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: eeedihgl (tPerional ; : ahd General New*. - ■•' >
(poetry;)
. lueh-%lnohopwsrd, (concluded.) -■•._
’ Mr. Ehitor • tmU. Pass* mujt be in domainl;;
, ,»t l#!4,.M.,;iiot:.*dop»tt> be had at th'orefiobi not
at >;®nd»ir, sfslaamj that I.rWted-.to proeuto
V. oee.The boys said they were alt /cleared out by:
■,;Ck- Ulo'cMyk:, Is If possible that- your paper has ta
■X lorensed to rapidly, in-. popularlty anl eiremation,
thaf you. ore. unable to anticipate the demand,?:
My expexienoe ofto-dayis certainly Indicative
■ ' that the Tbadingpublio concurs with me iu oppre
olatljig /its .interesting contents, and typography,.
~ aiid.tnay fuseeas,. attend, your/.able and. liberal
efforts,; out do uot/Ibegofijou, hereafter permit;
' : the demand to,exceed tbenupplyfitisbad man-,
. agemeqt r aid, then, think or tho disappointment
: Uoeeeejoiifci-jif'/‘'.tjj,'-; s;'. H, G.
September 7th, ISSP. ■
: Thocoinplaintofonfco'rrcßpdEdentis one of
many'cbhStantly recplyed oountt'r of
,f pur,
* u'/wWIM fos-,Been‘exhausted it sin early. hijur in
jMxo/togUlarly fn
creased- our, edition, thei.same complaint’ is
tnado' every morning. Tho nows-agcnta at tho:
respective;' stations—thu w&vsbOys on thW
•i«^BfStit l *ri|’;.(sfuiitlin; pktrldrp of ' $O
- Pnssa-—tho hotelsalesmonof newspapers, are,
all sbld.tintgenoraUybefdreiioon; - iThls Is one
. 'hayejhail of the.
growing-popularity of “The Pa*as>” and of
the satisfaction of the public with its tono and
l^f'cSnW^tSj'.'J'SUch^'o’ 1 jir,oofl i 'Bp : ppkB'' ,, inhr^ f
pW^yiyth#nJ';S',.‘’eblamK;’ df’.ibaastftif' stiver
tiseffients. V.-v i .; ,u - -;
. Ilfl&ir'Waabltiittoli'ioHwip6hdBiifce;'ye'stef?
«j gra«fying pnd :,intfroaling'accdunt
of theVcWssfalemploympni of tha oamel in
the. South. : \;luiJCaUch,iBsß;t3ongre es.appro
t; oh of ..camels, entrusting .Major Wav ke with
tae'eSOouHon of. the affair. In; little more
thtbf twtdyq months ho had selected aiid safely
brought•T'dxji* ’ and
dromedaries. .'/ After another year had passed;
duHhgwhich these knltnals had beeD.'tpacer
ialnasleDt.domesticated.atidacelimatized,
the,majority of them were, placed at tjio com '•
maul oi tlout; Beaee, to boused by him in ma
kirigthbSorithUrnWagonKoadiicrosst'o, Cali
fornia. -He' reports flnit^weighting oaclt camel
1 with eevenhundred pounds ;hurdon,they.tra-t
. vt-liedSort BUpootsfully • from San Antonio to,
; - the'
mute* wouidnot eat-^-herbago. which abphnds
In /most . barren of our deserts.
erary uiishoti horse, and mule' got lame, from
, . •»*gnMiiois6r’ called
' " the grinding roads,” the peculiar gait of the
it to" ayoid fticMoh, and their
':unshod:hpoft were .wholly tminjure.d, .even by
' . „tedi«%,.iiavbl^Yoyer.!.a, : rbad" of
Bhirp,/eoarae,' irregular, flinty gravol, about
the ilia pf a jpoa, 'and acting, oii the,
foet llkoa stoelrasp.” In ail respects,thoy ;
' are;, superior dp. mules,. aUd are .peculiarly
adapted for carrying burdens, or for conveying.
, the extensive arid plainswhich
,' ahpundsln Toxas, California, dfew Mexico,
DtahjandtheMeslUsValley. '■ vs ,
TbO drotnedary, has .ono hump, .the crnriel
. 'has fwo;', Their, hb.hft a'ro spfic’r, more apprigy,
; moro elasiio tban the hoofa of other.animali,
and, td tlte prossnre, are not to be
worh out hy abhost' any qnaiitity. oF.work.
Thoir stomachs.(of which they have four) are
so framed as, alter thirst is, supplied, to enable
them tpitakp 1 n,. aai thtaiu;; at intich freshwa
ter -u /wjlllasrthem.frpm .ten, to flheoh days.
They bMt. hunger with great patience;,and'
IJieirUppetite is easily satisfied with tho ooarseat
heS)4ge;, ilfhoy-.carry ; ijOQO;, U (Xi2oo‘
pounds', harden).:'- They , good-toinpered
, (though so high-spirited that they rosentill-,
; managoable;- .Some ; 'of
theie cmelswlUiwdmplisharogularßpced,
dgy biter day fet -a"month, ipf from thirty to.
' phe ’-htiUdrod miiea’ a day; In China;.where
';; kyo;io, which aigni%S3«.?eet of ,tttb :s
,
vetwjdi -la Africa, thoy.oio much employed,
particularly In Egypt. Lord Brao'y hasmen
'irooticaUj- tdcsigiiats
thom ai ,< Tho Ships Of tho'Desert.V;,. , . , ;
. The uebiimation of such an. animal must bo'
CoUsidoredlas a'great,, haiion'al: imrn;’* 1 Whoro
‘tto,)lm^..and r , rnuioijwitt T.hdikupcked ,up, !
ftom hunger and thirst,the camel .will exist
and thrive, The least inyitifig'ihßrhago'
feeds',.thcm.'.' AS for water, : they carry it with
them, and they can scent a spring, lake or river,
at 1 a distanco of two miles. - - Major 'Wavsb has 1
done good aorvicp to tho.country in introdii
cing . the caEnel into gnch, ' p'arta as they aro
particularly adapted for. ,ird wall watch the
pro|tess of the :, experlmoht with'lnterest, hut
netjwjtl|.(mkte ty. .A' thing woljlconiindnced
is already half.accomplished.: ... ■
NEGRO SUFFRAGE.
It ia amusing to'-witnesslhe expedients of
tWe loadcra of that p ortion of 1 our conutryiuen
•tyled Beputiihjana, to get rid, bf the odium
■which attaches: to .the caueo of negro suffrage.
Their/diloroms is a signal illustration of the
capital ' blunder 1 they ‘committed first in sec
tionalism in. 1868, and secondiy hy their war
npohthe decision, in the Dane, Soon,.case.
The admonition fumiahbd by the enormous
b( ;i<)*«t^Bgsinit : negro 'snfiVage 'has
iiarmeddhe K'epijWicauleaderi' in New,Tprk,
and hoar completely changed tha samo gontlo
men in. Minnesota. In Wisconsin the Repub.
‘licans'areboldiy'committed'toitjandwillbo,.
,nrefancy,-eitherhsdiy .beaten.atthepolls or’
etse Very closely run. A late- incident in the,
Republican .Convention, of Minnesota shows,
;
The vote in that convention oV strihing out
. the word "whito”' in the clause conferring
political,rights on “ citizens” was'ybas 17, nays
Vg4.,; The' ppnventlpn unanimously" resolved
that ne'groos wore. bom freo and .Wuai to the
/.white man; but-refused, by a vote, of ; two to
'hne.'tP.'ndmiythpipegrd to' the -eqjoyment of
~lheed¥*h<y'to whlcVthoy sayhewis^horu.”
", Eithor they-do hothelleve.their own doctrlnei
- or'they fly in the face of the laws of God, who;
fljey say, created the negro bfroo and equal”
,»ad endwpdhitowitij dinalienahle rights.’, * ;
■ : /■ Ipi hfeW York accident has hap
""petied to tho resolntion passed hy the lato 80.
..pobiicap Legislature of that State, submitting
to thopeop’o an amendment to me Constitution
j, to us todispense wlth the freehold qualification
"'ind'ttih 'th'tofl ybafs’ residence now required
, pf colorod votors., - The . Buffalo Cojpmercial
(American), says' of this accident:
• -«It is necesaary to the- validity pf all ataend
.mentstpthqConstjtution, thattjie joint reselti
.'.don proppsingthem shall bo phblishpdfijr.threo
. months prevlonsto the election. , But by some
blunder which a large portion of the pfess
' ’eharps 'pablication has been
' dela'yed untii it is ioo late, and by that means
' the Republican party escapo theodium of sub*
touting tb lha pebple what could net ftil to be
f a' ibpitjonpopular rneßSure.'." 'Whether this
- failuro to print'is tho rpsultpf a trick,‘as many,
people shrewdly suspect, tboßepublicans being
ashsnied ofthoir injudicious measure, or of an
' nctnaloversight,wecannbtdoubtthatGovernor
platter.’’'
Tpc pempoMtle or|an at, Albany). the 'dtla*
• and Argus, makes the following , amusing ppm.'
, mpnt upon this same accidents
; When' itfirst>poke of
, itse 6f ttogrb ‘snffssg«-,’,t,tnntty oesnsed
- thoflmerloan ‘SMretsry of State of tho’outrage.
A closer investigation traces the omission, home to
" tljo ttxecutivo TtopOrfjiicnt; amt tho donnnotatioos
■ -i Whibh were uplifted tobe hurledupon tho unoffontl-.
" -- loifroiit stSecretory Hoadley must fall upon,the
, heed of Oov. King. ' ■
<*jrsgrfynffrag»;iS; overlaid by. its. nnrse. Re-;
... pttWieaajtm h'as. rolled over intts sleep and stifled"
the bantttngglvoh Itio roar!. Theto tbo'liftle hlaok,
■ thin* ties,' looking like' a carbonadoed' monkey—
'jl ! dTa#ibnd‘>Gov. 'King :is. gntlty •of 'the doop
‘‘ eaWs'dsmnaUonbf iUtaklngofr.': , ' ■-■ .
v , »8c ‘young Affisa' . flnds at ihe.hsnds oflts
-i'rdfe«t*t-nWtber%ttoatn'?fltjb*if»t*t.. | “,*l ,l *J.. w btsh.
, hieeding Kansas a«d,the,Cabals. have fouudin. the
, qflarter.?'v"fW (B --V;',i- p" ; "V); ■ . i’,",- ' -
... w ttoPfte?. '» the
MS d S-'
“ ” IM; ofpoUtlciahs in favor
and white,'
-4 of,
‘ ; /deJcrflci» £$r peprd; suffrage ‘
- wltlf|»eA'Phbt(sdc;i ; ~
fbV- his.
papcw.of
3 TBE rdßEion -fEws.
. ; Ve recelyod out own flles of
,i)y tho Jrogv, extracia irom addltfe
; ’to pretty full , telegraphic pfUp®
some Bpaco in our paper '{hia mbming'; arid
, are very interesting. ' '■
/ In'England, as with us, tho lending topic
of {importance was tho Atlantic Telograph.
The market value of tho shares declined
rapidly ;on the news that the cable had
jmipped. ..Therj). baa, been a .reaction, and
the . sharet‘;(ii’jOOO) ate how at iX9OO. The
commaDders of the four sliips employed- on
the lato occ&aionhavo strongly certified their
conviotionj'.dravyn from oxporionoo and obser
vation, - that ‘i no; obstpclos of, a nautical
or;physical; character, exist lit. the way of
the enterprise, .and that, the efficiency of
the form of cable.adopted i>y tiro eom
pany -Js, in.every way adapted to its mission;
that the form of controlling power adopted and
thom'ildo oflubricating and adjusting tho brakes
admit of very great improvement; that no under
or ismrface current exists between Newfoundland
sud jtioland tb.,ihter(hre with tho successful
laying of the cable; that no form of submarine
telegraph cable could bo devised more suitable
ineyoiy.rospoo.Cto 1 the object iutonded to bo
accomplished; that its lightness, tonghnoas, and
flexibility adapt it'lit every way for the purpose
of being laid between Newfoundland aiid Iro-,
land;-and that, believing that the cable could
be safely laid, tlioy woro sanguine, in thoir ex
pectation of the future successful prospocta
of the enterprise, -The engineers?'report is
equally flivo'rablo. The British Governmenthayo
consented to plaoo at tho disposal of the Com
pany the same aid as beforo—steamers, officers,
add crows, should tho attempt bo mado next
summer; and it was not doubted that tho Arne
ricaii Government wotild bo equally liberal.
