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PERILOUS TFOOLHARDY1 BALLOON
seem IN ITALY

A celebrated eronaut, NJ. francois Arban, has
Just made an ascent. at Trieste, under very extra
ordinary circumstances. They are as follows :
The ascent had been twice postponed, owing 10
bad weather. On the 9th of September, the public
had assembled for the third time in eager expec.
latiOn but the gasometer had not furnished a
supply ot gas sufficient tn raise the balloon, the
eronaut, and the car. Thus en,ba rrassed, M.
ATban contrived TO get his wife out of the way,
as she had insisted on sharing his danger, 10 de-
ceive the vigilance of the authorities, and. in fine.
to raise himself without any other support than
The ropes. on which he was seated. and which he
grasped with one hand, while he saluted the
spectators with the other. The balloon at frs,
assembled to an elevation of ] 600 feet in the di
rectIon OF the Mountains Of CoJsi but. when a
little higher, IL was dragged in an entirely oppo-
siie direction, via: towards the Gulf Of Trieste !,
The spectators long d~espaired of again seeing the
rash eronaut. who, with his legs suspended in
the air, his hands %forcibly raised and closed
thinly clad, and destitute of gloves. ran the great
est risk Of q ~stoppage in the circulation Of his
blood. of beiEg seized with vertigo, or Of being
frozen with the extreme cold which, is felt in the
upper regions of the atmosphere. The night
passed without any tidings being received, allho'
a great number ct bar9ues were sent in quest of
him. Madame Arban, in despair, had run TO the
extremity of the mole Of San Carlo, but in vain
Al length, on the 9Th Of September, at 5 O'Clock
In the morning, Nj. Arban and his balloon were
brought back by the boat San Vicenzo, Captain
SaiVagno. Safvagn0 and bis son declared that
having gone out of Clinggia to fish in the waters
OF the Grao, they had discovered M. Arban
plunged into the sea up to his waist, and only
held up by the b~noyancy of his balloon, which
was dragging him along through the water
These brave fellows put their boat about towards
him, not withunt some danger. and came up with
him. almost a mile from the rock Of Grao, To.
wards a quarter 10 eleven O'Clock at night. The
@ronaut had descended towards The sea at half
past seven o'clock. and had consequently remain
ad more than three hours in This periious situa-
tion.-London paper.
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slppi, (hag ship Com. Perry the Vixen, Com'r
Sands; Revenue cutter Mclean, Captain How.
ard Revenue cutter Forward, Capt. Nones (;
prize schr. Nonceta, Lieut.. Hazard ; schr. Refer.
Lieut.. S,erre,t, and schr. Bonita. Besides these.
there were twelve cutters, designed Tor taking The
f"rces ashore. which. besides the crews of the res
prctive vessels, number two hundred men. prin-
cipally marines from the Raritan and CumLer.
land.
The feet bad not heard Il word about the re
ported anti Santa Anna Revolution ia Campeachy.
II was, no doubt. as we pronounced it, a hoax. 90,
up Tor interested purposes.
Mid. Barrett brought up with him in the Coosa
three men OF war seamen. her captain, and three
OF her crew. She had, when seized, a double
crew.
II is known that the brig Plymouth, from this
port, discharged her cargo, believed to be in part
fire at Alvarado sorne time before the seiz.
ure of the Coosa.
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they viii he mustered into The servire OF the Uni
ted States. Volunteer Companies of Infantry en-
rolled under the Proclamation Of ODD May last.
who shall promptly conform to the new organi
cation. and give notice thereof To the Governor,
will have the preference. But the officers must
necessarily be elected anew ; and. as il is for ion
mediate and important service in the field, il can
not lie too strongly impressed upon the men. that,
in elec,ing their officers, all personal preferences
should he discarded, and the best qualified officers
be chosen.
No officer of the militia, whatever may be his
grade. will fnrfeit HE commission by entering the
~proposed volunteer service.
The promp,itude with which the requisition
Tor three Regiments To serve tr twelve months
was responded To. affords undoubied assurance
mat the single Regiment now called for will be
speedily in the field.
Given under ny hand as Governor. and under
the seal of the Commonwealth, at Rich
rsr., mond, this eighteenth day of November.
) in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred
and forty six, and of the Commonwealth
the seventy-frst. WIN. SMITH.
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For the New Era.
THE LOVING KINDNESS OF

