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overtoped its summit. The invading
armies Of R1magna, the Han, the Aus
trian, and The Frank, have never clam
bered up its sides. Even the "thun
der of the earth," as the French once
styled The last man conqueror Of theirs,
who, by the noise and confusion he
made, we'll deserved the name, hurled
no bolts of wrath against this little re
public, nesting in the very heart of
his achievements. Even when flushed
with triimphs, and seizing every
thing for himself Aod France, with
hrs own hand he complimented the
little miracle Of a government, aud
promised it an increase of territory,
which the people had the wisdom 10
refuse, with thanks for the offer, but
with the avowal that they had no am
bltion to aggrandize their territory,
and thus compromit their liberties.
Even despots then, and the subjects
Of despots, respect government thus
consecrated by age; and the interest
of an American is redoubled upon see
ing this fac simile of his own far off
land; upon feeling, as it we're the pulse
of a people whose sympathies are in
unison with his. The little heart
that is beating here upon the rock of
San Marinois in the new world, sen
ding life blood through ten thousand
mighty veins, and flushing with its
health the broad spread surface of a
country that reaches from the sea.
wrought battlements Of the bay of
Fundy to the sands of Mexico, and
though the hope is wild, yet it will
spring up, that humble work of the
honest Dalmatian mason, who, flying
from persecution, founded his city
upon the Titan'S mount, may become
what the like government was that
arose on the PaIatine Hill, and stretch
ed at last from Scotia TO the Euphrates,
or like that nobler empire of those
wandering pilgrims who first landed
on the rocks Of Plymouth. Italy
would thrice save The world and re.
deem it from its indifference, if but
the principles and purity of Marino's
republic could extend from the frozen
needle of The Alps to the blazing
mouth Of Vesuvius.
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PARTICULARS OF THE CAP.
TURE OF SANTA ANNA.

During The night Of the 10Th ult.
after the skirmiSh between the Mexi
can and Texian forces, Gen. Houston
made movement with 600 men and
all his artillery, and at dayhreak met
the Mexican force 100 or 1900 strong
also in movement and gained a position
within rife distance of the enemy; be
fore they were aware of his presence.
Two discharges of small arms, and
cannon loaded with musket balls, set
tied the atIair-lhe Mexican soldiers
then threw down their arms, most of
them without firing, and begged for
quarter, or 700 killed. The officers
broke and endeavored to escape, the
mounted riflemen, however, soon
overlook all but one, who distaDced
the rest--him they ran S miles, when
his horse begged down in the prairie;
near The BrsssOs timber--he then made
for the timber on foot. His pursuers
in the eagerness Of the chase, dashed
into The same bog hOle--left their hOr
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some nr the passengers determined 10
make ap Il purse for the unfortunate and
Interesting stranger. 1t being Sunday,
1t was proposed the bell should be rung-
meeting of the cabin passengers called,
and o collection taken. When all had as
sembled in the cabin, it became necessa
ry that the business oftho meeting should
be stated. No one seemed willing 10 "take
the responsibility" At length, at the
request of several of the passengers, a
"gentteman in black" who was presumed
to be clergyman, from his gravity Of
face and manner, was induced to make
the requisite statement, which he did
briefly, as follows
"Fellow passengers-Although Oh have
preached mauy sermons, l never deIive
red one on Sunday. am called on to
state the object of this meeting, and cheer
fully comply. A woman, and she for.
eigner-a mother, with her little one, is
on her way to join her sick husband, and
is destitute of funds. 1t is said in The
good book, that "Whosoever giveth to the
poor, it shall be returned to him an hun
dred foId;" and in another place, 'He that
giveth TO the poor endeth 10 the Lord
Now, it 1e get thirty or forty per cent. on
our cotton, we think we are doing pretty
we'll. Here's an opportunity of getting
an enormous per centage; you lend it to a
first rate paymaster. All lhave TO add
is, I'm the language Of Dean Swir,) 'you
know the terms so down with the dust.
The preacher here deposited a S. note
in his hat, which after being handed
round to the passengers, was returned 10
him containing about sixty dollars, which
he poured into the lap of the poor woman,
whose gratitude knew no bounds. She
has since found her husband, and they
are now living happily and comfortably
IN Mobile. The preacher looking man,
who do you think he was! Why he lives
in Mobile too. aud did you know him as
well as we do, you would give The world
to shake hands with OIL Sol. Smith tie
Comedian.
SPIRIT Of Times.
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ses and continued the pursuit on foot
following the trail Of the fugitive--
which was very plata. owing 10 the
recentTains-unul they reached the
timber, where it was lost. The pur
suerS then spread themselves, and
searched the woods for long time in
vain, when it occurred to an old hun
Ter, that the chase might, like a hard,
pressed bear, have "taken a tree"
The tree tops were then examined,
when 10! the game was discovered
snugIy ensconced in the Eorks of a
large HUe oak!
The captors did not know who their
prisoner was, until they reached the
camp, when the Mexican soldiers ex
claimed "Et General Et Ge/s! San
Ia a0n0!"
Pa. .AdyocnIe.
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MURDER

