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VOL. XXXVII. JOS. A. WADDELL, 1 L. WADDELL, Jr., > Proprietors. RICHARD MAUZY, ) ' TERMS. r-if The "SPECTATOR" is published once a week it Two Dollars and fifty Cents a year, which may be discharged by the payment of Two Dollars at any time icithin the year. No subscription will be discontinued hut at '.he option of the Editors, until all arrearages are paid.. A D VER TISEMENTS of ten lines (or less,) inserted three times for one dollar, and twenty-five cents/or each i übsequent Mntinaance. Larger advertisements inserted in the same proportion. A liberal discount made to those who advertise by the year. Professional Cards, not exceeding seven lines, will be inserted for one year for $5 00 —6 months for $3 00. Onesquare, (tenlines)... .1 year $8 00 " " % months 5 00 " " 8 " 300 Two squares 1 year .12 00 " " 800 " " 3 " 500 TJiree squares 1 year 15 00 " " 6 months 10 00 " " 3 " 700 One third column 1 year 18 00 " ** " % months 1200 » " •« 3 " 800 One column 1 year 50 00 " " % months 30 00 All advertising for a less time than three months, will be charged for at the usual rates —sl 00 per square for the first three insertions, and twenty- five cents for each tubseguent issue. MARKWOOD & GRAVES, FASHIONABLE TAILORS, Opposite the Marble Yard, V* Main St., Stannton, Va. ----*■ WOULD inform their friends and the public gen erally that tbey are now prepared to execute work entrusted to them in the neatest aud most fash ionable styles. As they have had the practice of six years as CUT TERS they feel confident of pleasing all who may favour them with their custom, and they hope by prompt attention to business to merit a liberal share of patronage. Staunton, Sep. 6, 1859. JAS. H. MCVEIGH. EDGAB T. MCVEIGH. jas. h. McVeigh & son., (Successors to McVeigh k Chamberlain,) WHOLESALE GROCERS, AND DEALERS IN Liquors, Wines, Tobacco, Segars, &C, PRINCE STREET WHARF, Alexandria, Va. March 29, 1859.—-ly. ~ Western Virginia % MARBLE WORKS, m f) AT STAUNTON jM II HARRISONBURG. p|U MARQUIS - KELLEY. M|§ Staunton, April 7, 1858. GEO. M. COCHRAN. JAMES COCHRAN. COCHRAN & COCHRAN, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, STAUNTON, VA., WILL practice their profession in all the Courts of Augusta and the Circuit Courts of Bath and Highland. Strict attention will be given to all bu§i ness entrusted to tbeir care. Aug. 24, 1858. POWELL HARRISON, ATTORNEY AT LAW, STaUNTON, VIRGINIA, WILL practice in the Courts of Augusta and High land. J__"°** He may be found at bis oflice, adjoining the Sheriff's office. Dec. 9, 1357. GA . SMITH Manufacturer of SWp • Ladies' Shoes of all descrip- MTj tions, keeps a large stock constantly on hand and otters them at very reasonable prices. Also MISSES' and CHILDREN'S SHOES. His stand is next door to thk Post Ofpice. Patronage is res pectfully solicited. Stauntou, May 17, 1859. GUY 8b W ADDELI, REAL ESTATE AGENTS, STAUNTON, VIRGINIA. BUYERS AND SELLERS will find it to their ad vantage to call at their oflice in the Brick part _p the Old Bell Tavern. Staunton, Sep. 6,1859. Gc. C. YEAKLE, DEALER IN CLOCKS, WATCHES AND JEWELRY SILVER AND PLATED WARE, Opposite Va. Hotel, Staunton, Va. Staunton, Aug. 30, 1859. J. M. HANGER ATTORNEY AT LAW, STAUNTON, VA., WILL practice in all the Courts held in Staunton, and in the Circuit Courts of Albemarle and ckingha m. Oflice in the brick-row, in the rear of he Court-house. Staunton, Dec. 30,1857. JOHN W. MEREDITH, DEALER IN JEWELRY, CLOCKS, WATCHES, &C, Main St, Stauiifbn, Va. B-gT* Watches and Jewelry Repaired. Staunton, Jan. 17. JOHN C. MICHIE, ATTORNEY AT LAW, WARM SPRINGS, BATH COUNTY, VA.. WILL practice in the Courts of Bath, Highland, Pocahontas and Augusta. p.W All business entrusted to him will be promptly attended to. March 13, 1860. —6mc. OCTOR JAMES li. GILKESON—Having located in Staunton, tenders his professionalser vices to the public. He may be found, when not pro essionally engaged, at the room over the Saddle and Harness establishment of Mr. G. H. Elick, nearly op posite the Post Offlce. Staunton Feb. 8.1859—tf. A. D. CHANDLER, UNDERTAKER, Staunton, Va., KEEPS METALIC CASES of all sizes, at Staun ton and Millborough Depot, at City Prices. Staunton, July 19, 1859. R. L. DOYLE, Attorney at Law, Stannton- Va., "ITTILL practice in the Courts of Augusta, Rock- YV bridge, Bath and Highland. July 29, 1857. KIRKWOOD HOUSE, Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D. C, JOHN H. k A. W. KIRKWOOD, Proprietors. Washington, March 24, 1858 —ly HEALING WATER.-DR. W. B. YOUNG, Druggist, has a large lot of Healing Water for Bale, and is the regular Agent for it in Staunton. Dec. 13. STOVES, STOVES.-We have just received 52 Stoves of various patterns, some entirely new, to which we invite the attention of the public. Staunton. Oct. 25. WoODS k GILKESON. UST RECEIVED.—The best and cheapestlow price TOBACCO that can be found. Wholesale or retail by JNO. B. EVANS. Staunton, July 26, 1«5*9. CORN JMEAL—For sale in large or small quan tities at tbe STAUNTON STEAM MILLS at market prices. Apply to _May 31, '59. S. A. RICHARDSON, Sup't. PHYSICIANS can always be supplied with a ful assortment of Medicines of the bust qdalitv at DR, H. S. EICHELBERGER'S. Staunton, Jan. 25, '59 FURS ! FURS!—IS sets of Furs just received, and will be sold at a very low figure. Staunton, Nov. 8. PIPER A FUNKHOUSER HANDSOME COAL GRATE for sale by WOODS k GILKESON. Staunton, Oct. 25. MILLER'S HEAVY GOODS-A full supply tor Servants' Wear, just received by Staunton, Oct. 11, '59. TAYLOR" & HOGE. iTsfVRECEIVED—A very fine assortment of CLOCKS to be sold very low. Staunton, Aug. 9, '59. G. C. YEAKLE. A BOOK FOR FARMERS.—Campbell's Manual of Agriculture. ROB'T COWAN. Staunton, Nov. 15. EATHER I LEATHER I !—2OOO lbs SOLE LEATHER -good stamp—for sale by Oct. 25. P. N. POWELL k CO. CLOAKING CLOTHS.