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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-11-25

Dl NESTS CEDAR TUBS; Horse Buckets;
~ Painted Pals and Tubs; Measures; Pig.
srns ) att and Barrel Churns; Barrel Covers;
Covered Buckets; Nest Boxes; Wash. Boards;
Clothes Hor-es: Step Ladders; Wood Trays and
Bowls; Brass Bound Cedar Ware, for sale cheap
al wholesale or retail
nov ~ Holm OGDEN
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-11-25

DLOUGHS.-RIch's Iron Beam. Minor q
Horton. and other pLOUGHS, for sale by
ADDISON, WALLACE Il CO,
nov II No -. Union street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-11-25

NOTICE OF REMOVAL.
NEW STORE,
NEW GOODS,
NEW SY,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-11-25

4 fOAL AFLOAT-Reh and White Ash An
~ taraci'e COAL, now being discharged
from Schr Vim. Kennedy, foot OF Queen street,
will be sold low, il taken from me vessel.
apply TO nov 94-3tJ d. b. SMITH.
sod FISH.-Five casks COD FISH just re.
" ceived, and for sale by
nov VI ELDRIDGE, Union Wharf.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-11-25
ALEXANDRIA,:

THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 2', 1858
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-11-25

Kirg George county, nov lO-eoif
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-07-20
The Brokers and the Bank.

A circular from Messrs. Enders, Sutton & Co,
in reference to their difficulty with the Central
Bank, will be found in our advertising columns.
With the question of manners, raised by these
gentlemen with the Cashier of the Bank, we
have nothing to do, and allude to the matter a.
gain only because the Richmond parties, in o
note published in the Dispatch, alluded to u.s.
They say SIN order that the Spectator may be
made more familiar with the legal enaotments
touching the subject which he pronounces out
rageous and absurd, we beg you to publish" &c.
We adhere to our opinion, that to require the
Banks to pay specie on currency" checks,
would be Outrageous and absurd" Whether
the law does require anything of the kind, is for
the Courts to determine. The Code provides a
remedy against Banks which fail to pay in spe-
Gle "any note, bill or check for moneyd due from"
currency" check q check for mon
ey2-or does Bank owe money gold and sill
yer) to party who deposits Ycnrrency" with
it The act of April last also acquires the Banks
to pay "all demands against them in specie
when demanded. n-Of course all just and legal
demands are contemplated 1t would be very
"absurd" to suppose that the law required the
Banks to pay all demands-just and urjust-in
specie, or be subjected to heavy penalties But
in this case, as we undeNtand the matter, the
Bank is not really intefested The Brokers
have protested, not the Bank, but responsible
individuals who drew the checks!
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-07-20
Extreme Views.

The Charleston Is. o. News rebukes Mr..
John MITCHELL the Irish refugee, and editor of the
Southern Citizen ct Knoxville, for setting himself
up "as the very dictator, type and organ of a
Southern citizen par ereelLenee." 1t is nothing
strange to find some body going further than
the Jarthest upon popular hobby. In nulliti-
cation times South Carolina is said to have Or
dered muskets six inches longer than all others |!
Zealots who are wont to denounoe other persons
as traitors to cause, generally find, sooner or
later competitors more Jealous still, who in turn
denounce them. On the slavery question par
ticularly there seems to be contest who shall
run into the most ridiculous extremes. 1t is a
good burlesque that an unnaturalizsd foreigner
should undertake to teach the ultraists what is
true fealty to Southern institutions.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-07-20
Who is Responsible :

We publish elsewhere in this paper an extract
from the Richmond Wing in reference to the
public expenditures of the country. The party
in power have to admit the fact of unusually
large expenditures-the annual expenses being
almost double what they were during the Next
can war-but seek to divide the responsibility
with the opposition! Upon this point, however,
we have some Democratic testimony. Mr.. Gar
nett of the Essex District, says the Lynchburg
Virgnian, in q speech made just before Con
gress adjourned, honestly confessed that the
Democratic party would be held, and ought to
be held, responsible for the extraordinary III
crease of expenditures of the Government
1--WE have" said Mr.. Garnett, "by committees
of Conference and other means, agreed to ap-
preparation after appropriation, extravaganza at
ter extravaganza. The House will bear me wit
ness that there has been no bona tide effort naade
t6is session to reduce the public Expenditures
As a member of the Democratic party, OF that
party which has majority in the House, OF
that party which will be held, and which ought
to Be held, responsible to the country for the ex
penditures of the Government, | hope the House
will reduce them.n
Thus spoke Mr.. Garnett, continues the Virgin
ian, upon the floor of the House of Representa-
tives-not only oontessing the responsibility of
his party for the prodigality of the Government,
but voluntarily proclaiming that there has been
no bona tde effort made to amend it. This is
the testimony of leading Democratic member
from the Commonwealth of Virginia. 1t can
not be denounced as a "Whig lie"-that ready
answer always to troublesome truths-for it
comes from gentleman, who is not only Dem
ocrat, but, what is very rare and unusual for a
Democratic politician in these latter days, new
er was Wing in all the days OF his life.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-07-20

