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Eastern times., 1856-03-06
uttered such scream as echoed through the

uttered such scream as echoed through the
camp. The first person who answered it was
a small impish-lookiug half-wiiied boy who
fingered about the door. Leila had been kind
to the poor simpieion, while all around had
oeen rough and often brutal and he would
watch ior her coming out, and in his childish
way bring her bright flowers and gorgeous
iealhers from the wing Of some tropical bird.
and when she accepted them " ith a smile and
thanks, which he could not understand, though
the voice IN which they were uttered thrilled
through him, he would dance round her Ike !
pleased dog, and play Thousand fantastic an
lies with which he was wont to amuse the
troopers in their lighter moments. The ewes
of the lad caugh. the danger at once, and the
step OF his bare feet was So light that the ser
pent was unaware Of his presence He was
noI spell bound; he was as the strong man,
when the strong man was as the helpless child
With spring he reached The spot, ard " ith
one quick movement of his naked hand he
~eizeu The venomous reptile by the tail, and
Jerked II To the opening of the tent. The
snake, thus disturbed, glided off as quickly and
as nolselessly as The lightning fash comes and
goes, and disappeared in the jungle,-rh dan
ger was over. Leila woke up as though she
had been relieved Of nightmare, and Hubert,
recovering his powers, held her in his arms as
he told her Of the peril She had escaped
Shapes London Magazine.
Eastern times., 1856-03-06
Courageous Conduct of Maine Sailor

The following account of the heroic conduct
Of Capt Ebcnezer F. Cunningham Of Belfast,
in saving the lives of seven Encl seamen, is
furnished by Capt. Geo. w. Brown, to the
Belfast Free Press -
was at Fayal January l6, 1851, in the brig
Marine, of Boston, when the bark Elizabeth
Firth of Boston, Capt Bradford, arrived in a
crippled condition having on board the chief
Mate and six seamen who were taken from the
wreck of an English brig. The captain, Sec
ond mate and part ofthe crew Of the brig had
been washed overheard and lost before falling
ia with the Elizabeth Firth.
Capt Bradford gave me the following ac.
count of his passage from Boston to FayaI and
the means by which the men were saved from
the wreck The bark Elizabeth Firth sailed
from Boston for San F francisco, when three or
four days oui encountered severe weather, car
ried away chain plates and part of the rigging
causing her to leak bady-lightened her and
proceeded 90 our voyage. When the wind
came on again very heavy. we thought II ad-
visabIe 10 run for Fayal where we could re-
pair. 1t was on this passage one afternoon
about suuse, that we discovered a. wreck with
Eastern times., 1856-03-06
Parental Indulgence.

Parents may injure their children through
excessive indulgence. Solomon thought this
the sure method to ruin a child He wrote a
variety of proverbs embodying this sentiment
and recommending discreet use of the rod.
He had seen his brother Adonijah fall victim
to parental indulgence, and he sounded the
alarm to other parents The common feeling
in our day seems to be, that Solomon was
needessly anxious on this point: or, at least,
that however judicious his maxims might have
been in rude age they are not adapted 10 a
refined state of society like that which it is
our felicity to enjoy. A large proportion of
the present generation OF youth are growing
up under the benign sway Of this improved
code, the essential provision of which is, that
parents may counsel but must not command
their children. A father is still allowed to
say TO his son, i would advise you TO do
this : and a mother may still venture to ex-
press her wishes TO a daughter, 'I sh ould pre-
fer your doing SO and so > but it would be
very rigorous 10 put these suggestions into the
form of commands. According to the Bible
theory the family has a head the new theory
makes the entire family assessors with the
father on his throne; or in other words, it
demolishes the prlmeval constitution of the
family, and turns the miniature monarchy in
to democracy. The consequences are just
what might be anticipated iiom this bold at
tempt 10 improve divine institution. On all
sides the complaint is made OF nsubordlnation
and increasing wilifulne<s among the young.
Disrespect to parents has come 10 be one Of
the prominent characteristics of the times
one which stands out so conspicuously, that
he must be blind, who does not see it. There
was law in Israel that if a man had a stub
born and rebellious son, who would not obey
the voice of his father or the voice of his
mother, even after he had been chastised, his
parents Should bring him TO The elders of their
city and the case being stated to them, they
should convene the men of the place in The
gate thereof, and have the disobedlent youth
stoned to death. If such law were enforced
I III our large CLUES, eAeCutiOuS vi tuIS hluu
would become an every day affair and unhap-
PLY the subjects would almost as frequently be
daughters sons. Ii is the injunction Of God,
Honor thy father and thy mother Honor
them by loving them, honor them by confding
in them, honor them by obeying them. Hon.
or them by doing everything in your power TO
promote their comfort and happiness. Rea-
son sanctions this, as Revelation commands it.
But there are young persons who will not suf-
fer the Bible to dictate how they shall treat
their parents. Early innoculated with false
notions of independence they look upon it as
an indication of spirit and dignity to cast of
the trammels of filial subsection, and defer to
their parents only in 50 far as the views OF
their parents may coincide with their own
Hints on Domestic Happiness.
Eastern times., 1856-03-06

