Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1853-01-12
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

PROPOSED AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION.
"A project has been recently brought before Con-
gress to amend the Constitution by providing for
the election of Presidential electors by the voters
Of the Congressional districts respectively 1t was
proposed by Mr. Ewing of Kentucky. and has been
referred to the committee on the Judiciary. A
similar proposition was made some years ago by
Mr. Benton and by others. The object in view Is
10 bEng the election of President nearer to the
people,. ,44o fo,.---71-., r,,lei
6- Richard K. Cralle, esq.,, the literary exec
utor OF Mr. Calhoun, is in New York, making ar
fragments for the publication of an additional VOL
ume of ''Cahoun's Works.v The forthcoming
volume will embrace portion of Mr.. Calhoun's
speeches. The whole work will constitute COM
plete edition Of the speeches and writings of John
c. Calhoun. carefully corrected and arranged by
the editor, Mr.. Cralle.
PorAro BUSINESS SoUTH.-The trade in pota-
toes at New Orleans is very extensive. One firm
at Louisville has shipped 10000 barrels to NeM
Orleans since the first of July. The additional
shipments reach $4,000 barrels from Louisville to
the same market, the net value of which amount
70 $4,000. The average price of potatoes at
Louisville has been 81 per barrel, and the freight
to New Orleans about so cents.
o. The New York Journal of Commerce
states that an effort is making on the part of the
friends of Mr.. Fillmore and of the American COL
onization Society, to constitute him life Director
of the same, by raising one thousand dollars, to be
appropriated to assisting emigrants to Liberia,
while suitable tribute of respect is TINS paid to
the retiring President. Mr. Fillmore is among
the most decided friends of the Society.
GEN. PiERcE.-The Philadelphia Ledger's
Washington correspondent says: "Gen. Pierce is
slow man to come to conclusion, but the hard
est to change after his part is once taken. have
seen letter from him, in which he especially
states that the boring of committees, cliques and
Individuals will not change his resolutions the
breadth Of hair"
THE WINTER AT SEA.-Whle the winter on
shore has been one of the mildcst ever known, at
sea tremendous gales have swept the ocean, rem
derng the efforts of the most powerful steamships
TO make Roadway against them almost Intellectual.
The steamers which left England during the
month Of December, suffered most severely
York Courier.
&C. We gee it stated that at Nottingham, Eng
land the great centre ofthe lace manufacture, they
are now manufacturing most beautiful fabrce of /
lace for window curtains, &c., of iron wire Iron
houses, iron ships, and iron capes for the la
dies Won't they attract the Lightning, and shant
we have women of metal for wives!
O. Eighteen hundred and fifty two will be eel
shrated in the worlds annals by the number and
violence of its earthquakes and volcanic eruptions
Every quarter eff the earth has been convulsed.
In China, West Indies, Europe and Africa, the
internal forces of the earth have baen in operation
c5-There is now exhibiting at Leeds, England,
young lady aged eighteen whose beard measures
between four and five inches in length! AS an
lnducement TO persons to attend the exhibition it
is announced that ''yisitors will be permitted 10
touch the beard"
o9- On splitting off piece of old marble at the
Washington Navy Yard few days since by COM
modore Rogers, there was discovered, four inches
below the surface, several holes about the diameter
OF 4 small pistol bullet, in each Of which there was
a muscle alive and kicking.
O. Some of the Canadian papers are taking
ground against the influx of colored persons from
the United States into the Province, viewing i.
as present injury to their property, 4 drawback
to their social progress, and source Of much fu-
ture trouble.
Co Senator Davis, of Massachusetts,, in a le:er
to the editor Of the Boston Atlas. announces his in
tention Of Withdrawing from public life at the close
of his present Senatorial tcrn and declines rc-eec-
ton.
G3- Mr.. j. 7. Patton has become associated 10
the editorial department of the Richmand WMg-
Mr.. P has, for several years, had charge of the
Lexington Gu,ctte, and in that position acquired
h gh ard deserved reputation as writer
e5- The President and Directors of the Bank
Of the Valley have declared a scmi-annual aivi-
dend of AZ per cent-4s Of which will be paid 10
the stockholders remaining | per cent. to be
retained to pay the bonus to the State.
CArTLE.-The annual statement of the New
York Cattle Market shews that during 1852, 1867
225 beeves, 1858 COWS and calves, and 323, 600
sheep and lambs, were sold in that market. The
increase over the preceding year is very large.
PRoFEssoR WILsoN.-The steamer at New
York brings the esd intelligence of the death of
John Wilson, Professor Of Moral Philosophy in
the Edinburgh College. This gentleman adds
another 10 the illustrious dead CT the past year.
nJ-TEe inspections of Flour in Baltimore, du-
rn- the year just closed, were ,2S6, 800 barrels,
against o95,084 in 1851. The inspection Of To-
bacco were 49,l00 hogsheads; and the foreign
clearances were 5s5, against asa the year before.
20. Hon. VIM. r. King has resigned his seat
in the United States Senate, TO take effect imme--
diatey. 1t is stated that Gov. Collier will ap-
point Benjamin Fitzpatrick his successor.
c5- The Hon, Duncan Cameron, one Of the most
aged, respected and honored citizens of North Car
DINA, died in Raleigh, after long illness, on the
Ord instant
&C. A Rev. Mr. Cummins, of Concord, n. H.,
has issued parcel of flaming hand bills, announc-
ing The end Of all subunary things in 1854. He
finds number of deludcd followers.
G5- A new Reapng Machine has just been in
vented by citizen Of Brooklyn. n. York, which
can be worked by one horse, and it is said will cat
twenty five acres Of grain in day.
es- brring the quarter ending the 3lst utimo,f
over 10000 barrels Of flour were inspected at
Richmond.
o.. Commodore Morgan, commander Of the.
Washington Navy Yard, died on the morning Of
the 4th instant
o. Sales of Virginia Coupon Bonds were made
at the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday
week at SIP.
G5- l. was stated at temperance meeting held
at Liverpool, that there are now, throughout the
world, about sixteen millions of teetotallers.
ee- The permanent debt of New York city, re-.
deenable at different periods from 1856 TO 1882,
amounts 10 1885, 659-from which $4.l75,345
is to be deducted for amount in sinking fund.
eJ- The late accounts from Australia represent
the yield of gold to be on the increase. Two new
fields of great richness have been discovered.
e5- Mr.. Carson, wing, has been chosen speak.
or nc tho pennsylvopia Senate by n majority ofone