The FRAZER RIVER MINEs.-All the Califor-
MIA and Oregon papers are filled with accounts
OF and speculations upon the new gold mines DIS
covered upon the Frazer river and surrounding
regions. The expectations which the first dis
covery excited seem likely to be even more tEan
realized. The latest accounts represent that not
only is there an abundant supply of gold, but
that good order prevails at the mines; that no
difficulty had occurred with the llndson's Bay
Company; that the Indians were friendly and
peaceable; and that goods of all kinds were ad-
mitted free, except liquors. A gentleman just
returned from the mines, (Mr. Lewis lewis) re-
ports to the editor of the Sacramento Mercury
that he spent seven or eight days on and near
the river, and was well satisfied that the mines
are immensely rich; that lie saw Sl,S0o which
had been taken out by one man in fourteen days,
and that he was about Immediately to return,
taking his wife and family.
The San Francisco Morning Call says: "Ihe
effect of the Frazer river excitement and conse-
quent withdrawal of large numbers OF miners
from the State, has been to materially lessen the
amount of gold dust received from the interior.
A day or two since we gave the receipts OF the
first fifteen days in June as compared with
corresponding period in May, which showed a
falling off equal to four hundred thousand dol
lars"
The excitement in San Francisco is plainly
very great. At every arrival from the new
mines the newspaper and express offices are be-
sieged with persons seeking information, while
persons newly arrived are waylaid and followed
by crowds of excited men eager for whatever
news they can communicate.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-07-20
News of the Telegraph.

The ship Alice Munroe arrived at Boston on
the 10th from Liverpool, bringing the first intel
ligence of the Atlantic Telegraph fleet. She met
the steamer Niagara on the 9th of June, and
was boarded by Cyrus W. Field, who furnished
the Captain with the following statement:
"The Telegraphic squadron experienced very
bad weather, and were sixteen days in reaching
their destination. Two unsuccessful attempts had
been made to commence the laying of the cable.
The second attempt was on the Goth, and they
had laid upwards of forty miles, and were pro-
crossing finely in full hope of success, when COM
munication ceased, and the Niagara cut the ca
Bile, and returned again to the starting point, and
was waiting the approach of the Agamemnon,
when they would splice and make the third at
tempt"
The Alice Munroe left the Niagara on the af,
ternoonof the 9th The weather has since been
foggy and unsettled, and the sqadron did not
probably meet until the 28th.
MIR Field was in good spirits, and seemed to
think that the laying of the cable would be sue
cessfully accomplished at the next attempt.
The stormy weather had greatly interfered,
and one of the ships was slightly damaged.
The Niagaras machinery worked well, and
all the difficulty seems to have been on the Aga
memDOn.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-07-20
Clarksyille CbrOnicle.

We are happy to place on our exchange list the
GAINESVILLE Qenn.,) Chronicle, and ask the favor
of the publishers to send US the No. for July End.
We are interested in story, written by the edit
or, Mr.. R. W. Thomas, which is appearing in the
Chronicle, and that No. of the paper has mis-
carried. The date fthestory is 1872, and the
scene is laid in this county. The writer describes
Waynesborough as famous, at that day, for
mint-juleps aud quarter-races." For the benefit
ofOur friend of the Lexington Gazette we copy
the following in reference to Staunton-'a mod
est, retiring village which, to avoid being too
conspicuous, had seated itself in sort of basin
formed by surrounding hills" The Gazette will
testify that Staunton is as "modest" now as it
was in days of yore!
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-07-20
CONTEMPT Of the sabbath.

