Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-08-31
MISCELLANEOUS.

James NJ. West, State Senator from Wetzel
county, Va, has, it is stated, announced him.
self an independent Democratic candidate for
Congress.
The Hon. Caleb Cushing, of Massachusetts,
will deliver the annual address before the Uni.
ted States Agricultural Society, at the ensuing
Fair in Richmond
The Hon. Mr. Wright, N. O., from Georgia
endorses Douglas against the Administration
and hopes he will be reelected. Douglas i.
winning great deal of sympathy in the South
Gov Runnels, of Texas, has appointed Col
Matthew Ward United States Senator to supply
the vacancy caused by the death of Senator Hen
derson. Ward was defeated Democratic can
lidate for Congress in 1858.
George I. Curtis, of Boston, publishes com
munication, proving the letter on Sunday
Schools to be forgery, which has lately gone
the rounds of the press, purporting to have been
written by Daniel Webster.
Hon. Fayette McMullen, Governor of Wash
ngton Territory who recently obtained d.
vorce from his wife residing in Virginia, was
married in Olympia, on the 18th ult., to Miss
Mary Wood, of Thurston county, ". T.
The subscriptions to the stock of the Bank Of
the Commonwealth, in Richmond, are gradua ly
increasing, and amount now TO about $500, 900.
Subscribers to the Bank stock may pay in Vir-
GINA State stock at par for threetourIhs Of their
subscription.
The Chicago Times contains a letter from the
Hon. Reverdy Johnson, OF Baltimore, addressed
to Judge Douglas, in which he warmly declares
himself in favor of the reelection OF the Judge,
and expresses his surprise at the opposition he
has met with from his former political asso-
ciates
A letter in the Abingdon (Va.) Democrat says
that in that region cattle buyers are offering
some four or five dollars less for cattle now than
they were six weeks ago, and the result is, that
many who did not sell early have declined to
sell, and have turned their cattle to the noun
tain range.
The Alexandria Sentinel says that Green has
been arrested, and held to bail in the sum of
So. 900 to appear and abide further inYestiga-
ton. Mr.. Carver, the deceased, was nephew
of Daniel Radcliffe, ESQ.,, of Washington, and
formerly of Prince William and his remains
were taken there for interment.
The Washington Union learns that the War
Department has determined to order Gen. Har-
new to the command of the army in Washington
Territory, to conduct winter campaign against
the Indians. A campaign at that season, when
the passes through which the Indians usually es-
cape are blocked by snow, offers it is said, the
best chance of totally subduing them.
The court at Burksville, Kentucky, recently
gave verdict against the owner of distillery
for the value of negro man, for having sold the
black lug of whiskey, on which the slave be-
came intoxicated, and was in consequence drown
ed in attempting to swim on horseback swol-
len creek. This verdict, it is thought, will have
an important influence in arrestiDg the sale of
whiskey to slaves.
The individual calling himself Clark, who much
to the surprise of every one, was turned loose,
without so much as a trial, for the murder of
Lewis W. Stofer, of Missouri, the Grand Jury
having failed, it is said from insufficient evidence
to indct hint seems from package OF let
tiers which came to hand since his discharge, is
not named Charles Clark at all, but Henry Z.
Colby. He is no doubt an old offender
FRASER RIvER.-The news from Fraser river
is interesting. Another shipment of 500, 1000 in
gold from the new diggings had reached San
Francisco The tide of emigration to the norh-
ward had, however been partially checked BY
the disappointed gold hunters. During the fort
night preceding the 9th inst, 1920 persons had
taken passage for Victoria, while two thousand
had returned from the same point
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FATAL ARRAYS IN VIRGINIA.-ln Dnwiddie
Co., Virginia on the 26th inst, Morgan Burns
was shot and killed BY W. W. Bate. of Sussex,
in difficulty arising out of an unsettled debt
The deceased had grasped gun, for 'be purpose
of shooting Bate, when he was shot. On Tues
day last, at Grayson O. H., Spencer lsom was
stabbed and killed by Daniel Davis, in fight.
The perpetrator of the deed surrendered himself
to the police.
A TRAIN STOPPED BY GRAssuoPPERs.-A
freight train on the Newburgh Branch road was
stopped by grasshoppers a few days since
Large numbers of grasshoppers had alighted
upon the track literally covering the rail. The
train passed over great number OF them, which
made the track SO slippery that the wheels turn
ed round without going forward. Sand was pro-
cured and poured upon the rail, when the train
resumed its accustomed motion, and proceeded
without any further delay.
REBELLION OF THE REAPERs.-A rebellion
lately occurred in Ireland among the harvest
laborers on account of the use of reaping ma
chimes. Four thousand men, armed with reap
ing hooks had full possession of Kilkenny for
several days, and destroyed several machines in
the neighborhood Two troops of dragons had
been ordered to the place, and the magistrates
were consulting as to the best means of quelling
the disturbance.
BLACK ToNGUE-The disease among cattle,
called Black tongue, has reached Petersburg and
other places 10 this State. The symptoms, says
the Intellgencer, appear upon the lips and
tongue, which gradually become swollen up TO
such an extent that the afflicted animal dies
As a remedy strong solution of copperas, with
which the entire mouth is washed, has been
tried by DR.. p. @. Spencer with success. The
disease has appeared among the hogs in Ches-
terrified, and one gentleman has lost sixty head.
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