There way si doubt whether the attempt would
bq ropeatOd in Octobor. ‘ • -.{,
; iTJielhgljsh' army was to be strengthened by
the addition of, twenty new. battalions of in
fantry.- Tliere was 1 no further news from India,
hut it, had. .transpired that Sir Coj.in Caup-
BEth’s' instructions : were to assume the com
mand of the/irdopS before Delhi.
The Divorce Bill' had passed! both Houses of
Parliament,' dnd tho prorogation -was looked
for ahotit the 28 th August.
'' Several new peera were to bo created, viz:
Dord Rob* rtGbobvesor, Lord HAuur Vase,
Lord jbntr .RttssEsi,. (all 1 younger sons of
peers;) and-Mr. Cokptoh Cavendisu, a rela
tion of the Duke of Devonshire. The Marquis
of Lansdowne, one, of the richest mon in Eng
land, and a- member of the Cabinet, without
office or pay, would be elevated to a Dukedom.
It would appear that Lord Palmehbton wants
to increase the numher of his followers in the
tfpppr Hpuse.:; '
' ; The harvest all over Europe was very great.
In England trade, Commcreo, and manufac
tures were, thriving, but several largo failures
were reported in Liverpool.
ADVANTAGE OF THE MAGNETIC TEtE.
- , / .'GRAPH, '
One of the chief blessings ofthe magnetic
telegraph Is th'a'dissemlnation, : by newspapers
of aU polities, of the speeches, letters and docu
ments of the organs and leaders of the dlfl'er
ent partlos. Thus a fair fight is maintained be
tweed antagonistic ideasbofore a vast audience,
computed of men of every shade of opinion. At
flrei, coaid not refrain from
mutilating the,/despatches, if the sentiments
conveyed were'not according to those held by
themselves. , But now/ such is tho Improve
ment In’the public journals, that it is noun
common thing to flnd a Republican newspaper
laying before, its. readera a strong Democratic
•rgumentj or a Democratic newspapor giving
foita patrotis an eqtwlly strong Republican .ar
gument. It is -tmo. thero aro exceptions to
(his- rnle, but they are as disreputable as they
are acarce.. The great lettor of Mr. BoonAuis ,
to the New Haven clergymen iias, in.this way,
been circulated ambug and read by mUltons of
our, countrymen., This is, indeed, pne of tbo
most invaluable advantages of the magnetic
tolegraph.’ A good causo should welcome
such an agent, and.a bad cause may well fear
jt.'Nofalao. theory can stand such a constant
ihentaj ftit&itigation «b' this, and politicians
and parties will bo compojledielther to roform
wliat is wrong in their creeds, dr else to aban
don them altogether
*/, ; HEBO WMimr.
■ From tho cnrllest/tfmes ! <jp which wo havo
any. teebri, down to tho present, an aristocracy
'of some kind or other baa existed in pvery
nation. It Sain thonature of. things that such
should do tho case, and it ever will be. Tho
zealous Democrat and stern Kopublican may,
start at'such an announcement, and tnm away
in disgntlrfbutlet him rollout for awhllo, and
he will not bo long before ho discovers. tlio
reason of it. What docs tho word import ?
■“The'.power ,'of tho beet”—from two Greek
wordsy signifying but and power Or strength.
The latter is the proper rendering, for in
tho dairliest ages of human society, while
the earth was but partially cultivated, and vast
swamps and forests existed, which swarmed
with, savage animals, and noxions reptiles,
he who could rid tho world of thesodaugerous
posts by his physical strength and daring was
the greatest benefactor, of his race, and became
idolized and exalted to the rank of a deity,
the labors of Hercules are. an oxemplifleation
of our meaning, these fables represent the ef
forts of one or many to overcome such pests as
the liornaian Hydra, or to such nuisances as
the Augaian stable. Nimrod, “the mighty
hunter beforo tho Lord,” was another of these
demigods; and was a beneftetorof his race by
his exploits in the chase. The victors in tho
Pythian, Isthmian and Olympic games, which
consisted, of feats' of wrestling, foot-racing,
boxing and charioteering, were also a specios
of Aristocracy. •
IHE KANSAS FREE-STATE PARTY WILL
"After all the efforts of the violent sectional
press to prevent the Free-State men in Kansas
from voting upon tho Constitution to bo
framed,in September, and for members of the
new State Legislature in , October, it appears
that a wise determination; has been reached.
At the Free-State Convention hold at Grass
hopper Falla, Kansas, on the 28th ult., they
formally reaolved to vote. We give the reso
lutions, without comment. They were to the
effect that, inasmuch’ as Gpvemor Waikeb
had assured the people of an impartial, election
in October, 1 they would participate In it;
they protested against the laws forced on them
by tbo : people of Missouri, and appointed a
conupittob to waitnpoh the Territorial authori
ties and urgently Insist upon, a revision and
correction of tho wicked apportionment; Gen.
Lank was authorized to tendor Gov. Waikee
the volunteer militia forced raised by him to
assist in maintaining the fairness of the elec
tion ; adherence to the Topeka Constitution
was expressed. . .
.The issue, then, is iairly made ups and in Oc
tober next we shall bo able to ascertain actually
the itatus of the new Stato of Kansas on the
slavery issue.
• 03”. We have been requested by, Mr. Ho
hatio KiNO to say that he was not only totally
ignorant,, but he had not the slightest sus
picion, of the character of tho communication
from Frofessor Simihan and others to tho
president; that It came to. him through the
msil from a porson unknown to him, accora
paqlod by a respectful note requesting him to
soo it safely delivered to the President; and
that ho accordingly sent it, together with said
note, to the "President’s private secretary,
stating in a note also to tho secretary that he
was ignorant of the contents of thopaojesge.—
Wuehinglon Union. '' "
Jakes McGaav, Doctor Kane’s
in tbo last Afctic expedition, died at N»w
London, Conn)) on Saturday, and was hurled
wlth Masonie honors, on Sunday, at 4 o’clock.
,Ho lathe flrst'.of the roturnod expeditionists to
follow'their commnindor to “that bourne
whence no traveller returns.” Wiluiah
Moeetok, tho Doctor’s right-hand man in all
the'.'enterprises, dangers, and sufferings of
his last, seven, years, is reported very ill, at
Boston-.
. state politics. ’ !
-, The Jfonfour vfineman, the Ropnblican pa
per of Montour' county, surrenders the politi
caiibattie in the following language :
” b pmm prment indioatlohs thore la no imsspeot
cf dafratlng Packer. A triangular' fight nmstro
anlt in-the defeat'Of 'the' opposition ; and in our
present divided state, we feel assured that we have
the numerieai strength to sueeeed, if united en a
single ticket. -We ate defeated and rendered poir
eriess by'the imprudent real of tho ultra Republi
cans and intense Americans, The settled convio
lionof Oar tolbdhosever beemthat ‘united wo
'Stand/diVidedwofall.’'” ■■ ■
.Wih-il inn .tj-'-c \+ ii t ,
- Vermont holds'hbf ,, State : Agricultural Fair
at Montpelier, on the Bth, Pth, 10th, qnd 11th days
of September,
CORRESPOimEmM
a va-ts- "-4-0
of tbft t*rcaB. ’ | y:' 1
l^fet— Redemption ST Stock#—Sag
gestlafihfor Relieving theiDspressioii .In the
,new YWU*® CtftUrs—
' Important Information to Ofiicirfcpfjtnaliev
enuo Service—Battle with the l
ndians* ( VG,!
Washington, Sepf. £*1857
'Now that tho money market is depressed and
corporations aro going by tho board, it’ would ho
well to relievo this pressure by redeeming tho
United States stook that may be in the possession
of those "whore aide lirthlrcountry: While there is
a .panic, hanks ; are to a greater orjosa extend in
oompotorifc'toWoh relief,’ and hocoo tho amount
aooiauutatfng .in, tbo National. Treasury should
bo withdrawn by 'sending fa . fur redemp
tion the stock of tho United States. Every
day reduces tho time, and 1 consequently tho
price .paid for this f .stook at tho Treasury
"must ho likewise reddoed. ‘ Tho law on' the subject
iscontainod in tyo &ih sc'otion’ of an hot making
appropriations £dr tho Civil and diplomatic expon*.
sesof the Government for tho year 1 ending the
30th of Juno, 1854, passod Maroh 3d, 1853, (Stat
utes at £arge, Volume 18, chapter 97,page 189,) and
is in these words: “And bo it farther enacted,-
that tho Secretary of the 'Treasury be; and he Is
horoby authorized to purchase at tho eurront mar
ket prioo any of the outstanding stocks of the Uni- •
ted 6tatoB, as ho may think most advisnblo,
from any surplus funds in tho Treasury: pro
vided that the balance in the Treasury shall not
at any time bo reduced bolow six millions of dol
lars.. 5 * By tho Treasurer’s weekly statement tho
amount in tho Treasury subjoot to draft oh tho Ist
fast/,’ wa5520,721,207.05. Oh tho lstof July last tho'
public debt amounted to $29,000,386.90. Sinoo
then thoro has boon $593,230.82 extinguished. It
now sums up $28,407,066.08. There is thou nearly
$15,000,000 in tho Treasury for disbursement under
tho law hf 1854. J I make theso suggestions for our
merchants, bankers, and brokers, and let them go
for what they aro worth. ’ ~
Tho six revenue cutters, built at Milan, Ohio,
under a recent law, are now ready for' service.
The",report ‘to lh,c Treasury Department- from
Milan states that there is no suitable pldoo there
or at pUTon for laying up tho cutters for the win
ter. At Sandusky, twelve miles irom Huron,
thoro is a basin or enclosed dock, where tho vossels
can belaid up side by alclo, froo from collision
with ico or passing vessels. They will bo under
tho immediate supervision of tho eoiloolor, when,
by tho assistance of a jtoomer to tow them up,
the sails unbent and stowed away, and the publio
property put in its place, the vessels will be ready
to receive their officers and orewfor immediate
servioe on the opening of navigation..
The Secretary of Vf or has reooired advices from
Col. Sumner’s oommand to the 21st ult. Tho fol
lowing despatch was sent by Lieutenant A. V.
Colburn, who participated in tho fight he de
scribes :
“HEADQUARTERS CHEYENNE EXPEDITION,
‘ “ Camp on Walnut Creek, Aug. 3,1857.
“Sir: We had a fight with the,Cheyennes on
the 29th, of last month, on Solomon’s creek, in
which we were entirely successful. About throe
hundred warriors were drawn up in battio array
to meet us. Tho six companies of cavalry ad
vanced upon them Immediately., Whenneor them,
two companies ,were detached to turn their flanks,
and the whole tbon made a headlong charge,
broke.them,, and pursued them'seven miles. A
largo number of warriors were killed and wound
ed, though! it is impossible at this time ,to state
how many. We lost two privates, killed ; Lieut.
Stewart and several men were jroundod, but it is
believed that they will all reoover. Lieut. Stewart
is not dangerously 'wounded. A post was estab
lished, garrisoned by one company of infantry, to
tako charge of tho wounded, and the oommand ira
mediately started in pursuit.
“After a march of fourteen miles, we came to tho
principal town of the tribe,whoro wo found one hun
dred and seventy lodges standing, and noarly ob
many more which had been hastily takon down,
and most of tho poles loft on the ground: A largo
amount of dried moat and other property of every
description, was found in the town; tho Indians
evidehtly having takon nothing except what could
be gathered up hastily iu their flight. .
“The town and everything that It contained was
immediately burned to the ground. The next
morning wo took the trail and are now upon it. It
leads in the direction of tho Arkansas, where we
expect to be in a few days. , ,
“On tho day of the fight tho Indians had sent
off all thoir families before we came tip to them.
