Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-06-08
MISCELLANEOUS.

MISCELLANEOUS.
Congress has resolved to adjourn on Thurs
day, the 10th inst.
The British steamers in the Gulf have captu
red three slavers, and boarded and searched thir
ty-two honest American traders.
The village of Ellison, Illinois, was visited BY
terrible tornado on Sunday night, the SOtl
ult., and twenty-one persons were killed, ten o
whom were children. The track of the tornado
was quarter of mile in width and it LASTED
! fifteen minutes.
The Memphis Ledger says :-"With the sub
sidence of the waters on the Arkansas shore
mosquitoes are becoming so thick that the sur
sets fifteen minutes too soon, its rays being OBJ
scured by the swarming insects as they were by
the clouds OF arrows at the battle of Pharsalia.'
The action of the Representatives on the Fort
Smelling case while it exonerates the Secretary
of War from all censure, condemns the Commits.
sloners for not having made the sale public, and
allowed the fullest competition among purcha.
sers.
TExAs.-The Governor of Texas has authoriz
ed the raising of volunteer companies, under the
Texas Regiment BILL A religious revival j!
progressing at San Antonio. About ID, 900 hor
ses have crossed the the river at Gonzales, fol
Northern and Eastern States.
The executive committee of the United States
Agricultural Society at their recent session deci-
ded not to accept the proposition for holding
their annual fair in Baltimore. The citizens OF
Richmond, Virginia, have made proposition
to the society to hold their annual fair there,
which is held under consideration. 1t is suppo-
sed that this offer may be so modified as to be
acceptable to the society.
Late accounts from Texas state that O despe-
rate battle had been fought in the northern part
of the State, between party of rangers, under
Captain Ford, and large body of Camanche In {.
lians. The fight continued FIVE or six hours,
and terminated in the defeat of the Indians, sew
enty-six of whom were killed, several wounded
and seventeen taken prisoners, while of Captain
Ford's company only two were killed and six
wounded.
UNWILLING TO LEAvE-Mayor Ferguson, of
Norfolk, has received letter from Willett Mott,
who is now in Richmond, in which he claims to
be citizen of Norfolk, and desires to return to
his home and business; and avows himself ready
for any peaceful and lawful trial for any offence
which may be preferred against him, and de-.
sires to know if he cannot have, from the loyal
people of Norfolk, q guarantee of protection in
case of his return to submit himself to the law.
AN IMpERTINENT ENGINEER-On Friday last,
the engineer of fast train was arrested by the
authorities of "one-horse town." in Dauphin
county, Pa, for running through the borough at
greater rate of speed than is allowed by their
ordinances. Having neglected, however, to give
publicity to these ordinances, they could not i'm
pose any fine, and their discontinue was aggra.
waited by the malicious excuse of the engineer.
that-"he didn't know there was town there !"
This, we think, was adding insult to injury.
ELECTION IN WASHINGTON municipal e.
lection at Washington took place yesterday
The candidates for Mayor We're James G. Ber-
rett, Democrat; Richard Wallach, Independent,
and John Purdy, Independent. A company OF
80 armed troopers were to be kept in readiness
all day, should their services be needed. Be-
sides these there were 700 special policemen
The papers there were full Of forebodings of
bloody work, Notwithstanding the preparations
made to prevent it.
At Piedmont Va, day or two since, the rise
in the north branch of the Potomac was so great
as to overflow large portion of the town. The
citizens were obliged to leave their houses in
skiffs, hog-troughs, or on RATS, and one fellow
who, in spite of the circumstances of his neigh
bors, persisted in remaining at his house, was
finally compelled to abandon it by swimming,
with his wife on his back. The fellow came
near losing his life by the operation, and was
only saved by clnging to logs and planks which
had been sent to him by those on the shore.
MINISTER TO RoME.-The New York Times
has q telegraphic despatch fiom Washington with
the following statement, which may or may not
be true: -
GA great effort is being made by the leading
politicians and others in tie Catholic interest, for
the appointment of Joseph R. Chandler, of Phil
adelphia, as Minister to Rome. Church influence
is strongly exercised but powerful representa-
tons against it are being urged by the Presidents
friends"
The New York Times learns from its special
Washington correspondent that the President
in conversation with member of Congress ex'
pressed his determination that the question OF
right of search or visitation should now be set
tied and that the British Government must a.
bandon its pretensions. 1t is intended further
to augment our naval force in the Gulf by the
addition of the Saratoga, which will probably
be dispatched next week, and the frigate Con-
steation, on her arrival home from the Medi-
terranean, will be ordered Immediately to the
same station.
MEXICAN PRoTEcroRATE.-The vote in the U.
S. Senate, on Gen. Houston's proposition for a
Mexican protectorate, was as follows:
Ayes-Messrs. Cingman, Fitch, Fitzpatrick,
Hale Houston, Johnston,of Tennessee, Mallory,
Polk, Pugh, Rice, Simmons, Slidell, Stuart,
Toombs, Trumbell, Wade and Wright-l7.
piolor Rr06arink
Brown, Cameron. Clark, Clay, Oollamer, Davis,
Dixon, Durkee, Fessenden, Foot, Foster, Green,
Hamlin, Hammond, Harlan, Hunter, Iverson,
Jones, Kennedy, King, Mason, Pearce, Reid, Be-
ward, Thompson of KY, Wilson, Yulee-3O.
MOVEMENTS OF GEN. WALKER-Another Des-
cent on Nicaqagua.-A private despatch from
New Orleans informs us that the steamship CON-
pany, chartered by the Alabama Legislature, will
run the first boat from Mobile to San Juan del
Norte (GreytownO on the 18th of this month h
wheu Gen. Walker, with strong vanguard AZ
staff, with proper appointments of all kinds, "
proceed to invest the San Juan River. He
be followed, as soon as practicable, by detac n
ments of his army, so as to reinforce and co,
centrate column of about three thousand meh.
| brooklyn Star Thursday Ecening.
WHERE WILL IT END?-The Philadelphia Ga
zette remarks that for many years, we have been
shipping stone to England, to be there converted
into cups and saucers, and into plates, from
which to eat orr own buckwheat cakes: The
system is now, however, as we believe, likely to
be acknowledgements being on foot for
the expectation of iron ore, to be smelted by
means of English coal, and then returned to us
in the form of pigs. Progressing thus backward,
as we do, may we not hope to live to see the day
when our wheat shall be required to cross the
ocean, to be returned to US in the form OF flour
GENERAL HoUsToN's EXPEDITION TO MEXICO
tLat Canaral uoustnn immedl-