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The New York herald., 1851-10-14


"EONSTRR TURTLE "-KEEFE, OF 59i AND b96
"A Broadway has succeeded in bringing to this city
curiosity substantial one BY the wsyI which throws
rien OF Museum notorety completely in the shade namely
an immense turtle weighing over 80 lbs: reeetved per
Var derhilts line Pr0metheus His tu sle htp
viii be seryed s this week. in shape ot soup and
steaks Lovers OF the above deli aoics epic
nerally will have opportunity OF testing The
qualities Of this Of San Juan de Nicsrsgaa.
CHELLEYs. OBSCURE AND UNKNOWN, COMPARA-
- lively year or two since probably the most
requened Restsur In the city How is this 10 be-
cause MI has been earnest and stle in the
su Of his business ALWAYS hasiag the best srt
eles food in the aiet and the varieties
BILE and going to the hest houses for such waes & kc
may not import himself TurbOt and Shrimp Sauce
this day.
TURBOT AND sHRlnP SAUCE, GREEN TURTLE.
Il hulligatswney, Lentl aud Mock Turtle soppe, Game
Of all sorts and every Known made dish that in season
sucb variety Of Oysters other cstsbishn mt
America Ito the lcas) beat This q. Shcleys
magnificent establshment Massachusetts Bay Oysssrs
CHILLEYe-LADIES DEPARTMENT., ONE DOOR
- this eide Of Christ Church in Anthony s-e just Out Of
Broatvay where ladies and gentlemen procure in
handsome private aparm snts all the decsees proeursbi
The New York herald., 1851-10-14


COX OQ0 TO LOAN ON BOND AND MORTGAGE
p-OsOOO tin one more sumsl produative real
,stae In this city portion 81 the above amount viii
ioshed ct .s per cent iaterest Apply 70 JOIN L. CON-
htf No. ~ Wall street. corner Of Broad street.
C1 OO0 A LUCRATIVE AND A0REzABlE
RA.OOO. profession may be learned ~ resps table
nan, nnd the bufness with everything lustc et1ck
The advertiser will instruct In t for month,
more or less previous 20 purchase being made order
70 prese ~ value snd prohts Apply for partisaisr TO
v II. PALMER, Advertising Agent. rritune BsilJinys.
CS0A TO INVEST IN ANY BU sINEss THAT Will
BCVV pay, or wjl be loaned ~ secu-ed provided ths
advertiser IA business man GOULD be empoyed pyros of
his time and the pay remunsratve Please address clifton.
Herald onics
MoNEy LoANIp ON STORAGE or AL SORTS or
w sprroved me,ehsndisc, personal property tsmopds,
ssld silver vare pianos cries S cssh rsd or the
double tafrel twist fnslsh Guns, Gold Watches Chains
Brsceists Diamond Nc, low for cash, AZ Ne 81 Nassau
street 'front.' ofnce
VIZ ~. r. TArsCoTT a CO, S SOUTH STREET,
w supply drsfts tor amount payable throughout
crest Britain snd ireland They aso sole agents Cor
The Red star Line. the swallow Tail Line the Drsuae
London packets Passage 81 any which ships be
Eaaed ON reason shls terms.
XNANTED TO BORROW, FOR NINETY DAYS, sJp.
w for which ~ cent month tbonusl will he paid,
and fecufy bond ten times the srpount in r9ois.
Satisfactory reference sven. Address DOr Herald
once.
The New York herald., 1851-10-14


VIHIoN COURSE, L. I-reOrriNo-oN wxpHns
~ day, 0es io st ~ o'clock r. Ma Of t6oQ nile
heats best three In Ave- harness Wbelpsy snteu
Lazy eu6elk O. Dnmick enters b. Jssk nsestesu Geo.
Nelson enters Boston Girl After lspss Of eighteen
mesths the snd And Of Lady ss6slk hsvS sgAn
an opporsur ef bshoding her msteLless perorualsss-
Sis Ser Ions absence from our turf the Lady has
nsnnS largely ADDED TO her previous ty-
Smp and ,shossh not under the and training
whs 90 well knew how appreciate bring forth
psSsrs si undoultdly maintain her vs ae
selee Her competitors oftsn
o sb.i ~ her Are horses of
he pot the very best Of the seasop Az BE- A
cipstea on ocessiop all the In DO
me ss III leave South Ferry Brookyu for the oourps
~ 10 CLOCK r returning the sports are
JOHN l. sNEDIKER. Proprietor.
Union COURSE L. I-TRoTIING A MATCH ron
~ $500 will OF Thursday, Oct ID NIX p II nile
heats best three In i've Mr. Whelpy Nsad Queen 10
Mr. Nelson Black jack Stsses viii
from ii A. n till o'clock r. M from Fulton fcTy
Brooklyn. Fare each way, p cents.
J0dNI sNEDIKER, Proprietor.
CEN1REyILLE COURSE. L. I-TR0rTING-A PURSE
~ Of $500 will be mile heats best three 10 i've,
hsrnsss-ee for all hsrss. To of Oct 7th Entries
TO close Wednesday evening Oct 18th, by ocloch
Mr.. hadden's Hotel. lSS chatham street.
JOEL CONKLIN. Proprietor.
Mississippi palladium. [volume] (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1851-1852, 1851-12-26
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To Protect Sheen from Dogs,