“ By order of Col. Sumnbr :
- * “A. V. Colburn, 2d Lieut, and Adjt.
“ To the Commanding Officer.
“Fort Kearny, N. T.'’
Lieutenant E. G.‘Marshall, commandant at Fort
Koaruy, in a despatoh dated august 21, stales that
Captain Foote, 6th infantry, arrived at the Fort
with tho men wounded at Solomon’s creek, inclu
ding Lieutenant Stewart. The latter has noarly
Recovered, and all the wounded aro doing wolf.
Captain Foote brought with him one Cheyenne
prisoner, and loft about the 25th to join his post at
FortLoramio. < ( X. ,Y.
THE LATEST NEWS
BY TELEGRAPH.
. FROM WASHINGTON.
Letters from Europe to the State Department*
■ Wasujsotpn, Sept. A letter from Frankfort on the
Maine, received at tho State Department, says tho re
ports concerning the crops continue to be favorable.
In many" districts vory considerable reductions bare
taken place in the price of grain, and a further decline
will doubtless fellow. Tho same correspondent remarks
that the Persian ambassador has concluded treaties with
many of the European Elates, and the Zoll Vcrein itself
will, in virtue of them, havo.commercial intercourse
with Persia.
Charles V, Hogner, of Philadelphia, has been ap
pointed general appraiser) vice LaughUti, resigned.
fThis news was anticipated in' Tub Press of Satur
day.] '
The three Naval Courts of Inquiry resumed their ses
sions to-day. __L_
Arrival of the North America.
Quebec, Sept. 7.— The Canadian screw. steamship
North America, from Liverpool on the 20th ult., has ar
rived at this port. Her advices have beon anticipated
by the Arftgo, at New York.
Failures at New York and Boston,
Nsw York, Sept. 7.—Moms. Tuttle, Cutting A Co.,
D, Healy A Bates, and Griffin A Livormore, dour and
produce dealers, have suspended.
Boston, Bcpt. 7.—Messrs. Saronl A ‘ Godhoim, an ex
tensive clothing firm, have suspended, with liabilities
amounting to half a million of dollars.
Murder and Suicide from Jealousy.
Gloucester, Mass., Bopt. 7.—' Yesterday Batnuel Davis,
a resident at this place, shot his wife dead, and subse
quently committed suicide. Tko deeds were prompted
by Jealousy.
Naval Intelligence*
Wibuikotoh, Sept,, 7.—The officers of tbe United
States steamer Fulton, preparing at tho Washington
ttyrj'Yard to join the home sqn&dron, are Lieutenant
Commanding Almy, Lieutenants Warrington, Stewart,
Seldon, and Chapman; Forser Clark, Master M. C.
Campbell, Passed Assistant Surgeon Hurt, First Assist*
ant Engineer Wavell, Third Assistants McCloary, Albert,
Barrows, and Houston.
Accident to the Simmer Keystone State#
Nortols, September 7. —Tho steamer Keystone State,
from Philadelphia for Bavsnnah, put in this port to-day,
having broke aside«levor> Bho will be'towed back to
Philadelphia for repairs. Hor passengers proceeded to
their destination by railroad.
The Southern Mail*
WASHIKOTdJf, Sept. Southern mail does not
famish a word of news.
Scattering'hales of new cotton, were being received
at the principal depots of trade throughout the coup*
try. * ;
Insurrection at tho Michigan Stato Prison*
Detroit. Sept. 7.— An insurrection, headed by two
desperate negro convicts, broko out at tho Michigan
Stato prison this afternoon. Two of tho convicts suc
ceeded in escaping over tho walls, but woro to-captured.
The others made desperate attempts to follow, but were
•verpewered hy tbe officers of the prison, and safely se
cured, ,
Arrival ol the Genera! Williams#
Halifax, Sept, 7.— The North Atlantic steamer Gen
eral Williams has nrrirod at this port. Sbo spoko a
vessel on tho sth Inst., t»h!ch reported tho RtOamer Clyde
still ashore at the Pelican Islands on the 4th instant.
Markets by Telegraph.
Baltimore, Bopt. 7,—The eteamor Keystone State
waa towed into Old Point by steamer Jonkius, hence for
Boston, on Saturday
}>’ew Orleans, Sopt. 7.— Cotton market unchanged
sales of 100 bales. Flour has a declining tendency;
soles of $5.25«6.G2 bbt. Red wheat is-quoted at
$1,35#. Freights on cotton to Liverpool j£d. Sterling
exchange unsettled.
AMUSEMENTS.
Walkut Stkket TiiKATRK.—A crowded, wo
might say a brilliant aadionco graced this Thoatrn
last night. Two aspirants for public favor niado
their first appearanco in this country. Mr. Her
man Voein, who is a nativo of this city, took tho
character of St. Vicrre in tho play of Wife,’’
and Mrs., Vezln appeared as Mq.ria.na. Of the
lady first; She has a good figaro and tho profile
of her faco is woll out. Bbo evidently had full
understanding of tho character, yot failod to do it
justioo, Hor voice is rathor husky, bor uttorance
indistinct; she has a habit of runninghor words too
qniokly inloeaoh othor; sho takes no time to point
tho dialogue, and she wants ropose. Only onco,
through tho whole play, did sho roaliro onr idea of
Mariana. That waa in tho fourth act, where sho
roturnod to crave a bonison from hor confessor, and,
bolng subdued and not rapid, did justice to herself
and the character. Such is our impression—formed,
His true* only on herfirst appearance. But.'ovon if
sho had the mind of a Siddons, she could not win a
high dr&raatio position until sho guvo horsolf time
to speak tho words and do tho notion. Repose aud
deliberation are what Bbo has not.
Mr. Vexin nobleved comploto success. Except
when he once slurrod over tho word “ certain”, into
csrC’tt, we did not detect a defect in his way of
spoaking* He improved in eaoh successive act,
and the scene with Ferrardo , in the Hh act) whore
he extorte tho signature to the confession, wus as
fine as wo remember haying over witnessod. His
death soeno was also very effective. Not a single
point was overdone., His judgment is companion
to his genius. HU figure Is good, his fealnroa e x>
prowl vo, his action free aud graceful, In; a word,
ho has shown great ability, Ho repeats tho oharr
iwtcj tbiß ovoning. , .
Mx, and Mrs. Vetin were colled for at tho close,
and ' veryi warmly greeted# ’W|th I lhe l except
, tlouof fconardti (performed ton the first time, end
remarkably well performed, by Mr, DalyO the oiher
characters do not merit any notice.
THE PRESS.—PHILADELPHIA, ‘TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1857.
FURTHER fROM EBROPE.,
ARRIVAL OP ®H3SI KANGAROO.
.' ' t ' ,*
1.-urORTANT FROM DELHI.
DYING WORDS OF GEN. BARNARD..
THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.
Experiment to be Renewed in October,
The sorew steamship Kangaroo, from Liverpool
Wednosday, the 20th August, arrived
at^litr’yorkaVnbonyesterday.- -
* The North American sailed from
Liverpool for, Quebec about thoaamq as Kan
garoo. •• ;1 . ’’ '• i .‘' .< ’»
The steamship Indian arrived at Liverpool at
twoo’olock, morning of, Wednesday, tho 20th.
TUB ATLANTIC, IBIiKQRAPH.
Kumors havogouo forth that'tho'directors of tho
Atlantic Telegraph intend to repeat tbo trial in
October, but they are believed to'bo wholly unau
thorised. . , ■ .
Messrs, 0. M. Sampson, G. B. Oarr and Cyrus W.
Field hod an interview with Sir Charles Wood?
First Lord of tho Admiralty, on Friday, the 2ht
August, to know whether, if tho direotorsof the
oompany should aooopt the offer that had boon made
them for tho whole of the submarine cable now on
board of the Niagara and Agumomnon, tho British
Government would plaoe at tho disposal of the At
lantic Telegraph Company, freoof charge, suitable
Steamships, officers and crews, to lay a cablo next
summer petwoen Newfoundland and Ireland* . >
Sir Charles Wood at onoo'answorod that the
English Government would furnish tho vessels, offi
cers and crews, when desired. And it is thought
hero, that the United States Government will not
in the samo liberal spirit, and agaiu plaoe at,.tho
disposal of tho Tolcgraph Company the Niagara
and Susquehanna to assist in tho great enterprise
of uniting Europo and Amerioa.
Tho directors of tho company have received an
offer for the whole of thoir cablo at a much higher
priooper milo thnu it,will cost to replaco it, and
which offor they will acbont, if it Is decided not to'
lay down their onbld until next stimmor. The At-'
lautlo coblo is wanted to be laid down at'onco itr
tho lted 60a,;0r tho Persian Gulf, so as to got the
telbgrapb jine to Indiaoponattho earliest possible
moment. 1 , jJ>.
■ Nine hundred pounds sterling por share was of-'
fered in London on the 24tb, for shares in the At
lantic oompany, but without finding ’any sellers,
Confidenoo in tim enterpriso wasjaercasing daily/
In tho Houso of Lords on tho 24th, after some
dobato upon tho affairs of India; tho Divorce bill
was takou up, and a motion that* tho Commons
amendments - bo - taken into consideration, that
day six months , was rejected by a vote of 44 to 46.
The various olauses of tho bill were then debated
with varying results',,Government; in some divi
sions, being left in a minority. •
< In the House of Commons on the some ovoning,
in reply to inquiries, Lord Palmorston stated that
the Atlantic cable could not bccomo the property
of Government, for communication with Alexan
dria, without tho sanction of Parliament:, whloh
could not bo obtained during the present - session-;*
that no application had been made to. the Pasha of
Egvpt for permission to convoy troops across the
Isthmus of Sues to India, but, if such application
wore made no objection was approhondod; and
that the Russians, in their recent expedition to
tho oastern coast of tho Black Sea, had notoxceed
cd their rights under tho treaty. .
On the 25th, in tho Houso of Lords, Lord Pan
muro laid upon tho tablo tho roport sf tho Com
missioners of the Army, stating.that it was not
unanimous, and before Parliament met again he
should receive the roport of those commissioners
who had not signod it. . *
The House or Commons acquiesced in the,Lord’s
amendments to the Divorce bill, and the measure
was finally passed.
BothHousos then adjourned till Friday tho 28th,
when tho prorogation will take place.
A new writ.wasprderedforthocountyofMiddle
sex, in room of Lord Robert Qrosvenor, who ao'
cepts tho “Ohiltern hundreds” in anticipation of
his elevation to tho peerage.
Some now poors, are spoken of, and according to
rutuor tho Marquis of Lansdowno is to bo croatod a
Duke, while tho peerages will be conferred on Lord
John Russell, Lord Robert Qrosvenor, Lord H.
Vane, and Mr. Compton Cavendish.
At tho recent wool'sales in London tho foreign
demand was much larger than usual, and the rates
established wero higher than any known for seve
ral years past. The total quantity sold was' 80,*
305 bales. - \
Disclosures in regard to the affairs of tho Surrey
Gardens Company, of London, show a aooond edi
tion of tho notorious proceedings of the Royal Brit
ish Bank, tho whole of the oapltal having gono and
tho Company hoing deeply in dobt.
Tho Globe states that instead of forty battalions
being os usual retained in Britain, theforoo had
boon rodnoed to only fourteen battalions, and that
consequently Government has rosolrod to raise at
least twenty now battalions of infantry. 1
Tho Australian clipper ship Lightning, built at
Boston, was attracting great attention in the
Themes, whore sho had gone to rooeivo troops for
India. A grand banquet had beon givon on board
of her.
Tho accounts from tho manufacturing districts of
Engl nnd aro generally satisfactory. In the wool
len districts there had boon extensive shipments to
Amerioa. The Birmingham iron trado was steady,
and in some Instanoes an advance In prices had
takon place.
Tho new screw steamship Australasian grounded
In tho. narrowest part of the Clyde, as she was
leaving that river, and for a day or two completely
suspended all navigation. Sho was finally got off,
but again grounded at a wider spot, and remained
there at latost dates. . *i
Several additional failures are reported in Dir*
erpool. That for £300,000, previously alluded, to,
was tho firm of Buohanan, Brothers A Co., pro-'
duoo-brokers, and tho suspension in the corn trade'
is that of Mr. J. H. Hayes, whoso liabilities aro
not stated.
