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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1853-01-05

rE7HIS Company, having been duly organized.
is now ready to receive Applications and is
sue Policies, and offers to the citizens of Virginia
the inducements of home Company for the safe
Insurance of all kinds of Property, Merchandise.
&C.. at fair and equitable rates. The directors as
sure the public that this Company will be con-
Quoted with view to permanency, and on the
strctest principles of equity. justice, and close
regard to economy and the safety of the Insured.
JOS. S. CARSON, President,
G. S. FUNK. Secretary,
o. F. BREESE. .4ctuary
Directors S. Carson, James P. Rieley,
Lloyd Logan, VIM. L.. Clark, James III. Burgess,
n. W. Richardson, John Kerr.
o. Office on Piccadilla Street, near the Valley
Bank, Winchester.
The attention of Farmers and persons owning
country property, is particularly called to this OPP
porunity of securing themselves from loss by fire,
at very small cost.
os. Agent for Staunton and Augusta County
and vicinity, , GEO. E. PRIZE.
Staunton Aug II, 1S52.-1y.
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WATCHES, CLOCKS AND JRWELRY
-rs%eH
DAVHED s. BEAR,

rs now receiving from Philadelphia and Baltl-
L more, the largest and best selected stock OF
JewcIry,
ever brought to this market, consisting in part OF
EXTRA fine Gold and Silver Watches. from {SsA
IS to 5000; fine Marble and other Clocks. aSs5A
Fob and Vest Chains, Ladies and Gents Breast
Pins. Finger Rings, Gold and Silver Pencil Cases,
Gold and Silver Spectaces, Gold and Silver Thin
bles. Port Monies, Silver Table and Tea Spoons,
Plated do, do, fine Gold Pens, Chronicles, Gas,
tors. Fruit Baskets Flutes, Spy Glasses, Pen and
Pocket Knives, Revolvers, Pistols, Rifles, Shot
Guns. Card Gases, Extra Percussion Caps, Cuff
Pins. Butter Knives. Silver Ladies, and all other
articles kept in the best Jewelry Stores:
&C. Watches, Clocks and all kinds OF repairing
done at short notice, and in the best manner, and
warranted.
Staunton, May 10, 1852.
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DOES ANY BODY DOUBT IT?

If THEY DO. A SINGLE CALL WILL CONVINCE
THEM OF THE FACT, THAT
Bare & Sterret's
Is the place, and they are the men to make Gen
tlemen's fine Clothng-a large and beautiful stock
of material which they have just received and
opened. They deem unnecessary to enumerate,
but will just state that their stock is full and com
plete, embracing
CLOTHS, cAssMEREs AND vEsTINGs,
of every variety of style, quality and color, all of
which they are ready willing and waiting to make
to order, after the most approved style, and on
terms that cannot fail to please. They are also
in receipt of fine lot of furnishing goods, snch as
Shirt Collars, Shirts, and Cravats. Gloves, Silk
and Linen Pocket Handkerchels, sc. TO their
friends who have so generously sustained them.
they return their sincere thanks, and invite them
and all who wish to purchase really superiorgoods
at fair prices to give them call at their old stand,
Virginia Hotel buildings.
Staunton October II, 1852.
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FANNY FERN.-It is stated that the bril-
liant and dashing writer, in the Boston o.
I'VE Branch, over the name of Fanny
Fern" rs sister of N. P. Willis. A Bos-
ton paper, noticing, this, says:
That 1t is also said that this "sister'' of
N. P. Willis is very much in favor of the
'Bloomer costume, wears breeches, smokes
cigars, promenades the streets in yelling
ton boots and a standing shlrt-collar, edits
the best paper and is the best looking man
in Boston she bears the cognomen of
quaint Fanny Fern" but is better known
at home as Tom Norris, the editor of The
Olive Branch.
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BENNETT II 81 IL e. E. Es s,
WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS,
No. l25, Main Street, Richmond, Virginia.

NMTE are now receiving by Packets from New
w York and Boston, our FULL SUPPLY OF
GOODS for the fall trade, purchased directly from
the Importers and mostly for cash.
We respectfully invite the Merchants of Virgin
ia. visiting cur market to give our stock an exam
nation. with the assurance hat we will sell our
goods as low and make our terms as liberal as any
house in the country. Among others we offer
20 bbls and 800 doz 5OOO lbs best Nader
Castor Oil 1900" " Indigo
20 sc Spirits Turpentine 100 kegs S. G. Soda
5000 calls. Linseed Oil 100 doz Brand'th's Pills
10000 lbs White Lead 100 " Hair Brushes
dry and oil $50 ''Vermifuges asst.
$50 boxes Chewing 20 bbls Burning Fluid
Tobacco 20 @ Fps. Salts
100000 Cigars part 20 g Alum
very superior 25O0l lbs Ext: LogEwood.
Together with all the articles, popular Medicines,
new Chemicals and preparations, Fancy Goods,
and an endless variety of everything usually sold in
drug houses.
Country Merchants, and the public, are invited
to call and examine our stock and prices
BENNETT s. BEERS, Druggists.
Richmond Sept s, 1852.
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Dental Notice.

