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Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-10-07
THE LATE ELECTION IN MAINE.

tits amusing says contemporary to read the Admin
istration papers published in Maine
The Bangor Mercury very frankly" acknowledges,
with shame and modification that it has medded with
politics. and promises to abstain hereafter We dry up
in all things POLITICAL it says and will be found meek,
useful, literary sc.
The Pscataqus Observer looks at the result and med
taes thus Reed, Paris, Carey, 1885, Morrill, 49, $50.
This in 1884 towns The Observer in this the old
platform and dead issuesREED, dead PARRIs, dead;
and then CAREY! But let it speak for itself:
g We passed on and found another, whom we recog-
missed as old-ne Democrat heavy plank lay across
his breast and had scrushed OUT the vital spark We
hastily removed it, and in doing SO eye caught
glance Of what appeared to be an inscription. We
menced reading, and discovered that it Of
the panks of the Baltimore Platform. It read thus
Reolued That the Democratic party will resist all at
tempts at renewing in Congress out of it, the agtA
n1n Of tne slavery question: under whatever shape
color the attempt may be made
closes its medtatons by pointing at the Congress
sonal returns already recorded and is fer retiracy
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TELEGRApHING THROUGH WATER.

Telegrsphc experiments were recently made at Ports
mouth, England, with perfect success at ml-dam Ave
hundred feet across by which, with operating battery
on one side and the corresponding dial the other SIDE
teegraphic message conveyed through the water
without the aid Of connecting wires. An electric wire
from each side was submerged, terminating in plate
constructed for the purpose 1t is contended that in the
same manner telegraphic message may be conveyed
across the British channel without continuous cables Of
wire.
The above paragraph has lately obtained wide
newspaper circulation, and appeared in this paper
of yesterday. AS the impression might probably
be left on the mind of the reader that the expert
ment therein detailed new, it may be proper to
state that it is more than century old. In 174S
DIR. FRANKLIN and his friends held an electrical
feast on the banks of the Schuylkill, near Phila-
delphia, which was amusing as well as scientific.
The Doctor gives account of it to his friend Pc
TER CoLLINsoN, Of London, in these words:
Chsgrined little that we have hitherto oeen able
produce nothing in this way Of mankind and the
hot weather coming when electrical experiments
not agreeable it is proposed to put end to them for
this season, somewhat humorousy, in party of plea
the banks Of the Schuylki Spirits the
time to be fred by spark sent from side TO side
through the river com any other conductor than the eater
experiment which time since performed to the
amazement of many turkey is to be killed for
dinner oy the electric shock and roasted by the electric
jack, before FIRE kndisd by the electrified bottle when
the health Of all the famous electricians of England Hol
land France and Germany be drunk in electrified
bumpers under discharge Of guns from the electrical
battery"
Professor MORSE, we have understood, made
similar successful experiments nine years ago in
communicating across the Susquehanna river, and
has been for some time prosecuting experiments
with the view of forming a telegraphic communica-
ton between the United States and Great Britain
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LORD gLGIN,s VISIT TO DETROIT.

