Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1852-12-08

TIE LENNON SLAVE CAsE.-M, Iemmoo
and family left New York on Wednesday in tha
steamer ''City of Norfolk" and arrived here an
Saturday evening. They put up at the Washing
tan Hotel, and proposed taking the packet boat
THIS afternoon for Lynchburg, on their way back
T 10 bath county. Mr. L has abandoned all idea Of
ENGRAVING to Texas, and has ordered back from
view orleans all his furniture, shipped to that port
Ioi ti!e purpose OF beln re-shipped to Texas
PREVIOUS to his departure from New York, Mr..
Lennon was paid $4,000 in sight drafts on Rich.
mond. The Journal of Commerce understands
that before leaving for this city, he gave puaran-
tee that ne would manumit the slaves after the
termination of the legal processes which have been
or may be instituted with view to teste the va
lidity of Judge Pane's decision, whenever re-
quescd to do so by three of the subscribers to the
indemnity, viz: Judge Paine, Walter r. Jones,
and James Boorman.-Rich. Times Of the 29th ult.
WASHINGTON NArIoSai, MoNUMENr.-The
Republic of yesterday says
The column has now attained height of one
hundred and tweptyfoar feet, and there will prob
ABLY be added two and half feet before the close
OF the season. Even then it will not have reached
forth Of its extended elevation, which il FIVE
hundred and seventeen feet. 1t may be ofinterest
10 learn that about one hundred and ninety thoi-
| collected.
include thirty thousand dollars interest on stock:
Of this sum ten thousand dollars remain unex-:
pended. 70 finish the column three hundred thou
sand dollars besides are required. The contfibu-
tions to the monument on the day of the Presiden-
tial election throughought the country it is suppo-
sed, will not exceed fifteen thousand dollars.aif
inconslderable sum in view of the magnitude of the
structure.
WESTERN PORK TRADE-At Louisville. at the
last accounts, %, 900 hogs had been slaughtered,
and the market firm at S. rs S. IS. At Mad
ison, Ind, 5000 head had been sold at IS 40 q
So IS. At Peoria, ILL.,, the market was active, on
the 18th, at S. S. Is. At Cincinnati, SO, 1863
last, at Sc 20 S. 25. At ST. Louis, on the 23rd
ult, A, 2OO had been packed, and sales were ma
king at SIS so net
AT Cincinnati, on the 29th prices did notunder-
60 any material change but, if any thing, sellers
were more willing to close engagements. Late Sat-
urday, 4OO heads were sold at Sc 20; to-day, zoo
and 43O at So 25 81 doat $6 80; and SO do Sc 81.
Provisions sales reported to-day comprised
1000 green Hams at IA; $50 bbls No. / Lard
in old bbls at 10 2-3c; 10000 pieces Sides, and
10000 pieces Shoulders, deliverable atNIadison in
bulk on 10th January, at SO 6 5-s.
PIrY THE SORROWS, Settle editor of an In
diana journal has the following:
HARD UP.-lt is but seldom that we trouble
our patrons by asking them to fork over the sfhs
balance due us, but we think if they only knew
how difficult task it is for us to make provisions
to protect Sally and the children from the cold,
chilling blast of Winter that is now coming upon
us like an avalanche, it would hardly be necessary
to say pay once, for they would come to our rescue
instanter."
e5- John L. Carey, for many years an editor Of
the Baltimore American, has engaged to take
charge of the editorial department of the Daily
Crescent of New Orleans. Brantz Mayer, well
known as lawyer of talent and writer Of especial
merit, succeeds Mr.. CarOy in the editorial depart
ment of the American
o. The majority in Mississippi against tho i'm
position Of a tax to pay the Planters Bank bonds
in other words, against paying the debts Of the
State-is l. ,40S, with four counties still to hear
from.
oo- A bill is before the Ohio Legislature to pre-
vent The future migration of colOred people into
that State.