Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-10-18

DRxApruL MoRrALrr.-A letter from an officer of tn,
United States steamer Ssrsnac dccd at Spczzs Septem
Der Is states that when she was at tbr
combined English aud French forces had lost some thirty
thousand men by cholera and they still diving In
hunters. Que English iigate had los bunlred and
seventy during night Il is impossible to
the horrd state they we're in The writer had
vesstons with British officers and no lcudcd that
very doubtful of at Sebastopo owing In IN,
dreadful condition Of their
The following candidates for Mayor have already been
nominated in New iork-lisrd She'll (gcnuinc) Angus
Scheli Hard Shell, (bogus) Fernando Wood: Sol,
She'll Fernando Wood; Wing, John ]. IIerrick; now
Nothing, James W. Barker: Municipal Reform Wilson
q. liun Independent aud Clean Streets, John " Gcun
SPIRITUAL loNE.-At the recent Convention in Bos.
ton Of the Spiritualisis determined TO establish
Spiritual home in that city. 1t is to be conducted on the
joint stock principle aud believers to be fed lodged
and spritushzcd there, at cost 1t is also be a school
for the training OF mediums the pricss of the new kin
dom OF heaven one OF tho speakers called them.
The Nisgsra Falls Gazette says that are bust.
ly engaged rebuilding Brooks Monument on Queenstou
Heights Ii it placed short distance from the former
site nearer the brow OF the mountain and in
spicuous position From the view obtained from the
American side il locks il 1t would be much larger and
more beautiful than the Old one.
FLoRIpA.-The Administration papers are Boosting tina
they have carried Florida from stern" great
victory indeed. ltem-one member Of Congress-be!ore
whom, suppose. the of ntiadm alton men
JUS, elected from Ohio, Pennsy lvana aud Indiana ought
to hide their diminished heads. We had really forgotten
al cltCNOH, until the Adniustta
ton, thankful for small avo. had declared the State TO
have been swep, from stem 10 stern.
NEws YRoM HAvASl.-General Conchs Is already inau-
guaIng his resumption OF the government of tho island by
vigorous and comprehensive Of REFORM which
well for It's future prosperity and bappiuess From
the in which tue administration of Pezuea
being handled by the press there would seem TO be- no,
only latitude OF discussion also an esgeIness
to profit by il under tho order OF things So much
the beuerthe the Cubaus progress to a liberal
form OF government the closely will they be drawn
TO this country. An anonymous cation publish
cd in OF the Havana journals has elected defence oil
the policy Of the late administration from the brother oil
Gen Pezuea, translation ef which give elsewhere.
SNAKE SroRY.-' During the Florida war said the
speaker, Il was with the American army One day
shoudered my gun, and in pursuit of game In
ing through swamp saw something few feet ahead OF
me, lying upon the groGGd which had every
of log being some forty feet in length aud about Que
foot in diameter. So positive that il was nothing bu,
log, that paid attention to it the fact is would
have sworn before court of Justice that IL log aud
nothing else. You had heard of snakes grow
ing to such huge Dimensions, aud the fact is never
should have believed il, il had.
Well he continued between and the log las
took TO be) mry place which it necessary fo
TO avoid therefore placed the butt Of my gun or
the ground ahead OF me- aud sPtin5iss upon liz rgh
| on top of-what do you supposeT
"A boa constructor said one.
NO.
An anaconda, said another.
NO
What could it have been p said a third
Just what supposed it to be-a log, said the wag