Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1853-06-01
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

has ever, says the Journal of Commerce, beer
struck BY lightning.
o. Chevalier Wykoffis in London, and the n
York papers say that he is really going to be mar
rled 10, Miss Gamble, the lady whose resistance
MS addresses caused his imprisonment in Italy.
!, e5- The Stamped Envelopes, ordered by Con
gress at Its last session to be prepared by the Pos
Office Department, will be ready for delivery q
bout the first of July.
o. Another shin-plaster concern in the Dis
trict, calling itself the columbia Bank hal
closed its doors. Its promises to pay are supposed
to be mainly in the West.
Or Slaves are now commanding enormousl,
high rates throughout the Southern States a fac
which'indisputably proves that the "peculiar in
stitution" is blest with degree Of prosperity new
er before attained.
GEN. HARRIsoN's REMATNs.-It is proposed t
remove the remains of Gen. Harrison, which ar
now entombed at North Bend. to the battle fell
of Tippecanoe, there to slumber with those of tn,
intrepid Col. Joe Davis and their compatriots
o. The constitution of South Caorlina forbids
the Governor from going ont ofthe State durial
his term of office, and for this reason Gov. Man
ming writes that he will be prevented, to his ex-
IRENE regret, from attending the Maysyille Con.
vention.
FALSE HAIR.-An article in the London Quar-
terly Review says that the imports of false hair
frum the Continent into England amounts to fire
tons annually, the black hair coming from Britta-
ny and the South ofFrance the light hair from
Germany.
Go-The Crystal Palace in London covered twen-
ty acres that of New York covers two acres and
a half That cost .Sl76,000; this at least $780,
600. That occupied eight months in its erection
this has already consumed that space of time, and
will not be finished for many weeks yet.
05- Patrick O'Donohue, another of the Irish
exles, has escaped from Van Dieman's Land and
from the clutches of Governor Denison, and the
English Government. 1t is thought he left in one
of the American ships trading to Australia, and
will arrive in one of the American ports on tho
Atlantic side, in the course Of d Short time
G- A Washington correspondent of the New
York Courier and Enquirer, under date of the 18th
ult., says:-'The total number of dismissals FROM
office, at Washington, sinee 4th March has been
two hundred and fifty. The indications still are
that there will be complete renovation on or be-
fore the LIST of july
DELEGATES AppoINrED.-The Virginia Prot
estant Episcopal Convention has appointed the fol-
lowing delegates to the General Convention Cler-
Rev. G. w. Andrews, Rev. VIM. Armstrong
Lay-W. H. Mcfarland. D. Fl. Conrad, p VIII
lams, E. T. Tayloe.
The NoRwALK MAssAcRE.-It is stated that
one suit has already been commenced by the sur
~ daoa, cod ~
who was killed by the railroad accident at Nor
walk. for $4,000 damages. and another by the
friends of one Of the deceased Boston passengers
for 100000.
CINcINEATi GAMBLING HousEs.-A general
onslaught against gambling houses has late been
made in Cincinnati. The last establishment of
the kind that remained open was entered by the
police on Friday night. The proprietors were ar
rested and the tables and other gambling ntensils
destroyed.
gS- DR.. Kane, of the Arctic expedition, has re-
Gently received gratifying evidence Of the gene
raj interest taken in his daring undertaking, in an
autograph letter from the King of Denmark. The
letter directs the authorities of the colonies in
Greenland to afford all possible assistance to the
expedition This is the more gratifying because
it was entirely unasked and unexpected.
o. The present scarcity and Consequent high
price of cattle is attributed to the numerous herds
that are being driven ever the plains to California
A recent statement shows that from one county in
Missouri 5000 head of cattle were about to be
started for Oregon and California. There is no
doubt, however. that spectators have also taken
advantage of the scarcity to raise the price 10 All
exorbitant rate.-Bal. finer.
New ORGANIzArIoN.--A cali for general re-
lipious conference. with view to es ablish new
yearly meeting of the Society Of Friends in Penn
svlyania, has been published in scme Of the news
papers, The conference is to meet at Friends
Meeting House, at Kennett Square, Chester co.,
on first day, the 22d of Fifth month next. A
large number of what are called Progressive
Friends, it is said, have signed the call.
A MAN IN DlsGUIsE.-Last summer frepu-
ted female was going the rounds, instructipg la
dies in the art OF cutting dresses, &c, haillng
from the North, we believe. We understand that
this person recently died in Of the upper coun
ties, when the discovery was made that the cutter
of ladies' garments was man in dlsguise-ore
who had dunned the petticoats for some unexpain-
ed reason. and passed for female unit, after death
fredericksburg Herald.
TIE WORLDS FAIR IN New YoRK.-The
Architects Of the Crystal Palace have reported in
writing to the Directors that the building will be
completed so as to be ready for the reception Of
poods by the middle of June. and the Directors
thereupon feel confident that they will be enabled
to open the Exhibition between the LIST and l5sh
of July. This is later than we had hoped. but Il
is about the season when the summer travel
through our city is fullest, and there will be no
lack Of vsiters for months. The charge, for aa-
mission is fixed at fifty cenis.--.N. Y. Tribune.
VERMONT LraCon Laval the railroad de-
not at St. Adams recently three casks labelled
..sugar and hams" were received, but some Of tho
watchers having scented brine in them, they were
opened and found to contain brandy art3 GIN:
The sheriff has advertised them. The Vermont
Repository states that large quantity of liquors
are advertised for sale at auction in its town, and
thinks that this is new way of getting round
the law, and that there viii be plenty of sheriff
and constable sales of liquor if the practice is not
stopped by law.
MASSACHUSETTS LEGIsLATrGE.-ln the Sen
ate of Massachusetts, on the 23d, the Special Gem
mittee on Mr.. Walkers Liquor bill submitted
two reports-the majority expressing the opinion
that it was inexpedent to egislate On the subject
and the minority expressing the opinion that the
bill ought to pass There seems TO be a fierce
struggle going Oh in the minds of the wise men Of
Massachusetts as TO whetaer they shall depriyf
themselves of spirits or not The House, on Tues
day. rejected the resolution providing for the cree
ton of monument to Webster, and the Senate
rejected the Hoosac tunnel bill.
SINGULAR IYcIDEHT.-On Sabbath afternoon
last, as stranger was lecturng on Temperance
in the Gid Market House in Camden, New Jer
sey, he remarked that it bed been tweniy-seyer
years since he had seen his mother. when on lock-
ing around he espied some one in the crowd whom
| he thought he recognized as her. When he wa
done speaking he went down and spoke to her