Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-04-30
MISCELLANEOUS.

MISCELLANEOUS.
FLouR.-Op Thursday week -four was selling in
Cincinnati, Ohio, at 1896 per barrel.
IMPROVEMENT OF JAMES RIvRR.--In the U. s.
House Of Representatives, on Tuesday, bill was
reported from the Committee on Commerce, to
continue the improvement OF tho navigation OF
James River.
Recent accounts from the Cape Verde Islands
state that the peopleIare suffering from want'of
food, and that unless supplies are sent from Eu-
rope and America 20, coo Of them will probably
starve to death before the close OF summer.
! Measures are being taken IN the West to es-
tablish ANAL and passenger line between inde-
pendence and Sacramento, through the Great
Salt Lake City. tits ESTIMATED THAT the trip
can be performed in twelve days average time.
A Protestant minister was lately arrested in
Spain for promulgating doctrines contrary to
the established religion, A Judge at Barcelona,
however, has since decided that the Spunish con-
sttution establishes religious federation, and the
minister in question has since been discharged
MIssouRI-The Benton Democracy OF Mis-
souri, have nominated Thomas II. benton for
the oiti.e Of Governor of the State. The other
wing OF the Democracy have nominated T. Peck
for the same office; and the American Order
have nominated Robert G. Ewing. The cleo
ton will not take till August
OMNIBUS HoRsEs.-An Omnibus Company in
New York, owning three hundred and thirty
five horses, feeds them each eight pounds OF cut
hay and seventeen pounds OF corn meal daily,
with only quarter OF u pound OF salt per month.
They prefer q horse weighing ten or eleven hum
dred pounds, and use straw tor bedding them. 50,
DRPLoRABLE OocURRkNcE.-The Greenbrier
Era states that Mr.. jackson Huddleson was out
hunting, in Fayette county, q few days ago, and
fired at n deer, but failed to kill it, lie pursued
it for some time, and seeing little boy ut q
distance took him TO be the object of his chase,
and shot him. The little fellow survived few
hours, and died. Il -,
GEur OF FIsH.--The Alexandria Gazette states
that the market therei is overrun with'fish, and
that large quantities are thrown away On
Monday, it says the arrivals were numerous.
and the. supply far exceeded the demand
Prime Herring brought 50 per thousand, and
Shad s. per hundred Lots of inferior herring
were sold ut much lower figures. 1900, -.
KASsAs.-A meeting has been held at Peters
burg, Va, for the purpose OF taking steps to for
ward Southern emigration to Kansas Hon. X.
K. Meade addressed the meeting, and resolutions
were adopted inviting Convention to be held
at Petersburg, on the 7th of May, of all persons
in the surrounding counties who are in favor of
making Kansas slaveholding State.
A MARSHAL FNED.-The Prosecuting Attor-
ney at Cincinnati has issued an execution upon
the United States Marshal, III. H. Robinson, for
three hundred dollars and costs which he was SEN
fenced to pay by Judge BurgOyne tor contempt
of Court, in taking away the children of the slave
Margaret, contrary to the injunction of the Pro-
bate Court. The Marshal has appealed to the
United States District Court.
! DouoLAs AND LANE.-The fare-up between
Senator Douglas and Senator @ Lane, of Kansas,
has reached crisis. Lane wrote to Douglas re-
auesting an explanation of his remarks in the
Senate. Douglas refused to make satisfactory
explanation, pleading constitutional privilege,
&C., &c. Lane thereupon published Card, abu
sing the Little Giant in good round terms, accu-
'ing him Of treachery, falsehood and cowardice.
WHEAT AND FLOuR.-A late letter from Paris
says "The number Of barrels of American -four
1t this moment in store iii Havre is 250,0 900; of
wheat 251, os2 hectolitres CA hectolitre is a.
bout 1855 Winchester bushels) To these figures
i'd the quantities known to be on sea destined
or Havre, viz: $4,000 barrels Of -four, and g.
100 hectoltres of wheat, and the sum total will
,e 900 barrels Of -four, and 900 hectoli-
res of wheat" ~
When NJ Boileau, the French Charge DAT
aires, waited upon the Secretary of State to
notify him officially of the birth of son to Louis
Napoleon, he was received with the Premier's
yonted courtesy. and his communication was
istened to with all due respect; but after it was
II over, it is said that Mr. Marcy could not help
dding in friendly way lyon may think great
eal of importance attaches to this ceremony,
;ir, but really we don't" ~A
The French army will return from the Crimea
n bodies of 10000, with corresponding matsrist.
The Bretagne is capable of transporting 1000
men at time, and $50 guns by way of ballast.
About six months will be occupied in the evacu-
ltion. 1t viii begin in May and last over Octo-
Der. The I'd, or Gen. Bosquet's corps, as having
most suffered, will arrive first; the 1st, or Gen.
D Autemarre's, next; and then the Sd, or Gen.
v 'Mahons Sailing vessels will be employed for
he mGterieI.
MORE Trouble IN KANsAs.-Trouble seems
o be again brewing in Kansas. The Louisville
Courier of Wednesday has the following des-
,atch from Independence, April %:
Sheriff Jones attempted to arrest one Of those
men who was an active operator in the previous
roubles, but he was prevented by about three
hundred persons, .-...r &.
Governor Shannon has ordered out the First
Regiment Of Kansas Militia. What will be the
esut is yet to be seen.
The Richmond Enquirer says that the collec-
ions made by, and contributions made to the
Mount Vernon Association are large-and it
adds that ''at the proper time measures will be
AIKEN to open negotiation with Mr.. Washing
.on, and on full review of the whole field, We
entertain no doubt that contract will be made
~ the Governor with Mr.. Washington, and that
IN the payment of the 100000 within five
years. as provided by the law, the latter will
make deed for the Mount Vernon Estate to
he State OF Virginia" 1855
ADyERrIsEMEST.
"A Qnnd l[e2lcine The Qyvnenatad Riffers