Sljc JetTctsonian.
LitioH's livirg Age.
lh valuable publication a eveiorre
dia almost of the periodical literature o
""tins dav has increased the i-izc of it.s
Weekly issue from sixty-four to eighty
pages of matUr, improved also iu tin
quality of the printing as well as thequan
Uby thus giving within the year four
thousand pages of interesting and instruc
tive reading for $G.
Littcll, Son & Co., Bo.-ton, or Stanfon
. p . t- 1 ; t XT t i . .
a- ucmscr, new xors. arc tne proper
persons of whom to order the work.
CSy- We have been informed by a num
ber of persons who attended the Ball last
6'vcning. at the Delaware House, near the
Depot, kept by James PostHns, that
tliey wero all exceedingly well pleased
With the whole arrangement. Accom
modation of every description was as good
hnd convenient as could have been desir
ed: and the table and bar were richly
tu'fnl.-hed with all that was ncccssary to
plcafc. The music by Mr. WooinVAP.D
was extremely gratifying: and on leaving
all seemed to be weil pleased with the
houfe and with themselves.
Mr. Postens keeps an excellent house,
and we arc pleased to see him so liberal-
Jy patronzed.
Pennsylvania Eegisiatur?.
The Legislature has fixed upon Wed-
: ne&day, the 22nd inst., as the period for
terminating the present session. The
House is ready for an adjournment, but
the Senate has a number of important bills
before it not yet disposed of; among which
is the bill for the sale of the public works,
the liquor bill, &.c. The general appro
priation bill will have to go to a commit
tee of conference, the House not concur
ring iu the Senate amendments. The
appropriation of 850,000 for tho Dela
ware Dhision wa3 carried in the Senate,
after sonic opposition, by a vole of 15 to
1 1. The provi.Mon increa:-ing the pay of
members of the Legislature from $500 to
to 700 per scsMcn was alo strongly op
posed in the Senate, stricken out, but c
vcntually reinstated; and we can now re
gard $700 as a Cxed compensation un
. til a Locofoco Legislature sees proper to
fote .$200 more iu their pockets. So
' -much' for Locofoco economy.
Death of Mr. Benton.
The death of tie Hon. Thomas Hart
B nton, occurred in Washington, as i
well known, on Saturday morning, aftci
u painful illness. Mr. B. was a remark
able man, and has for forty years held
a prominent place among the great men
of the nation.
a eoricsponucui oi tiits xew lorK Hi
btmc Matrs that the supposed time of Mr.
'Bcutoo'c death was 7.tio, on Saturday
morning, though he glided off so gently
thai it a.vij hac been a few minutes ear
lit r. On Friday evening, when Mr. Ap
(ileton, his publisher, called, he was too
cxbau.ud to converse, and merely figni
fi. d ''to-morrow," At times through the
night he was seized with spasmodic pains
of great violence, otherwise he rested
gently. His last connected words were
about two, on Saturday moling, when Ja
cob, hi ton in-law, who was sitting up,
asked how he felt, to which he faintly
whispered, ''comfortable and content."
About four o'clock, Mr. Joues, another
fon-in-law, relieved Jacob, and in an hour
afterwards his children and family were
at the bedside till the Glial summons. A
. few minutes before his death the nurse
applied ice to his lips, which were cou
sciounly moved for the acceptable refresh
ment, His sustenace for three weeks be
fore his death was hardly sufficient for
an infant, and it may be that his life was
prolonged by the effort of the will only.
His constitution was sound in every res
pect, and tho disease which precipitated
his death wae strictly local, being cancer
of the rectum.
CoL Benton's funeral services were per
formed on Sunday, at 2 o'clock. The
pall-bearers were Messrs. J. B. Floyd
Sam Houston, Gen. Jessup, William H
Appleton, John C. Rives, James B. Clay
V. W. Scaton, and Jacob Hall, of Mis
souri. The body was immediately con
veyed to St. Louis, accompanied by his
gous-ia-iaw, lucs&rs. Jacob and Jones.
The youngest grandchild, son of Mr.
Jones, died on Sunday morning. Thus
ago and childhood go the long journey
together.
Congress adjourned out of respect for
the occasion.
