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About Weekly constitutionalist. (Augusta, Ga.) 185?-1877 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 9, 1870)
®l)e tUcchlii Constitutionalist. BY STOCKTON & CO. OUR TERMS. The following are the rates of Subscription: Daily, one year 00 Wbiklt, one year $3 00 La Cantatrice. By day at a high oak desk 1 stand, And trace in a ledeer line by line; Bet at five o’clock yon dial’s hand Opens the cage within I pine ; And as faintly the stroke from the belfry peals Down through the thunder of hoofs and wheels! I wonder if ever monarch feels Such royal joy as mine ? Beatrice is dressed, and her carriage waits; I know she has h»ard that signal-chime, ADd my strong heart beats and palpitates, As lightly the winding stair I climb To her lragrant room where the Winter’s gloom Is changed by the heliotrope’s perfume, To love’s own Summer prime. She meets me there, so strangely fair That my soul aches with a happv pain ; A pressure, a touch ot her true lips, such Asa seraph might give and take again ; - A hurried whisper, “Adieu! adieu ! They wait for me while I stay for you !” And a parting smile ot her blue eyeß through The glimmering cirriage pane. Then thoughts of the past came crowding last On a bli sful track ol love and sighs : Oh, well 1 toiled, and these poor hands soiled, That her song might bloom in Italian skies! The pains and fears of those lonely years, The nights of longing and hope and tears Her heart’s sweet debt, and the long arrears Os love in those faithful eyesl Oh, night! be friendly to her and me! To box and pit and gallery swarm The expected throng—l am there to see ; And now she is bending her radiant form To the clapping crowd; .1 am thrilled and proud ; My dim eyes look through a misty cloud, And my joy mounts up on the plaudits loud, Like a sea-bird on a storm! She has waved her hand ; the tumultuous rush Os applause sinks down ; and silvery Her voice glides forth on the quivering hush. Like the white-robed moon on the tremulous 6ea! And wherever her shining influence calls, 16wing on the billow that swells and falls, I know no more till the very walls Seem shouting with jubilee! Oh, little she cares for the fop who airs His gloves and glass, or the gay array Os fans and perfumes, of jewels and plumes, Where wealth and pleasure have met to pay Their nightly homage to her sweet song ; Bnt over the bravos clear and strong, Over all the flaunting and fluttering throng, She smiles my soul away. Why am I happy ? why am I proud ? Ob, can it be true she’s'all my own ? I make my way through the ignorant crowd ; I know, I know where my love hath flown. Again we meet; lam here at her feet. And with kindling kisses and promises sweet, Her glowing, victorious lips repeat T:,at they sing for me alone ! Woman’s Work. Darning little stockings For restless little feet; Washing little faces To beep them clean and sweet; Hearing Bible lessons; Teaching catechism; Fraying lor salvation From heresy and schism— Woman’s work. Sewing on the buttons ; Overseeing rations; Boothing with a kind word Others’ lamentations; Guiding clumsy Bridgets, And coaxing snllen cooks; Entertaining company, And reading recent books— Woman’s work. Burying out of sight He own unhealing smarts ; Letting in the sunshine On other clouded hearts; Binding up the wounded. And healing up the sick, Bravely marching onward, Through dangers dark and thick— Woman’s work. Leading little children, And blessing manhood’s years ; Showing to the sinful How God’s forgiveness cheers; Scattering sweet roses Along another’s path; Smiling by the way side, Content with what she hath— Woman’s work. Letting fall her own tears, Where only God can see; Wiping off another’s With tender sympathy; Learning by experience ; Teaching by example; Teaming for the gateway, Golden, pearly, ample— Woman’s work. Lastly cometh silence, A day of deep repose— Her locks smoothly braided, Upon her breast a rose; Lashes resting gently Upon the marble cheek ; A look of blessed peace Upon the forehead meek ! Pale hands softly folded, The kindly pulses still; The lips know no smiling, The noble heart no thrill; Her couch needs no smoothing, Bhe craveth for no care ; Love’s tenderest entreaty Wakes no responses there. Fresh grave in the valley— Tears, bitter sobs, regret; One more solemn lesson That life may not forget. Face forever bidden, Race forever run— “ Dnst to dust," a voice saitb, And woman's work is done. The Nashville /funner relates of Mr. John M Hill, who died in that city last week, that in his youtli he understood and spoke