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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-01-04
STAUNTON SPECTATOR
nYJ. A. 81. R. WADDELL.
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How TO BE A MAN.-When Carl yle was
asked by young person to point out what
course of reading he thought best 10 make
him man, he replied in his characteristic
mat,ner: at is not by books alone, or by
books chiefly, that man is in all points a
man. Study to do faithfully whatsoever
things in your actual situation, then and
now, you find expressly or tactly laid down
to your charge-that is your post; stand to
It like true soldier: Silently devour the
many chagrins of it-and see that you aim
to It without doing all that is your duty"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-01-04

GOING UP STAIRs.-If, when about 10 40.
cend the stairs, you find that gentleman
is going up at the same time, draw back
and make sign for him to preccde you.-.
He will bow, and pass on before you
When coming down, do the same, that the
gentleman may descend IN advance Of you.
A very polished man will not wait foi
signal from the lady, but will bow and run
up stairs, passing her as thing Of course.
Miss Leslie.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-01-04
The Baby's Complaint.

Now suppose you think because you
never see me do anything but feed and
sleep that have very nice time of it.
Let me tell you that you are mistaken and
that I'm tormented half to death, though
never say anything about it. How should
you like every morning to have your nose
washed up instead of down? How should
you like to have pin put through your
dress into Your skin, and have to bear it all
day until your clothes were taken off at
night? How should you like to be held so
near the fire that your eyes were half scorch-
ed out of your head while the nurse was
reading a novel? How should you like to
have great fly light on your nose, and not
know how to take ann at him, with your lit
tie, fat, useless fingers? How should you
like to be left alone in the room to take a
nap, and have a great pussy jump intoyour
cradle, and sit staring at you with her great
green eyes till you were all in a tremble /?
How should YOU like to reach out your
hand for the pretty bright candle, and find
out that it was away across the room in
stead Of close by? How should you like to
tire yourself out crawling away across the
carpet, to pick up pretty button or pin,
and have it snatched away, as soon as you
begin to enjoy it | tell you it is enough
to ruin any baby's temper. How should
you like to have your mamma stay at a par
ty till you were as hungry as a little cub,
and be LETT to the mercy Of nurse, who
trotted you up and down till every bone IN
your body ached. How should you like,
when your mamma dressed you up all pref
ty to take the nice, fresh air, to spend the
afternoon with your nurse in some smoky
Kitchen while she gossiped with one of her
cronies How should you like TO submit
to have your toes tickled by all the little
children who insisted "upon seeing baby's
feet' ," How should you like to have
dreadful pain under your apron, and have
everybody call you "a little cross thing"
when you couldn't speak TO tell what was
the matter with you? How should you like
to crawl to the top of the stairs, Gust TO
look about httle,) and pitch heels over
head from the top to the bottom'
Oh, | can tell you it is no joke 10 be ba-
by such a thinking as we keep up and if
we try to find out anything, we are sure to
get our brains knocked out in the attempt.
1t is very trying to a sensible baby who is
in hurry TO know everything, and can't
wait to grow up.--Fa'tny Fern.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-01-04

@- The Wheeling fntelligencer says that
twenty-five years ago, the father of M. P.
Ward, who killed Prof. Butler, of Louis
vile, was with difficulty restrained from
attacking teacher who hal moderately
chastised his SON. The son is now con.
fined criminal, charged with killing a teach.
er of his youngest brother. "Verily The
influence of good or bad example reach,
es far. far into the future"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-01-04

FAST MEN.-The vicious die carly
They fall like shadows or tumble like
wrecks and ruins into the grave-often
while quite young, almost before forty
The wicked ''liveth not half his days" p
The world at once ratifes the truth and as
signs the reason by describing the dissolute
as "fast men," that is, they lire fast; they
spend their twelve hours in six, getting
through the whole before meridian, and
dropping out of sight and into darkness
while others are in the glory Of life. "Their
sun goes down while it is yet day." And
they might have helped it, Many an one
dies long before he need. Your men OF ge-
MUS, like Burns and Byron, to whom, when
dissipated and pronigate, thirty-seven is so
fatal; and your obscure and nameless' wan
dering stars" who waste their youth in lib
ertine indulgence-they cannot live long.
They must die early. They put on the
steam till they blow up the boiler. They
run at such a rate, that the fire goes out for
want of fuel. The machinery is destroyed
by reckless speed and rapid wear. Moth
ing can save them. Their physical system
cannot stand the strain they put ito; while
The state of their minds is often such that
the soul would eat the substance of the most
robust body, and make for itself way of
escape from the inCessant he'll of its own
thoughts.-T. BiRnev.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-01-04

