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Cactus Yis,a, called by the Spanards Higpeyo dei De
moa'o Tor Fig-tree of the Devil, , and the equally
formidable Aeaea tortuosa. Fortunately we have no
Beasts OF prey IN the island, and these nngles har
bor nothing worse than iocks Of vulturen and the
legion OF unclean spirits generated by malaria
Amidst this desolation swarms popuace of negroes
whose ithy looks and habits, idleness, open vice,
noisy and demonstrative obsccnity beggar descrip-
ton and cannot be conceived by those who
have not visited jamaica The authorities punish
helIs and violent crimes when these are brought to
light but with these exceptions, there's no restraint
on the brutal propenfities Of the lower classes,
White females living here must decusto themselves
to sights and language which in America men would
scarcely tolerate.
The main edible resource of ouridle population is
the fruit Of the mango, (Haagifera indioa,) which
grows Wild now in every part OF the island not above
an altitude OF 1000 feet, although its first inrodnc-
on here is within the memory Of many old persons.
In the mango season the lands belonging to the
Duke of buckingham at Hope, which twenty years
ago were a magnificent sugar estate, supply the
of sustaining indoent yet mseraby des-
ttute existence. The owner of large estate near
kingsissn, some years ago, destroyed all the mango
trees on biz lands, in the hope that, deprived of this
manstay of idcness, his tenaniry would be com
PEELED by necessity to earn little money.
The mango season is followed by that of the sweet
sop Ammonia squamosa which Also most unhappily,
affords the means of ndulging in the idleness which
the negro seems to cherish above every other sem
sua enjoyment
,
ills is a feeble attempt to convey 10 YOU idea
Of the degraded state of the inhabitants of this beai-
tiinl island. 1t is wonderful to what extent the
public mind in England and in America is deceived
with respect to the results OF negro emancipation,
Notwithstanding the notorious decadence of this
colony in an economic point of view. The anti
slavery party, father Its unprneipled managers,
takes care to obtain reports from these islands III
harmony with its own representations, and to color
facts which cannot be concealed. The ruin of colo
Dial agriculture and trade is denied whenever the
class addressed is sufficiently Ignorant to swallow the
falsehood (when part at least of the truth is
already known artfuly imputed to the whites
No candid person, even the most invetcrate gen
erali1et who scorns to consider tile Question ftom All
economical point of view, could remain attached TO
the anti-slavery party after visit to jamaica. lie
would earn, from beholding the result of British
interference in the affairs of this country, the pru
dence of leaving to those communities which suffer-
are supposed to suffer, under bad institutions the
exclusive care of providing remedy in accordance
with their experience.
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NEGRO CONTEST FOR SOCIAL EQUdLTTY.

A suit was brought in Michigan by Day, negro
against Owen the of steamboat for refusing TO
carry him cabin passenger on his boat from Detroit
to Toledo The defendant did not deny the refusal but
justified it the ground that by the regulation and
established Of business of said boat coloed persons
not received cabin passengers and not al
lowed to the cabin such passengers The said reg
ulaton was averred to be reasonable
10 this the plaintiff demurred, holding that such
regulation could be defence The circuit court over
ruled the demurrer and writ of took the
to the supreme court, aud the supreme court
unanimously sustained the decision OF the circuit
court overrung the demurrer. Both courts said the
facts stated in the notice good and sufficient
defence to the plaintiffs action The supreme court
said that the second defence (which that by the
regulation and established of business of the boat
colored persons not received cabin passengers
and not allowed to the cabin such passengers
and that such regulation reasonably stated in the
notice is. think sufficient to the second
count of the declaration We also think good TO the
first count which does not in terms make mention of the
carrying passengers deck The other questions raised
the argument IL is not necessary decide the
have been considering dsposes Of the whole case
The Judgment below (which against Day right to bc
carried in the cabin must be affirmed with costs
This decision TO the social status of the free negro
the free States is made by republican court
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DAILY IMMERSION OF THE HEAD.

Dr. Bssell Of the quarantine physicians At Staten
Island, in giving the testimony touching the matter of
the late riots stated it his opinion that il persons
hair is washed and combed every day. he is not liable
disease because cleanliness of the person is always pre-
ventivc If man at work all day In the yicni-
ty of the sick, and the hair wet with pcrspraton the
doctor don't think he would get the disease but ii he
lets his hair get dirty and matted he thinks he could
very well escape
The Norfolk Herald copies the foregoing and adds the
following corrolorativc testimony
SO important result from simple cause may seem
incredible to many, but not to There is not q more
eecua preventive of disease than the immersion of the
head in cold water every morning the year round We
know old gentleman the rise of seventy who
says that until he hiy years old he Of rather
weakly constitution and particularly liable to attacks Of
bilious fever violent colds and headache but having
heard that the best preventive of headache 10 wash
the head in cold water every morning Immediately after
rising. he then commenced the practice and has con.
nucd il to the present tme and during the interval of
forty years has had the bilious fever hardly knows
what the headache s and though sometimes taking cold
has never had cold that hndcrcd him from attend
ing to his ordinary affairs add to this he passed u-
scathed through the terrible epidemic OF 1855 In
other respects he has lived and drank as other pco
pie do and has rather been nattcnve 70 matters of
hygiene Duly SIN, CJluabus Ga
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FOR BAITIMoRE AND rNE EAST;
NEW ARRANGEMENT.

