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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-01


An american Citizen Arrested on Suspicion Of hamng
Shot Costeaada-Hiaory Of the A6air-Namerous Ar
yeSfs-Wreek IF the Spanish Ship-Qf War .sorereign-
RWn,ored Fist Of Spanish Fleet to american PORTS
Dosngs IF the Captain GeneraI-AryiraI Of tie avert
COW Schooner Peerless Captured as SLAYER, dc.
citizen of the United States, named Augustine Mon
tano, who visited this his native land his family
under the recent amnesty he having been engaged in
Of the unfortunate Lopez expeditions who had OBJ
tanned his passport 10 return TO New Orleans where he
was employed as Waterman, and who with
the ladder Of the Black Warrior her last visit
TO this port arrested and placed In jail (ncomuni
cado)-i. e. without any communication being permitted
with him-under the pretended suspicion of his having
been the assassin who the evening Of the 18th inst
shot Juan Antonio Castenado at the posado Of Marty
Beions, opposite the military parade ground, in the
Calzads de Monte. Castenado the who arrested
the unfortunate Narciso Lopez, for which act he re-
ceised great praise and substantial reward from the
Spanish government. He had been recently spponteda
captain Of partido by General Concha, and had in
tended to have take possession of his Office the day
succeeding the evening on which he was shot. The
creoles have since the execution of Lopez enter
tanned feelings Of enmty towards Castenado, and
fearful he Of being attacked that he had obtained
special permission to carry arms, and long dirk
n his bcit ut the very moment he shot. He was
playing billiards Mt the time he sent TO his last
count, and although tho In which his life
taken cannot be justified yet that he deserved his
few unprejudiced men win be found willing to deny
To return, however, TO Montano-against him not
the semblancc Of just suspicion be entertained Of
his having done the foul deed Every moment Of his
time for hours previous TO the evening which Caste
nado shot, until the period Of his going to the Black
Warrior can, am told by near relative Of his be sa.
fisfactory accounted for Our acting Consul, Colonel
Robertson With his limited powers has been unable TO
render any substantial benefit to the unfortunate young
man.
There have been several other parties arrested on sus
pcion OF being guilty OF this offence, all Of whom strange
10 relate are creoes who returned 10 CUBA under
the recent amnesty Among those arrested Il young
snan the Of Baron Colin, who, am told, Is also
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BUSINESS AND r RoHrprrroN.

The Eject Of thc Maine Law on che Com-
mercial and Agricultural Interests q the
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q fringe OF complicated organs around the mouth,
rapid current into his mouth and thence out at the Qs
and passing down both sies the number Of insects
involved In the current at time less than fifty
decocon of boneset and alcohol but gave over dose
OF ammonia.
At the end Of forty. hours there appears to-
lerably tribe resembling the inverted part of
corkscrew, not flexible like the eel but moving quick
ly by revolving in the character of species
III all respects similar in form and locomoton, though
about half the size we have years observed in water
where agae have died and decomposed for ten twelve
days. At forty eight hours there is also the apparent
fragments Of agae and apparently of ncpient growth
On the first opening Of the oyster there several
anmalcules by the general writer, but which have
long since, with ample means for investigation believed
to be the spores young Of vivparous agac. In all
stages since first opening the oyster there is occasional
quadrangular instead Of hexagonal cells identical with
that found after digespg guano in muriatc acid and
which European writer's have supposed to be the
frame work Of fsh scales.
Before we can decide by chemistry or the microscope
whether the oyster is wholesome or poisonous, we
should inquire what link in the chain of exist
ence these myrads occupy, and what are their
Gated system Are these numerous phases
of life the incipent oyster passing to maturity Are
they the food that has been trapped and Gagged by the
park for future consumption May not few hundred
millions of them at time in mans stomach produce
sautary strife and action of digestive organs and
finally succumb to our superior power, while few
tive organs, and declare "sebastopol es prise7 Our
experience leads to the affirmative of the last pro-
position, as find six oysters, say one fluid ounce
FIRST described ANIMAL both wholesome and salutary It
the present time while two dozen oysters-equal TO
3,4J6 millions by the computatonwe find at ell
and Of physical endurance We may resume the sub
ject. f,
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, your ont sv'ts,
BACON K BASKERVILLE.
RICHMOND, Nav 9th. 1855

