Crawfordsville Review, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 14 August 1858 — Page 2

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WFORDSVILLE, IND. "Saturday, August 14,1858.

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DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET.

For Sccrctary of State. DANIEL McCLUliE, of Morgan. For Auditor of State,

JOHN W. DODD, of Grant.

For Treasurer of State,

N ATI1AN1EL E. CUNNINGHAM, of Vigo.

For Superintendent of Public Instruction SAMUEL T,. RUGG, of Allen. For Attorney General,

JOSEPH E. McDONALI), of Montgomery.

For Judges of the Supreme Court. fcAMUKI.

E. PERKINS, of Marion.

ANDREW DAVISON, of Decatur. .JAMES M. HANNA, of Vigo. JAMES L. WORDEN, of Whitlcv.

For Congress—Sth District, .TOIIN W. BLAKE, of Clinton.

for Judge of the Stli Judicial District, WILLIAM P. BRYANT, of i'akk. for Common Hens Prosecutor,

JOHN MORGAN, of Montgommiy. -j

A SERMON

Will be preached at the Court House, commencing at one o'clock P. M. on Sunday, August 22d, by Dr. R. D. PEASE.

TEXT—"And I therefore bccomc your enemy because I tell you the truth.

T]IE

CONVENTION.

The Democratic Convention that assembled here on last Saturday, was unquestionably one of the finest affairs of the kind ever witnessed iu Crawfordsvillc. At an early hour the principal roads leading to town, were thronged with wagons, carriages and vehicles of every description, and by ten o'clock the town was filled with a dense mass of the indomnitablc yeomanry of the county. The Convention which assembled at eleven o'clock was characterized with a harmony and enthusiasm that gave token of a glorious victory in Octobcr. At no time in the history of the party, was there ever so much zeal displayed, and a determination to conquer as marked the Old Line Legion of Montgomery on that day.

Wc shall give Judge Blake a majority of three hundred.

THE ATLANTICTELEGRAPII. The cable has been successfully laid, and next wcok wo shall give our readers the latest European intelligence. Hereafter *c shall not have to wait the slow progress ,of ocean steamers. The news of the Old World will traverse the depths of the troad Atlantic in a single fiery leap, and we shall know in Montgomery county the daily events that transpire in European capitals simultaneously with the inhabi­

tants of the rural distriot of Great Britian.

THE CANVASS.

Judge BLAKE is making a splendid canvass. The people flock in thousands to hear him, while his competitor, Wilson, is hardly able to draw a crowd, so disgusted arc the people of the district at his inconsistencies. BLAKE will receive a majority of three hundred in Montgomery. Mark the prediction, he is our nest Congressman.

THE LAST RESORT.

Wilson, despairing of drawing out the people to hear his miserable stereotyped apologies and confessions, has, as a last resort, engaged 0 flan do W. Corey, to go down toChambcrsburgli, in Fountain county, with his cannon. We have often heard of firing cannons to raise drowned bodies, "but wc doubt if the Black Republican corpse of the Eight District will rcsurrect at tho sound of cannon or even the crashing thunder-bolt of Jove's artillery.

PAY UP.

Wheat is now worth seventy-five ccnts. We want every farmer who owes for subscription to pay up. Wo need the money

Goner's LADY'S BOOKFOR SEPTEMBER.— This peerless magazine has been received Its fashion plates, embellishments and con.tents are, as usual, rare productions of human thought. No lady should be without the Lady*s Book.

tfi^Rcad the advertisement in another column of J. S. Hatch. He is prepared to execute any orders in the'line of blackjmithing with neatness and dispatch.

sy Thc cascaf seduction in Clark township has been amicably settled, tho parties faring married.

•©-It is a great peach year down in South Carolina and Georgia, and the finest specimens of that fruit arc Tended in Augusta at a dollar a bushcL

THE DUTY or DEMOCRATS. There is no spot in the Union more dc-

loyal to the Constitution than the State of Indiana. And perhaps it would not be too strong an assertion to say that as a general tiling the Democracy of Indiana rank

pre-eminent

among the Democracy Of her'

sister States as firm supporters of the xegnlar nominees. Yet the fact is not to be disguised that we at times and to our disgrace present to the eyes of the public elsewhere a political chaos almost equal to that in which the

Hell brotli holla and bubbles."

