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WESTERN DEMOCRAT. 'il CHARITTE Jj: Tuesday MoroSau'. Mav 13, 1856. ren having more than two thirds, wag of course nominated, and afterwards the nom ination was, by resolution, made unanimous. No formal nomination of Gen. Jackson was made by the Convention, but a resolution uas adopted, recognising him as already the candidate, and "cordially concurring in the repeated nominations which he had re ceived from all parts of the Union." foo0 O THE CINGENlf ATI COZTyXlTTIOIT. This convention will ossetB&l? In pome hrce weeks, and the entine country awaits t action, with no fevle interest. To the dt li. derations of tins convention the country looks to furnish the only basi upon which (Conservative men cnu unite for the safety of the t iron ana tne ngntsm tne .Mate;. v MM hy Tbo8 Jr p of y, be Philadelphia affair was meog,e-thii.ly A f nJ wna nuut ,, fovnru, th MR GILMER IN STOKES. Mr. Gilmer, the K. X. candidate for Governor, made the first speech of thecam- paign iu Stokes county, He was replied to attended, and generally regarded as a flash in the pan, every State, and every district Raleijrh Standard with u statement of some . "f !lr. Gilmer's positions; and all we ask in the Union, will b tullv represented at i . c i nn u . ' . i ff dr. Gilmer is, to continue to occupy the Cincinnati even i-mtb Carolina, although, under ordinary circumstances, opposed to conventions, w;lj be preseut at Cincinnati In the Kirsons of her ablest ar bst men. The rejoicing over the rab4 of the Demo cratic vsff w-ero 1 mbl premature, it strikes us. Urtt.n'jgton Jourr.al. The Hll of ,ith ii. Xixou. at Cincin ir?i, rrspable of seating over 2.000 persons, ir.r been selected as the place in which to hold the Democratic National Convention. PRESIDENTIAL SPEfJTLATIIf 8. As the time for the meeting of the Cinr cinnati convention approaches, the all-ftb-fforbing question Who wjll receive the nomination for tfce presidency is the one which elicits the most discussion and as cites the most interest among Democrats. We propose, in the present article to give briefly our own impressions as to the. pres ent phase of the "Presidential game," bas ed upon the developments which have al ready been made in various quarters of the Union. Among Northern aspirants, unque.-tiona-bly the most prominent are Jiuchanan, Douglas and fierce. They occupy the arena to the almost tutal exclusion of every me else, and hene, in speculating upon tin- probable result of the deliberations at Cincinnati, our observations must be con fined to the consideration pf the amount of strength each of thpm is likely to bring to the support of his claims. Judging from the developments which have already been made, we incline to the belief that the following statement as to the probable strength of each will be found by the result to be nearly correct. It is gen erally conceded that Mr. Pierce will receive, on the first ballot, the vote of all the slaver holding States except Virginia, Louisiana, Missouri and Maryland. Besides these he 1 will most probably receive the support of nearly all the New England States, Maine, I we believe, being the only Eastern State 1 which has evinced a disposition to abandon his fortunes. Should this conjecture prove ! correct, it is obvious that the vote for Mr. Pierce, on the first ballot, will be a highly :omplimcntary one, though wholly insuffi cient to give him any chance for the nomi nation under the operation of the two-thirds ruje. It is certain that Mr. Buchauau will re ceive a very large vote upon the first ballot. Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Del aware, California, Iowa, and, wo believe, Maine, have already declared for him, while he has at lens, an equal chance for the votes of Virginia, Ohio, New York, Michigan and perhaps others, Should he receive the sup port ot the last mentioned States, he will far out-strip Pierce on the first ballot, and his nomination may be regarded as almost certain. In regard to Mr. Douglas, the public demonstrations in his favor, have, thus far. been much weaker than those for either Pierce or Buchanan. Louisiana is, wo be lieve, the only State whioh has declared for him up to this time, and the New Or leans Bee expresses a doubt as to the course cvon of this State. Missouri and the whole North-west are confidently claimed for him by his supporters, though upon what grounds we are not informed : Certain it is, that Iowa, one of the North-western States, has declared for Buchanan, and his ohances are supposed to be at least equal for the votes of Ohio and Michigan. I. is fair to conclude, therefore, that Douglas will go into the Convention with a strength much inferior to that of either of his competitors, and consequently that his chances for the nomination may be justly regarded as mere ly secondary. Should the foregoing speculations be justified by the result, (as we believe they will be) it is almost certain that neither