Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-07-04
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| lion. Cuas. Morcneaa, HWelcd" cd"otu"'o
for Governor of Kentucky, is stamping the State
James B. Caldwell. Wing has withdrawn
from the Congressional canvass in the I'm district
Of North Carolina, in favor Of Craig, Dem.
Orson Hyde, one Of the Mormon saints. is now
in St. Louis for the purpose. il is said, Of marry
ing twelve more wives, 10 whom he is anianced.
The Monticello Bank, Of Charlottesville. has
/ declared dividend Of five per cent on the stock
for the last six months.
Seventeen counties in Texas hav. determined
to make prohibitory liquor law the test in the
, next election ola Legislature.
EDITORIAL CHkNeE.-A dispatch from Wash
, ington states that VIM. NJ. Bnrwel. of Virginia
is to be the editor of the American Organ, in tho
place Of Judge Ellis. who viii be temporarily ab-
5 sent, on account of i'll health
Gen. Houston recently delivered 8 speech at
Houston, Texas, on the elh uimc, in which he
took occasion 10 rail at the Nebraska bii and also
10 fire few random shots ar President Pierce
The General said it was his intention to retire ia-
to private life.
The Parkersburg Gazette states that all tho
growing crops in that vicinity promise an abun-
dant harvest. 1t says the wheat, generally SPEAK
ing, is very heavy and must far exceed an aver
age crop. unless injured BY the rust or ohet cans-
es before cutting
JOHN WILSON. Esq, was, on Wednesday last.
removed BIZ the President from the Office Of Com
missioner ofHe General Land Office. q post which
he has, with signal ahiIy and fidelity, filled for
several years. The Union states that ,Ir. VII
son was removed solely on political grounds
I The liquor law lately voted on in Illinois was
a curious piece of Legislation. If majority voted
in lis favor it was to 90 into effect 10 1855; il q
majority voted against it it was to go into effect
in 1857. This is like the preacher who gave out
that he wonld preach next sabbath, the Lord
willing, and two weeks from that time anyhow.
The imports Of week before last at New York.
although heavy, were sill largely below tho
same week last year, the value amounting TO ST.
), $50 600 against So ,420.285 in 1854 One week
more will complete the first has the year which
thus far is s26 1874 $50 short Of the period
last year.
The financial condition of Connecticut is envi-
able. the Comptroller in bis report shows that the
State is free from debt, and owns some 100000
Of Bank stock. independent OF lis school fund of
100000. The Comptroller estimates tie re.
ceipts into the Treasury for The coming year sx
al9S 81 land the expenditure at 81 So 600.
SEVEN MURpEaERs SENrEHcEp.-In the First
| District Court al New Orleans. ON 10th n!t., sew
en- persons were sentenced FOR murder at the morn
ing sitting Of the Court--four Of them, named
! Callaghan, Shields, Kennedy and Coello, 10
death two Haggariy and Scutt, to Imprisonment
| for life and one, Johnson, to imprisonment for
| eighteen years.
| Although dornant for iong SEASON, the sircrg-
minded women. it seems, are sill amongst us and
about to resume the agitation Of their fay1rlto
! theme. The New York State Woman'J Rights
| Committee issue call for Convention at Sara
ioga Springs on the 18th and l6,h Of August, 10
discuss wonan's right OF suffrage in particular and
her legal disabilities in general.
| The S,raightcut Wings held State Conrcn-
| ton at Portland. Maine, on f1c GSth ult and
nominated Isaac Reed. Of Waldhru', ior Cover
nor. Tie meeting was large and harmonious
| r esoluI;ous were passed decidedly Anti Nebras-
! ka, Ant, Know Nothing. ard opposed TO the pres-
ent liquor law. although favoring stringent laws
ECU laiirg II; f:c in intoxicating drink.
The Standard says that the fact that resolutions
denuuncing the Administration OF Franklin Pierce
were introduced into the Philadelphia Convention
shows its Wig procjvi!ics, VIII the Standard
| put the Washington Sertinel the New Orleans
| Delta and other Democratic papers in the same
category- IL denpuncirg Tie Administration 10
an evidence of Wbiggery. then the Wing party
is by no n.eans dead.-RGlcigh STR. ~,
A NUT For TIE DE3locRAcy.-Tbe Baltiln1rs
Clipper says Mr.. Boteer, of Virginia. in tho
curse Of hii remarks on Monument Squafe On
"Wednesday night stated that The gent Iemen who
reported the Plat(orln in the Democratic Conven-
ton held in that city in lc4G, is The same gentle
man VINO reported the American Platform IN the
National Council at Philadelphia, Judge Cone Of
Georgia.
T.. al sta A
mericans have elected all their candidates for city
Offices in Norfolk, with the exception IS Mayor t.
Gapper. The Beacon says-'rhe iocofoco papers
are making great hurah ever majority Of GO
for Mayor, while the American candidate tor
Assessor got majority of abou, 800 votes, City
| Go Hector abou; ESQ. and the Americans have "a
out Of % Councilman.
THE Nst;o,l Democrats Of New York, lizard
Shells held 'arge meeting n The Metropolitan
Theatre on "Wednesday night. The resolutions
adop,ed are in favor of the acquisition Of the Is
land Of Cuba 10 the United States, Mt the earliest
moment consistent with our national honor and
treaty. obligations They also rapudiate and de-
nouuce the Prohibitory Liquor Law, as wicked
and unlawful trAing with personal nights, and 40
an exhibition Of sectaran big0iry.
REpoRrEp INDIAN HosrIGIrIEs.-Tbe reports
|
Plains. The last one, brought to St. Louis by
traveller from Sew Mexico. represents that tho
Apache Indians had attacked two companies Of
United States troops garrisoned in New Mexico,
and killed upwards of fifty men and all the officers
Of one company" This report may De regarded
a. If the same character as It's INN edafe preds-
cessor frua Fort Laramie uniounded in fact.
A Rsw,nxAnrr SuIcrpE.-The dead body of
r. c. Siainback. Flour Inspector at Petersburg,
| Va. was found in large box, IN the cellar OF his
residence. on Wednesday morning. horribly mnti-
lated. IL was perfectly clear that he came 10 MS
end Big his own hand, having cut his throat from
ear to ear with razor, besides eating open MS
abdomen and pulling nut. his bowels! Mr.. ,.
leaves wife and six children. The Express
states that three letters were found upon his per-
SON. neither of which furnish the slightest cge to
the cause of this awful transaction.
FeoM NEW MEXICO Adyices from New Mex
;co To the 30ih of May had been received at 81.
I.ouis On the 2Slh. Onihe29ih ,of May Col. Foun
Ieriv attacked the camp ofthe Uiahs. twenty miles
north of Breucha Pass. killing 4O and Inalirg D
pris,sers-also captured their camp equlpage, with
a number of horses, sheep and provisions. mo
came command on the lst of May, attacsrd
camn of 35 ITtahs. in Shonaich valley, ana Killed
two and wounded four--also capturing their pro-
visions horses. Geo. and the chief Of the band
,rho command returned to Fort Massachusetts On
tie 30ih.
How TIE PLATFoRM is RECEIVED TX SEw
yory.-rhe Albany State Register, which fully
endorses the platform, and is anii.Sewatd to the,
hack hone. thus speaks of the reception oithe plat
form bv the American press of New York -
1--WE could fill our columns with quotations from