Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-05-20
MISCELLANEOUS.

MISCELLANEOUS.
Fayette McMuen has been appointed Cover.
nor OF Washington Territory.
Thirty-two thousand pounds Of very hand
some polar whalebone have been sold in New
Bedford a. 80 cents per pound, cash.
A shawl was lately sold in Philadelphia for
9 81, 425. In the same city women make shirts
, for six cents EACH
John W. Reed, formerly justice of the peace
for Tazewell county, Virginia, has been arrested
in that county for aiding slaves to escape.
. The Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal, for n.
hitting the waters of Virginia and North Caro-.
lima, is rapidly progressing. 1t will cost nearly
81, 100000.
On Thursday last no less than $4,000 barrels
OF flour arrived at Georgetown District of Co
lumbia, having been detained above by break
in the canal.
Col. VIM. Hamilton, of Randolph county. q
leading old line Democrat, is a candidate for the
House of Delegates in that county. He has ia.
ken the stump in favor of distribution.
The TUNNEL.-The editor of the Charlottes-
vile Jeffersonian has again visited the Tunnel.
and says it will certainly be open in time for the
larger portion of the Springs travel.
Hon. Mr.. Petriken, member of the Pennsyl-
yania House of Representatives, died at Harris
burg on Friday from disease contracted at the
National Hotel, in Washington.
California advices to the goth ult.. have been
received. The only item of interest was a re-
port, prevalent at Carson Valley, that Brigham
Young had been compelled to flee from Salt
Iota RI me off tba e. a,
FRAscE.-The fact that the deaths exceed the
number OF births in France, and that at present
the population is actually diminishing, although
emigration has almost entirely ceased, is exciting
much discussion as to causes and consequences.
A German paper at New Orleans SAYS that
the eldest son of Prince Alexander, brother of
the Empress of Russia, is deputy surveyor of the
public lands at Donaldsonville, in that State
He was formerly captain in the Polish Light
Artillery.
A Washington letter says that samples of Su-
gar from the Chinese cane and alcohol distilled
from the juice, have been shown atthe agricultu-
bureau of the Patent Office, which places the
question of its capabilty of GENERALIZATION be-
yond all doubt.
1t is designed to erect and endow German
University in Cincinnati. The funds are to be-
raised by subscription, and the chairs to be filed
by importations from Gottengen and Halle
The projectors intended to purchase College
edlfice already erected.
One Cincinnati firm has shipped to the West
ern Territories since the second day of March,
one hundred and fifty ready made houses. These
buildings are of the cottage style. and though
transported in pieces can be put up ready for oc-
cupancy in 40 minutes.
EATEN BY A SHAIK-A shocking affair hap
pened at Cape Sable, Fla, on the 9Th inst. Two
prlvates of Company H. 4th artillery, were cap
sized, while sailing in the bay, and one of them
named Dunn, while swimming ashore, was seized
by shark and eaten up. His companion got
safely ashore.
BANK OF ENeLAND.-The business of the Bank
of England is conduced by about eight hundred
clerks whose salaries amount to about 100000.
The bank in 1850 had about twenty millions Of
bank notes in circulation. In the same year
there were about five millions depopcsited in
the savings banks of the metropolis.
LAND SPEcULATIoN-The farmers of an int.
rior county of New York had on deposit in O
certain bank, in the spring Of 1866, the sum of
$455, 900. Week before last its deposit account
footed up only 1000, the balance having been
withdrawn for investment at the West, and now
the farmers are borrowing money.
The Wheeling Times says :-"From all we
can learn the question of Distribution appears
to have made havoc among the rank end file of
the Democracy throughout the entire Northwest
Virginia, and we should not be surprised at any
change in public sentiment on this subject which
might be made apparent at the polls on election
day."
STARVATION IN MIcHIGAN.-Great restitution
exists in Galiot county and other secluded local.
tiles in the northern part of Michigan. Several
persons have died from starvation and many
cattle are also perishing for want of feed. A
meeting was held in Detroit on Friday last, the
18th, aud large amount subscribed for the re-
lief of the sufferers In one instance wife and
three children had died from starvation.
WALKER EVACUATED Misunderstanding
to private information received at New Orleans,
via Panama, Walker has evacuated Rivas, and
taken refuge on board a British man of war at
San Juan. All the probabilities are in favor Of
the truth of this report, but it is somewhat sin
gular it should have been received through q
private source. The George Law arrived at n.
York left Aspinwall the same day as the Prone
theus which brought the intelligence to Havana,
brings no confirmation of the report.
FRENCH EMIGRATION TO VIRaINIA-A colony
of at least five hundred French people, under
the conduct fMr. Lacontre, has settled in Wythe
county. In late correspondence with Gov.
Wise, Mr.. L. urges the Importance of establish
ing line of steamers between France and Vir-
gna. He says there is company in France
ready to put the steamers on the line, if the
necessary encouragement is given on this side
of the water. An increased emigration from
France to Virginia is suggested as one advan-
tage of the proposed line.
! NIGHT SpEcTAcLEs.-Night spectacles, to sec
with in the dark, are suggested by correspon-
dent in the Scientific American. "They would
be very desirable" he thinks, sin some situa-
TONS to see clearly when quite dark. when act.
ing as pilot, for example, on the river steam
boats. The idea is practicable. That which a.
walls an owl to see in the dark will enable man
to see in the night. Herschel could see with the
aid of an optical instrument which he construct
ed, the dial on steeple clock, mile distant,
when it was so dark that he could see but a few
feet with the naked eye"
GREAT SCARCITY OF PRovENDEI.-The Knox.
vile papers say that provender has become so
scare in that region that people were cutting
their trees for the cattle to eat the buds. The
greatest want existed among the poorer classes.
The Circuit court sitting at Jacksonborough
was obliged to adjourn, being unable to procure
feed for the horses of the judge and the lawyers,
The Rogersville Nenn..) Times says that
great number OF people north of Clinch Noun
tain in that county are actually starving. It's said
that there is no corn or wheat in all that coun-
try. We also learn that poor woman and her
four children starved to death last week. They
had been living or. wheat bran for some time.
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