The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-01-06

- S0Noh EbAihttONb VI This DEAb0nss~E
The NclSark Daily Adpsrtiscr, sflerremark-
ing that at no time OF the year do the con-
s.ellations possess The ssplpndof Ss stp the
present season, proceeds thus. '@Standing
with our iaces towards the south, where the
Whale is eliminating we see the white
light Of 'Lya' fading in the west, with tue
Great Bear at 10 great distance. Butit rs
at the east that the sky Is gemmed with the
most sparkling Jewels Of the night. Inc
'Pleiades lead on The host oi consultations;
'Aldebaral2 in the 'Hyades' follows close
behind. Then comes the glorious Orion
supported on one side by Capella,' and on
the other by sProcyon, and the flashing Sir
ius, The largest and most eff1lgent OF all the
heavenly myriads, Thus the gorgeous. pro-
cession advances, until the morning planet
nshers in the dawn. g % %
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grCpaiots SURGICAL 0PERArioS.-2A few
weeks ago one Of the grizzly bears at the
Geological Gardens, Rsgcuts Park, London,
was operated on BY Surgeon Cooper, for 2
cataract; and the operation D bids Jar to pc
successful, il seems. The operation was per
formed whilst the patient was undei the in-
fuence Of chloroform, 10 apply which was
difficult job, and required the efforts OF four
strong men for quarter Of an hour, before
they coald master the bear, such was his
great strength. He.yas aooIed st last, now
ever, and the sponge contal.ling the. chlorof
form made fast TO his muzzle,, and he was
soon most lordl drunk and entirely helpless
Whilst 10 this state, the cataract was remov.
ed; and Bruin having recovered his senses
aud sobriety, maded a hearty meo!. lf his
sight should be restored, another bear who
is going tlind, is to be operated on. Why.
do these beaBgo blind? 4 This is question
we can ask, but cannot answer. diuc
.i ~ n i--4s ~ -TH - ligg 5g.soi
New COMMERCIAL BusIsEss.-The owner
ofa fugitive female slave, Of Norfolk, Vir-
ginia, having ascertsined that she was the
wife Of Citizen Of Massachusetts drew on
him, through the United States Marshal, for
sher value, $3.50; the draf, Of course was moi
honored-but was returned unier an EN-
phatic protest. + .afs5 6e .5e.s,,.,J J,,a
DIFFIcULrY wITIi THE BRITisH.-The author
tiles at Nicaragua are again in conflict with the
resident British agents. II seems that Ger
'fnan Je~, named BEscHoR, who affected TO be
an hlnbIlCau COihufcICidl agent, was ounic Liine
since appointed magistrate at San Juan, BY
CaArpELD, English Consul. ( In this capact,
BEscnoR ordered The, fogging Of a number OIL
Nlcaraguan bostrnen- in presence of Mr.. Chat
field, who, it is alleged, assisted in the punish
ment. This wanton outrage created great
excitement in the interior, the popnlace reyeDged
themselves by burning q boat belonging to Bes-
chor, then lying at Granada. Thereupon let
ter was addressed to the Nicaraguan Govern
ment, claiming redress for Beschor as Musqui-
tian subject. q st9 5 6W
The port Of La Union had been blockaded
for some time, and apprehensions were enter
tanned OF another blockade, on account OF the
Beschor difficulty. There were thousand
Americans at Leon. and ten or twelve vessel!
were exected from the northward.
ioiPHoa MEXICO. dates from the city to the
10th December, have been received The onl,
item of interest is the order of the Government
admitting all steamers, destined for the trans
portation oil passengers and correspondence, int
the Mexican ports free of tonage duty, and ais
sail vessels with coal for the steamers. Th
order speaks Of the great benefit which has ac
crued to the Republic from the vast increas
in the tfade with California, and the conseqten
large number Of passengers entering the potts c
Mexico and crossing its territory.
Provisiong were scarce in Tampico and Pue
bla, and great distress among the people follow
ed the monopolies of corn. At Oajaca choler
was very fatal. A person was in PRISON in tn
CAPITAL for attempting the assassination of Pres
ident ERIsrA. t