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NOME AND SEE,-A LARGE ASSORT.

GOME AND SEA- LARGE ASSORT.
~ MENT OF FALL AND WINTER STOCK OF
BOOTS AND SH0ES.-H. j. FAUST q co. most
respectfully call the attention of the citizens of Saun
ton and others wishing the place to their large assort
ment of BOOTS, SHOES, CATERS and Misses and
Children SHOES, which they offer on terms rea-
sonable as at any other establishment in Staunton-
AS much Of their work is made under their immediate
n B.-We would respectfully call the attention of
the public to our Fall and Winter Stock of Work,
which is very large, such as KIP & COARSE BOOTS
and S Shoes for wet and cold weather; also, to our
own stock of homemade work, of GERMAN AND
FRENCH CALF SKIN, which has been IMPORTED ex-
pressly by ourselves, and which will be MADE TO Or
DER. II. j. FAUST Gu, Main St.
Stanton Sent 80 1887
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LUDIcRoUs INcIDENT.-When the steamer L
saac Newton broke her walking beam Saturday
night, while proceeding up North River, the
lameDtable disaster to the Central America was
so fresh in the minds ef thu passengers that it
added much to the excitement and alarm. One
gentleman was go overcome with fear that he
plunged headlong out of his stateroom win
dow into the water Another, a hypocondriaeal
old fellow from Rochester, New York, awoke
at the first crash, seized his carpet bag and
bounced out of his room. With whoop OF
despair, he ran aft, and grasping our life pre-
servers, placed two of them around his carpet
bag and The Others On each arm. Thus accou-
tired, he sauntered back, with head erect, and
pleasant selfreliant expression. 1t was not
until his attention was directed to his light gar
ments, that he shot back again to his state
room.
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To Business Men.

The "Spectator" is now empha,ically tie paper for
business men and advertisers The union OF the lists
of the two papers, gives it circulation 9nryalieo
by any paper in the interior Of Virginia. See terms
OF advertising IN another column which will IN al ca
ses he strictly adhered to- except when the cash is
noid when liberal discount will be made. All char
gss for T advertising and job work due when
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-09-30
CRENsHAw, QUARLEs 81 co.,
DEALERS IN
'OREIGN e. DOMESTIC DRY GOODS.

No. 10 Broad ST., RICHMOND.
FNTIRE, new and attractive stock of FALL AND
T. WINTER DRY GOODS. We respectfully invite
attention to large and attractive stock of STAPLE
AND FANCY GOODS, adapted to the Fall and Win.
ter trade retT tL
Our assortment is complete IN every depart ment,
consisting of all the styles that out mis- sea.
son. and forming one Of the most elegaD' stocks in
the city.
Weextend cordial invitation to everybody to give
our stock thorough examination tJefore purchasing,
as we confident it cannot be surpassed in the city,
- CRENSHAW, GUARLES 4 CO.,
Richmond, Sept. 80, ls57--SnI 229 Broad Street.
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Rev. VIM. G. Campbell.

