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Novel Voyage on the Mississippi*
The art nautical, yesterday afternoon,
says tho St. Louis Democrat of the 4th
inst., received anew illustration on the
Father of Rivers, at the skilled hands of
the clown of the circus, at Eighth and
Market streets. He had advertised that
a great feat in navigation would bo exe- ,
cuted by him, assisted by a tub and four
geese, starting from the foot of Mullan
phy street, and steering in mid stream
southward. The clown afloat in a tub,
waß an announcement calculated to excite
enthusiastic admiration and command tho
public attention.
Accordingly, at about 4 p. m. the river
bank, near Mullanphy street, began to
manifest unmistakable symptoms that an
occasion was at hand. An uninformed
spectator might have conjectured that
Blondin or DeLave was about to pass over
tho Mississippi at that point, on on invis
ible cord. But it was shrewder than they,
disdaining, like them, to risA life s price
less boon, who yet dared to make a boat
of Diogene’s house, and harness thereto
four winged white steeds, for a flight, or
a sail, or a drive, or a ducking, as the
irrevocable edict of the fates should or
dain.
Our magical monsieur stepped in his
tub, and the four white geese, in com
mendable order, paddled down stream, a
barge of musicians accompanying, and a
lot of thronged skiffs hovering around,
and a multitude of wondering spectators
crowding the levee.
The clown with his tub and geese !
Cleopatra with her barge and swans
could not have created a profounder sen
sation. The sublime pageant absorbed
the attention of steamboats and levee, and
much of the city besides, for upwards of
an hour. Safely and melodiously, at last,
the heroic adventurer guided his flutter
ing coursers to land, near the foot of Pului
street.
A Horse Gone Mad from the Bite of
a Dog.
We have had it in contemplation to pre
caution our citizens on the subject of hy
drophobia; the more so that the last
mortuary report announces one death
from this fearful malady, and also owing
to the number of vagabondish, suspicious
ly marked cur dogs that go prowling and
running about at all hours, in the most
free-will manner and anti-water looking
predictions. Now, we are reminded to
make this precaution from learning of
the following: Mr. Frank Hayne, living
on Elysian Fields, Third District, bad a
very fine carriage horse bitten by a dog
some few weeks ago. Not noticing the
matter, Mr. 14. gave no marked attention
to the condition of the horse. Yestei'day,
however, tho animal exhibited peculiar
signs of ferocity, broke loose, reared and
plunged, snorted and kicked most wildly,
and bit its own sides and shoulders to
tatters. An effort was made to lasso the
poor animal, and then givo it some anti
dote for its condition, but this proved in
effectual, and it was found necessary to
shoot the beast ere it did itself further
pain or anybody any injury. Two well
directedxifle shots ended its misery.—
iV. O. Delta, 15th.
Serious Accident to an Augusta
Lady.
Wo regret to learn that a very estima
ble young lady of this city, Miss Martha
Slack, was seriously burned reoently,
near Rome, Ga., and that it is feared she
will not recover. Wo are informed that
she was using camphor for some pur
pose, while a ohild was holding a lighted
lamp for her; the lamp fell from the
hands of the child, and the flame caught
to the camphor, by which it was commu
nicated to the clothing of Miss Slack’
and before assistance could be rendered
she was very severely-burned. We sin
cerely hope that the fears of a fatal re
sult may not be realised.
Miss Slack was an assistant teacher in
tho Houghton Institute, of this city, and
is very justly esteemed for her many good
qualties. The prayers and good wishes
of the community will be offered up for
her recovery.— Aug Constitutionalist, 18 th.
From Mexico.
The latest news from Mexico received
at New Orleans, states that tho long ex
pected specie conducta left on the 3d
inst., for Vera Cruz. It consisted of
$3,600,000, when it left Mexico, and be
fore its arrival would be increased to
$4,000,000.
The conducta would be escorted down
to Plan dal Rio by a large body of troops
belonging to the reactionary party, where
it would be delivered over to the Consti
tutional Government. Tho most of the
money belongs to English merchants, and
will probably be shipped by the next En
glish steamer.
At latest accounts from the seat of war
Miramon was still retreating, closely pur
sued by the Liberals, who are said to
number somo 9000 men, well armed and
equipped. They were under the imme
diate command of Gen. Degollado, assist
ed by Gens. Zaragoza and Doblado, who
had already joined his forces to those of
tho main body.
♦
Twenty Men Burned with Molten
Iron.
At Russell’s foundry, in Chicago, on
Thursday last, a number of men were en
gaged in casting, when one of them acci
dentally spilled his ladle of molten iron
into the boots of another. The agony of
the burn caused the second man to drop
his ladle, the scalding contents of which
fell on tho man \yho had charge of the
crane. He let that fall, and in an instant
the fluid spread throughout the shop,
severely burning about twenty persons.
Some of them were horribly burned in
the breast and legs, but not fatally.
Princely Etiquette.
In a dance, it is said, the Prince only
gives the lady his left hand, and she is
not permitted to take his right, it being
contrary to the etiquette due from a sub
ject to the heir apparent to the throne,
the next in rank to the reigning sovereign.
This may answer in the British Colonies,
where all are “subjects,” but here, where
the ladies are soverign, as well as their
lords, such etiquette will not answer. It
was contrary to etiquette for the Japan
ese Prince to give either hand to a lady,
but the ladies did not mind etiquette, and
soizedhis dexter hand whenever they had
an opportunity.
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Florida Rail Road Grants*
The Commissioner of the General Land
Office has in course of preparation for
submission to the Secretary of the Inte
rior a list of lands, comprising 371,834
acres, which has been selected as enuring
to the State of Florida, under the act of
May 17, 1856, as indemnity for that por
tion of the Road between Jacksonville
and the waters of Escambia Bay, which
connects the town of Alligator with the
city of Pensacola, and known as the
Georgia and Pensacola Rail Road.
Over Eleven Hundred Free Negroes
for Sale.
On Thursday, in front of the Court
House, eleven hundred and ninety-three
free negroes will be offered for sale, for
a sufficient time to enable them, by their
allowance per diem, to pay their taxes.
Some of these negroes are indebted as
much as $25 to the city, and as they gen
erally sell for ten cents a day, their value
will no doubt be made of them. Peters
berg ( Va.) Express.
Sombrero Guano Island Troubles.
Boston, August 15.—The brig William
Mason, from St. Martin’s, via the Som
brero Guano Island, July 26, arrived here
to-day. She reports that everything
was quiet at the latter place, W'here she
touched to land the Governor of the Is
ffiod. The leader of the negro insurrec
tionists was still on board the barque
Warren, of Baltimore.
Water Almost as Cheap as Whisky.
A Topeka, Kansas, paper announces
that the old well in that place had “given
out,” and adds that if the city fathers
would make a good well where all could
be accommodated, water would be as
cheap as whisky, and a great many per
sons be induced to use it as a beverage.
What’s In a same.
he following are places of note in the
tt *1? m aa ver, Va.: Negro Foot,
Do! J ° Wn ’T, Buzzard Roost Bull Bing,
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The Rope Walkcri Yesterday.