SHALL he absent until about the Goth Of
Il March attending course of Lectures at the
Dental College, Baltimore At the close OF the
session, will return to my former residence, (the
late residence of COL Harnsbarger, decd. } Angus
ia County, when will again profier my protes-
sional services to the public. Tony patrons re-
turn my kind acknowledgements for their confl-
dence and liberal patronage:
November 10, 1852.
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NESAE3 TAEH Uls Ss GO.
Manufacturers and Dealers in
CLO Il HIN G.,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL,

50 and 50 Centre Market Space,
BALTIMORE,
Invite the attention of buyers to their present excn-
sive and varied stock of
READY-MADE CLOTHING.
The quality and style f,he Goods are unsurpassed
by any establishment in Abe United States as many
years experience and the possession of superior facl
ties enable them TO supply the o..
VERY BEST ARTICLES
At THE LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES.
Dealers from the South ana West will fnd cur stock
assorted 10 salt Retrospective markets.
Baltimore, April 81, lS52.-ly.
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articles in their line. In addition to the above
they are getting up some OF the hnes! lch riG Lo
Stones with the most appropriate devices ever o'-
fore offered in this market. :, i
All orders from the country punctually attend
ed to-
August A, 1852.
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OF foreign ana comes
tic Marble, out OF
which they will man
ufacture on the mcs'
approved and work.
manlike manner, Mon.
uments, Tomb Stones.
Nantes and Table.
Tops, and every othcl
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1853-01-05

A Coon RULE.-A man who is very rich
now was very poor when he was boy
When asked how he got his riches, he re-
piled: "My father taught me never to play
till my work was finished, and never to
spend my money until l had earned it.
If had but an hour work in day must
do that the first thing, and in an hour. AT
Ter this was allowed to play and then
could play with much more pleasure than
if had the thought of an unfinished task
before my MUD. l early formed the habit
of doing every thing in time, and it soon
became perfectly easy to do so. 1t is to
this l owe my prosperity Let every boy
who read sthis 90 and do likewise.
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a%The best Thanksgiving story for 1852
that we have heard of, is as follows: "The
editor OF the Chicago Democrat, John Went
worth, member of Congress from the CHI
cage district in Illinois, the other day pub
lished for Gov. Duncan proclamation for
Thanksgiving, without even consulting him.
The first the Governor knew of 1t he heard
1t read from The pulpit. All the Chicago
clergymen noticed it,however, and the day
was kept in the customary, manner wherever
the proclamation was known. The sermons
were as able, the dinners were as good, land
the balls and evening parties as agreeable,
as if the proclamation had been genuine
oAe.'
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Es. Es. Rs.

RAILWAYS READY RELIEF
Is THE FIRST AND ONLY REMEDY EVER RECORD
ED IN THE MEDICAL HISTORY OF THE
WORLD, THAT HAS STOPPED THE
MOST VIOLENT PAINS IN A
FEW SECONDS
1t will stop the most seccre pains In fire minutes or
less, and will cure the most obstinate and painful
Rheumatic, Nervous, Neuralgia and Bilious COM
plants in a few hours,
INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL.
1t never fails in giving instant ease to the most
tormenting and agonZing pains.
IT HAS CURED
IN NINETY CASES OUT OF A HUNDRED
Rheumatism In -Four Hours.
Neuralgia In One Hour
Group In Ten Minutes.
DiarrhGa In Fifteen Minutes.
Toothache In One Second
Spasm In Five Minutes.
Cramps In Five Minutes.
Sick Headache In Fifteen Minutes.
Chill Fever In Fifteen Minutes.
Chilblains In Five Minutes.
Sore Throat In -Four Hours.
Influenza In One Hour.
Spinal Complaints, Stiff Joints, Strains. Bruises,
Cuts, Wounds Frost Bites, Cholera Morbus, Dys-
entery, Tic Dolereux, and all other complaints
where there is severe pains, Railways Reliefwill
instantly stop the pain and quickly cure the dis
ease.
SICK HEADACHE.
Rad,cays Ready Relief will stop the most dis
tressing pains in a few minutes. and prevent re-
newed attacks. 1t will cleanse and sweeten the
stomach, and neutralize the poisonous acids of the
system
RHEUMATISM.
CASES CURED.
In the year 1851, Railways Ready Relief cured
10000 cases of Rheumatism in New York.
10000 cases of Rheumatism in Boston.
10000 cases of Rheumatism in Philadelphia.
5000 cases in Michigan.
5000 cases of Rheumatism in Illinois,
So quick is Railways Ready Relief in curing
Rheumatism, that nine patients cut of every ten
are relieved from all pain in few minutes after
the first application; we have known rs many as
twenty persons in day, who have called at cur
office in their carriages to have the Relief applied
by us, and in FIFTEEN MINUTES have walked a.
way rejoicing that they have been able once more
to walk alone without the aid of stick or crutch.
Price of r. R. Relief, 25 cents, 50 cents, and
81 per bottle. Each bottle to be genuine must
bear the fac-simile signature of RAILWAY s. Co.
Sold by Druggists everywhere.
eo- For sale by II. T. EsxRIDGE, Agent, Staun-
ton, Va.
August II, lS52.-ly.
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FRESH ARRIVAL,

