THE GLO E. Jireulation---the largest in the County. HUNTINGDON, PA. Wednesday, April 23, 1856. Democratic State Nominations CANAL COMMISSIONER, GEORGE SCOTT, of Columbia county. "_AyDITO3I GENERAL, JACOB FRY, Montgomery county. - SURVEYOR GENERAI I , TIMOTHY" IVES, of Potter county. See , New Ad vertisenLents. Attention is invited to the new advertise ments in to-day's paper. Proposals are ask ed for building a new bridge.—The Commis sioners of the " Saxton and Morrison's Cove Turnpike road Company," give notice of the times and places at which subscription books will be opened.—R. D. Wood and L. T. Watt son have 'dissolved partnership..—Maj. Dare _notifies liiS battalion to meet at Spruce Creek for training on the 13th of May. 137:Sever:al business notices, and a quan tity of local matter,. are deferred until next week. ALEXANDRIA FOUNDRY.—Attention is in vited to the advertiserceni of this Foundry in another column, by which it will be seen that Gen. McGm. has brought it to life and has it in full operation. It is his intention to do a big business, which the wants of the:sur rounding country will fully warrant. In pat ronizing him you have the satisfaction of knowing that you' are dealing with a clever man. COURT.—Court is still in session. The at tendance during last and the present week is unusually slim. There was but little done in the Quarter Sessions this term. Proceed ings next week. 13:1 1 4 . 1*. ALEXANDER'S concert, which was to have come off on Monday evening, was indefinitely postponed on account of the weather. On some " clear even ina," this or next week you can have the pleasure of at- tending it (jam We erroneously stated last week that the trees planted on the Public School grounds was done by the borauch authorities. We should have given the credit to the School Directors. O 0-The Chambersburg Valley s pir it comes to us in a new suit and looks decidedly well. It is edited with much ability, and is an able and energetic advocate of Democracy. It is a welcome visitor. Keys, editor of the Tyrone Era, has abdicated the establishment, by the will of the people, if not the grace of God. SUPPOSED TRACES OF THE PACIFIC.—In the telegraphic news from Europe, it is stated that a vessel had arrived in Spain from New foundland, which reported the appearance of ice on the banks, in which a steamer's can teens were imbedded. BLAIR COUNTY ART UNION,"—II is con fidently expected that the first distribution will take place on or about the 20th of May. We would therefore advise all who intend to invest in the enterprise to do so at once-Las delays are dangerous. See advertisement in the columns of ,this paper. The Truth for Once ! The last Tyrone Era contains a piece of poetry headed "Our Standard Bearers—An Appeal—By Ossich," which- is an acrostic, and proclaims the well known fact that "William S. H. Keys is a fool." We think the writer has gone to unnecessary trouble in this matter, as all who have read the Era al ready recognize that fact. We are, however, heartily glad that KEYS has told the truth and hope he will continue to do so. Not satisfied with the announcement, he calls the attention of his readers to it and thanks the writer for the compliment it pays him !—Blair County Whig. (IThe Know Nothing ticket is a palpa ble antithesis. Between an inveterate whig of the federal school and a democrat who owes all his consequence to a personal and political subserviency to Andrew Jackson there can be no identity of opinion or inter est. If Donelson's principles of public pol icy are just, then Fillmore is the arch-enemy of the country. If Fillmore is a sound poli tician, then Donelson should be hanged as a traitor. To say nothing of other measures, Fillmore and Donelson are in antagonism on the Tariff, land distribution, internal improve ment, and sub-treasury L—all of which are liv ing and active issues before the country.— Whigs support Fillmore because he takes the whig view of these questions. Will they put Donelson in a position where he may suc ceed to the presidency, and reverse the policy of his predecessor on every great measure of public economy? The idea is absurd. Whig know nothings will not support Donelson ; democratic know nothings will not support Fillmore. A house divided against itself can not stand. In the next presidential contest the know nothing party will sustain the most inglorious defeat. Every one foresees the re sult. Ira- The American says " the Globe and Journal have gone to bed together); That's not true. We are opposed to niggerdom, and won't allow the Journal to get into our bed, no how. Another Political Farce A FAINT DAGVIER,REOTYPE OF " THIS HERE/2 MEETING A County Meeting of the Know Nothings took place in the Court on last Tuesday even ing. We were not present at the organize , tion. When we entered Job Morris was act ingUf as esident and A. W. Benedict speak ing. The meeting was not very large, and a majority of those present composed of Dem ocrats and Old Line Whigs. As many of our readers have never enjoyed the rare privilege of intruding their Democratic countenances within, the sar.ctity of a Thug meeting we will give them an outline of the performances'. We were particularly anxious to catch every word and notice every move, -so that, in our •effort to daguerreotype it, we .might not add to or take anything from the original. -• Not withstanding this it may be faulty; the noise and "confusion worse confounded" which reigned throughout prevented us from seeing and hearing all that occurred. 