we;receive libni China,
but-little! to tlie information
.; liclwr'e the rcniderspf this
nit important respects, j
tljjjj onprefidnsidps Wo ventured' lo express
eopijcrfnng this remurknbto rebellion. It,
dees'TtioV, • indeed; scorn tq . b'u definitely
jw6Wn,VlJiat Nnnfciif .bad• fallen,' as. was
Imported, into the liapds of the in 1
sjjrgeipfti.r.but if this event has not actually
.ijjeflpctirifis in the highest degree proh- ,
able. No doubt exists respecting the pro
gress of tho.rebel^arnriy,'and many
rs of this revolution are uufor.fuu- :
.atoTyr-qbsauro, we .know for ccrtum that
tho insurgents ' have Irnversed the empiro
from tho souihwcst.to tho northeast; that;
they liav'e . hitherto repulsed, the, royal
tfiloUV that they have either captured or '
njno*^ri : tfip-point-ol’ capturing tho city of_
that they tiro menacing, Pekin,
ditij'jp Similar fate ;. and'that, according
t3*fc!| r jcbitiputAble chances, they will sue
es&B.th£s iiirin subverting the government
’ofCCbina.' ' ,' ;
"Withdhese general facts, however, our.;
knowledge ends; and/ tho uncertainty
huWging'ovor nil other particulars, if be
/ainies exceedingly difficult to speculate on !
)h£ ! 'jc'b'nsequences of the event. We arc!
Vpilibut ?ny substaniial information as to
Origin'or objects'of the rebellion. Wo {
/:Snnot discover with any certainty whel.h
/Yit has been promoted for tho recovery !
ptany political rights, the maintenance or
iiny ,f 'dynnstic c)aims, the removal of nd-.j
jifirilstratlve abuses, or the establishment.
of Atiy desirable institutions. We are pli
able to learn with what views'it has been :
regarded by tlio general population of thej
rmpire—whether the inhabitants of the;
jjipre important provinces have been as
senting; dissenting, or neutral, or what j
pim'jias.been taken by the more consider-;
tible local authoritiqs. We do not even |
)fnow what form of government or policy j
./Y'prbDOsod to substitute lor that attacked. I
We cSn infer with tolerable safety fhat the
piideeas of the ipsurgehts will ultimately
Involve the proclamation of a now sover
eign',' but whether this event will be attend
ed with'aj)y internal changes, or any mod;
jlidthidn of such external relations as the
Chinese' Empire has hitherto maintained,
ft isquile impossible to say. Wo know
(jihi'tfje existing government of China is
lihYjy tb bo subverted in a civil war, but
nothing more;
fc ''Thb're|ative positions of the beJ!jgcr-
Yhfs,were'sketched at some length bv the
iljSrrespondehce which, wo published yost
elday.' An ordinary map of the Chinese
Kfapirdwill show that it is irregularly,
fsecteid by a great river called Yang-tse-i
tho mouth of which Nan-j
kin','the Southern imperial capital, is situ-,
jhlld : '.Tho rebels were masters of thoj
whbip.courso of this stream, and, ns it was 1
of the whole country to the south I
pf Itj Cxcdpting a portion of the seaboard, j
Thfs is n point, however, of material im-j
■pfartatici:, agd oh which the reports involvo j
'contradiction. "If the insurgents,
Yavo hot overrun the provinces between I
the southern coast und the Yung-tse river, i
put‘have retained them in some kind of;
dubjeetjd/i or occupation, the fact would
jmply; pot only great strength on their
part, but a considerable anfount of popu
lar suppiort. For ourselves, wearo inclin
ed to look upon the report with spine sus
picion, both as opposed to’.he general prob
gJ)jlitiesof the case, and because we un- [
jjerstond the Emperor to bc.stilh'n receipt
■ pf revenue from those provinces which
pre thus assigned to tho keeping of his en
emies. Be this as it may, the army of tho
insurgents wa«| undoubtedly on the ad
vance; its right' wing frdm Nankin, and
"italert frop Vou.tchango or Woochurig—
'the destination of the whole forco being
Pekin, tho northern capital of the empire,
irtid lfie'residence pf the-sovereign.- The
'rebels werfe to be opposed by two imperi,
ei'drmies directed against their right' and
Wt "'divisions,' respectively,' and on tin?
