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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-09-24
t.nyERrIsEMENT.l

A Ward of Gdution-We are satisfied that in
majority Of cases where coughs terminate in
CONSUMPTION, resort to some potent yet simple
ramedv like Wisters Balsam of Wild Cherry,
would have saved the life and health of the suf-
ferera. Sept. "a, 1s66.-1tl
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-09-24

Hereafter persons who are furnished with single pa
pers at this office, will be charged 81 cents for each
number, Cash. 4 paper occasionally we might afford
40 give away but applications are so numerous and
so frequent that we are compelled 10 ADOPT this rule
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-09-24

A slave stampede took place in Loudoun coun-
ty, Va, on Saturday night last. Eight grown
persons and three children are known to have
disappeared.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-09-24
Congrsssional Paw Asain.

The "Valley Star" of the 18th inst extracts
from and comments upon an article recently
published in this paper, in which We took &C.
cssion to express our opinion in regard to the
act of Congress increasing the pay of members,
and informs US that Mr.. Letcher, the representa-
tive from this District voted against the bill, and
declined to take the extra compensation. The
s'Star' expects that we had Mr.. Letcher special
ly in our eye, that We chuckled over the only
act in his Congressional career out of which po-
litical capital could be made, and consequently
the "Star" chuckles over the idea that it has
"spiked our big gun" We are sorry to inter
rupt our neighbours enjoyment, but candor COM
pes us to say that so far from being specially in
our eye. Mr.. Letcher, individually, was not III
all our thoughts whom we penned the article in
question We think the public viii hear us out
in the assertion that John Letcher has always
received full justice at our hands, and that We
are not amenable to the charge of hunting up
flaws in his Congressional career for the pur-
pose of manufacturing political capital We
could have no special object just now in making
points against Mr.. letcher, and certainly did not
design to reflect upon him particularly in the
article from which the Star" quotes
We are happy to find, however, that Mr..
Letcher concurs with US in the sentiments ex-
pressed in our article, and refuses to touch the
extra pay We honor him for it more than for
any act of his political life, and trust that he
will, disregarding the advice of the VALLEY
STAR" stesdfasty decline to take single dime
of it. He will thus vindcate his integrity IS 3
man and his consistency as q politician.
The Star says that Mr.. Stuart made studied
attack on the Compensation Bill in his speech
at Lexington on the Sth inst, and that his re-
marks were SO singularly identical throughout
with the article in the spectator" as to pro-
duce the impression that Mr.. S. either wrote or
suggested the article. Well, coincidence of
sentiment in regard to such matter is not re-
narkable. We are astonished that there can be
two opinions about it among honest and sens-
bic people, 1t would be quito as legitimate,
however, to infer that Mr.. Stuart had read our
article as that he had written it. Possibly it
might have been better guess, for Mr.. Stuart
certainly did not write, dictate, or suggest the
article in the Spectator"
That article expressed our candid sentiments
in regard to the compensation bill. We re-
garded it as most disreputable transaction, and
it seem. that Mr. Ietcher thinks it was too, or
he would certainly have had no reason to make
the very considerable pecuniary sacrifice that he
has DONE
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-09-24
TIE PRosprcr.-Tbe Baltimore American Al.

The PRospRcr.-Tbe Baltimore American al.
luding to the National Wing Convention, says:
The spirit manifested by the delegates from
the South and Southwest is most cheering
Unless the delegates from Kentucky are entirely
infatuated knowing little of the political feeling
of the people there or of the chances of the con-
test, the expectation that Buchanan will carry
that State is the veriest gasconade. They claim
it for Fillmore by at least five thousand MAORI
ty. The Louisiana and Tennessee delegates are
also confident that the friends of the Union
will give both those States to Fillmore The
Wings there are represented as united in his ia
vor, and full of hope and confidence. The Geor-
gia delegates also speak cheeringly. Mr. Fill
more has personal popularity in that State
possessed by no other statesman. From New
York we have the strongest representations of
Mr.. Fillmores prospects From what we have El-
ready heard there would seem no doubt that
the gathering of the delegates here will bring
out better knowledge of the political condition
of the country and afford the strongest encour-
ment to those who are laboring to unite the
Wing vote of the country upon the model
President"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-09-24
Proceedings Of the Town Council.