Pierce, Douglas, nor Buchanan oan obtain the nomination upon any of the first bal lots. In this contingency one of the two following alternatives will probably be a dopted : Either the friends of one of the three will drop their favorite and concen trate upon one of the remaining two and thus secure his election, or a new man will be placed in the field. Should the former course be pursued, the chances are in favor of the nomination of Buchanan or Douglas. Mr. Pierce will get his full strength on the first ballot, and the course pursued by his friends after his name is withdrawn, will most probably determine the event of the contest. What that will the ground he assumed in Stokes up to the day of election. We learn that he commenced with a his tory of the Misssouri compromise of 1850, and the effect of the latter in bringing about the platforms of the two great parties in 1652. After devoting about an hour and a half to this, his conclusion in his own words was, that in the Kansas Nebraska act Whigs and Democrats hi d broken the bonds of peace were responsible for all the agita tion in the country; and that, as a remedy, he prosposed to go back to 1832. Mr. j Settle, in his reply, charged this home upon him with much force and effect, showing that it was nothing more nor less than a proposition to restore the Missouri line. Mr. Gilmer interrupted Mr. Settle, and said he would explain his language in his reply; but he did not touch the point again. Mr. Gilmer next discussed State politics denied that ho was opposed to Free Suf frage; but when asked whether, if a mem ber of the next Legislature, he would vote for the Free Suffrage aot now pending be fore the country, he said that was not a supposable case, and ivould not ansuer. Ho was then asked if he would recommend its passage, if elected Governor. He could not say this was not a supposable case, and so he declined to answer. On the subject of the basis, he planted himself on the resolution of the Greens- borough Convention, evidently not wishing ! to 'trammel" the ''paramount principles" ' of his party with this ' vexed State ques tion." He said the estern Address" had accomplished its purpose, in obtaining from the East liberal appropriations for : internal improvements, and especially tho j Central Bailroad. Mr. Gilmer was asked, among other ques tions, if he had taken the Know-Nothing oaths; but he refused to ansu er, saying that , was personal. We learn from our correspondent that 1 Mr. Settle's reply was highly creditable to himself, and satisfactory to his friends. I He occupied broad State andj national ! grounds upon every question, and main ! tained them with much force, Mr, Gilmer, ; practiced and able as he is in debate, was ! much troubled and embarrassed by the re ply, and by the questions propounded. He evaded, dodged, told some characteristic anecdotes, and evidently lost ground by his effort, Mr. Gilmer sets out in the campaign with the declaration that the Kansas-Nebraska act is a violation of the compromise of 1850. In endorsing, as he does, the Philadelphia platform of tho K. N. party, ho holds that the repeal of the Missouri restriction was a "reckless and unwise act." MR GILMER S APPOINTMENTS. Know-Nothing journals, on the authority of the Greensboro' Patriot, are attempting to deny that Mr. Gilmer made his list of appointments for addressing the voters, without consultation with Gov. Bragg. Now, the Raleigh Standard settles the ques tion, and shows conclusively that Mr. Gil mer was guilty of the discourtesy of making his arrangements to suit his own views and convenience, without at all knowing wheth er it would be in the power of Gov. B. to confront him on the stump. The Standard says : 'Now, we repeat that Mr. Gilmer made the appointments without consulting Gov, Bragg; and Gov. Bragg was notified" thereof, not until he had written to Mr. Gilmer on the subject, requesting an an swer. The appointments appeared first in the Asheville Spectator of the 24th April, before Gov. Bragg wrote to Mr. Gilmer; and yet the Patriot says the Governor was notified of them at the very earliest mo ment!" Again: The Register, of this City, stated on the 23d of April, that Mr. Gilmer would commence the campaign in the West; yet no appointments were given, and the Patriot, printed in Mr. Gilmer's own town, suppressing them up to the 2d of May. These are facts, which the Patriot can neither meet nor explain. The Patriot's article, instead of relieving Mr. Gilmer, has been the cause of showing more clear ly his want of courtesy, liberality, and jus tice in this matter. We had no wish to mako this showing, but the Patriot's insin uations against us left us no other alterna. the." o A STRONG CASE FOR THE OLD LINE WHIGS, be, we have no data upon which to Inward ! The Editor of the Ripley (Mississippi) even a conjecture. Advertiser makes out a strong case for the In the event of the adoption of the letter consideration of such of the old-line Whigs alternative, nothing