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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-07-27
A CARD
STAuNToS, May /, 1858.
To the Public.
Conner Rooms Of Virginia iioIe!.


FING the PUBLIC. Having purchased the
jres # Vim. q. tiraham in The of the firm
of vs. G.. GRAHAM 4 Co. shall hereafter conduct
the BUTCHEklNG BUSINESS in nv own name.
Persons indebted to said trm are hereby required tn
make pa rneni To Ine forthwith. all clIms due to IL.
which are MOI settled in reasonable time. Will he
placed in ihe hands of officer tor collection Per-
sous having claims against said concern. will present
them to me as usual. The name of the hrm will be
used only in settling the business of the firm.
| will be found III Marker three lines week. The
regular market mornings, with my usual variety OF
EaesH MEATS. My II lends and the public are invited
to give me u call. THOS. H. HARMAN.
STANTON March TO- 1858.
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LYNCHBURG HOSE AND FIRE
INSURANCE COMPANY,
LINChBURG, VA.
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POWHA'IAN HOTEL,
ULlI IL NANNY


,I>HE undersigned having leased the above pleasant
i ly situated Hotel. respectfully begs leave TO in
form his friends aud the travelling public that he has
had II il REPAIRED and furnished with ENTIRELY NEW
FURNITURE throughout. The Hotel having under
gone good many changes, is now ready for THEIR Ac-
CoMMoDATIoN.
TO those 10 whom the Hotel is known, it is unneces
sary to say anything in regard tos location. For the
attenuation Of strangers, he would state That is de-
lighfuly situated upon the highest ground nthe city,
fronting on three Of he principal streets, viz Broad
CAPITOL and Eleventh streets opposite the City Hall
and the Capitol Square, in which is the State Capitol,
the Washington Monument and the Governors Man
son Ii is also convenient to the Post Office, Banks,
Custom House, DC.
The Table will be supplied with the best the market
Affords the Bar supplied with choice Wines, Liquors
and Cigars and every effort will be used TO contribute
TO the comfort of the guests.
G. j. ScAMMELL, Sapt VIM. II. FRY,
W. p BLEDsoE, Clerk. Proprietor
.sy An Omnibus and Porter will always be in read
mess to convey passengers to and from the Hotel.
Richmond, Feb s, lS5S-lv w. Ii. F.
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j. r. SYRCLE,
GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANT.

GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANT.
HAVE permanently located in RICHMOND
on the Corner Of Franklin and Union Streets, On
sight OF the c. r. X. Depo) where will do an excu.
siye Commission Business. | earnestly solicit CON.
signmen's Of Tobacco, Flour, Liquors, Wheat Com,
Bacon Lard, Butter, and Country Produce generally.
to the sale Of which will give my personal and con-
stant attenti0n and will make prompt return for Il
same. lwlll also purchase and forward Merchandise
OF any description when favored with orders.
REFERENCE.
AUGUSTA COUNTY.
VIM. Patterson, Jos ID. Craig,
VIM. Howell, Sam'l. Kennerly,
Maj. james Walker. Sam'l. Yount,
Saunton, Va. Henry Koiner
Col. j. B. Baldwin, w. Chapman, Waynboro'
Capt. r. ID. Hill, j. B. Smith, do.
N. H. Trout. Mail. N. McCue, Mt. Solon.
J. A. 4 l.. Waddell A. w. Brown. Biidgewater'
Richmond, Dec. 80, lS57.-ly.-Yind copy Iy.
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NEW ESTABLISHMENT The undersigned


