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Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-07-07
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ME undersigned have associated themselves together
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in the roem formerly occCpied by Baker Hopkins
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@. P. BROWN

EA4ER in Watches CLOCKS, Jewelry Silver and Pated So
- Ware, Fancy Goods, &c &c., Wholesale and RetSil
Agsnt fer the sale of the oELEBRATEDG AMERICAN
hATCHESy manufactured by APPLKroS TRAc a 90
Agent for the WHEEEERt& WILSON sEYINC iNTIcS- l.,
ann9unc his return from New York with complete as,
Sortment OF every variety OF goods IN Which n 90
De 9asred at prices TO compete With any honsein Ihs
fleaSe call and examine before purchasing
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!sADDhEs, HARNESS., TRUNKs, :

.CIIAs. d ORG AN,,f-ss -.
EWHOLEsALE AND RETAIL Manufacturer of saddIss -
Brides, Harness and Trunks and IN sfISf
csS usually kept by begs leave to inform The
PTDg t9at ne h9s opened, at 1856 St. cor lar.t
Isg TheTs he wil BE glad perso1s
any oil ihe above artteles As
an anu Se e. he hopes obtain liberal share
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WORK, and repairing done with diknht
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a u @4O4Nfs SZIebH1Sr- -
w, o.. wheeling, VA
complete s receiving additions to our already
the most anu are prepared execute orders upon
buyers viii sn5 terms Gal and Prompt t8io Month
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MArOHE5 Gro. Cln, u lIatcheS 5FIJ .
&1-,a1s" Ea1On0'1 tsis do Split dot
So RH g, Vienna Matches, without Suinhur
my25 80 In store!{ lsiE sl9 tta GEO.! Il. WHEAT.
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!G:3E CHARLES W. CIR RAHAMii,s g g.

: -..GHAARLESj W.. 'GRAHAMs.g 5..9
1Si % = sEIs4 81 o r g = j M szs GANNKR R!"t
sna ysSnity that haying p9rsed the Dug
viii eont5na owned I'D
ne most c0Gnuanctdf ~
It Vii bs Shis 9A and Vel known 70
lowest price d.1hlly to be fodnd
PreseTptS tSons ISo 1e asia ertRl
Aieaioines: -, oHARL Is ": GRAHAM
- ia NoS9Ot Main and webster Stsi S;ii :45I
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enssrtAnm York ia aid ado, Of the
Italian Fund, yielded about S25oO. Parodi
sung the ':Marselidise, . and when desired 10
repeat ii, gave the .s.staris s5spabglsd Banner
which excited 4 storm Of enthusiasm d.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1859-10-27

try, and AZ oiding the chaprarel which was con-
stantly infested by Guerillas and desperate ban
ditti. When thev had travorsed somo ten miles
, the land became somewhat broken, and present cd
several small valleys. Os reaching one Of these
tho Lieuten' mt taking tho lead, suddenly changes
his course to direction almost due east, ant
aftor few minutes ride, tho party found them-
selves In narrow pass which led down to the
river, at point which they werc not a little
surprised to find perfectly fordablc.
Without word Of command, the young Off
cor simply pointed with hi, sword to the other
shore, and spurred his horse into tho stream.
The men speedily followed his example, and
few moments found them on tho Texan side,
with scarcely thread wet. Bringing his horse
to slow walk, our hero broke noiselcssly
through the chapparoli for the distance Of two
hundred yards, when he suddenly emerged into
an open range Of timber the messy grass Of
which almost entirely broke the noise Of their
horses feet, which enabled them to ronew their
journey at greater speed.
lhey soon compassed several leagues n this
way, and having met with no opposition, were
becoming somewhat careless and free IN their
manner, when their Lader suddenly reined up,
| and moiioned than into silence. Scarcely wero
they able to check their excited and restiys
steecs, whom loud, thrilling shriek-a ROMANS
Gr,ek-rang on the air, and seemed to rend tho
heavens!
Forward - cried their leader, Us he sp,ued
toward the ehapparel, from whence proceeded
the sound. Forward! for woman aud humani-
ty :"
The band Of rangers dashed af,er him, and
bust Ike storm through ths tall reeds.
A Jules Travis reached within some thirty
yards ef tho river, be Saw by the strpvvlinp
beams Of the moon sight which fired his bloc.
TO volcanic beat, and caused him to set hi,
teeth on edge.
Six ruilian looking Gucrillas were ass,,iiting
| an old man, whom oas held by tho hair Of the
head, while the rest piled their stillctosS, anil
two Others were holding firmly in their grasp a
young and beautiful girl Of their own nation,
whose cries they ware trying TO stihe.
Upon the groand lay two men-spparcntiy
servants-who had been slain by tie Iufans.
As the maiden uttered another shrek, one
Of the gueriaG raised his stiletto to strike her.
when his arm was suddenly severed from his
body, by stroke Of 1Iayis' sabre, and the next
instant he and his companion fell lead Al the
maden's foSt.
"Upon them, comrades No quarter" he
cried, as he clasred the fainting maiden In his
arms.
But his men needed no such Command. Burst :
ing through tie brakes, they took in the sc, ne
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1859-10-27
Naval Intelligence.