The attendance at the Falls and the
Bridge was quite large yesterday, the
new candidate, Sig. Farini, having a little
the best “ house,” as those who had seen
Blondin were anxious to witness the first
efforts of the new candidate.
Blondin did not start until after five
o’clock, as he seemed anxious that those
who desired might witness both exhibi
tions, and make a comparison.
lie started from the Canada side, and
going on a sort of trot till he reached the
centre, he stopped and stood on his head,
the balancing pole touching nothing but
the main cable. In this position a pic- j
ture was taken of him by Mr. Evans.
Regaining his proper position, be ran
lightly to the shore. After a short inter
val, he appeared again with his feet in
baskets, making apparently, the attempt
a foolhardy and perilous one. But he
made nothing of it, and reached the shore,
as usual, in safety.
Arranging his cook stove, —which, by
the way, is a model—and having over
hauled his stock of salt, pepper, eggs, &c.,
to see that he was fully provisioned for
his journey, he shouldered his kitchen
furniture, and with a pleasant “goodbye,
ladies and gentlemen,” he started. On
reaching the middle of the cable, he stop
ped, unstrapped his load, and adjusting
it on the rope, commenced preparations
for supper. It would have appeared com
ical, were it not for the seeming peril, to
witness his manoeuvres. As it was, a
shout went up, when, after breaking the
eggs into his dish, throwing the shells
overboard, pepering, salting and stiring
them together, he placed it on the stove,
and the smoke was seen curling from the
pipe. Having finished his meal, he re
sumed his load, and passed steadily to the
shore.
Sig. Farini made his maiden ascension.
His place of crossing is a short distance
below the ferry. The distance across the
chasm at that point is somewhere about
1,500 feet. The whole cable, we under
stand, was 1,800 feet in length, and con
siderable of this was, of course, taken up
on each side in fastening it. At the time
appointed, the Sig. made his appearance,
and after waiting a while for his guys to
be adjusted, ho commenced his perilous
journey. It was painful at first to behold
him. It seemed a little uncertain as to
the result. He seemed to move with the
utmost caution. He was evidently im
peded in his progress by his pole; it was
so long, and so limber as to be constant
ly coming in contact with the guys. We
understand that it was by mistake made
longer than he had ordered it to be.
Having got under way, however, he pro
ceeded with more apparent boldness. In
passing over the first time, be performed
several feats, such as standing on his
head, lying at full length upon his back.
Onhisreturn, when about half way across,
he stopped and drew up a rope from the
Maid of the Mist, on which he descended
to her deck, and after staying there a
while, he again ascended and proceeded
on his journey to its completion. —Buffalo
Advertiser, 1 6th.
Negro Conspiracy In Halifax Coun
ty, Va.—Four Killed and one Dan
gerously Wounded.
One of the most daring conspiracies by
negroes to murder a white man that we
ever heard of, came to light in Halifax
county, about fifteen miles from Dan
ville, on Wednesday or Thursday, for the
particulars of which we are indebted to
Conductor Cheatham, of the Richmond
and Danville Railroad.
Mr. Samuel Hairston, a wealthy far
mer in Halifax, has an overseer on one
of his plantations who is a strict disci
plinarian, and a man of great firmness.
On the day in question, while the over
seer (whose name we could not learn)
was sitting in his office, six stout negro
fellows employed on the farm called upon
him, and after informing him that a par
ty of negroes in the woods near by was
preparing for an insurrection, invited
him to go with them and witness the
plan of operations. Not suspecting
that they had any design upon him, bnt
being anxious to, capture the ringleaders
of the rebels, if he should see them, he
stepped into another room, armed him
self with a five shooter, and then started
off with the assassins, they not knowing
that he was fully prepared,for any emer
gency.
The negroes led the way until getting
into the forest some distance, when they
suddenly stopped near a newly dug pit,
when the spokesman confronted him,
and, pointed to the hole, said to him:
“There is your grave. You have but
fifteen minutes to make your peace with
God.” Quick as thought the overseer
drew his Colt’s revolver, killing four of
the ruffians dead at his feet, and shot the
fifth one in the abdomen, seeing which,
the sixth took to his heels through the
woods, and the overseer having no other
weapon, he escaped.
The impression prevails that the six
negroes had determined to murder the
overseer, because of somo deserved pun
ishment one or more of them had receiv
ed, and laid the above plan to get him off
in the woods to effect their ends. His
presence of mind in taking his pistol, and
his coolness in the hour of danger, when
no white person was nigh to aid him,
doubtless saved him from a horrid death.
—Richmond Dispatch.
Suicide of a Sensitive Youth.
At Blairstown, N. J., a young man
named Hulme killed himself because the
principal of a boarding school found a
love-letter addressed by him to one of the
female pupils, and read it aloud. A let
ter says:
“The young man, it seems, had taken
a fancy to, and had been corresponding
occasionally with a young lady in or near
Blairstown. The principal of the school,
Mr. Johnson, having found this out, for
bade the correspondence and even wrote
himself to the young lady forbidding her
to send the young man any more letters.
She, however, continued to write, and it
happened, a day or two before the fatal
occurrence, that the young man chanced
to drop one of her letters, which letter
was found and carried to Johnson. In
stead of returning the letter to the young
man, with such kind admonitions as his
own good judgment ought to have sug
gested, he had it publicly read before the
school, which so wrought upon the young
man’s mind that he at ouce determined
to put an end to his own existence. The
shame, as he thought it, of such public
exposure was more than he was able to
bear.”
Steamer in Collision with a Whale.
On last Monday forenoon, as the St.
John Steamer Eastern City was on her
passage from this city to Portland, she
ran upon a whale, knocking off her fore
foot, and causing a slight leak, At that
time the vessel was about ten miles N. N.
E. of Thatcher’s Island, and was going
at her usual speed. A school of five
whales were in sight, playing about,
when suddenly one of them rose just for
ward of the bows, and was struck on the
side, about two-thirds of the way back
from tho head, causing quite a shock to
the vesssel. The whale dove instantly,
and not being seen again, was supposed
to be killed. It was a large whale,
judged bythose who saw it to be seventy
five feet long. \ few minutes after an
other whale was seen coming towards
the ship at great speed, and it was ex
pected that the creature would attack the
steamer, but at two lengths distance it
suddenly “dove” and disappeared.—Bos
ton Traveler.
{Remains of Soldiers of 1812 Ex
humed.
Toronto, C. W., Aug. 13. —While some
men were excavating near the old Fort in
this place, they discovered the remains
of fifteen bodies of British and American
soldiers, who were in the war of 1812.
Several buttons, bayonets, and epaulette
were also found. One button has the
initials of “Pennsylvania Rangers” on it.
Another is marked “U. S.another,
“Bth British Grenadiers.” A few Amer
ican coins were also found. From the
position of the bodies, it is evident they
were buried in the trench where they fell.