At meeting of the Council Of the Town Of
Staunton, on the 10Th inst, the Mayor reported
that he had notified the Central Railroad Com
pany Of the termination of the contract for Wat
er from the Town pipes, and thereupon 4essrs.
G. N. Cochran, E. N. Taylor and B. F. Points
were appointed Committee to examine into
the necessity of cutting off the supply of Water
from the Central Railroad Company, and to
examine into the cause of deficiency in the sup
ply Of Water.
The Mayor submitted an ordinance, which
was passed., making it unlawful for any person
residing outside of the Town to convey or haul
Water from the Town pipes.
The Mayor presented communication from
DR.. j. Q. NJ. Aerillat Principal of the Deaf and
Dumb and Blind Institution, in relation to the
Plank walk leading from the Town to t:e Insti-
tuition, which was laid ON the Table for the
present.
The Mayor reported that tho officers of the
Town have discharged their duty.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-09-24
ELECTORAL TICKET.

1st Disirct.-JAMEs G. HoLLIDAY, of Norfolk county
Cd HgSRY Woop, of Mecklenburg.
Sd WILLIAM MARTIN, OF Henry.
4th THos. NJ. BoSpuRANT, of Buckingham.
5th WILLIAM NJ. CABELL, of Nelson.
9Th WILLIAM G. ScorT, of Powhatan.
7th GEORGE T. YERBY of Northampton.
sth Joay CRIrCHER of Westmoreland.
9Th B. II. SHAcxELFoRp, of Fauquier.
10th ALExANDER R. BorELsR, of Jefferson.
18th JOHN u. IsBoDEN, of Augusta.
10Th WALLER r. STAPLES, Of Montgomery
18th ISAAC j. LgFrwIcu, of Wvthe.
18th q BESJAMIN Ii. SMITH, OF kanawha
18th j. W. GALLAuEa, of Marshall.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-09-24

A grand mass meeting of the friends of Fill
moro was held in Monument Square on Friday
night, and was one Of the most magnificent dis
plays ever witnessed in Baltimore. The meet
ing was organized ut s o'clock by appointing
VIM. Schley ESQ.,, of Maryland, to the chair, as
sisted by large number of Vice Presidents
Mr.. Schley welcomed the Wings of the Union,
in the name of the Wings of Baltimore, to Mary
land. Speeches were made at the main stand
by Messrs Vim. L. Goggin, Francis Granger,
Judge Bates of Missouri, Messrs. Graham, of N.
Carolina D. Paul Brown, John S. Pendleton,
Rves, of Virginia, and Others There was
also speaking from other points in the square,
The greatest enthusiasm prevailed throughout,
and it was estimated that there was not less
than twenty thousand persons present.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-09-24
SECOND DAY.

| SECOND DAY.
The Convention was called to order at TWEEN
ty minutes past 10 o'clock, anc the proceedings
opened with prayer by the Rev. MIR. Oarnahan
The Committee on Resolutions not being ready
to report, Mr.. Pearre of Nd, was called upon
for speech. Mr.. P took the stand, but gave
way to the Committee who reported the follow
ing resolutions:
Resolued, That the Wings of the United States,
here assembled, declare their reverence for the
Constitution, their unalterable attachment for
the National Union, and fixed determination
to do all in their power to preserve 1t for them
selves and posterity. They have no new princi-
Piles to ANNOUNCING new platform to establish ;
but are content broadly to rest where our fore
fathers rested-upon the Constitution OF the u
nited States, wishing no safer guide, no higher
law.
Resolued, That we regard with the highest
interest and anxiety the present discordant con-
dition of National affairs. A portion of our
country is ravaged by civil war, and large sec
tions of population embittered by mutual recrim-
nations, and we distinctly trace these calamties
to the culpable neglect of duty OF the present
National administration.
Resolced, That the government OF the United
States being formed by conjunction, in political
unity Of widespread geographical sections Of
country materially differing not only in climate
and products, but in local and domestic nsttu-
tons, any cause which shall permanently array
those sections in political hostility founded only
in geographical distinctions, most inevitably
prove fatal to the continuance of the National
Union.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-08-27
Frlghtful Earthquake in the Moluc-
cas-.


