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Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1859-09-23

SNoBpoMi 70 Be DisiptotNTEt. We afS
not, after all, to be Inflicted With the pre-
sence Of Dickens-the Dickens Dickens
who loved his wife's sister Better than He
did his Wits: The silly demonstrations
which took place when he; sohie gears sincs
visited this country; will not be te-enacted,
and, Of course; he cannot be, as some obs
has observed; beAunke5sdj beslaveted, be.
drinked; Bedinheted, befeaea and befnsfled
by our easily bedizzened citizens. We arc.
to be saved all this, and the infictioh also IF
more ''Notes," like those in which He de-
noudcsd; bemauled and bssMsated the
Alpeticats; and especially those who had
made fools of themselves in ''toteing" this
London Cookney from pillar to post. We
will read Ills books. fot SOME of them are
we'll enough In their way; but save Us the
punishment Of his presence.
Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1859-09-23

It is officially reported to the Emperor Of
the French, that chloroform was used in
thirty thousand surgical operations in the
Crimea, by skilled assistant surgeons, with
out single death. A similar success has
followed its administration at Solferino and
Magenta; but in English hospitals there
has been about one hundred deaths in ONE
third of this number Of operations in the
Crimea. The London deaths from chlo-
fororm begin to be 50 common that ooro-
ner's inquests are rarely called for. Every
thing depends on the mode of administra-
ton.
Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1859-09-23

Jumpertz, the murderer Of Sophia Wer-
ner, in Chicago. has been granted new
trial by the Supreme Court of Illinois,
There seems to DO great deal Of sympathy
for him in Chicago. Probably it is on ac-
count of the slight character Of the offence;
He only killed the young woman, Sophia
Werner, and cut her up into convenient
pieces, and packed her in a pork-barrel, as
he would swine. That was really all.
Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1859-09-23

"A cartman in New York found 81, 800
in front street, Friday. The owner, on
finding the treasure, rewarded the man by
giving him twenty-five cents! Unparal'
-leled generosity,
Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1859-09-23

WH1pp,NG A WHITE MAN.-The Culpep.
Ell (Va.) Republican says: GA man BY the
name Of Myers was convicted at our last
Court for stealing a coat, and sentenced to
receive fifteen lashes, and remain in Jail one
month. Application was made to Judge
Field for an arrest of the sentence, but he
refused to interfere.
Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1859-09-23

Ou4kAdE IN The HIGH SEAs-Bostor;
Sept. 1O.-The bark Armenia, from Co..
stantioople, while passing the Straits of Gil
braltar, was fred on twice from the Spanish
fort at Tarifa. The FIRST time blank car
fridge was used. but the second was shot
ted gun, the ball passing through the lower
mainasll.
Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1859-09-23
mrpfrssiisnal Carbs.

Drs SC Ito TITO m
vTzHELAW-PAR Of Mhchae, Skinner
& N;ehie, .te.snsasted on the LIST Of Jnly bIy
simstaSsor. Thomas ., and Jcsn e. Niche ulll
s,ountiaue to practice partnerships ~ the Cesss
of Augusts Co, under the style Of MlCHaE y
XlrHfE NHUNES J NICHE,
SAS. II. SKINNER,
JOHN G: NICHE
3cfx aGIM
Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1859-09-23

~: ro.J story Of the building occupied by
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Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1859-09-23

ATTENTION, OFFICERS.
ITARY CLOTH. Swords, Sashes and Epau-
N lets. at low prices, BY . corupAN
v..rrton. March 10, 1859.
Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1859-09-23

An Advertising for a lsss time tk&n thTee soaths
III be charged for at tie ksNdl +ates-$i 90 pet
qaars for The frst'Arss inssfsso"s, e'a 'se"tyeo'
,.e.ts for each subseqsert tssws.
re above rates soil5e strictly adhered TO. !. The
r,sre,gatios of the VINDICA TOR. Is Of the lar
xrest IL ske s6a<e, amd hence thekest 6dse7ss
saq ssedinm@.
ms ZOE wORK. Of all descriptions promptly
N.,k IN
Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1859-09-23
Cure Warranted in two DAYS.
mn FnHNGTnE

Member Of the Royal College Of SURGEONS, London
Graduate from one of the most emifse&t Colleges of
the United States, <nd the greater part of whose
life has been spent ia the Hospitals Of Londen Par
of tae most astonishing that were eyer known
Many troubled with ringing in the ears and head
when asleep, great nervousness, being alarmed at
sedden sounds, and bashfalness. with frequent
blushing attended sometimes with &er& nge1nent of
mind we're cared Immediately.
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-31
John Randolph and J. C. Calhoun.

