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A N ►.«' I'i.’mimimkm inn Htcrova.—ln
,Y tin l ({turn > Mr. I! <i. I’otC inak’-s
the following singular suggestion* for the
piiuiihiu* ot of th" r* volteff : "In
in *terni**t door"'* mill m vciint execution
rcvngc itself iiuiv is* bitterest glutted, unto
tin- world nii'l tlii* i!' ft. without infringing
mi ttiu i hiiiiM of humanity und eivilixation.
let tli<‘ amine, tioit in '.hi* Hourit; of tin*
rriiiK*. In- al*o th*' instrument of thi* |hio
i-hnieut. und -com anil slaughter -hall alike
exult in tlii' cx|iiation. whi n sii[*-r*tili<m in
fu**** it* own scorpion vi noiu into the
*tmg of nun uial >lo< m. Fortunately for
Iniinnii nature, in < very wi.**.*, the kitwnt
a irony ran !*• inflicted without thr physical
torture* from whirjj rye and spirit shrink,
uml tin; ludiculous inny rcluve tin* terrible
hi a jt«l nml righteous retribution Ik*-
leaguer tlicir fiti' * with roriiou* of Imm*;
h»t thwn lii.irrh from tin: .illy j*irt» ov* r
pigs' fii't uli'l row In rli; i burg'" tlirir eav
ulry with herds of th* wilil hug ; let gun
Mini howit/i-r throw romininiitnl pork to
rlrur out thrir hathTin* uml paralyse their
but tali""* , apart* woman, lor her influence
i* uiiivrr al, cv>n on thr untaught gallantry
n( tin* roni|iirriiijr " Min , hut let infant*
lie carefully cradled in row hidw uiiil lender
ly nourish'd on the fathnit'g |>*|i of thr
sow . anoint th* limbs of saintly iakir ami
yogm*, with th*' unrtimM fat of aw inn,
scourge high cu.-!e liiaiunui nml I 'whaUya
nml Iriorioimly u-pirmg Malio'iti'lnii with
songs of lirawn; fn il their hunger with
i him'*; let Ihr Mu-suliniiu olmerVH t'lirist
mil* lor mu il oil the ih Vllr*l ley* of hi* fil
miib Turkey we cannot spare him thu
whole nl the liiml ijiiarU r . uml hlioulil the
rcwolnte Hindoo |u* fer larvmg to dmlli in
th*' impiolaiwil mlor ol -.1.1 lily, l omliiiM*
tlii* with tie Hitvor ol broiling hoeon. For
N* li» Sahib, proclaim lliul hla u*lic*. if
burned, shull is* gutb nd into a stye . that
hi* Imii|rnnl eiirea*", loiiml living or dead
-hull I*-eariTullv lanleil. to Hoftrn it. uml
thul droves of the I,mil-hint' hoy -hull liear
the I olua'i'rAtcil relit* * ill their ItOfoiu* a*
they love, iieuerlorth uml lorcV'T, over till*
site ol III* leveled I tit t • Mil* ; you will thu*
h ive the llrrrixt uml iiio*t elti rlivurevenge
'l’llK t’ooil IsI.AMiS lie* Mnnil'in lie
in Jloiit give- the following description of
the t neon Island* wlnch tin* l.nglish have
lull ly lukni |io<*M W-iou ol : *• ’I lie principal
lelurvl i* culled by tie* native* Neoiilwiula
lion, the group I* mu situat'd in fin-tern
I’olyniaia. Tb" island |u*t muitloni'il wat
ili-eovi red in Itilti hy Schoiiten, a relehra
11 • I I tiit* h navigator, who took |i<M*e*eiiim of
it in the mime o| In* (Jovi rritaeut, nml Hint
eirrnui-tiinee ha* lit I to tie* protest against
the Fngiish i*('"patio" lutrly until** hy the
tioveinor ol the Itiiteh jio**.iv.ion* in the
I* u*l Ill'll'*, the 1(1*011 |i ta’loilgillg, III* lie
elan-, to llolluml. The isle* are seven in
iiiiiiilh r. the largest I* my ahoiit *cven miles
limy. h. ii* many hriat*l. They pnajuc" n
rnu*ii|* I,till* niiinU rol in**, the fg lire
l**iny lie' liio»t uliuml.mt ami theroeou.
trimi which they tel.* Un i h im*' tinny only
**winhl iii rank. I lirit* only ol tin i*!*a are
nih*iliili*l. ami the until * are oxeeedmgly
iiiilol* tit. iml, i on*i i|iiently, |ii*ir. One of
the group, the t mrtli in sir,**, i* mill'll Alli
yliter I*l, mil, fr* 111 the vu*l miniU r of these
uniinnl* found then* I'lu* isles m armt to
these island* are the Solomon, New <• uuieia.
New ISrit :i in, uml New ii* liiml.'