Mr. Buchanan called on Saturday eve
DiDff, to pay a visit of condolence to' the
family, having had a brief and gratifying
interview witu UoJ. Uentou, on Friday
afternoon, in which tho latter assured the
President that he died at peace with all
the world.
Col. Benton's will was opencd-on Sun
day to ascertain if any wishes had beeu
expressed by him regarding his funeral.
None were found. It was drawn in Sep
tember, jut before the surgical operatoin
which iuvolved the hazard of death was
performed. His residence is bequeathed
to Mrs. Jones, and his library to Carey
Uones as literary legatee. Tho residue
f the e&latc to be distributed among their
in
children. Tho executors are Messrs. Wil
liam Carey Jones, John C. Fremont, and
Richard Taylor Jacob, sons-in-law, Mont
gomery BUir and Phillips Lee, brother-in-law
of Mr. Blair, as friends.
Indicted
Inquest of Philadelphia,
true bill against Thomas
President of the Pennsyl
The Grand
have found a
Allibonc, late
vania Bank, for a conspiracy to defraud
the stockholders of that institution: Mr.
New hall, who, it is alleged, was connec
ted with Allibonc in a transaction a
mounting to two hundred and forty thou
sand dollars, has als-o been arrested and
held to tail in the sum of ten thousand
dollars. Allibonc has given bail in
like sum for his appearance to answer the
charge against him.
From the Utah Army 3ah&is--2Srew
Mexico.
St. Louis, Tuesday, April 13, 1353
The Leavenworth correspondent of the
Rqmblican says that Mes.-rs. Iluell,
Majors and Waddcli havo received or
ders to start 110 trains and 25 wagons
for Utah. These trains take upward ol
3,000 tcaui-tcrs and 1 1,000 mules.
A company of sappers and miners from
West Point had reached Fort Leaven
worth.
The entiro force at Fort Leavenworth
on the 9th inst. consisted of twelve cora-
com panics of Artillery, three of Infantry
and two of Dragoons. Horses and mules
were arriving rapidly; 200 teams were
reported as ready for service.
Hoffman's com maud had passed Fort
Kearney and was rapidly pushing on
ward.
A movement of the troops to occupy a
post in the new district of Platte to guard
the route would take place in a few days
The same correspondent says that i
letter was in circulation for signatures
asking that Gen. Calhoun should be in
surrcd safety against personal violence, in
case he should return to re-open the Surveyor-
Gcncrel's office. Mayor Adams
was among the signers of the letter.
CO
The State Central committee is.-ucd a
call for a Delegate Convention to nonii-
nnto officers under the Leavenworth Con
stitution. It will bo lieiu at Jopeka, on
the 25th inst., and the sense of the peo
ple taken as to who shall be the United
States Senators. 1 he Convention is to
consist of 100 delegates, apportioned a
mong the counties on a basis of 21 000
votes to the State.
The Santa Fe mail has arrived, with
dates to the I3th ult.
Richard H. Tompkins ha? been appoin
ted Attorney General, vice Theodore
Wheat, resigned.
The Disttict Court. Judgo Benedict
presiding, commenced its Spring session
at Santa Fe on the Sth ultimo.
The Utah and Navajo Indians had fail
ed to concludo a treatv of peace. The
Utah?, assi.-tcd by the Arrapahoes, in
tended to attack the Navajocs at the next
moon.
The details of the murders aud outra
ges committed in Donna Anna County are
given.
The letting of the contracts to supply
the subistence department of the army
took place on the 4th inst.
Two Weeks Later from California.
Arrival of the Steamer Empire City, at
Jrav Orleans Treaty of the United
SUdcs Ratified at. Bogato The Star of
the South en route for this Fort with
SI, 325,000.
New Orleans, April 12. Thesteam-r-hip
Empire City, from New York 2nd,
via Havannah the Sth inst.. has ar.ivcd
at this ort.
She connected at Havana with the
steamship Granada, front A.-pinwall, and
brings the California mail of the 20th
March.
The steamship Star of the West, was
to leave A-pinwall, on the 4th inst., with
the mails for New York, and 31,325,000
in treasure.
The advices by this arrival arc not gen
erally imporlaut.
THE ISTHMUS.