short of 4,a Prophet's as have refused ken ean form the remotest conception of Know-Nothings. all connexion He says: with the tbe probable result. Dan rille Republi can. FIRST NATIONAL CONVENTION. The first Democratic Convention assem bled in Baltimore on the 21st of May, 1832, Gen, Robert Lucas, of Ohio, presiding. It met upon the recommendation of the Dem ocratic members of the New Hampshire Le gislature, In consequence of there being some diversity of opinion throughout the country as to the favorite of the part v for tho Vice Presidenoy. The two. thirds rule of voting was adopted by this body, in which twenty-three States were represent ed. On the first ballot for Vioe President, Van Buren received 208 Aotes, P. P. Bar bour. of Virginia, 49 votes, and Rich'd M Johnson, of Kentucky, 26 votes "If, as the leaders of the Know-Nothing party now assert, and we believe truly, the : issues between Whigs and Democrats no ; longer exist; if they have passed away, and there is now no matter of dispute between them, why may they not unite and act to gether as brethren ? Can any one tell ? If one of our ohurehes were to lay aside its 1 organization, and oease to exist as a bodv, surely the members of the dissolved church would have a right to worship in any neigh boring church they might prefer, or even to beoome members of it. Yet how the order persecutes a Whig who prefers Demo cracy to it." It is said that Gen. Simokms. of I South Carolina, has contracted with a large land dealer of Galveston, for 50.000 Van Bu- j of Texas lands. ogri;. May 5. Nothing of interest transpired jn the Senate to-day. The House passed a bill to-day making appropriations for Consular and Diplomat ic expenses, Mr. Bennett, of New York, from the Committee on Public lands, re ported a bill granting alternate sections of land in Iowa, in aid of the railroads now constructing. A motion to lay it on the table was lost, by a vote of 44 against 95. There was no action on Mr. Bennett's bill. Adjourned. May 6. In the Senate, Mr. Pugh pre sented the resolutions of the Legislature of Ohio, in favcr of the admission of Kansas with the Topeka Constitution. In the House, Mr. Clingman asked leavo to offer the following : A joint resolution for the better protection of American citi zens. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of A merica in Congress assembled, That for the better protection of the persons and property of American citizens under the law of Nations, and as secured by existing treaty stipulations, with reference to the thoroughfares or lines of travel between the waters of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, the President of the United States be and he is hereby authorised to employ any part of the land or naval forces in the country, and to call for aid and use any number of volunteers that may be necessary to pro vide for the safety of passengers and others of our citizens in those localities; and such may be used by him in aid of the local au thorities, or otherwise, to insure the obser vance of such rights as the government of the United States and its citizens are enti tled to enjoy. Objection having been made, Mr. Cling man moved a suspension of the rules. Mr. Stephens asked Mr. Clingman what he proposed to do with the resolution. Mr. Clingman replied that he thought it ought to pass; but if the House should re fer it, he would have no objection to that- Mr. Jones of Tennessee, understood that the resolutions authorised the President to take possession of Central America. He did not want it dono at this time. Mr. Campbell, of Ohio, asked Mr. Cling man whether, if the rules should be suspend ed, ho would give him an opportunity to offer an amendment looking to the annexation of the British provincos. Mr. Clingman said he would make no motion which would cut off such an amend ment. Mr. Jones, of Tennessee, remarked that if tho House should now adjourn, the reso lution would go over till Monday next, and therefore ho made a motion to that effect. In the meantime they could read the pro position in print. The motion to adjourn was lost . An ineffectual motion was then made that there be a cail of the House. Another motion was made to adjourn, which prevailed yeas 95, nays 65. May 7. The Senate appointed a third committee of conference on tho Deficiency BUI, the first two having failed to agree. In the House, Mr. Pringle offered a re solution that, as the committee of confer ence on tho Deficiency Bill had failed to agree, the Home adhere to its amendments, disagreeing to those of the Senate. Mr. Cobb, of Georgia, wished to know what were the particular points of disagreement, in order that the House might act separate ly on each. Mr. Stanton said the principal points were the army appropriation bill of $3,000,000 and the Washington water works bill. He was willing to lose the bill unless the Senate receded from its amend ments.. The system of deficiencies threa tened to throw all the power of government