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OOLUM'B TJS:
Friday Morning, October to, ISJ#.
LAUtiUHT CITY CIRCULATION.
Owing to the prevalence of stormy weather
■omewhere oil the New Orlcaus line, our *lis
pateh did not come to Lund last night.
Fever in Charleston.
The Hoard of Health report six deaths from
yellow fever in Charleston, for the 24 hours
ending 10 o’clock Tuesday night.
We publi-fli to-day, n communication on the
subject of the creation of another voting pre
cinct, to facilitate the announcement of the
vote of the Presidential election. We have al
ways thought a town covering a- much terri
tory hb Columbus, should have at least two
precincts. It can work no harm, while it will
much facilitate the voting and counting. The
subject is worthy of the consideration of the
Court.
Connecticut Elections.
We were rnther taken by surprise yesterday
morning, on receiving the telegraphic uu
imuiicement, that so far as heard from, the
elections in Connecticut, which took place last
Monday, had resulted favorable to the demo
crats. The returns so far show a gain of
eight towns to the democrats This looks un
favorable to Fremont stock in that State.
The result In Connecticut will act like an ici
cle upon the fueioniata in Pennsylvania do
look out for a perfect deadening of their tires,
in that State, next Tuesday
For the information of our neighbor iut'oluui
bus who presides over and regulates the course
of the bright little luminary, yclept the Daily
dun, we would state that the “letter” referred
to in our last was .in article dipped from the
Buffalo Commercial Advertiser, acknowledged
organ of Mr. Fillmore, and enclosed by him to
Mr. Foster, in answer to his letter of inquiry.
This article, which will be found on our first
page to-day, gives his views plainly no doubt,
and if the readers of the dun bi a “anxious
seeker*,” we suggest the propriety of the
dun's publishing it.
Answer satisfactory We oau inform the
Flaiudealer that the article to which he refers,
together with the letter of Mr Foster, appear
ed in the Sun fully ten days ago
A Cincinnati correspondent of tl< New Vink
Herald, writes that “in Kentucky the Buohn
nan fever has become an epidemic, and no one
of the Democracy thinks of claiming that Slate
by less than twenty thousand majority. The
Buchanan barbecues are tremendous. There
was one held at Florenot? a few days since a
few miles from here—and the whole popula
tion in four miles around- men, women, oliil
oreu, niggers, horses and dog - turned out at
‘taut- Kentucky is as certain for iiuchnuau
as Ohio is for Fremont. The recent election
of Judges in Kentucky, wherein it was appa
rent thht the Know Nothings were losing
s?fWtnd fast, was like opeuiug an embankment
where a flood is swelling. The Know Nothings
are being swallowed up and swept away en
tirely.”
We give the above bit of information for
wtiat it is worth. We think the chances for
Buclmnnn in Kentucky are good to carry the
State, but by no means bo nourishing as repre
sented by the Herald’s correspondent.
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The W my iat- South Sii|iporiathc South.
The Mobile Tribune of September 28th has
the following very sensible article, the truth
ot which the Southern wholesale merchants
have full reason to know from experience:
So bent has the South been in making its
purchases in the Northern cities, that actually
goods manufactured in Richmond and Peters
burg have been sent onto New York and there
sold to Southern merchants, who could have
got them at. lower prices and saved freight by
purchasing here but who refused them in or
der to make all their purchases at oue place.
We have been told here that even the goods
manufactured on the Alabama river, at Pratts
ville, Alnbnmn, have to be first sent to New
Fork before Mobile and New Orleans mer
ohunts will purchase them. In this case, the
planter, of course, who consumes the article,
pays an additional price for the freight to New
York, then a profit to the New York agent,
then tho freight back, and all this for the con
venience of the merchant. •
The Abolitiouists in Pennsylvania claim
that their State Ticket is a union ticket of all
opposed to Democracy. It is so far a union
ticket, says tho Philadelphia Argus, that there
is not a single man upon it that is ffivuralde to
Fillmore for President. Every mail upon it is
ftu Abolitionist.
