Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1853-05-18
LATE FROM LIBERIA.

hides &C., to DR.. James Hail. agent of the Maryland
J Colonization Society. Bishop Scott. OF the M. =
> Church, came passenger, after a brief but pleasan
sojourn in the new Republic. By this arrival we re-
ceived files of the Monrovia Herald down to the I'd
of March, from which learn that the affairs of Lii
IBERIA are in prosperous and thriving condition.
Chevalier Niieroi the Brazilian Charge d'Affaires
to Liberia left Monrovia the 1st of March, in the
u. S. ship John Adams, for st. Vincent, where he
expects take passage in of the steamers for Rio
de Janero, South America.
Messrs. Hyde, Hodge & Co., of London, contrac-
tors with Her Britannia Majesy's Government to
furnish aborers from the African coast, for the West
Indies, having sent OF their ships to the coast
Of the Republic, offering advance of ten dollars
for every person who may be induced to emigrate;
President Roberts has issued proclamation Tequir-
ing all vessels carrying, intending to carry away
emigrans, TO come TO MonroVia with their emigrants
on board, to obtain passports-in order that OPP
porunity may be presented to the Government TO
certain whether the emigration be free constrained
The Herald speaks in high terms of the address
of John H. B. Larobe, Esq, of Baltimore, delive red
before the anniversary meeting of the New York
Colonization Society.
| ~Slhe emlgrants getting on through their accli-
nation finely. Those of the " Orole'' from New
rk,eXcePung very few cases, had but very slight
attack, and they are well and attending to their
several occupations.
| President Roberts, while in England, was kindly
furnished with good supply of copies of the Bible
for the use of the Sabbath schools in Liberia
Some idea may be obtained of the value of lands
in Monrovia, from the fact stated in the Herald, that
i've hundred dollars have been paid for town lots
containing quarter of acreand further, that that
sum VIII not purchase lots of similar size, in
parts of the city.
President Roberts left Monrova on the LIST of
March, with 200 armed men, under Gen. Lewis, for
Little Cape Mount, to arrest Boombo, a chief, who
has for long time been carry ing predatory
in that territory. 1t appears that Boombo, salts
! fed in laying waste with fire and sword, the towns
and villages in the Little Cape Mount country-but
actually crossed The Little Cape Mount river attacked
and destroyed several of the of the noffensive
Deys-murdered numbers of the unsuspicous inhab-
! ltdnts, and carried off hundreds into captivity. He
also destroyed several of the factories of the me-
chants, and the loss in merchandise is very conod-
cradle. 1t is sad that Prince George CAIN of Grand
! Cape Mount, is deeply IMPLICATED with Boombo. The
mission of President Roberts, it is expected will put
an end TO these troubles.
The trade of Monrovia is rapidly increasing, and
during the last three months about $50, 900 Worth of
merchandise has been sold. 1t is estimated that TO
meet the trade of the city during the months
nearly half million of dollars worth of merchandise
will be required A large number of new brick
buildings going Up.
The ladies of the '' Monrovia Literary Institute"
celebrated their Anniversary on the 18th February,
at the Senate Chamber. There was quite number
oil spectators present. Mr. b. V. K. James, Rev. D.
A. Wilson, Mrs. NJ. E. McG and Mr. E. w. Bly,
den partic Pated in the ceremonies.
John George Cope Lewis Newman, Esq, Her
Britannia Majesty's consul 10 Liberia, with power
appoint vice consuls in his consulate, arrived on
the Both of February, and in this capacity he was
received and acknowledged by His Exceency The
President.
general meeting of the Chiefs Of the Vey Coun-
tries has been called for the purpose of entering into
permanent arrangements TO peace the
! tries between Grand Cape Mount and the Gallenas,
both places included.
Boyer, the rebelIious chief of Trade Town, has
been abandoned by hundreds of his warriors. He
now acknowledges his willingness to make any con-
cessons demanded by the Government.
INTERESTING CHAPTER ON SNAKEs A manor was
lately read before the Boston Society Of Natural
History, from DR.. w. J. Burnett, the character
of the rattlesnake. The Doctor had been expert
menting on two or three specimens Of the animal,
and announces the discovery of numerous embryo
poison fangs in the jaws of the snake, Immediately
behind the outward tangs. The use of these hidden
weapons of destruction appears to be TO supply the
place of the biting fangs of the serpent when they
get broken off or worn out in service. 1t also APP
pears that the long angs (tw in number) which
used in infcting the deadly bite of the rattle
snake, naturally shed every few years, when
they not injured by accident or wear, and the
reserve fangs sufficiently numerous 10 meet the
worst emergencies. From minute microscopic
animation of the structure OF these teeth, Dr. Is.
! concludes that there canals in each fang,
only of which conveys the poison to the wound.
Respecting the character of the poison itself, the
doctor remarks as follows:
'.There is good reason for the belief that its &C.
ton is the upon all living things, vegetables
we'll animals 1t is just fatal to the snake
itself, to other animals, for DR.. bearing informed
that of his specimens, after being irritated
and annoyed in its cage, in moving suddenly, acct
dentaly struck one of its fangs into his own body;
it soon rolled and died, any other animal
would have done. Here then. have the remark
able, and perhaps unique philosophical fact, of
liquid secreted directly from the Blood which proves
deadly when introduced into the very (the
bloody from which it derVed.''
In order to scrutnize by the aid of the microscope
the operation of this deadly agent the blood, DR..
Burnett stupefed of the fercest of his snakes
by dropping chloroform upon his head:
TWENTY-FIVE or thirty drops being allowed to fall
on his head, slowly after the other, the sound of
his rattle gradually died away. and in few minutes
he wholly under this agent. He was then ad-
roy seized behind the Jaws with the thumb and
fore-fnger, and dragged from the cage and allowed
partially resusctate in this state second person
held his tail TO prevent his coling around the of
the first, while third opened his mouth, and with
pair of forceps pressed the fang upward, causing
flow of poison which was received on tie end of the
scalpel. The snake then returned into the cage
Blood then extracted from finger, for close
microscopical examination. The smallest quantity
of the poison being presented to the blood between
the glasses, change immed lately perceived
the corpusces ceased to and pile together, and
remained stagnant without any special alteration of
structure. The whole appearance as though the
vitality of the blood had been suddenly destroyed,
exactly in death from lightning. This agrees also
with aLother experiment performed a fowl, where
the whole mass of the blood appeared quite liquid
and having little coagulable power
DR.. Burnett is of the opinion that the physioogi-
cal action of the poison of the rattesnake in animals
is that of most powerful sedative, acting through
the blood on the nervous centres. He supports this