the German language fluently, and that all or a sadden ho was deprived of the use of jt- During his last moments he became delirious, and instead of expressing himself In the English he spoke the Germau lan guage. The Richmond KN^t'iiiKit—W» learn that this valuable paper has Imnui porches ed by lion. Jane s Harbour, of Culpepper county, who designs taking charge of ft In * lew days Mr. Harbour Is ous of the' jaldesl men In the I'tllofl, Slid his accession Y» tn*» newspaper mass of Virginia will lib Gottschalk. [The following appreciation of Mr. Gotts chalk, written during his last visit to this country, deserves republication now as a fitting tribute laid upon his tomb.J With the roar of cannon and tramp of armed men resounding through the land and the fair young face of the Republic dis figured to our eyes by the deep furrows of war, it is pleasant to know that in certain nooks and corners, gentler sounds of har mony still linger, and that ateliers exist where men s fancies grow on canvas from day to day into soothing visions of loveli ness. The scarlet-and-gold and general paraphernalia of war are too tempting to pa let and brush, not to be seized on with avidity and reproduced with marvellous truth; but it is more agreeable to pass over accurate representations of the Irish Zouave, with Celtic features, not purely classical in outline, glowing defiantly un der the red cap of the Arab, and Teutonic calvarymen, clinging clumsily to their steeds, and turn for solace to'the grand, sOxemn shores of Niagara, to wander amid the tangled luxuriance of the Heart of the Andes, or to bask in the sweet silence of twilight in The wilderness. There are ice bergs, too, floating in the Arctic Sea, frozen white and mute with horror at the dread secrets of ages; but, responsive to the ver satile talent of the hand that creates them they glow with prismatic lisht of many colors. Mr. Church irradiates the frozen regions with the coruscations of his own genius, bringing to these lonely, despairing masses of ice the revivifying hope and promise of warmer climates. In pondering over the sad mystery of these icebergs, we float down again to tropical seas and islands; and as we linger under the shade of palm and banana tree, the rude chant of the negro strikes the ear in the grotesque and characteristic framework of the “Bun anier,” the plaintive melody of “ La Savaflc” sighs past on th'e evening breeze, Spanish eyes flash out temptingly from the enticing cadence of the “ Ojos Criolios,” and Spanish guitars tinkle in the soft moonlight of the “ Minuit a Seville,” and tropical life awakes to melody under the touch of the Creole poet of the piano, Mr. Gottschalk. There are many beings, otherwise estimable, to whom the tropical sense is wanting; who are ever suspicious of malaria lurking under the rich, glossy leaves of the orange groves; who look with disgust and loathing at the exaggerated proportions and venomous nature of all creeping things; who find the succulence of the fruit unpleasant to the taste, and the flowers, though fair to the eye, deadly as the upas tree to all other sense—for whom it is no compensation to feel, with the first breath of the morning air, the dull, leaden weight of life lifted, or no happiness to watch the sea heaving and palpitating with delight under the rays of the noonday sun, and to know that the stars at night droop down Uvingly and confidingly to the embrace of warm tropi cal earth. With an insensibility to these influences, there can be but little sympathy or appreciation of the works of Mr. Gotts chalk ; for all that is born of the tropics partakes of its beauties and its defects, its passionate langour, its uneless profusion and its poetic tenderness. And where else in the United States, can we look for a spontaneous gush of melody? Plymouth Rock and its surroundings have not hither to seemed favorable to the growth arid manifestations of musical genius; for the old Puritan element, In its savage intent to annihilate the aesthetic part of man’s na ture, under the deadenlßg dominion of its own blue laws, and to crush out whatever of noble Inspiration had been vouchsafed to man by his Creator, rarely sought relief in outbursts of song. Psalmody “appears to have been the chief source of musical in dulgence, and for many a long, weary year hymns of praise, nasal in tone and dismal in tendency, have ascended from our prim forefathers to the throne of grace on high. Such depressing musical antecedents have not prepared New England for greater efforts of melody than are to be found in the simple ballads supposed