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11olitical Notices.

Republican Central Committee.-rHE ExEcU-
TIVE COMMITTEES of the above Committee viii hold meeting
THIS Monday EVENING, st "a O'clock at No 6is Broadway
PunetUGl attendance requested. - -,
- epfprow oecfotA1es- Chairman
RepabIicRn Central Committee.-A specis saMeeting
Of this Committee viii be held at No bls broadway, on
TUESDAY EVENING, Nov. 29 at :. o'eloek -
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ID A Y A r d T A Y L o r
LETTERS FROM THE GOLDEN STATE.
CURIOSITY on THE QUI yIvE!

CURIOSITY on THE QUI YIVE!
For some weeks past the report that the wordrenowned
traveller B.YARD TAYLOR, had revisited California HAVING oeen
one the Of that State In J for the purpose OF %
tanning material series novel Lettrs TO Ne" ofA
psper g excited sensation all the country and Il Is
with pleasure the curious that his ePsoiAr
PICTURES OF ADVENTUROUS LIFE IN CALIFORSA
Win be published in
THE NEW-YORK MERCURY,
And viii undoubtedly increase the already mammoth circua
ton Of that of Literary Journals At least gO copies
Mr. Taylor Csifonia behalf OF the MthCUh1 and
In order make his Letters particularly interesting engaged In
ali sos Of Romantic and Amusing Adventures and gained
thorough knowledge Of the - ,.
PLEASURES, MYSTERIES AND MISERlES
OF LIFE IN THE AMERICAN ELDORADo
After saving this much is almost needless TO aid that these
sketches or PICTuREs truthful eke, and graphic IN their
character and will prove the most valuable interesting
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written They will be entitled - ..,, . ,., .
"PICTURES' OF CALIFORNIA-TEN YEARS LATER
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BY THE AUTHOR
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TsxveIfth Ward Republican AssOciatiOn.-A special
,oe,ips of this Association win be held on MONDAY EVEN
sI, 10, WV ~ " = JACOB FISHER Pres't.
" PABoR Sec'y.
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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1859-03-15
,,,,v nead.Head. are Made in China.

The correspondent of the New Hampshire Pa
triot. in China, writes to that paper az follows {:
zone sight which met my eyes from one part
of the city walls, at once recalled all the scenes
of butchery and bsrbsrity which have been ex'
bibited by the rebels in the war they have been
waqing for years in China, by Yeh, the Govern,
or Of Canton, who has by his executions cut on
the heads of 100000 Cinnamon one hu''drsa
thousand-within the two or three last years,
in small square in the city, some i've hundred
at a time. till the ground was 80 STEPPED with
blood that he who eatered that horrible butch
ery ground, sank at once into the blood and
mire up to his very ancles. What startled me
was was the sight of eight human heads, tied up by
their tails. in small baskets, high up the WALL
Some Chinese pirates had watched their opPor,
tunity. and stolen on board an English vessel at
night, and rushing upon the captain and mate
when asleep. had murdered them and others ID
cold blood, and this not on the high seas, out
upon the silver on which Shanghai is situated,
and in full view of the city, in the daytime; a a
few days after, they were apprehenddea anu sa.
fered @ tbe extreme penalty Of the Chinese laws
by beheading, and then the suspension Oh .ns,r, a
heads in the manner have mentioned, oelore
the public gaze till they shall utterly consume
owap The Chinese and japanese both NAM
tain that the ends of justice, and indeed OF nu'
manity, are alike promoted py seFeie puni'n'
ment, and certain" $50
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A s.rn1ruAIrsr ON sprRrrUA11sx.-1 most