Why is this? The question is simple and easily answered. It is because we at times become too hotheaded, allow passion to usurp the place of reason and in our rashness do and say things which in our cooler moments we would refrain from.— Is this right? Every one will respond in the negative. What is oar duty then as Democrats As lovers of those God-like principles that have been emblazoned on our banners ever since we have existed as a party. As ardent supporters of our political crccd. It is to stand by our party in its adversity.

If wc are candidates and fail to secure a nomination at the hands of our Democratic brethren, wc should not flare up and declare that we won't support the nominee, bnt should take into consideration the fact that every one can't be nominated that some one must be disappointed. -And if the nominee did not act with fairness before or during the convention if outside pressure was brought to bear against the candidate of our choicc by which he was defeated, or anything of the like character, wc should-hunt up the men who thus deceived us—if dcceivc us they did—and punish them in a Democratic way instead of quarreling over the result and thus making capital for the opposition.

If those who, because a friend wasn't nominated, or because they didn't secure a nomination themselves, or bccausc a particular plank in the platform don't suit them, sow the seeds of dissension in our camp, don't keep a good lookout, they may yet find themselves floundering in the political slough they prepared for others.— Retribution is sometimes slow, but when it docs come it comes with a crushing weight, and the unfortunate recipient of such favors don't soon forget them.

v.

We can assure those who, wrapped up in their own personal feelings, egotistically proclaim themselves the only true Democrats and naturally plunge into a conflict with others who differ with them not upon principle but upon men, that there is no sympathy on the part of the Democracy of the Union with them or their ends. Bolters, disorganizes, and sore-heads ought to have learned ere this that no honest Democrat will encourage them in their schemes thus to break down the Democratic party, and on its ruins build up Black Republicanism.

The Democratic masses arc sick of this miserable twaddle about men disgusted with unseemly disputes upon dead issues, when their most sacred rights arc at stake. If they must be engaged in a war, let them coasc warring among themselves, and renew the war with Black Republicanism— a war to the knife and from the knife to the hilt. A crusadc that will end in the destruction of the Republican army.

The canvass has now fairly begun, and wc have a great work to do—an important, duty to perform. The State was redeemed in '56—it must not fall back into the hands of Black Republicanism. Our country was rid of Thugs in the same year—it too must be preserved. This redemption need not be looked for unless Democrats prepare themselves for the contest or gird on their loins for battle. Democracy demands that wo eacrifico our potty jealousies, our hatreds, our bickerings^- and it must be done.

Wo need look for no miracle in politics. If wc do not orgauize quickly, thoroughly, and unite completely, this rodomptiou may be indefinitely postponed.

Let past differences bo put atf rest, let ly-goncs bo by-goues, and with harmony in our ranks all will be well.

DISSATISFACTION.—Wc regret to see that the Journal is dissatisfied with the Douio. cratic ticket nominated on last Saturday. Had there been the least intimation that tho publisher of that paper would have bolted the present nominees, other men would have been placed upon tho ticket.— We trust Mr. Kccncy will think of this matter seriously, aiid not be too hasty in bolting a Democratic tickct.

WAR IN ARNICA^On last Sunday night the members of tho African Church, in the north part of town, had a dispute concern ing tho qncstion of baptism, Some advo. cated sprinkling, while othors insisted that immersion was tho only proper mode.— The discussion waxed warm, when Blaok Ike, who is a strong immcrsioniat, pitched into the sprinklers. Tho latter fought bravely, when a briokbat hurled by Ike, hitting Hunter Jones, a high priest, on the shins, the sprinklers fled, Ike was brought before Esquire Pursel and fined ton dol. lars and costs.

Republican institutions demand and

need officers of high-souled honor, of proud unflinching integrity, unspotted justice, unbending purity of character.—Journal.

The Hon. James Wilson unquestionably fills the above bill.

.1'C" The news from two Continents now, Is sent through the dopths of the Ma, While tlio fishes, air wagging their, tails,

Crv, Gracious, how wiso wo shall be!

[2V. Y. Times]

DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVENTION. The Democracy of Montgomery «ounty met pursuant to previous notice in Crawfordsvillc, on Saturiiay, August 7th, for the purpose of nominating candidates to fill the several County offices.