The India mail brings Intelligence of an
eruption OF an active volcano on the island
OF Great Sangir, lat. 3 deg. so min. N,
long. f25 deg. so min. L. The mountain
OF Arra, 1000 feet above the sea, sud-
denly, on the Cd OF March, discharged
boiling water and lava, which DESTROYED
for several miles extensive fields, crops
and groves of cocoanuts.
This frightiul picture Of destruction, the
horror OF which was increased by the
shrieks of men and beasts, the wild roar.
ING Of the tempest, and the crashing of
thoRsanas or trees ,orn up and carried
away, WAS followed, about an hour later.
byv peaIs ofthundcr which shook the ground
ana deatened the ear. A black column
OF stone and ashes then shot up froG the
mountain to an immense height, and fell,
''umincd by the glare oflava, like n show
or OF hre upon the surrounding country
below, producing darkness that, only
now and then momentariy broken 10y
the flashes Of lightning. was So intense
that people could not discern objects close
at hand, and which Completed their con.
fusion and despair. Large stones were
hurled through the air, crushing whatev.
er they fell upon. Houses and crops,
which had not been destroyed 10y fire, sunk
and disappeared beneath the ashes aud
stones, and the hill streams, storpcd bv
! these barriers, formed lakes, which. break.
ing over their banks, soon proved a new
source Of destruction. This lasted some
hours. About miduigh, the raging Gle.
mc,tS sank TO rest; but on the following
DAY, about noon, they resumed their work
oi destruction, with renewed violence. IN
the meantime, the fall of ashes continued
without ihiermiSsion, and MAS so thick on
this day that the rays OF the sun could not
penetrate through it, and an appalling
darkness prevailed. Scarcely recovered in
some degree from their fright, the uhabi
tants OF this deso!atcd part OF Sangir were
again disturbed 10y an eruption on the
18th Of March, which DESTROYED many
fields and Il great number of trees % the
l"buEan side. Since then the volcano
has remained quiet.
The loss of lie has been great. 1t is
estimated as follows, N the undcrmenrion-
ed districts Taruna, men, women and
children, 722; Kandhar, men, women
and children, 45; TaLuken. men, women
and chiklren, 2,O39; total sue. The
greater number met their death in the
gardens. They fled in all directions, but
were overtakeU and swallowed up hy the
fatal fire stream. Some tried TO save
themselves in the trees, but were either
carried away with them or killed by the
scorching heat.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-08-27
kFor the Lancaster Ec,l-cr

MIR. EDIToR: see through your paper
that several questions have been asked our
Candidates for the Legislature, and as |
think there might be few moro propound-
ed ef equal or greater Importance, beg
leave 10 submit tho following.
FIRST AS there has been, and still con-
tinues to Rc, great complaint in regard to
the enormous amount of business finding its
way into our Courts Of Equity, and the gren,
cost of the same to the people, ask what
can be done TO remedy this evil
Sccond-ln regard 10 our Courts Of c cm-
mon Pleas, would it not be preferable to
hav" Witnesses summond to appear before
Court of Reference prior TO the sitting of
the Court Of Common Pleas, and instead Of
their appearance being reQu;ped a, the last
Court, let their ailidlvi,s be real, and in
this way much trouble and Inconvenience
will be spared the witnesses, and n great
amount of cos, will Lc saved to the State
and TO Individuals!
Third II would like the Candidates 10
express themselves more fully in regard TO
question asked some time taqk BY " Many
Voters" viz: "Arc you in favor Of eX,epd.
ing the jurisdiction of Magistratcs,"
Fourth.-To the peopIc.--Would it not
be better for our general good were We to
SEND more farmers to the Legislature!
Yours, respectfully,
ADAM IVY
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-08-27
H0RRID MURDER.

WE regret to Icarn,says the Gold aboio(N CO
Tr'bUnc that most umiablc young lady,
about nineteen Years of age, Ann Melissa,
daughter Of Richard Taylor Of OnsIow was
found dead, last Thursday, not far from
her fathers residence. and within an hour
after the ticndi>l. deed Lad been pcrpgtratcd
MARKS Of GngcIs on her neck which wa,
also much sw oIcn, proclaim the horrid tale
that she was choEcd TO death. a young
negro belonging 10 Mr. Nehemiah Taylor
il suspected of this foul crime, and he is
now in New Hanover Jail for safe keeping,
awaiting lis trial at the next term of On.
slow superior court.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-08-27
From Last Island.