From the Ltbmus news had reached
Panama, that tho trcat' between the U
nited States and New Granada, had been
ratified at Bogota.
OREGON.
From Oregon information has reached
San Francisco that Lieut. Allen, who
was reported to have perished in th
snow, had arrived at Portland, with only
one attendant, all the rest of his party
having abandoned bim.
United States Railroads.
The average cost of all the railroad
in the couutry, in bonds and stocks, has
been about forty thousands dollars per
mile, making the aggregate cost amount
to the enormous total of SI, 040,000, 000.
Of this cot about 8500,000,000 is repre
sented by bubscribed stock, and on this a-
mouut the whole profit or dividend paid
to the stockholders during the past year
uas not exceeded 10,000,000, or an av
erage ot -i per cent, on the amount of
their investment? Tho Hartford Times
luiiuui oajo luuu me interest on over
6145,000,000 of railroad bonds has also
not been paid during the past venr. and
on a considerable portion of this amount
no moro interest will ever be paid. This
is the present position of the railroad in
terest in this country, in the aggregate
as s pronc-paymg investment to its stock
holders.
A suit for divorce is pending in Ro
chester, INew lork, which origamatcd in
a dispute between Mr. B. and his wife as
to whether thev should have beef-stcak
broiled or some oysters fried for break
fast the lady, whose tastes are exceleDt,
contending for the lalfer.
Counterfeit five dollar gofd pieces are
circulation. They are well executed
and cannot well be detected, except by
weighing. We get to see so few five dol
lar pieces, now-a-days, that we are nof
alarmed at being cheated.
Mysterious Death, of a Young Girl. Her
F&ther and Stepmother accused of Mur
der. For some days past tho country round
about has been agitated by rumors con
cerning the death of a girl in Lehman
township, Pike County, Peun., under cir
cumstances inducing suspicion that she
was the victim of one of those fearful do
mestic tragedies, the occasional occurrence
of which shocks the public mind and fills
a dark page in the history of crinics.
We have taken some pains to ascertain
the facts of this case, which are believed
to bo substantially as follows:
Mary Ellen Lord, a girl fifteen years
of age, had been employed some years in
the family of Nicholas Dcpue, a respecta
ble farmer of Lehman, until la.-t Fall
whn sho returned home to her father's.
Soon after, her father, Edmund Lord,
commenced a prosecution agaiu.-t Dtpue
for an alleged rape perpetrated upon the
girl while in his service, in cousequence of
l 11 1 1. ... MM -
which sue nau oeeomc cilivuh. iuv
prosecution is still pending in the Pike
county Courts. At the February term it
wah put over until next session, on testi
mony brought forward by Lord and his
wife stepmother of the girl showing
that her situation was too delicate and
critical to admit of her appearance as a
witness.
On Monday, March 22d, Mary Ellen
Lord died. This event occurring very
suddenly, uouc of the neighbors aware of
her illness and no physician having been
called, with other strange aud unusual
circumstances; and occurring too, at a
bout the time which her parents had fix
ed as the probable period of her confine
ment, excited suspicion that the girl had
been foully dealt with. At tho instance
of the neighbors a Coroner and Jury were
called and a legal investigation gone into
(before the burial of the body) a- to the
cause of her death. After enquiry the
jury found a verdict that she came to her
death from violence at the hands of her
father, Edmund Lord, and his wife, and
these parties were arrested and loged iu
jail at Milford, where they arc now con
fined. 1 wo or three davi? after, at the
instance of some who were not- satisfied
with the result of the investigation, an
other Coroner's Jury was suma-oncd. the
body diMntered, and the case again in-
estigateu. J no siconu jury aiu not a
grco upon a verdict.
I he post, mortem examination jf the
body revealed one fact of grave impor
tance in tho case which weighs heavily in
the public mind against the accused.
The four physicians who conducted the
examination, united in testifying that
there was no appearance of pregnancy,
but on the contrar' it was evident that
uch could never have been her condition.
There arc a thousand-and-one ru-nori a-
float as to the appearance of the body and
circumstances attending her death, which
it is not worth while to repeat. We have
stated the main fact.-", and await the trial
of the accused for further developments.
rorl Jcrvis TJfiov.