General Pike and 200 Americans and a
number of British were killed near this
spot in 1813, by the explosion of a pow
der magazine.
TELEGRAPHIC ITEMS.
Leavenworth, Aug. 14.—The state
ment of the sufferings of the people of
Kansas in yesterday’s Washington dis
patch, is believed to be greatly exaggera
ted.
Although the drought has been very
severe in portions of the Territory, yetis
believed that all sections have fair pros
pects for sufficient food for home con
sumption.
Philadelphia, Aug. 14.—There has
been violent showers here all day. Many
cellars overflowed. Several culverts have
caved in and much damage has been done.
Two boys were struck by lightning and
one of them killed.
Washington, Aug. 10.—Gen. Harney
arrived in this city to-day, and reported
himself.
He was removed from the command in
Oregon at the instance of Major Gen.
Scott, for reasons connected with the San
Juan affair.
He will probably be Courtmartialed.
Wilmington, Aug. 16.—The full re
turns from all the counties in the State
of North Carolina gives J. W. Ellis, the
Democratic candidate for Governor, a
majority of 6580 votes over John Pool,
the Opposition candidate.
New York, Aug. 16. —Hon. Fernando
Wood, Mayor, of this city, has sent a
private secretary to Quebec to make nec
essary arrangements with Lord Lyons
for the reception of His Royal Highness
the Prince of Wales, in New York.
Danville, Pa. Aug. 15.—The bridge
at this place over the canal fell this even
ing carrying with it a crowd of people
who had assembled to witness the perfor
mance of a man named Carr, on a wire
stretched across the canal. About 200
people were on the bridge when it fell,
several of whom were severely hurt.—
Two children were taken out of the ca
nal almost lifeless, but were resuscita
ted. A child is still missing.
Washington, Aug. 14 — The estimable
lady of the Postmaster-General died at
six o’clock th is evening, causing deep
regret on the part of numerous citizens,
many of whom remember her when she
was the accomplished Miss Wickliffe.
The Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper was
administered to her this morning by the
Rev. Dr. Tustin, of the Presbyterian
Church, of which she was an exemplary
member, surrounded by her venerable
parents, with other near relatives and
friends.
Syracuse, N, Y., Aug. 17.—The Dou
glas State Convention has finally selected
a full electoral ticket satisfactory to the
Bell and Everett committee, who have
been present during the entire session.
One-third of the electors are members
of the American organization.
The electors for the State at large are
Messrs. Reubin II Walworth and Herman
J. Redfield.
Resolutions were passed endorsing the
non-intervention doctriue of Douglas, and
the nominations made at the Front street
theatre, Baltimore.
Decatur, 111., Aug. 17.—The Bell and
Everett convention, which assembled in
this city to-day, nominated a full State
electoral ticket.
Davenport, lowa, Aug. 17.—A Breck
inridge and Democratic State Con
vention assembled in this city yesterday.
After its permanent organization and
the passing of several resolutions, the
convention nominated a full State electo
ral ticket.
Burlington, N. J., Aug. 13.—A man
was killed at Delia Grove, on the Rancove
creek, this afternoon. He belonged to an
excursion party from Philadelphia. A
quarrel took place in which a number
engaged and several were badly cut.
Herds was the name of the man killed.
The murderer attempted to escape, but
was caught between Delauco and Burling
ton.
New York, Aug. 18.—The steamers
Arabia and Kangaroo sailed for Liverpool
to-day with $1,400,000 specie.
Honduras advices, says: Gen. Walker
has gone to Swan Island and is preparing
for a descent on Costa Rica or Nicaragua.
The schooner Clifton, a part of his expe
dition, was seized by the British author
ities.
The Yellow Fever is terribly fatal at
Belize.
Cincinnati, Aug. 18. —George I. Cald
well, shot and killed Charles C. Brown,
United States Commissioner, to-day. The
verdict of the Coroner’s Jury was that it
was done in self-defence, and Caldwell
was discharged.
Philadelphia, Aug. 16.—Albert G.
Steven, the watchman at the Girard Bank,
died this morning from the effects of a
blow received on Saturday night last,
when he was assaulted by three men who
searched him, supposing, as is thought,
to find the keys of the bank upon his
person.
Cincinnatti, Aug. 18—George J.
Caldwell shot and killed Charles C.
Brown, U. S. Commissioner.
The coroner’s jury returned a verdict
of self-defence and Caldwell was dischar
ged.
Memphis, Aug. 18.—The steamboat
Choctaw, Capt. Silver, which has, for
several weeks, been aground on Island
No. 25, sunk to-day.
Washington, Aug. 18.—The latest
news from Pennsylvania is unfavorable
to the prospects of a fusion of the politi
cal parties opposed to the Black Repub
lican candidates in that State.
Washington, Aug. 17.—A letter re
ceived here from El Paso, dated July 29th,
says: “The Church party have taken
possession of the capital of Chihuahua,
and the Governor of the Liberal party,
with all his cabinet arrived here yester
day, where he intends to make his last
stand. Gen. Cerdero and many of the
wealthy citizens of that State accompa
nied him, all running from the General of
the Church party.”
♦
From Washington.
Washington, Aug. 14.—Private letters
from Col. Lander’s wagon road party,
dated Honey Lake Valley, July 2d, give
accounts of an engagement with the Pa
hutas Indians on June 23d. Five days’
march eastward from Honey Lake Valley
Lander’s party was attacked by Indians
in ambush, and a young man named
Pointer mortally wounded at the first fire
—he died next morning. The Indians
were pursued to the mountains, but they
returned next day to the number of 3,000
and renewed the attack, which was con
tinued five hours, when the Indians were
routed and pursued, several being killed
and one made prisoner. Among the killec
was a chief named Big Jim. The Indi
ans continued the retreat during the
night, and were followed two days by
Lander without coming to an engagement.
His provisions now began to grow short,
and he was obliged to return to Honey
Lake. After recruiting a few days, his
party will commence operations on the
wagon road, which they expect to com
plete in sixty days. Lander had 73 men
with him in the fight, chiefly armed with
Sharpe’s rifles and revolvers.
The Zouaves at Home.
Chicago, Aug. 15.—A salute of 100
guns was fired at half-past ten last night
on the arrival of the traiir-with the Zou
aves. They were met at the depot by
General Swift and staff and the entire
military of the city, the Police Depart
ment, Turner Societies, Fire Department,
and the Wide Awakes, with their torches.
A procession was formed and marched
through the principal streets to the Wig
warn, where they were welcomed home
in a brief but eloquent speech by Hon.
John Wentworth, Mayor. The Zouaves
then marched to the Briggs House, where
supper had been prepared. Speeches
laudatory of the Zouaves were made by
several gentlemen. The festivities were
kept up till a late hour. Several build
ings along the line of march of the pro
cession were brilliantly illuminated.
Meat Retort.
An Israelite lady, sitting in the same
box at the opera, with a French physi
cian, and being troubled with ennui, hap
pened to gape.
“ Excuse me madam,” said the
“ I am glad you did not swallow me.”