An amusing reconciliation John Kan
dolph patched up with Mr.. Calhoun, when
the former believed that he was on his death
bed. "They were rival Southern states
men, and the former being the senior, a. well
rs the stronger of the two, had the most
marked position. Mr.. Randolph, pending
this controversy, and toward the latter part
of his Congressional life, was taken Ill. lie
was considered sick even unto death. All
hope of his recovery was given up, and the
friends of Mr.. Calhoun, being DESTROYS that
i reconciliation should take place before
Randolph died, arranged II meeting between
the two. Mr.. Calhoun repaired 10 the bed
side of Mr.. Randolph. lie found him fec,
bic, though able to converse freely. Mutual
explanations took place. MIR. Calhoun SIN
cerely forgave his PROSTATE antagonist every
severe thing he had ever uttered against
him, and Mr.. Randolph reciprocated. Thus
were the kindest relations (ostensiblyl res
tored. But to the astonishment Of Calhoun,
as he was about taking his leave, Randolph
called him back, and with his shrill, sharp
voice exclaimed: Now. remember, MIR.
Calboun-if | get well, all this goes for
nothing" lie did get well, and true to his
we'll settled hatred, he never spoke to Cal
houn a(terwards.''-N. j. -Ntms.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-31
From Washington.

WASHINGTON, MAY 29.-General Jerez the
Minister from Nicaragua, has been officially
advised ofthe ratification ofthe Belly contract.
but with such amendments rs avoid conpll-
cations or impediments i'll the tultilment OF
treaties with other nations, our own inclu-
d.d. 1t comedies to MIR. Belly no important
grants of land OF privileges until the canal
shall have been completed. Costa Rica. 1t
will be recollected, first ratified this contract
and her assent to the amendments made by
Nicaragua will therefore be necessary before
it can take effect. From what is known here
it is not probable she will acquiesce. How
ever, NJ. Belly's scheme is regarded in dis
tinguished quarters as Il harmles affair
Our government has accepted the convention
negotiated by Minister Lamar, which con-
tains the principles of the Cass-lrisarri trea-
ty, but dissents to the anti -fllibustcr clause
as unnecessary Of this the government OF
Nicaragua will at once be informed.
Gen. Jerez, who will leave Washington
for New York tomorrow, and return to MIC
aragua in the steamer of the 9TH Of June, Is
confident that when this fact is communica-
ted, an extra session of Congress will be forth
with called to act upon the subject, and that
| they will strike out the Objectionable clause.
The last steamer brought to Gen. Jerez iull
authority to take measures for the reop.ening
| of the transit route as soon as practicable
and ON reasonable and liberal terms. lie
INDUCES the hope that he will be enabled to
| enter into mutually satisfactory arrange,
ments in the course of a few days. From
what has already tr~anspired there can be
little if any doubt of his success. lie eX.
presses himself both satisfied and gratltied
with the views and feelings Of this admins
t~ration toward Nicaragua.
In his absence Senior Moline, the Costa HI
can minister, will nave charge of N~icaraguan
affairs at Washington.
No particular Importance is attached to the
reported Walker-fllibuster movements on
Nicaragua. The United States AS well as
| British national vessels are in sufficient force
in that quarter to intercept such expeditions,
if any are contemplated.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-31
Vim. l.. Goggin.

We know not whether our gallant leader
is elected or not, nor does It matter :" lar ~
the object Of this article is concerned
Whether defeat or victory shall be the re-
ward Of his ardous lahors, we know TINT Ii"
one ever better deserved success, and We
trust his selfsacriticing labors will ever be
remembered by the party Tor which he has
toiled. Adopting the language OF a con
temporary, written before the election which
we think barely does Mr.. Goggln justice We
add:
The Hon. Vim Goggin closed the can
vass at Wheeling last Tuesday. a short
time after his nomination, he met Mr. Letch-
er at IIarrisonburg, the county-seat OF Rock
ingham, the banner county OF the lehtil
Legion. From thence he followed HIM
through the Valley to Abingdon, crossed the
Alleghanies to Lewisburg, recrossed to Gov
ington where his own appointments c"m-
menced, and from there, accompanied by Alr.
Letcher, went into Eastern ' virginia, where
having to the entire satisfaction OF his friends
filled his appointments, he again returned to
the Nalley-speaking ut Charlestown, WIN
chester and Romney, and wound up the ball
by speeches at Fairmont and Wheeling
If ever man deserved success, Mr.. Goggln de-
serves it.
With the fact of n supposed Democratic
majority in the State, ut Il pecnniary sa'rI-
ice, and the prospect orsrNeral months alb
sence from the domestic circle, he, without
hesitations seized the banner entrusted Ia his
care, bore it aloft into the battle field, day
after day and night after night, he has
met the leaders of Locotocoism and ON
every occasion routed them. All honor,
then, to our noble and gallant leader. a
Wing ofthe daysof'4 40 Hand Is, he has ne'-
er swervcd from the principles of his party.
for having heard those principles exp"und-
ed by the chivalrous, noble hearted patrlo-
tic Harry of the West, he could not desert
than,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-31
The Pixies Peak Delusion.

