The North-Carolinian. [volume] (Fayetteville [N.C.]) 1839-1861, 1855-04-14

.frolrs !. nrivate letter that Estrainpes
knn Tie 31st nltimo. He met his
oas binary scoolncss, courage, alsd
ztijIe the negro execdtioner M
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Fas tried confornably to the 7th
Il treaty with Spain is for our gov
determine. The mockery of trial
he was subjected called forth earn
hn protest from our acting consul at
q ;Sand it should also be borne in mind
il lEstrsmpcs was tried for an offence COM
IA TED beftre martial law had been proclaimed
| 81 2the captain-general
| 4sfhe execution of Estrampes has caused the
| saost intense excitement, not only in Havana,
| but throughout the island. Mr. Thompson our
| commercial agent at Sagua, had not left Havana.
| We translate the following from 'La Prensa,"
of Havana, of March 81 .-
From Bulletin of yesterday afternoon.
At seven O'clock, a.. m., this day, Friday,
Don Francisco Estrampes convicted and guilty
by confession of the crime of treason against the
State and sentenced by the Executive Perman-
ent Military Commission of this Island, at the
conncil of war held on the 2Sth March instant,
tofdie by the infamous garote, placed in
cIIapel, his execution being ordered to take
plhce tomorrow, Saturday, at the same hour
ffseven.
ITbe criminal heard standing his sentence
readto him by the assistant Notary of War
an manifested the greatest serenity and atten-
tiH inclining his head slightly at the conclu-
sionof the reading, aud answering in natural
voc,-"H IS arcH" Before the reading of the
seHtnce, he delivered to the consul of the
Uned States, who was present, letter for
member of his family who is in the United
Stat.s; and this morning, we understand, he
was occupied in writing various farewell letters
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DrR HONE SouADEoN.-We understand that
Commodore Charles S. McCauIey, an officer of
prudence and excellent judgment and of great
bravery and GOODNESS, has been selected for the
temporary command of the home squadron.
e.pmodore McCauicy entered the navy
tkfisisslsrmnsr on the run or a anuary i.U5
and mas served actively at for many years
in the duties of his profession--more recently
in the command of the Pacific squadron, the
management of which was marked with ability
In. this selection the department has given
an draest of its desire, in the present interes-
tin tic of affairs On our coast, to avail itself
of Experience of an officer who has been
fAE1rahy tnoT to- Of the
dUp RELATIONS WITH CUBA.-We have already
recorded four instances in which American YES
se!s have been fired into by Spanish cruisers in
al Gulf of Mexico The fifth is the Daniel
VIEbster, which, on her outward passage to San
Juan, was brought to by shot from Spanish
sloopof-war and her papers overhanled. Why
are these repeated outrages tolerated! The
administration owes it to the country to take
measures for their immediate punishment.
While negotiation Will, reference to one wrong
| is oonp on twenty others will be consumnlated
The officials at Havana have grown insolent, and
need summary and effective chastlsement.-
Phil Argus.
i Trr SALE OF MARsHF1ELp--The sale of a
norton of Daniel Webstcr's Mansfield prop
ertv took place at the old homestead on the
| osth March, Real estate to the amount OF
SIG 700 was sold. The same property cost
ORIGINALLY over $4,000. a lot of cattle and
sheep were also disposed OF, which produced
i the sum of 50, 100. Mr. Webster's affairs were
lleAin a state of great embarrassment; but his
Ir] las we believe, expect to be able to save to
I tl .miIy some three or four hundred acres of
ate. including the old mansion. AT the
his decease he owed the sum of 81 4O, )
khercabouts.
tletters TO he prepaed.Thc follow
\ract from the new postage act:
-htters placed in any post office
Emission though the mail, but
only, shall be charged with post
rate of one cent each; and all letter.
a1Ihereafter be advertised remaining
n,,called for in any post Office. shall bs
with one cent each, in addition to th
ar postage, both to be accounted for a
Pr postages now are"
VAlthough prepayment is not exactcd TO
dropletters not intended for mail transmission
prepayment will be required for all letter
dropped into mail cars and steamboats,
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The ORIGINAL MoRMoNs WERE Ncr PoLyGAN
IsTs-f;iif Smith, brother Of Joe, the pre-
phet, writes to the Springfield Journal that til
system of polygamy got up by Young, an
other evils which grow cut Of it, are libel an
SANDER upon the character of the prophe
whose bones now lie moulding in martyr
grave; and were Joseph Smith to come fort
> from his lowly bed, and view the condition
things in the Salt Lake country, he woul
/ spnrn from his presence Brigham Young, an
tdehounce his foathsome aud damnable doctrine
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81 :. Prof FAIRcHILp, Of Oberlin, Ohio, stat.
e 2at on February 7th, they had in that regio
all of dark colored snow-The CRYSTALS we,
the form of dense icy pellets, above the tive
tn of an inch in diameter 1t fell to IL
lth Of nearly inch, and when melted
: " led about half inch of water. The sno
70 distinct smoky taste, and ON fiItering
H sh paper, dark sooty substance VI