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THE MONROE oBsReuIEs.-The remains of

TIE MONROE OBsRoUIEs.-The remains OF
President Monroe were exhumed at New York
ON Friday morning last, in the presence of Mr..
y. J. Wise, Cols Lee and Bell, of Va, Mr.. Mon
roe. nephew of the deceased, and others. The
coffin was in excellent state of preservation, and
was Immediately removed to the Church Of
the Ascension. During the day the flags on va
rions public and other buildings in the city and
on the shipping were displayed at halt mast, and
minute guns were fired from o'clock till sun
down, bells tolled, etc.
The procession passed down Broadway at half
past O'Clock, the 9Th Regiment of National
Greys and company of the list Regiment act
ing as the escort. 1t was about quarter of q
mile in length, but drew large number Of spec
tators to the sidewalks. The remains were de
posted in the City Hall till Saturday, when they
started to Richmond, in charge OF Committee
of Virginians and accompanied by Committee
of the New York Councils. The entire Seventh
Regiment of New York. the best drilled and
most splendid body of volunteer soldiery in the
Union, accompanied the body as an escort in a
steamer chartered for the occasion. At Rich
mond the remains were received and reinforced
on Monday with appropriate and imposing cere
monies.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-07-06
STANTON SPECTATOR AND GENERAL9ADVERTISER

REFoRMRRs Run MAD.-Nothing so much re-
ards genuine progress and reform as the excess
= of pretenders in that direction, aud OF latltu.
linarians generally; and the cause OF true re-
orln is likely to be brought into contemplated &c
ntfer larger from the excuses OF the socallet
.eforn convention now being held at Rutland
n Vermont, the loathsolne, debaSlng sentiments
uttered at which are spread before the colnmu'
,lty, by columns and pages, By some OF the Ne"
York press. A series OF resolutions were pro
losed by the committee on business, the SUB.
'tance Of which will sufficiently explain the KIND
# reform (l) and progress the conventlonlsts al
'ocate. The following is o synopsis:
Individual authority is absolute, ana 10 con
r"l individual opinion or practice by law Is
hagrant wrong.
Slavery is wrong, and "any creed or any bi-
lie, any Christ or God, that by silence or other
wise authorizes" human slavery, deserves man
kinds scorn and contempt.
Exclusive corjugal love is the only true ana
natural marriage.
The Bible is Of no authority as standard OF
light and wrong, and should never be quoted
as such.
All International tariffs should be Immediately
and forever abolished, and direct taxation should
be substituted.
Every individual has an inalienable right to
as much land as he deems convenient, and no
nau has right to any more. Therefore, all
laws sustaining private property in land are un
just.
All efforts to enforce an observance OF the
Christian Sabbath are fragrant violations Of in
dividual rights.
The moral law is the natural growth OF a
healthy condition of social life.
The time and devotion spent.on religious ser
vices are not virtuous actions.
Woman should be politically equal with man.
1t is sufficient to add that the sentiments of
the speakers went even beyond these, and free
ove"-"the right of woman to love where she
will, when she will and whom she will
was openly advocated even by women tem-
selves. 1t was indeed the popular topic with
The convention
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-07-06

DIsoRDKRED STATE OF AFFAIRS IN KANSAS
a Lawrence correspondent OF the New York
Post draws the following dsagreeable picture OF
the present condition OF Kansas
ut would seem as if the very fiends had been
let loose in Kansas recently with view to dis.
gust us with our territorial condition and induce
us to occept the English proposition, and come
into the Union as STATE Horse thieviDg and
highway robbery are rife throughout the terri
tory. Hardly Q day passes but the news of a
dozen outrages reaches us. In most cases the
robberies are confined t. horses, but occasional
" we hear of traveller waylaid, or a store visit
ed and plundered.
Armed bands of scoundrels traverse the terri
tory without moestation or hndrance, robbirg
the pro slavery men in the lame Of the free
State cause, and protesting to be Missourans
whenever tree State man is victimZed. BY
combining their operations mostly to night, they
manage to put leagues between themselves and
the sufferers before their depredations are gen
orally known, and owing to the sparseness of the
population they usually escape detection and ar
rest Occasionally one is hunted down, CAP
tured and hung, rs in the recent case of Leroy,
and more recently on the Little Usage; but the
great mass of offenders go utterly unwhipt OF
justice.
Z. There is no pepitentary in the territory, and
no jail adequate to the proper confinement Of
criminals. That of Lawrence is fair specimen
of the jails in Kansas. The jailor accepts of o
bride of We dollars to liberate hose-thief but
the latter, it chances, is retaken and reconsgned
to Jail, with his former custodian as his colnpan
ion The next night, outside synpatllisers
break open the Jail and liberate them both. One
thief, however. refuses to leave on account OF
the extreme muddy condition of the roads, know
ing that when he desires to escape the chances
will be equally favorable. Another prisoner,
sentenced TO thirty days confinement the after
noon previous for an aggravated assault, is dis
covered the next morning in an adjacent bar
room, inhaling the fragrance of choice Hava-
ma, and costly reading the papers, pausing in the
perusal betines to taste the spices ola mint ju-
lep beside him"
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Augusta County Levy.