Mark Douney, Es9-Sir: Yours, of the Goth instant,
duly received; and in reply your enquiries as to
what consider your qualifications for Fish Inspector
and the in which you have discharged the duties
OF that office since your appointment? would say that we
think VIC hazard but iulc il anything in stating that
you have discharged your duty, Inspector faithfully
any would have DONE aud tS the your jud
We have differed with you in ins,ances as
your grading the quality Of fish, and sometimes thought
you had been rigid and reduced fish that should
have passed. In instance took appeal from
your decision and had your Judgment tested by ju v
and the jury sustained you Our knowledge OF fish con
vinces Us, that there was will there ue
Inspector OF Fish who will sometimes err and pass
fish that may be such as ought not to
have passed hut believe you are more apt TO reduce
when you ought NOT than you pass when the ar
Gle ought to be reduced.
As scarcely do anything in fish, except from North
Carolina be understood referring them alone
JOHN WOMBLE d CO
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SHOCKING TRAGEDY Ar sOUrHOLD, LONG Is
LAND-A MAN AND WIFE BKGrALLY MIR

SHOCKING TRAGEDY AT sOUTHOLD. LONG Is.
LAND-A MAN AND WIFE BRGTALLY MUIR
DERED, AND A SERVANT BADLY WOUNDED
SoutboI, L. l., tho Of horrid tragedy on
Friday night the particulars Of which, as near as we can
ascertain, follows:
About IL o'clock the night in question: two servan
girls IN tho eupoy Of Mr. James Wickham az Patchoguc
in Sou hold town. awakened by the cries OF some oil
the inmates OF the house, aud, ,ening heard repeat
ed boWs, as IL somebody being struck the head
and also heard Mrs. Wckham cNclaim Nicholas, don't
kill him, don't kill him Upon this the girl supposing
that Nj Wckhaln being murdered, I out Of All at
TIC window aud hed to the nearest neghbors and gave
the alarm.
The house was Immediately visited and presented an
awful scene. Mr.. Wickham, who was formerly a mer-
chant 10 this city aud wealthy farmer lay wcllering ia
his blood his head cut literally 20 pieces aud apparently
ia the last gasp of bis existence Mrs Francis Wckham
bis vile, dead, she having had her brains completely
knocked out which, together with her blood scatter
ed about tbs Mrs. w. but 95 years Of oge-
negro boy, about 10 years old, who living In the
family also beat aud about the head 20 such an
extent that he cannot survive his injuries and no. too
s In such condition to be unable TO give any account
Of the murderer. Tue deed was committed With a pos,
axe, an implement used for tho purpose Of houg posto
for fences
From the cries of Mrs wckbam, which were heard by
the servant girls, IL Is thought that Irishman named
Nicholas Daue, aud who bad been in the employ Of Mr
W., but was discharged "Wednesday Is the murderer
but no traces Of bin have yet been discovered.
IT'S the opinion Of the inhabitants that he sought BIO
revenged upon Nr w. for dischirging him, aud deter.
mined 70 murder his family. He sometime since desired
70 marry Que OF tho servant girls but her refusing TO
have bin, he sWoro vengeance against her Nothing in
the house was carried away which indicates that
nstead OF robbery nsugated the 70 the perpeus
| ton Of this horfid crime.
Tho affair has created tho creates. excitement In the
place.
Nicholas Dane Is about six feet high large boned round
shoudered, high neck bones, red face and whIskers
generally walked very fast; usually carried with him
silver watch aud steel guard.
Accounts later than the above state that Mr. Wckhsm
aud the negro boy still alive, grosn escaping from
them at intervals; but hopes entertained for their
recovery. The lend foed, the two servant gi1a
who slept in the upper part Of the house. hearing the
cries OF murder proceeding from below escaped from
window out upon back she'd aud alarmed the ueghbors
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nIsRAsEs OF TIE EYR.