This gentleman, one OF our most highly es-
teemed citizens, left Staunton on Monday last,
to take charge of Female Academy in Salisbu-
ry, North Carolina Mr.. Campbell has the best
wishes of this entire community for his prosper
ity in the new home to which he has gone. We
most heartily commend Mr.. O. and his excellent
family to the people of Salisbury, and are pleas
ed to see from the annexed paragraph from the
North Carolina Waterman, that their merits are
likely to be appreciated at their true value by
those into whose midst they have removed:
Salisbury Female .Semina,y.-lt win be seen
from an advertisement in this paper, that the
exercises in this Institution will be resumed on
the 1st proximo, under the superintendent of
Rev. W. G. Campbell Mr. @. taught short
Spring Session here this year, and was found
eininently fitted to conduct such an institution ;
and those whose privilege it was to make his
acquaintance, feel anxious permanently to secure
his valuable services to this community and 9TH
ers in the surrounding country who may desire
to send their daughters to this place. Our town
has been quite healthy during the past Summer,
as much so as any place in Western Carolina ;
and in many other respects is desirable place
for O first class female seminary.
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GLOOMY PRospRcr.-The New York Tribune
predicts that by the first or middle of next De-
cember, at least one hundred thousand persons
in the city of New York will be out Of employ
ment and nearly out of means. The ship yards
in New York and the founderies but half work
ing, and the great clothing stores doing very
little. 1t is stated that women have recently
come to New York from places three hundred
miles away, in quest Of work from the clothing
stores only to be turned off with none and com.
PEELED to beg their way home again. 1t is pre-
dicted that soup houses for hungry laborers who
can find no labor, will be wanted before Janua
ry The Journal OF Commerce. Is OF opinion that
hardly, since 1887, has so gloomy prospect fol
winter lowered upon the laboring classes Of
New York,
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DUBLIC VENDUE.-In view of my absence
L from home next winter, will sell at public sale
to the highest bidder scithout reserce. Thursday,
the 29a of October next quantity ofvaluable STOCK,
to wit IS head of Fat Cattle, Mich Cows number
of fine bood-young Cattle, young Horses, Hogs sew
eral fine Brood Sows, with their Pigs, some Stock
Hogs lot of Cotswod Sheep, ten ofwhich are Bucks
of fine quality. some 5000 Bricks at the Steam Saw
MILL q lot of Millet Seed, valuable crop for hay or
grain, or to pillow under rs fertilizer. mayoffer my
Wheat at the same time.
TERMS: For the fat cattle, and wheat if sold,
negotiable note, well endorsed, at 60 days. for other
property on all s., six months credit with
bond and good security; IS and under, cash.
~" Sale to commence at 10 A. NJ.
Sent 80, 1857, j. NJ McCUE.
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IMPORTANT SALE OF LANDs.-As A

IMPORTANT SALE OF LANDS.-As A.
gent and Attorney in fact for the propretors ofhe
lands in Bath and Highland counties known as the
H45,0 900 ACRE RESURYEY as made by VIM.
Poage for Charles Gallagher" being the same lands
heretofore managed BY Zophar R. Jarvis agent for
the proprietors, SHALL on Thursday, the l5M day of
October, 1857, (beng the first day of the Bath Circuit
Cour) offer said lands at public auction at the Warm
Springs.
"A Plat and Survey may then and there be seen, on
application to me- s.,r~, ~arF.F
Previous to the sale will try and cali upon all per-
sons who have made Entries and Surveys since the
Goth day of January, le46, for REIMBURSEMENT of
suits will be at onco instituted To avoid controversy
with The purchasers at the above SALE will reserve
all such subsequent surveys from SALE until the par
ties in possession have been elected.
Terms made known on day of sale.
]. D. IMBODEN,
Atty and Agt for the Proprietors.
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THE SUGAR CANE IN TExAs-George W. Ken
dali, who owns ranch in Texas, and has been
very successful in raising the Chinese sugar.
cane, writes to the New Orleans Picayune as
follows:
"Many of my friends in this section are SAN
guine that this new grain or plant will drive all
others out of the ground, or that it will at least
effect perfect revolution in the way of farming
in Western Texas, They are saving the seed to
plant for bread, and they are making syrup and
sugar of the juice of the stalk; they are feeding
it out as green fodder and saving it for dry. No
part of it is wasted; cattle, horses, sheep, and
hogs eat it clean, from the ground upwards,
when the stalk is ripe, and gain. strength and
grow fat upon it. An immense quantity of it
will be planted next wear" =. -.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-09-30

Mr.. A. D, MOrrisOn, merchant from Rock
bridge county, was knocked down in the streets
of Richmond, on Thursday night last, and rob-
bed of between three and four thousand dollars.
His own account of the affair is that he left the
St. Charles Hotel, went to the post office, and
when near the corner OF Locust Alley and Frank
lin street, on his return, was knocked down by
large man two others then came up, and, with
the apparent purpose of assisting him, took him
to locality in the rear of Messrs, Dickinson,
Hill & Co.'s, where he was left-the large man
being all the time with him. Mr.. Morrison also
received several cuts, one on the left ear, three
stabs in right breast, and other wounds where
his money belt was cut from his person. He
managed to crawl into Franklin street, where
he was discovered by some person passing and
carried to the St. Charles.
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MAN Losr IN Com EIELD-Great solicitude
was created q short time since by the absence
of our old friend, Daniel S. Morrison, of Hot
Spring county. He has very remarkable field
of corn, and walking down one evening to see
what damage the GOODS were doing, he CHANGED
to stroll too far from the fence, soon became lost
aud bewidered in the immense growth of corn.
He wandered for three days, subsisting during
that time on green cbyn. His negroes becoming
alarmed about him commenced diligent search,
and found him on the fourth day. He was then
busily engaged in rubbing two dry sticks togeth-
er to make fire, the green raw corn having pro-
duced an unpleasant sensation in his stomach
He THINKS he would have found his way ont on
the third day but he got into patch of Black
Rock. Ark.. Gqz Sept. 5. ~
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Fire,

