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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-11-04
state Agricultural Fair.

The annual exhibition of the Virginia Agri.
cultural Society came off last week at Richmond
and, from all accounts, was fully equal to any
exhibition heretofore held The following pre-
miums were taken by citizens of this county
Mai. J. NJ. McCue, $50 for the best ten acres o.
HIGHLAND corn, $50 for the best crop of hay (two
and a half tons per acre) and $40 for the best
crop of clover seed (weighing 81 lbs. per bush
Ell , Mr.. Franklin Davis, of the Staunton Nurse
~, $40 for the best and largest variety of ap
pies suitable for Southern raising, and so fol
the best peach trees. '....r
The Hon. W. G. Rives presided over the meet
ings of the Farmers Assembly. Majority anc
Minority reports were presented on the subject
of the donation of $4,000 by Col. P. st. G.
Cooke. The former, prepared by W. H. McFar'
land, ESD, was in favor of establishing an Agri'
cultural Institute, and petitioniug the Legisla
ture with view to the establishment of an Ag,
cultural Professorship at the University the lat
ter, presented by Franklin Minor, Esq, opposed
both the Institute and the Professorship. After
protracted debate, the Institute feature was
stricken out of the majority report, and that pa
per adopted.
The Report of the Executive Committee is
long and able document. 1t takes ground in IA
vor of a modification of the fence law, and the
repeal of the present inspection laws.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-11-04
plant Fruit Trees.

This is the very nick of time for setting out
young fruit trees, and we suggest to each of our
readers who has vacant rod of ground, to plant
a tree. James F. Davis will be round with his
wagon, and Franklin Davis, of the Staunton
Nursery, is ready to supply orders to any a
mount. A few days ago we visited the Nurse
ry, ond found Mr.. Davis in the midst OF his har-
vest-taking up the trees and preparing them
for transportation. Four stout hands took hold
of tree and pulled it up, thus obtaining the en-
tire root, and in this manner several thousand a
day are removed from the earth. Mr.. d. has an
endless variety of apples, peaches, plums, april
cots, pears, &c. The apple is peculiarly adapted
to our soil and climate, and with the present ia
clities for procuring choice varieties there is no
excuse tor not having good fruit.
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TREMENDOUS EXPLOSION AND Loss OF ONE
THorsAND LIVES = We have been favored GAYS
the Scindisn OF August 16) with tbs following
translation Of q Persian letter received from
Joudpore, aboutt the explosion Of the, magazine
at that place; ~ 49,
s''On tbe night of the 10th a ugnst. between the
hours Of IL and heavy rain fell, accompanied
with loud peals OF thunder aud vivid flashes, IF
lightning, imparting to everything around
CHASTITY spectacle terrifying to behold. A few
minutes after, the scene was repeated with ten
fold violence, and the people were greatly intim-
dated. In the fort belonging ..to-the -Rajal,,
which is situated on hill, constructed of stones
of various dimensions and sizes, and containing
passage subterraneous, the magazine of the
Rajah had been kept. This was struck with
lightning and some thousands pounds of powder
were exploded. The shock was SO great that
the walls of the fort and temple and four pom
derous gates were blown up in the air into a
thousand pieces, destroying 500 houses and all
the people living therein. .-'..l - +, i
Cup to the time of writing, the remnants of the
inhabitants were engaged in removing the dead
bodies found under these ruins. 1t was CLEANED
from the Kotwal of the place that upward Of
$1,000 one thousand had already been taken
out, and that others were also being removed
The domestic servants of the Rajah, as web as
some Sepoys who were kept to guard the place,
were all killed. Such a dreadful occurrence was
never known in Joudpore before The majority
of the people were destroyed and otherwise in
jured. A stone weighing one maund was pick
ed up at Soorsanuggur Talao, distant four miles
from Joudpore, where the political agent resides.
Another large stone fell as far as six miles, at a
place called Ohowpassaney, where, falling on a
house, it killed three people. The explosion was
so severe, that for six miles around the people
and houses sustained shock" isc lsl6A
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-11-04
Gods Message to the Young.

This is the title of most excellent book re-
Gently issued. 1t is edited by Rev. George W.
Leyburn, late Missionary to Greece. 1t is writ
ten in plain, simple and attractive style. tits
the object of this volume to inculcate the meal
culable Importance of seeking religion in the
morning of life. 1t is addressed particularly to
the young, but may be read with interest and
profit by persons in every stage of life. 1t is
divided into short chapters, each one teaching
an important lesson, and is thus admirably a.
dapted for Sabbath Schools and Bible Classes
1t should be found in the library of every fami-
ly. 1t is neatly printed, bound in muslin and
can be had at the low price of fifty cents at the
book store of P. B. Price, Richmond
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-11-04
Editorial Convention.

