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Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1838-12-08

depended upon possessing her. His ply.
sicians doubted of his. life; The assurance
alone, that his love should be restored TO
him, rescued him at last from the arms Of
death. A walking skeleton, the ghastly
hinge Of consuming grief, he returned 70
his native land he tottered over the thresh.
old Of his love, Of his brother.
"Brotter, here am | again. WhatI
have demanded of my heart. He in Hea.
ven knows. More l Cannot" We sank
exhausted into the arms of the lady.
The younger brother was not less resol.
we'd. In a few weeks ne Stood prepared
for travelling.
"Drother You bore your grief to Hol-
land. will seek to carry mine farther.
Lead her not to the altar till write TO
YOU farther. Only this condition does a
brothers love allow itself. Should | he
more successful than you, then let her be
yours, AMI may Heaven bless your love.
Should not; then may Heaven decide
the matter for us. Take this sealed pack
ct; break it not Jill am gone hence. !
90 to Batavia" Here he sprang into tbe
carriage.
Half dead, the elder brother gazed after
him. He had been surpassed in magniml-
ty. Love rushed upon him, and at the
time grieffor the loss Of the noblest of men,.
The noise of the fleeing carriage thunde-
red his heart. His friends were concerned
for his life. The lady; not yet; her end
will be read in the sequal.
They broke the packet. 1t was an
authenticated title TO all his German es-
tates. which the elder brother was to re-
ceive if The younger was shccessfnlin Ba-
tavia. Conqueror TO himself, he sailed IN
a merchant vessel of Holland and arrived
savely in Batavia. In few weeks, he
sent over 10 his brother the following lines.
"Here, thanks to Almighty God, here
in this new land. think of you and my
love with all the Joy of martyr. New
scenes and fate have enlarged my mind.
God has given me strength to bring the
highest offering to friendship. She is
yours; Oh God! Here fell tear; the last
have conquered yours is he lady. Broth
err, I should have possessed her; that is:
she might not have been happy with me;
Brother, bother, ] roll the responsibility on
vour soul. Forget not the obligations
which the hard earned conquest has i'm
posed upon You. Treat the angel always
as your young love now, teaches you to
do. Cherish her as q dear, legacy Of a
brother whom your arms will never EN-.
brace. Farewell. Write me not when
YOU celebrate vour naptials. My wound
still bleeds. Write me how happy you
are. What have done is surety to me
that God will not forsake me in strange
land"
The marriage was consummated. For q
wear, it continued the happiest of wed
locks. Then the lady died. When dy
, ing, she first desclnsod to her confidential
friends the unhappy secret Of her bosom
,, she had loved the younger brother most.
Both brothers still live; the elder on hi
estates in Germany, and has lately mar
|, ried again. The younger continues il
, Batavia, and has become man Of weal
y and distinction. lie made vow neve
TO marry and mas Kept it.
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the form of a concave hemisphere, falling
rapidly without any vlbratory motion, until
| reached the lower strata of air, which was
blowing sharp gale from the South. When
the parachute commenced its first vibrations,
drifting mo northward, making a vibration
about every ten seconds, which now made
the descent very unpleasant, every motion
causing a sensation similar to that OF per-
SOP drcsmng he is falling. The wind from
the south drificd me about three miles before
| approached the earth, and made my landing
much harder than it would have been IN a
calm atmosphere. AS neared the earth, !
threw over all my ballast, which put me OIL
my guard, and rs my car struck the earth
obliQnely, il bounced me out about ten feet,
slightly bruising my shoulder ] sprang on
my feet quickly to see it collapse, but II had
fell alongside of me. ] now stood gazing
with astonishlnent, first at the parachute.
then al the car, which had turned bottom
upwards. next cast my eyes TO the fleeung
clouds through which was sailing but three
minutes before, and now ! was standing OH
terra firma, congraiulatng myself OF the re-
suit OF my experiment. which intend soon
tn repeat. landed on the farm OF Mr.. Elijah
Warnc, about 10 miles from Easton, and got
tho assistance Of Mr.. Warne and his neigh.
borI, who were watching the descent Of the
parachute, little thinking that human being
accompanied 1t. J. WISE.
II Easton, Aug. ii, 1888.
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Town Meeting.

