r
feffcrstmian tlqniblican.
Thursday, A st 7, 1S51.
von. UOVJERXOR :
WILLIAM r. JOHlNSTOi.
tOR CANAL COMMISSIONER :
JOHN ST ROHM
i(of Lancaster.)
rOU THE SUPMiME BENCH.
i&iclinvd Ccmlter of Westmoreland.
fosiiun. W. Coinly of Mohtour.
Jeorge tunmicr. oi rranKim.
lit. HI. ilXercditll of lJhiladelplia.
iiliam JcsMi of Susquehanna.
State Cciitval Committee
ilSccliitg.
The members of the Whiff State Central
otnrnittec are requested to meet in the City
f Philadelphia, on Thursday, August 14th. j
t isimporumt tnat every lisuici in ineouuu
i . , . i w i.T- '
lOUlu DC roprcsenuw. nvuiy niuiuuwi o
Rerefore solicited to be present on that day
iiilhout fail.
NER MIDDLES WARTII, Chairman.
July 22, J851.
A MirnionisT wood's meeting will be held
ear Richmond, Northampton county Pa.,
mmmenctng to-day, (Ttn insL) and. to con- j
nue four days. j
I . ,
J OCT Accidents from carelessness in the use ,
ffirc
C-arms, are constantly taking place.-
If he Village
village necora says uiai mew uuy&
jnce, a young man at Wilhstown, Chester
bunty, took up a gun, and playfully pointed
tic muzzle at the breast of his wife remark
hr, " how easily I could shoot you." The
ife suddenly pushed the muzzle from her
KrcasU when the gun went off, and deposited
) heavy charge on the floor, just by her foot,
the young man thought there was no cap
ipon the tube, and probably did not know the
Jjiecc was loaded: but the cap was sticking
ii thr cock, and the gun being cocked, the
addon, push given it drew the fingers of the
inn immrtliR tri.oTW. and discharged the'
trigger, and discharged the
i , mi . c : !
KJO. 1 UU WllU Ui !lb lll.-uu&iuii; iui Willi; uiiiu )
Ifterwards from the sudden fright, and still ,
, . syivania, isnottiie JJHiiiimiriiXxrivu
tnains quite low. .
1 ' j TY. Except the $400,000 loan of 1849,
Desperation. A letter to the Tribune created for the purpose of avoiding the In-
iientions the circumstance of a merchant at
'San francisco; who, having been burnt out of
Kill ownea- oy uq urcviuub urct ui umu ci-
II 1 l I Z tz t !..
ty, uiien uic names oi me lasi connagrauon
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tirrounded his building, in which he had all !
ip posesscd, coolly invited his wife to walk
but and see the fire; wjien they passed into (
lib street, in a moment of mad frenzy, he
I'row a revolver and shot, her through the
;iei 1, and then instantly ended his own life
ith another shot.
C c,rres;on!i'n':e of the Jeflcr&uhin Uciiubliqnn.
Ncw-Youk, August 2, 1851.
There is quite an.efibrt being made to ban-
Ssli from use canqthene and burning JIuid, on
e grounds of " dangerous articles." Wis-
lrm m:iv nrnmnt the sunrrestion. as manv
- 1 1
iv have been sacrificed but those lives:
vere sacrificed more to carelessness than to :
the articles condemned, as must plainly ap-
npur from the Tecord. and especially from the
l .t nf,vnt 1;,tnW nnmnil in th Tribune
1 " " ,
med m the Tribune .
c. Camphene and
. innfr :n use for 1
I'as arising from this cause.
r n.:::i i . !..,..
l.rhtsf and people have never been fully in- j
UlirillllLT UUIU lliiVU I1UL UUUU JUll" ill uou IUI i
formed as to their nature, and how to use
lliem. I can remember, on several occasions.;
of given a caution to persons in the act of ,
filling a lighted lamp, or holding a light to ,
we to fill a lamp with the fluid, and while ,
getting from the danger myself, hearing a
"grunt" and ignorant reply that " Guess '
there's no danger." Experience is a dear ',
school, but the most of tls will learn from no i
i
1 The yeather is 7m oppressive in the City 1
durinir these times, as the atmosphere is rec-
t.fied by many brilliant flashes of lightning, I
and we are always favored -with strong fresh !
t-'ea breezes from salt Avater. The city
is
healthy and clean, although vhilst perambu- 1
lating some sections it is necessary to keep
the "shady side" and hold the breath.
Grcut nattl of Counterfeiters
We learn from the Elmira Democrat, that
several notorious counterfeiters ha ye been ar-
rested in that section, and that 812,000 or .
