Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-09-19
MISCELLANEOUS.

The New York contributions in aid of the Nor
folk and Portsmouth sufferers have reached 49,
4l9. proposition is before the City Council 70
appropriate 5000 to the fund.
! The people of this Offensive country sunno,,
pense of one million FIVE hundred thousand dol
lars. Who says we don't encourage III. ,rt.1
VIRGINIA EXPORTING FLorR.-From the Lar
70 inc %2na August. there have been shipped from
Richmond, Va, to Rio Janero and Rio Gr,nd.
23,2Sl barrels and 1868 half barrels Of flou,N,bs
estimate Of which in this market is about tooO
000 s>''V ~
One of.he United States officers in Utah Ia.
become Mormon, and has two wives, ons Of
whom resides On farm, and the other in the city.
lie claims that he is in the performance of re-
lglous duty, and manlfests s!rung appearance Of
sincerity.
ExPresident Fillmore, it is said. has declined
the honor Of a Doctorate of Laws from The uni
versty Of Oxford, which Lord Pa.ms,,on and
other great men of England were DESTROYS to bav,
conferred on him, and this On the ground that no
had not received university nor even college
education.
Kansas JUDIcIARY.-The President! has an
pointed Stribling q. Cato, of Alabama, Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court of Kansas, A. b.
Moore having declined in place of Rush Elmors,re-
moved and J. NJ. Burill, Of Pennsylvania, As
sociate Jusiceof same Court, vice Sanders w.
johnson, removed.
The Queen of England, on leaving Paris, left
tho handsome sum of thousand pounds ster-
ling to be distributed among the poor Of the city.
This was well, and will DO much good, though
there is no capital of Europe where the ere Of
the stranger is SO rarely afflicted with the sight
Of extreme poverty and suffering.
HoGs-The Indianapolis Republican of the
10Th inst says "arge calculations arc being made
to pack hogs there next winter. The prospect
is, that there viii be a very large seasons work
done. Contracts Cor hogs have been closed by in
terested parties, and large droyes Of stock hogs
pass through town daily" -.
KAssis.-A crisis is approaching in Kansas
The regular correspondent Of the ST. Louis Re-
publican writes us:-"The canvass from this
time until election day will be exciting Almost
every one expects fight, and many are prepar-
Ing for it. The Free solers are talking loudly,
the Pro-slavery men are working silently"
Cen. Scorr's BACK PAY-The War Depart
ment, it is reported, has refused to Gen. Scstt
the back pay attached 10 the post Of Lieutenant
General This was To be expected. Months
have been taken to decide point that should new
er have been raised and now the veteran is denied
the slight remuneration which Congress designed
to give him. .-sG ~ II
A private letter giving an account Of the recent
bombardment of Sweaborg says that the men EN-
ployed On the gun boais had, as is usual, their
ears padded with cotton. and few cases Of deafness
are reported, hut all employed experienced severe
pain in the chest and in two days some Of the
men had not recovered their voices. The mortar
boats threw 600 tons of shells
MAINE ELEorIos-There has been no choice
Of Governor by The people in the late election in
this State, but as the Liberals" composed of
Whigs, Democrats, and AntLjguor men hayea
majority 10 the Legislature. their candida ie, Sam
ne Wells, will no doubt be chosen. The most
important result Of tho election is the reputation
of;be Prohbiiory Liquor law BY the State which
was the FIRST to adoptit.
VINO ARE TIE NosMANs--The Richmond
Enquirer and Whig are having fierce dispute
as To the ethnol0gy Of the Nornans. Why can
not the Enquirer come little nearer home, and
decide which is tho democratic party in this
State? Is it the hards or the soits Cochrsne'
or Dickinson? Rynders or Scheell Under
which kingW Enquirer speak or die !"-.Neto
York Herald.
The Liberal Party New York State, CON-
posed OF the most ultra Of the Aboli.ionisis, has
been holding convention for the purpose of no.
minaing ticket for State officers They have
actually get up piebald affair by selecting Fred.
Doug lass, the negro, rs their candidate for Secrs-
izry Of State ard another of the same complexion
for the Attorney Gsneralship, white men eompos-
ing the balance of the Ticket
MICHIGAN REPUBLICAN, CoNgzNrIoN-The
Republican Convention of Michigan met at Kali
itnazoo, on the 18th. A series Of resolutions was
and adopted deuOuncing the repeal Of
the Missouri Compromise; termins the imprison-
ment of Passnoro Williamson tyrannical nsur-
patton OF power recommending general conven-
tion of Republicans to devise measures 10 resist the
encroachmens Of slavery, &c. Speeches were
made by Gov Brigham, Senator Wilson, of Mas
sachusess, and others.
How LONG THE WAR HAS LA.Tkp.-Ths
war 10 Europe is already two years old. The
Russisa Ambassador left Constantioople on tho
22d OF May, 1853. and on the 4th Of June, tho
English and French fleets received orders to ap-
proach the DardanelIes, and they anchored in
Beska Bay. On the 2Gih Of June, the Emperor
Of Russia ordered his army to occupy the Prinei-
palties. On the 18th of September two French
and two English war steamers. from tho feet At
Bssika Bay, went to Constantinople. On the
y the Porte declared War against Russia and
invited the English and French fleet to Constan-
linopoI. On the I'd of November the Emperor Of
Russia declared war against Turkey. The French
declaration Of war was made in March, 1854.