into the hands of the Executive. He want ed the President to exhibit proofs, In good taith, that the laws are faithfully executed. Mr. McMullen defended the administration against the implied imputation in a very long speech. A long discussion ensued on tho non-concurrence of the committee of conference on the Deficiency Bill. The House adjourned without taking action. May 8. The House as well as the Sen ate adopted the report of the joint commit tee of conference on the bill amendatory of the bounty land law. On motion of Mr. Pennington, the President was requested to transmit information touching the recent disturbances at Panama and the interrup tion of travel over the routes to the Pacific ; also to state what measures have been ta ken for the protection of Amerioan interests in that quarter. The consideration of the disagreement amendments to the deficiency bill was considered. Mr. Giddings, while speaking in opposition to one item, sudden ly fainted and fell to the floor. Much ex citement ensued. Mr. Giddings was con veyed to a sofa, and after having become conscious, was taken homo. Mr. Campbell of Ohio reported the ooean mail appropria tion and post-office appropriation bills. May 9 Tbe Senate passed tho House bill granting a million and a half of acres of land to the Iowa Railroads. Mr. James reported a bill amending the patent laws. In the House, a message was received from the Sent ate, asking for a third com mittee of conference on the deficiency bill; which bill being under consideration, Mr. Phelps rose to defend the people of Missou ri from a charge made by Giddings yester day, who had said they were traitors and deserved to be hanged. Mr. Giddings ex plained. His statement was with reference to the collection of an armed body of men for the purpose of usurping the government. Mr. Phelps denied the charge; saying such an idea existed only in the distempered im agination of its author. The Missouri:; us who went to Kansas in November and De cember last were for maintaining the laws, and the scenes of bloodshed were properly attributable to the friends of Mr. Giddings. The House appointed a third committee of conference on the deficiency bill. The New Mexico election case was debated till the hour of adjournment SCENE IN THE SENATE. A sfvene enac ted in the U. S. Senate, on Friday, docs not addmuch to its reputation, though we can well understand the difficul ty thet Southern men have in tolerating the presence of such creatures as Seward, Hale tc Co. On Friday Hale, alluding to what he said wre grossly personal attacks upon him in Mr. Clay's recent speech, remarked that he had but one word to submit in re ply :- That it will take something besides malignity to redeem imbecility from con tempt ! Mr. Clay sprung to his feet, and replied : I defy the Senator's malice as much as I contemn his baseness. No man shall assail my rights or those of my constituents, and shirk his responsibility by skulking behind a plea of nou-combatancy. If he had been animated by those heroic feelings which he proposes, he would not come upon this floor, and under the protection of its rules, soek immunity for his insolence. I know he js pleased by this attention. There are those of his class, who, like the London attorney, Mark Meddle, in the play, are ambitious for a kick. Sensation, He concluded by remarking that ha had noth ing more to say to that Senator, having twice declined his acquaintance ; and he asks pardon of the Senate for consuming so much time about a Senator who soils the carpet on which he treads. Mr. Hale replied that he never sought an introduction to him but once, and that was on professional business, for tho benefit of a citizen from Alabama. Mr. Clay rejoined He dii not think his reputation for veracity would suffer by con flict with one who had repeatedly eaten his own words. Mr. Hale replied that if he had eaten his own words he would have a more palatable meal than the Senator from Alabama, if he should undertake to eat his. General fnfelligfirte. FATAL OCCURRENCE IN WASH INGTON, Mr. Herbert, tho Representative in Con gress from California, shot the chief waiter of Willard's Hotel about 11 o'clock on the 8th instant. The waiter died instantly. The cause of the difficulty was tho insolence of tho waiter, who had been much excited in the house before meeting with Mr. Her bert, who is said to be a quiet and inoffen sive man. The circumstances arc said to be that, at a late breakfast, a dispute arose between Mr. Herbert and tho waiter, when sharp words were passed. Other servants camo up and made an assault with chairs, plates, etc. Mr, Herbert defended himself, with tho assistance of another gentleman, and only shot tho waiter when it was evi dent to all beholders that it was the inten tion of his assailants to kill him. The investigation of the affair was postponed till 4 o'clock. It is believed that tho evi dence will be very contradictory. Mr. Herbert is in the hands of tho Marshal. P. S. Mr. Herbert