The Lord does in our sorrows share,
With a parents kind and tender care,
And every needfui help prepare;
Oh let us trust his truth immense,
And cast ourselves on Providence.
Art thou in want of earthly good,
Even destitute, perhaps, of Food
Friendlcss. perhaps, without home,
Forced by sickness, in quest of health to roam,
With not a glimme,ing ray of hope
Dawning to keep your spirits up
Still sink not, droop not in dispair,
Cast on the Lord your every care,
And He who hears the ravens cry,
Will cheer thy heart, thy wants supply.
Or hast thou, in this vale Of woe,
Met with an unexpected blow,
Which crushed thy hopes and laid thee low
Lift, lift, my sorrowing friend, thy weeping cyes
Rise from thy bed of Fears, arise,
Nor let thy courage droop
Cast on The Lord thy anxious care,
And He will to thy help appear,
lie can, He will, help thee up.
II STRANGER.
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THE OHIO STATESMAN

Col. Medary has again entered npon the duties
of an editor, says the New York Globe. He is
both proprietor and editor of the Statesman. The
following we take from his prospectus:
"In thus again launching into the sea of noIi
tics, | can offer no pledge bul devotion to the great
end and aim of old and long tried Democratic
principles and the party, as founded by The i'm
mortal Jefferson. To rally the sound heads and
honest hearts TO our great standard of republican
truths, will be the object and ardor of nv soul.
We are defeated at various points. only from a
want of harmony and action. No one can Grill
cally examine The returns of elections for the las,
year, and he not convinced Of this. There is no
thing then to discourage Democrats, but a thou
sand arguments TO strengthen them to renewed
lite and energy. Have | the pledge of The vet.
eran DemOcTats-ihe old and the youno of nm
glorious Siate-that they will lend a helping
hand to achieve a result that will be both honor
able and full of hope 10 our patriotic freemen o.
Col. Medary is an able editor, and has done
the cause of Democracy essential service. We
hope that in returning to his former field of labor
he may not only have the good fortune to be in-
strumenta in redeeming the State, but thar he
Will be adequately rewarded for The arduuus labors
in which he is engaged.
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FROM MEXICO.

A letter from Capt. Calhoun. of the Georgia
Volunteers. dated at Monterey, October 18th. and
published in the Savannah Republican, states that
a sk'rmish took place between Some of the Geor-
glans and a small force Of the Mexicaos ON the
I'm OF Oc'oher. A part Of the Georgia Regiment,
on their way from Camargo To Monterey, had en-
camPed about six mills from the latter place, with
a heavy train of wagons and mules loaded with
provisions Tor the Army. Early after night fall,
II was ascer'ained that a party. of Csnales' men
ed by a detachment under Lieut.. Horne. of The
oump,er Volunteers, and ten prisoners and some
ol the baggage of Canales were taken. Canales
had jnst left the rancho To arrange the assault for
the night. One Mexican was killed, and the mum
Der wounded is not known. Nune Of the Ameri-
cans were killed or wounded.
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VOLUNTEERS

we see ny the Richmond papers that volun
'eers OF That city are, with promp,ness, answering
the call of their government, filling .up their
ranks. and making all necessary preparations fur
a speedy march TO Guyando,te, the Mace of
rendezvous for the regiment 10 be raised in this
State and where they will be mustered into m,
service Of the United States.
The Alexandria Gazette says: "We are in
form ed, that. Immediately upon the recent of
intelligence that the War Department had made
a requIsitlon upon the Slate of Virginia for one
regiment of infantry, to serve durinp The wa,
sgainst Mexico, the Alexandria Volunteers -,
.n's place. under the command of Capt. M. ID.
oorse, made a tender of their services to Gov
ernor Smith, to form a part of the regiment thus
called for"
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TAILORS COMING

AN atucie 10 a Eondon paper announces that
there are seven thousand tailurs mi or emplov
ment IN London. They had a meeting in ST.
Martins Lane, and ii " as resolved that the only
mode OF lessening the distress was To embark for
Cansda and the United States. A committee
was appointed to collect subscriptions 10 pay the
passage OF those who are willing 10 embark $50
entered their names for Canada and Nova Scotia ),
and 29o4 Tor New York and the United States.
.ney VIII all be here in March or April next.
Ai'er arriving The best thing they can do will he
TO turn their needles into ploughshares and prnn-
ing hooks. and depart for the West. They will
there. by energy and industry. be enabled 10 ben.
EN- Their native country by furnishing bread for
the starving millions, and their adopted country
by increasing its prosperity and importance in the
eyes ut The wuild.-BaH Sun.
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BY THE GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA.
A PROCLAM ALTON.