The aggregate amount of the County Levy for
the year 1858, as fixed by the Court on Thurs
day last, is $l5,19275. This is an unusually
large levy, the largest that has ever been made
10 the county, and is oeeasioned principally by
the TACT that the amount appropriated to the
support of the poor is $3,750 this year, being an
increase over former years OF $3.50. Last year
there was no levy entered for jury service, in
consequence of which the county has POW to
provide for $S3017, due to Mr.. Turk, Sheriff,
on account OF money advanced BY him within
the year to pay jurors; also balance of 1921 So,
due to the same officer for oveF-payments made
by him ON account of the levy OF 1857. Moses
II. McCne's securities are also allowed $672 46
for pay OF jurors, for which no levy was previ-
ously made, and which they had been compelled
to advance to the county.
The road claims this yeai are said to be unu
fually large, and the delinquents returned last
year number $40, thus largely diminishing tue
income of the county from the levy. The SUN
assessed on each tithable for the year 1858, is
1886. The number of tithables in the county
6.465. The following is o statement of some OF
the items for the last two years:
1867. 1858.
Aggregate amount of County
Assessment on each TIthable, l.S7 2S5
D. IS I,sticas 73yO az
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American Aaricu,turist,

We have received the July No. of this interest
ing aud valuable periodical, published in New
York city by Orange Judd, at 81 year. Mr.
j. also publishes German edition of the Agri
culturist copy of which We have received. II
is said to be the only German Agricultural paper
in the country.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-07-06
Fnli and Fair NoticeI

The price OF the Spectator is $3.50 year but tron
subscribers who pay within the year 50 will be recev
ed in full Tbs regular price OF $3.50 will be rgdy
and tmparally exacted from all who fail to pay be-
fore the expiration OF the year.
Jan, 6, 1853.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-07-06

QUEEN VICTORIA GRANDMoTHER.-Quee
Y ct ria, it is limited, will appear in the venera-
ble character OF grandmother in the course of
few months, when pledge of the loves of
Prince Frederick William and his wife will be
presented to the loyal people OF Prussia. This
title has not been common one in tile royal
family Of England for many years, there having
been but two grandmothers in that family from
the death OF Queen Caroline, wife of George II
in 1879, down to tine birth OF Queen VicIoria's
first child,
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Rockbridge Alum Springs.

The number of visitors at this watering place.
OF the 30th ult was from 100 to 14O-more
than ever before at the same date,
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$l7,5Oo,Ooo
s.000,000
100000
$29,lOO,OOO
$4,000,
Officially admitted,
$97,1OO,0OO
From which deduct $3,5OO,OOO

1900, 000-$5, 600, 900
being sums admitted to have been provided to-
the Post Office and the collection of Revenue
This will leave as the total appropriations, def
inie and indefinite for 1857 SO, allsanctioned Mt
the last Session, $92 100000. There are doutess,
many omitted items, and full statement will
probably show the SIMS of taxation chargeable
t. the legislation of the last Session. 10 be $780,
600 900 This is the amount stated by Mr..
Crittenden, in his recent excellent speech at
Oovington, and it is nearly correct.
INspFcrnR
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-07-06

The GovERNoRsHIP. Among the names men,
toned for the Governorship of Virginia, are the
Hon. John Lelcher, Hon. Pauus Powell, Hon;
George W. Hopkins, Hon. VIM. Smith, and
Green B. Samuels, Of SHENANDOAH,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-07-06

~ The July No. of the ever-welcome "sar-
gents School Monthly" has come to hand. Pub
lished in Boston at 81 year.
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For tie Spectator
AUGUSTA COUNTY, June ~.

