Richmond Palladium (Weekly), Volume 25, Number 18, 20 April 1855 — Page 2

RICHMOND PALLADllLM. I

Friday Morning, April SO, JSM. !feit Suae Fir. We understand that the citizens of Indianapolis have complied with the requisitions o he State Board of Agriculture, and that it !.as been determined to hold the next Fair at iLe Capital. We are not advised as to the arrangements made with the railroad companies. We presume, however, they are satisfactory. Unless thej are liberal, we hope no Fair will be held. . The SeiM. 4 March left us in a passion of snow-squalls J md cold winds, and April seems to have taken the weather up where March left it, and has during the first half of the month been playing the second part of the same tune. The country East and North of us has experienced snow-storms of almost unprecedented severity, and although none of moment has "alien here, yet we hare had a succession of cold, bleak winds, and an atmosphere as chilly is winter. Vegetation has as yet hardly shown j jmptofu of returning life, and the spring; r'.ps which usually are all nicely in thej ground ere this, are only partially sown, and I every kind of farming work behind its ordina-1 ry time. The season, so far, has been most ! i!al to wheat in this region. The long con-' 'inued cold drying winds, and the almost entire absence of rain during the month, and the -evere operations of the heavy successive frosts, Las almost ruined the heretofore nattering prospects of the farmer for a good wheat crop. The failure of the growing crop of wheat would be a great National calamity, and ttie which let us hope the hand of Providence : III avert. Flour is higher to-day in the principal cities the West than almost ever before, and the lucky owner of a barrel of flour now is a man to he envied. This matter of eating is getting tolerably expensive now-a-days. Good beef cattle are selling readily at S8 6010 00 per hundred, potatoes, 82 per bushel, flour tea dollars jwr barrel, and money as scarce as "hen's teeth." However, we must solace ourselves as did the .Id l.iily anciently, who said that when things got as bad as they possibly could be, they would ither get better or worse soon. General Ccllom. The Nashville Banner of the 12th inst, says that General Cullom, the distinguished Whig representative from Tennessee, and one of the men who voted against the Nebraska Bill, is making a splendid j canvass in his district. The Banner rajs: "He addressed his fellow citisens of Jackson on the 1st inst., in his usual hsypy, bold, and convincing manner. His course against the Nebraska Bill, and his warm advocacy of American principles, met with universal applause, and will tell favorably at the ballot box. He is decidedly popular, and gaining strength every day, and will get a better vote than he has ever done." X7A letter from St. Petersburg, published in a Paris paper, states that the great bell of the tower of Ivan Veliki, in the Kremlin, .it Moscow, fell to the ground at the moment when the ceremony of swearing allegiance in J fidelity to the new Emperor who was .joing on, and by its fall crushed nearly 100 persons. This bell is the largest ever made It is twenty feet high, twenty feet in diamter, and weighed sixteen hundred tons. It vas placed on its pedestal in the belfry of Ivan Vernki, which is two hundred and sixty nine feet high, in 1836. An event like the ibove would naturally exert a great influence n a snperstitious people. TlIK "PkaCKABLK DfTCU." The loCofoCO ;'.pers charge the Know Nothings, with being the instigators of the late Cincinnati election riots; but the investigation before the Coroner, :s reported in the Cincinnati Commercial, proves tho charge to be utterly false. We clip from the testimony, the following extract, which shows in a nut shell, the spirit of the "peaceful Dutch" to those who dared to vote ihe Americas Ticket: John II. Rosenbaum, sworn: I live on Sycamore, No. 532; about ten o'clock I went to the Eleventh Ward polls; to save trouble. I took my ticket with roe; on my wav I met Mr. Fryer; we went together; he asked me for a ticket; I told him I had none for him; we pro-' ceded to the polls, I handed in my ticket, and turned around to go way; the croud said, "he's put a Know Nothing ticket in;" a man named Colics raised a fuss with me; he said you are a mean man, you voted a Know Nothing ticket; then tho others fell on me. and kicked me and tore my hat off; I tried to run and they followed me two squares, and I stopped and told them I had done no harm; and to let me alone; there were tenants in my house who were afraid to go to the polls; I do not know how they would have voted. Additional front Colifornia. New York, April 16. The steamer Northern Light arrived hereto-day from Aspinwall, with the California Mails and 9 1 70,000 in gold dust. She brings the same dates as by the steamer Prometheus, which arrived at New Orleans last Friday. The revolution in Central America had not been suppressed. Gen Munos heads the revolutionary party, who expects shortly to be rvinforced by Col. Walker's emigrants from California, one hundred aad fifty of whom sailed from San Francisco about the middle of; March, and Walker and a Urge number of his follower were secretly preparing to follow in two ships which had been already chartered for the purpose. It is expected Munos will bring about important changes in Central American affairs, particularly in Nicaragua. There was little or no improvement in financial affairs; the miners were doing well, but the amount of gold coming forward was small, owing to the scarcity of coin. Tha Kern river excitement had exploded, and the miners were re urning. disappointed and disgusted. Meigs, the forger, is in Chili. The markets continued dull, though, there was some disposition manifested to speculation in flour and provisions, owing to the low prices. XA shrewd old gentleman once said to his daughter, "Be sure my dear that you never marry a poor man; but remember the poorest 'man in the world is the one that has money and nothing else."

