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TRAe1cAL AFFA1R.-An affray occurred at
Wizards Hotel, Washington city, on the Sth,
in which P. I. Herbert, member OF Congress
from California shot and killed an freshman
named Thomas Heating, the head waiter at the
Hotel Herbert called for his breakfast at II
o'clock, and the servants informed him that an
order from the office was necessary to get
meal at that hour. He took otfense at something
said by Heating, and struck him with his fist or
n napkin. A battle ensued; Herbert being aid
ed by two or three friends, and Heating by ms
brother and several other servants. AS 1t pro-
crossed crockery and chairs were broken pro,
fusely, and finally Herbert fired at Heating and
killed him instantly. The deceased was ~ or
S5 wears of age and leaves a wife and TWO chill
dren. Mr.. Du Bots, the Netherlands Minister
was present during the occurrence. Herbert
was taken into custody, and examined before
two Justices of the Peace The star says;
"The witnesses called by the accused were all
man of education. and as far IS Their testimony
,toes it is clear and uneontradlctory, ana VIII
therefore have greater weight Oh lhe pa'Nc
mind than the testimony OF the prosecutor u
natural. and under the circumstances leg'Clniate
result. Ii is evident that upon the minus OIL the
witnesses for the accused one and ALL there rests
the conviction that the shot was fired wholly in
self defence"
on Saturday the Justices decided to send
Herbert OIL for trial before the Criminal oourt,
and refused to take bail. The prisoner appiiea
TO Judge Crawford for wit of habeaS corpus.
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BlackwOod's Magazine.

Contents of the April number: l. The Laws
concerning Women, ?. War and Woodcraft, 3.
Alison's History of Europe, 4. Prescott's Philip
II, 5. The Scot Abroad, 6. The Indian Civil
Service, 7. The Kars Blue-book s. De Bazen-
counts Narrative of the Campaign. Received
from Messrs. L. Scott & Co., republishers, New
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FOR tie Spectator
Inasmuch as one of the nominees for magis-
trate at the Waynesboro' Convention, and one
of the nominees of the Fishersville meeting, de-
cline it is therefore necessary to nominate some
some one else in their place For conveniency
of location and all other necessary qualifications
we know of no man who will suit better than
Capt. III. ii. Peck. There will be poll opened
for him on the day of election at Waynesboro,
and Fishersville. MANY VOTERS. -
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To Business Men and Advertisers.

The Spectator having regular, permanent circu-
lation among the farmers and substantial men
of this aud the adjoining counties, secondas we believe
to no other paper is confidently 10 ousi-
ness men as medium of advertisingsurpassed by no
other in the Valley 1t is an old and firmly established
;,aper, numbering among its readers those whose who's
custom would be valuable to business men, Is s.e"u
ilv reaching larger number, No subscribers Iia' 10
moi nay are retained its list and none such the "u
yertiser desires to attract =. r TOD
~ JOB WORK.--Every description OF JOB
PRINTING executed in the best style OF the art ounce
in the Stone Building, Augusta 81. ------- ~
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@. X. HYDE. Sec'y.
Wind. and I. 4. copy.

A PoLITIcAL TRIcK.-The Washington Union
speaking of the Philadelphia election, says
''Thomas, the black republican candidate for
mayor, received only twelve votes, the black re-
pubcans voting in body for the know-nothing
candidate"
The Union could scarcely have failed to know
that the above was an entire Misrepresentation OF
facts. So far from the black republicans voting
for the American candidate it is notorious that
they by almost unanimous consent abandoned
the organization in favor of the Democratic
nominees; their leading paper, the North Amer
lean, which has for more than year past been
openly and strongly Republican, using all its in
huence and no doubt with considerable success.
The truth is that the managers of the free soil
party are now generally uniting with the North
ern Democrats in the municipal elections to pro-
cure the defeat of the American party, in the
hope of depressing and disorganizing that party
at the Presidential election, well knowing if that
result can be achieved their triumphs over the
Democrats in the Northern States would be q
matter of Observation-Disclosures american.
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4 Yenonous Reptile.

One day last week Mr.. w. A. Perrin, of this
place, while gathering chips in wood near
town, was bitten in the hand by copper-head
snake, which held on till it was killed. Mr. p,
suffered violent pain in his hand and arm for
several days, but is now considered out of dan
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Renoyating Establishment.

