Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-06-15
MISCELLANEOUS.


Gerard Stith, just elected Mayor of New Or
leans, was printer boy at Warrenton, Va.
Vim. Carey Jones, the literary egatee of Mr.
Z Benton. is now engaged in writing the latter'
biography.
The Mayor of Lafayette, Ind, has been pre-
septed to the Common Council of that city as {
nuisance"
The rain has been SD heavy in Cattaraugus co.
N. Y, that in some of the churches prayers have
been put up for its cessation.
The vote for Mayor at the election held in
Washington city on Monday week stood, tor
Berret (Dem) 1855, Wallach Qnd) SILT.
The foreign papers state the sum already col
lected for Lnther'S monument in the Cathedral
of Worms Us amounting to upwards of $50, 900.
An ordinance has been passed in Norfolk levy
| ing capitation tax OF six dollars ON every
free white male inhabitant over twenty one
years old.
| A Southern Methodist minister, detailing his
experience circuit, counted twenty six chi
dren that We're named after him, and added thai
during the year he received rs compensation tor
his labor thirteen dollars.
The Rev. Mr.. Morrison, recently from Ala
balna, where lie Was at the heal OF IL female col
lege, aud formerly pastor of New Providence
church, Rockbrige, is ajont to take cliurge ol
the Chrstiansburg (Va) Female Institute.
| THE LUNATIc AsYLUM-Gov. Wise has selec
ted three places for the commissioners to choose
from, proper sites for the proposed institution
viz: Fayetteville, Fayette county: Weston, Lew
is county; and Luton, Braxton county.
THE PRICE OF AN AsoENsIoN.-In Providence
couple of aronauIs initiate a ge balloon, teth-
cred with line of fourteen hundred feet long,
permit people to ascend into the regions of the
clouds for So head, and pull them down again
! with wndlass.
Frederick S. Porter, son of Judge Porter, of
Portland, Maine, was killed at New Orleans on
Saturday night, the 9th, when the Vigilance
Committee fired on their own patrol, thinking
it was party approaching to attack them.-
Four were killed and twelve wounded.
The gold fever is raging in Kansas In the
immediate vicinity of Lawrence torty.fye per-
sons have become its victims. Upwards of three
hundred have gone from that Territory and
from Arkansas to the western part of the Terri
tory where gold has been discovered
Gen. Jim Lane, of Kansas notoriety, had
dispute lately with one of his neighbors, named
jenkins, about well they both used. A fight
eDsued, and jenkins was killed and Lane badly
wounded. A despatch from LeavenwOrth states
that Lane was suffering with lock-jaw.
Mrs. Vilette, of La Sale, was buried recently
in the Catholic burylng ground, at Monroe,
Michigan. She was ll2 years OF age at the time
of Der death. She made her will ID the latter
80 nd ,ub il, cfsin.
gular, she has outved all the persons to whom
she had bequeathed her property.
BRITISH AeeREssloNs-Th first intelligence
relative to the operations of the Styx and other
British cruisers in the Cuff WAS published in a
second edition OF the London Times OF May
81, and attracted so little attention that there
is no editorial notice OF it in the papers of the
next day (our latest advces) either morning or
evening.
FIGHT BRTwEEN CANDIDATEs-The candi'
dates for the Gubernatorial honors OF North Car
olina, had discussion at Beaufort, n. o., OH
Monday, during which both became excited, and
INDUCED in language, which finally came I"
blows. Judge Ellis hit the first lick" to use q
school boy phrase but they were separated be
fore any material damage had been inflicted by
either.
OHIO EGG CROFT Is stated that the value
of eggs produced in Ohio, the current year, will
amount to over n million nf dollars. 1t is very
evident THAT this source of profitable enterprise
has never been half developed in this country.
And it is surprising that farmers and agrIcultu.
ralists of all classes do not give it more atten-
ton. Egg are Il cash article tue year round,
and are always 10 demand.
NEGRO SUFFRAGE IN CoNYEcTIcUT.-The Con-
necticut House OF Representatives has passed
proposed amendment 10 the State Constitution.
by vote of IL to "a, providing that negroes may
vote They refused the same privilege TO wo-
men, by vote of 1877 to 80. This amendment,
however must pass both houses next year by
two thirds of each house. and then be adopted
by majority of the popular vote, or it cannot
become part of the constitution.
SLAVERY IN TExAs.-There il serious danger
of the utter defeat OF Southern hopes aud aspira
tons touching Texas, and that in the very heart OF
the South, in the region of all Others best adapt
ed to the successful cultivation Of Southern pro-
ducts, and to the consequent renumeratng EN- |
poyment OF slave labor; feeling OF settled op
position to slavery exists, which, it not counter
acted, will ultimately neutraze the entire bene-
fit conferred by the act of 1850, and incopo.
rate the largest, finest, and most fertile part of
Texas into the family of Free States.-Net0 Or-