has been placed in custody of the Marshal, to undergo a regu lar trial for the offence. His counsel has applied to the criminal judge forhis release, on writ of habeas corpus. DETERMINED DUELISTS. An account of the duel between Dr. Willikins and J. Flanner, a commission merchant of Wilmington, N. C, has been given. The Baltimore Sun says : On the first fire, the ball of the latter cut off a part of the Doctor's car; the second fire put his ball through the Doctor's hat. Nothing daunted, the latter coolly remarked that his hat was a new one and desired that it should not be aimed at. The seconds hero interposed, and used their best en deavors to reconcile the difficulty, but with out success. The combatants then re sumed, when the ill-fated Doctor was killed at the first fire. ter city material aid has been promised, and a Committee appointed to raise sub scriptions. Walker's Government. The Cabinet at Washington have recently had several meetings, at which the propriety of receiv ing Walker's new Nicaraguan Minister was discussed. A letter from Washington says: "Divisionsin the Cabinet and remonstrances from the conservative portion of the South and other quarters, have induced the Presi dent to suspend his decision on the recog nition of Walker. Mr. Hunter and several other Senators have protested earnestly, without receiving positive assurance as to the President's determination. Mr. Cass was strongly inclined to the fillibusters last week, but is now more subdued. o " IN PEACE PREPARE FOR WAR. The Washington Union advises warlike preparations on the part of the United States, to resist inroads upon their interests and rights by the European governments. It is wise counsel. We trust that the present gloomy indications of European difficulties may give way to a clear and unclouded sky, but our only permanent security is prepara tion. The last war with England affords no standard by which to judge of the re sults of another contest with that country. Instead of finding her at war with France, we shall behold France her ally, and pro bably have to encounter both nations. In the late war, and until a very recent period, our distance from Europe was con sidered an insurmountable bulwark against invasion on an extensive scale. But the introduction of steam in ocean navigation, and as an agent of naval warfare, has en tirely upset this calculation. Tho Crimean war is before us, carried on at as ?reat a distance from England and Franco as is America, and what have we beheld ? Two hundred thousand men. with all the muni tions of war, and with more complete and heavier artillery than was ever before used in battle, transported as if by magic three thousand miles, and landed in perfect safety, and in almost an incredible short space of time, upon an enemy's shores ! What has been done in the East, can be dono in the West. Two hundred thousand Englishmen and Frenchmen can be as easily landed upon the shores of the United States as upon the Crimea. Eight hundred British ships of war, all propelled by steam, can be on our coast in two weeks. To meet these tremendous odds, before which the colossal military power of Russia succumbed, we have a standing army of ten thousand men, and seventy or eighty war ships! Yet Con gress hesitates even to inaugurate a system of defence for tho country. Richmond Dispatch. SENTENCE OF A MURDERER. An affecting scene took place in the Superior Court of Perquimans county, N. C, last week, upon passing the sentence of death on Riddick Sewell. The prisoner was brought into court in a very feeble state, having suffered dreadfully from cold when in jail last winter. After going through with some necessary preliminaries, his Honor addressed., the prisoner and asked if he had any thing to say why sentence of death should not be passed upon bim. Amid the breathless silence of a large and eager assemblagex Sewell arose and addressed the court with perfect composure for perhaps half an hour. He. stoutly asseverated his ignorance of every thing connected with the murder knew nothing of it until he was arrested if he committed the deed, he was crazy and knew nothing about it earnestly besought the Judge to take off his right arm, pluck out his right eye, send him out of the country, but spare his life told his Honor that if he would look over his books, he would find precedents for this, and cited two cases as authority referred to the hard swearing of the witnesses against him, and charged those who captured him with having robbd him, &C. His speech was very dis connected, but indicated a tenacious hope of life which nothing could banish. The unfortunate man was then sentenced to be hung on the 15th .instant. LATER FROM EUROPE Still Further Advance in Cotton Th tral American Question Reniit ofe' Peace Conferences, Sfc. " Halifax, May 8 The steamer A ffleric, of itfc Murder. We regret to learn, says the Fayetteville (N- C.) Observer, of the 5th inst., that Angus McDiarmid, Captain of the