Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1853-05-18
MISCELLANEOUS ITEnIS.

W- A syphon for dairymen Is now In use In
Scotland, by means of which the milk is drawn
away from the cream, instead of Swimming the
cream off the milk.
90 The Port Tobacco, Md, Times states that
in some sections Of Chafles county the fly has at
tackled the Tobacco plants and destroyed whole
beds.
o. Among the passengers who arrived at this
port Yesterday in the Hermann was another sister
of Kossuth, Mrs. Ruttkay, with her family.-JN
Y. Tribune.
4 o. A portion of the "unterrifed" ofths Norfolk
Congressional District have. given public notice
that they will vote for Tim Eives, Esq, in pref
erence to the regular hominee, in Gen. Mlllson.
e. The papers are full of long accounts Of
4 "Franconi's Hippodrome" It is nothing but a
colossal French circus which has come to New
York and built itselfa big shanty-covering sew
eral acres of ground.
o. The Panama Herald of 26th April notes the
discovery at Old Panama of an earthen ware vessel
containing number of ancient Roman coins
Many of them hear. quite legibly, the names Of
Maximinus, Docletian and Constantine. -, ..
LAMARTrNE.-Foreign adyiees mention that a
company of publishers has been formed to buy up
the copyright of the works of Lamartine. The
capital is to be 450, 600 frances, in 500 shares,
most probably wtha view to relieve the necessities,
Of the unfortunate poet.
o. The American Colonization Society apa its
auxilaries have sent out to Liberia, since 1890,
in their various expeditions, 7,457 persons. OF
these, ,l23 were born free, two hundred and for
ty-two purchased their freedom, apd 1902 were
emancipated in view of their emigration. &.
PRAIsEwoRTHY PERsEvERAHcE.-The name
tof the M whose efforts finally resusctated Miss
Griswold, on the occasion ofthe late railroad acct
dent at Norwalk, is Lps,s Benedict, not Lucius,
as printed. He contirhed his efforts three hours
after the medical gentlemen had declared restora-
ton impossible, and the body had been placed a.
mong the dead. He is stage driver.
eG- Wyatt Cardwell, of Charlotte, has taken
the field in the Petersburg District as the Wing
candidate for Congress. His competitors at pres
ent, are Mr.. Goode of Mecklenburg and Mr.. Hop
kins of Po%hatahf An effort is, however, being
made get up convention, and it is probable
that one or both of these gentlemen will be ruled
Off We hope Mr.. Cardwell will hold on in any
event. He is not apt to give ap anything he un-
kdertakes-nor does he know how to tailt-Lynch-
burg Vngipian.
A MODEL RAILRoAD.-The Concord Railroad
n. H., SO miles long, has been in operation over
ten years In that time no passenger has been
killed or seriously injured upon it. Six large pas
senger and four immense freight trains pass over
it daily. Most of the employees have been con-
nected with it from the commencement. They
not only know their duty, but take care to per-
! form it.
SALE OF BLOOD HoRsEs.-The large stock Of
blood horses belonging to the estate ofthe late Will
liam Gibbons were Sold at auction on Tuesday, at
Madison, New Jersey. Among the number sold
was the celebrated racer "Fashion, 0now IL years
old, bought by DIR. Morris, of Morisania, for ST.
$50. Bonnets OBlue, mother of Fashion, 26I
years old, brought 500. Patsey Anthony, l3
years old, $3.50. Mariner II years DID,, $270 $:
and others of lesser note; at prices.yarying from
! $40 up to $500.
o. It's remarkable fact in the family history
of the late DR.. Person, that he and his four bro
Tiers, who were all To sons his father had by his
first wife, have died accidental deaths, viz: two
were drowned, when quite young, in SAGE; a
| third was drowned at sea; fourth was killed on
board the ship Putnam, Of this port, while man
fully defending the ship against the attacks ofthe
Malays; and now the last of the brothers has had
his life sacrificed to The reckless conduct of rail-
road operators.-Salen G@-ette-
LOUIS NAPoLEoN-A Paris letter to the New
York Commercial says Louis Napoleon looks
sick and exhausted-a circumstance calculated to
delight those who are waiting for his REMOVAL
An ardent and prominent republican told me yes
terday that he could not live year, that he had
! been doomed by an eminent physicinaa, whose
services had been required during the past week..
I do not know how this may be; he certainly has
| the appearance of very sick man. He has beer
out for four or five days, however, and has been
twice to the theatre since his late ilness"
A New FEArURE.-We are informed on relia-
bic authority that on Sunday last at the White
Oak Church, in Stafford county, after the religi-
Gus services were over, Governor Smith, the De-
mocratc candidate for Congress, being called or
addressed the congregation which was there as
sembled As this is new feature in political E.
lectioneering and something never before heard Of
in Virginia, we publish it for the benefit of the
candidates at large. We made up our minds not
10 be startled at anything in this Democratic age
of progress, but must confess our unfegned aston
shment at this new use to which the Church Of
God and the Sabbath day are appropriated in .
christian community .Netcs.
ExrRAoRpIsARY.-Saturd morning last, in
the outward trip of the Danville cars, the locomo-
tive and train ran over cow, making complete
section Of her body. In the afternoon, las the train
returned, it was found that fine calf had olsen
gagged itself from the body Of the slaughtered cow,
and was doing admirably wen. not having receiv-
ed the slightest injury from the accident which
DESTROYED its poor mother! Like Macduff, it was
from its mothers womb "untimely ripped."-
There may be nothing new under the sun but if
there has been another occurrence such as that we
have described, we have never heard of it!--Rieh.
Dispatch
1- A correspondent of the Richmond IVhig,
writing from Sparta, Caroline county, furnishes
I the following:
AN EXTRAORDINARY FREAK OF NATURE!-
A man by the name of George w. Houston, living
short distance from this place, (Sparta,) has a
COW which has brought forth most uncommon
calf The calf is now two weeks old, living and
likely to live. 1t has two distinctly formed mouths,
four distinctly formed nostrils, two tongues, and
four eyes and will think, have four horns. In
all other respects it is formed as usual, and is
playful and very pretty calf lteats very heartily
with either mouth Some three or four hundred
persons have been to look at it, and all consider it
a very great curiosity
CANDIDATES IN AUGUsTA.--The Wing County
Convention Of Augusta has unanimously nomina-
ted Hugh w. Shelley, Esq, for re election to the
Senate, Messrs. Bolivar Christian, Elijah Hogs
head, and Robert Guy for the House OF Delegates.
The members Of the Senate of both parties, we
are well assured, will welcome back with no Or
binary satisfaction the able and energetic Mr..
Shelley. Messrs Christian, Hogshead, and Guy,
we nave no doubt, will prove most valuable and
efficient delegates. We have known Mr.. Chris
tian well for many years. and hail with great plea
sure this evidence of the appreciation of his fine