AUGUSTA COUNTY, June q.
-Nsssrs Editors IF you will examine Eliza
Cooks Poems you will find the Poetry by u.
F." in the Spectator" of last week-one of
those pieces that have most served to immortal
ize the former lady.
A READER OF THE SPECTATOR.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-07-06

ITO PHYSICIANS.-We have now the largest
i stock ofSURGlCAL AND DENTAL INSTKU-
MENTS ever before brought to this market, which We
can afford to sell near the manufacturers prices. Our
stock consists in part of Cases Of 0bsterical Insru
ments, Pocket Cases French stye,l trocars Steth-
oscopes Pessaries, and Syringes OF new STYLES also
Evans Thumb Lsnces, Spring Lancets, (Silver and
Brass Dental Forceps Gum Lancets, &c, &c.
DR. T. H. & J.. C. KINNEY.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-07-06

CENTRAL AMERICAN AFFAIRs.-The Washing.
ton correspondent of the Journal Of Commerce
writes as follows THE Executive Govern
ment is engaged in this heated term, in Prepaa-
ratons for settling in our way, all matters pend
ing between us and Nicaragua. As no treaties
can be made with that State, or, ifmade, would
lie useless, the Government piU take possession
at least Of the port Of San Juan and adopt such
measures as NAY be necessary to reinsate our
citizens in the enjoyment of the communication
between the two oceans, across the lsthnus Of
Nicaragua In the propriety of this proceeding,
us well as IN the reasons for its adoption, the
Government of Great Britain concurs"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-07-06
TRysTEEIEI,,ss SALE OF VALUABLE

i PR0PERTY.-By virtue Of q deed OF trust exc.
cuted 10 me by Jno. T. Arna the 18th day ofJune,
ia county, shall proceed 10 sell, the residence OF
said Arnall near Waynesborough, on Friday, the 2OM
day Of August next, the following Personal Property
to wit Piano Forte, Sideboard. Beds, Bedseads
and Bedding, number of Chairs, Tables, and other
Household and Kitchen Furniture; also. two Cows,
and any other personal property OF said Arnall.
On the same day and at the same place. will sell,
under the same deed, the following SLAVES, to wit:
old Lewis, about 20 years old George about 20 ears
old, and Ann, about l2 or Is years old. These are
all extremely valuable negroes. Terms Of sale under
he deed, Cash. J. d. IMB0DEN, Trustee.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-07-06

CooKE's Map OF TIE ROUTES TO THE VIRGINIA
SpRINss.-The most accurate and complete map
of the railroads and their connections leading TO
the Virginia Springs has just been issued by W.
D Cooke, A. NJ, principle of the North Carroll
ma Institute for The Deaf, Dumb and Blind
All the watering places and places OF resort to
he reached by the Virginia Central, Orange and
Alexandria, South Side, Richmond and Danvllle,
and Virginia and Tennessee Railroads, are laid
down, their locations given and the means OF
travel to reach such as are not on the line OF
railroad, fully given. With one of these maps,
the most perfect starDger to the country can
have guide to travel by, which will not lie
ceive him. The distances from station to sta
ton and from place to place, are also noted in
figures. This compilation has not been made BY
CHANGING at, or examination OF other maps, and
arranged from other and indefinite information,
but has been obtained by actual survey and OBJ
serva,ion, by one of the most scientific and &C
complished professors in the country. A good
map is aud should be highly priced such one
we can confidently recommend the one now be-
fore us. Mr.. Cooke was long resident OF
Stanton, but for many years past has been IN
the service of the State OF North Carolina, IN
ameliorating the condition of the unfortunate,
and being gentleman of the finest attannents,
has rendered the most valuable aid in the prog
ress and development of the resources of our
sister State.-RichmOnd Wing.
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N7OTTCE To WUONSOEVER TT MAY

