Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-12-10

MISCELLANE
Lucy Stone Blackwell has, says the Cincinnati
Commercial, become, within the last few days,
one OF the mothers Of America
Hon Fayctte McMun,representatve in Con-
gress from Virginia, las purchased farm in
Petts county, Missouri, and contemplates resi-
ding there.
A CALL-Rev Sohn A. Broadus, chaplain in
the University of Virginia, has been invited to
visit and preach in the First Baptist Church IN
the city Of New York, with the ultimate view
of calling him to become pastor of that church.
Buchanan's official majority in Kentucky as
shown by the vote for the highest elector, is g.
! 11S,and would have been 995 more ifnine coun-
ties had not DISTINGUISHED themselves, three by
failing to send the returns in time. ard six by
informality.
! FROM MExIco.-Neac Orleans, Dec. 2.--The
Mexican Consul here has advices from Matanzas.
stating that Gen. Vidaurri had succumbed and
entered into treaty with Gen. Lundy .acknowl-
edgng Comenforts government and promising
obedience to it.
FREMONT AND TooMBs.-A New York cores.
pondent OF the Albany Argus says that Colonel
Fremont has challenged Toombs, of Georgia, to
duel. Mr.. Toombs. it is alleged, has made re-
Elections on the birth and parentage of Colonel
Fremont.
DIABoLoAL ATTENTION. Friday night last,
an attempt was made to file off the wire cables
of the new suspension bridge over Wheeling
Creek at Wheeling, Va, but fortunately, the
scoundrel was iterrupted before he had made
much progress lie succeeded in making his es-
cape.
! The entire vote cast for Fremont in the State
was 291, viz: Alexandria 1. Brooke 40 Han
cock 100 Marshall 90, Monongalia 9, Ohio los,
Shenandoah 5, Scott 5, Upshur TO- In Scott
county, the five votes accredited to Fremont
were given for "Fremon," and the commission
ers report flat the names of the fifteen Electors
on the ticket were mot readable"
THE GROWING CRops.-The Shenandoah Va)
Tenth Legion says but little, if any injury, has
been done to the growing crops of wheat, in
that county. In the early part of the fall, in
some places, the young grain was attacked by q
small bug, but the severe frosts soon put an end
to its rayages. The fields generally present
most promising appearance.
A UNION MovEMENT.-It is stated that in the
course of day or two, some member Of the
House of Representative, who is friendly to Mr..
Buchanan, will offer series of resolutions, dec
laratory of undated confidence in the Union.de-
orscy. and in favor of sustaining our treaties
with foreign States; also the existing laws pro-
hbtory Of the slave trade.
The result of the vote for President. in this
State, has not yet been officially ascertaned.-
Warwick and Calhoun are still to be heard from
officially. The Secretary of the Commonwealth
has, however, received reliable reports from
those two counties, which indicate that Buch
anans majority in the State will slightly exceed
10000 The reported majority for the Demo
cratic ticket, in Calhoun, is 1877.
TIE NEW CENT PlEcEs.--The idea entertained
by some that no new cent pieces have been man
ufactured is mistake. Congress passed law
authorizing their coinage, but neglected to pro-
vide for their issue. The consequence is. that
cheap" Of them are now ct the Philadelphia
mint awaiting the order ofCongress to circulate.
They are about the size of the half-cent cIrcula-
ted fifteen or sixteen years ago, and are compos-
ed of copper, nickel and zinc
FoRsTELLlNG TIE WEArHER.--E. Merriam, of
Brooklyn, n Y, who has been called the "clerk
of the weather." and who for twenty years has
made himself a martyr to meteorology by taking
hourly observations of the thermometer, barom-
eter &c, thus strips the ''weather-wise" OF their
gift Of prophecy
s'With all my practice and experience in oh
hour by hour and day by day thermometrical
and meteorological observations and in connec-
ton with simultaneous observations made and
recorded elsewhere, feel more and more con-
WINGED that it is not in the power OF any human
being to determine even single day in advance.
what changes will take place in the atmosphere
ADVERTISEMENT.
We hear but one report from all who use Per-
ry Davis Vegetable Pain Killer, and that is its
wonderful power in relieving the most severe
pain has never been equalled.
Dec. 3.-2ws.
ADVERTISEMENT.
The astonishing success of the Ozygenated
Bitters in the worst cases of Dyspepsia, is owing
to its peculiar tonic properties.and being entire
ly free from alcoholic stimulants it produces nc
reaction or unpleasant sensations.
[Dec. 10.-1t.]
TADvERTIsEMENT.1
Counsel.--But few of the reading public are
aware how continually az editor is called upon
TO advise his patrons on every subject, from poll
tics TO the breed of cattle Through the whole
range of our duties none has perplexed us more
than to tell our readers what TO take for a cure
when they are sick Hitherto this has been q
severe trial to all our skill, but it will not be
hereafter. We have been taking and have seen
the evidence from others that have taken Doct.
Ayers Cherry Pectoyal aud Cathartic Pills
They need but slight trial to convince the
most sceptical how far they are superior to the
other medicines We have had in use. They have
one single property of great Importance to the
sick and that is they cure-Bost0n Herald.
dec. TO- 1s56.-1t.l