Array of Anti-Lecomptdri Orators.
The Chicago 'Junes says (whether as
on dit or on pontivc information, is not
given) that the following distinguished
gentlemen will he engaged during the
present year in stumping the btate of Ill
inois, in oppo-ition to the Admiui.-ti ation
party: Gov. i-e, of V a., do v. iVnlkei
Hon. F. P. Stanton, J. J. Crittenden
Gov. Packer, Pa ; Col. Forney, Hon. H
H. Payne, of Ohio; Hon. S. S. Cox,
Ohio; Hon. B. M. Samuels, of Iowa; Hon
E. G. Ryan and James B. Cross, of Wis
Henry Wilson, of Mas.; Gov. Seward
and Preston King, of N. Y : Simon Cam
eron, of Pa ; Gov. Bingham, of -Michigan
Gov. Chase and J. It. Giddings, of Ohio
and many others.
Two Hen Browned. .
We icarn from the Tri Slides Union
that on Thursday Ias-t, Jacob Rowe, o
the Delaware Water-Gap, was descend
ing the Delaware river in a small skiff,
rudely niad&by himself of hemlock boards
Not far above the mouth of Mongaup he
tool; mto tho boat, with himself, two
young men named Benjamin and Abram
Owen, of Nevermk, Sullivan couuty
who were on their way to Port-JervH.
On entering the rapids near the mouth o
the Mongaup, the boat was swamped.
Rowe sprang out and succeeded in reach
ing the shore. I he Owens' could not
swim, weut down with tho boat and
were drowned. The bodies were not re
covered until .Sunday morning. A Cor
oner's Inquet was held by L. F. Hough,
esq., and the Jury returned a verdict in
accordance with the above facts.
o-
BSrSince the enterprise of C. E. Todd
& Co, in Broome sfc., N. Y.f was broken up,
over 6,000 letters, addressed to the pro
prietors, have been taken from the P. Of
fice. These letters contained overS8,000.
The money has all been sent back to the
writers with tho following note from the
Mayor: "Inclosed you will find the sum
remitted by you to C E. Todd' & Co., who
have beeu arrested in this City. Be on
your guard against all gift enterprises,
lotteries, and all other bogus schemes, as
they are mtended to defraud only the
unwary.
It is said that ten companies of 100
men each, havo been raised in Philadel
phia for the Utah war.
Dwindling Down.
The McDonough estate, left by the
Mew Uricans millionaire, to be divided
between the cities of Baltimore and New
Orleans, has at length been declared
ready for settlement, after the most tedi
ous and costly litigation. The com
mittee on the part of the two cities, havo
submitted a report thereupon, together
wiui an orainanco providing for the1 fu
ture management of the estate. The re-
ports sets forth that the last appraise !
inent of the property shows a total valu-
ation of S1,465,W00, against which fhnrn
are olarms to the amount of about SlOO .
000, which will make the shares of th
cities of Baltimore and New Orleans oach
about tho sum of 075,000.
HANGMAN'S DAY IN LANCASTER.
Execution of Anderson and Richards.
LANCASTER April 9. This is the day
appointed by tho Governor for carrying
into effect the sentendo of the Court upon
Alexander Anderson and Henry Rich
ards, the two negroes -convicted of the
murder of Mrs. G arbor and Mrs. Ream
two rcspectablo elderly ladies of Man
heim township, about fivo miles from this
city. The murder was committed on
Tuesday morning, December 10th, at the
house of Mr. Conrad Garber, while he
was out attending to business. Mrs.
Ream was a relative by marriage of Mrs.
Garber, and had called in to see her.
While sho was there, the murderers came
in, on pretext of obtaining a job as chim
ney sweeps, aud finding the women de
fenceless, they stabbed them, leaving them
dead on the floor, and then stole such
moucy as they could lay their bran'ds on
aud fled.
As soon as the orimc was discovered,
the population was aroused and pursuit
.made of the supposed murderers, who
had been seen lurking about the neigh
borhood. They were arrested the same
evening, and were tried aud convicted at
' rv .1
the Iat term ol the Uourt. Diucc men
conviction, they have made full confession
of their guilt, and acknowledged the jus
tice of their conviction and punishment.