Vim. r. Smith has opened shop in the
frame building opposite our Office, for the pur-
pose Of cleansing and repairing old clothes He
works wondrous changes in cast-away apparel,
as all can find out by giving him call.
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For the Spectator

At meeting held at Greenville, on the 4th
inst, Ballard Smith in the Chair and DR.. Walker
Secretary, the following nominations were UNI
animously made, viz:
For Magistrates: A. NJ. Moore, VIM. Harris,
Jno. T. Antrim, D. Blackwood, Vim. Wilson,
Jno. Churchman, Walter Davis, Vim. Furrow.
Constable and Oeerseer Of POor.-John J.
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Coroner.

We have entirely overlooked the fact, until
reminded of it, that Coroner is to be--or ought
to be elected in this county, on the sand. So
here's Q chance for some body.
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Court Of Appeals

The following is the arrangement of the Court
of Appeals Docket, at Lewisburg, for the ersuing
term
18th Circuit, Judge Thompson, 10th to 14th
July inclusive; 18th, Judge Kenney, 10Th to 2Sth
July; 18th, Judge Parker, 18th to 30th July;
14th, Judge Hudson, 10th to 18th July; 10th,
Judge Bailey, 9lst Aug to 3rd Sept 10th,
Judge Fulton, 10Th to 2Gth July; 18th, Judge
Hopkins 9th July to lst Aug; 18th, Judge SUM
mers, End to l4th July; 18th, Judge Edmlston,
18th to Eth July; Goth, Judge g. W. Thompson,
4th to sth Sept. 2lst, Judge Camden 9th to 10th
Sept
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The Democratic convention of the Albemarle
election district. which met in Charlottesville on
Tuesday, appointed Hunter delegates to Cincin-
natl. The Hon. Paulus Powell and r. A. Banks,
of Madison, are the delegates appointed.
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G. P. r. JAMES, EsQ.-This gentleman having
succeeded in obtaining removal OF the British
Consulate from Norfolk to Richmond has come
among us as permanent resident. We trust he
may become so much attached to Richmond, rs
to forego any intention of an eventual return to
England. His son, Courtney James, Esq, is
about to settle here as an attorney at law
kicb lYEin u. :. -
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From KANsAs-A despat h from st. Louis
on the It'll, says :-The Lawrence correspondent
of the Democrat says that Col. Sumner encamp-
ed opposite Lawrence OH the 18th with l25
Dragons, and addressed letter on the 9th TO
Governor Robinson, stating that the attack on
Sheriff Jones had produced great excitement
throughout the Territory and on the Missouri
frontier; and urging on the people of Kansas the
Importance of ferreting out and bringing the
assassin to justice The letter also says that the
offence had been reported at Washington and
whatever orders were received from thence will
be carried out. 4.
Governor Robinson replied that the attempted
assassination was unanimously condemned by
the citizens of Lawrence and if the guilty party
was found he would be given up.
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For the Spectdt0r,

Nessrs Eaitow:-Permit me to use your
columns as medium, through which to convey
to MANY Voters" my sincere thanks for their
kind intentions towards myself, as indicated in
their card published in your last issue. Whilst
/ trust have proper appreciation of the honor
sought to be conferred upon me, yet must, for
reasons satisfactory to myself, respectfully de-
cline the use of my name in connection with the
Office of Magistrate. A. L. GILKESON.
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SOUTH CARoLINA.-A State Democratic Con-
yention was held at Columbia on the 9Th, and
delegates appointed to the Cincinnati Conven-
ton The Convention also endorsed Gen. Pierce
as the first choice of the State for the Presidency
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RAILROAD CRLEBRATIoY.-A grand Railroad
celebration has been arranged to come off at
Danville ON the 9th June. Among those inyit-
ed are Gov. Wise. of Virginia, Gov Morehead, of
Kentucky. and Gov vs. Is. Cabell. Judge
W. W. Grump, of Richmond, and Jos. Segar,
ESQ. have been invited to deliver eulogies on
the life and character Whitmell P. Tunstall, late
President of the Richmond and Danville Rail-
road
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a DANGEROUS ouyTEgFET--Counterfeft
bank notes on the Bank of Seottsvilie tVa,( are
in circulation. The counterfeit is effected by
pasting the figures $50 on the top and in the DO
dy Of the notes over the figure and WORD seven.
This bank has never issued any notes Dut nose
of the denomination If five, six, seven, eight,
and nine dolIars.-1le Gdzetf Z
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IAnrrRrIssMrxr-l