The general evil of dogs, which |
see is claiming at present the most
stringent legislation in our Northern
States to protect sheep, likewise exists
with US. Our own legislature has done
much and will, no doubt, do mere at
the proper time, to eradicate this evil.
In the meantime, let me publish to the
sheep-raising world a remedy against
the destruction of sheep by dogs,
which was given ne short time since,
by highly respectable aud valued
friend, himself an extensive wool-grow-
er. 1t consists simply in placing on
one sheep in every ten of the flock
bell of the usual size for sheep. The
reasoning of my friend is this: the in
stinct of the dog prompts him to do all
his acts in sly, stealthy manner---his
attacks upon sheep are most frequent
ly made arnight while they are at rest
and the sudden and simultaneous ing
ling of the bells strikes terror 10 the
dogs; they turn tails and leave the
sheep, fearing the noise of the bells
will lead to their exposure. The ratio
OF bells might be made to vary accor-
ding to the size of the flock.
The Importance of sheep preserva-
ton from dogs, the writer hopes, will
claim for this communication an inser-
ton in most of the papers of the Union.
that a remedy SO cheap aud simple
may be fully tested.
Mississippi palladium. [volume] (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1851-1852, 1851-12-26
From the Ripley Adrertiser.
THE MEMPHIS AND CHARLESTON
RAILROAD

The next legislature will be called upon
to charter this road, and the question be-
fore that body, will be, shall a charter be
granted the road located upon its present
survey, or shall the Directory be required
to make re-survey, so as to locate the
road where it will be most usefuft to the cit
izens of the State of Mississippi. That the
present location is not that point, is obvi-
Gus to all. The directory made the pres
ent location with no other view, thaato pro-
mote the interest Of the people of Tennes-
see and Alabama, and in utter disregard
of the interest of the people OF this State.
1t now remains to be seen, whether the
Legislature of this State will permit the main
trunk of this road to run, so as to throw all
the large trading points upon it, out of
this State; thus depriving the treasury OF
the State of Mississippi, of very heavy
revenue, derived from the sale of merchan-
disc, ond causing many of its citizens to
emigrate to border State for employ
ment, growing out of the location of this
road.
We venture the prediction, that no di-
rectory of road ever asked so much of a
Legislature, as this directory are about to
demand from the State OF Mississippi.
The Legislature at It's sitting in 1850,
permitted the directory of this road to To-
cate in the State of Mississippi, provided
they run the road through the Town of
Holly Springs This was the only right of
way they had through the State; and it
would seem, thata a proper respect for the
sovereignty of the State would have dicta-
ted, that no road should have been survey
ed that did not pass through that point. A
very imperfect survey was made to Holly
Spring, with no view however, to locate
the road through that place, when this di-
rectory very coldly locate the road so as to
suit their own private interests, and are now
deliberately asking of this State to forego
all the advantages that her citizens may de-
rive from the main trunk of road passing
through the centre of three of the largest
and most populous counties in the State,
in order that certain individuals interested
at other points may profit thereby. The
Legislature of this State, will have too
much self-respect to CRAFTY these gentlemen
and will say to them, if you can't go in our
State where we have permitted you to go,
you may leave our territory altogether.
Mississippi palladium. [volume] (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1851-1852, 1851-12-26