COnsid rabIe excitement has prevailed
for several weeks in the western part Of
his township, in relation, to the disappear
ance Of boy named CHRISTOPHER lloCK
Err, aged about II ears,-and much
search was made, which proved unavail-
ing until last Sabbath, when the body was
found buried on the farm Of Mr.. DAVID
WORK. 1t Was in an advanced state Of
putrelactlon, but was recognized by the
clothing and other marks. as the body of
the missing boy. A Coroner's Jury was
summoned, who, after most patient hear
ing, occupying nearly the whole OF Mon =
day, returned "lhat The deceased came TO
his death from stranguIation, by means Of
external violence applied to his throat by
a certain David Work, in Hooking town
ship, Fairfield county" Mr.. Work has
been taken, and IS now in custody await
ing his examination, which, owing to the
absence of Counsel, was set for this day
at ten o clock. In justice to the accused,
we forbear any comments or particulars
at the present time.
OhiO Earle.
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ST. AUGUSTINE, MAY 8, 1886.

ST. AUGUSTINE, MAY 8, 1886.
Dear Sir: Yesterday morning
three men belonging 10 our city, and
who had been with the army as guides,
went into lha country early in The
morning, and returned about Q A. NJ.
having discovered about Q and a /
miles from town, tracks of a large
body of Indians. The men were ex
amined by General Scott, and he i'm
medalely ordered out party of Uni
ted States troops, mounted; number
of volunteers accompanied them, ca
ger 10 gain a scalp. After reconnoi
lering The country foI some miles they
returned. In the night MIR Abraham
Dupont came in from his plantation,
about twen'y.ono miles from town,
on foot, with his two sons, quite boys,
and three Of his negroes, having
escaped from large body of Indians,
who had attacked his house at about
8 O'Clock last night A Mr.. Joseph
Long was killed close by Mr. Du.
ponL 10 his yard; the Indians sue
Ceeded in taking all Mr. DuponI's me-
groes, and those of Gen. Hernandez
That were at work on the plantation of
81. JJs'ph'S cIIse TO Mr. Dupont's.
Sav. Republican.
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Ohio Eagle.
TIE LATE COMMODORE PERRY.

The citizens Of Buffalo are going to
commemorate the brltle of Lake Erie by
erecting a monument to Perry in that cl-
ty. The monument Is 10 be 100 feet high
snrmounted by colossal statue Of Perry,
fifteen feet in height. On sides of The
pedestal, which is 81 feet square are to be
sculptured relieOOs representing the battle
OF Lake Erie, and other prominent events
IN the life Of the hero. The whole work
will b. constructed of American white
marble, and cost $4,000, 1t is to be
built by Frazee and Lannitz, Of New
York, The design is by Frazee. Its
style and architectural character are pure
Iy Grecian.
The legislature of Rhode Island voted
some twenty years ago to publish biog-
raphy of the hero Of Lake Erie and ap.
pointed gentleman to prepare it-which
is the last we have heard Of the sub.
ject,
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From the Harrisburgh Intelligencer.
REPUBLIC OF SAN MARINO.