HollTllTt.lt uu. I l|*< Ol Kltv. 11l a Mto
number ol the Fm/sirm / Union wi* liml a
ile*cri|itmn ol tie discovery *il a new iirocow
hy no Itulinu lloriat iu A tre u. hy winch it
i* u**erteil thul ih liyhlliil Iruy ,lin e may I**
)* *t,iwti| ii|»>n plant* naturally inmlorou*
lii or,n r to attain tlii* object the root* are
i'overi*l with Iruyraut eninurr* rim*, with
a ilvr, tel ion ol to." *. the ili-i'ri erer ha I Ih* n
eiiulileil to ytie to the Uln *l* Mh'iulniu the
jK'rtect Irayiiiiev ol the i"r. In oriler to
seeur*'a auci e**|ii| i***ult, it i* ms****nry to
treat tie' <i**l* ot th* plant t*» which it i»tie
-itnl til *ie Irnyriuiee. I hey me-t** |H*|
two m thr'i il.iy* in the r,*|mn*l nwnit
tlu n lirtril iii the *ha<le ami -hnrtly alter
uunl* are *"ivn. it it i.- il> -ircil to ehiinyi'
the natural **|or ol the plant lor one nior
ayiwahie in in* !*• ili*-iruht* the -trerytli ol
the e*e* me i- i|,iuliti*| *t Ii ipl, *l, ami rim*.ye
uni-1 Ih mail** in the nutrition ol the plant,
Orn LaMiii toy Ii; Ituhlm / mh<*i >Py
1/uyit :iw siiya : Itictionarv l iiyhih n*oim
tlimy tiny ilitterent not only lioiii eonnnou
eolh*piial Ktitflmh. but ru n fivnt tliut of
orilinary written cotnjHiHiti, u liwtiml *>f
nlioilt tn.lMMt wonl*. tin re i* prohaliljr no
-inylo author in the lanyuuyr from wliowi
work*, however volunmimi* *o many ;i* 10,-
into went* cseiM ta* iulleeti*! til thr It),
non woril* there are ovrtuinlv ninny more
than one half that are only rninloyetl. il
they are ever employ**! at all. on tin rarest
occasion*. We sheuM many of u* l*c *ur
priMvl to liml. if we i*mnt<*l t lo in with how
*mull a number of wonls we ntaimye to e\.
priw* all that we have to «uy either with our
lip* «r even with the pen Our common
literary Knylinh, proliaoly, hanlly r\t,inl*
to 10,mm woisl- iair isunnein »|H>k *i liny
li-h harvilv to ,’i.tMH*.
I'nv: Mosmok ItiHiaiav wo Wai.kKK.
We roi’il in the I*union l‘im —"The **-
<alh*l " M.uiri** iloetrtnc <• -till tla* |H*t
il's trine ol the V.mki**-. Ami the Supreme*
lioiernment i* tnati*l with eoutemptnou*
ili-n yanl whenever it intertei*** with u |n*p
ulur i rotdiet. Iml* |*i.,l< ntli ef which it i*
notn M*tlli*| iimwtkm that Walker ami lie*
followers an* tin* rultiun* whii h tl» y arc of
ten irpn-**nti*l to be. Some |**n*m*.whoH**
opinion* il*s* rir r*-*|«vt. have heki that t lk-
I*ti**l of In* ilonunation in t’entral America
wit* oik* of isiiii|i«r»tive law ami lrani|iulity
It ** rtionlv omul not I** iiiii, h wiwik* than
the |* nml which pn***li*l it I tut. liowov
er tins* tinny* may l*-. we -houkl oun«iyc*
he Very sorry to •**• W alker n-«s>lal>li*l**l
Ihcr*' It mint mfailil'ly ii*u*l to embroil
m< lit with tin* country, ami hrmy on j**r
haj*. a pn matin* arr.iiiycim lit of a <|mk>tion
not y t rijs* for **• tth ment.
A Uryv sties' wai ll rown at a |ia**iny
tratu on tla* Kustcm t'ountiisi Uail*ay. nml
»tru* k Frol Itoyi r*. ot Ihwtiai. in the laic
bmikiti); hi* jaw bom*.
N'KSA SaIIIH IS It Si* *1 i!i*h* twlant of
Tip|«o Saliih. He - ns***s*l t> au ,state ot
four milltoiai of ,n* m y
Osr. **r th t. wott hnrrtbl* death* at
I 'iiwtiporc nra* that of I.ieut. Samh i*, of
II M. 24th Foot. I lav my last) brouyht
liefot** tie* lUjah N'cna Habits, he |iulle*l out
hw revolver. *fmt dwl five of the yuard, and
niiawd the Uajah with the auth round.— '
Him thu / r rut if mi him to the griniml , Iht |
wluile nf the cninfrif rluirgrtl yan! him, tun I j
rrrru mif nf Ihrm ii'irl a i ’ll ill him he mni ,
nil In yitren In/ llie whole of them. A COT* ;
n«|ior><l**nt say* *. **lt would strike terror i
into thulrart of the ilevil himuclf to yo into
'hat houae where 2,’JO |*>or women and chil* j
dreri were put to 'hath in the moHt cruel ■
inuuicr liy them ; tin* whole of Iheir ilnthing
Wile hern to file' -i hi/ them, even the. hitir of
llwir hew I jnJlnl mil hi/ tin n*A, llit hew It uml ,
l,i el n 4 hiirketl mill i nil >i gin I to ulome.*
Tub Jour not ile Frnntfiirl yivm an ac
count nf thu escape of a Bum from the j»ri
«nn at llamhury. Ile hail lie»*n arraated
on board a steamer about to start for Kny
luihl, u* lie wa* lound not to have a reyular
pua-liort, ami he 1 11*playisism h viol*nisi that
Imridi'iilli* were plac<*lon him tto reachiny
the prmon they w* re reiiioii‘l, and thu mo
ment he hud hi* hand* fns , In* drew a f*>iy*
nard and stalils-l the turnkey. Another
turnkey, who iaiiiu iu at the moment, wa*
also km* kisl down uml *tuhl* *l, a* wu* the
sicrelary of the prison, wh<> earn* to their
aaniatam*. Th** nun then jurapisl throuyh
the wimhiw and uua|*:il. and hu* not *incu
les-n la-aid 01.
