, 1858-11-12


by the white mans plough-shars I'D.
MISCELLANEOUS "ICKTAS."
WAGON Road Across THE WAsHIrA
MoUNTAINs.-Mr. Lander, Superintendent
of the Fort Kearney, South Pass and
Honey Lake Wagon Road, announces to
the Secretary of the Interior the opening
of the road across the first three great
ranges of the Washita Mountains, the most
difficult part of the work. Loaded trains
have already passed by this way from the
South Pass to the valley of Smith Fork of
the Bear river. The Wind River Noun
tain line and that extending along the
open valleys of Salt and BIackfoot rivers,
will soon be finished, affording wsll-built
road which will avoid tho desert, the fer
ries over Green river and four toll bridges
on the lower stream. The road, when
completed, will extend from the South
Pass to Pont Neuf bridge, near Fort Hall,
with cutoff to Hedspeth's road to Soda
Springs.
b@- A Philanthropic Convention, whose
object is to overcome evil with good, ,"
was in session recently in Utica. A strOng
tone Of Free-LoVeism pervaded to Conven-
ton. Fanatics Of the most ultra stamp,
including Andrew jackson Davis, were
present, and the debates and resolutions
read more like the effusious Of parcel Of
maniacs than anything else. Davis discuss
ed at great length the question of evil, di-
Viding into these FIVE sections: BABY
hood, or the anti-human period; Youth the
interhuman; Childhood, the superhuman;
Manhood, the spiritual; and Maturity, the
harmonical period" After two days talk
ing, in which such subjects as paper cur
rency," /" the truth of the Bibls,D "the
procreation Of our species" and "the
rights of women" were discussed, the Con-
venticn finally resolved, that as they could
not overcome evil at all, they had better
let it alone-a most wise resolve for so fool
ish set.
New YORK, Sept. IA. Washington
Correspondence. Judge BowIin, Commis-
sioner to Paraguay, had long interview
yesterday with the President and Secreta-
rieS Cass and TOueey. His structions are,
to demand, first, ample apology for the in
dignity offered to our flag; second, full in
demnity to the South American Naviga-
tion Company; and third, ratification Of
the treaty formally negotiated by Messrs.
Pendleton and Schenck. Upon the refusal
Of either of these demands, Commodore
Shubrick will be called upon to enforce
them.
The New Mission OF THE NIAGARA" p
What change sometimes comes over the
spirit of our dreamsl The magnificent
steam frigate Niagara, after having sue
cessfulIy achieved the greatest enterprise Of
the day, has been selected to carry back TO
Africa the negroes Of whose capture by the
Dolphin gave you an account in my last
letter. A ship, suppose, like man
should be ready at all times to do all kinds
Of work; but somehow this does not seem
to be the right sort Of work for noble
ship like the Niagara. Captain John s.
Chauncey has been placed in command.
The Niagara left this port last week for
Charleston, S. c., where she will receive
the captured Africans Of the SLAYER EeIo
and will convey them to Liberia. The
promptitude Of the Government in trans
mitting these poor negroes to their native
shore is isdeservedly commended; nor should
we be sorry that an opportunity has oc-
Cured to vindicate before Christendom our
professed hostility to the slave trade
Wash Cor. S. +. Bulletin.
b8- The news from Charleston, S. c.,
is that the recently arrived slaves are dying
of at the rate Of four to six day. AT
this rate the Niagara steam frigate-which
went in commission in New York recently
will be saved the trouble of an-African
trip.
B6- The United States brig Dolphin,
which captured the SLAYER Eaio, has arri
we'd at Boston with her prisoner, the cap
tain Of the SLAYER. Capt. Townsend, Of the
Echo, has appeared before the U. S. Com
missioner, and Lieut.. l. N. Nafiit, of the
Dolphin, has given his testimony against
him. Townsend is good.looking man
about "a years Of age. He has given nc
indication as to whence he comes. A fur.
ther examination in his case is appointed
for tomorrow.
B2- The bowie knife Of the captain o.
the SLAYER Echo has been seut hither In
scribsd on it are these words: America
the land Of the free and the home Of tht
brave"
s8r Where the Charter Oak ia Hart
ford formerly stood are now house lots
Even the old stump was ruthlessly re
moved.