ypyIIE subscriber is now receiving and opening
IL an entirely new supply OF
Fall and Winter Dry Gooas,
Groceries, Queensware, Hardware. Boots shoes
Hats, Caps, Dye Stuf1s, Spices, Cookery Ware
&c., &C., embracing every variety OF Goods III
use. Deeming it unnecessary to enulnerate ar'lc-
les. he would invite his friends and the public 70
to call and examine his complete stock OF Goods
before purchasing elsewhere. ,,yS
Opposite Morris s Goode and Mrs. Kennedy
Staunton Oct Is, 1852.
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C0NGRE HALL,
Third and Chestnut Streets.
-eGe~

. -<-GGe@ -.
PHlLADELPHIA, July |, 1852.
yTyIE subscribers take pleasure in informing their
Il friends and the travelling community general
y that they have this day taken possession of that
well established and favorably known hotel CON
GRESS HALL, Third and Chestnut Streets:
They have had the house acknowledgements land
all the modern Improvements introduced, and iurn-
ished in a style Of elegance which VIII atonce rem
der it unsurpassed for comfort and convenience.
This is decidedly the best located house in
the city, being in the immediate vicinity ofbus-
ness, the Exchange, Custom House and many othr
er public buildings.
Lines of Omnibusses leave for every part of the
city every few minutes, their head quarters being
within one square of the House.
The subscribers are determinedto spare no pains
in making this a convenient and comfortable home
to the traveller
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NORRIS s. JACKSON;

July ID, lS52.-ly. ProprietOrS.
James f. Norris, who is We'll known to many
of the business men visiting the city, lately IN the
Hardware house of James j. Duncan & Co., Twitt.
Brother, s. Co., and formerly proprietor of the
Virginia Hotel, ST. Louis, will have the manage
ment of the House, assisted by polite and comPc-
tent persons.
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Marquis & KELLY
MARBLE WORKS.
sTAUNTON, VA.

rN,HE subscribers have just been to the North,
u. and laid in an assorted and superior quality
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THOMPSON & WOOD,

IMPORTERS OF
Brandies, Gin, Wines, Cigars, &c.,
No. ri SoUrH STREET. BALTIMORE.
The following BnASpIEs, &c., in Custom house stores
'ITenessy.' r,r;o,s "A. Seigneu,'
'SIartcll.' ;. g..
.oiard, Drpuy & CO.. viHtases' y Dupuy & Co.
GIS.-Weesp, Anchor, Scbiedam, Pine Apple.
Scorch Wn'sKEy.7Paislsy, Isiay s campbell'owp,
mcrous brands and various grades.
Baltimore, April Il, 1852 -ly$.
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Insurance Company
OF THE
VALLEY OF VIRGINIA,

CHARTERED MARCH II, IS32.
Capital $4,000, Nth po,cer 10 increase The
same 10 $500, 900.
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DR, A. II. LAIRD & co,
Wholesale and Retail Druggists
STAUNTON, VIRGINIA.
nRuGS AND MEDICINES,

ENGLISH. French AND AMERICAN CHEMICALS,
OSrrical Instruments. Physicians Saddle G2
81 Bags, Paints, Oils, Dye StDs, ~
e Uindo,v Glass, &c.. &C., <1'
CONSTANTLY large and carefully selected
v stock on hand. All orders promptly and care
fullv attended to. Packages sent to any point on
Stage line. A L. LAipD
Staunton, Nov. 3, 1852.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-11-28
SATURDAY, Nov. &c