For th Palladium, j Wayse County Teachers' Association. Messrs. Editors: Your last paper con-j Newport, 4th mo. 7th, 1855. j tatned an editorial article, in which I am un- The meeting convened according to previ-j justly assailed, to which I desire to make a ous adjournment, and was called to order by j brief reply. The article is a series of misrep- the president. , The minutes of the previous resentaUons and falsehoods from the begin- meeting were read fe adopted. E.M.Butler,' ning to the end. The true state of the caseW. W. Austin, Harrv Hough and Emily;

is this: Some time since a portion of the Ger-, Thompson, were appointed to prepare busimans established an institute for the purpose ness for the next meeting, of improving themselves a literary society, It was voted that the teachers of Wayne having no connection with religion or politics, county hold a Teachers Institute, about the Various subjects were from time to time dis-; first of August. cussed, but the society was not of a secret' D. II. Roberts, W. D. Henkle, C. Nutt, nature, having neither signs, grips nor pass- Miss Birdsall, E. J. Thompson fe Miss Aman-

words. It has been the custom since the es- da Atwood, were appointed to make arrangetablishrnent of the society, to hold social par- ments for said Institute, and report to next

ties in Ihe" Mali, about quarterly; at which ladies were present and participated in the festivities of the occasion. The evening re - lertd to in your article, was set apart for one j of these gatherings, and some of the members having previously had intimations that persons would come there to intrude themselves upon the company and make disturbance; sent there perhaps by those who are haunted by suspick ns of the existence of a secret political society, in opposition to the Know Nothings. To prevent intrusion and disturbance I was selected to stand at the door and see that no one who had not a right, should be admitted; when soon persons came, the leader of whom was intoxica'ed, I forbid them entering and endeavored to persuade them to leave peaceably. One persou however, after having been once put down stairs, returned and endeavored tolorce his way into the hall, when I ejected him, and in order to protect myself from his threatened assault, I had to handle him pretty roughly. After he and his party got into the street they stoned the house, and were guilty of other outrageous conduct. This, Messrs. Editors, is a plain statement of facts, which can be substantiated by the testimony of as good citizens (foreign born tho' they be) as reside in this city. ou and your readers can therefore, judge how much truth your article contained. As to the existence here of a "'Sag Nichts" society, I know of none such, and I can further assure you I do not believe any such organisation exists in this place, except in the imagination of certain individuals. lam not a politician and do not desire newspaper noto riety, and tlterefor regret that you have seen fit to use my name in your column in so un-; justifiable a manner. When I cast my rote wish to do it as a freeman, and in such a manner as will promote the interests of this great republic. Christian Fxtta. Richmond, April 17th, 1855. We insert the above communication as an !

act of justice to Mr. Fetta. We have no dis- "ie aefe?ts of our J"gge P to Or- . . , ri thography. position to do him injustice. The meeting , The chnJ earns the Rpnabst lhen reads ba may have been that o: a literary society a1 be, bi, bo. On the next page he sees ab. eb, ball, or Sag Nk-ht assembly; but it strikes us ' fcc. He is sure to say a-b, i-b. Being told the exercises were not of a very literary char-! that th mu8t 8ay a. b. cloud darkens his acter, if the first-not very polite if the sec- Lbrow; Jle tis. P?1"? "d TT j"' ., ! learns that h-a-t spells hat, but h-a-t-e-d does ond. and a rough kind of initiation if the lat- j not gpe hatted; f.a.t spclls fat but f.t-e-d ter. Our German friends have a right to form does not spell fatted. He soon has to encounSag Nicht associations, and to meet as often ter such words as cough, plough, enough, furas they deem proper, but it is questionable ! lough, hiccough. Ac. In short, we have this whether they have the right to knock down ! Eb11?1' gijing the pronunciation of an ' ! r-nglish word to hnd its probable spelling, a peaceable man simply because he desired ad- j when wo iiave a8 many characters as we mission. However, we "know nothing" about have sounds in our language, then there will

the circumstances, but we detailed them as j given to us, and we presume one story is rwint u crw-kfl fi tin i f In. r " '

"Spanish Outrage." Every administra-15'11115- . . . , . r . . . , ! John Haines next reported on the use of tion paper m the country is teaming with false , thfi B;bk ia schoo)s 1Je beii:Ved that whatand exaggerated accounts of the "outrages" i ever text-book is used in school, the teacher committed against American vessels near the ' should feel at liberty to analyze any and every Cuban coast. The object of these notices 1 Prt, require his pupils to do the same. , , . 11 t u The Bible was penned by inspired men of must be apparent to all. It can be nothing: ,. ... t j . . . . , old, and it is not presumed that nnite man can else than an attempt u xm the part of the ad- j comprehend an of it. There are manv. mintstratioa to manufacture a false public 1 points, which are differently construed by the opinion and an unjust prejudice in the minds various religious denominations of the day. of the American people against the authorities ! Therefore he was not in favor of using it as a i r v x- ... . . , f .i ; text book. He believed that portions of it of Cuba. 3ow the whole foundation for all . ... , , . , . . , , , , , , , ! shou'd be read each day before the school, by the "outrages, ' is simply the fact that the au- j gome per8on pble of doing it with gravity thorities of Cuba have authorized the search- jand dignity, and if comments are made let ingof all suspicious vessels, which may be j them be on such parts as all denominations found within one marine league of the Cuban , agree. . ,. , ., . ! T. J. Godfrey reported on corporal punishshore. a litue over three miles; and in accor- , n . .1 j ' imcnt. He was not favorable to using the rod dance with these instructions, one or two ; for Very trifling offenses, yet he believed it American vessels have been examined. Now, i should not be put out of the reach of the