g. A bright little girl, four years of age,
was riding in the country with her uncle, a
short time since, when in passing farm
yard, they saw peacock.
90! look look oollr p said the little
girl "see the pretty bird J"
eyes," SAID her uncle, but without stop
ping.
"But stop the horse, Uncle; want to
look at him longer" said little Mary.
81 can't now" said he "I'm in hurry"
Mary hesitatcd moment, then giving her
doll which she held in her hand toss to
the side of the road
"There, Uncle Eb," said she, "you get
out and pick up my baby, while | look at
the bird -
Wasn't that rather "cute" for little girl
of four years ?-Knicke, booker.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-01-04

WoMAN'S BEAUTY.-It is not the smiles
of pretty iace-nor the tint of her COM
plexion-nor the beauty and symmetry of
her person-nor the costly dress or deco
rations, that compose womans loveliness.
Nor is it the enchanting glance of her eve
with which she darts such lustre on the
nan she deems worthy of friendship, that
constitutes her beauty.
1t is her pleasing deportment-her chaste
conversation-the sensibility and purity of
her thougkts--her aGable and open dispo.
stion-her sympathy with those in adver-
sity-her comforting and relieving the af-
Aicted and distressed, and above all, the
humbIeness of her soul, that constitutes true
loyeIiness. Beauty, unadorned with out
those Of nature and simplicity, will shine
like the reiulgent sun and display to man
that the beauty of your person is not to be
found in tinsel ornaments of your body /;
but in the reflection ofthe reetitude and Sc
renity of well spent life that scars above
the transient vanlties of this world.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-01-04

HEROES AND MARTYRs.-Our readers
will probably all recolect the story of the
Norwegian boy at Chicago, who was drown
ed by some older boys because he refused 10
assist them in robbing an orchard. Some Of
the papers at Chicago now raise doubts as
to the martyrdom of the boy, and attempt to
account for his death in some other way
than they first suggested. 1t seems to such
that heroism, of the kind imputed to the
boy, does not exist in the world at the pres
ent time. Such editors underrate humanity.
A case of moral heroism exceeding that i'm
puted to Knud Iverson, occurred in Mar
quette county, in this State, a little over a
year ago, the facts of which are established
by judicial investigation, and were related
to us by Judge Larrabee, who presided at
the trial.
A beautiful, fair-haired, blue-eyed boy,
about nine years of age, was taken from the
Orphan Asylum IN Milwaukee and adopted
by respectable farmer of Marquette, a pro-
fessor of religion and member of the Bap-
tist persuasion. A girl little older than
the boy, was also adopted into the same
family. Soon after these children were IN
stalled in their new home, the boy discov-
cred criminal conduct on the part of his
new mother, which he mentioned to the lit
tie girl, and it thereby came to the ears Of
the woman, she Indignantly denied the sto.
~ to the satisfaction of her husband, aud
insisted that the boy should be whipped un-
til he confessed the falsehood. The man
poor, weak bigot-impelled by sense Of
religious duty, proceeded to the task assign
eq him, by procuring bundle of rods, strip
ping the child naked and suspending him
by cord to the rafters of the house, and
whipping him at intervals for over two hours,
till the blood ran through the floor, making
pool upon the floor below, stopping only
to rest and interrogate the boy, and getting
no other reply than "Pa, told the truth
| cannot tell lie," the woman all the time
urging him TO 'do his duty" The poor
little hero, at length released from his tor
ture, threw his arms round the neck of his
tormentor, kissed him, and said, "Pa, am
so cold," and died. 1t appeared in evil
dence, upon the trial of this man and wo-
man for murder, that the child did tell the
truth; and suffered death by slow torture
rather than tell lie. The age of heroism
and of martyrdom will not have passed illl
mothers cease to instil holy precepts into
the minds of their infant offspring. The
man and woman who murdered this angel
child are now in the penitentiary at Wau-
pun, TO which they were sentenced for ten
years.-.Madison (Indiana) Argus.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-01-04

~ There are now 14.09S persons in the
several States and territories receiving pen
sions from the United States under the va.
rious acts passed since 1918.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-01-04

W. A disagreeable duty should be done
as dose of medicine should be swallowed.
without allowing ones self to think before.
hand of its unpleasantness.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-01-04

