Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1853-09-14
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

90 MIR. Bancroft will publish the third volume
OF his "fistory of The American Revolution" b.
ing the sixth Of his History Of the United States,
in October.
VERMONT ELEcTIoH.-One hundred and eighty.
four towns have been heard from; showing the
election of rs Wings, Sc Democrats, and 80 Free
Sellers, and nett Wing loss of ID.
} Or Lola Montez has quarrelled with her new
husband, because he was jealous Of violinist from
whom she chad received some polite attentions"
The husband raised row, and was kicked out Of
the house. Served him right.
YELLOW FEVER AT MoBrLE.-The yellow f.
yer at Mobile bids fair to be nearly as fatal as it
has been at New Orleans, especially among the
poor. 1t is also prevailing at various places on
the Mississippi river above New Orleans.
o. Beverly fuckers new daily paper. the
Washington Sentinel, will commence on Wednes-
day next. the l4th of September. He declares
his intention of circulating twenty-five thousand
copies of the first number.
No- In the late Congressional election in Ken
lucky, COL Bramlette (\Vhg) was defeated in
the fourth district by IS votes, though the district
gave Gen. Scott 1919 majority. Col. b. lost his
election because he was an active Son OF Tempe
rance, and an advocate of the Main Liquor Law.
"THE LADIES' PAPER -Seyerall ladies Of New
York have conceived the idea of publishing pa
per with the title given above. II is TO be what
its name really imports Ladies' paper, in every
sense of the term-edited and printed wholly by
rthem-and entirely devoted to their interests.
RI. WALKER.-The Washington Star states
that this gentleman having abandoned the Chinese
mission will shortly take up his residence in Hi
nois. His now heavy interests, in connection WITH
the central railroad, make this change Of his Ioea-
| ton desirable.
| e. The Treasurer of the Crystal Palace has
handed to the Committee of the Howard Assocla-
ton at New York, the entire proceeds OF the Ex-
hibitioT on "Wednesday last amounting TO the sum
of 81 S2S, for the relief of the victims of the fever
at New Orleans.
o. Greedy has formally and finally taken leave
of the Wing party, and declares that henceforih
the Tribune shall shave no ticket for State or 9TH
er officers under its head" 1t would have been
better for the Wing party if this renoancemenf
had been made years since
eJ- General Garibaldi, who made srcfr Bobe
stand in the cause of Italian liberty against tho
French forces at the siege of Rome, in Is4S. ar
rived in Boston on the 9th insrans, in suAmand oil
the Peruvian bark Carmen, from PERU where hs
has been for some time past engaged ip the occu-
patton Of captain,
/ ADVANCE IN PRICE OF Cats IN AUsTRGLn.-
! A letter from Geelong, published in the Austria
Ian papers, says that the miners suffer badly frons
the vast quantity of MICE and that as high as fif-
ty shillings (about twelve dollars and balf) has
been paid for cat. A Mr.. Hitchcock advertises
that he will pay fve dollars head for cart load
A SUGGESTIVE TScrDENT.-Our Government,
in response to strong public sentiment despatch
ed naval force to the Fishing Grounds, to res
train the arrogant treatment Of our fishermen, 6y
English Cruisers. The first service performed by
any of our naval vessels sent on this duty, is the
saving ofthe crew and passengers OF British ship
| o. During the recent uproar at the w omen's
Rights Convention in New York, Lucy Stone ap.
pealed 10 the males present to know if they ''ifad
! forgotten or ceased to respect their mothers y
upon which sensible voice from the crowd re-
buked her by saying that 'their mothers never
| acted after the manner of modern Miss Lucys J"
| no Col. Benton sends to the National lntclll-
pencer two letters just received from SupenDten-
dent Beae and Mr.. Harris Heap. giving iHforma-
ton Of their having reached the Colorado OF she
West and found the country good for railroad all
the way out to that river. Old Bullion avaiis
himself of the opportunity Of giorlfylng for the
thousandth time his son-in- law, Col. Fremont.
n,- As ..lterary curiosity" the editors Of ths
Boston Transcript relates that the longest seneses
he has ever met with occurs in Choate's eulogy on
Mr. Webster From the 4Ist TO the middle et
the 45th page of the pamphlet edition there is NOT
full stop This passage. or single sestehee con-
tains abont thirteen hundred cords, and occupies
four pages and half.
MoRrAIIrY OF New ORLEANs.-The number
of deaths at New Orleans. from the Ist of June 10
the Sd of September. was Q $40, Of which 7 .256
were of fever. and 2.290 of other diseases. Tho
deaths by yellow fever for the month of August
alone, were five thousand five hundred and SIX
teen, or within slight fraction Of l1e deaths each
day, on an average.
! A JUVENILE AERoYauT.-Chas. Wise, aged
| II wears son of John Wise, the well-know aero-
naut assembled in his fathers balloon, the Irene,
from Shannoudale Springs, on the LIST instant. in
the presence Of large conconrse of spectators.-
The ascension took place at 20 minutes past o.
clock, P, NJ, and at 10 minutes pasr The balloon
descended on the farm of Mr.. r. Turner, five miles
from Shepherdstown.
DISEASE AMONG TIE FIsH.-The singular pho
nomenon recently exhibited in tie waters of the
Patapsco of great numbers of dead fish, has not
been confined entirely to this locality. At New
bern, North Carolina the same singular occur
renee has been observed. the water being covered
with the dead and swelled carcasses Of numerous
varieties Of FISH, mostly, however, Of the smaller
kinds.
o. The Charleston Mercury, one Of the most
ultra of the State Rights papers of the South, IS
ont in favor of the appointment of Gen. Dix as
Minister to France! His support of Van Buren,
in lS48 is pronounced small mattel, which should
not expose him to special hostility. The Nlercu
nv denies that the South opposes his appointment
on this ground alleges that the only hostility it
comes from faction in his OWE State.
ADAY OF PRAYER.-Fhe Editors of the Sa-
yaunah Georgian, and Columbia South Carolina
an. think that the calamity which has befallPn
New Orleans, is one that would justify the Pfesi
dent in setting apart day throughout the land for
humiliation and prayer, and for one universal con-
tribution of means TO relieve the continued and
pressing necessities of the afflicted, suggestion
worthy of public consideration.
A MAMMOTH ToAD.-Ne learn from the
Poughkeepsie Daily Press, that couple OF work
mea, ia Fincl's ship yard, while engaged in saw
ING a locust log, came across large toad. snuged
secretly in the centre, which was alive and weigh
ed seven and half pounds! The log is perfect
ly sound, and is supposed to be one hundred years
old. How his toadyship got there. and how long
he occupied his snug quarters, is mystery, Of
| course.
o. Hon. George Poindexter, formerly United
States Senator from Mississippi. died at Jackson,
in that State, last Monday lie was the first del, :
gate to Congress from Mississippi. and on her ad-