The following beautiful notice Of
the little and ancient republic of San
Marino, is copied from one Of Mr..
Brooks letters, now in Italy. Mr..
Brooks has written home about 10 let
lers, which have bean published in the
Portland Advertiser, all Of which are
fun of interest.
"NOt far from Rimmi, upon high
and steep hill, among savage rocks,
overlooking The deSpOlism and slavery
of men all arOund--there firmly and
proudly enthroned, sits a little repub.
lie of an age ofthrteen hundred years
-one Of The oldest if not the Oldest
governments of the world; but alas!
the last of all the Romans-the last
of those glorious republics that once
dotted and sparkled upon all the ItaI
ian plain! Liberty, that inspiring
word, when no longer heard in the
Roman Forum, and 40 longer fought
for on the isles OF Venice, when the
very whisper oft was death, upon the
banks of the Arno, even then found
refuge in the forbidden cliffs that over.
look the Adriatic, and was proudly
blazoned forth upon the portals of San
Marino.
The Oldest republicans ofthe world
are there in one little town, as some
proud eagle in her sky built eyrie.
The waves Of despotism have for ages
beat against this rock, but have never
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other Individuals, whose names we
have not learned. The boat was ran
ashore, and the passengers Red from
her in terror and dismay.
The old Georgian, whilst lying at
Roanoke, was set on fire by the lndi.
ans, and burned; not a sodl on board
escaped, except the engineer. The
town of Roanoke was at the same time
fired and burned to ashes. The citi.
zens were Gorted in, and we beliYe no
lives were lost.
P. S.--We me-informed that a con
test is now going on between Col Spi
vy's company of moauted Volunteers
and a party of Indians of the Alabama
side Of the Chattahoochee. A sharp
firing has been heard within the last
hour, and no doubt severe battle is
now being fought.
The Georgia ond alabama Frontier
We have been allowed TO peruse a
letter Of late date from a gentleman in
Georgia, Of which the following is an
extract. Nat, Int.
COLUMBUS, (Gs) May Is, 1886.
81 have troubled you before in re
gard TO our Indian massacres; but the
half has not been told. Roanoke was
taken yesterday morning, and its 10
habitants butchered. The steamboat
Georgian, lying there, was also attack
ed, aAd her crew massacred; and yes.
terday evening about 9 o'clock, the
Hyperion, another boat, was attacked
at Woolfolk's sand bar. only six miles
from Columbus, the pilot shot down,
and several others killed & wounded.
The steamboat Columbus is deser-
ted at Uchee shoals. All :he boats
have valuable cargoes on board, and
are now at the mercy Of the Indians.
An express reached here on last night
that the town of ofTalassee not TaIla
hassee] on the Talapoosa was destroy
ed, The work of murder goes on 10
Chambers county, four white men and
a negro were killed there on last
Thursday morning Two men were
killed this side of ruskegee, and yes.
terday morning The stage horses broke
across the bridge here and ran blee.
ding into town, two being badly shot.
Two men were killed in the stage,
one made his escape, who got 10 last
night, after being pursued by the 10.
dians all day. TIE stage had been stop
ped for several days, but The con tractors
thought they would venture again,
and The result of the rash attempt was
as have related The man who
escaped was one of The stage agents
Many persons are missing, and many,
we presume, are killed. The amount
of property destroyed is immense,
and that fair portion Of Alabama, incIu
ded 10 The late treaty, will never be
occupied again as long as an Indian
resides within The Territory. Very
few friendly Indians have come 10.
Alabama has no troops in the field.
Georgiais doing all Sho can for her
own safety, Though not a single com
pany has arrived in Columbus yet for
her defence. "
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A RIGHTEOUS JUDGMENT.

A cause involving questions deeply in
terestipg TO steamboat proprietors and tho
public, has occupied the circuit court, sit.
ting at Albany. The suit was brought
by John Smith, who with his family,
were on board The steamboat Advocate
when she blew up, at Coeymans LandiRg,
in May last, Three of Mr.. Smiths chA.
dren died Of the injuries received, and his
vile was seriously scalded,
The plaintiff claimed to recover on the
ground that the boat was of novel con.
sIructlon, and that the engineer and FIRE.
men were HnskiIlul and incompetent
men.
The summing up ofthe cause occupied
the whole OF yesterday. The counsel on
both sides acquitted themselves with
great ability. The curry was addressed
by Salem Ducher ard Samuel Stevens
esqrs, for the defendants, and by A, L..
Jordan and Dudley Marvin, esqrs. for The
plaintiff.
P. S. The jury cane into court this
morning. and delivered sealed verdict
for the plaintiff of eightthOpSdnd dollars
Albany Paper.
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RRADDOCK,S DEFEAT
Pa. Aduocnke.
(From PAuIding's Life OF Washington

