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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-01-07

Utah...PoIysamy.

The San Francisco Herald publishes the fol
lowing letter from correspo ndent in Utah:
.'FILLMoRE CITY, Utah, September Is, 1856
As it may be u matter of interest to the gen
tile world to know how fast our people are il
Utah Territory, l will give You brief list o
the standing among the women of the members
of tue last Legislature-that is their names ant
the number Of wives, to wit:
Heber G.. Kimball, President of the Council 81
Daniel II. Wells, councilman (cross eyed Is
Albert Darlington Crippled and near-sigLted) 81
Orson Pratt Crippled and near sighted
Milford Woodruff Cripple and near-sghted) IL
John Stoker Crippled aud near-sighted) 8
Lorin Farr Cripple and near-sighted) 8
Lorenzo Snow Cripple and nearsighted 20
Leonard E. Harrington Cripple and near
sighted) 3
Isaac MORLEY C72 years olD
John A. Ray Qrom Texas 2
George A. Smith Cripple and near-sighted) 8
Grand t"tal-men, 49, women III
House Of Representatives, twenty-six mem
bers:
J. NJ Grant, Speaker has 6
W. W. Phelps (printer of Morgan's book) 8
A. p. lockwood (an old mani 8
Edwin D. Woolley "a small man) 5
J. W. Cummings (cripple) 10
Hosea Stout lawyer from KY, three dead)
S. W. Richards young and handsome lawyer 10
Jesse G. Little Qawyer of Boston, Mass.,) 3
WIN. Snow vermont Iaborer) s
P. H. Young colder brother of Brigham
tailor o
c. V, Spencer (of Mass, quite small has butt 2
Ezra S. Benson told and homey) 10
James G. Snow quite poor 3
Aaron Johnson lhas three sisters and altogeth
err O.
Lorenzo II. Hatch (wagon-makeD q
Jacob G. Bigler Qarmer 10
George Peacock Qarmer) 10I
John Eldridge (phrenologi dead)
Isaac c. Haght (coal digger II
Jesse N. Smith Qawyer) 9
John D. Parker (old and deaf) g
Jesse Hobson (ox-teamster 10
J. c. Wright (hotel-keeper) b
James Brown (dairyman) q
Enoch Reese GARNER, &c., q
W. a. Hickman Zone Of the Danities) 8
Total 157
To which add officers of the House to wit:
Thomas Bullock CLERK, and an Englishman) 4
J. GrimShaw, assistant Clerk, and an Eng
lishmaE) o.
Chandler Holbrook, foreman and deaf)
Jacob F. Hutchinson, (Messenger) p
Joel H. johnson, (Chaplain) q
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-01-07

GREEN TEAs.-The Missionary Advocate for
January contains long letter from the Rev
Dr. Wentworth. at Fou Choo, China, from which
we make the following extract:
Several American ships are lying in port a.
waiting the arrival of green teas. The Ameri.
cans are green enough to prefer an infusion OF
Prussian blue, rendering that article so scarce
and high in the vicinity of the green teas that
the natives can hardly afford to use it on the
venetians of their verandahs If some hundreds
of good ladies who go with their heads tightly
bandaged day or two in each week with sick
headache, and whose only remedy Is green tea,
would abandon the case Of green tea, aitogeth-
erthey would find in the remedy itself the source
of the disease"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-01-07
Agricultural Society.

The Executive Committee of the Augusta
County Agricultural Society are requested to
meet at the Virginia Hotel Stanton, on Mon
day next at eleven o'clock. The following gentle
men compose the Committee: j. NJ. McCue, S.
B. Finley, W. P. Tate, S. II. Bell, Robert Guy,
VIM. NJ. Tate, S. L. Christian, J. W. Bell, VS..
Sproul and VIM Patrick.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-01-07
The Home Journal.

The number of this periodical for January Sd,
the first of the New Series for 1857, has come
to hand. The paper appears in q new typo
graphical dress, and its literary attractions are
well sustained. 1t is always a great favorite
with the ladies, particularly, Published by
Morris & Willis, New York, at 81 year.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-01-07

The Abolitionsts of Rochester have been orr
"wild goose chase" ever since the 18th of No
vember, after negro named CRANKY, who was
supposed to have been Kidnapped from that city
some two years ago, and placed in seryitude in
Louisiana. A commissioner was despatched by
Governor Clark to hunt him up, who, after 4
frnitless search in which he was aided by sundry
Louisiana officials, was forced to the conclusion
that he had been either misnformed or imposed
upon,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-01-07