—A few pieces of Black Corded Cloaking Cloth, just received at Staunton, Nov. 22,1859. D. A. KAYSER'S. ' W___Z/** *mW rm+4k rm&S *__T <~-U-<^ / 4w* ' ' MISCELLANEOUS. __ FOR GOVERNOR. GABRIEL HIRSH! FOR LIEUT. GOV. WILLIAM JONAS 1 NOTWITHSTANDING the failure of the Atlantic Cable to come up to the expectations of some of the knowing ones of the Old and New World, yet GABRIEL HIRSH, one of the largest stockholders I in the concern, for the purpose of cultivating a frater ! nal feeling with all mankind, has extended it as far ias the city of Staunton, where it is performing some ! of the greatest achievements of the age, in the wayot | exhibiting at his old stand, on Main Street, the j largest and most complete STOCK OF GOODS ever i brought to this market. The greatest wonder, how ever, even surpassing the operations of the Cable, are the "CHINESE JUGGLERS," on exhibition at his window, where the prettiest man in the country is al ways to be found engaged in Repairing Watches and Jewelry. USF" The 94,000 offered sometime since, is stillin the hands ofaresponsible gentleman in Staunton,ready to be handed over to any one who will bring forward a superior workman in his line. G. HIRSH. Stsuunton, Oct. It), 1858—tf CONFECTIONERY ESTABLISHMENT!!! CHOICE VARIETIES FOR THE SEASON AT THE STAND -oa__B_r occupied ar WM. T. MOUNT, Main St., Staunton, Va MAGNUS S. CEASE WOULD respectfully call tbe attention of the cit izens of Staunton and vicinity to his large and en irely new stock of FALL GOODS, which he is now receiving and opening, cousisting of Wate;*, Sugar and Soda Crackers, Picnics, Raisins, Figs, Currants, Cit ron, Dates, Prunes, English Walnuts, Filberts, Al monds, Ground Nuts, Pecan Nuts, Lemons, Oranges, Sardines, and Candies of every description.— Also Fancy Goods, French Candies, Cakes and Tors. |~y Wedding parties furnished at the shortest no tice, and on tbe most reasonable terms. Also Fresh Peaches, Lobsters, Pickles, Catchups, kc, kc He will sell on reasonable terms, and respectfully solicits a share of patronage. £_§•** Candy sold at Wholesale and Retail. Staunton, Nov. 8, 185 a. GKEAT EXCITEMENT AT THE CLOTHING HOUSE OF JACOB POLLITZ, (bbandeburg's old stand.) THOUGH the Great Eastern has met with serious accident, vet my large and well selected stock of FALL AND WINTER CLOTHING will abundantly show that my cargo of Goods did arrive sately, and includes the greatest variety of well finished clo thing ever brought to this market. My present stand, at Brandeburg's old Corner and Opposite the Va. Hotel, gives a sutticiencv of room to show to my customers as nice a stock of ClothiDg as can be exhibited this side of Baltimore and which I will sell at Baltimore City Prices. The public are invited to examine my stock, before purchasing elsewhere, at least all those wbo consid er tbat "a penny saved is a penny made." JACOB POLLITZ, Brandeburg's old stand, Opp'te Va. Hotel. Staunton, Oct. 11. 1859. ri^ANNERY.—I have this day associated my son, | JL Wm. B. Gallaher with me in the Tanning busi ness in the town of Waynesboro' and tbe business will hereafter be conducted in tbe name of H. L. GALLA HER <_ SON. Persons indebted to my Tannery are hereby notified lo come forward and settle, aud those having claims against it are requested to present the same for pay ment. My son, Win. B. Gallaher, will always be found at the Tannery and is authorized to settle for me. Public patronaj-e is solicited for the new concern. JOF The highest Cash price will be paid for hides, skins and bark at all times. H. L. GALLAHER. Waynesboro', Oct. 4, 1859.—1y*. DJRUttS AAD WmWSBEbWBZ P. H. TROUT & CO., ARE now receiving a large stock of Drags, Medicines, Paints, Oils, &c, they bought direct from the manufacturers and _"__ importers, and are able to sell pure articles on favorable terms. Their stock of SURGICAL IN STRUMENTS is very large, embracing all instru ments needed for town or county practice. Also the largest supply of Fancy Articles, Brushes, Fine Perfumery, &c, ever brought to this market. Staunton, March 6, 1860. APER HANGINGS.—I have ju-t received from one of the largest manufactories of Paper Hangings in the Uuited States, a great variety of samples ol the latest styles of Wall Paper. Per sons wishing to procure handsome papering at rea sonable prices are invited to call and examine my samples, and I can order any they may select direct from the Manufactories; getting it here in a few days by express; selling in tbis way by the sample. la void the necessity of keeping a large stock on hand, and, consequently, will be able to sell for small pro fits —more particularly, to cash customers. Staunton, Feb. 28. R. COWAN. DE FORREST, ARMSTONG, __ CO. DRY GOODS JIERCHA-VTS, 80 & 82 Chambers St., N. V., Would notify the Trade that they are opening weekly, in new and beautiful patterns, the Wamsutta Prints, also the Amoskeag, a New Print, which excels every Print in the Country for perfec tion of execution and design in full Madder Colors. Our Prints are cheaper than any in market, and meet ing with extensive sale. Orders promptly attended to. Jan. 31,18^0—-ly DR. JAMES JOHNSTON, SURGICAL «fc MECHANICAL DENTIST, having been located permanently in Staunton for the last four years, would respectfully inform his friends and the public gene rally, that he still continues to practice Dentistry,in all its various branches, with the strictest regard to du rability and usefulness. Office on the south-side of Main Street opposite the old Spectator Office. Staunton, Nov. 29, 1854. UrpHE BELLE OF THE SOUTH!"—Six JL doz. Skeleton Skirts, of all makes, as follows : "Thomson's," "Sherwood's," "Moran's," and the "Belle of the South," which is considered the most graceful skirt now in use. The above Skirts have just been received and will be sold as low as possible. PIPER & FUNKHOUSER. Staunton, Mar. 6, 1860. —Yin copy WHEAT WANTED.-The Staunton~Steam Mills Co. will pay the highest prices in Cash for Wheat. Farmers wishing to dispose of tbeir crops will probably consult their interests by bring ing samples to S. A. RICHARDSON, Sup't. Nov. 15,1859. PLUSH AND VELVET VESTINGS.—IO patterns elegant Piu-h and velvet Vestings and 10 patterns fine Fresh Silk Mixed Cassimeres. Just received at D. A. KAYSER'S. Staunton, Nov. 22. VIRGINIA received a large supply of Virginia Cassimeres, made in Culpeper county, suitable for Oents Spring Suits. Call and see them. TAYLOR k HOGE. Staunton March 13, iB6O. UST RECEIVED.—A very ti_e^pM-_e s> lot of all kinds of Spectacles—pla-**"* v___K ted, steel aud gold—and all kinds of Spectacle Glas ses, concave, convex and colored. Staunton, Jan. 31—tf A. LANG. TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.- Our accounts are now drawn off" to the Ist of Jan uary last; and we hope those knowing themselves in debted will oome forward and pay up at once. Staunton, Feb. 21. TAYLOR <_ HOGE. SOMETHING EX-JRA.—Just received a fine article of Lvnchburg SMOKING TOBACCO, tor sale at the Tobacco House of J. B. EVANS. Staunton, January 17. ORSE SHOES, HORSE SHOE IRON, NAILS and Nail Rod, just received by WOODS & GILKESON. Staunton, Nov. 15,1859. AXES _-c—B doz. Superior Axes, 1 doz. Boy's do. Also a very superior lot of axe helves just received and for sale by WOODS k GILKESON. Staunton, Oct. 25. f^URS. —A few sets of very handsome Brown Rus sia, Fitch and Sable Furs. Received and for sale by D. A. KAYSER. Staunton, Nov. 22; 1859. ORN SHELLERS.