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TUli'ty-tive Persons Poisoned si < aui|>
Mcettug.
A correspondent of the Athens, (Teitn.,)
Post details the particulars of a ease of poi
soning, which occurred mi m Camp Hound, near
•Pandridgp, Jefleraon county, Tenn. We extract
tho following from tha correspondence publish
ed in tho Tost.
“At a C‘tmp Meeting at Shady Grove, in
this county, on last Mouduy morning. many
persons were taken sick, and were found to
have been poisoned. All who ate dinner on
Sunday at the tent of Mr. .1 F. Shafi'ell were
sick to the number of 86, so far as we have
heard; all are, however, recovering, except one
negro woman who died, although some were
dangerously sick.
“Four years ago, at a Camp Meeting in
Uiouht county, there was asimilai case of poi
soning occurred at the tent of Mi. ShafelPa
father, more fatal, however, than this is likely
to be A negro of the family is suspected to
have put the poison in the food piepered for
dinner.’’
Editor Sunt By an act of the last Legisla
ture of the State, the authority to establish,
ul'oHth or change Election precincts, it vested
in the Inferior Court, upon the petition of any
poison, (see DeOraffenried e paoipbUt of ihe
laws, page 69). Would it not suit tho con
venience of many of our citizens serve the
cause of good order and sobriety, and save
time, to have a poll opened at Temperance
Hall, or other suitable plaos, for the approach
ing Presidential election?
There are ten names on each ucaet to he
uug out, and if, as usual, only one poll is
opened, the votea can be scarcely counted out
before one or two o’olook in the morning—a
weary hour when everybody wants to be in
*>d. CP TOWN PUBLIC.
Letter from Hon. Charles J. Jenkins.
Aimi'sTA, < >ct. Uth, 1860.
Hr. (iardner: My attention has been called
to the following article in tho Georgia Citizen
of the 4th iust.
” Mn. J KNKi.Ns.—lt was confidently stated
jit Atlanta, on Thursday, that Mr. Jenkins had
lately expressed himself as now perfectly sat
isfied with the position of Mr. Fillmore, and
as it is believed, would give him his hearty sup
port. Mr. J., we think, owes it to himself, to
say as much, over his own signature.”
I have also boeu informed, that during the
Mass Meeting of the American party at At
lanta, last week, it was “stated from the
stuud, that it was authentically reported, Mr.
Jenkins had withdrawn his lute letter, and
had now come to the support of Mr. Fill
more.”
Sileuce ou uiy part, with a knowledge that
such publicity had been given to this rumor
would, I presume, be construed iuto acquies
cence in its truth. Hence, I reluctantly ask a
place in your columns, tlmt f may set myself
right.
•Since tiic appearance in the Georgia papers
of a leading article, taken from the Buffalo
Commercial Advertiser, headed “Restoration
es the Missouri Compromise,” i have two or
three times, perhaps ottener, remarked in con
versation, substantially, that as that paper
was published in the city of Mr. Fillmore’s
residence, and had beeu by himself franked to
citizens of Georgia, it must be supposed to ex
press hi- opinions, by his authority, and that.
I thought it placed him on safe ground for the
South, though I did noi like the reasons as
signed for assuming the position, i now add,
wind I have not said before, that after having
circulated the Advertiser’s editorial in Georgia,
with a full knowledge of the prevailing south
ern sentiment on that subject, Mr. Fillmore,
if elected President, could not. sanction an act
for the restoration of the Missouri restriction,
without treachery to the South, of which 1
certainly do not think him capable.
So naueh of the rumor above referred to, as
relates to Ihe “ withdrawal of tny lute letter,”
and tin? giving “my support to Mr. Fillmore,”
is the inference of others, unauthorized by
any thing I have -aid, and irreconcilable with
that letter, as ihe following extracts from it
abundantly prove :
“Let our inquiry then be, first,, who of the
candidates wilt stand firmly by us: and sec
ondly, who of those that will, has the fairest
prospect of success. Self-preservation de
mands, that in this crisis, we vote with refer
ence to the great issue, and to the availability
of the candidates in the election.”