him." and signed by the Captain General,
without remark The sentence is seight
wears hard labor at Cewta, in Africa. with
payment of costs, for the terime of treason.
lspEL1ro DE IsFlDEscEA. He was then
sent to the Moro Castle, and two DAYS af-
ter which | called on the Captain General
to ask that he might not be sent away
while tho illness of his father prevented his
seeing him. | was abruptly told that he
would sail in thirty-six hours time for
Spain, and he has sailed shis day for Cadiz
in the ship Hispano Cubaao, there 10 have
his sentence put into execution. The under-
signed most earnestly supplicates your Ex-
cellency, as the head of She Government OF
my nation, to hearken to the entreaties of a
mother, that Justice ma be done. Task
not for 1acrcs,. has~thssgs. rig hts off my
son, an American citizen, may be prompt
ly attended to, and that such instructions
be sent to our Minister in Spain and Consul
at Cadiz, as to procure his immediate re-
lease, and his return to his country. My
many years residence here gives me a
knowledge of Spanish character, and the
Indecent haste to send my son away be-
fore the arrivals of steamers from the T.
nited States, adds TO my fears of conse-
quences of even few hours delay; it hav-
Ing frequently occurred that on a pardon
or release being granted, it was pretended
that the prisoner had died, or could not be
found, and he was left to linger his life
away in dungeon. | also beg that a
copy of all the proceedings, which were
denied to my son, may be demanded, and
that should it prove he has been most un-
Justly dealt with las firmly believe) that
there be also demanded pecuniary salts
faction for the loss of his property and his
business, from this Government, which,
against treaty stipulations, have committed
this gross outrage upon him, an American
citizen.
I humbly ask your kind attention to this
appeal, which cannot make in person in
consequence of the illness of my husband.
Having the fullest confidence that it would
not be made in vain, [ subscribe myself
your Excellency's humble servant,
FANNY p. THRASHER.
Mississippi palladium. [volume] (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1851-1852, 1851-12-26
The Presidents Message.

The message of President Fillmore
says the New Orleans Picayune, was
received in this city by the mail boat,
at about half past O'Clock yesterday
morning, and Immediately delivered at
this office. 1t was set up, and distrib-
uted IN an extra, by about 10 O'Clock
an instance of very fast compositions;
but nothing to what we could have
done, if we had been favored with
copy before hand, and had all night in
which to set it up. But we can't all
of us have friends at court, to antici-
pate mails and expresses; and SO we
could not get out the fourteen columns
of the Republic in less than two hours
after the agent of the Department de-
livered it in due course. 1t was spread
before our readers again in our evening
edition.
The appearance in the New Orleans
papers of the 4th, of a public docu-
ment of such length, delived in Wash
ington City on the I'd, is the result of
new arrangement for the convent
ence of the public, for which we are
indebted to the Post Office Depart
ment, under the directions of the Pres
ident. The telegraph again has been
of service here. The transmission of
sealed packages, containing the mes
sage, was only made available by the
knowledge which the wires gives, that
the document has been delivered to
Congress, and may therefore be divul-
ged elsewhere. The telegraph thus
makes the delivery of the message
nearly simultaneous in very distant
parts of the country; and had it been
despatched twentv-four hours earlier,
and met with no interruption on her
way, the opening would have been in
stantaneous at Washington and New
Orleans. What with these marvellous
facilities of Accommodation, the
rapidity of steam conveyance, and the
multiplication of railroads, the borders
OF the Union, which have extended
across the continent, and are now wash
ed by the waters of the Pacific, are as
near to the centre of Government as
they were when Louisiana was first
added to our territory. The argun-
ent against the extension of territory,
from the difficulty of communication
is answered, and refuted by these facts.
Rapid as has been the growth of our
territory, and marvellous the spread of
our power, the means of swift inter-
communication have grown with even
greater celerity.
Mississippi palladium. [volume] (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1851-1852, 1851-12-26
Curiositios of Water.

s,.ssssvr Is naiIstene less soiab.c III earth
than in air. Placed under a beli-glass
with twice its weight of lime. it gradu-
ally melts and disappears: and there
remain four parts, instead OF three, of
perfectly dry earth under the glass;
OF plaster of Paris statue, weighing
five pounds, more than one good pound
is solified water. Even the precious
opal is but a mass of flint and water,
combined in the proportion of nine
grains of the earth ingredient to one
of the fluid. Of an acre of clay land
onefoot deep, weighing about one thou
sand two hundred tons, al least four
hundred tons are water; and even, OF
the great mountain chains with which
the globe is ribbed, many millions of
tons are water solified in earth.
Water, indeed, exists around Us to
an extent, and under conditions which
escape the notice of cursory observers.
When the dyer buys of the dry salter
one hundred pounds each of alum, car
Donate Of soda, and soap, he obtains, in
exchange for his money, no less than
forty five pounds of water in the first
lot, sixty four pounds in the second, and
variable quantity, sometimes amount
ing to seventy-three and half pounds,
in the third. Even the transparent air
we breathe contains, in ordinary wealth
er, about five grains of water difiused
through each cubic foot of its bulk, and
this rarilied water no more vets The
air than the solidi6ed water wets the
lime or opal in which it is absorbed.
Mississippi palladium. [volume] (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1851-1852, 1851-12-26
The Christiana Rioters.

