Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-05-24
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

bows, who live by beggary aud shame
ns- MIR. Marcy declines to assure citizens who
have been born abroad of the protection of govern
1nent against impressment into foreign armies
-e,-TheM F. Conference, South, which is in ses,
sion at Columbus, Geo., has, after pro'ractee
debate, unanimously decided to establish S0"'h-
ern book concern.
Ms The Washington Star learns that Presl-
dent Pierce invited Ex-President Fillmore 10
visit Washington on his way North, rendering
him the inequalities Of the White House.
nr+The Ministers RESIDENT in Puntytown, Iayio'
county. (Va) are about to ask foE an increase OF
their salaries, the first move having been made oy
the members Of the Ministerial Conference oitne
Baptist Church.
NJ The tearing down of show bills is attended
with more penalty than is usually imagined
nerson has been sentenced to the New York pen
itentiary for three months for malicously obltera-
ting the show-bills of the Broadway theatre
Win Rockbridge and Berkeley, the Demo
crate are making strong efforts to unite the party
= ,,,, el4ction of sheriff and other county OH
- :, order to secure the election of democrats
W. ,arjc., similar efforts in other counties
~. N,,v VIZ maintain that this government OF
,,.. 49, h. our good and wise forefathers, meant
fnt > rrnnhl;c not Democracy that the progress
.s'-,SI H., l,t. r is fast destroying the former'
'o%e,"s 49, 90, erting this from free into
dau 90 soyernmen, ~ 0. PicGyt'e
NJ. COMPREHENSIVE scheme to throw 2O,OOO
o,,nts from the free States into the Territories
ofNebraska aud Kansas has oeen matureu AZ tne
Worcester Convention, aud committees SPPo'u:.II
ed to carry it into effect by IA slng iuhQS u 'u
the emigrants.
ncx. There are no less than lwel7e railroads
runhing into Chicago. aud the train arr why auu
departing are about seyeaty day. ms -
the streets of Chicago to be all the time 81!
with people-seyefal thousand strangers, oelos
thus brought into The city almost every gay ~
the year.
PURCHASE OF Mourn VERNoN.-Nlr. MortC h'
of Florida, on Wednesday, made report to the
United States Senate from the Comuiltteeo on Ag-
ricuIture in favor of the purchase Of Mount Yer
non by the Government aud the establishment
Here of an agricultural school, under the same
sort of government and regulations as the Militia.
Gy and Naval Academy.
r- Hydrophobia is producing more pahic in
Boston and vicinity than ever attended the small
pox or Cholera, aud not without some reason.
Scarcely day passes but what some one IS bit
yeR by a ma6 dog. and cases OF death from this
cause have been frequent Many who have been
bitten, are living in constant dread Of an awful
death and there are few whodo not wish death to
the whole canine race
N5- Moe valuable Copper Mines, says the
Cleveland Tenn, Banner, have been discovered
in Virginia Many of our citizens are connect
ed with these Mines, and have taken up large
quantities Of land in the vicinity of Tonkry's Iron
Works. which has throwa the community in high
r.. No, hr,tt nbt Il,
this place are much richer than those obtained at
Ducktown."
A KNow-NoTHING TRIUMFH-At Bridgeport,
Connecticut, there was recently holly contested
election of State Representative to supply
cancy. Philo F. Baruum and Rev. Mr.. Sniat
were the candidates. When the polls were
counted, great was the establishment at discover
inc that Thomas H. Oakly, whose name had
never been mentioned for the office publicly, had
been elected by majority Of $50! Where the
tickets came from, and who voted them, remains
complete mystery.
DEsrRUcrIoN OF THE WHEELING BRDGE.-
A despatch from Wheeling on the 18TH says
'''The costly and magnificent Suspension Bridge,
spanning the river at THIS pace, was OiU"n uO"u
yesterday afternoon, and now lies in the water,
total wreck. All the cables except two were
twisted and broken in pieces. Such terrific gale
has never before been experienced here. The
bridge was turned completely over by It's force,
and the Immense cables gave way like slender
wires. The abutneuts of the bridge were but
slightly injured. Fortunately no lives were lost
by this calamity"
AYERS CHERRY PEcroRAL,-Amongst the
many nostrums that are daily heralded forth to
the public as panaceas Ornearly all the ills which
afflict humanity, there are, no doubt, many en-
trey worthless, and others that possess all the
merit which is claimed for them. Among this
latter class stands foremost the Invaluable family
m ,dicine, the name ofwhich heads this paragraph.
This is no idle puff. Wespeak knowingly, hav-
ing tested its efficacy on several occasions within
the last year, in our own family At this season.,
when colds and influenza are so prevalent, we
confidently recommend the free use of this prepa-
ra'ion. Il will be found equally eficacious in
diseases of the throat and in all pulmonary afec-
tons Virginia Recorder, Buchanan, Va.
o. dreadful catastrophe occurred in the
English Channel at two O'Clock in the morning
of April 2Sth. The American bargue Hespar,
Capt. Jon IS, from Charleston, South Carolina,
for Antwerp, came in collision with the Bremen
barque FayOrte, Capt. HOegsmann, from Bre-
men for Baltimore, with $50 passengers. The
Favorte was struck on the starboard bow, cut
down to the waters edge. and foremast carried
away. The captain, mate, and four seamen Of
the Favorite got on board of the llespar during
the collision, and the remainder of the crew, who
have not since been heard of, it is supposed took
To the boat At daybreak nothing was seen ofthe
barque, which no doubt sunk Immediately with
all Oh board. The Hespar also sustained DAM
age, but proceeded on her voyage, having sent
the survivors of the Fayorite TO Portsmouth by a
pilot boat. The collision occurred off the Start
AYANKEE TRIcK-A letter from anoificer Of
the British fleet. dated 18th, tells the following
rather good story:
''0ne morning, a few days since, we saw
large vessel eight or ten miles ahead, which we
fully believed to be Russian man of-war. as she
made all sail to get away and showed no coorS.
As we rapidly came up with her she took in sail
until she was under reeied topsails, fighting trim,
SO we beat to quarters, and the pipe sounded loud
ly, Hands, bringthe ship into action FOrsome
three minutes everything was hustle, casting the
guns loose, clearing the decks, Sc. Five min
utes more and every gun was shotted aud primed,
and the men standing with the match-lines in
their hands waiting for the word to fire. Just as
we got within good distance he ran up American
coors, and coolly told us he would have hojsed
them sooner, bat he ,cqaied 10 see ho,c snarity
noe ,eold clear for ac.'on. II our tar5 did not
bless him to the wrJay side Of heaven, never be-
lieve me"
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