RETURNED TO SLAvEEY.-The Hartford (Con-
necticut) Times gives an account of Caroline
Banks and her children and Mary Francis, slaves
lately liberated by their mistress, Clrs. Sarah
Branch of Chesterfield, Ya,0 who have volun
tariy returned to bondage, after trying to sup
port themselves in Boston as free people They
declared that they had toiled constantly and
could scarcely gain subsistence, and wanted q
master to protect them,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-01-07
r,nvrprrsr,frNT1

"Ihare no .taiM in quack medicines. Nor
have we, friendly reader, but that friend of the
sick man, the world renowned Davis Pain Kill
err. will never fail to relieve pain if applied ac-
cording to directions, faith or no faith.
lJan, PTS
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-01-07

The Richmond papers state that an attempt
was made on Wednesday last to poison the pat
rOl instituted in New Kent county, Virginia, in
view of the recent rumors about instructions.
A servant girl was instigatyd by her father,
named Peasants, to put muriatic acid, which he
furnished, in decanter of liquor, which the pat
rol were expected to refresh themselves with at
the residence of Capt I. S. Morris. The patrol
fortunately did not visit Capt NJ, and the latter
alone drank of the liquor. His life was saved
by eiecting the mixture from his stomach. The
girl confessed her gilt.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-01-07
Total

To which add 6S for the number then living
of Governor Youngs wives, and, you have the
whole number of females thus represented by
the members of the Legislature, officers of same,
and his Excellency, amounting to 420; or, in
other words, 40 men.have 420 wives. These,
Mr.. Editor, are sober truths, and in what they
will end is for the dark and dolelul future.
ANICUs CURIE
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-01-07

Chicago, with $4,000 inhabitants, pays its
Mayor salary of 81 200 year. Philadelphia,
with 400, 900 people, pays its Mayor $4,000
New York, with $4,000 people, pays its Mayor
$4,000 Boston, with 1G5 900 people, pays its
Mayor $4,000. and Cincinnati, with 100000 peo-
pie, pays its Mayor $4,000 a year. The police
of Chicago costs SS7 ,24S year, that of Phila-
delphia S545,345, that of New York $S25, 1000,
that of Boston slsS,2sG, that of Cincinnati S7S,-
500 q year.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-01-07

PosTMAsrEEs IN ENGLAND.-Itis rarely that a
public officer in England is removed, especially
a postmaster; yet an order has been promulga-
ted by the Postmaster General of England for
the removal OF q postmaster in the county Of
Kent, on no other ground than that of being dis
courteous to those who had business with his
office.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-01-07

DEATH oF CENTENARIANs.--Twent men
have died in the United States during the past
year over 100 years old. and the same number
of females. A slave woman in Virginia attain
ed the age of l27 another in Louisiana ~, and
one 100 years.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-01-07

GEN. ScoTT AND THE SECRETARY OF WAR
The documents recently called for by the Senate
are quite voluminous, and include the hereto
fore suppressed letters of Gen. Scott and the Sc
cretary of War relative to the formers pay as
Lieutenant General The correspondence on
both sides is particularly caustic and PERSONAL
Much anxiety for its perusal is manifested.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-01-07

A FORTHCOMING NovEL.-The Richmond cor
respondent Of the Petersburg Express says
"The literary world will soon be favored with
romance from the pen of one Of the most intel
ectual gentlemen of Virginia, ST. George Tuck
er, Esq, Clerk of the House of Delegates. 1t is
historical novel, founded upon Bacon's Rebel
lion, and entitled "Hansford" Men of high a.
bity, who have perused the proof sheets, pro-
nounce it work of uncommon merit; and as 1t
is the result of Mr. fuckers first effort in the
character of novelist, the public will look for
ward with eagerness to its appearance. G NJ.
West, Richmond, is the publisher"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-01-07

EXPEDITION AGAINST CmNA.-We find tho
following paragraph in the Paris letter to the
Commercial Advertiser, received BY the last
mail:
"But another expedition is spoken of. which
will interest particularly the United States, and
that is an expedition on the part Of Eag'and and
France against China. 1t is ruinored that
very large and formidable feet is to leave in the
Spring for the China ports, to give assistance TO
missionaries who have been maltreated in that
country, and at the same time to attempt the ne
gotiation Of more liberal commercial treaties
The Catholic Clergy of France are in great joy
at this anticipated project, end large number
of missionaries are preparing to accompany the
expedition. cannot, however, guarantee the
truth Of this report"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-01-07