,Jtck, tile Clint h1tlor, has long been the
wonder of children, but the Modern giant, Pr
nv Davis Vegetable Pain Killer, is always vc-
torious over his great antagonist, pain, in what
form soever he may present himself.
NAV 7-2ws.
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ANOTHER TREATY WITH MExIco:-On the au-
thority Of letter from Mexico which It inserts,
tba J9urnal of Commerce states that our Minis
fer to Mexico has essentially adjusted the terms
of n Convention with the Comonfort Admins
tration. by which we are to acquire another
sIes of Merican territory-how large is not
stated, nor the price to be paid for it.
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FIR The Spectator.

At the meeting held in Churchville on Satur-
day the Ord of May, for the purpose OF noininh-
ting magistrates the wishes OF The people were
not fully represented. In addition to the per-
sons nominated. Col +. F. Sterrett and Capt
Jno. NJ. Huff will be voted for by
''N' 49, 49, 80 MANY VOTERS.
Nov 5tb 1875
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Enr HE SDectut

lNessrs. Elitors::-You will please announce,
through the columns of your paper that d.
Newton Van Lear will be voted for in the Mt.
Scion District for the important and response
BILE Offie of Ocerseer Of the Poor. Mr.. Van
Lear's business capacity, high character and en-
inent private worth and devotion to the inter-
ests of the poor point him out as one peculiarly
fitted for this post of honor and trust
MANY VOTERS, WITHOUT DIsTINc-
TIoN OF PARTY.
P. S. Mr.. Van Lear has declined having his
name used as q Candidate for the Office of Mag
istrate
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May 9TH, 1856.
Ear LIZ .Nnnatnt,

III erefrs-t T0T me SPECTATOR
lNessrs. Editors: Misunderstanding that Mr.. A.
T. Gilkeson will not accept an election to the
Magistracy we nominate in his place and in the
same neighborhood, Thomas S. Marshall who
is young gentleman of excellent qualifications
for the Office. CHRISTIAN CREEK
! Dr. J. G. Percival, the poet died on the 22d
ult., in Wisconsin. At the time of his death lie
was State Geologist OF Illinois. Gai@ pa
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ErFata.

In the proceedings of the American State Con-
vention, published on the outside Of this paper,
the following errors appear = q
The delegation reported from Roanoke coun-
ty, should be from Rockbridge county.
The Patrick county delegation as printed
should be the Prince Edward delegation and
vice rersa.
The name Of Dabney Cosby should be added
as the Assistant county elector for Halifax.
The name of II. Hottitzell in the County Elec-
tors for the 10Th District should be H. Ho6litzeU.
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4 PHILADELPHIA ELEcrIoN.-The municipal cleo
ton in Philadelphia, on the 9Th, resulted in the
triumph of the Democrats. Vaux was elected
Mayor by 1878 majority. The Democrats have
majority also in both branches of the CITY
Council The Philadelphia Ledger tneutraD
saws THE usual party lines were held very
LOOSELY and the victory won by the Democrats
is by no means to be regarded as an endorsement
of all the political views of that party" The
North American Republican, says: "As this
result has been mainly brought about by the
agency of Wing votes, which, for local reasons,
were cast in favor of the successful candidates,
it cannot be regarded as party triumph"
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Vast numbers of grasshoppers have again maze
their appearance in California, and 1t is feared
will devastate the country to greater extent
than last year. !. W.,
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Some of our Democratic friends seemed to re-
gard the American Convention as a failure. Com
pare it with the last Democratic Convention
that assembled in this place, and in no par
ticular will it suffer- 1t is true that but few
of the distinguished men of the party were here ;
but what distinguished men were at the Demo
cratic Convention? The difference between the
two was just this: Order and decorum reigned
in ours. and therefore it seemed dull TO outsi-
ders; excitement and confusion, and bitter strife
prevailed in theirs, and therefore it afforded in
finite amusement to the COOKERS OH in Vienna"
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CALIFORNIA; San Francisco correspondent
under recent date gives quite gloomy picture
of things in the land of gold. The population Of
San Francisco, as a mass, have lost much OF
that energy and enterprising spirit that charac-
terized the early growth of the country. Signs of
Improvement are no longer visible, and all
things are said to bear shade Of gloom as if
some great calamity had bcfallen the people
Crowds still throng the streets as formerly, but
with no other purpose than to be on the look
out for something to ''turn rp," or to Kill time
by promenading and sight seeing. The tlous-
ands who flock with high hopes to the mines,
many of them having formerly relinqnished
comfortable home and support in the East. in
short time return to the city disappointed and
disguised, to exc out miserable existence as
servants and common laborers
a wonderful and striking evidence OF the ret
roerade movement which affairs have assumed
in San Francisco is furnished by the fact as sta
ted that many of the streets over the water
which are simply wharves on piles, are so bro
ken ND and so full of holes, that they cannot be
traversed at night without imminent risk of
life. "Indeed," continues writer, ~ week does
not pass that lives are not lost by strangers
plunging through these openings into water,
and comparatively few come up alive from the
dark waters below. The cost OF burial to the
city of these victims of its neglect. has actually
been more the year past than would repair these
places and remove these dangerous man-traps.'
The Trinity journal., 1856-04-26
LOOKING FOR LOST SHEEp.-A preacher of

