Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-09-16
MISCELLANEOUS

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Hon. John Minor Bolts, Of Va, left New York
on Saturday in the steamship Vanderbilt for
Europe.
The prominent candidates for the Speakership
of the next Congress are James l.. Orr, J. CLAN
cy Jones, and ]. S. Phelps, Of Missouri. The
former is considered as the most formidable.
Abiding to the resignation of Justice Curtis,
of the Supreme Court OF the United States, the
Boston Post says; "rhe reason for this step Is
said to be the inadequacy Of the salary, aud 1t
is also said that Mr.. C.. will resume his practice
at the Boston bar"
The Salem Register denies the report OF the
murder of the Pedlar Spreading, which was no,
ticed i'm the Fncastle Wing few days since ana
says that the individual in question has been re-
peatedly seen in Montgomery, Giles and Oralg
counties since that publication.
TIE RICHMOND ENQuIRER.-A letter in the
Charleston Mercury says that "the parties no"
conducting the editorial department OF the En-
quirer, are thought to be a descendant OF Patrick
Henry, named p. Ii. Aylett, and a son OF Coy
Wise, recently Secretary of Legation at Paris.
WAsuINGroN CoLLEeE.-The prospects OF TINS
College tor the present session are highly en-
couraging. Nearly all of tho rooms in the Col
lege buildings are already taken by students and
il seems that the number of matriculates cannot
1all short of one hundred. There is sap in the
old tree yet
SENTENCEp.-The trial of Mrs. Sarah Drum
mond, charged with the murder of Robt. Hutch
isop. before the Circuit Court of Shenandoah,
sitting at Woodstock, came to close on Friday.
The Jury brought in q verdict of manslaughter,
and Mrs. Drummond was sentenced to three
years imprisonment in the penitentiary
The Montgomery (Ala.,) Mail states that the
Chinese Sugar Cane will degenerate into broom
corn about the third year of its culture. ms
is doubtless owing to the fact that broom corn
mikes with the sugar Cane and produces ny
brid. Care should Away be taken not to let
them grow near together.
Mai. General Pillow has announced himself
TO the people Of Tennessee as candidate Tor the
United States Senate. His address is devoted to
n history of his career in Mexico, and he an
pounces that he has confidential letters IN ms
possession from President Polk, which invested
him with semi-ofiical position as co-colnmiS-
sioner with n P Trist. His letter opens up
with the old Quarrel between him and General
Scott.
large panther, measuring nine feet from TIP
70 tin, was caught in trap, on the head waters
of Anthony's Greek. in Pocahontas county, last
week. by several gentlemen, who were hunting
deer. The panther was brought to the " hite
SULPHUR Springs, and is now to be seen alive at
that place. 1t is considered to be very large
animal-muoh larger than common. Poca Is
becoming famous for large panthers.
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AFFAIRS IN CUBA-Four more cargoes OF ne
proes from Africa have just been landed on the
Cuban coast, within half q mile Of the country
seat of Governor General Concha. They num-
Der /, 7S3 likely hands, without counting lntrm
or children, worth, in the aggregate, $l,o6o,soo
From this the reader may calculate the enor-
nous profits of the slave trade. All these ne
sroes were obtained on the African coast at q
very little cost. Two OF the vessels which
brought these cargoes were destroyed soon after
being discharged, but the other two went back
to Africa on fresh venture.
The Blue Ridge Republican says:-"We claim
TO know something of the sentiments OF the people
of this section, and have the means OF knowing
the sentiments of some other sections, particu
larry of the strong Democratic counties OF haii'
fax and Amherst, and we believe that We are
not mistaken in saying that nineteen ont o.
twenty. if not niuety-nine out of hundred, o.
the Democratic party of Virginia, utterly despise
Walkers malfeasanees, as well as his whmper
ing apologies, at the same time that they retair
full confidence in the Administration, and intenC
to stand by it,"
The Hoe CHoLERA.-The hog cholera is sale
to be very destructive in parts of Kentucky.
farmer at Millersburg has lost 80 out OF 40 hogs
and Others in the vicinity over one hundred
The living herds were pushed on to CovinSton
as fast as possible, for the Cincinnati market
The hog ''crop" viii be very large in spite OF the
disease-returns to the State Auditor, from each
county, adding up 10000 more than last year
The sickness is not general. 1t has appeared
also in various parts of Indiana. The manifesto
tons of the disease are very similar to those in
the human body. Diarrhea, loss OF appetite
prostration and rapid sinking.
We have received pamphlet just published
in Washington, and said to be already extensive
" circulated, entitled IAN appeal to the De-
mocracy of the South, by Il Southern States
Rights Democrat" on the subject OF Kansas at
fairs. 1t undertakes to vindicate the course
of the Administration and Governor Walker IL
Kansas, to harmonic his conduct with South
ern principles, aud to show, if he is guilty OF a.
ny dereliction from Southern safe precedents
that the Administration is pdrticepS cran'9nls.-
This production is said to emanate from at least
q semi.official source, and is attracting much at
tention.-Aler. GGs.