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CHARLOTTE, N. C.
DEBATE IN THE SENATE.
On the loth inst., when the resolutions con
demnin" the recent British agressions were be
fore the V. 8. Senate, the following debate took
- .
place between Mr. Ciimrman of North Carolina
and Mr Doolittle of "Wisconsin:
Mr. Clingman thought it probable that Great
Britain night excuse her proceedings by say-
in' that i "iniiwre i aui'xing uaix ii-iui'.u
territory; seized MMBC of our own people
and
t.rougi.t tneni away; not necause uwj -
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com
mitted a felon v but a
misdemeanor; una, ogn
lio ci.ilnted tlio liiW hi ni(iti. Were KOod. lilt
President and Committee on Foreign Relation
made an argument to this effect The British
Government is entering onrshipB. Why? Decease
it wants to stop feiony. Suppose we should make
complaint? We will be told that one of oar own
officers violated territory under the jurisdiction i'
a foreign country, and so far from punishing, the
President commended him, and some Senators
thought he ought to have a medal. Could Great
Britain make out a stronger case? The act of Com
WOdoTC PaaJdktg was as .lain a violation ot the
Constitution and international law as could pORU
bly be committed. Some member of the British
Parliament might, following the example, get up
and propose that the commander of the Styx be
presented with a medal, saying his motives were
good in su .pressing felony and putting down pi
racy. While aanlhrann justify the violation com
mitted by our own ofteera they should make some
excu.-e for nthera. He believed with Mr. Benja
min, that something ought t- 1- done to maintain
our respect abroad. lie intented to vote fr the
resolutions; they 1V11 far short of what we ought to
do. The Senate, however, can now do nothing
but make a protest.
Mr Doolittle wished to know what part of the
constitution and laws had been violated by Com
modore Paulding, in the arrest of General Walker?
MrChngmaa replied, that clause whieh says no
favor shall he exercised, except what is granted.
the scc.nd place. Commodore Paulding commit
ted disobedience and violated the laws of the I tot
ed States; and in the last place, he violated the
laws of nations, by invading the territory of a
foreign power.
31 r. UeoHtde joined issue most distinctly, and
could demonstrate in any court of impartial jodges,
that in no respect, did Commodore Paulding vio
late the constitution or laws, or any instructions
received from the Department at Washington '1 he
President is authorised, expressly, to use the land
and naval forces to prevent the carrying out of m
expedition from the shores of the United States,
against any friendly and neutral power. The min
ister of Nicaragua had returned the thanks of his
government fur the taking of General Walker and his
followers. We never violated a friendly or neutral
territory. Nicaragua invited us before the Presi
dent sent in his message. We never violated the
territory for hostile pur oses, nor was there such
an intent. It was preposterous to say so. Com
modore Paulding only carried out his instructions,
but when a clamor was made against the Adminis
station, it did not dare to take the responsibility of
the act. Instead of sustaining Commodore Pauld
ing, as the Administration of Monroe did Gen.
Jackson when he seized St. Marks, it sutlers him
(Paulding ' to be sued in an action of trespass in
the Courts of New York, and suffers him to be ar
raigned simply for doing his duty, in preventing
Walker levying war on a friendly power. With
regard to the conduct of the British, he ( Doolittle)
did not. from the beginning, believe there would
be war; but that the British Government would
declare that the instruction given to the cruiser
hud hern exceeded.
Mr Clingman said that he could show that
Yrissari had no authority to authorise the invasion,
ami that the President and Committee on Foreign
Relations had declared the act illegal. What he
complained of was, that instead of Commodore
Paulding being censored or punished, the Execu
tive and Foreign Committee made an argument in
his defence. Therefore, the British Government
can make a stronger argument in its own defence.
While thev admit that Commodore Paulding's act
was illegal, the Senator from Wisconsin ( L'oolittle )
proposed to present him a medal.
RAISING THE RATES OF POSTAGE.
The j rnpositioa made in the tatc Congress to
raise the rates of postage to 5 and 10 cents accord
ing to distance, (says the N V. New.-) will not
ftrike the eowotrj favorably. It is cheap, not dear
postage that i wanted, ami the Government should
sec tiiat the people have it. We never could un
derstand why it was doomed necessary that the
Post Office Department should sustain itself
through revenue collected on letters, any more
than the War or Navy Departments should sustain
themselves through some similar levy upon
the
!
people.
Tiie Government vttts en or nous supplies for
the maintenance of these departments. Why
should it not be equally liberal in voting money
for the purpose oi conveying intelligence to the
people at the smallest possible rates, whether
those rates paid the entire expenses or not ?
There ar many Ports of Kntry in the country
where the duties collected on merchandise dues
oft pay the cost of collection, but this is no rea-!
eon why such ports should be closed. The ex- j
cess of outlay must come from some other fund.