14,000 of iheir spurious issues have been j
secured. The persons arrested are Geo. wJ
Lickner and two brothers, and fcman named 1
Wisener. -Officers are after others of the
gang. In-several trunks, said to, belong to the
accused, were found their dies, paper, ink,
rollers, &c., and pounterfeit money to the a-; of a SINKING FUND for the redemption of
mount of about .$'8,000, on the Globe;,ban,of the main debt The act creating this fund
Boston, and $3,000 an the Mechanics' bank , was recommended by Gov. Johnston, and has
of Albany, and; the balance on" Pennsylvania , thus far been eminently successful. During
banks. ' the years 1849 and 1850, there was received
T . ; . , x, . into the Treasury on account of this fund the
It .appears by the report of the Board of ljftn of ag appearg by
tsttors on the financial' condition of the j the asi of the AuditQr General pageg
Military Academy at West Point, ,126-27, This sum was expended in the pur
not regarding either the interest or the f chase of loans of the funded debt amounting
pr.Tnpipal oi.Govermcnt expenditures at .
West Point for lands, buildings and per-
mauent imnrov.ements, and considering
that tlie officers H n0remployed i Johnston has alfeady paid offa large amount
mightiae nscfullv employed elsewhere in , of the funded debt, and if continued m office,
thfservice of the Governincnt, the annu-, e wjll be able during the remainder of his
al Expense of .institution is set down at ' term'to continue.dojng so at the rate of near
?lii$x 012 .86; jnalcing .the annuaUqst to ly or quite! ONEirLj6N'OF DOLLARS
tins 'Government ?6r eac cadet SGOOSG. , .r PER ANNuSwjtbout any additional-taxi
IMPORTANT TO TAX-PAYERS,
yyiio. Contracted the Slate Debt?
1 'The 'following statement of the various
loans constituting the present STATE DEBT
of Pennsylvania, and amountsas they stood on
, tholRt dnv nf TWnmfcpr. TSi50. SHVS the Read-
; in, Jnnmr,l: is nonin.1 from the Annual Report
of John N.Purvianck, late Locofoco Auditor
General, made to the last Legislature: . ,
ta 1 - I
Statement of the Public Debt of Pennsylvania
stock Lo;m per act of April 2, 1821
lo do April 1, 1S20
. In I cn
$20,322 9J
2113.221 71
009,211 13
1,1W,1I3-12
. 703,274 C4
2,107,372 43
. 50,000 00
lo
lo
April a, ii
I Jo do MiirClt 21 1625
do
-do,
do
. do
do
v. do
'. i do
do ,
- do
do.
do'
- ;do '
do
do
do
do
do
do "
do
do
do
do
do.
do
do
do
do
do
do
do
do
do
do
do
do
do
do
do
do
do
do
do
do
do
do
do
do
do
do
do
Dec'r. 18, lb-iS
April 22, 1820
rjec'r.7. 1820
M.irch 13. 1830
3,004,600 2S j
March 21,183 r
March 23. 1831
March 30,1831
March 30, 1832
April 5. 1S32
Fcb'y 10, 18:W
March 1.I&33
March 27, 1833
April5,lS34
April 13, 1835
Jan'y 20, 1S3J
Feb'v 0,1830
March 10, 1S30
March 27. 1S30
Juno". 1830
June 27, 1830
Julv 10. 1S30
Jan'y 23,1 M0
April 3, 1610
June II. 1840
Jan'v 10, ISM
March 4. 18U
May4.JF4l
May".. 1S41
May 10, 1S41
July 27. 1S12
March 7, 1843
April 20. 1S11
May 31, 184,4
April IC. I 15
Jan'y 22, 1B47
April 11, 1813
April 10, 13431-
2,491,20181 I.
203 000 43
9nimnmiM
300.000 00
2,330,880 13
mn nnn An
do
lo
Low (relief) do
stock Loan do
int. cemncrs uu
do do
do do
f.2,0S0 31
. 50,294 30
00,433 01
4,55.r,lS2 15
71,051 00
150,087 45
400,000 00
Stock Loan do
Int. certifiers do
Stock Loan do
do do
do do
Inc. PL loan do
40,G77.214 OS
rit should be added that the original relief
oan amounted to about 83,000,000,00 but
jias j)Ccn sjncc cancelled and reduced to the
present sum of SG52,1G4,00.
tThis loan was created for the purpose of
pJ .nc Qn Columbia
j work 0f great practical utility,
and one which greatly redounds to the inter
ests of the Commonwealth.