A SrrRIruALrsr ON SprRfTUALIsM.-I mos1
solemnly affirm that do not believe that there
has, during the past SOC. years, arisen any class
of people who were guilty of 80 great variety
of crimes and indecences as the spiritualists o.
America. For a long time, Twas swallowed ~
in its whirlpool of excitement, and, compare
lively, paid but little attention to its evils be-
lieviDg that much good might result from the
opening of the avenues OF spiritual intercourse;
but during the past eight months, have deVo-
ted nv attention to critical investigation o.
its moral, social, and religious bearing, and
stand appalled, before the revelations OF It's
awful and damning realities, and would lice from
its influence as would from the miasma, which
would destroy both soul and body. Spirituallssm
and prostitution, with rejection ofohrlstlanity
are twin sisters, which everywhere go hand IL
hand. With but little inquiry, have been
able to count up over 70 mediums most o.
whom have wholly abandoned their copJugal
relations, others living with their paramourss
called ''affinities," others in promiscuous adul'
ery, and still others have exchanged partners.
Men and women, who have passed the meridian
of life, are not unfrequently the victims OF thit
|halucination. Many of the mediums lose al
sense of moral obligations, and yield tor the
time, to whateYer influence may be brought to
bear upon them. Their pledges, their integrit
or their oaths, are no more reliable tnan tns
shifting breezes of the whirlwind, for they are
made to WELD to the powers which for the ume
control them.-Dr. Hatch.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1859-03-15

THE LOCUST PLAGUE IN 1854 letter in the
National fntelhgencer says that the locusts will
appear during the approaching spring in seven
districts of the country. He names the localities
as follows:
1st. In the whole Valley Of Virginia, from
near the top of the Blue Ridge Mountain on the
east, the Potomac river on the north, to the
Tennessee and North Carolina lines on the south,
and several counties on the west. They will
probably occupy considerable portion of both
North Carolina and Tennessee, overlapping 9th.
er districts. I'd. In North Carolina, from Ra-
leigh to Petersburg, Virginia, and adjacent
counties in both States. Sd. In st. Mary's coun.
ty, Maryland, the southern part of the county,
Occupying about one-half the county. 4th. In
North Carolina, Rowan, Davis, Cabarras, Ire
dell and adjacent counties. The above are all
of the northern tribe, or seventeen years locusts
and will commence emerging from about the 9th
to the 18th of May.] 9Th. In Georgia, Gwinnet
DeKalb, Newton, and counties. 9th. In Ten.
nessee, in the northern middle part. 7th. In
Mississippi, in all the eastern portion OF the
State, from the ridge on backbone" that runs
north and south about forty-fye miles from the
Mississippi river to the eastern boundary of the
State, aud probably extending to the States OF
the east
The three last districts belong to the southern
tribe, or thirteen years. locusts. They will be-
gin to emerge about the Goth of April in the ex
treme southern districts in Mississippi, to the 5tf
of May in Georgia. ..,...t, ~.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1859-03-15

THE GIRLS OF 177s.-The following has beer
rescued from q newspaper published at the
time of the Revolution
"The following droll affair lately happened
at Undertook, New York. A young fellow
an enemy to the liberties of America going tc
q quilting frolic, where number of young wo
men were collected, and the only man in com
pany, began his aspersions on Congress, as usual
and held forth some time on the subject, til
the girls, exasperated at his impudence, laid
hold on him, stripped him naked to the waist
and instead of tar, covered him with molasses
and for feathers took the downy tops of flags
which grow in the meadows, and coated him
well, and then let him go. He has prosecuted
every one of them, and the matter has beer
tried before Justice Schoonmaker. We have
not as yet heard his worship's judgment. 1t i.
said Parson Buel's daughter is concerned in the
affair.""
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1859-03-15
The License Case.