On Friday night last small shanty In Irish
Alley was destroyed by fire.
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The way Democrats compliment one another
is sometimes quite original and curious. For
example, the Enuirer of Thursday deslrous to
manifest its appreciation of the late services IN
its sanctum of the editor of The South, thn9
gratefully and oourteously speaks Of fhe benefit
# has received from them:
uThe fact is that our subscription list has been
nsteadiy increasing ever since the present editor
"of gThe South ceased to be connected with the
enquirer"
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on this continent. 1t is exercised not merely
for the benefit of Britain, but for the benefit OF
the whole world and it accrues to the advan-
tage, not only of the rulers of India, but, inf
uitely more, of the ruled. Its prostration would
be one of the greatest calamities that could TALL
upon the human family-to India itself it would
be curse such as only that land ever experlen-
cad before
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TIE IMP OF THE PERvERsE-When we read,
the other day, of the suicide ofAllen, at Niagara
Falls, it occurred to us-though subsequent facts
render it improbabe-th this was perhaps one
of those cases where suicide is simply the result
of an impulse coming without motive. There
are many "selfmurders" which are not to be
accounted for on either the superstition of some
rational cause or of any true insanity. We
know of an excellent clergyman, q man of more
than usual solidty of intellect, who dislked to
visit Niagra Falls, for fear he should jump off
the precipice. Whenever he approached its
verge, the impulse to plunge into the abyss be-
low was almost uncomfortable.
We once heard another gentleman, distin-
gushed for scientific ability-an Englishman,
but now resident in this eountry-tell story
of the sort in his own life. He had engaged in
prolonged and exciting study with friend in
London, and started at three in the morning to
return to his home on the Surrey side OF the
Thames. AS he crossed Yauxhall bridge, he
stopped, and leaning oyer the parapet, watched
the play of the moonlight on the ripping wa
tiers. A sense of peace and repose stole over
him, and with it the thought that if once bu-
ried beneath that placid surface he should solve
all problems and find rest. Before lie could an
alyse his motives he found himself climbed up
on the parapet Another moment and he would
have been suicide; but sudden revulsion of
feeling came, and with strong effort of the
will threw himself back upon the bridge, and
ran in mortal terror to the land
Many other similar instances might be record
ed, and most imaginative men have felt more or
less of this impulse, if not to commit suicide, to
do some other absurd thing. Only year or
two since, man deliberately put his hand un-
der trip hammer, and drew it forth crushed, at
the prompting of this .'imp of the perverse."-
How this happens or by what inexPlicable mys-
terry of the mind it is controlled will. perhaps,
never be explained; but students of suicide
have reason to believe that in many unexplain-
ed cases this sudden allegiance of the will is the
only assignable cause.-Bu6alO Adrertiser.
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LOT OF PARLOR AND COOKING
n STOVES Just received at the New Hardware
Store. ~. W. AENNhDi.
Staunton, Sept. 80, 1857.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-09-30

