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Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-10-01
CORRESPONDENTS OF THE NEW ORLEANS DELTA.

DAN ANTONIO, AUGUST 70, 1898.
Last evening" in consequence Of express with orders
from Corpus Christi, headquarters Of Gen. r. F. Smith,
six expresses dispatched from this city with orders
to commanding officers to abandon their several posts in
the interior and in this neghborhood and repair with
the troops to tie Rio Grandc At what particular point
these troops to have been able to
ascertain This movement is evidently caused by the
course Of Santa Anna since he assumed the control OF a
fairs in Mexico He is PROFESSIONALLY raising power
full army as far numbers concerned The people
rr> "a proors urc ucSigfcu
for the invasion Of the United States the Texas from
tier This army may away before he gets it active
y into the field The people of that unhappy country
have had enough Of with the Yankees. Numbers OF
those forcby enrolled into his service fleeing this
side Of the Rio Grande and those along the river who
able sending of their to keep them from
being drafted Many who have ties to bind them to
Mexico are seeking homes in Texas. The poor poems
must submit to the viii Of the military despot.
| should not be surprised, however, if the army
that Santa Anna is raising should be the means Of
his overthrow HE deposiug the Governors elected by
the people OF the several States and substituting there
for military rulers, is causing great amount Of feel-
ing toward Santa Anna.
Tho news Of the movement Of the troops to the Rio
Grsnde spread throughout community with the
pidy FIRE, causing the most lively interest among
the people. War with Mexico is considered inevitable
and this conclusion appears to be received with evident
pleasure. IL is declared Texas will turn good
ly number OF available troops
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the Washington House, Covington, Tor
q large trunk, which he claims and
which he had deposited there some days
before his arrest. Marshal JouRDAN'
considering himself justified by tho cir
cumstsnces,b broke open the trunk on Sun
day night 1t was found to contain but lit.
.lo clothing, but a large collection oi
counterfeit and burglarious instruments.
Among other things we're various dies for
coming gold and silver, pastsboards for
smo othing bank notes, an "outsider''
and six small but highly finished saws,
as are used for cutting iron. The most
important item, however was memor'
andum book, setting forth various places
where counterfeit plates; on large num-
Der Of banks, were deposited, and also
giving the names and residences Of d
good many persons engaged in the bus
mess. 1t is thought the information will
lead 10 some important arrest, both in
this city and some Of the interior coun.
ties. 1t will also furnish additional ev.
idence towards convicting JONES whose
trial will shortly take place.-Commer
Cidl,
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1853-11-01
A Hot Joke.

Soon after the close Of the American
Revolution, II deputation Of Indian
Chiefs, having some business to transact
with the Governor, were invited 10 limo
with some officials in Philadelphia.
During the repast, the eyes Of young
Chief were attracted to castor OF mus.
ta.d, having in it spoon ready for use.
Tempted by its bright color, he gently
drew It towards him, ana soon had
brimming spoonful in his mouth. In.
stantly detecting his mistake, he never.
thelcss had the lortitude 10 swallow 1t,
although it forced tears from his eyes.
A Chief opposite at the table, who
had observed the consequence but not
the cause, asked him what he was crying
for?
He replied that be was shrinking Of
his father who was killed ir battle"
Soon after, the questioner himself,
prompted by curiosity, made the same
experiment with the same result, and in
lu' N was askel by the young sachem,
"what he was crying for?"
"Bccause you were not killed when
your father was" was the prompt reply.
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1853-11-01
The Turkish Army.

The Paris correspondent ofthe Lon.
don Times, writing on the subject says:
"a very copious report has, | understand
been addressed to the French Minis.
ter Of War by two superior Frcnch off.
GERS, who have for some time past been
employed in the Turkish service for the
instruction Of the army. The account
given in the report Of the state Of the ar.
my, its appearance, its discipline. and
its skill in the use Of the musket, is very
favorable, and If it can be depended up.
on would show that the Turks are in a
much better military condition than was
supposed. The irregular troops in the
service ofthe Sultan are also spoken Of
as being we'll adapted for the peculiar
service which free corps are generally
called upon to afford, and as it is antic.
ipated that in the event Of hostilities
breaking out, they would greatly embar.
rass the operations Of the Russian army.
1t had been feared that Omar Pascha
had extended his line too much, and
thereby greatly impaired their strength;
but the report states that this active and
intelligent chief can, within twenty. four
hours, concentrate force ofsixty thou.
sand men on any given point, either for
attack or defence.
Otherwise it apears 10 be the opinions
OF the reporting Offices, who belong 10
the staff, that on the first shock there is
not much doubt Of the Turkish troops
the advantage, or at least rendering
the victory very doubtful. l believe that
the Russian Commissarat is generally
very bad. little or no care being tax en-
Of the men, who are regarded as Of no
more value perhaps not so much. al
brute beasts, whose loss in the feld or in
quarters can be easily supplied from an
almost inexhaustible source; and this
shameful neglect is the cause ofthe NAL
aides which are sure to break out when
Russian soldiers are collected in grea,
numbers. II such be the case on the
present occasion, it will no doubt give
great advantage to the Turks"
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1853-11-01
Manufacture Of Wrought Iron.

