Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-08-08
MISCELLANEOUS.

A negro boy with horns has turned uPin Louis
lana. He is about Is months old. His owner
, has started out 10 exhibit him.
The trustees OF tae Bank of the United States
will make final dividend on the Goth Of Sep
TENDER, when the concern will cease in any shape
to exist.
!, Mr.. Thomas Moody has received the appoint
ment of Conductor on the Central Railroad TO flE
, the vacancy occasoned by the death of his broth
er, Capt. VIM. A. Moody.
A coust house in Taylor county. Virginia. was.
! struck by lightning on the 23rd ult, while tho
, court was 10 session. One man was killed, and
t several others severely injured. sf
e Hon. John Wilson, lately removed on political
n grounds oy President Pierce from the Land OF
iice, has been appointed General Agent of the
. Washington National Monument Association.
The Board of Visitors at the University ofVir.
glnia, have sgniied to the committee of he State
Agricultural society, their willingness TO enter into.
9 an engagement for the endowment OF an Aprcul-
tsral Protessorshp at the University.
: The census returns in New York show that the
estimate respecting the increase Of the population
OF the city, and Of the State have been wide of
the mark It is now probable that the population
of the city will not exceed 650,0O0, and of tho
State, 100000.
The New Mexican Minister recently appoint
: edto the United States. Mr.. VidaIly Riyas, 10
the present editor of the Daro Official Though
only about thirty years of age, he is the fatherin-
; law Of Santa Anna, having married The widow
r Nlanuehta Totsa, mother Of the Presidents wife.
, DAMAGE TO THE Cgops.-The Northern and
Northwestern papers continue to give dismal ac-
counts of damage to the crops, resulting from the
n,,aIra T.,
represented as badly sprouied, and oas and grass
rotiing. The amount Of damage done is probably
; greatly exaggerated.
The medical profession Of New Orleans, after
having been discussing for several years the oil
gin of the yellow fever, which has desolated that
city is now Of the opinion that it is not imported
On this question the faculty stand in the pro-
portion OF eight to two. The disease is, therefore
of local origin.
The RIO GRANpE.-Later accounts from the
Brazos represent that the revolution in Mexico is
progressing Gen. Wool had fallen back on Mat
amoras. The revolulonists were following Gen.
eral Vidanry, who was marching from Monterey
with 2S00 men. The fall of AIatamoras was con-
sidered inevitable.
On Wednesday night last, at West Bend,
Washington county, Wisconsin, man named
named John Mucher, and murdered him, together
with his wife and hired boy. He afterwards rob-
bed the house and decamped, but was subsequent
ly arrested.
HUMAN TRopHr-Amony the "tropess
carried away by the English soldiers who were
sheltered during the day in the houses of Sebas-
topol near the Redan, soldier of the 3Sth reg
iment brought away very young child, but it
was almost Immediately sent back to the Russian
out.posts.
| LYNcHBURG CoLLEGE.-The professors ofthis
institution contemplate commencing operations on
the ! st of October. The nsmber Of students al
ready engaged rs large, and the prospects are that
the college will commence under favorable au-
spices. Active exerions are in progress to secure
funds for the erection the college buildings.
An optician n London has made an improve
ment in the construction of telescopes of great inn
portance. On his plan, a very small instrument.
which can be easily carried in yes. pocket, mag
niies so powerfully, that at the distance Of Is
miles the head Of pin can be clearly seem By
attaching it 70 astronomical telescopes, it augmen,s
their power.
GUBERNAToRIAL REyoLUrross.-A few years
ago il was general subject Of remark that only
two States in the Union had Wing Governors,
all the rest being Democrats. A. the present
time there only three Northern States having
Democratic Governors. These are Illinois, Ohio,
and New jersey. All the rest have been filled
by the opposition.
Mr.. Kettell, of New York, good authority on
commercial matters, incnes to the belief that
| fair prices for wheat will be sustained at home
during the whole Of the ensuing year. The sup
plies from Dantzic, and the Russian ports, being
of, it is argued that all the surplus crop Of tho
United States will readily find market in Eng
land or France.
! APPOINTMENTS BIT THE PREsIDENr.-Thomas
A. Hendricks. Of Indiana. to be Commissioner Of
General Land Office, in the place of John Will
son, removed. Josiah Mnot, of New Hampshire
to be Commissioner Of Pensions, in the place Of
Loren P, Waldo, resigned. Murray Mcconnell,
of illinois, To be Fifth Auditor of the Treasury, in
the place of josiah Minot, appointed Commission
or of Pensions.
| A MAN KILLED BY HIS SoN.-On Saturday week
a man named Tucker Jones residing near Din
widdie Court House had difficulty with his son
BeDjam in, boy, during which the litter inflicted
upon his father wound which resulted in instant
death. The South Side Democrat from which
we gel these particulars. says the boy was ARES
ted and bailed at Dinwidde Courthouse to answer
the charge.
FIRES FOR ONE MoNTH-'fhe destruction by
fires in the United States during the past month,
according 10 accounts furnished to newspapers, T.
mounts to 81 $50, 900, which is about the usual
average. Fires were not large in number, as
there was but twenty, but immensely valuable
manufacturing property was burnt at Hadley Falls,
Manchester, and Lowell, besides hotel property in
New Orleans.
The Rev. DR.. Stiles. of the Southern Aid So
ciety states that the people of the South have ex
pended more to emancipae slaves than the relig-
iuus community in the whole country has for all
the benevolent objects besides. The South has
lemancipated slaves at a cost and sacrifice 10 them
selves of $l25 900, 0G0 while the contribution to.
all benevolent objects have not been more than
one fifth part of this amount.
| RAINY JULY-A writer 10 the New York Ex-.
press gives the number of rainy days in July for
each year from 1859 to 1855 inclusive, in the
vicinity Of New York. This year there were 70.
In 1886 and 1855 there were Is each. There
were IA in several other years. Tho dura-
ton of the rainy term 10 July, of this year, has
greatly exceeded that Of any July, for period Of
two-thrds of a century.
The negroes Of New York and their white as
sociates celebrated the anniversary of West India
, Emancipation, the LIST of August, on Long Island.
Speaking and feeding abounded. A Judge Gull
ver spoke two hours 10 Qualification Of negrodom
r then the company emptied their knapsacks and
lunched Afterwards the notorious Garrison pour
ed forth prayers, tears, groans and denuncations
to the infinite satisfaction his admiring audience.
: A New WAY TO RAISE BEANs.--A gentleman
, in Seneca Falls On. Y. last spring planted some
Lima BEANS Not being provided with poles, he
supplied their places by planting in each hill sun.
flowers trimming up the stalk, so that it served
the purpose of pole. For a time all went on
well, till at length, the sunfowers growing SO
much faster than the beans, the latter were abso-