ENR. JOHN WALTALL q the oly authorized Phy,l.
~ clan Yginia Except few kindly
70 ea, charity caseJ 90 practice pr BraInsrd system Of
treating diseases Of the Eye, which has proved
and invaluable. By this system, which p,lnesJ the treat
nt partial and total bndness Inflammation Of the eye
appendages intolerance Of light falling eyeds far and
sghtedness, from disease cat.rso Io Of years
andEg have been cured and perfect sight restored
cutting % wash By few minutes and often only few seconds
been benefited by the system, without
are suffering with diseases NJ the srlesy
. 49, - -
DR. Halhal be consulted, form 10 10 A. NJ from
Up NJ AZ his ONCE on ooVernor.sirss Richmond, Va By
letter.
Pee for consultation a. prescription and Instrument slO
FOR visits and additional treatment, extra ehargs.
tW-N letters answered without the money IL enclosed.
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The murderer, upon going to the gis room and finding
derng. The persons alarmed by tho giri were Joseph
Cor.in William Bets. and DR. Carpenter. who came Inn
medatey to the houses but the murderer had ed leaving
behind him bis hat which has been recognized as
Ing to Dane Tracks Of blood le from the feet Of
the monster as he passed out Of the house. Il seems thai
after his discharge on "Wednesday. he hung abou, the
for not marrying him, attributng tho refusa TO The adj
vice given by Mr. and Mrs wickhan.
Ga Friday morning no left the house. took his trunk
and went to Greenpot There no lett tho trunk and on
that night supposed to have walked back to the resi-
deuee Of Me- Wicsham, adistance OF about ten miles
broke into the premises and doubt to murder
a. In the house, and would have accomplished tho bloody
deed had not the girls been awakened by the cries of
Wickhsm Up 10 the latest no arrest had been
made wss supposed that the murderer was
IN tho woods or, perchsnce, making his way towards
New York. The inhabitants however were out In full
force pursuit. aud no doubt the will DO
IN. y. Express.
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the limited means used to bring them into public notoety
met with success unparalleled in the history Of remedies
The Introduction Of them public attention. ha developed
fact which IL truly gatyingthe fact that they are destined to
supply remedy which will suffering intense ago.
MIXING suffering than single remedy among men The
suffering which they prevent aud which they relieve TO
no class OF condition. Its sway wide the globe and
wherever the mother children found there the truly
ing and peculiar suffering incident GrspRp RYs
is known and attested.
These cloths have attained wide celebrity throughout Virginia
and some OF the sou'hern States and whilst have many high
Testimonials to their great value, yet 10 hear Of their
failure In single instance 70 give entire satisfaction
~ remittance Of tO accompanied by i9 cents worth o,
postage stamps will the prompt transmission by mail OF
pair Of these Cloths TO any OF the States
They are for sale exclusively by
ADfE q GRAY, Wholesale and Retail Agents
Jel ~ Main street, Richmond, virginia,
~ Rll directions for applying these Cloths will accompany
them II would be esteemed favor persons using
Cloths would make known the estimate they place upon them
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eE- letter from COnsantnope, dated May the 9th,
contains the following Paragraphs:
THE English sodiery arriving rapidly every day
There are at present in ScunI fourteen regiments and
most OF them encamped in on the large plain
outside the barracks. IL is amusing see tho soldiers
mprecatng the deas which swarning abundlntS in
the barracks just vacated by the Turks This plague l.
very common here TO both aud beast and is great
source of annoyance to those unaccustomed to IT,
A. GaiIpoli there about 25 600 French and 5000
English.
An American vessel IA merchant schooner) Flying Ed
ge has just arrived and leaves here for Messna on her
way 20 New York, Monday next"
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Correspondence OF the Lynchburg yirginian.
LARGE FIRE IN LIBERTY,

LIBERTY, juno 3d. 1854.
Letwichs Hotel in this place, owned by Mai. Thomas
Letwcb, entirely consumed by Gre this morn;n Il
was first discovered between le and o'clock in one oi
the garrett rooms. and before anything could be done
large part OF the roof fumes when il was
Die TO arrest Its progress large portion of the urni
lure was saved IL was brick building which was a
most favorable Circumstances, number Of wooden
buildings on three sides Of it and very near it. would
taihy have spread s flames. The night was perfectly
calm The loss is cobsiderabebut was insured in the
Marine Company Richmond to the amount of 50 600 on
the building and $4,000 the furniture IL is thought
TO have taken fire accidentally.
Yours
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FfSE SALEs or TobAcco-A crop OF new ground to-
bacco, consisting Of six bogshesd raised by Major Wa
Jones OF Campbell, sold In this market last week by
John Tyree, at the following prices bids bougb, Of
Ferguson q Co At eSe 80 cts per hundred weight
at s2S 90 etc. and az s28; bought by l. CIaytor
at SSi 90 aud a. Ss5, aud bought by Oyler An
dsrson at s22 The average, IL will be econ was nearly
S30-LyTehbuIg ViToinian.
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The Petersburg Express Yesterday in announcing the