GREAT SOUTHWESTERN ROUTE via ORANGE AND ALEXANDRIA
RAaIlRoAD.
From WASHINGTON Virginia. Tennessee, Georgia. Alabama
Mississippi, Iouisiana Arkansas and Texas.
Through obtained great Southwestern Rail
occ Sixth Washing
board VI the Steam Ferry Boat George Page the Office OF
thc Orange aud Alexandria Railroad at Alexandria.
TO Richmond Dapyle, ISuuhbnrg Bristol Knoxville, Dalton
Atlanta Chattanooga Nashville, Huntsville, Grand juno
ton. Memphis, Montgomery, and New Orleans.
Route Continuous Railway Connexions Memphis.
Aardng greater Expedition Comfort being miles
ahorter than any other
ferry George Page leaves the foot Of Seventh
at6k Acxandr where passengers ake the
Richmond Charesyle staunto White sulphur Springs Wood
D. Richmond all points Southwest,
naking and csse connexions 10 Memphis
omnbcs leave the Office avenue,
o'clock, and ], D. tsa
JAMES A. EVANS, Agent
lS--u Washington
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NOTICE TO TRAVELLERS. ARRANGE


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ROAD IINETwo fast daily lines from Washington South
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breakfast on board sail
beautiful Potomac passing full Mount Vernon
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The southern mail this "A
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making certain connexions 10
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FOR THE SOUTHWEST TO
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Nashville, Grand Junction, Montgomery
and New Orleans
For hrengh tickets and further information inquire
tho southern ticket office, No 3T2 avenue
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PARAGRAPHS or EuRcPEAN NEWS.
THE RUPTURE BErwEEN FRANcEAND PORTUGAL.

THE RUPTURE BETwEEN FRANCE AND PORTUGAL.
The Paris Potyis in article the Portuguese didi
Guilty explains that the article in the treaty of Paris
commencing that III Of serious difference between
States they should before rssorng to Arms seek the
good offices of friendly power Is governed by the words
80 far circumstances may admit and therefore is
not all all applicable to the present French quarrel with
Portugal That t says relates 10 question Of dignity
and honor requiring reparson, and not leaving any door
opcii fo eoncation IL is instructed to say that the
French ultllsatun comprises three points tho mme-
date restitution OF the Charles Georges the liberation
the captain sentenced to two years imprisonment in
irons by the court OF Mozambique, and indemnity,
the amount which is to be ultimately settled A. 10
the FIRST two points, the French government will neither
hear OF legal trial delay good offices IL will ac
cept OF nothing but satisfaction. AS to the third 1t is
quite willing TO accept the good offices Of friendly
power
IL Is stated that the French government dispatches from
rbcn which have hitherto been sent through England
by way OF southampton viii hereafter come by French
packets to ST. Nxa.rs
The Opao and E2 Journal MyoaaI OF lisbon, the for
,aer government organ the only journals Of thas
city With occupy themselves with The arrival OF the
Donawerh and ,he Austcrz British yessclx Of war; in
the Tagus They consider that incident Of little Inn
portance The Opao suggesfs that they have probably
gone there only to winter laughs at those pcrsons who
say that the object Of their visit is the affair Of the Sis
frs OF Charity and the Charles Georges and praises the
fine appearance OF the officers and men. The Journal
MrcdnM manifests sti,l greater confidence, and says
whnt is the OF making military demonstrations
against u.s. when everything can be obtained by simple
note We so Insignificant display of force on the
part of France would do us too much honor
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The opposition in Tennessee moving as we'll as
their brethren IN Kentucky The Nashville Patriot suQ-
gests that convention be held at that place the 22d
of February to which 'thc Americans and wings of Ten
nessec, and all Others who opposed the radical ten
denotes and impotc measures Of the democmcy shall
be invited The currency question is becoming promi-
nent element in tho oc politics Of that State Itis
probable that Senator Bell win be the opposition candi-
date for governor with good chance Of carrying the
State
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THE GREAT WONDER OF THE NINETEENTH

