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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-11-10

ARRIVAL OF The CRESCENT CITY.-Thc steamer
Gre scent City, Capt. Stodda,d, arrived last even
ing after a very dIsagreeabe passage from New
Orleans, touching at Havana aud Wilmington,
NJ c., at which latter place she was detained Tor
want of water to cross the bar. See the report
under ship news head.
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Snow AT SrocKpnIpeg learn from Mr..
Mscvr,por Of the Huura,on,o Railroad that snow fell
At Stockbridge, Mas, on "wednesday night, to tho
depth u three inches.
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FURTHER ELECTION RE TURNS

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Maine.
FIRST DESPATCH.
BosrsN, Nov. s-P NJ
Returns from 1873 towns exi hit gain Of about s0
for Taylor comparing with the whg vote for Gover.s
In September But 1t Is probable that Cas- viii hsv
. small plurality in the State.
SECOND DESPATCH ~. :
BosreN, Nov. 8-PM
Returns from Maine IS far a. heard from, oompsrst
with the vste In September are ~ follows
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South Carolina.
FIRST DESPATCH,

COLUMBIA, Nov. PPM.
The Legislature Of this State, on Tuesday, chose
Csss and Butler electoral ticket. The vote was .
ollows:-For Cars, 100; Taylor, OF; Banks Th
Re representatives. voted for the Cass ticket.
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Actual Circulation OF the Herald.

N0vr v, Thurscay <1oS coF"sS
Yhs publication OF Morning Edition Of the HeraL
yesterday minutes before O'clock and finished st
Edition at 20 minutes
mast O'clock finished at 10 minutes before "eot the
second ct % past O'Clock and finished 81 10 minutes
before g.
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HAVANA. We are in receipt of files Of the

From HAvANA.-We are in receipt OF files Of the
Diario de la Marina and Gaeefa de Ia Habano, to
The 2sih nit. In them we do not find any news of
interest from Cuba. The Italian opera season
has commenced in Havana, and Sonora Tedesco,
Sonora Stefianoni, the new bass singer. Polonini,
and Beneventano, Marni, and other artists, are
singing much to the satisfaction OF the gay Hab-
ane,os. We perceive they have produced verdl's
"Nabuco and Hermann" and are about to play
"Macbe,h." The season Of gayety may be said to
be fairly commenced now in Cuba, and from all
appearances, their opera season will be most
brilliant one, "Marlbo Fablero" and " Beatrice di
Tenda" are announced rs IN rehearsal There
are accounts from Valparaiso 10 the'29th Angus at
Havana, not so late by nearly SIX weeks rs we
have published some days since IN the Herald.
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Bost,d ~G,e ~ tsid by it, powerful vspor, CON-
,Hiuyis.
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And If Virginia has voted for hun, he will have
surplus Of thlrty.f electoral votes, which may
be increased yet further.
When we take into consideration the circum
stances connected with General Taylor's history
and nomination, his election has certainly been
triumphant Never having any connection with
wire pullers of any party, never having sought
nomination, or asprred TO, or, we may say, dreamt
of, reaching the high Office to which he has been
elected, he was taken in hand by the independent
people and independent journals in different parts
of the country, and elected by an overwhelming
vote of his fellow citizens, to be their chief mags-
trate for four years. the highest honor that could
be conferred on any man.
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Tennessee.

FIRST DESPATCH.
PHiLApELpHIA, Nov. o-Noon.
despatch has been received from Nashville to an
from democratic source which comedies the State
Taylor by 5000 majority.
SECOND DESPATCH.
BALrImoRE, Nov. 9-P NJ.
In Davidson county Taylor has ZOOS Cass, ,o7a
Wing gain since 1874, 1879.
Marshall county, Cass, 1854 Taylor 1909. Viii
Gain since 1874, 1914.
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LATER FROM BRAzILs AND La PLArA.-We arc
indebted to gentleman Of this city for file OF
the Rio paper, the formal do Concrete, up to the
22d September, eight days later than previous
accounts. These papers were received by him
per the Navarro, at Philadelphia. There is not
much news in them. From Rio we get nothing
of importance. At Pernambuco fears had been
entertained that there would be disturbances DUR
ing the election IN the commencement OF Septem-
Der. Happily, however, these fears had not been
verified up to the 10Th, at which date all was
quiet, and likely to continue CO..
From BuenOs Tyres we have the following item,
undt date the 9th Sept. M. Picolet D'Hermlon,
the Sandman charge d'affaires to the conf-dera.
ton, under whose protection the French and
English subjects had been left in the absence of
their respective ministers, had been ordered TO
leave Buenos Ayres.
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Cousins, Nov 9-6 r M.
The election Ia regarded as dissolving the demoors
tic party. The sport will soon begin.
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STATES NOT YET SURF
Yet to be decided

