Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1860-12-21

preach IN the morning and at night.
D. w. ARNOLD.
Over one hundred and sixty good firms
IN New York went to protest within ten
days last week.
We received from the Cosmopolitan Art
Union Association, an elegant steel engra-
wing Of the Hon. Edward Everett.
The number of Slaves in Maryland has
decreased Is, 900 since 1850. The whole
number in the State now is IS, 900.
Robert Saunders, Esq, Of Williamsburg,
Va, has been elected President of the York
River and Richmond Railroad.
HON.. 7. Harris will please accept eur
thanks for parts /. 2, 8. 4, and appendix of
Congressional Globe, containing the debates,
DO of the LIST Session of the Seth Congress.
Mr.. MCGOWAN has been elected delegate
to Congress from Arizona, vice It. Mowry,
resigned. His competitor was our old friend
Hon F W Pickens has been elected Gov
erncr of South Carolina. It is said he is
ono Of the most conservative of the seces-
sionists, and is in favor of cooperation.
The President has issued proclamation
appointing the 4th of January as day of
general humiliation and prayer throughout
the United States.
There will be bloodshed should the "Mi-
mute Men" of South Carolina demand the
surrender of Fort Moultrie Maj. Ander-
son will resist the demand.
The late Attorney General Black was, ON
Monday last, confirmed by the Senate as
Secretary of State, instead of Mr.. Dickin-
son. as stated on our first page.
We are indebted to Mr.. James Hawkins.
ct the Stage Office under the Virginia Ho-
tel, for can Of very superior fresh Oysters
Mr.. H. receives them daily, and is selling
them very cheap.
We call attention to the advertisement of
Mrs. Davis. Her facilities for accommoda-
ting boarders are very good, and her table
supplied with the best the market affords.
A gentleman named Roland, in Califor-
MIA. has invented shoe by which he can
walk on water. He recently walked halt
mile out in San Francisco Bay.
COL Walter Gwyn. well known civil
engineer, formerly of Virginia, has accept
ed the command of a Military Company in
Carolina. He is graduate of West Point
Judge Douglas asserts that he will not
speak at present. nor make the coercion
speech attributable to him. He is in favor
of sxhausting all peaceable means for the ad-
justment of the present difficulties.
Robt. B. Sherrard, Esq. is announced
a. candidate to represent Hampshire coun-
ty in the called session of the Legislature.
10 fill the vacancy occasioned by the resig-
nation of Col. Blue.
Under the new apportionmcnt of Congress
sional representation, Maryland will proba-
bly, lose one member of Congress, New York
two, and South Carolina one. Illinois will
gain FIVE.
Mr.. Garrett Stanton, living in the vicin-
ity Of Swoopes Depot, in this county. was
burnt to death one day last week. He was
left alone in the House, under the influence
of liquor, and when discovered was so bad
ly burned, that he died shortly afterwards.
We learn, says the Winchester Viiryiniian,
that on Sunday last, at the Methodist E.
Church, the Rev. B. F. Brooke admitted
to full membership SERENITY one persons. with
twelve others who had joined churches elsc-
where. making total of eighty-three.
The resolution that passed the Georgia
House of Delegates extending aid and SYM
pathy to any seeding State, in the event of
the Federal Government attempting eoer-
cion, failed to pass the Senate on Friday,
after an animated discussion, by vote Of
81 to Sc.
Mrs. Anderson, wife of Maj. Anderson,
who is in command of Fort Moultrie, re-
Gently called upon the President and de-
manded reinforcement of the Fort. His
refusing to do so she will consider wicked
design 10 sacrifice her husbands life. for he
will never surrender it 10 South Carolina
while lving.
The strongest evidence Of the reckless
ness which has prompted the action of South
Carolina is the fact that after she has dis
solved her connection with the present gov
eminent she has no plan digested for aDoth-
or. She is acting, and wants us to follow,
regardless of consequences. What kind Of
a government does she propose? Repuhli-
can or Monarchial:
1t will be seen by reference to the Pros
pectus Of The Ne,o York Ledger, which
will be found in another column, that the
proprietor of that popular weekly has secur-
ed an array Of distinguished contributors for
his paper for the New Y ear such as has new
er been equaled by any publication in the
world C'he TeG1er ia al wavs oh aroctor;,od