Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-06-24
MISCELLANEOUS.


The New Orleans Picayune has been present
ed with an apple grown in that city-"the first
New Orleans apple" it says 'we ever saw" 1t
grew on tree about four feet high.
The rock in the Blue Ridge Tunnel, Says the
Jeffersonian,) is now quite cut out, and person
can see through the entire tunnel; that is,
person at the eastern end can see the light shine
through at the western end. Preparations are
in progress to enable the cars to pass through
the tunnel early in July, and also TO run
them twenty miles west of the present terminus
of the road.
THE WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGs.-The Lewis
burg Chronicle says that the Stockholders and
Directors of the White Sulphur Springs Compa-
nv held meeting at the Springs last week, and
laid down basis of improvements to accommo,
date in elegant comfort, in future, ten thousand
visitors. They purpose expanding on the prop
erty, in improvements and in ornamenting the
grounds, by the season of 1858, one hundred
thousand dollars. VIM. s. Ellison was unanl-
ncusly elected permanent topographer, archi-
tect, and superintendent Of improvements
The APPEARANCE OF THE FILLIBUsTERs-lt Is
said that when the renowned filibuster Walker
was in Washington City, every one was sur
prised at the small figure of the man, and his
mild modest, and even bashful demeanor. Cap
tain @. J. Faysox, the hero of the schooner
Granada, also attracted great attention, ana oe,
ing ever smaller than Gen. Walker created stili
greater assonishment He is very boyish look
inc. with q fine, sparkling, black eye, and is
more progressing than Walker, though quite
as modest and retiring.
The Massachusetts, State Committees letter to
the President of the United States, inviting MN
70 attend the inauguration of the Warren statue,
~ Lss.bN az
self personally" Mr. Buchanan, in return, ten
ders his cordial thanks for the courteous and &C
ceptable manner of the committee towards "him-
self personally" The cid chief evidently saw
the struggle in the committees letter, to dds
criminate between the man and his acts and
closing his left eye, laughed, and retorted In
their own words.
The Massachusetts American State Conven-
ton met at Boston on Monday, and about three
hundred delegates were present. The Spring.
field Platform was reatfirmed, and that OF
the National Convention. held at Louisville, re-
Gently, was repudiated. Hon. n. P. Banks was
nominated on the first ballot for Governor
having received two hundred and nineteen out
of two hundred and twenty-nine votes. The
nomination was made unanimous. Eiphalet
Nash, of Springfield, was nominated tor Lieu
tenant Governor, and John II. Clifford for At
torney-General.
THE BosroN CELEBRATION celebration
of the anniversary of the battle of Bunker Hill
at Boston on Wednesday was grand affair
The great feature of the occasion was the lnau
guration of statue of Gen. Warren, whose name
is inSeparably connected with the historical O.
vent COMMUNICATED. The Inauguration address
was delivered by Hon. Edward Everett and
the response was made by Hon. George Wash
ington Warren, President of the Bunker Hill
Monument Association. Speeches were also
made by Senator Mason, Of Virginia, Hon. j. Z
Kennedy, of Baltimore, and others.
COUNTY CoURr-JUNE TERM.-The only bust
ness of general interest transacted on the urs
day of the Court was the trial OF VIM. II. Jones
for burglary and larceny, in breaking into the
mill of John Miller, on the 18th of April last
and stealing therefrom two barrels of flour. The
connection of Jones with Randall and the recen
disturbances at Port Republic, excited great int
rest in his trial, and large crowd OF people lis
tened eagerly to the witnesses as they gave thell
evidence The principal witness against Jones
was Mrs. Randall, the wife of the man who wa!
bunr, The Court sent Jones on for further tria
before the Circuit Court at its October term
Rockiag lam Register.
From Me- xIoo.-The British steamer Solen
arrived at Ha ;Tana. Another conspiracy agains
President Como ,pfort and his ministers had beer
discovered in the city of Mexico. The conspir
ators, instigated, ic is supposed, by the Spanish
Government, were agents and supporters of the
Ex-Dictator, Santa Anna. Their plan ito get
possession of the Government and murder the
President) was happily discovered and frustra'
ted, and the ring-leaders were promptly PUNISH.
ed. The returns indicate that Gen: Comonior'
is reelected President by an overwhelming ma
jority. Great defensive preparations were GO
ing on at Vera Cruz, in anticipation Oh 'n'
thrantanah invasion