The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-12


Costa Rcsrs 6eht better then the Eiasrsgusn e hut
ttat hey are badly o1i,essd. rhsrs good many
European officers in lbs Cosa Rcsa army hrt the ma
tives jealous Of th.m that they exhibit great
renctsnce In carrying out their aud tia vsr them
in every pofs.te way. The wrier In Letter dated
the oath Of March, previous to the OF 5chess ngsrs
defeat being received in Grelsds Expresses hs fears that
tho well known nprudsrcs and Of caution of the
latter might lead to disaster This III. hes fully
jus i6eG his ankcipaiops.
traveller Who has ieceny visit ed ths Salt Lake
tlerent gyes Aral picture Of Inc degraded moral
condition Of that ''heaven EARTH He says tast
amongst the revolving features OF Mormon institution
tina. which permits marriage between blood relations ia
the worst. He has met with instances OF
mari yrg both mother and daughter. bishop OF OF
the wards married six wives all saters and h,s
mecca He mentions tina. Brigham Young
hsrem offtons 70 Gags his ninety beauties but that they
al Kicked against the and asserted their gt
to be treated like fres born daughters Of Eve. tn
Governor, he says, WAS obliged to cave in.
Que of our Memphis (renn.) correspondents gives
aouhirg account Of the growth and progress OF tina
city He states that than 200 eco bales of cotton
annually shipped from it, and proportonate quau
ty Southern ard Northern received and
consumed there. There four railroads under
tract running from Memphis towards the four points Of
the compass, and connesipg it with AL parts Of tn.
Union. The Memphis and great Charleston road runs
through large section of cotton growing country and
calculated that the Increase in the Memphis cotton
mNIks arising from it, will not be less than 100 600
bales annually. The city Possesses as wholesome IN
atmosphere and ia as healthy rs any IN the Uuion.
The Rsy. A. D. Gillette, pastor of Calvary Baptist
church complains OF tho statement made In paper
that tho Hon S. Douglas had made ubel al ce,sion of
real estate to the Hard Shell Baptist denomination
into which church Gen. Houston was baptized abou.
ayeer ago. Mr. Gillette wishes to unders land that
General Houston is . member of the Baptist church
denomination, accepting of epithe and certainly not
the vulgar above named He says that the body OF
Christians with whoa the General united have in Texas
215 churches, l34 c!ergymen, and 5000 commuui
cans, and in this State S2S churches TAI osrgymsn,
and about 90 600 communicates. In all North America
they number ], 251 600 members rs thinks it
bad taste and ungenerous to apply An opprobrious
epithet like that Of Hard Shell Baptists" to any
chu, CHI, and more especially to honored with the
Of Roger Williams. DR.. Core Governors Briggs and
Colby Hon. Ira harris DR.. wsyl,nd and host OF other
distinguished men. We give the Reverend gentleman
the full her eat Of his remonstrance
The German Catholics of Canton, Stark county, Ohio,
have sent us letter complaining of the manner In
which their conduct has been nsrs presented in So
verai OF ths American newspapers, but particu
larry in the Katholische Kircaes zilny, the editor
days . gbbst in . dungeon. They state that
their congregation Of the Oldest and most
hourishirg ia the northern part Of Ohio until tain
recent unfortunate divisions sprung up amongst them.
pastor was appointed to their churchthe RAY. Mr..
Weitman-w.h whom they had every to be salts
fed, beEg Of deep thought, eloquent speaker,
and conscientious clergyman in every Of the word
His vevn in regard to the ensts OF the Catholic church
orthodox. He advocated the doctrine that works.
rg without change Of heart would avail nothing He
also introduced the oral ceremonies OF the of
baptism and marriage in the German language, subject
to the choice Of hoss Immediately interested For
duct Ike this few evil minded members Of the church.
attached to his predecessor and with his aid together
With that OF the Vicar General who about three years
ago stationed there and had inclination to return
again opened bat cries against the character Of the
end gentlemen denounced him anti Catholic and
applied to him the epithets Of snf.el freethinAsr
tionast," &c. The consequence that the Bishop
caused him to leave, without even assigning cause
Against such his congregation protested, aud
would protest. 1t not treating them, they
think, Christians should treat another. The
Bishop holes the title to their church. which they with
their and labor had erected, ani keeps ii
closed against them hoping by such to force
them to submission and subserviency They protect
against his Catholics and eArlessy proclaim
that the Catholic religion does teach any such line
OF action the part Of their Bishops We ap2rshend
that the good people Of Canton Stark county, too
ford Of protesting remain long within the pale Of the
Catholic church.
Cincinnati correspondent gives us an account OF
visit which he paid to Mr. Long, ORTIZ, the great wine
grower and millionaire. He says that the is small
an with large brain, and something of Daniel Web
stsr 10 his composition" Mr.. Lopgworth went to Gin
cinnat ffy-two years ago, almost psnness,
ard now he is worth several millions. He told
respondent that lot which he could have bought for
twenty dollars whom he first visited that city has been
since sold for $500 600. Mr.. Longworth is Of
fined tastes, his mansion being adorned with paintings,
satuary snd other gems of art the selection Of which
evinces cultivated discrimination.
From Demerara we have letter describing the recent
crusade of the angel Gsbre amongs. the black popu
lAop of that island, and the riots to which It led,
details of which have already been published in pa
per. Our correspondent states that great damage
was done in the city, but that the Estates and from
Mhaica to Esaequibo not shop had been left standing
The blacks had taken thrown into the canals every
article which they found and rooted up destroyed all
the panans and proviaioas belonging to the Portuguese
The government had to send off to Barbadoea for add
tonal troops, and good many people had been shot.
There fourteen hundred prisoners to be tried at the
next criminal court In sermon preached by
Arohdeecon Jones AFTER these occurrences ne too the
blacks that they had putan easotusl estopps slave
emancipation to the arthest end of the world and that
IL Wterforce ghost could appear before them and con-
template their ingrat,tude, they would have to shrr
from it's presence with horror and shame Several Of the
Portuguese merchants have bssn completely ruined by
their proceedings.
letter from Omaha, Nebraska the arrival
at that place CT the steamer ADMIRAL from st. Louis,
having board detachment Of United States troops,
srder Lieutenant Smith, with prisoner ramed Rhine
hart United States COLDER in charge About SIX months
ago This murdered sergeant OF Fort Kearney, and
bis term Of service having expired before he could be
brought to court martial he has boon brought to Ne
bka to be handed to the civil authorities OF the
Territory General Harvey making active prepare.
tons for vigorous campaign against the Sioux. Many
of his troops had died during the winter from the suffer
irss to which they exposed The General himself