The Editorial Convention which adlourneu
from the Montgomery White Sulphur Springs
last summer to meet in Richmond, on the SECOND
day of the Agricultural Fair, assembled at tne
Exchange Hotel according to appointment. -
was alarge and talented body, ofcourse, consist
ing of tro of the fraternity, one from frederlcNs
burg and another from Petersburg. Ballard
the liberal proprietor of the Exchange, hao n''ee
up room, and prepared banquet upon WHO"
to feast the members of the Convention lhui'o'S
are always, presumed to be hungry but no QUIZ
ers appeared at the appointed hour, unless IN
deed some of the City brethren were present.
We suppose those t,oo gentlemen, assembled Tor
q common object, and acting with unity OF pur-
pose, 5Ia "Ul
'eFelt like one who treads alone ''''G ~
Some banquet Hall deserted
It was indeed vast and solemn responsibility
that rested upon them. They had great WORK !,
to accomplish--nothing less than to speak and
act and resolve and eat and drink for all the
other Editors in the State. No wonder, thai
after mature reflection, it was unanimously con-
cluded by sthe twain" that they could not &C.
complish all the work satisfactorily to them
selves or the fraternity, and that under all the
circumstances, it would be best to limit thell
operations to the discussion of the many goot
things on Mr.. Billiards. table. The Convention
therefore, resolved to eat and adjourn SINE de
The members consoled themselves by the rehec
ton that if nothing else had been accomplished
the gathering together of the profession in socia
intercourse around the festive board, in such re
spectable numbers, had done a A. little good
and would lead to better feeling among gentle
men of the press generally. Although not men
toned in the proceedings 0here was no bill
we presume that tho Convention appointed
Committee of two, consisting of MIR. -, Q
Fredericksburg and Mr.. -, of Petersburg
to wait upon the Proprietor of the Exchang
and return the grateful acknowledgements 9th
entire body, for his generous entertainment, al
ter which the component parts of the Conven
ton locked arms and walked down street as hes
they could. The load of responsibility tina
weighed upon their minds having been erchang
ed for a load of substantials in another locality
the Convention moved along as steadily as coul
have been expected and was soon lost amid tn
throng.
Thus has ended the second session of tn
Grand Convocation of the Editorial fraternity c
Virginia, to be called together again wheneve
any two of the craft shall announce themselve
particularly hungry.
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.. 80 ALSO, BY THE SANE AUTHOR,
THE CHRLSTIANLIF.E, Social & Indicidual.
l2mo Cloth, SI.25

'Mr. Bsyne's book is like Solomon's word fifty spo-
KEN tits as apples of gold in pictures Of silver. D"
John s. Stone, D. u. -..-. ~. - \,
.It full of noble thought and brilliant illustration.
The sketches of Howard, and Wlberforce and Samuel
Budget, are among the most charming specimens Of
condensed biography have ever met with.
Robert e. Winthrop, LII. d. ~
81 have been intensely interested in reading Mr..
Baynes Christian Life. and predict for the work a
wide and permanent circulation. bishop Clark, Of
Rhode Island.
at riumphantly vndicates Christianity against the
Panheism aud the scientific Atheist of this age It's
written in style as attractive as its contents are i'm
portant. "-Edtoa,,d Bsechsr, D. d.
"These (biographicar chapters exhibit the author as
quite brilliant essayist. Ii is book to stir the en-
thusasm of young readers especially. '-Prof. +. d.
Huntington, D. u.
''These three Biographical sketches, forming about
onethrd Of the volume we consider the finest things
of the kind that have appeared in the present century,
British Banner.
mo sooner was II out than II took rank in England
among the ablest defence Of Christianity and gained
also popular regulations as book Of Biography and
of practical ife.'-E Y. Independent. - : q
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-11-04
A Constitutional Currency.