The ireemen will assemble in their
Irrespective towns throughout this State
on Tuesday next, for the election Of
Representatives to the general Assem-
bly,, sc. 1t is ofthe utmost Importance
that every Wing freeman should be
punctual at the polls at an early hour
on that day, and not suffer the enemy
to steal march upon us unawarcs.-
The choice of Senator to Congress,
from this State, for the term Ofsix years,
will deyolyc upon whomsOevcr shall
compose the next Legislature, and we
should not be content with barely Il
majority on joint ballot, to secure tho
election of IN unfinching and thorough
going Wing, but should use every effort
to add strength to our cause by an ac-
cession of strength to our numbers,
which we can easily do five are prompt
in the discharge of our duty at the
polls-particularly in those small towns
where the parties are very nearly
equally divided.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1838-08-23

INTERFEREScE WITH PUBLIC OFFICERS
A dog catcher lin Phudelphla) the other day
spied small dog wagging his tail on the
steps in front Of dwelling house. lie first
looked up and then down The street, and see-
ing no rabble Of boys to interfere with his
duties, anticipated an easy capture. Cau-
tiously approaching the dog, he placed the
moose over his head, and was in the act of
carrying him of, when the door quickly
opened, and n "lady rather diminutive in size
but small people arc generally endowed
with considerable amount of courage, and
small ladies', in particular, care no more for
the catchers, than they do for their own hrs-
bands so placing her arms akimbo, she final
ly demanded what he was n gong to do.
"Tuke this dog up for running ut largc,"
replied he. "Wby, you impudent slink do
you mean to say that dog was running at
large, when it was sitting wageing its tail on
the steps ~ "To be sure, the law saws they
must all he taken up" "Pooh! Fiddle.
sticks, who cares for the law; the laws n
blnckguard, and so are you III teach YOU
something different |" and the fair one seized
the man by tho hair with one hand, aud
soundly boxed his cars with the other, while
he, finding no other means Of escape, drop
ped the rope, and took to his heels, leaving
the dog, and considerable amount Of hair
behind him.-Phiiad Ledger.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1838-08-23

kCB We call the attention Of the
Wing frcemen Of the town to the above
notice, and have only to say, that this
being the usual course of proceeding in
regard to the nomination Of candidates
for members of the Legislature, the
frcemcn, one and all, should not fail to
be present on Saturday evening, and
make selection Of such men as they can
best cOnlide in to represent them in
that body.
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IMPORTANT FROM HAVANA.

From the New Orleans Commercial Bulletn.
TRouBLEs IN Havana AND PoRTo Rico
The steam ship Natchez having been dctan-
cd at Kew West for want of fuel, a schooner
was despatched to Havana to procure sup.
DIV of coal. The officer sont in command oil
the schooner stated, on his return to Key
West, that there had been some serious DIS
turbanccs among the troops at Havana. The
circumstances and particulars had been Kept
secret, as far as possible, by the public au-
thorities, so that nothing certain had trans
pired as to the cause or origin OF the nifair-
This much is ascertained: that conspiracy
was detected among the troops and officers
Of several regiments garrisoning the More
Castle, through the treachery Of ono Of the
individuals implicated. They were, it was
supposed dissatisfied with the removal Of Ger
TAcoN but this is all conjecture. The dis
covery of the treason led to the most vigor-
ous measures, on the part Of the new Cover
nor, EsPELETA, to crush it in tho bud. The
gates were immediately shut upon tho regi-
ments in their barracks, and the fort which
they garrisoncd converted into their prison
Eighty Of the ringleaders were seized and
erecuted on the spot, and as many more de-
tained under arrest, awaiting confirmation
of their guilt. From the frequent dnd heavy
firing heard from the Fort, it was supposed
that severe conflict took place between the
cons pirators and the Government force. In
Havana, the disturbance produced among
the inhabitants great agitation and excite
ment, heightened by the mystery with which
it was shrouded. On the departure Of the
schooner, all was quiet; the insurrcction
having been eilectually put down by the
energy and promptitudo Of Gov. EsPELErA
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HER Id OF TIL E II nj E S.

turned to camp, then camp -. but now
camp Wilds, that being the name OF the mur-
dered family.-Two children escaped-one
of them says that white man was with the
Indians, and caught hlm--asked him why he
did no, run, the boy told him ho would if he
would let him go-whch the man did. Said
now, d-n you, run, and so he escaped. On
our return we found all the families had re.
moved to our encampment.
ave are making arrangements to scouI
the country about Fort flaming and its vi.
cinity. In haste, the express waiting.
With respect. your obd't serv't.
N. DARLING, LIT. I'd Dragoons.
To the editor Of the Courier.
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CNTRACT
CAMP WILDs, Geo. July 23d, 1898.