yet 10 DC oeceeu
1t appears, therefore, that without eight States
that are yet to be heard from, Old Rough and
Ready has been elected, and has fourteen
electoral votes to spare. Of the States, returns
of which have not been yet received, Florida
has, it is supposed, certainly thrown her Influ-
ence in favor of General Taylor; and there Is a
probability that Mississippi has done likewise.
With Florida
General Taylor's vote would be. ........... 1853
Necessary to . choice. ........... 146
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New York.
PIRsT DESPATCH.
ALBANY, N0v.9 1s4S.
Warren county gives 200 for Cas-. The hunks
members are elected to the Legislature.
SECOND DESPATCH.
ROCHESTER, Nov. 9-P NJ.
Allegheny county has given a majority Of 900 .
1000 for Taylor, Two whig Assembly arc elected
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kentucky

C,NcINNArI, Nov. o-P. M.
II IL probable that Taylors majority In the Stat
will exceed 10000. He gains on the whig vote Tor Go
vernon lin October) In every county.
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Pennsylvania.
FIRST DESPATCH.
HARRIsRURG, Nov. 9-1Ok A. M. |
TAYLOR MAJoRrrIEs.--Hunti ESQ., Unon n, 1 ,4So
Mercer, 25l; Butler, 2al, and Beaver, 3Ol.
Cas- MAJORIrIxs. -Westm oreland 1000; Miailu, So
Juniats, 80; Northumberland, 500; Centre, l5O; an
Fayette, 406
SECOND DESPATCH.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 9-P. NJ.
In fourteen towns of Somerset county, Taylor gain
162 over the vote for Johnston in October. His ma
jority Csss in the whole county, will not bs lss
than 800.
In Bradford county returns from sixteen towns Civ
Cas- 092, Van Buren, COZ Taylor, I,719. Seventies
towns to hear from will increase Tsylor's majority
The full returns from Lebanon county increas
Tsylors majority to 1882. Mifhin county gives Tai
lor 1872; Csss, 2l5; and Van Buren,, 3. Huntingto
county gives Taylor 6l5 majority.
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Louisiana.

FIRST DESPATCH.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 7. 7
New Orleans has given Taylor . majority of 1 ,o91
The returns from other parishes indicate that tn
State Is safe for Taylor.
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Total goo. L 003 800
Taylor's majority in the three counties, 1000.
In six precincts of Franklin county, Taylor gain
lao votes, comparing with the wing strength at pre-
vious elections and in Lauderdae he gains 800.
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Alabama.

SECOND DESPATCH.
MosiLE, Nov. 9-10H PM.
Mobile county gives Taylor $50, Chambers count
e00 and Russell county $50 majority.
Votes of these counties in 1910 and 1874 -
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The returns from Illinois indicate that the state hi
gone for Csss by considerable majority.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1848-05-18
MIS- c. ELL A n ECU S.
THE CAPTURED CHILDREN.


