Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1859-07-26
Miscellaneous.

of April last.
Murphy, who killed his wife in Alleghan.
county, last winter, expiated his crime on tn
gallows, near Covington, two weeks ago.
An Indian who had been found guilty in Kan
sas, of horse stealing, has been sent to Washing
ton and pnt to work in the District of Columbia
Peniteutisry. He was sentenced for three years
Judge John W. Nash died at his residence
near Powhatan O. H., on the 18th inst, in th'
9th year of his age. He had previously an
nounced his intention not to be q candidate fo
re election.
A terrible earthquake occurred at Erzeroum
Persia, on the End of June last. More thar
half of the city was thrown down, and 1000
men, women and children were buried in the
ruins.
The subscription to the Presbyterian Theo
logical Seminary at Charlottesville, Va, under
the direction of the "United Synod" already
reaches $4,000. 1t is to be increased to $780,
900.
The contract for furnishing granite to Fort
Calhoun (the Rip Raps,) in Hampton Roads, has
been awarded to Henry L. Galaher, of Waynes-
borough, Augusta county, Va. The bid OF Mr..
G. was SLIP per cubic foot.
Two TH1Nes.-John Newton, when his men,
DRY was nearly gone, used to say that forget
what else he might he never forgot two things
list, that he was q great sinner; End, that Je-
sus Christ was great Savior.
lApvERTIsEMENT.l- I'VE hear but one report
from all who use Perry Davis Vegetable Pain
Killer, and that is, that its wonderful power in
relieving the most severe pain has never been
equaled. 1t will seldom fail if applied accord.
ing to directions.
A negro husband, Washington Clark, of Mo-,
recently killed another slave for being caught on
visit to his wife. He was we'll posted upon
the modern preoedents as to such matters. His
case is the twelfth that we have noticed since
the great trial at Washington.
There is now considerable inquiry among our
Grovers for cattle, and we hear of some sales at
pretty high figures. Cattle are unusually scarce
in Southwestern Virginia, and there is dispo-
sition among sellers to hold them at high prices.
Abingdon Democrat.
The Tuscarawas (Ohio) Advocate has letter
from the gold diggings, which says that MIR.
Greedy was humbugged in regard to the richness
of the Pixies Peak mines. The writer states
that they 'fooled" Mr.. Greedy by slipping gold
dust into their suice boxes and dirt.
The Cincinnati Israelite, the organ of the Jew
ish people in the West and South, makes the fol.
lowing strange declaration :-"As regards the
Messiah, we in the United States are satisfied
with the Messiahshp Of Washington, just as the
prophet Isaiah was satisfied with the Messiah
ship of Cyrus"
The Pittsburg Post, the leading Democratic
organ OF Western Pennsylvania, HOSTS the Blu
chanan flag and advocates his re election. 1t
takes the grouBd that he is the Only candidate
that can be nominated by the Charleston Con-
vention, to reconcile the differences which ex-
lists in the Democratic ranks.
REsUsoTArIoN OF NEwspApERs.-Th morn
ing after the French occupation of Milan sever
al journals that had been suppressed by the Aus
trian government resppesred One had been
suppressed five years, aud in the last number had
promised the conclusion" of story in the next.
True to promise, the next, at the end OF i've
years. took up the story where it had been lett
of, and concluded it.
a Washington deepatch says 1t is we'll un-
derstood here that the LIE Clerc letter was writ
ten by Mr. Hunter, Chief Clerk of the State De-
partment, in the regular routine of business; the
Hofer letter by Mr.. Appleton, to remove the
sting of the first, and that part OF the despatch
to our minister III D6Tliu WlIiCi las pOSh Puo-
lished, by Mr.. Buchanan, as an antldote to beth
the othera.
The London papers brought by the Asia an
nounoe in brief despatch, the fact that King
Oscar. of Sweden, died at Stockholm on Friday,
the 9th of June. He was son of the famous
Marshal Bernadotte, afterwards Charles XIV,
and was born July 4, 1779, succeeding to the
throne of Sweden in 1874. His oldest son,
Charles Louis, now king, was born IN 1926.
A young lady was poisoned in Boston, few
days ago. by eating tomatoes taken from
Theoretically sealed can, pnrporting to be OF tin,
but really made OF metal composed OF lead and
other ingredients. The chemical action of the
acetc acid, found in the tomato, on this metal,
produces acetate, or sugar of lead, deadly poi
son. The young lady died from the effects ofthe
poison.
The assessors in Ohio, under az act of the leg.
islature, have endeavored to ascertain the total
number of sheep killed aud injured by dogs du-
ring the year 1868. The returns from only
few counties have been published, but these, few
as the counties are, disclose fearful amount OF
slaughter. In eleven counties 1904 sheep were
killed, and 1850 wounded, the aggregate loss
being $25, 342.
BRITISH EMIGRATIoN.-The number of emf
grants who sailed from the United Kingdom du-
ring the A years from 1916 to 1865, inclusive,
amounted to 4,797, 166, of whom ,lSO, o46 sail,
ed to the North American Colonies, 1880, 408
to the United States, 652,910 to the Australian
colonies and New Zealand, and 70, S07 to oil 9TH
or places. The average annual emigration from
the United Kingdom from 1915 to 1858, amount
ed to 1O9, O26, and for the ten years ending 1858
to 261 1866.
Further charges effectipg the integrity OF Ex-
Governor Floyd, Secretary of War, have recent
ly been made by writer in the ST. Louis Dem
ocrat. The army in Utah required 100000
pounds of -four year, and proposals were inVl-
ted for furnishing the supply. William Tharton
and E. P. Stanton bid $40 per 100 pounds, and
J. @. Little $3.50; but the Secretary awarded
the contract to John Holiday and Col. Martin
at SOS. 60 per 100 pounds. The writer says there
are probably four partners in this contract, OF
whom Gov. Floyd is one, and that they will re-
alize one hundred thousand dollars each.
A FATHER WITH THREE DOZEN OH1LDREN.-At
Markheidenfelt, village situated on the river
Main. in Bavaria, there lives man IS years of
AGE. named Johannes Schottenbeck. He is o
master chimney-sweep, vocation more honor
able in Germany than in this country, and for
half century has given personal attention to
his business. He is now living with his third
wife; aud on the 10th of June last his thirty
sixth child was christened at the parish church.
By his first consort he had seven by his second
eleven; and by his third eighteen children-of
whom half are girls, aud one half boys.
A circular has been published in the Cleve-
land Herald, July 10th, addressed "To Anti.
Slavery Christians throughout the State" and
signed by number of the clergy and laity of
Cleveland and vicinity, calling for meeting at
Columbus, Ohio, August 10th and 18th, to pray,
dnliharnta and give q public EXPRESSION against