Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1859-09-30

Rev Mr. SpURGEoN's PREACHING
New York merchant writes his opinion in
reference to it as follows:
"When in London, OF course we heard
Mr.. Spurgeon, and Of course were in a
crowd, say six or seven thousand people
He well deserves bis popularity, I think.
Nevertheless, I wonder at it; for now days
the popular taste is after intellectual in
struction, learned, dispositions, oratorical
displays, or theatrical clap-trap, all Of which
are wanting here. Very, very simple
very, very earnest. A child might under
stand him. And all felt he had friendly
interest in his hearers welfare. I thought
many time Of the Sayiour's evidence Of
his mission as in some degree applicable to
his servants, viz To the poor the gospel
is preached And his hearers seemed
principally to be strangers, like myself, and
1n9 humble classes, The higher orders,
however, are now mostly in the highlands
or at the sea- aside. He took for his text,
They limited the Holy One Of Israel, and
showed how often we saints and sinners like
the old Jews, showed great distrust Of our
Heavenly Father, subject have often
thought of with shame. And when he en-
treated US to trust Him freely, | could not
restrain my feelings"
A Man LIVING FIVE DAYS WITH BIO
KEN NECK. The Louisville Journal says:
"Some two weeks since, an elderly Ger
man fell during the night down steep
flight Of steps and struck the side Of his
head against the wall at the landing Ve
was taken up insensible and carried to his
room. It was found on examination, when
he became conscious, that he was paralyzed
in all those parts Of his body below the neck
and that his neck was broken. He remain
ed in this condition something over FIVE days,
conversing freely with his attendants, and
describing to them all the sensations that he
had. His attending surgeons, we believe.
made an attempt to set the neck, but were
obliged to desist, on account of suffocation
coming on whenever the head was brought
into its natural position. Between the fifth
and sixth days, the nurse undertook to move
him for the purpose of changing his linen,
and in doing SO the head was unwittingly
turned SO that the neck was straight.-
Death took place instantly. But for this
accident, there is no telling how long he
might have lived. Altogether, the case is
a most extraordinary one, and no doubt will,
in due time, be published authoritatively in
some medical journal"
EE The overland California mail, of the
End, has arrived at St. Louis. Fifteen
buildings in the business portion Of Column
bia had been destroyed BY fire, involving a
loss Of $40, 900. The San Francisco Bull
letin publishes letter from Captain Walter
announcing his arrival at Camp Floyd on
the 18th, having materially shortened the
route from Fort Dallas to Salt Lake.
The Fort Smith Times says the Indian
agent Nalrash has been killed by person
named McKuett Colonel Leiper, the agent
for the Camanche Indians, had also been
killed by the Indians.
Gov. Douglas, in replying to General
Harvey, denies that any outrages have been
committed against any American citizens at
San Juan. or that any British vessels have
ever conveyed an officer of the Hudson's
Bay Company to San Juan to seize Ameri-