One bright morning, when most of the
men were off on mustang drive, number
of boys-children of nearest neighbors-
had collected TO battle in pretty little ba-
sin. formed by an eddy Of The river opposite
my house. heard their merry yells, and
taking down my gun-a precaution grown
as habiual, before going out, as putting on
my cap walked lislessly down to the
river bank to look at them
There were five houses within half mile
above and below me. The women, with
their sun-bonnets on, were tripping across
from one house to the other, TO pay neigh
borly gossiping visits the house-dogs jog
ged lazily along behind them; the goats
were frsking and bu,,ing each other outside
the pickeling a man, ploughing, was whist
ling sleepy r,2'6 ee,r-selay; groups of cattle in
sight were retr twoig on the grass, slowly
grinding away ahrthe everlasting cud !; and
the thin wreaths of Opaque smoke from. the
chimneys were clearly defined againsrthe
intensely brilliant transparency of cloud
less blue sky. The whole scene was the
very ideal Of quiet, delicious repose.
remember being particularly struck with
the happy and harmonious calm that had
fallen upon our sometimes stormy home.
and of thinking how perfectly the poets
dream might now be realized-how plea
SAINT here,
Until life's sunny day be quite gone down,
To'sit and smile with joy;'
when, suddenly, the sound of gun caused
me to turn my head. ..
The first object that met my view was the
whislling ploughman scampering, as if fol
dear life towards his home, yelling, 'Indi-
ans! Indians!' Farther on, around The
most distant house in sight, could distin.
guish forty or fifty dark riders, who were
galloping to and fro with great rapidty, ga.
,hering together our horses and mules.
sent on the warning cry at the top Of my
lungs, to the women; and then such con.
s.erna,ion, shrieks, and splashing as there
was among the little scamps in the water
you can conceive if ever you have seen {
hawk dive down among covey Of ducks.
II % called to the boys to run to nv house
which was about four hundred PAGES of, FOL
] saw some of the Indians we're coming TO-
wards US at full speed and the little fel
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1848-05-18

had been done in selecting Johnny instead
OF her. ] could not help catching the little
creature in my arms and kissing her, while
the hot tears burned over nv lids at this
touching exhibition of forgelfulness of sci
in the sisters love
On examination, the wound looked baC
enough, TO be sure. There was nothing 70,
II, however, but to prepare a litter and ge
him home. This the men soon did with
twlgs and buffalo robes which The Indians
had thrown away, together with all thei.
arms, in the flight.
Poor little boy his plaintive means were
very distressing. The rudes, of the men.
with all the flush of fight upon them, seem
Ell to be greatly moved and gentle Molly
was carried with as considerae tenderness
as II the crowns of all the world had been
her heritage. Strange, homogeneous animal
is man We were stepping over the corpses
OF the slain. A few minutes before, these men
had been wilder than starved tigers for blood
and their eyes were now moislened at the
sight OF these two children and their old IA.
tter. 1t is custom, never devia.ed from BY
The Camanches, to kill their male prisoners
OF whatever age, when they see probability
OF their being retaken. If it be child, as
IN this instance, they say with stern fore
sight, 1t is one future warrior out Of the
way? For, as their 'hand u.s. empha,icalv
against every man, and every man agains
'hem,' all mankind are alike their enemies
but there is too much savage chivalry among
them ever to kill or misuse female prisoner
thing they have never been known to do
They will kill them, and take their scalps
IN attacking town or settlement, but wher
they have once spared them as prisoners
their persons are forever afterwards sacred
There is vast deal of rude nobility a.
bout these Camanches and if they should
ever learn to use rifles we'll, they will be far
the most formidable enemy our race have
yet had TO dispute the possession of terrific
~ with. That they have not yet overcome
their superstI'ious dread of firearms is the
sole reason why we are still able to cope
with them at such disadvantages.
= We learn from little Mary's story that the
Indians having herself and bro,herin charge.
had, when we rushed into the timber after
them-although she and her brother were
standing hand-in-hand-only struck him
down with the lance, and left her unmoles,-
ed. THE badn yuns acouzdnt kill me p
We had lost two men in the skirmish a.
mong the timber, and had several wounded.
There were ten Indians that we knew to be
slain. We recovered all our horses and
Indian horses, ~is.: ~, secured f,rtv or ff,y
ments Some of these horses WIZ
animals, and most of them curiously and
beautifully marked. ..~ an'
Our return home was painful blending
of sadness and triumph; but it was pro-
digious relief to us all when we heard, mex.
morning. that little Johnny was doing we'll.
Indeed in about two months he had almos,
entirely recovered. .4...... ~ ..........
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1848-05-18
From the Scientific American
THE ATMOSPHERE.

