Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-10-02


To CYsus W FIELD, Nrw YoHB
! have arrived here on my way to the Bay Of
Bull = Arm, with Instruments md regulators tt
test the cable 10 concert with Nalentia. Good and
regular currents from eEfDuudlan1w we're received
mp to the day I left Nalentia, on the 18th inst
but no words had Leen passed since the "a inst
Tine testing shows a loss Of insulation three mile.
from Valeniia, but | hope to work through is ]
leave here as coon as possible.
t~signed,) LuspY,
From the Valen,ia Office.
NANtTAs VASirArua.--The Boston papers are
chronlcllng the death Of an old man in that city,
named Francis, WHO, after a long life Of penuri'
ousness and note. shaviugs, left a fortune OF four
mililon OF dollars. The sum Ia not altogether
contemplate, but in these days of millionaires it
is not startling, and as the result Of nearly eighty.
three years devoted 10 money getting. the game
seems hardly worth the candle. This poor old
man, before he died, was considered the richest
individual in Massachusetts.-N. y. Times,
RlcH RH)Dr IsIAND,--There are POS citizens
in Providence who pay a tt K on $4,000 and up
wards, The highest tax is by Alexander Duncan
who pays sl6,52l 81 on property valued at ST.
O4O, 100. A rich man that.
A FoRTUNE.-By the death Of Mr.. Hobson, OF
Calcutta, n youth now in the employ Of a printer
It FuuuCbt1 Out w pVooVuEtO VI
more than SI,5OO,00. 1t is said the young man
had no previous knowledge of his relation. except
as having once heard his mother say she had q
brother in IDdia.-London Court Circular.
The SIZE OF BRiTIsH C~oLuxsiA.- The pos
sessions Of the Hudson Bay Company, or the ter.
ritOry o! the continent over which they exercise
control contain an area of two millions FIVE humid.
red thuusand, square miles. How much is that Z?
1t lie fifteen and u half times larger than the State
of California about thir:y.eight times as large
as the state OF New York; nearly twice as large as
The whole OF the thirty one States Of the Unicn
and II we omit the territory of Nebraska, is ns
large as all our States and Territories combined!
About one fifth Of that extent, or more than three
times the size Of California, is said to be Ct for
agricultural or grazing purposes.
New Haven is in danger of being shorn Of her
glory. The loag row Of venerable trees which
have given her the name of the City of Elms,"
are dying. from the poisonous vapor that escapes
from the leaky gas pipes. No less than twenty
fine trees. have recently been killed from this
cause On Wooster Place alone.
DESPERATE RESISTANCE OF A BODY OF SLAvks.-
AT Rio Janeiro on the 18th July, there was an in.
surrecliOn of slaves on a mall scale, which as
one time threatened to became serious.
Senior Antonio Ferrari Guilaraco having deter
mined to sell his slaves, they resisted, when he or
dered them to be punished. Jhereupon they took
possession Of the house, and barrieading the doors,
ascended to the roof, whence they assailad the
people in tho street with tiles, bricks and pieces of
furniture.
Tho slaves resisted oil oyertures to surrender
until q strong military force was brought to the
spot.
The soldiers blew open the doors Of the house
with gunpowder, and charged the slaves at the
point Of the bayonet, but the negroes resisted to
the last, and were only CAP tured after a desperate
battle. There were several persons severely ,injur.
ed ON both sides.
WATER Srours IN HusoARr.-The late Euro
pean papers state that quite recently Il water
spout broke near the village of kosslad, district
of Widen, and killed four hundred horses or OK
en-, also several persons.
TENNESSEE CONSTITUTIONAL ELEcrrsN.-The
official returns of the late Constitutional election
in Tennessee indicate, notwithstanding the small.
ness of the vote, a decided opposition to any
Out of 24.S5s votes cast. 20.93l were sgainss,
and only 1887 in favor Of such change.
No less than seventy divorce cases. fourteen Of
are from other States, will come up at the
next term Of the Tippecanoe (Ind.,) Circuit
Court.
How They CHRIsrIAsIzE JESs IN ROMA
correspondent from Rome writes a. follows to the
81 stated some time ago that a Jewish
child had reen taken away from its parents at
on the plea that it had been secretly
by a servant, A bull of Benedict XIV.
ex pressly forbids the baptising of Jews by sur.
prise, except when they are 10 imminent DANCE rof
death In that case baptism may be secretly admin
istered. but the bishop must be Immediately in
formed Of the fact. and in the event of the palient's
recovery. he is then taken from his parents to
be educated as a Christian. This was the case in
the present instance the father finding it impossi-
BILE to recover his child, solicited an audience OF
the Pope, who granted it without difficulty, and
gave him permission to see his son, on condition
he should no. hold any conversation with
him calculated to render bis conversation abor-
tiye."
Rev. VIM. Otis Prsntiss, who succeeded the
Rev. Dudley A. Tying, as pastor of the
Church of the Epiphany, Philadelphia, has tend.
cred his resignation, to take effect on the LIST of
October next. In consequence of this resi- gnation,
The congregation have invited Rev. DR.. Newton.
IF 81. Paul's, to occupy the pulpit, an invitation
which, it is generally believed, will be accepted by
him. Mr.. Prentiss is the owner Of a southern
to which he is about to retire. The
Church, of late, has not enjoyed either spiritual
lr temporal prosperity, owing to the secession of
rs most active members, who followed the late
MIR. Tying to the Church of the Covenant. 1t 10
that now both the Churches will be re-.
united.
Some Of the southern papers grumble because
t will cost our government some $500 each to
lend the Echo negroes back to Africa. That is
ust one per cent. Of the cost Of sending q south.
I'm negro back from Boston.
BEeUEsr OF MRS STowE.-Mr. James Dennirg.
on. an old inhabitaut OF London, England. who
lied on the 18th ult, left variocs requests to char
table objects, among which was one of fifty
pounds to Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe, for the
Ibolition Of slavery.
MARRIED,