PROM THE DETROIT "PREE PRESS SEPTEMBER 80
Yesterday forenoon the EARL ELas, Governor Gene
raj of Canada accompanied by FRANCIS HINcKs, ESQ.,,
MALCOLM CAMERON, ESQ., and number Of other distin-
guished Canadian and English gentlemen, arrived at
Windsor over the Great Western Railway committee
Of the Common Council of this city, who in wait
ing receive his Exceency escorted him the ferry
boat Upon reaching this side Of the river Mayor HYDE
made brief address to the Earl rendering to him the
Inequalities Of the city.
AT an early hour in the afternoon his Lordship paid
visit to the State Fair grounds and expressed much
qualification at the goody show Of articles there present
ed to his vision.
At4P NJ the Earl and his suite together with the
Mayor, Common Council, and large number Of ct-
zens down to dinner at the National Hotel Mayor
HYDE presided, and RUrus HosMER, Esq. oficiated
Vice President After hearty discussion of the many
good things provided by Messrs. Feers & Benjamin,
the company called to ORDER and toast was an
nounced complimentary to his Excelency the Governor
General The sentiment was received with cheers. His
Lordhp responded in brief though exceedingly happy
speech He expressed his thanks for the many courteies
that he had received and said he had expectation
when coming to visit Fair of meeting with such a
hospitable reception He had hitherto, however, sxpe
renced many kndnesses at the hands of Americans
that no amount Of hopitable treatment could take him
by surprise.
His Excellency then made few remarks upon the SUBJ
ject Of the Reciprocity Treaty That he eulo
gzed in the highest terms being beneficial alike
the citizens of Canada and the citizens Of the United
States and its benefits too, would be each of al
most incalculable value. He had deemed it his duty in
the position in which he was placed to promote good
feeling and establish intimate commercial relations be-
the inhabitants of the Canadian provinces and their
American neighbors and therefore he had always been
in favor Of the principle contained in the treaty Of rec
procity which is shortly to 60 into effect When in
London, short time ago. desire intmated to him
by Lord CLARENDON that he should repair to Washington
for the purpose of assisting in the negotiation of that
treaty With this desire he promptly complied it afford
ing him the utmost pleasure to be in any way nstrumen
tai in securing the accomplishment Of measure SO
fraught with benefits to both the parties concerned.
His Excelency's remarks, of which we have given but
outline, received by his auditors with enthu-
siastic applause.
Toasts were then given complimentary to Col JOHN
PRINCE, to FRANCIS HINcKs, Esq., and to MALCOLM CAME
RON, ESQ., all Of which gentlemen made brief responses,
which were greeted with cheers.
About 6 o'clock the company broke up, and his Lord
ship and suite escorted to the railroad depot at
Windsor.
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WHAT THE FRENCH Know OF Us.--In the preface to .
French translation Of Uncle Toms Cabin the writer, NJ
La Redolliere, informs all France that
pursued throughout the entire world by the generous
coalition of France and England slavery has taken
fuge in South America 1t has completely disappeared
from the States Of Indiana Maine, Massachusetts, New
Hampshire, Ohio, and Vermont" What classi6ca-
ton sit is abolished in principle" you the dis
tncton Sin Connecticut Illinois, Pennsylvania, Michi-
gan, New York. Delaware, Rhode Island Columbia and
New Jersey; but they tolerate in these States
slaves who remained in household servitude the time
Of emancipation. I"
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LATE INrELLIGENcE FROM MEXICO.

The New Orleans papers have news from the city
of Mexico to the 18th September.
The Mexican papers filed (says the Courier) with
reports Of the marchings and Of
and skrmishes between the Government troops and par
ties Of insurgents in ell Of which, according the &C.
counts receive victory has perched upon the standard
Of the Government 1t does strange that in spite
of many dscomftures the rebels should still be able
to stand their ground But they appear spring up
eshed after every overthrow and the blood with which
they have pentfuy watered the earth to pro-
duce nothing but armed men ready to the strife.
The Boletn Official, Of Chilponngo tells that the
village Of Tanamasaps, which had declared for Alvarez,
has been reduced to ruins by party Of the Government
troops and its inhabitants dspersedi in all directions
An instruction had also broken out at Coalcaman,
headed by Jose Estrada The rebels attacked and
totally defeated with loss Of nine
letter from Uruapan dated August 12th states th
the insnrgent Chiefs Juan Nepomaceno Garcia Antonio
aud Diez Sagado had entered the town of Apatzingan
with two hundred and four men, put the Government de-
tachment to flight sacked two stores burnt many houses
and killed the sub-prefect Ignacio Silva They then
marched off to join another party at Reyes.
NJ Francisco Javier Robledo writes from Pazenaro tina
Friday the 18th instant the Government troops had "a
encounter with party Of two hundred insurgents. The
rebels led the regulars into ambuscade killed sos of
them and made others prisoners These coupe OF
instances in which it is acknowledged that tho insurgents
had the advantage Another official report says that the
forwards defeated and dispersed by the Government
troops, losing sixty in killed and as many prisoners.
Ihe Disn publishes the official report of the execution
of Count BoULBoN ne was sentenced to be shot the
18th ultmo at o'clock A. NJ r~-sad appointed
the sentence carried into effect after the adminisra
ton Of religious soace the Count He is stated to
met his death with great inrepidity The paper
states that with the exception of Mr. DEscHAMps and the
three officers whose trial progressing at Guayamas
A. De-, lrxo
berty and have returned to California.
DR. Ramon Francisco Valdez has been appointed Next
can Consul at New Orleans.
Gen. Minon and Don Jose Sandoyal who were recent
y pardoned by the President, have arrived Mexico
letter from San Miguel del Musquital Of the 80th
umo states that the Indians in that neighborhood
cannibals There is end Of the horrible atrocities Of
which they are said to be guilty.
The system Of decimal weights and measures is about
being adopted by the Supreme Government.
By decree Of the 30h August the Governors Of the
several departments required to register the NAME
and occupation Of every foreigner who arrives
in the Republic. al
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THE EPIDEMIo AT THE SOUTH.