to originate with the plantation negro, who, in addition to his other burdens, is thus chosen to as sume the onerous one of Northern song, as being the only creature frivolous enough to indulge in vain caroling. If we can scarcely affirm that the Americans arc yet a musical people, that they would be is an undeniable fact, and one constantly evinced in their lavish support of artists, from the highest to the lowest grade. Among the mnsical aspirants to popular favor, none has of late enjoyed so large a share of notice and ad miration as Mr. Gottschalk ; and, to return from eur recent digression, we will proceed to the consideration of his compositions. Fragmentary and suggestive as are his ideas, there is infinite method and System in their treatment. Avoiding thus far what is termed sustained effort, and which frequently implies the same demands on the patience of the listeners as on the creative power of the composer, Mr. Gottschalk’s compositions contain just so much of the true poetic vein as can be successfully digested and enjoyed in a piano piece of moderate length. With the power to con ceive, and the will and discipline of mind to execute, there is no reason why. with perhaps a diminished tendency to fritter away positive excellence at the shrine of effect, enduring proofs of the genius of our American pianist should not be given to' the world. Asa mere player, the populari ty of Mr. Gottschalk with the uninitiated .masses is due, in a great measure, to his tact in discerning the American craving for novelty and sensation, and to his native originality and brilliancy, which allow him to respond so fully to these exigencies of public taste, as to possess on all occasions the keynote to applause. The faculty of never degenerating into dullness, the rock on which most pianists are wrecked In early youth, Is another just cuase for Insuring to our compatriot the pre-emtneuce whicji he enjoys. Viewed from a critical point, the | mechinlcal endowments ami acquirements \ of Gottschalk are such as to enable him to ' subject his playing to the test of keenest [ analysis without detriment to his reputa tlon. For clearness and limpidity of touch j and unerring precision, fbrimpetuosity of! of style, combined with dreamy delicacy, he has nw rivals. The even ness and brilliancy ' of his trill are unequalled, tie mechanical I proctas required to produce it Mug loat to sight in th« wonderful birdlike nature o'! the effect. In the playing of claaaical music, Mr. Gottschalk bad to contend #glan»t Ids own Individuality. This Indb vlduality, naturally Inn use and of a bind ' calculated to mast with public favor, has | AUGUSTA, GA., .WEDNESDAY MOfiNING, FEBBUARY 9. 1870, stacle to the exclusive absorption and ut ter identification with the ideas of another composer that classical music demands. In the mere matter of execution there is no difficulty which the fingers of this skilful pianist cannot overcome, and his intellec tual grasp of a subject enables him to dis cern and interpret the beauties of all musi cal themes; where an earnest, passionate interest in the music of the old masters is not felt by the performer, it is rarely com municated to hishearers. The world of let ters, however, has not seemingly regretted the inability of Byron to trammel his muse with the uncongenial fetters of Pope’s me tre, and has certainly never quarreled witli Tom Moore for not assuming the manners and diction of the revered Samuel Johnson, LL. D. With due allowance for difference of latitude, and wide difference of aim and pursuit, the contemplation of the Master of Creole Melody recalls to us a genius which found utterance in song none the less melodious that it was written, not sung. The “ashen sky” and “crisped, sere leaves of the lonesome October,” so thnllingly pictured by Edgar Poe in his “Ulalume,” find echo in the foreboding sadness of the opening bars to Gottschalk’s “ Last Hope;” and as both poems grow in vague, dreamy sound, they culminate in a cry of smothered despair at the tomb where all hopes lie buried with the lost Ulalume. The same wiered conception and eccentricity of design, with knowledge of rythmical effect and extreme carefulness of finish are prominent traits o; both ar tists; and the American disregard of tra dition, as evinced in all enterprises, wheth er literary, artistic or commercial, and which readily infects the simple sojourner among ns as well as the happy being born to repbblican privileges, marks alike the nationality of poet and pianist. [From the G ihgnani’s M sserger, .Tanuiry 13. The Bonaparte Homicide. FOT.L