Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1859-10-07
ITEMS OF NEWS.

One thousand dollars has been raised in
New York to aid the London strikers.
There was frost in Washington county,
Va, on Monday last.
The suicides throughout the United States
now average about nine week.
The Governor of New York has appoin-
ted Thursday, the Oath Of November, as
day Of thanksgiving in that State.
A long article appears in the Parkers-
burg News, giving history Of the ''life and
tines ofGov VIM Smith, and recommen-
ding him for the Presidency.
SENTENCED TO BE Hume. Jos. W. Thorn
ton, convicted at st. Louis Of the murder of
Mr.. Charless, has been sentenced to be hung
On the 18th of November.
AN OLD RELIC GoNH.-The incendiary's
torch has fred and destroyed the old bull
ding in Westmoreland county, Va, in
which President Monroe was born. The
house has been unoccupied for some time.
Flour $240 A BARREL At the last ac-
counts -four was selling on the island of
Hayti at two hundred and forty dollars per
barrel That looks like high price-but
the money was Haytien currency, which
is like our old continental money. About
$40 Of it is worth one silver dollar.
HORRIBLE SUPERSTITION Mrs. Pres
colt Lawrence, Of Winhall, VT, died few
days since, Of Consumption, and as num-
Der Of the family had previously died of the
same disease, the family went through the
superititious farce Of burning the lungs,
heart and liver Of the deceased, to prevent
any more dying Of the same disease.
A FA1LURE.-De Lave, the rival of
Blondin, attempted to cross the Genesee
Falls, N. ", Thursday, on tight-rope.
carrying man on his back; after few
steps the rope walker fell, but both him
self and the passenger were saved by
clinging to the rope They had to ''shin''
it to the opposite shore.
RA young lady, aged about 16 Of con
siderable intelligence and prepossessing ap-
pearance, is now residing with the sheriff of
Ottowa Co., ILL.,, preparatory to her reno
val to the lunatic asylum. She became in
sane from viewing the aurora borealis a
short time ago, which she was induced IL
believe betokened the approaching end Of the
world.
ILLINOIS PoL1r1cs The Republicans of
the sixth Congressional district have nomi.
mated John NJ Palmer as candidate for
Congress, to fill the vacancy occasioned by
the death of Mr.. Harris. The National
Democratic State Committee of Illinois has
called the State Convention to meet al
Springfield on the 10th of January, to choose
delegates to the Charleston Convention
The CRsR1oU1 HuMBuas. -A careful de.
monstration has shown that 300 pounds Of
pure gold REPRESENTS the entire quality taker
out Of the graves at Chiriqui. This woulo
give only the sum Of $75, 900, calculating
the value at $3.50 per pound. TO gather
this $75, 900 has required 46.500 days
work, performed by about 1000 persons
mostly during the month of July.
TOBACCO INSPECTIONS inspections
Of Tobacco for the year ending the list inst
in the cities named, were as follows Rich
mond, Al, 797 hbds. !; Lyachburg, 1851
Petersburg, 5000. As compared with
last year the inspections show falling of
of 1,2l1 hhds. at Lynchbarg; $500 al
Richmond, and az increase Of 925 Ehds. a,
Petersburg.
COMMERCE. OF ALEXANDRIA. VA.-The
Alexandria (Va.) Sentinel states that the
number Of foreign arrivals at that port du-
ring the month of August was greater than
any previous month for the last six wears.
The ship Falmouth has just completed the
discharge of her cargo of railroad iron, for
the Orange and Alexandria Railroad ex-
tension land the St. Charles, from Liver
pool, is now discharging e cargo Of salt.
CoUNrEaFEITs. The Richmond Dispatch
says, that ia one weeks time, gentle mar
on F. anklin street had the following notes,
all counterfeits, presented at his counter,
either to change or to pay for small pur
chases
Merchants Bank Of Newberl, N. G.
$40; Bank Of Wilmington, n. c., SIS
Bank Of Cape Fear, N c., S.; NortI
Western Bank Of Virginia, IS and $40
Bank Of Commerce, IS.
IRON FOR THE CAPITOL DoME.-The a
mount of iron thus far used on the dome Of thu
new Capitol at Washington is about 2. 500,
900 pounds. To complete the first section
will require 100000 pounds additional
making total of 100000 The tota
weight of iron for the whole dome will bt
about 100000 pounds. This grea
weight will only be about fifty pounds t.
the. square inch, in the thickness of ths
walls.
SAFETY OF La MOUNTAIN AND HApDocK
Troy, N. y, Oct. "a despatch VA
received here this evening from Professor
La Mountain, dated Ottawa. Canada West
as follows: Lost all !; landed three hun
dred miles north Of Watertown in the Ca
madam wilderness. We were four day.
without food, aud were brought out by In
dian guides in canoes. Please inform ny
wife. (Signed, John La Mountain.
THE DEATH OF Mr.. BRuNEL.-The de
cease Of Mr.. Brunei, tie eminent engineer
occurred at his residence in London, on tn
18th inst. On the 9th he was carried iron
the Great. Eastern to his residence, in a yer,
dangerous and alarming condition, having
been seized with paralysis, induced, it wa
believed, BY over mental anxiety. In spit