Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-01-31
MiSCELLANEOUS ITEMS.


Tie Sentinel mentions several robberes lately
2 cummitled with the mos, adroit holiness.
{ Hon. Mn McMCLLEx-The Abingdon Demo-
Graf. has good reasons 10 Know that This gentle
man wilt be a candidate Tor reelection TO Con-
gTess. ttf ~ I'm mp
" II is said that if Congress grants the Secre-
tary al War authority 10 call out three thousand
volunteers. that the command will he entrustt
to Gen. Harvey.
o. The Enquirer announces auihoriatyel5
thai the Hon. Henry A. Ednundson. The present
r preseniaiive in Congress from The 9Th district
ST Virginia, declines ~ lie candidate for reelee-
IT,.
o. Adyices received from California say thief
Majr Hammond. to whom DR.. Gwin entrusted
The management Of his election to The Senaf >
{ ms out 70 be 4 candidate for the position hin
SELF
o. The lower House of the New York Lex
y islaure have agreed the Spnaies resolutions 10
90 into the election Of United States Senator on
the 9Th OF February. Tha, matter is, therefore,
now definitely fixed for thai day.
NJ. Nr. Townsend the sarsapail1a maker in
New York has thrown open his new mansion on
the Fifth avenue, 10 visitors. at twenty five cents
admitiance. The proceeds 10 be given 10 lie Five
Points House Of Industry.
Gr3- A Convention Of the Democrats editors Of
the United States is proposed TO be held al WASH
in !ton before tie adjournment Of Congress. Their
experience in relation to The recent reyerses If
their party would be amusing.
o. Recruiting for the English army is proceed
Jig in Switzerland with decided success. The
| b, tl,,f .r.I hp tba
and The King Of Naples. both of whom have been
drawing large numbers Of young Swiss into their
service.
| o. The municipal election al Wheeling. Va,
on Monday. resulted in The triumph of the Amer
lean ticket by large majorIiies. 10 lour ou, Of he
! five wards composing the city. }. PAUL. the
Know Nothing candidate oy Mayor, has 35S ma
joriiy
! Or Orders have been received at New York
from Washington by Mayor VOID directing the
seizure OF the Sandman Frigaie expected there
with large number of criminals on board. as sm,n
as she arrives and deain her until an investiga-
| ton is had
G3- The Army appropriation bin now pending
| in Congress proves ponderous affair in The Sea-
ate. and contains an appropriation for enarging the
capitol! IL is not yet stated when this ,d:fce is
10 be manned and supplied with arms adequate foe
lis protection.
CoMpETITIos.-Tbe Iiackmen Of san Fancis-
co have been charging high rs thirty doIlars for
carriage. A line Of omnibuses was recently es.
iablished. and the carriage hire came down at
once 10 one dollar. Nothing like competition TO.
cure eXtJrpn. -
GEogGn-T'he Augusta C0ns,itu;ionalist ex-
presses tie opinion that the lion. VIM. {. Daw-
! l. i
Of March, will be nominated Tor Governor Of
Georgia in opposition 10 Hersche Y. Johnson,
| the present incumbent.
! 10 IN The Massachusetts House 81 Representa-
! tives, on Monday last. ii wds moved hat she Ju-
dietary Committee inquire into the expedienry Of
requiring all Roman Catholics on being natural
lied. TO renounce all allegiance to the Pope Of
Rome, as temporal Prince.
Gcy- An election for Justice Of the Peace was
held in Far,nvilIe. Prince Edward county. on
Thursday last. The Know Nothing candidate
received 90 votes. and the ,wo opposition cand-
dates clmbined received 10. 1t is supposed Wise
may get twelve votes
o. The Bounty Land Bill. moss in the Senate:
is sad to be the most exIrayagant land bill ever
introduced into Congress and will cover more
surveyed land. as is asserted. Than The United
States possesses. The bill calls for about one
hundred aud sixty million acres.
IToGs-The Louisville Courier of Tuesday,
gives $50 Asa as TIE whole number OF hogs killed
during this season. which compared with the
oualber killed last season (lG7 1919 shows fall
NO of OF l26. $50 hogs. The Courier says tsht
in the nett weight OF the hogs this season there is
90 large deficit.
%. Commodore Perry. i, is said, will present
Congress claim for diplomatic sefvicesin The
regulation uf the treaty with japan. and for ex
penditures incurred in the objects Of the mission,
about equal 10 the amount which would have been
paid to a full Minister for tho time during which
he has been employed.
o. An event OF n very novel character occur
I'd in the Criminal court at New Orleans on The
10Th inst 1t was the conviction Of man for
mansaughter for having killed his antagonist in
duel. The duel took place on the 10Th OF A
pril. 1852. between Juan Pages and Pedro Tas-
tra The latter was killed.
COVER. oa's MESSAGE IN New JERSEY
iovcrnor Price. in his message, recommends rad
"a clTnge in the naturalization laws. Among
otIrr things he says law prohibiting the courts
,.m issuing naturalization papers for some time
Gre elections. would be attended with good re-
salt "We are certain OF It."
NEw YORK PoI.trics Democratic "Had
Siell" Committee. at their meeting at Albany on
~ 26Ih, resolved 10 stand by their principles
they consider the recent election as no test, but
learIy establishing the fact Of wait of conf
pnce in the administration. The committees
strongly endorse Daniel 5. Dickinson:
TIE UypERGRovsp RAILROAD IN DANGER.
A bill was presented in the Illinois Legislature,
IN the 18th instant, TO prevent the carrying Of
c1lored people, without duly certified certificate
of freedom. an the railroads Of that State. which
was read twice and referred. aud will probably
pass the House Of Representatives.
! ALsnAMA.-Tho Hon. Henry w. fTilliard 10
announced rs an independent candidate for Gov
ernor of 4 labama in the columns Of The Alabama
Journal. This is done with The know ledge OF Mr..
| billiard, who will very soon '.address the people.
irving his views on the subjects now at issue in
reference to State policy"
C. The charlottesville Advocate says it is in
| formed By one who knows. that Immediately after
| Mr. Wise's speech in that place. the Know-No-
fhings went to work upon The audience Mr.. Wise
! had Just addressed. and before lrir DAVIS work:
was dcne some - were initiated and 80 others
propsed. Mr.. VS. speech could not have told
very well.
Balloon CoLL,PsE.-Nliss Bradley. Of PHI
adr! phia. made fine balloon ascension on the
18th from Easion. Pa. The balIuon went up
raight Tor great distance, and then went East
short distance and bursied forming parachute
She came down fast and landed four miles from
E,s on uninjured. The excitement was intense
until word was received Of her safey.
FALL IL HOUSE RESrs.-The newspapers Of
New York are predicting fall in house rents,
which were up year or two ago. with the gene