WESTERN LAND SpEcULATIoN.-The Grant
comfy wisconsin, Herald seems to have but
little sympathy for land spectators. Living in
close proximity to the scene of operations, it
may be presumed to speak ''by the card" The
Herald's article is as follows:
"The holders of large bodies of Western lands
on speculation are sickly set of fellows. The
chances are that large portions of the late Iowa
Minnesota, Northwestern Wisconsin entries
will be in second hand market far below Gov
eminent prices. Their air castles built on land
monopoly, are having their foundation washed
away by crashing crisis of their own beget-
ting for it is conceded that the present bank
crisis is caused by letting so much money out to
land spectators. We have always held, upon
basis of calculation that must stand, that the
losses far overbalance the profits on Western
land speculations when such speculations are at
tempted by non-residents. That there are some
accidental profits to few nonresident land
holders we admit, but in large majority of
cases there are heavy losses All that is good,
and great, and wise join in perpetual conspira-
cy against nonresident land monopolists. This
is the great secret that is never taken into &C
count by the poor deluded victim who offers
his money in sacrifice and himself to disappoint-
ment
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CORRUPTION OF THE NORTHERN PREss.-The
Philadelphia News publishes statement rela-
tive to the subsidising of the press in Pennsyl-
vania during the late Presidential election, which
illustrates in a striking degree its venality. A
list of fourteen different journals is given which
were thus subsidised, together with the amount
paid to each respectively, for the purpose of in
ducing themto support Fremont. These amounts
range from one thousand dollars, paid to met
ropolitan organ at Harrisburg, to seventy-fve
dollars paid to the Lewistown Gazette. The
money, il appears, was dsbursed by Lieut.. Gov.
Ford. of Ohio. The statement is accompanied
with an affidavit in which all the facts are sworn
IN before Justice
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BLOODY AFFRAY IN GEoR3IA.-A man named
Hornsby, who resided near Brunswick, Georgia,
being suspected of stealing his neighbours stock,
was recently warned to leave the district by a
certain day, the 18th inst. AS he did not COM
ply, party proceeded to his house on horseback
for the purpose Of compelling him to quit As
they approached Hornshy's dwelling, the in
mates fired, killing man named Rumph, and
wounded another named Radcliffe and his son.
The party then fred, killing Hornsby and his
wife, and wounding child very dangerously.
In al! there were eight wounded and three kill
cd
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a indebted to the estate Of Jacob c. Spiller, decd,
are hereby notified that they must pay up forthwith,
or the claims will be placed in the hands OF officers for
collection. DAVID RUSS, ADMIT
Sept 20, 1875
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TOWN PROPERTY AT AUCTION.-Wnl
i be offered at public sale on 1hursday tho 10TH Of
October asrt, the HOUSE and LOT, now in the occu-
pancy of the undersigned, adjoining the D. .. Church
property. Also, at the same time, his STORE HOUSE
near the Bridge, now occupied. by James Beattie;
and Household aud Kitchen furniture We
~ good and NICE
Terms made known on the day of sale.
p. BRIGHTWELL.
Stauntou, Sept. 80, lS51-2t
N.P. Ali those indebted to the subscriber will
Meas e nav I'D ON that day. p r.
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LARGE SALE OF LAND, STooK, &o.-At pri-
vate sale last week, Jas. NJ Ransom sold his
farm of six hundred acres, lying on the out
skirts of the town, to J. II. Maddox, of Alexan-
dria, Louisiana, for thirty thousand dolars-he-
inc fifty dollars per acre. The same gentleman
also purchased of Mr.. Ransom some eight or ten
negroes, large and small, all his stock, house
hold and kitchen furniture, farming utensils, corn
in the field &C., for seventeen thousand dollars,
making the entire sale amount to forty-seven
thousand dolars-twenty thousand down, and
the balance in payments on short time and bear
ing interest from date-equal to cash sale
Three of the negroes brought each fifteen hun
dred dollars Lexington Gazette.
JOHNNY DEAN No. 2.-Some gossip was Great
ed at Petersburg, Va, few days ago, by the
rumored appearance on the streets of lady
from the wealthy circles of Norfolk, in company
with smart Irish lad with whom she had slip
ned off to Weldon, where their fates were duly
united by the very accommodating hymenial a
cent at that place. The circumstances connect.
cd with this romantic match are said to form q
parallel with the late Johnny Dean affair in n.
York. 1t Is reported that the fair one Is sole
beiress to 100000, and her papa is a liquor
merchant to boot.
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& BLUNT CoNcLUsloN.-The New York Sun
declares clearly, but with great calmness: "We
are becoming a nation of vain, extravagant fools.
From January lst to this date we have impor-
ted foreign merchandise to the value Of one hun
dred and seventy-fve millions of dollars-about
fourteen millions more than our imports amoun-
ted to for the same time last year. The value
of our exports since January lst is about hfty
millions of dollars, or four millions OF dollars less
than our exports for the same time last year
We have run into debt this year alone about
one hundred and twenty-five millions of dollars,
and by the end of the year our foreign debt for
imported goods will be much larger"
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TrE EsH ARRIVAL OF BOOTS & SHOES.
u E. LAWTON has received his FALL STOCK,
embracing eyeything in the way of SHOES, which he
will sell low for cash. and to prompt customers four
mouths
He still continues to manufacture BOOTS SHOES,
at Cushing's Old Stand Main Street, and has in his
employ Mr. WM. N. MATHEW, who is an experienced
and practical workman. L. LAYTON.
Staunton, Sept 80 1857.
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T1NGLIsH AND CLASSICAL MALE