—We have on hand four different varieties of Corn Shellers and Separa tors. WOODS k GILKESON. Staunton, Oct. 25. OLD DOMINION COFFEE POTS—A fresh suppiv on hand and for sale by Woods & gilkeson. Staunton, Nov. 15,1859. | *? BBLS. Molasses and Syrup, just received by Y*t TAYLOR k HOGE. Staunton, Oct. 11,1859. O ELF-HEATING SMOOTH IRONS—for sale by O WOODS k GILKESON. Staunton, Nov. 15,1859. WAITERS.— Several handsome sets of Waiters. Also single do. for sale by Staunton. Oct. 25. WOODS k GILKESON. ALL kinds of Iron Machinery fitted up at the work Shop of the Staunton Foundry. Sep.l3, 1859. A. J. GARBER k CO. FOR Hats, Caps, and every style of Gents' Furnish ing Goods, call at J. POLLITZ'S Staunton. Oct. 11,1859. Clothing Ho*asn QOFAS—A new lot Sofas, just to hand, very cheap O Staunton, July 19, '69. A. D. CHANDLER. STAUNTON, VIRGINIA, TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 1860. POETRY. Not Lost Forever. Not lost forever, though on earth we've parted! Not lost forever, though we meet no more! They do not wander lone and broken hearted, Who see Heaven's radiance on the further shore. Not lost forever! every gentle token That memory wins me from the far away, Shall fill my soul, though all our ties are broken, With tender grace, that never can decay. Not lost forever! while around me springing, The violets weep, the roses blush and bloom; And summer birds, in summer woodland singing, Flood with soft music all the tranquil gloom. There will be meaning in the stars, the flowers, The grand and solemn voices of the sea, Telling of happy dreams and happy hours, When life was sunshine, which it caught from thee. Not lost forever! Thou shalt still be near me, Through every fortune and in every clime; When cares oppress, or gentle memories cheer me, Thou Bhalt be with me, dearest, all the time ! A N Y. A Practical Joke. Original in character as he was in mind, Mike Walsh did not affect the society of profound wits and punsters, but found bis companions principally in the patrons of taverns, of every description ; and to an admiring crowd of listen ers, who understood and appreciated him, be would perform the part of Yorick, full of infinite jest and humor. Perhaps the greatest of all his performances in the way of "sells" was the cel ebrated "Frank McLaughlin" hoax, which kept this city in a fever of excitement for nearly a week, and found its way to California, where it was highly successful. The history of tbe hoax may be interesting to others tban those who have been its victims, and it shall be given as nearly as we can recall the exact fact. In Bayard Street, near Mott, a Democratic politician, named Manus Kelly, kept a tavern, which was frequented by a number of young and old men out of employment, and among the number, Mike Walsh was a constant and perma nent sitter. A poor, miserable fellow, by the name of Frank McLaughlin, who was unfortu nately addicted to strong drink, was a lounger around the place, and one day, in a conversa tion witn Walsh regretted the hard luck that seemed so follow him in everything he attempt ed to accomplish. Mike told him that such talk was all nonsense, and said that he would prove to him that iv oue week he would be the most popular man in New York, and would have more people inquiring for him than any man in the city. Poor Frank did not understand what Mike meant, but his words brought an early ful filment. It was the period of the California ex citement, when letters were arriving in this city trom the first adventures, and Mike conceived the idea of starting a story of the arrival of Frank McLaughlin from California witb a trunk lull of letters. The scheme was caucussed in Kelley's tavern, and Walsh started down to the Ivy Green to post up the barkeeper on his hoax. The point was, if any one inquired for Frank McLaughlin, for the barkeeper to say that he had just left for a neighboring drinking shop.— For two days Mtke traveled over the city to the different public houses, repeating the story un til everything was in readiness. The first inqui rers came to Kelley's, having been sent there by Walsh, who would inform every acquaintance" that he "just left Frank McLaughlin, from Cali fornia, who had brought a letter addressed to him." As there were many thousands in this city who had friends in the Golden State, the bait took admirably, and as the inquirers came to Kelley's they would be sent to the Ivy GreeD, to the Carlton House, to the Franklin House, un til they were thoroughly exhausted, or some one in the joke relieved them from further search. It was estimated that nearly five thousand per sons were looking for Frank McLaughlin at one time in this city, and men, women, and even children, were engaged in the hunt. Judges of our Courts, Ministers of the Gospel, all classes of society were crazy to find Frank McLaughlin and receive their letters from California. John Van Buren was among the number who inquired at the Ivy Green if "Frank McLaughlin was in ?" "No ;he left here about five minutes a go," waa the reply. "Well, that is consoling," returned John. "He left the Carlton ten min utes ago, and I am five minutes behind him here; well, I've gained five minutes on him any how !" and away went John to give way for the next customer. — N. Y. Leader. The Magic Box. A housekeeper's affairs had for a long time been becoming very much entangled, and the poor woman knew not what to do to get out ot her difficulties. After a time she bethought herself of a wise old hermit, who lived in the neighborhood, and to him she repaired for advice. She related to him all her troubles, saying : "Things go on badly enough; nothing propo pers in doors or out; pray sir, can you not devise some remedy for my misfortune?'' The hermit —a shrewd, rosy old man—begged her to wait, and retiring to an inner chamber of his eel', after a short time he brought out a curi ous looking box carefully tied up. "Take this," said he, 'Sand keep it for one year; but you must, three times a day and three times a night, carry it into the kitchen, the cel lar and the stable and set it down in each corn er. I answer for if, that shortly yon will find things improve. But be sure at the end of the year to bring back the box. Now, farewell." The good woman reoeived the box with many thanks and bore it carefully home. The next day, as she was carrying it into the cellar she met a servant who had been secretly drawing a pitcher of beer. As she went a little later into the kitchen, she found a maid taking a supper of omlets. In the stable, she disoovend deep in mire, the best cow standing, and the horse un curried, had hay instead of oats. So every day she discovered aud corrected some new faults. At the end of the year, she, faithful to her promise, carried the magic box back to the her mil, and besought him to allow her to keep it, as it had a most wondorful effect. "Only let me keep it one year longer, and I am sure all will be remedied." The hermit smiled and replied, "I cannot allow you to keep the box, but the secret that is hid den within you shall have." He opened the box, and lo! it contained noth ing but a slip of paper, on which was written a couplet: "Would you thrive most prosperously Yourself must every corner see." Rules fob Going to Sleep.