The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-10-28
GENERAL SUMMARY.

GENERAL SUMMARY.
The barque Isle de Cuba, from New York
for Loando, put into Boston yesterday morning
She proceeded Is far as g.. Michaeps, when
Captain Dobson asked the crew if they would
proceed to the coast Of Africa for q cargo of
slaves. They refused, and Captain Dobson
left her at St. Michsers. The mate, Mr.. Turner,
took charge of the barque, and returned to
Boston to give her up. She has q cargo of
rice, beans, aud lumber. Three passengers
also left the barque at st. Michaers with the
captain.
The Isle de Cuba. Captain Dobson, cleared
from New York for Loando, August II, with
cargo of beans, rice, and lumber.
Some of the crew state that Capt. D. asked
them if they were willing to 60 to the coast of
Africa for slaves, to which they dissented, the
chief mate, Mr.. Turner, of Charleston, being of
the number.
The Captain being apprehensive that infor
nation would be lodged With the authorities,
gave up the voyage, surrendering the weasel to
the nate. Captain Turner, after consulting
the authorities a. St. Michaels, sailed on the
22d ult, for the United States.
The three passengers, after being out three
days, we're permitted to take the long boat, and
left for the Western Islands. The vessel is
owned by Mr.. de la Figaniere, of New York.
The sailors were principally foreigners-Dane
and Dutch.
Intelligence has been received from Venezu-
ella, dated at Caracas on the 25th of September.
Friendly relations were fully restored between
that Republic and England and France. The
country was enjoying repose, and the peo-
pie anxiously awaiting the return of Gen. Paez,
to whom the next Presidency would be tender
ed. The Constitutional Convention made slow
progress in it's deliberations. A decree had
been adopted, by virtue of which the territory
comprised within the jurisdiction of the Cap
tain Generalship of Venezuela of 1910 is to be
divided into departments, cantons, and parishes,
instead of twenty-o provinces, as at present.
The proviHce of Margsrita ia to be ruled by
special laws Mail communication with Eu.
rope, by way of the West Indies, was to be fa-
cilitated. Gen. Castro had returned to Valen.
cha. Mr.. Turpin, United States Minister, had
arrived, and Mr.. Eames had resigned his pest.
Yellow fever was fatal to foreigners at Caracas.
from Salt Lake.
st. Louis, Oct. % Salt Lake dates to the
18th ult. have been received. There was a
good feeling between the Mormons and
Gentiles. The former speak faverably of the
Governor. Gen. Johnston's command of nearly
5000 men will remain during the winter in one
grand encampment. The mail party encoun.
tered snow, and it is feared that some of the
trains would be overtaken by snow on the
mountains, and considerable suffering was an
ticipated.
The deadly ARRAY on the fair grounds at
Nashville, Tenn. originated in family feud.
Several hostile members OF the samo fouiiy
accidentally on the fair grounds insults led to
rs fho ofotor r,sv ad in xho
result wss-Sandy Owen, killed Sam Cowap,
mortally wouRded Joel A. Battles skull bad.
ly fractured and several others shot and MAIN.
ed, but not killed.
A section of coping fell from new building
on Franklin street, Boston, on Tuesday, and,
striking Samuel Cotton, foreman of the csrpen.
tiers, killed him instantly.
Bernard McIntire, boy eight years old, was
killed at the depot in Manchester, N. a., on
Monday. His head was entirely severed from
his body, and also his right arm, by the wheels
of the car.
The $4,000 were stolen from the Buffalo
banking house, last week, by the use of chloro-
form upon the sleeping clerks. The thieves
stupefed the young men, took the keys of the
safe, and then helped themselves to the money,
but overlooked bag of 81, 900 in gold. The
clerks we're very giddy in the morning, but soon
found out the loss.
The Gsysers of Iceland have recently been
visited by three young Scotch ladies, with their
brothers. They are the irst female travellers,
except Madame Ida Pfeiffer, who ever penetra.
ted to that remote region of lava and ice.
&The failure of the Atlantic cable has again
turned attention to the Western route for tel.
egraph to Europe, via Behring's Straits and
Russian Asia The route is long, but wholly
practicable and the new interest taken in Eng.
land in the development of her possessions on
the Pacific coast, and in Russia in the settle
ment OF the AMOR river region, which lies op.
posite in Asia, will induce those nations TO give
to the enterprise helping hand. The cable
will be but 36 miles long across the narrowest
portion of the straits, and the water has an
equal and not great depth. There il no strong
current, as is shown by the freezing over of the
straits in winter, and there are no serious obsta
cles On either coast.
As to the Atlantic telegraph, all reasonable
hope of making the present cable work is at an
end.
The trade in furs, which had steadily grewn
in importance down to recent date, has suf.
fered severely by the financial reverses of the
past year, says the New York Journal of Com.
meTce' 0arments or Inis material, which muy
be considered luxury rather than necessity,
having elegance for their chief recommends,
ton, very early felt the process of retrechment
occasioned by the money crisis. The furriers
experienced another misfortune in the open
season last winter. TAese adverse Influences
combined have caused the great bulk Of last
years stock to remain on the shelves until the
present time, and importations meanwhile have
nearly ceased.
The particulars of the succese of the expedi.
ton of Lieut. Gillis, of the u. 8. NAVY TO South
America, to observe the solar eclipse, on the
7th OF September, are interesting. The expo.
sure and fatigue of the journey had nearly
prostrated Mr.. Gillisy and he had violent At
tack OF fever and ague on the previous day, bat
rallied sufficiently to make the necessary oh.
servations, assisted by Mr. Raymond. A pri-
vate letter OF the latter gives general and
brief statement, 10 anticipation of the full and
interesting account of Lieut.. Gillis:
"The horizon was entirely obscured bv clouds
in the morning, and We feared our journey had
been In vain. BY degrees, however. that spot
ct which the sun came over the mountains was
cleared, and though We did not see the begin.
ming OF the eclipse, yet long before its totslity
the sky was clear, and in that part alone. Mr.,
Gillis had very successful observation, and
determined some new features of the pbenom.
ena. AZ totality approached, the darkness be-
came almost complete. The birds ceased sing.
ing, the laborers stopped working, and ali
nature assumed ghastly leok. As 1 was |
obliged 70 keep record Of the barometers, had |
not much opportunity to observe closely the ap- |
pearancs Of the sun. ! got glimpse, however,
and saw the corona light burst out from !
around the moon, and ] saw quite distinctly the !
prntn berancas of solar clouda shinina h.;ii;.nt