Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-07-11
MISCELLANEOUS.

by Rev. S. d. Hopkins, is to be started in Rich
mond.
The difficulty between the Post Master Gene
raj and the Railroads has oeen adjusted, and the
mails will continue to be carried as heretofore.
DR.. Woolsey, druggist of EyanAilIe, Indiana
and temperance man, recently suffered Inc pen
atty of the law for selling pnt OF alcohol as
'1burning fluid"
Comparinr the figures already made by the
Census NIarshals, with those of 1850, the Albany
Argus estimates the population Of New York at
four millions.
The robes worn by Archbishop Hughes, at the
late dedication of ST. Paul's Cathedral, at Pitts
burgh, cost $4,000. So it is said in the Pits
burgh papers.
The Louisiana State Know Nothing Council
! have wholly repudiated the Catholic test OF The
PHILADELPHIA platform, and will recsiye into the
Order all American Born Catholics
At Woodstock. Shenandoah, last week.
Young man named \. Burnet was killed by snf-
location from entering a well before the smoke
from powder blast had sufficiently cleared of.
The Bank of the Valley has declared the hand
some semi annual dividend Of 5. per cent
PAYABLE to the stockholders and the Bank Of
Winchester semannual dividend OF 3 per cent.
The German immigration during the last six
months is in advance of the IRISH. the figures be-
inp 26, S24 for the former and 22,S0l for the lat
ter. Last year the superiority was the ether
way.
The mines are yielding abundant gold in all
parts Of California, the weather having been very
favorable for both digging aud washing. The
gold production of 1855 bids fair to equal if not
exceed that of any previous year.
Six ladies' received diplomas at the recent com
mencement Of the Female Medical College Of
| Pennsylvania The institution contained 81 na-
tricuanls The number Of ladies who study mel
mime is constantly on the increase
The American Agricuiurist gives an account
! of fraudulent article manufactured in this country
and sold to farmers as Chan Guano. 1t is pre-
pared to look and smell like Guano, but is COM
! parativeIy worthless.
The Postmaster at Marshall, Missouri, an A
merican-born citizen, has been removed from 'of-
fee. and an Irish Roman Catholic shoemaker ap-
pointed in his place. This is justly regarded as
great outrage by the citizens OF Marshall
It is stated that the personal liberty act of the
Massachusetts Legislature, multiplying the fugitive
slave law will be imperative, as the Governor,
! lover whose veto it was enacted } not believing il
constitutional will not give the requisite orders to
insure its due administration.
A negro boy belonging to Judge Summers, of
Kanawha, Va, recently absconded from his homo
and went to Canada bu! was so disguised with
the appearance of things there that he tursed a.
bout and came back again. lie says he has 'seen
the elephant" and is satisfied.
The Postmaster General has issued an order
forbidding Postmasters to loan newspapers which
have been left at their Offices for delivery IL
seems that the leaning of other peoples newspa-
psrs is vice practiced to a great extent by many
PoSmastsrs in the country
Our exchange papers from nearly every State
in the Union hold out with few exceptions, that
the cereal crops everywhere promise an unwonted
abundance. The greater portion of the rye and
wheat south Of Baltimore las already been har-
vested aud is in good condition.
Dr. Brooks, Of Princeton, Mass, at the late
Legislative agricultural meeting in Boston, al
ludes to the practice of planting cabbage among
Indian corn. lie knew an instance where Icabba-
ges were planted in alternate rows with corn, and
the cabbage sold for $3.50 per acre.
A committee of the New Hampshire Legisla-
ture, to whom were referred the resolutions OF the
Maine Legislature on the subject Of slavery. has
reported in favor Of union Of the free States 10
demand the restoration of the Missouri COmpro-
I
Columbia, the repeal of the fugitive Slaye-l:w,
| etc.
The latest and apparently the fairest estimate
of the population of the world, makes it eleven
hundred and fifty millions, viz :-Pagans &c.
600 600, Christians 800 100000, Mohammedans
40 O0O 600. and Jews 100000. OF Chris
tians. the Church of Rome numbers l70,0O0.0G0
the Greek and Eastern Churches, 60,000,00O,.
! md prntastants 90 600 0DO,
FsoM THE PLAIys.-The st. Louis Inteli-
oencer of the 81 inst, has authentic intelligence
10 the effect that there have been no demonstra-
,ions of a hostile character by the Indians, and
that the statements which have been published OF
murders aud robbcries are in the main without
| foundation. On the contrary, the Indians have
! recently eyinced disposition to De more than
usually civil and peaceabo.
DRowNIYG AT MoIMog BAPTIZISG.-The
Cincinnati sun gives account of a Mormon bap-
tIZng which took place there on Sunday last
l he party numbered about fifty. The candidates
for ba prisn-b1th male and female, were stripped
to their last garments and stood the bank OF the
river awaiting immersion. Two Of the officiating
elders named Williams father and sOn-were
drowned while administering the rites.
SHOCKING CASE OF HYpRoPHoBn.-A man
living about forty miles from Cairo, on the Rail-
road line, named Evans was bitten by mad dog
recently, or rather was murdered in consequece.-
1t is said that during his paroxysms five men
were unable to hold him, and in compliance with
his earnest entreaties, number Of persons placed
him between two feaihe! beds and smohered
him to dealh--IndianapoLi Sentinel.
GALLANT RoBBER.-Acconnts from Mexico
state that the diligence between Touca and Mo-
relia had been stopped by robbers, and the pas
seuuers plundered of about $4,000. The affair
was done in the most genteel manner. "A lady
passenger had ring Of great value on her finger.
which one of the robbers strOye in vain TO get OF,
Finding he could not succeed, he begged the Ia
DIV to keep the bauble in remembrance of him.
We observe by the reports in the New York
papers that there was no 'prohlbltory liquor law
in operation in that city on the 4th, on which day
some seventy men and women were arrested for
drunkenness On the next day, the liquor shops
were all OPEN just as usual 10 fact, there was
no material change in consequence Of The law
One man was taken before the court to answer
for selling glass Of brandy, but no decision was
arrived at.
CELEBRATION At FREDERrcKsBURG.-The eel
ebraiion by the American party in Fredericksburg
occupied eight columns of the News. The pro-
cession numbered 100 persons proceeded by
chariot iestooned with flowers and occupied by
thirteen little girls, each waving an American
FLAG. At the dinner letters were read from Hon.
Thomas S. Flournoy, Hon. Jno. NJ. Patton, r.
T. Daniel, Robt Rdgeway, Jno NJ. Bolts, w.
VI. Semple, Richard q. Morris and others.
RETURN OF THE JEws.-We see it stated that
Sir Moses Monte!ore, who lately passed through
Vienna on his way to Palestine, goes there to pur-
chase large district in the country, to settle up
on it the Jewish paupers Of Jerusalem. Even
tually his purpose is to settle there also all those