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The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-11-14
From the New Haven Courier.
A TRUE STORY OF A HUSBANDS
REVENGE

The recent terrible retributioD. which thu
w'eiched H0yt received at the hands Of an en-
ragged husband, whether just or not, has causes
a thrill of horror in the hearts of the community.
How far IL is proper for a man to take the laws
INTO his own hands. for the purpose of redressine
great injuries, we are not prepared to discuss, mol
can we decide which Of the parties committed
me most Migrant crime in the recent transaction
the individual Who destroyed his unsusDecting
neighbor's peace for the remainder of his life, or
the other who rushed into The chamber of an IN
armed man, and shot him through the brain, be
lore he could rise from his bed. We may per
haps say with the poet,
"The last seems worst to human view
But God must judge between the two.5
instances Of such bluody revenge thank Heaven
are lar rom common in the United States vel
thero have been cases exceeding This, both in lht
enOrmlty of the offence, and in the fe5ociiv witt
which II has been punished. One well aulbenti
Gated. has. since this murder, been related to US
whIch combines ingraillude with injury. and de
lIoerate cruelty together, with a perseverance, in
comprising a vengeance, which is worthy only o
the lnaifgnancy pf a demon.
several years ago, there resided in one of tn
southern States, a rich planter, who possessed
oeau'inl, young and fascinating wife. That h.
was unworthy of her, vas we'll known, since h,
PteIefIed the company Of others 10 her own; am
100 W''ci dJVuStu VI open nUklndUpSS To III
companion, was nevertheless noted as a libertins
what IS technically called a sportsman or q black
leg, and as a man whose chief delight was in tn
most unprincipled and d~issipaled company.
A young physician, who il is said was remark
able for his intelligence, personal appearance an
manners. took up his abode near the plantation g
the fofmer, in process Of time made his acopain
lance, and obtained his friendship. The pisn,e
interested himself much in introducing his youth
Iul nnmraIa fpfn H....- -
the favor of all the neiphbor6pod. stbere wei
many large plantations Contiguous to his ow,
worked by hundreds Of slaves, the Doctor 500
found himself the recipient Of a handsome salar
together with the unrestricted hospitality Of II
nabObs houses and fsmiliee.
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THE EXPLOSIVE COTTON.

The Union relates The following experiments
with The newly discovered explosive cotton, men
toned in our last, which were made at the War
Department in the presence of the President, on
The lOth November:
g We saw experiments made on the Gun cotton.
10 DAY, at the War Office. The President was
present, with three of the members ofhis cabinet.
ne produced the packet, which Prof. Schonbein
had sent by Mr. Robertson, the American consul
ut Bremen, In be opened in the presence of the
PRESIDENT. The envelope being unseaIed, a mass
Vi COTTON, oi a deeper yellow tinge than common,
presented iiself-and weighing about 60 or 70
grams. Col. Talcott, the head of the Ordnance
bureau, and Mr.. Robertson proceeded to make
some experiments. a small qnaniily of the pre-
pared Cotton was laid upon a " hite sheet of pa per.
w hPn tonched with another piece Of pa per, on
're' 'ne cotton simultaneously exploded, producing
a small volume of smoke, and leaving slight stains
with very small particles on the paper. The best
gu"PO"derw was then exploded. 1t prodnced more
s.""he ana lett larger slains-thus showing that
me combustion was more complete in The former
man ~ the latter case. A small quantity Of cotton
was men thrown over some grains Of Qunpowder,
nut oo'h exploded together. In this respect, as
wen as IN The stains upon paper, the tests failed.
~" applying TO the tongue these va articles, which
were lell upon paper by The combustion of cotton
alone, IT presented an alkaline laste-showinp that
INC nnIO III which The cOttun had been immersed
was not completely prepared-a portion of the
potash from The nitre had been deposited in The
vessel and In dipping The cotton into it it had i'm
orbed some of the alkaIi. or some of The nitre
itself. 80
" pom Cd. Talcott's putting some Of The cot
ton into a gun, with a cap on. an explosion took
place with comparatively little noise. On loading
the gun a second time with about ten grains of the
cotton a wad OF paper upon it, and a ball and
another wad upon them. the gun was fred with a
smart noise. 1t was discharged from the upper
window Of The War Office, and aimed at The
Navy Office, about forty yards distant. The ball
was Iound about eight yards from The basement of
Navy Ofhce, from which il had recoiled, after
making a smart indentation in the stone wall and
so great was the force with which il had gone and
rebounded, that when it was picked no il was
found considerably latiened and smashed.
1T IS evident, however, that the cotton was
not prepared In the best manner. Mr.. Robertson
IS about to have a certain quantity Of the raw ma
ieriai (say twenty five pounds) manufactured in
me most scientific manner, and further expert
nen's are to be made at The arsenal with the deli
cate machinery which tests the force Of gunpow-
ger. we sha' take care that these experiments
shall be duly reported"
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THERE NOW