ALLEGED CURE FOR HYDRoPHoBiA. M
Guerin Meneville lately brought before the
French Academy Of Sciences means Of cur
ing hydrophobia, which, he stated. is 2racticed
in Russia with success. A lille insect, the
Golden Cetonides, found in considerable quar-.
titles on rose trees, is proved, when pounded
to q powder, and administered internally, to
produce profound sleep, which sometimes
lasts for thIrty-six hours, and which has the
effect in many cases Of completely nullifying
the hydrophobic affection A distinguished
entomologist Of Russia, M. Mo,schouski, has
tried several experiments with hisinsect, and
in most cases with success. sal 4isRdtt
Eastern times., 1856-03-06

The scene described in the following sketch,
took place some few years back, when rail-
roads were luxury but little known 10 the
traveller, and the passage of the Alleghanies
in numbering Troy coach was an event TO be
remembered:
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-11-08

MEXICAN AFrAIRs.--We publish elsewhere an
interesting letter from the city Of Mexico. Our
correspondent who is familiar with the politics of
the republic, gives an interesting resume Of the
antecedents and present position of the Comon-
fort administration. He sends very clear view
of the exact position Of affairs and his letter goes
to approve our view of the matter Comon-
fort must 60 on as he has begun, and make him
self master Of the situation. He must carry out
tie plan of making the church property pay the
national debt and he must so reduce the army
that it never again be used to get up or upset
governments. 1t is the church that has impo-
verished the country; and by taking from the
priests the money which they have extorted from
the people, the Executive is simply recovering
what has been stolen from the State. The mea-
sures Of Comonfort in relation to the army will
be applauded by the friends of constitutional
liberty all over the world. 1t is gratifying to
know that, under the present regime Mexico is
gradually, but surely, Tospcring; and If Comon-
fort plays his game boldly, peace, order and good
government may yet be restored to that unfortu-
nate republic.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-11-08

MAYOR WooD AND MrNuPAL REroax-Om
contemporary, the Courier and Enquirer, devotcs
much space TO general demolition Of Mayor
Wood and conformity with this exercise II calls
for reorganization Of the police department,
and the passage Of Registry law. As Mayor
Wood has survived all the Courer's efforts to de-
molisb him mp to this time, he may possibly out
live this one too 10 this branch Of the business
may remain AZ IL stands.
But when we come 10 the municipal reforms
suggested by our contemporary, and compare
The amount Of thought devoted 10 them with
that appropriated for the chopping up Of Wood,
We cannot but wonder at the small quantity of
bread which is mixed with 80 much sack The
reorganization Of the police and the passage Of
q Registry law arc very small items in the budget
Of reform that Is needed. What this city re-
qnrcs is wholesale change in the government,
from the hisest executive and legislative depart
ments, downwards, 80 that the city government
shall become in point Of fact miniature of the
government Of the confederacy. This is what
the Cogrir should advocate. aud what we cxpect
Mayor Wood TO give his whole thought to the
work Of effecting the organization OF the police
and the Registry law are good things, but they
will follow as matter Of course
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-11-08

NEWSPAPER ATTACKS on MAYOR WooD.--
sngularly enough, several of the journals COZ
tinue to attack Mayor Wood, even after the
election is all over and his triumph made certain.
One would suppose from these newspapers that
he had been unsuccessful, instead of having
achieved triumph which is, all the circumstances
considered, altogether unprecedented. We ap-
prehend that the self-constituted committee that
met at the New York Hotel, and of which Robert
J. Walker was the head and George N. Sanders
the tail, have some new intrigue TO carry on,
and that the republican and other journals have
been induced TO Join with them in endeavoring to
prejudice the mind Of the new President in reia-
ton to the course pursued by Mayor Wood anil
his friends in the recent contest, and that u !,
whole affair Is gotten up with remarkably shan ,
eye to the spoils of the Custom House. Tho re-
cent election has inferred hard shells and soff
shells and half shells, and all the other faction
in q common burial ground 1t has also swept
away all the fossilizcd country politicians-thc
Dickinsons Van Burens, and others of the same
tribe-and we have new organization Of the
democracy, under fresher auspices, made up from
frcsher elements and led by younger men, That
organization has been maturcd and built up by
Fernando Wood, and through IL Buchanan
achieved his triumph in this city. II is the only
democratic organization which Is living fact.
The others are all bogus.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-11-08
City Intelligence.