The following judicous remarks are worthy
of attention, especially as coming from Demo-
cratic journal. Congress having already estab-
lished gold and silver currency, the writer Of
course alludes to something else
Facts demonstrate that Congress should take
the subject of the currency in hand, and mature
some measure by which the whole country can
have uniform and substantial circulation. 1t
is impossible for the States separately to furnish
this desideratum; nor was it ever contemplated
by the trainers of the constitution that they
should. They had just as well have the power
to regulate commerce as the power to regulate
currency. They can regulate the one as well as
the other; but, the fact is, they can regulate nei
Their. And hence, the federal constitution ex-
pressly declares that "no State shall coin money
or emit bills oferedit" Nearly every State in
the Union has its own banking system, and its
own laws regulating bank issues. Some are safe
aud reliable, while the great majority of them
in the North are unreliable and corrupt. Let
Congress establish constitutional currency, for
the use of the people and the government, and
periodical revulsion will cease. and people will
not lose in one decade that which they have
made in another. If we do not make money
and amass wealth so rapidly, we will do it more
surely and honestly. -Lynch6urg Republican,.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-11-04
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

TAKE NOTICE.-That the firm of ]. BRAN
i RDEBURG d CO., dissolved by limitation on the
18th timo il now becomes necessary to be-
ing once in i've years. therefore take this mode of
informing friends that it is very important to have
settlement We need money to meet our liabilities
North, which can't be put off, and hope this notice will
not be disregarded bv any Interested q .il'
StauDton, NOy.4 1857. j. BRANDEBURG.. -
NEW FIRM.-Tbe undersigned have associated
~ themselves under the firm and style Of BRAN
DEBURG d CO., for the purpose of conducting IN
this place tue Dry Goods IL Grocery Business.
We have just received very large and desirable stock
of Dry Goods Groceries, &C., to which We invite the
attention Of our friends and the public generally
Thanking friends for the very liberal patronage
given the late firm, We beg continuance to the new
concern. nov .r.i ts9 j. BRANDEBURG II
P. B. H0GE. r-,
Staunton, Nov. 4, ls57.-Vind. copy. ~ 4 !.
HAVING REMOVED TO 18th STREET,
IL between Main and Cary, have opened large es-
delphia ALE and PORTER, and CIDER, with the fol-
lowing rates of prices for the winter season. b
Lager Beer, Ale, Porter and Cider put up in quarts
per Dozen S2-botles included pints, S-botles in.
Guided half pints, 50c-bottes extra charged. ~.
Store and Bar-keepers considerable per centage al
lowed. ,iaa - ~. 80
Lager Beer in i and Il casks, and Cream Ale in
whole and half bbs., always on hand, at the lowest
cash price. ~, I.,eL,. N b "a,
In addition to the foregoing, I have also opened a
WHOLESALE SEGAR STORE. with an extensive as
sortment in German and Domestic, and genuine Prin-
cipe and Havana Segars, etc., etc; 20 2
-- p 18th Street, between Main and Cary.
p;chp,ond Nov A 1e57,- "i'-t.fii'~
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-11-04
Riaclsxood,s Magazine.

We have received from Messrs. l.. Scott u
Co., the October number of this periodical
The following is the table of contents: What will
he do with it2, By Pisistratus Caxton,-Part Y
New Seaside Studies.-No. " Jersey; Modern
Light Literaturo--Society Our Hagiology
Scenes of Clerical Life.-No. III, Janet's Re-
pentance.-Part "; Beloochee Traits; Teach
ing and Training; A Dialogue; The Hunting
Face; From India; The Syrian Route to the
East
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-11-04

THE GREAT FLooD.-A great food occurred in
the State of New York on the 9th ult AT AL
bany all the lower part of the city was submer-
ged, and goods and other property to a large a.
mount destroyed. -...i.,-g. Id 1910
At Syracuse the southern portions of the city
were inundated, and families had to escape from
their dwellings in the best manner they could.
some wading through the water three feet deep.
For the last thirty years such terrible freshet
has not been witnessed in the Onondaga creek. O
At Utica the Mohawk overhowed its banks,
and covered the whole country for many miles !;
and, indeed, all along the Mohawk flats down to
the junction Of the Hudson, the whole valley
presented field of water scarcely ever seen be-
FORE The standing crops ofcorn, potatoes, buck
wheat, and hundreds of tons of hay in the stack,
have been swept away with the tremendous cur
rent
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-11-04
DlscouarnsY TO THE EMpnEss EUeESIE-The