The letter of Captain Marcy which We
published yesterday must convince every
rational mind of the delusiyeness of the pros
poets which are attracting such an immens
number of emigrants Ia the Kansas and Ne
braska gold fields" lie tells us what We
have known before. that gold is to be found
there, rs it is to be found in Georgia and 9th
er States of the Union, whose geological for
nation ~inrlines them that way. But the
question j. not rs Ia It's existence, but rs to its
existence in such quantities ~ will repay the
miner for abandoning all the comforts Of
civilized life, and the rcmuneratiye occupa-
tions IN which he may be engaged. Cap
tain Marcy shows conclusively that the
Kansas gold mines offer no such inducement.
The conflict of testimony between the rep
reSrntation of parties animated by motives
Of interest or disappointment can only be de-
cidei by the evidence of persons whose i'm
partiality is above suspicion. Capt. Marcy
is in this position, his visit to this region
having been made without reference to the
objects which are now attracting such num-
hers there. He states that while marching
from New Mexico To Utah he struck the
head Of Cherry creek, and followed it t. its
tNllllutItt WIFI Tie 'NvulIl l lullt. ne Nts
at the time on the Wagon road known ~ the
Cherokee Trail" which had for several
years been travelled by gold hunters EN-
route for California. Whilst passing down
the creek, he Was Informed by an old noun
taineer that the emigrants had upon several
occasions found gold there, and had made
the experiment of washing it. but that their
success had not been such as to induce them
to remain long; they preferred travelling
thirteen hundred miles further and taking
their chances III California.
This fact is, we think, decisive Of the un-
profitable character Of these mines. and 1t is
confirmed by the experiments OF Captain
Marcy's men, who, although they succeeded
in procuring gold dust, obtained it with
such difficulty that they were forced to the
conclusion that it was not sufficiently abun-
dant to make the working remunerative.-
Mac York Herald.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-31
Melancholy End of a Sailing Party.

The Pawtucket Gazette of May Goth gives
the following account Ut the recent sad case
of drowning at Blackstone, Mass:
The party were sailing in Il flat-bOttom
skif boat, on which shey embarked Il con-
siderable distance above the dam. Becom-
ing deeply interested in conversation and the
scenery. by which they were surrounded,
they did not notice that the current, which,
the Blackstone river being high, was strong,
WAS fast carrying their trail boat to the dam;
and the first intimation which they had of
danger was when the boat struck the dam.
The conclusion threw Miss Brown into the
river, and she was caught and held by MIR.
Thorpe, and another movement of the boat
threw Miss Cady out. who was also caught
10y Mr.. Thorpe. They all chung to the boat,
and with it went over the dam, the boat
striking on one end. and remaining leaning
against the dam III Il nearly perpendicular
position. The water below not being very
deep they obtained Il foothold. and remained
BY the boat Il considerable time; but, being 80
thoroughly wet, they were 80 chilled that
they concluded they should become helpless
and perish if they remained much longer.
and resolved 10 make an attempt to reach
Wv Siloit' WI ihoi p' say th'y al Joihcu
hands, and that the Indies in audible voices
committed themselves to God and implored
his acceptance if they failed. The rapid
and deepening current, and uneven and un-
certain footing made their progress slow
and dangerous. They at length came to u
rock which separated them, and the ladies
who are supposed to have become nearly un-
conscious and helpless, We're swept away
and drowned. Mr.. Thorpe was fortunate
enough 10 seize hold Of Il bush, to which he
chung until assistance came and rescued
him. a woman on the bank Of the river saw
the danger in which the party were placed
and went for aid. Miss Brown about TWEEN
ty-seven years Of age, was an only daughter
of Rev. Geo. Brown. and II young lady of rare
attainments. Miss Cady was about thirty
Years Of age, and only child Of one Of the
most respected citizens of Blackstone, and
esteemed and beloved by all who knew her"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-31
The Austrian Ministers Diplomacy