y
The yellow fever has appeared at Darien, Georgia. and
twelve deaths are reported. Among the victims are
Capt Wing, proprietor Of the Mansion House. and his
assistant, Geo. W. Censey.
At Savannah, during the week ending on Tuesday.
there were l21 DEATHS including So Of yellow fever The
total number is GO less than the previous week The
Republican, however says the fever still prevails as an
epidemic, but the number of has decreased
for wank of Subjects and advises the absent citizens not
to return home yet The number Of deaths in that CITY
for the last five weeks S02 Of which 52l were from
yellow fever. as iafE 3
charleston, Thursday the number of deaths from
yellow fever was ID while the day previous there were
only showing large increase Capt. Arthur Magee
is among the Victims. sa
The integments at New Orleans for the week ending
the Oath 504 Of which 341 deaths from
yellow fever This official statement shows the deaths to
have been twsntysix less than the preceding week. W
telegraphc report led US into yesterday in
stating the deaths at Augusta, Georgia, Friday last
to have been twentyeight There only six deaths
from fever at Augusta on that day.
At Galveston, Texas, the epidemic is the decline.
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DoDGING TIE ISSUE.

Some of the Western papers afford amusing in
stances of /" artful lodging 1t is often announced
that Nebraska resolutions we're unanimously adopt
ed" and this sounds we'll 10 the Southern Demo
cratic ear But the subjoiled paragraph gives al
insight into the quality of the Nebraska resolutions
See how coolly the Chicago Times chuckles oyer .he
fact that the South'have no line Of protection no
barrier
FROM THE CHICAGO TIMES sEprEMBER %.
KEEP IT BEFORE THE PEOPLE that Williams, Norton,
Washbune Archer Blackwell Woodwork, and the other
Wing and Fusion candidates for Congress in Illinois are
in javor Of re-esta5shing arbitrary geographical line
south Of which slavery shall be gared By Congress- while
Richardson, Allen, Jackson McSlurtry, Marshall Har
rs and Drake, the Democratic candidates for Congress-
believe that Congress oughtnot to egsat upon the SUBJ
ect of slavery and in favor Of leaving the people Of
the Territories perfectly free form and regulate
their domestic institutions in their way subject only
to the Constitution of the United States. CHOOSE
TWEEN THEM.
The same paper states, in another article, that
in every Congressional district where the Democratic
party has made or will make nomination, there
has been full, fair, open, manly declaration Of
principle. They are Git says) utterly opposed
as individuals to slavery. Were the question Of
its existence or suppression question in which
under the Constitution of their country they had
right to decide, they would cheerfully decide to
set the captives Free" sc. Thus it is that word
Of comfort to the anti-slavery men is regularly
thrown in. With what sincerity such "natural
allies of the South" must work
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THE CALIFORNIA LAND COMMISSION.