The papers at Cleveland, Sandusky
and Detroit are much occupied with a
discussion Of the results arrived by the
intro, ,luction OF Renton's rev process Of
making wrought iron direct from the ore
by the use Of mineral coal instead Of
charcoal. 1t was lately tried at Cincin.
natl, with a quantity Of Lake Superior
iron ore, during the first six hours l,249
pounds Of blooms were made out Of g.
436 pounds Of ore. A portion of the iron
was rolled into bars. and was found, by
severe test, to he an article remarkable
for t,ughness. Similar results were at
tanned with Ohio and Virginia limestone
iron ores.
According to the Cleveland Herald,
tho new process economies, as, by
measurement, it only takes one and q
half tons Of mineral coal to make ton
Of blooms. By this method the Ohio
ores will yield about forty per cent, ol
iron, and the Lake Superior ore from fif'
ty to sixty per cent, and the cost Of ma.
king ton oil iron is considerably reduc
cd.
The value Of the invention may be seen
from the fact, which is stated by the
Herald, that the patent.rright for New
Jersey had already been sold for $50, 0,0O(
for Ohio at 500, 900, for Wisconsin a
$40. 900, and rof Western Pennsylvania
at $4,000. One effect OF the introduc
tion Of this process will i,s to increase
very largely the demand for miners
r coal
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1853-11-01
Important Discovery.

Our readers will recollect that sever.
al of the Cincinnati police went over to
Covineton some weeks ego to arrest q
counterfeitcr named JONES, who was
known to be lettering in that city.
They came across him at the Hammond
House, when JONES made a desperate
resistance and ran up to his waist into
water, sinking most Of the counterfeit
money he had on his persons. The off.
GERS, however, succeeded in arrestins
him and Logging him safely ia the Gin.
cinnati Jail. Since which time JONES
has sent frequent messengers over TO the
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federation Extraordinary.

