Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-02-21
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

+ candidate Tor Governor o. Alabama.
%" Of The five hundred students at the Univer.
= SHY OF Va, one hundred are said to be professors
Of religion.
n Gt. The President has signed the bill ronfrr-
4 lng The rank Of Lieut.. General upon Genera
Scott.
7 e5- The Hon. Paulus Powell is candidate
Tor reelection to Congress, in the Albemarle Dis
trict.
Or AT the corporation election in Winchester.
on the l3h inst. the entire temperance ticket W,
elected, with single exception.
ta- ! I've Hon. S. F. Ieske. in reply to an in
vitaliou 10 speak in Lynchburg. has writ,ea .
letter in favor of The election Of Mr.. Wise.
n5- The town Of Winchester, is about TO be
lighted with gas. The yirgiuian says contract
for the construction Of gas works is about IL b.
concluded.
c. Capt. Rynders. al a recent Tammany Hall
meeting, announced his intention of going TO Vir-
gna about the LIST Of March to help on The cleo
lion of MIR. Wise. =.
CO Rumor says that Dr. Tate. present State
Senator, from w Washington county. is a candidate
for Congress. He is the third or fourth caudi-.
date in that District /
| o. The Democrats of Caroline county have
Nominated a Mr.. DeJarnett Cor the Legislature.
who is an oppohent Of Mr.. Wise and favorable to
the Know No,hings.
o. The Legislature of Now Mexico is com.
posed entirely of Mexican., with the exception Of
FIVE Americans. The officers are all Mexicans.
The language used is The Spanish.
Two YEARS TMM,GRATIoN-Th total num-.
her of emigrants arrived al New York during tho
last two years is said tn be GOA. l6S, of whom
more than one third were Germans.
tJ- Al recent election for two ofTicers. in Ell
mira, New York, the KNOW Nolhipgs. it is said
elected their entire cket by majoriiips Of from 300
tn 400over the united vote of the Wing and DEM
ocra,ic parties.
o. A man named William Sinclair recently
shot at and killed man named Helilt, near Hume,
well, Fauquier county. Sinclair made his ESCAPE.
and the Governor has offered reward for his az.
prehens,on.
The U. S. BANK.-The trustees Of Tie Uni.
ted States Bank announce that no claims syainst
that institution will be received after the 10Th Of
April next, and that they will proceed. to rs.ke
/ final dividend to the creditors
o. The propretors Of The New York SuaSsv
Courier brought an action lately 10 recover niEeiy
dollars for inserting certain sdvsrtisementsih their
paper but Judge Roosevelt, decided that the con.
tract to advertise was inyafL. huying been made
in violation Of the Sunday law.
Co. The Panama Raiir,o,l Company hav. pub.
lished a IariS of their charges for the transit of
passengers ard merchandise across The Tsthmns.
The price Of through, passage either way is
twenty FIVE dollars. and ten cents for every pound
Of baggage; pretty fair fJr . four hours ride!
The KISSEY EXPEDITION. washington m.
NOR afiirDs that this expedition has not been given
up, and COL Kinney starts for Nicaragua in =
few days The New York Tribune asser.. p.s-
tlvely iha the expedition has been sold cot to,
the Cuban ffibus,ers. and that the Genial Amer.
lea destination is emily held up as blind
G,- Know Nolhngisrn, 10 appears. 10 to be ro-
buked by the Legislature Of Indiana that 10. il a.
.najoity Of members can be found to vote for bill
which has been introduced declaring il con.pira-
~ f,r persons 10 band themselves together for the
purpose Of drpTiying any ciizrns Of the State of
his political rights under the Constitution.
The NEBRAsE. QUEsrIoN SErrLEp.-Tbe
territorial legislature OF Nebraska. elected BY tbe-
people has aop'ed resolutions in favor Of the Ne.
braska bill.-They are sa isfed with the respon-
,ioty Of settling hequeson free soiI or slavery
for themselves. They accept the act ct Congress
and are willing to abide the consequences.
ExPELLiNG NEGRO FRoM ScHooL-Grear
excitement prevailed in Cincinnati IT. n DAYS.
Since because Miss NewhaIl. a native ut South
Carolina. and teacher IN une of the public schuols
in that cry. had expelled boy because he wasa
negro. The trustees have sustained the teacher,
there being schools for the special instruction Of
colurrd children.
G3- Mayor Nood. Of New York, seems to DO
proving true God send To The citizens of Gotham
The Police courts appear from the papers there to-
he still reeking with The presentation Of cases for
robbrry, seduction and almust every species of
crime. hut the Mayor does his part manfuly. and
will doubtless prove. in a large degree serious:
terrier 10 evil duers.
o. The Springfield Republican says that the
action at the frost upuD he earth on Tuesday night
maintained n constant succession of explosions.
similar to ihose which occur in The Arctic regions,
varying in character and intensity from light
pistol shat To a light earthquake. Fissures in tho
earth were seen in various places. and by one Of
these operations the file shop of the United States
Armory was cracked from the roof To the ground
A Wires DEvoTIoy.-On Saturday evening:
last. says the Franklin (La.) Banner, Charles
Bernard. who was convicted of manslaugbler in.
the District Court, few weeks since, and was.
confined in Jail. on the ground Of infbrmay in
the trial, made bis escape from custody by dom.
ming it is said. the dress Of female most proba-.
bly, that of his wife. who was discovered to be a.
Prisnner in his stead, on the following morning.
! No MoRE RANCID BUTTER.-A writer in tho
Journal of Industrial Progress. recommends that
butter should be kneeded with fresh milk. and.
| then with pure water. lie states that by Ihis
treatment the butter is rendered fresh and pure
in flavor as when recently made lie ascribes this
result to the fact that bUtyrc acid, TO which tho
rancid odor and taste are owing, is readily soluble
in fresh milk, and is thus removed.
@1-The resolution passed confsrring the rsnksoff
Lieutenant General will give General Scott about:
100000 back pay. and about 81 500 additional:
yearly. Col. Preslon. member of Congress frnm.
Kentucky, went to inform Gen. Scott Of the pass
age of the resolution. The old veteran seemed
greatly affected. and said : LET no man say.
hereafter. that his country is ungrateful to- one
who has served her faithfully"
eS- The nomination of Gen. Augustus Caesar
Dodge as Minister to Spain is generally regarded
with Indifference. reception So different To that
which met Mr.. Breckenridge's nonnafion, asr TO
furnish contrast not at all complimentary 10 Ris
| first named gentleman. The Administration
seems to have exhausted itself in the effort to So
lect proper representative, and failing has re-
trograded Unnecessarily.
Co. Ion. Of the Baltimore Sun. says: "Ths
new bounty land bill, which passed The Senate BY
vote of two TO one. has been said to be in dangsr
| in the House. But the author OF the movement
oo the part of the old soldiers. DR.. Sutherland. Of
Philadelphia has M idea of being beaten. Tbs
quantity Of land called frr by the bill has been
variously estimated. but DIR. Sutherland thinks is
will fall short of twenty millions of acres.
FEMALE MEDICAL CoLLEGE.-Mrs. Alorz,