&5r If you want q favor Of man, laugh
at his jokes. II there be anything that tbs
whole human family have weakness for,
it is to pass for wits y
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-01-04

o. A boy, who was sent to inquire how
an old lady named Wilkins was in health,
said to her servant, "Missus wants to know
how old Missus Wilkins is today" to
which the latter replied, "She is jus! II to-
day"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-01-04

e. There was never any party, faction
sect. or cabal, whatever, IN which the igno.
raht were not the m5st violent; for bee
!. pyt bnsier sninsl than bloekl,ead.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-01-04

ha. The North Carolina rice crop of last
wear. it is SAID will reach 200, 900 bushels.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-01-04

PLEASURES OF GOVERNMENTAL have
a rich neighbor that is always so busy that
he has no leisure to laugh; the whole busi-
ness of his life is to get money, more mon
ey, that he may still get more and more
money. He is still drudging on, saying
what Solomon says, "The diligent hand
maketh rich" And it is true, indeed but
he considers not that it is not in the power
of riches TO make man happy; for it was
wisely said by man Of great observation,
'that thee are as many miseries beyond
riches as on this side of them" And yet
heaven deliver US from pinching poverty,
and grant that having competency, we
NAV be content and thankful. Let US not
repine, or so much as think the gift of God
unequally dealt, if we see another abound
with riches, when, as God knows, the cares
that are the keys that keep those riches
hang often so heavily at the rich mans
girdle, that they clog him with weary days
and restless nights, even when others sleep
quietly. We see but the outside of the rich
mans happiness; few consider him to be
like the silk-worm, that, when she seems
to play, is at the same time spinning her
own bowels, and consuming herself And
this many rich men do, loading themselves
with corroding cares to keep what they have
already got. Let us therefore, be thankful
for health and competence, ard, above all,
for quiet conscience.-Izadk Walton.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-01-04

OpPosITIoN.-"A certain amount of foppo4
sitlon," says John Neal, "is great help to
man. Kites rise against and not ncith the
wind. Even head wind is better than
none. No man ever worked his passage
anywhere in dead calm. Let no man wax
pale, therefore, because ofopposition. OPP
position is what he wants, and must have 10
be good for anything. Hardship is the na-
tive soil Of manhood and self-relance. He
that cannot abide The storm without finch
ing or qualing, strips himself in the SUM-
shine, and lays down by the wayside, TO be
overlooked and forgotten: He who but bra
ces himself TO the struggle when the wind
blows, gives up when they have done, and
falls asleep in the stiffness that fullows.'
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-05-22
PREACHING in THE PARK.
A DISTURBANCE, AS USUAL.
SEVERAL PERSONS STABBED.

Yesterday afternoon audience of several thous md
persons assembled in the Park some for the purpose Of
hearing Mr. Moses the street preacher, hold forth,
froT curiosity 20 what would be DONE and Others
create disturbance Soon after the preacher had
menced his discourse turbulent Irhen in the crowd
began 70 create disturbance by yelling and beotng
This offended part Of the audience and tscy used efforts
TO have stop put to it. The dsurbcrs showed fight bit
finally ran pursued BY a large number. One Of them
in bis fight, turned suddenly aid stabbed three four
pcrsOns uctng very wound in the hand Of John
Hawkins Of No AZ Clarkso-s and nurng less severely
the Others This fellow promptly arrested and gave
his Roger Mclaughlin of No. 472 Pcarl-st. The
exciencn. that followed the sabbng very great and
at time it feared that general riot would
large police force under Sergeans Deva and Mum Of
tie corps III attendance and made several
rests and finally order restored The preacher when
he that riot likely to take place, left the PARK
ThCs. Jackson Irishnan arrested for attempting
to rescue Mclaughlin. Both Of these men were taken to
the Tombs and locked up. Some three four were de-
tanned witnesses but most Of those arrested proved that
they ud committed act of violence and discharged
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DIED.