Their first ;isit was to Malay Of
Dutch descent, a man Of fifty, rather tall,
and of a delicate canary tint. There
the Doctor was dazzled by superb
collec ton of the gaudy .ieatherd family
Of Malaga. But the bird in al the avl'
ary that most fixed his attentions was
the fancier's daughter, a young girl Of
fourteen, with beautifully fair COM
plexion, who sat in a corner, her eyes
timidly cast down, her abundant light
hair falling in masses over her brow and
shoulders. The missionary looked curl
ously at her.
.How many children have your he
then said, turning 10 the lndo. Dutch
man.
Il have three was the reply.
But it seems to me, said my compan'
ion. that when your wife comes to
church she is accompanied but by one
young man.
True, sea,hcr padre, by Vincente de
Paulo, the only one Of my children who
is a Catholic
'And the others, what are they! lnqulr'
ed the priest, rather surprised. The man
Of birds reflected little before replying
to this question.
There is good in all religions, padre
he at last said. 'Vincente, who is the
oldest of our children, brought up as Q
Catholic, like his mother and myself
(for l am Catholic by my mother, al
though Dutchman,) because it is rish'
that the oldest Of family should be o.
the same religion as his parents. OF my
second son, John, l made Protestant
out of Prospect to the English, who govern
US. thought, too, that in consideration
OF his religion, the Protestant ministers,
who are very powerful. nigh. be useful
to him. As to my daughter, was much
embarrassed to decide what religion tc
give her, when one day, as was walk
ing with the imam, he proved to me thai
Mohometanism is the best religion for 9
woman; and accordingly !made Mus
sulnian OF her.:-Dr. Yann's sic Month!
with the Malc"as.
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them, for the first time. what that state Of
existence is and how in this life they
may we'll and wisely prepare 10 enter
upon that and make it either undescribly
sorrow(ul or inexpressibly happy.
Such are the great truths which have
CLEANED from my investigation Of this
most momentous subject, and confess
that enter upon the task Of laying them
before my fellow men with no ordinary
fear and renbling, lest may be uneqal
to the great task on which have ven.
tured, and may in my weeknes mislead
rather than wisely guide.
have, however, this abiding conso.
lation. that am not speaking Of mat.
ters which are revealed to me alone.
am not dwelling or things which come
through channels which are accessible
to me only, but in q matter which is open
to all alike, which all may investigate
and learn as have, and where the means
Of correcting any error into which ! may
have fallen are within the reach Of any
one who will choose TO examine for him
self, with the same earnest and fearless
desi re for the truth which has actuated
me. Nay, more! in which am persua
ded that as time rolls on, and mans true
nature becomes more developed, increas
ed facilities for investigation will bt
affo rdcd, and such examinations will bt
made as will test the truth or lalsehoo Cd
of what teach. In these thoughts
have indeed a solace, as they assure mt
that cannot permanently injure where
my only desire has been 20 do good.
But for my own part | will freely con
fess that there has been wrought in my
mind the thorough conviction that thcs'
revelations, so important to man, art
indeed Of God, and that they spring only
from an earnest desire in an unseen in
ligence "to open to the world the TRUTH
of another life; to all in removing from
the eyes of the wiI(ully blind the scales
of error, pre- judicc and superstilion; tc
give man hope, which is no, depcnden
on the denun Citations Of the priest, tina
there is a better life beyond the grave
a life in which the spirit un(olds it
wings, and scars to regions where TIT
Spirit of God is indeed manifest; to re
move that fear which bows the stoutes
heart, and renders the frmest mind {
ready believer in the falacies which ar
taught as Gods revelation, and to brin
all religion to one simple point, tina
God is indeed sufficient in himself to tht
perfection of that which is Of himself.
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1853-11-01
ELOQUENT Extract.

The following beautiful comparison
is from lecture recently delivered at
ST. Louis. by T. F. Meashsr:
"One fair morning, towards the close
ofthe summer, stood in field that
overlooked the Hudson, ! was struck
with the glowing iipeness Of tho fruit
which waved around me, and broke into
an expression Of delight. 1t scanned to
me the most glorious had seen in any
clime-the most glorious the earth could
bring forth.
"That seed" said one, who stool by,
"came from Egypt"
"It has been buried in the tombs OF
Kings-and lain with the dead for three
hundred years. But though wrapped in
the shroud, and locked within the pyra.
mids, it died not. 1t lived in silence
lived in the darknesss-lived under the
mighty mass Of stone-lived with death
itseli-and now that the dust Of the
Kings has been disturbed-that they
have been called and moved not-that
the bandages are removed, and they open
not their eyes-behod the seed gives
forth life, and the fields rejoice in its
glory.
"And thus it is, that the energies, the
instinct, the faith, and the vitalilies,
which have been crushed elsewhere
have been entombed elsewhere-in these
virgin soils revive, and that which seem.
ed mortal, becomes imperishable. And
thus it is, and even here, the seed will
multiply, and borne back to the ancient
land, will people the places that are
desoiate; the wilderness shall be made
more glad.
"Children of the old world, be Of
good chcer
"Whilst in the honesty the Rhine,
the Seine, the Danube, and the Arno,
the Shannon, and the Sair-in the homes
you have left, the wicked seem to pros.
per, and spurious Senates provided for
the offspring Of the tyrant, even to the
third and fourth generations, Freedom
strengthens herself in these lands, and,
in the midst Of countless hosts, conccn.
trates the power by which the captive
shall be redeemed, and evil lords de.
throncd!"
"This shall be the glory Of America"
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1853-11-01