A meeting was held in London on the 25th,
under tho auspices of the Lord Mayor, in ordor to
raise foods for tho immediate relief of tho sufforare
in India. A committee was appointed and sub
scription lists vrero oponed.
Professor \Y. G. Allen, (colorod,) late of tho
Now York Central College, was lecturing in Liver
pool on the African mo. ‘ *
INDIA.
Nothing had been reooived additional to the
Government despatch via Cagliari, taken out by
tho last mail, but proas despatches woro moment
tarily looked for via’Marseilles.
Government could afford no explanation of tho
uncertain and raoagro portion of their despatch,
nor give any partioularß in regard to tho lost
transit ship.
Tho Paris Pays says, that Sir Colin Campbell
had been ordered to tako, command of tho forces
boforo Delhi; and tho samo journal, in allusion to
the strongth of-that place, says that Gon. Barnard
wrote a few days boforo his death, “ I cannot dis
guiso from mysolf that I am beforo a now Sebas
topol.’’
FRANCIS.
The Fronch Minister of Marino has issued an
order to all capUhiß of ships of war to giro every
aid to English vessels oonveying troops to India,
and to tako thorn in tow whon hooalmod. An
English troopship having put into Algiers in dis
tress, was towed thenco to Gibraltar by a Fronch
steam frigate.
Marseilles advices of the 22d August report a de
cline of two francs per hectolitre on wheat.
Tho Emperor had returned to Paris from Barrits,
m routf. for tho camp at Chalons.
The Paris correspondent of tho Daily News un
derstands that the Fronch Government thinks it
expedient to deny any present Intention of ocoupy
inga position in Cochin Chinn, but the Government
organs nro instructed to insist upon tho perfoot
right of France to go tbero whenever sho pleases,
and that by virtue of an old olaim.
It is said that amnriUmo oonferonce of various
European powers is about to be hold at Paris, to
consider too subject of collisions at soa, and to
adopt'mensuros for their future prevention.
ITALY.
The Pope arrived at Fioronco on tho lfitii, and,
according to letters from that city, mot with a ro
spootful but cold roooptioQ. Tho turn out of tho
populace was however largo, and tho city was
brilliantly illuminated on tho night of tho ar
rival.
A rumor was current at Genoa, that two steamers’
undor Neapolitan colors, coming from Marseilles
had been solzod at Naples j several chests of mus
kots having boon found on board, whioh ohostsliad'
boon doctored to contain sugar.
The sabmarino telegraph betwoen Sicily and
Malta was expected to be completed in September,
A Paris despatch to tho London Post
reports a belief that a rapture was hourly expeotod
betwoen Naples and Sardinia. *
PORTUGAL.
Lisboa dates aro to the JDth of August. The
United States sloop-of-war Plymouth was in IhiH
port. There Is no political news.
SPAIN. :
A despatch from Madrid says that tho Ministers,
hod undor examination an applio&tion from the,
municipal corporation of Havana, requesting that
tho import duties on flour should bo lowered, sq
os to conso to aot as a protection to the wille, )
TUIIKFA r .
Tho Yionna correspondent of tho London Tint**
says, in regard to tho Osbornoconforoncefl : “Mu?
tual concessions wero modo. England oonaonted
to tho repetition of tjjp Moldavian elections, and
France promised no longer to urge the union of thq
Danubfon Principalities.*'
It is conicotured that Kapriili Pseha wjjl bo tho
new Grand Vizior, en appointment wmga
a decidedly French bias, *
Riots at tho gates of Jerusalem had resulted ii?
tho donth of twenty-four persons. Much oycito
mont existed in tho vicinity of tho Holy pity, am)
« general outbreak was fearod.
A Paris dispatch to tho London Times, dated
August2s, says: !
«"XJio Porto has corf&ontcd to annul tho Molda
vianclCQtton on tho repro.-ontation of tho four pow
ers, without waiting for tho adhosionof England
and Austria/’
It \m generally belUyoft that the new oleetious
would give tho same result a.811)030 that have boon
annulled.
The Paris Pays says that Porsia will faithfully
carry out the treaty of poaco, and that tho best un
derstanding subsisted botwoou tho government and
tho English minister. Tho town of Horat was to
bo forthwith evacuated by tho Pertdau troops, tho
reason that it had not been douo onrly boiug on
acoount of tho oontested claims to tho town by tho
principal tribes of Afghanistan.
RUSSIA.
A telegraphic dispatch from Berlin states that
tho Chinese refused to allow tho Russian mission to
enter tho country by Kiakhta, and that it would
consequently dosoond tho Amoor,and presont itself
at Shanghai. . ....
Rugsio. U taking measures to taeteojo her (loot
and strengthen hor position in the Pacific,
Liverpool, August 26, A. M.—Cotton wtlvp
and id. higher on middling and lower qualities.
Sales of the three days, 42,000 halos. Breadstuff*
drooping. Flour 6d. to Ib. lowei. Wheat variously
reported 2d. to fld. per bushel lower—tho lattor on
red. Corn6d. to Is. lower. Provisions and pro
duce without oasential oltongo. Boot nominal.
Lard dull at 70s.
London money market oasy. Consols olosed at
oQ|aof)L At Mark Lane wheat had declined P er
quartor.
Coffee and sugar advancing.
Sbb»Atlantio Telfgbaph.—A private letter
from a woll.infannad gontloman in Englaud wya;
“ Should the committee of tho Atlantio Telegraph
Company dccido in favor of postponing operations
until noxt summor, which, at London, was thought
probable, tho present cable will be sold to ono of
tho two companies organized for oxtending tho te
legraph to India, and a new cable, substantially
tho same as tho presont one, but five hundred mjles
longer, will be ntotto for tho 4jAu)tlo Company; m
season to be laid down in June no*t. -'Ar. x.
Eve. Post.
BRITAIN.
PERSIA,
Markets.
FROM, FdREIGIV JOURNALS RECEIVED
AX lUE OFFICE OF THE PRESS.
In tho House of Commons, on August 21, Lord
mid no jmrtioular oommuaication had
pftssfid'jwfcwcon tno English Government And the
PashM? rotpeoting tho oonveyanco of Brit
uVttpopr throngt (hat country, but daring the
, r“f ‘“ c . h »» application had boon made
to the Pi*W, ftna no.objection had boon offered by
h!tt Highness or by the Turkish Government, but
overy faCiUty Was givon to the passago of British
troops. ®
PiionooAtios OP PinuAMß.vT.~Tho London
of Aug, 23, says: “Ifndit boon found
possible to finish the session yostorday (Saturday,
22d), ths day expeoted, it was Jlor Majesty’s inten
tion to have proroguod Parliament in person; but
the delays, and atm moro tho uncertainty, of the
proceedings on tho Divorce Bill havo ultorod all the
anticipated; arrangements. At this momost it in
unoerlaih Whether Pailiamont will bo proroeuod
on Wodnosday or Thursday noxt. The Privy
Counoil to sottle the Que^n’ttSpeech, which was fixed
for Monday, was yesterday postponed to tho fol
lowing day, and it will bo farther [postponed to
Wednesday, nnloss tho public business shall pro
ceed on Monday, in tho Lords, sufficiently to allow
of the Oounoil being held at Osborno on Tuesday
Until.tbo fate of important moasures bo known
on Monday, it is obviously impossible for Ministers
tomako final arrangements for tho breaking up of
tho session.” [The prorogation was to take nlaeo
oh the 28tb tilt.] 1
The English government has been making large
purchases of wood for shipbuilding, in tho south
of Bohemia. 1
• .Swift Passage Across tab Atlantic.—
Liverpool, Aug. 22.—The steamship Ciioassian, C.
Powell, commander, arrivorffrpm St. John’s, New
foundland, to-day. She loft that port on tho 14th
instant, and has therefore complotod tho voyage
in seven days and twonty-two hours. Sho has a
full cargo and one hundred passenger*.
‘ James Spollon has been re-arroatod In Dublin and
conveyed by tho polioe to tho station in Groon
street, on a chargo of robbing tholatoMr. Littlo.
Spollon oonfo&ed to bo greatly astonished at his re
capture. ,
A narrativo of Prinoo Napoloon’s voyago in the
North sea Is’oxpootcd shortly toappoar, written by
a Polish gentleman.
The Emporor of the French arrived frtun Biar
rits at Paris on tho 24th of August.
It was confidently fltatod that the Shah of Por
sia was not only maintaining his , army at its late
strength, but actually increasing it.
The Sultan has oonfiontod to now elections in
Moldavia. .
New Ministry in Australia.—The Melbourne
correspondent of the London Times, under date of
April 28, reports:
, “At tho assembling of tho House this nftornoon
tho formation of a now Ministry was announcod in
a very unusual way. Tho old Ministry (O’Shanns
sy’s) sat on the Ministerial benthos. The now mou
did not appear, though they have not boon sworn
in. I suppose they must have been so advised by
their law officers. Mr. Sargood, a tnombor uncon
nected wlththo Ministry, got up and announced
that he had been requested to make a communica
tion to the ofiect that bis Exoellonoy had ap
pointed tho following gontlemen to the following
offioos:
Mr. Haines, Chief Secretary. Mr.Ebdon, Trea
snter. Mr. M'Cullooh, Commissioner of Trade.
My. Michie, Attorney-Goneral. Mr. Fellows, So
licitor-General. . Mr. .Moore, Prosidont of tho
Board of Crown Lands and Works. This last is a
consolidation of two officos. Captain Paaley. for
merly Commissioner of Publio Works and a Minis
ter, takes tho professional hoadship of Survey and
Works under Mr. Moore, a merchant. The Post
mastor-Gonoral, Mr. Mitcholl, to have a seat in tho
Upper House.
Prosprcts js India.—Tho London Times of
Aug. 25 sara: “Although the doath of General
'Barnard will probably havo delayed tho attnok
upon Delhi; it is still possible, even in tho present
instance, that tho fall of that plaee may be heard
of, since the Bombay telegraph, which will bo as
late as to the 80th of July, while that from Cal
cutta is only to, the 21st, has yet to arrive.
With regard oven to tho fate of tho Euro
peans at Cawnporo there js also some room
for hope, although it may be slight, and
tho fact of that station having neon re
taken by General Ilavolock, and of tho
rebels being in flight before him, aftor a sorios of
defeats, cliows & positive turning of the tide which
can hardly havo failed to oxoroiao great influonco,
especially as thoro was now unintomiptod steam
communication from Calcutta to Allahabad. Not
a doubt is thrown upon thooontinuod loyalty of the
Bombay and Madras armies, nnd if these should
remain faitlifut until the 30,000 men despatched
from England begin to arrive it will bo from no
wont of power on tho part of tho Government if
nhyof tho Bengal offenders esoapo unpunished. It
likowlso appoars that Luoknow,regarding which tho
most intense anxiety prevailed, has not merely
beon ablo to hold out, but to striko a blow against
the insurgents, and, although this effort has 4osb
os a life which seems to havo beon regarded as tho
noblest in India, tbo sadness of that event is
greatly mitigated by the circumstance that Sir
Henry Lawrenoo is understood to have beon suffor
ibg from ehronio and painful disease, to whioh, in
tytu course of a few yoars, ho musthavo ruccumbed,
and that tho death ho has mot is snob ns ho most
desired." i
More of the Atlantic Telegraph.
(From tho London Times, 24th August.] '
• The failure of tho attempt to iluk tho States of
tho American Union with England by the eleotrio
chain is no doubt to bo deplored. Wo mu9t oom
fort ourselves with tho reflection that tho failure
is but a temporary one. Had it depondod upon
causes beyond human control—as, tor example,
had tho dopths of tho Atlantic prosonted insur
mountable obstacles In tbo way of tho achieve
ment of tho ontorpriso—had tho .olectrio spark
Suffered any diminution in its power or intensity
by reason of its transmission through so long a
chain, wo must havo boon content to wait until
the advancement of soienoe had helped us to our
bnda. The reverse, however, of all this is tho oaso.