The above is taken letter for letter and
figure for figure from the Official Statement
in the last Auditor General's Report, page
120. Let us now see under what administra
tions this debt was accumulated :
Dale. Adminislatinn. Debts Contracted
i ,i.:
1820 to 1823. Joseph Hiester, Loco
1823 to 1S20. J. And'w Shnlzo, do.
l 1820 lo 1835. Georpe Wolf do.
: 1835 lo lSf. Joseph Ititner. Wing
t 183S to 1PI4. 1). It. Porter. Loco
, 1844 lo 1818. Francis R. Shunk do
' 1S4SIO 1851. Wm.F.JolmMon, Wliij
$20,322 00
0,337,501 35
10,032,000 78
NONE
13,100.850 90
4,750.523 00
400,000 00
,-i
Examine the above figures carefully and
'
l,,en sa w,1Giner tlie ocolc i'en""
clined Plane on the Columbia Railroad, not
one DOLLAR OF THE PUBLIC DEBT,
, icas ever contracted by a Whig- Administra
, tion !
Gov. Ritner came into office in December,
1835, and went out in December, 1838, and
as will be seen, not a single cent was added I
to the debt during his administration. Then
commenced the administration of David R.
PonTEit, under whom the public debt was in-
j creased at the rate of over TWO MILLIONS
YEAR! Next came the "lamented" '
1 Shunk, who added his mite to the sum total ,
i
' at the rate of over a million a year, until the
Debt was swelled up to the enormous amount
' of Forty Millions of Dollars!
In July, 1848, Francis R, Shunk died. 5
Tl,.nn Wm 1? Tr.knr.fnn Vllmmn Mtnrn.
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or and in t,,e Allowing October, the people
fore this the affairs of the State were in a de-
i i i. mi. iL. 1.
pioraDie conuiuon. xne interest on ine puu
... .
c dett na not been Pa 3' tne Locofi3COS J
for a considerable time, and Pennsylvania had i
become a by-word and reproach throughout
the civilized world. Well, what did Govern-
or Johnston dol Why one month after his
induction into office in August, 1848, he
the interest promptly, without resorting
to the Locofoco expedient of a loan a thing
wllich had not been done for years fore,
and ever since it has been paid promptly when
due, in gold and silver. But this is not all.
Te very first year of his administration hei
paid off a temporary loan of TWO HUN-
DRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, and a float-
S debt of FOUR HUNDRED AND SIX-
TY THOUSAND DOLLARS, left by the
previous Locofoco administrations. Nor is
this all : He commenced paying off the
MIN DEBT, which as appears by his last
1 nn..Ml , .7 .7 r. onK
annual uicsauv, wao ucti ihjcu oinuu uiu ouui
November, 1848, over HALF A MILLION
OF DOLLARS ! Besides this, ONE HUN
DRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOL
LABS has been paid for the completion of
the North Branch Ganal, a work commenced
under previous Locofoco administrations and
-abandoned for want of funds. This work
will soon be completed, and then we will
have an important source of revenue for the
navment of the Locofoco State Debt
The crowning feature of Governor John
ston's administration. has been the creation
in the aggregate lo 459,122 98.
It would be well for the people of Penn-
sylvania to remember tliese truths. Gov.
to the people. We have here the ACTS of
the .Whigs against the-HYPOCRITICAL.
PROFESSIONS of the Locofocos Elect
JOHNSTON and STROHM, and this grati
fying state of things will continue. Hut if
the destinies of the Commonwealth arc again"
committed to the PLUNDERERS, we shall
have a return ot the days oi wuLr.i.
TER and SHUNK, and the State will once
. .,Ty-T n ti-t
more be plunged into irretncvaoie rum aim
embarrassment.
Two itleu S3 Hit?.
On Friday morning;, July 25th, Edward
F. Douglass and Thomas Bensonconvicted
of the murder of Asa Havens, mate oi tne
baric " Clenn," were executed in tbc city of
New York, in furtherance of the sentence of
flo.ith which had been nasscd upon them.