what is the practice of our government? We ! have always understood that our government, in umes oi uiuicuiiy, uac ctauueu mis iiwui J ' : of search to extend twelve miles from our j shore, and thatour seamen are authorized to exercise sufficient coercion to maintain this right. Being at peace with the world, we have no occasion to exercise this right, but how different is the situation of Cuba? With a revolution excited at home with liberal offers from citizens of our country to sustain that revolution with men and money with a perfect knowledge of several direct attempts of filibustering Americans, to subvert that government with the known wishes of at least the Secretary of War, and the Secretary of our Government, to obtain Cuba "at any price," is it at all strange that Cuba should claim and exercise the right to protect her shores from invasion? It is not strange, and we know of no instance where she has exceeded her claimed rights of searching vessels within three miles of her shores. It is said upon what is deemed good auihori- j c. . r i r vu- ' tv. that Secretaries Davis and Dobbin, in a - ' Cabinet meeting recently Held, declared Uiat . now is the most favorable time to strike, and that with earnestness, urged the striking of that blow . . . , , ... , j We confess that we look with apprehension, for an early involvement of this country in a! war with Spain. These Secretaries can issue! their sealed orders, without the knowledge orj consent of the balance of the Cabinet, to take i ana nnng into some American i.aroor, 7 ! Spanish vessel which may attempt to search one ; of our vessels. This done. Congress will be called upon to "declare war to exist by the act of Cuba," and it will be for the representatives of the people, to reject or adopt so foul a lie. Just such a fraud was practiced by Mr. Polk, and his advisers, and what they done, Mr. Pierce can as readily do. A Qukstiox to re Skttlxd. Is the county bound to furnish its offices with fuel? is a question thai has been sprung in Jackson county. The Recorder presented a bill of 25 dollars for wood furnished his own office, which the Commissioners did not allow, believing that there was no law authorizing them to furnish the county dfficers with fuel. The Recorder appealed to the Circuit Court, and the Judge (Bicknell) instructed to the effect that the county was bound to furnish the wood. But the Commissioners have appealed to the Supreme Court, where we suppose this question, which has often been agitated, will be settled for all time to come.

t meeting. Several new members were received and j the meeting adjourned till afternoon.

AFTERNOON SESSION. The meeting met according to adjournment. The committee on business reported the following: A report on teaching Astronomy, by Hannah P. Ilinkley. A report on teaching the Alphabet, by Mrs. Roberts. A reporton teaching History, by Mary Hough. A report on teaching Chemistry, by D. H. Roberts. A report on teaching Meteorology, E. C. Thompson. A report on teaching Rhetoric, by Eliza A. Osborn. A report on teaching Philosophy, by S. T. Godfrey. A report on teaching Physiology, by M. C. Stevens. A report on the best method of securing order in School, by Rebecca Austin. A report on separate rooms for recitation, by John Haines. A report on Penmanship, by T. Coggshell. A report on the study of Phonography, by W. D. Henkle. A reporton Singing in Schools, by R. Fisher. Reports were next called for and W. C. Stevens made a verbal report teaching algebra. E. C. Thornton reported on Geography. Thornton's report called forth many remarks from teachers present, on the mode of teaching this subject. It seemed to be the prevailing opinion that map-drawing should be practiced while pursuing this branch not Ijby copying from the atlas merely, but from memory. The report was laid on the table for future consideration. W. W. Austin reported pelliug. It seemed to be the design of the report to show be but one way to teach spelling, and that ' Ml V .1 - 1. w"' " y- . ' Mary Hough on the mode of conducting re - J . - . J teacher. Scholars are usually in favor of that kind which is analagous to the Italian system -, , , r . , , the heavy strokes up; but as he was a teacher MSUally reversed the process. V . D. Henkle onered the following resolution: Resolved, That the subject of composition as set forth in our grammars, is wrong. He made some very able remarks to substantiate his position; after which the matter was defered for further consideration at a future meeting. Adjourned to meet at Centreville, four weeks from date. ! D. H. ROBERTS, Prest. M. C. Stevkxs, Sec'y. Provisions ia Frnce. The Paris correspondent of the Journal of Commerce thus speaks of the feeling in France in reference to American provisions: Nearly three columns of the Constitutionel of this morning are conceded to the prices of meat and the value of North American supplies. In another journal, a sensible writer had proved that the main dependence of France and Europe must be on the United States, and not on the regions of La Plata, of which the beef had excited strong hopes and , , t- i set many scientific heads on processes of jerk - d preservation. According to the Ccmsttttttionel , butcher's meat has advanced in France 40 per cent, since lf52. The causes are ass'gd. an lev offer ut 'ittJ? encouracement for the future. Among the working u the sorest Rei to the ness 0f bread, which the provinces suffer, not the privileged metropolis. Our Republic's immen se production of animal tood is detailed French writer. It seems inexhausti- ; blc adequate for the rest of the world; and dw Indiaa corn with which the ho?s are fattcm.d; In fine, he observes. North America, with its magnincent rivers, its prodigious net. of railroads and canals, is the only country of! the globe which can relieve our dearth and distress, and send us salted meats at a low price. The rates of our pork and beef, as now sold and eagerly sought for at Marseilles and the chief manufacturing cities of the North, East and West, are then reported; soon there will be an unlimited demand. At the end of the editorial article specific directions are given, touching the preparation for the table, of the excellent American salaisons. The Niles (Michigan) Republic says: A lady visited our family a few days' since, and stated that her daugher had the erysipelas very badly. We called to mind the remedy recommended by a New Harea editor. On returning home in the evening, she found the disease spreading rapidly it bad assumed a frightful appearance. She immediately applied a poultice made of cranberries, which seemed to arrest it at once, and the second poultice effected complete care. I