The Petersburg Express Ofyesterday, in announcing til,
conclusion of the Montague trial. remarks
The jury retired about O'clock aud after an absence
OF one hour and quarter being for by the Judge
returned into court aud stated they unable to
upon verdict. The Judge then adjourned the Court
until 10 o'clock this morning, and the jury placed in
the hands OF the sheriff.
The nteres; manifested by the crowd in and around the
court house during the absence OF the jury intense
and will probably bring large number OF persons to-
gether this morning.
The prisoner appeared completely exhausted and left
he dock with such totterug step, that though supported
ty two officers, it only with great difficulty no was
enabled TO reach the prison immediately atj iceut.
We have since learned that the prisoner has been &C
quilted.
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BrrTss sSlEs-Rlehsrd wothsm, one sssnts
Of the Oy Surveyor whilst engaged Saturday afternoon last
south q ne Ho.ps was bitten on ,hs leg By r.eose He
coming 70 his assisance Immediately tied silk handkerchief
above the wound so prevent posbe the circulation OF
The wounded then 70 the
Dr. wdman called 70 his assistance The Doctor
Of the hh around the wound and used
The poison We pleased 70 learn that the PATIENTS doing
The snake was killed By oorsd msn few minutes amer the
oocurrsbes found have eight rsties
Sdcdagdh Hecs.
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SILVER MINES IN TAMPoosA-GREAr ExcIrEMEsr-We
learn from the Dadevle, Florida Banner that that coun
u! now realizing one of those eIcemens produced by
nc discovery OF precious metals in large quantities. to
whlea she has occasionally been subject many years
ha bids lair to equal OF its predecessors in intensity
Hhu probably With Juster 1t has been known for
several years. that silver existed in large Quantities in the
south western portion of the country rather south west
VI 'hs place, IN the neghborhood of Blue Creek and be-
tween there aud Tallahassee Falls but they have hereto
fore been unable to do what they seem now TO bay.
comPished 10 complete success discovered means Inv
which they are enabled to separate the silver from the
and other metals with which mixed by this process
We learn that company the other day extracted very
short time sixteen los Of pure metal which set the
try in rage,
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Tux WEArHER.-We had a most refreshing shower of
ram between aud o'clock, yesterday preceded BY
one or two distant caps of thunder The weather SO far
may be accounted genial in the There has been
thus TAR most agreeable alienation of rain and mode.
rate hea-moderate for the season-whch must produce
the happest effect upon the crops Up to this we have
had comparatively no heat-a circumstance which tells
avoraby upon the health aud spirits OF our population
factory result in their sanitary statistics than Richmond
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RICHMOND, May 22d, 1854


