Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-05-19


the bowels from his breast down-cutting him in the
breast, laying open his heart inch or two and stab
bling and gashing him in a number of places. And to
cap the Climax after the blood thirsty monster had
left him, fearing, he says, that he not dead, he
returned, propped up the body against the fence and
cut the throat from year 10 ear the wound extending
entirely through the windppe, and dsjonng the
neck. He then returned 10 town and delivered him
self up, saying he had been intending TO do it for
long time; and if East was not then dead he would
go back and finish him. He alleges bal treatment of
his mother the reason; but it is thought to have
been on account OF property belonging TO his mother,
and which by the marriage vested in East
Public feeling against him is excited TO such Il
pitch that it is almost impossible to prevent their
forcbe entry of his prison and putting him to death
in the most summary manner. That he will meet the
murderers doom is certain but though fai, trial by
the laws of his country. J.
INTERESTING News FROM HAvANA.--A letter from
Havana in the New Orleans Picayune, states that
there sent TO the United StaeS by the Isabel of
the 22d ut colonel OF engineers, late officer under
the Military Secretary, and several officers Of the
my, for the purpose of watching The movements of
the government at Washington, and of the iIlibus-
ers of the South. They have double passports, as
civilians and as military officers The writer
adds
A complete panic exists here The foreign mer-
chants are sending their families away most of
them, being Europeans, go to England and France
fearing some great impending evil Four black regi
ments are being formed and the interest of money
has doubled and even trebled within thirty days
The government, in order to alleviate in
the distress, has created State bank of discount
with 100000 capital but dsirust is extending on
every hand under the proximate social ruin that
menaCes us. The number of Creoes who have gone
and are preparing 10 go apparent tours of pleasure
to the United States and to Europe, was never
1.-THE of what it now is.
What adds TO the panic is the menacing aspect of
affairs with the United States account OF the Black
Warrior affair, and the knowledge of the fact that
the Captain General has royal decree (written by
Archbishop Claret, of St. Jago, and approves by the
Supreme COurt,) authorisng him to declare the i'm
mediate abolition of slavery the declaration of
war by the United States, and the issuing OF
letters Of marque by it against Spain, if he should
deem 1t proper to do
The Spanish government officially and Indignantly
denies the whole story of the intended . AfricaniZa
ton of Cuba Is as thing determined upon by Eng
land, France and Spain. The Captain General of
Cuba refers to the allegation in the following
phatic language:
THE report is an invention, false in every point,
offensive to honor and flag, Numerically opposed
10 the sentiments of our Queen and now repeI it in
her name attempt against the prosperity of this
Island, which can neither now nor hereafter be con-
summated while there remains in the Spanish breast
the holy feelings of justice and respect for the
quired rights oflegitlmae property"
A DANGEROUS PET.-Mrs. Swisshelm, the editress
CT the Pittsburgh Visitor. in some comments upon
article descriptive of the American cougar, which
recently appeared in Chambers Edinburgh Journal,
gives interesting account of her own personal ex-
perience in the panther line She says that eleven
years ago her husband bought in Arkansas young
panther six months old, which had been caught while
a kitten in the woods. He was brought home, and
remained there four years. until the time OF his death.
/ Ton. Chat was his name) was about nine feet in
length, of grey color on his back and sides, and
nearly white the belly and throat. His back gen.
aroU wa MS
and his movements 1.-THE and graceful In the twi-
| light of evening the animal accustomed to pace
back and forth to the full extent of his limits,
and annOn utterng short, piercing shrek, which
made the valley reverberate, for half mile more
in every direction. Mrs. Swisshem says these sounds
were the shrest, and at the same time the most
mournful, she ever heard. They might perhaps be
| likened to the scream of woman in agony of
| terror.
The natural ferocity of the panther was at length
so far subdued that his fair mistress sometimes
tured to stroke his head and feel his paw. when he
was in good humor On one occasion, indeed, when
he had broken his chain and all the in the house,
with the exception of MIR. Swsshem, had fed TO the
barn for safety, she seized him by the collar as he
took refuge in the dining room, and held him until
her husband took efectual measures to secure him.
At length, however, Mrs Swisshelm was thrown from
a carriage and severely I'M ured that she
fined to her bed several weeks. She says:
''When appeared on clutches we inadvertently
went quite near him, and were warned BY low grow
that he was regarding us as his prey. We turned
and found him crOuched within five six feet of us,
ready to spring, his eyes green and blazing, and the
tip of his tail moving from side to side. We kept
our eyes fastened on his there was no one within
CALL and we tried to make him remember US by talk
| ing TO and naming him.
''Tom poor Tom !" but TOMS eye lost none of IFS
fire. and the tail kept up its regular motion.
Then we tried 10 intimidate him. as we had often
done before, by assuming voice OF command II ON,
Tom Down Tom," but Tom kept his hostile atti-
tude and vein doubt as to whether his chain was
long enough TO reach u.s. or strong enough to resist
the spring we saw he intended making-kept our
place and tried to stare him out of cOuntenance.
After what appeared to US long time, trusting TO
the power OF the eye TO keep him still, we set our
crutches and still speaking to him, threw ourseli
! backward step. The instant we moved he sprang
! but the chain held him, and being too short, be re-
bounded against post about eighteen inches from
u.s.
Her pet Tom never showed the same desire 10 at
tack man that he did TO attack woman or child
When a child was in light he would pace back anc
FORTH Toll out his tongue, and sometimes scream with
rage, that he could not get at it. He never pur
red, except when caressed, and in extra good hui
NOR When in fear, he bumped his back, brstled his
hair and spit like cat. He was in all respects "a
large, grey cat, looking on all animals rats mice
and birds. Men to him were large rats. whom hi
thought best to let alone"
An Ohio editor, having been reproved as wanting
in to the clergy, Oh account of some strc
lures he made upon the anti-Nebraska petition of thu
three thousand preachers replies by the following
anecdote:
"A minister was once riding through section O
the State of South Carolina where customs torbad,
inn keepers 10 take pay from the clergy who stale
with them. The minister in question took supper
without grace drank wine. retired to rest without
prayer and his breakfast without prayer grace,