—l. Fix yonr thoughts on some one thing. If you can't do that, fix them on two things. Fix ''em ! Yoo can easily unfix after you once get to sleep. 2. Don't go to bed with your head against the foot-board or your feet dangling on the floor. It disturbs the electric currents. 3. A writer recommends to suspend a bass drum over your head within reach, and pound on it with your fist. It will induce sound sleep. 4. Rolling the eyeballs is good except for blind people, it may do permanent injury to their sight. Rolling out of bed may be substitnted in such cases. 5. The danger of falling asleep lies principally in the distance you fall. Those who are subject to such falls should have a rope ladder conve nient to climb back again on. 6. Dining late is a poor way of anodyning.— In order to fall asleep each night with dispatch don't eat anything the day previous.— Sandusky Register. Theodore Hook was walking in the days of Warren's blacking, where one of the emissaries of that shining character had written on the wall, "Try Warren's B," but had been frightened from his propriety and fled. "The rest is 'lacking," said the wit. Historical Evidences of the Truth of the Scriptures. We presume that our readers are not aware how rapidly and how remarkably evidence to establish the truth of the Scripture records, is being brought forth from tbe monumental and other remains of tho buried past. Had the foresight and wisdom of man been employed, from the building of Babylon to the fall of the Roman Empire, to collect and pre serve from age to age such testimonials as might meet and confute the skepticism of the preseut day iv regard to the truthfulness of the histori cal portions of the Bible, it would not have pro duced so deep an impression upon our age as what God has so wonderfully preserved, and un expectedly produced, when needed most, to con found all skepticism, aud coufirm the faith of Christendom. The assault which has >been made by the learning and subtlety of the German infidelity upon the credibility of the Scripture narrative, ha_ ended as every previous attack upon Chris tianity has done, in establishing its truthfulness more clearly aud firmly than betore. Unbelief is continually stirrtd up to fre_h attempts, in order to show, asU wodd seem, that at every point the system of Christ is absolutely invul nerable. A lew years, poly have passed since these treasures ot the ancient world,, which so com pletely, because undesignedly, prove the truth fulness of Scripture bi-tory, were entirely un known, and when first discovered they were eagerly seized upon, as the very weapons where with to destroy the credibility of the Bible.— Theshouts of triumph with which the celebrated Zodiac ot Dendora wss hailed by the infidel phi losophy ot Europe, because upon its first super ficial examination it was thought to sweep away, the whole chronology of the Scripture narrative, have scarcely had time to die away before Chris tiauity has won for herself, and beyond all fear of future reversal of the world's verdict, the whole field of evidence, as drawu from the au thentic records of every great empire of the an cient world. Assyria, Babylon, Egypt Persia aud Phoenicia have come forth from their tombs, at the bidding of Christian science, and testify in the clearest manner to the truthfulness of those records which form the historical basis of the Christian system. One of the most impressive proofs of the gen uineness of the books of the Bible, is derived trom the late miuute and accurate investigation of travelers in Palestine. Such is the minute faithfulness of the Sacrtd Story, in all things connected with external things, that it forms the best possible hand book for the tourist, aod no candid man iv traversing that portion of the East with the Bible in his hand, can escape the conviction that its writers lived among and were perfectly familiar with the scenes wbich they describe. Every great feature of the scene .remains and presents itself to the eye of the modern traveler, precisely as they were, described by Moses and David and the Prophet?, and with the exception ot the cities and towns, oue knows tbat he is lookmg upon the very scenes which their eyes oetield, and which they described so faithfully, tbat they are recognized at once, after so many centuries have passed away. The land of the Prophets and the wondrous people, the land of signs and wonders, remains as the writers ot the Bible saw aud described it —the inhabitants only are gone. Impressions equally strong in regard to the truth of the Scriptures are derived Irom the exhumed remains of the great empires of the East, with which the Jewish nation stood connected. The Mountains of Egypt, the buried palaces of Babylon and Nineveh, and the Persian ruins, in connection with those ot Phoenicia, have en abled Christian scholars to reproduce the his tory, and even tbe aspt-ct—tboTjiaiinersand cus toms of a past which reaches almost to the Del uge, and with the history of those ages, that of the Jewish people and their records has been found so interwoven, that the truthfulness of sacred history must be admitted, or all ancient history must be abondoned at once as false.— To deny the credibility of the Old Testament writers is not now to reject the Bible only, but it is to declare the state records of every ancient empire false. Ol course, meu in the enjoyment of right reason, must not be expected to make this monstrous assumption, and therefore, as we have said, the truth of the Bible is far more firmly established than ever. Nor must we forget that the proof of the historical accuracy of these writers, in the circumstances in which they wrote, carries with it the truthfulness of their doctrines, unless we are prepared to be lieve that a perfect historical accuracy is con nected with hypocrisy and dishonesty in doc trine. Death of English Kings and Queens. —Wil- liam the Conqueror died from enormous fat, from drink and Irom violence of his passion.— WHliain liutus died the death of the poor stags that he hunted. Henry the First died of glut tony. Henry the Second died of a broken heart, occasioned by the bad conduct of his children. Richard Cceur de Leon died by an arrow from au archer. John died, nobody knows how, but it is said of chagrin, which is another term lor a dose of hellebore. Henry the Third is said to have died a natural death. Edward the First is likewise said to have died of a natural sickness —a sickness which would puzzle all the college of physicians to demonstrate. Edward the Se cond was most barbarou*ly and indecently mur dered by ruffians employed by his own mother and paramour. Edward the Third died of do tage ; and Richard the Second of starvation.