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Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1858-12-21
,GsKly I,rporisAt from hlspfAguu- The
/ 8fItish Fleet after tlfe kslllnusIslS
NAV YoaK. Dec. n.

1 rhs s,say,er Washing,da. from Nirara-
y, ! y arrived here mis- forenoon. She
cached San Juan On the 18Th Novempe q )
a. q fouudH in port the American irlgale
=. : ~ sIoon[of-war Jamestown also me
Ri Pr,tish ships Leopard and Valpreuss pr
VIM. Gore ousley was on board the ~,
: Nothing has been heard q the hef.
mann on the Pacific side.
phe Nicaraguans Government refused e
ner mission TO land the passengers o. TN ,ne
Washington, alleging that they were hii y.
busters. The steamer Catharine Mar :
was al however, sent to Granada % o 2 I,
narmissionlto land Che passengers y the
Hermann had arrived. ~. ~.
.TLe Washington was boarded ~ I'VE 9
ot,;cars with side arms, from the BRUSH !,
ships Yalorous and Leopard, who /, asked E.
q see the passenger list, and also lor ~
formation as to whsther She had mum,
lions Of war on board but they DID no
insist on raising the matches, and thcr
laft sudderly. Boats from the Leopard
Iifben went Is the month Of the Colorado
10 INTERCEPT $50 men who were reported
10 have landed there from the Washing
ton. on thepreyious might.
Il col Chiids, the company 9 agent, err
turned from Granada without accomplish
ling an nj; arrangement On the contrary
The boat was not allowed TO pass Fort Sal
Carlos without an officer and fiie 81 sol
Il - 4 :.
diers OF, board. 49,, !.
Tie Government, however, became =
nally satisfied dat there were no fllibus
ters either ON the Washington or Her
mann, and She steamer was permitted {
land at Virgin Bay The agent o IN
/ company then proceeded to San Juan Dc
Sur. u lookaft thesHermann.
No orders having come for the passen
tgers of the Washington to 50 forward b
Tho mailroule, they Femained on boar
and returned TO New York. s.
Ourboat could not gct up the San u
an. owing 10 low water, and had pre-
4 eeeded 10 the mouth Of the Colorado
i where she arrived as daylight the ne,
morning, just IN time 70 be seen By y
4 Leopard. She was chased by the boa
rom The Leopard with hewitzers an
small arms but onsovertaking US, an
finding no iillibustefs on board, they wei
hack 70, their8 ship, which returned 1
Greytown. On the 9Th the Roanoke q
rived at Greyiown, with the lntormatlc
that tile Hermann had proceeded dltect
San Francisco.
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1858-12-21
BraKrRK & DIY1g, groeers, Ports

Il BusKrRK 4 Dlvrs, grocers. Ports
mouth o. These gentleman are Of Che
right stripe and can ne depended upon
for any order that may be sent 70 Them.
4 Their stock is very extensive and their
goods arefreah and Of the best qualities.
4 They sell as Ilowsas Tie same goods can
lb4 purshrsed AZ Louisville or Cincinnati,
making il Of greaI atlF i a i 70 merchants
and pianters 81 KanaHha, Putnam. Ma
son. Cabell, Wayne and surrounding
counties 10 send their orders % them
being much. nearer than either q tn
a,altef phces. and Of much easier access
III boats are constantly plying betwsel
Inc D,d,itb ofKanawha and Portsmouth
See their advertisement u another col
..rnn.
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1858-12-21
\ The FiIiibusters.
lWAsnlNeroN, Dec. 9.

II Is said that the Nicaragua 6llibus-
ters have their rendezvous somewhere on
the Florida Keys, and there is little j
any doubt that the steamer Fashion,
which left Mobile on the list Of Decem-
Der, proisssedly Tor Texas. carried out a
large number Of them, together with am
muniti9n. 1t IS evident our government
is not kept fully advised IF their plans
and movements.
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1858-12-21
ImpOrtant from Chilli

WAgnINoTSx. Dec. f3.-The State
Department has received intelligence from
Chill. that the claims for the American
vessels Macedonia and Erank7n, which
have been pending for 4 long series of
years. are aboutto be paid. Tie amount
of the claim by the owners Of the Mgee-
donia, IS . quarter 81 d million Of dollars.
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1858-12-21