■ pVc'n't of this collision depended the fate of
dynastv, arid perhaps the prospects of
•’Gbihaf. ' '
.'lift, these prospects tho interests of the
• British empire are most materially con
'lierped. in the first place, a large portion
-dfour Indian revenue-is derived from the
“Bile, of opium to the Chinese—a commerce
“vvhich has hitherto been extensive, con-|
traband, and profitable. The second olj
-theaer condition:; has already been touched ]
-übon W an imperial edict legalizing the;
/iald of opium,'aml though' this has been
'Opposed by the local authorities interested
‘“lp maintaining existing practices, it will
1 •probably be carried out; since it is only as
n-poptilStr measure that 1 it was proposed.—
•’Whether this; or any other arrangement
permanently bfTect a trade depending
•’ijpbtj the perSonnl'propensities of the peo
>'pfei’mhy be a matter of doubt; but there!
r. | 9 : n p such uncertainty respecting the trade
i-jp I6n. •If {ho provinces producing this
s 4iiini continue' to be, as they now ore, the
• jseeile bf'a ferocious conflict, it is impossi
•' We'lo ddubt'tfiat tfie cultivatioh find the
’exports of this staple must bo greatly d>-
' mini Shed, and whereas our most recent
n tiWaf)cinf theories hnve been based not on
''Wtibbn the maintenance, bqt upon'the ex.
••■tialfism'tlity of this very trade.-' The retnis
: (,ioi)"of the tea'du’lies presumes both that
) :/ llje £ bohsumption of the urtiplo- Will increase
couhry, and that larger quafitities
oY onr own exports may possibly be taken'
bv, the Chinese. If, however, fhe ejnpire
'w lu rjjc'uqd, the tea districts' 'rn pritticula r
'•'sw' ; iwifacted : by'civfl :
'lit tjiat our anticipations in, tfiesu
'’■Wdecis lire''deslifjed to disnnpbifitmen't.v— j
•"fflie 1 sujlply qf leads more likely to'fa)l off
‘ • ?han'to increase, and it is not 'prqbable'ihat j
it dbmuhd for European good? can bf <?re- 1
atcul"nt’n period of Internal disturbance'. ; I
.Under thesb circumatanbes, iubecometi'j
'• question bf dome importaneclodeterriijne
i wfe should be warraniqd in -a:-;
templing to influence results by any inter
. feredeo of buf ovvn. « That. there are am
pie opportunities tor'stitiyinierventioni'apd'
that application, indeed, lias l>er t n already
mtide to us in this matter, will have been j.
seen by the published reports. Although, j
moreover, the British force upon tho spot ,
is exceedingly small, yet such prlhcoa
ture of tho contest, and such the prestige
of our arms, lhu.t demuristyntion on; our
part might ji.qssisy affect the whblo course
of events, tyid in i'nct, the insurgents have
hidtfert^9voided the scacost for.the’express
purpose of escaping a collision with us.— j
In the present state, however, of our infor- ]
matioji, it becomes impossible to form a.oy j
-opinion on a point like tins, .while there j
ore all tlm notorious lessonS of experience,
to dissuade us from meddling.
\Vc cannot tell in the case.before us on
which side our interest and duties mtjy lie; j
whether, the insurrection is justifiable or |
unjustifiable, promising or .unpromising
1 whether - tie-feelings of thopebple arp in-'
volved in it or not, or'whether its success
would bring a change for tho better or tho
worse, or any change at all, in our own re
lations with the Chinese. It may bo stiid,i
perhaps,-that we have a pritria facie alii- 1
. mice with the established governtnent.und,]
; undoubtedly, if the rebellion wero of the
character assigned to it by the imperial
officers in their edicts, it might be desira- 1
iblo that wo should aid in tho restoration of|
order. But theseare points on which we]
possess no satisfactory assurance, nor is
1 if probable, we imagine, thafanytltirig will '
be attempted by the British force' in those^
! parts beyond the protection of British prop- J
ertv. This property the rebels seem al-|
! ready well enough disposed to respect, nor -
:has thero, as far ns wo can learn, been.