— Henry the Fourth is is said to have died of fits cansed by "uneasiness," and uneasiness in those times was a very common complaint. Henry the Fifth is said to have died of painful affliction prematurely. This is a country phrase for get ting rid of a King. Henry the Sixth died in prison by means known only to the jailor. Ed ward Fifth was strangled in the tower by his uncle Riohard the Third. Richard the Third was killed in battle. Henry the Seveuth wasted away as a miser to jlo ; and Henry the Eighth died of carbuncles, fat and forty; while Edward the Ninth died ot decline. Queen Mary is said to have died of a "broken heart." Old Qneen Bess is said to have died of melancholy, from haviug sacrificed Essex to her enemies.— James the First died ol drinkiDg. He died of vice. Charles the first died on the scaffold, and Charles the Second died suddenly it is said of appoplexy. James tbe secoud died of old age aud sorrow. William the Third died of con sumptive habits of body, and the effects of vil lainy. Queen Anu died from her attachments to "strong water," or in other words, from drunkenness, whioh her physicians politely call ed an appoplectic fit. George the Second died of a rupture of the her rt. George the Third died as he lived —a madman. Throughout life he was it least a consistent monarch. George the Fourth died of gluttony and drunkenness. Awful Alternative. —The last will of a queer old miser who hasjustdied is much talked of at Vienna. He cut off all his nearest rela tives, and made a very distant one, an extreme ly handsome young girl, sole heiress of his con siderable property. So far there is nothing ex traordinary ; but there is a condition added to it. The testator was a hunchback, and had a club foot, which defects probably had obstrncted many attempts of his to marry. He has made it, therefore, a condition, sine qua non, that the heiress is to get the property only when she marries a man shaped as he was. She is, be sides, to live in a convent three months in each year to pray for his soul. The heirs-at-!aw have attacked this odd last will, on the plea that when it was made the testator must evidently have been mad. As there is, however, no equity of jurisdiction in Austria, they may find their task not an easy one. QUEET FOR LaWYFBS.— If in a shindy or a rout John Doe, should tear a piece from out Jack Roe's unmentionables. Query—in such a case as this, What course should each pursue? Should Jack, John sue For a breach of the peace, Or for a piece of the breeches ! Swapping Horses. Old Ben Gray was an old toper, and Old Ball was his favorite horse. Now Old Ball was Ja famous good riding horse, and the eye of every jockey in the neighborhood had been attracied by his fine points; but old Ben knew the value of Old Ball too well to part with him. When he was top-heavy what horse could carry him so steadily as Old Ball; or, when entirely over weighted, would so carefully select a soft, sandy spot for the rider to fall on, and then so patient ly wait until sleep brought sobriety? So the efforts of the jockeys to swap or trade him out of Old Ball had been in vain. But one day Old Ball failed to select a spot free of stones for Old Ben to drop on, or became impatient for his feed aud left, or in some other way angered bis own er, who straightway swapped with his neighbor Jones, receiving as "boot," a "mint drop" of the Benton stamp l and the largest denomination.— But before the day was over Old Ben sorely re pented himself of his trade. Besides being •'chiseled" absolutely in the trade, how could he get on without Old Ball? But Gray knew Jones, and he knew Jones knew Old Ball; and he further knew that there was no chance of getting Old Ball back unless he played his game "mighty silky." Old Ben muttered his plan, and then mounted his "Jones hos," and timed his departure from the court-green so as to pass Jones just as he was unhitching Old Ball from the tree to which he had been tied during the day. Reining in his horse, he drawled out. "Oh, Mr. Jones, this morning when I was a tradin' Old Ball to you, I reckon I was a little drunk, and I didn't tell you of one of Old Ball's tricks. Now I don't want anybody hurt by anything I have done ; and now I just want to tell yon ef ever you come to a river and Old Ball takes a notion to lie down in tho water, just you get right off, for Old Ball's a gwine to do it certain." Jones, of course, declared himself cheated in the trade, and claimed draw backs for damages. But Old Ben said he only warranted Old Ball sound, "an' Old Ball is jes' as sound as a Mexi can dollar, an' jes you break him of that little triok, an' he's jes' as good as any man's bos." Finally, after Jones' proposal to "rue" had been rejected by Gray, a new swap was agreed on, the Jones hos for Old Ball even, Gray re taining the X. Accordingly, bridles and saddles were chang ed, and each man mounted his own horse, when Old Ben gave Jones another piece of information about Old Ball. "Mr. Jones," said he, "there's jes' one other thing about this hos Pd like to tell you: as long as Pve been ruling Old Ball he never yet did take that notion ? An Enormous Lie.—Judge M , late of Mississippi, who has been noticed in Harper heretofore as a gentleman remarkable for a pro clivity to exaggerate and tell hard one occasion was seated in front of the principal ho tel in Clinton, amusing a group of gentlemen with his peculiar narratives, when he delivered himself as follows: "Gentlemen, in East Tennessee, where I was raised, I knew a man who had the most aston ishing strength in his jaws and teeth of any man that ever lived. I saw him once standing on the sunny side of a barn, with his old wool hat under his arm, filled with black walnuts, and he just put them in his month and cracked them as easily as one of you could crack a chestnut I" The auditors exchanged looks of incredulity. A quizical and facetious blade known as Ken tuck Sachelford, was present, and heard the Judge's story, aud remarked: "No doubt, Judge of the truth of all you have said. Some men are remarkably strong ! Now in South Carolina, where I lived, oue of my neighbors was noted for the extraordinary mus cular strength of his arm. I remember to have seen him take a hard pine kuot, place it in the hollow of his arm at the elbow, and by sudden ly bringing his fore-arm upward, he split the knot into splinters and pressed out all the tur pentine in a stream I" The narrative of Kentuck was received with peals of laughter. Judge M became in dignant, and springing to bis feet with clench ed list and flaming eyes, exclaimed : "Kentuck, that's an enormous lie /" An Englishman, full as a nut of the English phlegm of au EnglismaD, was traveling on a cer tain railroad, when a sudden halt and loud re port informed the passengers that some accident had happened. Every one rushed out, of course, to see what was the matter, except Mr. Phlegm, who sat tranquilly, as if not at all interested in anything beyond the halo of his own thoughts. Presently a person came up and informed him tbat the engine had burst its boiler. "Awe 1" Then came another saying that there were fif teen persons killed. "Awe!" But finally tbe third messenger rushed up in great haste and said: "Mv dear sir, your valet has been blown into a hundred pieces!" "Awe I Just bring me the piece that contains the key to my portmanteau /" The Difference.