Again :
“There is, then, no reliable expectation
that the South could obtain help enough from
the North to elect Mr. Fillmore.
And again:
“ In one word, then, were this a contest be
tween .Mr. Fillmore and Mr. Buchanan, and
were 1 assured that Mr. Fillmore would op
pose himself to the restoration of the Missou
ri restriction, I would vote for him with un
speakable pleasure. But, being satisfied be
yond all doubt, that it is in fact a contest be
tween Mr. Buchanun and Mr. Fremont; that
Mr. liuchumui, as President, will interpose all
the power of his administration to preserve,
unimpaired, the Constitutional rights of the
South and the perpetuity of the Union, whilst
his real competitor would unscrupulously
trample ou the former, with full knowledge
that ho thereby imperilled the latter. I say let
every Southern Electoral vote be cast for the
Democratic nominee.”
From these exli-nols it will appear, 1 held,
first, that southern voters, having ascertained
who of the candidates (if elected) would main
tain our rights, should vote for that one of
those, who hud tho best prospect of securing
northern votes.
Secondly, that if Mr. Buchanan and Mr.
Fillmore occupied the same position, and if 1
believed the contest to be between them, 1
would prefer the latter.
And lastly, that believing Mr. Fillmore had
not even a remote prospect of election, but
that it was in fact a contest between Mr. Bu
chatiau and Mr. Fremout, I desired to see eve
ry southern electoral vote cast for the former.
1 slill desire the same thing. No attentive
aud fair reader of tny letter to l)r. Willing
ham, could for a- moment conjecture that l
would vote for Mr. Fillmore, unless my opin
ion of his prospects had changed. It has un
dergone no change, but on tho contrary, has
grown stronger with the lapse of time, The
most prominent developments of the canvass,
in the Northern States, of recent date, are the
fusions occurring itt different localities, be
tween the American aud the Republican par
ties, which must, by all reasonable calculation,
inure to the advuutago of the stronger of the
two—(he Republican party. My couvictiou
is confirmed, by these developments, that if
Mr. Frouiont is to be beaten, it must be by tho
concentration of southern votes upon that can
didate whose northern supporters will not fuse
with the enemy. 1 repeat, that 1 greatly fear
that should Mr. Fremout attain to the Presi
dency, the Union will not survive his adminis
tration. And though fully persuaded that its
dissolution would be fur more detrimental to
the northern, tbau to the southern States, 1
would deplore it as a calamity to the whole
country and to all mankind. But greater still
would be the evil of submission to (lie meas
ures proposed by the Black Republican party.
They may elect their candidate* and still have
no power to carry those nteasuias into effect.
Some of the bulwarks of the Constitution will
reiunin to check their progress. Still, it
would be one stronghold, carried by the ene
my. Whilst the battle rages before it, (whilst
the Presidential election depends,) 1 will fall
into line with that army which is most potent
for its defence, though 1 never mustered with
it before, and may never aguin.
It will be said now, as it lias been said be
fore, vs itit less reason, “you abandon Mr. Fill
more because of hi* supposed weakness."—
Most oertaiuly I do. As between candidates
representing opposite principles, I would ad
here to the opponent of tny own, were he nev
er so weak. As between two candidates re
presenting one and the saute principle, violent
ly assailed by a third, I must take the strong
er of tho two agreeing with me, irrespective
of personal pi efereuee —to do otherwise would
be to adopt the unpatriotic maxint, “men not
principle*.”
In this canvass, 1 recognize but one great,
overshadowing issue. Let those make the
causa subservient to their candidate who will
—J select tho candidate whom 1 believe most
rfijc:ei.t to subset >c ihe cause. My judgment
may arc, But it too been formed against inclin
ation, and l should be false to myself-—recre
ant to duty, did I substitute for it that of oth
ers Respectfully. Ac..
