Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-09-20
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS,

Or The esimable lady of Hon. T. Fl. Benton
died in Washington on The 10Th inst. She Was
from Rockbrfdge county, in this State.
o. The Chicago Tribune states that Senator
douglas spoke at Norris, in Grundy county. on
Tuesday the 18th, and was listened to quietly.
when the meeting adopted resolutions condemn;oo
his course on the Nebraska bill. l.
SAN JuAN.-The Star says that special bear-
er OF dispatches to the British Embassy arrived in
Washington on Saturday, direct from London,
with the British Governments first communica-
tion to their Minister here on the Greytown affair.
PENNsYLyANA.-The independent WHO'S Of
| the second district of PENNSYLVANIA have noui.
mated Hon. Joseph r. Chandler for CONGRESS-
The Know Nohngs have nominated Jacob I.
Gossler-making four congressional candidates iu
the second district.
o. According to the census of 1850. the total
amount of corn produced in the United States
was 592.07I ,l0f bushels. Ohio produced, So,
O7S. S95 bushels, Kentucky 5S.672.5 9I, lii
nos 81 .646,9S4, Indiana. so 1854 1868, Tennessee
52.276, 223, Missouri 1921 ,537, and Virginia
35, 254,3l9.
or Orders have been given for the withdrawal
of all the British regiments from Canada. This
anticipated with the United States, calling for the
employment Of trOopsin that quarter second, that
the eXigencies ofthe Eastern war are becoming
more exactng.
ALEXANDRIA AND WASHINGTON RAILROAD
The books OF subscription to the stock of this rad
were to be opened on the l2th at the MAYORS Of
flee in Washington and Georgetown. and in A.
exandria. The capital stock required is $500 600
birIc of 49,
the company can be organized.
Missouri LEGIsLArURE.-The Jefferson CITY
Examiner says that final returns are received and
that the next Legislature Of that State will stand
Wings, go, Democrats. 60, Benton Democrats,
Al. Mr.. Phelpss majority (ofiicial) over johnson.
in the sixth district, is COZ. The Wings of the
district generally voted for Mr.. Phelps.
RICHMOND FLOUR MILLs-Tke Richmond
(Va) Enquirer says the various -four mills in that
city are at work grinding the new wheat crop
thatis coming into market About fifteen thou
sand bushels day are required to keep them sup
ed There are seven mills in all and at the
present prices Of wheat 1t requires $26, $50 worth
per day to keep them in motion.
SANDWICH IsLANDs-We find the following
in the Alexandra Sentinel. of Saturday For the
information of the readers of the Sentinel, we
would state that thereaty annexing the Sandwich
Islands to the United States, has been received,
and is now at the State Department. The source
from which we get The above information, we
think, may be relied on as correct.
0o- A Democratic Know Nothing IN the Rich.
Examiner denies that there is word of truth in
the articls recently published in wallpaper enti-
tied "a flood of Light" and further says.-"T
will take occasion here TO say Gas the Know Moth
ngs have been charged TO be Wings in disguise)
that some of the most prominent Democrats Of
Virginia belong to the Order. You can safely re-
" upon this assertion. "-.HesseRger.
QUANTITY OF RMN IN AUousr.-A statement
made at the Cambridge Observatory, Massachu-
SETS shows 5.32 inches rain the average fall of
the last thirteen Augusts, while during the month
whc has just expired only OBS fell. The Boz
ton Traveller states that by recuris kept from 4
rain-guage in Hancock street a. 0 inches was The
average August fall of rain for the last thirty years.
but last month only 0.5S of an inch fell.
TREMENDOUS DEATH EsGiNE.-Shells weigh
ing 100 lbs, were fred from LancasIer's long
range gun recently, on board vessel near the
Isle of Wight. England. with surprising result.
One was sent 1000 yards distance, and reached
the top Of cliff 500 feet high 1t was calcula-
led that in tranquil sea- So that good aim could
be taken, park 1000 yards distant might be bit
By this gun.
LATER From THE Rfo GRASDE.-We have
dates from Brownsville TO the I'd inst. We have
reports that battle at Victoria between the in
surgents and the government troops lasted three
days when the insurgents finally retired with
small loss. The loss of the Government troepsis
said to be over 400. San Lous Pntosi has raised
the standard of rebellion and the insurgents eaOse
is represented as steadily spreading throughout the
country.
No LIaUoR LAW FOR WAsHINGTos City
The Inteligencerofthe 9Th says: "One branch
Of our City Councils has been laboring very A.
siduuusly, from time to time, to block out sofnc-
thing in the shape Of a prohibition or restraining
law in regard 10 the sale of spirituuus liquors
Upon testing the details il was found iInpractcable
for the present TO frame any act which would be
likely to battle the ingenuity ofthe thirsty orquiet
the cravings of the sick man and the bill was
therefore lost-yeas 6, nays H."
LABOR ]. CALIFoRNIA.-The rates of wages
in California are high, but the prices of living are
also exurbitant. 1t is stated that blacksmith
res Sc per day turner's from S. TO s. lock-ma-
kers So gas filters 81 boiler makers from S. to
So plumbers from So to IS; watchmakers from
SO 10 $40 house carpenters from So TO 81 brick
layers SO hodmen 81 plasierers 5 tailors $75
a month and found; haters Sl0 day; carimen
a (; painters So salnakers Sc; brass founders s.;
and SO in proportion
CAsHrEREp-Capt Samuel w. Downing. L.
S. Navy, recently tried by the Court Martial st
PHILADELPHIA, on various charges OF official mis-
conduct whilst in command on lheP aciic station,
was found guilty on all charges except that OF
"disobedience of ORDERS and sentenced TO be
.oh;oroJ The Stor savS that The fudinU and
sentence of the cour; having been approved by the
President of the United States, Captain Downing
has been notified that he will no longer be regard
ed as an officer of the Navy.
CRIME TX New YoRK--The semi.annual re-
mort of the Chief of Police of the city of New
York shows tina, the whole number of arrests by
the police for the six months ending on the 3lst
of August was 25, 10, being an increase oyer the
previails six months OF 1913. Of these 40 were
murder eases rape 20; keeping dsordery houses
| II forgery So; burglary ID; intoxicaon 0,53S;
grand Larceny 572; petit larceny 2.020; perjury
| Is picking pockets 1853; assaults and battery g.
gG6. The arrests in the Sixth Ward alone foot
up nearly 3,OOO.
| THE SrRAIGHT-oUrs-There is promise of
greater variety in parties by next Spring election
| than the country has ever known before. II our
information be correct. the friends ct prohibiiory
! liquor law have organized into secret association.
under the sturdy name Of ''the Siralghl-ous. for
the purpose of carrying their principles into 7cive
! effect at the elections. They have bren quite
successful. we are told. in the work of Initiation
in this place. The Siraight-cut is 10 elured
to take pledge Of abstinence. bat only to sustain
the proposed law through its champions al the
polls Winchester Republican.
SHIPMENTS OF BEEADsyCPr,. According IN
tho New York Journal Of Commerce. there have