2 We must begin with a notice of 14:1r. BEN EDICT'S speech. It will not suffice to say "it was done up in his usual style." That; in deed, would give a faint idea of it—:-for all are well acquainted with his," usnal : style." But this last was a little more than usual. It.was vulgar ; vindictive, and proscriptive in its tone to the last degree. It' displayed, also, more ignorance of the subject he waS.discus sing than we thought possible for a mend ; his acknowledged ability. 'But he was for the first time, perhaps, : since a member of the Know Nothing party. permitted' to "talk" to outsiders, and his c vaulting ambition over leapt itself : " . Mr. Benedict has fought long and well in the rank r s of the ,various -anti democratic parties. Whether in a wild . and reckless crusade against Masonry—at one time a great scare-crow—or as a respected leader of the late respectable Whig party, he performed his part exceedingly well. But the excitement about Masonry is gone—that Institution with which he used to frighten all ' the old women and little children in the coun ty, is no longer available as a ghost! -Ma sonry lives, thrives, and flourishes; and read er, would you believe it, the country is still safe—notwithstanding his predictions to the contrary. The Whig party, too, is gone— stone dead—and although the country was to have been ruined unless Whiggery would reign triumphant, he helped to kill it. How consistent ! Anti-Masonry is, with him, an "obsolete idea," and we presume he always considered it so, but it promised to be an available electioneering scheme. A secret society was dreadful in the days of Anti-Ma sonry, although it was a charitable institution, and didn't require its members with one hand on the Bible and the other lifted heavenward to swear —hinditti-like—to persecute ' and plunder their neighbors. We now, however, find him the soul and embodiment,—the " Grand Master" of the Secret, oath-bound Society of Know-Nothings in Huntingdon county. How . very consistent ! But the Pope must now be the scare-crow, the bug-a boo, with which to frighten the timid . , the credulous and the ignorant ; and opposition to the civil and 'religious rights of his neigh- Mrs, the hobby-horse, upon which he is to ride into the Pennsylvania Senate: His long and arduous services have been unrequited, and he has became desperate at the failing fortunes of the party upon which his final hopes ate centered. If his claims are longer overlooked the Pope will take possession . of this Senatorial district ; and 'the country goes down, sure, this time ! And here is the key to the solutlon of the question regarding his unrestrained temper. Ari author has well said, " when once sordid interest seizes on the heart, it freezes up the source of every warm and liberal feeling ; it is an enemy alike to virtue and to taste." Ho is not too old, nor yet too wise, with all his Yankee smart ness, to learn a lesson from )Esop. But to the meeting. After Mr. B's phari saical speech was concluded, Col. Wharton read a preamble and resolutions, which, as chairman of the committee, he moved be adopted. It was now time for General John Williamson to show, his—hand. Having " boxed all sides of 'the political compass," he, too, has become weary and petulant, and now occupies' his own ground—which is, that, whether " sink or swim, live or die, sur vive or perish, I, too, am for the• Pennsylvania Senate." Hear him for his cause : " I Am a man, So weary with disasters, tugg'd with fortune, That I would set my life on any chance, To mind it, or be rid on't." Hear him further " Before these resolu tions are voted on—" Col. WHARToN. I am opposed to William son's speaking on the subject, as I understand he is opposed to Fillmore and Donnelson. Williamson continued : He thought this great American, party washnot the party to put the gag law in force—be had a right to be beard, and he would tell this convention that Donnelson, with his one hundred negroes) could never carry the north. "Now you see," says the Colonel, " Wil liamson has come here for the very purpose of making-a fuss; and I, for one, am not pre pared to submit to it. We have met for the purpose of ratification, and I will allow no man to make his objections now." At this moment the Colonel was prostrated as though by a thunder of artillery—such