Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1851-04-16

| NO. w L. Chaplin has gone TO Ohio, and in
.'.he Reserve, il is saTd intends 10 hold series Of
Anti Slavery meetings with the object Of present.
ing his case 10 the people, and Of receiving contri-
| buttons for the relief Of his bondsmen. The Syra-
cuse. N. Y. Journal says that several Of his per-
sonal friends devoted their entire means In his be-
half and by the forfeiture Of his bail. are left PEN
n;Iess and il adds that il is to indemnify them that
series of ..Cbampln Meetings" have been held in
New York and Massachusetts, and that like meet
inps are To be held m 0bio, and perhaps some of
the neighboriDg States, ~,
TAE WoRLp's FAIR AT GovEREoR's IsEASD.-
IL is known that an effort has been making to hold
nh Governnr's Island. New York, in 1882, an in
dnslral exhibition similar 10 thai place n>London
next month. In furtherance Of the project, NEE
ting Of railroad, and steamboat and stage proprle-
tors is to take place a. the Astor House onthe 18th
April to consult on measures for the purpose of Civ
wing additional facilities 10 the travelling public so
that all persons who may wish to visit New York
during the continuance Of the Fair may do % ut
cheap rate.
M Our quiet town was little startled on Mon
day morning by the presence of party Of engineers,
surveying and measuring through our streets
They are a detachment from the corps in the en-
pIoymen, Of The "Ceniral Railroad" who are max
ing trgunomeirica reconnaissance fr'in Coying-
ton TO the Ohio. Some Of the salt makers in the
narrows are alarmed. as the railroad is laid out
right through their furnaces. The present gen.
Grafton viii never see any thing more than
survey.-Ka. Rep
Of There will be a total eclipse of the sun on
the 2Sth of Jaly, and Of the most important
thai will happen FIR many years. writer in the
Boston Daily Advertiser thinks it viii be one Of
4. q. m
rope this summers the eclipse will be total in
part of the u S. The observation will be in Ore
| gon and California where about fvesixths ofthe
sun on the South side will be obscured.
The McDoNouGH WILL CAsE-The New
! ORLEANS Delta says that the First and Second Mu-
nicipariy Councils have voted So 500, as retain
inc fee TO Daniel Webster. for The city, IN the case
of The succession Of John McDonough. before the
Supreme Court Of The U. S. The Delta regards
this action as premature. because the usage is a
gainst Cabinet officers practising in the Supreme
| Court.
o. Married. on the Sd of March, at Watah
City, Nav Ker- Ko Kee Wah Hah. Dauchy Kew,
Esq. TO Miss Wee Hun Kaw, daughter OF Nav
kee hoo shay nav zhee.knaw, allof Wanaiah coun-
,y Minnesota.
The Editor participated in the feast on this oc-
caSIOn. ana was presented WIFI inc hinu quarters
ofa fine dog.-Free DEM
No C. w. Roback. astrologer, was arrested at
his rooms at Philadelphia on Monday night. Ro-
back is charged with swindliDg colored man out
of sum Of money by gammoniDg him into the be-
lief that he could cure his wife ofsome alIment by
lhe mower Of conguraton. The conjurer was taxi
on houoh the streets in his cap crescent and Stars
He was ordered to find bail in 900 to answer.
ars- An instance of solicitous coniueat affection
was produced at the Summer,ei( England SessIons,
which was hardly. perhaps, been paralieled IN inc
annals of mairimnny. In ao appeal case, woman
who was there as witness. swore that she had ne
yer LOST sight of her husband for twelve hours 10
aeher NJ any one time either day or night, during
period of fifty years. se
fsy- The reception Of Gen. Scott at Cincinnati on
Monday week has enthusiastic in The extreme
He was escorted from the sieambrat by the militia
~ and a large concourse OF citizens 10 The Burner
Huse from the balcony Of which he addressed The
vast crowd. and was connuslly cheered WHILE ne
remained in view
MT The returns nj he recent elpc'on in Connec
,icu have all been received at Hartford. The SEN
,re stands l3 Wings Ia 8 Democrats, and the
House II3 Wings 10 10 Democrats Both fiou-
ses are therefore Wing. are ss' majority OF the
State officers-a complete chang in every branch
Of the State Government from last year
ns- The equestrian statue in bronze Of General
Jackson. which has been IN progress Tor the last
fur wears at Washington under direction OF Mr..
Mills. is rapidly approaching complexion, and VIII
he ready to be placed on its pedestal. in Lafayette
Square. opposite the Presidents House, on the 4th
Of July next.
N,. A complete sci Of all the newspapers publish.
ed in the Staleuf New York has been collected and
will he exhibited al the W rld's Fair. There are
at present published in the Stale So daily and 4U2
weekly newspapers. making total OF 45s, 10 Oh
which are printed in The city Of New York. o.
The coroner's jury in the case OF VIM. Cal'en.
der, Of York, Pa. charged with p,lsonng himself
immediately after taking Out policy "f insurance
for $4,000 on his life, have rendered verdict thaI
he died Of poison bnl express no opinion IS 10 WHOM
II was administered by.
NJ Mr.. Duncan. Of New Orleans. has mag
n6cent American flag which ne is about 10 take 10
the Word's Fair for Exhibition. and thence to
Palestine. The staff of The flag was cut by Presi-
dent Fillmore, at Mount Vernon. and presented to
Mr.. Duncan by Gen. Winfield Scott.
n,-A young Suuiherner, who is suspected Of
bovino African or Indian Blood. for which he was
compelled 10 leave the New York Medical UnIver-
ci,v lately. has sued our mandamus, directed to
the prdassors. requiring them u show cause why
thew refuse 10 allow him To finish his studies.
@s- NJ Lamartlne has presented petition 10 the
French Assembly from William Tell Poussin, tor
merv Minister Of the Republic in the United States,
nravinp The French government 10 grant block OF
g,.niie taken from The guarries of Cherbourg, Tor
.ho eviction ofa monument To General Washington.
~ A New York letter says
The Presbyierians have taken the Five Fonts
in hand have established Sabbath Schools and
meeting house in that mealstrom Of poverty ana
crime. This is the way DR.. Spring likes TO work.
M. In March. 1850, census Of The Cellar Pop
uIa,ion Of New York City was taken BY The Gree
,inn of The Chief Of Puice, by which 1t was ascer-
,a"sd that no less than l8.455 persons lived in 81
74I cellars, without any other rooms.
M. An exchange says "Ifa nice young lady
were about To be kissed by gallant, what Amer.
can General would she name in her ejaculation
Omit man.. it immediately adds. We think
would be Bliss.
fr- The Advertiser states that Ltlleheld mas
re;red from his post as Janitor at the Medical Col
eqe. and gone To live IN farm IN vermont, winch
he purchased with his reward lor disco'efehng
DIR. Parkman's remains. E&7E
NJ. The Lowell Vox Popnh states mat ossi.n
D,doe the vocalist, was arrested IN ina, cny
nm TUESDAY, last. on The suit OF one OF Inc MISSES
Macnnber. for a breach Of promise Of marriage