Forty.fvc miles north west of Center.
vile. on Sunday morning, man came full
speed into camp with the cry of Indians. !
asked whore. ,io said abont ) miles otT. that
he had Just removed family who heard the
report of guns and the screams OF people,
We were in our saddles IN n few moments,
aud under full speed to the spot where the
alarm originated, and ., God! Of oil the
scenes ever saw, or wish to sec, presented
itself to view. On arriving, a man, wife, aud
four of his own, and two OF his sisters chill.
dren had fallen by the Indians. Three chill.
the spot, one about years old had been sho,
through the abdomen, and lay asleep on the
dead mother, another about 10 rods from the
mother. But %, houid to tell. found n
fine young lady Of II, sho; in two places and
drked IN another, with about 20 hogs around
hcr,and she yet alive and hnd her senses per.
fcctly. This was the most trying time | had
ever seen. gave her cold water which she
wished much, and remained with her rs long
as could, I'LL obliged to 60 IN search Of the
Indians.
We left n guard 10 protect them and adj
minister 10 them all that they could, but all
expired in less than twenty minutes after we
leh. Tho Indians scHtt' red IN all directions,
and il was some time before we could find
the trail we followed them about - miles,
and until farther pursuit could not be bad,
having then gone into the Okafanoka, as far
as white men could well go. We left our
horses and wadcd nearly to our hips IN mud
for two miles. which was as much ~ We could
stand. We returned that night, found oil
buried, 5 IN number, ~ one grave. We re-
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the evil we would eradicate is a crying one.
Ii forms a great barrier to the progress oi
social and political Improvement. II is less
formidable now than it has been, but it must
be broken down altogether. The last year
has done much, but moro remains to be- done.
We have faith that II will be. The signs are
a6spicious.
We hope and trust that the conviction Is
becoming general, that liberal contribution
TO such support is public duty. We say To
every Wing, take such Distant journals as
you prefer according to your means, but sup
port your more immediate journal as duty
you owe TO Society and to Freedom. Take
il Yourself and Use your influence every
whore in its behalf. Extend its circulation
and procure it more lucrative patronage when
ever It is in your power. Sow the seeds OF
correct information every where, and the
harvest of sound principles and patriotic cx-
crtlons will nobly reward your labors.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1838-08-23

. Mr.. J. Wise went mp Saturday afternoon.
at Philadelphia, in his Parachute Balloon,
and, according to his account, after reaching
1900 feet, finding himself in n thunder
Storm the balloon exploded from its great
expansion ond lie descended by means of tic
parachute apparatus in safety, near Easton.
We subjoin Mr.. Wisc's account o! his peri
lous excursion. 1t is full Of INTEREST,"
PERI.OUS BALLOON DESCENT.
Office ofhe .4rgues, EaSttr1, ing. -.
On Saturday last, llth inst. ut 10 minutes
before ~ o'clock, nsccndcd, with my Pa.
rachutc Balloon, accompanied with two smal
Parnchntes aud animals, from the spacious
yard Of The Washington Hotel, kept by Mr.
Connor, and as soon as | attained the height
OF 2OOO feet, detached the couical parachute
with its occupant, which landed IN safety
near the La Fayctte College by that time
| rose several thousand feet more, when
detached my cllcd silk parachute which cx.
| pertinent was 10 decide the certainty ant
safety Of my parachute balloon. 1t did mol
descend with that uniform velocity as tho
first. however concluded that the cxpcr
mcnt would nc. be hazardous, if disa
grceablc. | also was satisfied by formc
dcsccnts, that o balloon as soon rs il became
naccij would invort, in rapid DESCENT
When attained oD altitude Of about I3,OO(
feet, the balloon became fearfully expanded
causing loud kissing from the small tube
at the bottom, through which tho valve rope
passed, giving me warning that unless
opened my safety valve, the balloon mus.
rupture at this critical moment | became
somewhat excited as | looked over the side
of my car and saw the vivid flashes of light.
ming passing from one cloud to another. The
thunder gust was moving from s.. w. 10 N.
r.. and my vessel, at this tune, was smiling
swiftly from N. w. toward y. j.. passing New
Village aud Asbury. looked at my time.
piece, and found IL 20 minutes past 9, and n
was returning It to my pocket, the balloon
exploded! Although ! had confidence il,
tic apparatus, | must admit that il was q
moment OF awful suspense, for in the spncr
of 10 seconds the gas rushed from the balloon
with the noise resembling the approach of n
hurricane. and as | fell through the ar j,
whistled through the net work like unto n
strong north wcstcr, through the rigging o:
ship. ] cast my eyes to the balloon. and
found my expectations realized. II assumed
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1838-08-23