The Southern Californian, published at Los An
geles, thus speaks of the Land Commission:
We think that the appointment Of Board Of Land
Commissioners for California in the first place, ILL
advised and should not have been done. Adopting this
mode Of settling the titles to lands in this State has been
Of no benefit the andhoder the Government but
the contrary has operated to the disadvantage of the
claimants. They have been put to expenses
which have done them good After their claims
the judgment Of the Commission they being
settled than they were the day they were presented to the
the Judgment Of the Commission final, and in ease
their titles confirmed that they would be from
further trouble went to heavy expenses in employing
lawyers to present their claims Now it ascertained
that the passing Of the title by the Board is only pre-
minary further by the United States
Supreme Court In many instances the expenses in pre-
senting titles nearly the worth Of the lands"
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WISCONSIN, Cnofs-Tho Milwaukee Sentinel Of Sep.
TENDER 2eth says that over sixty cars loaded with pro-
duce, arrived there ON the Saturday previous by the Mil
waukee and Mississippi railroad bringing 900 bushels
Of grain 1000 bushels Of potatoes 800 barrels four 76o
barrels mill feed besides lots Of other tems The grain
crops Of Wisconsin are said to be unusually large
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NEW GoLD DOLLARS, !. is stated in the Northern %.

NEW GOLD DOLLARS, it is stated in the Northern pa
Pers, are now Ia circulation They larger, and con-
sequenty more convenient than the coinage Of 1s49
and also differ from the latter in design and execution
The the new coin is the head Of" Liberty" oanew
stamp, surrounded in the margin by the words Omitted
States OF America On the side, enclosed by
vine plated at the bottom andmeeting above DoLLaR
1854 is impressed The most striking peculiarly no.
ticeabe in the nav coin however, is the omission Of the
thirteen stars which have always been characteristic
Of our specie The dollar is of the size Of our half
dime
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The Boston Transcript gives the following: some of
the amusing incidents Of the late excursion to Rock
Island is thus related by the Utica Telegraph gentle
man in the wssh-room said the captain Of the boat
Cant you give clean towel, Captain 7" s'No,o
said the Captain; than fifty passengers have used
that towel there, and you the first that's said
word against u"
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FROM HAVANA.

Gen. CoScHA, the new Captan-General ofCupA, landed
In Hsvans on the 21st September and was oeived BY
Ex-Governor PKzUELA in state az with great
pomp and display From the Castle Of t Yunta to the
Ameda de Paula the shore, the walls Wives, and ship
ping were lined with crowds Of peope-not less than
oo,ooo persons-who Welcomed the NV Governor with
unoounded enthusiasm The correspndent OF the Jour
nal OF Commerce gives the OF the scenes
AS the steamer doubled tn, doro point shout OF
WAS to CoscHA went up fropthis immense multitude,
which continued until the vesa anchored Gen. Concha,
MS aoy ana chiidrsn opposing on deck to return tho
people and the presentyfes from the various councils
and authorities passed board in steamers and barges
to give theiy congratulations The bay was filed with
small boat containing spectators of the scene and the
shipping covered with flags the ordnance from the forts
and national vessels giving forth their volumes Of well
MES when the landing effected at o'clock the
cos had gathered the city take their part the
august performances. But the new Captain waa
received by PeEuela in the usual way ut the LANDING With
retnue Of staff and all the civil dgntaries of the state
and escorted through lines Of soery to the palace be-
ore the storm broke The Streets which were extraya
yany decorated with arches and flags, were filled with
The populace, while the roofs windows and balconies
densey crowded with human heads all dispersed in
few moments by the open food gates above us. The
soldiers however, extended their line from the palace To
the halls Of the Royal Audenca and Gen. Concha passed
through them in the state carriage prepared for him by
the people to take the eaths Of Office administered at
o'clock and returned under escort Of the guards Of the
CaptanG through the line. The balance Of
band Of music upon the plaza for short time but the
weather did not admit Of much public demonsra-
ton. We have two days Of this feasting in con-
formity with the arrangements Of the committeesn
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The CRIMEA EXPEDITION expedition If the Allies
against the Crmea, which sailed from varna ,n the th
September is the most stupendous maritime movement
of modern times It is composed of se,enty-o thou
sand troops and hundred ships all d which
expected to reach Sebastopol about the Ion Sep
TENDER The result Of their movements will be looked
for with much interest. g.tt M
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WAsHISoroS,-The inhabitants Of Washington ought
to be- as the Integencer Of this morning justly remarks
very grateful for the continued and remarkable degree
health that they enjoy 1t is the healthiest city the
continent The population is over fftythrse thousand
inhabitants and about oneourth Of it consisting Of free
soored people, with few slaves, and, while epdemics
e unknown, il is to hear Of case Of common
aue and fever Washington viii be the city Of refuge
FINN the plaguestr districts Of portions Of our
country. -Journai of Commerce Correspondence
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1852. i
1880 3l,S6l
15,469

