Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-10-03
MISCELLANEOUS.

iHffe VIII be Tour candidates Tor governor at
the ensuing election in Massachusetts.
immense numbers of carterpIlars, says the
c charlottesville Advocate. are sweeping the woods
, near that place of their foliage.
, We regret to learn that the Hon. Archibald
= Stuart, State Senator from the Patrick district.
, died suddenly at his Sssdencs in Patrick ceupty
last week
New ADVERTISING DODGE The Now YorL
Booksellers publish the first chapter of a nav nov
oil in the daily papers. as an advertisement. Tn.
people read it. and their appetite is thus wbe,,ed
for the balance. What next?
: OFFICIAL CoRRuprIoY.-Ahermeu H.r,;cL
Moser, and Drake. and Councilmen Wandell
Healy, and Cooper. Of The city Of New York.
have been arrested and held to bail to answer the
charge of bribery and corruption. -
MONTPELIER. the home of the late President
Madison in Virginia, which twice since his death
has changed hands at SIG per acre. recently
brought $35 per acre. Montpelier is a large e.
tate, containing eleven hundred acres
The wife OF 4 man named Shirts, residing in
Dryden. n. Y. died recently on a Fridays On
Saturday the bereayed husband married second
vile and attended with her The funeral Of his for
mer one on the succeeding Sunday.
MExlco.-News from Mexico to the 10Th ult.,
has been received Gen. Carrera had abdicaied,
and Council had been appointed, representing
also the garrison, which had Internationally a.
dopted the plan of Ayuila, ihusayoiding all fear
of collision between the army and The civilians.
Sill 40 government exists aud anarc!lyis feared.
HORRIBLE SACRIFICE OF L,FE.-From Lloyd's
forthcoming Steamboat Directory we learn that
since the application Of steam on the western wa
,eFs. there have been 39672 lives lost by steam
boat disasters, 38I boais and cargoes lest, and 70
bpsts seriously injured, amounting in the aggre-
gate to the enormous sum Of $67 900 000.-Cin.
| GAG.
THAsKsGIvIEG DAy.-The Baptist Churches
| in the counties Of AIbemsfle. Nelson. Amherst.
! Augusta ana Fluvanna, by the resolution Of the
| Albemarle Association. will observe Saturday. the.
| 9Th of October next. as day of thanksgiving and
prayer To Almighty Gm. tor the plentiful haryes.
which He has 50 bouniiiuIly bestowed upon tho.
people during the past year.
JUICE BAYLy. Hon. ThOs II. Bary. repre-
sentative in Congress from the Acromac district.
arrived al Lynchburg on Monday last from the
Springs The Virginan learns that his health is
| yet quite feeble thoI9h his friends think some
| slIrht Improvement is visible. 1t is not probable
that he will take any active part 10 the approach
ing session Of Congress.
A Bedouin Arab stallion has just arrived in
Philadelphia. Of the celebrated Kyan breed in
Eastern Arabia. He is Of gray color, ard four
years old; $4,000 has been refused Tor him.
and his owner requires 1880. The horse was
| l66 days shipboard. during which tine he new
er laid down. He is said to be in excellent
health
VERSATILE GEHIUs-Kneeland Norcutt, q
native of Frrdona. n. Y. having served two
years in printing office, left home at the age of
seventeen and shipped sailor at seaport
town He rse RI pidly until he became Cap
tain. after which ne joined the Russian service.
in three ye.rs was made General officer, in
which capacity he is now serving in The Cri-
mea.
Prose RUIZ MAD.-Henry A. Wise's outgiv-
ugs from Only" near OnancOck. Va. Hear
him. in a letter written for the Alabama market:
-"I stand on the shore Of my Ocean House,"
and meet Alobamas coming greeting. with AIMS
snd bosom open, with expanding chest, and diat
ing nostrils, a, have often met Heavens sweet
air and Oceans waves as they came with isspi-
ring and re-iny igorasing freshness"
Loss OF PUBLIC MoHEY.-A serious robbery
Of the Government was last week discovered at
New York. Two boxes, purporting to contain
each t25, coo in gold. which were sent from the
United States land Office at Dubuque, in lows,
were found on their arrival at the Subireasury in
New York to contain nothing but lead. Where
or how the robbery was committed is involved in
mystery.
The Baton Rouge COMET says that Mr.. P. y.
Stanton, of Livingston Parish. Louisiana, has 4
very singular plant in his garden, which seems
TO be the connecting link between the animal and
vegetable world. The plant is about three feet
high. and its stamen reaches the gronnd At the
end i, is armed with small short substance with
which il pierces insects and lifts them into the
lyx, where they are grasped by the plant and ap-
propriatsd to lis support.
letter from New York on the 9th nt., says:
There were received during the last week, at the
several places of sale for the supply Of this city
and the towns adjoining. six Thousand two and
eighty five beef cattle without counting several
lots that we heard of as going direct from the
farmer to the butcher. This we think is great
er number than was ever before received in one
week fer the consumption of this or any other city
in this country.
INDIAN BArrLE.-Ws made mention some
days since of rurnor that a confc, had taken
place between the Sioux and Hall Breed Chippe.
was The St. Peters Courier has letter from
the northwestern post at Red Wood. which s,ates.
that the encounter took place on the 2lst ultmo,
the Sioux having been surprised. They had
seventy seven killed and seventeen wounded, and
on the other side four Chippewas were slain
The Sioux, however, succeeded in capturing $50
horses and II oxen.-.Ninnesota Pioneer.
MoRE RuMoRs The Herald s correspondents
at Washington keep it well supplied with all
manner of rumors Among the latest Of these, is
one to the effect that Marcy and JEFF Davis have
had sharp quarrel growing out OF that most per-
picking and Understandable Of all questions
(which is the Democratic party in New York
the Hards or the So!is Another ru,n0r is that
cabine; council has been held, and that the i'm
mediate reeal Of General 6 dsdeu, Dur Minister to
Mexico is decided upon.
Postmaster AT NoRFoLK.-Ir is said that a.
lnongst the recommendations Of MIR Vaughan just
appointed Postmaster at Norfolk to succeed Dr.
Gait. deceased there was a touching and eloquent
letter from the late worthy incumbent written on
the very day OF his attack, expressive of the IN.
certainly OF his own tenure Of life, and asking
that the % flee he conferred On Mr. Vaughan
The Postmaster General instantly recommended
the appointment, and President Pierce as prompt
ly confirmed 1t.
TIL, Msins Liquor Lsw is new longer sa-
forced IN he eiiy Of Portland. Since the result
of the l.s. election, in which there wasa decides
popular majority against the law MAYOR Low ,'ne
author of tho prohbitory policy. and present hisf
Magistrate. is reported by the Portland Argus to
have determined To make no further special effort
to enforce it there, as he Gays that 1.-THE people
voted for rum. and now they may have it, The
same paper tells US that the Mayor has Withdrawn
from the wharf the policemen stationed there to
search for liquor on the arrival Of the Boston
steamers.