a stamping or feet, yelling, and clapping of hands, we sup pose was never before heard in that building• The Colonel being completely floored and gagged by the audience, the Genera/ rase to his feet, " , large as life and twice as natural," and after expanding his huge chest, vocifera ted in a tone of voice that reverberated thro' every nook and crook of the.beedaing : "As ,the representative of the American party from this county, I know more about the feelings of the people in regard to the present nomi nees than : those of sou who have sat quietly at home as ignorant .as horses of what the minds of the people are. lam going,to tell you, gentlemen, this ticket will never 'Carry in the North—they are the nominees of the minority convention, as all left the convention but nine.”- Mr. BENEDICT : " Williamson and four others were the minority party, aod they !eft." Mr. WILLIAMSON : " It's not so : but gen tlemen COl. WHARTON : " I hope this meeting will put down this here thing. What right has a man who has left the paity and gone over to the Republicans to dictate to us ?" Mr. WILLIAMSON. " Such consummate ig nosance is too bad—was not I sent as'a dele gate from amongst yon :t What evidence have you that I have left the party V' , Col. WHArtrox : "The 'very fact that you 'oppose the American nominations." Mr. .WlLLlkirsorr : «I,don't Oppose the American, I am in—" .Here the meeting " came down" upon the General by stamping and clapping, which drowned his voice, and we lost the conclusion of the sentence. Af ter-order was restored he remarked, " Per haps your stamping is an approval; if not, clap your hands.". At which, the confusion and uproar became general, and the display of clapping and stamping exceeded all others, and interspersed with cries of "'go it, Wil liamson." The meeting now being considered a corn , plete farce, and the patience of Job entirely - exhausted, that personage cried out, " As the majority should rule, will this meeting hear Mr. Williamson or no ?" Some one moved that the resolutions be adopted; as an offset to:which another moved to adjourn in order, it was understood, to gag Williamson. A voice—." Do you mean all the resolutions V' Another: voice—" I guess so." It was evi dent that the party for adjournment was in the majority. A voice —" i move we now ad journ." "-Let them adjourn," says "and all who wish to hear me will re_ main." Here all seemed anxious to get out of the Court House first, and none remained to hear the man who is so " well known and loved throughout our county." The Wharton party was slightly in the majority; William son's being " spavined" staid at home. The meeting was perfectly harmless--and indicated a lack of interest on the part of the people-who laughed the matter off as a joke. It :teas gotten up by the Senatorial con testants to advance their pretensions and es tablish themselves in the love . of the people. May we never look on its like again l . School Superintendents. It will be observed by the following notice in a Warren county paper, that the New York County Superintendents, under which the schools were rapidly progressive, and which Were broken down by political' dernageguesy are about to be restored ' A bill restoring the office of County Super intendent, has passed to the third reading in the Senate of New York. The abolition of this office has taught them a lesson which they will not soon forget. The following, from the same paper, affords the best evidence that the hostility 'against the same class of officers his entirely died out in the county of Warren : : . . 'SERVED HEM RIGHT.—T he School' Directors of Warren county have raised the salary of their County Superintendent from $3OO up to $6OO. That speaks well for their intelligence. The following resolutions were also passed Resolved, That we regard the office of County Superintendent not only as a valuable appendage, but as absolutely necessary to give our common school system efficiency and uniformity in its operations, as tending greatly to elevate• the standard of competency in teachers, and stimulate to greater activity all who are interested in the success of our schools. Resolved, That we recommend a resusci tation of the Teachers' Institute of Warren county, under the immediate charge and su perintendence of the County Superintendent, believing that the same may be made• highly useful to the teachers, and directly and indi rectly contribute much to the beneficial oper ations of the schools throughout the county. Mr. Secretary Curtin, who is ex-officio Su perintendent of cornmoti•schools, and Senator M'Clintock, the author of the present system, look on these facts, together with the large decrease of petitions to the Legislature ask ing for repeal, and the constant announce ment of the settlement of school disagree ments received from various quarters of the State, as evidences of . the commencement of a new and glorious era in school progress. The Connecticut Election The result of the recent election in Con necticut is everywhere received by the dem ocracy with the liveliest satisfaction. The Cincinnati Enquirer says : "The telegraph to Cleveland reports that Ingham, the democratic candidate for gover nor in Connecticut, lacks but 1,500 votes of having a majority over all the opposing fac tions—know-nothings, black republicans, and old-line whims. This shows that the democrats have polled an extraordinary vote. They are thousands ahead of the know-noth ings, and tens of thousands ahead of the black republicans, and are equal, iu fact, to both of those factions combined. Last year they had nine rhousand majority over the democrats.