Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-02-07
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

y G5- The Manassa Gap Railroad is now under
y contract the whole distance from Strasburg ia
a llarrsonburg.
e o. The Know Nothings of New Hampshte
/ nominated in Stale convention on the 3thh. kaIph
Nielcal, OF Newport, as their candidate for Guy
ernor.
% III The recent municipal elections in Texas
The Know Nolhlngs appear TO have been very
successful in electlng their candidates. Al Ans
lin, San Antunia. Houston, Victoria, and Layaca
they carried every thing.
Co. Fire election of ] I'nited States Senator Is
represent The State Of Massachusetts commenced
IN the House week before last by the election of
Mr.. Wilson. was On the 3IsI accomplished BY The
Senate giving majority Of one 10 that gentleman
usrrRsIrY OF yrRcrsIs-The Faculty ofihs
University have iEyitd Mr.. Charles b. Shaw 10
take charge OF class Of students in civil engineer
ing and drawing. lie has accepted The i,yi,ation
and will conIinue. for tie balance Of the sessiun;
10 discharge the duties fine post.
o. The Abingdon Vireinian understands that
Il, X. Boyle, Esq, Of Tazewe county, declared
himself, al The Las, Smyth court. candidate for
a seat in Inc next Congress. What can the mat:
ter be! Do the Democracy Of Lille Tennes-
Ioct HeiN W OGSI atcl.c.
o. The Kansas Herald saws: that there are but
very few slaves in The Territory south Of Kansas
river; there are probably none. save those in The
possession Of The Indians. or the Methodist Mis-
sion North of the river there are said to be VERY
few in the region Of Fort Leayenworth, mostly
owned by Government officials
| C. The condition Of the Railroads South and
Yves, from Chicago, IIlipos, was lasl week quite
desperate by reason of The snow There was no
communication with ST. Louis or Springfield for
eleven days. There were seventeen locomotives
frozen in or buried mp beneath the snow On The
Chicago and Mississippi road.
o. While our AtIantic States Governors ara
exercising themselves about the great iutlux Of
cmigrants from Europe, on The other side of The
cuuary they have similar trouble with the emf
grafton from Asia aud the Governor Of California
recommends that measures he taken by The Fede-
IA! Government 10 check the evil complained Of
| o. We learn from the very best authority. that
the rumofed intentions Of Gen Cass shortly to ad-
dress the Senate on the Naturalization Laws and
The prorreiy vi socre, political societies is altogeth-
er uniunded. He states lhaii is Isis inieutiCn at
present TO take no part in the debate that will
shortly spriug up in the Senate on these exciting
subjects
| FEMALE RIoT.-At Mount Pleasant. near
Cincinnati. ONO on the 29lh u!t. about fifty wo.
men attacked and demolished large quantity Of
| liquor belonging 10 tavern keeper. and dragged
The owner through the liquor, which stoud six
Inches deep on The floor. Warrants were sworn
out in the Police Court for about twenty. but the
police returned the next afternoon and reported an
Inability 10 make arrests
| O. The New York Herald saws that at the
Anti Know Nothing Caucus of Senators called at
Washington two only of The three resolutions.
drawn up by Governor Bright, were agreed to.
and the third-w hich contained the very pilh and
substance of the whole Eatter-slrcken OUT
Other meetings have since taken place. but ,hsy
were but ihlnly attended, and nothing important
waS agreed to.
e. While all the different Legislatures in this
part OF the Country, and Congress itself, are agi-
titing revision OF the naturalization laws, il is
rather singular TO find Legislative body unsn-
imously against any change; yet 50 it is in
Wisconsin, where both branches oi the Lsgisla--
ture, By unanimous votes, have instructed their
Senators and Representatives in Congress 10 ep.
pose any change in those laws.
HORRIBLE PaKgIcIpE.-A few days since.
says The Richmond Enquirer a by named Mark
nam, living in Logan county. killed his own IA
lher with an axe-cuiiiug lis back bone literally
in twain. The faiher had attempted " chassise;
his son for disubedisnce when The latter. infuris-
ted by plssi1n, seized the axe and inflicted blow
which terminated in death in thirty minutes
The murderer is in custody.
o. Mr. Mott, the presen, Canal Commissioner
in Peunsy lvania. was elected BY the Knew Moth
ing v0le though beiure his election he denied be-
ing cannecled with the order and subsequently,
denounced it in the bil;erest ,ertGs. The lattsra a.
buse see:ns to have rritaisd the Know. Nutbings,.
and bill has been introduced into the Legislature
abolishing the Office, aad there is every indication
that it will be passed by large majuriiies in both
houses.
DEsTiTUTioN IN PsrLADELPHh.-The Phila.
deiphia American says:-Frorn facts which have
come TO light, we are inclined To think the Rum
Der vi destitute persons in the city to be over
2j,OGO. as Gil The SECRETARY organizations have
many applicants for relief than we previous
y calculated. The greater portion Of this povsr-
ty is OF f'reign origin fact shown beyond deni-
al. by all the statistics which have been gath
cred.
The VAGINA Colonization SocIRrY-This
society has been prosecuting lis work with increa-
ria within that time 272 emigranis, and has ia
ken up several thousand dollars of the State ap-
preparation. The number of emisrants now sent
yearly from Virginia is double the number sent
lrnn the whole country annually five or six years
ago. The anniversary OF The society will be held
in Richmond this week.
&C. Il seems that the Maine Law is not yet
considered to be stringent enough by its author
Neal Dow. lie has Introduced supplement bill
into the Maine Legislature, charging The pains
and penalties OF the former act, and endeayorng
to stop the leaks which were found to exist there.
10. particularly in lis application 10 Express Con3-
panips ard transportation agencies. The District
Attorney Of " orccsier County, Mass. says that
under the operating Of the law in that State per.
jury has become Of alarming frequency"
| TIE KISNEY ExPEDITIoN.-S Secretary Marcy
is said 10 have informed Col. Kinney that there
no present intention upon the part of the Presi-
dent 10 issue Proclamation against his expsdl-
iinn. II is true, the parties going cui are organ
u d into companies. and are armed. This their
leader boldly pr0claims But he denies that this
organization and arming for any other purpose
Than self protection. The hostile intent of an
armed party must be shown ere il can be checked
as an armed expedition" in violation Of our new
traty laws.
RoMAa CArHoLIc SrArIsTIcs.-The Catholic
Almanac for 1876 gives The following statistics Of
the Roman Catholic Church in the United States:
There are Archbishops, SO Bishops. 2 Yican
Apostolic. .7O4 Priests. and SPA Churches,
showing the increase of the past year 10 have boon
= Bishops, l29 Priests. and ll2 Churches
There are also Cos missionary stations. 20 Cob
leges, | II Fenale Academies and 81 Theological
Srminarifs. which Cncnding Ihose whoare study
ng abroad) are training up 10 The priesthood near