Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1853-09-07
MISCELLANEOUS ITESfs


f o. The s'Buckeye Blacksmith" of IS4o nSts.
rlety, is now in Strasburg, Pa, taking daguerreo
types.
o. The Union says, 'the people demand
radical administrative REFORM" Well, let's have
it. We go in for "reform and retrenchnent."
o. Fanny Ferns late husband, Mr. Faitihgton,
lives in Chicago, and recently got ditofco from
her.
o. All the Northern papers speak of the prev:
aence and extent of the potato disease that quar-.
ter of our country.
&C. Never suffer long from Cough. At this
ode of the world, when you can get Ayers Cher
ry Pectora, it is criminal neglect; if you do not
cure it.
o. Gerritt Smith, the noted abolitioRist, an d
Ifembef of Congress from one Of the rufai district
Of New York has given 81 900 in aid Of the New
Orleans sufferers.
"THE OtD GUARD.',-Two numbers of Mr..
! Burke's Illumination against the administration
have appeared They are said to be as savage az
the worst enemy OF the President could wish.
e5-Santa Anna according to the latest accounts.
is raising an army Of go 600 men. To do it,
mortgage of tile Church property to the amount Of
$l7OO0;0O0is proposed What is he going TO do
with so many men when raised
o. A steamer is now on the stocks at New York
whose contractors are under engagements to cross
the Atlantic, from New York to England, within
six days, in all seasons, with greatpf comfort to
passengers and less risk TO life thai bJ tie present;
conveyancts.
WHiGs OF MARYLAND.-TIs Wings Of Mary.
land met in Convention in Baltimore, THURSDAY.
! They made the following State nomination. ::
For Goueraor-Richafd j. Bowie, of Mont
gomery county. For ComptroHer.--Dr J.H.
Thomas, of Baltimore. For Lottery Commissioner
James B. Ricaud, of Kent county.
New York PoLITrcs.-Mr. Brady, prominent
Democratic leader of New York, gives as his rea-
son for declining the Presidency Of the Democratic
Union Club that his feelings and opinions may
render 1t necessary for him 10 oppose and opefst6
against the Natiolal and Stale administrators
which the club intends to support"
o. Some idea Of the growth Of Oregon may bo
formed from the fact that in Si9 the vote for del:
egate did not exceed 700 in 1851 it was $500;
in 1853 it reaches 900, notwithstanding the vote
of Washington territory has been taken from it,.
Such an increase is unexampled in the history of
any State or Territory except California,
o. The Albany Register alIudiHe to the charge
banded about between the different factions in
New York, Of boiling from the Democratic ranks;
gives it as its opinion that the whole Democratic
party have boted bodily and running after strange
gods, and the difficulty is that they are running
different ways.
&C. The largest mule ever raised is now in New
York, opposite the entrance to the Crystal Palace:
He is 10 l2 hands high. Tie height Of the largest
carriage horses seldom 90 over 10 hands. The
mule weighs {, $50 pounds. which is n thousand
pounds more THIN the average weight of horses:
He WAS raised By Colonel Howard, Of Georgh.
! o. Land Warrants are active in the New
York market at quotations. as follows: For the
| l60 acre Warrants tire bfying pfce is $lS2, tho
selling price SlSS; 81 acres, $9l s0i 40 acres;
$45z SIT. An opinion seems ~ prevail tina
Congress will give to those who have obtained 40
or 50 acre Warrants, 50 as To make the bounty 10
all equal to l60 acres.
Coop LAw.-Not single PASSENGER has loss
his life, or been injured; on the Mississippi or it's
tributaries. BIZ accidents upon Steamboats, since
the l. st Of January when the SfaaMboat Law went
into operation while the narber Of persons killed
in 1852 during the corresponding months was ovet
| 500. Canrot similar law be made applicable 10
| railroads. -
o. + large Rlimbst Of wofkrfen are now f8i
gagged chi the section of tte Senhenyille Railrosd
running through that portion Of Virginia known as
the PAN handle" 1t is supposed 900; msf
will be at work on it in few days. The road. il
will be remembered. is being conducted in def
ance of the action of the Virginia Legislature ard
without a charter
o. MIR. Rufus Porter, who iss Ieen So. Eng
and earnestly engaged GN,ff fbe ''Ereporr." Z!
! flying Ship Announces, with conlidenre. that he
| shall make All excGrsiUn III il hto.n WasngtoPtu
| New York. Some tire during the mex; month
The machine is now nearly advanced to complt7
ton, and small auio;v!!it Of funds and labor will
put il Oh the wing.
| YEI1ow FEVER IN New ORLEAys.-We arg
gratiied TO see that there rs BEN decided DE-
crease in the deaths from yellow fever. The to-
tai number Of deaths to O'Clock on The 18th nlti
from yellow fever. were reported 100 and 90 tho
same hour on the 3ilih they were l25. While
number Of Deaths ftom Ill diseaacs for the last
named day $50.
TEMpERAScE MovvEMESIGf Ii WAspiSsr5s.
The Washington Siar says that as soon.as' Con-
gress meets, Sumo ten thousand persons in WASH
ington will petition them to permit the City Codn-
Gil to abolish the sale Of liqdots altogether; on boz
ing instructed 50 to do by majority of the voters
of the city. TIE Star predic5 that Congress will
grant this prayer with alactlfj.
DUEt-!A dlef took place al Bkdenssburg on
Tuesday afternoon between s. e. Davis. late Il
member Of the Legislature of Virginia. and Rob't
Ridgway. editor of the Sentinel at Liberty. Tir-
ginia. Rilyway fired without effect, Davis de-
clined TO fire. aud the parties were reconciled.[
Ridgway was the challenger. The cause of the
duel was offensive objections made to- pIbhcarioR
in the Sentinel.
THE AMERICAN PARTY IN New YoRx.-rhere
is no question but that new party is organizing
in New York. upon the old doctrines ofthe Naive
American party. Meetings have been held in vari1
Gus Wards, and although moi very largely attended;
ORGANIZATIONS have been effected ready for the is
sue presented They will probably be able to de-
feat Democratic nominations fhr the Assembly
when they favor the Catholic Bill.
o. Some eighteen years ago, Ronanism was
the only religion tolerated by law in Texas. Now
it has so churches. g PRESS. literary institn
tons, and an estimated population of 80 900 while
Professionalism. which eighteen years ago was ie-
gal; has 81 900 communicates. G.. $4,000 Me-
thodists. 5000 Baplists. 5000 Presbyteruns, l.
600 Episcopalians. and about so 600 adherents a.
mong the population.
T Ctnious SpEcuLArroy.-An Umbrella ASH;
citation" has commenced operations IN London, fof
the purpose of hiring out umbrellas and 'paiasok
in wet and sullry weather. the borrowef.lo lodge
shilling for the safe return of the arietR. aid 10
pay one penny an hour for the loan. eFI!e cctnpa-
ny have already laid in stock of 81, GOO nmbrfl-
lac and narasns and intend f,r,utfip enthraI die