A rosTii'iKsa vastkh of l,ow*T Austria,
who died in 17ft7. h it n rloeid l*ix, which
he ri*piestis| miylit remain in *he family,
ami not Is* o|a-n<*l for a humlrnl years. In
onh*r to serum compliance with his wishes,
he statist espressly in hi* will that the con
tent* ol th* lio\ wef of no value, hut would
I** rcyard'd as curiositim in a century A
short time siiu** the hov was ojiened. nml it
wa* foilikl to contain n lady's bonnet, a
purse, some play lull*, placard*, and unyrnv
my*. »ome coins, a tinder box, and other
object* in u*n a ei ntury ago.
A < i.bioi.'s irriDKvr occurred recently lit
Itea-cn* (tiuoiide.) Two men ol th*' uuaic
ol lloiirdeille, liillar and son, wer*' at work
filliny a vut with tt**w wine, when the ami
yo! into the vut iu Older to stir up th* roll
lent*, uml suddenly cxulaiuM*!, " 1 am sutlo
eating' Th** father sprany into tie* vat
to riuciie his son, wlieii he ulsu was over
powertsl by thn vapor i—uiny from the fer
mentiny lepiid. and lit**] barely power to
try for us-istuiu e. On lielp arnvitiy the
Iwn men w**r« taken from tin* vat ; the lather
atill lii'i-atlied. urn! eventually recoveml, hut
the mm was dead
The Tune, ha* some lenythy remark* on
the im reiised rates of internal by the Hunk
of Knyliind. and says ; “The smtdennes* of
the renewal of the drain of gold which has
led to this *t* p ha* taken the public by sur
prise. lieruusr they were not prepansl for
the d inordinary new* liy the two lust
Anicticun mail'. Allowing due weight to
that intelliyenee, there is nothing in it to
create alarm although there i» a high pro
liability it may s*k>ii have to he reported."
I pon the whole, it i* possible that the
eombinisl o|HTution- ot the American panie.
and the Indian insurri* lion may lor a tine
have uttn’t'd the I'.uyliah rwoureea to the
extent o| two or thn** millions ; but the
lino . consider* as rvyard* lll'* tiroail trade
of tie* empire, that it l* miposrililc to ili.s
cover a cuii-c of tear. Tla* discount ratah
lishmcnt* have ul«i mivunexsl tlicir rates a
half of one (sir cent. Tie Tune* argues in
the sum' ill tide tioit (right ulnli' I* the
came of the daily ruin going on ill America,
mid that there is nothing iu wlmt is now
|ia**iny w hich will before any length of time,
mterlei** with the Imsimsi* nr , ripple the mi
tional resource* ol the country.
The I -Hulun (’oiiimri'iitl Ihnly l,i*f of
llet *i, 'cvrninyl says it i- tin* general opin
I,m that money matters have warn their worst
in America ; and although much caution
lavs been ob-erved ill tie* negotiation ol bills,
still the feeling is lather lM*t!cr than it was
yi**b*nl»y
'I lie Knylish pais r- uro tilleil w ith i**|s>rt*
of tin* last day mid wtiiioiis. l ive Isimlon
7o e ' devoic* twenty six column* to n,al
ter embracing extracts from th" di-cour-e
--delivered in ono liundr*-! ami sixty four
I * bundles
Itci A It Spur-'eon add w-.s| a* the
Crystal Falaee the largest ninli* lev that ha*
ever a**, iiiblisl in im-krn times to listen to
, tin ministry ol tie* (Jo*in*l. Nearly 2 t.IHKI
jaople were pn , si*iit A large sum wu* e*it
fi* list ii! aid ot the Indian lb*lie| Fund and
the e'Mitrdiution* at churetic* yen* rally were
' on a lilhtul scale.
A proclamation hml Ih*ii is-ui'il by the
Iruh autbontesi extending the limits of the
prxu'lannuo district around Iklla-t. infornm
tioti having bt**n ivceiml tliut the ja'oplc,
instead ol iWivering up their arm*, wire
coinvtiliiiy them outside the original timit*.
so that the* would Is* aT.nlable in ruse of
fn-wli disturhancisi
Mr* Mailsbki.ob I.aIBO, who is eaten
sively e*,gugi*l in the African trade, has, at
the rxsnnwt of l*>rd I’almcrston. forwanl«*i
to tin* Miiiirlifutor Commercial AtaoeiatiiHi
four garments iimnufacturi*l wholly by Af
ricaiis from the native cotton The gar
iiH'*it.s c inie from Ka io. an important town
of Sudan the iTii|H»rium ol the kingdom of
11 auasa, tat. 12 di g. N . Mug *.t d**g 2d min.