The Democratic loss, according to this Democratic
organ of the State, is therefore ooer fifteen thou
sand rotes, merely on account Of the Nebraska act,
that the Democratic candidates for
Congress in every distric, except one, repudiated
that measure as party tst.
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very IN the Territories nor Of course, to prohibit it. The
whole question belongs the people, and with them the
Nebraska act places 1t.
That is to say, the soUATTERs in Kansas and
Nebraska can decide whilst in their Territorial
dition, that the shareholders of the South are to
have no foothold there! Is this the principle"
the South bargained for?
As regards the proceedings of the late Political
Conventions in New York the following remarks
are apropos. They are copied from the New York
Express, paper always true to the Union and to
the just rights of all sections of it:
New York politicians puzzle the green of other
States, and we hardly wonder. These wdernesses Of
words that crop out in Auburn, if taken in earnest
very alarming, and would to threaten chaos, the
very end Of things But words in New York have not
the definitions in Webster Johnson Richardson, other
chronological fogies. These Auburn people only
maneing. Most of them poets, romancers trouba-
dours, and fancy gentlemen The poets among them
all in earnes-but upon poetry every body starves in
this ewhile the others will shift their opinions the
wind Shifts and the winds come and the winds
don't come too Slave States win be admitted into the
Union always, just they were in John Quincy Adamss
day and in the days of other Presidents The Fugitive
Slave Law will be executed when the Federal Govern
is in about its execution Merely rssoping
win change any thing particularly when only poets
and politicians resolve The politicians WIN chsas the
poets end then the poets wondering, win begin allanew
again. Don't be alarmed, then, any body Only look
out for the locomotive of the freight ran and keep off
the track when the anti Nebraska and the Maine Law
are coming 20
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WATER FOR BALrIMoRs.-The Baltimoreans talking
about increased supply Of water for their city, and the
Board Of Engineers appointed to investigate the most
cessibe have reported in favor Of the great falls
of the Gunpowder River the Of supply, the
water to be damned in the stream short distance
below Leicester, and introduced into the city by natural
fow through IN airline tunnel distance Of nearly
eight miles and half and by which 100000 of gal
Ions may be daily obtained.
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DIsTRRssIsG AsrAIR---A gentleman in Amherst coun-
ty (Vs named W. Lavender, who had been annoyed for
some time by dog poisoned some milk few days ago
and placed It aside with the design Of killing him. IN
fortunately he failed scquaint his family with the fact
and they partook Of the milk Three Of them died almost
instantly and some Of the remainder are considered in
quite dangerous condition.
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The Baton Rouge papers announce the death Of Col.
STEPHEN HENDERSON, an aged and highly respectable
resident Of that town Coz II. had az one time edited
the Louisiana Register and at another the Baton Rouge
Gazette. At the time Of his death he was the financial
partner Of the firm Of Hill Henderson, Of Ration Rouge.
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Our official neighbor, the Union, with great gene
rosty gives all the attention it can spare from the
embarrassed state of the Democracy to the concerns
of the Wings Having kindly lent its powerful
aid to few malcontent Wing presses in the effort
to overthrow the party, it rather prematurely uni
ted with them in proclaiming it dead. The lesser
lights and organs Of the Democracy took up the vel
come strain and echoed the announcement that the
Wing party was defunct. 1t turned out, however,
that, though in somewhat delicate health, it had
survived the attacks both Of errng friends and open
enemies, and was still alive and in the lists of
battle. So the Union and its allies, Wing and
Democratic, returned to the charge and showered
blows SO hot if not heavy, on the head and shout
ders Of the indomitabe old party that they thought
it must have been done for at last; and so the
Union now proclaims it " not only dead, but buried"
May not the wish be, as before, father to the
thought p