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KOSSTITH.

This hero, of passed season, seems to have
out-lived his popularity more completely than any
other person whose career ever came under our
observation. He arrived in New York, on the
9TH. from Albany, in the steamboat Aida, and
went quietly to his quarters at the Irving House,
without attracting the slightest attention. The
thousands upon thousands, who were so uproari-
Gus in greeting his advent have disappeared sud-
denly and as mysteriously, as though they had
sunk into the earth! AS long as Kossuth was
novelty, he dreW, as any other novelty will al
ways draw. When he ceased to be such, he
ceased also, to be followed or sought after.
Whatever may have been our original impress
slons, we are now firmly convinced that kossnth
never designed to return to Hungary as long as it
remains in its present condition. for the purpose of
revolutionizing it. He is evidently not the man
to struggle with the fierce elements of a great pop
uar Crises how we'll fitted soever he may be for
exciting one. Much there may be of the ora
tor in his composition. he does not seem to have
the slightest touch of the martyr, and he could
not but know, that to land in Hungary were to
run the risk of death. How, indeed could man
who had failed so signally when he had 10000
veterans at his back, he expected to renew the
perilous game with nothing to back him but his
own resources, and the aid of nation four thou
sand miles from the scene of conflict!
We have no doubt, that Kossuth was prompted
to the display which he made of himselfb by his
vanity and love of notoriety. Adulation has been
dealt to him for so long time, and in so large
a measure, that he cannot live without it. He
must fill space in the eyes Of the living genera
ton-must be written and talked about-or he
must languish. As fer his going to Hungary, to
light, we believe that though he may have fanced
he intended to do so yet he entirely mistook him
self He has found his level, every man will
do, in this world of ours, as certainly as water.
Dispatch
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SAD END OF A RoMANcE.-A correspondents
ofthe Cleveland Plaindealer writing from Sault
Ste. Marie. gives narrative of an i'll assorted
marriage, with its melancholy termination.
Some fifteen years ago. Catlin, the painter, ex-
hibited u number of Indians in London among
whom was Cadotte, interpreter. Sarah
Haynes then beautiful English girl of sixteen,
became enamnred of Cadotte, and they were
married. On reaching America, the romance of
love was over; for two three years they resided
on the bank of the river St. Clair, on the little
property the bride was possessed of; and since
that at the Sault, where she taught French and
music, to the time of her decease. She retained
her beauty to the last, although exposed to many
hardships by living in birch bark lodge with an
Indian husband. She died in her 2Sth year,
fortunately leaving no children to mourn tho sad
effects of an infatuated matrimonial match
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DECIDEDLY SUPERNAL.

The Tribune publishes supernatural des-
patch" from the world of spirits, communicated
by protested spiritual medium. 1t processes to
come from Benz. Franklin and is to the effect that
Sir John Franklin yet lives, and is imprisoned in
the Arctic ocean in latitude rs deg. North and
longitude from Washington 10 deg. West.
The Tribune, acknowledging the politeness of
Benz Franklin and the medium, offers the latter
liberal remuneration for daily reports of what is
Transporting in Europe, the remuneration to be
paid on the arrival Of each steamer, if ii verifies
the reports. Now here is chance for the med-
ums-which if they improve not, let them here
after forever hold their peace.
Ne,O York Commercial.
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PARIS, May "a:

The accounts Of the approaching harvest are
all favorable. Letters received in Paris from
Odessa, dated the Sd inst stated that there were
then $50 vessels loading wheat ia that harbor, and
the price was still declining. The silk markets
10 the Drome and the Ardeche remain quet.-
The approaching crop, which promises to be album
dant, Notwithstanding the frost on the night OF the
goth of April, tends to check speculation. The
wine BUYERS refuse to submit to the demands of
the proprietors, being convinced that the accounts
given of the damage caused by the frost are exag-
gerated, and the vintage will at least be equal to
good average crop. Letters from Nantes an
nounce a decided fall in the price of vino.
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LOCAL reTEEEaaEScr.
NATIONAL ANNIVERSARY.

