Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-08-22

CRUEL PUNISHMENT IN THE ARMY.-The Law
renee (kansas) correspondents. of the st. Louis
Democrat narrates the following cases OF excess.
i've punishment in the army
"An incident occurred last year at Fort Pierce,
which possibly has never come before the public,
| have reliable information that a private in the
army at that place, some time last summer, COM
mitted some trifing offence against the military
dignitaries, for which he was court-martialed and
sentenced to receive fifty lashes. The sentence
was executed with great severity, so much so that
the soldier died in the operation Or soon afterwards
Another member Of the army at that place accus-
toned for years to write for Southern Journals,
and at this time he made a note of the incident.
in which he rather intimated that the officers were
c~ulpable, for being so severe in the execution OF
the law as to cause death. For this, and this on
ly, the writer was arraignel before a court mar
tial and sentenced to receive thirty Tor fifty lash
es-tO have one half his head shaved, and to wear
the ball and chain for one year and the poor man
is now at Fort Riley suffering the last part OF the
sentence. This is the statement as | have it, and
| believe it to be correct IN oil essentials. The
names | could furnish if necessary"
The project of connecting Europe with Amer
lea by laying a telegraphic cable across the At
lantic-one end touching at Valentia Harbor on
the coast of Ireland, the other at Trinity Bay,
Newfoundland, is now being tested.
Our last advices from Europe bring us the in
t~elligence that the steamers designated for this
great undertaking had each their allotment of
cable on board, and sailed on the 9th of
August from Valentia harbor.
Each vessel has over 200 miles of cable on
board. This is about six hundred miles more
than the measured distance between the two
points, and is intended to meet any emergency
that may arise to prevent the vessels steering an
exact course to the Bay of Newfoundland.
1t is expected that the cable will be laid at the
rate of 100 miles per day at this rate, if no ac-
cident occurs it will be completed about the 10Th Of
this month. In a very short time, then, we may
expect to hear of the success or failure of this
stupendous enterprise, and one which, if success
full, will most signally mark the 18th century as
the age Of wonders.
Passmore Williamson. we understand, has in
stituted legal proceedings against Chief Justice
Lewis, of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania,
for refusing to grant him a writ of habeas corpus
during the period when he was detail ned ID prison
by Judge Kane. We wish there were some ground
for hope that he might obtain the justice he seeks
"A. S. STANDARD.
Our FOREIGN RELATIoNs--The National Intel
ligencer states that our government relations with
the foreign world are in a state of unwonted, IT not
of unprecedented, tranquility-the only unsettled
matter, we believe, being the claim of indemnity
against New Granada for damages suffered by
certain Americans in the riots at Panama in 1856
10 regard to this affair it is stated that tie ne
~gotatiun does not promise an early conclusion
though in what the difficulty consists we are MOI
advised.
: "Mrs. Harriet NJ. Stewart, at Yocumtown, York
county. Pa. has been appointed Postmaster, vice
+ John 4. Stewart resigned" So much for our ole
bachelor President. Who Gays now that no goo(
can come out of Nazareth ?
r THE EUROPEAN HARvEsT.-The Liverpool Times
of August LIST, snysi
':The harvest accounts from all parts of Europ'
t continue to be most gratifying. In France TIL
9 grain has been gathered in splendid condition, an
the vintage also is very promising. With regar'
; to our own country, the recent beautiful weathe
has ripened the crops rapidly, and reaping, .whicl
has commenced in the south, will be general owe
a the island in the course of a few days. From Ire
land we learn that the prospects ara excellent
Even the potato is likely to be more than usual.
sound and abundant. We hear of the disease ha'