Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-10-18
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.


MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
] Sy VIM. Jaqneline Taylor, Esq, local editor
or the Richmond "PenDy Post" died On the 91h
inst, after brief illness.
u BEDFORD SEYrIEEL-This old and establish
ed Wing paper has been purchased by Mr. Chas..
w. Button. of Harper's Ferry, formerly Dele
gate in the Legislature from Jefferson county.
! AFAT OFFIeE.-To be Coroner Of New YORK,
I is an office worth having. The number ofiDquesfs
held in that city from The lst Of July 10 the 30h
Of September. was S3l. The average tee for each
cas- is $3.50. .-.-f
Or The Chinese Troubles in California stiIs
continue, and at The last accounts the adverse
iaciious Of Celestias were gathering at Sacra-
rnento for grand battle. but the CRY police were
Sudeavoring to prevent it by seizing their weaP-
ons.
UE17EEsrf OF VIRGrEA.-The number Of
students now in attendance At the University er-
ceeds the number present at the same time of any
previous session, and it is cunjectured that NOS
less than five hundred and fifty will enter this
session.
o. 1t has been discovered that for The generali-
! ty Of flowers. and more especially for gefaniuns,
and the most delicate specimens Of the lily tribe,
common glue, diluted with sufficient portion ct
water, forms richer manure than guano any
other yet discovered.
Go- The NATIONAL Era, the Abolition organ at
! Washington. is out against the Nnow- Nothings in
lengthy article published iriisissue Of the f2lh
Among other objections it says, .'we object 10 this
organization because it ignores. or subordinases,
the great practical question Of this couniry-ihs
question Of Slavery"
o. A grand onslaught Of The borers and appli-
cants for special legislation is to be made al tho
next Congress. They build their hopes Of suo-
cess on The fact that many of the members have
not been re- elected, and that with less fear Of
their constituents thcy will be more open 10 the
influence Of friendly presents, long-runnng potes.
sad free champagne suppers
&C. The Richmond Examiner saysofMr. Henry
A. Wise's late letter on Slavery, that cit Is able,
occasionally eloquent, and is written with tina
headloDg abandon. the slashng energy. the cool
indifference to style and taste characteristic OF Its
author. Asa newspaper article, with no name at
the bottom, it would have seen great But it
has no professions to be regarded as the compost
ton of the said citizen or The serene Statesman"
DECLINE IN BEEF.-It will be seen, says the
n. Y. Express, Of 9lh, by our cattle market re-
port this morning that the prices Of teef have
gone down within the eek past from four TO five
shillngs per hundred. Speculation often punish
es ITSELF few weeks since prices here were
carried up 10 so high point as TO induce owners
Of cattle 10 send of their stock to this market.
and the consequence is large supply now and
| fall in prices.
| MoNoPoLIzING THE SAD NEws.-I'he Her
aid, we understand, paid the captain of the pilot
boat. who brought the news Of the loss Of the
! Arctic $500. and after getting him in the office.
locked all the doors Of the building, not allowing
any one to pass out or in until O'Clock, when the
paper was worked off. The other morning jour-
mails went off in the same mail with the Her
aid, ignorant Of the awful calam,y.-.N Y. MIR
r0r.
c. Mr. Catherwocd. the distinguished artist,
was on board the Arctic, on his return from
brief visit to England on private business. and is
probably among those who were lost. Mr. Cath
erwood will be recollected IS the artist who paint
ed the beautiful panOramas of Jerusalem, Lima,
and other cities; also. as the companion Of the
celebrated traveller. John l.. Stephens, on his
visit to Ire ruins Of Paenqpe in Mexico and sub
se9uen,ly to Central America.
o. Col Benton is reported to be in ecstacies at
the result Of the recent elections, and rejoces es-
pecially over the re election Of Mace, and the
signal overthrow Of the impartial Chairman,
Odds He thinks The Nebraska iniquty is not
popular either in the Great Valley or in the coun->
try. His language is: III isn't popular, Sir,
thought SO in the beginning. Sir My opinion 10
confirmed, Sir. Ii isn't popular. The voice Of
The people must be o6eycd. Ii must be bowed to.
SirI'
TIE KANE EXPEDITION year and
baf eouc N.,x Vnriy napar has ella osed oinsa
the Arctic expedition, under the command of our
lownsDan, DR.. Kane, set sail from New York
Mors than twelyeHonth has passed since the
last intelligence trilB the adventurous explorers
WAS received. The Whole of the season now ter
minaliag has bees peculiarly favorable for their
researches, so that their return may not be unres-
sonanly expected at an early period in the present
autumn.
THx CrBAN ExpEprrioN- According to the
WashingtoH correspondent of the New York Tri-
bune confidential agents OF the Cuban expedition
now fitting out under the command Of Gen. Quit
man have recently been in Washington to as
certain how far the Administration are favorable
10 the scheme and will tolerate its execution
Repeated private interviews were had with the
President and Secretaries, the result Of which was
no. encouraging to the projectors. Secrelify
Marcy declared himself inAexibIy Hostile to the
whole undertaking. and the majority Of the Cabi-
net are with him.
THE FAIRY LIGHT GUiRD.-Broadway wasas-S
tonished lat late hour last evening, BY the actual
appearance Of this female military company. which
has heretofore been considered mythical. Twer-
,y well dressed young women marched through
the street, two abreast, in military order, preceed-
ed by male drummer who beat time vigorously.
they gisgled like 50 many girls just let Loose from
school, and were followed by large crowd
Their object seemed merely to attract atten-
ton, which. of course, they succeeded In doing
to their hearts content. We presume the drill
royms are in Mercer street.-.N. Y. Mirror.
PRospEcT OF THE CRoPs=The New York
Herald continues To publish interesting letters
from various prominent and intelligent citizens in
different portions Of the Union, giving accounts Of
the agricultural productions in each particular re-
gion The Herald says that Sin the aggregate,
these letters sustain the general exhibit of our ex-
tensiye correspondence on the SINE subject here
t,fore published and thus We continue to DO
strengthened in our first impression. that the pre-
duets of :he year throughout the Union will be O.
quail to all the necessities of our population, with
a considerable margin 10 spare"
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