On motion of Lew Wallace, Esq., M. D. Manson was chosen President and on motion of R. J. Fink, S. W. H. Rawlins and Cbas. H. Bowen were appointed Secretarics.

Mr. Wallace stated briefly the object of the meeting and proposed that the vote in convention be taken by townships, which was agreed to.

On motion of Colonel Wilson, Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed by the President to examine the poll books and apportion the number of votes to which each township was entitled.

The Chair appointed R. W., McMakin, W. C. Vance and Thos. Wilson. The following resolution offered by R. J. Fink was adopted.

Resolved, That any person receiving a nomination for any office to be filled by the people at the Octobcr election, shall first pledge himself to abide by the decision of

this convention—that he will vote for all the nominees of the same, and that he will use all his influence to procure their election.

A call being made, all the candidates came forward and pledged themselves as required, except Mr. Schcnck, who was unable on account of ill health to address the meeting. Mr. Wallace stated that he would be responsible for Mr. Schcnck.

A recess was now taken until 2 o'clock, in order that the townships might confer together, after which the convention proceeded to ballot for candidates.

The whole number of delegates entitled to vote in the convention was sixty-one, Sugar Creek township not voting.

The first ballot resulted as follows: FOR REPRESENTATIVE. James F. Harney

No opposition. FOR SHERIFF. William K. Wallace William Gott Paul Hughes

No opposition. FOR CORONER James II. Vanarsdall

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..33 ...24 ... 4

FOR TREASURER.

John Lee 11. Schcnck

...57 ... 4

FOR COMMISSIONER.

Samuel Gillilaud William Carson FOR SURVEYOR. John Buck

.. .56 ... 5

,...01

ot

No opposition. Jaincs F. Harney, William K. Wallace, John Lee, Samuel Gilliland, John Buck and James H. Vanarsdall having received a majority of all the votes cast, were dc clarcd the nominees of the party.

On motion of Col. Wilson, the nominations were declared unanimous. On motion of R. W. McMakin, the reports of the several townships were order cd to be filed with the Secretaries for reference.

On motion, Resolved, That the proceedings of this convention be published in the Crawfordsvillc Review.

The Convention was then addressed an able and eloquent manner by Jns. F. Ilarney and Lew Wallace, of this county, and B. W. Ilanna, Esq., of Terre Haute

The Convention then adjourned. M. D. MANSON, President. S. W. II. RAWLINS, CIIAS. H. BOWEN,

Secretaries.

L. D. INGERSOLL.—This gentleman has located in the beautiful little town of Pella, Marion county Iowa, where he has com menccd the practice of law. Mr. Ingcrsoll is a ripe scholar, and though but a very young man, not yot having attained the age of thirty, his abilities as a lawyer arc of a high order, and wo prcdiot for him a splondid future. For many years he was a resident of this place, and wc take pleasure in testifying to his many eminent qualities as a social and high-toned gontlcman, and whose loss from among us wc exceedingly regret,

COST OF TI1E CABLE.

Tlic cost of the cable laid between Ireland and Newfoundland is given as follows .. Trice deep son-wire per mllo

#200

Price spun yarn and iron wire per iijIIq Price out*idu tiir per mile 20

-1 Total per mllo

Price 2S,00 miles *1,21-2,500 Prioo ten miles deep sea cable, nt $1,J j0 per mile -,14,500 For twenty-five miles shore cud. at $1,450 per mllo '*'"'81.250

Total cost $1,258,250

HOG

AND

CHICKEN CHOLERA

IN

INDIANA.

—Pike and Gibson countics have been suffering severely from hog cholcra for some weeks past. The Pike County Reporter says that many hog raisers, who have hitherto sold largely, will have to buy pork for home consumption this fall. Some are losing from fifteen to twenty head a day.— A similar epidomio is spoiling the chicken meat.

SSFA St, Louis paper says that the grasshoppers have eaten up the entire crop of tobacco in Franklin county, and the last that was beard from them they were seated on the corner of the feneo begging every man that passed for a chew.

Read the advertisement in another

column of KNOX'S new store. It is the very place to get a suit of new clothcs at cheaper rates than ever before offered in Crawfordsrille. James Mick, the accomplished salesman, will be always on hand to attend to customers:" -Everybody should call at this establishment.