,.sOrron SUNDAY inst. sfer sl,nseras eins>s
a.. sr, Ahhss, w II Daniel Abbott. ESQ., ssed ~ yesrN
rss and relatives family respectfully invited 20
s.t,na her fuefal residence. NO p froa boos
Su on Tus the sd inst. al O'Clock T. A WHOM"
further rvis;iou-
der Of the Revolution ard Of the seie OF eaoa
he We, horn a. Uorkiniou MddesoS Co.. Mas ga tas a o.
Ma, 1850 therefore his bat IA days .ho ~ h,ey
en- var, H. the spring u M vii bis hthe he snisec into
CO.. Keer cernv Col Shepherds OF Gen 0lovsr
htisoac OF and par raset IN me ose
srd the send Of barroyre aud his army
Win Burvre erred bis swcd 10 Goa 0stes he STOOD
The -crf- The officers erd their sIte tuc, Ustette
poANF-On sunday, 2 rst Mrs Mary Doane widow Of ths
lsfe Johr Doare. IN the 7ji yeas Of her age
re family invited 90 ettf nd me funeral ~ ns
hcusr o. her EsTs Drnnoa No Isl West iiths' On
Tr,fd,v I'll int It 2o'ciccs. p. NJ
GOApBY-Oc the 18th inst. ser lingering illness, ALA A.
wifi OF Thcs OF Henry C. Stacy asd - years
The relatives ard friends Of thu family ae Respectfully invited 70
attend her her late residence No u West SNa near
5hv on Tassdsy s5d in o'clock precisely wi hout Tar
ulIi-Fs overheard drowned from board ship L,dy
A,l Ia Newcastle, named Nh,n
Il nm Of Johns. West Indies
Other pApe please copy the information OF his friends
JFRO FNOSOu the teth inst, Cornelius Jerolenon, Sycsfs
MARION SATURDAY. the coh ns, Marihs wife Of John H.
Vd Her esas will he taken saytrcok Conn., tor inies,nsnt
Tiics rsrers PIE 81 copy. - -
TSDFRHILI-On sunday OF consumption. Csro,as wife %
a,~xs-der Uudrrhil. Eas, Brooklyn ssed 81 years. .
Her remains will be this afternoon the residence ohcr
brother sias Aber,son Rosyn by the Long Island htoah
carter NJ the South ferry and the funeral 70
The friends OF the family are respectfully invited
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-05-22
FIRES.
YIRE ~ DHLASCFY-sT.

About Iii o'clock Saturday night fire broke out in
the rear building No. 1873 Doanccys occupied by Geo.
Osterheld q cabinet-maker shop. The alarm was
promptly given, to which tho fremen promptly re-
sponded but before they could subduo the flames the
stock damaged to the amount of about $780, and the
building to the amount ofabout $780, The building owned
by James Horn The stock Of Mr. Ostehed insured in
the City Fire Insurance Company The origin of the fire
could not be 1sccrtained
FIRE IN 1HIRTfEsTH-Sr.
About clock last night fire broke i'll range OF
frame stables in the of No. 29l Thrtccnhst which
were almost entirely destroyed before the flames could be
exngushed. The loss is estimated at about $500. The
origin Of the fire could not be ascertaned.
FIRE BROOKLYN.
Last evening, about O'Clock, fire broke sui in car
penter shop situated in a vacant lot the OF Hicks
and JoraeInon-sts., which was burned down with
the contents II owned and occupied by Reeves a.
Wells; loss about $780, Several disordery characters
arrested by the police for throwing stones on the
turn home of the engines One or two men were seriously
luTt
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-05-22