PARTICULARS OF THE SHOOTING OF M. VICTOR NOIR BY PRINCE PIERRE BONA PARTE. The only subject of conversation in Paris continues to be this terrible drama, remark able not less for its sad termination than for the two versions, so diametrically con trary, of what took place, Prince Pierre Bonaparte affirming that he was struck by M. Victor Noir, whilst M. tie Vonvielle de nies that any hostile or offensive movement had proceeded from the deceased. In the trial much stress will, of course, be laid on the exact state of the occurrence in that respect. We subjoin some further particu lars gleaned from various sources : THE prince’s VERSION. The Moniteur publishes' the following let ter, written by the Prince immediately af ter the event: “My Dear M. Conti: I hasten to inform you that a great misfortune has befallen me. Two journalists of the Marseillaise came to challenge me. One of them struck me; the other threatened me with a s:x shot pistol. I fired and I think I killed one of them. I have sent for some ser gents de ville and the Commissary of Po lice.” . THE SCENE OF TnE TRAGEDY. The loilowing Is a description of the room where the fatal occurrence took place: About twenty steps are ascended, and the visitor finds himself in the fencing gallery, a sort of ante-chamber to the sa loon. This apartment, the walls of which are bare, has only one point worthy of note, namely, the chimney-piece at the end, where there is a rather curious collection of swords, daggers and firearms. There are specimens of them from every country, from the matchlock of the Chinese to the espingole of Castille; from the primitive arqnebuss of the Hngenots to the Ameri can rifle. There are also the most recent models, and lastly, the ordinary fowl ing piece. The Prince is an amateur of weapons, and anew one is rarely pro duced without his receiving a visit from the inventor. Thus it Is almost impossible for a visitor to sit down or lean against a piece of furniture without displacing an arm of some sort. the preliminary examination ordered. As soon as the Minister of Justice was made acquainted with the sad event, he im mediately sent a message to the Procureur- General to act without delay, and that functionary delegated M. Desarnants, Pro cureur-Imperial, and M. Bernier, Examin ing Magistrate, to proceed without delay to the preliminary investigations. Those gentlemen arrived at Auteuil at 6 in the evening. the prince asks to be locked up. The Prince had left an hour previously and gone to the Conciergerie; M. Roidot, Commissary of Police, had accompanied him. The legal functionaries, after having visited the spot where the occurrence took place, and whence the body of M. Victor Noir had been removed to the chemist’s shop of M. Mortreux, returned to the prison to interrogate the accused. When the Prince reached the house of detention at 5 o’clock, he found no one there but a young registrar’s clerk, who was amazingly astonished at his visitor’s demand to be locked up. As no one can be confined without a warrant, the young man, in the absence of the Director, M. Grobon, re fused. The Prince then declared that he would await that gentleman’s arrival, and when the latter entered the request was repeated. M. Grobon Immediately aent oft for orders, but, before he received them, ,MM. Desar naults and Bernier made their appearance. Ail difficulty was immediately removed. The Prince underwent a long examination. He is confined in the tower nearest to the gate, and which looks on the Qua!, and J in which the Governor’s Cabinet Is situated., DE PoHVIELLK'fI EXAMINATION. During the interrogatory an agent was ! sent to the office of the MareeW/iUe for M. Ulrlc de Fonvielle to go and make his de position at the office of M. Bernier, at the Palais de Justice, M. de Fonvielle was not i arrested, as has been reported. Moreover, I no pretence existed for such a step, his part I In the affair being simply that of a witness. I Hi* examination lasted nearly tbr <- hours. : ffotn ni riifffjt until iwo In worn ing. He is said to have admitted that he carried a sword-stick and a pistol w’c-u he Noil was unarmed ' ' The prisoner s'iil assert* that, after too** I conversation w.tb M d< Fonvbie a.g.J ed his interlocutors, in somewhat sharp language, whether they considered them selves as jointly resnonsible with MM. Grousset and Rochefort; that M. Victor Noir then replied in the affirmative, and struck the Prince in the face. Immediate ly the latter, who has long been accustom ed, according to the testimony of some wit nesses, to carry a small revolver, drew out the weapon