NOTICE TO WHOMsOEvER 1T MAY
~ C0NCERN.-Certain persons having started
report that acting in The capacity OF d2ent for the
sale ofcertain lands in Bath county, for Geo. F. Cor.
don of Philadelpbis, this is to certify that never
have been, and not at the present time, an agent
Of the said Gordon nor in any wise connected with
any scheme or speculation, holding ont induce
ments for people to come and settle ON said lands;
II. C. STRUNK.
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OUT LOTS FOR SALE.-0n MONDAY, THE
" 10TH OF August We will otter for sale on the
premises. S3 ACRES OF LAND, adjoining the resi-
deuce Of John Il. McCue, Esq About half Of this
land is cleared and well set in grass The balance is
well timbered Lying within three fourihs Of mile
of SauntOn il is well worth the attention Of persons
wishing good out lot. The terms will be made
known on the day Of sale. ]. y. lMBODEN,
n X, TROUT.
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list, will please say they advertised otherwise
they may not receive them.
July s, 49, l.. l.. STEVENSON, p. u.
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A UGUSTA FEMALE SEMINARY.-The
n Annual Meeting of the Trustees of Augusta fe-
male Seminary will be held in the room above the
store of ID. A. Kayser in Saunton. at 10 o'clock, On
Saturday neat. the l0M inst. A full meeting is re-
quested. BY order of the President.
July 6. 1858
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-05-22

SUBURBAN TowNs.-A citizen of Weaverville
received letter from gentlemen OF Shasta in
which it was said that while ago the writer
thought Weaverville would do very we'll for a
Shasta suburb, but now, from the appearance of
the local paper, he begins to think that Shasta
would make very good suburb for Weaverville
Our good neighbors seem wonderfully oblvious
of Weaverville. Why, it is fact that heap
of people live north Of Trinity mountain. We've
got Court House here, and school house, and
a newspaper, and we're going to have meetin'-
house, and circus after while, and a power o.
things-facts which will astonish our Shasta CO..
temporaries. Wake up wake up, over there, and
come over and see us
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-05-22
THE TRINITY JOURNAL.
G. b. MCDONALD, Editor.
WEAVERVI LIE:
MORNING, MAY -, 1855.
THE GENTLE BunDERs.-There is great ex

THE GENTLE BUuDERs.-There is great ex-
ctement among the ladies of Weaverville; they
are going to have church built, themselves be-
ing the builders They are going to hew allegor-
ical beams and dig an imaginary foundation to
rock firm as ST. Peter, and then they intend to
request their husbands and gentleman acquain-
tances to attend to the practical details, We
hope they will not tire of the enterprise it is
possible for them to design and cause to be built
an edifce in which they and their children may
worship together until darker spot in the shadow
of the spire betokens rest for the builder. Or if
they remove, others will come and feel holier
presence about the altar which women built The
head Of the Infdel will be uncovered, reverenty,
as he goes under the shadow of the projecting
roof. The feeble hands of woman meant to roll
the door-stone from the sepulchre, had not the
potent arm of risen God swung the great door
on its hinges of air. Build, gentle builders,
build till the spire Of your village church points,
like prophets index finger to the Throne, and
until the first morning light that breaks in the
valley shall reveal the signal of the Cross set by
woman's hands.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-05-22

EDITORIAL COURTESY. wish to make spe-
cal mention of the just and gentlemanly reproot
which we received from the Shasta Republican
last week. Every line showed the pen-marks of
the high-bred gentleman. Had reproof been at
tempted otherwise it would have provoked severe
retort, and, perhaps, enduring enmty. We had
rather have dozen defaming, snaring, hiccup
ing, black-guardng scribblers after us for term
of years, than to endure the quiet expostulaton
of cultivated gentleman like IIINCKLEY. No
person in the profession has received more of
kindness and encouragement from the brethren
of the lamp than we; none has been worse de-
famed by the low reptiles who squirt their dirty
juice on everybody. These fierce ones are usu
ally towards; the sight of q cane occasions sup
plicatory gesture; they die out, leaving no name,
and people are glad when they rot The press
of this state includes many men like HINCKLEY,
whose respect and friendship it is our highest
ambition to merit.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-05-22

BRoDERICK's SrEEoH.-There is great deal Of
comment on the probable paternity of Senator
Broderick s speech-his enemies say he did mt
write it, while his friends glorify in the produc-
tion which no one can deny TO be speech of
tremendous power Mr.. Broderick should, at all
events, have credit for getting it made ; it is not
everybody who could have ordered such an one
But it is not impossible that the speech should be
his own. We never admired the man, much, but
we never denied him the possession of will, al
most omnipotent among men. Persons much
superior in education, followed and obe yed, elab-
grated and finished what he planned in the rough.
The execution of great speech is not so difficult
as the way he travelled to the United States
Senate. In boyhood he was leader among boys,
in youth leader among fremen and municipal
politicians, and in maturity the same stubborn
will and fixedness Of purpose will give him prom.
inence.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-05-22