SAIIHDAI, nay W. N
The Stock market to-day firm in the morning, and
at the Second Board without large business there was
considerable buoyancy The leading fanoies closed at an
advance over Friday. Erie 3d. seller 90; Reading.
II. Harlem 5Oi Cumberland 3lsi Nicaragua, 25i sell
Ter 30; Canton 2ii &C. all showing firm feeling Par
ker was A. which il further decline. The Investment
stocks are generally steady N. T. Central ioiii Michi-
Gan Southern 49, Illinois Central il9 offered Cleveland
and Toledo %. Railroad Bonds were not active bu
steady Eres Is7l sold at 81 further Improvement OF
y cent; Fries, 1853, s7l NJ Y. Csntras seIi Illinois
Central III &c. In Government and State Stocks thero
yes nothing done, excepting some Virginias at LIDO.
The Mining Stocks generally steady but North Car
DINA Copper fell on to It, which bid at the close; Po-
toac 81 Lehigh Zinc 81 Gardiner a. The Lake Superior
Stocks are neglected.
In Exchange there but little doing but rates are seady'
Sterling sa9J p cent; Francs 'i2l s5.lo.
Freighfs ar, heavy without mach doing TcL'yespoo's
500 bales Cotton s2ad., 1000 bbh Resin no. 700 pos'
Lard 2or 5000 BUSH Corn SD. To LONDON 'oo D"is-
Lard 25. To Hsvre 200 bhls. Cotton &c., o,oOo Don
10 Two or three charters made, buthe psnca-
lars did ,ot ransyrc The shippingLads up ''f Univ
| days: III. g.. and Wheat
,sYlSd IL bsk ard .bips bags-rDelndirg some ~ St,
VIII. a. the latter rate $500 bbs Eoef' %. Rssf
and y tups tsrd and 10 about ea Sss go bb On s1s
3.9oa coo boles Cotton a. s-szd. "a Cotton 3D. To
~ the Atlantic is bales see zoo tbs flour a
London, TO- 600 bus Corn ~ a. ,"o nhcs Furs and Skins
200 Oil SIS Lard 20 tuns & Iii sof 300 bbb. Resin
and 800 bales and DIX, 400 bbls Pork part 3i3; 10
and Iurpenfine 2"s 90 Oar a.; 405 hhds 10 tcs and
b1s- Tobacco, 80; 80 Teef pan 5Is, and l. 800 bbs
25 bbs 24 1s'i; ,rae, bas been made fsr the ship
| OI Cake, zs a.. ~ month for nine month"; ct the
same To- G!sssSs 10 ID, ssn packed 81 The s.S
COMPLETED her cargo mostly Cotton, at the same
ras To Rotterdam 600 bbIs. Resin e 10 900 sslons
I Money cents 70 Antwrep, 100 barrels Ashes. His
money I'D L. To Bremen, 200 bales Cotton, and
GOO ib.. Whalebone, &c.. and 80 tcs Rice, 81 70
snburg 200 uns Mes.u;sIent Good w. .s,s Pa ~
saii@x;no Charter -Four ships fom BIC TO London
Deal. r. aIs; ship tsoni Richibueso 70 Lonaoc
Hull Or Gnmby e iS ssp from eqHs n z o trs
shiDs now !, Boston to load Coal q Phadeph'a i's ~
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-05-22
4 STAKEHOLDER DEED.

Below is copy of an Old Virginia gentleman's
Dad of Emancipation. 1t is found in J. J. Marshalls
hsiucky Reports, vol. 6. p. 339, where it came up
litigation:
Upon the principle of love, justice, mercy and truth
Irdm obedience TO the command Of the Creator of all
En-, who commanded us TO do unto all would
[wshould do us and TO break every yoke and let
y oppressed 90 free and agrceably to the bill of rights
(which opposed the power of Britain do by these
|rts renOunce all claim to any power over man, be he
Es or black; and do upon the house-op, confess my
la and hope that God for Christs sake, will pardon me
|kvhat is past and yet now freely, and Immediately
ndate and quit-caim to negro man named John, ana
mo woman named Lucy, his wife, and negro man
med Brownley, as also negro girl named Susannah,
years old TO go free at the expiration of eight
|gm from this date, as also negro girl named Rachel,
aeipht years old, 90 froe at the expiration of ten
tns from this date
llliwiness whereof ] have hercunto affixed my hand
w, &c. joHS WATSON
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-05-22

MRDERors OUTRAGE UPON ISDIANs.-The Council
|Ef Bpce of the I'd gives the particulars of an out
aSu murder of Indians by whites, that place, on
|ANe yous Sunday. Three Indians came to the camp of
party, and being some what intoxicated from
|F sold 10 them by the whites, got into squabble and
|Andians were expelled. The emgrants soon started
sg that the Indians attempted to murder and rob Them
|AEcount continues
ipar.v Of forty or fifty mounted and well armed men
va soon in pursuit of Them One of the Indians was
ing on rony, while two walking, one OF whom
uAot down ike hunted wolf the other jumped upon
tony and rode forward with every possible speed but
sssoseraken by the blOod-houn,s, who fired shower
tknd at them. Two were killed dead on the spot, ana
| c9sd Of their guns and other apparatus, which. To-
ssr with the pony, secured and carried OH TIL
sqAnily to camp by the assailants The third was
md on or The river last night in dying state ana Is
| asilsss gone TO the Hunting Ground ere thus
kkavo seldom heard dastardly or cold-oloo1eo
scs II has aroused the indignation not only oil the III
esbu OF all our citizens as far as we have nearh an
uFsion. The company was from Illinois, and crossed
enssr day.
ksamc paper speaks of another murder of an Indian
| hms found lying by the roadside between Council
ID and Cartervine This is attributed to some reckless
grant And report is given Of "sklrnlsh over mo
"bsr, in which eight or ten Indians were killed