DIscoURrRsY TO THE EMPRESS EUeENIE.-The
London correspondent of the National Intelli'
gencer, in his letter of the 9Th ult, says:
Twice has Queen Victoria, with all cordially,
received the Empress Eugenie-once amidst the
state and pomp of Windsor, and again in the
more cherished aud complimentary domestic re-
pose of Osborne. And with full sanction OF
English public opinion and amid the enthusiast
ic applause OF France the Tuileres and St. Cloud
have witnessed an interchange of visits, in which
full and ample Justice was done to the position
and the claims of the wife of Louis Napoleon by
the first lady in Europe, as well as one of the
most powerful of European sovereigns. Con-
trast this with the conduct of the Russian Court
towards the Empress Eugenie. We will not
suppose that the Empress Of Russia feigned sick
ness as a reason for not visiting Stuitgardt, and
recovered when she found the Empress ofFrance
would not, in consequence, accompany her hus-
band to that city. We must be allowed to say,
however, that she appeared at Stuttgardt and
.partook of its gaieties after it was ascertained
that the Empress Eugene would not represent.
No wonder If, under such circumstances, the in
tercourse between the twomonaichs was of that
formal and reserved character which is ascribed
to it, 81"
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NUy. 4, IooI-t euI : 'I Iru 'oP'' \ D d
EARM AT ,AUCTION.-The subscriber will

ENARM AT 1AUCT1ON.-The subscriber Will
II offer for sale at auction, the premises on Tues
day, tie 18th day of December the FARM on which he
now resides. It'll situated about miles Southeast
of Stanton, near Christians Greek, and about ~
miles from Augusta Mills The tract contains 1861
ACRES of which ll6 or 100 acres cleared and well
set in grass; the remainder is well timbered inn
provements consist of good LOG DWELLING, a
pretty good Barn, and other out-houses. There Is
Meadow of some ten acres Persons desiring infnrma
ton are referred to Capt. H. H. Peck, of Stanton.
4 TERMS Fifteen hundred dollars in hand, on OBJ.
tanning possession and the remainder in three equal
annual payments the purchaser executing bonds With
good security and the title retained till full payment
Possession given the first day of March next -
Nov A. ! S57-Viu. copy, III CYRUS HOLT. a
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-11-04

FROM EURopE.-1he steamer Persia bringing
Liverpool dates to the l7th ult and 100000
stering5in specie nearly n million of dollars
arrived at New York on the 2Sth ult. The com
mercial panic in Europe was on the increase
The Bank OF England had lost large amount
of bullion, not withstanding large arrivals Aus
traliar gIld, and at Vienna and Lisbon moneta
ry troubles had arisen. No farther advance In
bank rates is announcedin England. The bank.
Of Holland and Belgium had advanced their rates
Cotton and breadstuffs had both slightly de
clineG. q aa8 91~t ef 20 psH'p ''-.
The general news ismeagre The Indian mails
confirm the favorable reports received by tee
graph Ii is believed that the next arrival will
announce the fall of Delhi. The cholera is re.
ported to have appeared at village near Lon
don. Another OF the American horses had tri-
umphed at the New Market races.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-11-04
Large Vegetables.

Mr.. VIM. H. Wilson has sent us Beet raised
on the grounds of the Institution. for the Deaf
and Dumb and the Blind, weighing nearly eley-
en- pounds.
Mr.. B. r. Michael, near Mt. Scion has left at
our Office specimen of his turnip crop-very
sound and large vegetables.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-11-04

FATAL AFFRAY.-Mr. John Haley, who 70,
several seasons, has kept an eating saloon on the
Fair Grounds at Richmond, was stabbed with Q
carving knife on Thursday afternoon by Mr.
Nimrod Dickinson, and died in few minutes
thereafter. Haley owed Dickinson $3.50, and
the latter, after eating his dinner, proposed that
the former should pay him $3.50 and square up
Haley declined doing so, and Dickinson applied
some opprobrous epithet to him. Haley then
struck Dickinson in the face, and d. siezed q
large knife and stabbed H. just below the left
shoulder. Haley leaves wife and four or five
children. Dickinson is tobacco manufacturer
and unmarried. He has been committed to jail
for trial. r, i-rsff.. t..f H.. -s1f t.t,u-
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-11-04

