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TRAVEL.

The facilities for communication with
the various countries of Europe and South
America, afforded by the. many lines of
steamers sailing to and from the United
States, are producing a silent but rapid
effect on the development and improve
ment of the South American continent and
the Antilles. Men of talent and fortune,
who, had the means of communication
remained what they were ten years ago,
would never have left their homes, now
visit the United States, and bear back with
them new and valuable ideas, which are
fast superseding the antiquated notions of
Spanish and South American policy. From
single journal we gather striking proof
of this in the record of the arrival at New
York of the Sehores Ormacheas, of Puerto
Rico, men of wealth and intelligence, on
tour to examine into the industrial
resources of the United States, together
with the penitentiary and governmental
systems. We also find the record of the
arrival of Don Rafael Perez Vento, high
functionary Of Spain, in the Island of Cuba.
This gentleman is accompanied by Don
Leon Acuna, one of the wealthest bank
ers of the Island of Puerto Rico, and
who is deeply interested in the various
improvements now being made in the
Spanish colonies.
A few years ago, these gentlemen would
have gone directly to Europe, and the
large disbursements they purposed to make
would have been expended in England or
France. In addition to this manifest adj
vantage to ourselves, the national vanity
may be excused for fancying that, leaving
out of question the cheapness which our
closer neighborhood to these countries ena-
bles us to promise, institutions which have
stood the test in our own young land will
be better calculated for the climate and
country of our neighbors than any thing
they could import from the old world.
The advantages of this intercourse to South
America will be immense, for il is in
knowledge of the practical working of
republican governments that the people
Of its several States are deficient. With
constitutions almost translations of our
own, with the exception that in all but
Chill the Catholic church alone is estab-
lished and protected by law; with trial by
jury, judicial system, State and federal
authorities-they have had scarcely year
of uninterrupted tranquility, but have
undergone the ordeal of hundred con-
tests and conspiracies, the result of which
has been merely to transfer them from
the hands of one anarchist to another. III
travel continue to increase as it has done
for a few years to come, it is not too much
to expect that ultimately the Hispano-
Americans will correct their errors by the
example of the United States, and advance
towards prosperity in the pathways of
order and of peace
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Saturday was the anniversary Of the capture of
the Bastile in 1889, just sixty years ago. 1t was
once the custom in some parts Of the United States
to celebrate the day with salutes &c The fright
fol atrocities Of the French Republic Of that dsy
made the celebration unpopular and il was aban-
doned
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FATHER MATHEW has visited the navy yard in
Brooklyn, New York, and been received with due
honors on board the ne-of-battle-ship North Caro-
lima. He administered the pledge to seventy per-
sons in the yard.
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The moderator Of the General Assembly of the
Presbyterian church has published circular adj
vIsing that the duty of keeping the day Of humla-
ton, fasting, and prayer, recommended by the
President be enioined by ministers to be kept, as
well as the *ay fixed on previously by the General
Assembly.
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0 F FL C A l..
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
W. I'll. IT

WASHINGTON, July IL, l849
Information has been received at this Department
from John B. Williams, ESQ.,, U. S. Commercial
Agent for the Feiee Islands, of the death of
George Barrows, of Norwich, Connecticut and of
Captain Thomas Ellis, of Fairhaven, Mass; the
latter, late of ship Kingston" was wrecked in
schooner "Coll Castle of Sydney, and drowned.
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Departure of the Astronomical Expedition

The observatories and instruments Of the astro-
nomicL expedition to the southern hemisphere
were embarked on board the ship Louis Philippe
under charge Of assistants
Passed Midshipman Archibald MacRae;
Passed Midshipman II. c. Hunter;
Captains Clerk, E. R. Smith; and sailed from
Baltimore for Valparaiso on Wednesday last.
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Cholera at Portsmouth. Wa.

