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WASHINGTON CITY
rnuRsDAy MORNING. FEB. 20, ,ste.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..


SEsAqE-The invalid pension bill was considered and
passed also bill to change the of the brig Hiber
MIA to Victor Of the Wave" and bin to authorize the
issuing OF register or enrolment the barque Cabargo.
Mr. Weller reported bin 10 increase the efficiency Of
the United States army ia conformity with the recent rec
omendaton of the President of the United States Mr..
Mason reported bill defining the rights Of voters and the
duties Of commissioners Of elections in the city Of Wash
ingon and for other purposes large number Of inter
nal.improsemeht bills also reported.
The Committee on the Judiciary discharged from
the further consideration of the Illinois contested election
case and Mr. cdttenden submitted resolution declaring
Mr. Trunbu entitled 10 the seat when the subject was
postponed TO- and made the special order for Monday next
The bill making appropriations for certain Notifications
in Florida Texas and California, taken up, and, after
some debate it recommied TO the Committee Mill
tary Affairs with instructions to report general bill
embracing all such works the committee may deem
necessary for the defence Of the couny. After the
sidera,ion of executive business the Senate dourned
HousE or REPREsENTArvEs.-Afer the presentation Of
several resolutions reports from committees received
Mr. Campbell Of Ohio ways and Means reported bill
making appropriations for the Indian department for the
next fiscal year. Mr. Barbour Judiciary reported back
the petition Of Charles Wilkes and others for damages to
their property in this city occasioned by excavations
ferred to the Court of Claims Mr. Pennington Foreign
Aairs reported resolution which was adopted calling
on The President for further information in regard to the
ton Buwer convention Mr.. Grow tTerritories)
ported back TO The House, with amend en the Rouse
bill for the admission of Oregon into the Union as
State &c Mr. G. also reported bill annul certain acts
of the Kansas Legislature referred TO the Committee of the
Whole On motion of Mr. Orr the House proceeded 10 the
next business in Order which was The reference of the
Presidents message assihg appropriation Of three mil
lions OF dollars for The improvement and manufacture
firearms On the question its reference to the Com
mittee Military Affairs debate ensued in which
Messrs Qui,man, Faulkner, and H. aarhlali Participated
The reference that conItsee finally agreed On
motion Of Mr.. Campbell Of Ohio the House resolved itself
for the first time this SESSION. into Committee of the
Whole-Mr. Pennington in the chair-and took up the
annual message Of the President for the purpose Of refer
ring its several parts approximate committees Mr. Grow
obtained the Roor wheu on notion the committee rose
The House adjourned at three o'clock,
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n.,n him To the Attorney General also, 10 due much
praise for the highly honorable and lndictoas eop'
P'1a ~ 49,. IL re- tr...lls aane huslness pur-
to adj sst the affair without ~ Lo"s hs so"sns
quiet and amieabe -.eit 70 SvttSi ~. 10y .~'s ~
all he We = .ianner but hndng bis Efforts Of no
liz compelled by sense Of public duty TO exert
Of law, Thus through him, the dsturbers Of our
peace and the yolaors of laws rebaked, and
their nearious proceedings brought 10 an gnominous
close lie deserves well OF the country for his vigilance
for his prompt energetic and efficient action and for which
he will receive the thanks OF the American people
And now, sir my decided opnion y, that We should
promptly assume and firmly maintain the ground OF right
aud submit to nothing which Is wrong The people oil
the United States man. viii sustain Us IN that posi-
ton.
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read and respectfully considered BY the representatives Of
tbs psopef
3D. Are you opposed the annexation Of Texas to this
Union uader amy circumstances, long slaves are held
thereinf
3d. Are you In favor of Congress exercising all the const
tuona power possesses abolish slave trade
between the states
4th Are in ayo OF immediate legislation for the abO-
litiOn of slavery ia the District OF Columbian
much engaged, and have time 70 enter into an
argument 10 explain at length my for my opn-
ion. shall therefore myself for the present by
answering your nterrogatoes 10 the and
leave for future occasion extended discussion
the subject.
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am, respectfully, your most obsdent servant
WILLARD FILLMORE.