The New York Tribune sprculalc- Tin
the retirement ot Count Ruul Srhanrl.fro
and the appointment of Count Rechhrrg al,
the Austrian minister of Foreign AFFAIR.". 81.
natural consequences ot events. Il says
The late Premier was Of course ohnpAl...
To ST. Petersburg for his double dealing Al
the beginning Of the Crlmean war, ana i-
what the Russian diplomats consider 10 ha,.
been downright treachrry, during the dry-
opmant "f that memorable struggle. H..
was also equally obnoxious To Prussia on III.
count OF his SurrrpttIOuS, underhand De-.
ings toward the cabinet of Berlin during yha,
epoch. lie was then IA partisan "t the allie.
and was supposed to he on good terms wl,h
both the Tulieries and ST. James But now
he has brought on Il war with one of the .u,-
ernments, and has not secured either the sun.
port or even the friendly understanding with
the other. Under such a comblnatlon Of
circumstances, he could not dacently r..
main ut the head OF Austrian diploma
in So OMNIBUS y CRISIS. Ills success
Count Bernard Won Rechberg, Is u HrA
man. n far a. relations with the Russian
and English cabinets are concerned. H.
was civil Governor al the Lomhardn-\ CO..
etian Kingdom in lSls-9 and Is pre-rml.
nently Il German. familiar with the hand
ling Of the knotty domestic policy otGermaIn.
and has a great influence on the opinions .
the petty German soyereignS and ~so-cal.ri
statesmen. especially on those Of W urtcmbur.
Bavaria, llesse Cassel and the rest Of Au,ta,
tail in the German diet. These influence,
and these relations, he now brings into ,h-
councils of Francis Joseph. His spproiu,
ment is therefore not only satisfaction loll-
German partisans OF Austria, but really ~
creases the moral and material >trengtn
of Austria in her present isolation. A. pr
sident of the German Diet, Count Rechhcr.
has often opposed the views Of Prussia, hw
has never committed acts OF bad faith. Ike
his predecessors, Buol. He will probably ny.
be able to obtain from Prussia amy deviation
from her line ofneutrality: but, as representing
for IN immense number Of Germans the gen.
uine German features of the Proteau dlr'r
macy of Austria, he will Ice able 10 bear .a
public opinion, and find II hearing at Berlin
in case ofthe utmost emergency
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-31
An Appeal to tho President.

We copy the following from the w a-h.
ington States
I'VE entreat Mr.. Buchanan-as lac value
the honor OF the country, as he values the 10
trgrity of the Democratic party, a. he value
the purity Of the Executive office, as he value
his own tair iame-to revoke, Indignantly r.
woke, at once. the commissions of the escape
felon of a Sandman penitentiary, AMI III
VIGOROUSLY Infamous pedlar in polite, n
in morals, whose name is familiar to ever
ear as 1.-THE basest l|lessian Of them all
Wykoff, ifhe has departed from New lorS
can be found, no doubt, lettering about L"a.
don or Paris, playing of his official imr"I'
ance in a rare manner. Grund is more Ike
ly to be ut one or another of the German Vi.
tering places, magnifying the nature OF h,
employment-in fact, %insinuatlng IN othc,a.
circles that he it superintendent in genera
and special controller in particular, VI oar
European legations. Let the former be oyer
taken by the next mail--the steamer whlsi
goes III Wednesdny-with an official rev"'l
ton, and the latter contemptuOusly dlsmi'"
ed. Let the national disgrace conseqnrn'
upon their appointments be wiped out, a. i"f
as such a disgrace can be removed. And
the Executive portals be hermctlcally scale
hereafter to the remainder Of the insoLent
disreputable Jack ketch clique" And YET
we suppose, the Appeal will not be needed
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-31
The Virginia Election.