Extract from letter received yesterday by the
Editors, dated
PORTSMOUTH, Va, July is, Is49
The cholera is at this date raging here with
great violence. In population Of about 5000 we
have had in the last twenty-four hours Is deaths.
The physicians are totally unnamed, there ap-
pearng to be no specific for this most terrible of
all epidemics. Yesterday was the most gloomy
day this community has witnessed since 1890
when no less than Is intermenls took place in one
day. May God speedily deliver us from this fell
destroyer In the city Of Norfolk il is not SO fatal, ~
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Columns. July 2. Is4q.

DIAN Sin: The cholera seems to have made
dreadful ravages in Cincinnati, The deaths daily.
perceive, are exceedingly numerous There must
be great suffering among the poor. Have not seve-
raj Of our tenants fallen by the diseased Where
you find suffering among these administer to their
relief as for as you able, every possible way
] saw some accounts fear the tenants near the
gas works have suffered much. ! wish you would
visit them, and by advice and by contribution OF
money, if need be- or that which shall relieve them
medicine &c, wish you to give or procure for
them.
Very respectfully, yours,
JOHN MCLEAN
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GENEROUS Acr.-Judge Mclean, Of the United
States Supreme Court, who has number Of tenant.
in Cincinnati, has written the following letter to his
agent 1t was made public without his know
ledge:
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ORGANS.

The Pennsyluanian of yesterday echoes
the UnaOn's retraction of its slurs and in
situations in relation to the Philadelphia
North american and the Secretary OF
State. Organs, like smaller instruments,
should be tuned in consonance, and In
that case it would never happen that the
opposition cathedral organ and the organ
of the chapel of ease at the same time, and
in hearing of each other, would sound diff
ferent keys:
The Pennsyluanian comments as fol-
lows:
The North American.
The personal organ of the President has been
authorized by Mr.. Clayton TO say that he is not,
nor has ever been, proprietor Of any part of the
North dmericGn newspaper, nor OF any other news
paper. The impression long entertained here and
elsewhere to the contrary appears, therefore, to be
without foundation. The rumor, it seems, grew
of the fact that he had furnished at time to
one of its propretors the means to enable him to
purchase part of the paper. We make this cor
rection in justice to Mr.. Clayton and to the pro-
prietors of the North .4niercan Washington Union.
We are Mr. Clayton's decided political foe; but
we cannot refrain from stating, in reference the
allegation SO handsomely corrected by the able edi
tors of the Union, that circumstances which have
recently come to our knowledge place Mr.. Clayton
in most favorable light in regard to the ownership
of the North American; fully affirming all that his
friends have claimed for him on the subject. If
ever the whole of the facts of the case to the
knowledge of the public, no man will hesitate to
say that Mr.. Clayton has acted with degree of
disinterested lberality in the premises not often
found in political life An opportunity to know the
whole of these facts determined us to give the Sec
rotary of State credit for noble act-Psnnsylva-
man.
Will the Pennsylvania also endorse the
following extract from the Union of yes
terday
"He furnished the means to friend 10 purchase one
third of the property of the establishment. He thereby
attained his object. which to secure political
interest in the paper 1t would not have been either
decent polite to do this in his name, and it
was therefore done in the name Of another. If,
under these circumstances the echoes of the organ
of the Secretary can console themselves that the
Union is mistaken in this matter, we would not be
so cruel as to wish to deprive them of such sorry
satisfaction. We think any fair jury of twelve
men would, upon the admission of the honorable
Secretary, bring in verdict to the effect that he
had pretty considerable interest in the newspaper
| referred to- and that it was not becoming to deny
it."
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The Southern mail Of yesterday afternoon
brought us no papers from beyond Petersburg, Va.
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The schooner Home, arrived at New Orleans on
the 9TH from Tampico, brought late Mexican dates.
They contain little but what relates to California,
and the accounts from thence are contradictory in
the extreme. Gold is said to be most abundant,
and the last advces state that the necessaries Of life
are easily obtained at the mines This is very differ
ent from the stories told by the Trait dUn0n Of the
9th June
The insurgents Of the Sierra Gorda, under Que
ros, have been driven from the town Of Rio Verde,
losing twenty Of their number
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MI HsRRrsoN DANIEL who had announced
himself as the Locofoco candidate for Congress in
the Lexington district Of Kentucky. bs, wnb-
drawn.
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REVOLUTIONARY RELIc-.No. 3.

