Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1860-01-03
The News
The News.
The Legislature of Virginia was not IN session

The News.
The Legislature of Virginia was not in session
last week. a E
The Rev. A. D. Hepburn, pastor OF New
Providence Church, Rockbridge, has accepted
the Professorshp of Rhetoric in the University
of North Carolina.
The South Carolina Legislature have passed
resolutions in favor of Southern Convention 10
consider the subject of dissolution of the Union
Col Mernmnger has been appointed Oommls-
sioner to bear the resolutions to Virginia.
A Young Irishman named Dennis Tomay, was
killed by man named Jackson Garrison, near
Harrisonburg, about 10 o'clock, on Saturday
night, the Oath nit. He was stabbed to the
heart by pocket knife, and died instantly Gar
rson delivered himself up, and was committed
for trial.
Senator Seward arrived at New York, from
Europe, on the 9th, and was received Dy q
large number of his personal and political
friends. A formal sswelcome" took place the
next day, at the City Hall, the Council having
granted the use of the chamber to .evince their
appreciation of his worth and public services :
Helper. Of infamous notoriety, has perpetrated
piece of impotence, by sending splendldly
bound copy of the unabridged edition OF MS
s.Impending Crisis to Missouri CLARK, with Q
letter, returning that gentlemln his sincere
thanks for the magnificent advertisements he mas
/ bestowed, free of charge, upon his DOCK, he
| ought also to send one bound in git-edged mo-
rocco to old Bennett, for his services IN extend,
ing the sale OF the volume.
Richard Realf who was associated with
i Brown and his confederates in framing the new
constitution in Canada, for the United States,
has written a letter to the President from Aus
tin, Texas, declaring his willingness to surrender
] himself. He says that when he was an Adolf
Zionist he was ready to die for bis convictions
4 but now having become a Southerner, he is e.
oually ready to die for bis new principles. Mr..
l Realf is an accommodating gentleman, certainly
Brownsville dates of the 22d have been re-
ceiyed. Three hundred troops and rangers
. marched up the Rio Grande on the 18th, where
they met portion of Cortinas' band. After q
cannonade or both sides, the Americans charged
4 and fell into an alnbuscade, thus allowing the
Mexicans to save their artillery. Cortinas on
the Goth. concentrated his whole force above
Brownsville. where the Americans went and
4 met him, and after a severe hight, defeated him
Col. Ford's rangers and Lockridge's party, from
New Orleans, had arrived previously. The A
mericans were pursuing Cortinas, who was re-
treating rapidly.
A despatch from Washington Saturday, the
31st, says: The Hon. Mr.. Branch was arrested
on warrant issued by Justice Dom, on the
charge of being about to make arrangements to
leave the District of Columbia for the purpose OF
engaging in hostile combat with the Hon. Mr..
Grow. and was held to bail in the sum of 5000,
for his appearance at a further examination on
Tuesday. Mr. Grow, it appears, had yesterday
engaged hackman to call at place designated.
to take him and his party at 3 ea.yUa this morn
ing, in the direction ofse5liver Spring, Maryland
The hackman did not keep the secret. and hence
! the arrest. Tbs principal friend of Mr.. Branch
was Mr.. VIA, low (; and that Of Mr.. Grow, Mr.
i Fenton. Mr.. Grow has also been arrested and
/ required to give Sail in the sum of $4,000 tc
4 keep the PEACE, and not leave the District of Co
ilisifse light duel
nmond Enquirer says: Reliable infor-
..5.-sssn having been received that about one
hundred and fifty southern students designed
leaving the New York Medical College, to unite
with the Richmond Medical College, the City
1 Council held called meeting yesterday, and, by
a vote of ten to two, authorized the sum of $5,-
900 to be placed under the control of commit
tee of the council to meet all necessary expenses
that may be incurred by the said students in
| leaving New Y ork and entering the Medical Col
lege here.
i It is stated that the special committee Of the
Senate, appointed to inquire into all the facts
connected with the Harper's Ferry invasion,
have slbpened Judge Army, OF Kansas; Mr.. Con-
way, the congressman elect from Kansas; Au-
gustus Wattles, editor of the Kansas Herald of
Freedom; Captain Montgomery, one of the Kan
sas free State border ruffian leaders; G. P. Low
rey, at one time adjutant general of the free
State forces of Kansas DR.. Howe, of Boston
Mr.. Sanborn, of New Hampshire, and Gerrit
Smith.