The Plymouth pilot. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1851-1852, 1851-09-24


Havana dates to the 9TH have been re-
ceived at New Orleans. The Spanish
Consul at New Orleans. then in Havana,
was interesting himself in making COM
Portable the prisoners, and M. Owen,
the American consul, would have moth
ing TO do with theml Mr.. Owen, the
American Consul! What burlesque on
the Offices and what disgrace to the
flag that floats over the craven wretch
and protects him! The American Con-
sul-let Congress change the name, at
least do something to wipe out the dis
grace wAich this man has cast upon the
honor and the character Of our country
abroad.
Fnriher-On the 9Th inst. the prison
ers, l6O in number, were embarked at
Havana, on board Spanish transport
ship for Spain. 1t is mercy that they
are no longer in the same city with Mr..
Owen.-De,roit Free Press.
DR.. Reid, traveller through the high
lands of Peru, is said TO have found lately
in the desert of Alacame. the dried re-
mains of an assembage of human beings,
five or six hundred in number, men, wo-
men, and children, seated in semi-cir-
Gle as when alive. staring into the burn
ing waste before them; they had no; been
buried; life lad net departed before they
thus sat around, but hope was gone; the
Spanish invader was at hand, and no es-
cape being left, they had come hither to
die. They still sat immovable in .hat
dreary desert; dried like mummies by
the effect of the hot air, they still keep
their position, sitting up as in sole mn
council, while over that dread Areopa-
gus silence breods everlastingly.
On the evening of the 18th Of Septem-
Der, the first Baptist church in Roxbury,
Mass, was catered by means Of false
keys, and robbed of tie whole cemwu-
Mon service, valued at $40. On Tues
day all the articles were found secreted
under shed.
The Madison Banner states that Mr..
Holden. of the vicinity of Havana, JEFF
, ferson county, took two of his children
in wagon to the woods to gather fire.
wood. He left his wagon to select the
timber, and during his absence a dead
limb fell. striking the younger child, and
killing ii instantly.
, We learn from a reliable source that
the Lafayette and Charlottesville Rail-
road will be completed so as to allow the
cars to pass over by the middle Of Ne
! vember. S:sace the last arrived Of iron,
i. has been pushed sAead with the most
indomitable vigor, averaging some three
6 miles per week. Maj. Elston, the per-
y severing and energetic president, is con-
! stantly OIL the ground, hurrying and dri-
: wing on the work, with the determine
e ton to have it completed before the com
S mencemen, Of winter era wfordsrillt
/ Reuiear.
IS A German astrologef has predicted
). that in twenty-five millions OF years hi:
>. earth is to be destroyed by comet.
The Sigio says that report prevailed
in ne city Of Mexico, to- the effect tina
the Admiral Of the English squadron. OF
Jamaica, had received instructions from
the British Government to offer his as
sistance to The English Minister in Mex
n leo. in case it might be necessary to en-
Il force the payment Of the English debt.
Administrations. Thos. J. Sutherland
&c in letter from Nauvoo to the Camel
. ton Economist, states that since the as
m sassination of the late Prophet Smith
,f the sect cf Mormons has become very
much split up. There are already sever
divisions of the Mormons, as follows
lie Rigdonites, Simon-p pure Mormons, led b.
Sidney Rigdon. late Baptist preacher
These have their head quarters at Pitts
1T burg, Pa, and are very much scatter
as ed.
Brighamites. led by Brigham Young,
man of no particular business until h
joined the Mormons. These are IN tn
valleys Of Utah, and number about ID,
900, of whom seven thousand are foreig
emigran;s.