Extract from the journal Of Rev. DAVID AVERY,
chaplain IN the Continental army:
May p, l775-hbout half-past ii O'Clock, a de-
tachment Of four hundred and seventy men from
several regiments marched from Cambridge under
the command Of Colonel Doolittle was one OF
the number. We arrived at Chelsea at three O'Clock
Here took some refreshment, and went TO the
relief Of the guards about six o'clock There has
been occasional firing good part of the day. Con-
siderable treasure has been got out Of the British
schooner.
May 29.-We got two large and one small an
Choir, quantity of iron, and barrel Of pork out
Of the schooner to-day.
About noon, Captain Yoking and reconnoitered
the ground east of the schooner, and Judged the Ia
king of the cattle practicable. The Captain, with
three men, took a canoe and went about mile and
quarter upon the north side Of the river from the
ferry, and went across TO Noodles island and re-
connoitered and secuted round about an hour and a
quarter, when he fixed his sentries.
Another canoe then went over TO his assistance,
and they soon took two horses and mred one,
when a cannon ball fell pretty near them. Four
British barges soon landed their men, upon which
all the scout retreated TO the main shore and came
over Upon this, ] advised that they should go
back and get the stock. They did so, and got off
the stock about sunset.
stood upon guard tonight two hours, near Win
nisimmu ferry. Also prayed with the company.
May 3O.-Major Cady, Captain Noble, and 1,
returned to headquarters early this morning.
June 2-Several soldiers died this week at
tended their funerals
June l4.-A number Of transports from Ireland
have arrived at Boston this week.
June l7.-Last night our men cast up an in,rench-
ment on Bunker's Hill. This morning the Lirely,
man-o-war, dropped down near the ferry, fired at
our breastwork and killed one man, who impru-
IDENTIFY exposed himself
Our army made ready for a sudden alarm.
About four O'Clock, .. m, the regulars landed at
Charestown, set fire to the meeting house. and took
advantage Of the smoke which covered them. Our
men repeatedly received them with brisk and deadly
hres AT length the regulars entered the fort and
our men retreated. General Warren was slain.
June lS.-Last night we intrenched on Prospect
Hill, and the work went on to-day under a heavy
cannonade from the enemy. visited and prayed
with the sick and wounded
June l9.-CaptaIn Foster planted a twenty -four
FOUNDER upon Prospect Hill, and made much prepa-
ration for defence.
June D.-The British have discharged but
cannon at us to-day.
June u -Visited Shauock, who is likely to re-
cover Of his wounds
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1849-05-16
dred and fifty negroes. arranged four deep.

dred and fifty negroes. arranged four deep.
and following a wagon in which was
placed the coffin; down the entire length
of the line, at intervals Of few feet. on
each side. were carried torches OF the
resinous pine. and here called lightwood,
About the centre was stationed the black
preacher, man Of gigantic frame and
s,en,oran lungs. who gave out from men,
orv the words Of hymn suitable TO the
occasion The southern negroes are
proverbial for the melody and compass of
their voices, and thought tina, hymn.
mellowed by distance, the most solemn and
vet the sweetest music that had ever fall
len upon my ear. The stiffness Of the
night and strength Of their voices enabled
me to distinguish the air at the distance OF
half amile 1t was to me strange and
solemn scene.
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There's no knouing ho,o or wAen it i.