For the Richmond P.itUiUcm. Milton, April 9th, 1855. Editors Palladium: In the Jeffersonian of the 22d ul; , the public were informed that the Elder editor was- absent; and below this important announcement, in the fm: column, was No. 4 of "Whiggery (alias Know Nothingism) illustrated;" ground out, unquestionably, in the absence of the Elder editor, by the bipedal machine which, like a good and careful man, he wound up and set agoing before he left, but which unfortunately he "sot" too deep. The machine worked, otherwise well enough, but having been regulated, hurriedly perhaps, it failed o turn out a good article a neat article such an article as always comes from the hands of the Elder editor. Though it is but very seldom that Echo sees the Jetf., yet it requires but a glance to satisfy him that the article which enters most

ahundantlv and prominently into the com do-, sition of No. 4. was not of the Elder editor's TT,.r1i.f,.t.irA TK fft in. the article is totallv

and glaringly unfit for market, and does the a"ery Ouardia Carraeho, at the 1 aso greatest amount of injustice to the Elder edi- i del R7. where she was delayed an hour heavtor. Feeling assured that if he bad been at j log off; his post, he would not have permitted the un- During this time the Paraguans at the batcouth batch contained in No. 4. to be hawked iT wer observed getting their guns ready; abroad in the unseemly shape in which the i consequently, the Water Witch was ready for

long eared biped sent them forth. Echo can-1 ac Uon "hen raising the anchor, a canoe , not help tendering to the Elder editor the ! which had been lying off observing her for i warmest sympathies, and would beg to deplore . ia"ly an hour, came alongside and offered a ; with him the deplorable misfortune, that he ; pnnted paper, which, after asking if it were in ' was not at home. The Elder editor is a master , bPn,sh' the commander declined to receive, workman, as all know who know him at all; oa tfce Srcund lLal h coulJ not read ll- The ; and it must be exceedingly mortifying to him isame answer given by Lopez to the last com-! to have a batch of such huge, unshapen. un- i munication of Capt. Page. ! finished and unvarnished misrepresentations! Al 120 the ater Witch was under way, ! of the truth seut abroad from his establish-; and the P,lot was thn directed to steer so as . ment as are found looming out in this No. 4. j to Pass through the main channel, which was t - . , , ,i , pa-ssed on the Paraguay side of the island. ; Two points are however, so prominent that f... , ' , . . . , i .11 j ,v j W hen nearly opposite the battery, a semi-cir-: the reader cannot overlook them, and these' , . . . ' vv , . . . 3 , .... , i, cular brick or red stone fort, mounting about ! are, it is hoped, very consolatory to the Elder , . , . . . ,8 , , ditor i 81X &uns' and at distance of three hundred t T- , , v, i .-. yards she was hailed, which hail was neither first, the appearance of o. 4 is sufficient 3 ... . . . ,v- i ,i , .- ', f f . . . i i understood nor responded to; this was shortly testimony that he was not at home when those 1 . . . i . j j .u w' . j. . i i i - , , followed by two blank cartridges, and then by buzzard s retchings were slavered into the! , . , 3 , . . P 3, , ft.- j a shot, which cut the wheel-ropes, disabled columns of his paper. . . . , . . u i j .u

And in the second place, though clothed , . . . ' T . . T ,i ,u . . i u f ?, ... i man at the helm. Lieut. Jeffers then gave orin the lion s skin, the brayingof the ass be-! , ... . . v. , , , 3,- . ,t iders to fire in return, still continuing his neath, are so clear and distinct that no one! , T. ..

can long remain in doubt as to who the author can be. There is only one beside the Author of un-

,- . , , , pass on, as there was not sufficient water m the livenng himself of such a ponderous litter of ; r, J r , , . , . , ij ,,. , ,r, , ichannel, the vessel then being in ten feet wafalseuoods. 1 lis head and heart have Ions'!. ... , , , , , .. , it' ter. By this time she had passed all the fare unci" rensil thx nation rf thir mnr fnn- . .