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520,022 74 The execution took place in tne lomus, ana
SSio ic ! was conducted by the U. S. Marshal and his
lSSc 04 j deputies. Although there were some five
'oSsoto 1 hundred persons admitted to the yard, order
4o!oo 23 J was preserved throughout and the require
1.131.21SC5 - . , .,.". ,
2,053:8.11 og ' ments of the law were fulfilled with decorum
Xrfi o! j and quietness. James S. Clemens, who was
1 soojnooo : sentenced to be hung for participation in the
fiw 'Si oo ! me mut5n3' aml murder, was respited by the
5M,co7 03 j President, and the execution of his sentence
9SM 03 '' deferred until the 23d of August, The Tri-
bune gives the following account of the exe
cution of Douglass and Benson, both young
men of little more than 21 years :
The morninrr of the last dav of the con-
o -
demncd was spent by them in company with
Rev. Mr. Hodge and other clergymen, who
crave them such consolation as could be drawn
from the promises of God and hoped for in
the mercies of Him that judgeth not as man
judgeth. Having been apprized that all hopes
of pardon or reprieve from the President
who alone could interfere were in vaiHj they
resigned themselves to their fate, and await
ed the fatal hour with much composure.
Benson (the colored man) appeared to be con
fident of mercy in a future life, and expressed
his willingness to leave a- world which had
sad memories for him. Both the mcn,-.havc
been for many days engaged with spiritual
teachers and in contrite devotions and re
flections.
A little past 10
o'clock Marshal Tall- !
madge, accompanied by District Attorney J.
Prescott Hall, Collector Maxwell and several
Doputies, proceeded to the cell and read to
the prisoners the death Warrant, which was
heard by them without exhibition of much feel
ing. They were then prepared for their last
trial, and shortly before 11 o'clock, they came
forth in procession to the gallows,
The procession was headed by the Marshal
and his Deputies, who were dressed in a sort
of uniform of black with cocked hats and
swords ; next came the prisoners, each dress
ed in the customary black, with black cap,
and having the rope around his neck; side by
side with them were Rev. Mr. Lockwood ;
the officiating phvsicians, Drs. Metcalf and '
Geer, Sheriff Camley and a few city func-1
tionanes closed the line. Around the gal-
lows a file of U. S. Marines were stationed,
under command of Lieut. Morrel, and on all j
sides a proper force of Policemen kept order.
mi i i, . . . .
The prisoners were not equally affected at j
the sight of the gallows ; Benson seemed
nuite firm and composed, but Doujrlass was .
extremely agitated. Both were
of course !
., ,
i tho m . ,
handcuffed. When they came to the gal
Jims, mm wau ucun iwtw iii mu piuui Fu-;
sition, Marshal Tallmadgc informed them J take prisoner, and a few arms were captured ( this State this is the case. The effect to
that they were at liberty to make such re- by the Spaniel troops. The news by this suspend entirely would be distress, by throw-
marks in regard to their fate as they might
, , . , '
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desire, whereupon Douglass replied that he
was now receiving the wages of sin, which is
death ; that he stood there an examnle of the ;
effects of small indulgences in evil, and he !
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hoped that all would be warned by his fate:
he also stated that Clemens, the man now
under respite, was in no manner guilty of the '
muraCT for which he and Benson wore about j
to die. Benson declared that he was mno- ;
cent of any positive violence to the murdered
man, and that Clemens was innocent.so far j
as he knew; he (Benson) advised the spec
tators to prepare for the death of a Christian.
He then sung the hymn commencing "And
must this feeble body fail," after which Rev.
Hodge offered a brief prayer. Having taken
their leave of the Clergyman and the Marshal,
the marines came in a line and knelt before
the gallows, the caps were drawn over their
faces, the ropes around their necks were at
tached to the hooks that hung from the pul
leys above them, and, on a signal from the
Marshal, a single blow severed the cord that
held the weights; and the prisoners were con
signed to the mercies of the God of mercy and
justice. .
It was a feV minutes past 11 ; the strug
gles of Benson were violent for a considerable
time, while Douglass gave very little sign of
pain. They were allowed tohang for three
quarters of an hour, when they were pro
nounced dead by the Coroner, and the bodies
were cut down and delivered to their friends
that of Benson to be taken to Long Island,
and that of Douglass to go westward to the care
of his afflicted mother.
(LTJie Juniata Sentinel alludes wjlh
great gdod humor to Mr. Biglers' silence on
certain questions,"his taking both sides of
others, and says the Locofocos should hoist
his name as follows :
Regularly nominated Tariff and Anti-Tariff;
Abolition and Pro-Slavery ; Free Soil
and National ; Regular nomination and Anti
nomination ; Kidnapping nnd Anti-Kidnapping
; Buchannan and Anti-Buchanan ; War
.and Anti-War; Cuba and Anti-Cuba, and reg
ular Washington, Jefferson,. Madison, Mon
roe, Jackson, and Spyder Democratic candU
date
For GovERxon,
Col. WILLIAM BIGLER, of Clearfield.
RcVolllliOll ill Cltba.