So with the Post Office. Be liberal in arrange- ;
mcnis f r facilitating the transmission of mail
matter, charge low rates, and if there is not
Many enough raised from postage to defray the
expenses of the Department, let an approprhv !
tion be made lomeet the deficiency. This cramp
ing a great and necessary Department of Govern-'
luent. one of the moot important for the spread
of intelligence the very basis on which the sue
eeaa Of our governmental institutions rests to1
simply the amount received from its opeiat'i n. ,
is, it appears to us, unjust, impolitic and unwis. j
Send letters everywhere throughout the United j
States at one rate, three or even two cents 1
abolish the franking privilege, now so much
abused, and if there is not enongh raised in this
r.- k . .i r
way lor the support of the Department, the poo-
int; nin uc hsuoucu, i aim wiai snoutu ie u e 1
i j ii i ii i .
end and aim ot all governments 1 and will be
:n l. .i i . i . i u x. . i
quite ready to vote any reasonable sum to make
up the deficiency.
1READ A liEMEDY FOR mARRHEA.-lt has
boon a Jong indulged idea that bread baked on ,
i - -wt -a-v
Good Friday wiil continue in a state of preserva- ;
tion for a great number of years, and many in this '
neighborhood hare broad in their hnnarii i-r 1
seven, and eight years old; an old 4ady has a cake
of bread twelve years old, quite sweet and good,
bat dry and hard. A small piece of this bread,
ground to powder, and mixed with a small quantity
of brandy, has been proved an unfailing remedy
for diarrhoea and pains in the body. Of course any
other bread, baked in a similar manner, and kept
as long, would have the same effect. Cambridge
Independent j
INTEKESTITG FROM SALT LAKE
From the S'. Louu Democrat, June 16.
The party of Col. Kane, from Camp Scott, ar
rived here yesterday morning
The partv left Camp Scott on the 16th of May. :
Gov. Cumming had returned there trom Salt Lake
City. He stated that almost instantly upon his
arrival at the Mormon city he found the population
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ed, and shortly increased till th" entire people of
movine on. ihe movement naa inoeeu cooiukdc
the northern settlements were in motion. Brig
ham Young formally delivered into his hands the
"great aeal," and all state records. The Mormon
chiefs appeared particularly solicitous that Governor
Cumiuin' should take possession of these moment
ous documents, relying uj on this measure as the
, f their nrcecrvation
J hey were urgent
, , ,r,.r.r should t mm Wut them in a
fire-prottt mf
The reaSOU Oi this HOOn trailSpir- '
ed with the difcovery that extensive
.
lrcjMriuonS
had been nkilfullv made to eive the eity to the
w
flames, a fa the Cnasians at Moscow. Large
quantities of dried fem e wood had been arranged
in many houses, which a match would have kind
led to conflagration. Happily, better councils
prevailed among the leader:-., and strenuous en
deavors were suctestfdlly made by the major part
of the popubt'on to prtveut the citastiopbe.
Bavins received the capitulation of Brigham, '
and taken efficient means to prevent the still dread- ;
ed burning of the city, Gov. Camming deemed it
proper, if possible, peacefully to prevent the mi
gration southward, and setoff after the trains.!
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i in. irur i . .,.. i ... VI iiuiii.v.u cin .."...in
were on the road a few guards alone being left in
the villages. '1 he number of men, women, and
children could scarcely be less than 35,000. Many
were far advanced, so that it was useless to pursue
them. 1 he forward trains were three hundred
miles southward down the valley. Ihe governor
counted seven hundred and fifty wagons laden
with families. 1 hey were abundantly provisioned.
Many hundreds had "hutted" by the way i. .,
had built adobe bouses of the road mud. The
cold and heavy rains had disappointed their ex
pectations of the dry weather necessary to the
permanency of sue h structures, and had washed
away their walls. They were thus left exposed to
the winds and rains. Uut there appeared no
very serious suffering, though much and trying in
convenience. Ihe attempt to procure a general
abandonment of the march was of course futile.
There is uncertainty about the destination
which the Mormons leaders now propose to them
selves. They keep their own counsel in this re
spect with remarkable closeness. 1 he suggestion
that thev were bound for Cedar City is rather dis
credited bv the fact that they have driven large
herds of their cattle much southward of that point.
It is feared that they may coalesce with some ot the
Indian tribes of the South, which arc already suffi
ciently vexations, and thus give much trouble to the
j government. They thcnoelvcs complain bitterly
j of the treatment of roving parties of Indians, who,
j finding them defenceless on the road, cannot resist
j the temptation presented by so much booty. Ihe
I Indians ridicule the Mormons, haying that they
are squaws and can't fight.
Camp Scott remained healthy. Ihe accounts
of inadequate provisions have been exaggerated.
The quality of their fare is alone a matter of com
plaint with the troops. Gov. Cumming has taken
efficient steps to remedy all inconvenience, and
preclude the possibility of suffering in the army
from this source.
At about twenty miles of Platte Bridge, Col.
Kane met the supply train of Col. Hoffman, and
also the 1'nited States Commissioners, for whose ar
rival Col. Johnston has hitherto been reported as
waiting.
Ihe departure of the Mormons appears to Le
conceived by tlu.se in the American camp, as pro
bably the best course feasible. The coolness, ad
dress, and firnmess of ov. Cumming in securing
the adoption of this alternative to war. are strcnglv
attested oy the eye-witnesses of his conduct. 11 is
management of the army in its critical circum
stances also elicits, and we doubt not deserves,
warm encomiums.