THE EXPEDITION AGAINST PARAGUAY. CongrejM, at its last session authorized the President to dispatch a naval force to Paraguay to obtain satisfaction from that State for its unprovoked a tack upon the United States steamer Water-Witch a number of years agol Of this exjedition whichhas been fitted out, the Washington correspondent of the New York Cornier and

Enquirer says: The six small vessels which arc destined to carry the terror of our arms into the center of South America will carry from sixty to seventy guns of large caliber, and about 1,200 men. Unfortunately for our ability to cariy out successfully in land naval expeditions, we have but an insignificant force of marines, and it is sad that but half a company can be spared for the nccessaiy service of storming the forts along the river and occupying the capital, while our Commissioner is dictating the terms of peace to President Lopez. The total charge of this expedition will be $1,500,000, hut no more than half a million of dollars will be justly chargeable to the cost of it, since the steamers and the men. already forming part of the navy, must be supported whether on this service or any other.

Commander Page is aware of the difficulties which will oppose a successful accomplishment of his plans, but is laboring with hope and energy to overcome them all. As a defensive measure, Paraguay has placed under the temporary control of Buenos Ayres all her posts acccssible to our fleet distant more than four hundjed miles from her capital.

•STAt twenty years of age, it is esti mated, an intemperate man may expect to live fifteen and a half years longer, while a temperate man, of the same age, may expect to live forty-four years longer. At thirty, an intemperate man will probably live fourteen years longer, a temperate man thirty years longer. At forty an intemperate man will ordinarily live twelve years longer, while a temperate man will live twenty-nine years longer.

THE WESTMINSTER

FOR

JULY.—This ex­

cellent British periodical has been received. Itsi contents arc as follows: Calvin at Geneva

The Last Days of Church-rates Domestic Annals of Scotland Cardinal Wiseman's "Recollections Medical Education Women Artists Rcccnt Astronomy, and the Nebular Hypothesis

Contemporary Literature.

Wc take pleasure in calling the at­

tention of our readers to the advertisement of T. D. BROWN, who has opened a large and well selected stock of Groceries in No. G, Commercial Block. Mr. Philo It. Simpson, well known to our citizens as a gentlemanly and accomplished salesman, will attend to the wants of all who may favor the establishment with their patronage.

Mr. B. still continues the drug business at his old stand, No. 3, Commercial Block.

THE KANZAS ELKCTIOX. J. M. Waldcn, of Quindaro, arrived at St. Louis on Monday evening, and reports the following returns from the vote upon the English Proposition:

FOJt. AO A INST. 33 1.711 2.0'J-i

Donpflascounty (complete) Leavenworth Shawnee Johnson JcfFcr.son

C') i'l'-'O S3 I-JO 109 411

Reported majority of Atchison county, 40S Doniphan county, 348 making, thus far, a majority of 4,97 3

Only thirty precincts are included in the above. There are about 180 more to hear from. The majority will probably go above 12,000

The Pbospect.—To-day Judge Blake fills his eighth appointment in this county on the present canvass. Wherever lie lias spoken, largo and enthusiastic crowds have attended him, and a feeling of interest and union manifests itself, which will as certainly result in the triumphant success of the Democratic ticket next fall, as there is an olcction held. Never before were the Dcnioeraoy of this county bottcr united, or moro detorminod than they are at present—as with tho effort of one man, will they aot in oonoort nt the coming election, and oast their unitod veto for the success of their cherished political prinoiy\os.~~Franf.fort Cresccnt, Aug. 7,

REMARKABLE COINOIDENOES —Tho now cable news has elicited the following reminiscenoe from the Worcester Sjiyt

It is worthy of note that Dr. Franklin, the great pionocr in the investigation of the nature and properties of electricity, who first attempted to reduce it to a seicnoo, and who proved the identity of light, ning and clcctrioity, and Prof, Morse, the inventor of tho olcctric telegraph, were both Massachusetts men, and, what is more remarkable, they were born within a mile and a half of cach other—one in Boston, and the other over tho river in Charleston.