tions, and the baser part of what might have j Kiin a m ft n tiaiv Hlirrlit in KrastV.irr- firtn I -.1. - v:.:' j r i wiiii a Hissing suuuu, ii:e poisonous uiaisria eminating from a pitiful depravity. A man who could hide himself in the shadow of Mr. McDowell, Dr. Kersey, Wm. Russy, Moses Robins, James Rariden, and others equally intelligent and respectable whom I might name, who opposed the action of the so called Temperance Convention, has the affrontery to come oufln public print and brands them "a squad of rowdies." Aware of the danger of getting blacked by grappling with a chimney-sweep, these men will, of course, not stoop to notice the slimy effusion of the Jeffersonian sub. Mr. Shuman. with whose name he makes freer than is called for, would not waste ink in the notice of anything comir g from the reeking Illustrator. But having drawn into the arena his close relation, Echo; at whose heels, being public property, every canine biped may consider himself at liberty to bark; it is the province of said Echo to speedily grasp the war knife and go forth to do battle for his bosom friend. He says: "Aroog the names, as first reported by the committee on that subject, was that of a Mr. Shuman of Milton, the 'Echo,' we understand, of the Palladium in that quarter." Whether his understanding in reference to the lameness of the persons mentioned, is correct or incorrect, he must solve it without the assistance of your correspondent. Again: "His action on this occasion, is only worthy of note, as showing the spirit which then actuated his superiors." The man does not yet, know that Echo has no 'superiors.' But But he soon finds out that fact acknowledges it like a man. Ilea, him: "He at once rose and in the terribly impressive, Daniel Webster-like, tragic manner, so natural to l.im, indignantly repudiated the nomination." So, indeed- actions Webster-like; and 'so natural.' Y ell, that will do. "tie said n tie must aic, he would die as a Whig, and nothine else than a Whig" slightly incorrect rather than succeed, even as a Mongrel. That's a lie. Echo remembers distinctly, having been present, what were the remarks made by Mr. Shuman on that occasion. He was indignant at being placed on that ticket, and said he was connJent that nothing but defeat of the most humiliating character, awaited the ticket, and that he, it he was to be defeated, preferred being defeated as a Whig and not as a mongrel. How much truth was there in his prediction of the fate of that ticket? The "immortal nine" in a lawyer's office at Centreville. Then what is the Jeffersonian growling about? Was there not a good temperance ticket elected? Did not the Whigs as a body support that ticket? Was there not the very best prohibitory law passed that has been passed any where? It was the opinion of Whigs then, it is the opinion of Whigs now, that the primary object of that convention was to disband the Whig party, and for what purpose? To give modern locofocoism an opportunity to strut into the Legislature and the county offices. But in an evil hour they confided their trust into the hands of one, whose political sun had gone down in dark -(ie)-ness. and who had not the wisdom to keep behind the screen, on the day of the convention. As ever. m ECHO. Later from Mexico Hopeless l"ae of Santa Anna. Charleston, April 16. The British steamer Clyde, arrived here from Havanr.a, to-day, bringing dates from Vera Cruz, six days later. Everything indicates the speedy fall of Santa Anna. Morino's disaffection and subsequent capture and execution. ws all a fable to entrap Alvarez. Col. Bires had been recently defeated at Cajores, and the whole regiment dispersed by the Revolutionists, and those of tl.em who attempted to recross the 1 epagayo river were drowned. Gov. Maximo Ortez, when marching to Tehauntepec, (ell into an ambuscade, and his whole force, six hundred strong, was nearly annihilated. The a 1 vices from the South are favorable to the cause of the Revolutionists. Alvarez is in supreme command, and it is the general opinion that Santa Anna will be obliged to fly from the country. It is also evident that the allied powers of i ranee and England have by their stents stimulated the internal

commotion in Mexico, in order to bring her to "ubDard nd 'ound the door locked, on the other side, and identify her with Cuba, t "hey drew the staple with the p:ck and ecj tered the house. They found the floor raised " " " ; and some dirt removed. Mr. Miles Morgan, A correspondent of the Boston Transcript constable, had been there a short time previwrs aked it he knew who was Mayor of New ous, searching, a d had discovered a piece of York, and answered Fernando Wood. "You skull bone and had gone away. They then are mistaken," said his querist, "the real proceeded to dig away the dirt, and soon disMayor and energetic re foam tr behind the covered the body of an infant, very much descenes is Rev. Dr. Tyng, of whose church the caved. They immediately left and came to ostensible Mayor is a prominent member." town, and got the Coroner, who summoned a

r Difficulty with Paraguay. Late advicefrom the South indicate another "outrage" j upon the American flag. In our treaty with Paraguay, the free navigation of the rivers of that country is reserved to our government ; and citizens. It appears that sometime since, ' President Lopez issued a decree in contraven-' tion of this provision of the treaty, forbidding the entrance of a man-of-war into the waters of his government. On the first of February last, " the United States steamer Water Witch, attempted to ascend the river Parana for the pur-; pose of exploration and survey. In pursuance of these instructions. Lieut. '. Jeffcrs sailed at 7 A. M., Februa y 13, and at II passed the mouth of the Paraguay, directing his course to the Corrientes side, intending