' any Complaint alleged against them by the- 1
' British subjects; A war steamer has been
despatched to Sanghai in aid of the small j
; forcesalready in that portend the French]
and American navies are ulso represented;
ion the spot. Perhaps a concertedinterven
' lion of these authorities might bo exerci?-]
l ed to good purpose, but even the inconvo-i
1 niences likely to result from a state ofj
! chronic revolution in China would be far
loss burdensome than the obligations in
separably attaching to unnecessary inter-]
1 fcrence with the affairs of others.
MECHANICS.
When n mechanic, by his industry or skill,
or bv a Tortunato combination of circum
stances, which confer noTionoron himself,
emerges from obscurity and poverty, und
roll? amid all the luxuries of uncounted
wealth, ho.often seeks to forget his origin,
in deference',to. the blind prejudices of
society,and the dictates of u perverted
and flattered,heart, worse than co>vardly,
denies himself to liis groat family kindred,
and turns up his pampered nose at the
mero mention of the mechanic, tl)o facts
speak stronger than words. Wliy should
mechanics', who combine and exhibit in
their diversified range,the highest and most
plastic energies of genius, on whose labor
ious and never tiring wealth and
luxury depend, and to whose power pride
is subservient, to its swelling “pomp and
| circumstance,” be treated ns inferior be
longs among'the mass of humanity ? Merit
'should be the passport to society and con
isideration.; nnd the state ofsocioty -svill be
i artificial and disordered until merit shall
[be thus respected. We will, admit that
the inferior estamntion in which mechan
ics ado regarded is to some extent attribut
able to their own fault. They do not suf
ficiently respect themselves. They do
not assert and properly defend their rights.
t,ct them, as a class, bestow more atten
tion on themselves —cultivate greater dig
nitv and polish of rnunners, and attend
generally to those minor accomplishments
which constitute, inUte'cyeof a correct und
not sickly taste, thetruo gentleman. They
will thus commend themselvos as tho re
presentatives oTthat skill and genius which
they exhibit in their various departments,
and bo respected as such delegates, unen
cumbered by fictitious impediments. We
think we see in the movements; of the 1 , age
a progressive tendency to their elevation.
It is not (lip Agrarian principle of equality
in spite of dollars and cent? 1-It is found
ed on the recognition of the inner man, in
whateypr guise he may be found—the val
uation of the jewel in the midst of fepuls
ivo incrustation—the discernment of, the
true ore, though deeply imbedded jn the
common earth. It is the tost qf equality
to which the great Scottish popt alludes,
"Thu rank is bill llio guini'a'a blnnip.
Tho manV iho goM for a' that.**
The operation of our Democratic insti
tutions is helping on this moral consum
mation. It is planting on every side free,
public libraries, and other means for the
development upd improvement of the mind
and heart,, and offering (ill facilities, in.
spite of disparities of external advantages,
to achieve equality with tho highest stand
ards of menlnl and moral excellence. We
isay then to tho mechanic,' lift your eyes
to the standard, and keep it in view.—
Db your pnrt in the movements 'of the
day, and compel, by your efforts, a recog
nition of your just position—
Gazette, .
OirWellihgton, contrary to the general!
belief, was born a sickly child, like Tur ;
enne : lie'was weakly when young,'and
passed two years at fngers, chiefly on a
sofa, playing with a pet' dbg. Pie re
membered his previous 'career with no
pleasure, and seldom referred to it. ’ His
real life began in India, whef° his body
ripened by that genial sun, and the exer
cjse oGboirmtand called 'forth every dor
,plant capability of the general; and the
statesman. The flesh ; brush apd ice
his solo; beveragb---are sajd
jto havp beMthe main; instruments lor pre.
serving Arferyytirds.', , ; -,
i Matthhw ll'aik, The great light 'of the
I English Bench, said: “lfttll the tnurderb,
i manslaughters,' l and crimes . which have
ibSen committed, during.Yha. twenty 'years
jl have Teen on the Bench wore divided
into five! parts,'ufour of ..them .wduld (te
'found' to have resulted Mrcfrri intemper-
THE REPUBLICAN.