DANGERS or MTNIN0.--A sufficient force of
water is let on and soon an excavation Is
made by its power, the bank commences crumb-
ling piece by piece as sort OF pfovidential
warning for those at work to get out OF the way.
A wise man will take the necessary precautions
and run, for there is no telling the extent of the
cave or where it is going to spread to- but we
are sorry to say this is not always the case, Dan
ger has become so familiar to men that they be-
Of lives sacrificed by careessness Tons upon
tons of earth and gravel, falling in some instan-
ces to the depth of seventy feet, have been known
to spread over an extent of one hundred and fifty
feet in length by fifty in width, carrying away
everything that obstruced It's fearful path 1t Is
in such instances as those that some unfortunate
is caught aud ere he Is aware, hurled through the
nume or buried beneath the mass, d manglsd
corpse.-.nountain Messenger.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-05-22

POWERS OF ILL-BALANCED MINDS. The boldest
acts recorded in the worlds history originated
in minds diseased. The stoicism of martyrs, the
daring of warriors and the aspirations of ambi-
tion, while yet lingering in obscurity, become an
insanity uncomfortable by mind sane on every
thing but the one purpose over which it broods
perpetually. The great musician, whose touch
invokes unheard of melody from the simplest in
strument is oftentimes fool on subjects on
which ignorant and baser minds are wiser the
orator, whose words are like nations tocsin to
war, is often feeble and contemplate in his
judgement of common things, and the writer,
whose words burn through the human heart like
brands of living fire, is sometimes so mentally
infrm as TO contend with the vulgar clown whose
whole mental strength is concentrated on the
salvation of penny.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-05-22

DRESSED FOR BURIAL.-Mrs. Emery, who poig
oned herself in Nevada county, left letter. and
among other things, said That her husband had
always been kind and indulgent husband but
that she had her secret troubles In her letter
she made a distribution of most of her jewelry,
books, and other articles, among her female
friends-naming each article, and to whom they
should be given directing that the Episcopal
service should be read at her funeral, and that
she had dressed herself for the occasion, and
wished to be buried just as she was.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-05-22

Canon Greek District.

The trail from Weavervile to Canon City, six
teen miles, goes all the way through rich min
ing country. Some of the hill sides pay well,
nearly to the top, when the melting snow affords
water to wash few weeks Canon Creek is a
good sized stream, with numerous high bars and
flats hard to work, but in many places very rich.
Canon City has some twenty houses close togeth'
er; on nice street, but most of the miners live
in cabins near by About 200 people live in the
vicinity, who give the little place busy appear
ance on Saturday evenings and Sunday, There
are two billiard saloons, public house, Express
office, blacksmith shop, couple of stores, and
very fine hall for public meetings in the village.
Fisher & Co.'S fume, Al miles long, six feet wide,
and two deep, supplies the place with abundance
of water. Each company gives Sl2 a week for
what water they want to use, and new comcrs
are allowed enough to prospect week before
any charge is made.
The bars above the village are said to be rich,
and tunnels under them, one of which is coo feet
long, are paying well now. In other places deep
cuts have been torn out by heavy columns of wa
ter, which they guage to the stubbornness of i'm
pcdiments to be removed. We saw rocks weiG Gh
ing more than a hundred pounds which had been
discharged from suiccs it is the best watered
district we ever saw in the Northern mines. We
are hardly we'll enough acquainted with the place
to advise others to go there, but from what we
saw and We're told by credible persons, we had
much rather go to that place than to Frazer riv-
er. Itrequires energy and some money to open
new diggings on the bars but this is the case
everywhere. We do not think there is any bet
ter mining place in this or adjoining counties.
Mr. G. w. Ward, who took great pains to en-
tertain and show us places Of interest, has fifteen
cows and is doing a profitable milk business,
travelling about sixteen miles day in the dis
pensation of the welcome beverage, aud selling
at a dollar gallon. The hills are very steep
and high, and above the town the trail is consd-
erably shaky, in places, considering the chances
to fall a couple of hundred feet. We could not
stop to ascertain the exact daily product of the
best claims, which have been reported in this pa
per, but we learned that others pay equally
we'll. The Canon country is rich, inhabited by kind
people, whom we thank for their attentions.