Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1851-06-11
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pecable citizen of this county. What adds pvgn-
anew To the grief of the aficled parents is the fact,
thai CD,usoY is married man. and has left wife
a, bo,ne As is customary with all such scdmps,
Of coprse. he will abandon The p,or girl, and leave
her aruDnr siran gers. unknown and nnprotec!ed.--
Courseu Is young man, and sometimes ieaches
Scb.ol and also works at the Painting business
This notice IS rendered necessary to guard The pnb-
lie against The man who would abandon his wife,
and i. is hoped the press. generally will give him
a passing no'ice.-Rep. Vindicator.
Or The father Of President Fillmore is very
cheerful hearty old gentleman and frank and can
did in the highest degree. A few days ago, while
surrounded by number of great men, who spoke
the praises of his son in glowing language, COM
nending his industry, his abilities and devotion to-
the public welfare. The old gentleman gradually
turned his eyes to the ground to conceal them for
few moments, and then raising his head, replied in
lively way. "Genlleman, you can Judge of these
things better than |, who have not even the art to
couceal the effect your words have upon me. /
will ONLY say Of my son. that if he has ever 10 his
life been capable Of utterng an unrnth or enactng
deception, have yet to learn t"-JVashngton
Telegraph
Co. Now with what face does this Wing party
ask fnr support ?-Democrat.
| We do wonder if you think they ask for support
with face uglier than your own. When you find
any creature in the whole world of animated nature
that does anything with an uger and meaner face
than yours, please let the rest of mankind know,
and they will close their eves to shut out the hor-
rid speclacls.-Lo,isriLle Journal.
ay- The Wings climbed down in '48, and lost
their own selfrespect and other peope's,-Demo-
crat.
Ill n1a., hnu
manage TO lose other peoples self respett.-Louis-
Journal.
DRINK OF BEER FoREvER.-Mr. Emerson,
it, one Of his lectures. tells story Ia eXempIfy the
stability Of things in England. He says that Will
liam of WyckhahI. about the year ll5O, endowed
house in the neighborhood of Winchester, to pro-
vide measure of beer and suficiency Of bread 10
every one who asked it, forever and when Mr..
Emerson was in England he was curious to test
this good mans credit, and he knocked on the door,
preferred his request, and received his measure Of
beer and his quantum Of bread, though its donor
had been dead seven hundred years.
MYSTERIOUS BEHAVIOUR IN A CHURCH BELL.
The good citizens Of Charlottesville (Ia.) are
greatly troubled of aIe by the unaccountabe beha-
vor Of their church bell. Precisely a, twelve o.
clock every night it begins To toll in the most sol.
emn manner. and continues for some time. though
not the slightest visible power. whereby the bell is
moved. can he discovered. The trustees OF the
church and others, have watched several nights
without obtaining a clue to the mystery. 1t is sup
posed BY some that The ghosts are amusing them
selves at the expense Of the mortals.
gs- The Governor has appointed the following
Visitors of the Virginia Military institute:
From the Tide Wat~ UiArict-Geo Blow, j.,
and p ". Ayel
Piedmont Dislrict-Wm. w. Crump and Philip
ST. Geo Cooke.
VaEey District-Ilierome l.. Ope and Al.
0'Bannon
Trans 4lIeghany District-Douglas B. Layne
and John q. Slrnger.
% We regret to learn that a fire broke ont in
Clarke>bnrg. about three O'Clock IN the morning OF
Monday week in an alley north of Main street, and
that all the buildings from Despads Row 10 Barnes
Drug Store were destroyed including three OF four
extensive Sores. We have not heard an estimate
of the number of buildings burnt. or the amount Of
the loss II is limited that the fire originated in a
ten-pin alley. and on Sunday .nonongalia
Mirror.
~ The Princeton Wing states. on the authoi-
iy # a despatch from st. Louis. that at the meet
ing IF the General Assembly that city, the Rev.
Seph addison Alexander. ID ID was elected TO
fill the Prefessnrship in the Theological Seminary,
vacated by ne resrnariun of James w. Alexander.
D. D.. and that the Rev. William Henry Green
was elected 10 fIl the place of the first named gen.
tleman.
&s- "Wednesday. twelve tons Of horn shayings
from the comb factory at West Newbnry, in this
State were shipped on board The schooner Charles
Appleton. FOR Philadelphia. where the shavngs are
10 he ground up and manufactured into blne paint.
Shayings snch as these are considered valuable In
Europe as an excellent and lasting manure for or
chards.-- Boston jour.
l- The elegant case Of portraits of the President
and Cabinet. and other distinguished men. which
at rraced 50 much attention lately at Whltehurs,'s
Gallery goes 10 Liverp,uI. by The steamer Africa,
which sails from New York to day. and thence 10
London, for exhibition at the Worlds Far.-R.
Uhig.
O. The Wheat crop in this part Of the Valley
presents a good appearance and should no accident
occur. The hushandman must realize an adequate
ward for his tolls There will also be plenty Of
l'rnt ufdiffrrent kinds. notwithstanding the impress
sion at me time. thar it was killed by untimely
froa's.--Roek. Register.
(s5- II is said that the Hon. r. j. Walker in
tends 10 sail for California about the 2Sih OF June.
His professional services have been engaged IN two
very important land cases, which are 10 be argued
al The cnmnr term of the United States District
Court for California.
m. The equestrian statue of Gen. Jackson,
which is ono third larger than life, weighing 3d.
900 pounds. and made Of brass condemned BY gov
eminent is to he placed on the pedestal tn Laiay-
ellie Square, Washington. opposite the Presidents
House, on the 4lh of July next.
&C. The Lutheran Synod Of Virginia terminated
It's session at Newtown. Va, on the 2lst utimo.-
There were about frty members present. The
general Synod of the Church in the United States,
we understand will be held in Winchester, Va,
May 1853.
0rs- In the year $50 there were decided in Hun
gary 1858 cases Of divorce in 81 II the right was
declared to be on the side Of the women, and in
765 on the side of the men while there were only
81 cases in which both parties declared TO bs
in fault.
hs-Nr. Gabriel Hiie. who left this comfy. for
Cali1rnia, abont two years ago, returned few
days since. in fine health and spirits, and though
he did not succeed in realizing his wishes in the
land If gold he is entirely satisfied with his trip.
Rep. VindicGtor.
40 The manufacture ofaxes. hatches. and 9TH
er edre tools has been commenced at the extensive
rolling mill If McSsrs. r. Archer s. Co., at Rich
mnnd. Va The tVhig states that The work turn
ed out is equal in quality to any made in the coun-
Try.
No. Accounts from Manila state that on the 2Sth
of January an attack had been made by The Cover
a