. i rtun rfeincr .
of .a body of Cubans at Puerto Principe, amU
We gave in uur iu&i. , icpui ui u ,
ofthe.r ,-ccMfi.l ."fS;-' OTJ able document f but too long for ur- mMstraUo8 ' h6 hM8c0llected annually,
JSSXZ2 t'. upon the above new, Wfflte THtfUSl I I.OL
: .!. a. nnnroccn.1 citizens of that beau- ln commeuiuio U1 imrtct rPrLa n LAES LESS from the Heal instate ol the
tiftil island have at last appealed to the
Urn island nave ac last uupuuiuu w
v -V . .. .. f ,1 1 .J
bloody arbitration or iuu swuru, ueinuiu.
to be free or perish. The stealer Falcon ar-
rived at New
Orleans, July otn, anu- uie
steamer Isabel reached Charleston the same
day, both from Havana, and both bringing in
telligence confirming the news of the insur
rection. They also reported in addition that
the patriots had met the Government troops
in several skirmishes anh engagements and
had been unilormiy successiui ; uuttuiuu u ,
flm tmnns wfiiit. over to the msunrents; that
in one battle the Government lost 300 men ;
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and that the insurrection had extended to Ma-
tanzas and Santiago de Cuba, where a fight
L between a portion of the insurgents and a
corps of government lancers resulted m the j
defeat of the lancers and they afterwards ,
joinedthe enemy.
TlnHhews produced great sensation in N.
Orleans, and meetings were called to express
the ruling sentiments of the people. It was
stated by passengers in the steamers that the
pcared to feel no alarm as to the issue On the ,
otherhand,aletterwas received from ajijghly .
influential American murcunutaw nuvuim, oiti- ,
tmg that tlie uovernment was endeavoring iu ,
. . . . i-
smother the particulars
rs or me recent ouLuruuii,
reaching the States; that .
r.i a. 1.1 I- 1
& prevent them from
In,,, mnvomo t wits niiite for- ,
midable, and American officers had been for i
some time past drilling the insurgents. A ship
11 V lilOU k & l,WlilUIIUJ V W" w- w . . i
from New-York, with arms and ammunition i
had succeeded in landing her cargo, and oth- !
ers were expected. The Government had
spies out in all directions. Two officers had !
been imprisoned on suspicion of favoring the
insurgents, and it was reported that an A
merican had been garroted.
Other passengers by the IsaDel also state
that Havana was filled with rumors of the re
volt in the eastern parfc of the Island, and
they give the following as current facts and
reports in that city, viz :
A battle had been fought between the Patriots
and Spanish troops at Nu'evit&s, in which the
troops were defeated, with a loss of five killed.
Nine of the officers were captured, among
them the Commander. The Spanish troops
afterwards fled to Soniar, and the patriots re
turned to Neuvitas. They already num-
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beretl one thousand strong, anu were uany re-
cciving remiorcemenis.
Col. Conti's regiment at Puerto Principe
had been attacked by the insurgents and three
hundred killed the rcmaiuder were taken
prisoners.
The reported loss of three hundred troops
is said to have occurred from the sinking of
a scow whilst crossing the river.
Three companies of Regiment Cantrabria
are said to have thrown down their arms and
i i .i mi r l.
J01" U,G "burgt. j i
vaua
A general revolution was expected in a few
days.
. All sfialodommunications throufrhout the
Ts1;in,1 worn intrfiilintnd bv. the government.
It is the intention of the insurgents to de-
clare a Provisional Government.
A lnrcm number of the citizens of Cuba had
- --a-- .
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1UII. tIJC llllllU.
lIV Mm h. n
In addition to the above, and more positive
ly nnnfirmatorv of the insurrectionary move-
ments in Cuba, is the news brought to New
York, on Sunday a week, direct from Neuvitas,
by the schooner Pauline. She left on the
jl f til UI July, uiinuui if.iivi .3 liiiu uiu jk.iu.-
raUon of Inff d" issued by tlie peopie of
Principe. The digest of the letters is as fol-
lows
T,,e official account of the insurrection at
Puerto Principe, heretofore published, related
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i nn Ui tn n cmnli cL'trniKh nn Illfi Ati nt .I111V
in whlcn joanuin de AiTucrov Kanchez was
in which Joaquin ue Agucroy
arrival is unto tne iiin oi juiv irom jrueno
princip
acconnt
The j
Principe, being 11 days later than the last
pronunciamento for independence was
made on the 4th of July, on which day the j
f rf 1 " Merty may besaid to have j
taken place. The government troops, previ -
ousy Sent out to make prisoners of any revo- j
lutionists, came up with the guerilla party of,
Joaquin Aguero y Aguero, at the foot of the
STX Tto
Cubans numbered 200 men and the Spaniards
man nnnolctmrr nfinfl Un0nrc ,n,l 0(10
Af. " , .