LOOKING FOR LOST SHEEP-A preacher of
the Methodist Church was travelling in one
of the back settlements, and stopped at a
cabin where an old lady received him very
kindly. After setting provisions before him.
she began with the following questions;
Stranger, where mought you be from ?
Madam, reside in Shelby County, Ken
lucky
Wall, stranger hope no offence, but what
mought you be doin' way up here ?
Madam, am searching for the lost sheep
of the tribe of Israel
Here, John, John shouted the old lady,
come right here this mint here's one OF
Mr.. Israeps men, all the way from Shelby
Co, Kentucky, hunting sheep, and I'll just
betmy life that tanged-haired old black ram,
that's bin in our lot all last week is one Of
MSNP
The Trinity journal., 1856-04-26

In OUR County Court writes an East
ern friend, one of our smart young lawyers
was well come up with the other day. A
witness, in a ease Of assault, was asked 10y
the junior counsel, How far was you, Sir,
from the parties when the alleged assault
took placer
-Four feet five inches and half was the
answer promptly given.
'Ah ? fercely demanded the lawyer, how
came you to be so very exact as all this?
Because said the witness, very coolly,
= expected some conGounded fool would be
likely to ask me, and so | went and measur
ed it,
The Trinity journal., 1856-04-26

A HARD SERvIcE.-On Thanksgiving Day
DR.. H was invited out to dine where
he met some dozen of beautiful young la
dies. The most beautiful, about eighteen
years old, called on the DR.. to give toast,
and he gave the following -
"May the beauty which surrounds this ta-
ble never fade until it fades in the hard ser
vice Of bringing up a family of children"
Some of the ladies blushed, and one bright
eyed mink commenced humming-
Liberty for mo
No mans wife I'll be-
The Trinity journal., 1856-04-26
" Liberty for nc
No mans wife I'll be

SOMETHING FOR TYPos.-"* X of my exis-
tence, give me an +" said printer to his
sweetheart
She Immediately made --- at him,
ood n,anted her say- between his is, which
made him G ******
such an outrage" said Faust, looking
+ I at her, is without a
The Trinity journal., 1856-04-26

HERE is very beautiful brace of verses upon
" Music, which strike us aswell worthy the space
they occupy.
When lfes sad dream is o'cr
Its happiness and woe
And Nature, weak und wearied out,
Has done with all below
Sit near my couch and while my breath
Comes fecbly up oh! let me hear
Thy voice repeat that plaintive stean
My dying hour to cheer
Sing while my fluttcring pulse
Its labor family plias;
Sing while my spirit hOvers near
And while to God it flies
Let the voice that soothed my morning
AS cheerful sound at even, hours,
And thy music watt my soul away
To sweeter strains in heaven
The Trinity journal., 1856-04-26

WHYis the life Of an editor like the Book
of Revelations A. Because it is full of
"types and shadows, and mighty voice,
like the sound of many waters, is ever say
ing to him-lor,te,'
The Trinity journal., 1856-04-26

DURING recent storm on the Pacific coast
a vessel was wrecked, and Quaker tossing
to and fro on a plank, exclaimed, over the
crest of wave, to another who was drifting
by on a barrel, " Friend, dost thou call this
Pacific y
The Trinity journal., 1856-04-26