A dispatch from Philadelphia of the
24th says: "In the U. S. Circuit Court
this morning, at 10 o'clock, Judges
Grier and Kane presiding, Castner
Hanaway, white man, Quaker, was
placed on trial for alleged treason,
growing out of the Christiana outbreak
in which Mr. Gorsuch was killed and
his nephew badly wounded. Shortly
after nine O'Clock an immense crowd
of blacks and whites blocked up the
passage way through Independence
Hall leading to the courtroom. At
half past 10 O'Clock the doors were
opended and the crowd rushed in, fill
ing the room to suffocation. Not a
single negro was seen inside. The
counsel for the United States were u.
S. District Attorney John w. Ashmead
James Ludlow, George L. Ashmeand,
Robert ]. Brent, and Hon. James
Cooper. The counsel for Hanaway
were John M. Read, Hon. Thaddeus
Stevens, James S. Lewis, and Theo-
dore Cuyler. The list of jurors was
called, and 81 answered TO their names.
Judge Grier said he would compel the
attendance of jurors by fining each abb
sentee 500. After some preliminary
business, excusing jurors. ETC., the
Court adjourned until 10 O'Clock to-
morrow morning, when the jury will
be empanneled.''
Mississippi palladium. [volume] (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1851-1852, 1851-12-26


John s Thrasher IS now in solitary
confinement at the Moro Castle, in a
snIzEl dark dungeon. on the right hand
SIDE Of the entrance 10 the Castle. He
Is there under sentence Of eight years
70 work Ia the chains II |'esItas in Afri
G. The Government will probably
harry hiln of BY the first vessel, which
VII be bv the Spanish steamer Caledo-
Ma On the ith Of December. Here
ends one Of the most airocious acts that
has ever been committed in modern
t5lnes BIZ 4 Government 10 an individ-
"a belonging 10 another Government,
vbo are al peace with one another
An American, whilst in pursuit of his
business Is arrested, confined in solita-
~ confinement nearly three weeks, is
tlea brought up for trial at a drum
head Court Martial. The case, as
made ont by Queens lawyer, Is read TO
a oourt of seven military officers, who
are 5n = room above, whilst the prison.
er 4 below under a guard of soldiers ;
zi1e- The reading, the prisoner IS order
81 10 be brought uP, and without hear
M d word that has passed, is asked,
= what have vou 10 say for yourself ~
His uel5v *: = do not even know of
wha1 / am accused have not been
allowed a lawyer or counsel to see the
charge 80 as 10 prove my innocence of
"A and every charge brought against
me, which Is entirely against the laws
Il this countrv-agaInsT the treaties
Wi1h my coun1rv-acainst justice and
humanity. and therefore | solemnly pro-
test against this court and al the pro-
ceedlnEs against me, and demand that
I have counsel, who shall be made ac-
7,la7nied Of the charges against me and
70 Vlove nv innocence" At this he is
TnSul1ed by the President of the Court,
Br7E- Gen Narges, in the most over
hazuuc lanruage, and ordered back 10
LIs dungeon. and a few DAYS after the
Fiscal comes 10 him and reads the SEN
5ence approved By the Auditor OF War,
hecause the ~cTiminal has not disap-
proved the accusations, &c. also, by
the Captain General, because the Au-
ditoT OF War has approved it. Thus
an innocent man, al American, is sacri-
feed IN part, TO appease the vengeance
he'd against every American. The
sentence Is eight years hard labor in
chains al Ceuta, Africa, and TO pay the
costs Of this suit, or 10 be held until
g.zii-
Mississippi palladium. [volume] (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1851-1852, 1851-12-26
letter q = 8. ThTas1eI.
Z C-EGEoE o. FUNTA CASTLE.