The execution, of course, had to take
place "in the yard of the prisou, before a
limited number of spectators, ihc gal
lows was erected yesterday. It consisted
of four upright timbers, sixteen feet high,
connected at the top by four cross-ties, a
cross two of which tho beam rested to
which tho ropes were atached. The plat.
a 1
form on which tbe prisoners stood was
seven feet, six iuches from the crossbeam.
The platform was made to drop entirely
to tbe ground, by the turn of a lever.
Tan was spread ou the ground, to prevent
any noise from tho falling of the platform.
The prisoners have for some time ex
pressed great contrition, Anderson par
ticularly being very penitent, and express
ing perfect confidence in religion, read
ing his Bible often, and declaring that he
would die happy. Richards has been
less composed in manner, aud less con
sistent in his conversation. Anderson
has made a full and lengthy confession,
which will be published, Richards ha"
confessed his guilt verbally to the minis
ters attending him, but it only confirms
the statements of Audcr-on. Anderson's
confession makes a pamphlet of sixty
four pages, and is a strange uarrativc.
It declares that they murdered the wo
men for 12-i ceuts, which ihey wanted to
get a piut of whiskey, and that both of
them were druuk when the crime was
committed.
There was great anxiety to witucsssthc
execution, and many people from the
country came into town for the purpose,
a large proportion of them being from
Manhciin and its neighborhood. At
tempts were made to sec from platforms
outside of the walls, but they were not
successful.
The Sheriff was very 3triel aud in spite
of the thousauds of applications for ad
mi.-sion, only about one hundred persons
were permuted to enter the prison yard.
lhe prisoners passed the night com
posedly. The morning was spent iu re
iigious exercises and in conversation with
the ministers and others admitted to see
them. The writ required that they should
be hung between the hours of 10 A. M.,
and 3 P. M.
About ten o'clock the wife aud children
of Andcrsou were admitted to see him.
and the interview and parting was most
affecting.
coon alter eleven o clock, tue procos
sion moved Irom the interior of tbe pns
i t.i
on, to me piaiiorm in tnc yaru, ana tne
prisoners walked firmly to the fatal spot
and mounted tho steps. Anderson made
a prayer, fervently and calmly, in which
be appealed for mercy for himself and
Richards. Neither of them made spocch-
es, however.
At twenty-five minutes before twelve
o'clock, the ropes being adjusted around
the necks of the criminals, and all others
having left the platform, tho lever was
moved, and it fell leaving them hanging.
Anderson died without a struggle, and
Richard's straggles were not protracted.
After hanging for about half an hour,
the bodies were taken down for intermcut.
Among tho spectators admitted to the
execution, was Hon. W. A. Crabb, late
State Senator from Philadelphia.
TrriririvrWt foniR?rin in vpo-orl fn TTnfM
fc a
.w.jr uF,u.uu ui uuKu gwoiuu ,ui
I?; r i. n;.tP; nnnrt ,ini;nM,i Bn,t.
day, in the case of Pope vs. Hall & Hild
.. :.. o.; ttii f.fT.-i.i
reth, of the St. Utiarloa Hotel:
The plaintiff put up at the St. Charles
hotel, iu November, 1857. Whilo there
his room was entered at night, and his
watch, valued a $200, and gold coin to
the amouut ot 8145, were stolen. The
defendants ploadcd, in bar to the suit,
publio notices posted by them in tho
rooms and conspicuous parts of the hotel.
to the eucct that they would not be re
pousible tor money, watche, or other
valuables, unless deposited with the clerk.
lhe Court hold that the defendants
were liable for any loss,, unless occasion-
ed by the force of arms; that their liabil
ity was Gxcd by law, and that they could
not limit it by any public notices, defin
ing their responsibility. They havo no
ngut to require a traveler to deposit his
mouey, watch, etc., with their clerk. It
is their duty to keep honost servants, and
. i. : :i ii ' .
vignuuco over an Dersons comm
into tne hotel as guests or otherwise.
. ... . B
Judgement is accordingly given for the
plaintiff.N. O. Cresent.
r Tl Wmt r ?-m0Crat "J" lI,at
r. jotin Wurts. for, twenfev-scven vears
resident of the Delaware & Hudson Oa..
n , iunwuio a uuusoii vya-
nal Company, has resigned.