TTNGLISH AND CLASSICAL MALE
u SCHOOL--The subscriber will commence the
Exercises of his School in the Presbyterian Parish
School Building, on Monday, October 5h, by which
He will also give instruction in French and German
privately to persons desiring to receive it, on app
Cation information will be given as TO terms, &c
LEONIDAS POINTS, A. b.
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SINGULAR INFATUATIoN FROM SpIRITU ALIsH.-
Situated near Lynn Massachusetts. and buried
in the depths OF forest which extends for miles
around Is . spot called Dungeon Rock, from old
tradition, said 10 mark the neighborhuod of q
cave, once Tue resort of an old pirate named
Thomas Neal. Tradition further says that the
old pirate and fair maid, named Catharine,
who had been stolen by the pirates, and another
woman, were emtOmbed in this cave with all
their treasures, by an earthquake which had eff
fectually obliterated all marks by which its en-
trance could be discovered. The locality is wild,
desolate and barren, huge trees and giant boul-
ders and bare masses of primitive rock taking
the place OF smiling gardens and cultivated
fields. But in this lonely wilderness Mr.. Hiram
Marble has buita small house in which lie re-
sides with his wife and son. lie was manu-
facturer, which occupation he abandoned to
devote himsefat the bidding of ''the spirits" to
the discovery of the old pirates cave. For six
years past he has been engaged in this wild and
absurd undertaking with zeal which no disap-
pointment appears to daunt or diminish. He
believes that he is acting under the special d.
rection of the spirits of the old pirate Thomas
Neal and the girl Catherine He has drilled and
excavated q tunnel into the solid Jasper-like
rock of the hill for the distance of about eighty
feet 1t is all the way through solid rock and
the work has all been done by the poor enthusi :
asst and his son, some times assisted by labor
ing man. Mr.. Marble exhibits an ancient broken
sword, an old-time dagger and pair of antique
scissors as having been found in the progress OF
the work in seam of the rock, where q super
incumbent mass slid over the cave at the time
of the earthquake. These relics have probably
been placed there by some person to continue
the deusion. When he finds the cave, which
he is certain he will ultimately, for the spirits
so assure him, though they will not tell him
how much longer he must labor, he expects to
find the remains of the old pirate Neal, of the
girl Catharne and Of one Arabel, wife of one
of the pirates, with all their treasures. Mr..
Marble is said to be man of intelligence and of
pleasing appearance. He has at his house a
picture OF Oatharine, who must have been, if it
is likeness, a very pretty girl. This picture
was painted by Boston artist named Fenton
under the inspiration of the spirits! 1t is pitt
full indeed to see an intelligent man the victim
of such delusioD. .a. r,.a.F
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Maj J. MARSHALL McCug, Mt. Scion, Va.
Col. JOHN B. BALDWIN, Staunton, Va.
JOHN HERRING, ESQ.,, Bridgewater Va
Rev. c. GEORGE, Culpeper Courthouse, Va.
Rev. DABNEY WHARTON, Spottsyyania, county, Va
RICHARD N. Smith, Esq, Va. Sentinel, Alex'a, Va.
PEAoHr R. GRArrAN, Esq, Richmond, Va.
FRANKLIN MINOR, Ridgway School,