If the recent attompt has proved nothing olso.it
has proved, at least, that the immersion of tho
JrireS at groat dopth rathor assists than impedes
tho flight of the elootrio niossongor. It has proved
that the cable oan be payed out without difficulty
when the water under the ship’s keel is 2,000 fath
oms deep. It has provod that tho sudden transi
tion from shallows to great dopths can be readily
overcome. In a word, wonowknbwfromoxperionco
what had boon affirmed in theory—that the eleotrio
cable can bo laid down in the depths of tho ocean bo
itwoon the Old and tho Now World, and that, when
laid down, it will convoy tho spark from shore
to shore with unerring oortainty This, at least,
issomo comfort in tno midst of our disappoint
ment. It is clear that bad the arrangomonta on
'board tho rossol whioh had to lay tho first part
!of tho cable beon reasonably comploto the greater
portion of tho task might now havo been executed,
■and tho remaining portion hare been in a fair way
toward* completion. Tho fault cannot ovcu bo
laid upon tho maohinory, although this has pro
bably not boon the most efficient which could have
boon dovisod for tbo purpose. According to tbo
account wo have received from tho Secretary to
tho Atlantic Telegraph Company, it scorns
that thoro was not a sufficiency of properly
skilled persons to attend to tho regulations
of the breaks—and bonoo tho accident, ft would,
of course, bo tbo much to assort that bad tho
ship hold on her way some other form of accident
might not havo ooourrod, but oloarly tbo unfortu
nate snapping of the obnin, as it actually did
happon, was duo to this causo alone. On tho 10th
tho vessel had paid out 255 miles of cable, and had
made 214 miles from shore. At about 0 o’clock P.
M. ou this day she was running at about the rate
of three knots, whilo tho oablo was running out at
a rate well-nigh double tho spood of tbo ship.
Throughout tho night efforts wore made to retard
tho flight of tho cable, and its snood was gradually
reduced to about five knots, whioh rate was main
tained until tho tho accident, whioh
happened at about four tho next morning. Tho
manner and causo of tho rupture are intolligible
enough."
Effect of the Late News from India,
[From the London Times, August 24.]
Tho arrival of new from Calcutta this morning,
fly# day# before tho anticipated period, took tho
public by surpriso, and as, owing to Its confusod and
Imperfect cboruoter, it sccpnod at first to bo vory
unfavorable! tho funds oyporionood a decline of a
half per cont., from which there was a slight ton*
deucy to recovery before tho closo of business, Tho
announcement that Delhi remained In tho hand# of
the mutineers; that Oawnpore had temporarily been
seised by them, and that tho hand of two or threo
hundred Europeans who had hold oat in the fort
at that place, under Sir H. Wheelor, havo most
probably porishod ; that Qonorftl Barnardhad died
of dysentory, and Sir Henry Lawrence from
wounds; that tho wholo of tho troops in Oudc, ns
wallas tho Gwaltor Contingent, hove joined tho
outbreak, and, finally, that ft largo government
steamer has boon totally lost, secraca to prosont an
unrelieved oajftloguo or disaster. But it was soon
seen that tho news wa* not so bad as It looked, and
that itßworst foaturos consist rather of painful in
dividual losses than of anything threatening to
aUctfthe ultimata termination of tho strugglo.
J?ipally, op tfio present as ou tho former occa
sion, is tho pogativp intelligonco that is most
oUecitog. ' Kot a doubt is thrown upon tho contia
uod loyality of tho flopjhay and madras armies,
and if these should remaip faithful until tho 30,*
000 men despatched from England begin to arrlvo,
It will bo from no want of power on tho part of tho
Government if ony of tho Bongal offondors osoapo
uupunishod.
It likowiso appoars that Lucknow, regarding
which tho most Intonao anxiety prevailed, naa not
merely been able to hold out, but to striko a blow
against tho insurgents; and although this effort has
cost us a life which scorns to havo been regardod as
the noblest In India, tho sadness of that ovoutjs
greatly mitigated by tho circumstance that Sir
Honry Lawronco * 8 understood to havo boon suffer
ing frojn phronic and painful disoaae, towhioh, in
the cour#o of a few yoars, ho musthavosuocumbed,
and that tho death ho jins mc t *uoh as ho most
dcsjred.
of the popdpn Timco.J
Juno 23.
Hore lam well and safe, thank B bo to God, who
has mercifully preserved tPP apd others from a
oruel fato which has ovortakou many of our dear
friends.
Wo havo had a trying time of it, but, os far us
Allahabad is concerned, all is well, for wo havo a
largo force of European soldiers, who would fight
and boat off all creation if nocossary, and which is
bnjng daily inoreasod by roinforcemontscoming np
frown Calcutta. ■ We have been so bowildorod late
ly that T b<tvp byit all fpcollootion of dates and of
when I last wroto you/ Wfliyere inoaroorated in
that horrid, fort from tho Qtij t|j9 Jffth of this
month, and a fearful time wo bad of it. God grant
that I may nover pass suoh a time again 1 BoL
ter to dio by the sword fighting than to boo
inch sights of horror and pass such a timo of anxi
oty, f do not think that I told you in ray
lost letter of the troaohory of tho oth Native Infan
try, or of tbf roarfpl night of tbe«6th of June. I
oan hardly writo it, fto #ad and mlsorablo is tho
story. God, in His infinite morcy, proservod mo
from a dreadful death at the hands of the blood
thirsty Sepoys. I told you in my last letter that
wo poro spprshopsiyo of an outbreak on the part
pf tho city people, that I had taken up u
position at tbe'gaol twy U) make a stand;
that the officers of tho GtJ) Ifativ* Infantry
had all eonfidopco ip fhoir mep, though wo had
not, for now no one C&n trust those wjrotohod na
tives. Well, matters went on quietly enough till
Friday, the 6th, when nows or the disturbance at
Benares came up with a report that a number of
the insurgonts wore on their way to attack this
station. On the same day an order camo from the
Brigadier at Oawnpore to “man tho fort with ovory
available European, and make a good stand.” We
nommllitary men wero instantly ordered Into tho
fort, being formed intd a militia undorthe orders
of tne offloer oompiundipg tbo garrison. We slept
in the fort on that FrJ<J«y» the sth, doing duty
upon the ratopirts, and retted to the station
the following,morning, but oply for tho morn
ing, going Into the fort ■ again }p tho after*
noon. At this time wo had ip, the fort about
thirty,invalid artillery soldiers, 89m© few commis
sariat and magtzino sergeants, and we volunteer*
mustering, above 9. hundred men. There wore also
four hundred 9, ikhs, and eighty of the .w'retclied 6th
guarding tbo gate ! A number of the
European merchants and half-castes remained out*
?f w keying report to bo only a cry of
HOlf,” and supposing it to bo a falso alarm. Tho
report of tho approach of tho insurgents was false;
but, alas! would that tho poor creatures had taken
advico and joined us in tho fort! Among those
outside wore poor Captain Birch, the Fort Adju
tant, a married man, poor fellow, with a fum-
Jjy» Innes,' the executive engineer, who had’
•the day rosigned his appointment in
the lort from ill-health, and had gone up to his
bungalow. My poor dear friend, Alexandor,
ot lrregulars, was in a garden near tho
lort with 150 of his troopers. Two guns under
Uarward, of tho Artillery, had bean sent down to
toe ,nror to guard the bridge of boats over tho
uangej towards Bonaros. ilioks, of tho Oth Na
livo infantry, uml two Htllo griffs,* woro also
stationed there in ohargo of two oompasies of that
regiment. Well, all theso jx>or fellows wore out
and wo woro inside tho fort, through tho meroy of
tho Almighty. Wo wore told off on our guard
and had laid ourselves down on our hods (those
who wore not on watch), when, about half
past mno o dock, we hoard firing in the sta
tion, and on tho alarm buglo being sounded
wo rau up to the ramparts in breathless silence,
iuo firing grow hoavior, and wo all thought that
the insurgonts lmd entered the station, and wero
being bouton off by tho regiment. So stoady was
tho musketry, regular file firing} on, on it con
tinned, volloy after volley. “On,” we all said,
“ thoso gallant Sepoys aro boating off tho rebols,”
for tho firing grow faintor in the distance, as if
thoy were driving a force out of tho station. But
boforo long tho sad truth was koown. Harwnrd
rodo in, briuging tho tidings that the’wretohed
bopoys had risen, had seizod his guus, and hud
them up to tho station. He had escaped,
and had run up to poor Alexander’s camp, who
jumped on his horse mid rodo up towards tho lines,
as many of his mon as could bo got roady; ho
had been caught in an ambush by a body of Sepoys
lying in wait in an empty tank, and had beon killed
by a muskot being placed to his aide, blowing out
his hoart. His poor body was brought in later in
tuo night, and I gavo his hand a lost shake, and
shed tears over his Inst bed.
The officers wero at mess when the wretches
Bounded tho alarm buglo to bring them to tho
fir™ t down right and left!
wrotchod murderers, may thoy receive their ro
ward. Nino poor little ensigns, doing duty
with tho regiment, wero bayoneted to death in tho
mess-room, and threo of tho officors who escaped
hoard their cries ns they passed! Poor boys,
who had never given offonde to any native, nor
caused dissatisfaction to tho Sepoys. Fivo officors
woro shot belonging to tho rogiment, besides the
mno poor boys. Birch and Innoß, with the sergeant
major, in nil 17 military mon, many merchants,
and others woro most cruelly butchered—in all
«>0 Europeans foil that night by tho hands of
tho murdorous Sopoy3. Tho treasury was plan*
dorod, tho prisoners released from gaol, and tho
work of destruction commonoed. The wholo sta
tion was dostroyed, houso after house plundered
and fired. What a night! Each moment wo ex
pected the Sikhs would turn on us, and then !.* *
But tho Almighty mercifully decreed othorwise.
n o disarmod tho Oth guard, at tho main gate, and
found tho villains with loaded aud cappod mus
kets, roady to turn ont!
wo had! Five officers camo in,
nil having escaped in a wonderful manner—three
na «od. having had to swim the Ganges. We were
all night undor’arms, and in tho morning laydown
on our cots sad and weary, ench moment oxpeoting
to be oalled up. The streets of the city are about
half n milo from the fort, and during tho four or
five following days troops of tho rioters were to bo
seen rushing from place to place plundering and
burning. Bay and night wo manned tho ramparts
m tho hot blazing sun, and day and night tho
guns and mortars belchffd forth, throwing shell
and graposhot, toaring down housoa, and scatter
ing the domons wherever they were seen
We dared not leave tho fort, for who knows
what the Sikhs would have done if it had beon left
empty * However, lot us not broathe one word of
suspicion against thorn; for* they behaved splen
didly, though thoy ore regular dovils. We lived
on m this way till the Madras FusiloorS camo up,
and then our fun began. We "volunteers” were
partod off into .divisions, three in number, and
your humble servant was promoted to tho com
mand of ono, tho “ Flagstaff Division,” tho thirty
railroad men under his command, right good,
stout follows, every one of whom had boon
plundered, and wore consequently as bloodthirsty
as any domons lieod bo. Wo sallied forth several
times with tho Sikhs into tho city, and had
soveral skirmishos in the streets, when wo spared
no ono. Wo had sovoral volleys poured into us,
but their firing was so wild that tboir bullets passed
ovor and around us harmlessly. Tho flagstaff was
always to the front, and thoy woro so daring
and reckless that tho “flagstaff boys” became
a'byword in tho fort. Every rascality that was
performed was put down to thorn, and in tho end
the volunteers gotabaduamo for plundering. The
Stkhs wore great hands at it, and, in spito of all
firooaution, Drought a great amount of proporty
nto tho fort Such scones of drunkennoss I never
beheld. Sikhs wero to bo seen drunk on duty on
tho ramparts, annblo to hold their maskets. No
onoooulu blamo them, for thoy are such jolly, jo-
Yial fellows, so different from otbor Bcpoys.