i Century Professor WOODS Hair Restorative.
NJ s he 81 Louis (Mo Democrat Below publish letter TO
Dr. Wood ofthis city Maine which speaks glow.
gy the superior merits OF his hair such evidence
nave It's effect when coming from reliable
are guarantees of TRUTH the Doctor useless
ponery from the press
B.ru pIc } JAM 30 1856
PROF o. j. Gentlemen Having my attention called
w @ months since to the highly beneficial effects
s & was induced 10 make application Of my hair,
which had become quite gray probably white my whkers
S OF the same character Some three since procured
% uo your Hair Restorative and used IT, found
proving what had wished used since
procured another bottle OF which have certify
ON WORLD that The gray white hair has totally disappeared both
m my head and cc and hair has resumed color
oeVe more soft and glossy than has
w am now sixty years old my good wife, at the ly
WU, mas used Il with the effect
I'm assured that whoever will rightly per directions
city here for the last nitee years and am known L,
a" svsy one here and adjoining towns Any make
above with my attached s AZ service wish
preserve the beauties of nature in Others wel myself
~ "''' 'Il'c A. & RAYMOND,
BalnaoNr Jan 23 1858.
wooDs HAIR RESTORATIVE.
Woop Dear sir Having had the
was induced to make trial preparation found
answer as the very thing needed Ny hair is thick and
'ne sihioted such a treasure. FINLEY JOHNSON
and p%T Saesnea ~ NED Bragg s minister regular standing
Nv gentleman Of universally beloved
wN DYER
BEooxr1rtp Jan. IL, 1858
or WOOD: Dear sir: Having your Restorative,
gives mo pleasure that excellent in
with which been troubled from cbildood and has also re-
s,S my hair which was becoming gray original
prOht ~ WV @''''''s hNe '"o same pressure or
Yours, truly, Tx BRAGG
The Restorative put up in bottles Of three sizes viz large me
lar per bottle be ,sd,n hop ~ ~ . anu oia's Tor one do
'hsn The small rcss for dollars botc large
S quart forty per cent more in proportion, %
& WOOD CO. Propretors si2 broadway New York dn tho
i NV YORK Wire Railing Establishment, and ia Market street
And sold ~ all good Druggists and Fancy Goods ncalers
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Virginia gentleman proposes TO donate $50, 600 for
the erection Of agricultural college in the vicinity of
the University OF Virginia condition tat the farmers
Of the State will render the donation available for the
purpose, by contributing additional sum OF $50 600
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VERNON GROVE; or, Hearts they Are a
fresh and glowing American fiction by southern
aulhorcss Elegantly bound muslin po 81 Free mail 81 %
Extract from Cri'que If Southern literary Messenger.
The autoess Grove the finest writer's the
and this novel Judgment the best produced by
American lady In the othc Literary Messenger where it
has hccn brought out from month month has excited universal
admiration In cons has
with such power while the style has been uniformly flowing
athos Is the quality tho writer's she
the key which the sacred sympathetic
and must be either hoccsy most Dscnsbe
who follow the fortunes Of the charming b Gray without feel
ing occasionally moisture gathering about the cye The incident
Of Eva blindness narrated with wonderful Ting
morc thinks than similar
in the Of Mure John Halifax Gchtenn be
regretted Vernon Grove which before the appear
Of Miss MIock weknown novel; had not also before
that all mputaiion Of plagiarism might have been avoided We
congratulate the publishers having VI the stirring
successful works OF fiction which the country has
For sale by FRANKLIN PHILIP, Bookseller,
Oct 20 332 Penn av., between 9th and 10th
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EIectio1l "a Tndrna.

In Pennsylvania as in Tennessee, end several
other Of the Southern Ststes, the Judges Of the
Courts are elected noVby the people. In that State
the political parties nominate therparty candidates
for Judge, just as they do for political Offices. The
democracy nominated q candidate for Supreme
Judge, and now the Republicans are calling for an
opposition candidate That is one Of the objections
to the popular election of our Judges Dolly Nslgs
In Massachusetts, Judges are appointed by the
Executive, which, in that State, consists Of Gov>
erner and Council. This Executive appoints only
abolition judges and, as it. in oOnnexion with the
Legislature, has the power Of removal, any judge
who does not register the sdets Of the abolition
party Of the State is removed as in the recent case
Of Judge LORTEG In Tennessee, judges and Attor-
neys General we're formerly elected by the Legsla.
ture and it is well known that in nine cases out Of
ten, political considerations controlled these cleo
tons All the evil which eau result from the bring
ing Of party considerations to bear on judicial
elections existed under the old system Of appoint
ment. We can very safely appeal to results in this
State oOnolusively showing that We have as good
judges under the new system as we bad under the
old that party considerations exert less influence
with the people than they ezerted over their repre-
sentadves; aud that there is an entire absence Of
that log rolling and bargaining which was the dis
grace Of the old mode OF election.
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The Amerioaniss,i Of ths NosainEs

