Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1853-10-19
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

G- A girl, Is or l6 years of age, has been seat
10 the otate prison in Connecticut. .-t
| 0- Punch, In his fashions notice for October
says .bonneis will be worn on the small of the
back" E t M -"F." u. q
ANOTHER ExHBIrIoE-In Nav 1855. there
will be exhibition Of the Industry Of all creation
at Paris, and, at the same time there will be one
of fine arts, to which the artists Of the world ara
earnestly invited to send contributions.
OLD FoGIEs.-The police of Freyb Germs-
ny, have published regulations, fobidding all per.
sons under sixteen years Of age from smoking
They are behind the age we saw one of six smo-
king in our market Saturday morning last.
o. The Washington Star says, that it has
coed reason to believe that james Gordon Bennett,
of the New York Herald, was an unsuccessful
applicant Tor the appointment Ct Minister to
France.
o. The American Board of Foreign Missions,
recently in session at Cincinnati, adjourned to
meet al Hartford next July. During the session
1t was resolved that no more aid could be extend
ed 10 the Sandwich Islands, for the reason that
their inhabitants have been Chrislianized
o. The editors of the Washington Sentinel arc
vi 'Phio" ."a' N.o HS parry ID uoi oiIy Eoi oe-
unct, but is vigorous ofold. It is Of opinion,
moreover, that it holds principles which will con.
stantly reviyify it and constitute it formidable
opponent to the so styled Democratic party.
AN UNFoRTUEATE MAN-We find the follow.
ing announcement in the Huntsville ala South
ern Advocate: s'Died-In Lincoln county Tenn,
on the Sd inst. Mis-. Susan, wife of VIM G Solo.
mon, aged about SO years. This is the third wife
MIR. Solomon has lost in The short spac. Of twelve
months"
| oo-The Baltimore Patriot announces the death
Of another useful minister of the gospel, the Rev.
Samuel Brson, of the NJ. E. Church. This gen
teman was well known in Baltimore ,and men,
Der Of the Baltimore Conference. lie died after
short illness of disease Of the heart He leaves
NJ family, his wife having died lat a short time
since.
VISITORS At NnGARA.-Durng The present.
season, Az 900 persons have crossed the bridge
leading to Goat Island and paid their tribute Of rs
cents each. The number is about 20.0G0 larger
than last year. A portion Of this large reveaue
might proffaby be laid out in furnishing accom-
modati4 ms for wayfarers on Goat Island-a few
more seats would be a blessing.
The GEORGIA ELEcTIoN.-The Washington
Correspondent of the New York journal Of Com
merce, speaking of the result Of the Georgia cleo
ton, and the defeat of the Wing aud Union can
didate for Governor, pithily says:
'lt is remarkable fact, that the defeat OF the
party in Georgia, which by its patriotism saved the
Union, is now ready TO be hailed - signal tn
umph Of the present Administration.
| FAILURES IN New YoRK-A failure Of censid-
cradle Importance was announced in our Telegraph
ic news yesterday, and il was further stated that
there were various rumors afoat regarding the
solvency of certain other parties But one OF these
rumors has yet come to E,cus. Robert Spear,
well KNOWN STOCK OIokel oI w all street, mas fdll-
ca under 'ne recent oeprec'allon OF slocks ana The
ugh'hess % me li""ey "a'Se''--A"Pa'en'
! HOG CRop OF OHro.-On the Is, Of October
about one half Of the counties of Ohio had furnish
ed The Auditor Of States Office their annual state
ment of personal property listed for taxatiuu in
1853. The pynber Of hogs in FORTY four COMMITTEES
is set down at 81 ,49S. against C96.O3l last
year. 1t it, however, doubted if the yea! increase
is as large as tive returns make it appear, in con-
sequence Of the rePeai OF IN" >2oo exemption law.
p.u 80. ~, (.,,v.,r THO Nox,d. fr.u
- I,.,,i rnan,,ns !, ,s cn,,,us c,., 49,,
'ol",'l Soa.'' 1.t;n,o .hat 'G, n~'
.naa, VI VIZ 80 na,h ~ The pSia -
80 anJ CIV ,Isy ,yere verts1 in Cbn,
,hn Is,nrs If missionary. whom thcv name with
much Lnve They are ceacealda and industrious.
and rive n,acticaI evidence that .their faith !.
;Ilu.tr,ts i hv works'' a-
GOLDEN GREET BRITAIN.-At recent meet
ING Of the British Association. Mr.. Calvert,
ge1logist. from Australia read paper of all oxira
ordinary tenor, On the production If gold in The
British Isles He affirmed that gold was found
in forty counties.a6d over an area Of 50 0G0squ
miles The aurferuas rrgipus are the West IF
England North Wales, Mid England, North
CUMBERLAND, LcwlaDd. Highland, Ulster and Lein
sier.
gc-Tha escape Of John Mitchell and John Mar
tin, associates IN exile with j homas Francis Mea-
cher is certainty. We have rerused leitors
from Australia to their pari!criarfrends in this ci-
ty which speak Of the manner OF their escape, but
from fear that their safe arrival IN this country
would be jeopardlzed by publication OF the par
ticalars. we have becn requested to refrain from
giving them publicly Tor the PfeSent.-He7 FORK
Times. -
no,- The Winchester Repubfcan. after abiding
- ~. fact that prof Georpe Tucker late of The
tnyeTS'y o. ,ng!",a' - a"m. " puon',, u'so-
ry OF the Cn'''u 80 '"y' N0"e yea's asV
ne wfo'e anu P II;II ~ II, oe VIZ ''Sn a;J VI
li,a,,,n,or,nce shall we saw il 2-tbe nractice of
disappearance w s"y /" eI P'"'ueo
gamoliUg ','e" ~ '' e.. ",i ,i 100 ss:'a,
DIES Oh i.'ei''iu.u :. .,' Wv tas,J IS
ming among 'De '"'' o"e' ""' "'"'' u Nv '''o'' 80
Ovrn1Asp EmIGRATroN.-The commanding
e. ., Fort Kearney reports that the last Of the
ovarIand emigration for Oregon and California of