w. Mus, Esq, Chairman.
The Of black repubicanism easily dscernibe
In this letter and unless Mr. Fillmore has recanted the
Opinions expressed Unless he is entitled to the benefit
of The statute Of limitations upou them he falls far below
the standard Of nationality which the know-nothinss
ed at Philadelphia in june 1855 These are not the times
to trust ia the executive chair who all equvo-
cal the Issues uvslyed in the presidential con-
test
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LovEty WOMAN The Buffalo Commercial states that .
clothed in tattcred rags and feignng laneness
who had been recently soliciting aims ia that city was
taken up Friday for drunkenness On being brought
before the police justice the ameness disappeared and she
displayed strong pugsc tendencies Aer sentence was
passed upon her she few at the officer who arrested her
and assaed him with teeth 6st and nails II required
the combined efforts Of policemen to reduce her
suhUission
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THK MISSISSIPPI AT 81. Louts--The ST. Louis Republic
can Of last Friday says:
aThe river wss rising very slightly yesterday. The
weather was exceedingly unpleasant and chilly the streets
full OF mud and water. IL hswing very gradually
not enough affect the ice on the river TO any extent
The blasting operations continued aud still produced
the effect desired Mr.. Dea6eid the engineer who has
ths matter in charge has acquitted himself with great
ability and with satisfaction 10 those by whom he Is
employ ed We doubt that he will merit the thanks
and praise Of all the boatmen In port We may now
port everything in readiness for movement IN the ice
whenever IL takes place ..
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BHrAoH or rRoxsEs-The mother Of Mr., jenkins, aged
thirty OF Gardner New York, would not LEI him marry
Miss Jorop whom be had been courhng aud the disap-
pointed fair enc hss recovered $1,000 Cor breach Of
promise,
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ALLEGED BONDED LIQuoRs-It is intimnted In
semiocal quarters tsnys the New York Courier) that
great frauds will be made public which have been
pcrpeated upou hitherto unsuspeeting persons in the
purchase of brandies purporng have been taken from
bonded cellars. So complete the plan, that tens Of
thousands Of dollars have undoubtedly been realized the
parties engaged In the swinde As It appears now,
tou-house officer in collision with the rogues This
time all tho cuprts will DO caught IL reliable evidence
will have any weight
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IMPORTANT TO PERSONS HAVING CORRESPOND
ENTS In TILE PAClEI q REGInN -

Under the authority Of Congress- the Post oaice De.
partnent has adopted, auxiliary to lis operations
plan for publishing the Of persons to whom letters
have been sent to post Offices in California the Terri
tories of Oregon and Washington.
by this system letter can be sent TO any post Office in
the Pacific region for person whose location is utterly
known beyond the fact that be Is somewhere in Cali
fornia or the Territories Of Oregon and Washington yet
Incredible it may SEEM the ultimate reception Of the let
ter by the person for whom IL Is intended rendered
highly probable The necessary circular is being prepared
which, when completed publicity win be given TO the sys-
tenn by the Post Office Department enable those who
may be disposed to avail themselves Of its advantages
The efforts Of the Postmaster General TO promote the
highest degree Of efficiency in the department over which
he presides will be appreciated by discriminating public
Among the passengers by the Etna, which ar
rived at New York from Havre Tuesday last was Roger
Pryor. esq, one Of tho editors Of the Richmond En.
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SHpwRscK Lrs--The by the Asia 70
ports the loss Of the ship Great Duke Of Boston, with all
on board. She bad board valuable cargo, and was
insured Ia Boston for $4,000.
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At o'clock the convention reassembled, and at ones
ceeded to the first ballot for candidate for the presie
the result OF which WAS rs follows-a number OF dels
changing their votes before the result announced
FIRST BALLOT.
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LATER HAYrL-The Boston Traveller says intei-
gsnce the Ist instant has just been received from Co
naives by vessel arrived at that port On the morning
of that day proclamation published announcing tba,
the troops their way TO their respective homes
der the order Of the Emperor.
is PROFESSIONALLY true that the attempt Of the Bmpe
TO bring the Spanish part Of the island again into
Union induced by belief that a majority Of the Do
mncans favored that idea believing that the best good
the whole island would be promoted by such
ton. =.
The Po, publishes the following extract from private
letter dated Cape Hayden, January 30:
The Hayens have again been beaten and driven back
by the Domncans and the Emperor has returned here
day with all his troops FIVE six thousand
They have been coming into town since noon and such
misunderstanding set OF objects have never behed. Some
hundreds Of wounded sent down In barges
and number Of dead left behind in the bushes
This has been the most disastrous campaign the aytens
have ever madeN
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IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS TO CIRCULATE AMONG
THE PEOPLE.