EXPLOSION AND FIRE IN WEST rvnxTy.FIrTH
sTREET-A VINEGAR MANDATORY DESTROYED
AND TWO MEN sKuousLy SJuRxD-Loss ABoCr
$4,000.
About bali past o'clock yesterday af.ersoor steam
boiler exploded in the vinegar mandatory Leonard
Brown, Nos u and "A West Twenty 9th sirco and IN
few minutes the whole building In James. Tho
alarm Of fire was promptly given and the sremes we're
quickly the premises but Notwithstanding TIER udc
fatgable exertons the buildings and contents we're To-
tally destroyed, The walls alone remaining Tne easf-
pcsr, Ar. John Glchssi, and . cooper, named Baker,
were seriously injured. The explosion supposed 70.
have originated from perfection the boiler
iron. The boiler and put into operation on ths
nuiActured BY W. II. Adams cJkner Of Eleventh avenue
and senty ninth street. large new ave story build
Ssonsh s ~ : ~ ~ M ss ss
prevented from extending into H. has, however sus
iaised about 500 damage fully insured. M Brown
abort $50 COO on which he has only GA COO insurance
IN the siuy vesaai, B,osdway md Peoples Ilssraace
the buiIdng and very heavy rock Of c'cer ana vine
gar.
Esrfosos AND rRs IN HorsroS srsrr-About l2ls
,'ciock on Friday snerrccn explosion TOOK rlsce
he and iocksmith shop u John BAcxest, No 80
Houston street. Mr.. Basket eft his sop Roy sbe 10
years q age charge d the store while he ven,so din.
or. The boy had piece Of lighted rattan ,~hish he
smoking and cutting the lighted end y the small
piece fell into box containing small quyahy Of gun
powder, when an exposiou Immediately ensred, sEives
lng the fropt window INTO atoms and ring the sfose.
The boy WAS severely ircrcd by the .pcson, his face
snd side being badly burned; fortuAtey, however his
syesaht 10 net destroyed dc sken 70 The Eleventh.
cssrot police station house. and rs z Nichols and Kim
ouId 10 relieve the Mains Of sufferer ne boy's fscc
yin be dlsnsured for life SO not ccnsidersd DANCE
scu.y Injured Mr. i,.S, q $50 90
psny. ne thinks hls ~ WI amount 10 saco The Ore
sre before ,h s bsi vas much damaged. '"V
AcopUr,- man named Donohoe, While running te.
The are IN senty sfh street with engine No Is tpm.
bed dov. and was run over in the Eighth avenue. be
,,..n rerty second and Thirty third stye>ts Hs 49,,
ana " Tere broken aud other serious injury Isrcssd
liz 80 taken 10 the New York Hospital -'"'e1'
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-11-08

The NAME or FnEMoSr--The magnificent run
which Fremont has made in his first trial for
the Presidency, appears to be rekindling at once
the fame Of bis popularity. BY several public
meetings in this city he has been proclaimed their
candidate for 1860; and we have no doubt that
all the republican presses Of New England are in
his fsvor. Very well. Let us take things coolly
and deliberately; and by the year Of grace 1860
We may be enabled to show the difference be-
tween Fremont and Fillmore in the South.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-11-08

What VIII PooR PURcH Do This IN an in
teresting question. What win poor Pierce do /?
lie has yet four months grace left him in which
to do something. Ii be chooses. within that time
be may remove the greatest stumbling block in
the way OF Mr.. Buchansn--tbe Kansas qucs-
ton. should Mr.. Pierce assume the RESPONSE
bility, and secure tie admission Of Kansas as
free State he viii atone in that single act, for all
the border rufiianims Of which be has been guilty
during the last two years. We 30 further, and
declare Il as our fixed belief that Mr.. Buchanan
should be relieved from the responsibility OF
making Kansas q slave State: for he was nominal
ed because bis hands we're clean Of any partici-
patton in this plot Of Davis and Atchison for cx-
tending slavery into free territory by force of
arms AT least this dirty piece Of work. assumed
by Mr.. Pierce should be finished by him. Wbv
should the scheme which has broken down poor
Pierce be transferred to the shoulders of Blu
cbanan Why saddle him with this "Old Man OF
the Sea y Mr.. Pierce should relieve his success
sor Of this ugly piece of business; and by admit
ting Kansas az a free State, he viii save Blu
chanan, save the democracy, and put them on
their pegs again, and return TO Concord In per-
feet blaze of glory. What will poor Pierce do :
II plain what he ought TO do; but still tho
tu, ston recurs, what will poor Pierce do?
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-11-08