Ft om (:i- St. Ism Republican.
Iy the politeness of Mr Fay Worthen, late
from Salt like City, we are in possession of full
dates from that place to the loth ult.
Much division prevailed among the Mormons
regarding their policy under the present circum
stances. Mr W., however, was sanguine as to the
success id' the Peace Party.
Brigham Young had come out openly in their
favor, and Mr. AN . docs not think any man or men
in the church can s.'and up against him, and re
gards any uii opularity on his part as but temporary.
Young had gone so f:lr as to station a guard in
Salt Lake City and several rpper settlements to
prevent their being burned, which had been the
cause of some remark, particularly in the Southern
settlements. Hut thev complained almost bitterly
ot his not allowing them to take the supply trains
this spring, and said he intended letting them all
come in and make Bridger ininresnaLle. Mr.
r a
W.'s personal opinion is that no attack on United
Sifntfx trnov.s nr trams is nmv iiOnrlrn! fn- tYtn A!-r
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mens. He thinks they would not interfere with
emigrants to California c inducting themselves dis
creetly. The Indians would not, he is confident,
molest Americans stating themselves to be such.
Mr W.'s opinion, however, is decidedly in support
of additional levies. In case of war, he does n t
think 10,000 men would be a sufficient force for
our pnrpost s.
Mr orthen confirms the report of the cvacia-
tion of Salt Lake City, which commenced shortly
after Gov. Cummins arrived. Except around the !
uuarJ-ho ses. the e tv is almost a solitude. The
yii rntona had somewhat resented Gov C.'s iaanins '
I
a proclamation inviting persons injured to apply to !
him for rcdnas. For nearly a wtek they came in
large numbers to his residence, where he had their
narratives written down, and when he returned to j
Camp Scott, he carried the whole of them off with
him. No doubt his praiseworthy step had cooled !
the feclitiixs of some of Gov. Commine'a Mormon
adherents: but Mr W. does not think it will prove
enough so to alter matters materially.
LATER FROM UTAH.
St. Louis, June 21. Private advices from the
army of May 2Sth mention the arrival of Lieut.
Aruistiong at Camp Scott, with 7o head of cattle.
A !....' , AC I. X. 1 1. L.
icliii ir in an unxr. u tii in rank, in me army.
. , .,fc . tl , ,, '
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be employed airainst the Mormons
ti i " ' c .i n
The Leavenworth litues contains a letter from
Fort Bridger, May 21. -t, which says that Brigham
Young's principal Mormon elders had eon-entedto
deliver themselves into the custody of the U. S.
o u.emsei es nuo u,e custouy or t ,e c. o.
Marshal to await a trial, provided that they were j
tre( b.v a JUI7 in D0 wa3' connected with the army
, A party of Mot mens arrived at the camp in a j
halt starved condition
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m,A avs ,1,., v j mi
MIMMd to liriirham Y niinnr and ronrrnt.il
t,on
the church to be torn by dissensions. They wish-
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ed to return to the United States.
TrxuM.-aauaa Tm,9 ? TT, r v - i a
WASMinnwas, Jane 2 -The Cabinet to-day
consmered Ltah matterf, which are exceedingly
mmIWJ M.K ,n,;,tv. ;c fi,n l. e...tu.
complicated
telligenee fr
nrrr T -
teingence trom that Quarter. According to ore-i
ent indications, all the troops now on their way to i
Utah, will continue their march. I
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WESTERN DEMOCRAT, CHAELOTTE,
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
LATER FROM EUROPE.
The steamer Persia arrived from Liverpool on
the 22d. Cotton had further declined an eighth:
Ihe warlike preparations ot r ranee had attracted
the attention of the British Parliament, but in the
House of Commons Mr D'lsraeh repudiated all
i. j :.l v .....4 :j .u
iui'a ui u uanjci 'ji w.u yhii x iuiih . mm saiu me
reiation8 0f the two powers were of the most ami-
cable nature
'ihe fleet for laying the telegraphic wire to con
nect the shores of the Atlantic ocean was to eom-
mence operations about the 2Uh of June.
A misunderstanding between Austria and France
was considered imminent.
Mr Fitzgerald stated in Parliament that the
American Minister had labored under a "Tave mis-
i.nrohonciin in rerirPSfiitilior Kncdaild as aeoiiies;p-
--j o o l
be free labor movement.
in the House of Lords. June 8th, Lord Claren
don asked if the Government could lay before the
House any information concerning the proceedings
of the British Cruisers in the Gulf of Mexico.
Ihe Earl of Malmbary said he had received no
thing but cx parte statements; but from a conversa
tion with the American Minister, he believed there
was no great difference in the views of both coun
tries on the question at issue between them; and,
from the orders sent out to the officers on the West
India station, that no repetition of such proceed
ings was likely to occur.
