Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1853-06-08
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS,


4 REFUGEES IN LoNDos-Tt Il s,;A ...3 H.
are 100000 foreign Refugees in London NO. '''''
o. Mosby in Charlottesville, has beeu .o,,.;..
ed of shooting young Turpin and fined s50o .ud
sentenced to confinement in jail for IL months
, o. Late accounts from Madeira. whs,o c,,
Inc was said to prevail, represent the citizens r.,
be well supplied with provisions.
% general complaint of the ravages of tho
t. fly among the growing wheat is made By the ma
: pers OF Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Western Ma.
, ryand.
MARYLAND CONGRESSIONAL D,sretevs IT..
, bill which has passed the MARYLAND Leo;sI,,nro
dividing that State into six Congressional districts
, makes two Wing and four Democratic districts
o.. The furniture Of the Belgian Mpis,.r h,s
been sold at auction al Washington. hwss very
; splendid. and mainly European. The rosewood
; damask chairs cost 5000 per dozen, and ssN for
5000; arm-chairs sold for $32 EACH
! INTELLIGENT VorrNG.-The Fredcricksburo-
Herald says:-We understand that poll was
opened in Stafford precinct. for Armstrong G,y
the Board ofPublic Works. The Democracy had
the pleasure of voting for a man running in anoth
er section.
CALIFORNIA OVERLAND EMIGRArros.-Ip 70;
the 10Th ultmo there had passed Fort Kearney
en- route for California, 3,34S men. 90a women
,207 children 1920 wagons, "a. Isl head of cat,
tie, ,69l horses 740 mules. and 200 sleep.-
There was no Sickness among them.
Free SoMERs.-The N. Y. papers stale tina.
the Administration is not only comforting the off
ces upon the Free soers of that State, but that
the patronage Of the Government in the way Of
fat jubs-''by authority" adycrtisemcn.s-ali goes
to the Free-soil organs,
CO. Of thirty one States in the Union eighteen
have laws prohibiting the coming of free npgmes
within their rcspectiss limits. Two Of these arc
non-slavehoding Indiana and Illinois, DeIewsro
has incorporated provision in her constitution for
the same purpose.
o. Washington Territory is rapidly iIfisg up
with emgrants. There are fifteen saw-miEis.. III
operation in the Territory, besides several others
In contemplation large number of persons arc
engaged in the lumber business, which has nccas
ed very greatly.
| AN INTERESTING FACT FOR SsUFr-T.KERs.-
A late English paper states that a snuff and tobac-
co manufacturer has recently been fined by tho
Excise Commissioners ia the mtgated penalty
of .625 Chis liability being .s300) for mixing cbro
mate of lead with snuff His object, he said, was
"to add brilliancy to the mixture"
CHINESE SAILoRs.-The ships trading between
New Pork'and China now employ Chinese sail
ors, to considerable extent, on aceoupt of the
scarcity ofscamen ofanother race. 1t is said they
work cheap. are doce, obedicnt, expert, aud in
dustrloas and in every other respect make excel
lent sailors
Gg- The St. Ionis Intelligence states that three
scientific expeditions are now their way to ex-
plore tract Of country between Fort Laramie ard
Fort Pierre, known as Mauvais Torres. or Bad
| Land, scatered,over which are immense qrani.
ties of fossil bones Of various shapes and unlike
the skeletons of any living animals.
JoIyr WosM AND FLr.-The 1lexandri. Ga
zette learns from gentleman from the county of
Cu!peper that in The eoantes Of Madison. Gull
pepper, Orange and Kappahasspck. the wheat crop
is very seriously injured b. inc joint worm and
fly, and that 5000 acres Of stwn dhdi sba; he has
seen, viii not produce in all 100 bLsi;eis wheat.
A PoLricAL DALGErrY-It is stated hat Mr.:
Dudley Mann. recently appoiGted Assistant Sec
rotary of State, lla; held office ander Mr.. Van Bit
rem as Democrat, under Gen. HARRISON as Why.
under Mr.. Polk, as Democrat under Gen. Tay-
lor. as WING, and now he t.:'ns up for fat berth
under Gen. Pierce as Democrat again.
BANt AZ CHARiorTsvrLLE Books Of sub
scrpton for the Independent Bank at Cha,Iotts-
vile wefe opened on The 10th May, and ovef
| 500 900 stock was taken ID 10 days. The cleo
ton Of President and Directors is ordktea On tho
| 18th June The name Of The Bank is The AiUf
siceLlo Bank" 1t viii go into Operation carly in
July.
ADoL1TiosrsM RAMpGsr.-The Alexandria
Gazette remarks iaat the Exeter Hall d,mtnsira-
lion OF the British and Foreign Anti Slavery So
I -. a. Oh.
gether the most formidable DEMONSTRATION against
1.-THE pccular nsti;n'ion,," that Tie Aboi.nis'g
Of Great Britain have recently made: showing
there, as well as here. the crusade is tn 90 IN. if
possible. with more yehemeace aud determination
Il al ever
Col. BEyToY Of THE FEDERAL APPOINT
MENTs FOR MIssouRi.-Col. Benton, in late
letter to the citizens Of Springfield. Missouri speaks
in the strongest terms of condemnation Of soHe Of
! President Pierce's appointments for that Siatc.-
The President" he says. twas deceived by
false representations. TO give offices TO scamps
whose legs were never seen crossed under a gen.
tleman's table-who were the scum and dregs Of
all parties-who were lugiyes from routed fields,
or deserters from pledges given tn c people, when
they obtained these appointments.
DANCING AND MARRYING A SIsrEE's D,UGH-
| TER He ItSDy ltTtdH OeHeIdl ASSEMBLY. view
School. in session at Buffalo, has had usder con-
s;deratiOn two questions, which have Attracted
general interest: LIST. Is it consistent ~, church.
member to engage in promiscuosfs daaci!sy? End.
Is IT allowable for church meEsIsf 10 starry the
daughter Of his sister-his niece2 The first qucS-
ton the Assembly answered promptly in the neg
alive. The second was finally disposed OF by tho
passage GA .csol,.ion, almost unanimously. de-
ciaring such marriage contrary to the laws cf
Cod; and reyoiting to human nature.
Gaj- The New School General Assembly Of The
Presbyterian Church, which had been in session
at Buffalo nearly tw o weeks. adjourned Oh Tues
day evening. The Buffalo Courier says that the
! session was harmonious and fratcrnal one, al
though matters were discussed upon which there
was conflict of opinion and of feeling. The
slavery question received more attention than any
other, and was disposed OF in rather harmless
way. There strong conservative influence
in the body--nearly all its best and most able men
deprccating further action as unnecessary and in
iudlcious"
PURsUIr OF SCIENCE UNDER DIFFlcULTiEs.-
It is said that in India lines ofelectrcal telegraph
ic communication work remarkably well in the
transmission of important news from posts distant
from each other, and 5000 miles Of Traditional lines
are 20 be added Immediately. II is related that
short time since, some delay having occurred in
the transmission of signals from of the stations
the cause was asked. and answer returned that mo
one could get near the office with messages as tu0
tigers and some other .terocipus creatures ,5ers
| pro,cling about the office. Highly Characteristic
this of the Jungle districts, though not an enyiable
position for the clerk.
| TuE NoprH P,cIrrr Fyprn,r.ov The ~