WHEREAS. The President Of the United States.
IN pursuance Of the act of Congress, providing for
The prosecution Of the existing war between The
United States and the Republic Of Mexico, has
made a Teqnisition upon The Governor Of Virginia
Tor une Infantry regiment Of Volunteers for imnls-
dldte serUice, and To be continued therein du-
ring me 'cdr Nth MeGico, unless sooner dis
ch6Tged and whereas. by the change Of the
term Of service the enrolment Of The three reoi.
meots Of volunteers, under the proclamation of The
23d May last is void-now, therefore, 7. William
Smith, Governor Of Virginia, do hereby make
known that The services Of ten companies, to con.
sil'ute a regiment OF infantry, TO serve according
to the terms Of The requisition of the President
will be accepted-the said companies to consist n,
one Captain, one first Lieutenant. two secood
Lieutenaots, -four Sergeants, four Corporals, two
Musicians, and 80 Prvates.
These companies, when organized and COM
missioned, TO rendezvous at Guyandolte, where
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FROM THE GTTtF

Passed Midshipnan Barrett, Of whose arrival
from the fleet we make mention eIsew here. was
kind enough 10 communicate to US (says the New
Orleans Delta much interesting information If
events in The Golf, some Of which has been anil
oipated by the precious arrivals.
The Mexican prize schooner Telegraph, taken
by The u. S steamship Mississippi Off Tsbasco.
was brought Up TO the feet on tie 18th nit. the
day before Midshipmsn Barrett left.
When that squadron Of the fleet under Com
Perry had been last heard from, they were imme.
di tely of Tobasco, and were bot waiting for =
violent swell to subside befure passing over the bar
TO attack the plsce-every man being eager for
The fray. The squadron consisted Of the Missis-
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SOCIAL LIFE IN MATAMoRAs.

The American Flag, printed in Maiamoras, has
The following domestic picture =
"When we first entered Malamoras, and the
services "i 2 Mexican were needed. application
had TO be made to their masters, who hired thpm
ou' rom ten, hIteen to twenty dollars. The
sums which they owed their masters were vs,i
Gus. hut whatever they might be. under their own
government and laws. il would be su ficien, In
have held them in bondage through life and on.
tailed like bondage upon their children-the ,H.
spring being always held for The debts Of The "a
rents. A debt once contracted il was impossible
ever To repay. No means were afforded Them To
cancel il. Two or thrPe dollars per month was
the extent at which their services were valued
Every Thing they received from their masters wac
charged to their account. If sick, the loss Of ser
vice and medical attendance we're added on. IC
plate, cup. spoOn, chair, table, or any other article
belonging TO The masters house was broken or
lost, no matter If the master or his wife or chill
dreh broke or lost a., to the servants Indebtedness
u was placed. When he or she died, the finer.
al expenses were likewise added to The indebted
ness and carried forward to the account of their
c%hIldren. Thus were they held in endless sla-
very unless by theft or murder they could possess
themselves Of sufficient money to purchase heir
freedom. The many opportunities aHorded them
to acquire money since the occu patton of this city
by the Americans have enabled slaves 10 cancel
all their Obligaiions, to their masters. and with
few exceptions, all are now free. Much of the
III feeling that exists sgainst ms on the mart of II q
wealtbier portion Of the inhabitants. has been en-
~gendered by the loss Of their slaves Their for
mer servants will no longer work for them
They will not or cannot come I'd IN the rate Of
wages offered by The Americans, and even il tbev
did, their fsTmer slaves would prefer working for
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From the New York Mirror.
NoBS OF II PRESS