'Ihe Times, in its city article on Tuesday says,
i
tiiat tne news
by the Persia, showing the feeling
of America on the Gulf outrages, had but a slight
Id . was soon recovered. Ihe leader of the same
i.m.fr iti i;ne:k i nir nf thpsp outriifrpsi tavs '
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The treaties with both France and America
having expired, it is madness for England to assert
pretentions to which no strong and independent
power is likley to submit, 'ihe good done by
searching foreign vessels is nothing compared with
the bad blood engendered; and though many so
called outrages are undoubtedly exaggerations,
there is enough known to prove that the practice
of searching vessels, under the American rJa
ought to be discontinued at otiee."
'Ihe eruption of Mt A'esuvius continued on the
2Sth with a more threatening aspect. The liquid
fire was pouring from several craters, and the en-
tire valley of Airiswasa mats of flames, 'ihe
villagers were fleeing in all directions, 'ihede-i
struetion of the town of I'ortici was feared.
Gen. Concha remains Governor of Cuba.
India. Sir Hugh Rose defeated the rebels at
Bui Siz Koonek, about the obth April, killing j
400. 'Ihev are making another stand at Calnee. !
'Ihe
was
Nand, with all the cavalry
trying t) cross the Ganges
in Bare Id y,
to join his
brother at Call ec, and thence to escape to Cen
tral India. Oude is quiet. Ihere has been
some slight disturbance caused bv a bill tribe in
Assam. A small detachment of Europeans and
Ghoorkas having followed them into the mountains
had been rej ulsed with loss.
Later Indian news state that the British have
gained entire possession of Rohilcund.
Sir H. Roe had completely defeated the rebels
at Komos, killing 700 of them and capturing 7
guns.
'Ihe attack on Calpee was expected on the ICth
of May. 'ihe garrison at Shah Pchanpore, GOO
strong, was surrounded by 8000 rebels, but no
fears were entertained, as relief was near at hand.
A village in Central India was stormed and
taken after an obstinate resistance, and all the male
inhabitants were put to the sword.
Atrocities Committed hy the Sfrmtenrgrins.
The Yienna correspondent of the London Times
charges atrocities upon the Montenegrins, lie
says the savage mountaineers cut off the noses and
curs of the Turks wounded in battle, and what is
worst of all, they arc cut away before co-up do grace
is given. He says that 770 Turkish heads were
cut oft" and sent to Ccttinye, and 300 were laid at
the feet of one of the Montenegrin commanders.
when he first mustered his men after the battle of
the 13th inst
CONFESSION OP MURDER.
The mysterious murder of John W. Watkins in
Surry county. Ya., has been stated. His body
was found in the woods near his house. A cor
respondent of the Petersburg Express says :
. pole about
pole about eight leet in length, and quite
heavy, was lotind hy nun, with bio u stains upon
it. and this must Certainly have been the weapon
with which he was so shockingly murdered.
Alter removing the body to the house, and it
being duly cleansed ar.d arranged, the servants of
deceased were all called up and examined separate
ly. From the facts elicited, the jury of inquest
were sat sued that the murder was cominmitted by
a boy named Madison, only 14 years of age, but
quite stout and remarkably well grown.
Madison's appearance indicated that he had
changed his clothes, and a strict search having
been instituted, one of his garments was soon
found, stained with blood and very muddy. This
being exhibited to the young fiend, he confessed
that he was present at the scene of the cruel out
rage, but did not commit the murder. He stated
that one of his fellow servants, Cato, threw the
rope over his master's head, whilst another, named
Isaac, struck the fatal blow, and that he was a
mere spectator. He stated further, that after his
master was knocked down, he was dragged with
the rope around his neck, to the woods near the
gate where he was found, and then cruelly beaten
a,,d bruised until life was extinct.
On examining the clothes of deceased, it was t
found that his gold watch had been stolen, and
that his hat was also mi: sing. The boy denied
any knowledge of their whereabouts, but after be
ing threatened with a severe thrashing, produced
the missing articles. Ihe hat was hid but a short
distance off. and the watch had beer, taken to the
viciuity of the house, and buried at the trunk of a
tree. A knife and key was also missing, Lut the
boy protested for some time that he knew nothing
of them. Finally he produced these also.
The boy states that his master sued for mercy,
while the beating was being inflicted, and i ith his
j dying breath, asked the Lord to have mercy on him.
T he master was assassinated in the field, some
distance from his mansion, where the murd&rers
i were engaged in seeding peas. All three of the
negroes have been arrested and imprisoned.
Plfasantry Washington. The States
says '-On Saturday night last a young man named
Faucett was married on Maryland avenue, anrl
while the occasion was being celebrated by a few
thered solue tJor twche sJtl&'Z
ten or twelve gentlemen
TI; f in nninrifa ins nritV. A ! mm l
fu!nc8S s'truck the ' m over the head LJ'
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snot, and, blowing out the lights, proceeded to
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3
raKe merry alter their own fashion, bv breaL-ino-
71 Zrv. mon oy oreaicmg
Va "uu aaies present, i
A rem1ain,ng 38 lon? a they chose they retired
outside where they remained till about 2 o clock
A M throwini? oeeasinnnl stnnos KnMr k.
!x V nrOW1Uf 5cas,?"al, swcs and bnck bats
in tne groom knows the
ranfun sv c t,; i &
regard for his
refuses to infoi
" I V- 7 l 'UI.. llicu:aui I'Uri. UUl IiaVinf 9 nils
j regard tor his life in his new domestic relation,
1 refuses to inform on him."