to pass between that shore and an island in the middle of the i ran the vessel on river. At 11.30 the pilot a sand bank, opposite the course up tbe river, ihe pilot, as soon as trie firing began, ran below, and was with difficul- . ty got on deck again: and then, on looking round, exclaimed that it was impossible to of the battery, except one gun, and to return was compelled to repass it. The channel benflf too narrow to turn in, tho ater W itch was backed down stern foremost, exposed to a severe fire, which she continued to return until beyond its reach. It is worthy of remark that no flag was dis- '. played at the battejy, so that in reality the nation of the enemy could only be conjectured. ' The Water Witch was anchored a short dis- ; Lance below the fort, repaired the helm, and returned to Corrientes. The Tacquart, which ; fired up during the action, dropped down to the Guardia Cenito, but showed no inclination to come down beyond the protection of the ; battery. The squadron and the encampment t of their army were in sight during this time. ' I he Paraguayans hare not escaped unpunished for their temerity. A gun was dismounted, and at so short a distance the shrapnell shells and grape of the Water Witch must have told with considerable effect. It is not the fire of the battery, but only want of water, or want of knowledge on the part of the pilot, which prevents the Water Witch from being now in the waters of the Parana. As American. From the Wabash ( Ind.) Gtxctte, Aprilllth. Awfnl Discover I Whole Family Murdered Man and his Wife and Jive Children.' The roost Horrible Murder on Rtcord! Yesterday evening about dark, a report reached town thai a whole iamily were discovered buried under the floor of the cabin which had been occupied by the Hubbards, who are now in jail charged with the murder of Boy les. The awful news spread rapidly over town, and in half an hour or less, the Coroner, with a jury and some thirty or forty citizens had started for the nlace. We immediatelv s-t I.Kout findincr the truth of the str.rv. and r. indebted to Mr. James Wilson for what folows; Yesterday (Tuesday) morning, Mr. Wilson and M. I. Thomas, Constable, provided with a warrant, started down the canal to arrest the wife of Hubbard, whom late developments rendered it highly probable that she was an accomplice in the murder of Boyles. They proceeded to Gardiner's work, five miles west of town, where they found the woman and arrested her. Mr. Loveland suggested to Mr. Wilson that suspicions were entertained that the Hubbards had murdered a whole family last fall. As soon as Mr. Wilson heard this, he, in company with Mr. Loveland, went to j the house of Mr. Fisher, where they acer- j tained that some time in September last, this i Hubbard family went to board with a family : by the name of French, who then lived in the cabin since occupied by the Hubbards. i The French family consisted of seven per- t sons, the father, mother and five children. , They were a very poor family that had been , living in the neighborhood six or seven years, ' and were well known by all the neighbors. , During last summer the old man French had raised a small patch of corn and some garden ' stuff, the whole of which, together with the furniture, was not worth over fifty dollars. Some time in October, Mr. Lewis, a near neighbor, went to the cabin of French to pur- ' chase his corn. He was met at the fence in front of the cabin by Hubbard, and was told that the night before Mr. French's brother had come along with a wagon and had taken Mr. French's whole family away with him, and had started for Illinois, and that they had purchrsed all their things, including tbe corn, garden and furniture. A day or two afterwards Mr. Stearnes Fisher went over to enquire if tle French' needed any assistance, and was met in the same way by the Hubbards. and was told the same sto- j ry. No suspicions were entertained at the time that foul play had been used, and nothing ' occurred until after the body cf Boyles had been found, and the Hubbards were arrested. ' It then began to be thought that these mon- j sters had murdered the whole family. On i hearing these statements, Mr. Wilson deter- ! mined to go and search the premises. He ! then went down to Gardiner's work and pro-; cured a shovel and pick, and tried to get some J v S t i 111.11. f virc, uovttcj, yjTZ - lieved the story, and so no one volunteered to go. While they were talking, Mr. Thomas :cme ."P-ana and Mr. v slson proceeded

jury consisting of isearnes Fisher, J.Lewis. D. Tae Seat Iloase of Representatives. Brooks. F. Loveland, M. W. Stober and Dr. f Ejections for members of Congress hare J. W. Jellion. who at once proceeded to the been held in all of the free States, and the replace, which they reached about 7 o'c'ock. 'suit is as follows: In presence of a large company, they pro-f 34th Congress. 35d. ceeded to examine the'place where the infant' Oppos'n. Adm. Oppos'n. AJm.