Spaniards fled, lcavinir their captain and
twenty others killed, together with eighteen
wounded. The Cubans had only two or three
wounded, and none killed. The Spanish sol
diers, after the action, went over to the Cu
ban side.
This battle inspired very great
confidence among the people, and immediate-
ly the numbers of the insurgents increased
rapidly. At the last accounts they were
known to number 1,000 men and more. These
were divided up into five guerilla parties, of
2UU men each, under the command of Joaquin
Aguero, Francisco Aguero y Estrada, and U
baldo Antonio y Pina. These parties are sta
tioned in the strongholds in the vicinity of
Cascarro and Principe, drilling and augment
ing their numbers.
After the battle of the 4th, the Spanish
troops hurried back to Principe, seventeen
leagues from Cascarro. When the news of,
the defeat reached Principe, there was a great
excitement among the people ; and nothing j
but the large number of soldiers prevented a
general rising and a massacre of the troops. j
The garison is over 4000 strong, and notwith-
standing this large number, Gen. Lemery
did not dare to withdraw a single man to go out
m pursuit ot the Cubans, lor fear of a rising,
but awaited the arrival of reinforcements
from Havana, whence he had sent for 2000
men. (The last news from Havana stated
that these troops had sailed for Principo, dis
tant450 miles.) Thus, while Gencal Lemery
was confined at Principe, the Cubans, were
gathering numbers and strength.
At the last accounts from Principe, many of
the Cubans had left the place to join the
guerrillas. From the town of Bayania a
party of 200 men had gone up; from Villa
Clara, 100; and numbels from Nuevitas and
all the towns in. the vicinity of Principe.
As fast as the news spread, the people sent
off parties to the mountains, so that the num
ber of the insurgents will have become very
formidable before the Spnnish troops' can be
brought against them. The Cubans, hoWev. I
er; are poorlef armed and labor under many
disadvantages. ' - . .
Aguero banchez was confined in prison at
llsucce of tl,0 insurgams greatlye. C t S:
agcratetl.andtUMUieuovcrmnonLwcreu,, tl.irlv-six
na nnwrj-m It f 1t1MIDIntri Hllfl M It. .
r-. i.iflmontjnrrninoftfiemostinfluen-
r"lMr. "ZuM It is snnnnsed ltG will
al men m u.t- .r t
shot
j of independence is a firm
Tr,b broken out in j
r0t,niMt nn
LIlilL U. SC1IUUO , . ,
,. of the accoUnts wnicn
uba A tandi their contradicto-
-r B,mws nt ieast that serious col-
lisions havetuken place between tne -ra-triots."
and the Government troops, and we
see no reason to doubt the success claimed
by the former. The evident desire of the
mitlinritifis nt Havana to represent the whole
affair as a trifling ebuliUon ot disioyaity, ,
. .1... '
di,- rushed, does not com
W1"u "a . v J. . ' .a ..
port with the fact that reinforcements have
been sent to ieuvitas anu rueno irniiciijc,
which were already well garrisoned. The
Tribune concludes its comments by showing
e geo cntsto serve as the base
"i n nrv nJ ionB.
the geographical advantages or tne position
of revolutionary operations :
Tho nutans have this time shown consid-
erable foresight in their choice of a locality
forthe initiative steps to Revolution, lhe
town of Puerto Principe, which is the capi
tal of the Central Department of Cuba, is sit-
lttle to tne east oi
and 450 miles from
miles from Neuvi-
. The town is sit.
betwe two ivuctSt which unite and
a I I I . -n rt i-r Hi-twr 1CT1 Til rill Ilill VA. II II II
T.w t;., 'VUn rn.mtrv n
mrm tun oan ruuru xtivci.
-r;-.. ,.A rmari immnnse
(in: IK:!" iiuui nuuu iui mi j r ivmv.ww-
. , - t:,i hn mnrrnfQ
quantities of cattle, and supplied tl markets
riavana. XUU mju CAUCm.By w....-
productive, but much of it lies waste and un
cultivated. The mountain range of Cuban
flanks the city on either hand. The eastern
chain, running to the point of the island at
Cape Maysi, is savage and broken, some of
the peaks rising to the Iright of 8,000 feet.