The difference between a Nub and a Snob
IS as great as that Of a vegetable and an animal
Indeed no Two things in nature can be more mike
a Parsnip and a pin cushion debt and credit, cold
slau and cold sleet. a canvass back duck and an
old gaDder-nOne of these unjIkes is more unlike
than a SnOb and a Mob.
The Mob Of The press, unlike The Snpb, never
wears borrowed feathers if he cannot wear fine
clothes Of his own he never hesiiaies To appear in
plain ones The Mob is always kind 10 thuse whom
he employs, and does not think himself privileged
In take The credit Of their laboIs ~ himself. because
he pays them fr IL and receives TIE benefit of H.
The Mob does not preach one Juctrine in public.
and Practise another private he never calls names.
nor snPeTs at an enemy, whom he dares not attack
There is one thing which the Mob shuns as he
wOnId a faIsehOud he never uiyes an npinion
on a SUBJECT of which he is profoundly Ignorant,
because he knows that the wisest man the world
ever saw would appear like an ass. if lee OF
tempted 10 talk Dpun a subjecl Of which he
knows nothing this the Mob does, not from
prudential motive, but because he abhOrs deceiiful-
ness and false appearances he never SANDERS an
enemy, and when he unintentionally accuses an
opponent wrongly, c~Onlesses The wrong he mo.
lnent ne is told of it. Bot the Snob never does,
for, as he has no charity for the mistakes Of other
people, he hopes for none for his owp.
The newspa per Mob works harder and receives
less pay than any other man who Iabnrs for The
good Of the public. His whole life is a Succession
Of toll and self denial. He writes his parry into
power, and gains a reputation for some Snob Of a
lawyer. who, as soon as he receives his sppojnt-
ment az a Senator at Washington or IS b0,sled into
a Presidents or a Governors chair. foroets the
hand that helped him into office, and besiows all
the official gifts IN his power upon SnOhs like him
self. They manage these things beuefin France /;
there the NObs ofihe press seize upon the best Off.
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GENERAL ORDERS.
ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE, ,
Richmond NV IL l2dS Z

h'chWond, Nov. lS, 1913.
The Infantry Regiment of Virginia required by
me Governors Proclamation, will consist of: |
Colonel, | Lieutenant Colonel, | Major, | Adiu.
tant, Ga Lieutenant of one of tie companies. hut
moi IN addition,) | Sergeant Major. | Quartet
master Sergeant, 2 Principal Musicians, and 10
companies, each Of which to cunsis, of Can.
tain, | First Lieutenant, g Second Lieulenapis.
4 Sergean,s, a Corporals, 9 Musicians, and so
Privaies.
Companies wishing To enter the service. will
organize with all possible dispatch, cleo, their
oflcers' and cause the elections To be certified To
me Governor, that commissions may he issued
without delay. Elections to he superintendent by
me commandant or other field officer of The
regiment within which the Company is raised,
or oy such officer as the Commandant may desip-
nate tor that service. Orders for the march to
the place of rendezvous will be sent with The com.
missions. IL is desired that the several cotnpa.
MES composing the Regiment shall provide uni.
forms according TO the General Order of 23J of
May last and arrangements will be made. if
practicable. TO supply it at the place Of rendez.
vous.
lhe act ct Congress provides for the clothinu
YIN 'hnney) and subsistence of the non commits
stoned officers, musicians and privaies, as follows !.
ne volunteers 10 furnish their own clothing, for
winch purpose there will be allowed To each non
commissioned officer, musician and private three
NN"'S p"i bpitH ONflHO " Ilule
ne shall be IN The service of the United States.
hat The volunteers may be enabled To provide
themselves with good and sufficient clothing. the
Communication allowance for six months, (2l dol
iaIs,) will be advanced To each non commissioned
oHicer' musician and private after being mustered
into service, but only with the express condition.
mat The volunteer has already provided himself
WIN SIX months clothing this fact To be certified
TO me raymasler by the Captain Of the company;
so 'hat the amount So advanced shall be applied
under The supervision of his Captain, TO the objec,
contemplated by law.
me SIX months Communication Of clothing will
De snilcleni To procure a suit of uniform.
Subsistence befnre arriving at the place of rem.
dezvons. and for travelling home from the place of
discharge, will be allowed at THE rate of fliy cents
tor every twenty miles distance.
Arms and accontremen,s will be furnished by the
United States.
1t is confidently expected that the Virginia
regiment will be at least as early in the field as
those from any other State.
BY command.
w. H. RICHARDSON,
.Adjutant General.
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THE TARIFF IN CoNNECTIcrT

AT a late Democratic State Convention held in
Connecticut, the following resolutions were adop-
ted -
RESOLVED, That while we entertain a iust re
timate Of the general course Of our Senator in
Congress, the Hon. John NJ. Niles, we feel con
strained 10 denounce his speech recently po
nounced in the Senate of the United States upon
the Tariff, as equally unsound in theory. errooe.
Gus in fact, and anti Democratic in tendency and
principle. Adopted, SIS TO 20.
Resot0ed, That for his noble, manly and decid-
ed action upon the Tariff Of 1916, the Hon, Geo.
NJ. Dallas deserves the high regard and admira
iiOn Of The Democratic party Of the Union and
we hereby tender him The unqualified thanks oi
this Convention. Adnpled unanimously
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ARMS AND AMMUNITION FOR MEXI.