The KsIcKERBocKER for January No.
6s5, vol, 50 J is already on our table.
It makes its bow ID an entirely new typo
graphical dress. It's portrait Of Bryant is
anIelegantspecimen Of engraving. The
The author Of .,rhanatopsis. contributes
short and exquisite poem. Several Of
the articles. numerous, and unusually
rich, relate to subjects now promiaenily
before the public. /" The Queer Rfpubr
tlicI, gives The best account Of Paraguay
Land its inbrogiios to be found in pariod2
! ical literature. !" The Jews, ''written AZ a'
ter careful observation 81 the Israelites q
die Did world, and detailing the terrible
accusations formerly brought against
Them, isaopportune and especially inter-
esfng. The paper on the + London
AthenaeumI and American Authors Z. 2
most sarcastic and pungent specimen Of
magazine Writing, is scathing il the ex,
treIne. iio
FIT James o Brien contributes po-
en-, Miss Chesebro 4 story, Tuckernssann,as
brilliant sketch upon English and French y
characteristics and Dr. Stevens fine porf
.traiture, of '.'the Pioneer Bishop As
bury. The long sataritieal poem, s. a
Fashionable Toilet, is from finished
Hand
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1858-12-21
| Indies, Snpptr.

II wa are requested 70 state that the La
dies Of the Presbyterian Church Of this
place will give a Supper. on THURS
] DAY. the esd inst.
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1858-12-21

/ Our friends Goshurn and Arnold
g Col, expect large quantities q
Oysters soon. What q fine chance
there will be ser stufing with Oys-
ter, turkeys, chickens, and all kinds
ofGame during the. Holidays.
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1858-12-21

jill. RoGERs has received his stock
Of Brings and other articles in his
tlines Ills stock Of Fancy Articles
/ forAthe holidays is new and very fine.
Give him q call.
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1858-12-21
A Card.
70 tie Eait0rs Of ne E'nq'tiyes.
LExTNaT0N. Ya., Dec. 3, !

l1EAINUEO1N, q, = - ~ a 80 n 4
4 Having learned that g. Irving. ESD.
has publicly Withdrawn his charges il re-
iation to the private character OF Judge
Brockenbrough, we deem it due to Mr.
Irving, 10 Withdraw anything which may
be personally offensive TO him IN our card
Of The goth November. |.
WILLIAM MARTIN,
g. d. CAMDEN, Jh.
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1858-12-21

M IA CeixL Boar Sunk "A coal boat BE
longing ID Tho Winitred n. 4 n O..
destined for Gallipolis. sunk last FEida.,
evening b Elk shoals. 81
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1858-12-21
!. Ladies, SIMMER.

OhsThursday.week; Dec. 80, the ladies
Of Charleston viii sgiyel Supper, at the
] CourtsIouse, for the benefit ofthe Meth
odist Episcopal Church South.
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1858-12-21

Considerable excitement has bee,f'
caused by the British interference al
Nicaragua, and we have given much
space 70 the subject thisweek, that
our readers may BE- posted mp On the
affairs.
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1858-12-21
ghs new. and DR.. Joshua King, asain'

ghs new. and Or. Joshua King, asain''
! For Che benefit Of his friends in this
Sfegion. we publish the following, receiv'
Saa few days since, b. mail, The.en.
Yslope bears the post mark Of : Leayen
! worth City, x. IL Nov. So
] We insert it without making any
change in either tie grammar, spelling b
punctuation:
L slKanawha Star
Isr llsee ii going the round thatJ Joshua King
has runaway with two girls and has sold has
pssssessions for mere tribe if you mean a
tam the. Manfyou have told and published g
.Uamd lid i am Travelling in the west on n,
pWn money you will please 10 publish the
Tsbnre5 a 5s1s8.a 8 JOSHUA KING
Hive do mott admit that We shave toll
hid published a Damd lid" and thinls
That such language is as ulnbeco ON :
pfeachcrof the Gospel as running away
tRith two girls and leaving q wife and
ylaEge family IN destitute circumstances Z
sufer forr want Of \ husband snd father
sAs many of our readers may not re-
,nsmber to what the above note refers, WI
WIN republish a short editorial that ap
peared incur columns d few weeks since
Here it { as.E
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1858-12-21

The officers Of the I Kanawha Val.
ley have our thanks for late Cincin.
matt papers The alley !" leaves
tomorrow for Cincinnati. Il yoa
want i fast boat take the " Valley
The Clerk ofthe 1 Virginia Home
will accept our thanks for late papers.
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1858-12-21

A Roger A. Pryor. Esq, Is 70 be pre-
eented with 4 service Of plate for his en-
ergetic action at the Virginia convention.
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1858-12-21