and fired. The Prince added that had he not been provoked by M. Noir he should not have shot him, as M. de Fon vielle—a point the latter does not deny was the person who had spoken during the interview. The fact is asserted that imme ately after the scene which had taken place. Doctors Pinel and Morel had found the traces of a blow on Prince Pierre Bona parte’s left cheek, near the neck. ONI.T DEFENDING A MENACED LIFE. “ The Prince, in his examination,” savs the Patrie, “ reproduced word for word the account we have already published. He related the facts with the greatest tranquil ity and precision; and in concluding ex pressed the deepest regret for the move ment of passion to which he had abandon ed himself, and the sanguinary consequences resulting from it. 1 1 had been grievously insulted.’ added lie, and besides,' I did no more than defend my life, which was se riously menaced. On the other hand, M. de Fonvielle, in presence of the magistrate, was so violent and excited that M. Bernier did not think it right to confront him with the prisoner.” THE PRINCESS BONAPARTE INTERVIEWED. The same journal says: It was eight in the evening when the Procureur-Imperial Desarnaut and M. Bernier, Examining Magistrate, arrived after the sad occur rence at 59 Grande-Rue, d’Auteuil. They found there only the Princess, surrounded by some intimate friends, who were endeav oring to console and • reassure her. She declared to M. Desarnaut that her husband had been deeply affected by the event; that at first he did not think he had killed M. Noir, and that when he had become certain of his death his mind seemed above all preoccupied with the embarrassment which the event 'oulrt causeTo the Emperor.— The Prince ,iad left Autenil to constitute himself prisoner at the Conciergerie. VICTOR NOIR. The Pays has the following: “It has been said of M. Victor Noir ihat he was only twenty years of age; he was twenty two. It has been said that he was a mere boy; he was a man of herculean strength. That he was good natured is true enough ; but he was known to be of a violent tem per. His exceptional force was certainly the best title he had to literary renown ; and that same muscular vigor was proba bly the very quality that procured for poor Victor the fetal honor of accompanying M Ulrlc de Fonvielle. Poor fellow ! he had a good heart, but it was ever in his hand ; and that hand had sometimes the mishap to fall on a head or a cheek. But, if it struck readily, there was no malice. After having turned his back, Victor Noir would think no more about the matter; he had not the least rancor in his composition." PRINCE PIERRE. Prince Pierre Bonaparte, now fifty-five years of age, is a corpulent man, above the middle height, and wearing heavy mous taches and imperial. He walks with diffi culty from having gouty feet. Having been long in the Foreign Legion, he has all the air of a military man. During his military career he gave frequent proofs of courage and energy. His marriage in 1868, at Epicux, a property he owns in the Ar dennes, made some noise; his wife being the daughter of a workman in the Fau bourg Saint Antoine. That nnion, how ever, legitimatized a son of twelve years of age, and a daughter of four. At the pres ent moment the Prince is in mourning for his father-in-law. The prisoner is still at the Conciergerie, and is permitted to re ceive his family and friends. There is a continual going and coming, and, owing to the kindness of the director, the visitors find no difficulty at all in obtaining access to the prisoner. The Princess Pierre Bona parte, with her two children, visited her husband yesterday. THE PRINCE INTERROGATED. The Prince was interrogated yesterday morning by M. d’Oms, President of the Chamber of Indictments. The investiga tion is nearly terminated, and the Chamber was expected to come to a decision last evening. the prince Bonaparte’s challenge to ROCHEFORT. The French journals just received give the text of the letter of Prince Bonaparte to Henri Rochfefort. “ Paris, January 7,1870. “Monsieur : After outraging one after an other each of my relatives, and sparing neither women nor children, you insult me by the pen of one of your workmen. It is all natural, and my turn should come.