The following supply of meat was sold in the
Philadelphia cattle market during the past year:
-Beeves, 54,5S0; sheep, 2s5,O5O; hogs. 81 900;
calves, 6,455, making grand total Of 443,0s5
for the year, being 142,564 head more than
were sold during the year 1856. Both years
show an immense increase over all preceding
years, the heaviest previous to 1855 only exhib-
ting 226,475. The prices show very little
change since last year.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-01-07

ARRIVAL OF MoRMoNs.-The ship Columbia,
Capt. Hutchinson, arrived at New York on
Thursday from Bristol, England. having on
board party of Misunderstanding of $50 q.
dulrs, 81 children and 0 infants, one born on the
passage making in all 222 souls.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-01-07
fADypRrIsr,fyNrl

Tar water, c~mbined with other simples. by
DR.. Wistar in his celebrated Balsam OF Wild
Cherry, has peculiar power over all diseases of
the lungs. Many physicians have used it in
their practice and generally with marked sue
cess. Jan. TIT.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-01-07
Valuable Books.

Attention is invited to the advertisement OF
Messrs. Parry & Mcmillan, in another column.
Reeds Lectures have been before the public long
enough to have their morris fully tested, and
they have taken rank among the standard works
of American literature. ''The Ocean" is by q
distinguished naturalist and is as fascinating dis
q romance.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-01-07

ARREST OF SLAVES FOR MuRDER-We men,
toned few days since the supposed murder by
his slaves Of Mr.. George Green, in Prince Will
liam county, Va, and the burning of his body
in the house in which he resided. The Aexan-
dra Sentinel learns that the diabolical deed was
consummated by three negro women and two
boys, all of whom have confessed their guiltan
have been lodged in jail Remarkable to relate,
the leading spirit ofthis horrible transaction was
q woman about 70 years old.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-01-07

Mr.. BUonANAY-The Lancaster (Pa.) Express
saws that, as some of the journals have doubted
that Mr. Buchanan, in his recent speech to the
students of Marshall and Franklin College, used
the expression that he would destroy any Sec
tonal party, North or South, "we find by re-
ferring to our notes that destroy was the iden-
teal word used, and that the phrase North or
South was expressed emphaticaly, being 50 no.
ted by us at the time We are, therefore, pre-
pared to vouch for the accuracy four report of
his remarks and we may as well add, BY way
of removing all further doubt on this point, that
our report has been approved by MIR. Buchanan
himself as correct abstract of what he sad on
the OCCASION
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-01-07
TERRIBLE AocDENr,-A despatch from Wash

TERRIBLE AocIDENr.--A despatch from Wash
ington city, on Sunday last, says:
Last night, the wife OF Judge Daniel of the
Supreme Court, was burnt to death. Size had
disrobed herself previous to retiring for the
night Being near sighted, she approached the
candle placed on the hearth and her clothes took
fire. She Immediately wrapped blanket around
her body and rushed ont on the stairs, calling
for assistance to her husband in the office below.
The flames burst out before his arrival, and all
efforts to extinguish them were Intellectual until
she was so badly burnt as to cause her death at
o'clock this morning.
Judge Daniel was also badly burned in en-
deavoring to extinguish the flames.
Mrs. Daniel was a daughter of the late Dr.
Harris, formerly chief of the bureau of medicine
and SUI gerry She was about 30 years of land
had two chldren-the youngest being about
six months old.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-01-07

HEARTRENDING.-On Christmas night. says
the ENQUIRER about o'clock a. NJ, the residence
of Mrs. Polly Brown, of Chesterfield county,
Va. was discovered to be on fire, and the root
tumbling in. Her son-in-law, living within six
ty wards of his mother-in-law, rushed TO the APP
palling scene, in hopes of rescuing her from the
devourng element, but alas too late TO AFFORD
any assistance. The house, with all the furnl'
ture, was consumed, and, sad to relate, the poor
unfortunate widow was burned to cinder.-
Not six pounds of the charred body was iouno
amongst the smoulderng ruins.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-01-07

ExpELLED.-The Greenbrier Chronicle notices
the departure of the Sbiflett family" from that
county in accordance with resolution passed
by public meeting On Wednesday and Thurs
day last .heir personal property was sold, on
Saturday the family started for another county,
and on Sunday evening they were set across
Greenbrier River, at Alderson's Ferry, into the
county of Monroe, by a guard appointed to escort
them across the county line. Their destination
is Albemarle, where they intend locating.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-01-07

