Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-11-23
Miscellaneous.
A census Of Cincinnati, Ohio, shows the city
to have 52,6l1 school children.


A census Of Cincinnati, Ohio, shows the city
to have 52,6l1 school children.
The Methodists of Alabama have raised $780,.
600 as beginning for an endowment fund for O
University at Greensborough
At least one thousand tenements are marked
ITO Lett in Lowell, Mass. Its population, in
two years, has fallen from $4,000 to $4,000.
The New Orleans Delta speaks of a dead man
VINO had been lying in the street several days."
because the Coroner and Street Commissioner
quarreled as to whose duty it was to bury him.
Senator Hammond recently said that the Kan.
sas Nebraska bill induced the South to Join in
false and useless Issue, which has kept the
whole country in turmoil for the last four years,
and given fresh life and vigor to the anti slavery
sentiment at the North"
An exchange states that q portion of the
Black Republican press has come out in con-
domination of Stewards Rochester speech, which
we are happy to see is acting like killing frost
upon his Presidential aspirations, and is making
havoc of his party.
'Fashions" fresh from France. tell US that
plain black velvet bonnets, only trimmed with
lace, will be the most connie IL faut couture for
the cold weather. The bonnet is decidedly
more like bonnet, coming forward on the top
of the head, and projecting at the Sides"
[ADvERrIsEMENr.]- Perry Daris' Vegetable
Pain Killer, as an internal remedy has no 9.
quail. In cases Of cholic, summer complaint,
dyspepsia, dysentery and asthma, it will cure
in one night by taking it internally and bathing
with it freely. 1t is the best Liniment in Amer
lea. Sold by druggist everywhere.
Between the 9th day of September and the
Oath day Of October, there were no less than
thirty deaths in the garrison of Fort Brown,
and this in company OF eighty-fou members.
Thirty six of the victims persisted of yellow fe.
yer, and three of delirium tremens. The total
number of cases of yellow fever was seventy
three. A terrible record.
Interesting agricultural statistics of Ohio have
been published by the State Agricultural Socie-
ty. There are 100000 worth of hogs in the
State; 100000 worth of sheep; $2l 900, 900
worth OF cattle; 1885, worth of mules and
asses, and 100000 horses, worth $45,000,0 00.-
The total annual value of agricultural products
reaches $15S,oOo,OoO.
Speaking of the Democratic meeting in Jeffer.
sui COuuIJ, Iclu idSb hOuudJ WCSh3 IuO pphh
of Jefferson, Democratic paper, says: 1--WE
have no comments to make upon the meeting OF
Monday. 1t was not such meeting as we de-
sired or expected, and we earnestly trust that it
may be the last of its kind. The proceedings Of
the meeting were by no means harmonious"
The Washington correspondent of the New
York Courier and Enquirer states that the Sec
rotary of the Treasury has decided upon the
contents of his report, and that among his prop.
ositions is that of duty of "a per cent upon tea
and coffee, from which he expects to realize an
annual revenue of $5,000,000. 1t is scarcely
possible to propose a financial measure that
would be more obnoxious than this, and it is
difficult to believe that Mr.. Cobb seriously con-
templates it.
the Washington Star, an Administration pa.
per, says: The shouting of sore.headed and fshy
democratic presses over the alleged victory of
Douglas-which turns out to be no victory, as
a majority of both branches of the Illinois Leg
isature are certainly opposed to his reelection,
and the popular majority against his candidates
is at least 5000 votes-has had the effect OF
stimulating not few nervous gentlemen hold
ing Office in these dggings to declare themselves
Douglasites for the next presidency, even yearly
a singular 0lgamy case was before the ponce
court at Boston, on Friday. A colored man
named Howard was charged with having white
wife in Virginia and black one in Boston. His
counsel argued that there was legally but one
marriage, as slaves were not allowed to make
contracts of any kind without the written con-
sent of their masters but Justice Maine thought
that "white women had some rights which col
ored men were bound to respect" and held the
defendant in 5000 for trial.
SEwARDs SpEEoH.-Most of our brethren OF
the Democratic press are sorely concerned in
relation to the late speech of Mr.. Seward. The
speech was, indeed, an atrocious one-but the
attempt of the Democracy to make the Opposi-
ton ct the South suffer for the sentiments of
Seward, is failure. The Southern Opposition
have no sympathy with the doctrines of the New
York Senator, nor do we believe the great mass
OF his own party have any more than we do
Lynch6urg Virginian.