— Only I have, perhaps, an advantage over the greater part of my family—that of be ing a plain, private individual, although being a Bonaparte. I therefore demand of you, if your breast is a guarantee for your inkstand, and I avow that I have only a mediocre confidence in the result of this step. I learn, in effect, by the journals, that your constituents have given you an imperative command to refuse all honor able reparation, and to preserve yonr pre cious existence. Nevertheless, I’take the chance, in the hope that a feeble remnant of French sentiment will cause you to de part, In my favor, from the measures of | prudence and precaution in which you take , refuge. If, therefore, by hazard, you con : sent to draw the bolts which render your j precarious person doubly inviolable,"you i will find me neither in a palace no.’ a elia j team I reside quite plainly at No. W Rue ! d'Auteuil, and J promise yoo that If you I present yourself Jt will not be said that I am out. | “ Awaiting your reply, I have again the , honor to salute you, “ Pikkre Napoleon Bonaparte. | “To Henri Rochefort, No. H Rue d'Abou- 1 klr, Paris." Cosoheoiiowal APPOMTIONMe.*T.—The following shows the number of Inhabitant* i/ita/th lu O/dtfrFNM if tin who'" in j»t ihnji jjuii'JrH, Oifrfjr'nli* Jon* /riffl \onl\ tfitif ifi/f 019 ft fjri/rf'jtf’fjtfctly* iij j 44 itkWlMf Oh* r*l*9l**lliMilYr to Wi'Wt 009 OHH fkitfi fc'Utfttly* i/I I WWn, ttt'J rWtOM) >Msf*i*r***9ii/i j;m (From the New York Herald. Salnave. SKETCH OF niß CAREER. Salnave was boru in Hayti, and was a man in the prime of life. He entered the army at an early age, and was rapidly pro moted for distinguished services in the field. We believe that he took part in the invasion of St. Domingo by Soulouque, and retreated in good order with that distin guished warrior. Subsequently he aided Geflfrard in overthrowing theemplre, whence Soulouque fled to Jamaica and in re-estab lishing the republic.* For awhile matters progressed favorably enough, but in an evil hour Geffrard’s Government slighted Sal nave, whose bosom yearned for liberty. To strike down tyranny he attempted tile as sassination of one of Geffrard’s ministers and failed. He then fled to St. Domingo, and while there organizing a rebellion, was senteuefed to death by court-martial assem bled in Port-au-Prince. In May, 1865, he re entered Hayti with a formidable army of two hundred and fifty men, roused the people in the name of God and liberty and established a provisional government. Geff rard advanced against him with the forces of the republic. Several bloody struggles took place, in which a number of men were seriously bruised and a few killed. Finally the insurrection was suppressed, Salnave retiring again to St. Domingo. Subse quently, however, he renewed the revo lutionary movement, and succeeded in ousting Geffrard, who prudently took refuge on board a foreign war vessel. On assuming power, Salnave issued a proclamation declaring amnesty to all Hay dens excepting Geflftard, whom he con demned to death, but who whs never shot, r °/the very good reason that he kept out of Hayti. Os course It was not long before a revolution broke out against the new President, who headed the Caqps, while the heroic Nissage Saget, Dominique, and other world renowned Generals, led the piquets. The war lasted from June, 1807, until a few days ago. So long as Salnave was able to pay for the printing of bis Treasury notes brave| y; b “t when it took $•>,000 in Haytien currency to buy a gold dollar, lie collapsed. Unfortunately for him, the piquet leaders’ supply of coffee held out longer than his, and he fell. He was said to be a very warm friend of the United States, and was in favor of a closer alliance between the “ two republics.” Os his private virtues we know nothing, He possessed a playful habit of shooting wealthy citizens and confiscating their pro perty for the benefit of thb nation. Take him all In all, we shall not see his like again, except in the persons of the new rulers of Hayti. HIS FLIGHT, PURSCIT, CAPTURE TRIAL AND EXECUTION. nnp^q T ,W.^»'»^ :R ( , i[!L PU t a u r j f 17 *— Aftcr Sal 19th of December, and subsequently from Port National, he fled to Petlonvllle with a strong force. He was soon Joined by Vll lubin, and received large supplies of pro visions and ammunition from Croix de Bou quet. The people fbllowed his army for a long time, they being told by him that they would all be massacred by the revolution ists. From Petlonvllle he moved on the 21st, arriving at Verette the 22d, his object being to reach Bnraona. But on attempt ing to leave Verette for Barao.ia, he found a strong force opposing him, and was forced back in great disorder. HOT PURSUIT. On the 27th a force under General Zamor left Port-an-Prince to Join the troops in pursuit of Salnave, and on the 28th Gen. Benjamin, Saget’s Secretary of War. went out to take command in person, and a rig orous pursuit was ordered. Salnave