There's no knoring hoo or wlen it is
to hoppen.-This is a saying among
young ladies, in regard to meeting their
future husbands.-We can tell a story to
bear them out. 1t is now some years ago
since Mr.. E., respectable inhabiiant of
Brighton. who carried on the business Of
plumber and glazier, died; leaving be-
hind him widow and daughter. Mrs.
E. gave up the business, and removed to
another part Of the country. London. we
believe. At all events, few months
back, she was In the great metropolis. on
a visit to some friends. with her daughter
now a very beautiful young woman As
the mother and daughter were passing one
day through the Strand, they were over
taken by violent storm of rain. which
compelled them to look about for place
Of shelter. and none presented itself more
opportunity than the porch of large
m ansion. the nature of which at the time
was not known to the fair refugees, but
which was, in fact the banking house Of
S. S. and P, one of the most wealthy
firms. Here the ladies took their station,
bu, had not been there long before the
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New York. Nav u N

New ork. May 8. p. II.
Nacrcddy driren from The .Stnge.-A
most disgraceiul scene occurred last night
owing to the eminent individual Connect
ed with it. is the subject Of general con-
versation to-day.
Mr.. Macrcady, who had commenced
an engagement, at the Aston Opera House.
was driven from the stage in a most
shameful manner. Eggs, assafn,;da.
chairs, Kisses, and sroans, were perfectly
showered upon him. amids. cries Of
down with the English. Remember how
Forrest was treated in London" I, was.
on the whole the most disgraccful .ccne
ever Witnessed
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A Good Salre-"Take an egg and
boil it hard. then take out the yolk and fry
it in halfa table spoonful Of clean lard for
about fifteen minutes. and you have an
excellent salve. 1t is especially good for
sore nipples and requires just to he rub.
bed on as occasion may require
One Of our subscribers sends US the
above from Hamilton Co, Ohio. and We
must say that it is good salve. We
have seen it tried and judge Of its merits
from practical experience.-(Scienti6c
American.
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A SIMPLE ANSWER TO POLITE QrEs-
TIoN.-"Can | show you anything more
TO- day. sir'' asked the civil gentleman be-
hind the counter, Of his worthy customer
"Yes," was the reply. "Wiu you be good
enough to show the silk umbrella ! left
here three weeks ago!'
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door of the bank opened. and young
man of genteel appearance presented
himself. and begged tina, they would step
in until the violence Of the storm had
passed The ladies accepted the offer.
and were escorted by their polite conductor
into an inner room Of the establishment.
What passed there it is not in our power
to say. The conversation. we may pre-
sumo. turned upon the ordinary topics. the
weather. the amusements, the incidents of
the day; bu, whatever the conversation. it
wa. agreeable to all parties. At length
the storm subsided-the rain ceased; and
the ladies rose, and with many thanks to
their young host. withdrew; but not before
he had succeeded in drawing from them the
address of their London residence. Nor
was it long before he awaited himself of
this information. called and obtained per-
mission 70 repeat the visit, which he did
again and again; until after a certain time
the young man declared his attachment.
made proposals for the hand Of the young
lady, and was accepted. The parents of
both parties were favorable to the union.
and few days ago the London papers
announced the marriage OF the eldest son
of Sir John Paul, of the firm Of S. S. and
p. to Miss f.. the daughter Of the late
Mr. E. Of Brighton The days Of chivalry
may he gone. bu, those of true galantry
and disinterested love will last while the
human heart beats.
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Cholie in Horses.-Dissolve in quart
Of pure water as much salt a. will thor.
oughly saturate the liquid. and drench the
animal thoroughly until you discover
symptoms Of relief. This is . simple
and effectual remedy. and has been sue.
cessfully applied In cases u boafs.
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Cure for Founder.-Mix one pint Of
the seed Of the commoa sunhover in the
animals food ~ sodAaos. you discover
Symphonic Of founder. IN you Win give
Immediate and certain relief This i sbs
best remedy known.
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Bold Stroke for Husband-A rather
singular case of forgery has just occurred
in New Orleans. A young French girl.
who had recently arrived with her mother
and sister from Paris. was reported to have
large amount gold on deposi,e with a
city banker. She was fair. and of course
had many admirers. among them YER
dant young merchant. whom she married.
On the day following the marriage, the
happy bridegroom deposited with banker
a note for $4,000, signed by one Of the
wealthie>, merchants in the city. This
note, which he had received from his fair
and beautiful bride, he desired to have
collected. and draft for the amount re-
mitted TO him a. New York, for which
destination the happy couple took their
departure the same evening. The note
was not discovered to be forgery until
several days after they had sailed for the
North. The creduious husband with his
ar,ful spouse are now enjoying their honey
moon trip at the North. but the news Of
the affair. which must come when the
money does not. will sorely interrupt their
matrimonial bliss.
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To Cure Coid.-The present winter
has been characterized by the severity of
colds, with which almost every body has
been afflicted. We ourselves had one,
the most obstinate we ever had, combining
us to the house for two weeks, and bv an
almost incessant cough forbidding US to
sleep by day or night. We tried various
remedies until we wore them out without
realizing any desirable effect. and at last
heard Of and tried the following. to wit
Take thoroughwort, hoarhound. and pen.
nyroyal. Of each good handful. and boil
them in just water enough to extract the
strength; then strain off the liquor, and
add an equal quantity of molasses. and
boil until it forms candy. Eat freely Of
this every time an inclination is felt. and
your cough will leave you. Alter using
this candy for half day, we had a night
Of good sleep. and found our appetite
much improved next morning-(N. e.
Farmer.
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Cholera at Louisville. Health be
low.

