Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1853-08-10
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.


MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
Co-M. Calderon dc la Barca .Iaie and long Min.
lister from SPAN to the United States, took formal
leave of the Presiden! on Tuesday, and has left
for New York.
WOMAN IN JAIL FOR DEBT.-There is now a
widow woman incarcerated in the Portland ,Mains,
jail, for no other offence than that Of being unable
to meet her liabilities.
90 A Woman's Rights Convention is to assem-
Die at New York on the 9th of September. The
cali IS signed by all the celebrities of strong
ed bloomerdom.
y 81 q ~
=, D- Inc syracuse Sta. learns that the Supreme
Conrl OF inc o'ate OF New York, at its sitting held
week Q. TWO since, Pronounced a decision dis
.nc'ly alnrng me Eeoons'liu'Ionality of the ugi.
ARKANSAS SENAroR.-The governor of A h,a.
sas has appointed the Hon. Robert w. Johusoo 4
Senator in Congress TO fill the vacancy occasiun..
ed by the resignation of the Hon. Scion Borland:.
appointed minister to Central America. ,
o. The appointment of George N. Sanders;
leader of" Young America, - as Consul to London;
is said by the Washington letter writers to be a
fixed fact. The President has passed his word :.
and will stand by it. Mr. Sanders is to sail fof
London before the close of August. M
eo- Mr.. Pierce has removed Mr. Goodrich, our
Consul at Paris, contrary to memorial addressed
to him by prominent American citizens, resident
Mr.. Goodrich is not Democrat-or, Freesoil-
er or Dsunionist. firm
| o. At the last special term of the Superior
Court of Barbour county, Thomas Board was con-
victed of murder in the first degree,6at shooting
his nephew, only six years old. Thekilling was
admitted, but the murderer sought to shield him
self by plea of insanity. He was sentenced to
be hung the 2sth Ociuber next
| WoRLD's TEMPERANCE CONTROVERSIAL a
meeting held in New York in May last it was re-.
solved TO appoint committee, consisting of one
from each State, to make arrangements TO hold
Worlds Temperance Convention. That commit
tee, comprising most estimable and respectable
gentlemen. have called the meeting to be held in
New York city on the 9th Of September next.
The HARMONIOUS DEMocRAcY.-tIajor A. j..
Donelson, connection of General Jacksun, and
who dismissed from the editorial control of the
Washington Union. is to start a new paper in
Nashville. 1t is to be Democratic, but opposed 10
the administration Of President Pierce. Other pa
pers of similar description are being started in
Washington and elsewhere ~
FEMALE BARBERs.-M;ss Caroline y, Putnam,
of Salem, Mass, has announced to the public that
she has adopted the profession of a barber, and
will take the beard off of gentlemen's cbns. at the
rate of six cents the mug. Miss Julia Beverly.
adyertises in the Providence Journal that she will
! practice medicine man and surgeon; and cure
the cholera or chop of leg, at rates the most ac
commodatng.
o. As sign Of the confusion prevailing am NJ
parties it may be mentioned. thai some Wings ara
under serious apprehenslons lest the Locos slould
rob them of all their principles and measures. We
| wish some Of our Locofocu coempurares would in
form the public whether any such lelenious design
is meditated. They might at same time answer
the question us there Democratic party among
us"
FoREIGN MINISTERS WITH AMERICAN Wives.
Don Calderon de la Barca. The Spanish Minis
ter at Washington, now summoned as Minister Of
Foreign Affairs at home. married an American
lady; Nj Bodisco the Russian Minister, has an
American wife, and family of seven children.
American born; Monsieur Pageot. fornff. and
NJ. Startngs. the present French Minister at
Washington, have both American wives. .
| HIGH Prices FOR NEGRoEs.-We attended
on Thursday sale of dover negroes belonging TO
the estate Of the late Jno Brown of the North Car
den, and though they were not of that class ofDe.
groos suited to the Southern trade they were sold
at very high prices. Two men Of the ages 35
and 81, brought ST. 275 for the first and $i205 for
the other A negro boy years old brought $3.50.
The lot numbering eleven of all ages and Of both
sexes averaged 1901 piece Char. .4drocMe.
HvERFANo Butte Mr.. Bcale, Of the Pacific
railroad exploring expedition in recent letter
mentions curious pillar seen by his party near
the Huertano river. Upn the future Of this
object Mr.. Benton becomes poetica. and exclaims,
but that Hucyttao Buhe!- solid rock, three
hundred feet high. suyar-uaf form. visible twelve
miles that ceunn built by the hands of Nature
to receive the statue of Columbus pointing To. the
west and saying to the magic car as il flies along,
THAT is The road TO Iadia!'"
The CRARLEsToY CUEr Tile Chcrles'oH
papers Of Wednesday confirm the Geographic ac=
count of a fatal duel occurring that city, but
d. not give any particulars in regard 10 The cause
of the meeting. The duel took place carly On
Tuesday morning on the race ground near The city
the parties being John Dunovant, Of Chester. ard
j. Davidson Legare, Of Charleston. The latter
was shot through the heart at the first fire and
died almost instantly. Dunovant was untouched.
Nothing is s,lid Of his arrest to answer for the
willnl murder he had committed.
o. Mr.. Bodisco. the Russian Minister, has: it
seems. in consequence of displeasure at some COM
ments of the Union newspaper upon the Govern;
ment of Russia. ordered his subscription to the
| Union to be discontinued. very foolish proce-
dure we take leave to say. on the part of the Rus
sian minister, especially as lime and cry" will
be raised about The matter. Ifpe0pe in this coun-
try were to 'stop" newspapers every time they
saw articles in them distasteu, or not agreeable,
they would be stopping" all the time. The Gus
tom has gone out Iy general conscnt-aDd Mr..
Bodsco is evidently behind the times !-.4ier. Ga
setfe.
YELLOW FEVER At New ORLEANs.-The yell
low fever is prevailing to fearful extent at New
Orleans On the 9th nit, 81 persons died oft,
and on the 26th, 100. The Crescent Of the 29th
says
Just now the "YelIow Fever" has profruded its
saffron vsage into our sanctum our news editor
is writhng under its grasp; our ''leading man"
has become non est tile wt. poet and fancy es-:
sayist. who was won't to enliven onr columns has
gone summerng 10 the North. and DIR editorial
corps has dwindled down to only one
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Joy FOR THE INyALrD.-Wc cut the following
from the philadelphia Saturday Gazette and
mend our readers to pcrusc il carefully and these suf
ferng should not delay purchasing,;-
"Dp. HooFLANp's GEamAN BrTTERs.-'Phis celc-
bratcd medicine, prepared by DR.. c Nj. JACKSON, at
the imposing German Medicine Store, No. 100 ARCH
street is exciting unprecedented public attention, and
tho nroprictor who is scientific physician is selling
immense quantities of it. The virtues of this remedy