—The Blandon (Miss.) Re publican fairly bits the insincerity of the Dem ocracy touching the Slavery question, in the for* lowing rongh but lively epigram : John Sherman, to prove you're bad, But one remark suffices— You endorsed Helper's Book Called "The Impending Crisis " John Letcher, you once endorsed Rufrner's abolition opinion; But you were a Democrat John, And now Gov'nor of the Old Dominion. John Sherman's a devil John Letcher's a saint- John Letcher's a Sherman ain't.) Very.—An apparently unsophisticated youth went into one of our saloons a few days ago and asked for something to appease his hunger.— The keeper gave him a very good dinner, after which the youth said : "If you ever come up our way, call." "That won't do; your dinner is a quarter." "Oh I hain't got any money, but if you ever come up to Aleganey county, I'll give you a bet ter dinner for nothing." "Why," said the keeper, "you are very cool." 'Why, yes, I'm a cool ohap, so much so that my mother makes me stand in the pantry during the hot weather, to keep the meat from spoiling J" A yonng man visiting a prison in Maine, in quired of some of the prisoners the cause of their being in such a place. At last he asked a small girl the cause of her being in prison. Her an swer was "that she stole a saw-mill, and went back after the pond and was arrested." The young man left, immediately. The idea that a plodder in one business will be a leading character in another, is all gammon. Droves of men are like droves of cattle ; the lead ing ox of to-day will be the leading ox during the whole of the journey—while the cattle that lag along in the rear at the start, remain in the rear to all eternity. ?" "If you marry," 6aid a Roman Consul to his son, "let it be a woman who has judgment and industry enough to cook a meal of victuals for you ; taste enough to dress neatly ; pride enough to wash before breakfast, and sense enough to hold her tongue." An idle man once asked a coal merohant what a peck of coal multiplied by eight, divided by four, with a ton added to them, and a bushel subtracted would come to. "Well," said the coal merchant, "if yon burn 'em, they'll come to ashes." Before and After. —A henpecked husband writes : "Before marriage I fancied wedded life would be all sunshine; but afterwards I found out that it was all moonshine." The best dowry to advance the marriage of a yooDg lady, is when she has in her countenance mildness, in her speech wisdom, in her behavior modesty, in her life virtue. For the Spectator. We have been attentive observers of the Judi cial canvass and have seen with regret the friends of Mr. Fultz depart from the track marked out for them with so much skill by their leader. In a late number of the Spectator we see a communication signed "Quid," which, if followed np, is likely to loose us our only chance for ousting Judge Thompson. Therefore it is that we lameut the abandonment of "the cry of persecution," and the assumption by "Quid" of a defiant attitude, an attitude in which we can not stand a moment. Take away from us the cry of "the lawyers are trying to rule the people," and our project of beating Judge Thompson is at an end. What else have we to electioneer upon ? Is Mr. Fultz's character, private or pub lic, better tban Judge Thompson ? Is he a bet ter lawyer or an abler man ? Has he had the same practical experience? We are obliged to answer "No" to all these queries, and we are then reduoed to the only remaining argument for Mr. Fultz, that he is a year younger than the Judge, and therefore more capable of per forming the arduous duties pertaining to the station. This argument is certainly a tower of strength to its possessors; but even with it, I doubt the policy and wisdom of throwing away "persecution," which, if the youth of Mr. Fultz is the sword, is certainly the shield of our war fare. "Quid's" communication shows the dan ger of allowing the rank and file to do anything but vote, and if he persists in writing, there can be but one result, and it will not take the eye of a prophet to descry defeat for Mr. Fult_. No, such zeal as his must be taken charge of by the friends of our cause and not allowed an outlet but at the ballot-box. We cannot suffer head long warmth like this to smother our plans— rather loose "Quid's" vote. The tiue plan, (and we think Mr. Fultz's mas terly card justifies us in proposing it) is, to al low no one to write for the newspapers unless after consultation with him; and we would add, allowing him three or four days for mature deliberation : thus we would carry on tbe war with an unbroken front, touching elbows as it were, and ready to advance or retreat as our leader directs. If suoh discipline as this be ob served, success awaits us, never cause failed yet with such arguments as ours well handled. The weapons lay at our feet, let us use them and let us at the same time beware how we trust them to unskillful hands. Bath. P. S. I was about to mail this when the last Spectator came to hand, and I find our friends "Junius" and "A Countryman" have forestalled my advice by their communications: but for fear their rebuke may be too delicate to produce the desired effect upon some of our well-mean ing friends, judging from their writings, I think it better to send this. March 23d, 1860. An Assassin Host.