K. Tb*'cotton fabric is somewhat os*rse,
but very soil, ami it i» woven in breadths of
on!v 2 1 u . inehcaiw 3 in* be* Tl rx>* of them
arx* of stritiexl material rtsi and white r**l
with thin line* of black and whit* , (very
irui Ii resembling aw of the common Scot* h
table COVIT-.) am) two ahadc* of blue; and
tla* fourth ha* a kind of gray. twr**l like
kadi The dyw* are strong and apparently
very yissl
lav. akutV'Ti*o*sa —Tavlor County Va •
( ourt is' have Uvi irrwhly imp*irt«il
judging from the t*not n-l spirit of a re*
olutton ns-ently adopt'd t'v that august
, tribunal, which -ays th* Ve'tr sf**i*g (ia;ttte.
smack* atnwiglyoft lie ** ouM country." vi*
Chat the June term of this C.mrt shall be
held ii May. and th** November term yi
lVvendi**r ' If any win of tht* *,s| can vte
a pair of hull* to l*eat the above, lei him
dm** them along list* an* ojvn to the
lioi -i** i « |.s of all eentun w and ei.matr*.
TilK WEEKLY PIOx\EF*H A*\D DEMOCRAT
toMmaorisr llcrn<t*>ii.
lieut. M ai kt ha* transmitUd to the navy
Itupurtinunt. a letter in relation to the I os*
of tl*; Central America,in which he lawtow*
well ihwrveil imcominma u|*)n the gallantry
of the lament's! Hrhhdois. We make the
following extract from the ( loeing portion of
I-ieut. Mai kv'* letter:
* 1 taring tl*- lowering of the boat*, ami the
embarkation of the women and children,
there wa* a* much dimiijilme prmcrvud
among the crew of liiat ship, and a* much
oriler obM-ried among her pa**iTigers, a*
wa* ever witm«*ed on lioard the bwt-regu
luted uiuii-of war.
The law rt*'|airi* every commander in tl*;
navy to -how in liimsell a good example of
virtue uihJ patriotism; uml never wa* exam
ple mnro nobly m tor Iveautifully follows!.
Cupt. Herndon, hy tlionu noble traits
which have so codeart-l hi* memory to the
heart* of hi* countrymen, hud won the re
spect and admiration of the crew and |*i*-
sengers of that ship iu such a degree a* to
rejuiro an mfluenix* over them that was mar
velous in it* effect*. The men yiekinl to it.
and even tlic women lilt it* force; calm and
resolute IhenuM'lvi*, they encouraged uml
I hts rnl the men at tla* iminp* and in the
gangways; and linally, Ui lierndon* lust up
|- ml f*>r on- more iillort, they ro*c sujsr
mr to their m:x, and projsißtsl to go onuisk
themselvoK, and with fair han<l* and Icelile
nruis, then* do men's work in battling with
the lcmj*fet.
There were many touching incident* of
thu most heroic jK-nmnal devotion to duty
1111*1 to him during that driiolful storm.
I*veil niter Hie ship had gone down, an*l her
tiaaocngi r* were I* It in tiie water, clinging
liy whatever they could luy haisl* on, ofliciß
of knightly courtesy win' pj«Ms| uniong
tin iu.
A* one ol the Inst boats was uhiiiit to
leave the ship, her commander gave his
watch to u passenger with u r**|Ue*t that it
might Is* delivered to hi* wife, lie wish'd
to charge him with u message for her, also :
but Ins utteraniv wu* cliokid. “ Tell her
I liable to proeeisl.he l**ut iloivri
his head and burusl his lace in his hands for
a moment, a* if iu prayer ; for he was a d>
visit mini iiih) trim I ’hristinn.
In that moment, bruins it was, he en
dur'd the greatest agony. Itut it Wa* over
now His crowding thoughts no doubt had
Iss n nf friend* and home—it* desolation
a bcloccd wife and lovely daughter do|s*ml
ent alone lor support iijshi him. l»i*| and
hisenuntry would ears* for them now. Hon
or and duty nspiiml him to Mick to his
ship, and lie saw that she must go down.
t'alin and collected, lie p«c up fnim that
short hut mighty struggle with renew'd
vigor, and went with encouraging l<wk*
uliont the duties of the ship us before, lie
ordered the hurricane ih*ek to I* cut awuv
u'ul rafts to Ih* made. The life-preservers
were also brought up and distributisl to nil
who would wear them. Night was setting
iu mid lie direct'd Frn/.er, the sceoi.d olli
ei r, to take charge nl tin * arm chest and -end
lip a rocket every hull hour.
Van licntisrluer, hi*lirst officer, was also
by him. Herndon liu.- spoken to me in
ti run of eslis'ui and luliuirutiou of this nili
or; and Van Hcunsclaer pm veil hiuisell
worthy to the hist of su< It commendation*.
Side liy aide tlay sUmhl at their |h>si. und
I* risliol together with their harness on.
After the boat which bon* Mr. I'ayia*—
t*> whom Ib union hud t lit rusted hi* watch
had shoved nil', the captain went to hi*
stale risiiii and put oil his uniform. The
gold baud around hi* cup was concealed by
the oil silk covering which he usually won*
nter it. lie took it off uml threw it on his
cabin floor ; then walking out, lie took his
stand on the wlin'l house, hold.ug on to the
iron railing with his bit hand A rocket
wa- -< t off ; the slop fetched her lost lurch
and, as she went down, Is* uncovered.