lhe New Orleans papers have received
list OF ! lG persons who were lost on IT,,
island, but no special details as vet in re-.
lation TO the horrible catastrophe. I'll,
Defia says, among the names published
are those Cf some Of the most distinguish.
cd residents Of the state.
"lhc most well known amongst the
victims Of this calamity WAS the Hon. J.
{. Beatty, OF the Parish OF Laf0urchc.-
lie WAS an old and prominent crrizcu OF
the section in which he resided WAS one
Of the old time politicians Of the State,
having once been candidate ior Con-
grcSs in hs District against tic Hon.
Ttaismond Landry, and having served
both as a member Of the Convention to
frame a new Constitution and in the Gen
cra Assembly and was member Of the
Senate when he WAS lost. His loss viii
be felt rs Il sefcrc social hcrcavment.
"llcnry Landry and Michel Landry,
who are found in the list OF the Victims,
were members Of one of the Oldest, largest
and wcailhicst families in Louisiana, from
which some OF its first civil and politica.
positions have been supplied. Their loss
will he widely felt ana mourned.
We fear tie chapter Of fatalities at.
tending the late storm in the Gulf is not
vet finished, an! anticipate bad tidings
from other portions OF the coast-from
Galveston espccially-every momcnt.-
Two Texas steamers have been due for
several days, and have been doubtless dc.
laycd by the storm.
The loss OF rrorcrty oa last Island is
estimated at 100000. IL is supposed
that $4,000 in money have been taken
from the pockets Of the victims hv the fell
hands of the pirates, besides $4,000 in the
baggage on the river The banks caved
in at Bayou Sara, carrying away three
residenccs-no lives lost.
Several vessels have been blown ashore
at the mouth Of the Mississippi. The tel
egraph lines have suffered severely. The
Br. schooner Manchester, from Belize,
Honduraz, went ashore at the South Point,
reports large fire at Belize few DAYS
before her departurc-loss half mil
lion.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-08-27
HANGING ROCK.

WHILST on visit in, tae lower sectfon of
our District the past week, We embraced the
opportunity of stopping a short time at the
Hanging Rock Minera! Springs. These
Springs are obtaining IA celebrity that is Just
ly their due, and within very brief period,
the sources Of &C, ommodatian have been
largely enhanced by the erection Of mum.
Der of cottages and private apartments, that
are comfortable and well adapted for the
purposes intended. We passed the time
very agrecably, as every visitor caDnot fail
to do, under the chaperohage of Mr.. BELBEN
and his amiablc lady. We found servants
attentive, and the tables bounlifulIy supplied
with substantial fcod
To make these Springs first class water
ing place great deal more oflabor and ex.
pensc is required, bat everything cabnot be
done in day, and the proprietor, who is a
man of great energy and ample means, is
not likely 10 cease operations until the
Hanging Rock Mineral Springs presents as
great inducements for the sojourn of the
pleasure seeker as they do for the invalid
Experience has demonstrated The fact, that
no place of this kind can be a source OF
much profit to the proprietor, unless it is
surrounded by the ordinary sources of a.
musemenl, that are simple and really harn-
less in their character, and which serve TO
dispel res,lessness and ennui among iHval.
ids, as well as to attract those who are more
in search Of pleasure than health. We like
MIR. BELDES's idea of perfecting matters,
and if carried out, these Springs will not be
iuterior in any respect, 20 Glenn's or Chicks,
or to any watering place in our State
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-08-27
SURRENDER OF U. S. 1RooPsl!lll
LAWRENCE TO BE DESTROYED II

ST.. LOUIS, August 81.
We have later advices from Kansas
Col. TreadweIi's settlement was attacked
by 400 free-soiles. Treadweil sent to the
United States troops for aid, but they re-
fused assistance.
On the l4tb, two hundred Free-Soilers
attacked twelve Pro Slavery men ip a fort
near PassawoltamIe, when twenty Of the
former were killed and wounded.
On the 10th Lecompton was attacked
by 800 of Lanes men, aud the United
States troops, who had charge Cf ROBIN.
son and Brown, surrendered without ssik.
ing blow.
1t was reported that the Pro-Slavery
men intended TO destroy Lawrence on the
20lh.
A private despatch states that Gov.
Shannon and the United Slates dragons
had evacuated Lecompton, which would
undoubtedly be destroyed by tho Free
Soiers.
ST. LOUIS. Aug 10,
A Wesiport paper OF the 18th says that
on Monday night eco FreesoiIers attack.
ed the town Of Franklin, containing only
twenty pro-s'avery men. Ten persons
were killed, and the pos: Office mobbed
sad burnt. The assailsnis also carried
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-08-27