call has been made for a meeting of ,bs, o;,;-
zens OF Riehmond, this afternoon at FIVE o,cIocL
in the City Hail. for the purpose of making suita-
BILE arrangements for the celebration of the an
proaching anniversary of our independence We
trust this call will be heartily responded TO-. No
good reason exists why the people of Richmond
should not celebrate the 4th of july in eft
ting manner - g with pomps, shows. Games.
sports, guns, bells, bonfires and lIumipations.p
Let the citizens then, turn out this afternoon, and
resolve in public meeting to celebrate the day in
proper manner. The military have, unaded
and alone, borne the bruns long enough. Let the
citizens appoint an Orator for the day, prepare
banquet, and invite the military to unite with
them in celebrating the forthcoming anniversary.
1hls course would be productive of the finest re-
suits. 1t would in the first place, serve to mark
the estimation in which our citizen soldiery are
held; and In tho second place, it would remove
from our citizens the stigma, under which they
now rest' OF being wanting in proper app ecia-
ton OF the day which gave birth to a nation of
freedom.
We hope to see the meeting this afternoon ami
mated by proper spirit.
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MAJOR JACK DOWNING, as the reader will per-
celve from his letter, attended the late Demo-
cratic National Convention, and participated quite
extensively in the doings of that august assem-
blage." He appeared supernumerary, and
irem his own account, accomplished wonders in
the way ofharmonizing things. The Major kept
dark out OF the Convention-reserving all his
ergIes for the recusant insiders Indeed so quietly
did he deport himself that the CONSIDERS were
not that he was in Baltimore during the sit
ting OF the Convention Read his letter, on the first
page and learn the secret history ofthe great De-
mocratic concave
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ONE OF THE DARK PLACES OF THE EARTH
MIR. Hunt, Wesleyan missionary among the
Fejees, who are cannibals of the worst desrption
states that five hundred persons have been eaten
in five years, within fifteen miles of his residence
Some ofthem eat raw human flesh, and chew it
as sailors do tobacco. They sometimes eat their
best friends. When parents grow old, they are
killed by their children. Sometimes they are
buried alive Or thrown to the sharks. Women
on the death of their husband are killed
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The LAST OF THE JAcoBITEs.-Janet Mum
no Mkenzie. departed this life at Alness in Ross
shire on the 18th ult Janet, at the period of her
Great Britain, for she at least III years of age
and there is reason to believe that she was even
MORE She had child's recollection of the great
national event of the battle of Culloden and from
many other nearestre ations the Munroes and NJ
kenzies, having been 'out in that romantic and dar
ing enterprise, she could detail whole catalogues
ues of curious incidents connected with these event
fu times, which, from her retired mode of life and
comparatively remote residence, never found their
way into print In Janet Munro there has pass
ed away the last inhabtant of Scotland who wa
alive when Charles Edward held state in Holy
rood, orskulked as hunter deer amongst the Wes-
tern Isles. She was staunch Jacobite till her dy-
ing day, and was, we have no doubt, the last in
dividual in the British dominion who conscien-
tiously believed that her Majesty held the crown
by an unlawful tenure. 1t is strange to think of
what has passed during the five score years and ten
which have elapsed since this venerable crone was
chrstened. She was in the prime of life when
the United States of America were English COLO
mics; she was become elderly before Napoleon
gained his first battle, and she had lapsed into old
age before steamers or locomotives Oh railways
were heard Of. Janet belonged to the respectable
class ofsmall farmers; she was woman of unblem-
ished character, and was widow for the period
of 3 years. She retained till her last moments
the exercise of her mental faculties, and previous
to her last illness could read tie smallest print with
the uuaided eye,-GLasgoa0 Herald, May 10.
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Col. THos. HART BENTON.

man who has been residing in Henry corn
ty, Iowa, for ten Or twelve years, under the name
of VIM. Miller, but whose true name is said to
be Pemberton, was arrested week or two ago,
under requisiton fl ION the Governor of Ken
lucky, upon charge OF murder, alleged to have
been committed in Wayne county, in that State,
about twelve years since. He has sustained a
very fair character among his neighbors while a
resident of Ohio, and accumulated snug proper
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The Augusta (Georgia) Sentinel, abiding to
the effect of the Baltimore nominations in that
quarter, says:-"The manifestation of disappoint-
ment among the Democrats, was indeed striking
and prominent. Some, few, it is true, affected
to smile and to express the opinion that it was
very good nomination, but it was evident their
apparent satisfaction was almost entirely feigned,
while others did not pretend to conceal their feel
ing of deep disappointment, from which they
could not even for moment rally
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STEALING BAcoN.-Sam. a slave, attempted to
steal ham of bacon from the store of Mr.. p. Au.
gust Broad street Shockoe H i'll, Friday afternoon,
but was detected and handed over to the police.
