Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-08-02
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

! Or The Troy Wing states that Judge Bron-
son has lost nearly his entire fortune by the fall
ure Of The Empire Stone Dressing Company.
C5- Mr.. Graham. late Secretary of the Navy,
is to be candidate for u. S. Senator, from North
Carolina, in place of Mr.. Badger.
O. The Artesian well at Charleston, S. c.,
has reached the depth Of III feet, of which
800 feet on the aggregate. or more than onefourth,
have been through rocks.
o. On Thursday, the Sd Of August, an election
will be held in North Carolina for Governor. mem
bers of the Legislature, and Sberifs Of the differ
ent counties.
o. The custom of advertising the marriage Of
private persons in the newspapers only dates from
about century back. When first pracised. it
caused much merriment among the wits Of the
coffee-houses and clubs.
From MExIco.-The latest news from Next
co says nothing with regard to the rmored death
of General Alyerez. A skrmish is reported in
which the insurgents were defeated. Ii is said
that conspiracy has bsen discovered at Vera
Cruz, and there were several arrests.
WASHINGTON ConLEeE.-At the last meet
ing of the Board of Trustees, a resolution was
adopted disclaiming any right to make the College
4 sectaran Institution. and denying the charge
that they had been governed by sectarian n1u
ences in the selection of their Professors.-Vdi-
ley Star
CO. Judge Bayly, Of the Accomac District,
Chairman Of The House Committee on Foreign
Relations. is to have an opponent. if he runs for
another election in the person of Joseph Segar
who distinguished himself for many years in the
Legislature, as a champion of Wing principles and
State internal Improvements.
A LOST PLELD-The Ccnnecticutlaw which
passed the Legislature, prohibiting circus and
theatrical amusements, according 10 the Lowell
Courier, is ost, and what is worse. cannot be
found Governor Dutton is confident he signed it
left his room for moment, and it hasn't been
seen since! Of course the old law stands for an
other year.
The Destruction OF GREvTowN.-A meet
ing of American citizens whose property was
destroyed by the L. S. shp-ofwar Cyane, al San
Juan del Norte, was held at the Irving House
New York. on Thursday afternoon, to take the
matter into consideration, and adopt such meas
ures as may be deemed necessary. The meeting
adopted resolution to petition Congress tor IN
Identification, and business committee consist
ing of three persons was appointed to carry The
resolution into effect.
HE SPANISH REVOLUTION - lie w dsHng-
ton Star Of last Friday says Letters reached
two different Legations (oreign) in this city this
morning, coming by the last Liverpool steamer,
which make it positively certain that the telegraph
ic dispatches published in England, concerning
the Spanish revolution, are wholly deceptive
The truth is, O'Donnell' IS career, up to the very
last advices in Paris, had been remarkably sue
cessful indeed. Wherever his adherents had ris-
elias they had done in many more places than
the telegraph told of-they had 50 far maintained
themselves trumphantiy. The impression in
English and French Government circles, when
the steamer sailed, certainly was, that his aims
were most likely to be speedily accomplished.