Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-03-10

The great sea Serpent, seen ueaI o. heie'1
turns OUT To have been piece OF gigantic sea
weed hating on the water.
The President has removed Mr.. DAVIDSON
from the office of Marshal of the Northern us
triet of Illinois, To which he was appointed oh
the recommendation Ut Senator Douglas
Recent news from the Plains announce avery
49,. 6,,,, hstween the Pawnee AMI Araphoe
Indians an Pawnee Fork. The Ca'hanehes are
ra,,nrf.d IN be quiet and to entertain lrienuly
feelings towards the whites.
Tha mpnioipa, election at Alexandria resulted
in the election OF WIN. D. Massey tie AlietII""
nandi1s,e for Mayor, by u large majority, and
.',,e.I sp,,.ss ui the American ticket. The q
lection was very quiet AID orderly
C,,nmolore Matthew Perry, we'll known
,brnurhout the Union as distinguished Naval
officer, and who commanded the Japan hxpeui'
t;nn died ON Thursday morning at New York.
Commodore Perry was native OF New Hamp-
shire, and entered the Navy in lSO9.
The records kept at the Pennsylvania Hospi'al
show that this has been the miides' wint Sa
known for sixty nine years The reGoruI w
NOT reach beyond this period. Ii they u'u' 'he9
w;rht show that there has been no socn "eatn a
or Since William Penn settledIhe colony I'D Ao0H'
ro,,psr OF THE SUx.-An annual eclipse OF
- mn will take place on the 10th inst. In the
ITnited States this will be partial, and visible
east Of Wisconsin, Illinois and Mississippi. 1he
snn will rise about o'clock A. NJ. partially e,
eEnsed ON the southern limb. The eclipse VIII
end here about halt past seven.
The Legislature Of Texas is remarSaoie
hodV and It's labuurs without parallel AAel
have large amount OF business on manu. anu
for some tIuie have been hollng three sesSio d,
n day-forenoon, afternoon, ana ut night 10
thass they have added fourth, Il session before
Srs.,Lf,st The Austin Gazette says the House
now meets at o'clock, A. NJ, ana goes right
20 work.
The Belfast papers contradict the story thar
C,,,,,.;u Dpnham of the barque Adriatic, was
r.-t,tep Inv u French war STEAMER and Carried
hack To- Marseilles in irons By tie last arrival
letters were received by his friends, announcing
that he had completely eluded the search OF the
steamer sent after him. and had reached spez
zia, where he had taken IN provisions, anu WAS
on the eve Of sailing for New York.
A large anti ,Lecompton meeting was held in
Cincinnati ON the I'd inst, at which resolutions
were adopted rendering thanks to MesSrs Doug
las Stuart and Broderick, and Governors Wise,
Walker aud Stanton. Also declaring 1T to be
the imperative duty Of Congress to reject the
nepdmu apphcation tor admission under the Le-
complon Constitutions Stanley Matthews, I'M.
ted States District Attorney, was among the
speakers.
TIE CLAY SrAruE-We are grati6ed to be
informed upon reliable authority, that the Ciay
Statue, which the generosity aud patriotism OIL
the ladies' vi Virginia collected the means for
procuring Twelve or thirteen years ago, VIII he
compirIed and ready for inauguration In the
course OF one year more, and that IL VIII Do lui'
IL and i'm all re peetS anSwerable To the expecta-
fiunS of the irieuds of the noble patriot and
statesman. Richmond Wing.
Mr.. ASop, ui England, for whose apErchen
sion the 81 ii>h g,'vel nlnent has offered t2Ou "h
account nt alleged completely in the plot against
Iouis Natr,leum, WAS u member of the London
Stock Exclargt, n man at cultivated Intellect
aud benevolent disposition, but ofextreme "l'lh'
ions in religion and pulhicS. He numbered
mung his treuds Uuleridge, Charles Lamb, Lan'
dor. and Others, aud his country residence was
All open house tor noIablltieS.
A SorrnssN CONVENTION. = The Joint Select
Committee ut the Texas Legislature upon the
Kansas message of the Governor has reported
tavurably upnu q bill to appoint seven delegates
To n Convention of Southern States, provided
that one he called BY II majority "t The save
States, aud appropriated $4,000 to pay expen
seS. Texas could devote her money To oct
Ter purpose There is no necessity Tor o"uth
ern or Northern Convention. The great mass
es of the people Ot both extremes 0t the ChlOh
are heartily sick of such sectional movements.
Lieut.. Beale, with fourteen camelS, arrived at
Los Angeles on the Sth January. The appear
ance of these animals created great excitement
among the people. The animals under Lieut.
Beae have all grown seryiceable, and most OF
them are well broken - the saddle and are very
gentle. The San Francisco Bulletin says that
MI the camelS belong To- the one hump species,
except one, which is a cross between the one
and two hump kinds This fellow is much larg-
er and more powerful than either sire or dam.
He is = grizzly looking hybrid, a canel-mule OF
colossal promotions, and weighs 1920 pounds.
Their drivers say that they would get fat where
donkey would starye 10 death.
WASHINGTON ITEM-The amendment offered
nv Senator Pugh To the Kansas Minnesota bill.
declaring, that it shall not be construed to limit
the right of the people to alter their form OF
Government at any time, is now the anxious
subject of consideration and consultation among
members of both Houses. Some insist that the
bill cannot pass with the amendment, and other,
that it cannot pass without 1t. Both parties
may be right. The question is embarrassing
but various consultations will probably settle H..
The chief point to be aScerLained Is the number
of Northern Democratic members "f the honse
who require this amendment, As sane qua non.
The Senate will probably allow about two weeks
more for the Kansas debate, but Senatorial
week consists OF only four days
NExIco.-A correspondent of the Albany e.
ereniag Journal, writing from the city Of Next
CO says:
The most striking feature of the revolution
ary contest in the streets of Mexieowas the ap-
athv ot the great bulk OF the citizens who had
the deepest interest in it. Duringthe hottest OF
the firing, the shaded sidewalks, the coffee hou-
SEES, saloons and the protected balconies, Were
filled with we'll dressed gentlemen, who smoked
cigars and discussed the events of tine hour In "
spirit that WAS purely social. The armed con
+entlon of hostile parties for the possession oI
the government under which they were living
seemed 10 be an affair in which they had nc
concern. The spectacle was marvellous one
and to Oe seen perhaps nowhere else in TIE
world than in Spanish American state. 1t Is
suggestive, too.
By the arrival of the steamship Europa a
New York We hav, one week later a0vlce> iron
Europe. The B. iiish Ministry had been defeat
ed ON the second reading ut the conspiracy ant
murder BILL au amendment having been adopt
ed cen.nring the government for not replying I,
Count WalewSki'S DESPATCH, but protesting Il
reatline>> Ia amend the laws upon cue consider
alton The feeling at the British public was
.,nnl deal exc,'el I'll the question:, aud demon
errl;iun ag ,iuSt any concession IN the require
m.u,S Of he French government WAS Ia lax,
-, ~, H.. Ia. l,V FIJI iu0i i,l