— We can, after this result, mark dow Connec ticut as certain for our presidential, candi date.); ADJOURNED.—The Pennsylvania Legisla tune adjourned yesterday. The Closing Session Before we issue another number of our pa per the present session of the Legislature will have expired. Its history is full of instruc tion andlwaming. It teaches the people the incalculable' benefits of sending honest and able men to make their laws; and it warns them to beware of being lead again into the I wild whirlpool of bigotry and fanaticism.— We would wish no stronger argument in favor of the prudence and policy of the Democratic party, than that furnished by a contrast of the legislation of last session with that of the present. Then, the opposition held unlimit ec sway, and they justified their claim to consistency by cutting all sorts of Mad pranks by making legislation a bdngled jumble, and by passing their time in a continuous wran gle and scramble.. They failed to do what, their duty demanded, and what 'they attempt ed they Mangled. . . . . But the present session has been character ized by the utmost harmony; dignity and ability., There were. Men here who appreci ated the. obligations their position, and who set themselves about their duties with:an ear nestness and determinatiOn that • insured speedy success. We had ability here that would adorn any position, however exalted or honorable.. We point with pride to the records of this session, for it has been Demo cratic in nearly, every feature, and its acts have been generally judicious and commend able. We part with many of the members with reluctance and regret. But we trust that an intelligent constituency will .appreci- ' ate their services, and reward- them with a reelection. Of one thing we are confident —that no honest man, who carefully'studies and Compares the legislation of Democrats with that of their opponents, will. hesitate to confess that our party is justly entitled to his sympathy and support. =Democratic Union. BLAIR. CouNTY.—:The next term of the Blair county Court commenceson Monday the 28th of this month. The Sheriff has ad vsrtised the following property for sale : Is. lot of ground in the town and township of Logan, No. 1 of Block D, having thereon erected a two-story 'dwelling house and frame stable. —Lot No. 8 in Block D, having thereon erected a small house. -Lot No.' 1 in Block - H of the plan of said town. —Lot No. 9 in Block . H, having thereon erected a one story shanty—all the properly of Eben B. Pike. Not No. 11 in the town of Greensburg,, fronting 60 feet on Pine street and running back 150 feet to an alley, having thereon erected a one and a half story frame dwelling house—the property of Henry Wehn. A lot of ground in the borough of Altoona, No. 3 in block D, fronting'so feet on Claudia street, and running back 120 feet to an alley —the property of John Mills. ' A. lot o, ground in' East Freedom, fronting 60 feet on the Turnpike road and running back 200 feet to an alley, having thereon erected a two-story fraine tavern stand, frame stable, and other buildings' lhe property of Geo. S. Hoover. A lot of ground in Waltersburg, containing 11 acres, having-theredn' erected 2 two-story frame dwel!ing houses and a frame stable— the vroperty . of Vail iel Beatty. " • A lot or piece of ground in Altoona, on the easterly side of Anna stseet, between Virginia and the railroad, containing in front 36 feet 8 inches and extending bac 90 feet—having thereon erected a four story brick tavern house and other buildings. , itit - Of ground in Altoona, fronting feet on Main or Railroad street and extending back 110 feet to an alley, being lot No. 13 in block M in the plan Of said town—the prop erty of John T. Campbell'. ' - A lot of ground in the town - of Walteis burg, fronting 50 feet on the turnpike road and extending back 200 feet—having thereon erected a . two story frame house and other buildingethe property of John T. Camp bell. A lot of ground in the borough of Alt Oona, fronting 50 feet on Mary street and running back along Julia street 120 feet to an *Bey, it being lot No. 1 in block FF, having there on erected a two-story frame dwelling house and a frame stable—the property of William Myers. During the storm on the 12th the roof On the west end of the Odd Fellows' Hall was blown off. An old gentleman named Canan, passing at the time, was struck by the falling timbers, and very much injured about the head and brest. He died en Tuesday morn ing. He was a soldier in the war of 1812: The roof' on the east side of the Baptist church was torn off and lodged in a garden in the vicinity. One of the rafters penetra ted the ceiling of the church and destroyed the large chandalier. Much damage was done throughout :he county. Workmen are employed in re-building the burnt district. —Dr. H. T. Coffey has been appointed Phy sician to the County Poor House. JIINIATA.