Z bsHAcKLEFoRD q SPRY, wholesale Drug
gist and Apoihecaries, Portsmouth, Q,
Physicians and other dealers ID Drugs,
Medicines, Paints, Oils, Ec., viii find this
an excellent and reliable house. Their
stock comprises everything usually KEEP
III establishments Of the kind i their pri
ces are low. and their goods can be de.
pended upon,. give them a call,
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1858-12-21

Our obligiag- postmaster, Mr. SNYDER,
will accept. our thanks for favprs shown
US Monday night week.
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1858-12-21

EoRvELL has turned Balloonist. He
sent up. his first balloon IN this place on
yesterday, and II created quite ah excite
nent. y ft1 1si's
& 4 + Z 4 4
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1858-12-21

CnARLEs seorr. This gentleman
still continues to carry on the tailor
ing business i'm this place. He j.
certainly one Of the quickest work.
man we have ever met with. Want.
ing i fine cloth coat, a.fsw weeks
since, in q great hurry We calledsor
II Charlie 'and he did The thing up
Fin fine style, in. one day and a half
He went with MS TO purchase thu
cloth and trimming took our measure
cut and made the coat5in good styl'
in thatsshort time azz 6y himself
Can any tailor beat that, u thi'
| neck Of woods or any where els
without the aid Of machinery2
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1858-12-21
oar lnaidaies.

We have placed at the mast y he ga = q
our columns, tie nominees Of the Peters
burg Convention. We DO this the more
cheeffully. because NE believe the mel mel
will be true. 10 the institutions Of the
State. and ihetprinciples Of our party, and
that they are eminently capable ofhillns
the posts to which they have been nomit
mated, with credit to themselves ane
hoiior TO the Commonwealth. But asidltt
from our personal views. their endorse r'''
ment BY so large. honest and intelligent
q body Of men az composed the Stat n
Convention is 4 sufficient guarantee thai \
they are men. worthy Of the support Al a
every man inthe State, 93fi
Halle is true, Mr.. LETcnER was not ouf
||schoice-wo believed that other mem q
though not moro capable Of filling1thfe
|. officc, would be more satisfactory to3thee
| people. In this 'yisw we were mistaken
H.The convention, chosen BY the people,
Shave decided that the masses Of The St t'
prefer John Leteher. and we an, an adt
.roca,e DC peoples rights, and will DC I All n
Elm our power to secure bis election. Wc'
therefore, asklour friends in the Westertll
Virginia, who have 50 noblylstood by 81
In OPPOSING the nomination Of Mr.. Letch1
er, & come up toAthe help ofthe Democ-
ra,ccy 81 tie State, and do valiant battle
5or Tie nominees Of the, State Convention
and the only National party in existence
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1858-12-21
Things In Washington as reported to the
-l.. III 4 Hs. Il New Kark News.

The secretary Of war has been call
ed on for the estimated force necessa-
~ to garrison military posts in Mex
leo, according to the recommends
ltions BIZ the message.
The Military Committee of the
House will refuse to report the bill
for theincfease Of the army,
| The judiciary Committee will
report a bill amending the neutrality
laws and removing hindrances to
commerce. 81
D Ger. Jerez fears that his correspon+
Idence has been intercepted on the
pIsthmus. He is confident Of receiY,
ing ratified treaty III time to have il
submitted to the Senate at on early
day. He regrets the course Of the
English In Nicaraguan matters.
! The dispatches received at the Ma.
w Department from Com. Mcintosh
are quite pointed and interesting
1t appears that Sir William Gore On,
Iseley attempted to bambopzle the
Commodore1 by promising no meet
him at Aspinwall. Alter waiting :
reasonable time the Commodore
'snspecting something wrong, got III
steam and went down to San QUAR-
del Norte. There he found Sir vii
liam still on board the Valorpus, anf
that the Washington and one Of tbt
river steamers had been visited b
the British officers, in violation 3
our views On the Iight-of.searcl
question: nsbssh 4ll4
Later From Washington.
The documents colnmunicf ted Il
1.-THE House yesterday, occupy severa
columns. They fully confirm the ar
Iticle from the States, telegraphed las
might, ana prove that the British Gov
lernment represented to our Govern
/ ment that in negotiating a treaty witt
i Nicaragua, they intended TO abandon
1.-THE. Mosquito psotectorate.
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1858-12-21