The Legislature Of Vermont adjourned on
Thursday, The 9Th instant. Before their adjourn
ment the House of Representatives passed reso
Iu'ons declaring that Vermont will not give her
assent to the admission of any new State TO the
Union whose constitution ~tolerates Slavery and
declaring the opinion Of the House that The war
with Mexico " was not founded in any impera.
tive necessity, such as may justify or excuse a
Christian nation for resorting to arms,o and that
it " has now manifestly become an offensive 70 w,,
against a neighboring republic" They declare
farther that the honor and best interests Of tho
nation will be subserved by a speedy end of the
wBr with Mexico, and the settlement of all mai.
ters in dispute by arbitration or negotiation"
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his officers, and some Of the officers Of the Army
under the auspices Of Col. Talcott.
The small quantity Of ''gun cotton" which was
furnished by MIR. Robertson Goo Troy grains )
allowed but four charges-two Of sixty grains
each, one of 6ny. and one Of thirty. The record
OF the trial was made by Capt. Mordecai. Three
charges of gnopowder (i20 grains each. } were
first tried in the musket pendulum. and the mean
force Of these was exceeded by sixty grams of
. gun cotton.' The residuum left by the cotton
was considerable, but much less than when gun
powder was used. We understand that a full
trial will be made with mortars and the "ballis
tic pendulum" when a supply of the cotton is
prepared.-Union, Nov. Is.
The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-11-14

CoMPLIMENTARY.-We understand that our
gifted townwoman, Mrs. Anna H.. Dorsey, from
whose pen we have noticed several excellent
works, has recently received a highly complimen
tary letter from the Earl of Shrewsbury peer
of great distinction in the literary world of Eng
land. About a year ago a monk of The order Of
La Trappe, named Malachi, was in this country
and purchased for The library of a religious house
with which he was associated, such works as his
taste dictated, and amongst them writings of Mrs.
Dorsey. In this way they were accidentally
brought under the eye of the nobleman named
above, and thus elected. a compliment from one of
the most eminent patrons ofliterature in England.
We extract the above from the Baltimore Sun.
and add that Mrs. Dorsey is the daughter Of the
Rev. Mr.. McKenny, a chaplain in The Navy, well
and iavorably known in this vicinity.-Ncp
Era.
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THE RICHMOND MAILS.

We feel assured that the g%entlemanly and &C
commodating Captains of the steamers, Peck and
.dtice. ,cHt take the hint of the Norfolk Herald.
1t would be a great saving of time all round, and
the carrier who brings the Mail from Norfolk to
Portsmouth would be able to place it in the latter
Post ofhce much earlier than he now does. be-
sides saving him many a trip in the foot boa, at
night. The Herald says:
"sF> if the Richmond boats would send their
mails ashore at Town Point, as the Baltimore
boats do, the letters and papers would be distri.
buted half an hour sooner than they are. Though
interested ourselves in dropping this hint, we do
1t not of our own will, but at the instance of
others"
The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-11-14
SIMON SHOCKS, ESQ,
For the New Era.
THE FREE SCHOOL FUND.

Mr.. Editor Your paper gives notice that a
poI' VIII be opened at the Town Hall, on the Sd
Monday of the present month, 10 take the sense
OF the qualified voters, as to whether the fund
received by the Town from the County Ferry.
shall be appropriated 10 Free Schools. or TO tie
payment of the principal Of the Town Debt.
1t appears that a petition of sundry citizens
was presented to the Board of Trustees, praying
mem to order a Poll To be taken as above. The
trustees, could not. | suppose, do less than COM
ply with the prayer of the petitioners. But. !
beg leave to ask, have not the citizens previously
voted on this question, and is not The fund refer
red to, already appropriated by the Legislature to
the support OF free schools in the Town of Ports
mouth! Moreover, is not The fund received from
rom the terry the chief income for the support of
Tree schools among us? Again. if the ferry fund
be alienated from this object, can the free schools
90 into operation? Then. is not this, in fact, the
question presented for the citizens to vote upon
viz: shall we, or shall we not have free schools ?
X. Y. T.
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n ESS.

