Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-08-19
MISCELLANEOUS

NORTH CAROLINA ELECTIONS Democrats
have carried every Congressional District save
one-the Fifth. In this District John A. Gil
mer Esq, American, has been elected over s. Z.
Williams, Esq, Democrat.
Private advices received at Washington from
Texas state that Ex-Governor Henderson will be
rendered the seat in the United States Senate,
vacated by the death of Gen. Rusk, and COL
James Kelley will succeed Gen. Houston.
JUDICIAL ELEcTIoN-Gov. Wise, with the adj
vice of the Attorney General, has decided to
commission s. V. Fulkerson as Judge OF the
Washington county Circuit, he having received
q majority of the votes, Notwithstanding some
informality in the returns.
SPANISH CoIN.-It is said that in Albany and
all the western towns articles OF agreement are
being signed by business men to the effect that
on and after certain day Spanish coin is only
to be taken in exchange for property at its in
trinsic valuation. Such coin is bought up IN
New York city at from ten to fifteen per cent.
less than its nominal value, and is being passed
at the West at that valuation.
From KANsAs.-Kansas advices of the 9Th inst
state that Gov. Walker had returned to Law
renee with the troops, the apprehension of an
attack upon Fort Riley by the Indians proving
grOundless.
The officers of the City Government met on
the 7th instant, and were perfecting ordinances.
The election returns indicate nearly unar'i-
nous vote favorable to the Topeka Constitution.
ENORMOUS PRICE FOR T0BAcco-The Lynch
burg Virginian says that Mr.. John II. Tyre sold
a lot of tobacco on Tuesday at 1926 per cwt..-
1t was grown by Thomas J. Brown OF 1ancey-
vile, n. c., and purchased by Messrs, Hal
sey Il Booker for their celebrated "Fanny Glenn"
brand. This is piling Pelion upon Ossa, and
caps the climax in the way of tall prices for the
Virginia weed.
Masonic difficulties in the State of New York
have existed since the year 1S49. Two bodies
there claim to be the Grand Lodge. Strenuous
efforts have been made to reconcile the antago-
nists. Both Grand Lodges have appointed COM
mittees which together unanimously agreed up
on articles of union. These were adopted by
one Lodge and merely registered by the other.
Thus the matter stands in allegiance.
HEAVY RECEIPTS OF CoRy.-The New York
Courier of yesterday, says: lowing to the de-
tention caused by recent canal breaks, the re-
ceipts OF corn by North River boats, for the last
two days, have been very large. Yesterday the
arrivals amounted to over 100000 bushels,
which, added to those of Saturday, made the
supply aaoat upwards of 100000 bushels. The
As'N
100000 bushels ahoat at the docks"
INDIAN DEPRED ATIoNs.-Advic from Fort
Kearney state that party of nineteen drovers,
in charge of upwards of 800 cattle, destined to
the Utah expedition, were attacked when twen-
ty-seven miles above the Fort, on the 1st inst,
by $50 Cheyenne Indians.
All the cattle aud twenty mules ran off. One
of the drovers was killed and another severely
al Of ha -
Col. Sumner had started in pursuit of the Indi-
ans.
WHOLESALE ARREST OF DocroRs.-The India
ma doctors are going to the dogs. Mr.. Patter-
son, of Carthage, DIR. Rogers, of Knightstown,
DIR. Lewis Frazee, of GAINESVILLE, Dr. Robinson,
of Muncietown, and Perry Bennett, of St. Omer,
Indiana, have been arrested on charges OF coun-
terfeiting money. They have been committed
for trial by Rush county judge. The doctors
in question have hitherto move in reputable So
cietv, and enjoyed the confidence of their neigh
bors.
CENTRAL RAILRoAD-The bridge across Jack
sons River, on the line of this Road, was COM
pleted on Monday week, and the cars are there
6y enabled to run two miles further towards the
Depot, which is within ten miles OF Covington,
the termination of the Road. Tho Company
will probably require legislative aid to enable
them to finish the ten miles remaining. When
the Covington and Ohio Railroad is finished, a
connection will be formed between that and the
Central Road, mutually advantageous to both.
THE FILLIBusrEHs-Th actual quantity OF
men conveyed TO Nicaragua, from the State OF
California, to the flag of Gen. Walker during the
last two years, as shown by the books of the old
Accessory Transit Company of Charles Morgan
a. Sons, were no less that 1000 men shipped up
all - from
California Mr.. Bostlck late Secretary of State
TO Gen. Walker, says that he can provo by dog
umentary evidence that no less than 800 fill
busters have found their graves in Nicaragua.
The Washington Star says: "St. Louis, Mo.
Wilmington, Del; Baltimore, Nd; Washington,
ID. c.. all cities in slaveholding States, will not
be represented in the Presbyterian Convention
called by the Seceders from the General Assem-
bly to meet at Richmond. The Presbyteries OF
Clinton, Miss; Union, Holston, Kingston, Tenn;
the District of Columbia; Wilmington, Del; st.
Louis, Mo-; are either for INDEPENDENCE, or for
going to tho Old School, or for non-action, but
almost wholly against the project OF new Sec
tional Assembly.
A Richmond correspondent of the New Or
leans Delta who speaks of the purposes and
hopes of Gov. Wise, as if he had more than con-
iectural knowledge of what they are, says that
the issue he has made with Senator Hunter
''contempates his elevation to the Presidency"
'.The first aim, however, is the United States
Senatorship; but result as this contest may, 1t
is certain that efforts will be made in the other
connection. Ind that the achole influence Of
Mr. Buchanan aciU be 1roon an has tac0r, there
as not a sAadoao Of Doubt"
Misunderstanding the month of July
eighty-three emigrant-carrying vessels, including
seven steamers, arrived at New York, bringing
27,192 paSsengers-being 10000 more than
were landed there during the corresponding
month of last year. Of this number 415 We're
6rst class passengers. The remaining 27,177
were taken to the emigrant depot at Castle
Garden, and were sent thence to different
points of the country--but mostly to the West.
Nearly one-haf of the number of arrivals during
the month were from the port of Liverpool.
THE GREAT EAsTERN.-The last number OF the
Canadian Railway und Steamboat Guide states
that, GAS it has now been definitely determined
on that the Great Eastern will make six trips
20 Portland, we hope to be able to state in our
next number that arrangements have been COM
pleted in England for similar European trip to
that described above Tourists tickets will, we
believe we are authorized in already stating, be
issued on this side of the Atlantic for trips to
England, Ireland and Scotland France, Italy and
the Rhine, being over period OF three months
the trips in each case only costing half the
ordinary fare y Portland Argus
The following paragraph from the Chicago
Times gives an idea OF how harvesting is done
at the West:
"a friend of ours says that one day last week
he went up to the top of a hill called MI Zion,
six miles from GAINESVILLE Rock Co., Wis, and