SUICIDE.—A revolting suicidc occurrcd at Yerdcn, Macoupin county, Illinois, on Thursday last, ho circumstances arc as folio iv s:

One Milligan had some time ago, induced a young daughter of Mr. Post to run off with and marry him. After suffering much ill-treatment from her husband, she went home to her father but after a time she again tried to live with Milligan, His treatment again became more than she could bear, and she sent to her father to take her into his protection, which was done. The desperate husband pursued—, found his wife at her father's—demanded to see her oj he would shoot himself, and on being refused, instantly drew a doublebarrelled pistol, loaded with ball and discharged the contents of one barrel into his left side near or through the heart—fell and expired in a few minutes.—Carlinville Free Democrat.

t&"A poor man in England sued a wealthy knave for the seduction of his daughter. The suit failed by a tiol pros. through the negligence of his solicitors.— The cost fell oa the plaintiff—three pounds eight shillings. He was thrown into prison, where he remained ei^ht years.

REVIVAL OF THE BLACK ART IN NEWARK.

Wonderful Spiritaal Manifestations^ Horn.

[From the Newark (O.) Times.}

A few weeks ago, two ladies—Mrs. Garner and Miss Vincent—arrived in Newark and were shortly afterwards announced as

Trumpet Mediums.'' In a very short time rumors began to circulate that all other phases of spiritualism were eclipsed that the spirits the ladies had .in charge were quiet, orderly and dignified, disdaining the uncivil practice of upsetting things turning a cold shoulder to all material agencies, and making their communications by word of mouth (or rather trumpet) Being somewhat incredulous and of an inquiring mind, on Tuesday evening we repaired to the "spiritual rendezvous" in order to ascertain what truth Madam Rumor had carried forth.

We found some half dozen seekers for knowledge of unseen things present. Our first care was to make a thorough examination of the room we explored every hidden recess, and examined the walls and ceiling corefully, and are confident that the demonstrations wc witnessed were independent of mechanical or individual agency. A half circle was formed before a stand, upon which was placed two ordinary tin dinner horns, very much battered, minus mouth-pieces, which had been broken off. We examined the horns and found nothing suspicious about them, nothing differing from other horns. The door was locked and the medium, Miss Vincent, (Mrs. Garner being in Dresden) seated herself at the end of the circle. The lights were blown out and several pieces of church music sung. At the expiration of about five minutes, we heard a sound as if a ball had been shot into the horn, accompauicd with a quick flash of phosphoric light, when it began to rock upon the stand. "Brother King (the guardian spirit of the medium) is with us," announced Miss Vincent.

All was hushed as death, and a deep feeling of solemnity seemed to pervade the entire circle. Presently the horn slowly asccnded the wall, crept along the ceiling, and then flew off in different directions about the room. The medium requested the spirit to manifest itself to members of the circle immediately it passed along, giving each a gentle rap and an opportunity for feeling it. It returned to the stand, and the medium inquired if it had any communications to make. The horn instantly left the stand and rushed through the room with great velocity, issuing a noise like steam escaping from an engine, and scarcely with less power. After several circuits of the room it halted, and stood in air, just before the circlc, autl a voice which no unaided mortal could be suspected of imitating, slowly but rather indistinctly uttered: "Ye are the children of earth, but I am the child of Heaven, invisible." The voice undoubtedly proceeded from the horn, and was of so much power that it could have been hoard a square. It sounded as the voice of a person speaking through labored breathing.— Several communications were received purporting to have come from Spirit-Land, and descriptions of departed oues which are said to have been accurate. Conversation was continued with the ghostly visitaut for about ten minutes, when he dropped his horn and bade us adieu.

The candle was re-lit and the circlc broke up, every member of which was fully convinced that a supernatural agency controlled the horn.

The most curious part of the manifestation, however, is the fact that after the demonstrations, the interior of the horn, which before the circle was formed was clean and blight, was found, upon examination, to be thickly coated with a limy substance.

The whole thing mat ke an imposture, the skillful work of a cunning brain, but wc arc confident the agency was independent of the medium. She was seated in the circlc, during the manifestations, with her hands held by one of our citizens, in whose honesty wc have great confidence, and her voice was often heard at the same time the horn was speaking. Mrs. Van Buskirk, the lady at whose house the mediums arc staying, enjoys the confidence of community, and she states that often, iu the night, the horn will visit the bed of the mediums, and hold long conversations with them, and that she has often been awakened by these nocturual visitations

TIIE DEMOCRATJC PARTY CONTRASTED WITH TIIE OPPOSITION. Caleb Cushing, in his splendid 4th of July oration at Tammany Hall, drew the following admirable portraits of the Democratic party and of the opposition. First, of the Democracy.