The Upper Canada papers, state that The
emigration from that province, to Illinois IS
alarming. Five or six wagons with hun
dred cmigrants, had just lett Hamilton, and
steamer with two hundred had gone up the
lake. The Toronto Mirror says: If matters
go on at the present rate, one half OF Canada
will be in Illinois aud the Far West before
long. The whole people appear like swal-
lows in autumn, preparing for emigration
The facility OF cmigraung to the U. States,
will more than any thing else hinder the in
dependence of tho Canadas. When people
can obtain the institutions they seek, by re-
moving to n neighboring territory, which
besides possesses better soil and climate,
they will not be likely to fight very strenu-
ously. TO make men achlsve great things
they must be driven up into corner where
they cannot easily cxtrcate themselves.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1838-08-23

BY letters from Calcutta, dated May 4th,
intelligence has been received Of the death
of Mrs. Morrison, wife of the Rev. John II.
Morrison, missionary of the Board Of For
egn Missions Of the Presbyterian Church.
She died of cholera, after an illness Of IL
hours, and soon after her arrival at Calcutta.
Mrs. Morrison was one Of the missionary
company which sailed from Philadelphia last
fall, in the ship Edward. They arrived at
Calcutta on the 9th April, and are reported
as having landed in health. No farther par
ticulurs have been reccived.-[.E y. Com.
1JJ,
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1838-08-23

A PIRATE on THE COAsT.-The u. States
mail schr Hope, Griffith, 5 days from Key
West, via Indian Key, arrived at Charleston
on the nth inst. Capt. Griffith reports that
OH the oh inst. lat. 2S, Ion ~ %, he was
boarded by boat from the brig Ammondell,
OF Liverpool, Capt. Roberts, in want Of pro-
visions, ;}S days from I.cghorn for Liverpool
supplied her. Capt X. reported that oil the
lst inst. in the night, of the Torlugas, he
spoke schr. with painted ports, regular
trader between New York and Pensacola, %
days from New York, the captain of which
reported to Capt. Il. that Oh the night Of the
Dth July, Key West and Sand Key light IN
sight, he was boarded by pratcai schoon-
or, saying that he was in want of water
they took from the schooner 10 the amount
Of S400 worth of articles he also stated that
he was obliged to be very polite, make some
presents, aud he considered himself lucky to
get of without farther injury.-ihiladelphio
Gazette.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1838-08-23

DIsTREssING RAIL Roam AccIDENT.-As
this mornings train of cars from Stonington
were approaching the village Of Greenwich.
Il. J., deaf and dumb man Glanced unfurtu-
uaicly to be crossing the rail road ot the
very moment the cars rushed by. Of course
neither the bell attached to the engine, nor
the shrill sound Of the steam whistle, both
which had given their timely warning when
the train is nearing the cross -ronds, could
notify him Of his danger. Walking delibcr-
ately up to the locomotive, a blow from
projecting part ,f the frame work fellcd him
10 the ground, nnd so severely injured tho
poor creature, by breaking his arm and
dreadfully Iracturlng lis skull that when the
cars Ieil him will, his friends, it was evident
he could survive but few moments. We
learn that not the slightest blame can be nt.
tached To the engineer on the rond. A whis-
key bottle, which was found shivcrcd Ia atoms
n the pocket Of tho dying mute, accounts for
the stupcfaciion under which his other sen. 1.
ses-gcnerally so acute and vigilapt ~ per.
sons deprived Of their hearing-must have
been laboring, TO have allowed him thus 10
walk into destruction ITSELF boston y,hy.
Journal.
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| We find tho following article in the Alex
andria Gazette. 1t places in n proper iigh,
the duties of an editor Of newspaper
which are by no means Of so trivial or irrc-
sponsiblc character us many ore led to sup.
pose:
EDIToRTAL WRITISGs.-A few DAYS ago
the National Intelligencer had some sensible
remarks on the subject of editing a paper
One idea expressed has frequently struck us
with great Iorce. Many people estimate the
ability of n newspaper, and the industry and
talents of its editor by the variety and quaint
| " of editorial matter which it con,alns.-
Nothing can be more fallacious. II is com
parativcly an easy task for irotly writer to
pour out daily, columns Of poro,s- icoris, up
on any and all subjects. His ideas may flow
in "one weak, washy, everlasting flood" and
his command of language INDY enable him to
string them togctbcr,l,kc lunches Of onions;
aud yet his paper may be a mcogre, and
poor concern. Bat what is The labor,
the toll Of such man, who displays his "ead-
cd matter" ever so largely, to that imposed
upon the lidicious, well informed editor, who
exercises his vocation, with an hourly con-
scioushcss OF its responsibilities. and its du.
his paper, with the same care and assiduiiy
that sensible lawyer bes,ows upon suit,
or humane physician upon patlcnt-wi,l'-
out regard to show or display! Indeed the
mere 'criiing part, of editing paper, is but n
small portion of the work. The industry
even is not shown there. The care, The
taste, the tune, employed IN s'ieeiing-is far
more imp p)rtani-and the tact Of good edit
or Is better shown by the selection than any
thing else and, that, VIC oil know is half the
battle. But rs we have said, an editor ought
to be estimated, and bis labors understood
and appreciated. by the general conduct OF
his paper--lts tone-its temper-its manner
its uniform, consistent course--its prnci.
plcs--I,s aims-iis mnnlincss-its courtesy
its dlgnity-its proprIety. Topreserve oil
these. as they should be preserved, is enough
to occupy fully the time and attention OF any
man. Tito this be added, the general super
vision of the newspaper establishment, which
most editors have to encounter, the wonder
Is how they can find time, or "hcad rooni," IL
priie al oil.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1838-08-23
POLITICAL NOTICE.