"Many Wings" have nominated Capt. SAM
uEL WATTS. as their candidate to represent this
District. in the next Congress.
81. o. W." Of Isle of Wight, 10 the Herald
of this morning, points to DR.. JoHN r. PuRpIE,
as just the man " for that service, and one
whose claims " should not be overlooked" by the
Wings.
The present Representative of the Democratic
party, the Hon. A. ATKINSON. has also announc-
ed himself as a candidate for re election. S, the
matter stands at present.
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S. S., ESQ.

"The mountain labored and brought forth q
mouse!" Such was my exclamation on leaving
the Town Hall on Tuesday e~vening-an evening
which will be ever memorable in the annals Of
portsmouth for on that evening, the elite of the
Town were enchanted and enlightened by the un-
nVaNeo eIoquence and profound erudition of the
man whose " destiny is chained' ia fbe dos,ioios
OF Portsmouth. and whose motto is. 4" ia siok mr.
SWIM with her. ] have said that This was a
memorable evening, and sure | am. il will orove
so for well convinced I'm |, that a laroe nrornr
ton Of that vast assembly left that Hall, m tba,
night, with feelings beyond The power of nv inn.
a%gination to describe or my pen to indite-f saw.
II VIII be heId sacIeo IN memory, for was ever
such eloqnence heard before, or arpuments
profound advanced? Was there a man in H.,
august assembly who was not clearly conyincsd
Of the justice and truth Of every thing that fell
from the lips of him who is resolved " to sink or
swim" with Portsmouth Oh, ye Eods-ye
The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-11-14
For the New Era.
THE VOTE ON MONDAY.

JHr. Editor:-WiIl ysu be so good as to give
'heSe lew lines an insertion in your paper. In
The N"ilce which has been published for taking
the vote for or against the Free SchnoI pojnu int To-
operation. | should like to see the name of our
Representative who resides in this Town and |
think he should be at the polls, either To make a
speech, or to record his vote for or against it,
l his is TO be a vote of the citizens, and | hope he
VIII not play non committaL on this subject. as
Wings aud Democrats are alike Interested in this
vote, and 1t Is OF importance that our leading men
should come up to The work first, and show their
handS. Yours, FAIR PLAY.
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From the Baltimore Sun.

WAsHISGToE. My. II, 1876.
ILLNESS OF Rev. Ma SLicEa.-I regret
to inform you, that since Saturday last, the Rev.
Heury Slicer, well known as une Of the mos,
talented and ~r'anl,r ministers of the Baltimore
Annual Conference. has been seriously indispos
ed. He il 4, ended ny DR.. Flodna rdo Howard
a skllifnl and excellent physician. who. to day.
as | anu i ,iurmed. has invited DR.. Riley, of
Georgetown. Ia unite with him in tie manage
m'rt "t the case, which is understood to be a
billions cainIIh :
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For the New Era.
THE PUBLIC NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
IION

Jur' Edttor:|l have been for some DAYS. or
ra'her evenings engaged in putting my thoughts,
engendered by the public meeting held on the 2nd
instant on paper, and having completed them,
ask you to give them a place in your Journal. as
you have called for the expression of va rions min.
ions on The subject which is now uppermos, in The
public mind. | hope they are not too late ,s
find that my Iabors in the Yard, do mo-, facilitate
my attempts with the pen, which mus, he NV
excuse for not appearing before.
Yours, &c. s. S. Fec
The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-11-14
PENMANSHIP.