I can soc, on one hand, a politioal aasocintion which holds in its keeping the traditional public policy of the country—which, at both onds of the country, North and South, courageously and conscientiously assumes the burden of nationality, in defi. ancc of local jealousies and predjudioes, which alone professes a constitutional political oreed, and follows a constitutional theory of action—which calmly but resolutely maintains our international rights in all emcrgenoies, and whioh is constitutionally conservative, bccauae it is Democratic in principle, and thus conciliates together the rights of the States and the rights of the universal people,

Here is tho counter picture I see, on the other hand, a political as. sociation which is not, indeod, an assooition, but a loose conglomerate only of the frag, mcnts broken off from other associations, whioh has has no definite platform of doc. trines, and flots at random on the tide of public policy, in the hope of picking up some chance helmsman, it knows not where, wbo may bring it into port whioh lives only by hateful vituperation of the South, which is the refuge and. receptacle of the crotchety isms of tho day.

Both all v.iin things, and all who in vain things Build tlieir fond hopes of glory or offamo, All the unaccomplished works ofnatnrcs hand Abortive, nionstrons, or nnkindly mixed. Tossing and whirling about iu that limbo of Vanity.

l^*Two business messages from New York merchants to their correspondents in England, passed through the American TeWraph office, from New York, en route for London, yesterday, at 5 P. M. One of them, containing fifty-seven words, paid through, fifty-seven dollars, and the other, twenty-seven words, for which twenty-sev-en dollars was paid!—Boston Ledger, 1th ijist.

THE ATLANTIC CABLE!

TRINITY BAY,

Aug. 7th.

Mr. Field's log states that ihe Niagara

arrived at the rendeivous on thp 23d. The Valorous on the 25th The G^rgon oxx the 25th, and the Agamemnon on the 28th.— The splice was made on the afternoon of 29th at 7:45 in the evening. The electricians reported a want of continuity in cable, but ihsultation perfect We kept on paying out, and at 11:30 p. m. again commenced receiving perfect signals from the. Agamemnon. 30th, distance run 89 mUes, payed out 131 miles. Depth oft water 1,550 to 1,985 fathoms. 31st, distance run 137 miles, paid out 159 miles, depth 1.651 to 2,200 fathoms.

August first, distance run 105 miles, paid out 164, depth 1,950 to 2,200 fathoms. -The Niagara getting light and rolling much, not safe carrying sail to steady ship, for in case of accident it might be necessary to stop ship as soon as possible. At 3:38 in ihe morning, imperfect insultation detected in sending and receiving signals. All right at 8:40 fault iu ward-room, or in about 60 miles from lower end, which was cut out and taken out of the circuit.

Third—Distance 147 miles, paid out 161 depth 740 1,820 fathoms, 11:15 received signals from Agamemnon that she had paid cut 780 miles. 9 received signals from Agamemnon was in 200 fathoms water. 10, Niagara in same depth. Fourth—Distance 146 miles paid out, 154 depth under 200 fathoms made land atthe entrance of Trinity Bay, at 8 o'clock in the morning. Entered the Bay at 2:30.

Fifth. 1:45 a. in. anchored, distance 64 miles paid out 66, total paid out 1016 miles, distance 882 2 a. m. fleet has arrived 2:45 a. m. received signal, landed, and informed telegraphers that the fleet had arrived 2:45 a. m. received signal from the Agamemnon that she had paid out 1010 miles 5:15 a. m. cable lauded 6 a. m. carried to the telegraph house, where a strong current was received from the other side of the Atlantic. Captain Hudson read prayers and made remarks. 1 p. m.—Gorgon fired a royal salute of 21 guns. 6th.—Receiving strong electric signals from Valcntia. All right. Landed here in the woods until instruments arc ready and properly adjusted. Communications cannot pass between the continents, but electric currents pass freely. It may be some days.

A NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 9.

The Atlantic cablc is the principle topic among the Press and people. There was a great excitement upon the announcement of its success and much anxiety to hear more. '7

The steamer Virginia while on an excursion on the lake, was blown up at Jefferson wharf. She was completely wrecked and sunk in 15 minutes. A number of persons were injured and some men are missing there were but few on board. It is supposed to have been a powder explosion, and foul play is suspected.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 9.