“Give yourself no uneasiness,” replied
the lady, “lama Jewess, and neter eat
pork !”
Terrible Punishment in a Prison.
A Philadelphia reporter, having thor- j
oughly overhauled the Moyamensing
Prison, gives the following account of the
shower bath mode of punishing crimi
nals :
In a cell at the eastern end of the corri- ■
dor appropriated for females, stood some
thing like a wooden chimney, vertically
against the wall. Closer inspection re
vealed a door in its front, with staple and
padlock. This being thrown open, an
apartment just large enough to contain
a human body, was revealed, with one
of the round perforated bath cisterns in
the top. The door and sides are hollow
and stuffed with woolen, to prevent
screams from being heard.
When any prisoner becomes ungovern
able, he is escorted to this cell. The
physician, the nurse and the superin
tendent stand by. The malefactor is
forced into the apartment, the doors
closed upon him, and the staples secured
with a heavy padlock. Then, in the
darkness and stifling air, the unhappy
criminal feels the rush of the descending
water. It comes in a torrent upon his
uncovered head, and seems to be beating
upon his brain. In vain does he seek to
avoid the draught. He cannot bend in
the narrow aperture. He cannot turn.
His breath grows shot. Every nerve is
unstrung. His heart beats agonizingly.
He screams, but the walls are deaf, and
there is no reply. He is suffocating—
dying. And when sense is swimming
and life flickering, the door is opened,
the unhappy man removed, and the dying
pulses taught to beat again.
Sometimes the criminals, when remov
ed, are black in the face, the blood flood
ing the head. A man in Sing Sing pris
on lately expired under this punishment.
The shower bath at Moyamensing has
been used three times in seven years.—
Its effects are to shock the nervous sys
tem and weaken the entire body. One
woman was lately put to the bath test.—
She is known as Jenny Lind, and
is designated by one of tho Wardens
as the most abandoned woman in the
world. She has been in prison more
than one hundred times ! chiefly for
vagrancy, and is beyond all reforma
tion. She seems at times to bo possess
ed with a demon. On Wednesday she
leaped upon Mr. SargeDt. the Warden of
the Female department, and tore his
mouth in a most savage manner. The
assault was entirely unprovoked. She is
said to be very deceptive. She was plac
ed in the shower bath for an exhibition of
heinous wickedness, and at the end of
ten minutes’ punishment asked if she
would behave. She said with an oath
she would not, and demanded to bo pun
ished again.
The bath was again applied ; but she
was still incorrigible. When brought
forth again she was almost lifeless, and
but for the application of prompt restor
atives, would have been no longer a trou
ble to the authorities.
From the Lynchburg Republican.
Stampede of Abolitionists from Ap
pomattox.
Several months since we published the
fact that three Yankees had established
themselves at Pamplin’s Depot, in Appo
mattox county, for the purpose of enga
ging in the manufacture of pipes, on an
extensive scale. At the same time we
stated, on reliable authority, that all of
the parties were Abolitionists, deeply
dyed in the wool, and should not be suf
fered thus to monopolize a trade upon
which a large number of poor people
were entirely dependent for a living. In
a few days after the publication alluded
to, we received a letter from the parties,
in which the charge that they were un-
Bound on the slavery question was most
bitterly denied, and, if we had taken
their word for it, no truer Southern men
were to be found in the broad limits of
the Union, although they were Yankees.
But the sequel shows that we were cor
rectly informed as to their Abolitionism,
for one day last week they openly and
boldly proclaimed themselves Black Re
publicans, and avowed their intention to
support Lincoln. As soon as this avowal
became noised about, the country got too
hot for them, and they were advised to
pack up their traps and travel. Without
making their intentions to leave known
to any one, they secretly shipped off their
plunder, wives, children, &c., and on
Friday went to Mr. Pamplin to borrow a
horse. He, unsuspicious of any felonious
intent, loaned it to them, since which
time they nor the horse have not been
seen nor heard from. Officers are in
pursuit of them in all directions, but as
yet the whereabouts of the fugitives is
unknown.
The Abolition Plot in Texas.
In Galveston ten attempts at incendia
rism were made last week. The News
says that the female portion of the com
munity are considerably agitated by the
frequent recurring fires.
The Rusk Enquirer gives the following
extract from a letter written by Col. Nat.
Terry, dated Forth Worth, July 24th:
We are in an intense excitement, grow
ing out of these organized burnings that
have been going on. Some seven white
men have been hung, and I expect before
it is over, not less than fifty negroes will
be hung. We have discovered an exten
sive plan for an insurrection, instigated
by abolition emissaries.
The Bastrop Advertiser of the 11th,
says:
The woods around Bastrop seem to be
alive with runaway slaves. Not less than
six bucks have been confined in our
county jail within the past week or ten
days. Some of them hail from a long
ways off, and declare their intention was
to enter Mexican territory, where they
expected to be Tree after their arrival
there.
Effects of Emancipation fit Pern.
On the sth of January, 1855, Castilla
emancipated the slaves in Peru. He
promised them their freedomif they would
take his side in the revolution. Placing
arms in their hands, by their aid he
gained a victory which gave him control
of the government. To the slaves he
fulfilled his pledges, and gave the masters
three hundred dollars for each negro, or
rather a bond for that amount. This
debt is now consolidated, the bonds bear
interest, and are legal tenders. The ef
fects of this emancipation, writes a Cal
lao correspondent of the Charleston Mer-
been disastrous. Hundreds
of haciendas have gone to ruin, and
those now cultivated bear the marks of
decay and thriftlessness. The estate of
San Jose, near Pisco, yielded its ownef
before the emancipation one hundred
thousand dollars annually. Now it is a
wilderness, in possession of his former
slaves; he receives not a cent of income
from it, and is even afraid to venture
upon his own land.
The negroes, as a matter of course, are
idle, poor and vicious.
Macon City Census.
We are indebted th Mr. Richard Curd,
City Clerk and Treasurer, for the follow
ing report of the population of Macon :
White Males over 16 1,758
“ “ between 6 and 16 596
“ “ under 6 425
“ Females over 15 1,557
“ “ between 6 and 15 562
“ “ under 6 439
5,337
Slaves 2,664
Free persons of color 33 2,697
Total 8,034
Mr. Curd has just completed this cen
sus of the city, and informs us that owing
to the extreme heat of the summer, a
great many of our citizens had gone
North and to watering places, which
accounts for what will appear the pau
city of population. He thinks that there
are over nine thousand bona fide residents
in the city. —Macon Telegraph. 21sf.
The Crops.
We have had fine rains within the past
week or two, which have improved the
corn and cotton crops considerably. Our
farmers will make plenty of corn for home
consumption, and probably some to
spare. We have seen several gentlemen
propose to dispose of what they will have
to sell at one dollar per bushel. In some
portions of this county crops never have
been better, while in others they are
quite meagre.— Lawrenceville (Ga.) News.
Address of Mr. Blair.
St. Louis, Aug. 14.—The Democrat
this morning contains an address over a
column in length, from Mr. Blair to the
Republicans and free Democrats of St.