4 Ike G0Derzzczt Of the Z. S. Of AM
CTiuz and 20 n1v fclIosC-o0unfrymen:
An American citizen, deprived of lib
er1y and deaiei justice, respectfully
begs ie2se 20 lay before YOU the follow
inE facts and appeal:
EP,cn landing from the steamer Geor-
"a, OF :he 10Th Of October last, | was
Suddenly, and without previous accu-
sa17on, arrested and taken TO the office
Of The Police On searching my per-
sOn, and that OF a gentleman who ac-
cOsnpanied me, no papers or letters OF
any Kind were found upon either of US.
Weweue then taken 10 the hotel where
! boarded, accompanied BY the chief of
police, who demanded TO be shown my
uoonl- On aScertaining that had no
room there we were taken 10 my resi-
denoe, and ali my papers seized. The
gentleman who was with me, was then
pat a. liOerty- myself ard all my books
and papers were taken TO the residence
Ct one Of The Police Commissaries,
where toaT days were occupied by the
government Interpreters in reading my
sctters-
oa the alst Of October was thrown
into 4 dungeon of The city prison, and
al communication with my friends
surely prohibited. On the 25th / was
removed 10 my present dungeon, and
the Fiscal OF the military tribunal made
his appearance and began a judicial
examination On the 26th this was
continued, and then Jaw no one until
the iih inst, when the questioning was
proceeded with-and on the 9th was
again questioned. and fnahy informed
ssa1 soaS accused Of TREASONl At
the same time, was required to select
one from a list Of officers that was pre-
scnted TO me, who should conduct my
defence Not knowing any of them,
| chose at random. supposing he would
consult with my legal advisers, as is
usual IN such cases, in regard to my de-
fence On the 9Th inst was, for the
first time, allowed 10 see my friends,
and 10 consult with them as to the best
course 10 pursue
l conferred with our Consul, and he
pzSSed several communications in nv
behalf. 10 the Government here, all of
which have been utterly diSregarded
and not replied to. On the llth, was
informed that | was to be brought up
the next day for sentence | immedi-
asesy wrote 10 my nominal defender to
come al once 10 consult with ME, and
10 sring with him the proceedings,
which are in writing He replied re--
6zllg that be would come In the after
noon- He dsa not ooHsr, and | extend
Cd Al once a protest against the pro-
aliering that had not been
heard and that neither myself nor my
legal advisers had been consulted for a
proper defence | sent this to the
Mississippi palladium. [volume] (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1851-1852, 1851-12-26
J. S. THRASHER.
LETTER FROM MRS. THRAsHER.
HAVANA, NOV. 20, 1901.
To His ErceleRcy, Millard Fillmore, President
Of the United States.

HAVANA, Nov. 23, 1851.
To His ErceleRcy 1iillqrd Fillmore, President
Of the United States.
HoSoRED SIR:-The undersigned, moth
er of Mr.. John S. Thrasher, begs leave to
call your attention to the following facts re-
specting her SON. 1 would, in the first
place, state that he was born in Portland
Maine, the native place of his parents, and
is therefore an American citizen. On the
10th of October, while IN the usual pursuit
OF his business, he was arrested and detain-
ed by the police-his property and papers
seized, and on the 21st of said month he
was placed in solitary confinement in the
city, and on the 25th, in dungeon at the
Punta Castle; and during all this time. and
until the 7th instant, l was not permitted
to see him. On the 9th, he was allowed to
see his friends two hours each day, when.
to my surprise, he was not able to inform
OF the cause of his arrest and Imprisonment
On the 18th, he was informed that on the
following day he would be brought up for
sentence. On the 12th, a court martial as
sembled, consisting of seven military Off
Gers, one of them being the president, be-
fore whom the fiscal prosecuting attorney
read the several charges against him, and
without evidence. He not being present.
but under guard of soldiers in another
part of the building, did not hear the char
ges. or know their substance. After the
reading, he was brought before the court
and asked by the president what he had
to say for himself in defence. To which he
replied that hehad been denied copy of the
charges, and had not been allowed counsel
IN his defence; that he asked time to enable
him to bring evidence to prove his inno-
cence of all crimes or charges against him.
But all IN vain; and after various questions
were asked him in an insulting manner, he
was again sent to his dungeon, where, on
the 21st. the fiscal accompanied only by his
clerk, appeared before his grating and read
to him his sentence approved BY the Audi
tor of War; because ssthe criminal had done
nothing to disprovethe accusations against