Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1848-08-14
by THIS MORNINGS MAIL.

NORTH CARoLlsA.-At length we have returns
from single county in old Rip Van WinkIe-New
Hanover. The vote stands as follows Manly (W)
275; Reid, Il. F.) 1,015-majority for Reid, 74O.
In 1874, when Clay carried the Stale by 3,945
votes, New Hanover gave Polk us majority. In
1916, when Graham was elected Governor by
nearly 5000, the same county gave his ~locofoco
competitor 691 majority. If any indication can be
drawn from the vote of a single county, we should
say chat Manly has beaten Reid from $500 TO 900
votes. But nous rerroNs.
We find in addition, says the Bee, the following
partial returns in a telegraphic despatch of the St.
Louis Union:
CINCINNATI, Aug. Awe haze received partial
returns from North Carolina. Raleigh gives sixty
eight majority for the Wing candidate for Governor.
Fayetteville gives thirty.one Democratic majority.
In Wake county eleven precincts heard from, De-
mocratic majority na,ety-eight.
lHirginia.-The Richmond Hhig says that the
news is good from every part of the State, and pub
fishes letters from various counties as evidences of
the progress of the cause. We have strong hopes
uio ' hSiiiu Tsh SdSL VII tiie SiOu0fl Oh L0COf0cOlSf1l
in November,
Important from Harana.-We learn from what
We know is credible authority, says the Crescent,
that the runlors recently Prevalent in this city, con-
corning an instruction in Cuba, were not altoge-
Their without foundation. The Havana papers are
silent upon the subject, on account of the strict CEN
sorship of the press exercised by the authorities;
but we are informed that much disturbance has ex.
listed on the island, and numerous arrests have been
and continue 10 be made daily. Among those al
ready arrested, we may mention several of the San
chez family, and also several Of the name of Yzna-
ga-infiuential families Of the island.
From the PIatns.-A telegraphic despatch from
St. Louis, in The Louisville Journal, announces the
arrival of Col. Garland and Major Bryant from
Fort Mann. Twenty-three Indians were killed in
the engagement between Lieut.. Royalties command
and the Camanches on the 18th June.
Murder in Kentucky.-A Washington letter i'll
the Philadelphia Bulletin, gives the following de-
tails of the killing of KincheIoe. a brother in law Of
DIR, Peyton, NJ. c., by Mr.. Hart, DR.. P.'s son in
law: "a melancholy circumstance has occurred in
the Hon. s. o. Peyton's district, "a member Of
Congress from Kentucky During that gentle
attendance here, his daughter eloped with a
young man, to whom, it appears, she was subse-
married. Upon the return of the parties to
the Young lady's home, an uncle, (the guardian of
the doctors domestic affairs in his absence,l ugrai-
ded the groom for his conduct; whereupon an
angry alteration took place, in the midst of which
the latter drew a pistol from his pocket, and shot the
The wounded man died in a few mo-
ments after. This double affection so severely fell
upon the wife Of the doctor, (that is, Mrs. Peyton,)
that she is now lying at the point of death, while, as
may be supposed, The entire family, including
some of the first persons in the State, and numer.l
Gus i'll their relations, are perfectly overwhelmed
with the first calamity A Geographic despatch
received yesterday by Mr.. P, in which the de-
are given, and in twenty minutes after its re-
he was onhis way home"
Mrss1sslPpl.-The Pauldiug Clarion, referring
to the recent outrages in Perry county, near the
State line, says: "The Wages gang on
late pilgrimage to Perry county to kill Har-
vey, were public in their movements, and were
by several persons on the highway in the day
We were told by gentlemanjust from Pas
cagoula, that be saw them on the road, and con-
sersed for some moments with Jim Copeland, with
was acquainted. Eight of them crossed
The Pascagoula river at Judge Fairley's, all armed
with guns, pistols, bowie-knives, &c. Such open
defiance of the law is almost without parallel, and
be put a stop to, or the period will soon arrive
no mans life will be safe"
% In a message 10 the House on the Cd Inst, the
PRESIDENT in reply toa resolution of that body re.
luesting him to communicate the instructions given
10 Messrs. Sewer and Clifford in relation TO Mexico,
says: Il have to state that in my opinion it would
be !" inconsistent with the public interest, TO give
to these instructions at the present time.
[ avail myself Of this occasion to observe, that, as a
general rule, applicable to all our important nego-
tiations with foreign powers, it could not fail to be
pre- judicial to the public interest to publish the In
s%tructions to our ministers until some time had
alansed after thp conclusion If s,Ich naootia,;ons I,