Mr. J. T.
Ohphant is his successor.
BST A merchant lately advertising for
a clerk who could bear confinement, re-
coived an answer from one who had been ar.d Newman, and he had been a resi
seveu years id jail. ,dont of Dlairsvillo for nearly six vears.
Desperate Fight with a Man who
would'nt Pay His Taxes.
The York county papers give the par
ticulars of a desperate enoounter with a
man named Daniel Strong, residing in
Uellam tsp., who is a property holder,
but has Uo'i paid his taxes for seven or
eight years. Whenever a tax collector
made his appearance, Strong would drive
him from his premises, and no officer had
yet succeeded in arresting him. On Wed
nesday of last week officer Wariug pro
ceeded to Strong's place to arrest him.
Meeting him near his house, he told him
his errand, and at the same time attempt
ed to reason with him, saying he had bet
ter go with him peaceably, and it would
be best for all concerned. At this Strong
sent to the house for a pistol, and then
cotnmcuocd swearing in the German lan
guage, aud abusiug the officer in a most
hamcful manner, thinking, no doubt, to
intimidate him and drive him away. The
officer again tried to persuade Strong to
go with him peaceably, but without avail,
lie then fold him he would call on the
following day, aud then he would have to
"0. Ho the n left Strong and returned to
York.
The next day, according to promise,
Mr. Waring, accompanied by officer llib-
ncr, again paid Strong a visit, and tound
him and his son Jacob in the field cloe
by their residence, making a fence, with
two loaded guns betwc n them. As soon
as they observed the officers which was
not until they wete hut a few feet from
them they made for their guns, but be
fore they could raise them from the
"round the officers also took hold, and
now a terrible meleo ensued The elder
Stron" aud Waring striving for the mas
tcry of one gun, and Jacob Strong and
nibner striving for the other. In the
scuffle which ensued, the gun which Jacob
had hold of was broken to pieces, and
rendered useless. Waring succeeded in
wrenching tbe "gun from the old inau,
fired it off and stood it aside. In the
meantime, Mrs. Strong and her daughter
Susanna, made their appearance on the
field of action, aud fought like tigers.
After one gun was bro';cu and the other
fired off, the two men endeavored to drive
the officers away with stones, clubs, fit
Sic , butthoy "counted without their host,"
for this tunc they had men to deal with
who would not be driven away. The of
ficer?, in self-defense, were compelled to
knock them down, nibner succeeded in
getting his man down first, and commenc-
ed to tic him. lhe old man, by soim
means, managed to get away from War
ing. seized a pickaxe and raiicd it to
strike Hibner, when Wariug again took
hold of him, threw him down, and pro
ceeded to tie him.
Whilst they were being tied the women
rushed to tho rescue; the old woman took
the gun, which had been left standing by
the fence, and struck Warring with it (who
caught it on his arm) and broke it topic-
Mil T 1 . . 1 T7 -1 . I
ces. i.ne (.laugnter irucu uioncr wirn a
stone on the back of the head, causing a
linful wound. The parties finally sub
mitted, and the old man. bis son and
daughter were brought to York and com
mitted to prison.
Cars Lighted by Gas.
A locomotive and six cars go out
nightly over the New Jersey railroad to
rhi ade nina. iruteu ny gas, ana tne
difference between the gas-lighted and
the candle-lighted gives to the former
tho appearance of an illminated train
shooting off through New Jersey on
some gala occasion. The gas is forced
by a pump at the depot, through small
iron pipes iuto a strong wrought iron
and brazed cylinder, which is fixed
beneath each car and thence conveyed
through a patent regulator to the interor.
The supply in the cylender is cnou-.li to
feed two burners for fifteen hours, while
the time of making the trip to Piladel-
phia is four hours. Uy the action of the
regulator, the force on the burners is so
equalized that the flame does not vary
from the moment ot lightning until al
the gas is consumed. The cost of th
iras consumed ou a stnic trip is ten
cents; of sperm caudle?, which they have
. 3 '
heretofore used, tho cost was fifty-two
cents. The time for filling the six cars
is less than two minutes. N. Y. Times
The Largest Diamond in the "World.
