Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1853-11-09
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VOTED AeAIrsr.-Alleghany county. Va. Ia,
voted against the subscription Of $4,000 10 IN.
, Virginia Central Railroad A'
: Mr.. SoULE-The Cadiz correspondent of N.
Havana Daro writes Oct 9TH, from Madrid. that
Mr.. Soule's presence there makes something Of
sensaton,-but adds that Mr.. S., by some publ
cations in the Paris Steele proptiatory, had paved
the way for reception -.
o. A very large public meeting has been held
in London, for the purpose of expressing svmn.-
thy on the part of the community of the British
Metropolis in relation to the cause of Turkey
The sentiment expressed was to maintain the hon.
or of their country against the Vaccinations of des.
Ipotsm. ssl
Or Kentucky will soon have to elect United
States Senator to the seat now occupied BY Mr..
Dixon, whose term expires. That gentleman be
ing in very i'll health, announces that he will OF
be candidate for reelection; and the Kentucky
papers say that the choice of his successor will be
between Mr.. Crttenden and Mr. Roberts.
o. We learn, By telegraphic dispatch finn
Wheeling, that the motion for an injunction 10
prevent the making of that part Of the Pittsburgh
and SteubenyilIe Railroad which crosses the Pan
Handle of Virginia. was dismissed on Tuesday,
after a hearing of the case before the Court at
Wheeling.
| LADY FRANRLIN's EXPEDITION IN SEARCH OF
HER Observation-Disclosures from Valparaiso an
nonnces the arrival there Of the ship Isabel sent
out by Lady franklin in search of her husband,
and the abandonment of the expedition on account
OF disagreement among the officers and crew Of
the vessel
KEEPING THE CRYSTAL PALACE OpEN.-The
New York Times" publishes circular from the
Directors of the Crystal Palace, stating their in
tention to keep the Palaceop during the winter,
and TO make it permanent receptacle for such
products Of industry and art as exhibitors NAV
choose to submit to public inspection. -fH
o. BY the U. S. Mail steamer Ohio from As
pinwall, dates from Melbourne to the 18th Au-
gust, have been received. New gold deposites
were continually being made, and much excite
ment prevailed respecting some newly discovered
mines in the Mount Kcrong, distant from Mel
bourne about thirty miles
o. Mr.. Champion is said to have had long
interview with President Pierce on Wednesday
last. in the course of which the former gentleman
positively denied that there was any truth in the
ridiculous rumors that the British government was
engaged in any scheme to substitute the appren-
ticeship system for slavery in Cuba. ~
The Hon. JOHN BELL OF TEnNEssEE.-This
gentleman, recently re- elected TO the Senate Ofthe
United States for the term of six years. u.s. in one
sense. the father Of the Compromise Bill. II was
his Bill, introduced in three days speech, which
led the way, and contained substantially all the
points afterwards introduced in the Bill reported
by the Committee of Thirteen.
GoLD.--It is estimated that this present year
the Weld Of gold in the world from all sources will
amount to 100000. 900. In 1916. the production
of gold in all the mines Of the world amounted 10
only f5,846,752. And yet, in the face of this
immensely increased production, there are some
who contend that gold is inst as valuable now as
it was five years since.
APPROACHING ELEcTIoHs.-New York, New
Jersey and Wisconsin elect State officers and
members of the legislature on the Sth. Louisiana
elects Congressman. State Treasurer. Auditor,
Superintendent Of Instruction. members of the
legislature. and county officers. on the 7th Mas
sachusetts elects state officer and members Of the
legislature, and decides mon the adoption Of the
new constitution, IN the l4lh.
o. Secret Orders continue to multiply in all
parts of the country. The last we have heard Of
is mentioned by the Cincinnati Columbian as hav-
Ing DeeD IOIlUeu III tidI CITY NnOeT tDe Title VI
THE Family Compact" Of which both males
and females are members. In that city it already
numbers five hundred members. and the Column
bian says that it is for charitable and beneficial
purposes.
MURDERED BY HIS SLAvE.-The Natchez Free
Trader, of the 10Th. publishes the details Of the
barbarous murder of Mr. William K. Henry, an
old and respectable citizen of that city, on the pre-
49, Id lie 10 la,l
was perpetrated about three niles from town.
Mr.. Henry undertook to correct the boy for mis-
behaviour, when he resisted. and finally attacked
his master and killed him on the spot. The ne
gro escaped, but will doubtless be overtaken.
o. Necklaces, which have been so long dis
carded by the fair sex, Paris letter says. have
made their appearance in the establishments ofthe
fashionable jewellers Of Paris, and will be worn in
all the high circles. Some are composed of strands
of fine gold chains formed into festopns by medal
lions of ecios stones; others are strings of Jew
els, connect d by links Of gold or enamel. Pretty
fancy bracelets are Of gold guipure, or Venice
point, with pearls and corals. r4 tse
O. The New York papers are making them
selves merry over the very long and verbose speech
OF six newspaper columns, on his official recep
ton. addressed to the President of Nicaragua by
Mr.. Scion Borand. our new Minister to Central
America. The Tribune learns that mi. Borland
is doing as well as could be expected after the de-
livery of such Speech" but nothing is said Of
the condition Of the unhappy men who had to lis
ten to it, though, luckily for them, as it was in
English, they did not understand 4 word Of it.
The RECOVERY OF THE HUNGARTAH CROWN.
General Kemper, the head ofthe police of the
Austrian empire, having become jealous Of the
honors bestowed upon kargar, the Judge Advocate,
has published in the SoiIaien fisund semofficial
account of the discovery. He openly states that
well-known personal enemy of Kossuth out Of
spite against the Governor gave the necessary in
formation, which arrived at Vienna on the 2Sth Of
August, and led to the discovered.
FURTHER FROM MExIco.-The New Orleans
Pcayune publishes an extract from private let
ter received from Mexico, which says: t
seen. Gadsden. our Minister, is getting along
smoothly with this Government. II is agreed that
neither American nor Mexican troops shall occupy
the disputed territory in the MesIla Valley while
negotiations are pending. This was proposed by
Santa Anna, and readily accepted by Gen. Gads-
den The best feeling at present seems TO prevail
in the Government toward Americans. a.rt
PATENT OFFICE SrArrsrrcs.-The Washing
ton correspondent of the New York Courier"
qiycs some patent office statistics, from which il
appears that the number of applications for patents
from January 1859. to January 1853, was 2639,
was l55. making 1884 applications for patents
pending during the year. There were issued du.
ring the year 1920 patents, rejected ,r suspended
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