A few months ago the st. Louis newspapers
announced that review of troops Would take
place at the military station near that city, On
the ensuing Sabbath, by order OF the command
ing officer, We forget whom. We presumed al
the time that the statement, so tar as regarded
the day, was typographical error; but notwl.h-
standing the matter was commented upon W
papers in the Eastern cities no correction Ut
explanation has yet appeared. The public are
LEFT TO the conclusion that the day was selected
for the purpose of showing contempt Tor the
Christian sentiment of the country.
We are confirmed in this belief by another
fact which has lately transpired. 1t appears
that the general orders" for the Utah Army,
issued at Fort Leavenworth aud signed by Gen
eral Harvey, command that the "eighth day be
observed as day of rest" From the giving OF
the law to Moses to the present time one day IN
every seven has been observed as day OF rest
by Jews and Christians but here we have mill
tary authority substituting different day, and
requiring longer period of labor. All expert
ence proves that day Of rest in every seven
days is necessary for the physical wants OF man
the commander of surveying party on the
Western Plains, in his recent report 10 Govern
meut, declared, as the result OF his experience,
that men and beasts could accomplish more by
observing this rule than by dsregarding lt-and
above all there is the express command OF God
upon the subject. Infidel France tried the ex-
pertinent OF q different day from that prescribed
in tie Scriptures, with what success the world
knows. Napoleon speedily re-established the
Sabbath. Has our Government authorized the
same experiment. The President of the United
States, the constitutional COMMANDMENT Chief
OF the Army, is said to respect the institutions
of religion-does he sanction these gross viola
lions ofduty and propriety9 We do not believe
it, but it is time his authority were interposed.
We ore aware of the exigences of military
service, which sometimes requires an apparent
disregard of the Sabbath; even rigid Puritans
and Coyenanters did not hesitate to march or
fight on that day when it was necessary but in
the cases we are considering no such excuse can
be offered. The general orders" alluded to,
recognize the necessity of periodical rest, and
seem to have appointed seven days of labor in
stead of six, in defiance of the general orders"
issued to all mankind by God himself.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-07-20
Ayers Cherry PeCtoral

Has long been manufactured by practical chemist and
every Of under his eye with nvarsble accu~
racy and sealed and protected by law from couD
tsrfes, and consequently can be relied genuine
without adulterstion It supplies the sures remedy the
world has ever known for the Of all pulmonary
plants for COUGHS, Colds HoARsrNEss ASTHMA Group
WHoopisa CoUaH BRONCHITIS, IScrPur CONSUMPTION and
for the relief Of consumptive patients In advanced stag o.
the disease As time makes these facts wider and better
known this medicine has gradually become the best relt
snce of the afflicted from the log cabin OF the American
peasant the palaces Of European kings Throughout
this entire country in every state and city, and indeed al
most every hamlet 1t contains CHERRY PEcroRL known
best Of all remedies for diseases OF the throat and
lungs In many foreign countries 1t Is extensivey used by
their most intelligent physicians II there 10 any depend
encs what Of station certify has done for
them II trust senses when the dan
csrous affections Of the lungs yield TO IT. depend
on the assurance of intelligent physans whose burnsss
II to know In abort II there Is any reliance upon any
thing then Il etably proven that this medicine does
cure the class Of diseases designed for beyond any and
all other remedies known to mankind Nothing but Its In
Thousands sufferers could originate aud maintain the
reputation It enjoys While many inferior remedies have
bean thrust upon the community, have failed and been
discarded this has gained friends by every trial. conferred
benefits the afflicted they never forget and produced
cures too numerous and remarkable to be forgotten
Prepared by DR.. J. G. AVER,
PRACTICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMIST
LOWELL, MASS
LND SOLD BIZ
Dr. II. 8. Echelberger Bro. and DR.. ". B. Young
VIM. Withrow, Jr Waynesboro', and By
Ill dealers in medicines. Wholesale by Purcell Ladt
I Co., Richmond.
July 20, '58-eowly tr-f -Erh
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-07-20

THE CULTIVATION OF TEA.-A Washington
correspondent says that the Agricultural Bureau
of the Patent Office is making preparations tc
test the cultivation of tea in this country. The
seed will be preserved in China specially for this
purpose, planted in glass cases, end shipped in
October. BY the time of their arrival here they
will be sufficiently sprouted to be set out in beds.
After being tested here, the plants if successful,
will be distributed among the Southern States.
An order for great variety of seeds will also
be sent to Egypt in few days, through house
in London. This list includes wheat, barley,
rice, clover, Trifolum Alexandrum,) &c.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-07-20
Senator Douglas.