The following is tho reply of the President to the application of tho agent of the Associated Press for permission to obtain and use the Queen's message immediately, it is received while it is en route to him at Bedford:

I am perfectly willing that the Queen's message and my reply should be published. You may use them immediately on their transmission. (Signed) James Bkchanan.

The President has given directions to have the Queen's message sent to him at Bedford instead of going to Washington.

Trinity Bay, Aug. 8th.

The people here seem to have very little faith, and have made very slight preparations.

One end of the Atlantic cablc wai landed on the Irish shore by the Niagara on the 5th of August, 1857. The other end from the same vessel on the fth of August 1858. The shore end laid from Valcntia last year remains, so that both ends have

been actually laid by the Niagara. Trinity Bay, Aug. 9th. The U. S. frigate Niagara and II. B. M. steamers Gorgon and Porcupine all left St. Johns this morning at All well on board, and in good spirits.

St. -Johns, N. F. Aug. 9.

Tho Niagara and Gorgon arrived here this evening at GA o'clock. The Porcupine lias also just arrived.— Mr. Field is on board the Niagai

AN IN FAMOUS OUTRAN E BY A NEGRO. A correspondent, writing to the New York Express relates the particulars of an infamous outrage, near Sag Harbor, on ttc 2d inst., upon a young lady of fifteen j'oara, by a young negro. It seems that the young girl in question had been out in tho woods on that afternoon gathering whortleberries, and was accompanied by her little sister, and another little girl some oight or nine yoars of ago. When on the beach, near what is known as Littlo North West Creek, some two miles from here, they observed a man coming toward them, and at onoe started to leave tljo promises, wlion the negro boy Cuffoo started in pursuit. Coining up to thom, ho seised Miss Curry by the throat, threw her down upon the beach, and a violent tussle ensued be* twocn them, during which the dress of the young girl was torn completoly of? her person and rent into shreds, her body puwroelod and scarrcd in the most brutal manner. Threatening her life with a drawn knife, her strength exhausted, the inhuman blaok hound succeeded in accomplishing his do7ili»h purpose.

The girl started for her home, but suocccdcd in walking only a few rods when she fainted and foil senseless upon the ground, Tho blaok ingrate coolly looked on until she had recovered and again started for home, when ho again sprang upon his prey a second timo, knocked her down, cutting her face and dislocating her teeth, and again oommittod a crime, to punish which tho State's Prison for the rest of his natural life ia a paradise to his deserts.— The two little girls ran for home when the negro first caught his victim, Arriving there they informed the mother of the girl of the occurrence, and she, being alone, at once started in pursuit. She found her daughter upon the beach, and the negro retreating leisurely toward the wood. The girl had been BO violently abused that she was unable to walk. Assistance was obtained of the nearest neighbor, who procured a boat and brought both mother and daughter to their home. The negro finding the officers after him, secreted himself, but was soon caught.

{From the Philadelphia Bulletin.] .AN AFRICAN EXODUS.

Tho day

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not come, Wit it^lrill comfy

when a black exodus from the United States will herald the civilisation of Africa, and the first effective step be taken toward bringing that outcast continent within "the circle of civilized nations. Hitherto colonisation has erepb along slowly,and weakly, baited by/ the xdtra AbOlitidaits audi by the ultra fire-eateri upheld only by those who were elevated above partisan hatred into looking 'far into the future. Far leas promising ideas than this of African colonization have been developed into immense results, and this may also be, if sufficiently agitated. There is every inducement for it. Recent works on Africa show that the country is of inexhaustible vegetable wealth that common industry is there repaid as it is nowhere else, and that the free black, depressed by white European rivalry in this country, may there become a man of standing and authority.

There is one thing, however, which will impel such an exodus toward Africa, as wo have long waited for and hoped to see. In Africa, the richest gold deposits in tho world await the miner. "VVe have been assured by a gentleman whose integrity wc are willing to vouch for, and who has been eighteen yearc in the Guinea trade, the amount of gold which abounds in son.'! places and which is protected by supcrsi.tious taboo and by "fetish" notions from being gathered, is literally incredible.— All that has been found in California or Australia is as nothing, compared to what will yet be gathered from the obscure and burning regions of Africa. A thousand facts confirm our assertion anoodotos and hints in a scorc of books, old and new, as well as gcologioal proof, tended to show that the gold is there in immense quantities.