; ERUPTION OP VESUVIUS VOLCANO.
j A correspondent of the London Times, under
! date of Naples, May 27, details another extensive
eruption of Vesuvius, which had just commenced,
and it was feared would be more thau usually de
structive :
The Rosina euide informed us that lava was
flowing through the valley of "Atrio del avello,
and that the ordinary path to ascend the cone to
i' liiui'rl
tlie crater was cut off. and he brought us torwara
over a path seldom traveled, and of a most difficult
nature; we, however, proceeded, the cloud ot smoKe
increasing as we went, on all sides; we had to pait
.tn our nones aim proceeu en hkk . -
F ver, 300 or 400 ards fro,u whcre we left th
horses, when we came up to an enormous mass oi
hot lava rolling onwards towards the Somma, and
we r.ow become aware we were in the immediate
neighborhood of a considerable eruption; our anxie
ty now became great indeed, and pressed forward
and presently arrived at a wonderful scene. The
t,,e of the lower part of the great cone of Vcsu
vius appeared on fire, and thick masses of smoke
were thrown up, mixed with red hot stones ana
flakes of lava; traveling over a most rugged way of
old lava, we made our way up to the point whence
the stones, lava and smoke seemed to rise in
greatest quantities, and we arrived on a rise just
over the greatest fissure.
It is difficult to explain our feeling on beholding
this wonderful and unexpected sight; we here
found several guides, and from them we learned
thai about 9 o'clock A. M., that morning, a number
of small craters and fissures had suddenly opcued
and lava had commenced pouring out.
It was now nearly 5 o'clock, and we went quite
close up to the largest crater, which we were ena-
bled to do, as the wind blew steady and strong
down the valley, and thus we got within eight or
ten yaids of the next open; from this we counted
five or six distinct fountains of fire, the largest put
ting forth volumes of smoke, stones and lava; from
another a literal fountain of burning matter was
ejected , and from all lava and smoke poured forth
in greater or less quantities, the whole torrent of
lava uniting into a regular stream of red burning
liquid pouring down the inclined side of the alley.
Y e remained here observing this wonderful
j sight for over an hour, then determined to ascend
I to the top of the great cone. Alter a most severe
walk by a path seldom traveled, the last streaks of
j daylight gilded the distant horizon,
It was now sufficiently dark to sec accurately
! the trace of fire from all the fissures we had left
below, and standing upon a projecting piece of lava
the entire lay at our feet; the erupt. on evidently
was on the increase, and acres upon acres seemed
j putting forth in tire, ihe stream oi turn i g lava
now in the twilight became awful y a si le, :n l
rolled along at a rapid pace to he bo to u of the
I valley, up to the qtj tides of the .ionte Somma.
We were perfectly amazed at a sight no pencil
! could portray or pen desciibe.
j Our guide now urged us to descend; the lava
i was running exactly towards the path close to
j Monte Somma on which we had traveled, and it
! was quite evident that the smoke which was blown
j down the valley towards the sea, would, in the
! event of a change of wind, leave our only path of
return in a most impassible condition.
We therefore hastened to descend the cone as
well as we could, the c nuagratioa lending us a
partial glary light. The descent was ciiftieult and
dangerous, sand up to our ankles, intermixed with
large lumps of old lava. Every moment we were
in fear of tumbling headforemost down the precip
itate descent. We, however, got sale to the bottom
of the cone, and had now to p; ss the narrow space
between the burning lava and Monte Somma,
which here represents a face of perpendicular rock,
perfectly inaccessible, and we became quite aware
the torrent of lava might intercept our passage
totally; we could not possibly get up the side of
Monte Somma.
I must confess I felt here considerable nervous,
I and I saw the double danger of the lava stopping
j our path and that of a change of wind, which
j would certainly have smothered us in an iiFrrrt;
anj as we pressed on over the rugged road,
we
saw the eruption increasing momently. In one
place the lava was rolling down the valley in an
enormous burning wave, perfectly red-hot and only
a few yards from us, and at cur point of exit we
could see little or no room to pass; and, although
the sight was one of wonder t never expected to
witness. 3Tet we were obliged to press along smartly
for our departure through the fiery gate, Mid when
we did arrive at the point of exit, not ten feet re
mained between the side of the rock and the burn
ing mass of lava. Our guide, however, pressed on
briskly, and we passed the ordeal, not without
feeling, I must say, exceedingly unci mfortable
from the great heat and the near approach of this
fearful burning mass, and having pas ed, we rested
to see the wonderful sight, now rapidly increasing.
rihe guides do not seem to know exactly what
to make of this eruption. They all seem to agree
it will increase greatly, perhaps extcnel all over the
lower valley and at the rate it was going it would
not be long covering a vast district. Ihere has
been no flow of lava since 1855, and the upper
mountain has been very cjuiet fur s.mie time, and
this new flow may or may not be extensive the
torrent of lava at one place could not be less than
five or six feet high, and come rolling along at the
rate of five or six feet in a minute, and the united
stream of red matter could not be under eight or
ten yards wide, and this ran on like a very rapid
river until it was impeded by the old lava lying on
the side of the valley.