For those parents who desire their children
should acquire the useful accomplishment, of a
graceful and easy style OF Penmanship. we would
direct their attention to Mrs. CRocKER's adver-
tisement, in this paper. Look at it, and patron
lze her, and do a lasting service TO your child rem.
The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-11-14

We quote the news from the Baltimore Clip.
per. because it is wing authority, and will not be
disputed by our opponents. Look
1.-The wings have probably carried tho legisla-
ture, and re elected Houston To Congress. while
the democrats have succeeded in electing Tharn
as governor. In Newcastle county the majority
fur Tharp is 81, and for Houston, rs. The whig
sheriff is elected by Is majority. Tharp runs
considerable ahead of his ticket"
HURRA! HURRA!! HURRAl!!
AS a little leaven leavenerh the whole lump. So
will little Delaware reinvigorate the Union.
and save the Republic. Who cares for the
"NVhlg Pyramid" or the fantastic tricks of Penn
sylvanla and New York. Little Delaware''
has given us a Democratic Governor!
The Vestat Fire IS Preserved!
The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-11-14
MELANCHOLY

We regret to learn that Mr.. EpHRAIM Muir.
RAY, employed on the ST. Lawrence, fell, by some
accident, from the scafolding this morning, and
Immediately expired. We understand that the
deceased has left a wife and three or four chill
dren to mourn his death.
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REUNION.

We see, by a notice in the National Press,
that a new-old combination is formed, which we
hope will prove advantageous to the parties, and
agreeable TO the public. We like WILLIS well,
in many things, and we hope he has done trihlng
with a splendid talent. q" Morris's National
Press" is to take a new name, " The Home
Journal" and will be under the joint manage
ment of Gen. MORRIS and v. p. WILLIS, ESQ.
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MIX Y. Su

We heard late last night, says the Tribune Of
the 18th, is still very low, and not at all expected
to survive. There was a rumor that he was dead
but this we believe was incorrect.
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REVISION OF THE CRIMINAL, CODE
or VIPCINI

We are indebted to Mr.. Robert G.. Scott, says
the Richmond Standard, for a copy of his Revision
ofthe Criminal Code of Virginia, of which we will
speak more at large as soon as we can find time 10
look into il.
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GUN COTToN-FURTHER EXPERT
MFNTG

oome experiments were made at the arsenal at
THIS city, this morning, with the +" ballistic pen
duIum," in presence Of the intelligent officers of
mat Institution, the Secretary Of War, some of
The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-11-14
THE NEXT NEWS FROM EUROPE

The Great Western will be due at New York
on Sunday or Monday next, if she left Liverpool
on her regular day, the 3lst ult. The Acadia
will be due at Boston in about a week. She is
out nine days.
The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-11-14
HURRA! HURRA!! HURRAur
OUR RAIL ROAD

10 u'hch business IN the transportation of freight,
ana II ""nih nave to rely principally on passen-
gers To sustain it. 1t is estimated that the num-
Der OF traveller: On The line would be sufficient
10 render 1t good stock, and enable the stock.
holders to obtain fair dividends. II would be n
great convenience in travelling from the North to
The South, and would greatly expedite and iacill-
tate the carriage of the mails.
Thinking it aboHt lime to stir IN the dormant
energies of our people, or, if possible, awaken a
new feeling which will carry them to prosperitv.
and open their eyes TO what is in store for them
IT they will act. we have cut the above paraqraph
from the St. Louis New Era. 1t is astonishing
that at the great distance The editor is from lis. he
should notice these things while we are, appa-
feh'iy' uhtnindiui ot them. but there is as il were
a magnetic influence which operates upon some.
while 1t does not sensibly affect others thouqh
charged, as ii were, like a Leyden Jar. VIII the
Portsmonlh public read the above extract. and
decide on something To better their condition. or
VIII they still cry d" we can't do any thino"
Here we see a Road is to be, and 1yiU he buiit
which, with lis machinery, &C., will cost some
SecehIeen hundred thousand dollars, and the in.
come from which Road will be derived. almost
exclusively, from passengers travelling over the
same, while the most important link in the whole
chaln Is leit incomplete we allude, of course, to
the Road between this and Weldon, which can
be built up for The merest fraction of what the
Charleston and Wilmington Road wi; cost, and
which, besides. can be supported. we believe, by
The transportation of produce and merchandise
which will seek that route to The seaboard and a
market leaving all those passengers who NAV
be brought 10 Weldon. to choose a Road some
lOO miles shorter to their point of destination. as
a clear profit TO the Road. We need not auain
allude to the connection being formed with Gas
ton, which will, after the Road is formed between
Camden. South Carolina and Raleigh, give rs an
uninterrupted Road Of thousands of miles 10 This
point, which no competitor that may start IN can
ever hope to dispute with us. viii our people
wake up to their own interest in this matter.
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TO OUR CO~RRESPONDENT.

