Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1866-01-09
NEWS ITEMS.

NEWS ITEMS.
John Mitchell is reported in Paris as looking ex-
tremely well.
son was born to General Mcclellan at Dres.
den on the 10Th ult.
There is child in Detroit with two perfectly
formed noses, one Roman and the other Grecian.
Fred. Douglas has written q letter accepting
the position of delegate in Washington Of the coll
ored men of New York.
Campbell, the new Mexican Minister, agrees
more closely with Mr. Seward on Mexica n affairs
than Logan.
During the past season five hundred marine
disasters occurred on the lakes-a number nearly
double the average for the last five years.
An ex-Empress died in Philadelphia few days
ago. 1t was Madame Haute de Iturhide, widow
of the former Emperor of Mexico.
| Hon. Alexander Randall is spoken of as the
probable successor in the Cabinet of Secretary
Harlan, who is expected soon to retire.
General Grant lie about to issue an order direct
ing that disabled soldiers shall have preferences
over the able-bodied as watehmen of public build
ings, etc.
| No one expects return to specie payment for
years. But every one looks out for currency
contraction, which may occur, possibly, next sum.
mer, but not before.
Mr.. Campbell, the new Mexican Minister. Il
more tractable ON the Mexican question than
General Logan. III has been instructed to re-
main constantly in proximity to President Juarez,
1t is reported that Colonel O'Mahoncy has re-
ceived dispatch from Stevens, the Irish Hssa
Centre, calling for prompt and decisive action by
the Fenians. The crisis is said to be near as
hand.
son of John c. Breck nridge is now a clerk
in the banking house of E. NJ. Bruce Il Co., &C
Augusta, Georgia, and in addition to supporting
him self contributes to the support of his father
and family.
William Cullen Bryant, although over seventy
three years of age sill personally attends to his
duties as editor of the New York EDenias Poss.
1t is stated that the amount of editorial written
by him amounts to nearly column per dag,
Artemus Ward says: '.My married friends, tis~
ten to me: If you treat your wives as tho they
were perfectly gentlemen-if you show 'em that
you have entire confidence in them, believe me.
they will be troo to you, most always"
raced list of generals it is stated, will short.
ly be publish ed-the number on the roll ut pres
ent being fully double what there is any need Of
Gen. Grant is as thorough in his ideas of retrench-
ment as the President and the public are greatly
in his debt therefor.
Nearly all the Southern representatives have
followed suit of the venerable Jacob Barker from
Louisiana-gone home--nor will they return until
Congress has acted on the questions pending re-
garding the political status of the States lately
in rebellion.
| General Wade Hampton arrived in this city q
few days ago. and proceeded to his plantation on
| the coast We learn that the General brought
out large number Of freedmen from South Car
olina TO cultivate his fine plantation the coast.
NsW Orleans Pieayuas, 1873.
! The French Minister on Thursday received of.
| fetal in nteigence from President Juarez of the
abandonment of chihuahua by the French forces.
Two millions of Mexican silver dollars, coined nc
! Ell Paso, deposited on Thursday in one Of
the banks in Washington, to the credit of the Mex
lean Republic.
| Row on THAIN.-A distu, bance occurred on
o train on the Dayton and Western railroad (Ohio)
on Christmas day. arising out of o refusal to pay
| fare the part of number of railroad laborers
who insisted on going up to Dayton on the train.
Two of the laborers were killed and others in
injured.
| SNAIL Pox.-Eke small poz is on the increase
in and aronnd Holly Springs, Miss. Most Of tho
cases fatal, and though chiefly visiting the me-
groes, it has found its way into the best families
of the vicinity. 1t is in the palatal mansion
which General Grant occupied as his Headquarters
at Holly Springs
It is estimated that the amount of cash already
raised by the Fenian leaders is not far from fye
millions of dollars. The publication of the names
of the Canadian contributors, we see is bringing
q good many people there into serious trouble.
The Toronto papers are calling on the Govern
ment to place them under arrest.
"Baby'' Bates, the biggest man out Of doors,
left this place for his home, on Big Sandy. on
Wednesday last He is twenty-eight years old,
seven feet high, wei CHS three hundred and four.
teen pounds, and has foot fourteen inches long.
He was in the Confederate service during the war.
and although as easy to hit as barn door, es
capped, We believe, without scratch.-Vr Vrginion.
abingdon, Va.
ENLARGED NEwspApERs.-The press of thecoun.
try is enlarging its borders. There are two class
es of journals tha do this one acting in the spr-
1t of genuine enterprise and on thoroughly di.
gested rlan, whereof greater excellence is the
leading idea; the other is composed of mere imi.
taors, who enlarge because others have done 50.
promising the same things, but failing at ali points.
The extra space they thus obtain they do not
know how to use, and they fill it with advertise
ments at beggarly rates. The reader gains moth
ing but false promises p larger shsst With lssy