Louis. He commences by saying: “I
am well aware that in the recent contest
the support which I received at your
hands is simply an evidence of your de
votion to the cause of freedom, and would
have been rendered as freely and enthu
siastically to any other man who had ap
proved his fidelity to the cause, as it has
beeu given to me, yet I cannot allow the
occasion, signalized by so great a triumph
to our common cause, to pass without
tendering to you the homage of my grat
itude for selecting me as the representa
tive of your principles, and the instrument
of achieving a victory for their mainten
ance and advancement.”
Reclaims that the result of the lxte
election fixes St. Louis as the banner cify
of Republicanism, and clinches the charge
of fraud and corruption made against the
pro-slavery Democracy in 1848. He com
pares returns from Gravous and Caron
delet, for 1858 for 1860, which shows a
loss of nearly 50 votes in the former pre
cinct—the whole number polled on the
6th inst., being 138, while nearly every
other precinct in the district shows a
largely iecreased vote. He says the names
of nearly one hundred Barrett voters have
disappeared from the poll book in this
small precinct. In Carondelet, Barrett’s
vote is less than in 1858, although the
aggregate increases it nearly 150. The
nffmes, proven to be fraudulent in 1858,
have this year disappeared from the poll
book. He refers to the large increase in
the Eighth and Ninth Wards, and to the
ticket on which his name was placed for
Congress, W. 11. Blair. Jr., without des
ignation of term, and then says, in con
clusion :
“Allow me to say that I shall forever
remember with pride and satisfaction the
contest of 1860. To have been the leader
of the hosts of freemen in that battle fills
the measure of my ambition. Again I
return my thanks to the Republicans of
this District, and congratulate them upon
their triumph.”
A Terrible Freshet.
The flood by which we were visited on
Monday morning last, was far greater
than ever before known, since the settle
ment of the country. A rain set in on
Saturday morning and continued sis or
eight horns saturating the earth with
water. On Sunday morning the rains
again commenced and fell incessantly
throughout the day. But it was not till
Sunday evening, that anything like a
flood was apprehended. But now, as if
the -‘windows of heaven were open,” the
rain descended in torrents, accompanied
with heavy wind and thunder, until Mon
day morning. The numerous beautiful
streams for which our region of country,
is remarkable were then foundswollen in
to angry, turbid floods, swift as the
mountain torrent, and bearing off every
thing in the way of their resistless tides.
Corn, cotton, fencing, bridges, mills and
houses have been swept away. The dam
age is great, and almost incalculable.
The track and embankments of the
Alabama and Tennessee, Rail Road,
have been so much injured as to prevent
the passage of the cars. At Mr. Bare
lay’s the embankment was swept away
for a distance of thirty feet, while near
Headen’s it was carried away for a space
of about sixty feet. Near Alpine, fur
ther damage was sustained by the Road.
We learn that no serious damage was
sustained below Butt’s Station, and that
the Train from Selma reached that point
Monday evening.
The principal streams of the County,
Choccolocco, Cheahah, and Talladega
were considerably higher than the ever
memorable freshet of 1840 It is estima
ted, that not less than twenty four inches
of water fell during the rains of Sunday
night. The full extent of damage is not
known. —Talladega (Ala.) Watch., 15 th.
The Position of Virginia.
A correspondent of the New York Her
ald, writing from White Sulphur Springs,
Va., records the following “notable re
markmade to me (him) by Gov. Letcher
Speaking of the probable contingency
of Lincoln’s election and a secession in
some of the Southern States—both of
which events he feelingly deplored, as
they might lead to a conflict between the
Federal and some of the State authorities
—he said with emphasis, “but while I
live no Federal troops shall march across
Virginia against a Southern State inarms
for the defence of its sovereign rights
and its equality in the Union.”
A Virginian who heard the remark, and
who had been very moderate in the views
he had expressed, afterward said to me,
“Letcher may not bo so strong as some
of our leaders, but he differs from Gov.
Wise in this, that you may always count
upon his acting up to what he says.”
Mining in Georgia.
The Dwelle mine, near this place, is
being opened and explored by Dr. Ste
phenson, with positive success. The vein
is of immense size, and peculiar in its
characteristics. The vein-stone being au
riferous italcolumite. The gold being
both massive and in a state of chemical
combination with the sulphurets. The
outcrop is 500 feet above the neighbor
ing creek, giving backs which will re
quire 50 years of stopeing above the adit
level.
This being also the matrix of the dia
mond we may look for seme interesting
discoveries in that line.— DahlonegaSignal.
Vigilance Committee.
The Memphis Argus of Monday even
ing learns that a few days since a large
meeting of the citizens of St. Francis
township, Phillips county, Arkansas, was
held to take action whereby the commu
nity might be rid of a number of noto
rious scoundrels by which it is infested.
L. P. McVay and Alfred Norman were
ordered to leave the State within an hour
or be delivered to the tender mercies of
the Vigiliance Committee. The inhabit
ants of that locality are considerably ex
cited by the frequent recurrence in their
midst of the most daring and revolting
crimes.”
Fanny Fern.
A correspondent of the Macon Tele
graph says :
A funny thing is going the rounds of
the papers, in regard to the famed “Fan
ny Fern” (Mrs. Parton); she stopped at
a Hotel in Philadelphia, when she came
to leave the house she found in her bill
a charge for breaking a toilet sett. She
owned to breaking one piece. For that
she offered to pay—no the whole sett
was spoilt by the loss of one piece The
carriage was at the door. She settled
the bill, ran up stairs to the chamber
she occupied—smashed the remainder,
and left for the cars.
We understand that a man named Wil
liams, who formerly kept a coffee stand
in the market, and who, for some time,
has been strongly suspected of tampering
with slaves, endeavoring to entice them
from their owners for the purpose of sel
ling them in New Orleans, was yesterday
arrested by a party of our citizens, and
after a careful examination of the evi
dence against him was warned to leave
the State forever. lie left.— Galveston
News.
Latest from Havana.
New Orleans, Aug. 20.—The steam
snip Cahawba, with Havana dates to the
17th inst., has arrived. Sugar was dull;
quoted at 8J reals. Stock on hand 260,-
000 boxes. Molasses dull. Sterling Ex
change at 13; Exchange on New York 2\
to 3 per cent, premium.
♦
When you drink beer or ale out of a
pewter, at a place where you are doubt
ful whether cleanliness is worshipped as
goddess, raise the mug to your lips with
( your left hand. It considerably increases
your chance of kissing an unfrequented
spot—taking it for granted that such is
your preference.
The Husband of Mrs. Cunningham.
Burdell.
The Rev. Mr. Sheehan, is the report
ed bridegroom to whose fortunes are
now allied the fame, name and reputa
tion of Mrs. Emma Cunningham-Bur
detl. Mr. Sheehan is a Universalist
preacher of more than ordinary talent.
From the New York Shipping List, 18th.
Flush Times —Good Advice.