In regard to the practical effect Of a
belief in Spiritualism, Judge Edmonds
discourses at length. Form his remarks
on this point, we take the following
passage:
We are taught the grand doctrine Of
PROGRESSION, whereby we learn tha
as the soul Of man is an emanation from
the germ Of the great First Cause, so its
destiny is to return toward the source
whence it srpsng. That man, neither
here nor in any future existence, is
governed by miracle, but only by univer.
sal laws which we're from the beginning
and have no end. and in which there is
no turning nor shadow Of change, that
in obedience to those laws man does not
on dying, become Instantly changed in.
to state of perfection on the hand, or
Of degradation on the other, nor is he
condemned to long and dreamless
sleep Of ages, but passes into state oi
existence where the evils of his material
life being thrown aside he is more capa.
bic Of entering upon and advancing in
the great object fhis creation; and that,
that object is Progression onward, up.
ward perfection forever.
And lastly, we are taught what is the
state Of existence into which man, is ush.
ered after the line on eartn. As under
the Mosaic dispensation mankind were
taught the existence Of one God, rather
than the thousand gods with mortal
attributes then worshiped. and as under
tho Christian dispensation they were
taught the immortality Of the soul and
its existence forever, SO now, under this
new dispensation, it is being revealed to
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0ItsS Mes

Passing neat little martin box OF a
house last evening, we happened to see
man waiting at the door for admit.
tance. AT the instant green blind a.
bove just opened little way, and by the
gas Ii gbt, we caught glimpse Of a pair
of brilliant eyes, and 0utter Of some.
thing white, and bird toned voice soft.
ly said, "Whc's ,herc?" "lt's me-" was
the brief response. The eyes and the
Autter disappeared from the window like
stars in cloud, and we almost fancied
as we passed on, we could hear the pat.
tering Of two little feet upon the stairs,
winged with welcome.
1t was triAe; it all happened in an
instant, but il haunted us for an hour.
Its me! Amid the jar Of the great city
those words fell upon the quick ear a.
loft, and met glad response.
MS me! and who was 'me?" The
pride of hearts life, no doubt; the tree
a vine was clinging to; the "De(ender o
the Faithful" in the best sense Of the
word.
MS me! Many there are who would
give half their hearts, ard more thar
halfthe hope in them, for one such re-
cognition in this "wide, wide world
On Change, in the Directory, at thu
Post Office, he is known as A. B. C..
Esq, but on that threshold. and within
those walls, It's me! and nothing more
and what more is there one would love
to be?
Few of all the hearts that beat so Wild
ly, warmly, sadly, slowly, can recognize
a true soul amid the din and darkness O
the world in that simple but eloquen
It's me! As ifhe had said
Now am nothing to all the world,
For Pm all the world to thee.
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1853-11-01
Secretary Guthrie'S Letter.

1t is said that Mr.. GUTHRIE, Secreta.
ry of the Treasury, has written letter
to Collector BRoNsoN Of the port If
New York, the purport Of which is that
all refractory Democratic office. holders,
those who do not support the policy
Of the Administration-need not be sur.
prised at any time al their expulsion
from Office. A putative copy Of the let.
ter has been published in many papers
Of the country. We have no positive
means OF ascertang whether snch let.
ter has been written, or whether it has
not. But suppose it has! And on this
supposi,ion the whig press are criticising
and Iampooning Mr.. Guthrie, as though
their virtue were very much shocked.
We believe there is no statute Of linn
itations to bar illusions to the past con.
duct of the whig party.
When DANIEL WEBSTER was HARRI.
SONS Secretary Of State he wrote let
ter nvowing the policy upon which his
administration would dispense the Off
cial patronage Of tho country, He de-
clared that all office holders who had
.'interlered in elections" should be
turned out. The meaning Of this was
shown by the thorough and sweeping
prescription Of democrats, and in th'
character Of the wings appointed,- the
appointing power discriminating alone
in favor of such whigs as had worked
hardest for Harrison.
Now, suppose Guthrie has written thu
letter attributed to him. The worst OBJ
iect ascribed TO it, by the mos! enven
omed opposcr of the administration, is
that it was designed to enjon strict ad
hercnce to the administration by al
who have excepted official promotion
Secretary of State Webster's letter
proclaimed a general partisan proscrip
tion against Democrats.-Yet the sam'
Wings who praised Webster's letter, arr
now abusing Guthrie. We also remem
Der a still later whig let:er-written BY
man named WINFIELD ScoTT. las
summer, on accepting nomination 10
the Presidency. That letter contained
a plain promise, that ifthe w tier she ul'
be made President, he would have "en
cmies to punish and friends to reward
That letter, too, was lauded without stin
by the same Wings who now abus'
Guthrie. "Times change, and whig
change with them" 20. Statesmen.
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fate ofJuda, which, being also built on
q ,heocracy, was, historically speaking
at war with all the world.
But nations do not die as quick as in.
The Roman Empire rotted
for cen turtles after its decline, before II
disappeared under the conquests Of the
Goths and Vandals. The Byzantine
Empire wasted away 10 mere shadow
before it was finally cxtinguished by the
conquest Of Constantinople, in 1853.
Austria rotted ever since Charles V, and
was twice under Ferdinand the Second
lin the thirty years wary and in 1s4o,
under Ferdinand the third, near its final
dissolution. And so has Turkey being
rotting away since the armiaice of Car
lowitz.
The Turks may fall prey to the sam'
fanaticism which once made them the
terror ofthe Christian world. They may
be driven out Of Europe; bu. the Russi
ans will not be permitted to occupy the
deserted territory. This the Emperor o
Russia knows but too we'll, and hence
the hope that notwithstanding the threat
enlng aspect Of Eastern affairs, peace
will still be preserved by negotiation, Of
concluded shortly after the first shock o
the bslligersnts. A general European
war is only possible in consequence o
new revolutionary movement, ant
none such can occur without tota
change in the policy Of France. Al
long as tho Four Powers act jointly
there can be no European war.-Phil
Dollar Newspaper.
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Knocked Back.