We have 10 press and will be ready 10 issue in few
days, the following important documents:
l. The act creating the Territories of Nebraska aud
Kansas
q SO much Of the Presidents last annual message which
treats Of the slavery question.
B. Special message the President in relation TO Kansas
affairs.
4 The Presidents Kansas PROCLAMATION.
s. The message Of the President to the Senate 10 reply
to call of that body for information In regard TO The
state Of Affairs in Kansas covering instructions to Gov
Shannon and Col Sumner together with The letters from
Col Lane aud Gen, Robinson.
The above documents make handsome pamphlet OF 81
octave pages and will be furnished in large or small
quantities the low rate Of dollar and y cents per
hundred. We need dwell upon the necessity Of spread
ing these important documents before the people OF the
United States at the earliest practicable time Fanatics
and demagogues flooding the country with their false
hoods aud Misrepresentation and 1t Is high time that
the true state Of affairs aud the issue 10 Kansas should
be early and widely known aud the constitutional rights
and the constitutional obligations Of All classes of our c
gems fully ascertained and clearly demonstrated.
Members Of Congress and others desiring to be supplied
with these valuable documents will please send in their
orders Immediately
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The result received with deaening shouts aud chez
from all sides The greatest possible excitement rec
and the widest enthusiasm manifested by North H.
South Ia the midst OF the excitement motion to ado
WAS made and carried aud the convention took Iv
until clock.
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Of committee appointed by he Ant-Slavery Society
81 the county Of Erie has just to hand. You solicit
my suswer TO the following interrogatories;
Is Do ron believe that petitions to Congress on the
subject Of slavery Or the slave trade ought 70 be received
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-07-23

EXPENSES oE THE CzAR's HoUsEHoLD.-The
St. Petersburg correspondent of the Indepen-
dence Beige gives the following CURIOUS details
OF an investigation recently instituted by the
Emperor of Russia into the expenses of his
household
''The efforts of the Emperor to establish order
and regularity in the expenditure of his estab-
lishment have brought some curious circum-
stances to light. He has made it point to a.
bolish the abuses and put an end to the fright
full frauds which were daily practised even by
those on the steps of the throne. One day the
emperor, looking over his household expenses
requested the items of expenditure to be fur
nished him as he wished to form an idea es to
his civil list. Amongst other items he particu-
larlv remarked one of about 30,000f (S6,000)
for suet. The charge appeared strange, as he
could not understand how, or for what purpose,
10000 francs, worth of suet could have been re-
uuired. He insisted on an explanation inqui-
ries were made, and it was found that the En-
press Catherine II. was recommended by quack
doctor to take foot baths of reindeer and other
kinds of suet, as remedy for a weakness in one
of her legs, that she continued to do so till her
death, but that suet still continued to be charg-
ed in the imperial budget after Her Maieslys
decease and had been regularly paid for up
wards of fifty years.
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Singular Names.

