Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-01-04
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

MISCELLANEOUS llEMS.
o. Hon. John Letcher has introduced bill into
Congress for changing the time of holding the
District Courts Of Western Virginia.
&C. We learn from England that Mrs. Amslis
OPie, the popular author of the numerous works
of felton, died at Norwich, the city of her birth,
en- the Cd inst, at the age of eighty five
oo- A judgment for $500 las been rendered a.
gainst Quebec merchant named Seymour for
speaking dsrespectfally of Miss Ferguson, who
was trying TO court one of his clerks.
MISSISSIPPI SEsAroRsHIp.-Th Natchez Free
Trader says that three names are before the Demo-
Gratis of that State for the U. S. Senatorship:
Gov A. e. Brown, Col. jeff Davis, and Gen.
Quitman. The latter appears 10 be the Free
Traders choice.
! o. There is rumor that Mr.. Charles Summer
is about to leave The Senate. 1t has always been
the custom in Massachusetts for Senator TO re-
sign when the Legislature of the State is against
him. Dir. Pickering left the Senate on this Fac
count, and so did John Quincy Adams in 1908.
Or The Society of Alumni of Washington COL
ege, Lexington. have determined to furnish q
block to the Washington National Monument, in
Washington city. tits proposed to raise the ne
cessary amount by contributions Of one dollar from
each Alumnus. M
o. Enough money has been already subscribe
ed to the Masonic Temple, proposed to be erect
led in Fredericksburg, it is said to justify the or
dering of the statue of Washington, which is to
be executed by Mr.. Powers, and will be of full
size.
| eo- The Presidents House, the National Intel
ligencer says. is now completely finished, and in
full order for the reception of visitors At no prev-
GUS time in its history has the Presidential man
sion equaed its present condition for comfort taste,
and style.
o. Eighty millions Of dollars are invested in
the sugar business in Florida, Louisiana, and
Texas, the only States where sugar is made from
cane. The product is over 100000 hogsheads
annually. The importation of foreign sugar a
mounts to $4,000 hogsheads.
e5-In the constitution of the Sandwich Islands,
the first article reads as follows: "It is our fixed
decree, /. That no law shall be enacted which 10
at variance with the word of Jehovah, or at vari-
ance with the general spirit of His word. All
laws Of the island shall be in consistency with the
general spirit of Gods law"
| MURDER NEAR RIcHMoND.-On Tuesday
morning, the 9th ut., man named Alexander
Bradley was brutally murdered by four men in
Manchester. opposite Richmond. Two of the
men who committed the assault have been identi-
fled and arrested and are in Jail. Their names
are Philip Dryer and John Disco. The other
two, named Garry and Craugln, are still at large.
o. A Washington letter says:-"l understand
the Committee on Foreign Relations, to whom
was referred Mr.. Davis resolution for testims-
NAL to Capt. Ingraham, unanimously agreed this
morning to report in favor of that resolution, chang
ing the testimonial, however, TO a medal, with
suitable inscription, instead of a sword, as being
more appropriate to fhe occasion"
DIVISION OF OREGON TERRrToRY.--General'
Lane, we understand, says the Spectator, is plcdg-
ed to division of Oregon Territory. new
Territory, South, will be asked from the General
Government through him, at the coming session
of Congress. Our informant states that he CON-
United himself during the last canvass to that ef
feet.
The LEGISLATURE ON AN ExcuRsroN.-Th
Norfolk Beacon. of Wednesday, says:
Over forty members of the Virginia Legsla-
ture came down in the steamer Augusta on Mon
day, on visit TO our city. Yesterday they Wis
tied the Navy Yard and the U. S. ship Pennsy
yana and were entertained by onr crizens last
evening with supper al the National Hotel.
DEATH OF A MEMBER OF CoNGREss.-Mr.
Brookins Campbell, a Representative from Ten
nessee died in Washington on Monday last tho
Goth ult. The deceased was native of Wash
npton county, Tenn, and was several times
member of the Legislature, beating Andrew John
son the present Governor of that State, al one
lection He was an officer in the Mexican war.
His distric. is Wing. He died Of spinal affec-
ton
CHERRY PEcToRAL.-See in our advertising
columns notice of this medicine. We are not
in the habit of saying much in relation 10 such
medicines as are generally seen going the rounds
of newspapers but in relation TO Ayers Cherry
Pectoral, we feel that we can say something in
its favor with propriety, from the fact that We
have tried it. A young man in our office has also
used it, and IN both his and our own case it prov
ed most benefcial-.qni. Presbyterian, Green
riLLe, Tenn.
KossUrH GOING TO CoNsTANTINoPLE Mr.
Sanders, the American Consul at London in a
letter to the n. Y. Herald says
Kossuth has at last been invited to CONSTANT.
nople by the Porte. He goes, believe, in tho
steamer of next week. Several thousand Hun
garian deserers from the Austrian army Of obser-
walton are already at Widen. A few weeks
more will find all the republican leaders in Eu-
rope in Omer Pacha's camp. They will prove to
be powerful allies to the Turks. causing by their
presence increased deeertion from the Russian
and Austrian armies, composed largely as they
are of Poles Hungarians, and Italians. r,
We think that the statement that Kossuih goes
20 Consiantinople at the invitation Of the Porte
may we'll be doubted. The Sultan could not in
vite him without offence to Austria, whom it is
her policy to keep neutral in the present WAL
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