The extraordinary abundance of tho
Western harvest is tho constant theme of j
our Country exchanges, and among the
many facts’ to illustrate it, which fall
under observation every day, the follow
ing from the Chicago Press, of Wednes
day, is a specimen : “On Monday evening
one train came in on the Illinois Cential
with fifty eight cars, drawn by two loco
motives, and another immediately in the
rear was composed of twenty-eight cars.
From the morning of the 11th to the
morning of the 12th, the freight cars
arriving on the Illinois Central were as
follows:
Loaded with Wheat I( *>
“ Corn 4o
“ other Grains 16
“ Stock 46
“ “ Miscellaneous articles 56
Total... ‘^46
The amount of Grain which it is under
stood a car contains, is 300 bushels;
but such is the pressure that shippers
crowd in from ten to twenty-five bush
els more. Taking each car at only 300,
and 32,400 bushels of Wheat were re
ceived by this single road alone in twenty
four hours It is entirely safe to say
that the 164 cars loaded with Grain
brought 50,000 bushels to the City. The
master of transportation told us yesterday
that he had just received a dispatch, sta
ting that there were on the track between
here and Übana, only 128 miles from the
City, 162 loaded cars, divided into six
trains, all of which were expected here
last evening. Os course, as the Illinois
Central is longer than any other road,
more freight, probably, arrives by it than
any other road; but upon all the eight
roads together that centre here from the
South and West, there must nearly, or
quite, a thousand freight cars arrive dai
ly, loaded with the treasures of our teem
ingprairies. TheamountofGrainreceived
for the last twenty-four hours, as shown
by our commercial tables, is 239,905
bushels.” With such evidence of wealth
as these, our countrymen out iu Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin are cer
tainly entitled to look forward to anew
leass of prosperity, and to a speedy relief
from the sore embarrassments which have
been sorely pressing upon them since the
last panic. Let us hope, however, that
the spirit of speculation and reckless ad
venture which the increasing thrif t of the
rail road interest (resulting mainly from
tho Grain movement, as above exempli
fied,) would seem to be looking to some
extent at the Stock Exchange here, will
not be permitted to lead them into new
temptations to extravagance and folly.
On this point the exhortations of our Chi
cago jeotemporary, it strikes us, are emi
nently opportune and sensible. First of
all, he says, let all old debts bo wiped
out. Mortgages and notes with the word
“paid” written across them, look better
and are far more ornamental, snugly filed
away in the old black trunk, or in the
drawer of the secretary, than silks and
gewgaws upon our wives and daughters.
A diamond ring is bright and beautiful,
but it is dullness itself compared with
the light that sparkles in the husband and
father’s eyes when the last debt is paid.
When debts are all out of the way, barns
and houses are to build, and other sub
stantial improvements are to bo made,
but not till then.
Victor Emanuel’s Letter.
Tho following is said to be a copy of a
letter recently addressed by King Victor
Emanuel to Cen. Garibaldi:
General : You know that I did not ap
prove of your expedition, and that I was
entirely foreign to it, but to day the very
grave circumstances in which Italy is
placed make it a duty to enter into direct
communication with you.
In the event of the King of Naples con
senting to evacuate the whole of Sicily,
and voluntarily abandoning all species of
action, and formally pledging himself
to exercise no pressure whatsoever upon
the Sicilians, so that the latter may free
ly pronounce their will, and choose the
mode of government which they may
prefer. I believe it will be wise in you
to renounce altogether any further en
terprise upon the Kingdom of Naples.—
In the contrary event, I expressly reserve
my entire liberty of action, and relieve
myself of making any comment to you in
regard to your projects.
Negro Killed.
On the morning of the 16th., Mr. Rich
ard Dubois, manager at May & Tuff’s
sale stable, on Court street, in Memphis,
killed a free negro by stabbing him with
a knife through the heart. The negro
was formerly employed by Mr. May, but
for some time past has been idle. On
the morning on the 16th, he made his ap
pearance at the stable, and was ordered
to leave, when using some insulting lan
guage. Mr. Dubois attempted to eject
him by force- The negro resisted and
fought desperately, striking Mr. Dubois
several times with a stick, and was rap
idly getting the better of him, having
knocked him down, when the latter drew
a knife and stabbed the negro three
times, death ensuing almost instantly.—
Nashville Union.
[Special Dispatch to he Union and American.]
Breckinridge's Withdrawal.
Memphis, August 17, 1860.
Editors Union and American: The dis
patch received yesterday from the New
York Associated Press, and telegraphed
to “the Southern press, reporting that
Breckinridge had called a consultation of
his friends to decide the propriety of his
withdrawal from the Presidential contest,
is false. I have just received a dispatch
from Vice President Breckinridge in which
he says there is not a word of truth in
it. This contradiction should be made in
every paper that published the falsehood.
♦ ‘ JAS. COLEMAN.
Morrissey to be Licked.
Keenan’s great fistic exhibition will
not be given until Monday week,.instead
of on Monday next. He was unable to
obtain aDy of the Broad theatres, and
could not secure the New Bowery until
Aug. 7th. The Benicia is a veritable
chip of the old block. The other day,
when he went up to Troy to pay a visit
to liis affectionate “pap,” the first thing
the governor said, after shaking him by
the hand, was—“ John you must lick
Morrissey right away ; I can never die
easy until you have whipped him !” It is
scarcely necessary to say that the fra
ternal wish is the one nearest the Boy’s
heart.
Barrett’s True Majority.
Barrett’s official majority for tho short
term for Congress, is one hundred and for
ty-four ! An error was found in the offi
cial canvas, which reduced the majority
originally announced as official to one
hundred and forty-four. The difference
is harly of any importance, save to those
who have indulged iu bets upon majori
ties. We have heard of some bets which
will be affected by the change, having
been based on a majority of one hundred
and forty five !— St. Louis Rep., 15 th.
Maternal Bliss Long Delayed.
The Cincinnatti Press gives an account
of one Mrs. Alice W., a resident of that
city, upwards of fifty-seven years of age,
who has been married thirty-one years,
and yet became a mother for the first
time about a week ago, surprising her
husband with a pair of robust twins.
The delighted father is five years thejun
iorofhis spouse.
Blow Up Extraordinary,
We learn by a gentleman from Bates
ville, that a report had reached there
that the Hot Springs in Arkansas had
been blown up, and several persons kill
ed. It is likely an eruption took place
in the earth. So says the Jacksonport
Herald of the 4th. We heard that a lake
formed on the spot after the explosion,
the waters of which contained a large
proportion of pigeon’s milk.
The Ring Finger.
In the ancient ritual of marriage, the
ring was placed by the husband at the
top of the thumb of the left hand, “Iu
the name of the Father; he then removed
it to the forefinger, adding, “and of the
Son then to the middle finger, adding,
“and of the Holy Ghost,” finally, he left
it as now, on the fourth finger, with the
closing word, “Amen.”— Notes and Queries
ARRIVAL OF THE ARABIA. I
New York, Aug. 20.—The steamship
Arabia, with Liverpool dates to the 11th
inst., arrived here to-day.