I ~ f h Al =
Al The Z GREAT REPuHtIc" MokrHLY.7
This Is the tide of a new Magazine 70 81
published ~ oAKsnLrrlES o.. liz 4
Ii4 Wiiliam street, New Y ork City, ths
advertisement ofwhich may be seen II
another column. We haze had SONS
dealings with this,frm, and have Away.
found II prompt and liberal in all IL il
dealings, md we have no doubt but tina
all they promise in their prospectus vii
be more than complied with ;;and ever
IF they should % only half what is prom
Used. the magazine would twell be wortl
the subscription
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-10-23

On Saturday evening democratic meetings
were held in nearly every township in the
county. Mr.. Cogswell was at Farm Ridge
and Messrs. Avery, Rice and Emerson were
in the northern part Of the county. The re.
publicans are looking down hearted the
news from Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana
showing the unbounded popularity ofDoug.
las in those states, has completely throw
them off their guard, and they now demo unce
the course Of Henry Clay wings in support
ing the doctrine Of that great statesman
They say it is the Douglas doctrine and moth
ing else, and any whig who cannot demo unce
Henry Clay and his principles should leave
the republican party. We may look for a
great number of old line wings to follow the
advice of the democratic party, and not dis.
grace them any longer.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-10-23

SHARP SmoorISG-The speech of Judge
Douglas in reply to Lincoln at Alton
abounds in cutting, epigrammatic retorts
that will be read and rememb bered years af.
ter all interest in the present contest will be
forgotten. Here for instance, is fair speci.
man:
"Mr Lincoln's first criticism upon me is
the expression Of his hope that the war of
the administration will be prosecuted against
me and the Democratic party of this State
with vigor. He wants that war prosecuted
with vigor; l have no doubt of it. His
hopes OF success, and the hopes of his par
ty depend solely upon it. They have no
chance Of destroying the Democracy of this
State except by the aid of federal patronage.
C'That's fact" "good" and cheers.) He
has all the federal office holders here as his
allies, c'That's so, y running seperate tickets
against the Democracy to divide the party,
although the leaders all intend to vote d.
rectly the Abolition ticket, and only leave
the green-horn to vote this seperate ticket
who refuse to go into the Abolition camp
daughter and cheers.) There is something
really refreshing in the thought that Mr..
Lincoln is in favor of prosecuting one war
vigorously. (Roars of laughter.) 1t is the
first war | ever knew him to be in taver of
prosecuting. Rewned laughter.) 1t is the
first war that ever knew him to believe to
be Just or constitutional. daughter and
cheer>.) When the Msxican war being
wagcd, and the American army was sur
rounded by the enemy in Mexico, he thought
that war was unconstitutional, unnecessary
and unjust ("That's So" you've got him,
"he voted against it," &c.) lie thought it
was not commenced on the right spot
Gaughter.)
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-10-23

While some worHnen were digging in
a marsh on the land OF John McEthorne, in
Ellenville, Ulster county, New York, they
discovered several huge bones. One is a
portion of a jaw bone, the others are evil
dentlv portions oF leg or thigh bones. They
are all much decaycd, having apparently
been under the soft mud for ages. In the
jaw is mamoth tooth, in st. te Of almost
perfect preservation. 1t is the tooth of a
gramnivofous animal, and measures seven
inches in length and three in width These
bones are undoubtedly those of mastandon
of the largest size. Such bones are usually
found in places like this. Those here dis
covered are said to be five or six times larger
than the corresponding bones Of any living
animal, and are in conformation like them
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-10-23

\ sad accident is related IN a San Francis
CO paper. The remains OF poor unfDrluu-
ate man were found in the woods, about
three miles above Nevada, by party in
search of cattle. On examination a VaNer
was found near by. which left no doub; but
that he committed suicide. Ga one side
was written 's,Iychnirs," and also the words
poison" Ga the other side, as it appears
he wrote the following: IL have fouHd Cal.
iiornia hard country 20 1--we in, aud have
chosen this lonely spotto die in. die UY my
own hands, and my name ever remains a
mystery" No name nor anything that wonld
lead to it cou.s be found The paper was
dated May 1s5S Who he is no one
knows. This is on. instance of many OF the
poor uDtortunates who die among the noun
tains. without a hand Il sooth their troubled
brows. or friend TO whom to lisp dying
farewell.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-10-23