"AIl accounts agree that the unfortu-
nato Braddock behaved with great gal.
lantry, though with little discretion, in
his trying situation, He encouraged his
soldiers, and was crying out with his
speaking trumpet, 'Iurrah boysl lose the
saddle or win the hOrsen when a bulle t
struck him, and he fell to The ground ex-
cIaiming-'EIah, boys! Pm gonev Du-
ring all this time, not cannon had been
fired by the British forces. 1t was at this
moment that one who was with him at
the time, and is still living, and on whose
humble testimony lrely even with more
confidence than on the more imposing
authority Of history, thus describes Wash
lngton: Il saw him take Aold of a brass
field piece as il it had been a stick. He
looked like fury; he tore the sheet lead
from the touch hole, he placed one hand
on the muzzIe and the other on the
breach: he pulled with this and pushed
with that, and wheeIedIt round as if it
had been Eothing. 1t tore the ground
like barshare1 a kind Of plough. J The
powder monkey rushed up with the fire,
aud the cannon beganto bark,I tell you
They fought and they fought, and the In
dams beganto bOlla, when the rest ofthe
cannon made the bark of the trees fly,
and the Indians came down. That place
they cali Rock Hill, and there they left
500 men dead on The ground
Some idea of the cruelty and suffering
which we're exercised and felt ia the three
years Of savage warfare which succeeded
the defeat Of Braddock, may be gathered
from the subjoined sketch, which was Oh
tained from the lips Of Washington him.
SELF and is now first presented to the pub
lie,
"0ne day. said Washington, 'as we
were traverslug part Of the roIt'er, we
came upon single log house, standing in
the centre of little clearing, surrounded
by wood on all sides. As we approached
we heard lherePort of gun, the usual
signal Of coming horrors. Our party
crept cautiously through the underwood,
until we had approached near enough to
see what we had already foreboded. A
smoke was slowly making its way thro'
the roof of the house, while at the same
moment party of Indians came forth,
laden with plunder, consisting Of cloths,
domestic utensils, household furniture,
and dripping s,alds. We fired and kill
ed all but one, who tried to get away but
soon was shot down." "
"On entering the hut, we sawa sight
that though we were familiar with blood
and massacre, struck US, OF least myself,
with feelings more mournful than | had
ever experienced before. On a bed in
one corner of tho room, lay young wo-
man swimming in blood, witt a cash in
her forehead, which almost separated her
headin two parts. On her breast lay
two little babes, apparently twins, less
than twelve month old, with their heads
also cut open. Their innoceat blood
which had once flowed in the same veins,
now mingled in one current again. |
was Injured to scenes Of boodshed and
misery, but this cut me 10 the soul, and
never in my after life did raise my hand
against savage without calling to mind |
the mother with her little twins, their
heads cleft asunder,'"
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WASHINGTON. May 1s, 1896.
REPORT UPON ABOLITION.