(JUAkI.SIS J. Jk\Kl\s
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Blue Ridge Rail RoaJ
The people of tho State generally will bo in
terested to learn, says the Keowee (S. 0. j
Courier, that the traok of this road is being
laid at the Anderson terminus. We also un
derstand that iron is being received st that
point, and that the road to Pendleton will be
completed at the earliest period possible : say
first of May next! Westward ho! the ♦•iron
horse takes his way.
LATER FROM NICARAGUA.
ARRIVAL <>F THE TENNESSEE.
The steamship Tennessee, Capt. Stoddard,
from San Juan delNortc, via Ivey West, arriv
ed at New York yesterday morning. The Ten
ticssec arrived at Sun Juan on the 22d Sept.,
sailed on the same day and left Key West on
the 27th ult.
The news from Nicaragua is three weeks later
than that lately received by way of Panama,
and is important.
Affairs in Nicaragua are assuming a fa
vorable aspect, the utmost confidence in the
stability of the Walker government prevail
ing.
The army under Gen. Walker now consists
of about sixteen hundred Americans, besides
native troops, all in good health and excellent
spirits.
News having been received at Grauada a
short time since, that a party of men adverse
to the government were occupying a Rancho
at San Jacinto, General Walker despatched n
party of forty men under Lieut. (Jol. McDon
ald to attack them. Col. McDonald attacked
them, but finding the party too strong to war
rant an assault, retired with a loss of six
men killed and seven wounded. Leaving a
small number to watch the enemy, lie return
ed to Granada with the remainder of liis
troops.
On receipt of the news at Granada a party
of citizens, numbering about sixty men, head
ed by Lieut. Oolonel Cole, Assistant Quarter
Master Genera), Lieutenant li. Milliken, and
Mr. Wiley, Marshal, volunteered to go and
attack the Riuche, and having gained the con
sent of Gen. Walker, marched to the spot.
The ranche was 11 large adobe house, pierc
ed with loop holes, and Mirrouuded by a heavy
stone wall. (Jol. Cole divided his men into
three imt ties, of twenty each, and attacked the
house at three different points, and succeeded
in driving them front the enclosure into the
house, and was then repulsed, with a loss of
fifteen men killed, wounded an I missing, in
cluding the three commander* in the killed.
The loss of the enemy was about one hundred.
Their whole force wits estimated at four hun
dred.
At the time our informant left, Go 11. Walker
was about dispatching a body of artillery to
make another attack.
Ex-President Rivas is entirely defunct, uot
being acknowledged by any party.
Leon is still in possession of the opposite
party, with a small force of natives, Honduri
ans and San Salvadorians, all in a deplorable
condition both from sickness and starvation.
Desertions from their ranks are constantly
taking place, and of the lew remaining from
twenty to fifty are dying daily of cholera.—
Walker lias cut off all means of their obtain
ing supplies.
The fate of Dr. Livingston, who was arrest
ed by Rivas, is not yet certainly known, but
it is generally supposed tint he Ims been exe
cuted.
The cholera is stiil raging in Costa Rica.—
President Moro recently reviewed his troops
in the Plaza of San .lose, and addressed them
in a brilliant speech. On putting the direct
question, if they were ready, to invade Nicara
gua and drive the Americans out ? they an
swered emphatically “No: but if the Americans
came there to fight, they would defend their
country.”
The Tennessee left al Kan Juan del Norte
her British Majesty’s ships Orion, 91 guns ;
lmperieuse, 51; Cossack, 22 ; Archer, 20 ;
gun boats Intrepid and Tint or, 0 guns each.
Daily expected, ships Arrogant, 40 guns, and
Tartar, 22; gunboat Pioneer, (i guns. The
Tennessee was visited by the officers of the
squadron.
Key West was perfectly healthy: weather
cool, with northerly winds prevailing.
ARMY AFFAIRS.
El Nicaraguense of September 13 contains
the following items: Company 8., Captain
Mullen, of the Secoud Light Infantry Battal
ion, is at present situated in Managua. A let
ter from that place states that all the bo vs are
well.