BISHOP ATKINSON S APPOINTMENTS.
July 18th, Charlotte.
" 21st & 22d, Lincolnton.
u
25th, Rutherford ton.
30th & 31st. and Aug. 1st, Ilendersonville
2d, Flat Rock.
4th, Johnston's Chapel em the Upper
French Broad.
7th ft 8th. AsheviUe.
11th & 12th. Morgan ton.
13th, John's River Chapel.
15th, l,cnoir.
IGth, (Jrove Chapel, Caldwell co.
19th, VaHe Crucis.
22d, Jefferson.
24th & 25th. Wilkesboro'.
27th, Gwinns Chapel.
29th, Richmond Hill.
3l8t, Huntsville.
An;
Sept 2d, Salem.
" 4th, Galloway's Chapel.
" 4th, Leaksville.
" 8th, Milton.
Horrible Death. A letter speaking of the
late destruction of the Pennsylvania, by explosion
aQd are, says:
J
a gentleman and his wife who occupied a room
torward of the cabin division, died most horribly,
ha-ing been burned alive. In the fall of the
rubbish caused by the explosion, they were caught
j- i e f1.. n 3 .
under a heap of rums of the fallen rooms, and a
boiler on that. He implored the others to extricate
. .
ihom anrl nncimri oil ha rr-io ,r-.-.,-f i
was made, bt.t it was impoesible te save them as the !
boat was the i on fire.
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NEWS ITEMS, &c.
FAcndlv Sentiment of England to this Country.
Ihev mention the fact of the prompt issuaucc of
lens for a discontinuance of the visits by British
orders for
cruisers to our vessels
'. n.it ineisf nnon t.hfi rio-hfc of
search but as both nations are solicitous to put an
end to the Slave Trade, she desires a mutual
understanding or arrangements as to the proper and
most acceptable means of ascertaining the character
of suspected slavers. .
Ureat jn uuu ..v
The general tenor oi me uwpium-s .3 iui
in- unsatisfactory to the Admiuistratiou.
be
Dr.fru dice To ra 0 a
Terr i fie Rain.
WuiliXGTON, June 22. The New York papers
of to-day give an account of a terr.fic tornado which
visited dmt city yesterday, accompanied by n most
terrific rain. The streets were taunoaieu, anu
trees, roofs and ehimnies, injured and blown down.
A chimney on the Methodist Book Concern building,
tumbled down, badly inju ing a woman in the next
building. '1 here was no loss of life, but several
persons were badly injured.
At the American Glass Works, Long Island, the
storm was most severe. Two persons were killed,
and seven injured.
Sad Affair. We learn that three children of
Mr Samuel Shaub. of this county, and one of his
negro children, were bitten by a mad dog, a few
days since, and he im mediately started frtrP.iehmond,
Va., in seaich of the "mad stone." S.tem JJrcss.
Hard Timfs in Kansas. Th Kansas Herald
of 1 reedom gives a discouraging view of the times
in Kansas, it says:
We j ity the man who is cmmelled to raise money
now in Kansas. We were told bv a money lender.
the other day, that he was receiving trom 10 to 20
! per cent per month for the use of money, and had
been pad at the rate of L0,
o. anu oo per cent
The lowest rates,
.
per month to discount notes
on good security, for the use of money, seem to
range between three and five per cent, per month.
Business in all our Kansas towns is nearly suspended.
Men worth twenty and twenty five thousand dollars
cannot sell i ro; erty at any price to realize even a
f w hundred dollars. Real estate can he bought,
:,t rninous rates, crs( ns feeling compelled to seil
to realive ready money, perhaps to save their credit.
Hardly any branch ol b'.;sine.-s is sustaining itself.
Y Lr.ow Fr.viit at Havana. "Information
has i een received at the Department of State from
Thomas Savage. Fsq.. I nited States Consul at
Havana, that at the date of the despatch. June 9,
yellow fever had become quite virulent, and
American vessels in port were losing many of their
men."
Miss Bix. This excellent woman, whose benev
olent exertions in behalf of the unfortunate and
suffering arc so well known in this country and in
Europe, was in this city several days hist week, the
guest of fir. Fisher, of the N. C. Insane Asylum.
We leirn that Miss Dix m ide a thorough examina
tion of the Asylum, and spoke in terms of appro
bation of the manner in which five institution is
conducted. Iiuleigh Standard.
Giving tite Devil his Due. Proudhomme,
the notorious French Communist, recently wrote
an atrocious book, in which, among other infamous
things, he praised and eulagaied the Devil seri
ously, not in jest. We learn now that thi , French
Devil woi shipper has been sentenced to three years
imprisonment, and to pay a fine of 4,0 (K) francs, for
publishing that work.
Going out of ti:e Union. The New York
Express says there are sonic hundreds of people at
the South dissatisfied with the Government, and
asks, it they wish to go out of the Union, why they
do not go? We don't know of many at the South
Who wish to go out of the Union, except those
who are spending the summer in the abolition
.States of the North, and they are only going out
of the Union during the hot weather. Richmond
Dipatch.