TrT BARK REsofurs This vessel which has been en-
trey repaired and rented At the Navy YARD Rrooklyn
VIII sail tn . few days for England The following is .
ist Of the officers appointed 10 her.
Commander, Henry J. Hartsten.
Iisuse nann, n. A. Wells Edward T. stoDe Hun,er Ds.
vidson.
Naser, John q. Walker.
Surgeon, Robert +. Naccoun.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-11-08

PHILADELPHIA STOCK BOARD.

FHILADELPHIA STUCK BOAHn%
PRLADuPHA. Nov. Z. 1856.
socss steady. Penpsylvsnia S. So Reading Railrcad
3e1s; Long nAsd Railroad l21 Morris Canal IA; Penn
syiysnia Eailrosd, AZ.
CHlrEsros, Nov. 9, 1855.
srsAi advance In cotton 70 day under Tie CxnsAss
news he sales Of the DAY coo bales saos Of the
week. 10000 bales. Prices have advanced &C. 10 re
Nddlng fair, l25sc TO 12tsc.
Rrr1Aro, Nov. I'll n.
flour lower and active; sales 600 bbls s % 80 rs
nor good TO choioe Ohio and Michigan and SO 81 80 20
for EXTRA do. Wheat steady and active; sales coo
buhcls Chicago spring N 81 10, moo 70 bost Corn
steady saics 900 bushels q $50. Oas, 3sc Whskey
zoe Canal reighu-2lc. for wheat TO New York.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-11-08

The PncxNc Or CONSCIENCE AFTER THE
EEcrroN.-We had not intended to disturb
Eastus Brooks in the grave to which he has
been consigned; but there is q degree of mean
ness combined with impudence in the apologies
he is making for his course during the canvass
that calls for a few final remarks.
In a sneaking penitental strain, Mr.. Brooks
throws himself upon the mercy Of his brother
Journalists; appeals to their Christian charity,
and beats his breast and says that he is sure that
he meant no wrong in opposing COL Fremont as
he did This sort of excuse is only one shade
less disgusting than the offence. No man who,
like Erastus Brooks, has been fifteen or twenty
years metropolitan editor, can help knowing
that il is very wrong, very mean, base, con-
temptible and cowardly, to invent falsehoods
about the religion, the birthplace, and the
parentage of candidate; to ill a daily news
paper with them, and scatter them to the world
in the most malignant and offensive shape. No
man who has had the opportunities and the po-
litical experience of Erastus Brooks can help
knowing that this is not the way to conduct q
canvass; that there was no necessity for dis
cuSsIlS any Vi tncsc questionsi anu tuat WHdt-
ever the truth was concerning them, Col.
Fremont's fitness for the Presidency would not
have been one whit altered.
1t was because Erastus Brooks knew these
things, and because we were all aware that he
was shining not from ignorance but from the very
meanest and basest motives that can animate a
human being that with one accord the whole
press Of New York exclaimed against him, as a
disgrace to the profession and an opprobrium to
the city. And now that he has received that
other penalty for his misdeeds, contemptuous
rejection by the very people who were last year
all Of his way of thinking, the same motives will
prevent the public from listening with any pa
tience to the lame and abect plea for mercy
which he now puts forward.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-11-08
The Wheelbarr0yv Political Wager
EXCITEMENT IN B0sroN-rHE WHEEL
BARROW BET.