Saturday he was brought before the Mayor,
convicted of the offence and ordered to be pun
lshed. So, instead of stealing Mr.. Augustus ba-
con, his own stuff ered
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WAS 1T SuRPRIsE!-The rumor grows stron-
ger That the nominatian Of Gen. ierce was not n
sudden thought, but a contrvable arrangems 1t
the wire-workers having agreed pom it before
hand. The Boston Journal says
tile was not taken altogether by surprise, as
some OF the papers assert, for we are Informed
that on Friday, before he had received a vote in
the Convention, he expressed strong confidence
that he should be nominated. The affair was we'll
managed by his friends.'
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From France, the news is that an e,neuke h.s
taken place at the Ecole de Saumur, military
establishment for training cavalry officers Some
OF the scholars took to singing republican songs.
and the others legitimist; so that the battle iay
between .'Vive Henri w." ssLa Belle Gabrielle,
on the one side, and the 'Marsellaise'' and the
..Girondns' on the other, while the cypher of
Prince Louis Napoleon was trodden Under foot
Gen. Rampon having put down the row by calling
in some troops, punished the refractory youths bv
eight days OF arrest He then wrote a report of
the affair to General de St. Armand, who sent
back orders to increase the term of arrest up to
month.
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A party of ladies and gentlemen left Savannah
Georgia. on the 1st, on summer excursion to the
northwest. The party consisted of Mr.. S. c..
King, his wife, two daughters and three sons, Mr..
H. Gignillai, and two.English gentlemen. They
purpose to visit Fort Laramie and other posts in
the far west, pass through the hunting grounds of
the Pawnee Kansas and Ottoe Indians. make the
circuit of the broad prairies lying West of Min
nesota, and return to St. Louis by the middle of
October. They take with them wagon so con-
structed as to swing mattrass intoit to sleep on
two or three light carriages, saddle horses, tents
servants, &c. A son of Mr.. X. went over the
same ground last year with party from New
Orleans
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A singular circumstance lately occurred in Par
ris. A bridal party repaired to the church to com
plete the nuptial ceremony, and as the bridegroom
stepped from his carriage he was closely scruti-
nized by the coachman, who seemed struck with
CONSERVATION, and suddenly ran off. The bystan-
ders thought him taken suddenly mad, but re-
marked great uneasiness on the part of the BRIDE
groom, who, however, presently mastered him
self. AS the party, after the ceremony, were
moving from the church, the bridegroom ar
rested by an officer, who told the appalled, bride
that her husband was a murderer, who had eluded
justice for eight years, and that the coachman
chance1 to have been privy to the murder, in some
manner and instantly recognized the culprit. The
bride fell insensbe, and lies in a critical condi-
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SURRENDER OF AN ALLEGED MuRDERER.-
John A. johnson. charged with the murder of
negro man on Cary street, near the Dock,
Wednesday night, voluntarily surrendered HIM,
self into custody Saturday. He was committed to-
prison to await examination
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The Largest Cargo.-The fine ship Atlas, Capt.
LeBrou, sailed from this port on Wednesday
morning with the largest cargo of tobacco ever
shipped from Baltimore, consisting of l,439 hhds,
besides $4,000 hogsheads slaves. The Atlas loa-
ded at Chase's wharf, and sailed thence under can
vass-whch conclusiyely shows that the impress
sion abroad, that vessels of large class could not
take in cargoes at our whawes, on account of the
insufficiency Of water, is an erroneous one.
Ball. Pat.
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Description OF JEsUs.--The following epis-
tie was taken by Napoleon from the public re-
cords OF Rome, when he deprived that city of so
many valuable manuscripts, 1t was written at
the time and on the spot where Jesus Christ COM
menced His ministry, by Pubus Lentullus, the
Governor OF Judea, to the Senate of Rome-Ce-
sar, emperor. 1t was the custom in those days
for the governor to write home any event of i'm
portannce which TRANSFERRED while he held office.
