The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-10-09

Snow and Cool Weather.

Snow and Cool Weather.
Our exchanges in various sections of the North
and Northwest speak of snow and cool, frosty
weather. The Chicago Journal of the LIST in
slant says:
1.-THE first snow we have seen or heard of this
season, fell in this city yesterday afternoon. II
came down in regular winter style for about five
minutes. Further north, we understand, the
earth was whiteEed in some places"
The Cleveland Plain Dealer, of the same
date, also says:
"a severe snow storm commenced during
last night, and gave the first day of October a
strong resemblance to December. This is an
unusual feature of equinoctial storms. Its Sc
verify and the heavy weather upon the lake will
result in disasters to the shipping, and we may
look out for the news of wrecks and mishaps Of
the worst character"
We are blessed with clear days in Washing
ton city. For the last four weeks, we have had
an uninterrupted succession of bright days, with
an occasional rain at highland generally, the
weather has been as genial as the most cap
tious could desire.
Here is another example of wicked careless
ness in the use of firearms:
Horrible Death.
At the New Hampton Literary Institution
N. H., on Monday morning, two lads - Jones'
of Concord, and Carlos Bean, son of j. NJ Bean,
of Manchester, were preparing dialogue which
they were to rehearse before the school. A
scene in the play required the use of firearms.
They had a gun which they had no suspicion
was loaded, as they had used it before. Jones
aimed the gun at Bean, when it discharged, the
entire charge entering his mouth, and coming
out at the back of his neck. The ramrod Of the
gun being in the barrel at the Time taking a
different course, passed through his breast in
the region of the heart, and actually impaled
him to the wall. The poor boy lived about two
hours, and spoke only once, saying" Y GU have
killed me, send for my father" He was about
fifteen years of age, and young man of much
promise.
B. B. Boris, son of John M. Bolts, who for
some time past has been grossly abused by the
Richmond (Va.) Enquirer, has written letter
to Roger A. Pryor, one of the editors of that
journal, announcing that nothing but physical
inability, occasioned by frequent attacks of
rheumatism, has prevented him from inficting
personal chastisement upon the said Pryor. His
father, he says, recognises his own responsible
ity to those whom he thinks worthy of notice.
He closes his note as follows:
DISABLED from performing that duty (per-
sonal chastisement) by disease, have no alter
native left memo such disparity in age or po-
sition existing between us-than that of pro-
claiming your whole course towards my father
as brutal, ruffianly, dishonorable, and cowardly
to the last degree, and to afford you the oppor.
tunity you have so long pretended to seek of
him, by resort to that mode which you think
gentlemen only adopt. 1t shall be seen wheth-
er you are playing the part of an insolent or
cowardly braggart with your superiors, OF
whether you really desire an opportunity of vim
dicating insulted honor"
1t is said the parties have left Richmond for
the purpose of hostile meeting.
Incendiary Publications in Mobile.
Mr.. Strickland, bookseller of Mobile, who,
with his partner, was lately expelled from that
city on the charge Of selling incendiary books,
has published his version of the story. 1t was
charged against Messrs. Strickland & Epson,
thst they had been tampering with the slaves,
and had been endeavoring to circulate among
them Fred. Douglass bondage and Freedom !"
but, from Mr.. Stricklands statement, it would
appear that two copies of the Bondage and
Freedom" and one of the Autographs of Free
DOM" were accidently in his store, and were
sold to parties who purposely sought to entrap
the vendors. This, he alleges, was the magni-
tude of their offence.
Fatal Duel in South Carolina.
The Charleston Mercury of the 30th ultimo
confirms melancholy item of intelligence
which was published amongst the Geographic
news. 1t says;
at is our duty to announce the death of vii.
liam f. Taber, jr., one of the editors of this pa
per, who fell yesterday afternoon, at the third
fire, in duel with Edward McGrath, ESQ.,. in
consequence of the peremptory challenge Of the
latter, for the publication of alleged offensive
matter in this paper, the author of which was
not called for. Tie communications complain
ed of had reference to the candidacy for Con-
gress of Hon. A. G. McGrath. 1t is not now
Chat ge are called upon to pursue the merits of
the question involved
Late from Nicaragua.
Ney York, Oct. 2,-The steamer Tennessee,
from San Juan, on the 2lst, has arrived.
The officers of the Tennessee report that at.
fairs in Nicaragua are assuming a more favor
able 4spsct, as regards the stability of Walkers
U0vernment, aus Stmy low numbers LOU
Americans, besides the native troops, all In good
health.
A detachment of Walkers troops had made
two attempts to dislodge party of natives,
who had entrenched themselves at San Jacin-
20, but wers repulseq on 10th occasions with
q loss of twenty killed and wounded. The
enemy were said to have had one hundred killed.
The last accounts state that Walker was about
to dispatch body of artillerists, to make
third attempt.
Leon was still in possession of the native
Honduras and San Salvador troops, ali in .
deplorable condition from sickness and starva-
ton, and their ranks constantly thinned by de-
sertion and the cholera, fifteen to twenty dying
daily.
The President at Home.
Concord, ". r., Oct. 1.-The reception given
the President to-day surpassed in magnitude
and grandeur anything before known to New