Ttc Kohinoor. The Cincinnati Times
of Saturday say: Wo were waited upon
yesterday by Mr. G-. P. Matthews, of
Virginia, who exhibited to our .astonishec
vision what ho claims to be a diamond ot
1.1.. T . 1 . t
tne nrsc water. it is noout an men anu
.m l ifc surDaSniv brilliant
michiicas. jt is surpassingly iriiiiam,
puriiouiuiiy wucu vicwuu uy gai-ngui.-
Its estimated value is two millions of dol-
lars. Mr. Matthews says he has been of
fered for it twenty-four thousand pounds.
It was found by the father of it- present
possessor in the gold mines in Ducging
nam county, V a., noout seventy years
since.
It has remained m tho rough state ev
er since until a few weeks ago, when Mr.
M., being satisfied by every teat that it
was in reality a diamond, took it to New
York and had it dressed. This precious
gem weighs 144 carats. Tho Ivohinoor
if we remember, weighs but 100 carats.
I hero havo" been soveral diamonds found
in the gold regions of Virginia. Last'ear
one found in said locality wns sold at
Richmond tor 84500. Mr. M. is con
vinced that ho is tho proprietor of the
largest diamond in the world, and we see
no good reason to doubt it.
Tho deputy U. S. marshal for the Wes
tern District of this State and a Mr.
Stump.of Virginia, visited Dlairsville, Pa.,
on Thursday, .for the purpose of secur-
bis abode in that village. The man was
p,i ,i u... 1
1 n j t w "'"'fc
omr,i collected around his caDtors and
reacued
tho fugitive. He was hurried
quickly to a place of concealment, and
Stumn and the denutv marshal were as-
sailed bv the ornwrf nml drivnn nnt of the
town. Tho name nf tho fugitive is Rioh-
A Cruise among the Cannibals.
A late number of the Advertiser, pub'
lished at Ilonolula, Sandwich Islands,
contains an account of a cruise made by
the sailing packet Morning Star, among
the Pacific Islands. It touched at severe
al ports of Marquesas; thence to the Is
land of Fatuhiva, in one of the valleys of
which a det-perate battle had taken place,
a short time beforo the vessel reached
there, between two hostile tribes. Tho
AdvcrUer sajs :
'One of these contests lasted nine days,
at the close of which the bodies of the
captured and dead were eaten. . Tho can
nibal custom prevails throughout ihti
group. They do not have a great feast
over thei.6 human bodies as is generally
supposed to be the case; but the bodied
are cut to pieces on the battle field, and
each warrior takes his piece an arm, a
joint, a rib, according to his merit rais
es it on his gun over his shoulder, and
marches homo. Hero he calls his rela
tions, and together they devour the flesh
some cooking it in slices like pork, but
most cat it raw. The motive which indu
ces them to eat the bodies of their eue
mics is revenge, they fed that their re
venge is not satisfied until they have tas
ted of their blood and flesh. When their
hatred,
anger
and
revenge are
at their
hihest point, and their enemy lies dead
before thera, then it calumniates in tho
fieudi.-h act of eating human 8ch; aud it
may ea.-ily be immagincd that the quiv
ering heart cringes and gratca between
their teeth is the sweetest morsel that a
heathen warrior can ta?tc. The canni
balism is confiucd mo-tly to tbe older na
tives. The younger people appear to bo
ashamed of the practice, and it is prob
able that before many years it will be ex
tinct among the Marquesaus."
VlT '',g execution of Pieri and Or.imr
Italian-', convb-ted of being engaged in
the attempted assassination of Louis Na
poleon, took place in Paris ou the 13th
ult. They were guilotiued at seven o'
clock in the morning, and early as was
the hour, between fifty and sixty thou
sand people men, women, and children,
crowded to witue.-s the execution, and a
bout ten thousuud soldiers were present t&
preserve order.
A chilli was lately born in Bradford,
England, with only one arm. Where the
right shoulder ouht to bavu been is pimp
ly a hand, which is perfect, and of whiob
the child can move the fingers in the usu
al wav.