TKTAGON MAKING.-The subscriber having
w put up new shop aud otherwise increased his
facilities for enlarged operations, would inform
the citizens of Stanton and Augusta county, that he
is prepared to manufacture all kinds of Wagon Work,
Farming Utensils, &C. on the cheapest terms, and In
the most substantial and wOrkmanfke manner. His
arrangements for procuring the best dried timber
not be surpassed aud all his work will consequently
be constructed of the best material He will also
keep in his employ the very best workmen so that his
customers may be assured that full justice will be done
them in all cases He would respectfully solicit call
from persons wishing anything in his line as he feels
assured that he can make both the work and the pri
ces to suit anybody. AH tcork tcarreatsd.
.a9- All kinds Of Country Produce taken in ex-
chIuge for work.
REFERENCES Geo. NJ. Cochran, VIM. NJ Tate, s.
L. Clarke, George POage, Col VIM. A. Bell, George
WEIGH and any others acquainted with his work.
SauntOu, June ~ '5S-tt JNO. GREGORY.
ITO THE PUBLiC.-DR. YOUNG has on hand
Il and Tor sale low the following OILS:
Meats Foot Oil,
Harness OIL
Tanners Oil,
Fish Oil,
Machine OIL,
Lubrcating Oil,
Sperm Oil,
Solar Oil,
Liuseed OIL
Cull Oil,
Camphene Oil,
Castor Oil,
Juniper Oh,
With a large aud fresh stock Of Drugs Medicines,
Chemicals Paints, Dive Stutfs, Specs &C.. a., and
which he offers low for Cash, or to puncual custom
ers Staunton, May 10, IS.
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BOWERS GREAT PHO .asssss,sr,ss
| TOGRAPH, AMBROTYPE d asEJsfSySSSEs,Y
MELAINUTYPE FACTORY, 10. sESsV KEN
ISL Main Street, RlcHMoND, VA.-lAsa.aNAX4
Two hundred and seventy-fve thou lsf
sand Likenesses taken at this esablshu ent since 1850
POWERS is now engaged in making Pictures Of
for is 40, 600.
MIR. POWERS has introduced new style of Pic
tule From one sitting million or more of copies
can be made each one as perfect life ITSELF and AT
very m derate cost.
Ambrotypes, Photographs Daguerreotypes, Melan-
utyes, and every known ST, OF Picture made and at
the very lowest prices. Warranted satisfactory, OF no
charge is made.
The public, and particularly those who have friends
IN the Legislature, respectfully invited to call and
see Pictures of the members of The Legislature to be
seen only at POWERS PICTURE FACTORY, No.
ljl Nam street.
Richmond March H. lS5S--lv
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NUTICE.--We have sold entire stock OF
~ Watches and Jewelry to &. g. YEAELs, who will
continue the business at our old stand heretofore
Very thankful for the liberal patronage extended to
us the last four years we hope that the former pat
rons TO the late irm will continue the same encOur
agement to G. Yeakle, he will endeayor to give
perfect satisfaction TO all.
May IL, IS. KAMERER FLAG.
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GALES MADE BY JAMES THOMAS,
= COMMISSION MERCHANT, opposite Columbl-
AN Hotel, Richmond, during last week.
Turkies for j. Van Lear. Augusta comfy at 1889
u b.; Turkies for J. II. McComb, Augusta county, AZ
lie q ID Dried Apples at 50 y bushel; ~ barrels
Super6ne Flour for Messrs McAlpne. Roskbridge
county, AT So y barrel ON BASIN Bank; Superdne
Flour for DR.. ID. s Morgan, at IS u barrel barrels
Superine Flour closed for j. r. Sands average S559
Richmond March Il lSaS
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Marine, Fire and Life Risks at Current RAJ
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- Sold BY DAVIS A.. .KAYstR, Staunton
Jan ~ ls5S--i0mO
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PKEPAKED By DR.. SANFORD,
rs A GREAT SCIENTIFIC MEDICAL DfSCOV-
L cry, and is daily working cures, almost too great
10 believe. 1t cures il by magic eUe The fret dose
gicng benefit, and seldom more than one bottle is re-
Inired to cure any kind of Nosr Complaint from the
worst Jaundice or Dyspepsla 10 common headache.
Litchfield enquirer., 1858-07-15

GgP Senator Douglas was enthusiastically received at Chicago on the 9th inst on his return home from the duties of the late session of Congress He ad dressed an immense audience in reply to speech o reorganization made by Charles Walker Esq. on be half of the citizens of Illinois. Much of MT. Doug las address an answer to the very able speech of MT. Abraham Lincoln before the Republican State Convention which nominated MI. L. as a candidate to succeed MT. Douglas in the U. S. Senate MrD plants himself upon the somewhat rickety platform of Squatter Sovereignty, and the contest between him and Mir. Lincoln is to be an animated one, in which the whole country will feel deep interest although the desire of Republicans of other States for the defeat of Mr. D. is by no means as great as would have been at any election previous to the one now pending. His manly resistance to the Lecomp- tor fraud has endeared him to many who had SUD- posed they could never see any thing to approve in the author of the Kansas Nebraska Act
 On Saturday evening" July 10, MT. Lincoln ad- dressed large concourse of the people of Chicago in reply to MT. Douglass speech of the night be- fore.
Litchfield enquirer., 1858-07-15