Masonic CURrosITr.-A few days ago Mr.
c. BIackburnc, of Covington, Ky, found in
sack of Rio coffee copper medal, bearing
upon one side the representation OF the tent
of hniSh; Templsr. surmoun;ed with the
crown and cross, and surrounded with the
motto, "ln hoe sig no vinc,s." On the re.
verse, III wreath, the number 40" has
been stamped over the number 10 There
is a motto on this side, but the medal has
been SO much worn as to make it IIegibIe
The date is ''l32S-" The peculiar >igniii-
cance o: this medal will be appreciated by
all Masons who have attained the degree Of
Knight Te.npar.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-10-23

MoRE MIRACLEs.-The Rev. NJ Mako, cf
Grand Rapids, Michigan writes that while
Father Weinger was officiating st the cere-
nony Of dedlcating the Cross at Holy Trini-
~ Church, in the presence OF an immense
multitude, solemn and extraordinary event
occurred. lie says: "As soon as the cross
had been dictated and was about being
raised, there appeared on the blue sky, sur
rurrounded by 3 cluster Of white clouds. a
regularly v formed large white and wtll-GefineG
cross, which disappeared at the moment tho
missionary cross was sunk in the ground
The whole crowd present gazed with amaze
ment at this striking appearance. and you
could hear persons, less credulous, utter
these words: "ThiS is mere than natural y
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-10-23

4 HE'LL on THE OCEAN.-The Northern
(England) Wig complains bitterly Of the
shipment Of some insane paupers from Bos
ton to Liverpool. This complaint is founded
on the letter from a passenger who anvil
ingly took passage on the same ship. The
letter says:
As they entered the ship their ghastly
viSages, staring eyes and unmeaning look, i,
unmstakebly indicated that the intellect
was gone. There we1e about sixteen Of
them 1t will naturally be asked if some
Yankee asylum has disgorged its unhappy
inmates This l understand was literally
the fact. These poor creatures, who, per-
haps, long since emigrated to the blessed
country of the stars and stripes, and had
spent the vigor and strength OF their days
in enrichng the Lloated Republic, have at
length been sent home to remain tax upon
their country or an insupportable burden
on their unhappy relatives, althoug they
contradicted their frishtful .alady on Amer
lean soil. The passengers suffered much
uneasiness and annoyance during the whole
voyage, as these maniacs had no one to look
after them, but were allowed to range
through the ship both day and night, ruma-
ging through the berths of passengers, as
suppose, in quest Of food, and screaming and
yelling in the most hideous manner. OF
course, having no person to take charge Of
them, their person was foul and filthy, and
their actions disgusting in the extreme. 1t
is crying shame that these mad men and
mad women were suffered to wander ungar-
ded among the other passengers. If the
United States is to return its lunatics to this
country, it should charter a vessel especially
for that purpose, and not mix them unpro-
tected among sane people. It was woeful
sight to see these miserable wretches, con-
veyed from the ship in cart up the streets
of Liverpool. My history of them, ends here
During the passage acts too odious even 10
contemplate were committed among 'h' III,
selves and some of the seamcn. Surely some
inquiry ought to be made into the strange
affair for can positively say more horr'-
BILE and more disgraceful occurrence has
seldome happened. The captain denied all
knowledge Of their being lunatics.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-10-23

''lf it be one of the dogmas of the repub-
lican party that the people OF the state have
not right to settle the C>lavery) question
themselves, then | am not a republican.-
God help me if am not so can't help it
hold that territory which has the ri sht TO
reject slavery, has right to adopt it if It
wills can't stand up and say to the peo-
pie, you have no right to make your own
institutions. Tam Cor1in. black repu5l!caH
candidate .tor Congress IN Oilo.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-10-23

No DouBr OF Ir.-The Cleveland Plain
dealer, in view Of the recent election in that
State, says that Ohio is good for the next
Democratic Presidential candidate ytifteen
thousand majority, provided he is popular
sovereignty Democrat, and a religious OBJ
server of the general principles and usages
of tho great national Democratic party"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-10-23

\ correspondent Of the Philadelphia Press
writes under the date of Oct IL the follow
ing:
There is 10 doubt that movement will
be made IN the next Congress TO investigate
the prof cate employment of the public
funds IN the late elections, and especially
the manner in which they have been
used against the Dem 'cracy OF Illinois. 4
gentleman now here informs me tlat the c1-
tent to which this matter has been carried,
will, when it is exposed TO the people, ex-
cite such sensation as he has never been
known in the United States. Gov. Brown.
OF the Post Olice Department. Mr.. Cobb.
and NJ. Toucey, have gene to extremes in
furnishing men who have not agreed with
them IN opinion. One item in grand deyeI-
oPment will he the showing up of q nam
moth speculation out OF the purchase Of
anthracite coal for the public service.