Steamer John H. Haughton, was thrown overboard on Saturday afternoon last, by Sam, one of the negroes belonging to the C. F. & D. River Navigation Company. The negro had absconded from the boat on its upward trip, and on returning to it as the boat was coming down, Capt. McDiar mid was in tho act of tying him, when he resisted, got the rope entangled around McDiarmid's body, and pitched him in the river. The water was very deep, and the boat under rapid headway, and all efforts to save him were unavailing. The body has not been recovered. Sam was arrested on Sunday, and is now in jail. has arrived bringing Liverpool date! April 26.. Cotton had advanced id sales of 103,000 bales, of which specul.T took 38,000 and exporters 7,000 bi Fair Orleans 7d; Middling 6 7-16j. p"T upland 6d ; middling 6. At MancheJ? buyers demanded a reduction. Money easier. Consols closed at 92 to 93. p,r stuffs had advanced. Canal flour 32,.- (u 35s. 6d. Wheat runs higher. Porl , l advanced Is.; White 29 to 30s. At H cotton had advanced, with sales during the week of 12,000 bales. Imports 2000. The London Star states that on the 234 the cabinet determined on making conce sions in the Central American affair but refused tore-call Mr. Crampton. Tliepaper, relating to the Central American difficult were before parliament, but no action bad been taken thereon. Those relative to the enlistment question would soon be read The matter created no excitement. Tbe London papers have obtained an advance copy of the Treaty of Peace. It contain9, 34 articles. No fortresses are allowed on the coasts of tie Black Sen, and it is closed to ships of war. The Dauuhe is made free Russia altering the boundaries of Beggars! bia. Kars and the Crimea are restored to their original owners. Moldavia and Wal lachia are to have a constitution, which is being prepared by a Commission. f 4? it ft S - FLORIDA INDIANS TO BE RE MOVED. The Tallahassee Sentinel of the 29th ult., states that Gov. Broome since his return from the seat of the general government has fully committed himself to the removal of the Indians by force. There are now in the service of the State and general govern ment, together, one thousand and six hun dred men, and the commanding officer in Florida has authority to receive "such ad ditional force as may from time to time be required." This his excellency thinks is a sufficient force to adequately protect the frontier, and that this protection will be continued. ' - S-t t-t- 4Ti S f THE MASSACRE AT PANAMA. The New York Day Book asks what the negro-loving organs think of the black butchers of Panama 7 They are very silent THE SHOOTING AFFRAY IN KANSAS. The Pittsburg Post on reliable informa tion, gives the particulars of tho shooting of Sheriff Jones, at Lawrence, Kansas. On the 19th instant, the sheriff went to St. Lawrence to arrest S. N. Wood, but was driven off. He then went to Gov. Shannon, who telegraphed to the President, and called out 12 United States troops from Fort Leavenworth. They proceeded to Law rence with Sheriff Jones and arrested Wood and six of the persons who aided in driving off the sheriff. That night while Jones was sleeping in his tent, some one fired a pistol ball into his spine. He was removed to the Free State Hotel, where the Congressional Lieut. Mcintosh then oalled in ten other troops who were passing Lawrenoe. Fifty more troops were to be sent there from Fort Leavenworth. Sheriff Jones has died of his wounds. on the subject. The Panama butchery and the outrages on defenceless women and I Investigating Committee were stopping. Bnuureu, are a rair sample ot abolitionism, the natural result of free-negroism wherever it preponderates. The New York Journal of Commerce, in an article on this subject, very properly insists that our Government must demand indemnity for the past and security for the future ; and the only mode of securing these ends, is to have tho strong arm of our Government on the spot, ready for action should occasion demand. Not less than four millions of treasure, besides thousands of passengers and valuable freight, pass monthly over this route. There is but one iron link between the Atlantic and Pacific, connecting our Atlan tic and Pacific borders, and that, all will agree with the Journal, ought not to be left at the mercy of savages. CONDITION OF WALKER IN NICARAGUA The accounts in relation to the success of Walker at the battle of Rivas are some what contradictory. The Washington Star says: "Our private advices assure us that I in the recent battle of Rivas Walker's loss ! atljusted the terms of a Convention with the was 156 men, and not 30. as published in ! Comonfort Administration, by which we LATER FROM KANSAS. The Lawrence correspondent of the St. Louis Democrat says that Colonel Sumner was encamped opposite Lawrenoe, with 120 men, dragoons. He had addressed a letter to Gov. Robinson stating that the attack on Sheriff Jones had produced great excite ment throughout the territory and the fron