SATURDAY, Nov. &c.
Before Justice GFreA,-B. B. Lord alias VIM. Por.
Ter was Brought up the complaint of Mr. Tucker,
Ofthe American House, for disturbing the peace SC.
on he 18th inst.
Il appeared that the prisoner took lodgings in the
American House on Friday, and went to bed. About
10 O'Clock at night, Mr. Tucker discovered that
his ledger had committed a nuisance in bed, and
forthwith ordered him to pay for the damage he had
done, and then leave the house. The prisoner re-
fused to do so, and used violent and insulting Ian.
guage towards MIR Tucker, upon which, he was sent
to the watch house.
Lord fined SO and costs, amounting TO $685.,
which he paid.
WIN. Bradburn, boy, about years of age, was
brought up, charged with stealing So bill, knife,
and breast pin from John Greenleaf, on the 18th
inst Bradburn sentenced TO the State Reform
School during his minority, and if it is found that
he is too bad boy to remain there, he shall be
committed, for two MONTHS 10 the House Of Correc-
ton.
james Thompson, for beng drunk on the 25;h,
inst, was fined 81 and costs, amounting TO So Al.
He did not pay and was committed.
Robert Clemens, for being drunk on the 18th inst.
was fined 81 and COSTS, and not having the money,
was sent to The House Of Correction.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-11-28

An IMPORTANT ARREsT.-Officer James l..
Metcalf of the Crystal Palace Police, arrested a
man named c. E Weidempyer, who has occupied
the position OF one of the directors in the German
department, on "Wednesday last, and ON searching
HIS residence, No, 378 Fourth street, large stock
oil goods were found which had been purointd from
the French, German, and other departments, from
time TO time The goods stolen were multilarious
IN their character, and embraced jewelry, shawls,
silks, cloths, china, plate, &c. Among other stolen
property found at The rogue's house was superb
SeVres vase, the property Of Napoleon Hid, and
beautiful breakfast service sent To the exhibition by
the Gar of all the Russians, the loss Of which
could not have been well replaced. After taking
possession of the stolen property, officer Melcar
conveyed his prisoner to the Jefferson Market Sta
ton House, where he will remain until his examina-
ton. The arrest of this offender is the most i'm.
pnrant that has as yet been made at the Palace
since 1t was first opened, and the rascal IN custody
will probably get more than lie barganed fOr.-N.
Y. Tribune.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-11-28

CRANBERRY CULTURE.-MessrsE ditors:-
Seeing in the Cultiyator for the 18th inst, re-
quest for further information regarding nv mode
of cultivatng the cranberry. comply with much
readiness In covering cranberry boys, spread
on sand or gravel from three to four inches thick.
and by so doing the roots warmed and strength.
ed, and will throw out new shoots, the grass also
disappearing, while the fruit will be earlier end
larger, as well as in greater abundance | have
never known person who has practised this
mode but has found it satisfactory A neighbor
has bed that thus treated yields an abundant
crop every year, while on an adjoining patch,
without such dressing, the fruit is not worth
gathering, my neghbor stating, that he shall con-
tinue the application until the whole is covered.
In transplanting the cranberry on bog-meadow
land take from three to four inches Of the sur
face away, and replace it with sand or sandy gra-
vel, setting the plants two feet each way, which
do in April or May, being careful 10 select those
plants that produce the largest and finest fruit and
are good bearers, and in so doing have no diff
Guilty or trouble in raising large quantities of the
finest fruit would add, | shall be prepared to
execute orders TO any amount in the spring, giving
my special and personal attendance thereto, and
in The meantime shall be huppy to answer further
enquiries, If by letter post paid, addressed to me
at South Weymouth, Mass. JOSEPH ORcUrr.
- Boston CuItiUator.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-11-28

Boston COMMERCE There are now on the
way to Australia and California from the United
States 265 ships and barques. of which number
BISON owns l20, or nearly one halt. II we include
the eastern ships from Salem, Newburypori Port.
land and ports in Mane,it will add tw enly or thirty
more to the above number At the present time.
about fifty ships are IN their passage from various
parts of the East Indies to this port
The total tonnage Of the United States exceeds
5000, 900 tons, and probably this city owns one
sixth, or about 100000 tons. New York Of course
exceeds Boston, she owns over 800 900 TOMS
Boston and New Bedford together own nearly as
much shipping AS New York. New Bedford ranks
as the third port in the United States in point of
chipping, greatly exceeding either Philadelphia or
Baltimore-T II auellr.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-11-28