Mr.. Pinckney, from the select com
mittee on the subject of the abolition
Of slavery in the District Of Columbia,
by general consent made a report,
which he said had received the anani
nous assent of the committee, and
which he hoped would be unanimous
ly approved by the House.
Mr.. p. asked that the report be
read; which was objected 10.
Mr.. Claiborne insisted upon The
reading of the report; and it was read
through 10 The conclusion, which is as
follows:
"Your committee conclude by re.
porting The following resolutions, con
formally TO the instructions given
them by the House:
ReSOtUed, That Congress possesses
no constitutional authority to interfere
in any way, with the institution Of
slavery in any Of the States Of this Con
federacy.
RsSOlUed, That Congress ought not
to interfere, in any way, with slavery
in the "Disirict Of Columbia"
"And whereas it is extremely i'm.
portant and desirable that the agita.
ton of this subject should be finally
arrested, for the purpose of restoring
tranquility to The public mind, your
committee respectfully recommend
the adoption of the following addition
al resolution, viz:
"Re8otUed, That all petitions, memo
riaIs, resolutions, propositions, or pa.
pers, relating, IN any way, or to any
extent whatever TO the subject Of slave
ry, shall, without being either printed
or referred, be laid upon the table, aud
that no further action whatever shall
be had thereon"
Mr.. Pinckney said he was instruc.
ted TO move that 5000 extra copies
be printed.
[Afler considerable debate on
Wednesday and Thursday, the usual
number of copies, were ordered to be
printed
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The President and Et President.
The singular spectacle is presented at
this moment OF a contest OF veracity be-
tween the President and x-Presdent Of
the U. States,--a matter Of personal i'm
portance to these two distinguished indi
viduals. Mr. Adams has declared that
Gen. jackson was in favor of The treaty
made by the administration of Col. Mon
roe, which gave to Mexico the beautiful
and luxuriant province of Texas. Gen.
jackson denies the charge through tho
Globe, and Mr. Adams on yesterday main
tanned his original position upon this
question in the House. We look for an
exhibition of the Ex Presidents note book
which doubtless he kept during the time
referred to. We will await the issue of
this singular controversy with no little IN
terest. Telegraph
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CHARACTERISTIC ANECDoTE.

CHARACTERISTIC ANECDOTE.
On the first trip of the Andrew Jackson
Capt. Pollock, down the Alabama river,
a child fell from Inc deck into the hold
and was slightly hurt. The mother, a
deck passenger, beng sadly frightened,
was kindly invited by The Captain into
the ladies' cabin, the inmates of which,
with a mingled feeling of sympathy and
curiosity, soon drew from her the follow.
ing narrative OF her "travel's history
She was the wife ola German emigrant
a gardiner, who came out to America at
the solicitations Of an opulent gentleman.
residing near Cincincali. On their arri.
val there, they were disappointed in OBJ.
tanning the promised situation, and had
since wandered away TO the South, in
hopes Of receiving employment The
husband leaving his wife and chIId in
North Alabama, had proceeded to Mobile
to seek some means of subsistence. Here
worn out with fatigue and despair, stran
ger, homeless IN strange land, he was
suddenly taken i'll, and his faithful wife,
hearing Of his destitute situation, was now
fastening 10 succor him,
The circumstances becoming known,
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VAR ALABAMA.

FURTHER particulars Of the Greek d's'@r
zunces-We are indebted to our atien
live correspondents orthe Augusta Con
StituaoHaEist, for the following details Of
lndian disturbances. 1t will be seen that
a. the fine the extra of The HERALD was
put 20 press, battle was being waged, on
the oLherside of the Chattahoochee, the
firing Of which was heard in Columbus,
Republican Herald extra.
COLUMBUS, Geo.)
Monday, noon. May, 10 !
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The Methodist Episcopal Church
and A6oiitioniSm. The following
are extracts of letter from one of The
Delegates to the General Conference
Of The Methodist Episcopal Church,
now holding its session in Cincinnati,
Ohio, and a member of the Baltimore
Annual Conference of said Church TO
a gentleman of this District, dated
Cincinnati, May l3, 1896.
yesterday we fixed the location OF
the Book Concern at New York, by a
vote Of 81 10 81"
"The battle of Abolitionism was de
cidsd this afternoon. The result was
such as | had anticipated. The ex-
preston of the church is unequivocal.
That you may form some idea Of the
act of The General Conference, | will
give you The second resolution, which
is the plth Of The matter. II reads as
follows:
ReSolUsd, by the Delegates Of the
Annual Conferences; in Genral Con-
ference assembled, That we are en-.
tirely opposed to modern Abolition.
ism, and wholly disclaim any rights,
wish, or intention, TO interfere with
The civil and political relation of mas.
Ter nd slave, asit exists 10 the slave.
holding States Ofthis country"
"Ths question on this resolution
was divided, aud the first branch,
which refers 10 Abolitionism, or the
part preceding the word 'aDd' was caF
ried by a vote Of l2s to IA. After
which the latter part of the resolution
was unanimously adopted,