ILEAREIELD Pa.,J)infl 1853*
DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS;
. CanaC Commissioner, ,
: THOMAS 11. FORSYTH,
, . Of Philaddpkia. County
Auditor General,
EFMRAIM' B A IN K S,
Of Mijjlin County.. .
Surveyor General,
J. PORTER BRAWLEY,
Of Cranford County ,
(P”By tho se’eond letter of our interest
ing correspondent “Rambler," it will bo
seen that he is possessed of too much
Young Americanism to he well .pleased
with the powers that l/e at Washington.-
Wo shall not quarrel with him on this
point, hut will say that we capnpt see
wherein the present administration has
failed to discharge its duty faithfully,
whether in referencetoour foregnrelations,
or us regards its fidelity to tho great Dem-
party which placed it in-power, It
has been in existence only three months,
and certainly this is too short a period in
which to pronounce judgment upon their
conduct, particularly in regard toour for
eign intercourse, ’But how, may we be
allowed to ask, can “ Rambler ” reconcile
his rampant Young Americanism with his
Ideepsottled hostility to the “extension of
1 tho era of freedom.”
Read his letters, however; they ure in
teresting and contain much information.
NEW MAIL ARRANGEMENTS.
Wo are particularly pleased wjth the
now arrangements mado for the transport
tation of the mail from tho east through
this place towards Erie. Instead of lying
ntSpruco Creek some 20 hours as it did “
few .weeks ago, it now leaves immediately
on the arrival of the cars, at 10 o’clock, A.
M. By this arrangements passengers, as
well as letters, papers, <kc., can reach this
place from Philadelphia in about 24 hours.
But owing to neglect, or some worse causo,
on the part of Post Masters somewhere on
tho route, mail matters seldom do so. We
mailod n letter in Philadelphia tolhisplgce
on the 31st of May, and another at Wash
!in"tonon the 2d of June, both of which
arrived safely on tho 7lb, tho second day
after we reached home. Still wo shall
not complain, but hope that in due timo
every body whoso business it is to know,
will learn thut there is such a place as
: Clearfield, where it is, and how to get to it.
INFORMATION WANTED
A man named Ciiaki.es W. Dauuv, or
Charles . VV.. Terpe, disappeared from
Brady township, in this county, about the
21st of February last, and has not sinco
.been heard of.•' Ho. was traced eastward
as far as Curwensvillc. Said Darby alias
Terpe was a German, and had been about
one year in this country at that time. He
is about US : years of age, !3 feet 4 or 5
inches high, heavy set, dark complexion,
blue eyes auburn hair, and was much ad
dicted to smoking and drinking. When
he left he woro a brown frock coat with
outside side pockets, dark pants,
black jacket, and black §ilkneck handker
chief, black Kossuth hat.und bgots. /
Any person knowing tho whereabouts
of the said Darby alias Terpe, and; giving
any information of him sirtco thel sist of
February last;;will confer a favor on ther
relatives of the missing man andthecitizens
of that vicinity generally. Tho sudden
and mysterious manner in which he disnp
pea red, connected with the fact that a por
tion.of a man's wearing apparel have been
found in the woods in that, neighborhood,
which; however? have not beon identified
n's belonging to him, lias created the belief
in' the minds of sonic, ..til? 1 ho h QS heen
murdered,and suspicion, has already fas
tened, upon those who are doubtless jnno
centfpfgny such crime;
Persons having tiny information to cpm
vey, will address Julius A. Turpb,Luth
ersburg, Clearfield county, Pu.
OSrExchango papers generally are: re:
quested to copy the above.
(ttrln the list of appointments of Col
lector Bii,o\y«, in the .Custom House at
Philadelphia, as published, the western and
northern part of the State is totally un
represented. Contra county is represent
ed by Col. Gross, (with which we are well
pleased,) and is the most western appoint-'
ment yetrrindei This is certainly not as
it should be >; for if this large section should
be at; the polls' the De
mocracy would oftep be in straightened
Circumstances, and our numerous patriotic
democrats, in the pi|st—ral ways, rea
dy' to do their duty, and. always the first
tp jeepiyc their, reward—-would thep be in
a bhd: fix. Come, Charley, send out a few
invitations among the mountains.