A cry arose from the wu ; hut not limn
Id- lios. The waves liml clu ed about him,
und tie* curtain ef the night was drawn over
one of the ni"*t sublime moral *[H'ct*< lo* that
the sea ever saw
Just U'tore the ship went down, a row
-1 s>nit w*a« heard approaching. Herndon
huiii-i her. It wu* tin* tsmt-wain* bout,
rowed by hurd liaials and a gentle heart, ri*-
turning on IsHird from the brig to report
h**r disiilik'd mmlition. If she ■ aim* along
side she would Ih* cngulphrd with t v sink
ing whip ; llenidmi onh’ris! her to keep off;
sic dal so. and was saved. I his. -o far as I
have Urn aide to learn, was his |a*t order.
Forgetful of self. nm>lful if others, his life
wa- heautiliil to the last . and in Ins death
helias inldml a new glory to the annuls of
the wo.
It dim* not op|s*ar certain that her •-•m- i
mender was svn or Inurd after slie went 1
•lown liv any of those who mirvivid the
wr»s*k. Mr. t'hikln, one ol the poswegetß. •
thinks !e eonverwvx) with him in th** water
alter nmlnight of Sotimlav. only a little
whik> before he himself was picked up. Hut
lierndon was of-moil stature, of ilelieob
frame ami constitution, by n*i mean- in ro
bust health. He wo* nlnudv suffering from
the mnwoiit lolmr am! exposure of tin* lost
two davs on*l that long Fralay night. lii*
fatigue must have been great, and when the i
waies dossal over his ship la* waa. in all
probability, tixi much exhaiwtcd to ttriggle
w ith the rest in the pool of drowning mniw I
Hoats aiwl life.
Kvervthing that s-oeki hs* done by ths*
b**st sea captains to save Ins ship was <hme
to save this otw*. Hrave hearts and strong
arms on*l willing mind* on b*v»rd I'lierr
wa- ti<> lack of skill or of courage MtxhT
am! diariplim* were preserve,! to tlichtst;
ami she went down unsh r eembiet that fill*
the heart with unutterable *mt uncut* of
admiration.
Ib rmkm was in ilk* Hth y>*ar of his age. I
Ho was l-'rn m Ktvx)«sr*ck*hiirg, Virginia,
on tie* 23th *lay of (Vtoher. IfflJ. ll** wa*
the - n ot tla* fate Habney HerrKl.i«. of that
place, and wa« th«* fifth of wven rhiklren
five sons am! two .ianghtm —of whom Mrs.
Maury is thcd.hr He was nom*d alter
t'aptain William lewis, of the navy, who
was lo»t at N il on board ths* Fnitvd States
brig Kpi'rvii'r I*ewi« H*mt!o« was Mt
iwrly an orphan, and entiird th# navy at
tla* age of h f!e» * in dispose
tiufi. soft and gentle in his manners, bt was
Is -loved of hi» own. Ho also won the love
ami esteem of his aawxiati* wlierever he
went, and became a favorite throughout the
service.
None knew him I letter or loved him more
than, respectfully, your obedient servant.
M. F. MAL'ttY,
Lieutenant U. S. Navy.
Hon. Ir \A> Toi.'l KV,
Hei-n tary of the Navy, Washington.
At* Ibt llcall Water* or il»c .s|lul**lp|il.
W. W. WisTiiKoe, Kai|.,of St. Anthony, i
baa just returned from a trip to the head
waters of the Mississippi, and communicates ,
a brief description of his trip and the coun
try, U> the Fall* Evening Stir*. We copy
the following paragraph* :
Starting Irorn Crow Wing with a half
breed vbijiigrur, for guide, Mr. W„ in two
and u half days arrived at I/ss-h lake, which
liin HO miles dun north of Crow Wing, lie
passed on the way a large number ol bean
tilul lakiw, of which tiayask or Hull l.akcis
much the lurgest and timst. and traversed, i
during’u greater .purt of tiie distance, a
wilderness of pine forest, containing groves
of magnificent tree* .is yet imattaekeii by
the axe of the lumls-rmini. lb- shot a num-
Iht of patridge* and pheasants, mid a li-w
foxes and small animals, hut found' much
fewer traces of deer, or Is-ur. than are to !*■
found further to the South and West. On
the ‘ind night (Oct. luth.) four inches of
miow fell, and the cold was sever.- enough to
make the very larg'-st camp fire by no means
tisi warm.
tin arriving at Isveli Ixike. Mr. W. pa—<sl
the niglit in the Indian wigwam, or i*Hlgi ,
un*l *|* (it the next morning in rambling
ulxmt tin 1 Indian village, which is the most
| extensive of all the ('iiip|*-w.i settlement*,
containing it populationol ttl><>ut 2,lMut, with
■JttO warrior*. Lech Like is it niaguiticent
Ihxlv of witter. lioing the second hike in size
in the Territory , linl l.uke being the first
mill Mille Lie, or Winibigoshish, the thinl.
