Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-06-10
MISCELLANEOUS.


MISCELLANEOUS.
Gen. d, B. Layne has been elected to the Sen
ate from the Botetourt District.
The growing grain crops of France are mag
nificent. Wheat Flour was declining at nearly
all the French markets.
Some Of the Texas papers are agitating the
question Of partitioning off the State and make
four or five of it.
The duties levied on barrel of -four at Ha.
vana, and at all the ports in Cuba, amount to
$685.. The duty on corn fraction over forty
cents per bushel.
Messrs. John i. Mayre, Richard II. Coleman,
Robert Mayo Geo. W. Lewis, William s. Bar
ton, W. Newton, and other gentlemen, We be-
leve, are named as candidates for the vacant
Judgeship in the 9Th Judicial Circuit
The annual supply of gold from the California
mines is estimated at $4,000, 900, while the
mines of Australia contribute sixty millions an
nually to the increasing wealth of the world,
and those of Russia twelve millions.
CosT OF RoYALTY.-The Princess Royal of
Great Britain is about to marry the eldest son
of the King of Prussia, and Parliament has
granted her marriage portion of e40, 900, near.
ly 100000, and an allowance of $4,000 year.
WINTEE IN THE LAP OF SuMMER.-There are,
on the first day of June, masses of frozen spray
and snow, fifty feet in solid thickness, under the
American side of the Falls at Niagara. A hea.
Wy rock thrown upon them makes no more i'm
preston than upon hard ice.
Counterfeit new cent pieces are in circulation
in New York, intended, no doubt, to mix with
the genuine in large quantities. They will east
ly deceive persons at casual glance, but being
pewter like all that kind of coin, have a greasy
feel and slumpy sound that any body will re-
cognize.
Gov. Wise has rendered to Chas. L. Carr, of
Kanawha county, the post of Lieutenant Cover.
nor of this State, made vacant by the resignation
of Lieut.. Gov. McComas. Mr.. Carr is native
of Charlottesville, though long resident of Wes-
tern Virginia, where he is well known as the
President of bank in Kanawha.
BITTEN BY MAD DoG.-A Mr.. Summers, of
Iredell county, n. c., was bitten by mad dog
one day last week. He passed through Peters
burg few days ago, on his way to Richmond,
to try the virtues of a mad stone which is said
to possess the power OF extracting poison from
the wounds inflicted by rabid dogs.
The Presbyterian 60. S. General Assembly
after q harmonious session at Lexington, KY,
adjourned on the End inst, to meet at New
Orleans in May next. Two new Presbyteries
have been formed in Kansas, one in Minneso-
ia and one in Western Africa. All correspon-
dence with New England Congregationasts has
been for the present discontinued.
Ex-Secretary Jefferson Davis seems to be full
of the acquisition of Cuba. He recently arrived
at Vicksburg Miss, and had grand reception
and made speech. 1t was all about Cuba and
the efforts made by the Pierce administration to
get possession of that Island. According to
Senator Davis Mr.. Buchanan is even more deep
y pledged to acquire Cuba than Mr.. Pierce was.
The Leavenwortb Ok. T.) Herald of the 30th
llt, learns from gentleman, named Williams,
who left Salt Lake in April 10Th, that great
excitement prevailed in that place. Brigham
Young was driving the gentiles away from the
Territory. Judge Stiles, the United States Mar
hal. the Surveyor General, and their families
together with large number of emigrants, were
eaving
GovERNoRsTIIP OF UTAH.-It is generally be-
eved that Col. Cunning having declined the
5overnorship of Utah, it has been offered to ex-
Governor Phillip Frank Thomas, of Maryland,
md that he will accept it. 1t is not yet known
who are to be the new Judges and Marshal.
The Secretary OF War has issued an order for
he movement of $500 troops, under Col. Har-
ley, for Utah.
A DANGEROUS PLAYTHING.-A medical gen.
leman informs the New York Tribune that he
las been consulted in several cases where the
lew cent has been swallowed by children, one
# whom is only two years old, and in which
treat irritation of the stomach and bowels has
ollowed, because of the corrosive nature OF the
metals composing it, as well as of its mechani-
al action upon the delicate mucous surfaces.
SECEDERs FROM THE MoRMoNs. The Salt Lake
nail passsd at Leavenworth on the Goth of May,
go wagons and 1000 emigrants, seceders from
he Mormons, on their way to the States. A.
oout 1000 of them are going to California
The Mormons expressed themselves determin-
d to resist to death every attempt of the gene
al government to establish authority in Utah
-.'That was their country, and no power GU
arth shall interfere with them" They had
ode of laws made by themselves, and they
hould enforce them, establish and maintain
heir own courts in spite of all opposition.
THE "PLuG UGL1Es."-The Baltimore Clipper
avs Years ago rowdyism was created and
ampered in our city by the Democratic party,
ided by government patronage. When the A
nerican party came into existence, the "Plug
giles" chiefly young mechanics, noticing this
eign of villainy, became self-constituted "vigi-
ance committee" and if in the flush of victory
nd in the midst of excitement they ran to ex-
esses, yet the fact that they crushed out and
ubdued those desperate characters which the
aw from its inefficiency failed to do, is a con-
hailed with delight by our best citi-
multitude of SINS"