The individual irhite miner can do littlo save superintend such a digging. It must be under tlic auspices of an American company that free American blacks be sent out to seek for gold and cultivate the soil.

Wc may remark, in conclusion, on (he vast amount of good which gold is doing toward settling the world. lTegions most unacccssiblc and remote are becoming peopled and opening markets to the earlier settled world. What if gold (that is called the root of all evil) should be the destined agent to civilize Africa, induce an emigration of free blacks from tljis country aud improve the whole racc. What is impossible in the nineteenth century? ---<>---

KIT CARSON TURNED FILLI BUSTER--THE SONORA EXPEDITION. Our dispatches yesterday from St. Louis, with late news from the plains, brought by Mr. CRONIN, did not mention one feature in the WALKER and TITUS fillibuster [sic] demonstration against Sonora, Mexico. The famous mountain guide, the renowned KIT

CARSON, is of the number. He it is who was at the head of the three hundred and seventy-five men whom CRONIN met on the Pawnee Fork of the Arkansas, on their way to join WBLKER [sic] in Sonora. They are all "mountain men"—mountain men mounted, and <well> mounted, too, for they have Minie rifles, Colt revolvers and six cannon. WALKER'S eight hundred men were also old mountaineers—none of your swill-milk loafers from city whisky-shops, or beuidless boys just broken away from the maternal apron-string. They, too, were formidably armed, having the same description of small arms and twelve cannon, six twclve-poundcrs and six eighteen-poun-ders! WALKER and his men—Colonel TITUS second in command—had got as far as El Paso, and, besides the CARSON force, he expected to soon be followed by Captain JAS. SABINE, who was then at Kansas City ostensibly raising recruits for Arizonia [sic], but no doubt is entertained they are for Sonora. He, too, was amply provided with all sorts of arms.

Here, then, is the most formidable filibustering force that has ever left this country to wage an annexation war upoif Mexico or one of its States. There has evidently been more ilian ordinary craft and prudcnce employed in organizing sitiv an army of genuine fighting men and getting them beyond our borders without tho knowledge of the American Government. Having, so far, made a safe and successful march, we may confidently expect to hear of new adventurers continually going lnrward to join their standard and swell tlu ir ranks, until it will be powerful, and, in the present distracted state of Mexico, ultimately successful in its evident design— the subjugation of the rich Mcxicau State of Sonora—the wealthiest, and largest and most important of all Northern Mexico.

In one feature of his campaign we must sincerely sympathize—the certainty that when Walker and Carson and Tires and their hardy soldiery reach the Pacific side of Sonora, where the gallant Col. Cuabii, of California, at the head of a lumdful of emigrants, was so treacherously butchcrcd in cold blood a short period since, his merits, his family and his death will all be remembered and fully avenged. In this California will undoubtedly take the most willing hand, as soon as it becomes known there that his expedition is is in the country and ready to be joined with any recruits that may sympathize with its objeot.

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-=JIr. J. B. Miller, of Utioa, Unitod States Consul at Hamburgh, in a lottor to the Observer, says:

From Bonn, a half hour3 ride by railroad enabled us to visit Brubl, a Prussian palace, the grounds about which are very handsome, although the palace itself is, when compared with the English and tho French, rather plain. The attendant who showed us the palace, pointed out to us af large double bed, wide enough for three or four, which had been made for Victoria and Prince Albert on the occasion of the Queen's visit, some ten years ago, to Prussia. The Prussian style is single beds, two in the same room, but Victoria woiild not submit to be unconsortcd, and demanded her accustomed accommodations. Another double bed is now shown at Bruhl, which the Prince of Prussia, who has just married Victoria's daughter, ordered for their accommodation at Cologne—which is an hour or two by railroad from Bruhl— but which proved to be too abort for bis princcly accommodation, so that an express train had to be dispatched to Bruhl to bring them the Victoria couch.

THE POTATO CHOP.—Our advices from the country speak discouragingly of the potato crop the vines withered aud a second growth ensued in many localities. It is clear that the crop will bo below an average one, and the quality inferior.— CiiKiutuUit^ricc Current.