DRIED ScoTr LAW IN VIRGINIA--The Dred Scott Decision, by the Supreme Court of the United States, has been made PRACTICAL in a case which was progressing in the State of Virginia. By Will q large number of Slaves were at liberty to decide whether they would be sold at auction, or be EMANc1PATED. If the latter alternative was adopted, then $20, 900 was bequeathed for their benefit. The Will was contested. but the Circuit Court sustained it's validity. It was appealed, however, and in the meantime the Dred Scott Decision having become the Law of the land, the decision of the Circuit Court has been REVERSED by the Supreme Court Slaves being chattles, and not persons, are incapable of deciding wheth- CT they will remain Slaves or become Free 1! And the benevolent intentions of Master is arbitrarily defeated by Judicial Usurpation.
 Well and truly has it been said that those whom the gods intend to destroy, are first made mad With the laws of Virginia we cannot interfere. But the Supreme Court of the United States is not Domestic Insti- tution." Its decisions may be reviewed, chal- lenged and reformed. And we look forward with hope and confidence to a day when the Dred Scott Decision will be ExPUNGED.
 Albaay Ercnins Journal.
Litchfield enquirer., 1858-07-15

Es fne Lftchfield correspondent of the N. Y. Evening Post, relates the following incident in the history of Elisha Mason, which is but fair illus
 tration *of the downright injustice with which our revolutionary heroes were treated "At the close of his term of service' says the correspondent, sMr. Mason received an honorable discharge at West Point, was paid off in continental money. and set out for Litchfeld on foot. Reaching Danbury towards evening he remained there over night In the morning, on attempting to settle his bill, his continental money was refused. He finally offered bills to the amount of forty dollars in payment for his lodging and breakfast which was still refused
 and he at last pawned his rife for the amount of his bill! As his wages but nine dollars per month"; he thus offered the avails of more than four months service for nights lodging and meal of victuas To this may be added the humiliating fact that he was deprived of all benefit from the early pension laws, because he could not plead a sufficient depth fpoverty-because, in point of fact
 he would not swear he was a pauper Are not re- publics ungrateful ?"
Litchfield enquirer., 1858-07-15

\. 4 Neso poy to pay Old Debts The Glen's Falls Republican gives g long account of a novel way of paying old debts. A citizen of standing" whose autograph was in the pos session of large number of fgentlemen residing in and about Glen's Falls, suddenly became melancholy" and spent most of his time in lonely meditation beside lamp posts and other convenient " leaning" places, while it began to be whispered that he was insane, and the re- mark ''poor fellow," fell from the lips of all his friends and acquaintances.
 At length the melancholy gentleman disap- peared, and it was feared that he had made away" with himself The hoders of his auto graph offered to dispose of the same at heavy discount Fortunately for them, as they suppos- ed, 8 person was found who offered to purchase the demands against the missing man, and did so for mere trifie. A few days after all the notes and accounts had been thus purchased, the misanthrope re-appeared, and hunting up his friend, who hadsrun the risk of purchasing the demands, handed over to him the amount advanced, and thus paid all his debts at dis count of 75 per cent. He is now ready to commence operations anew, with a handsome cash capital
 There thirty one fatal cases of stroke in vn sfx,1 "
Litchfield enquirer., 1858-07-15

A FATHER KILLS THE SEDUcER OF HIS CHnD- The Vicksburg Sun of the 25.h ult gives full par ticulars of the killing of Dr. Mitchell, by Parker Williams, near Lake Bolivar:
 As soon as MT. Williams was made aware that his daughter had been runed by Dr. Mitchell his family physician-a man in whom he had ever placed the most implicit confidence, and for whom he had ever entertained the profoundest esteem and respect-he felt that he was an outraged man-that he could have borne all the ills that heaven could inict upon him, many shape but that. Indigna- ton naturally filled his bosom, and the reflection that it was the man whom he once cherished as a friend that had stabbed his peace of mind and GOV cred his name with intamy, served to intensity his resentment and give keener pang to his anguish He became desperate. Then it was that he made up his mind to avcnge his daughters honor The J cup of his indignation full to overf1owing H. sent for the author of his woes Dr. Mitchell, who immediately repaired 10 the house upon which ht had brought such misery, and as he was on tn, point of extending his hand to MT. Williams the father of the unfortunate victim of the seducer arts the latter (Nlr Wilams) pulled cut his pisto and shot him dead. Dr. Mitchell formerly lived ir this county, where his wife is residing at present His slayer immediately gave himself up to the prop CT authorities, and his trial will come off at an early day.
Litchfield enquirer., 1858-07-15

fS3@ The celebration at Wcodbury on the 9th was highly interesting, and somewhat amusing. Hon. Charles B. Phelps presided; Rev C. T. Woodruff read the Declaration of Independence, and S. G Goodrich (Peter Parley) pronounced the Grafton At the banquet speeches were made by Mess IFS Cothren, Churchill, Webb, Bacon. Smith and oth- CTS, and rich and humorous Poem delivered by A. N. Lewis In the afternoon, there were sundry aahusements, such as climbing greased pole, tar get-firng, &c. and in the evening fireworks and hop at the Town Hall.
Litchfield enquirer., 1858-07-15

