Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-03-03

MISCELLANEOUS.

Mr.. Everett's Washington Grafton at Rich
mond Melted $1,000.
The Democracy of Hartford, Connecticut, sus
tain the Administration On the Kansas question
by a large majority.
The United States District Court have indict
ed Brigham Young, Heber Kimball and other:
for high treason.
Gov. McMullin has applied to the Washington
Territory Legislature to be divorced from his
wife, who is in Virginia.
Typhoid fever is said to be raging to an alarm.
ing extent, in and around Peterstown, Monroe
county. There have been some twenty odd
deaths, and between thirty and forty cases ye,
remain.
1t has been ascertained from official docu
ments that it is no longer probable that Gen
Scott will 60 to the Pacific coast, or that any
expedition against or toward Utah will be DIES
patched from that quarter. n
The Rev. J. 7. Headly has resumed his labor:
as an author, and is now engaged in the prepa
ration of life OF General Havelock, which, from
the full private documents in his possession,
not accessible to Others, promises to be of unu.
sual interest.
1t is now said that Minnesota will probably
be admitted apart from and before Kansas, it be
ing understood that Senators Shields and Rice
and the Representatives elect have signi6ed
their intention to support the administration
on the Kansas question.
The Kansas Herald, friendly to the Lecomp.
ton Constitution, admits the fraud as to the re-
turns from the famous Delaware Crossing
and says it is too bungling to be used by any
party, and that no Democrat will accept office
made to depend upon such terms.
The friends of Hon. Daniel S. Dickinson are
pressing him tor the mission to the Court of St.
James. 1t is the general impression that unless
Mr.. Dallas resigns before May he will be super
coded, and therefore it is that the appointment
to succeed him is sought for eagerly by promn-
ent politicians.
FAILURES IN THE CIrIEs.-The business men
of Baltimore withstood the late financial panic
better than those of the commercial cities OF
Philadelphia, New York and Boston. With its
1000 business houses, Baltimore showed 5S fail
ures to 9l5 in New York, 2s0 in Philadelphia,
and 253 in Boston.
The New Orleans Delta asserts that the South
has already opened the African slave trade, and
that regular depot for Mississippi has been es
tablished on Pearl river, where cargoes have al
ready been received and sold. The vessels gen.
orally use the French flag, because British cruis-
ers will not trouble it.
DEATH OF JUDGE KANE.-The Hon. Judge
Kane died at his residence in Philadelphia, Oh
the 22d ult. The deceased was the father of the
late Elisha Kent Kane, the distinguished explo
rer Of the Arctic seas, aud has for many years
occupied a seat on the bench of the United States
Court in Philadelphia city. He died OF viz
lent attack OF pneumonia.
The Washington correspondent of the New
York Herald says, movement is on foot to
bring out Gov. Floyd, of Virginia, for the Pres
idency. Also, that after his Gubernatorial term
of service is over, Gov. Wise will retire to Ac
comac and turn Gagnett out of Congress O.
will seek. in this way to whet the edge of his
reveLge for the Senatorial defeat.
The Senate has rubbed out the ARMY BILL
and will begin again. On Thursday, the
question was rinally taken on the bill rs amend
ed by Mr.. Pugl, providing for the employment
of volunteers, not exceeding three thousand, foI
two years, unless sooner discharged. In this
shape the bill was defeated by vote of Is TO
So but it seems to be understood that the
measure of increase will be brought up in an
other shape at an early day.
| The barque Fame, Captain Kennedy, from
Richmond bound for Montevideo, on the 23d
December got ashore and was assisted off by q
Brazilian war steamer. Whilst aground she was
boarded by two or three hundred Italian @ p-
rates from the shore, who stole the ships chro-
nometer and everything movable they could lay
their hands upon, and the Captain believed had
he lain there until night all would have been
murdered. They were only got rid of by the ar
rival of the Brazilian steamer.
The PRESS IN FRANoE.-The Press in France
has delightful time of it. The journals are
suspended when they say anything unpalatable
to the Emperor, and they are nterdicted when
they keep silent upon subjects which he wishes
them to discuss in the way pleasing to himself.
One newspaper has just been interdicted be-
cause it did not denounce the assassins who at
tempted the Emperor's life. This is one step in
despotism little further than any other ruler
has dared to attempt.
CUBA.-A Washington correspondent of the
Journal of Commerce says: 1--WE heard mucli
and very vaguely, of the purpose of our admin
istraion in regard to Cnba. 1t is not improba-
bic that some negotiation, looking to the pur-
chase of Cuba may be commenced, upon the oc-
currence of favorable opportunity. If the OBJ
ject be favored by the governments Of France
and Great Britain, it is not impossible that it
will be accomplished within Mr.. Buchanan's
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