The Hampshire Gazette says:wln the Memo
rials of the descendants of William Shattuck,
lately published by Lemuel Shattuck, Esq, OF
Boston, we find that Simeon Shattnck OF Fitch
burg, named three sons Shadrach, Meshack, and
Abednego; Abel Shattuck of Coleraine, named
the male of pair of twins Truman and the fe-
male Truly this Truman Shattuck named girl
Truly Ann. and Truly Shattock named girl
Emelne Truly; Moses Shattuck of Brookline
named four sons since 1900, Asia, Africa, Eu-
rope. and America. Other odd names in the
volumes, are All, Phlliahasse, Seraph, Seyneda,
Sarepta. Serada, and Thisby Alfalfa.
Mr.. Shattuck, in his remarks upon some of
these names says-"Singularty of taste is not
peculiar to our family we once had under our
instruction in Detroit, family whose sons were
named One Stickney, Two Stickney, Three
Sticknev, and whose daughters were named
First Stickney, Second stickney, and so on
The three elder children of a family nearer home
were named Joseph, And, and Another, and it
is supposed that should they have had any
more thew might have named them Also More
over Neyertbelsss, and Notwithstanding An
other family actually named their child Finis,
supposinc it their last but they happened after
wards TO have a daughter and two sons, whom
they called Addenda, Appendix. and Supple
ment. Another parent set out TO perpetuatc
tbe names of the twelve patriarchs, but the
mother went because she had not the where
withal to bear the last two names.
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THE CASHMERE GoAr-Hs Introduction into

THE CASHMERE GoAT.-Its Introduction into
Amerha.-It is not as yet generally known that
the Thibet goat, from whose wool the famous
Cashmere shawls are made, has been introduced
successfully into the United States. This enter
prising undertaking was achieved a few years
since, after many difficulties, by DR.. j. B. Davis,
of Columbia, S. O., at that time employed by
the Ottoman Porte in experimenting on the
growth of cotton in the Sultan's domnions. DR..
Davis succeeded, at vast expense, in securing
eleven of the pure breed, which, on his way
home, he exhibited in London and Paris. Since
that period, the goat has been introduced from
South Carolina into Tennessee, where it is said
to thrive The value of flock may be estimat-
ed from the fact that no real Thibet goat has
ever been sold for less than thousand dollars.
This enormous price, moreover, is not specr-
lative one, for no heeced animal has wool of
such tneness, ,softness and durability. The wool
of all the Thibet goats in Tennessee,for example,
has been engaged at New York this year at
eight dollars and half per pound, the purchas-
ers designing to send it to FALSELY, in Scotland,
in order to be manufactured into shawls.-Phil-
adelphia Ledger.
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OETR Y
Night.

