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


W. H. Neville has been nominated for Gov
ernor by the Democratic Convention OF Missis-
sippi.
Mr.. Beverly Tucker has been appointed to the
lucrative Office of Marshal of the District OF
Columbia.
The Richmond Examiner and Enquirer are
to be merged on the 1st prox. The consoliGa-
ted paper will retain the name OF THE Rich
mond Enquirer"
The Republicans of Massachusetts, have nomi-
mated n. P. Banks, late Speaker OF the United
States House of Representatives, as their candl-
date for Governor.
Col Bonneville, with $50 U. S. troops, has
entered ella, in the Apacha country, to chastise
the Indians. The Mexicans of chihuahua in
tend to cooperate with him.
The Empress Eugenie of France recently ap-
peared at ball wearing Jewels whose value was
estimated at SSO0,O0O and having founces of
lace on her robe that cost 100000
The Lewisburg Chronicle states that an en-
tensive revival of religion is in progress in that
place. About seventy persons have protested
conversion, including some OF the best citizens.
President Buchanan leaves Washington for
Bedford Springs, Pa, about the middle or Jnly'
On his return he will remove to his summer res
idence. of the Soldiers Home, four miles from
Washington.
The Democrats of Wheeling, Va, held an
election for Postmaster on Saturday. Only $50
votes were poed, of which General Feeney re-
ceived 312 and will therefore be recommended
to the President for appointment!
Tyre Maupn, Esq, Editor of the Martins
burg American" and formerly of the Staunton
"Union Republican" died in Martinsburg, on
Sunday, the 2lst ult., after an illness Of several
weeks. His age was about sixty.
Advices received contain the painful intelli
gence that Geo. W. Clutter, Esq, first Auditor
OF the State, is exceedingly i'll, in Wetzel coun-
ty, (whither he had repaired in search of heath,)
with scarce the shadow OF hope of ultimate
recovery.
CocKLE-"A Fauquier Farmer" writing 10
the Alexandria Gazette, says that many OF the
wheat fields in that county are over-run with
cookie He has been told that it will make
starch, and suggests TO the farmers to gather it
for that purpose.
The Democratic papers have been rejoicing at
the supposed election of Bullock, Democrat, as
Appellate Judge in the Louisville, KY, District,
but it turns out that Wheat the American cam
ddate, was elected by larger majority than
Fillmore received.
An unusual quantity of rain fell in the neigh
borhood of Baltimore during the mouth OF June
lust past The years 1897, 1877, and 1887,
we're also periods of great rains and floods in
that region, and this year brings the interval OF
twenty years round again.
At least thousand Norwegians arrived at
Milwaukee on Tuesday aud Wednesday of week
before last, and from Il conversation with them
,.1 tl,,f hnu
sand of their cOuutrymen were coming to "A
Inerica the present year.
A late steamer from Europe brings intelligence
of tie death of Douglas Jerrold, IN the Doth year
of his age Self.educated in printing office, he
rose 10 q commanding position in the literary
circles OF England. lie was author of the eau
die Lectures" "Black-eyed Susan" &c.
Hen TAxSs.-The people of Charleston, S. G.,
know something about high taxes. On every
Sl0O worth of real estate they pay tax OF ST.
so, ON every slave SO, on carriages from $50 to
S37 so each, on every horse or mule $40, and
ON every 800 income 81. 90.
VIRGINIA WHEAT CRop,--The wheat crop in
the counties of Lancaster, Richmond and West
moreland is one ot the finest which has been
produced in that section of country for many
years. The crop near Richmond is said to be
the finest that has ever been seen.
Miles Darden died recently at his residence in
Henderson county, Tenn He was seven feet
six inches i'm height aud weighed a fraction o.
YER one thousand pounds The West Tennessee
Wing saws il required seventeen men to put him
in his coffin, and took over 100 feet of plank TO
make his coffin. He measured around the waist
six feet and four inches.
A letter from Leavenworth, on the 18th inst.
ST ates that California emigrant train, which
o,n sisted of seventeen wagons, when about one
brnJr III miles west of Fort Kearney, was at
tackled nv party OF Sioux or Cheyenne Indians,
who mprd, -red every person in it-,nen, women
and cbil1ren---burnt the wagons and drove on
the cattle The number of persons on the train
is said 10 have b. 'en about twenty
A Washington COZ respondent OF the Richmond
Sontb SAYS Fiat Gene ~il Walker has expressed
an intention of going WY soon 10 Naillorn'"'
"where he can operate vim more advantage
than elsewhere in the Union. IL lie zoe, hct
return to Nicaragua, this c. rrespohdeht ihti-
mates he may organize and con. tles IA" eApe1i-
tion into the northern part of Me Sso' l" o,oer
to avenge the shooting Of Crabbe an, 'hAs niiiouS
tiers.
The people of California are agitat.'ng the
question of calling Il Convention to amenu the
Constitution of that State, and it is said that IL
VIII result IN dividing the state into TWO ="
three States. The Philadelphia North Ameri-
can assigns as a reason, that it will double or
treble the offices, and hence all the greedy poll
tcians are in favor of It. II divided, there can
be little doubt that the most Southern State will
be slave State.
The Corner stone of the Clay monument will
be laid at Lexington, KY, on the 4th proximo,
with imposing ceremonies. An Grafton will be
delivered by Rev. Il. J. Breckenridge. Sundry
military companies from different parts of the
Union are expected to be present, among them
the AmoSkeag Veterans, Albany Burgess Corps, |
Chicago Light Guard, New York Light Guards
and the National guard of st. Louis. The gov
ernment has rendered the services of the brass
band at the Newport barracks for the occasion
The Charleston Mercury insists that the squat
ter sovereignty doctrine shall not be set aside
in the treatment of the Mormons 1t contends
that the Mnrnous have Il right to practice po-
lygany and To legalize il and right also to-
sustain perfect deSpotiSmi in the form of semi
ecclesiastical government. All that the Gene
raj Government can demand is that the Federal
laws shall be respected while it remains q Ter
ritory, while in its local institutions it may a.
dept c1nnibaSm or anything else. If Utah
presents herself with a State government that is
in form republican, the Mercury insists that she
must be admitted into the Union without regard
to her institutions or the character of her peo-
pie. This is undoubtedly orthodox according to
the latest version.