, (KjrJoHp. ha?Jbeen
appointed Judge pf. the district
recently presided over by J; KhdX;> ’,
GOLD NEAR HOME.
If jumor tells the truth, our county is in
n fair way to bfecome a formidable rival to
California, for it,is not only pure gold that
Ims been dug out of our hills, but we havo
been shown a specimen of anpther miner
al, found in ofou.r county—
and of which thore is said to he p great
abundance —which h«9 every appearance
|of a rich deposit of silver ore. Now we
| hope no person will go wild on getting this
| information. • Wont lcast'suggest to our
farmers and mechanics, to our lumbermen
land all others, not to abnndon their occu
! potion's yet awhile.
Anotiifk good Appointment. —The
President has conferred the appointment
of Director of the Mint of Philadelphia, up
on: Col. J. R. Snowden, of Pittsburg, in
the room of Thos. M. Pettis, deceased.
Col. S. h as honorably filled many public
stations gf the highest responsibility, and
in making this selection,the President has
secured the services of one of our most
faithful citizens,' a democrat and a gentle-
Gi,Ap of it. —Mr. Cooper, Esq., late of
tlieChambersburg Valley Spirit, has taken
charge of the Pennsylvanian, and among
other improvements contemplated is that
most indispensable one of exchanging with
the country press generally which as long
as practised, gave that paper a position of
unbounded influence and usefulness to the
Democratic party, and which position wus
lost to it as soon as it adopted that false
system of economy of refusing to exchange
with the country press. Mr. C. Ims our
, best wishes for his success.
The Cnors>—The farmers of Clearfield
county havo great reason to feel thankful
for the present;promising appearance of
their crops. A recent visit as far east as
Philadelphia uflbrdcd us an opportunity of
observing tho prospective reward in store
for the labors of the husbandman in the
great agricultural district of tho Slate, and
wo qro quite sure thut no where did the
wheat, rve and corn wear so healthy an
appearance as they do here. They are
not so far advanced with us, and the wheat
is not yet beyond, the reach of the destruc
tive fly —which ismakingsad havoc many
places in the cast—but they havo a green
er and more Imrdy appearance,and should
nothing befall them between this and har
vest, anabundunt crop may ho anticipated
Late from China—Progress of the Revolution, j
llong Kono, March 28.—The-mail ofj
the 24th of January arrived on tho 11th
instant, and that of the Bth of January on
tho 16lh instant.
All is quiet at Canton, but tboro is an
uneasy feeling in that city, which probably
may be attributed to the success of the |
rebels in the north. We have had rather,
a novel and extraordinary scene neted at.
Canton —the French minister sending up j
the French corvetteCapricieuse to Whanq- J
poa and landing a body of marines in the j
small garden at Canton to erect a flagsatfT
there, against the wishes and protest pf
the community. The demand for imports
in Canton was improved, but operations
are checked in the present uncertainty of
affairs north. Rice is becoming dearer. —
Tho transactions have been small in tea
■and silk. Exchange has advanced to 45..
lid.
AtSchnnghai, by advices of the 20th,
prices of tea and silk remained without
alteration. In imports and exchanges
nothing doing.
The total export of tea to graft Britain
shows an ihcreaseof about lbs.
over that of last year to the same time.
In harbor, the’United States sloop Pl
ymouth. At- Macao, the United States
sloop Saratoga and the storeship Supply.
By advices from Gallo of the II lb, we
learn the arrival thereof the United States
steamer Mississippi, Com. Perry, which
would come on here immediately.-iV. Y.Ex.
later from the Fishing Ground.
Boston, Juno C.-Wo have received!
late Halifax papers, from which wo learn j
that the Provincial fishing schooner Vclo- i
city has been driven from St. George’s
Bay by a French cruiser. The Halifax
'Recorder hopes that the haste of the French
cruiser, in this instance,' will wake up tho
vigilance of the Ucisitisle Ucvestotion , and
another British vessels, engaged in the
same line of business. 1 1
Tho ship Lady 'Clarke, sailed on the
28th, with the last DivisibnOf tho Twenty
sixth Regiment from Moltu 1 , under the
command of Major Gardner. Major G.
proceeds to St. Johns. Tho troops now
stationed at Prince Edward ? a Island are to
be removed, and the Barracks sold.