Night.
BY HENRY W. LoSGrELLow
The day is done and the darkness
Falls from the wings of night,
As a feather is waited downward
From an eagle in its fight.
see the lights of the village
Clean through the rain and the mist,
And feeling of sadness comes oer me,
That my heart cannot resist;
A feeling of sadness and longing
That Is not akin to pain,
But resembles sorrow only
As the mist resembles the rain.
Come, read me some poem,
Some simple and heartfelt lay,
That shall soothe this restless feeling,
And Danish the thoughts of day.
Not from the grand old masters,
Not from the bards sublime,
Whose distant footsteps echo,
Through the corridors of Time.
For, like strains OF martial music,
Their mighty thoughts suggest,
Life's endless toll and endeayor;
And tonight long for rest.
Read from some humber poet,
Whose songs gush from his heart
As showers from the clouds of summer,
Or tears from the eyelids start.
Who, through long days of labor,
And nights devoid of ease,
Still heard in his soul the music
Of wonderful melodies.
Such songs have power to quiet
The restless pulse of care,
And come like the benediction
That follows after prayer.
Then read from the treasured volume,
The poem of thy choice,
And lend to the rhyme of the poet
The beauty of thy voice.
And the night shall be filed with music,
And the cares that infest the day
Shall fold their tents like the Arabs,
And as silently steal away.
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A little bad luck is beneficial now and then
If Patrick Henry had not failed in the grocery
business, it is not at all probable that he would
ever been heard of as an orator. Hemight have
become celebrated, but it would not have from
his eloouence. but the great wealth he acquired
hv n sneculation in bar soap and axe handles
Roser Sherman became signer of the Declara-
ton of Independence for no other reason than
that he could not make living at shoemaking
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A man in Wisconsin recently inserted long
advertisement in the papers offering his farm
for sale, closing in the following style: "The
surrounding country is the most beautiful the
God of nature ever made. The scenery is eel
estial, divine; also, two wagons to sell, and a
woke of steers"
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"yINDOW GLASS; have constantly on hand
w the usual Sizes and will furnish at short notice.
any size wanted of any quality at lowest factory rates
GB0. L. PRICE.
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BY j. A. l. L. WADDELL, Jr.
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CPRING TRADE.-E. LAwTON, MANUFAC-
- TURER and DEALER in BOOTS and SHOES,
,one door North of Crawford Cochran's Dry Goods
Store Staunton Va.
Nav a. 1S56.-tf.
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DIRECT FROM IRELAND.-The under
- signed have just received another Case of Family
and Housewife Linens made to their order, by one OF
the best manufacturers of Belfast, Ireland
KAYSER, STRIBLING 4 co.
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NOR SALE.-A Good FAMILY CARRIAGE, al
most new, on reasonable terms Apply to the un-
dersigned at Mt. Sidney, Augusta county.
AnriI 16 1886 MCCUE & PARKINS.
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OUR CUSTOMERS are reminded that our books
\ J and accounts are now ready for settlement; all
those interested will confer favor by paying up or
settling their accounts to first of Janua-y.
]. RRANDEBURG & co.
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ITERRIN GS.-We are nav receiving 100 Who'll
Ill and half barrels prime No Clipt and Gross
Herrings at reduced prices. ,o
Staunton Jrne 1874
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-07-23

DARASOLS of the latest STYLES just received and
Il for sale by JNO. III. NELSON.
April %, 1856
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DHILLIP THE SECOND.-History of the
i Reign of Phillip the Second, King of Spain, by
VIM. H. Prescott, for sale by ROBT COWAN.
StauntOn Jan. 2S, 1856
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DOOTS 81 SHOES.-You will find at J. Brande-
ID burg 4 Cos large, well selected stock of Boots
nd Shoes, Caters and slippers of every grade and
uality and at prices to suit Call and look for your
elves April 2S, 1856.
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ITONEY SHUCK.-A SuPERIoR Article of very
I Il mild Tobacco, Just received and for sale by
R0BT. j. GLENDY,
Sfaunton Feb 90 1856. Per C. 7. COCHRAN.
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WYNN. A, STERRETT, MERCHANT Tall
w IOR invites attention to his assortment of Full
Goods, which he has on hand.
Stanpton Oct II 1855.
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when you die, the more they will have twenty
years afterwards. Wealth inherited should be
the incentive to exertion Instead of that, 'it is
the title deed to sloth." The only money that
does man good is what he earns himself A
ready-made fortune, like ready-made clothes,
seldom fits the lnan who comes into possession
Ambition, stimulated by hope and half-lilled
pocket book, has power that will triumph over
difficulties, beginning with the rich mans con-
tumely, and leaving off with the envious mans
malice.
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DOOTS, SHOES AND HATS.-Just received
ID large Stock of best city made Boots and Shoes,
for Ladies' and Gentlemen. Also, Moleskin, Black,
Claret Brown Pearl Hungarian and Rockland Hats by
KAYSER, STRIBLING 4 co.
Sta,nto, Anril 1874
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GHURNS.--A large lot of Thermometer CHURNS
I of all sizes, for sale BY o
ctar,ton Anrl 16 1850
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a FEW THOUSAND FINE HAVANA SE-
N CARS, of superior quality, Just received Come
and try them. KoBI. .; GLENDl,
Staunton, Feb. 90, 1856. Per U. l. COCHRAN
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A NCHOR BOLTING CLOTHS, of superior
~ quality, on hand and for sale by
I - 4'' b. & j. S. CRAWFORD.
Staunton, Feb. 27, 1S56.-tf.