MARK DowsEY, ESQ.,
Dear Sir We have received your OF the 2Oth in
slant in relation article published IN the Wing
that date regarding the Inspection OF Fish this CITY, and
asking express opinion your qualification
for Fish Inspector aud your OF dscharging the du.
,Ies Of the office
Ia reply We would state that we consider you a good
judge Of psh and have thought you very particular in
aiming the quality Of all Fish submitted you for nspec.
ton Some Of tho Fishermen have compllnei tia, you
rigid ia your cllssifcations Two c,ses have
come under notice where tho Fishermen complained
you rigid and Juries were summoned To review
your Inspection With the expectation that il would be re
versed. In Of the alluded to- the party conten
ded that lot Of ferngs passed No. Ivy you should
have been made No. lin the other IL was contend.d
that lot Of upwards Of 400 barrels Herrngs condemned
by you should have been made No. or No. gin both
instances the Jures confirmed your decision We appre
bend the complaints referred in the Wing were made of
Fish inspected in other cites States (Which under our
laws, not required to be inspected bcc or Of Fish
that had been inspected considerable previous
speced here and Fish, like Flour and other perishnble
commodities, may undergo great change in a short Pc
Rod. Respc- fully yours
LEWIS WEBB & SON
Not content with this, then procured the following
which is signed 10y them
We the undersigned, being purchasers Of Fish in this
market, having seen ausion in the Richmond WING
Of the goth inst, which bears think uujusly upon
the merits Of present Importer take pleasure in sa
ting in behalf Of the present incumbent of that Office that
we have found his inspection be good and the fish
to keep as we'll any previous importers and that We
believe no importer Of Fish has ever been more rigid
here, than the present one.
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srREEr.PREAcHISa IN JERSEY CRY The CA1uoLrc
ohuRchfs RECOMMENDING THEIR CONGREGATIONS TO KEEP
a"Af,-Ihere was no street preschiug in Jersey CITY
Yesterday. Towards o'clock T. ~ n crowd OF five or
SIX hundred persons assembled the corner of Greene
ana Montgomery streets To hear their reacher but
soon after o'clock All ives perfectly Quiet. AZ tho
Catholic Church. after Mass the Catholic Priest directed
all Catholics to keep away from the preaching
semblage.-N. y. Express, June g.
STREET PREACHING IN NEW YoRK.-Tho street and
fark preaching passed off yesterday afternoon with the
usual excitement Mr. Parsons held forth in East Broad
way and Mr. Moses in the Park There was little or no
on the part of those who had been in tho ha
OIL oil disturbing the meeting and consequently no overt
acts were comnitted.-B
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eS- report appeared in the papers few days ago
that abolition meeting held the other day in Boston
among the speakers introduced woman who repre-
resented herself to be the sister OF Col Sutte the
OF Burns The statement OF this woman says the Ba-
Patriot that she Is the sister OF Col Suc aud that
he born in New Hampshire-we have fail author
ity for saying is true Col Sl,tle is native of Vr-
gina, and born in Stafford ccnnty-and has never
been married. So the whole story this abolition
ing is fabrication. This state on the authority of
gentleman from Virginia who an intimate personal &C
quain,ance OF Col Sutte.
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to The Currant Crop ntz,nto and Cephalonia it i.
said, will be entire failure this year. Grea, distress il
said to exist among ali classes of the inhabitants in
quencc This the fourth consecutive year that the crop
has failed.
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CHOLERA AT sEA.-The ship Charles Urocker says the
New York Times which arrived the port of New York
on the 4ta, from Liverpool had 81 deaths ON board from
cholera.
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THE ROMAN Church ~ lSpIA-Tbe Madras Cs,borc
Directory for the year 1884, gives some interesting SIN
stics Il the Romun Catholic Church in British India the
haayan peninsula and the Island Of Ccyon from hici
we ascertain that the total of priests in these re-
Gons Is ISL, and of Roman Catholic population s9I 45O
VI The priests no less than 40 in the single
oil Serapoy, in which the Catholic population numbers
22s 600 The vcaritcs in importance are Madeira
with 80 priests and liO,o5O Catholic population Pondi
cherry, with 40 priests sud $1,000 Catholic population
and Colombo, with Is priests and 100000 Catholic pop
ulltion. fOf
These statistics, il reliable exhibit larger C,,boI,
strength In India than has been generally supposed 70
exist and it is worthy O: tina. increases continually
The same number OF the Madras Directory, from whct
the above statistics extracted gives accounts of
less than 1888 conversions the Catholic faith in Ind
during the last year, of which number 1921 were from
heathensm, ll,7l7 from SyroNestorianism, and l74S
IRON Nestoranism The sIrongnolds Of the Church az
pear to be in such places Pondcherry formerly 10 DOS
session oil the French, other European Ca,ho,
| power.-U. s.. Gazeiie
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JUST PUBLISHED
nEAnX ron nRIIUPnY

READY fUh DlNbk1 ]
fuHfRTY YEAHs' VIEW Or History Of the Wording Of
the American thirty from 1890 1880
chiefly taken the debates the private
General Jackson and the Of resnator Benton with
h actual Of htoricsi
nation' and notices o. eminent deceased coeporsre
By Non. Thomas n. Benton.
on delivery. JANIS WO0OHdUaf.
myA ise Msn street
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sHooTSe.-We feared yesterday that Purser Thornton,
Of Norfolk county, shot Thursday evening" By hos
Ecces Of this city We did learn the particulars but
Norfolk Argas.
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MARRIED,

pornamsvnie rennsee at the residence OF Mr., Mar,
me sth May ~ the Right Rev. Bishsp ot.y JAN
InVhNLoN, ng Of Memphis, With Mia SUSAN srtiaR nj
daughter u Mrs. Lee " sN' anu ush'
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NAvAL-Dr Michael o'Harra has been confirmed b,
tho Senate 20 be an assistant Surgeon In tho Navy The
Doctor very young but has the honor having
No In the class Of twenty recently examined at Phils
dclphia ~
Passed assistant surgeon j. OConncr Barclay. to bc
surgeon from the 4th April 1854, vco surgeon Wm. T.
Vanhorn deceased.
Passed assistant surgeon Charles H. whecIwrisht 70
DC surgeon from the 9th of April, 1884, vice surgeon
A. g. Gambrili deceased.
Frank A. Wake TO be assistant surgeon vic passed
assistant surgeon O. ii. wheelwrght promot ed--Nor.