• TUe Mexicaa Difficulty.
Washington, June .6, 1853.—The im
pression grpws stronger that woare to have
another war with Mexico.; The Govern
ment has taken measures to notify the
Mexican Government that her military oc
cupation of the Mesilla Valley must be
abandoned. is to have about
four hundred troops to accompany, him on
the Mesilla Valley expedition.
if The State department at Washington
has'given notice that Great Britain com-
Slains that wild cattle have been killed and
their depredations committed by tho Amer
icans at" the Falkland Islands, in conse
quence of- wbich'tv force has been sent
thither to protect the inhabitants and their
property. < i/V"
• (KrTh'e fly * it-Is ‘said Mis - appeared in
the' wheat in Washington couhtyi'MdiiUttd
is playing sad havoc with wholujiields. 1 '
Dreadful Massacre on Board the Reindeer. |
The Murderers Arrested. t
Boston, June, 3.— -Letters received "in
this city from Montevideo, reports that the
captain, both mates, steward and two pas
sengers of the Reindeer? bound toyolpa
raiso from Boston,' wqro murdered by the
crew. ; , •
The attack was 'so sudden and unex
pected that but little resistance could be
made. Tho crew, shortly oiler the com
mission of the terrible deed, scuttled the
vessel off Cape Antonio.
Tho '.vessel .was afterwards discovered
abandoned. Her cargo being thrown over
board, she was towed into Montevideo. 1
The Reindeer had on board"n largo
amount of bullion, which the murderers
secured before leaving tho ship, and plac
ed in a boat, in which they arrived at
Montevideo. *
On their arrival, one of tho murderers
seeing the Reindeer lying in the harbor,
when he had supposed she had sunk, was
seized with a panic and confessed tbo
dreadful crime.
The affair created a great sensation.—
The murderers were arrested and will be
sent to England for trial.
REPORTED) ASSASSINATION BY TflE FRENCH
MINISTER OF WAR.
We find in the New York journals the!
following extract from a letter. The sto
ry has been discredited ; but the Washing
ton Upion saysit understands from anoth
er source, that some time ago o fa
tal affray did lake place in the presence of
of the Emperor—that the matter was hush
ed up, and the victim secretly buried.—
These circumstances may tend to explain
the fact that no account of the transaction
seems to be found in the luter journals
brought by the Arctic. The extract is as
follows:
I ought to tell you that the General
Marshal of France, St. Arnpud, Minister
of War, was arrested last evening by or
der of the Emperor, for the following rea
sons; ' , ,
General Cornomeuse, aid de camp .oTj
the Emperor, found himself in the cabinet]
, of His Majesty with General St. Arnaud.
A sum of four hundred thousand francs
was there, and the Emperor entering his
cabinet, asked this money, which he des
tined for the marriage portion of the
daughter of Gen. St. Arnaud. General
Cqrnemeuso searched every where, but
was unablo to find more than two hundred
thousnnd francs, whereupon he said to
Gen St. Arnaud:
‘‘You and I only have been here, and
it is only yourself who could have taken
i*”
Finding that ho could not deny the
charge St. Arnaud instantly drew his
sword and killed Gen. Cornemeuse; the
luttor having merely time to make a de
gagemcnl,piercing the arm of St. Arnaud.
This scene passed under the eyes of the
Emperor, and so suddenly that he had no
time to prevent the two blows. The mat
ter is hushed up; but you may rely upon
the facts, as I have them from a source
I beyond all doubt. St. Arnaud, you are
I aware, is tho-»General who played so
prominent a part in the coup d'etat of De
cember. Without pronouncing upon the
! guilt or innocence of the parties, I cannot
j avoid observing that, considering the des
tination of the money, it is extraordinary
iSt. Arnaud should have taken it, while it
is equally strange that such a grave charge
should have been made without probable
pause. •
Virginia Elections.