Liverpool, Saturday [via Queenstown).— j
The sales of cotton to-day were 10,000 |
bales, of which speculators and exporters
took 3,000 bales The market was steady
and firm.
Liverpool —Breadstuffs were steady and
firm. Provisions dull. Sales unimpor- I
tant.
Havre. —New Orleans Tres Ordinaire
was quoted at 92f., and Bus atßof. The
sales of the week were 9,000 bales. Hold
ers were pressing sales. Stock 228,000
bales.
London. —Consols were quoted at 93£
to 934
Additional by the North America.
Several Christian women have been
sold for harems.
Garibaldi quietly writes to Emmanuel
that he considers it his sacred duty to
deliver Venetia.
It was stated that eight thousand Pied
montese landed in the Papal Territory
The Duke of Modena promised to aid
the Pope with troops
Arrived at Liverpool from Charleston,
the ship Richard Third. The ship Char
lotte, from Liverpool, bound to New Or
leans, put into Queenstown on account of
the death of the captain.
Special Dispatch to the Charleston Courier.
XV allter— Mexico.
New Orleans, August 20.—The schoo
ner Araminta arrived here to day from
lluatan. She reports that Walker took
Truxillo ou the sth, instant. At last ac
counts, however, the British flag was
waving on the forts of Truxillo. The
crew of the Clifton (Walker’s transport),
who were captured at Belize, arrived at
this port in the Araminta.
The steamship Austin, Capt. Forbes,
arrived to day from Brazos and Indian
ola, with accounts of the progress of the
Revolution in Northern Mexico. Gen.
Zuazna has been killed, and all Vidauri’s
plans defeated. All is quiet at Browns
ville.
Special to the Charleston Mercury.
Important from Texas and Mexico,
New Orleans, Aug. 20. —The steam
ship Austin, Capt. Lawless, which arriv
ed to day, brings startling intelligence
from Mexico.
The revolution ia the Northern provin
ces continued unchecked. Gen. Vidaurri
had been attacked while sleeping. Gen.
Zuagua was shot through the head when
rising from his bed. The most violent
scenes had taken place.
Iu Texas the insurrectionary plot had
been still further developed. A negro
woman had been convicted of firing the
town of Henderson. A committee of in
vestigation was engaged in ferreting out
the instigators of the fires. Several ne
groes had confessed that they were cog
nizant of a cunningly concocted plot to
spread murder and devastation over Tex
as. These admissions had created the
greatest alarm in the threatened coun
ties.
Census Returns —Decrease of Slaves ip.
Maryland and Other Border States
—Their Increase in the Cotton States
and Extension of Cotton Culture.
lon, the Washington correspondent of
the Baltimore Sun, speculates as follows,
apropos the census of slavery and slave
labor:
It is conjectured that Maryland has
lost a portion of her slave population, iu
comparison with the enumeration of 1850.
The returns of the slave population of the
harder Southern States will be a subject of
interest to the politician and statesman.
It will probably appear that the amount
of emigration has tended to concentrate
the slaves in the cotton and sugar-grow
ing States, which, by their fertility and
enterprise, can give them more profitable
employment than can be found for them
elsewhere. There is not room in the
southwest for the extension of the cotton
culture. The Governor of the State of
Mississippi, in a message to the Legisla
ture of that State a year or two ago, sta
ted that the unreclaimed lands in that
State could be made capable of producing
a greater quantity of cotton than the
whole amount of the entire cotton product
of all the States at this time. It would,
of course, require for this increase of
product in that State the employment of
three or four millions of slaves, in addi
tion to the present number.
It is expected that within the lifetime
of some who are now living, the number
of slaves, chiefly concentrated in the cot
ton States, will be sixty millions. Under
the federal constitution three-fifths of the
slaves are included in the federal repre
sentative population. Thus those States
will become entitled to a number of rep
resentatives in Congress equal to the
number which will represent forty mill
ions of free whites in the Northern States.
It was anticipated as a possible occur
rence by the framers of the Constitution,
that the South might, through the three
fifths rule, obtain an ascendency iu the
House of Representatives, and unless the
cotten States secede this will be the prob
able result.
Sorely Afflicted.
What a picture of concentrated trouble
is presented in the following letter from
an assistant marshal in Alabama, dated
August 1, 1860, to the Superintendent of
Census :
Dear Sir : It becomes my duty to in
form you that the time fixed for complet
ing my census work has arrived, and
owing to providential afflictions iu my
family, the moment has overtaken me
with my duty unfulfilled ; the reasons
whereof are, that on the 25th day of May
my wife gave birth to a child ; on the
17th day of June she became insane ; on
the sth day.of July I carried her to the
Tennessee State Hospital for the Insane,
and on the 30th day of June my child died.
Now, sir, you can partially realize what
my situation has been, and determine
whether you will kindly allow me ten
days to finish my work, as I am very de
sirous to complete the enumeration of
my sub division, which I can do to your
satisfaction in the time asked.
Yours, respectfully, &c.
Prof. Raslmt Dead.
This gentleman, who some two months
since, when returning to town at night
from a party in the country, was thrown
from a buggy and most shockingly injur
ed, breathed his last on Saturday
morning last. The suffering which he
was compellen to undergo, lying helpless
and partially paralyzed and subjected to
the most excruciating pain for weeks in
tho midst of the intense by hot weather
which we have recently had, excited to
an unusual extent, the strong sympathy
of the whole community. Mr. Rasimi
was a teacher of the art of dancing, an
inoffensive and amiable man, and leaves
a widow in reduced circumstances, who
has been heretofore dependent on the la
bors of her husband for a support.—
Demopclis (Ala.) Gazette, 11 th.
Why are the Prairies Treeless?
The Westerners, when they speculate
on geology, answer this question by af
firming that the prairie fires have burnt
them off—that they have been frightened
out of existence by the fires of the In
dians. At other times they vary their
theory by affirming that tho absence of
trees is due to the deficiency of rain ;
but neither does this stand examination,
for the maps of the distribution of rain
show that the fall on the prairies about
equals that in other regions. Mr. Whit
ney, in his paper on the Origin of the
Prairies, read before the Scientific Con
gress, shows that the real cause of the
absence of aborescent vegetation lies in
certain mechanical conditions of the soil
and in its extreme fineness.
Bitten by a Rat.
Saturday morniDg, a lady residing in
Queen street, while in the act of arrang
ing the furniture of a room, came rather
suddenly upon a large rat, which she at
tempted to drive from the room. Being
closely pursued, however, it sprang upon
her and bit her severely on the hand.—
The lady soon after began to experience
symptoms of Tetanus, and was obliged to
call upon a physician for assistance. Dr.
Fraser administered the remedies, and
the patient is now considered out of dan
ger.—Charleston Courier, 20 th.
ARRIVAL.
>F THIS BTKAMJSR
NORTH AMERICAN.
Farther Point, Aug. 20. —The steam
ship North America, with Liverpool dates
to the 9th inst., arrived here to day.