The Rev. Mr. Wheeler, agent of the North
American Tract Society, took occasion last
Sunday, while th<- rifle battalion was on pa
rade, to distribute a number of Bibles among
tlic officers and privates of the battalion.—-
Maj. O’Neal was in command of the parade,
and after drill ho ordered the troops to rest oil
their arms while the distribution was taking
place, Each officer and every third soldier re
ceived a bible.
President Walker’s Levee.
From the El Xiearagnemie, Kept. ti.
The President gave his second levee ou the
evening of Saturday, the 30th ult. The halls
were crowded with people who came to pay
him their respects and join in the pleasures of
the danoe, which, under the able direction of
Capt. Atkins, rivals in ability the more pre
tending ones of the great northeastern cities.
The native ladies and gentlemen attended in
greater numbers than at the previous levee.
Among those was the dignified and venerable
looking Madame Selva.
Among the gentlemen present were ex-Pre
sident Ferrer. lion. Pierre Soule, Col. Whee
ler, A. M., Gen. Cnrraseosu, and Brig. Gen.
Fry. Tho dancing commenced at 8 o’clock,
and continued until eleven, when a recess oc
curred, in order to allow those who desired it
to partake ol’ the refreshments, which were
very plentifully supplied. After the lunch the
dancing was continued until about twelve
o’clock, at which time the company retired.
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Difficulty on flic Eric Komi.
A misunderstanding has arisen between the
engineers on the Erie Railroad and the Gene
ral Superintendent, Mr. MeGallum, arising
principally at au order issued by the hitter, for
the discharge of any engineer w hose engine runs
tiff the track at a station white ho was to stop,
Tlk* engineers remonstrated against this order,
particularly that portion of it which rendered
them liable to be “posted” for incompeteiiey ;
and struck work. *0 that for several days busi
ness ou the road came to :t standstill, aud
Leavy loss was eutailed upon the company’
The difficulty was finally adjusted, the engin
eers resumed work, and matters have gone on
smoothly from that time until the meeting of
the recent Railroad convention at Cleveland,
at which a resolution was adopted, to tho ef
fect that any engineer discharged from a Rail
road represented in the Convention, should be
refused employment In tin other I’ompunies.
It is against this last decision that :be Erie en
gineers liavtji cmonstiHted. I Ids rent instrauce
was referred to Committee of Directors,
Whose report fully sustains the action of Ah.
Mcf'ullum in every particular, aud also recom
mends the immediate discharge from the ser
vice of the Gompuny of ten men through
whom the complaints of the engineers were
conveyed. Asa consequence of this recom
mendation. the Superintendent advertises for
1 50 new .engineers to take the place of such of
the employees as refuse to obey orders. The
engineers strike a! noon to lay. These, we
believe, are the leading fact.- “f the gase, mid
the traveling public must decide whether the
Superintendent is justified in the source he has
adopt, and. Military discipline among Railroad
ample., j seems to be necessary. —.V. Mirror.
TKLEG 11A i > EL IC.
THREE DAYS .LATER FROM EUROJ’E.
ARRIVAL OF THE NIAGARA.
Telegraphed to the Daily Sun
Nkw Yoke. Oct. 9.
The steamship Niagara has arrived at Hali
fax with advices from Liverpool to the 27th
September.
The sales of cotton tor the week were 73,000
bales, of which speculators took 20,000 and
exporters 5,000. Some accounts give half
penny advance 011 Fair qualities, and a gener
al stiffening of prices, while others report no
quotable change. Oue Broker’s Circular re
ports sales of Friday at 12,000 bales and the
market closing firm. Mobiles 0 7-I(>d., Mid
dling Uplands (ijjd.
From Charleston.
CHARLESTON, ’ Oct. 9.
The sales of cotton for the week foot up
seven thousand bales, during which time prices
have advanced a quarter to three eighths of a
cent. Middling Fair 12 jto 12;je.