REHARKABLE DEATH FROM LIGHTNING.
The most remarkable case of death by
lightning Of which we have read is that
of Helen s. Clark, little girl eight years
of age, in Westminster, VI. The school
house was struck, and three Of the chill
dren were rendered insensible for some
minutes. Miss Clark was struck on tie
head, her hair crisped and her clothing
set on fire. Her teacher promptly carried
her out and extinguished the flames by
rolling her in the grass. After some time
she revived, but died in about ! 8 hours
from the effects of the burn.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-08-27
AN EXTRA SESSION.

TnE telegraph informs US, says the Charles
ton Mercury of the 18th inst, that The
President has issued his proclamation, call
ing an Extra Session Of Congress for next
Thursday TO transact necessary business,
omi-@l a, the regular session. The main
point is the Army Appropriation bin, Whieh
failed 10y reason of the persistence of the
House in an amendment Withholding all lp-
proprlations from the troops in Kansas The
House had made Kansas amendments to
nearly every one ofthc appropriation bills,
and yielded all of them finally, except on
the Army Appropriation bill. We do not
see very well why the President should have
intcrposed in TIC case. If tbe House choose
to disband the Army, why not let them have
their way! It's not great matter; and,
at least those sections that have had so
large share in overruling the wholesome
yetocs of the President, would have been
the lafgeat sufferers by the wi:hd!awa! o'
military protection. And We think il might
have givcn wholesome lesson to dema>
gogues against triAing with the interests OF
the county.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-08-27
THE SIGNS OF THE TIMES.

lT Is no longer possible to remain blinded
to the fact that our renptry is verging to!
wards political crises, whi.h glimmerir e
and threatening rs it appears in the distance,
is calculated to stir the feelings oS the most
sahguinc in sentiment, and to appat the
heart Of every true lover Of national and
republican greatness. America has pro-
pounded to the crowned heads of Europe
the momcntous question whether man is ca
pablr of lf.governmcnt-for eighty years
bare Ne stood the tasnts of Kings and Mon
archies,and battle 4 against the foes ofRepnb-
licanism-our country, Insignificant at first,
now ranks among the greatest of the civil
ized world, and our stars and stripes are re-
flcctcd and acknowledged in every cline and
on every sea and when we have reached the
very acme of the hopes which animated our
fathers Of '76. will il not be with sigh of re-
grci, and feeling of poignant commissrra-
ton, that we witness the sundcring of n
compact designed for our national greatness,
and when VIC see the proud emblem of our
couutry's liberty, trail her pinions in the
dusty View disunion in hatevcr light YOU
plcase--pant the glorics of an uniricd Sou,ka
crn Republic in its brightest ard most glow
ing colors, and though The dim vista of a
new prosperity, will be seen the warning
spectre of departed Republic, whose hopes
were once rs sar,:uinc, and whose destiny
pointed even higher than yours.
But few we presume are SO iasaac as 10
declare that dsunion is preferable under
any neutrality-suspicious. 10 p just ard
impartial interpretation and administration
OF the constitution; but the question is, how
Is this corsummation towards Which We arc
daily drifting TO be obNided! The rcspon>
sIblhty docs not rest with the South; she
is clearly and uncqnivocaliy on the defensive.
Northern ianaic'Sm and Northern dcma-
gogucism ass''iI or nights, aud in terms un-
mlstakcabIc We are adm"rshed that our
territorial limits are prescribed, and that our
equality in the Union is not to be thought
oL We have no WEBSTER, no CALHoUS,
or no CLAY, who with holy rcvcrarcc for
our national greatness might stem the tor
rent OF sectional Ciscord, and breast the It'd"
Of aggressive f:ua,cism. These master
spirits Of the aEc in whiGh they lived, might
well look bacS upon a degenerate and
,hanklcSS mostrrity, whose greatest efforts
0:c now to djssolv" government which
they served to cnob'c and pcrpc;natc.
The feeling OF dlsunion Is comparatively