—ln the village of Celles, in France, situated upon the banks of the Loire, is a small inn entirely isolated from any other habitation, and a good quarter of a mile from the town. The proprietor of the inn and of the field which extends before it, after having made use less attempts to prevent the laying of a rail way near the house, offered at last to under take himself at his own expense the necessary work of digging up the earth and making the embankments upon his ground. The reasons for bis persistent efforts, although not at first under stood, were, however brought to light. No sooner was the spade put iv the earth than the workman discovered first one dead body, then a second, a third, and finally one at the foot of ev ery tree growing in the field. This startling dis covery that revealed at once so many crimes, raised the publio voice and provoked an investi gation; the inn-keeper, upon whom rested old suspicions and old stories of travellers having suddenly disappeared, feigned great indignation, and at once denounced his accusers. But his daughter, who had hung herself a few months before without any apparent cause; the strange rapidity of his fortune; the many efforts to pre vent the construction of the road through the field; the condition of the bodies discovered, some evidently quite recently buried, and bear ing upon them proofs of the crimes committed ; all these circumstances combined to lead to the Immediate arrest ot the inn-keeper and his fam ily. It appears that for more than thirty years the more common sort of travellers, and espe cially pedlars, were in the habit of stopping at this inn, attracted to it by the cheapness of the price; and they had then, it would seem, been assassinated in the night and despoiled of their stock or money. It is truly an atrocious discovery, and one which has excited the greatest horror and fear throughout the neighborhood.— Translated from HEco d'ltalia. A Genius of a Botcher.—ln one of the market houses of Philadelphia is a genius of a butcher. Beneath his sleeves and apron he wears the costliest broadcloth—none of the in ferior grades, but the finest production of French looms. His linen is as faultless as his exterior garments, while the glisteniug surface of his marble counters is no less striking than the gloss iness of his hat and boots. Iv the centre of his shirt bosom sparkles a siDgle diamond—a stone of six carats weight, and of the first water. — Upon the little linger of his left hand glitters a circlet of diamonds six in number, whose aggre gate value is considerably more than that of the garniture of his shirt bosom. His complexion is a clear red and white —just that style of com plexion which Parisian ladies produce by dainty commixture of carmine and bismuth. He is a man of fine physique, and has an avoirdupois of about two hundred pounds. His address is polished, and his manners courtly and suave.— He commenced life without a dollar, and is now taxed for some $30,000 in real estate, yet is as polite and deferential to his customers as on the day he first embarked in tiie business of con verting quarters ot beef into chops and sirloins. A benevolent lady of large fortune first noticed him, and placed at his disposal a fund upon which he has raised the superstructure of his present fortune. He is now rapidly advancing in wealth, and will probably retire upon the eighth of a million. And all through the influ euce of that specific against adversity—-Polite ness. Wealth of Old Romans. —According to Cicero the debts of A. Milo amounted to above $28,000,000, Julius Cfflsar, when setting out for Spain, is reported to have said himself, that he was $10,000,000 worse than nothing. When he first entered Rome, after crossing the Rubi con, he took from tho public treasury $5,500,- --000, but at the end of the civil war put over $24,000,000 in it. He purchased the friendship of Curio with a bribe of oyer $2,500,000, and of the Consul L. Paulus, with half that sum. Cras sus was worth in real estate, over $8,000,000, and abont as much in money, furniture and slaves. Seneca was worth over $20,000,000. — Leutulus, the augur, over $16,000,000. Augus tus raised by the testaments of his friends nearly $161,000,000. Tiberius left at his death nearly $109,000,000, which Caligula spent in less than one year; and Vespasian at his succession, said tbat he required tor the support of the State o ver $1,614,000,000. Nevertheless, though great ly enriched by her conquests, imperial Rome never came into the full inheritance of the chief wealth of the East, and the larger quantity of the precious metals must have remained exclu ded from the calculations of ancient historians. A Singular Clause.—The will of Governor Blatchett, ot Plymouth, Massachusetts, proved in 1784, contains the following singular clause : "I desire my body to be kept so long as it may not be offensive, and that one of my toes or fingers may be cut off to secure a certainty of being dead. I further request my dear wife, that as she has been troubled with one old fool, she will not think of marrying a second." On a tombstone in a ohuroh-yard io Ulster, England, is the following epitaph : —Erected to the memory of John Phillips, accidentally shot as a mark of affection by his brother." My German friend, how long have you been married ? Vel, dis is a ting vat I seldom dont like to talk about, but yen I does it seems so long as it never vas. For the Spectator, j To My Fellow-Citizens of the Connty ofl Augusta, &c. Fellow-citizens: —It is one ot the glorious privileges of our free institutions that no individ ual however humble his condition, is excluded from aspiring to any office in the gift of the people. The high and the low, the rich and the poor, the man of qualifications a_d he without any, alike st»nd upon the same broad platform, For many long years I have desired to serve !my fellow-citizeus in some public capacity ; aDt as they will in May next be called upon tQ cas their .nffrages for individuals to till the variou important offices, I have thought that th< chances of my being elected then will beasgoot as at auy future time, and I therefore, thus jmb licly, without consultation and entirely on in; own responsibility, announce myself a candidaU The only difficulty presenting itself, is the selec tion of tbe office best suited to my abilities, at one time entertained the idea of offering fo the Judgeship in the 12th District; bnt as Mi Fultz bus been brought out by "Many Farmers' in opposition to Judge Thompson, to save both of them the mortification ot a defeat, I have concluded to let them try their strength before! the people. In some respects the Clerkship 1 would suit me admirably—being a ready pens man, and not entirely unaccustomed to draw ing up instruments of writing ; but in the event ot my election, I would be compelled to removej to Staunton, and as my wife thinks that as she! and tbe children have been raised in the couutryJ and as it would take them a long time to beocidfl familiar with city customs and manners, she tfl ters her protest against such a move. The sanfl objection lies in the way of the Sheriffalty ; bJ from some hints casually thrown out, I believefl little persuasion would reconcile her to my hefl ing a candidate for that office. And here pt fl mil me to say that as the candidates for tbis < tlitfl have promptly responded to the interrogatorifl propounded and defined their positions, to prfl vent any misconception, I wi 1 very briefly stafl the rule by which I will be governed. 