''Conscript Fathers:-There appeared in these
our days, man named Jesus Christ, who is vet
living among us, and of the Gentles is accepted
as a prophet Of great truth: but His own disciples
call Him the Son Of God. He hath raised the
dead, cured all manner of diseases. He is man
of stature somewhat tall and comedy, with a very
ruddy countenance, such as the beholder may both
love and fear. His hair is of the color of the fill
bert, when fully ripe, plain to His ears, whence
downward, it is more orient Of color, curling and
wavingabou His shoulders; in the middle Of His
head is seam or partition of long hair, after the
manner of the Nazalites. His forehead is plain
and delicate; His face without spot or wrinkle,
beautifed with comedy red; His nose and
mouth are exactly formed His beard is the CO.
lor of Hair and thick, not of any great height,
but forked. In reproving, He is terrible in ad-
monishing, courteous; in speaking, very modest
and wise; in proportion of body, we'll shaped
None have seen Him laugh, but many have seen
Him weep. A man, for His surprising beauty
excelling the children of men,
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A New York letter saws

Thomas Francis Meagher has just had an inter-
view with the members of the Common Council
at the Astor House. He declines the honor of n
public reception, and gives his reason for doing
so that it would not be seemly for him to join in
festivities OF any such character so long as his late
companions In exile are prisoners perhaps, he
adds, subject to severe restrictions now since he
has escaped. Mr. Meagher, as speaker, is most
agreeable in his delivery, natural orator in fact.
that pleases bis hearers exceedingly
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Rev. job. JErER.-We are gratified to learn
that this able divine has accepted Il call made by
the Grace Street Baptist Church of this city, and,
also' that he will probably enter upon the dis
charge of his duties as pastor about the middle of
September,
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aIlton's Paradise Lost.-The poet Rogers has
,,,sseated to the British Museum the original
Covenant between John Milton gent, and Samu-
eli syrnonds, PRIMER" for the sale OF Paradise
Lost dated 9th April, 1907. by the terms OF
,,.ant Milton was to receive five pounds at
oncs and five nounds more after the sale of thr-
teen ao1' hundred copies of each of the first three
editions. The sum actually received by Milton
was eighteen pounds, for which the receipt still
exists
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desperate attempts are making to get up an
appearance of enthusiasm, at the result of the
nomination III Baltimore. 1t is no 90. At the
Qualification Meeting" in Washington there
was no real excitement or enthusiasm. So. in
o'hef parts OF the country. In Pennsylvania, it
regret. In the mean time, the poI;tico ma ara
making all the noise ~
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RICHMOND TIMES.
MONDAY MORNING, JUNE IA.

REMoVAL.-The Counting Room of the "Times'
has been removed the building Main street,
cuped by the methodist Book Concern opposite the
Exchange Bank. The "noise and confusion" attending
the removal seriously interrupted the abours of the ed
tors-hence throw ourselves upon the indulgence of
our readers this morning
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RAcire oS rHiF WssrERT WATFns..z.6n I'M.
mense excitement seems to prevail on the West
ern waters in relation to the speed of their crack
steamboats, and we almost daily meet with eptbu-
s,"S''c accounts OF feats OF speed accomplished
EVEN the press mas become inoculateJ with the
eAc'e'hehl ana papers that have been heretofore
'ouo IN their condemnation the carelessness or
temerlty that led to fatal and destructive acct
DENTS now join in the general acclaim with which
the trIumphs of favorite boats are announced
Inc latest achievement is that of the Allegheny,
which rantrom Louisville to Cincinnati in tan
hours and few minutes, Losing thirty minutes by
the bursting OF a supply pipe. The St. Louis
Republican, in recording the fact, says that the
owners OF the Altona of that city, will back her to
run the same distance against any three boats that
can be nanled each boat to put up $4,000.
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cALifoeNlA-.trs RESOURCES AND

PECULfART1ES.