Major Benjamin Perey Poore, the late Fillmore candi-
date for Congress In the Sixth district arrived IN the city
this afternoon with his wheeoasrow and barrel Of apples
which he had wheeled ali the way from Newouryport, q
distance Of thirty six miles, In two and half days. Tho
job fulllment of bet with Colonel BurbGrk, the
Fremont state Senator elect that Fillmore would get
votes in Massachusetts, than Fremont The Major wheel
ing his apples, escorted up State street, anout
o'cios by the Fillmore clubs OF Boston and Char
. military company and mounted cavacade Of citizens.
the novelty Of the performance collected many thou
sands Of the people, and the Major greeted with tre
mendous and tumultucus applause all sides. he de-
vered the apples Colonel Burbank the s,eps Of
Fremont House, where both gentlemen delivered
gratuatorv speeches, mounted the barrel Ten thou
sand people we're present.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-11-08

and ahsut l,20s boxes, at prices given in an
other colnnn. There was more doing in cones, and
the sales embraced about 1000 bags BIO and 200
mats java at steady prices. There was more sctiyi
~ in feghs to British pOrts, with engagements Of
about rs 900 bushels Of grain to Liverpool at 74d.
cid, bulk and bags, for corn and wheat. Flour was
taken at Is. I'D. 20. I'd. Freigh's were also IN
GOOD request for London and Glasgow at full rates.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-11-08

The INFIuEycE OF THE HERMD.-The Wash
ington Union, at the close Of litany Of groans
over the result Of the election in the North finds
consolation where one would least have expected
tin the Presidential vote in the city of New
York. :" 1t is" says our contemporary, "a with
ring commentary on the boosted influence Of the
HERALD &c. With all due respect to the Union,
we 10 not feel withercd, under the circumstances
We supported Col. Fremont for President, and he
carried the State. We supported Fernando
Wood for Mayor, and he carried the city. Tho
Presidential vote for Buchanan in the city, from
which the Union infers that the HERALD has no
influence, was mainly brought about by the eff
forts Of Wood, whom the HERALD supported If
the editor Of the Union had any experience Of
real newspapers, he would know that journal
with million Of readers cannot but be influential,
whatever be the ability with which itisconducted.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-11-08

OswDGo, Nov. Z, 1866
II ID estimated that $3.50 600 worth Of property
was destroyed by the recent gale Lake Ontario
Twenty thirty vessels have received less
damage The brig sampson and the schooner Torwxrder
ashore below Port Ontario Lake Huron schooaes
. ssbore ii Wolfe Island. near Kingston.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-11-08

Next UNITED STATES SENATOR IRON New
YoRK.-Now that the election is over and the
Legislature sure for Fremont, we believe the fol-
lowing viii be candidates for the United States
Senate next winter at Albany
Horace Greedy.
James Watson Webb.
William c. Bryant.
Henry j. Raymond.
James Gordon Bennett.
There's plenty to choose from, and TO spare.
Let their several friends go to work and intrigue
for the high post. Much depends on il. The
quintuple alliance at last!
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-11-08

A GAY WEEK ConING.--Thus far during the
present season the Presidential question has at
fordod cur people the principal part Of their
amusement and excitement, but now that it is all
over, and even Wall street satisfied that the coun-
try is sound on Its pins, for four years q. least the
public attention is turned to the world Of art and
letters. Next week win be an exceedingly busy
time among artists OF all grades First, we are
to have Tbalbcrgs concerts the first on Monday.
This promises to be very brilliant affair; all the
places have been sold The Academy of Music,
under the administration of Monsieur lie Baron dc
Stankovitch viii open on the same night with the
"Trovatore;r Maretzck, not choosing to apologize,
will not conduct the orchestra. The throne will
be filed by his trusty henchman the amiable and
elegant Herr Kreutzer, gentleman Of Tuetonic
extraction, favorably known as the leader of the
orchestra for several years We expect an enjoy
able season during the la Grange management
both before and behind the curtain.
The theatres, too, viii be interesting. During
the week Miss Laura Kcene will open her new
and elegant theatre in Broadway, and young New
York will bring out its brightest Of boots and its
new ship. Mr.. Wallack, who ia playing at his
own theatre an exceedingly successful engage
ment, will hold his own, and doubtless give some
novelty. New local comedies viii be produced
by the irresistible Burton and the interchangeable
Broueham. Altogether We shall have a ray
time Of it, Our country cousins may make up
their parties TO visit the city next week, which
win be sort Of golden era for art.
We have always strenuousy supported the
theatres and other places Of public amusement.
for reasons which are patent to every liberal
mind. If our city is made attractive for stran-
gers oil classes are directly benefited 10 pecu-
mary point of view, and il is especially the duty
and the interest Of our merchants 10 sustain all
the arts literally. We are glad TO see that the
prospects for lucrative season at all the houses
are exceedingly good, and that the new dramatic
copyright has encouraged several writers Of emf
nencc 10 enter the Geld Of dramatic authorship.