The YOUNG LADIES of Aurora, ILL.,, have
determined not to let the leap year pass
without an effort to get into another and
a better state" At public meeting they
have resolved, "That if we, the young la
dies of Aurora, don't get married this year
someb0dg qcW be to blame "
The Trinity journal., 1856-04-26
WEAVERVILLE TRINITY COUNTY, CAL. SATURDAY MORNIN

kept vigilant watch. The man seemed to
enjoy sort of broken rest, but groaned fire.
quently. as though an incubus Of guilt and
shame sat upon him even in sleep. Several
times he attempted to pray, in low whis-
per but the words were distinct, and SO
earnest that could not help believing that
they would be heard in Heaven.
o, it is a solemn thing to listen, in the
deep silence of the night, to the heart-sick
prodigal pleading with the God of the Uni
verse and if ever there be times when the
golden hOrpS of the angels are stilcd, to lis
ten to the voice Of prayer coming up from
the earth, am sure that the recording am
gel said that night, hush, he praycth y
In the morning my guest seemed to have
forgotten the troubles of the night, and af-
ter breakfast he prepared to start, but |
could not bear to see him go and with lit
tie trouble | coaXed him to stay with me
the world was all desert to him he had
no friend but me.
X x
One day found a letter in the express
Office addressed to William l.. knew the
hand writing and trcmblcd when | handed
it to him. He read it over and over and
then gave it tome 1t contained the follow
ing words:
William, mother is dead come home,
oh, come home don't care what you have
been, ! still love you
The next day William sold his claim for
Il thousand dollars, and six months after
wards received paper containing the fol
lowing notice
Married, March 10th, 1858, at Mich
igon, Mr. William l.. to Miss Mary $, both
of this place.
God bless thee, Mary Little do you
know to whom you are indebted for the re
turn of the prodigal- - Sierra Ca'-m.
The Trinity journal., 1856-04-26

A WRITER of love tale, in describing his
heroine, says "Innocence dwells in the rich
curls Of her dark hair
A critic, ccnmenting on the passage, says !:
"sorry to hear it we think it stands per
ilous chance Of being combed out,
The Trinity journal., 1856-04-26

EPrrAPH.-The Nashua Oasis copies the follow
ing eptaph froma tombstone in town near BY
" Here lies Major Parker
Nhom the Lord saw fit to slaughter;
lie died without any fears
Was buried without any tears,
And where he gone and how he fares
No one knows and no one cares"
The Trinity journal., 1856-04-26

" By AND BYo-Thcre's music enough in
those three words for the burden of a song.
There is hope wrapped up in them, an artic-
ulate beat Of the great human heart.
BY and by
We heard it as long ago as we can rcmcm-
Der, when we made brief but pcrilous jour
neys from chair to table, and from table to
chair again
We heard it the other day, when two part
ed that had been loving in their lives, one
to California, and the other to her lonely
home.
Everybody says it-some time or other.
The little boy whispers it when he dreams Of
exchanging the little stubbed boots like Il
man
The man murmnrs it-when in Iifc's mid
die watch he sees his plans half finished, and
his hopes, yet in the bad, waving in the cold
The old man says it-when he thinks Of
putting off the mortal for the immortal, to-
day for tomorrow
The weary watch for the morning whlcs
away the dark with by and by
Sometimes it sounds like song some
times there is a sigh or sob in it. What
wouldn't the world give to find it in alma
nacs-set down somewhere, no matter if in
the dead Of December-to know that it
would surely come. But fairy-likc as it is
fitting like a star-beam over the dewy shad-
ows Of years, nobody can spare it, aud we
look upon the many times these words have
beguled US the memory Of the silver by
and bV' * like thn sun-risp of Ogsion splpnr-I
ant, but mournful to the SOUL
The Trinity journal., 1856-04-26
A LOVER knelt to a maiden fair,

A LOVER kncIt 70 mAIutH IdITI
Apd vowed him her adorer
"Ah, wilt thou love me, sweetest one
Thou bright and fair Aurora!' y
Up sprang the blood Of maiden fair,
Who boxed her fair adorer
How dare you, sir, miscall me thusT
Meme, indeed, rodrer ~
The Trinity journal., 1856-04-26

Az EDITOR in Iowa has become so hollow
from depending on the printing business alone
for bread, that he proposes to sell himself for
Il stove pipe,
The Trinity journal., 1856-04-26

As EDITOR out west says that ladies wear
corsets from a feeling of instinct, having Il
natural la7e Of being squeezed. We woa't
give the fellows name