G57We have the most enthusiastic admiration oi the character of Charles Sumner as man and schol- ar, and tolcrable opinion of him as a statesman. and shall herald, with much satisfaction, his restora
 ton to health, if the means employed shall prove successful but really we do not think it in good taste publish in all the newspapers of the country every recipe given by French and English doctors to promote his recovery The last bulletin represents that council of rench physicians have performed the operation of cauterizaton for the purpose of ducing counter irritation, an operation quite con- mon in the practice of New England doctors. We shall next hear probably that some eminent English Galen has given the distinguished Senator dose of castor oil, or a blue Dill.
Litchfield enquirer., 1858-07-15

gg Advices from Kansas state that Genera
 Lane has been acquitted of the charge of murder fo
 which he had been indicted by grand jury. In no
 tlclns thls fact, the Leavenworth Ledger a paper unfriendly to Lane, says: "The court were unani
 nous in their opinion and feel fully justified ir saying that the evidence adduced for and against the prisoner warranted them in arriving at the conclu sion they did" Nevertheless the affair must dam
 age Lane in the public estimation, and seriously af feet his political prospects. It appears from the ev idence reported the trial that Lane and Jenkins were rival claimants of section of valuable land near Lawrence on which they both were living Their dwellings quite near each other the only we'll pertaining to either being nearest to Lanes house. They were both prominent Free State men, and It IS said, but for their conflicting land claims
 personal friends Lane fenced in little tract sur rounding his house, including the we'll. Jenkins family continued to frequent the we'll for water and were fobidden by Lane. At length, Jenkins, accom- panied by armed retainers or friends, went in pur- suance of fair notice, to obtain water in defiance Lane's veto cut down the fence with an ax, and while pursuing his way to the we'll in quest of water
 was Rot dead by Lane as the latter had previously threatened. Two or three shots were fired almost simultaneously with Lanes by members of Jenkins party, one of which wounded Lane, who had no hackers present. Witnesses for the defence swore that Jenkins party fired first, but this was contra dlcted It is not doubted however, that shots were fired at Lane almost at the instant of his firing at Jenkins.
Litchfield enquirer., 1858-07-15
G57Ihe Albany Evening Journal in noticing the

G5 The Albany Evening Journal in noticing the success of Mr. Rarey in tanning horses gives the fol- lowing notice of predecessor in the same line:
 MT. lRarey secret, venture to say, is very simple one. His power the horse is a gift There is an affinity between the horse and those of our race that were born with cau,'' or possess; in some other form ' a oharm'' We incline to this (superstitious, if you please) opinion from having known negro Pete) in Oneida county who possess ed this extraordinary power over the horse 'petc' was employed in colt-breaking, business in which he was an expert. He used to attend military re- views for the purpose of drinking wlliskey and sour cider, Calf and 'alO and performing the feats which so delight the jockeys of England. Strange horses would follow him as they do MI. Rarcy. He would crawl under vicious amin als, get between their legs, and lay his face at the heels of kicking hrutes, with impunity. We him frequen ;ly on the frontier during the war, as the waiter of Gen. Collins, ,pay all these tricks with the most spirited horses of officers in the presence of all who chose to look on,-hoses, too, which he had never approach ed or even seen. Now Pcte' was literate and ig- norant. If asked if he ''knew how to tame wild horses, he might, truthfuy and literally have an- swerea :-' don't know nothing else."
Litchfield enquirer., 1858-07-15
PORTER. THE SUNDAY SCHOOL DrpAurrrn-Hu