-Wm. Roberts, an apprentice in the Sentinel office, Mifflintown, was bitten by a dog with which he was playing, about the 16th of February last. On the 2d inst., he began to complain of pains in his arms, shoulders and eyes. Dr. Jas. W. Crawford was called in, who thought at first it,was an attack of Quinzy. He shortly complained of sore throat and thirst, and very soon gave evidence of Hydrophobia. Chlo:oform, the Stowe remedy, and all other means to check the disease, proved useless; and on the 7th inst., he died from the horrid disease. He was ready, to die—most of the time sensible —and manifested not the viciousness of dis position sometimes accompanying that dis ease. —The'Register has a yarn about one J. S., who 55 or 60 years ago, went to Car lisle, 66 miles, circular, on foot, to get his usual pint flask of whiskey. He accomplish ed the journey in one night, having been de- Lied at tavern after tavern, and was ready to go to work the next morning. The Turkish Empire. It is evident that the Turkish Empire ha,s been saved from the Muscovite only to be devoured by the Gaul. and the Briton. The Emperor Nrcie',s►►L4s fully comprehended the condition of Turkey. He knew she could not long retain her position as an indepen dent power, and like a sagacious ruler he prepared for the coming event that plainly cast its shadow before. The charge of un scrupulousness may lie at his door, but that of duplicity will never attach to him. He told England that Turkey was "a sick man," whose effects the nations of Europe would soon be obliged to administer upon, and he proposed that Russia and England should be joint, administrators. The hypocritical Brit ish government feigned to believe that Tur key was strong 'enough to maintain her posi tion as an independent power, and refused to take the steps proposed by the Emperor.--' All this time the English were well aware that the Emperor's diagnosis of "the sick man" was correct.. .IrICTORIA knew as well as NICHOLAS that the patient would die, but she did not wish to share with him the profits Of "settling up the estate." she wanted to be sole administrator of the Grand _Turk and guardian of his numerous children,_ Hence the quarrel with Russia and the invasion of the Crimea. But has England gained by her rejection of the proposals of NICHOLAS for a division of the Turkish territory-1 , We doubt it. Afraid to enter the field against Russia without sup port, she contracted the French alliance, and in every battle France carried off from her the glory of the victory. Together they have stayed the territorial progress of Russia, but they will not share equally the fruits of their labors. France is preparing to take•the•lion's share. It is stated in a late letter from Paris that the French troops will continue to occu py Turkey, and that a strong garrison be maintained at Constantinople, which will re main in the permanent possession of France! The same letter says : "The. late deciee in favor of the Christians causes fearful dircontents all over Turkey.— In9.urrections are anticipated in every quar ter, which, sooner or later, will break out, and the Turks will then be shot down like dogs. The cry will not be, as formerly, 'the christian dogs,' but 'grapeshot for the mos lem dogs.' Turkey is at present suffering drealfull3 sickness, scarcity, not to say famine, extensively prevails, together with the pecuniary ruin of half of Constantinople under the commercial crisis.- The hatred of the Moslem to the Christians is more bitter than,ever, and equals that of the Egyptians under. Pharaoh to the ancient Jews, and a disposition exists everywhere to rise and murder the 'giaours.' Turkey is now worse than a 'sick man.'— She is in the last stages of dissolution, and, whether there is to be peace or war, she cea ses to rank as an independent nat:on." . The destiny of Turker may therefore be regarded -as - se'aled. 'She may exist as an Empire .nominally - for some years, but it will only be.nominally. She is now, in fact,.tin der the protection of French troops, and but 1 ., ..)r their presence at Constantinople, a fearful insurrection would no doubt :take place.