A few weeks ago Mr.. Joseph Whitmore, q
gent for Messrs Harman and Snapp, distillers
Staunton, was prosecuted in Essex county fol
selling liquor without license, and fined $50
An appeal was, however, taken, and the law
will hereafter be settled by higher Court. Al
the request of Capt. W. A Abney, who is con-
nected with the firm of Harman and Snapp, the
Attorney General gave the following opinion
on the case, which we publish by request. i-Ah'
msa y 10 siasai1ass ..ii Eds. Of Spectator. 1
RICHMOND, Feb. 10, 1859. rf.
NV opinion is again asked in regard to Mr..
Abney's case, upon the statement made by the
Sheriff. 19t1i1g 9lI l2i' i.a"l9. - 80. :.
The Sheriff is under Misrepresentation Of the
law. The $40 of the act of 1913, amending
Code ch. 88, $50, refers to hapkers and pedtars :
The question is, sis Mr.. Abney hawker and
pedlar 2" 1'ao" i-~''y-- '@
The section answers the question. he need
get no license as hawker and pedlar, because he
sells '.artices manufactured by the seller in this
State" Such seller is expressly exempt. SO,
also by Code oh., 88, $40. .-'.- ''' -
Now. If he gets no license, tit is not within
the clause making it (the license,) personal
privilege" ,atsI na1 "a. l:w
It is further provided person shall act
luuu0C WudbS tuo uScuoo, VI SVSiSSN
neither as partner of, or agent for, the person
to sosom 1t is Gssatedn 9,ii 0! tassgs 3 'H7. ~
How issued to one, who is not required to
take one out2 How can the statute refer to one
who does not take one out, because not required
to do so2 t's ''H'--- ''i
The section means this: 5aa a919ila9 =.
No person shall act as agent for one who is
licensed as pedlar. r.; .,,,,,3,.-sr, re7..s. !.
But Mr.. Abney is not so licensed, nor required
to be licensed. Therefore, the act does not ap-
ply to him. D h.ak ...i" f''i 2 .'' '.'f :,
> He sells without license may sell as well
by agent, or by partner, as in person. His pow
or is not mere personal privilege; but be may
employ agents and deputies as any other man
may as to any other property.
The Sheriff is further mistaken in .supposing
that Mr.. Abney's right to sell arises under Ii
cense granted under Code, ch. 3S, slO-under
that section he is ezempted from license, because
he is seller of an article manufactured in this
State; and, as such is entitled to sell under the
10th and goth sections of the same chapter.
Under all the facts as they are thus made
known to me, am Of opinion Mr.. Abney has
been assessed under Misrepresentation OF the
law. i 81 5lJ iGi sg igoTT g.1r'7s ,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1859-03-15
POETRY.
From Blaeksoood's Magazine

From Blaeksooods Aagasins.
Little Rose.
She came with fairy footsteps;
Softly their echoes fall
And her shadow plays like summer shade
Across the garden wall,
The golden light is dancing bright,
Mid the mazes of her hair,
And her fair young locks are waving free
To the wooing of the air.
Like a sportful fawn she boundeth
So gleefully along. q.
As wild young bird she caroleth f
The burden of song.
The summer flowers are clustering thick
Around her dancing feet
And on her cheek the summer breeze
Is breathing soft and sweet.
The very sunbeam seems to linger ' "-
Above that holy head,
And the wild flowers at her coming
Their richest fragrance shed. s,.
And oh how lovely light and fragrance
Mingle in the life within!
Oh | how fondly do they nestle
Around the soul that knows no sin.
She comes, the spirit of our childhood
a thing of mortal birth, .
Yet bearing still the breath of heaven,
To redeem her from the earth.
She comes in bright-robed innocence,
Unsoiled by blot or blight e
And passeth by our wayward path,
A CLEAN of angel light
Oh! blessed things are children
The gifts of heavenly love,
They stand .betwixt our worldly hearts
And better things above.
They link us with the spirit world
BY purity and truth,
And keep our hearts still fresh and young
With the presence of their youth.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1859-03-15