The annexed are extracts from private letter
of gentleman ofthe Boundary Mexican Commits
Diego, the 30th April:
Notwithstanding have been so long in Cali
forna have seen but little of it, not even having
visited the gold diggings. For weeks after my
arrival IN San Francisco, the rain and the state of
the country prevented me from going into the
INTERIOR took, however, Il short excursion upon
the Napa country, alter visiting General Hitch
COCK on the way, to procure from him an escort
ior the Commission back. This excursion was
Tor the purpose of visiting the roIcanic region
which Is not the least of the wonders of this re-
inarkable country. there saw some of the great
connections of Nature-boiling water and steam
eJected from the earth like the geySerS of Iceland
tunes of sulphur, and similar 'internai' pro-
auctions, all accompanied by a noise which |
could only compare to the roaring of half dozen
ocean steamers letting off the steam through their
large plpes This place is hardly known in Cali
Iofnla, and could find no one who had visited it
save the huntersa and men who live in its vicinity,
the nearest of which is 16 miles off The place,
which L shall call ~ ucania,' is about eight miles
west OF the southern extremity of Clear Lake.
passing up Napa valley from Benicia | also
saw In this region some mountains of obsidian,&
the first think which has been found in the u
States.
"Iendeavoredto return by land from San Fran
CISCO to San Diego, for the purpose of seeing the
country and visiting the old missions, all of which
are on the route but fonnd the streams inpassi.
bic without great risk and the road very bad; SO
that, after reaching Almaden, (whers the quick
silver mine ISL | returned to San Francisco and
came by water. This mine, the richest per-
maps In the world, is spot of exceeding Interest.
explored every portion of it, and was furnished
with all the statistics connected with it. [ took
several sketches of the mine and adjacent region,
also OF the volcanic region before alluded to-
could I'LL pages with accounts of California but
you have enough of these in the newspapers.-
No accounts that have appeared overrate her ca
pabilitles and her productions Her agricultural
capabilities are not yet appreciated or understood,
Her valleys are rich beyond description, and |
think that in one year more, however much her
population may Increase that she will raise all |
her breadstuffs. Every description of vegeta-
BILE grows much more luxuriantly than in the Allan
tic States. visited farmer in Napa Valley who
raised upwards of20 tons of onions from TWO acres
OF land on which he realized $4,000: another |
$4,000 from the same quantity of land. Clover
and wild oats cover all the hills and valleys, on |
which cattle to any extent may subsst, and, as to
her mineral productions, we all know that thew |
embrace all kinds. and seem to be nexhaustible,
Ia CLASSY lava, volcanic glass. 1t is of various colors
out usually black, and nearly opaque.
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Col. BENTON AND Mr.. CLAY.-1na late speech
Col. Benton, after castigating his enemies in the
mostmerciess style, he referred incidentally to the
old and long ago exploded charge of sbargain and
corruption" made against Messrs. Adams and
Clay, and gave his testimony in the following en-
phatc terms
81 never joined in the accusation of bargain
against Mr. Clay and Mr.. Adams. 1 condemn
the support he gave Mr.. Adams, on the Demo-
cratic principle that the will of the people ought
to be obeyed, but on all proper occasions, and in
the presence of their friends, expressed IL disbe-
lief the imputed bargain, founded on my early
knowledge of Mr.. Clay sintention to vote for Mi
Adams, and believe knew it before Mr. Adams
did himself. These declarations of mine went
into the public papers and came to general know
ledge. Mr.. Clay, in consequence, wrote me a
letter of thanks for this voluntary and faithful tes-
timony,' as he termed it, which now have here
to show
Col. Benton read from the original copy the
following
WAsHINGToN, Dec 6, 1928.
SIR-l have received paper published on the
Doth ultimo., at Lexington, Va, in which is con-
tanned an article stating that you had, to a gem
tleman OF that place, expressed your disbelief of
a charge injurious to me, touching the late Pre-
sdential election, and that had communicated
to you unequivocally, between the lst and 18th
December, 1884, my determination to vote for
Mr.. Adams, and not for General jackson. Pre-
Stunning that the publication was with your
authority, I cannot deny the expression to you of
proper Acknowledgements for the sense of Justice
which has prompted you to render this volunta-
ry and faithful testimony.
am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
H, CLAY.