Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-04-11
MISCELLANEOUS.


Intelligence has been received that Mrs. Cass
wife OF the U. s. Minister at Rome, died sudden
ly III that city or the Sd uIt.
, IN consequence Of the short crop of bre,dstuf.
last season, there is said to be great distress nr,
vailing in some sections Of Kentucky.
The prohbitory Liquor Law has passed both
branches of the New York Legislature, The a.
meudmenls in the Senate being iminaterial, and
such as will be readily concurred in by the lower
house.
tits now stated that Judge Lumpkin, of Geor-
gia, will accept the appointment of Judge of tho
Court of Claims, upon certain conditions. His
hesitation has delayed the organization of the
Court
Miss Silva Harey, young lady of nearly thirty
years. measuring seven feet, six inches in height
and weighing $50 pounds, has been retained by
Barnum, it is said, as nurse at his approaching
baby show.
| CONVENTION OF CHRIsTIANIzED jews, it 10
other things, the adoption of cooperative measures
with the Jews of the old land. Cor the return of
the 3'chosen people" 10 Palestine.
| A Sailors Letter from the Crimea, thus des-
cribes the Turkish camps "Some Of thrss mud
one with glass window. one with chimney,
and one with wooden door, TO which was sus-
pended by piece Of string, a large stone for
knocker."
The News of the death ofthe Emperor Paul
in 1901. was twenty one days in getting 10 Lon
don. That ofthe late Emperor Nicholas -four hours
aud quarter at the utmost. according to Lord
Carendon's statement in the House a Lords, of
al III h,d ,od. Al
office.
DEcLTNED.-Straws show which way the wind
is blowing Democrats declining to run for Office
shows that the Wise party have it not in their
power now to bestow office. The Wise SQUAD if
Fauquier is in an awful fix They can't pc, any
body to consent to be candidate. Alta meetnr
at their last conr: they nominated eight gentlemen,
every one Of whom declined-and they had 10 ad
journ without making candidate. 81
TAXING IT CooLLY.-A gentleman at Mar
settles has received letter from his brother, q
French superior officer in the Crmea;in which in
addition to request for various preserved meats
and other necessaries. he expresses wish for
supply ofgarden seeds such as salad and spinach,
as he says the soil is rich and he expects to have
time to gathers crop previous to the conclusion
of the campaign.
RHODE ISLAND ELEcTIoYs.-The returns of
the election in this State on the 4ih inst, for
Stale officers and members of Congress, came in
all one way. Hoppin the Wing and Know Moth
ing candidate for Governor, and Rose the Know
Nothing candidate for Lieutenant Governor, have
been elected by large majorities. For Congress
in the Eastern District, Durfee. Know Nothing;
and in the Western District, Thursion. Know
Nothing and Democrat, have great majortes
LAND WARRANrs.-Tt is stated that applica-
tiens already presented for land warrants under
the late bounty act, number over forty thousand.
Those who get their warrants first will obtain for
them the highest price, and the rule is first come
first served. The rates Of warrants will fab very
low, as is supposed, in the market, after the issue
OF the frs. fifty thousand. The pension bureau
probably under estimates the quantity Of land re-
qnired 10 satisfy the act at thirty.six millions
of acres. No warrants will be issued before July.
The St. Louis Republican states that orders
have been received from Washington for the ear
ly march Of four Thousand troops. under Gen.
Harvey. to the Western Plains with view to
the chastisement of the Indians who have, for
years past been engaged in depredations upon tho
property, and the murder of American citi7ens.-
It is understood that 200 Of the troops are to be
stationed at Fort Laramie. 500 at Fort Kearney,
y.
souri,. They are TO take out years supply of
provisions.
The HoRRoRs OF WAR-In letter from an
American surgeon in Scvastopol to the Providence
(R I.) Journal, the following passage which re-
isIs to events on the 23d January occurs Quite
a touching scene presented itself a the operation
hall to day, when two little children of three aud
FIVE years old were brought in on hammock US
ed for The transportation Of the wounded. Their
faces were badly burned with powder. and one of
them had the hand and arm severely burned and
bruised A bomb had fallen into the honse where
they lived, woundng the mother, killing one
child and wounding the two above mentioned.
VIRGINIA WAsHINGroN AloNUMENr.-rhe
Enquirer, of Saturday .audes to late letter from
Rome. which states that the preparations at
Tunich for casting in bronze the equestrian statue
of Washington, for the Virginia Monument, are
proceeding with great rapidily. Mr. Crawford
entertans no doubt of the success Of the casting,
which will take place in June next. The two
bronze statues of Henry and Jefferson, with tho
bronze shields OF the Virginia Coat Of Arms, have
been at Bremen for some months, awaiting trans
porfaton to Richmond. Thus far, no vessel for
America has been found large enough to take tho
statues in her hold.
The Lynchburg Virgnian copying the reportof
one Of Wlses speeches in the west. 10 which hs
denounces the Know Nothings as "lonsy, Godlea,
scoundreis, traitor, and fool'," says:
"We are sorry to soil our sheet with such foul
epithets, but it is proper that the people should
know how Mr.. Wise speaks of hs, opponents
Certainly half the native, protestant citizens OF
Virginia while he is extolng foreigners, and
caressing catholics! Is the man deranged p
Have reason and the instincts Of decency deserted
him. Will any party sustain man who calum-
mates in such oatIlsome and revolving terms
thousands of the purest and best men in the Staef
We cannot believe it,"
The ELECTION IN CONNECTICUT on Monday
week was close contest. The returns show
general success of the Know othings where they
have united with the Wings. In New Haven
and few other towns where the TWO parties COM
bined would have had majori,ies, they have been
defeated in their candidates for Representatives,
by want of union. There is no choice by tho
people for Governor. The vote for Governor
stands nearly as folIows:-Inaham, (Democr.t,)
q. 900; Miner, *. NJ $4,000; Dutton.( Whig,)
5000. , The choice Of Governor is therefore
thrown on the Legislature, and as the Wigs and
Know Nothings have 10 to 20 Of the II Senators.
and probably 100 of the 2S4 Representatives,
Miner, the Know Nothing candidate. will proba-
bly, be the Governor chosen by the Legislature
The Wings and Know othings have elected all
four of their candidates for Congress.
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