The atmosphere is an ambient mantle
which wraps the earth in its soft embrace.
It's direct height from the surface of the earth
is calculated to be fifty miles, or the l66
proportional altitude to the damter of the
earth. The weigh. the whole atmosphere
which surrounds the earth, has been cal
cula,ed by some one fond of curious COM
PARSONS, TO be equal to solid globe of lead
sixty miles in diameter The air can be
weig he'd as we'll as solids and likewise mea-
sured. II is: essential to the life of man, ami
mails and vegetables. Without air no crea-
lure could breathe. Air is everywhere pre-
sent upon the globe and bears upon every
part of its surface with an enormous pres
sure. Every square inch of the human body
continually supports pressure of Is lbs
A great number can scarcely credit this, as
every step we take must dispIace an equal
weigh. as tina, supported by our bodies
But we can scarcely say we support this
weight as we are supported by it ourselves
equally on all sides, and we move through
i. as easily as the dolphin glides through
the waters of the deep. Each gallon of air
| "cISuS dOout VI al ouuCC.
Air is capable of being contracted or ex-
banded in bulk both mechanically and che
mically. 1t can be condensed by pressure
and expanded by heat, and its latter quality
is just beginning to be developed as a pow
erful propelling agent in the air engine. AL
though the atmosphere is such beautiful
and transparent substance, yet it is not
simple substance. 1t is composed of two
gasses perfectly opposite in their natures
singly. The one gas is named oxygen anc
the other nitrogen. The oxygen is positive
in all its qualities, the heating and cooling
of the atmosphere will not affect the quality
of the air, but combustion will. Combus
ton wi'hdraws the oxygen from the atnos
phere and carbonic, acid gas Is liberated
The oxygen alone supports fame, the nitro
gen is anon-supporser. The atmosphere i.
composed of 70 parts of nitrogen and 81
parts of oxygen, and although many gases
have been discovered and combined, We
no other combination and 10 single gas will
sustain life for any length Of time but the
air, and boun,iful is our Creator who ha:
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1848-05-18
supplied our earth with such quantity

supplied our earth with such a quantity
of it,
Ihe act OF respiration is curious. Bvita
decomposition of the atmosphere is effected
as thorough as by the most trying process.
ne human frame is like great furnace.
and the lungs the bellows which feed the
fire. The great difference between the COM
parlson Is that the human frame is in the
interior of the bellows. A man breathinr
consumes SIX hundred and forty pints Of
oxygen gas in twelve hours, making fourteen
thousand four hundred inspirations. and dur
ing the short time that eIapses between an
inspiration and an expiration the air is to-
tally changed in its characteristic oxygen
is distracted and united with the carbon and
carbonic acid gas is formed and this is expelled
the lungs with the unal.ered nitrogen. The
air that is expelled from The lungs will not
support flame. II we take a glass vessel
with a tube fitted exactly to its top or bot
tom and inspire and expire few times by
the tube, it will be found that lighted taper
introduced into the vessel will be immedi-
ialely ex.inguished. This simple fact should
arrest the attention of those who desire to
see health attending the laboring classes
Well ventilated apartments are just as es-
sennal to health as food and drink. .
There is one mysterious view which we
may take of this subject, viz. the renovation
of the air after being brea,hed by myriads of
animated beings who are continually con-
Stunning its vital principle. The plan which
the Almighty has designed for this purpose
renovation) is unknown to man. We be-
hold harmony and beauty in the whole sys-
tenn OF the adaptation of man to the atlnos-
phere and the atmosphere to man, and in
the language of Holy Writ sit is very
good"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1848-05-18

A native down east, describing the remark
able properties of guano as promoter of
vegetation, said that, soon after planting Gu
cumber seeds, the dirt began to fly, and the
vines came up like stream, and although
he started off at the top of his speed, the
vines overlook and covered him, ard in
taking on, his knife to cut the darned
things he found large cucumber going TO-
seed in his pocket @ o I.r ri s-t
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1848-05-18
P O E TR Y
SHADES OF SADNESS.

