Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1858-10-28

Gov DENVER AND KASsAs-The St. Lou@
papers contain an address of Gov. Denver to
the people Of Kansas on retiring from Office
He says that henceforth the peace of that Ter
ritory depends more on the people themselves
than the Governor, that they have an abundance
of local civil officers elected by themselves with
out disturbance or interference; that they have
just accomplished the peaceable election Of a
Legislature and it makes no material difference
who may be Governor. He does not think the
Territory yet prepared for State organization
BzH@The UnlOn says 1--WE learn that dates
have been received from the legation of the
United States in China to July 31st. The trea-
ty with this government, and those with Great
Britain, France, and Russia, have all been ratif-
ed by the Emperor. Nothing remains we sup
pose, on our part, but the final approval by the
President and Senate, of the treaty negotiated
by Mr.. Reed, when it may be despatched to
China for the exchange of ratifications This
fortunate settlement of the Chinese questions,
without the difficulty and expense which would
have attended distant war; reflects credit alike
on the administration and Oh its able negotiator
in China
NATIONAL WASHINGTON MONUMENT
books, papers, and property of the National
Washington Monument were on Thursday last.
as we learn from the Washington STAR surrend-
cred to the old Board. The members of the
old Board present were General Henderson, First
Vice President; Gen. Walter Jones, ?. r. Fen
dali, Esq, Col. w. w. Seaton, Peter Force, ESQ,
w. w. Corcoran Thomas Blagdon, Thomas
Carberry, and J. G. Brent.
gsY7 Mr. Peabody, the generous founder of
the Peabody Institute, in Baltimore city, has re-
Gently added $4,000 to the fund for its erec-
ton, making upwards Of a half a million Of dol
lars which he has given.
RESPITE OF BARRETT Charles H. Barrett,
who was convicted of the murder of Reeve
Lewis in March last, in company with Henry
Williams, and who was sentenced to be hung
in the Jail yard at Washington on Friday last,
has been the object Of the clemency of the Pre-
sident, so far as to gain for him respite of the
sentence for two weeks, until the 5th of Novem-
Der, proximo. The following is an extract from
the respite addressed by the President to the
Marshal:
And whereas, al application has been made
to me for Communication of his punishment,
which application being made on the eve of the
day fixed for his execution have not had time
to investigate the subject with the care which is
due to a matter involving the life Of a human
being Although in the brief examination
which have yet been able to make of the case,
am not convinced of any fact which should
induce me to turn aside the course of law
Nevertheless, l think it due to the prisoner, to
should not take place until the facts Be ait afd
before me and fully considered. For these rea-
sons have determined to respite the execution
for two weeks from the time heretofore fixed.
The respite was unexpected to the prisoner,
who professed great contrtion and willingness
to die He has been constantly attended by the
Rev. Mr.. OToole, and several Sisters of Chari-
ty, as well as by his father and mother.
SPORTING IN ST. MARY St would seem
from the following paragraphs which we clip
from the Beacon, that neighbors in ST..
Mary's have got themselves pretty thoroughly
into ':sporting" humor this fall:
Shooting Match at Chaptico.-The Shooting
Match noticed in the last Beacon to take place
at Chaptico on the 10th instant, came off &C