. Whon wo could onoo £ot out of tho iort we wore
all ovor tho plaoo, outtfog down all n&tivos who
showed any signs of opposition; wo enjoyed theso
trips very much, so pleasant it was to got out of
that horrid fort for a few hours. 1 One trip I en
joyed amazingly; wo got on board a steamer with
a gun, while too Sikhs and Fusiloers marchod up
to tho city; wo stoamed up, throwing shotright and
loft, till wo got up to the bad placoa, when wo
went on shore and peppered away with our guns,
my old doublo-barrol that I brought out bringing
down sovoral niggora, so thirsty for vengoanoo was
I. Wo fired the placoa right and left, and the
flames shot up to the heavens as they spread,
fanned by tho breeze, showing that tho day of ven
goanoo had fallon on the treacherous villans.
The wioked (Uh bad marehod out on the 7th,
leaving two guns, aud a Mussulman had sot him
self up in tho oity oalling himself the agont of tho
King of Delhi, and calling on ail natives, Hindoos,
and true bolievors to massacre all Europeans, and
many poor fellows who had boon in hiding fell into
iiis huuds and woro mnrdored.
At last, wbon reinforcements camo up. we all
mnrehod out, drovo tho insurgents out of the city,
took possession of it and tho station, whore wo havo
remained ever sinoo in tho Collector’s house—about
twcuty of us; others aro in tho pucka (briok-built)
houses that wero not burnt; and tbo Fusiloers and
eighty-ninth (Queen’s) in tbochuroh.
Evory day wo havo had expeditions to burn and
destroy disaffeoted villages, and wo havo taken our
rovengo.
I have boon appointed chief of a commission for
tho trial of all natives charged with offencos
against Government and persons; day by day we
havo strung up oight and ten men. we havo tho
powor of lit© and death in our hands, anil I assuro
you wo sparo not. A vory summary trial is all
that takes place ; tho condemned culprit is placed
undor a treo with a rope round his neck on tho top
of a carriage, and when it is pulled away off ho
swings.
All is now well and quiet, but where smiling
homos onco existed aro now only blackened walls
and desolation. My old house is in ruins—it had
just been ropalred for mo—and my little house into
which I had moved for a season is in tbo sauiq
stato. I have lost nearly everything, though my
sorvahts behaved splendidly, and saved all they
could. Two tables, a few chairs, throe beds, a few
odd volumes of my dear old books, and my silver is
all I havo in the world; howovor, my life has boon
morclfully sparod, I thuuk God !
My horses I havo savod; I sont them to poor
Aloxandor for safety and for uso boforo tho foarful
night of tho (Uh, when his Sowars rodo two of thou,
and Old Smuggler savod Harward’s lifo. lYhon
ho ran un to his camp ho mounted him, and he
dashed through tho Sepoys like nn old trump, as
ho is. I havo tho good old beast undor mo evory*
wlioro, ourrylngon tlio work of retribution.
Now that wo havo plenty of men a force is to bo
movod up to Cawnporo to roliovo tho poor fellows
thero, who aro hard pressed, beingentronohod in u
kind of made-up fort.
Tho Commissioner, Mr. Chester, sends mo os
tho political agent with tho forco, and I trust to
soo some service beforo I roturn, so don’t be anx
ious if you do nothoar from mo for sovorftl mails
to come; my kind friend, tho collector,- will
write a few linos to sot your mind' l at oaso. If
wo con beat *ff tho rebels at Oawnpore it Is
probable wo shall go on to Lucknow, whero we
shall havo some hard fighting. I shall probably be
away for a month. Fancy marching in tho rams!
thoy hare just comoon. If I can koopfrom rheuma
tism and fever I shan’t care, for oxcitomont ena
bles ono to stand tho sun and fatiguo wonderfnlly.
At any othor time tho sun would havo knocked us
down liko dogs, but all this mouth we havo been
out in the middle of tho day, toiling liko coolies,
yotl novor havo beon better in my lifo. Such an
appetite! Tho whole country has beon up,
and frightful massacres havo boon takiug plaeo
all ovor tho north-west. Wo havo not yot
heard half tho horrors, for tho daks havo
been stopped for three weeks. Tho poor Henry
Thornhills havo boon murdered at Scotapore, in
Oude. and noorly all the peoplo at out stations, but
many reported doad hayo turqod up. Robert
Chalmers is hero with mo, having escaped In a
wonderful manner with thoao of his station. He
comes on to Cawnporo with us. I can writo no
mopp, as lam just starting. May God bios# you
all!
PASSENGERS ARRIVED.
In tho kteauifttißn Arago. from Southampton and
Ifavro.—lion P D Vroom and family. late American
Minister to tho Court of Borlin; Dr Ed Q Ludlow of New
York, boaror of despatches; J C l)runt, Esq., of Balti
more, bearer of despatches; Judge Aaron Vanderpool
and family of Now York; Mrllcnry Vauxtoiupaaud lady;
Mr II B Rooson, lady, and servant, Bliss 3 F Voorlices;
Mrs Ranionds, two daughters, and son; Mr Uy Bloillard,
Mr 51 Blanton, lady, two children, and servant; Bliss
Blanton; DO Brunson, lady,'ami two sons; Mr Dam,
lady, and three children; Bliss Dam aud servant; M.
Uonry, Mr Dslcroix, Mr Frlckenhaus. lady, three
children and servant; Capt 8 Smith and daughter, Mrs
Luco, Sira Strover and son, Henry Wayne, Mr Huquier,
Mr Upoream, Mr Hucklio and lady, Mr BinsiO and
son, Mr Groavenor, ifr Wm Schuyler, Mr d» Goer, jr,
Mr Itifilard, jr, Me Orandin, Mr Stolons, Mr J Jppea
and son, Mr Fitch, Mr Dubuy, Bir Vlbert, lady, 5 child
ren and 5 eorvanta, >lr Phillips, Mr h Bpgac, Mr
Emilo BJeyer, Bir Ptinrro, Blr Gomes, Bfr Vasin, Bliss
Vinton, Bliss Rowll, Mr L Bailly, BlrsSlnyer, Bir Big
potrrpt, Mrs O A Alßu and child, Mr Uoisanun, Mr 11
H Upping, >fr A M Rejdnumi* &fr Levy and lady, Mr
Droyfus and lady, Mr Ruepnrant and Billor, Bir 1.0
Fftlgol, lady and child, Bliss rftigd, Mr Gilbert, lady,
child aud servant. Bit O Castoro, Mr C Candide, MrV
Faufcots, Bir Lansing, Mrs D’Audnr and two daughters
and son, Mr Puonott, Bliss Punnctt, Blrs Debny and
daughter, Air J Auerbach and Indy, Mrs Piquott
and daughter, Bir V Lecesme, Mr Boorearu, Mrs G
Grote aud child, Bliss Mayor, Mrs Lefcane, Bir Jo
seph, Bliss A Mossoller, Bliss Chavey, Bliss M Noll, Mr
Abby. ladyaud Infant, Mr John B Abby and lady, Mr
James Philips, lady and child, Mr J Oates and lady, Mr
Ruoff ana lady, MrsClmk, Blra Butler, Blrs Phillips and
child, Bliss il Blotcnlf, Mrs E Butts, Mrs BI Butts, Bliss
Randall, Miss Blmeo, Blips Mundiog, Miss Stsnder
mann, Mr A Ahriottiand lady,MisflJordy, MissOLinek,
Mr Patltio&a, lady, and threo children, Bir Prai, Bir
J Masson, Bl J P JeTrier, Bir Fabregon and sister,
Mr J Gilbert, Jlr Parrlsora, Mr Leguin, Mr C F Frey.
Mr Edwards, Mr Chsrlesworth, lady and child, Mr F
gtoesel, Mrs J Gilbert, sisterand Infant, Mr nod Mrs
Eickhorn, Miss llauf, Jlipa Scbwarx, Bir Geo R Bu-.
cljansn, Karumftaer, Blrs Ehe, Bir Goldschmidt,
Mr Wcisnaar, Bir A Durqpd, Jlr Chas Maas, Bir. J Kel
ler. Blasted Ed\r Fowetl, Mrs II Walter and child* M'M
E Hesle, Bir John Jpckors, Mr 3 Walter, 5Jr J M allot,
Jr, Bir John Walter, Bir Geo Walter, Mr Geo Ilirtz, Mr
Jacob Jockors, Mrs I Relkort, Mr 2020.
In the atooraehip Kangaroo, from Liverpool—Mrs H
B Hobaou. three children aud servant; Bir Bcckerdyko
and lady, Mr j Beekordyke, Bliss Rcckerdyko, Mr John
G peojo and Udj. It Danlo], Miss M Dixon, Rev T
Jlemmlug, lady' ahd child ; Winchester, five phll
dren ana servant; Blr Solomon, lady and servant;
Bliss P Solomon, Miss J Solomon, Bliss 51 Solomon,
Miss B Solomon, Mr A Solomon, Miss Swann, Mis* Kl
flott, Mr Rallolcb and lady. Mr Wentworth, Blr Wailer,
lady and child, Blr GilQiu, lady and child, Mr Clark, la
dy. 3 chJldron. and sorvaut, Mr Rent* and lady, Miss
Laud. Mrs West, Miss E Flukes, Mrs Webster aud 3
children, Blrs AUlraU, If Lear, Thomas Lear,’ Jamos
Robson, Mr Hooly, Mr Felt, Porcy Waro, George Brown,
C Warroo, Jno Duncan, Joo Cordukcß, Mr Stewart, Rev
ThosCrinlcan, Mr Bradspaw, D Sinclair, Blr Ilalnson,
Mr Griffe, Dr Jackson, Jas flrown, N Jool, I p Marini,
Jno Bates. P Gaakonu.E Ashforlh.J J Foden, E Vance,
O Smith. A R Clark, G E Aeret, F R Hughes, Pr O H
Moore, A O Jpo R Rodgo, F W Hodge, Jes
Strafford, Rev J Saerldan, R Annttage, R L Mdtwalne,
Mr Raleigh, Jr, Dr H Newoegin, Miss Lynagh, Mr
Whittrick and ledy, Rev John Duffey, Miss J 3 Ryrne, Blr
Taylor, R Dowlrplng. -
THE CITY.
AMUSEMENTS this EVENING.
W«.NVT SfaißT, ABOVE ZIOBTB.
’’—“Wanted, 1000 Milliners for
the Gold Diggings.”
' Wbiatlev’s Aacii Street Theatre, Arch street,
above ’ SixTljL—“ The Merchant of Venice”—“The
ToodUs ” •
Walsct Street Tueatre, X. E. corner or Ninth
ard WaIiXOT streets.—Tho Hunchback”—» m m .
rnerlsm; Or, Irish Sympathy.”
The Balloon Ascension. —Yesterday was
((uiteagala dav for our citizens, as it was the
tune appointed by Godard for his final ascension.
Early in tho morning the'erowd began to oolleot
upon Lemon Hill, a plaoo suited iu every respect
for that purpose. During the day the people wero
divorted by numerous games provided by tho
kindness and attention of the Messrs Godard.
Among these we noticed tho Polish bath, where
all tho competitors were sure to be drenched, and
tho Coeoguo mast, a perpendicular polo, upou tho
top of which weresuspoaded various prizes, among
which was a silver oup. Tho competition was im
menso, and it was exceedingly amusing to notice
the crest-fallon appearance of tho unsuccessful?
It was not long, however, before all the prizes
had beon won, though not without some troublo
and risk.
Every hour balloons, bearing the names of groat
American statesmen, wore sent up, which gave as
* faint idea of what was coming. About five
o clock they began to make preparations to as
cend, and towardssix, everything bolngready, the
cords wero cut loose, nnd tho balloon arose amid
the cheers of the people. Suspended below was
the parachute, with Monsieur A. Godard seated
upo« tue trapee, manoeuvring until he was but a
spook m tho air.
After arriving at tho proposed hoighl, 6,000 feet,
tho parachute was detaohod and the daring aero
naut descended somewhere in the vicinity of West
Philadelphia, tho balloon remaining stationary
until ho had alighted.
The Recent Fatal Collision on the Camden
and Atlantic Railroad*—’Examination of Wit'
nesses before Coroner Rudd, at Cooper's Pointy
Camden,—Full Particulars of the Investigation.