By THOMAS HOOD.
Oh clasp me sweet, while thou art mine,
And do not take my tears amiss;
For tears must flow to wash away
A thought that shows so stern as this.
Forgive me, if somewhie shade
With woe to come the present bliss,
AS frightened Proserpine let fall
Her flowers at the sight of Dis,
Fen so dark and bright will kiss
The sunniest things throac sternest shade,
find there is eren happiness
That makes the heart afraid!
Now let US with spell invoke
The full-orbed moon to grieve our eyes;
Not bright-not bright-but with a cloud
Tapped all about her, let her rise
All pale and dim, as if from rest
The shade of the late lurid sun
Had crept into the skies.
The moon! she is the source of signs
The very face to make US sad
If we but think of other times!
The same calm, quiet look she had,
AS if the world held nothing base,
Of vile and mean, of fierce and bad;
The same fair light that shone in streams,
The fairy lamp that charmed the lad
For SO it was, with spent delights
She taunts mems brains, and make them mad
All things are touched with melancholy;
Harm of the secret souls mistrust
To feel her fair. ethereal Wings .u
Weighed down with vile, degraded dust,
Even the bright extremes of joy
Bring on conclusions of disgust,
Like the sweet blossoms of May,
Whose fragrance ends in must.
Oh! give her then her tribute just, ..,
Her signs and tears and musings holy!
There is no music in the life
That sounds with idiot laughter solely;
There's not string attoned to mirth,
But has its chord IN melancholy.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1848-05-18

A country contemporary compares some
of his subscribers to cats. He says :--"Y GU
may stroke the fur the right way for years
talk and write to please them, and hear no
thing but purring bu! accidentally tread on
a ,aiI-say something lhatcomes in contact
with their faults, prejudice, or interest, and
what scratching and dancing there will
he - 9 20 - "a
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1848-05-18
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
=. BY E. WELLS, JR.
E TOR AND PROPRIE TOR,
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.

For one year, if paid within six months, 81 so
I" if not paid within six months, 9 90
ADvERTIsEMENTs.-$l per square for three lnser-
tons-l2 lines of small type or IA of large type
constitute square-25 cents for every subsequent
insertion If the number of insertions be not
marked on the advertisement it will be published
until forbid, and charged accordingly. A liberal
deduction made to those who advertise by the
year.
Communications addressed to this Office must be
post paid.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1848-05-18

. A grave friend Of ours says that he and
his wife always 60 to bed quarreling; sand
vet saws he, with all our differences we
never fall out p a<2.zt ea' Xa@
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1848-05-18

.The human mind,' says Marriott, walks
in England; it skips and capers in France;
i. plods and gropes in Germany-ia Italy
il soarsn
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1848-05-18

What fish does newly married lady pride
herselfupon, at dinner, on her wedding-days
(Herring) Her ring.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1848-05-18

BEEHlvEs frequently become foul from
dead bees and the perspiralion from the bees,
which effects the health of the whole swarm,
and makes them dull and sluggish.
In the Spring the bottom boa.d should be
thoroughly cleansed and whitewashed and
the inside of the hive up to the comb, and
the same operation on the outside of the
hive will be useful in promoting the health
of The bees, protecting the hive from the rain
and hot sun, and in filling up all the cracks,
and depriving the moths Of any good place
for laying their eggs.
We have practiced mixing fine salt with
whi,ewash, plentifuly, even more than will
dissolve, and both the lime and salt are
grateful to the bees, who often eat it freely.
With this course some sluggish swarms
will become active.
In whitewashing our hives several times
,' ,: salt freely, we have never been
keeping bees IN seC.S..--, .h,,,h l.-
the moth has been very destructive: "essy
We cannot say positively tina. lime and
salt will prevent the operations of moths,
but if properly attended to, and every crack
and crevce about the hive, the lower edge,
inside and bottom board should be well
covered with whitewash, we have no doubt
it will greatly impede if not wholly prevent
the destructive effects of moths. r.,
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1848-05-18

"When was young man, there lived
in our neighborhood Presby terian, who
was universally reported to be very liberal
man, and uncomonly upright in his dealings.
When he had any Of the produce Of his
farm to dispose of, he made it an invariable
rule to give good measure-over good, ra-
Their more than could be required of him
One of his friends observing him frequently
doing so, questioned him why he did, told
him he gave too much and said it would
not be to his advantage, Now, my friends,
mark the answer Of the Presbyterian: God
Almighty has permitted me but one journey
through the world; and when gone ! can
not return to recify Mistakes Think Of
this, friends. but one journey through the
world PLANES Simpson. r7