Philadelphia, May 3 1. —Boyd, inde
pendent, is elected over Daniel, Democrat,
for Commissioner of the Public Works.
In the Ist District, Bocock, the Demo
cratic candidate, is elected to Congress. :
In the sth District the Whigs have made |
considerable gains. _ |
In tho 7th district the result for Legis
lative candidates is very doubtful.
Philadelphia, June 2.—Lewis, inde
pendent Democrat, is elected to Congress
in Parkersburg district. This gives the
Democrats the whole delegation. The
House of Delegates so far stands 51 Dem
ocrats, 50 Whigs; Whig gain 0.
I In tl.c Senate the Whigs have 0 and the
j Democrats 13; Whig gain one. The
’ Democrats hayo reduced majorities in both
(branches of the Legislature.
The Charleston papers confirm the
j statement of tho saving of the passengers
ioftheship William and Mary; 174 were
| taken from tho wreck by the schooner
Oracle, Capt. "Sands. They were at Nos
sua in a very destitute condition.
loss of life by a Steamboat Explosion.
Chicago, Juno 2nd.—The steam tug
Eclipse burst her boiler in this port yes
terday. The explosion \vas terrific, tdar
irig the boat entirely to pieces, killing a
fireman and boy, and severely injuringthc
engineer, cook, wheelman and one deck
hand. The Captain was slightly injured.
The boilers wore new, and the boatj
which was owned by E. K. Blackwell, of
and Captain S. M. Johnson ofChi
cago, was valued at $lO,OOO.
\The engineers life is despaired of; he
was dragged out of the engine room after
the explosion, terribly scalded. ;
Japan, according to M. Hue,
there is a contrivance, in general use
among the devout, ‘Tor simplifying their
devotional activity.” “This instrument,”
says that adventurous traveller, “is called
a chu-lcor, that is ‘turning prayer” and it
is common enough to see them fixed in
the bed of n Tunning stream, as they aro
then set in motion by the .water, and go
on praying night and day 1 to the special
benefit of the person who has placed:||eytf
there." i. .
OirGov. Bigler, has signed thedeath
warrant 6f Capte and Emos, : thei Wiurder.;
ersofSoohab; in Philadelpia.<Thel Bth of
August fixed for their
tion. v i ’ >' •* ■ 1
Apjfhay at Bjbrwick, Me,—*on« fnj
Killed and another DangefoUHy woitae
ed.~ We are indebted lo fumersan't th
jrress for the following particulars
murderous affray at Berwick/
night. It appears that early in the
ing a girl who was passing along
the streets was insulted by two
named Waters, and a man named Scatro&l.H
Two persons, Mr. Lewis Maxwell;' ofMI.H
man Falls, and Mr. Ivory Pray, interfered■
for the protection of the girl, and had som't'H
hard words with the other party. They ®
however separated, and Maxwell and P/ayH
passed on to South Berwick. On their ■
return, when passing a rum hole in Ber. H
\viek, the two Waters came out and stab. ■
bed Mexwell 'in the imro?diats vicinity of ■
the heart. After receiving the wound he I
crossed tho bridge to the Salmon Falls side, ■
land sat down ■ by the side of a factory. 1 !
| where he was found about half past ten ood I
| taken to his-homo. He lived but a very I
l short time after reaching his residence.-?*, I
There was also a bruise upon his
if ho had received a very heavy : blow.-t-.
The.murderers pursued Pray, spying they
would give him the same as they had
Maxwell, and stabbed him also within tin
inch or two ofthe heart. His wounds are,
considered very dangerous, and his recoy, :
ery extremely doubtful. After the murd,,
er of Maxwell became known,a party of the,
citizens of Salmon Foils went to the house,
ofWntersforthe purpose ofarresting them,,
The doors were , fastened, but they were
soon forced. A search was mhde, and
the two Waters were found secieted in
the garret. They were immediately taken :
jinto custody, and held to await the result
of the coroner's inquest, which was to be j
held this morning. Scannell was seen Inst j
nigh at Elliot, evidently malting for this ;
city. Parties are inpersuit of him. This'
murderous affair has created a great ex
citement in Salmon Falls and in Berwick.