The New Orleans Delta states, that from in
formation in their possession, as clear and positive
as the nature of the case will admit of. thew have
'ne strongest conviction that The brig Plymouth
cleared rom that port Tor Havana, about the Isl,
oil October, was loaded with arms, ammunition
and munitions OF war, which were landed in Mex
leo and delivered TO the enemies Of our country
This, too. was her third or fourth voyage, with
similar cargoes. The brig was cleared from that
port, says The Delta, by the house of WyIie.
Egana Il Co., Spanish house of great wealth
and extensive connexions, apd said to be the
agents of the Mexican Government and of Santa
Anna.
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The Providence Gazette has been discontinued
1t was the organ of Dorrism. ard its fate was
anticipated. Sorry for the editor, bu, glad a, ,he
evidences OF returning reason in The State
North American.
The Federal papers are very much mistaken
IT they think Dorrism" is dead in Rhode Is
land. because, after Mr.. Church left the editor
ship of the Gazette. its remaining proprietor,
Mr.. Wilson, thought il, best to suspend its publ
cation.
The withdrawal of the ability which marked
Inc Gazeiie. will doubtless be felt in the Repub
llcan party in Rhode Island but there is no reason
why the cause should die upon that account. II
has a hold upon the hearts of The people in that
slate, OF giant strength, as has been fully evil
denced by the great sacrifices of time, money,
liberty, almost life iiself-which they have made
TO sustain it. Besides. it is one of the cardinal
doctrines OF Democracy, and will be felt, even
though unaided by a single public press. There
are, however, presses still left, and good ones, to
fight the cause Of Dorrism y and they will long
i've, and we trust. flourish. The Federal papers
seem to lake particular delight in announcing the
suspension of the Gazette. Two or three of them
have already made it a theme Tor the most fend
ish expressions of JOY. This fact ought To flat,er
It's late conductor, and undoubtedly will do 81 as
Federalism always hates, with the keenest relish,
those men and those papers. which are disposed to
give the hardest blows in keeping it under.-Bo,-
ton Times.
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THE NORTH CAROLINA LEGIsT.a-
TIJDE

Assembled on Monday last. Col. Andrew
Joyner, Wing, was elected Speaker of the SEN
ate; the vote standing for .Joyner "a. for J,ouis
ID. Wilson, Dem. 20. The other officers e,ec,ed
were all WING. In the language of the Wing
Register The Wings would not let the Demo.
Gratis have even " one Doorkeeper to attend their
caucases.''
In The House, Edward Stanley, Wing, was
elected Speaker having received Is votes. and d
w. Courts, Dem. AZ.
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Mr.. WEBsrER's SPEECH.-The Boston Atlas
Is endeavorIng To alter some of the remarks which
Mr.. Webster recently made in Fanenil Hall, and
particularly the paragraph published in relation 10
the . war; and the g American people"
VIII the Democratic press, says the New York
Express, " have the honesty to cease the perver.
sion made OF these remarks and let their readers
see what Mr.. Webster did ssy.'
We. for our part. shall have no such honesty
as that. We heard him. and he was correctly
reported in the first instance. II is not the frs,
time that Mr.. Websier's - friends' have altered
his speeches 10 shield him from The indignation If
the American people.-Bosion Ifmea.
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ces OF the nation as . matter Of fright. but here thew
modes'ly step aside and allow the consuls. collec.
tors, charges. and ambassadors to be selected from
tho small lawyers If country villages. The Nobs
OF The press rule the country, they direc, public
opinion. through their agency they keep up the
national character. they inform the rect of our in.
ternal policy. candidates for Office depend upon
them hr s"ip"ri. M party can exis, without their
assistance. y-' hen political rewards are disposed
o'. The N'bS "t The press are forgotten, their pre-.
t"ns'"ns are sneeredeai, and their services under.
rated The Mob of the press is, in fact, a mac.
unanimous ass. who allows every whips,er 10 ride
On h's back, and is contented To receive kicks and
c"'s"s Tor his recompense, aud while browsing ON
. sizes imagines he is happy, because he has
,i""- all the good he can and has received nothing
il il. .