~ The 6 ,vernor Of South Carolina in his last
Message Solennly AYERS ''that Soulh Carolina must
hereafter exist as military people. Die history Of
our country Tor the last yeats a1ords' abundant
proof thai as long the Union endures, there is tj
be no peace Tor the Stakeholder. An eternal war
are against his rights OF person and property, under
me associated influence Of the people and the STATES
Of the North and the central power, has been s.I
EMMY and deliberately decreed For this reason, il
is essential that the community Of which he IS a
member should he prepared at any munent for every
emergency" When people have nothing else TO
occupy them, they play martyrdom. Delicious are
the airs Of injured honor and virtue which such men
take. They will NOT be comored. They never
ieel happy save in the luxury Of woe. Ii is always
Observable that when gunpowder rhetoric is highest,
military performance is lowest. The soldier is
man OF few words. He does not talk bloud-and.
thunder at the stereotyped South Carolina rate
~ Y. Tribune
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-11-28
For the Spy.1


As sufferer, wish to ask, why are our streets
in such condition, that travellers are in imminent
peril Of their livesl
Elevations and excavations are all around us in
midnight dai kness, without signal of their locality.
On the dark cloudy evening Of the 22d, as was
passing through Thomas street, on horse back,
ed one of The former, (some hall dozen Of
which in the middle Of the street,) which
threw my hurse and plunged me headlong to the
ground Fortunately my life was spared, but my
arm and shoulder we're so injured that can use
them but little. How much longer are We to sub
NIT To such cupabe careessness! A lanthorn at
such places may save the city many thousand dol
lars.
II Our Street Commissioners salary is not suffi-
cient to induce him faithfully perform his duty, or
if it is sufficient command competent talents,
let it be increased. No officer Of the city has more
responsible station, where more common sense and
sound judgment are required. l will not ray that
the present incumbent is not requisey endow ed but
my experience forces me to charge some one with
gross II not criminal negligence. +. X. Z.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-11-28

In spite OF the adverse result of the recent cleo.
ton, the Free Democratic party are by no means
dlsheartened and discouraged at the Eosiponenent OF
the object for which they have long SIrven.-
They are used TO being beaten, and they take the
present defeat with the philosophy OF men who
counted the cost at the beginning Of the fight, and
can see through the end, though their pathway at
present is hemmed in by obstacles, and their vision
obscured by the smoke and glare of fiery opposition.
They do not stay whipped, but, with the courage
and zeal of true men, "pick their fnIs ard Try
again"
The Free Democratic party can afford to wait
In spite OF the charge brought against IT, of being
sectional party, it is the only party which has ma,
iional platform, capable Of sustaining the whole
country, IN all its parts, and with all various in
terests. IL IS the only party which processes dis
lnct set OF principles, and by which all the members
oil the party are prepared to abide. The Fuguve
Slave bill is the principal plank in the Baltimore
Platform OF the Wing and Democratic par les; take
that away, and the whole would tumble in pieces.
The people OF the New England, Middle ,and West.
ern States submitted, with very poor grace, to
the introduction of that accursed plank, (accursed in
itself, and douby aceursed in its influence in order
TO save their PARTY; and now that It has proved
the destruction of the Wing party, and threatens
jeOpardize the existence the Democratic, it can
not be long before the process OF REORGANIZATION,
already begun, will end in the breaking up Of all
such platforms, based on the shifting quick sands OF
political expediency, and the triumph of that par
tY, whose platform is founded On the eternal rock of
Liberty and right principles.
The old parties are last gong TO destructiOn.-
What sympathy can there be between the Hard aud
Soft Democrats, or the Silver Gray and Seward
Wings? We believe that the time is coming, and
IS even now at doors, when the people of the
Free States, wearied with the perpetual demands Of
the Slave Power, will unite in the formation Of
great National party, which shall dare its
just rights, and at the same time to render 10 the
South that justice which it so much stands in need
Of Until then, the country needs, and must have
party like that of the Free Democracy, TO form the
nuc ,around which rally the scattered elements
OF opposition to the insolence and tyranny of the
slave power.
Let, then, the friends Of freedom stand to their
arms, undismayedb by the ferceness of the fight, or
the temporary reverses, which all great must
encounter, sustained by the that the good
time spoken Of by prophets and saints will surely
come, when slavery shall bite The dust, and this
country become indeed home and an asylum for
the oppressed Of the earth.-Dedham Gazthe.