Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-09-28
MISCELLANEOUS.

The Yellow fever at New Orleans has abat.
ed. There were 76 deaths on the Oath.
Mayor Swami, of Baltimore, has been nomi
mated by the American party for re election. !,
Mr.. James Bridegame has purchased one bal
OF the Valley Democrat, published at Harrison
burg.
The Tribune of the 2lst states that the balloon
had come to the ground, but the unfortunate zero
naut had not been found.
Alexander r. Boteler, ESQ.,, has been nomi
mated as an Independent candidate for Congress:
In the Oharlestown district, Virginia.
1t is asserted that the President will restore
the whole batch of suspended naval officers tt
the active list. The examination of the cases L
nearly concluded.
ANOTHER SIeN.-Under this caption the
Charleston Mercury alludes to the proceedings
of the recent Democratic convention in New
York, and truly says that "the FFeesoil Wing O
the Democratic party in New York no~ contro
the party, and are, an fact, the partly"
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YELLOW FEVER AT RIoHMoND.-Ths Rich.
mond South says there are now at the Small Pox
Hospital at that place three seamen lying sick
of decided yellow fever, one of them so i'll that
his recovery is very doubtful. These men were
brought up to the hospital from lumber laden
brig from Savannah lying below the bar at
Rockets.
A young American named Morphy has lately
been astonishing the chess players in England
by his skill in that game. He beat everybody
in England that played with him, but was van
pushed in Paris by man named Hanwitz.-
Morphy is from New Orleans, and about TWEEN
ty years of age.
MURDERER CoNyIoTEp.-At the Fall term of
Pocahontas Circuit Court, Judge Hudson, pre-
siding held during the past week, Matthias
Moore, charged with the murder of j. Sharp, in
June last, was convicted of manslaughter, and
sentenced to eight years imprisonment in the
Penitentiary Era.
Mr.. BUCHANAN REBUKRD.-A despatch in the
Cleveland Paindealer announces that Mr.. j. W.
Gray, the editor of that paper, has been unani-
monsly nominated to Congress by the Democrats
of the Nineteenth District. 1t will be remem-
bered that this gentleman was some time since
dismissed from the office of Postmaster because
he would not endorse Lecompton.
Hoe MoRTALITY.-It seems, says the Hopkins
vile Ky) Mercury, that legion of devils have
taken passion of the hogs in Davies, Muhlenberg,
Mclean. and the adjacent counties. A gentle
man who has been travelling through these coun-
ties, informs us that the mortality is astonishing.
In some places the dead are piled up by hun
dreds, the air is black with crows, ravens and
buzzards, and the stencil is overpowering.
The English Chinese treaty stipulations are
more favorable than were supposed. Christian
ity is to be tolerated throughout the Empire
The missionaries are to be placed under the pro-
lection of the Chinese authorities. Diplomatic
agents are to reside permanently at Pekin. The
tariff is to be revised; several new ports to be
opened; travel to be unrestricted, and piracy is
to be suppressed in conjunction with the aid of
the British.