tier of Missouri, and urging on the people of Kansas the importanoe of ferreting out and bringing the assassin to justice. He says also that the offence has been reported at Washington, and that any order received from there will be carried out. "' Q "- Another Treaty with Mexico. On the authority of a letter from Mexico, which it inserts, the Journal of Commerce states that our Minister to Mexico has essentially MURDER. There was a terrible affair at Islesboro', Maine, last week. Joseph G. Brown, owner of a small water craft, returned to his home as his family were at breakfast. When his wifo saw his countenance, she exclaimed, "I am afraid of you," He immediately caught up a knife and pursued her to a corner of the room and out her throat. severing both windpipe and carotid artery. Their daughter, eleven years old, in at tempting to aid her mother, seized the knife, while Brown drew it through hor fingers, cutting them severely. The monster fled, and undertook to escape to sea in a boat, but was overtaken by Capt. Benj. A. War ren and three others. He threw himself overboard with a rock tied to his neck, saying-, "Warren, you know what I have done; I have killed my wife, but she killed I me first; take care of my children, I com mit myself to the waves" but the water being shallow, he was fished up, and com mitted to Belfast jail. He is thirty-fivo years of age, and his wife was about tlfrty, a small woman, inoffensive, and prepossess ing in appearance. CHILDREN IN DLLINOIS. The St. Louis Pilot, of tho 22d, has the following : Are the children fair specimens of the "Sucker" children? There yesterday arrived in this city two ot the most surprising freaks of nature in the form of human beings that we, or, we believe, any one else, ever had the fortune to witness. They are a boy and a girl, aged respectively fifteen and ten years, born ana bred on a farm in Goodman county, Illinois, about sixty miles hence. The boy is well grown, of the average height, but weighs over four hundred pounds. His name is Preston Hundlestone; he is sensi ble, easy in converse, and enjoys excellent health, notwithstanding that his immense weight precludes his taking much exercise. His sister, Juliania, is ten years of age, and weighs over three hundred pounds. She also is well formed, intelligent, and, for her size, extremely active. Their father and mother are yet living, and are both some what spare in habit. The former informed us he had four other children, some older and some younger, but none of them showed any disposition for such adiposity. Queen Victoria Coming to America. The London correspondent of the Tor onto Globe states that a report is quite cur rent in England to the effect that the Queen has some thought of paying a visit, during the coming summer, to her loyal province of Canada. So far has tho rumor gained ground, that several of tho London news papers are discussing the propriety of the step, and advising tho Queen to make the journey by all means. at Importing Potatoes from Ireland. One would suppose we could hardly need to import food ipto this country from Eu rope, but what will our farmers say to tho arrival at this port from Londondery (Ire land) of a bark with three hundred tons of potatoes, and a schooner from Cornwnllis, N. S., with 4,000 bushels ? There are for ty bushels in a ton, and altogether thi makes 9,200 bushels brought to this city, Potatoes are always saleable in this market at prices ranging from $1 75 to $2 50 per bbl., and during tho summer nearly $100,. 000 worth of potatoes arc brought to thj port from Bermuda. New York 2r, The Coolie Trade. Late aeoounta from Vaparaiso mention tho arrival of the American ship Dalmatia, one hundred and seventy days from China, with one hundred and sixty coolios, having lost ninety others and a large number of hor orew on the passage. Tho American olipper IV'mgaj Racer had brought in seven hundred and sixty of the unfortunate Chinamen, U.s newspaper; and further, that the Costa Rieans lost 150 men in that engage ment, and not 000, as that paper published. As wo anticipated, he and his fillibusters are at the mercy of tho Costa Ricans, who, to the number of 5,000, have cut off all his hope of supplies and reinforcements from the United States also given out. His force (according to himself) is about 1,000 Americans and 1,300 natives." are to acquire another slice of Mexican Territory how large it is not stated, nor the prioe to be paid for it. o Immense Travel to California. The steamship Illinois sailed from New York on Monday for Aspinwall, with upwards of six Bil ammunition has ! hundred passengers and the mails for the Pacific. It was thoue-ht she would hnv-a ! The Way to .get a- Claim. Horace Greely thus write to the Tribune : "I have been told that a man who had an indisputable claim on the Government for four or five thousand dollars, danC6d attendance at the Capitol for two or three sessions to no purpose. At length an old Member who knew the