A Devil Incarnate. A wretch named Ar
nold murdered his wife near Jessamine, Ky., last
week, under circumstances of horrid brutality :
She had left him for his cruel treatment, and in
stituted a suit for divorce and alimony against him.
11c watched her one day as she went with another
lady to pick strawberries, and followed her de
manded that the suit should be withdrawn. He
then threatened to kill her, and drew a revolver,
i when the woman in company fled. Horror-strick-
i en. she promised to live with him. He replied by
j telling her that she was lying, and immediately
fired at her the bill grazing her temple. She in-
st;:n:iy si rang to htm and begged for mercy. He
refused. She then t.sked f,r time to pray for her
murderer. Ihia boon was uranted. and a hripf
! time spent in prayer for her husband, her children
and herself Arnold then grasped her with one
j arm, inexorable to all her supplications for mercy,
i fired at her three times, each ball taking effect in
the- head. The face was most frightfully disfigured
by the wound and powder from the pistol. Not
I content with this, the incarnate fiend nntil .tod
her person with a knife, and then piling brush up-
on it. Jolt the scene. .Meanwhile, the woman who
fled told the Storv. and Arnold was rnmml mnA
arrested at lus mother s house in the act of writin
his will.
A Caution Beware of Stranjrrs in Matter
of Matrimony. The postmaster at Nashville,
Tennessee, recently received a letter from a free
colore woman in Virginia, describing her huslMiid,
and asking if he was in Nashville, 'ihe negro
described was nearly white. The letter was also
read by a physician, who. from the descri tion
: ixi-i i i .
rewpnwa me aosconumg nasoand ;
who had married a whim woman in
few days lefi re. 'i he Gazette says :
s a person
Nashville a
A day or two after, a female having every ap
pearance of a lady, eallcd at the officeand asked
the postmaster to let her see the letter. He pro
duced the letter, and she read a portion ot it with
VAmnvl-nbL 1 a 1 1
nut a neu sne came to the
part having reference to the colour of the abscond-
ing i on .Juan, her emotions overcame her, and she
coum pruecea no iurtner with the rend no- KV
hibtting the deepest agony of heart, ihe said, weep
ing violently the while, that she had married the
ve miscreant desciibed in the letter, after a brief
acquaintance under the impres-ion that he was an
honest man of her own race She f-aid that her
father was her only re'ative residing here, but that
he would, when tppr.zed of the circumstances
promptly seek to h ve the impostor punished
The Lw has no penalty which would De too severe
for this negro bigamist.
Good Reply. A line in one of Moore's son-s
reads thus:
"Our couch shall be roses hr-.n,lj
with dew: To which a sensible girl, according
to Landor rephed: Twouldgive me the rhcumatiz
and so it would you! '
with dew:
T -x, 1
W vSUiXGTON, June Aovices uy iuv t h- iuhuii ui vuc xerniory, anu nas a great many fi
derbilt received here, reiterates the friendly and some elegant buildings, the principal of i ,'
I .:...fC f Kncland towards America. are the Tabernacle, in which all the relio,.. . c
SL'l
DESCRIPTION OP THE TOWNsTrvT
Lakc City contais aboUt a 3d of
v x nil,.
ings are held; the Council House, EndowS
House, the Temple, in course of erection- 2
House, Young's two mansions, nineteen ' V.n
school houses, together with fch .... i.. F ''t
7 vWuy b(j
erected for the elders.
1 he next settlement, north, is called Session,
eight miles from Salt Lake City, and eontauuZi
ral fine houses. It is situated on the maiaZJ
j the houses arc not compactly built, but exteS
nctn uvu iuhw. .in. -iciucm contains tK
j richest lands in the Territory.
Farmington City comes next, a very pretty I
tie
town, tne county seai oi javia countv -
tains about 1000 inhabitants,
Ktght miles north is Keysvillc, conta
containing,
-here is Sl,m.
cellcnt arable land, and a fine stock ransn
Weber river is about eight miles further north
On it has been built two forts, called 1 a ,
West Weber Forts, containing about five hundr
inhabitants each. They are very pleasantly
atcd.
Ogdcn City, one of the principal cities of tU
Territory, is about three miles from Weber. It
has many costly buildings.
North of Ogdcn City, about two miles, is a lar(
well built fort called Bingham's Tort. It hi
about seven hundred inhabitants.
Northeast of this, three miles, is Ogdcn Hole
very pleasant locality, surrounded on all sides h
mountains, with the exception of the entrance fi
eon tains about five hundred inhabitants.
North of the '-Hole" twelve miles is a well locj.
ted fort, called Willow Creek Tort In this vicini
ty there is fine agricultural land, and the heaviest
crops of wheat in the territory are raised here
Five miles North is lox Kldcr, brighsai'a Cb
being about eight miles South of Hear river. Thu
citv is very handsomely situated. It is built nnnn
... 1, . . , , , I ,-. 1 (' ... ..!..... .1. i '. .
a p uuui ) nume me love! of
Bear river. It is inhabited principally by Dam
and elsh, whose houses exhibit considerable sUll
in their construction, anu taste in arrangement.