had In the meantime again started for Baraona by another route, having made in vain ef forts to recruit and inspirit his force; but such was the rapidity of the mifVcmcnts of the revolutionary troops that even here they were close on his heels, capturing Ills stragglers and nearly all his baggage and ammunition. General Benjamin arrived at Jacmel on the 2d of January, and obtained guides who were familiar with thecountry. Cabral, thinking that Sainave might reach Baraona, went to Saline to cut him off. But as soon as he learned the position of Salnave, he ordered the line Petittrou to be covered. FINAL DEFEAT AND CAPTURE. On the Bth of January, Salnave and a few devoted followers, came upon the force of Cabral, at Cuaba, and attempted to cut their way through that portion of the army commanded by Gen. Gulteau. A desperate fight ensned, lasting five hours,resulting in the defeat and capture of Salnave and his troops, and a loss of one hundred killed and a large number wounded of Salnave’s men, and of Cabral’s only three killed and twenty-two wonnded. Salnave and his fellow-prisoners were sent to Saline, when Gen. Cabral informed the Government, on the 10th of January, of the event, and gave them to the Provisional authorities. At Croix de Bouquet Alfred Delva and several others were shot. TOE TRIAL AT PORT-AU-PRINCE. Salnave arrived at Port-au-Prince on the 15th, and was immediately put on his trial by the revolutionary tribunal, composed of Gen. P. Lorquet, President; M. de Nazere, Vice-President; M. Prezeiu, M. Louis Aimc and M. Darias Adam; M. Camille Nan Public Prosecutor. The trial commenced at 3 o’clock, in the presence of a large num ber of the civil authorities and the National | Guard. The accused was introduced by the President, saying, Sylvan Salnave, ex-! President of Hayti, aged forty-three years,! born at Cape Hayden, and living at Port* j au-Prince. President—Have yon made a choice of someone to defend you ? Salnave—l wish to be assisted by Messrs. Valcln and Lavaud. M. Lavand declined to defend the accused, j The President of the Council then designat ed M. Jalr.of Jacmel, to act with M. Val-. ; cln. Salnave then had an Interview with his councilors, after which the Deputy Marshal read the charges to the prisoner, which occupied considerable time, the most important Mug that be “annulled the Constitution” and named himself “ protec tor of the republicthat be associated 1 himself with depraved characters, sffd held on to the Government by fraud and forc<- . tlw-ri lore, Sylvan Salnave |« *c< us<-<| i, j 1 high treason, devastation,(tillage with arms, i committing assassinations, and is now amenable tut these crimes, JOOOMSNT PMONOUM/ JCf*. Mai nave said that be was not < si<ah!« of l VOL. 29. NO. 6 the acts with which he was accused. His counsel made a strong appeal, and made every effort to destroy the accusation, quot ing frequently the position of Jeflterson Da vis in the late rebellion in the United States. After a short address from the prosecutor, one more appeal was made by Salnave’s counsel, M. Valcln, and the trial was closed. The members of the court then adjourned for deliberation, which lasted an hour, at the expiration of which the judgmeut of the court was pronounced. In the name of the Republic, the court finds Sylvan Salnave, aged forty-three, sol dier and ex-President of Hayti, guilty of all the charges preferred against him, and do sentence him to be shot to death, and orders that the execution shall take place at the perristyles of the National Palace. Signed by the members of the court, January 15, 1870. Preparations were immediately made for carrying out the judgment of the court. THE EXECUTION. The President then addressed Salnave : “ You have just been condemned to the pain of death ; 1 entreat yon to be firm and courageous.” Salnave replied, “ I shall not fail ; I only ask for time to put ray affairs in order.” This request was granted, and he was engaged for a quarter of an hour in writing a letter, which he sealed and placed in the hands of the President. Immediately after this he was pinioned and taken from the court, attended by two clergymen, to the place of execution. He was then tied to a post planted for the occasion, and a solemn silence ensued. The firing party was then drawn up, and General B. Canal said to Salnave : “ Yon are going to be ar raigned as a traitor. Vive la Constitution /’’ The words, which were the signal for the deadly volley, were taken up by the people, and amid the shouts of “ Vive la Constitu tion," at 6:20 o’clock, Sylvan Salnave ceased to exist. His body was then put Into a cart, and burled among the felons. A Negro Strong Up for Brutal Treatment of Two Young Ladif,b.