81 L L. -
How They DINE IN PARIs.-ln France, con-
siderable attention is devoted, and very wisely
to the service of the table, for every sense
should be pleased at good dinner. In former
DAYS the dining-room used to be perfumed, but
low the only sweet fragrance is that OF well
cooked dishes, and the natural flowers placed on
the table. Before dinner the under.butler
should prepare all the condiments ready to hand
and place four glasses on the table for each
guest: one for sherry, one for water, the third
for Bordeaux, and the fourth for champagne.
The plates, forty centimetres [16 inchesl apart,
should have the napkins laid on them, folded in
the German fashion with roll inside. Accor.
ding to the number of English guests present,
will be that of the salt cellars in addition there
must be q stove to warm the plates, ana an
abundance of clean glasses. The msitre d'hotel
has charge of the wines, which are labelled auo
then handed round. If the soup happen TO De
turtle, iced-rum punch is indispensable; IN any
other case sherry will serve your turn. Ihe
Sauterno accompanies the oysters and removes
of fish. The Saint Julien is handed round with
the fruit. With the entrees, and up to the des
sert, Chateau Msrgaux and Chateau Lantte
alternate with dry and sparkling champagne
Port and ale 60 with the cheese. khenish ane
punch are advisable beverages with the games
In addition, the table should be garnished with
labelled decanters, containing Beaune, Chablis,
Grave, or sherry; the Saulterne should be slight
" iced. The dessert wines are Pacarete From
tignan, and sherry. In summer, light wines
are preferred; in winter, generous wines. The
candles are lighted ten minutes before serving
and then the ice.water and hors d'@uvre arr
put on the table. All the walters, in whlt'
gloves take the places assigned them, and while
the dinner is being placed on the table servan
hands round the vermuth in the salon; then the
maitre d'botel, fol. whom the folding. doors arr
opened by two footmen, announces in clea
voice that the "dinner is on the table. ."-Bsnt
leu's Miscellany. a1-8os' r'3l
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1859-03-15

A person went into one of our fashionable re-
freshment. rooms not long since, and was much
surprised at seeing nothing on the table.
''What will you have" inquired the waiter
Johnathan stared like stuck pig, and
said
81 dun know"
'sWould You like bill of fare sirl"
'sWal, thank you, don't care if dew take
q small piece"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1859-03-15

b FARMER SPARE THAT OwL.-Some one writing
to the London Times puts in sundry proverbial
pleas in favor of the owl. A prejudice exists
against this ungainly fowl, more, we fancy, on
account of its unpleasant vocal characteristics
and dismal personal appearance than for any
other cause; but when its useful qualities are
known we are sure its life will be regarded BY
agrculturists as even more sacred than that OF
the robin. The writer in question, speaking of
a destruction of wheat by mice, which came
under his personal observation says:-Mice as
we'll as yong rats require vegetation and water
At dusk they come out and at the same time
comes the owl. No doubt owls were created
by an all wise providence to keep these vermin
under as the rook is for the destruction of the
wire-worm and the toad for bugs. If it were
not 50 we should be eaten up. They know
by instinct how TO 60 about their calling better
than we do. If the rook and owl do pilfer q
little at times when pinched by hunger, the la
borer must have his hire; and with all our
sagacity we cannot master them as they can.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1859-03-15

A young physician, recent graduate, was
asked WHY he had not gone to see his father,
who had just died. The father lived in Indiana
mense torridity of the circumambient atmos
phere had, by its condensation, SO diluted the
placid aqueous fluid OF the enormous river Ohio,
that with the most superlative reluctance had
to procrastinate premeditated ingress into the
palatinate province until the morbid excitement
Of the pericranium had extinguished the vital
spark" 4
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1859-03-15
Upper Tract, Pendleton CO., Ys.,
February %, 1859.