It in indented by ninny bays. whirh give it
im irregular form, itnil contains several largo
i islumlx. Thin lake was chiefly interesting a-
Ling the largest of the Lulu Fountain* of
the oliuiuippi, into which it give* its wa
ter* hv means of its outlet, Lech River. It
| was Mr. W.'s ;i!un to cross the Like to the
mouth ol this river, ami to pas* iluwn the
same into the Mississippi, and then down
the Mississippi to (’row Wing,
i With the assistance ol his fume r guide,
lie purchased u cams' hiiil provisions, and
engaged a half-breed and u youmr t hi| pewit
to paddle his canoe, Ac. Paving across an
arm of tie Like—‘in mil's—to the mouth
of I such River he sailed v venty miles down
this stream to it* junction w ; th the Missis
sippi, (to which *t is eipiul m width, and ot
winch it seems to lie a .Southern Fork, the
Northern passing through ('as- ami H’iui
lugosisli Lik'-s from It a.- a Like, and Ling
about "JIHI mile* longer) thence about fifty
mile* down tin* Mississippi to IVkngenm
Falls, and tlance two hundred and lil'ty
miles or more tot row Wing. 1..,eh River
and the Mississippi above IVkagcma, tin,v
through immense field* of wild rice, abound
ing at this m ason in duck* and gvvae. which
afford capital *h,siting and the L-t ot eating
to the sjiortsmau. At convenient intervals
lor camping at night, the pinny banks ev
tend to the river, hut generally arc separated
from t Im.* stream by mora-scs of from one
mile to live miles broad. It,-low IVhugcina.
the ri,v field* and nioiassis disapis-ar and
pine forest*, interspersed with elm and oak.
<dge the rivur on both side*.
IVkagcma is the m i-t intertwine and ro
mantie point on the Mississippi move St
Anthony The river rushes through a unr
row juts*, with a Imld rocky hank on tlie
northern side, and over a rocky lad. and
with a roar audible at a considerable dis
tam e. There is no distinct fall, but eoutin
nous rapids lor alum’ u ipiartcr ol a utile,
capable tit furnishing a very great vvaUr
I power for ftitur, mills. Tlie Minnesota and
Pukotah Land Company contested with
Mr. Dayton, ot St. Paul, the possession of
Pekagema for a town site, and each party
has one or two men itationcvl here, who.*,'
log houses make an agreeable nucleus of
, civili/ution iu the vv iMcrues*. No him tier
camp has yet lam built as high up a.* IVka
; gisna. but Mr. Libby, of St Antiiony, was
stationed. last winter, only forty mil s be
, low. lielow IVkagemu. at cnu-iJcrabit' in
terval-, are passe,l the log house* ol the
lumbermen . ami now and then you asirr
lain that you an sailing by the site ot some
hit are t wn, such as •• M<*k-ow, Mame
ville. ’* Portage City.'' Ac.
At the mouth of Sandy River w hich car
ries the water* of Sandy lake into ib> Mis
sissippi. Mr. W. ran up the river two
miles, to the lake, which he describe* a* not
of very largv si.’e, but prettily indented
with bays ami Iringvd wi'li lieachc* of pure
white sand.
The sail along down the innumerable la nds
of the river. Mr. W. discribes a.- very at
tractive and interesting even at this season
when tlie foliage has l.sit the warm tints of
Autumn. The evergreen nine plumes are
always doer at hand. atsl occasional! a
portage is mak giving variety to the pas
sage Mr. W. abut fewer ducks and
fJow IVkagema, nut often killed pat ridge*
on the -.bores, and .cc.isioaaliy a luiuk or
muskrat. TV motion of the canoe was
swift and pleasant, and camping in tin oj»-n
air not t.*> cold,even at this late si-as.,n with
a warm fire of tune logs.
At Issvh lake, as wdl as at I’ekagrma.
where tliere is also a l»rg. v.ilage of Chip
pewa*. and ahvc.g l«>th rivers. Mr. W . five ml
the Indian* always civil ami friendly, and
belli vis them to be gem-rally so, except
when the.r nati’e wildm** is excited to pas
*ion l*v the whi.-k.. which is sold to them, in
violation of all law, by the uiwrmmtou
traik rs 'IV entire trip taken by Mr. W.
from Crow Wing and back, vtubrared a
circuit of about four butalnd mil**, ami oc
cupied u.ac ami a half day*.
The Inflowing fact* riinv k ;» w to many
of our reader*: Congrtws a tew rear* ago
with a view to prevent it* exportation. do
tiajasi all our «ilrer ci. n by an alloy of sent)
j» r eat., ami mads it m* « legal tenttrr m
.lisas i.irgn tAsn $... Hold i* tls* * any legal
tMt-k-r over that amount.
lit* >*•«*•• Cn* la Kwropr
The failure of tl« potato crop iri Europe
at anj one season. alway* cnatea a demand
for American breadatuffs. When the pros
pect of a dull inarket for our surplus gram
of the West, is so plainly before the eyes
of W i stern far men. they will no doubt l-e
rejoiwd to learn that th«-n- will be a demand
from an unexpected source, even though
that demand should caused by misfortunes.
Tlie Mark Lane Erprtm, one of the nujet
reliable of English agricultural pa|>en. under
date of Oct. 1 2th, announces its belief that
the |>otato crop throughout the Kingdom is
a failure, and ba>«H its opinion upon the
fact that the jwtato disease during the three
weeks ending the 1-th of October, had
aMiiimd a virulence equal in destructiveness
to the worst period of its prevalence, which
was in 1 e*4*J- tin* year previous to the Irish
famine. Not only in the United Kingdom,
this suffering from the busts of tlie potato
crop, but to France and a considerable part .
of the European Continent. In France, the '
alarm created by it has led the government
of that country to prohibit the export of
grain until Septemlier, lr*st>. The extent
indeed, to which that root is cultivated there
(from 2 ' . to .[ million acres) renders the
loss a serious national calamity, .is it forms
tlie chief loot! of the peasantry—as was the
case in Ireland previous to the famine.