1 liafl never, by word or otherwise, mentioned a s_fl lable to any one in regard to my being a eaudH date; and I can with equal truth say that fl one has ever intimated the subject to me: ] that I am perfectly free and untrammeled, atfl as the people seem to have a dread of the <>fl Deputies, in the event of my election, I woqfl not touch one of them with a ten foot And as perhaps some curiosity may be exciifl in regard to my Deputies, and to prevent beifl annoyed by the application of individuals I ride under me, I will here state that it is iH intention to make my selections from tho <fl feated candidates, dividing the time as equa'.fl between them as I can. The people I thitfl will not object to this, for a worthier set of t_\ lows and freer from all entangling alli.mcfl could never be found. I will not detain yofl with remarks upon Commissioners of the lie fl nue, Constable, or Overseer of tbe Poor. fl After a full and free conversation with nfl wife, she has yielded all her objections to livinfl in town, and 1 submit my claims to my fellow J citizens, to place me in such office as they mafl deem proper. Should it be their pleasure iM\ call me to preside over the 12th Judicial Dis-' trict, in the language of Mr. Fultz, I pledge my self to awake the "--leeping docket," if such a thing exists. If elected Clerk, the same rule will govern me, as the one iv regard to the Sheriffalty. If Commissioner of the Revenue, I will at the proper time enter upon the duties of the office. If Constable, leniency and mercy will be mingled with strict justice; and if Over seer of the Poor, the poor in all cases requiring attention shall be attended to, and all monies placed in my hands for their benefit, shall be promptly and faithfully applied to their relief.— Like the Judiciary, the opinion is entertained by some, that there is a sort of "sleeping docket" attached to this institution ; if so, it too ought to be aroused from its slumbers, and it will be my aim to aid in the accomplishment of so de sirable an end, and I pledge myself to use till ray endeavors to bring about, and that speedily, such a reformation in the working of this whcle machinery as will gratly enuro to the benefit of the whole county. Fellow-citizens, I am done—-my case is before you—do with me as you may see fit; and be assured, that on this, as on all occasion.-, I will, in the language ot the immortal Henry, bow with the utmost deference to the majesty of the people. Jonas Offioe-Seekei*. For the Spectator. Messrs. Editors: —Your valuable paper comes regularly, and for the last 60 days almost every number contains some enquiry of the candidates for the office of Sheriff whether they will "puy over all monies coming into their hands without equivocation or delay," or whether "the present High Sheriff or any of his deputies will be era ployed by him in the event he is successful."— We had been hoping and believing that the pres ent officer and his deputies were managing the business to the satisfaction of those concerned ; but judging from the tone of the numeroos calls ou the candidates to announce themselves for the office, and the interrogatories propounded to those who are candidates, we have come to the conclusion that the Sheriff is inefficient and that his deputies (the Jailor included) ere not worthy to be continued, the ready response of the can didates sanctioning the idea. Will some one who is aggrieved, if there be any, come out and inform the people of the malfeisance or misfei sance of the principal or any of his deputies?— Let an issue be made ; make the charge directly ; give them an opportunity to rid themselves ot the suspicion cast on them. They are honora ble men, we believe, and the man who stabs an official in tbe dark, or skulks behind an auouy tnous name to insinuate a calumny is unworthy the name of a gentleman. We want to be in formed on the subjeot, and to act accordingly. Waynesboro. How to tell Good Flour. —First, look at the color; if it is white, with a slightly yellowish or tint, buy it. If it is very white, with a bluish cast or with black specks in it, re fuse it. Second, examine its adhesiveness ; wet aiul knead a little of it between your fingers; if it works soft aud is sticky, it is poor. F!<ur from spring wheat is likely to be sticky. Third, throw a lump of dry flour against a dry, smooth, perpendicular surface ; if it falls like powder it is bad. Fourth, squeeze some of the flour in your hand ; if it retains the shape given'by the pressure, that too is a good sign. Floor • that will stand all these tests is safe to buy. These modes are given by old flour dealers, and we make no apology for printing them, as they per tain to a matter that concerns everybody, name ly, the quality of the staff of Hie. Queer Female Customs.—A New York cor respondent, in referriug to some queer customs among the ladies of the metropolis, speaks of the almost universal habit of chewing gum, and adds: "Another custom is tho chewing of a small aromatic seed called the caromel; it is quite costly, bringing the round sum of $2 per pound. The ladies have their pockets full, and use it inordinately. It haa a pungent, biting taste, not unlike a modified or subdued pepper The use of lavender is also quite common, as la dies say it adds to the brilliancy of the eyes—if not to glibness of the tongue. Arsenic is usod to make the complexion more brilliant. Ether is not wholly excluded from the arsenal of those who resolve to defend themselves against the assaults of time; and painting is quite as com mon as dressing the hair." Crinoline and Ammonia.—-At a scientific meeting in Edinburgh, a crinoline dress has been exhibited, one-half of which had been immeised in a solution of sulphate of ammonia, in order to test its non-combustibility. On a light having been applied to the crinoline, the part of it which hnd.not been steepedfin the solution was at once enveloped in flames, but the only effect which the light had on the other part was to char it. This was considered a satisfactory experiment, and it was stated that as ammonia was only 2d. per pound, it was accessible to the humblest jjjass It was stated that the crinoline used in the royal establishment, was steeped in a totally different solution, but that its co-it prevented its general use, and that the cheaper solution was equally efficacious. M <• NO. XV.