There are Isl counties in the State; the
same ratio Of gain in the counties yet to hear
from would elect Goggin 10y about Loco ma
iority. Many of the returns, however, are
merely reported, and in some cases Incom-
plctc, aud cannot be relied upon.
The result in the Congressional districts
as far rs ascertained, appears To be as fol-
lows: In the LIST, ID. 4th, 9TH, 1th, oh, llth,
18th, and 18th districts, the regular Demo
cratic candidates are elected. All these, tx
cept James II. Skinner, who in the 9th DIS
trict succeeds Mr.. Letcher, the Democratic
candidate for Governor, are members Of the
present Congress. In the Sd district there is
a close contest between Caskie, regular Dem
ocrat, and Dejarnette, Independent Demo
crat. In the 9TH district, Shelton +. Leake,
Independent Democrat, is elected over Panln-
Powell, the regular nominee. In the sth
district Alex. K. Boteler, Opposition, is cleo
ted over c. j. Faulkner, Democrat.
For the Legislature, the Opposition have
gained a number ofmembers. but how many
il is impossible to say.-Bah. Amer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-31
Counterfeit Money.

On Wednesday, the llth inst, the day on
which l.. i. Lent's Circus exhibited here,
some lawl.ss sJoundrrl or scOundrels sue
rccled IN passing II considerable quantity Of
counterfeit money upon our citizens, and the
proprietor OF the Circus; and unlucklly it was
not discovered by the individuals imposed up
on until Il day VI two afterwards, or they
could have succeeded in arresting the perpe-
traitors. We understand that l.. b. Lent re
ceiyed some 1920 Of this counterfeit money
in payment for admission INTO his circus
Nearly all our Merchants, Hotels, and other
places ot business, were imposed upon in like
manner Had this money been presented
upon any other day, it would have been de-
tecteJ, from the fact that during the hurry
and confusion incidental to such occasions,
business men have not the time and oppor-
tunity To closely scrutinize every note hand
ed thcm-hence the imposition. The major
portion Ot this money was cOunterieIts upon
the North western Bank, OF Va, of So and
$40 notes, and were SO will executed that
they could sea rcely be distinguished. a
quantity Of coin Of different denominations,
representing gold and silver, was also passed.
Some of our citizens have taken steps 10
ferret out and arrest the imposters-and We
trust they may succeed and deal to them the
extreme extent Of the law which they richly
merit. .Nhsp. ulster.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-31
A Town with two Names.

The GOOD citizens Of the town OF Tarhoro'n are
much exercised at this time about the name
of their village. Not long since efforts were
made by some Of the citizens Of that place IL
have the name changed from larboro 10 Tar
boro thelatter bei~ngsupposedt to be lts original
name. pom Misrepresentation the name
was altered on Cookies new map of North
CarGliua, and the Postmaster General alter
ed the name of the Post Office. But on APP
plication to the last General Assembly L.
confirm the change. a petition was sent Ia It,
signed by a majority Of the qualified voters
demonstrating against the proposed change
and accordingly it was not made. This left
the town and post office Of different names.
To obyiate this difficulty. another petition WAS
sent To the Postmaster General signed by Il
majority Of the voters, requesting HIM to
change the name of the post office again 10
Tarburo,' but that ~tunrtlOnary. thinking the
frequent change of the names Of post Offices
would lead to confusion aud irregularity i'll
keeping the accounts Of pOstmaSters, &c, re
fused to make the change. So the good citi-
zens Of the largest town i'll Edgec"mbc. have
now two names for their t~"wn-Turjoro' and
Tawboro.'- Raisiy Register.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-31
The Volunteer Military in England.

England has ut last yielded to the fore" .l
circumstances, and il now encouraging th'
formation Of volunteer rifle companies, 81
means of defence. The example at ,h'
United States in this matter, and th" sui
den raising of an army to fight the MeNI"lu'
out of the volunteer military organlzati"l'
of this country, have not been without u''''
effect in that country. Some old lear, per
haps, of trained troops not in the -%cr'lr""
the Government, may have kept her IRON
adopting this measure before, but now ~
Government sees that the best deIendcr ..
her soil il militia, who voluntarily submit I
military training, perfect themselves IN ~
cipline, practice with the rifle I'LL they ''
come good marksmen, and who al" Ini''
yidually bear the expense, Of this %train'n'
With this volunteer spirit properly stimuli.
ted in 80 brave Il nation, England WILL N'""
have a fighting force which she can al~a!'
rely upon in an emergency, either Tor deirh''
or invasion; and have no necessity oil en-.
ploying foreign auxiliarles to tight her hn'
ties. The Times recommends that the a'
tention of the new companies shall be turn'l
chiefly to rifle practice 80 IA t. become ,lf'
marksinen, ~ the chief value Of u soldier =
in his sure aim; the field movements sai
eyolutions can be learned with very lttI9
training Afterwards.