The Philadelphia Argus tells volume Of truth
when It says that tho Amerieaniam Of the NnoW
Nothing Order consists In attempting to dreprVe cur
Irish aud German fslloitzens of the right to vote.
It does not oppose foreign fashions, the sforsign
influence" Of imported literature lsws,-system OF
education, and diseased public OpiaiOn. 1t has
not even word Of condemnation for the foreign
upstairs who deceive snd bstray the confidence SO
unWorthily bestowed upon them by matchmaking
mothers nDta word Of FoPrshensiOn for our abject
dependence upon Europe for our customs, hsbits'
fashions, SC, sc. We do not know when to go to
bed at night, at what hour to RISE when to eat our
food, how to cut coat OF fashion bonnet until
the steamer arrives from Europe. But not word
has Know EothiDgism to utter in relation to sueh
foreign influences as these. Its whole energies
are directed against men and not against measures
principles aud facts The foreigners born in America
those who have been educated With foreign prin'
cpes, imbibed foreign tastes, preferences and Pecu
hariteg-the men who are aliens in thought feeling
and principle to everything American, are never
held up to public scorn and contempt by our Know
Nothing organs. We hare no respect for shsms Of
any sort.
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The ETornons.

Trustworthy adviees from Utah under date Of
June Is, state that the conditions agreed upon at
the conference between Gov. Cumming, the Peace
Commissioners and the heads Ofthe Mormon Church
are that the troops shall enter the city without OPP
position that the civil officers shall be permitted to
perform their duties without interruption, sud that
unconditional obedience shall be paid to the laws Of
the land while on the other hand past ofenses are
to be forgiven, as was stated in the Presidents
proclamation.
Alltbe houses in the city had been closed against
both civil officers and strangers, except one, which
was occupied by the Governor and his family
Everybody else we're obliged to sleep in their wagons
or on the ground The persons in the city we're
Gov Cumming, Secretary HARNESS, Messrs. Powell
and MeCuIlOch. the Peace COmmissi oners DR.. For
ney, Superintendent Of Indian Affairs; Mr. Craig
Indian Agent; Mr. DOdsOD, Marshal of the Territory
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rhs Atlantic telegraph.

The latest news from the Atlantic Telegraph fsetis
contained in a dispatch from Quebec the 18th July,
that the ship Windsor Forest Capt Graham fromsa
ing Liverpool arrived there that morning reports hav
ingseeu the AgamemnOn and Niagarain long 80 lat
g. on the 18th June Was three days in company
with them, with heavy south gales and high
sea. Pared company on the 2Oth Of June, the feet
steering more to the southwark. Both had light
steam on, and they would reach tie joining ground
abouttbe 28d Of June. The weather on the 28d and
oath Of June was fine; on the 25,h, 26th, 9th aud
28th the weather was heavy, with south west and
west-sOuth-west winds. The Niagara went ahead
at night, with bright white light in her mzEen
tOpmasL snd by day the AgauemuOn changed places
with her and went ahead They had no other vessels
in company, and we're very cautious in keeping to-
gether at night.
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Fifth Annual Report Of the City Building
and Innn AssnciRtiOn of NnsIYilIc.
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE,
Medical Department.

FEVE wentyecond annual of Lectures win commence
in this School the first Monday in November and close
the last Of February, under the following arrangement:
LUNSFORD P IANDEL, ~ D., Professor Of Physiology and
Pathological Anatomy.
BENZ r. PALMER, VI. D. Professor Of the Principles and
Practice Of surgery.
J. LAWRENCE sNITiI, NJ. D. Professor Of Medical Chemistry
and ToNicOlogy-
ROBERT J. BRECKENRIDGE, NJ D, Professor Of Materia
Medica and Therapeutics.
JOSHUA B. FLINT, NJ. Professor Of Clinical Surgery
THEODORE s BELL NJ D. Professor Of the Theory and Pac
tice Of Medicine
LLEWELLYN POWELL NJ. D. Professor Of Obs,etric Medicine.
J. W. BENSON, NJ D. Professor Of Descriptive and Surgical
Anatomy.
S. NJ BENISS. VI. D.. Professor Of Clinical Medicine.
ARCHIE Il. COOK. n. D.. Demonstration Of Anatomy.
for the entire O5. Matrcuation and Library to-
geter IS. Practical Anatomy and Dissection $40 Graduation
fee s25.
full preliminary Of Lectures VIII be by the vac
ulty commencing the first Monday in October which time
the Dissectng Rooms viii also he opened.
Clinical instructions will be given twice week al the Louisville
Marine spal the lst Of October till the close Of the session
CIiniuue also established in connection with the
University. which operations performed and prescribed
for aud lectured upon presence Of the class.
For further Information apply TO l.. r Y ANDELL,
jvIsdIwSw2t. Dean Of the Faculty.