exceeded all computation The sky was per-
fectly full. and in the rays of the sun, myriads
could he seen, lookng like snow flakes, moving
about in circles, and apparently going southwark!
Soma eight years ag0, similar phenomenon was.
observed in this city but this is said 10 have been
on much larger scale Reading, Pa, Press
,2lM.
~ New jersey has larger colored population,
in proportion TO IFS size and white people, than any
other Of the free States and more than half of aIp
the free colored people in the Union to be found
in the five Middle States, New York, New Jersey
Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland. The three
adjoining States, Virginia, North Carolina, and o.
hro, contain roo, 900 more, leaving less than l00,-
600 fr the other twenty two States, there being
comparatively very few free Hsgnes 10 the East.
ern or Western States:
&C. Letters from Warsaw say the defeat OF the
Russians General. Neistenw at Sere5rckow and
The fight of the Russians on the plains of Trifiis,
are unhapply more than true. The loss OF the army
in men. ammunition, weapons and horses is far
greater than has been sustained for years nearly
all the st0ngholds which had been conquered and
maintained al such an immense expense, have been'
again lost. Report addstb one of the commanders
of the Hungarian campaigns is to be commsndsri'
in chief of the Caucasian army.
PoIIrIos IN TExAs-Mr Epperson, the Wing
candidate, is believed by many persons TO havea
All, chance for election The Denoc.sts have five
eanG istes in the field, three of whom win probably
receive large vote. An attempt is made n units
,he WHO vote upnn Mr.. EppersDn, with somec onl'
fidence that nnion among that party will for iSes
first time, throw the administration Of The State in.
TO its hands.
eJ. The intelligent editor Of The Richmond
Wing, who has lately travelled through The Norh-
en States, and remained some time IN hIassaehu-
setls says, that in Doston, conferences with SUMO
of the journalists, and with such intelIge" PERSONS
of all classes as chance threw in his way, salts
fed him that public Opininn there had come back
from lis alteration, as to their duty on the slave
question.
o. The Parkersburg Gazette siaies that $780,
900 have been subscribed TO the road that - to be
constructed from Parkersburg 10 pteFsecs iAe Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad, and that over Sl0O,OO0
of the stock was subscribed by the eor2oraio on az
Parkersburg and by the citizens of Wood covaty.
This secures the charter, which required SUBJ
scrption Of $4,000.
gy- The Richmond Enquirer contains comrRA-
nicatons bringing forward the names Of Messrs-
Wise, Floyd, Jos. johnson, Letcher, Lucas and
HOPKINS. in connection with the office Of Governor
OF Virginia. Our friends Of the opposition party al
ways have reserue corps for emergencies Of 'hia
nature, and the crops is always large and full
no. Il is computed that over 5000 men annually
desert from the u S. Army. These deseI''ons