•—We yoaterday gave a full and accurate aeooant
of the dreadful ucoidont on the Camdon and At
lantic Railroad, which has created suoh n profound
reeling of regret, not only iu tho immediate
vicinity of tho occurrence, but throughout this en
tire community.
Yostorday morning tho Coroner’s jugr convened
pursuant to adjournment, at tho offioe of the Cam
den and Atlantio Railroad Company, at Cooper’s
Point, Camden, to investigate relative to the death
of William Donnelly, couductor, and John Ed
wnrda. fireman of the express train, and the causes
of tho disaster which has been attended with so
many lamentable consoquenoes.
The engineer of tho oxpress train, Mr. James
Gordon, being the first witness examined, deposed
as follows: t
James Gordon.—l was the engineer oi the ex
press train down; I left at fifteen minutes past four
o’olock ou ovening, the sth inst.; Mr.
Wm. Donnelly came to me at the side of the depot
from which tho train started, and asked me what
time I had; when I pulled my watch out, and
found my time to be 7 minutes of four o’olook, his
watch six and a half of four, he'made the remark
that there was half a minute’s difference, but my
watch was good enough to run by ; I did not see
him again until he gavo me the signal to start from
the front of the depot; I did not look at my watch
at tho time I started, after I passed over the Amboy
crossing; I pulled out my watch, it was 20 minutes
pas 4; I did not look at my watch again until
after the accident occurred, but judged the time
that the accident took place to be forty minutes
past four *, the first notice I received of the ap
f reaching train was the ringing of the bell, while
was oiling my engine; and on looking towards
the fireman he gave me the signal with his hand
that something was wrong, and then I saw the ap
proaching train, abont ono hundred and fifty or
one hundred and seventy-five yards; I was run
ning at tho rate of thirty or thirty-five miles an
hour; have no idoa of the rate of speed of the
freight train; whon I saw the train coming I ran
baok from where I was employod in oiling, to the
throttle valve -to reverse the engine; I gave the
signal of the whistle to apply the brakes; I re
versed the engine, but L'.d not time to shut the
steam off; v then left bor by jumping off; I did
did not know any more until the Water and steam
had gone out of both engines; I then rendored all
the assistance I could to tho persons injured; I
Carried ray fireman, John B. Edwards, off the front
part of tho tender of my online; be was dead
when I found him; I laid him in the woods; I
went back, and found a young man named Low,
whom I had carried to the same spot; I then
went, back, after tearing Mr. ’ Low down, to
soo jf there wore Any others injured, but
found no ohe; Mr. Low asked mo for a drink
of water, which I procured; I thon was informed
that Donnolly was dead; I went to where Donnelly
was lying, and ascertained that he was not dead;
Donnelly koew me, and said, “James, how did this
thing occur?” I.said that wo hod come in collision
with another train; he asked me who was to blame;
I told him I did not know, it would bo ascertained
hereafter; he did not make any more remarks to
mo that I recollect; ho was the conductor of my
train; I should havo met tho train at Haddonfield;
I should havo been on tho turn-out at that place
ton minutes before my train was duethote; lhad
the right to tho track, and the freight train should
have waited for mo; I jumped, I think, at tho time
the collision occurred; I found myself lying about
tho oontre of tho read ; before I left Camdon, Mr.
Marshall, tho superintendent of the read, coipe to
me and told me I should meet tho up-passonger
train at Winslow.
The instructions the ongincer received were here
read, which were as follows:
ixsraucTioxs.
My instructions were to start from Camden at a
quarter-past four o’clook, P. M., and reach At
lantio City at 6.30, or sooner, if possible, in safety;
on the evening of Saturday, August 22d, I run
from Camden to Atlantio City in ono hour and
fifty-ono minutes; and oi> the evening of the 29th
in one hour and forty-seven minutes; the distanco
Is sixty miles; was not censured for making the
distance in so abort a limo; have been in the com
pany’s employ since the 28th of July, 1857; roy
buBinoss for the last ten yoars has been that of en
gineer on railroads; have been on the Philadel
phia, Wilmingtou and Baltimore Railroad; I
serrod my time firing, and working in the shop;
was engaged by Mr, Gray, tho builder of tho en
gine “ Wavo,” which I was running at the time of
collision; I came on with the engine from New
castle, Del., where she was bailt.
Mr. Marshall, sworn.—l am superintendent of
tho Camdon and Atlantic Railroad; Mr. John
Brodhcad is th oPresident of the road; I get my
instructions from him; I received a dispatch from
Atlantic City stating that the freight train was, at
timoof storing from that place on Saturday, sth of
September, thirty minutes behind time, and also
ono from Waterford, stating it was thirty-five min
utes behind ou arriving at that point; that was the
last I board from thorn uo til I hoard of the accident;
Mr. Tntle, couductor of tho freight train, has beon in
the company’s omploy about two months; he’s a lock
smith by trade; uo not kuovv whether ho over was
on a railroad before; tho engineer on the freight
train, Mr. Geo. T. Brooks, came upon the road tost
April; know him to bo a good machinist and capa
ble of running an onginc; I have repeatedly oau
tionod the conductors not to run ahead of timo; the
train from Camden left at 4.13 on Saturday.
Mr. Isaao L. Long, sworn.—l am station agent
of the Camdon ana Atlantic Railroad at Long-a
cotninz ; the freight train from Atlantic City was
behind time at Losg-a-oomlng on Saturday the sth
instant, between thirty and forty minutes; their
time of leaving Long-a-oomipg for Camden is 3:33;
the conductor. Mr. Robdtt M. Tuttlo, said “ we
must lay over boro;” it was about five minutes
post 4 o’clock ; tho baggage-master and brakes
man, John Devereux, said that thoy had time to
got to White Horso ; Tuttle again remarked that
they had hotter lay over; Tuttle asked the engi
neer (Mr. Brooks) if thoy had time to make White
Horso; he answered, “ yes, he could rnako it easy;
I havo twonty minutes tho baggago mastorthon
said “rush her, Brooks,” or “give hor tho dovil,”
ono of tho two expressions; Tuttlo told him to
hurry up.
They started in two or throe minutes afterwards;
I am satisfied that tho freight train was at least
half nn hour behind time.
John Dovoroux, sworn.—l am employed ns
brakosman on the freight train; I was on the train
at tho time of tho collision on Saturday last; I
hare boon in tho company’s employ as brakesman
aud baggago-master for four years; wo started on
Saturday from Atlantic City at five minutes past
ono o’clock P. M.; ourtimo to start is 12k o’clock;
wo wore thus thirty.fivo minutes behind time ; do
not know what time it was when we arrived at
Long-a-coming ; it was twenty minutes past four
when wo loft that placo; at that place Mr, Tuttle
askod tho ongineor if they had timo to make White
Horse; tho engineer replied that they had twenty
minutes and could do it easy; it never onterod my
mind about tho express train, but thought only of
tho way-lino, which leaves Camden aftor tho ex
press train, and aooording to my watoh wo had
twenty-Ilvo minutes to got to White Horse and get
on tho turn-out ten minutes before tho way
train was duo; the conductor asked me what I
thought about starting; I told him to go to tho
; ongineor; I was standing on the platform oi the
baggago ear before the collision took plaeo; saw
the smoko from tho engine of the approaching
train; I looked again and saw the flag; I gave
tbo brake a turn and jumped in tho car, and cried
“Murder!” “a collision!” and then jumped out
at tho sido-door; wo woro going at tho rate of
about fiftoon miles per hoar; alter the collision
occurrod I went into tho first passonger car of the
express train, and there saw tho conductor of the
same; ho was lying with his back across the baek
of ono of the seats, and eanght by ono of them
under tho throat; I carried him out and laid him
oil tho bank ; did not notice that his legs wore In
jured until bo exclaimed to mo 3 as I carried him
out, "Johu, bring my leg with mo.”
William A- Simpson, sworn.—l reside iu tho
cnty-.Urat Ward, Philadelphia; I was on tho
express train that started from C&mden for Allan
tio City ou Saturday afternoon, tho sth inst.; I
was in tho first passonger car; asked the con
ductor what timo wo would arrive at Atlantic
City; ho said iu about an hour and three-quarters;
as tbo qondaotor (Mr. Donnelly) was passing around
collecting tbo tickets, I offered him a cigar, and
aftor ho r took thu same he wont forward into the
baggage ear; this was about threo minutes before
the cnUUion; Ido not recollect hearing any signal
just boforo the accident; I was sittiugupon one of
the rear seats of tho car, with threo companions, wo
woro tho only persons in the first passenger car
that escaped without injury; the train was not
going at an unusual rate of apoed; I saw the fire
man, John R. Edwards, after the accident; he was
doad; Mr. Dounelly was in tho baggage-car at
the timo of tho collision, and was driven into the
car in which I was sitting, by tho baggago oar en
tering the same; ho was not dead when 1 saw him.
Josoph Clegg, swornt —I reside in Lower Morion
township, Montgomery county, Pa.; I was in the
same car with Mr- Simpson; I saw Mr. Donnelly
after tb« collision; I bound a silk handkerchief
around one of tys legs to staunoh the flow of blood;
I saw tho firomuu, Mr. John Edwards; ho was dead
at the time,
T]ho teatimouy of this witness was but a corrobo
ration of the testimony of the ono preceding |him.
At this point in the Inquost (121 the jury
adjournoa until two o'oloek in tho afternoon.
COHDITIOH OP TUB WOUNDED.
Mr. E. K. Massey, whose injuries are most seri-
CMS, aqd «ho remains at Haddonflcld, is, we are
happy to learn, doing very well.
Mr, Jam o3 Russell, cashier of the Penn Town
ship Bank, is at bis rcsidenoe, and we hear will be
able to be out in a fow days.
Mr. M. H. Hailey, who was badly injured, is
muoh hotter. The rover has gone, and no appre
pensions are felt in regard to bTa once k
Mr. George IV. Biohards, who is a good deal
bruised about tbo head and faoo, as wott as ia tho
Bide, is also doing very well.
Mr. Samuel P. Richards is Also doing well.
Mr. R. B. Osborne, although vory badly bruised,
is rocovoring. On Sunday night he was insensible.
But yesterday his head was dear, and his case is
not regarded, as critical, (
Mr. G. W. !<©we, who was severely injured, was
doing <julte well at the' hospital yesterday. It was
feared at first that arapaiation of
would be found vo sneufarto
state that it is not likely to be the case- ’ ■
Thore are the best grounds for. bettering- M
there will be no deaths from the accident pxotpt
those which took place on thaarpnioi of It#£cc?t*i
fence. .
A large foroe of workmen- wordengogwd dorwg l t
yesterday in removing the wreck from th* roadside,
so that in the coarse of * day or so .no trade will
remain of this fearful and distressing aalasity- „.
The Union Firt .Company, of Lancaster, ar
rived in this city on yesterday morning, apd'were
received by the Diligent Engine Company, Wwee
guests they are during their stay amongst us
visit Philadelphia for the purpose of reoeiving tbelr
new apparatus. Thoy are a fine body of men an*
their admirable appearance was generally re
marked. The Diligent Company were indefatiga
ble m their attention to the Union. The fine band
of the Union company, last night, serenaded John
W- Forney, who is a native ot Lancaster, and the
company were hospitably entertained by that
gentloman. The Union return home on Wednes
day.
DEMOCRATIC DELEGATE ELECTION.
The Result oa far os Ascertained*
The Democratic oitizons'residing in eaoh election
division of tho different Wards of Philadelphia,
met last ovening. iu accordance with Role 16th of
tho Rules of the Demoo ratio Party of the city and
county of Philadelphia, amended July 22d, 1857, Cor
the purpose of electing one delegate in eaeh precinct
to represent said division In County, and one In
Legislative Convention The polls were opened at
seven and a half o’clock, and were closed ene hour,
afterwards, haring been crowdod daring the whole
time. In all of the Wards a Tory hoary vote was
polled, showing conclusively that the organization
of tho party was boen more complete, and
affording a guarantee of the grand ‘result in Oc
tober.