A pious old negro man in the employ.
ment of D worthy citizen Of this county,
was few weeks ago set to ploughing
very rough piece OF new ground. Every
few feet the plough would run against
rock or stump, which stalled him. Tho
horse, moreover, was very hard TO start
again. The poor negro. of course. had
a very hard time Of it, and his piety and
patience were severel, tested. At last
they began to give way. The alterca.
ton between him and his horse became
mole violent at every fresh occasion for
getting him in motion again. Finally.
in moment Of frenzy, he swore away
at the horse in terrific manner. A
moments reflection, however, filled him
with distress, and, addressing his horse.
he said, in a plaintive tone, "Dar now,
you miserable brute, see what you've
done! You've jest gone and knocked
me right back into the ,corld again!
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NUMBER 4s
A Siamesc Investment.

Abou, three months ogo, a gentleman
Of Cad'lo, La. left among other personal
property TO his two sons q valuable
slave named jim. Jim was favorits
Of both his masters, and neither would
sell his half OF Jim 10 the other; but a.
bout the first Of this month gentleman
Of this city, who has q plantation in
Louisiana, and in whose service Jim
was hired, informs Us that one OF his
owners, finding himself insolvent, rcsolv.
ed TO sell his half Of the slave at auc'
ton for cash, and did not wish his broth.
er TO have him. ...-.4 .,..
The boy Jim had accumulated, BY ono
way and another, small pile OF money.
and when he was put up at auction in
the slave market in New Orleans, Jim.
bought one AaycfAimseD. Well; time
wore on, Jim worked faithfully for the
man to whom he was hired, receiving
one half Of his earnings himself, until
about the first OF this month. when, in
swimming bayou, he became weak.
cried hastily for help, and offered his
half Of himself 10 any one who would
save him. a man standing on the shore
showed of in skiT, and got 10 Jim just
as he was about to go under. and pulled
him in. Jim, like an honest fellow, Of.
feed to give his deliversr deed Of his
own half OF himself, which his ma snan.
imous preserver declined taking, when
Jim imploringly held up his hands and
exc la med. .r.
"lf eber Jim gets any more money,
massa, TO- God, he'll nebber invest it in
Joint nigga stock widout he insured
Dis sort OBJ stock am berry unsertain,
|
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THE EMIGRANT MAIDEN.

She hath left behind her the smiles and tears
The sunshine and the showers,
And the things of her infant years,
In this land ofsweets and flowers.
She hath swept by the blushing !corals home
BY the sea- birds rocky cave;
And colder sky now hangs its dome
Ger the Emigrant Maidcn's grave.
Oh! ask not why she left that land
Which is CALLED the brave and free;
When poverty took her by the hand,
1t led her across the sea.
She dreamed that ealth and joy were far
Beyond the Atlantic wave,
And the soft pure lighHof her morning star
Is set in foreign grave.
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1853-11-01

The individual who stole march,
has been put in the same cell with Pro-
crastination, the thief Of Time.
Why are the SHOWS Of Mount Blanc
like ship builder?
Because they can avalanche (have q
laanch) whenever they get ready.