THE EIGHTH DIsTR1cT.-For the Judgeship Of
the Sth Judicial District, made vacant by Judge
Lomax's resignation, an unusual number of gem
Messrs. Mayo Claybrook, and Lewis of the
Northern Neck, Conway Of Fredericksburg
Jehries and Smith of King and Queen, Cole
man of Caroline, Matthews of Essex, Dab
ney of Hanover and others are prominently pre-
scented. The election takes place on the 10th of
February.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-01-07

rsy- The account of a bear fight on Elliott's
Knob. on the 31st ult., was received too late for
Insertion in this paper.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-01-07

The SLAVE lNsURREcTIoYs IL TENNESSEE
The Washington correspondent of the Phila-
delphia American makes the following pertinent
remarks in reference to recent occurrences in
Tennessee:
Much of the false coloring which has been
given to this whole affair resulted from a panic
excited among the white men engaged in over
seeing capacities. Had they acted with common
resolution or discretion, the mob spirit which
manifested itself SO cruelty and outrageousy
would never have been exhibited and the lives
of many innocent creatures would have been
saved from fate at which humanity shudder.
All the inquiry which has been made since the
first Development has not furnished the least evil
dence that there was any organized plan of in
surrecton that the negroes condemned or in
culpated were provided with arms, or that any
preparation had been made, such rs was char
ged. An indefinite idea may have been conceiv-
ed that some movement was contemplated, which
was not defined and never had shape or sub
stance.
The negroes attached to Mr. Bells iron works
were treated with indulgence, kindness and care,
and perhaps the most striking proof of this fact
is furnished by the circumstance that one of the
men whom the mob executed had accumulated
$500 in money,in the shape of earnings after his
reguler hours of labor. One of the most pain
full features in this affair to humane masters is
the discipline now required to be enforced, un-
der the alarm which has been gotten up and the
changed relations of confidence and sympathy
between them and their slaves; the losses actual
ly incurred, which have been serious, are es-
timated in no comparison TO the consequences
which have become almost necessarily involved.
1t is very easy to suppose that the apprehensions
thus reused upon the spot where some show of
reason existed for distrust, extended themselves
elsewhere and seized upon every suspicious in
cident to create alarm in other States. This
feeling may serve to explain the reports which
have come in almost simultaneously from distant
points, or as soon as the accounts Of the first al
legged rising had reached them.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-01-07

"FEEE- KANSAS. "A letter from the Hon. A.
P. Granger, member of Congress from New
York, under date Of December 22d, has been
published, in which he says: The Republican
vote has killed all opposition TO it. One thug
is known to everybody here-that any further
violent opposition to Freedom in Kansas ami
hilates the National Democratic party forever.
Hard as it is, the South will retreat from the
battlefield and abandon Kansas as we'll as all
the mighty West-the centre of future empire
rather than do worse"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-01-07

The course of Mr. Dubois, minister OF the
Netherlands at Washington, in refusing to testl
fy in the cause of Herbert for the murder
Heating, has been disapproved by his govern
ment, and he has been transferred to Copenha
gen.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-01-07

EUROPEAN NEws,-The following items ,of
news was brought by the steamer Fulton which
arrived at New York on the 30th:
Persia accepts Engand's declaration Of war.
The British have taken the Island ofOmau and
Kurak in the Persian Gulf.
The Rpssiaps have re-taken Souiak Kaleh af.
ter desperate resistance on the part o? the Cir
cassians.
The ship Resolute sent over to England was
at Cowes and had been visited by the Queen
and royal family. The American Consul, and
officers of the Resolute, and number of distin-
guished persons have been invited to the
Queens palace at Isle of Wight.
The London Times pronounces President
Pieroe's message, on the whole, conciliatory,
beth in matter and manner.
The reassembling OF the Paris Congress had
been fixed for the 25th Dec. 1t was believed
that the difficulties concerning the Isle of Ser
penis and Bolgrad would be arranged before
hand.
The quarrel between Spain and Prussia has
gone so far that hostilities, it is feared, will be
the neXt step.
The marriage of Prince Frederick of Prussia
with the Princess Royal of England has been
fixed for the 21st of November next.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-01-07