Liverpool Cotton Market. —The sales of
cotton for the past week reached 82,000
bales. Middlings and inferior qualities
improved 4d. to £d. Os the sales of the
week speculators took 21,000 and expor
ters 10,500 bales The sales on Wednes
day reached 20,000 bales, with a firm
market. We have no report by telegraph
of the sales on Friday, although the quan
tity taken by speculators and exporters
is stated at 3,000 bales. The authorized
quotations are, for—-
Fair Orleans 7$&L J MIL Orleans 6 and.
Fair Mobiles J 4 Mid. Mobiles 5%d.
Fair Up1and5.......6%d. | Mid. Uplands 5 9 lod
The stock of Cotton at Liverpool was
1,203,000 bales, of which 1,014,500 bales
were American.
Liverpool Gtneral Markets. —Flour clos
ed firm and advancing for the best grades.
Wheat was firm and improving for best
Red. Corn was quiet. Beef heavy.—
Pork dull. Bacon quiet. Sugar and
Coffee dull. Rice steady.
London Money Market. —The money
market is unchanged. The decline in
Consols was owing to the reported India
loan of three millions sterling. Consols
were quoted at 93 to 93^.
General News.— The House of Com
mons has voted for the contemplated
subsidy to the Galway line, thereby con
firming the contract.
The ship Robert Kell, before reported
as missing, and having left Liverpool for
New York in January last, is reported to
have been spoken on the 12th of June, by
a recent arrival at Havre.
An Interesting Document.
Washington, Aug. 19.—1n response
to the proposition from the government
of Great Britain for the suppression of
the slave trade to the coast of Cuba, and
the substitution of Coolies, our Govern
ment has given its decided dissent.
Great Britain is reminded that she is
bound by treaty, and a subsidy from
Spain, to prevent the African slave trade,
while Spain complains if United States
cruisers enter Cuban waters, and has re
cently protested against it.
The President considers the Coolie
trade a horrible traffic, and if introduced
in the United States, would not only cor
rupt Christianity, but would materially
complete with white labor iu the free
States of this Confederacy. The docu
ment is one of great interest.
Later from Unatan.
New Orleans, Aug. 20.—The schooner
Araminta, with Ruatan dates to the 9th
instant, arrived here to-day. The Ara
miuta brought the crew of the schooner
Clifton, of Walker’s expedition, which
was captured by a British war steamer
at Belize.
General Walker landed and took Trux
illo, a seaport town of Central America,
State of Honduras. Its population with
the adjacent hamlets is four thousand.
Its harbor, on the bay of Truxillo, is
defended by several forts. There was
only one gun fired by the troops, and
two of Walker’s men were wounded in
the engagement.
Destructive Fires iu Texas, &c.
New Orleans, Aug. 19.—Dates from
Galveston to the 19th inst., have been
received. The principal Hotel at Hen
derson and all the business houses but
one in that town have been destroyed by
fire. The loss is between one hundred
and seventy-five thousand dollars and two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
Houston, Texas, Aug. 20.—Several
buildings, on Travis and Congress streets,
in this place, were destroyed by fire on
the 18th inst. The loss is estimated at
forty thousand dollars, upon which there
was an insurance of five thousand dollars.
Galveston, Texas, Aug. 17.—G. M.
Flournoy, Esq., the Democratic candidate
for Attorney General, of the State, has a
large majority in the counties heard from.
Latest from Texas.
New Orleans, Aug. 20.—The steam
ship Austin, with Brazos dates to the
17th, arrived here to-day. The Austin
brought $38,000 in specie.
Brownsville was quiet.
The revolution in Northern Mexico
was progressing.
Rail Road Collision.
New Orleans, Aug. 20.—There was a
collision on the Carrol ton rail road last
night. Two persons were killed and
several wounded.
From the New Orleans Picayune.
Eds. Picayune: In your paper of the
14th inst., announcing the death of my
son, the article is headed “ Suicide.’’
The information given to you is incorrect
—he loved life too well. It is true hii
mind was somewhat affected, as he be
lieved that there were persons on board
who were watching to kill him, and to
escape them he made a deplorable leap.
He swam for several hundred yards, and
beckoned with his hand for relief—his
senses having returned. A man who is
determined to die will not cling to life
until, exhausted, he sinks to rise no
more. He had everything to make life
sweet —he was moral, honest and temper
ate, beloved by his employers and all
who knew him, and one of the best of
sons. JOHN M. BACH.
New Orleans, Aug. 15, 1860.
A Great Manufacturing Town.
In Lowell, Massachusetts, there are
twelve corporations with an aggregate
capital of $15,000,000, owning fifty-two
factory buildings, containing over four
hundred thousand spindles and twelve
thousand looms, with other machinery in
proportion ; employing eighty seven hun
dred women and forty-two hundred men,
manufacturing yearly more than one
hundred million yards of cotton cloth,
twenty-five million yards of calico, twen
ty million yards of bleached and dyed
goods, one and a half million yards ot
woolen goods, and over a million yards
of carpetings. Think of a strip of cotton
cloth a yard wide, and two hundred miles
long, made daily ! Enough in a year to
go twice round the globe, with ends five
thousand miles long to tie with. — N. 0.
Bulletin.
Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.
The Blatlensburg Duels.
Richmond, Aug. 14, 1800.
Please permit me to state that an error
existed in the article in to day’s Dispatch
under the head of the “Bladensburg Du
eling Ground,” so far as that article re
lates to the duel fought in 18*19 between
Gen. A. T. Mason and Col. John M. Me
Carty. The two gentlemen were cousins,
and Col. Wm. M. McCarty, now a resi
dent of this city, was a brother to one,
and his lady, Mrs. McCarty, was a sister
to the other. Col. John M. McCarty
married Miss Lee, of Loudoun, and the
remains of both, with all their children
save one, rests under one tomb in Holly
wood Cemetery. The one surviving child
is a married lady, and resides in ttjl3
city. A Native of Loudoun.
State Elections are yet to be held be
fore the Presidential Election in Novem
ber as follows:
In Vermont, on Tuesday, September 4.
In California, on Wednesday, September
5. In Maine, on Monday, September
10. In Georgia, on Monday, October -
In Mississippi, on Monday, October L--
In Florida, on Monday, October 1. n
South Carolina, on Monday, October
In Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, October
In Ohio, on Tuesday, October 9. 1°
diana, on Tuesday, October 9. In Min
nesotta, on Tuesday, October 9. 11
lowa, on Tuesday, October 9.
Presidential Election in all the State-’
on Tuesday, November 6.
A celebrated writer says : No woman
can be a lady who can wound or morn
another. No matter how beautiful, b°
refined, how cultivated 6he may * 3e ’ ; ,
is in reality coarse, and the innate vt
parity of her nature manifests itselt her •
Wniformly kind, courteous and P oll
treatment of all persons, is one mark <•’
true woman.
New Orleans, Aug. 20.—Several bull
dings on Travis and Congress sU® e J
Houston, Texas, burned on the ibtn-
Loss $38,000, insured $5,000.