PORTER, THE SUNDAY SCHOOL DEFAULTER-HIs CoNFEssIoNs-HoW HIS CRIME COMMENCED cor
 respondent of the Boston Journal says -" Mr
 Frederick w. Porter, the defaulting agent of tLe American Sunday School Union, whose fall made I such sensation short time since, has at lenpth
 made full and complete confession of the great wrong he had done. He stood very high in the Se.
 ciety and in the Church, and he was alpt the last
 man who would have been suspected to be guilty of
 so foul deed In letter recently laid before the
 Board of the Sunday School Union, he has made a
 complete confession. He began his wrong doing
 nineteen years ago The plan was the same that he pursued to the last His temptation began with the mulberry and silkworm speculation nineteen years ago, and under the garb of religion he has for that long time carried on his dishonest plans He allows that at the start he knew it was wrong
 but he hoped to be able to meet the notes as they
 matured But as he was unable to do so, he was
 compelled to renew his notes and pay a heavy bo
 nus. Thus, for nineteen years he has been tread
 ing the thorny path of sn praised for virtues that
 he knew he did not possess and partaking of the 1 sacrament, which, according to his own professed 1 faith, was adding damnaton to himself with each I unworthy reception He defrauded the society ont
 of over S80,000 but the Philadelphia broker who
 aided him to the dishonest gain, promptly paid all ] the notes that his name was on, and the loss was
 lessened nearly $40 00O Mir. Porter confesses that | in the nineteen years of fraud, he has used the
 name of the society to the large amount of S6OO,- GOO, by renewals and reissues No wonder he is a
 sick man-one whom, if the law does not reach. the grave will soon cover up. Nineteen years oi fraud and crime, and perpetrated in the name oi | religion-wth despair looking him in the face-ex- | posture waiting for him at the corners of each street--with remorse gnawng at his heart-and the
 worm that dies not hastening to his repast MT. Porter's confession will soon be made publie.''
Litchfield enquirer., 1858-07-15

Two widely diverging policies now solicit the American People. The one is the policy of Peace--of careful abstinence from all inter- meddling with foreign interests and foreign squabbles-- the policy of steady and sure de- velopment by,ilternal growth--the policy of light taxes, prosperous industry, and the con tinual improvement of our own soil and means vf iatercommunicatio tion-the policy of stretch ing ansiron track across the center of our ter ritory and bringing San Francisco within a weeks travel of the Atlantic cities and with ill an hours distance by telegraph-,he policy which would soon cover the great plains of Nebraska, Western Kausas, and the valleys and slopes of Oregon and Washington, with vast focks and herds, and people our present territory, even within the lifetime of many now at schoolr with g population of 100000 000s intelligent virtuous, happy freemen, rem dering this the strongest and richest nation that the world has ever seen, and gradually transforming other nations into her likeness by the spectacle of her freedom, prosperity and true glory.
 The other policy seeks greatness through the acquisition of foreign provinces and states through the wiles of diplomacy and the weight or the terror of our rms-through the establishment of protectorates over Mexico and Central America--through the extortion at the cannon's mouth of concession from other Governments that we are the leading Power on this Continent, and therefore enti- tied to have our own way in all matters per tainings to said Continent-throught the acqai- sition of Cuba, the purchase or theft of Sono- ra. and the general triumph of that system of bullying, robbery and subjugation which seeks to conceal it's demoniac features under the haze of Manifest Destiny.
 This policy is from A to swindling im- posture. It constantly proclaims itself dis tinctively, invidiously American, when it is in truth identical with the time worn track whereon all the great republics of Greece, Rome, and in modern times of Revolutionary France, were propelled to their inevitable ruin. In no sense, American, it is constantly appealing to the precedents and the maxims of European monarchical statecraft in justif- cation of it's blnnders. 1t is the very policy which wrenches Three Millions of the most sinewy and willing men of Europe from the blow to chain them to the bayonet, compels their mothers and.sisters to till the earth in their place, and sends their fathers and broth CTS shither in, eager and famished quest of bread. A
 We protest. utterly and indignantly, against the notion. that the acquisition of Cuba, or any sort of control over the exclusive right in the 1sthmug of Darien, is essential to the growth ar .safety of this county On the contrary, We insist, that if Cuba and the Isthmas were
Litchfield enquirer., 1858-07-15

GB" We have received communication from tbe nelghborlng town of Goshen in relation to an un- fortunate love affair between young man of Nor folk and young lady of Goshen, which is just now the topic of conversation in the two towns, We cannot think, however that any of the parties will be benefited by making, what should be strictly private affair." the subject of newspaper controversy We should gratify many of our readers, no doubt, by the publication of every thing which the indis- erect friends of the parties might see fit to send us but our sense of propriety does not justify the grati cation of curious public to the injury of the scnsi tive feelings of those more immediately interested in the affair, even though by so doing we might multiply "local' items for our columns,