i.aj oeen uncovered, and. horrible to relate. found seeen btnlies. existing of the ENTIRE FRENCH FAMILY! Their skulls were all broken in, and the Lgs of old man French and Ms wife tcere Lrolen. so that they could be doub - I I up and forced into the hole, which teas three or four feet deep.' They were laid in- a heap the father and mother at the bottom, and tho children on top. The babe was about fifteen months old, and the oldest child about fifteen years old. There were three girls and two boys. The children were much decayed, but the parents were still sounJ, and were easily recognized by those who had known them. There is not the least doubt but what the Hubbards are guilty of this wholesale and damning murder. It is almost too horrible for belief, but facts are as above stated, and the t conclusion is irresistible. The Hubbards are j a'.l in jail. Mrs. Hubbard will be examined j to-dav. There seems to have been no other; motive than the obtaining what few worldly i. - . ... goods this poor family possessed, which were not worth over fifty dollars. The Piqaa Poisoning Case. We yesterday published the notice of the arrest of a man named Mowrcy, charged with Mrs. Ragan, with conspiring to poison the hus band of the latter. AH the parlies are said to j have been considered very respectable previ-i ous to the occurrence ot the terrible tragedy terminating in the death of Ragan. Before his dea .h he informed his attending physician that he was poisoned, but did not, if we are correctly informed, direct suspicion upon any one. A post mortem examination of the deceased, rendered it certain that he had been the victim of poison. Circumstances existed which had the effect of fastening suspicion on the wife of the deceased. Some time since in December last it was ascertained beyond much doubt, that Mrs. R. wrote a letter to a man by the name ef Mowrer, residin? in Colesville, O., (and who was formerly a lover of the lady,) in which a proposition was made to despatch her husband by administering poison to him. The letter, by mistake, was taken from the post-office by a gentleman named Murray, the address being similar to his own. The next link in the chain was the i fact that Mrs. R. purchased the poison at a ; drug store in Piqua, a short time before the. death of her husband. These suspicions ! circumstances were considered sufficient to I warrant an investigation of the affair, which resulted in her being bound over to answer the charge of murder. The man Mowrey is no unon his trial before Justice Saire. of Piaua. charged with being accessory to the murder of Arthur Ramn. During the trial the following letter was introduced. the writing of which was acknowledred by Mr. Keshan. We copy from the Dayton Gazette: PiyuA, December 6, 1C54. j

Dear Jimmt Once again I am seated to with , force -n tLe ,1OUB mbout to tUt ; write a few lines to you. I said I would not jof the WJ - t in W Congress, ot write any more, but you know I can t refrain rroDabIy leg even from it. as I have been living in a perfect hell, ! XheJ n'0 doubt th,t th6 oppositiOII wUl . if you will allow me the express.on-it is a havJ majority in the next Congress, but hard one, but nevertheless true and I have in order ective. union and harmony been tormented day and night since I came mu,t ai, Lr MCtlon&1 qaestion, we home He saw me kiss you. and that wm i j,. fc tfc iDUtTeiU enough O, how I have had to suffer for it. of co wj h) fid d. I did not think he saw me but he was watch- . united and patriotic body. Cin, 7. ing me. I am so near beside myself I hardly I r , M , J know what I am doing. He says I shall not Fight in a Roman Catholic Chirch. go home any more, and he says he will not Kxw Yoke, April 9th. At the Roman get me any more clothes, and then I can't go , Catholic Church at Oxford, in this State, a as much as I have. Now, I can't stand this I very serious fight took place yesterday. The any longer, and I appeal to you for help. I j circumstances appear to be about as follows: have thought of one more plan; I am going One of the members had been excommunicato make one more proposition to you, and if ted, and still persisted in attending church, you will do it, I will grant you the request i though warned not to do so. Yesterday the you have so long asked of me, as soon as you ! priest publicly from the altar ordered him to do what I want you to do, or before, if you leave the church, and while the priest's order will only do what I want you. (was being carried out, the friends of the Now it is this; you make a proposition to ! excommunicated man, a large number of him to go with you to look at some new coun-! whom were without, including a few within try to Oregon or Wisconsin, or some other i the building, and the party who favored tlie place and name the period right off, and if i priest, pitched into each other, he says he has not the means, you tell him you j The religious exercises were suspended, will furnish him the means if he will go forand a general fight ensued outside the builcompany; then I will persuade him to go, and j ding. It is proper to state that those who then you cai go on horseback or on the cars, ' espoused the cause of tbe delinquent member and you can take your two horses and go part J were not Catholics. No one was killed, though of the way on the cars, and then you can take ! several were badly bruised, the horses and go the rest of the way that is, I To-day there was great excitement, the till you get a good ways from here, and you j case came before the authorities, and the priest can procure your poison and administer it in and a large number of those concerned were his oysters on the road, or you can give them (held to bail in one thousand dollars each, at some farm house; they will never know the j The priest was subsequently arrested for difference; and you can pretend to take it hard 'private damages done to the excommunicated to think you have to turn back. When you ; member. At the last accounts the exciteaccomplish what I have told you, then you can ' ment was intense, and several other arrests -telegraph me that he is dead. (were reported to have been made. More I will tell the Templars, and have them to 'fighting was expected, make up thirty dollars, and send to you to bear j There never was any party, faction, sect, his expenses, If you will come up as soon as 'or cabal whatever, in which the most ignorant " you get this, I wiil tell you all about it, and was not the most violent.