This gentleman is engaged in stumping the
State of Illinois, in view of the approaching elec
ton of United States Senator, and has every
where been received with good deal of popular
enthusiasm. Notwithstanding the efforts in
some quarters to hush up the old sq1abble about
the Lecompton business, Douglas is not disposed
to let the matter rest. The following is an ex-
tract from his speech at Chicago:
"He extolled the Crittenden amendment as
honest, the very best proposition, and practl-
cal illustration of the doctrine OF popular sover-
eighty.
"He claimed that the struggle with Lecompton-
ism was for integrity and principle, and that the
struggle was triumphant; Lecomptonism is viz
tually abandoned by its friends, and it has been
defeated forever He had opposed the English
bill, although it practically sent back the Con-
sttuton to be accepted or rejected by the people,
because the manner as well as the form OF that
submission was at variance with every just prin-
ciple of popular government.
SIT was the submission of the Constitution to
the people, with the threat that if they did not
accept the slave Constitution, the thlrty'hve
thousand inhabitants should not form free
State, but wait until they numbered ninety three
thousand. He could never countenanee such
discrimination between free and slave States.-
The best energies of his mind had been for sew
eral years devoted to the great principle OF the
rights of the people of the Territories to frame
their own fundamental laws; and he intended
to devote all his future life in behalf of the same
doctrine"
The Washington Union is quite indignant at
the Senator. and saws he had better ''forget what
past last winter" adding that ''he was interested
in forgetting it," The National Iutelligencer
suggests that others besides Douglas are Inter
ested" in forgetting the past. The Little Giant
seems desperately bent upon crushing the ADJ
ministration on this test question.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-07-20

TERRIBLE REVOLUTION IN FAsHoN.-The Paris
correspondent of the Boston Post contains the
following important and, we may say, alarming
intelligence:
with unmitigated regret, Colonel, l desire
to communicate very important piece of news,
viz: Volpminous skirts are no longer the fash
ion Crinoline, practically, is defunct article
and borax powder will no more be put into
starch to give petticoats the stiffness hitherto
requisite. 1t is the high chic now to wear few
skirts and in fact to collapse the balloon ] de-
rive my information from that popular journal
of the fashions, the Gazette Rose, edited by the
Vicomtesse de Rennevile, lady generally sup
posed to dwell in magnificent palace in the
Faubourg St. GERMAN, but who, inrealty, am
assured, lives in garrett, smokes black pipe
and wears very seedy black pantaloons and no
end of beard
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-07-20

SupERlNTENDENTs OF STATE RoADs-Tbe
Board of Public Works have appointed the fol-
lowing named persons as superintendent ofState
roads, under law of the last session of the Leg
islature: Leonard Lamb of Fairmont, Superin-
tendent of the North Western Turnpike and o
bio river and Maryland road at $3.50 per anDum.
John B. Shreeve of Upshur county, Stanton
and Parkersburg road, at S240 per annum.-
Sanford Mason of Barbour county, Beverly and
Fairmont, Huttonsville and Huntersville and
Middle Fork road at $2l5 per annum. E. Gun
ningham ofMarion county, Fairmont and Wheel
ing road, at 1924 per annum. Nicholas Mar
steler of Randolph, Slavin's Cabin and Summer
vile road, at $3.50 per annum. James Edmiston
of Pocahontas county, Lewisburg TO Martins
Bottom, at $3.50 per annum. John McCauley OF
Roanoke county, South Western Turnpike road,
at $3.50 per aunum John Wallace of Rockbridge
county, Junction Valley Turnpike, at $3.50 per
annum,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-07-20

IN MARKET AUGUSTA Landry farm
l. on South River being too far distant from my home
estate to get proper personal attention, have deter.
mined t., sell it. 1t contains 357 Acres, is in very
fine of cultivation, the larger portion being well
set IN grass eighty acres of the land are of first quail
ty RIVER BOTTOM. The upands are good, and a
fair proportion heavily and well timbered. The i'm
provements consist of a spacious BRICK MANSION,
large barn, and necessary outhouses 1t is located
81 miles from the village of New Hope The neigh.
bors are intelligent liberal and hospiable; Churches,
Schools, Stores and Market are convenient In word
the quality of the land, the proverbal good health of
the country the attractions of the commur ty and 9TH
advantages render it of the most desirable
tates now for sale in the county.
GEORGE POAGE,
July 90 lS5s-6t Stanton p O.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-07-20