FOREIGN EMIGRATIoN.--lu view of the large
number of passengers crowding back to their
old homes in Europe by every packet ship, most
persons suppose that the foreign emigration to
the United States will be greatly diminished by
the news of the hard times here. As the finan-
cial and mercantile difficulties are beginning to
be as extensive in the old world rs here, and
the almost total cessation of payments and or
ders for goods for the American trade will bring
the manufacturers in Great Britain, Ireland and
the Continent to stand, times are likely To he
no better there than here, SO far as the opera
tiyes are concerned In fact, the hard times may
augment the emigration instead of diminishing
it. .HIi .S&
The Irish exodus continued at the latest do es
in an extraordinary manner, as was stated in the
Limerick Reporter, which paper remarks in
view of the fight Of the laborers, prosperous
times and high prices are not keeping them al
home" 1t was impossible to get farm laborer'
in that region, while the people were enigratine
in swarms, which the Reporter speaks Of as
"myriads." The case in Germany is similar
For some time past the Hamburg emigranthous'
es have been Overlooking, and all the packets
bound for America with full cargoes. Nearly O
Thousand arrived at New York from that port in
three ships, and two recent arrivals at this port
brought nearly seven hundred. The majority
of these emigrants are from Mecklenburg and
Pommen, and are farmers, bound for the West
with money to buy land.-Baltimore Anaeri,
can .a-.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-11-04

KANSAS AND GoNERNoR WAIKER.-The fatal
ty that has attended all the Governors of Kansa:
seems to have overtaken Governor Walker-h,
finds himself in opposition to the Administration
which appointed him, and is threatened witt
summary dismissal. The announcement thai
the President disapproves of his action in purg
ing the fraudulent returns from johnson county
is confidently made and meets with no denial
1t is too soon, however, to Judge of the Admin
istration in this matter. 1t may be that the
disapproval extendsnot to the fact that manifest
ly fraudulent returns were rejected, but only tc
the act of the Governor in doingit without di
rect instructions from the President.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-11-04

BLACK MEN's NoTEs.-The Democratic papers
produce statistics to show that the Ohio Cover
nor (Chase) owes his election to the negro votes
The Cincinnati Enquirer says: W. 7i' ~
n "At Oberln over one hundred such votes were
cast for Chase & Co. In Aslltabula many such
votes were also cast as alsoin Trumbull. There
have been polled sufficient number Of negro
votes throughout the State 10 more than make
up Chase's majority. His advocacy of thesocial
and political equality of the negro with the
white race has been ofvtal service to him.
They have saved his bacon for him this time
sure.p , t asa a53.n.2 9pi 2 erA'
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JUST PUBLISHED,

LIFE OF'J1ANES 1M6NIGOMERY,
',Tsai ~ BY MRS H. c. KNIGHT,
Authoress of "Lady Huntington and Ter Friends"
"Memoir Of Hannah Moore &c. With new Like
ness on Steel from Chantreys painting and Wig.
nette OF "The Mount" The Poets Residence l2mo.
Cloth, $l.25.
Mrs Knight is widely known by her former works
as one who has developed and peculiar skill in BIZ
ographical composition. For six months after the
publication of LADY Huntington and her Friends"
the demand for twas greater than tue supply. The
present work will be found from variety and richness
of its materials and their skltu handling, TO be
ofthe attractive Biographies OF the day. 1t pre-
sents Montgomery under the aspects OF youth among
the Moravians, runaway, apprentice, adventurer
in London, public journalist. prisoner o. State for
political reasons, poet winning fame and fortune by
his works. phanthropist reyered by all his country
men, But tits Us the Autaor ct many Of the choicest
Hymns IN our language that Montgomery is most wide
y KNOWN admired aud loved and 1t is on this account
that thousands will rejoceto this Life prepared
in spirit congeniai 10 his own.
Published by GOULD q LINCOLN,
Nov. f. 1857. So Washington St, Boston.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-11-04
Fine Corn,

Our young friend, VIM. G. Guy, has sent US
specimen of the corn grown at "Glen Home,
the plantation of Robert Guy, Esq, which
is hard to beat in size and quality. The corr
crop is generally good throughout the country
as to quantity, but we doubt whether there is
much as dry and well matured as that SEN
by Mr., GUY.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-11-04

~ Wenger, decd, viii proceed, at the late resi-
dence Of the testaor on Meadow Run, to sell at pub
lie sale, on Wednesddy The 18th of Aorssn5er next
large quantity of PERSONAL PROPERTY, consist
ing in part, Of Wood Wagon, Plantation wagon,
i Buggy and Harness, quantity of Gcering, or 8
head Of Horses Mich Cows, head Of Cattle, lot
of Hogs, 50 Sheep, some Wheat. Rye Oats AID Corn,
i Wheat Fan, Farming Utensils, Household and kitch
co Furniture, &C., &c. ~
TERMS Five dollars and under, cash; over that
sum- pine months creGit, with bond and good security
~ Persons indebted to the estate requested TO
pay up without delay, and those having claims will
present them duls proven. ~
! ff5- Sale to commence at 10 A. III.
70 - JACOB HlLDEBRAND, Jr., Ex'r.