— On Tuesday last, a negro boy In the employ of Mr. Wilson, living near Blue Pond, in Cherokee county, assaulted and knocked down with a piece of Iron two young la dles, the daughters of Mr. Wilson. It ap pears that one of the young ladies told the boy to bring some wood in the house. The boy went out as if for the purpose of get ting the wood. He returned, however, with the iron in his hand, and, without saying a word, knocked the young lady down, inflicting severe wounds upon her head. Her sister, hearing her screams, rushed Into the room, when the brute struck her over the head and arras, inflict ing severe and dangerous wounds. It was evidently the intention of the negro to kill the first lady attacked, as he continued Iris blows after she was knocked to the floor senseless. When he had fully vented his wrath, ha left tlie premises. A large parff of the friends or the young ladies assem bled, and went In pursuit Immediately, and tracked him through the snow to the mountains, where they found him with a rope, evidently for the purpose of stealing a horse, upon which to make his escape. It was used, however, for another purpose, and the Infuriated crowd could not be re strained from hanging him at once. This brute has always been coflstdered a mean and dangerous negro, and It Is a matter of rejoicing in his neighborhood that he has met his deserts. The yonng ladles are now In a critical condition. The skull of one Is fractured, the head of the other has several severe wounds. We would uot counsel mob law, bnt, In all such cases as this, we have nothing to deplore when such summa ry punishment is administered. We learn further that Mr. Wilson, the father of the yonng ladies, who has been heretofore a strong Radical, says he has beamed the folly of his way, and endorses fully the hanging of the negro. [Gadsden (Ala.) Times. TnK Pillow Assassination Explained. We learn from the Tuscumbis Alabamian that two young men named Phillips, and another whose name it had not been able to obtain, had confessed to the killing of the two Pillows. The three, It says, left the county before they conld be arrested. Their statement as to the cause of their action Is thus related : A few weeks before the occurrence, at a party in the neighbor hood, one of the young men, Phillips, and Wm. Pillow had a difficulty, during which Pillow drew his pistol on Phillips, but wss prevented from using it by persons present. Shortly after this Phillips went out into the yard, and while out there was fired at by some person. Phillips then said he In tended to kill the person who shot at him as soon as he found out who did It. A few days before the killing he stated to parties that he had learned who shot at him. It is said several parties are on the look out for them. The yonng Pillows were nephews, and not sons of General Pillow, as stated. TnE Coffee Tr ade.— Brazil Is the great est producer of coffee. That known in trade as Rio Is a Brazilian coffee. Os the 713,000,000 pounds produced by the world per annum, Brazil furnishes 400,000,000, or more than half of the whole; Java, 140,- 000,000; Ceylon, 40,000,000 ; Bt. Domingo, 40,000,000; Cuba and Porto Rico, 2,500,- 000; Venezuela, 25,000,000; Sumatra, 25,- 000,000; all others, Including the Mocha, 18,000,000. The United States Is the great est consumer. We use in the United States nearly one-third of all the coffee consumed In the world, using nearly seven times as much os Great Britain, with a population not very far from the same. Germany comes next. — Deflow'i Review. 1 Okra Paper.— The Mobile Daily RegUt ter, of the 18th, Is printed upon paper man ufactured entirely from the okra plant, at , the Chicaaabogue Mills, about twenty miles from that city. The paper has a good body, is strong, free from motes and other Imperfections, but Is less opaque ! than a similar quality of paper made from rags, lu color It Is not quite up to the mark, but this defect proceeds, uo doubt, rather from the water used In the manu facture than the material. We suppose the superabundance of rain at thU season has msde the water at the mills more turbid i(mu usual. The sample, however, proves that the okra plant Is a good material for printing j*#t*er- far better than the straw end other elistf which la used In making the jjsj*-r of some of the Northern dollh-s, and which Is so hsrsh ami brittle that the sln-ct must be handlud with car*, or It will l*e torn up Iwfor* It nan t** read | Ifiysan TtUfMfth,