Further by the Anglo Saxon.
Telegraphed to the Cherlestoa Courier.
Commercial Intelligence.
Liverpool Cotton Market, Sept. 24.—The
sales of Wednesday, 24th instant, tit o day of
the sailing of the Anglo Saxon, are estimated, to
2 !’. M., at 15,000 bales, of which about one
-1 half was for export and speculation. The mar
ket was excited somewhat by the American ad
vices per Niagara from Boston, on the 10th in
stant, and rates had not settled. It wits cou
! sidered, however, that the changes realized an
advance of J-liid. on the quotations given by
the steamer of the 20th. The sales of the two
i preceding days (Monday and Tuesday) are re
| ported at 22,000 hales, of which 10,01)0 are set
down lor export and 1.000 for speculation".
I Liverpool Breadstuffs.—Flour continued
i steady at previous rates. Wheat had taken a
downward motion, but settled steady at a de
j dine of 2s. a 3s. Corn had not changed fig
j ures or command of rate-.
London Money Makket.—Consols closed mi
I Tuesday, 23d, at 93| a 94 for money.
General Intelligence.
j It is rumored that England acts without the
hearty concurrence of France in Neapolitan af
fairs. These minors have depressed the Eng
lish funds.
The British Legion in Malta and England had
demanded their immediate release.
There are incipient troubles between Sardinia
and Tuscauv.
i Copenhagen advices state that, the Sound
Dues question is progressing satisfactorily. A
special conference will be held In November to
fix the indemnity.
The isle of Serpents difficulty is still unad
-1 justed.
There is more probability of an allied demon
stration against Naples unless the latter makes
immediate concessions. A fleet has been de
tailed for the purpose, and will proceed imme
diately to Naples to bring home the legations.
Austria had made arrests of several soldiers,
but had discharged four.
The Free Trade Congress is still in session
at Brussels. The new Spanish Constitution is
re-issued. That of 1845, with sixteen expla
natory articles is reported. The Queen and
O’Donnel are much at variance, and the latter
has tendered his resignation.
Arrest of one of tle K>an Francisco Vigi
lance Committee.
New York, Oct. 7.—James Davis of the Bau
Francisco'Vigilance Committee has been arrest •
j cd on the complaint of Charles I*. Duane.
Bail $15,000.
A Duel Arrested.
Richmond, Oct. 7.—Messrs. R. A. Pryor
and B. B. Botts, wore arrested this morning by
a detachment from tho police of this city, near
! the ground that had been selected for their
mooting, and are now on their way hither, un
der custody.
Connecticut Town Elections.
New York, Oct. 7.—The town Elections in
Connecticut came oft’ yesterday. The Demo
crats have thus far gained eight towns.
New York Markets.
New York, Oct. 7.—Our Cotton market
closed to-day with an advancing tendency after
sales of 1200 bales. Flour has advanced oalOc.
for Ohio, which is now rated $G.55a(>.70.
Southern remains as before. Wheat has also
improved, bringing Red to $1.50; White sl.(>l.
I There is 110 change in other articles of our tele
j graphic reports.
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“ Tle Cry is Still They Come.”
The extra train brought eight hundred bales
of cotton yesterday, irrespective of the load
that came by the road on the regular train at
a later hour in the evening.
Within the last two weoks ten thousand bales
have thus reached the city, at a time wheu tho
bouts are utterly unable to bring in any pro
duce, or at best an inconsiderable quantity,
and that, too. charged with a perfectly de
structive rate of freight.
The Marengo arrived on Sunday with only
41 bales; and she reports only fifteen inches
water on the principal bars between .Mont
gomery and Selma, and but about 10 inches
below. Droves of cattle now cross the river in
various places ; audit is by no means au un
common thing for horsemen riding along the
banks to cross over to the boats aground on
the tints, tie up their nags, take a drink with
the passengers, and chut over the political
events of the day. To find bars upon bars in
| this fashion U quite a convenience to tired
1 travelers; or to those who seldom find any
! superior fluid to Dexter's best.— MnMr Ifenil.
