Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-09-02
MISCELLANEOUS.


The President has appointed Beverly Tucker,
of Virginia, Consul at Liverpool, in place OF
Nathaniel Hawthorn, resigned.
The editor of the Chicago Democrat, named
Brayman has been arrested for robbing the
mail from the Post Office in that city. The
proof against him is said to be very strong
Dr. 7. NJ Tate, the State Senator from Wash
ington, Smyth and Wythe, has been appointed
sixth Auditor of the Post Office Department,
and has rendered his resignation as Senator.
The Kansas Herald of Freedom" of the 10th
ultimo, says there will be no invasion OF Mis-
sourians at the election in October, and that the
payment of taxes will not be required as quail
tcation for voting.
The Frederick (Md) Union states that the
potato rot is making its appearance TO pretty
considerable extent in that vicinity, and that the
loss of some of the farmers i'll consequence there
of, will amount to considerable.
NEVER WmTEwAsu TREEs.-The orchardist
should set his face like flint against all sorts OF
compositions that leave coating upon the bark,
no matter what they are or what Is claimed 1or
them by charatans or empires.
The New York Express says there has OF late
arisen a new subdivision ofthe Republican party,
known by the title of the Browa Republicans,
rs distinguished from the DtuCaS. 1Ho oA0"NS
are slightly of the Young America order
A murderess, named Charlotte Jones, is. now
in prison at Pittsburg, Pa, awaiting public exc
cution. a few days ago, says Plttsburg paper,
her sister expressed a wish that Charlotte would
send her some money to purchase new dress,
that she might go to see her hung
The Cincinnati Price Current says the ka-
nawha Bank of Virginia is involved by the fail
7 - re
notes were generally refused in that city on
Tuesday. Some of the brokers offered to buy
them ct fifty cents on tho dollar.
Rev. RUFUS W. GRIswoLD, an author of con-
siderable power and whose literary works and
editorial labours have made him well known to
the reading public died at his residence in New
York on Thursday evening. He has suffered
from lingering illness for some time past
A MARRYING WoMAN.-The Petersburg En-
press mentions it as an unqueStionable truth, that
there is o negro woman in Norfolk, who has
married eleven husbands, and followed them all
to their graves; and who has now gone into the
melancholieS because her master had refused his
consent to her marrying again.
WHAT WE DRINK-The spurious wines of o.
porto, recently seized by the Portuguese govern
ment, were made of molasses, alcohol, and some
coloring substance Thousands OF pipes OF tins
mixture have heretofore been sent to England,
to the Continent, ard elSewere The wine late
ly confscated in Paris was made OF water, alum
and elder berries.
Emperor Napoleon has purchased the site OF tne
tomb of his uncle, the great Napoleon, for So, 0OU
and Lougwood, the farm on which the conquer
ed conQuerer's last days were passed, Tor io,ooo'
A commission is expected soon TO arrive Tor the
purpose of putting Longwood in complete order
aud decorating the grounds. fine monument
is also to be erected over the tomb.
Whatever may be the efforts of government
officials, one way or the other, in relation 10
Kansas affairs, as far as the slavery question is
concerned, it seems to be quite certain that they
are all actively engaged in endeavoring to make
the new State Democratic. If Kansas is 'iost
to the South" no pains will be spared to secure
her to the National Democracy. "-Aterandfaa
Gazette
The American Home Missionary Society have
lust appointed five missionaries for Kansas, In
addition to those already in the field; four OF
them from the last senior class at Andoyer, ana
one a German, to labor among his countryinen
around Humboldt, 70 miles south of Lawrence.
II is said that the Germans are fast occupying
this part of the territory there being no less than
5000 or 10000 already there.
again very large. From the official report Of
the New York Superintendent of Emigration, we
learn that during the current year up to the goth
of August, there have arrived at the port OF n.
York. 122, SSS foreign immigrants, against to-
tai of SS, OS5 to the parallel date last year. This
is an increase of fifty per cent. The increase at
Baltimore has also been very large.
A despatch from Washington city on the 2Sth
SAYS: Z. o. Perrin, private Secretary of Gov
ernor Walker, who lett the camp OF the latter at
Lawrence ten days ago, reports all peace ana
Quiet there nor was there the least intllnatlon
of war or bloodshed. Governor Walker was
usinc the army as posse c0mitatuS when the
civil authorities could not make arrests for
breaches of the peace. The 1900 troops in
Kansas will remain there until after the Octo-
Der election.
Bear accidents are in vogue now. We have
recorded several lately. On Thursday last a
half breed Indian at Troy, New York, who kept
a bear under an old boat, in state of semi
drunkenness crawled in TO take nap with his
pet The BEAR having temperance procvties,
resented the intrusion scalped and otherwise in
iured the man 50 severely that he died. A few
hours afterwards another drunken man sought
the same place for shelter and was similarly
treated. he also died.
BURIED AT THE Cross RoADs-On Monday
week young girl named Earlwine, whose faith
err resides on Fish Greek Mills, in Marshall CO.,
Va, committed suicide by hanging. Cause, dis
appointment in love- She was found suspended
to the limb of tree lifeless. Miss Earlwine was
about eighteen years of age. The superstitous
people in the neighborhood would not allow her
to be buried in the church yard, and her remains
were appropriately inferred at the Cross Roads,
i'm accordance with heathensh custom and an
obsolete law.
THE EASTERN WAR-Gen. Satiler, who du-
ring the Eastern War was Surveyor General of
the Russian army, has just made some interest
ing communications to the Odessa Messeuger-
During the whole of the year 1856 there were
100000 Russian soldiers in the Crimea, with
100, 900 horses Towards the end OF the war
1872 900 wagons were employed in conveying
the necessary supplies to the army. The num-
Der of draught oxen in the Crimea at the time
of the landing ofthe allies did not exceed 10000;
100000 men were before the fortress OF Sillstria
in 1854.
The crashing among the New York bankers
and stock concerns is heard all over the coun'
try. The liabilities of Thompson, banker, who
has suspended, are over half a million. He has
for many years done leading business in I'M
current money, and acted as agent of various
banks. He also published the Bank Note he
porter His suspension was wholly unexpected,
and will cause Inconvenience to an extent which
cannot now be estimated His assets are large
ly in bank notes not available at present, and in
other securities alike of small value in the pres
ent excited state of the market.
DISEASE AMoNG THE CArTLE-A disease is
said to he making fatal work among the cattle
about Utica, New York. A correspondent of
Al. IN L.