grant your request. Come np right away, I i can tell you better. Now, dear, do come you know that l Jove you you are well aware of it. I will write no more till I see you TV Pom un rirht .t Mr int- i r.nT V.. you in life or death. From yours, or one that loves vou. Mrs. Ragan is thus described by the reporttr of the trial for the Daylon Dail'y Gazette: "This morning Mrs." Ragan the widow of Arthur Ragan. who was present although under arrest as the principal in his murder, consented to be sworn. She came into court at 8 o'clock, leaning on the arm of hr father. She is a lady of about 22 years, possessing a grace ful fagure. figure, and an intelligent countenance in - dicating much firmness and energy. She is; quite attractive in her appearance and manner. with bright blue eyes, brown hair and fa.r complexion. She was scarcely at all discompo - sed. but seemed determined to make a fud and clear statement of the whole affair. .ws. i. i.as bnisnea i.er testimony, ana fays after if-nateri KnicilaLir.ns frim MnT ch . . --r - . ----- - aammisierea me poison nersen; mat aiowrey was present when she obtained it, and asked her if she was going to dispatch her old man now; told her how to administer it. and how many grains would kill a man. Her father was also sworn, and substantiated ber statements as far as he could from his knowledge. in. It uirs. The New York Tribune says that the Administration at Washington have detached Col. Richard DelaSeld. of the Engineers, Major Alfred Mordccai, of the Ordnance, and Capt Geo. B. McClelland, of the Cavaj, on special duty, to proceed to Sevastopol, to inspect the works there and view the operations of the war. They are ordered to depart as soon as possible. The American rty have carried the election in Augusta, Ga., and elected eleven out of the twelve CouncHmen. The news of the death of the Emperor Paul in 1G01. was twertyone daysxa getting to London. That of tbe late Emperor Nichofour Awrs and a quarter.

3 3 0 1 2 4 21 4 16 12 10 & 4 3 1 2 91 Three seats are contested, being those of Mr. Fuller, of Maine, Mr. Hall, of Iowa, and Mr. Allen, of Illinois, and there is one vacancy in the Illinois delegation, caused by the i election of Mr. Trumbull to the U. S. Senate, 1 . , ,-. Here we have a change, which indicates mar velous loss of popularity on tho part of the national administration, though the government organs seem unable to recognize the fact. The following southern States have also held elections: Delaware, Florida, South Carolina, Arkansas, Missouri,

Maine. 5 13 New Hampshire, 3 0 0 Vermont, 3 0 3 Massachusetts, II 0 10 . Rhode Island, 2 0 0 Connecticut, 4 0 0 New York, 29 1 12 New Jersey, 4 11 ; Pennsylvania, 21 4 9 Ohio, " 21 , 0 9 Indiana, 9 2 1 Illinois, 4 4 4 Michigan. 3 10 Wisconsin, 2 1 0 Iowa, 1 1 .1 California, 0 2 0 I 122 21 63

10 0 1 0 10 1 0 6 0 6 0 2 0 2 6 1 4 3 7 10 4 13

Altogether 129 of the opposition and 31 supporters of the administration have been selected, leaving a clear majority of 98 against the latter. Only 73 members remain to be chosen. So that if the administration should carry them alL it would still be in a minority of 25. But there is no likelihood of this, as may be seen by the following statement of the political complexion of the members of the 'last Congress from the States which have yet to elect: ' j Alabama, ! Georgia, j Kentucky, Opposition. Administration., 1 6 2 5 6 1 2 0 3 0 O 6 5 4 3 4 5 5 2 13 Tennessee, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, j Texas, J irginia, j 20 53 Under the worst auspices, the opposition cannot fail to elect 20 members in these State -which would give them a majority in tha House of 65. But it can scarcely be doubtj ea nai ivemucay, lennessee, .norm yaruip jna, and Virginia will show decided gains for ' Mho nnrc ,t t Vi f all nrnnani iiv. in Ailminictrattnn Wltl crry inM f Vl A tlATl fVin irrtfkBB Iater front Havana. Naw York, April 16. The steamer Cahawi , . , , . ? wltn aovicei .irom Havana to the 1 1th mst.. na'5 arrived at this port. 9 Th C17 of Havana was still garrisoned by iToluntrs. regular troops being nearly all sUl,oned Iong th coaat. Mr. Peck, who had i r"f entl7 arrested at Puerto Principe, had been released from prison, his friends going i that n would remain at Havana un j b hls c,as M dc,dd- Carlo; Castilo was . 'Is?, reIesed. nd allowed to remain at his ! unul aaiung oi me packet wr Cadi 1 j i . . (,..- .i,ri frr.m kr ,..K.n'. M. ia in Morgan township. Butler county, Ohio, whh , young schoolmaster named PaAsa.who 1 bad lef,ching during tho winter in the j ricinitv nd boarding at Svlser's house. Tbe infatuated woman had lived happily with , ylCr busband for near twenty years.and was by i .t r S-r. . t mm me motcer oi se seven children. She took with ber her youngest child, an infant, (leaving six with her husband,) aud about five thousand dollars in cash and negotiable notes. She was the daughter of a wealthy old farmer, who died about a year, ago, leaving a TrT handsome property to her. The notes which she took with her were given by the purchaser of a portion of the land inherited from her father, and were drawn in faTor of her and her husband. On the day after her flight, one of her brothers, who was sick in her house, died, and it is presumed that the sudden and strange disappearance of his sister may have given the shock that ptoved fatalA recent society has been organized in Erie, Pa., under the name of "Ourang- Outangs." It is principally made up of Catholic bridge burners, infidel rail rippers, and hypo critical Protestants. The organization is said to be very large, comprizing a great share of the residents of Erie. Lowry, the notorious leader of the rioter of that burg, is said to be chief of the 0. O's. When the "Sag Nichts" get their order on a firm Felteng in Richmond, Jeemes intends starting the O. O's here, Uim. He'd make a coodhr "chief l"