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Vn honest, good hearted Methodist punch
er, hud awakened the leolings of his congrega
i tion. and what is called a “stir” was quite
Manifest among the members of his church,
“’hen the excitement was up at its highest
1 pitch the minister appealed to his brethren
and sisters for an expression of their feelings
, on the occasion. First oue and then another
would make some devout exclamation of deep
luoling. when an old brother in the “Amen
t oilier cried out with vehemence: “Glory* 1
Glory! Hallelujah! I’ve been a member of
the church going on twenty-five years, and
thank God it hasn't co-t me twenty-five cents.”
I he exclamation arrested the preacher's atten
tion, and bonding over the desk as far a* he
Could, aud looking affectionately at the broth
er “ho had just uttered the pious ejaculation,
exclaimed, with great earnest ness of manner, ;
“God bless your poor old stingy soul.”
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It is not generally understood, says the Bus- i
fa to Express, that in ease of lire in a house,
the room becoming filled with stuoke, the best
pb. n for safety is to lie upon the floor, where
one is sure to find n Anita of pure air. Bv
i adopting this method many have bei-11 enabled
to crawl out oi the poop;. escaping suffocation.
Another mode of prec.ufli.ou. said to be attend
ed with equal safety, when caught iu 11 room
filled with -moke, is to hold a handkerchief
before the mouth and nose, which will admit
the air iu breathing and exclude the smoke. j
GENERAL ITEMS.
The New York Academy of Music l lu
solved to erect a mnguitioeut college in
city, .at a cost of between sSo,om> ~,, 1 ,J ' :
000. ’ * JU --
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, of Sharp,.,
fie notoriety, is represented to have tanl -
stump speech at Hudson, N. Y., the other
that if Fremont could not bo elected, h c .
ferred the dissolution of the Union. ‘
To cool a room, praise another worn ~
presence of your wife. It must not be
tinueil too long, or the contrary effect wili i
produced, and the room become hotter th “
ever.
The Richmond Enquirer stole from t| l( , \
York Herald an article and published h
editorial. The Herald copies the same •
; cle last Saturday, giving the credit to the I
quirer, and pitches into the article in a
; savage manner.
The Rev. David Moore, 1). D., the ~ ,
sou of the late Bishop Moore, of Virginia .
on Tuesday evening, :rt the rectory of St T
draw’s Church, Staten Island, New Yo., ‘
the 70th year of his age, and 48th year
rectorship on Staten Island.
Tire i'amers in the vicinity of Trenton V ,
are reaping their buckwheat, aud all ajm,
saying that the crop is much over an aver,...
It is believed that it is better than for
years.
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Heroism of a Mother.
The following interesting extract Is f,„ lu ,
long account of the recent destruction of u ,
| steamer Niagara from fire on, Lake Erie:
The greatest heroism displayed on the ocm,
sion of which we have any knowledge w
: shown by a mother in her efforts to save tile
| lives of her eight children, the oldest of wli-i
was only fourteen and the youngest one ,•”
old. She was picked up by the Traveler iu
sensible.and nearly perished, but was restore.!
by great exertions and brought to this e j tv
I She did not know last evening, whether or nr,:
any of her children were saved, but heard that
three were taken ashore in the only hoot that
I pulled off from the burning steamer.
The names of those afflicted parents are Mr.
; and Mrs. Hamilton Chalmers, of Gloucester
county, New Brunswick. They had, by eres .
! industry and economy, laid up a lew hundred
| dollars, aud were moving to Minnesota to but
a small farm, and lost everything they had ii
: the world ou the boat, but* a few shillings iu
| their pockets. But they say they care notiiiiij.
lor that; if they had their children they could
begin life again at the bottom of the laddet
with a good heart. We sincerely hope that
some of their lost ones may be * restored :
j them.
Mrs. Chalmers says that wheu the fire brokt
out she was outside the steerage cabin ou tin
main deck, with iter husband and children.