The crop of wheat, however, is aliout an
a'.crag on-i n the continent; but to sup
ply the deficit by the loss of the jsitatoc
crop, the English market will require au ini
portation of live millions quarters of wheat
for the year 1 cos. of tin.-, amount, the
Erpn s thinks the United State* will fur
nish I .hOU.OOtt quarters, and in that connec
tion submits the following statement:
H e next come to tlie United States and
British North America, to which quarter
w<- mu-t look for the largisi sectional suje
plv. We place these two together, because
so large a proportion of the wheat and Hour
shipjsdat New York is the prisluee of
Canada Weft, sent liy way of the'Erie ca
nal and the Hudson, its renders it impossible
to a.-eertaic the real amount of States pro
duce we rece ve. Taking the same iieriodot
six years, the average inqsirU ol wheat and
flour from the American continent amount
to 1 1 quarters jutyear, tiiat for the
year 185t> being 2,J0 I,2'id quarters, the
largest quantity we ever received Irom
thence. It appears from the reports from
the Mates, that the wheat harvest, both
there an 1 .it Canada, has been very übuu
dar.t. and that a large breadth of new lund
has been broken up in the Western States,
and sown with wheat. Under ordinary cir
cumstances, therefore, we might expect as
much wh-ut and Hour from the American
continent swe received last year. Hut it
appears they had completely exhausted
their s • i,s of oid wli -at before the harvest;
and such :s the state of ervdit throughout
the Union, in ciunseqitemr ol the monetary
pain >ii.l r which it is now sullering, that
:l is impossible to say w hat might be the ef
fect ti]»ui the grain trade, most of the mer
chants at Chi, ago and other shipping ports
having Uvn compelesl to stop |>ny meat. If.
therefore, w> esiiinatf tlw supply of wheat
ami flonr from Canada and the States at
1 jnO.UOO quarters, we think we shall have
fixed th* maximum ol inqsirt* from thetiee.
It is altogether possible the E c/i/r >> may
oe mistaken in the ability of the United
States t,i send forward, the surplus wheat ol
the country. The disastrous effect* of the
financial crisis are ox> r. and the great abun
dance of wheat will cause it to rule at such
ru - 's, ;hu\ it can be transported by railroad
to the seaboard, and thence to Europe, to
compete strongly with the grain raisd upon
the t'"Hiinenf.
With respect to the range of price* in
I ngland for Hour, the f.'i/>K" d,*s not aje
iireiiemi anv *• rious reduction from the
present rates. It says (hat. tukiiig into ac
eonnt the partial loss ot the |mtato crop, the
: ill i inployaient of the manufacturing ojie
native*. ami. above all, the continued influx
of gold from California and Australia, the
consumption of tnrul-iorn trill hr Ini err than
irr.i till kw i a. It is probable that after
wheat *owi'ig a cousiderafde quantity of
wbe.it woufd be brought to market, but it
was thought that a demand for good wheat
would cotnt from the north of England that
would fake off any surplus that may be
brougat iorward. The pnwent average price
of wheat will l>e inahitaiacd with little vari
at on throughout the s«-»son. which will thus
prove imply remunerative to the grower
without being oppressive to the consumer.
I h« li»>lu*li> ot ImSlm
.» r- • if .
Whatever may tw the turbuleno of some
rlaw-rv r the Hind's*, and the indolence of
other*, if - certain that there an- in India
riersev, i iug and industrious laborers.—
Within ’he 'ast twenty years the amount of
the products of other countries consumed in
In,!.a ha* inoreasisl from tEiO.tSNt.iMin to
ff.V* ismi ntHt. ami her native productions
hav» more than kept pa e with it. Every
Batina which trades »uh her becons-s her
debtor. In I'TV the surplus pro,!me of
I mbs was SfO OOii.nOO ; in In.’iS it cw,,!
ed $1 i’l.tN'O i«*» la.-! year, the Imlanc*
due Imiia for the, of tie- exports over
the imports was s4l iNhj.OOO. Its* specie
importations, which may l»- regarded as an
imikation of the balance of trade, have in
creased from 91 tiNstisMt in H4<v t>' s**2.-
imHliNni n 1 ~ Such statistic* show tiiat
there is pr vrssive industry in India, which
the preis-nt mutiny must affect disastrously.
V m m**m of cpfs-r ore has l>eeo dis
co, ■ re,l n Fiord counts Va.
Thf Ik nurnlto Irlnaiph In Piuu>)l-
Tania.
Om; year ago the (Slack Republicans in
Pennsylvania held the I tcmocracy a pretty
even race, and it was a long lime a matter
of suspense which party had carried the
State. Now, the Democracy are successful
by a majority of between thirty and forty
thousand. The Black Republicans are no
where in the race, and have sustained so
severe a defeat that it is not likely they will
ever be able to make another rally in that
State. The I legislature stands thus:
!>«iu*'rv.r. R*pubiio%n, ItuiVUai.
Senate >1 II I
lluuae l>C St
»7 ‘5 1
[taraoc'tie maj. on joint ballot is
Ohio Ki.kctios. —The Cincinnati A\i
ijuncr's table of election returns, carefully
collected, gives t 'itask a majority of 543.
