Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-01-03
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

W zen. htchIs0D. OF missouri, mas arrived ]
Washington. and declines The Office Of Presiden
If the Senate.
o. There was an increase in the porulatinn c
Australia. for the nine weeks ending Septembs
10Th, Of II .429.
o. Thomas w. Dorr, 40 famous in Rhode Is
land politics. died on The 9th uIt,, after a lons
and painful illness. g
O. Well executed comterfets of The denomi-
n ton of SIS on the Bank of tie Valley, and IC's
aud EOS on the Merchants, Bank Of Lyrchburg
ae in circulation in Alexandra.
o. The Alexandria Gazette cautions the pull
lie against eounrrieit qsafter dollars, Of which, II
says. large numbers are in circulation. They can
BIZ easily detected. being neither as heavy Tor IL
large as the genuine.
! G5- Orscn Hyde one of the Mormon leaders,
had issued Card. complimentin2 Col Steptoe
as an officer in The United STATES Army. IL was
not known. however. at that time. that Col.
Steptoe had been appointed Governor Of Utah.
How ST. PAUL is INTERPRETED President
Young. of Utah. says ST. Pau!'s declaration that
bishop should have some wife" DIES MT imply
thai he should have but one. II means simply,
ac'oIuiGS W DiiSh~H' ia' hc ShouSo Do' nave IchS
than one.
From MExTco.-Mexic1n papers of the 10Th
instant state that two victories have been gained
over the insurgents by the Government forces
| Alverez at the latest accuusts was within eigE-
r. an leagues of the rify of Mexico. Sap,a Anna
has bren re electeu President almost unanimous.
sy.
STOPPING THE CREDIT SYsrEM.-The news
pap.r publishers of Connecticut having become
tired Of the credit system. have determined. that
after the Isl 0I February next. they will de-
Inand the cash from all The subscribers out of the
place in which the paper subscribed Er 10 pub
lshfd.
SloNs OF THE TIMEs.-T'fIe New York P.st
is inf,rmpd by one who has had The curiosity 10
conai them that there are one hundred and sixty
one TIA Let" bills posied on buildings in Broad
way alune. and that there have not been so many
unrrnipd stores in that street at any time since the
great crisis { 1857 as at present.
ExTRxvAG2NcE.-As an indication Of extraya-
rance which has prevailed in the country fT
some lime an importing house in New York has
written letter stating that The amount Of duties
paid for French artificial ff,wers. for the first
quarter of the current fiscal year, was almost
double the amount Of duties paid on Railroad
iron.
Ms The Journal DE- 81. Petersburg states that
IN the 18Th ult. FL Sisters of Charity left Mes
row 10 devote themselves 10 the care Of tho
founded Russians in The Crinra. Their expen-
.cs are raid by the Grand Duchess Hclena.-
Thov are accompanied by their superior and
Chaplin.
Rur.po,rs.-In 1921 there were 3 miles Of
Railroads IN the United States: in 1890. Al: in
I74o. 2r6o. IN 1850. 1855 in 1854. IL sly mir'.
and about SOM miles NJ canals the total cost OF
Railrn,ds $3.50 500 %. number of miles in con-
s,r,rfion 1886 Total miles constructed in
G,o't Britain, 1856; Germany, $40; France,
24a0.
NJ Mr. John Mitcholl 4,as retired from the ed-
ito,;r conduct of the Ci'zan. II has proved
f.il,re undcr his ,nanarement He ronfrssrs
HI, 10 h,s reen rrievouslv d;sanpmnfed in the
temper If tho Aner;crr nr,nln. finding them much
,ces derc-ed than he had imagined. 10 encnur-
arc the free expression Of opinion upon all sub
iPc's.
Ms. The British Cenens. inst published, gives
some remarkable INSTANCES of longevity. u ap-
pears th,i Thnmae Parr livo1 l52 years snd 9
months Hen-v Jenkins 100 vnars Thomas Cam.
oo7 vears From 1850 Ia I7sn. AZ p"rsnns died,
the Youngest or whom was Ign. and the eldest us.
IN 10Y. mulaifo died in Fredericton, n. b.,
said to he $50.
P,ss,~G Away The soldiers nj the Revolu-
ton ara dronp'nr of ono hv one. The rrcent re-
pori or the Pension Bnrpau states the whole num-
hor nf,ho.e en';'nd IN nonsinn nc one thousand and
sixty nine Three hundred aud twenfr FIVE died
dn,;nr the prnvio"s wear In 2 short period there
viii he = einrla living witness of"tne times
that tried mems sonls."
I.rxreIors. Around The bed of tie Sultan Of
7, nm is conducted tho current of water. which
y nin,sur. may he m,dn to fal' in transparent
curtains of rain completely encircl:ng the ROYAL
uch Cor the dorhle prrp'e" Of keeping of the
mnsnnitoes. and te,npprino the warm air IN the
d.lic;ons coclness. which in srliry climate
IS the contamination of bliss TO reposing listlsss-
ness.
Mass MrErrSc of the workngmen was held
IN the Park New York. on Tuesday week. Sev-
eral speeches made. and 2 resolution adopted
.ihat poor families living in this city WIN are nm
allie IN nav their rents during the present hard
,,,nos shall VI be turned ont Of their homes by
a~.-c "a dorls or their agents and also that
a Vigilant Committee be appointed to carry tho
ahnve into eHect.
Iowa. despatch To the Chicago journal ds-
,od At Dvcnnor', December 90. states that Ehen.
yer Cook. the National Wing candidate. had been
nominated in the Democratic rancBs az the Ne
hroska candidate Er the L 6 Senate. and adds
that "he reonircs only FIVE Wing votes 10 elect
him. Tho rarties are strangely and beautifully
mi,cd - The Fusion cundidate is James Har-
ran-Fitz Henry Warren having been defeated
! in caucus.
AsrRosoMY's CoyauEsrs ~ IS54.-Profes-
snr ChaIis announces. as The conquest OF asfrono.
nv during the past year. four new planets. and
the same nnmher ot new. comets none oil ihr lal-
fer have been a. vet Identified with any OF Their
rrodecess RS. which unfortunately. is also the case
with the planets which, instead of being the myf-
tic sew. n. bids fir increase 10 seventy: equally
! 10 the Inconvenience of astronomers and Juverhe
students of astronomical cafechlsms. "
Missouri PoLIrrcs dispatch from IT, Lou
is on the 9th nit. says: The State Senaie mas
elected Mr. McCrsEen. /anI Bfnlnn) Sfcle'aiy,
aud III. House has elected VIM. Neuland. (whig)
Speaker Twen.y Benton men voted Tor him'
| The wing members have adopted platiorm DIS.
conference.-the the efforts Of The Free Solers and
Abolionisis 10 continue the agitation OF the sla-
very question. declaring that they will not vote
for any person fnr Senator. who ~ not favorable
IN their views and 10 the Nebraska bill.
WAsHrSGroN OK DITs.-The Administration
is anxious fpr the annexation Of the Sandwich ISL
ands. hut The sentiment Of Congress is not favora-
BILE TO any immediate action on the subject. Dur
LEGISLATORS want first to knnw what is 10 be done
in reference to Cuba. and seem indisposed TO taks
no the f,rmer subject until the pan OF the I'D
ministration as Ia the latter is developed. II is
said that the Committee IN Foreign Relations viii
report in favor Of making the Government of III,
Hapue reconsider and modify their action in the
C,bs.m case even il coerclye measures become
necessary fIr that purpose.
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