The Wing Freemen of Newport arc
requested to meet at the Court-House
on Saturday evening next, the 25th inst.
at half-past I o'clock, for the purpose
of nominating suitable candidates to re-
present this town in the General Assem-
bly,, at the ensuing October session.
Punctual attendance is earnestly re-
qucstcd. Aug %.
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From the N. o. Commercial Bulletin, AUG


The CONSPIRACY AT HAvANA.-A letter
received by commercial house in this city
from correspondent at Havana, confirms
the statement published in the Bulletin ol
yesterday. The writer says that Carllsl
conspiracy had been detected among some
Of the regiments stationed at Havana, and
many arrests and executions had taken place
From this il would seem that we were mis-
taken as to the cause Of the revolt as origlna-
ting in dissatisfaction with the removal oi
Gen. Tacon. The object of the consPirators
was 10 wrest the Government Of Cuba from
the Queen, and place it in the hands OF Don
Cnrlos
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1838-08-23

AMERICAN ETIQUETTE AS TO TITLE
Nothing is more common, in this age, when
the movements Of all the distinguished pco-
-plc OF tho country are constantly recorded in
the papers, than to find gentleman and his
wife registered as Mr.. So and so and lady,
This is not only incorrect, but in reality, quite
vulgar. People of real gcntility never 50
write themselves. The word lady, as desIg-
mating the wife Of gentleman, is a title be-
longing only to certain rank in England
IL cannot be used, at all, with proprieiy, in
this country. The true republican mode Of
designating gentleman and his wife, in the
United States, is, to speak of them Mr.. and
Mrs. So and so. Or, out of still greater de-
ference tO the sex, the lady should have her
own prefix OF Mrs. given to her sepnratcly.-
We observe, in the English papers, the pre-
scncc Of the American Minister at the cor
onation is thus qioted.--" Mr.. Stevenson,
minister from the United States, and Mrs.
Stevcnson."- Baltimore Chronirie.
IL we could but have Few more corona
tions, (says the Boston Gazette in rapid sue.
ccssion, VIC should become perfect in matters
of etiquette. 1t is rcnlly amusing to hear our
papers pratng about the "truc republican
mode Of designating gentleman and his
wife in the United States" while in the same
breath, they quote from the English Court
Calendar. The word "lady," says the editor
of the Chronicle, "cannot be used at all in
this country, with proprieiy." We admit
that in England, the term implies partcula
rank. So do the terms Mr.. and Mrs. indicate
there, a touch above the vulgar. Here, there
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FARTHER PARTICULARS OF TIE
LATE INDIAN MURDERS
GEORGIA.
GEORGIA.

The following is an extract from letter
to the Editor, giving farther particulars Of the
late Indian murders in Georgia.
"Four CuLuASp, tE. ~ July 3lst, lens
SIR--Thc express has just arrived from
Kitilc Creek. aud it appears that the Indians
are commencing their career in Georgia.
have received letter from an officer of oui
regiment, who was an eye witness TO this
melancholy fact"