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

the trustees Of the University Of North Car
DINA.
New counterfeits on the Northwestern
Bank Of Virginia, and Harrisburg, Pa,
were circulated in Winchester on last Tues
day, by two men, who, after accomplishing
their object, made good their escape.
We mustsuit the fattery to the mind and
taste Of the recipient. There are some who
profess to despise all fattery, but these can
generally be fattered by being told that
they despise it.
~The new custom house Of Chicago is
splendid building It is three stories
high. The lower is devoted to the post Of
fee, the second to the custom house, and
the third to the United States courts. It
is built Of Illinois marble, Of cream color
It will cost $3.50, 1000.
ARREST OF FoRGERs. York, Sept
"A German lawyer and one of the clerks
Of the Board Of Alderman Of this city were
arrested yesterday, at the instance Of the
State Department at Washington, charged
with forging United States passports.
Gov. Wise has pardoned VIM. White,
free negro who was sentenced to the pen
itentiary for FIVE years by the Hastings
Cont Of Richmond city, for stealing wear
ing apparel from Dr. W. A. Washington
The negro had served FIVE months Of his
term.
HORSE SHOES OF Sot1D GoLD.-There was
lately on exhibition at Sidney, Australia, a
set Of horse shoes made Of native gold,
weighing twenty-four ounces, and worth a
tout $500. They were made for favor
tie pony in New South Wales.
LARGE COMPENSATION. The general a.
gent for the Western States, of the famous
Etna Insurance Company, Of Hartford, re-
coives compensation larger than that Of
the President of the United States. The
Hartford Times says his commissions annu-
ally range from $25, 900 to $4,000.
NICARAGUA TREATY RATIFIED. Wash
ington, Sept. 3.-The Department of State
is officially informed Of the ratification by
Government Of Nicaragua of the Lamar
Zeladon treaty, the clause objected to by
this government having been previously ex-
plunged.
There was grand Democratic jubilee at
Harrodsburg, KY, on Wednesday laat
Over five thousand persons were present.
| Speeches were made by Vice President
Breckenridge, Gov Magofin ex- Gov Wick
life, Hon. A. J. James. Judge Moore,
Mai. Chrisman, Hon. We. Simms, and
Hon. A. G.. Talbot.
In the formation Of a single locomotive
engine there are over 5000 pieces to be
put together, and these require to be as ac-
curately adjusted as the works Of watch
Every watch consists of at least 202 pieces,
employing probably over 200 persons, dis
tributed among 40 trades say nothing
of the tool makers for all these.
A young man named VIM. Fl. johnson
fell from the top Of the tennessee Falls, at
Rochester, Wednesday afternoon, while
witnessing the rope walking Of Mons. De
Lave, and striking the rocks below, was
instantly killed The distance he fell was
over 80 feet. The accident occurred near
where Sam Patch met his death.
HoUsroN's MAJoR1TT. The Texas papers
state that the election returns give Hous-
toms majority for Governor, at about / 200.
The Crockett Argus says: "A doubt is left
whether Lubbock or Clarke is elected Lieu
tenant Governor. The race is close one
and may not be decided until the entire
State is heard from"
The Nashville Union has received the
entire vote Of Tennessee, official and re-
ported, the returns from thirty-two coun-
ties being unofficial The footing is as fol-
lows: For Harris, rs, 1852; for Netherland
6S,159; Harris majority, S,103. The
aggregate vote of this year reaches 144,-
421, being 1886 larger than that of two
years ago, and 4,605 larger than cast in
the Presidential election Of 1856.
THE PnooREss OF THE Press. -Within
less than one hundred years ago, the estab-
lishment of third printing press in the T.
nited States was regarded by many Of DR.
Franklin's friends as a hazardous enterprise.
Since then, such has been the multiplied
ton Of newspapers in this country, that
seven hundred and fifty mills are now en-
ployed to furnish printing paper. These
mills are operated by 1000 engines.
A steamboat has just returned to st. Lou
is from trip up the Missouri River to Fort
Benton, three thousand miles from its mouth
and only seventy miles from the sources of
the Columbia River This is the fnrthest
point yet reached by steamboat, and it is
now demonstrated steamboat may without
any difficulty, 60 from Pittsburgh to Fort
Benton and back. In truth, the interval
navigation Of the West is yet in it's infan-
cy.
Sonora AND CHIHUAHUA st. Louis,
Sept. 1.-The Arizona correspondent of the
Republican, = writing from Tubac, Au-
gust 18th, says that an express from Mag
dalena, brings intelligence that indepen-
dence is about to be declared in Sonora and
chihuahua. Gov. Pesquiera has been
placed at the head Of affairs-for some time
past he has been receiving large supplies of
cannon small arms and ammunition, and
has increased the army to nearly 5000
men.
SHORT WHEAT CRop.-The milers of
this place, ascertaining that there is no more
wheat in this county than will be needed for
home consumption, have made arrangements
to obtain supply from the West, to grind
for other markets. We imagine that this
is the first time that grain was ever impor-
ted from other States by the millers of