We have received the concluding article of
"a LOCKER On" which we must postpone in.
sorting until our next issue. 1, is an admirable
paper, and we believe it will have the desired
beneficial effect.
The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-11-14

The correspondent of the Picayune furnish
es the following complete list of the Mexican
munitions of war obtained possession of by Gen.
Iayi"r' according to the terms of the capitulation.
II VIII be remembered that Ampudia's reason for
surrendering the town, as given in his repor, 10
MS government, was a scarcity of munitions Of
war and proyisiuns.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-03-17
The Rights OF Women.

EDITOR OF THE HERALD -
In your article yesterday upon this topic, you re-
fer to the bill now before our Legislature. Can you
furnish the provisions of that bill? Does it do more
than declare the law to be as it u.s. in fact-hst
wife's property may be settled on herself and chil
dren, through trustees?
This is a subject Of the greatest importance, and,
with your permission, will add few other queries.
Throughout the discussion OF it, that the wives alone
have property, seems to be assumed. Suppose 1t 10
the husband that is rich and the wife has nothing :
is she to be deprived Of her dover or jointure1 If
she is hold her property TO the exclusion of her
husband, why should he not hold his in the same
way! Should the husband be excluded from the
income well as the principal OF the wlfe's estate
II SO, how is he to " bear rule in his own house"
regulate Its expenses, or govern even the domescse
Is not the marriage contract one Of burdens, dsa-
biies and duties, to the husband, and should there
not be corresponding rights, powers and advanta-
ges Where there are no children, should even the
collateral heirs OF the wife be preferred to the hus
band, for whom the bible commands her to leave
both father and mother 7 In giving married women
property independent of, and separate from their
husbands, will not matrimony degenerate into con-
cubinage, and discord, confusion, litigation and
meddlng, take the place Of unity, peace, affection,
and happiness?
Should not the bill now before the Legislature
have its title changed to bill to enable marned
women to leave their husbands at pleasure I" And
should not a compensating power Of divorce be ex-
tended to husbands in cases Of wiful and malicious
desertion in our State also! MnroN.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-03-17
1872 BROADWAY,
CONNER OF JOHN STREET.
TO THOSE WHO SHAVE THEMSELvE

From the Evening Post.
- CREAM FOR SHAVING. = This article, universsiiy
praised those who made trial Of it, last year took the frat
premium Of the Institute Fair Indeed fully conceded BY
those who know that il impossible msnuhcfure anti
Gle equal it. 1t soening TO the skim fragrant to the
destroyer ofckles and pmpes. and sold cheaper
my and comfort shaving should themselves
From the New York Gazette.-The New Soap.-We speak
from experience and speak from the professional
knowledge Of benefactor and friend James Grant, No
Ann street. whs says ahead Of thing yet nd
in this department Of modern improvement II 10 only
emolient but something more In short believe
IL Is the best shaving soap in the world.
From the Evening Mirror Rings Verbena Cream, we
know by experience be the best kind Of shaving Dap and
without it, has penetrating Of its own, and soeus
the hardest and toughest beard render the operation
shaving perfectly easy Mr. Ring has lately taken the
Of Dr. Minor the Of Broadway and John street.
where his inestmabe article be obtained likewise
Rings Cough Candy winch said to be pleasant
for that troublesome companion.
From the Sunday Dypatch-Every who shaves himself
should procure Rings Verbcna Cream" II il exquisite
article oenng the beard and allayins all irritation or the
skim that becomes absolute pleasure instead Of
noyanes, TO use the razor.
Beware Of limitations and ooserye the written signature
der the directions use Of c. H. Ring" Prepared for
sale. Wholesale and retail, and for e1po5tati9n By
1872 Broadw ", corner Of John street.
Successor to Dr. VIM. H. Minor.
N B-Nerchants particularly requested to call and
anime this article prepared a to quality quantity
Pearance and price 1t besthe splendd label
Hatch exceeding any thing Of the kind before the public