These mountain valleys and defiles will afford
ample shelter to the revolutionists, who may
also draw their supplies from the rich agri
tural region adjoining.
In addition to this advantage theirdistance
from tlie seat of Government is also in their
favor. It is said that the revolutionists have
received re-inforccments from Bayamo and
Villa Clara, two of the most important towns.
If this be correct, the insurrectionary district
is near three hundred miles in extent, com
prising the very heart of the island. The
prospect of the movement is therefore encour
aging to the revolutionary party ; the exiled
Cubans in this City are certain of success.
The Government, however, has a terrible
weapon in reserve, in this case, and would
not hesitate to use it. A single decree will
then liberate the five hundred thousand slaves
of Cuba and turn them against the wites, re
enacting in a more, horrid form the Ilaytian
tragedy. This presents itself to us as the fi
nal issue, but we hope for a more fortunate
termination of the struggle.
Savannah, August 2. There is much ex
citement here on Cuban affairs, and several
volunteers left here yesterday, for Cardenas.
Immense numbers, it fs said, are preparing
in the interior of this State and in Alabama,
! for the samp destination
A letter just received from New Orleans
states that one thousand men left that city
I on the night of the2oth ult., for Cuba.
TWO
. V , 11 ,it -..!
steamers nave Deen purcnaseuaiiewuneans
by the Cubans, and the general impression
there was that the patriots would get posses-
I t At. ; 1 l I C .
sion oi me isiauu uuiuru ui piu&uut cnun
ceases
The Iron Tradk in New-York. The
Troy Whig says : " The Iron-workers, Cap
italists and Laborers, are undergoing a severe
experience under the present Tariff", the di
rect effect of which is to protect foreign not
hnmt Inbnr nnrl f!rin5trT. Trip fnrnrpe t.lint. hn vr
'.not stopped, are kept in operation at a loss
, , , , .. . , .
on i cmoll crfi n nnH in thr hnnn flint n hnt
ter day njay come. In the Northern part of
ing operatives, having families to support,
i out of employment; and yet unless relief is
obtained, even this must be done."
An honest Dutchman 1 in traininff up
. . , , c ,
1,13 son m the was he shold ff0' frequently
exercised him in Bible lessons. On one of
these occasions he asked him "Who vasdat
f !f
u nof CD- . , .
Aat D It vvUL JJUjf . V UI, VUt VUH UU rUUSOll
lie would not shleep mit her 1"
" Don't know shpose he vasn't shleepy."
"Gentlemen of the Jury," said a western
lawyer, " I don't mean to insinuate that this
man is a covetous person, but I will bet five
to one that, if you should bait a steel trap with
j a new three cent piece and place it within
j six inches of his mouth', you would catch his
soul'. I wouldn't trust him in a room with red
hot mill stones, and the angel Gabriel to
guard them."
A German lately reached St. Louis, put up
at one of the big hotels, and represented that
he was just in from California with an 80,
000 sized pile of the dust, which he deposi
ted in the bank. He was going to make his
home m the city going to loan out his mon-
! ey and live at ease goinsr to be a "bier bu"
on 'Change. In thi3 specious w'ay he got a
lot of anxious admirers about him, from whom
he temporarily obtained $400, or thereabouts,
only till he was ready to break open his pile
in the bank. In the morning all the business
was to be fixed up and SO it Was. SlirA pnnnnrh'
j The. German had suddenly been seized with
thc emigration fever, which had carried him
off. Cin. Enq.
The Roman Government has condemned
one Pietro Ereoli to the galleys for twenty
years, for having tried to disuade a fellow
xitizen from lighting a cigar lie was about to
smoke." The Freeman's Journal published
in Boston, admits the fact, and gravely sets
to work to show that such a punisment for
such an Offence, was " the act of a inild and
parental Government.11 Oh !
Wages in Oregon
A clergyman, who formerly resided in
ISTow Yorjk, thus writes from Oregon:-
Carpenters make from eight to twelve
dollars a day, laborers five dollars and
wash-women from three to four dollars a ' ?hich weighed 1095 pounds, and measur
dp.en for washing. ; Healthy persons, cd 14 feqt from the tip. of the tail to,, tho
who are accustomed to work and willing esd of "the rrw. The tatter' member is
to -'work, make-money rapidly. ' "3 feet long.