— Nay, according to the : foregoing, outbreaks .are apprehended, when in . the language of the letter writer, the poor Turks will be shot down like dogs. Turkey, it will thus ap pear, han,been saved . from the Russians, to fall a prey to the Allies: . Is the Piince of Algiers Heir' to the French Empire ? That an heir to the house of the present Emperor of France is born; is known by this time throughout.' the civilized world, but the question wilt be asked, Is he heir to the throne of France I Most of our readers have proba bly forgotten, that the three most considera ble of the continental powers of Europe, ex clusive of Francei some time since settled that question _ for themselves. They determined four years ago, that no male descendant of Louis Napoleon should be regarded as the heir-apparent of his crown. The empire, ac cording to this arrangement, was to be Louis• Napoleon's only far life; when he died, Rus sia, Austria and Prussia pledged their word to each other "to restore the legitimate heir of the throne," and to recognize no other. The treaty in which this declaration was embodied and these pledges made, was sign ed at Warsaw iir ,, March, 1852, by Austria, Prussia and Russia. As it has not been pub lished in this Country that we are aware of, we lay it before our readers. "In the name of-the Holy Trinity— Their majesties, the Emperor of Austria, the King of Prussia, and the Erriperor of Rus sia, considering that the laws of succession to the throne from the basis of European order, and that in • ttis respect a community of re sponsibility and interest exists between all European States ; • And furthermore, considering that so far as France is concerned, the House of Bourbon is the embodiment of the principle of herdi tary sovereignty, and the Count de Chambord the present head of this house; That the power exercised by Monsieur Louis Napoleon is a power . cle facto, which cannot even be supported upon the plea of the apparent right of the Emperor Napoleon, since the latter, in the first article of the Peace of 'Fontainbleau, voluntarily resigned, for himself, his descendants and successors, and likewise for all the members of his family, all rights and claims to the sovereignty and government of France, or of the kingdom of Italy; or of any other country; That furthermore, the origin of thepresent power of the President of the French Repub lic, is a negation of the principle of heredita ry monarchy. For these and many other reasons which it is superfluous to account, the signers of this.compact regard it as their duty, unani mously to assert • beforehand, the attitude which they would assume, in case of any of the following contingencies should arise. If Prince Louis Bonaparte, now President of the French Republic, should be named Emperor for life, by the voice of universal suffrage, the powers will only recognize this new form of the elective empire, after having demanded from Prince Louis Bonaparte ex planations of this new title, after having drawn from him the pledge, first, that he will respect existing treaties ; s econd, that he will not seek any increase of the territory ; and third, that he will forbear any pretension to found a dynasty. In case Prince Louis Buonaparte should de clarebimself hereditary Emperor; the powers will not recognise the new Emperor; but will send n to the French and all the other gov ernments a protestation, grounded upon the principles of public right, ,and the literal in terpretation of treaties. They will then, ac cording to circumstances, consult upon new measures. In case that a rising of the people or army shall overthrow the government of Prince Louis Buonaparte, or in case he should die, the powers pledge themselvs to favor the re. storation of the heir.of-the legitimete. ,throne by all meads - in their power, and to recog nise in future no dynasty but that of the Bourbons." It is not our purpose at present to develope the whole significance of_ this, curious docu ment. 'A little refleCtion will:suffice to show the difference of the circumstances which now surround the imperial Cradle in its pal ace-home, and those which are in prospect hereafter for the infant who lies under its canopy. "Shall forbear any pretentious to found. a dynasty?' is a hard saying, and none the less -so if the insult implied in it is allowed to re main, even though tl interdict should never be carried into effect.c, Louis Napoleon will undoubtedly exert himself to have these pled ges cancelled. We, shall learn in a few weeks whether the project of a Congress of the powers of Europr s , in whieh he takes so deep an interest, probably with a view to this very matter, is to be carried, into, effect. If the peace which he is now engaged . in ne gotiating, with Russia shall be followed by a Congress of the reconciled powers, admitting the elective Empeicir into the class of here ditary monarchs, he will have reason to con gratutare himself on having successfully imi tated the policy of his uncle in