STATUARY FOR TIE CApIToL--A correspon-
dent of the Commercial Advertiser, at Rome,
gives description of the fine statuary in Craw
fords studio, designed for the Capitol at Wash
ington, and for private citizens. The statue OF
America to be placed in the lofty dome, is
thus described: "The figure is twenty feet high,
and stands with the right hand resting on a
sheathed sword, and the left on the shield OF
our country. On the breast are the initials OF
the United States, and delicate drapery is so
arranged rs to form rays light proceeding from
the letters. The ampl folds ofan outer drapery
fall majestically around the statue, leaving only
the hands and portion of the neck uncovered.
For the usual cap, the artist has substituted a
helmet, the crest of which is an eagles head,
with richly falling plume of feathers. The
countenance is wondrously beautiful full of dig
nifty and lofty purpose, earnestly and thought
fully looking ont in the great future"
The statue of an INDIAN" intended for the
eastern pediment, is a nude figure, expressive of
profound grief for The death Of his nation. The
anatomy and pose of the figure are admirable;
but the great speechess woe that bows the head
upon one open palm, while the other hand is
clenched in agony is triumph OF art, The In
dian woman. too bending over the child c!amly
resting on her bosom, while before her lie the
only graves of her race-these graves beside
which is her only place of rests sad sweet
poem, and touching embodiment of a womans
and mothers grief.
Several bas reliefs for the bronze doors OF the
capitol, representing national events, are to be
cas-. st the Munich foundres.
Smyrna times., 1857-02-04
DIED.

In Dover, on Monday, Jan. Goth, Mada!ne
daughter of John A. aud Gertrude stevenson,
aged IL months and 10 days.
Bold I66aelity. turn pale and die, g =
For in The grave our Lena clay doth lie; i.
Say, is she lost or saved,
Ifde4,h's by sn--she sinned because she's there,
II Heavens by works--in Heaven she can't
y appear. (" .-','
o, reason, how depraved!
Revere the sacred page, the knots united,
She died, for Adam sinned,
She lives, for Jesus died. -.
Ia Canterbury, on the 2ls. ult., Henry Wick
ers. aged about so years, leaving a wife
and two children to mourn over their bereave.
ment.
In Mispillion IId., Kent CO., Del, on the 22d
alt, Elizabeth Johnson. relict of the late james
tsAns0a, Esq, aged within few days of 81
years. - ~ - ~ - ~f - - so
=
Smyrna times., 1857-02-04

OF SATURDAY NIGHT there were &c
persons all buying Boots and Shoes at one time, and
that in a store only lS feet by 30 and at The same
tame upon bench that through part Of our store
sat of five different nations, English, French
German. Irish. and American. all talking time,
Ii there is this county who the inroads of
care and hard times has prowled upon-so mnch so
that he has actually forgot how laugh and grow fa
say if there is one, and he will this Store
Saturday night and take seut for hours, and
hears the different languages all going at once, we say
il that don't bring on old fashion smile of the
make him forget there is such thing hard times,
ihenI will say don't call n Philosopher Ofihe high
est order and will not snuff at it. There were GUS
cuslome here from down bv the old church, and from
there person that cannot learn the reason Of all hs
why itean be put in a nutshell! simply that Flanigen
is the man for Cheap Boots and Shoes. The people
have learnt all this and hence il is the of trade
only think Of a man getting pair of Neat Leather
Long Boots, sewed, of my make, for $3.50 per pair,
and lady get pair of morocco Boots fer 81 10
per pair; the best home articles at that These
times of high prices OF leather make and sell at
those prices; some say steal them, the we
sell so cheap,-ohers say don't intend pay for
them, Is the reason sell cheap; in either
that will suit the buyer tip top Weare selling man
prime thick Boots for only So per pair, and ladies'
prime morocco boot for only IS cts pair: what ex-
is there for going without Shoes at the foregoing
prices. Call at the Big Boot Store, Wilmington. 10
West Second street, and look in and for
Decl956 C. FLANIGEN.
Smyrna times., 1857-02-04
PaIethorp's Ague Mixture.

The proprietor of the infallible and celebra-
ted remedy for Fever and Ague, known as
Palethorp's Ague Medicine would most re-
spectfully say to the public, that at the solic
tation of many persons, and feeling confident
that all will be required to bring it into gener-
al use, is fair trial of its virtue. Thousands
in the West and South have been permanently
cured by using PatethOrp's AgUe Medicine
for the proof of which, we respectfully refer you
to the letters from different parts ofthe country,
from dealers and others, who have tested It's
value as a remedy for the Fever and Ague.
For sale only at the Drug Store of
JAMES p. HOFFECKER,
dIO-6m. Smyrna Del.