The Oppositionoastfully ask this
aucstion. We 'Will answer, mat among
Commonwealth, than was collected under
Gov. bhunk'a administration tne annu
al average of Gov. Shunk's collections
from this source, being SI ,373,588 85, and
the annual average of Gov. Johnston's,
being 81,305,884 93. Let the people
further remember, that -whilst the Farm
ers of the State have paid less, a tax has
received from other sources more able to
bear it than Real Estate, by -which and
certain dther resources of the State, more
than HALF A MILLION of the State
debt has been paid, the Incilned Plain at
Philadelphia avoided, and the North
Branch canal nearly completed!
The man who has done this, tne Jjoco-
u th le to remoVe
lcos now M "A"" . i i ?rxL..
Will they do it? Certainly not, it they
wish to see the debt diminished which
Locofocos made, to sec the State credit
well supported, and the State finances
daily improving Daihj American.
Skippers in Cheese and Bacon.
Much cheese is annuall j lost, or ren
dered unsalable, by being infested with
skippers. To drive out these, when they
have once obtained a lodgment in the
cheese, cut a small circular" bole on the
outside near the centre, carefully remove
the round ring or plug, and having exca
vated a portion of the inside, so as. to leave
a hole to the middle of the cheese, fill it
with the best French brandy. As. the
liquor is absorbed by the cheese, renew
it, and repeat the operation several times.
Then fill up the hole, and place 'on the
plug, covering carefully -with a piece of
paper pasted over, and the skippers -will
leave it at once, making their way out
side. These troublesome vermine are also
very injurous to bacon in warm weather.
It is asserted that if a piece of sulphur i.
thrown on the fire every day the bacon is
smoking it -will effectually prevent the
attacks of skippers and bugs. German-
ton; n Telegraph.
Excitement in Texas.
Great excitement prevaikdat Rio
Grand in consequence of the Mexicans
refusing to deliver up a runaway slave.
An armed party of Texans had threat
ened to capture Presidio. It is said that
there are 2,000 fugitives in Mexico.
If there were twenty thousand "fugi
tives" in Mexico, Texas would have no
riirht to demand their surrender. Mcxi-
! cois under no more obligation than Eug-
land to surrender fugitive slaves. There
is no clause in our Treaty with that Na-
tion requiring any such service. It would,
' i,nwnVov. nveite no surnrise if the refusal
j nf r;ort frt cnrr.-mrlnr 1ipja "fllfntiv5"
should be made, by and by, a pretext for
a foray upon Mexican soil, and perhaps,
the subjugation of the Mexican Govern
ment. Alb. Eve. four.
v
A Singular Award
The offer of a small premium was late
ly made, through the Boston Congregation
fleV,for thebest essay in answer to sundry
questions in relation to practical religion,
and espicially pointing out the relation of
the soul's salvation to a knowledge of the
person of Christ a point, -we would
; think, involving the mostpeculiarfeatures
of the orthodox view3. lhe committee
in the case awarded the prize, without
knowing the authors of any of the propo
posed essays, to Ecv. jtfr. Eriggs, a Unita
rian clergyman of Plymouth, Mass. It
is certainly a suggestive circumstance, in
many ways and perhaps, we may say
hopeful that the best exposition of such
a point of theory should have been sup
plied by a Unitarian even in the judg
ment of orthodox critics.
Squirrel Hnut.
We have seldom known the squirrels
so numerous in this section of country
as at present. They have been quite
troublesome in many places already,
particularly in Beech Woods and vicini
ty. A hunt was got up for their exter
mination. W. S. jtfarsh and C. G. Bish
op were the leaders. There were 45 on
each side, and were to hunt one week,
or as much of the time as they pleased.
On Saturday, June 2Gth, they met to
count not noses but tails. A dinner
was provided "by Mr. Ross Marsh, and
the losing side footed the bill, being 00
cents each.
W. S. Marsb'3 side, No. 1, as follows:
Number. Count.
Black and Grey squirrels, 889 4,445
Itcd squirrels, 473
2,365
0,925
1,230
580
360
; Chipmuncks, 1.385
Woodchucks, 123
Hawks, irmva. and'Uwia. v
, J ; i
Skunks,
18
2917 15,905
0.. G. Bishop's side, No. 2, as follows:
Nnmber. Count
Black and Grey squirrels 575 3;375
Bed squirrels, ;: 442
Chipmuncks, ,;-, 1,366
Woodohucks, ..3,i.t-- 129
Hawks, Crows,, and Owls,, . 32
2,210
6,830
1'290
040;
Skunks. 27
: 2j671
14,885
5.588
Whole number killed
Gountod, ' ' ' 5 1,1
v30,7'90
Warrcni'Mail
A Jersey Sa'VV Eish. At Capoa May
a party was encaired in fishing with- a.
! seine on Monday and caught a? saw fish