Every effort was made to secure a full and accu
rate li3t cf the delegates elected in the different
Wards, and below is the result, as far as ascertain
ed. In many of the Wards there were a number
of contests, which will be settled by tho Conven
tion to-day, owing to the spirited manner in which
the election was conducted:
From the First Ward we have the returns of tho
second, third, and fifth preoinets, as follows:
2d Precinct, County Delegate, Hugh Boyle.
“ Legislative Delegate, P. BastenUy. *
3J Precinct, County Delegate, p; Donohue.
“ Legislative Delegate, John MeClay.
sth Precluct, County Delegate, John Layr.
“ Legislative Delegate, D. Heally.
(Tho seats of tho delegates in both these precincts
will be contosted )
In tho Second Ward we have full returns from
tho first and second precincts, and partial from sev
eral of the others.
Ist Pm.inct, County Delegate, Walker Mellon.
“ Legislative Delegate, V. Martin.
The seats of these Delegates are Oontasted, tha
officers refusing to sign the credentials
2d Precinct, County Delegate, A. Pasova.
•* Legislative Delegate, George Bailer.
3d Precmet, County Delegate, Dr. Kennedy.
** “ »Bd. Lynoh.
Mh •* “ s. Rickards.
6th “ “ M-Agun.
‘th “ “ Chaa. Gillisan.
9th “ “ j. MePesk.
11th “ J. Healey.
THIRD WASP.
County.
Precincts.
1. Theo. Beck - - -
2. Lewis Kugler, - -
3. —John O’Brien. - -
4. Lewis B. Coffin, - -
5 —C. J. Cotenun, - -
6. —J smes McCoy, - -
7. — Terence Monaghan,
8. Edward Brady, - -
Liguteitoa.
Thomas Donahy, - -
Lewis B. Dennin, - -
R. T. Carter, - - -
Samuel F, Flood, - -
Henry Hoover, . - -
John Chestenaan, - -
John Monroe,
VOCRTB wise.
Ist Precinct, County Delegate, M. Sweeny.
“ Legislative Delegate, B. Hamntoa.
2d Precinct, County Delegate, L. Foft.
“ Legislative Delegate, L. J. Dutton.
3d Precinct, County Delegate, 9. Clark.
“ Legislative Delegate, S. Carson.
4th Precinct, County Delegate, H. Drew.
‘ • Legislative Delegate, —— Kennedy.
6th Precinct, Coonty Delegate, Georxe Moore.
“ Legislative Delegate, S. Sweeny.
6th Precinct, County Delegate, P. McDonough.
“ Legislative Delegate,«—— Kelly.
7th Precinct. County Delegate, 84. Bysn.
Legislative Delegate, 21. CoanaU
Bth Precinct. County Delegate, Wm. MeKullifl
“ Legislative Delegate, J. MeGonegal.
9th Precinct, County Delegate, James
“ Legislative Delegate, J. J. Umov
10th, County Delegate, P. Farren.
“ Legislative Delegate, P. Collins,
rirro ward.
Ist Precinct, County Delegate, John R. O’Bries '
“ Legislative Delegate, Thos. DiUon.' ...
2d Precinct, County Delegate, John Brunet, Jr.
“ Legislative Delegate, Thomas gjka.
3d Precinct, County Delegate, Johu Crawford.
4 ‘ Legislative Delegate, Robert Winslow.
4th Precinct, County Delegate, John Hamilton.
“ Legislative Delegate, llugh McCaffrey.
sth Precinct, County Delegate, Jamee K, Nigbingale.
“ Legislative Delegate, Qeorga McGinnis.
Oth Precinct, County Delegate, Robert HeCorakfc,
“ Legislative Delegate, John Casein.
7 th Precinct, County Delegate, George Crumley.
“ Legislative Delegate, John Kelah.
Sth Precinct, County Delegate, Edward McGeny
“ Legislative Delegate, John White.
sixth waru.
4th Precinct, County Delegate, F. Campbell.
“ Legislative Delegate, John Hekibboa.
2d Precinct, County Delegate, £. W. Power.
“ Legislative Delegate, O’Bries.
3d Precinct, County Delegate, Joseph Hall.
“ Legislative Delegate, Thomas fflirriftif
BETEXTH WARD.
Ist Precinct, County Delegate, Joaspb MeLwARw. . i’ril
“ Legislative Delegate,P. O'Brfen . J
2d Precinct, County Delegate, James Kenaady
“ . Legislative Delegate, John Yalles* -
3d Precinct, County Delegate, James McMeoamto. - r
“ Legislative Delegate, Mr. Footer.* . T
4th Precinct, County .Delegate, MaJ. McCombs • v t
“ Legislative Delegate. Thomas Stewart.
sth Precinct, County Delegate, William McCaadlM
“ Legialattre Iwleg*., Unrf cUbST' >
6th Precloet, County Delegate, Alexander *
“ Legislative Delegate, Akin Gut. • •
7th Precinct, County Delegate, Thomas Realty. «• t. h
i l Legislative Delegate, p. Woods < '
SthProcinct, County Delegate, Luka Keegan. t 4$
SIGBTH WARD. ft
Ist Precinct, County Delegate, JosephHptey. ,
“ Legislative Delegate, John Area. "
2d Precinct, County Delegate, Peter F. Ward.
“ Legislative Delegate, John H- Bmb.
3d Precinri, County Delegate, B. MeMennamen.
“ Legislative Delegate, John Morrill*.
4lh Precinct, County Delegate, John Hotter
...» ■ MtOUta.
Sth Precinct, County Delegate, Donnelly
“ Legislative Delegate, Bcanlen
ethPrecinct,County Delegate, Dr. Sturgeon.
“ Legislative Delegate, Moffitt
xisth ward.
Ist Precinet, County Delegate, Michael Costello
“ Legislative Delegate, Win McCourt.
2d Precinct, County Delegate, Edward McGovern.
“ Legislative Delegate, Jeremiah Murray:-
3d Precinct, County Delegate,?. X. Kelley
“ Legislative Delegate, Wm. Ferriss.
4th Precinct, County Delegate, Michael Donohoo.
“ Legislative Delegate, John Mooney.
sth Precinct, County Delegate, John Kane.
Legislative Delegate, Patrick Connor.
6th Precinct, County Delegate, Maj. R. G. Simkfa
44 Legislative Delegate, Dr. Wm. Mtrrr 4^
7th Precinet, County Delegate, John Stewart.
*• LegiaUtiveDclegate, Thomas Dusean.
Sth Precinct. Legislative Delegate, William UeXinney.
Thoro was a spirited contest in tho different pre
cincts of this Ward, bat the election was
in the best possible manner. The most active
exertions were made in the Second Division, the
polls being constantly thronged by the friends of
the opposing candidates. There was considerable
interest manifested in the result, and when U waa
announced, it was received with evident satisfaa-;
tion by the successful party, and with a Terr good.
grace andhumorbythe opposition. The regularly
elected Judge was absent in this preelnet, and
anothet genueman was appointed in mi plahe.
TEXTS WARD.
Ist Precinct, County Delegate, John Cosgrove.
“ Legislative Delegate, Thomas Bowman.
2d Precinct, County Delegate, John F Reed.
“ Legislative Delegate, Christian Kline.
3d Precinet, County Delegate, Jacob Hoppe!
“ Legislative Delegate, EdwardP Drumd.
4th Precinct,County Delegate, James H Randall.
‘ ‘ Legislative Delegate, P. McManui
sthPrecinet,County Delegate, James McLaughlin.* v
‘ 1 Legislative Delegate, John Mooney'
oth Precinct, County Delegate, Geo. F. Hinicle
WII “ x Legislative Delegate, Alex. GalUghsr. _
Tth Precinct,County Delegate, John Taggart. ~ ’ A
“ Legislative Delegate, JohnHaaUton. Jr 3
BthPrednct, County Delegate, John Lyneh. -
“ Legislative Delegate, John O’Ham .= -
The election in this ward passed off very quietly, al
though there was a very heavy rote polled.
suvsxtb waxd.
Ist Precinct, Legislative Delegate—Thoe. Daly
“ County Delegate—Thoe. Dillon
2d Precinct, Legislative—John McDeritt.
“ County—David McTay. .
3d Precinct, Legislative—Lawrence Kelly.
“ County—Jas. Steward.
4th Precinct, Legislative—Frank. Chadrick.
*• County—Hiram Bush.
sth Precinct, Legislative—Satnl.Lane.
“ County—David Hauler.
6th Preeinet, Legislative—Anthony Rndhardt
“ County—Mr. Kiel.
7th Precinct, Legislative—lsaac Chan.
“ County—Wm. Piper.
SthPrecinct, LegisUtivo—Jo*. Huneker.
County—Wm. Uaalet.
rifTKBXTB WaXD.
Ist r redact, County Delegate, Jno. Tullr.
“ Legislative Delegate, M. McCue.
2d Preeinet, County Delegate. Jno Holland.
“ Legislative Delegate, J. Mulhollaad.
SdPrecinet, County Delegate, O. W. Sowers. . *
“ Legislative Delegate, R. Adair.
4th Prednct, County Delegate, L. Cridland.
“ Legislative Delegate, O Klchline.
sth Precinct, County Delegate, O. McCafferty.
•• Legislative Delegate, Jno. F. Swift
6th Precinct, County Delegate, A. Footer.
“ Legislative Delegate, F. A. Leydea
7th Preeinet, CountyT>elegate, S. McKernan.
“ Legislative Delegate, Ju. Delaney
6th Preeinet. County Delegate, Jno Lawrence.
“ Legislative Delegate, A. HcGraa
SINCTEBSTII WARD.
In the Nineteenth Ward we hare returns from
the following Precincts:
3d Precinct, County Delegate, R. G. Bower.
•* Legislative Delegate, W. Lent*.
4th Precinct, County Delegate, A. J. Holman
“ Legislative Delegate, Jaa. Bannister.
twsxTT-sicosD waan.
Ist Precinct, County Ghetnut
3d Precinct, County Delegate, Dr. Evans.
3d Precinct, County Delegate, W. K. Cox.
4th Precinct, County Delegate, George Sehiatl*
sth Precinct, County Delegate, H. Batcher.
6th Precinct, County Delegate, George Riley.
7th Precinct, County Delegate,
TWSSTT-rOCtTB Wl*D. ,
Ist Precinct, County Delegate, David Bird
Legislative Delegate, Isaac Leeeh Jr
2d Precinct, County Delegate, Geo. Gamble *
“ Legislative Delegate, Cfcu. Marohr
3d Precinct, County Delegate, p Fyaley. vJ '
*• Legislative Delegate, 8 kill*
4th Precinct, County Delegate, $. Lofferty *
‘‘ Legislative Delegate, Alex.o Garvin - -
sth Preeinet, (County Delegate, Ja». ' "
** Legislative Delegate, Geo. CurtS '
flth Precinct, County Delogato, John Donohue *
‘ ’ Legislative Delegate, A. filmpeonl
In tho lowor and some of tho upper Words,
oonflwting statements-were given to us relative to
the result, and we have refrained from publishing
the nwnes of either of the contending candidates.
It will be seen that wo have omitted the list of
delegates in entire Wards on this account. To
morrow we shall publish a correct and full list of
all the membere of the difierent Convention*, with
a complete account of their proceedings. The list©
given dt ua are on other authority than our own*
atingbeen furnished to us partly through the
medium of the Police Telegraph, from operator*
with whom we had no conversation as to tneir ac
curacy.
Tho county delegates will meet this morning aft
ten o'clock, at Spring Garden Hall, in the Four
teenth Ward; the Legislative Delegates from the
old city proper will meet at the County Court*
Houbo, Sixth and Chosumt streets, this evening,
and the delegates from tho county, as it exist*!
prior to tho Consolidation act, &i the Northern
Liberties Hall, at ten o’clook.
AVo were informed last night by the Chief of Fe
lice, Samuel G. Reggies, that this delegate elec
tion, although one or the most exciting, was utvet*
theloss the most orderly that. has. over been
held in Philadelphia. It is estimated that the vfw
polled wfts the heaviest ever east at a primaiyulaf 1
tlon, .