The Louisville papers Of Wednesday
report five cases Of cholera, local in their
origin, as occurred in that city within a
couple Of days. four Of which minated
fatally in a very short time. The names
Of the victims wore James V. White, bro,
Of Col. White, Sebastian Leinhart, a Ger
man. Edward Lawrence, an Irish laborer,
and - Bender. a German locksmith
The Journal says: "The weather within
few days has contributed much to de-
velope the disease on those who are ex-
posed. In one Of these cases no medlca.
aid was called in. and in the other four
the patients had been suffering with it for
several hours before physicians saw
them. The disease has Of course not as
sumed an epidemical form. and does not
excite the least alarm in the neighborhood
where it exists nor in the city"
The steamer Bostona, at Louisville on
Tue sday from below. reports that the city
Of New Orleans was perfectly healthy
The papers state that the cholera was pre-
vailing in many Of the parishes Of the in
terror. especially among the negroes.
The Vicksburg Wing Of the Goth ult
says:"We have heard so little SAID about
the cholera of late that we had almost
forgotten it. 1t has generally disappeared
along the river and there is very little Of it
on the boats. "--Cin. Gazette.
1Toet;nos beIH hy ToyoDrn,b Tho
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a NOBLE BoY.-A boy was once tempt
ed by some Of his acquaintances TO pluck
some ripe cherries from tree which his
father had forbidden him to touch
You need not be afraid said one of
his companions, for if your father should
find out that you had them. he is SO kind
that he would not hurt you
That is the very reason replied the
boy. 'why would not touch them 1t is
true. my father would not hurt me; vet
my disobedience know, would hurt him.
and that would be worse to me than any,
thing else
boy who grows up with such princi-
Piles will be man in the best sense of the
word.-It betrays regard for rectitude
that would render him trustworthy under
every trial.
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Il Horrid accident A little dau ghter,
says the Rushville Jacksonian, 6 or 7
years OF age, of James B. Foley, of De-
catur county, Indiana, went with a little
dog to drive some COWS out Of the orchard.
when one of them attacked the little girl
with her horns and threw her on the
ground. The mother seeing the situation
of her child, ran to her relief. picked her
up in her arms and the COW then attacked
her, and felled her also to the ground;
goring. trampling and mangling her in a
most shocking manner-still continuing
to attack till man accidentally came
along the road and discovered her. He
found her powerless and almost insensi-
bic. holding the girl still in her arms. Mrs
Foley's situation at the last account was a
very critical one-her chances Of recovery
doubtful. but rather in her favor. No limbs
were broken, but her cheek bone and
several Of her ribs were broken in, and
she is otherwise shockingly bruised. The
little girl escaped much better, and was
only bruised about the face and body a
little but not seriously.-[ Exchange.