ropes, struck by his pertinacity, called him aside, and gave him the benefit of some vclunteer counsel. "My friend," said he, "I see you are green, long as you have been in Washington. Just withdraw your papers and increase your claim to twenty or thirty thousand. Then promise a thousand to this one and two thousand to that, and so on through a list of half a dozen who can help you, and of course on the contingency of your gaining your claim. If you should be cut down a little, you can afford it." The claimant thankfully took the advice, acted on it, and in due time carried home his honest due and little more." By bribes of this kind, false swearing is obtained, and the Government no doubt often swindled. A SNAKE COMBAT. Combats between the rattle and black snake are certain if they meet, and the black snake is, with rare exceptions, the conquerer. Upon seeing caoh other, these animals instantly assume their respective attitudes of defiance and display the great difference in their organization. Tlie rat tlesnake coils itself up, ready for attaek or defence ; tho black snake, being a con stridor, moves about from side to side, and is in constant activity naturally exciting each other's passions. The rattlesnake finally settles down into a glowing exhibi tion of animosity, its fangs exposed, its rat tles in constant agitation. The black snake, seemingly conscious that the moment of strife has come, now commences circling round its enemy, absolutely moving w swiftly that it seems but a gleam of dull light ; the rattlesnake attempts to follow the movement, but soon becomes confused and drops its bead iu despair ; then it is that the black snake darts upon the back of its deadly foe, seizes it between its tceti. and springing upwards, envelopes tho rattle- ' snake in its folds. Tho struggle, though not long, is painful; the combatants roll over in the dust, and get entangled in the bmmes ; but every moment the black snake is tightening its hold, until tho rattlesnake gasps for breath, becomes helpless, and dies. For awhile the black snake still re tains its grasp ; you can perceive its mus cles working with energy ; but finalJj it cautiously uncoils itself and quietly betake to the water, where, recovering its energj' ; it dashes about a moment as if in exultation, and disappears from the scene. CF J ust one century ago, in August, 1756, the first printing press was introduced carried out eight hundred but for the ap- j into ew Hampshire, the first newspaper May 10. The Senate was not in session to-day and no business of public import ance was transacted in the House, NICARAGUA. W e have nothing new from Nioaragua. The next arrival from that country will pro bably decide the fate of Walker, his army, and his fillibustering project. Meetings were held last week in New Orleans and 1 New-York, to raise the "sinews of war," for Walker. A number of men from the former city have gone to his relief, and in the lat- prehension of trouble on the Isthmus, in spired by the recent riots at Panama. The Orizaba sails on Thursday for San Juan, Monument at the Cowpens On the 23d ult., a monument was erected upon the memorable field of the Cowpens, in the Spartan sburg District of South Carolina, with appropriate ceremonies, a military en campment being in the neighborhood at the time. r. " mo ursi OOOK in November of the same year. Books have multiplied to such an extent in our country that it takes 750 paper milLi, with 2,000 engines, in constant operation, to supply ti e printers, who work day and night en deavoring to keep their engagements with publishers. These tireless mills produced 270,000,000 pounds of paper the past year, which immense supply has Bold for about $27,000,000. Practical Amalgamation. Theliber ty allowed under laws of MassachusetU t intermarriages between the white and black races is but rarely taken advantage of i Boston. A few days since a colored m" of fwenty-eight years, born in Norfolk. V was married to a white girl, of ninett j years. Formerly such marriages were w bidden by law there, but the prohibition W no practical effect. The Green-Eyed Monster. A atl married couple arrived in Boston recanty and took lodpings at one of the fashionab hotels, to pass away that delightful sc ulas! too brief known as the hortf' moon. Their happiness wes the cau' envy among many, for not a cloud app"' ed to overshadow the enjoyment of the p" ing hours, until a doctor was sent for great haste, to relieve the lady of a do laudanum which threatened to terrai" her life. The skill of tbe doctor saved W wife, and after tho bride returned to sciousness, she was asked what indnced her to commit such a wicked ct' She replied : I saw a lady wink at my band at the table, and J didn't want to iy It is said that a Yankee baby Jj crawl out of his cradle, take a survej invent an improvement, and apply patent before he is six months old.
The Charlotte Democrat (Charlotte, N.C.)
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