A DIVORCE EPIDEMIo IN PITTsBURa.-The
Pittsburg Gazette says Judge Mcclure took
occasion on Saturday to refer to the increasing
number Of applications for divorce that come
before him. He says there is hardly Saturday
at least, when be does not carry home pocket
full of depositions in cases which are absolutely
too outrageous and disgusting to be called up be-
fore the court. The detail of all these scandal
GUS matters the Judge is. obliged to wade
through with, and oftentimes proof is 80 over.
whelming that the Court is forced by 9 sense OF
duty to grant decree of divorce The very
worst of it is, too, that either one or the other
or both of the parties enter again into new
marriage contract, within week after they are
off with the old, and one which, in nine out OF
ten cases, will result as the former one did,
Thus two prospective divorces are begotten OF
the former one This is outrageous. One gen.
tlemen of the bar stated to us that in case that
came under his own notice the woman, who had
procured decree on Saturday, was married g.
gain on the very next day. This has become an
evil so crying that Judge M'Cl1re gave out his
intention to refuse the decree in any and every
case where there was technical or other pos
sble and legal excuse. a A.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1859-03-15

THE FANCY IRON TRADE.-The fancy iron
work of Prussia is noted worldwide for ex-
treme delicacy of finish and beauty of design.
An accident led to the production of these far
famed Berlin iron castings. During the wars
of the first Napoleon the Prussan treasury be-
coming exhausted, an appeal was made to the
people to contribute toward the expense of the
country, and the rich and poor contributed with
pure patriotic feeling-not merely money, but
gold and silver ornaments. To encourage this
it was determined that every one who gave up
gold ornaments for the national cause, should
receive an iron one, in the shape of a cross, in
scribed with the words-"I gave gold for iron."
These crosses Of iron required chains of iron to
suspend them. They were made and the at
tempts of one manufacturer to rival another, led
to the production of those beautiful chains,
bracelets, and other articles of iron, which are
alike remarkable for the delicacy of their work.
manship and the elegance of their design.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1859-03-15
Rr.rrrrrn SENrmRNr.-The late eminent

BEAurrruI SENTIMENT. The late eminent
Judge, Sir Allen Psrke, once said at q pubic,
meeting in London "We live in the midst Of
blessings till we are utterly insensible OF their
greatness, and of The source from whence they
flow. We speak of our civilization, our arts,
our freedom, our laws, and forget entirely how
large share is due to Christianity. Blot Chris.
tianity out of the pages Of mans history, and
what would his laws have been-what his civil
izstiona Christianity is mixed up with our
very being and our daily life; there is not a IA
miliar object around us which does not wear a
different aspect, because the light of Christian
love is on it-not law which does not owe its
truth and gentleness to Christianity-,not GUS
tom which cannot be traced In all its holy,
healthful parts to the Gospel" 5V !sca {. 81
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1859-03-15

Mrs. Partington, after listening to the reading
of an advertisement for young ladies' boarding
school, said: A 5s-s.oo i'.f,.
'.For my part, can't deceive what on sirth
eddication is coming to. When was young,
if girl only understood the rules Of distraction,
provision, multiplying replenishing and common
doniator, and knew all about the rivers and
their obituaries,,the covenants and domitoriee,
the provinces and the umpires, they had eddi'
cation enough. But now they have 70 study
bottomy, algierbay, and have to demonstrate
supposition about sycophsnts OF c'rcuses' tan-
gents and Diogenese of parallelogramy, to say
nothing about the exiles, corostics and aotruse
triangles!" Thus saying, the old lady leaned
back in her chair, her knitting work fell IN ner
lap, and for some minutes she sesmed IN meo''a'
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1859-03-15

CABBAGE AND DITTo.-I love you like any
thing" said young gardener to his sweetheart
pressing her hand. "Ditto, 'said she returning
the pressure. The ardent lover was sorely
puzzled to understand the meaning of ditto.
The next day being at work with his father,
he said Daddy what is the meaning of ditt0i"
"Wby said the old man, "this here is one cab.
bage.head, ain't it 9"-"Yes, daddy."-"Well,
that ,ere's to."--"Drat it !" calculated the
Indignant son ''then she called me cabbage
head ~
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1859-03-15

Doursr1o REo1pE.-To cure scandal: Take
of good-nature one ounce; OF the hero Mind
your own business one ounce mix these wltn q
little charity for others, and two or three sprigs
Of keep your tongue between your teeth