JEST Don't carry your handkerchief Fr
your breast pocket. If you do, you take
a wiper to your bosom.
New York Market.
Wednesday, April 14, 1358. :
Plour and Meal Tbe demand for
We.-tern Canal Flour is less active, anil
the market is lower and irregular. The
unpleasant weather added to the heavi
ness and inactivity Tbe better grades
are off. red more freely and at lower
rates; the sales are 8,01)0 bbls., nt 84 05a.
4 2 ) for common to good State; 04 25a
84 45 for extra do ; 84 10a4 .0 for sa
periinc Indiana and Michigan; S4 25a4
75 for extra do.; 84 50a4 80 for com
mon to good extra round hoop Ohio the
inidc rate freely offered at the close;
without finding sellers; S4 SOaSG for good
to choice do.; and 5-5 lOaS'-i 50 for extra
Genessee. Cannadian Flour is unsettled,
the arrivals are fair; sales of 450 bbls. at
84 30aSo 50 for extra. Southern Flour
is freely offered and is lower and heavv,
particularly the low grades; these are dif
ficult to move and arc nominal at the close
ales of 900 bbl.-. at 81 40a$4 80 for
mixel to good brands Baltimore, and S4-
s.la-SO 25 for the better grades. live
Flour in fair rcriue.-t and is firm; salts
of 150 bbls. at StfaS-'J 75. Corn Meal is
firmer; sales ot .iObbK it 83 2o for Jer
sey, auu K-i oo tor Jranlywme anu 10U
puncheons do. at 817 75.
G rain There is a u.oJerate inquiry
for Wlu-at, and the medium qualities are
dull and lower; the artivals are fair, and
we notice some inquirj- for Spring for ex
port; the sales are 2,000 bush, prime Red
Virginia at $1 1; GjO bush, damaged
do. at b7Ae; 5,000 buh. Chicago Spring
at 81; 450 bush. White Kentucky (mus
ty) at 81 05; 500 bu-h White Illinois at
gl 25 at the Railroad depot, lljo is more
plenty and is heavy; sales of 2,700 bush,
at 09c. for Jer-ey and G9.c. for Northern
afloat. Barly is quiet and is plenty; sales
are small at G4a73c. Barley Malt is dull
and nominal at 80a85c. Oats are firmer
and in firm request; sales of Virginia at
7a42c.; Jersey at 41a44c; State at 4Ga
4c, and Western at 43a49c. Corn is
Letter and in good demand for tho trade
and for shipment; the supply is fair; sales
of 05.000 bush, at 7Ua72c. for South
ern Mixed or Straw Colored; 734;a74c".
for do. Yellow, and 7tfa74c. fordo. White
inoludiug 20,000 bush of the latter at73fe
a74c.
Provisions The inquiry for Pork is5
loss active, aud the market is irregular;.
Mess is well sustained; Prime is heavy $
sales of 800 bbls. at 817 50aS17 55 for
Moss; SIT 00 for Thin Mess; 818 50aS18
GO for Clear; Si 6a 10 25 for Prime Mess,
SI 4 SOaSM 35 for Prime. Beef is rath-
or lower; common qualities are offered
more freely; sales of 060 bbls. at 87 25a
8 10 for Country Prime; 80 50aSU (or
do. Mess; .?12aS13 50 forRepaoked Vfca
tern Mess, and Sl4aS14 50 for Extra do.-
Primo Mess is quite hcav We hear of"
2i5 tqs. aud 150 boxes. Indian Mostf
going forward from first hands. Prioesr
are nominal. Beef Hams are heavy: sales-
of GO bbls. Fair Western at $16 50. Ba
con ia quiet: sales of 64 boxes Cumber--
land Out at 8c. Cut Meats are plenty
and heavy; sales ot 280 bbls. and tcs. at
GAaGo. for Shoulders, and 9a9io for
Ham3,and Extra do. 10c. Lard is less-
buoyant, and rot so active; tho arrivals'
are large; sales of 400 bbls. and tea,, at
lOfalOio, and kegs at X2c, Butter iy
plenty and ia heavy at 12al6c. for Okio
(old), and 15alSo. for do. State, and 22
25o for new do. Cheese ia in active de
mand at 7aOo,
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