The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-10-21
THE NATIONAL ERA WASHINGTON D. G. OCTOBER p, 1868

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The United States steamer Arctic run into
the steamer City of Richmcnd, five miles below
Norfolk, bound to Philadelphia. damaging the
latter to the extent of about $4,000.
The Utah mail arrived at St. Joseph on the
9Th. The troops had nearly completed their
huts, and would 60 into winter quarters on the
10th OF October. Everything was quiet in the
valley. A battle between detachment of I'd
cavalry aud the Camanche Indians occurred
near Nitchita village, on the LIST of October, in
which Lieutenant Van Camp and four men
were killed, Major Undow and ten men wounded,
and forty Camanches killed.
Judge Sprsgue, in his charge to the grand
jury at Boston yesterday morning, decided that
Captain Townsend, of the Echo, should be re-
manded to where he was first landed.
Jeremiah Austin, master of the whaling ship
Betsey Williams, of New Bedford, has been sen.
fenced to pay fine Of 500, and also assessed
So0O damages to the negro j ohm Francis, whom
he cruelty left on an uninhabited island.
The case Of Francis was one of great hard.
ship and suffering. He belonged to the crew
OF the vessel, and, after great personal abuse,
he was violently put ashore on desolate island
OF the Galapagos group. For twenty six days
he lived On raw crabs and young birds soaked
IN water, taking refuge in . hut made of sticks
at night. ship touched at the islsl d, and
took Oh Francis; but be eunained seven months
IN hospital before he was able to take care of
himself. The verdict was not more than half
righteous one.
A. correspondent of the Vicksburg True
Southron, writing from Livingston, Madison
county, Mississippi, on the 18th ult., says that
within mile of his house resides the grand
niece of Oliver Cromwell. This lady is Mrs.
Anna Maria Lowe, widow Of FIGURES Lowe.
Her maiden name was Crowell, ard she came
from North Carolina to Madison county with
her late husband. Her father, John Crowell,
was the son of John Crowell, or Cromwell, the
brother of Oliver Cromwell. b
Mr.. J. de Cordova, of Texas, has been telling
the people of Manchester, England, of the su-
periority of Texas as q Gotten growing region,
to India and Africa. The facts which he states
are mostly familiar to the people of this coun-
try, excepting statement in regard to the q ?
which is 30 destructive to the cotton-crop. This
hy, he said, will always prevent the successful
cultivation OF cotton in India and Africa, where
as IN Texas that insect is destroyed by the cold
OF the winter, which usually lasts about fifteen
days.
The Freestone (Texas) Pioneer says large
lion was killed recently on hollands river, in
johnson county. 1t had killed nine horses in
that vicinity.
Col. Suffer, the man who first discovered gold
in California, is poor. He owned las, 900 acres
OF the richest land in the State, where Sacra.
nento and Marysville now stand, but is now re-
duced to q small farm with shaky title. Never.
theless, he makes the most of his farm, and has
now in his garden, it is said, $4,000 grape
vines, besides fig, nectarine, peach, apricot, and
almond trees, in abundance.
Captain Pearson commands the Pacific mail
steamship John l.. Stevens. 1t is stated that
no sooner does his vessel leave port, than he as
signs to each passenger position in one of the
life-boats, and the men are enrolled into boat
guard, and drilled each day in all the minutiae
OF launching the boats, &c. The idea has
proved popular one on the Pacific side, and
many passengers have been known to wait at
both ends of the route for his ship, in preference
to any other vessel.
Springfield, Mass, October l4.-E!even
companies participated in the firemens muster
ouu stAoA az SAiSOPOO toonts 4Wp SuFcF anu
one heavy plated trumpets were offered as prizes
for the best playing. They were won by Nj.
agara Company of Worcester, Niagara Com
pany of Springfield, and Ocean Company of
Springfield. A fight occurred between the
Ocean Company of Spring cid, and the Wash
ington Company of New Haven. The fight
lasted an hour, and was quite bloody. The
police we're unable to make any arrests.
Trumpets were broken in giving blows, and
some severe wounds were received on both
aides.
ST. Louis, October l8.-The second overland
mail arrived here on Saturday night from Cali
fornis, with letters to the Goth ult., but no pa
pers. The third mail arrived tonight, having
made the distance in twsaty five days.
The mail brings Fort Smith dates to the 9th,
which confirm the report of battle between
the United States troops and the Camanches.
The dates from Santa Fe are to the 9th ult.
Another battle had been fought with Indians,
in which six were killed and two soldiers
wounded. Two thousand sheep were recovered.
The U. s. frigate Sabine sailed from New
York on the expedition to Paraguay on Satur-
day last. She takes out the Commissioner,
Judge Bowlin, and his suite, and also the naval
and military commander of the expedition,
SOmIuOuOTc OuuUElChs dUu Ills meet Ou1cor9.
Her complement of men, including marines,
is about six hundred.
We may regard the sailing of this vessel as
the starting of the expedition for the vessels
that are left behind will not long delay their
departure, and, as they are steamers, they will
probably reach their destination soon after the
Sabine, and before any attempt at pacific me-
gotiation with the Paragusysn Government
can be contaminated by the Commissioner.
On the arrival of the Sabine in the La Plata,
the Minister and his suite will be transferred
to the Fulton, and ascend to Assuncion, the
capital of Paraguay, if practicable. If, how.
ever, Lopez should forbid the vessel ascending
the river, Mr.. Bowlin may endeavor to have
diplomatic communication with him from the
fortress Trias Borcas, at the mouth of the Para
quay river.
About twenty heads of families and others,
in Cambridge and that neighborhood, of Afri..
can extraction" feeling the disadvantages
under which they labor here, have determined
to emigrate to Liberia. The whole party will
number hundred. On Tuesday evening they
held meeting in Cambridge, over which ex.
Gov. Washburn presided, for the purpose Of
awakening interest in the movement. The
principal speaker was Judge James, of Liberia
q native of Monrovia. some forty years old, and
quite intelligent. He gave detailed and in
teresting account of that country-its natural
advantages, resources, population, history, &c.
There we're in the limits of Liberia about
$4,000 Americans, including children of Amer
lean parentage, and the speaker thought
200, 900 natives. There was excellent timber
and stone, and fertile soil. On three acres OF
land, 1900 gallons of molasses had been pro.
duced in year-worth SIS cents per gallon
of cotton and sugar cane.-Neaoburyport Her
aid.