TIE KANSAS BILL-Gen. Quitman was not
the only Southern Democrat who opposed the
E English Kansas BILL The Austin State Gazette
publishes letter from the late Senator Hender
son, of Texas, of which the following is an ex-
tract
On the morning of the day the bill finally
passed, the President sent for me and made such
an earnest and strong appeal to me to cote 10,
the bill, and aid an saoing his administration and
the Democratic party Of the North, as to induce
me to leave the Senate Chamber and not vote at
all, as | would have felt bound to vote against
the bill if had voted.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-07-20
ALEX. II. II. STUART
WIN. Ii, HARTMAN,

T AND IN MARKET.-In virtue of decree Of
IL the Circuit Court of Augusta County made in the
cause of Van Lear against Harris and others, the
dersgned will proceed on the premises, on SATURDAY
highest bidde Tract of Land in said county, in sight
of and convenient to the Valley Turnpike, two miles
above Mt. Sidney and eight miles from Stanton con.
tanning about 16O Acres, an ample portion of which
is well timbered. The improvements consist of
modious DWELLING HOUSE. barn and all neces-
sary out-houses, and good Orchard. There are two
neverfaing Springs Of excellent water the house,
and the farm is susceptible of high state of improve
ment.
Possession in full will be given lst of November.
but before that time the purchaser can have possession
Of such fields he may want to put in fall crop.
TERMS.-0ne-third in six months, bearing interest,
and the balance in four equal annual instruments the
two last bear interest from day of sale the purcha
to give bonds with good personal security and the
title to be retained as ultimate security.
JOHN 7. HARRIS, co,.u,
n K TROUT Ooni TO-
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-07-20
July 90, lS5s.-Rock Reg copy.

LA .s F TRRaS dF Tp soS
tanning about lao ACRES, lying about one mile from
Stanton on the Port Republic road, upon which
there is a comfortable DWELLING HOUSE and good
Barn. The land is well set in grass with suf-
ciency ofimber the tract for all necessary purpo-
ses. There is Well of permanent aud excellent wa
ter within short distance of the house. To any per-
son desiring to snug little farm near Staunton,
II fine opportunity is offered.
Also, a Tract of Land containing about 600 Acres,
about 81 miles from Staunton, adjoining the lands OF
Geo. Kolner, and Col. James Crawfords home-place.
Most of this land is in TIMBER and will be sold all to-
geher divided into three parcels, to suit the CON
venience of purchasers.
Persons desiring further information are referred to
Col. j. b. Baldwin or VIM. Bell Crawford
MARGARET A. CRAWFORD,
T,l,- A
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-07-20
Newspaper Change.

Mr.. Frederick J. Alfred has disposed of his
interest in the Vindicstor to Messrs. Henry B..
Niche and James NJ Crank. Mr.. Alfred retires
in graceful valedictory, and bis successors in
troduce themselves to the public in modest and
appropriate salutatory. The retiring editor has
our best wishes for his success wherever he may
drive his stakes, and our new cotemporaries are
cordially welcomed to the rank of the 0corps
editorial"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-07-20

COLONY OF Weaknesses IN ILLNos,-The Pres
byteriau has been informed by Mr.. E. Lorriaux
French Protestant Missionary, that beginning
has been made of the Waldensian colony in Iii,
nois. The position chosen is near the Odel sta
ton, on the Chicago Alton and st. Louis Rail
road, Livingston county, Illinois, where thirty.
five hundred acres have been procured at rea.
sonabie rate, and Is heads of families have be.
come the pioneers ofthe settlement. Others are
anxious to join them, but as yet they have only
been able to build board shanty and buy few
yoke of oxen to prepare the ground. He re.
marks, that they are very poor, and unless A
merioan friends can do something for them they
will suffer.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-07-20

The region at the West recently submerged
by the overflow ofthe rivers, is now afflicted by
the decaying matter left upon the subsistence of
The floods. Droves of hogs turned out upon the
reclaimed lands along the Illinois shore, are dy-
ing off rapidly from an epidemic which has sud-
denly broken out the health of the inhabitants
is beginning to suffer.