On Fear River there are two small settlements,
and furthet north two others. I hose arc in Cache
and Malad Yalley, where the stock belonging to
the "church" generally arc kept.
All these cities and forts arc to be laid in ashes
at the command of the church, and the poor peo,
pie h ive given themselves to the work ef de-itruc-tion
with all the confidence and firmness of faith
which ever characterizes religions fanaticism.
Washington, June 24.
Private letters received in this city from Got.
Cumming, state that he hopes to control the
Mormons through Brigham Young. Should
collision occur, a long and expensive gueriili
warfare is inevitable.
"Yon should," said an old gentleman, rather
notorious for his weaknesses, "imitate my virtues
as well as my faults." "But, sir, the imitation of
the faults keeps us so very busy, that we have no
time to imitate the virtues or even to disco. er
them."
We are requested to announce
DR. II. M. PRI'l CHARD, as nn imlc
pendent democratic candidate to rcprt
sent Mecklenburg countv in the IIouw
of Commons of the next General Assembly.
.May 4, 18.-.8.
We are requested to anuounce K. C
GRIEB as a candidate 1'or re-clcttiou to
the Oltiee of Sheriff of Mecklenburg COaaJy.
April 20, 1858.
How to Pbbsxrvi JJeai tv. Nothing is more bc
coming to a man or woman than a beautiful luxuriant
head of hair, and a woman's beauty is certainly iftCOe
piete without a fair complexion, and be or she bo
neglects these great and important adornments of
nature nail expect to sutler the mortification offon
ture baldness and a wrinkled face and a snllow fkin.
Nothing is necessary to preserve these CMClitiid attrac
tion; but to use Prof Wood's Restorative. LommlU
Times.
Prof. Wood-' Hair Restorative. We have had occa
sion to ue this famous preparation of 1'rof. Wood',
and after thoroughly testing its qualities we fad t'i
where the hair is thin it will restore it to its original
color; likewise, it gives a gk.s.-y appearance, as vtll
keeps the hair from falling off." This invaluable i n rre-
dient is for sale at I'Chiuaman's Tea Store," soutli-ea.-t
corner Frederick and
Baltimore streets, hv Mr J. k
Given. Baltimore
June 1.
r.
For Sale by
ft. M. Pritchnrd.
A Valcirle Medicine. Durine the present wepk, w
less than .six of our friends, who have been induced to
; tr-v Ilot- Do Grath'a Electric Oil for rhaaiatbai, in
scrlueni e of having seen this preparation advertised
wa
in
our column, have called BOOB us to state tbe result of
their experiments. These persons assure us that their
rheumatic pains have been entirely cured by a few ap
plications of De Grath's '-Electric Oil,'' niid tliey re
commend its use to all who arc afflicted with any of tbe
diseases whieh it is designed to cure Jrer. AdvtrhtP
For sale by IL St. PR ITCH A RD, Charlotte.
The alarming increase of the diseases of tin
Stomach within the past few years has awakenfd t
ordinary attention in the medical world, but
little effect in staying its ravnges, the most skilful tc
knowledge their inability to remove the disorders,
were it not that others bestowed attention to the
fcring. but little hope or relief would ihry tui
IH An lb Ann U. .. nf. . r-v t-. C rr f ri n ' T.' T . 1, . nfrt"
prietor of listener's Bitters, lor all disease of tki
; Stomach. This preparation has no equal for giT'nt
tone to the stomach and vitror to the system, h cl!
directly on the Stom nth mid c;iriips n fT the mop
bid
mattei there deposited, both speedilv and with east t
the paticut. In fact it has been well eaid. that no Pre
paration extant is as pleasaut in its flavor, and
tive in its aid and cure as this greut remedy for Diarboe
and similar diseases of the Stomach.
Jne I. For salp b IT. If. Pritchard.
TAILOR SHOP,
the Third Floor over the Book Stort"
Carson's Bvildinq.
On
1 EXTLEMEX bringing their work to this Shop nJ
rely upon having it made up faithfully, and i
tlie Latest Styit: but thev will please remember
I V. ...Ml . . W
tb
nn;v win nave to pay the Cah for their work.
June 15, 1858.
Cm A. JiKTUl-
Good F ji 111 i I v Flour.
I'll i . W - . . I
W WILL keep a supply ot mv best Flour at the Sto
I of H. B. WILLIAMS A CO where th
desirous can obtain it at any time, FOR CASH
J.
B. STE an
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Charlotte. June 15, 1358.
.4 LL persons, whose Notes and AccouutJi re d"'
m. owing to the undersigned as Trustee, are ernes"7
requested to call and settle, as it is important thl 'J
trust fund be marshalled nt enrlv a. tlnv as possib"
Remember, indulgence cannot be pirrn.
M VERS, Trnee
of Leroy Spring
June 15, 1858.
tf
MILLINERY
And Dress Mnliive.
MRS. WHEALAN respectfully informs the Uiej
Charlotte and vicinity that cho h& returned, s0
of
offers her services to her old customers and friend
Residence one door above the Post Office.
June 30, 1857.
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