Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-06-13
a Mar.hnl OF the United states.

Among the Americans WIN n'.euS' ~ !,
ball given at the Hotel de Vile, Parls' was Jach
Spicer. of Kentucky. Jack rushed the oress
somewhat strong, and spored epanleites OH n,'
shoulders large enough to start iour MAJOR gp"ela'
| in business. Jack was the observed of an opsefs
ers. and go mixed up with party that MS irieno'
could not account for Wherever the marShaIs
France went, there went Jack; and wpeh tht
marshals sat down Jack did the same, always ID a
king the post of honor. The day after the oo'
Jack called on his old acquaintance. Mr.. Mason
our minister to France. who started up htlie
conversation in the following manner: :.
III hear, Jack, you were atthe ball last night :!
81 was. sir, and had high old time."
"For which you were indebted, suppose tf
the high old company you got mixed up WIN 3
By the way, how came you associated Win 'he
marshals?"
.How by virtue of my office they were mar
shals of France, while am nothing else than
marshal of the Republic. showed my commits
sion, and took post accordingly" -,
by what right of office? what do ycu mean e
| "Read that and see"
Here Jack presented Mr.. Mason with Whitley
brown paper, with seal big enough for tour
pound weight.
.sWhat in the name of Heaven is this F'
"My commission of marshal !; received 1t In
1850, when assisted in tsking the census In
Frankfort"
"You don't mean to say that you travel on
this %
II don't mean anything else. That makes me
marshal Of the Republic, and intend 10 nave
the office duly hoaored." , Il.
Mr. Mason allowed that Jack was dong large
business on very small capital. We should mol
wonder if the reader think the same. census
marshal of Frankfort mixing in with the marshais
of France is certainly rushing matters IN a man
ner that requires as much brass as epaulettes.-
Jack. we are happy 70 say, is equal to bolh me
requirements. p
The ATMospHERIcAL EFFECT OF THE CAN
NoYaDE AT sSEyAsTopoL.-A ,rsspondentOft the
Post states that French saUat ascrlbes the IN
usual rains and atmospherical disturbances over
great part of Europe to the prolonged and terrible
cannonade in the Crimea. 1t is little curious
that we heard some day agoa discussion upon the
same topic here by some scientific gentlemen, and
il was observed that this fact was strictly IN ac-
cordance with the theory of Prot. Espy, and was
assenled to by Arago and some of the most accur-
ate meteorulugists in Eur0pe.
The cannonade at Sevastopol was succeeded,
as late accounts show, by pyfuse rains, which NIL
ed the trenches, and the same influence extended
over regions thousands Of miles distant But II
was rather in reference tn the late violent whir
winds and tornadoes in various paris of the world
that the matter was here discussed. and it was
admitted that the concussiun of so continuous and
prodgous retonatGn had also an immense effect
upon the great aerial circulation Much. how
ever, may be due to the action of liberated calorlc
from the flame ofthe multitudnous discharges of
heavy cannon, as well as to the nterlusion of ex-
traneous gases with the atmosphere. This fam
ous siege of Sevastopol promises to be subject OF
interest to Inen of science as well as to men OF
war.
In conversation with some gentlemen attach
ed to The Navy, we were informed that during
The Mexican war, when large number of armed
ships arrived at about the same time at the Pen
sacola navy yard, their continued firing as each
came into the harbor was succeeded by tremen-
dous whirlwind. which did much damage. We
commend this fact to the attention of Lieutenant
Maury, whose particular business it is to took at
ter the winds and the courses the winds.-Bos-
ton Courier.