The Democrats have two-thirds of the l/g
-islaturv. It is ascertained that twelve bund
nd, or more, negroes vote<l for Ciiasr;
whoso votes, according to the laws ol Ohio,
can not lie counted. And if the Democratic
legislature should think it pro tier to throw
them out. who cun prevent? Paine would
then have til Ml majority. Milwaukee New*.
Thr Usii||i>wl*ii«l Klerllons In tnur*U,
The result of th' 1 rei-ent Uongressional
elections in (lew gia is thus unofTteially given
in the Enteral Union:
" In the Ist district I'ol. Seward is no
doubt elected by 400 or 500 majority over
both (iauld.ti uinl Bartow.
•• In the 2d district Judge Urawfonl lieats
Mr. Elam over 1.100 vote*.
In the lid district Mr. Trippe's majority
over Col. Bailey is about 400.
In the 4th district Col. (lartrell bouts
Mr. Tidwell over 1,000 votes.
In the sth district we have not received
enough returns to make acloscestinuite, Imt
we think Judge Wright s majority w ill li
near 11,000.
•• In the (Ith district Judge Jackson's tua
joritx will be over U.oOO.
“ In tlie 7th district Mr. Hill beats Mr.
E. ,'stephens alMMit 275 voles.
■ In the Mli district the majority of Hon.
A. II Stephens over Mr. T. \V. Miller i*
1,257
" The Demoerntie majority in the Is'gis
turc I* so large we won't take the trouble to
count it
l>rape culture is becoming quite u busi
ness in Monroe county, 111. It is estimated
that tlie citizen* ol that county will market
one hundred and fifty thousand gallons of
w n which at pnnent rates will amount to
9200,000.
Tlie Xf|;ro Volt-of Ohio.
Tiie II- gro vote of ( tiiio is variously esti
mated ut from l,2"0 to 1.500. in this
e,unity they range IfiOto 250. In Isirain
they count about 150. Over 100 voted in
Oberlin. whose names are regularly regis
tered ami c ullengcsl by the Bunoerats. In
l.ake, (leauga, and Ashtabula oil votisl.and
without a why or wherefore. It is safe to
out down the negro vote in the lb s, rve at
irom 500 to h'M). But comparatively f, w
o| our bias k population inhabit the Reserve.
The great U«ly of th-m live in the southern
part i f the State, in th'-eounti's of Ross,
Highland, (lallia. Broun, Franklin, and
Hamilton. How many are allowed to vote
in these regions remains to bo known. -
'I lu re urc la-twccn liflcen and twenty tliou
-aud tree black, m the State, nil anxious to
vote, and who the Republicans say have a
right to vote and shall vote. It is safe to
say tiiat. take the State through, on- in ten
d'H S vote. Tlie proportion i-s much greater
in Republican counties, and the question is,
what shall In* done with this vote? They
are cast in violation of law. The Demo
ciutic party op|»»n. their g"ing into the ha I
lot-liox. t hey, of course, w ill favor their
i mi. 1 ml. I 'lt hin l /'/,i /ii/rnhv
tbiriU'i AwrleuKurnl Ail'll ~
We have n-teivisl a copy ol lion. Ed
ward Everett's agricultural address deliversd
Is-I.ire tlie New York State Agricultural
Society, at Buffal". on Friday. O' '"h r !»lh.
It it is truly an e!o<|Uent production The
following is the closing paragraph :
Nature's lussl time is -oiemni/ssl b-iu-ath
tia* vanlteil eatholral sky : silent dews, and
gentle «howers. aid kindly sunshine, slusl
their sweet ioHucne* on the teeming soil ;
springing lerdue clothe* tlie plain : golden
wavelets, driven bv the west wind, ran over
tin* joyous wheat-field ; the tail maize Haunts
in her crispy huiv. s and n'slding tassels r—
wh le we lalior urn) while we r*>t, while we
wjk- ami while we sks-p (bal.s chemistry,
which we cannot see. g<s-s on iiem ath the
el.sls . myriads and myriads of vitals cs-lls
ferment with elemental life: germ and stalk,
ai d leaf and flower, and silk amt tassel ami
grain and fruit grow up from tie* common
•urth : tl* mow mg nta. nine and the tvaper
mute rivals of human iislnstry perform
their gladsome ta*k : the well piles! wagon
brings horn*' the ripened trea-ures of th
vear: the bow of promise fulfilled lystn* the
f-p-gre nod of the picture, and the gracious
covenant is isssks-nNsI, that while th. .-arth
reinaitN th. sunini'-r ami waiter and heat and
cold, ami day and night and stsd-Mm and
harvot. sluil not fail.
Mtaiot, A-, lONST. —Tiw Night E\
whieh I'ft here lor ClvveUml an<( Pitts
Inrgh on Wedmnsilay night, came inconfac*
with a log pla<ssl upon the track, by som*
incarnate tis-ml. ai»ont two mil -s this side
NlcKov s stalMN). The engine, tender and
baggage car were thrown Ir m the track,
and the engineer, John (rrafton eonstdera
iily inpiisul, Th*' engine w»« badly dam
agsst as well as ti>e baggage ear. The pas
senger ears were not thrown f-om tl r track,
and none of the passengers were injunsl.
What punishment can !«• c mm-ns irate
to such a ctime as the human d-mon who
plaoNi this olMtruetinn on the track com
mitted'— Hni* Air’E a