Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-08-05
MISCELLANEOUS.


During the month of July just past, fifteen
murders were committed in New York city.
President Buchanan has sent check for $50
to Mrs. WIN. F. Richie, to be applied to the
purchase of Mount Vernon.
The Rockingham Register states that Mr.. A.
S. Byrd raised 40 bushels of wheat per acre, on
his land near Harrisonburg. Pretty good for q
bad season.
The Rev. Henry Brown, of Highland county,
has been elected Principal of the Female School
at Auburn, Alabama, but it is doubtful whether
he will accept.
A SAD MIsTAKE.-The Glasgow Chronicle
mentions that man who was, six years ago,
hung in that city for murder, has turned out not
to have been guilty.
A man named Lucas has been convicted in
Queen Anne's county, Maryland, for an attempt
to rescue from Jail and lynch negro named
Davy Young. This is good example.
In various counties of England "Protective
Societies" have been formed Of persons who
pledge themselves not to purchase thimble full
of sugar until it has declined four cents pound.
EIGHTn JUDICIAL CRcUIT-Incomplete re-
turns from the counties embraced in this Circuit
indicate the election of Richard H. Coleman,
ESQ.,, of Caroline, as the successor of the late
Judge Conway.
The Commissioners of the Sinking Fund of the
State of Virginia, advertise that they will pay
off $184,0O0 of the State funded debt on the 31st
of October next, from which date the interest
will cease.
A strong disposition exists among the citizens
of Oregon, who are mostly from Missouri and
Kentucky, to make that territory slave State.
1t is thought the Constitution will have O sla-
very clause in it.
ANOTHER VETERAN GoNE.-Archibald Camp
bell, revolutionary soldier, aged 101 years,
died in Greenbrier county, Va, last week. He
was the last veteran of T6, residing in that
county.
MIssIssIppL-A State Convention of the A
merican party was held at Jackson, Mississippi,
on the 18th ult. and full ticket for State of
6cers nominated James L. Alcorn is the can
didate for Governor.
The decline in price of sugar in New York a.
lone, since the 1st of July, including the reduc-
ton of duty, is said to be at least two and half
or three millions of dollars. The fall is fully
1-2 cents per pound on general qualities.
AUDITOR OF PLDLIo AcooUNTs.-Goy. Wise
has rendered the Office of Auditor of Public Ac-
counts, made vacant by the death of Mr.. Clut-
ter, to j. NJ. BennettSEsq., of Weston, Lewis
county, untilan election can be made by the Leg
islature.
No WONDER THEY CAN'T KEEP CooL.-At
Quindaro Kansas Territory, the thermometer
has marked 1876 degrees in the shade this sum-
mer, and at Topeka, during the session of the
Convention, it has been as high as 10S degrees
IN the shade.
OLD POINT CONVENTION Convention was
held at Old Point Comfort last week, to aid the
projected line of steamers from Virginia to Eu-
rope. Ex-President Tyler presided, and resolu-
lions were adopted recommending subscriptions
IN every town and county in the Southern States.
JUDICIAL ELECTION. election in the 18th !
Judicial District to fill the vacancy occasioned
by the resignation of Hon. G. W. Hopkins took
place Thursday week. The contest between
Mr.. Stras of Tazewell, and Mr.. Fulkerson, OF
Washington, has been close one, resulting in
favor of the former gentleman by few votes.
MONUMENT TO Mr.. MADlsoN.-The Blue Ridge
Republican says: 1t affords US great pleasure
to be able to state that monument is at last to
be placed over the grave of this great and excel
lent man. 1t is already prepared plain, gran
tie obesk, 90 feet in height, bearing no inscrip--
ton except the date of his birth and death-and
is the freewill offering of his old friends and
neighbors, in Orange, and their children"
A REALLY SrRoNG-MINDED WoMAN.-The
Hghtstown On. j. Excelsior says that young
man of 20 years, residing with his mother in
lonely cabin, some Is miles from that place, in
the Pines" died recently, and that he was dress
ed in the habiliments of the grave, his coffin
made, his grave dug, and all the other labor in
cidental to depositing the body in its last resting
place, was performed by his mother.
The Hon. Vim. Ballard Preston, of Virginia,
sailed for Europe on Saturday, on his mission to
secure the establishment of line of steamers
from England to the waters of the Chesapeake.
1t is stated that all the railroad companies in
Virginia and some in Kentucky and Tennessee
have joined the movement, and that the parties
now pledged to the enterprise represent q capt.
tai of $50,000,000.