securing for his dynasty the acknowledgment of its legiti macy. If the Congress should not be held, he may remember the exclamation of his great relative, uttered, it is said, at St. Hele na :—"Why am .I not my grandson 7" Recovery of a 'Youdg White Girl from the Mohave Indians, [From the San Francisco Herald.] We have received the following interesting account of the rescue of a beautiful young American girl, named Miss Olive Oatman, from a slavish captivity by the Yuma Indians. The whole narrative is of painful intesest : STEAMER SEA BIRD, AT SEA, March 9,,18 5 56. By the last arrival from Fort Yuma, I am enabled to give you the details of the rescue from the IVlohave Indians of a young and beautiful American girl,• who has been a pris oner for five years. Having made considera ble inquiry in Los Angelos • and vicinity, I have succeeded in collecting all the facts at tending her capture,. the murder of her pa rents, &c., which are willingly placed at your disposal. On the 19th of March, 1851, a family of emigrants, named Oatmed, from fovea en route for California, composed of Lorenzo Oatman, wife and seven children,. (three boys and four girls,)-while encamped about one hundred rind twenty-five miles from the mouth of the Gila were attacked by the Mohave Indians, and all but one boy, and two girls massacre d in cold blood. The boy, in the dark, suc ceeded in escaping, and was picked up on the following day by a company of emigrants, about forty miles from the scene of the* mur der—the little fellow was perfectly exhausted when found, without hat or shoes, and cover ed with blood. After recovering sufficiently to tell the tale, some of the men started on to ascertain if anything could be done, and on arriving at the fatal place found the boy's version was, ales ! too true, the bodies being then half eaten by cayotes. -Enough, how ever, was ascertained to show that the two youngest girls were missing., The boy is now living at the "Monte," near Los Ange los, and distinctly remembers that horrible night. For years nothing had been heard of these two young girls, and their fate appealed to be wrapped in mystery. About five months since an article or letter was•published' in the Los Arigelos Star, stating that the Yumao In dians has offered to exchange two female prisoners with the officers at Fort Yuma for beads,' blankets, &c., and that the latter -had refused to trade with or purchase the unfor tunate sufferers from the Indians. Col. Nau man, U. S. A., who was at that time en route for Fort Yuma, immediately' inquired 'into the subject, but found the charges against the officers wholly without foundation ; and fear ful that by some possibility there might be some prisoners never before heard of, sent out runners to the different tribes offering heavy ransom for their recovery, in answer to which a Yuma Indian, of the name of Francisco, came in saying, "He could find a young girl ten days travel from the fort." Beads, blank ets, &c., were immediately given him, and in-twenty days he returned with Miss Oat man. When brought in she was dressed as all the females of the Yuma Mohave Indians, and on a white man approaching, threw herself rro,- trate on the sand, and would not rise until suitable female garments were brought her. She bad almost entirely forgotten her native tongue, being only able to speak two or three words. Being asked, in the Indian• language, her name, she replied. "Olive Oatman;" is tatooed on the chin, and bears the marks of hard slavery. Her arms, wrists and hand& are largely developed.. Was a slave for two years with the Mohaves, who sold her to the )rumas.• Her youngest sister died about six months 'before the rescue of Miss Olive.— The hair of the young lady being of a light golden color, the Indians colored it black— using a dye made from the.bark of the rnes keel tree. She was then : eleven years old •when taken prisoner, which will make her sixteen now, though she is more fully devel oped than many girls of twenty. The officers at the Fort have clubbed to gether making up a purse for her, and furnish ing such clothing as is necessary ; also have placed her in charge of a female residing there, and where every care and attention will be paid to all her wants, and until any relations or friends may come forward to re lieve the poor girl from her present depen dent position, and endeavor to wean her from all savage tastes or desire to return to Indian life. I hope that some of our philanthropic San Francisco ladies will offer their services to either provide a name for her, or use their influence in procuring her admission to the Orphan Asylum. - Jos. A. FORT. Pacific Ex. Co.'s Messenger, Southern Coast. The Sisters of Mercy, of San Francisco, have notified the friends of Miss Oatman, the young lady recently rescued from the Indians, that they will receive her into their care.
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