Nearly the whole male population of both,
places were in the streets talking it ovor
during the entire night. Last night a mob
of about one thousand persons from
Falls, Dover, South Berwick, and Salmon
Falls, assembled around the shantees near
the spot where the murder of Mr. Max
well occuredand the Irish families therein
having moved out in accordance with prey,
ious notice sent them by the mob, the build
ings were destroyed. To-night, it is said
the rum shops in ’the same vicinity wil|
bo torn down, as the authorities show no
disposition to interfere in tho matter. All
that saved them last night was the fuel
that the wounded man, Pray, was in ope
pf_tjie room? of tho building.
Boston Traveler , June 3. .
The Gardnee Case. —After a trial
which dragged through several months,
the jury in the Gardner wise, being unable i
to ngree, have been finally discharged. As j
all of our readers may not remember the
points at issue in this case, wo will briefly
recapitulate them. Pr. George A Gardner,
the individual on trial, procured, some time
ogo, from the Board of Mexican Claims,
an award of four hundred and tvyenty-eight
thousand dollars; but circumstances sub
sequently led lb the suspicion that ihe
memorial another papers were false on
which this award was obtained. To test
this qnestion, and to punish the Doctor, if
guilty, at one act, he was charged with
having falsely sworn to those papers, and
indicated for perjury. We understand
that the government is still so completely
convinced of the guilt of Dr. Gardner, that
it has determined to try him again, but
this time on a chftrge of forgery. His
brother, J. Charles Gardner, is likewise to
be arraigned, his alleged offence. being
that of conspiring, with his brother, to per
petrate the fraud. Under all the circum
stances, it does not become us to express
an opinion on the guilt or innocence of the
;accused. If, however, they have really
defrauded the government in the way it
is asserted, we trust a new jury will pro
nounce so unhesitatingly, and that the
punishment of the prisoner will be prompt
and severe.— JPhila. Bulletin *• _ j
Manifest Destiny—A, lightning lino
is now running from Chicago to New
York, and passengers are put through in
n flash, and not (infrequently ns the public
is aware, in a crash, going with Mr. Doo
little and his “First
bang to eternaj smasli.” TrulyjHHßjare
‘a bustin people.’ 5 We must bo 'Brewing
something up. The steamboat folks blow *|
up their passengers, nnd the editors blow * |
up the steamboats. 1 WeaH'como down, !
and if alivo progress or propel again. The
banks “bust,” the biters “byst,” and we
“bust” with indignation, and straightway j
go to raising steam again. We. consider
ourselves entitled tothe track, nnd if old
fogv folks fuil to clear it, we put it through,
and" put right through them. “Koop off tho
crossings.” Manifest destiny is just ahead
of us, but we are bound to. head it. Even
the lightning,must soon be greased or bo ,
abandoned ns an old highway to slow go
ing thunderbolts. So wo go, and so kebp
going. A man who cannot keep up with .
this age had. bolter get out of it. IF ho
can’t get out, we help him. limb
at tho passenger’s risk and no accounta
bility for freight or baggage” Buy ; your
ticket and make your wilt—take your seat
and go to praying.—Za/a7/dtfe' Journal.
An Extraordinary Freak of NatuKk.
A man by the name of George W. Hoys-,
ton, living a short distance from Spai lad
Vo., has a cow which ihas brought forth nr
most uncommon calf. The calf. ia now.two
weeks old* living; and lively to ..live,'l It
hasttVo distinctly formed 'mouths; four 4is
tinctiy formed - nostrils, t\vo. tongues ami
fourejies, and- will/probably •. have-Jiiiur
horn 3. In all other tespects ifiS fdiJnpedtns
ustjal, arid is a playful’ and .veryiippattty
gtolfc:' It eats very heartily With; either
'tnduth;.!C- '('i ■"
" CrtifeF, justice ParsQrisf' •said': ‘ “P'h&ve'
been so accusfomed to ' hearihg brlfnipals
of al t grades refer all their miseries;to in*
temperance tQ'nslt , tj\ em
t the cause of tHdi* ruin.**' ' " ’’’