Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1853-08-03
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

MIsCELkANEOUs ITEMS
o. Three dollar gold pieces are bei,o ;ssued
from the Philadelphia mint.
| ea-The stock of the Virginia Contra, R,;,,o.J
has advanced from $40 to $40 per share in the lse
twelve months.
% Herr Alexander, the thagician. In PLAYING
oil the trick of the magic pistd. III Clinton, III:
shot his confederate in the lett SIDE The wound.
it is feared, will prove fatal.
o. The farm of the late Henry CAV Is adver-
tsed in the Lexington Observer for safe: It con-
tains three hundred and thirty acres of the best
land IN Fayette county, Ky. 20
0S- A party of seventy Protestant exiles from,
Madeira arrived at New York on Monday on theif
way to Illinois, where Urge number have alrsa-
dy settled.
o. Read the Advertisement of Ayers Chorry
Pectoral. There are statements IF ITO oNinaft
interest to all SO untortunateas tobe afflicted With
the difficulties it cures.
o. Mr.. Marsh, our MASTER TO ConstantihopIt::
IS said TO be finishing book, and this is given as
a reason why no appointment has been made i'd
his place.
o. A Masonic Lodge in Michigan has passed
resolutions calling upon the Masonic Lodges
throughout the country to unite in raising fund
for the purchase of Mount Vernon, in order 20 saS
it from anticipated degradation. 1888 s9E
MINISTER TO CHrNA.-The Washington Re
public says that the f1oa. Robert j. Walker Is in
much improved health, and quite busy in making
his preparations to depart ON the China mission:
He left for New York yesterday, aad will sail for
England about the 18th Of August. a
Ds- By information received from Fl Paso, wo
learn that Gen. Trias had withdrawn his troops
from the Mesilla under an order from the Mex-
can Minister of War. II seems that good un-
Outstanding exists between the military officers Of
the two Governments. ..N
or John NJ. Daniel, editor of the Richmond
| Examiner, has been appointed charge d'affares to
Sardinia, vics Richard Kid@sr Meade, of Virginia;
declined. II was reported tat Mr.. Daniel went
on to Washington to fight 4 duel il is certain he
the shot,
APPOINTMENTS IN MIssouRI.-The St. Louis
! Democrat gives conspicuous place in il. edtor-
al columns to a communication which says of tho
Presidents appointments in Missouri. that "fheu
disgrace any party in any part Of the ciriised
,corld.' That is what Democrats in Missouri saw:
ANOTHER NICE AppoIYrMEsr.-Geo. l.. Coli
| by, who has been appointed by Gen Pierce to Of
! flee in the Salem Custom House, MAS is rep
resented by Massachusetts paper as a Travelling
agent and lecturer Of the .Nec Hampshire .4nti-
Siacery Society, md associate editor Of an alb.
clifton jos,9d ofNe Garrison sIrmp, at Concord.
THREE OReASs.-The Washington Republic
states, in the Gossip column OF its correspondent.
that another organ is soon to be started at Wash
| inetoh, tc represent the Secessioni.s. Beverly
| 1Tcker's independent organ starts about the first
| OF September and, together with the JNsosl, tho
three organs will have Stirring times.
o. OF The ffty-three species Of the four legged
animals known to exist ia Australia, not one IS to.
be found any where else; they are all residents of
| New Holland exclusively, or of the adjacent L.
| lands. On The other hand, the very commonest
Of the old world q,ladrupeds are not to be met win
otherwise than as colonisis in Aastaa.is.
SHoGKfNG AFFAIR IN MfysouRI.-A negro NAH,
says the BoonviIie Observer, belonging b, II.
France, Of Healh's Creek, Pettis cou9}ty, Nilsson.
ri. who murdered the wife of John Rains, living
in the same neighbothcod was burned at the stake;
in or near Georgetown; on tie 18th instant. A
meeting Of the citizens was aTso held, and France
and his family, who are alleged to have beef i'm
plicated in the murder, were ordered to leave the
county in ten days, and the State iii thirty days,
&C. The aggregate amount Of gold exported from
Australia fron the LIST of January last 10 the Cth
of March is reported TO be abtui eleven hiIlionsof
dollars. The San Francisco Herald states that
the amount Of gda exported from the State of Cal:
| ifornia, from the lst of January to the 10th OF
March. vas $l4. 3S2, 344. and thinks the compar<
ison would be stiff more favorable to California il
| it could give the gold shipped derng this time by
sailing vessels and independent steamers.
&C. Mr.. Patrick O'Donohup, one Of the Iri.h
exiles from Van Dieman's Land, arrived at New
York on the 25th instant by The Northern light.
He made his escape on toard 4 steamer. The 18th
of December last Ffgilant search was made ~
the police. bat he was concealed in part OF ihs
vessel the pulice failed to penetrate. He rayes
| behind him, in exile. four of his compa MONS
Nitchol, Mafin, McNIanus. and O'Brien All
account ofhs escape is published in the New York
papers from which it appears he underwent much
bodily suffering
The DEAD ALIvE.-A little girl about Ten
years of age the daughter of one Of our most rs:
teemed citizens, was taken sick few DAYS ago,
and on Monday evening. 10 the poignant grief Of
her parents, apparently died. The usual prepars-
tons were made, the room darkened, and the boz
dy enclosed in a shrnnd. with the intention of bu-
ryihg it yesterday afternoon. But on yesterday
morning the apparently dead girl revived, and ter:
riby frightened at the sifeation in which she found
herself. with cries alarmed the household. She is
since doing well.-.Aoyo|k .Nsrs, Juy6.
DEArn OF Da. EbwARDs.-The Rev. JtsTfN
EDWARDS, ID. d., of Andovef. Mass. died at Bath
Alum Springs, Va, or The 23d July. aged about
Go. lie has filled many responsible stations, and
is widely known as the author of the able docu-
ments and manaais on Temperance and the Sab
bath, and the Tract Society's Comment on tho
New Testament. lie had carried the comment
on the Old Testament to the nineiieth Psalm, ory
which the last words he wrote were. linen must
die, and leave many things unfinished but GoG
lives. His cause will extend and, by such in
strGmentaties as lie shall raise up will ultimate
ly trumphn-.N Y COurier.
SERIOUS RENcoUNTER-We regret to learn
| that serious rencounter occurred on Friday last,
in the town of Buchanan. between a MIR. Lester
and A. r. Obenchain. 0benchain was seriously,
if not MORALLY wounded. being stabbed four times
during the ARRAY in different parts Of the body
We learn that no person, except the parties them
selves. was present at the commencement OF the
difficulty is reported to have left imme
diately after the fight, and has not been heard Of
since. On yesterday Obenchain was still living,
but the chances for his recovery were thought to
be very doubful.-Vailcy Wing Of Friday. 80
WOODWARD HOUSE,