She saw the stern boat lowered, and observiii;
in it a woman whom she knew, she thought i:
the boat reached the shore, and she herself
did not, that woman would lie like a mothert.
her children, so she commenced throwing her
smaller children into it, intending to keeptk
baby by her because she could the easier sup
port it in the water than the others.’ She had
thrown two into the boat when it shoved off
She had one in Iter hands to throw, but it was
! too late to throw so large a one to the boat,
accordingly she seized the baby, supposing -In
had strength to throw it to the retreating boat.
•She had not, however, the baby fell iuto (hi
water a foot front the boat; she screamed to
the woman in the boat to save it, and had the
satisfaction ul seeing her reach out, grasp it.
and draw it into the boat.
She then directed iter efforts to the five
children about her. She pushed the oldest
boy of twelve years into the water, with direc
tions to swim after the small boat and cling m
it if they would not take him iu.
She thinks he did actually reach it but can
not be certain. She then put her oldest child,
a girl of fourteen, into the water, in hopes she
could cling to Something.—She had* beard
since arriving here that a girl of that ge w
rescued, and thinks may be it was ,s r-..e
She then had three small children 1 it-’
Her husband got iuto the water, i
passed them down to him, and he pk tl
011 one of the capsized boats float.
She then got down by a rope. On icav’
the water she found the waves had washed!
of her children off the small boat. She unc
aged to catch them both with one arm aud
hold them up, still clinging to the rope with
the other hand, and maintaining her hold iu
the midst of all the desperate struggles around
her. At last the rope burnt off above, and she
sank down, down,, down, with others who h i
been clinging to the same rope. Wheu she
came up again, site had lost one child. She
managed to throw her disengaged arm over .1
stick and hang on to it with the child in the
other.
Site then looked for the child she had lost,
hut although many heads were around her, and
some of them children’s heads, they were all
so begriinmud with the oil, aud ashes and soot
on the surface of the water that she could not
distinguish their features, and they sunk our
after another without her being able to reeog
uize her own. She then directed all her efforts
to save the one iu her arms, and she feels con
fident that she could have done so, but sow
man—site thinks he was an old man —pulled
her arm off from the stick which supports
her. She regained her hold, and her hand wu*
again pulled off aud herself pushed away b;
the man. Then she sunk down, down, do" 1;
again. She struggled to rise, and finally did
rise, lmt the last child was gonej though she
thought, until she reached the surface and .-a”
to the contrary, that site had it still it’
arms.
Site was then alone ou the water without
support, She had floated some distance awa;
from the steamer/ but site saw her husband upon
the capsized boat, holding ouo of the children
That sight inspired her with fresh courage
Alas! she knew nut at that moment that the
little cue he held in his arms was already 1 ifelt
but it was even so. At that instant a pi* ll }
struck her breast, she threw her anus around ‘
and tried to reach Iter husband, but coal ! 10
propel hot-self in the water. She felt b“
strength now rapidly failing. She was entire:;
alone, she saw the schooner and the ‘1 raven
but -aw also that they were l’ar, far away, - 1 ”
knew she could m.t hold cm to her buoy unt
they came up, but she remembered hft'' iu r
heard that persons in drowning always -i |U ’
their teeth firm. She therefore seized k
dress at the bottom in front, brought it u :
around the plank aud put it between her teeth
so that it held tl. c plank fast ucrossher bi'ra-
She found that ir would support her thus, m ■
settled calmly b.o-k to await the result. }
remembered nothing more. She was p> cl -i
up by the Traveler, and when she was rest’' 1 ”
to consciousness, had the happiness ot tit'”
her husband at her side. But her child’
where were they?
The presence of mind and heroism this j
mother displayed under the circumstance'”
indeed rrpinrkuhlo She related tliecit-" 1 ”
stances to us yesterday, without any app*I'’ 1 '’
uonvictiun that she had done more than oth"-
but with the evident wish that she could h-“
done yet more for her children.