IIlE newly. appointed flag ship Of the Mcdi-
terranesn squadron, the steam gun boat Iroluois,
has, Tor soiro days past been receiving stores
and other requisites for active service. She ia
ordered to be ready for sea by the ist Of Noycm.
Der.
The arrival Of the steam frigate San Iacincto
on the coast OF Affica, leaves only one vessel Of
the new African squadron (the Mohicsn) to
reach that station. The Portsmouth, Constells-
iion, Sumper, and Mystic, have already arrived
ON the coast, and the store ship Supply is Oh her
way there.
The General Court Martial, which has been in
session at Brooklyn, for the trial ~ Lieut.. Nv
Al, II Is expected will adjourn toe av sine die
1he L. steam corvette BROOKLYN has ad
her repairs completed, and will proceed At once
To take on board stores, provisions and other ne
cessaries, for her coming cruise on the Cuban
coast.
The ovcrhauling OF the steam frigate Susouc-
hanna still continues to progress slowly, and q
ne" iioor for her engine room is nearly eomplet-
ihe u. 8. steamer Walker still in commission.
has been inated into the Brooklyn dry dock for
repairs lhe vessels Crawford, Narina and
several small surveying and revenue craft, are
stu IN the stream. The old tme-worn frigstes
Brandywine and Potomac are In ordinary, no
examination whatever having been held on
them for months. The soop Of war Falmouth.
which returned from Brazil last summer. Is ly.
inc near the Potomac, and may probably be fit
ted out fer sea in short time
A commander in the British Navy has recent
" been visiting OR navy yards, collecting IN
formation as to how matters are conducted in
them.
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MAIL ITEMS, 30,

TIE estate Of the late HORACE MANN, ia
had some property IN Ohio.
TBK steamer Washington was sold at San
Francisco on the I'd inst, by the u. =. Marshal,
for $4,000.
Twenty ears ago the number OF colored mon
in Canada West was 3.iV0; now there are more
than 40 900. In four months after the passage
Of the fugitive slave law 10000 poured into the
country.
THK Comptroller General Of Georgia reports
the amount Of cash in the treasury at s2Ss 765 ;
the public debt and boncs outstanding amount
to 20 35i.7j0 the treasury receipts during the
wear sum up si $4,000, and tho expenditures
SS7i. 300.
THE SHOVEL family, OF Worcester County,
Nd, may hereafter be relied upon as Soou Dom-
ocrats. The old patriarch Of The family, on MS
deathbed, devised a sure method OF settlns ,uem
back into II traces, by Leaving lhell ms laIgo
property only on condition o' ulo,r oo,ne Doh'o
Gratis. The fami y numbers nearly hui'ufou'
w,,ux fey DAYS, bear has been making
| havoc among the sheep Of the farmers In Stet-
s"n Maine. Thursday night, Mr.. SAMUEL.
CrtpK set a trap, In which Bruin, an hour az
ter,sar,ls, was caught hard and fast. A rife bull
lst finished him. He was q large one, his weight
being estimated at four hundred pounds.
GES. KsLLooG, Of Brattlsboro, has intro
duced into the Vermont LOG islature Q bill mo-
yiding for heroic statue Of ETHAN ALLEN, 10
be placed In the public grounds In front u the
csp,tal. Should the bill pass, the work wil be
entrusted to MEAD, . young Vermont artist,
vbo has exhibited extraordinary talent as a
sculptor.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1859-10-27

large pain which extends from the western bank
Of the Mississippi, and graduates away into bro
Ken table lands ard rising ground, beyond Point
Isabel.
The scene which WAS presented to the eye Of
Tic beaolJtr, was one OF unusual and peculiar
intsi'st: for that broad plain guarded upon one
side by the Father Of Waters, and on the other
by tho brt ken ridge, which seemed to surround
IL on Tie south, like a horse shoe, had recently
become tie bivouGc Of an army, and the long
rows wtito tents belonging to General Taylor's
hastily gathered commaid, were now glistoning
in the last rays uf tho sun.
Tho war alarm had rurg through tho lapd, C ,n-
teqUont upon the annexation Of Texas, tho dis
pwe about the boundary Of the Rio Grande, aud
the brutal and cruel murder Of Col. Thornton and
bis party. These combined causes had induced
tie go' o'ernmcnt to order General Taylor, who had
command ofthc frontier forces, to push his way
beSo' The Nouccs, and take up bis d.fensive
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1859-10-27

low ard como deck, where he Is supposed 10 have
allen assep, being stabbed without Fakenlna even
to FIRE his pistol, which was In his hand as he ay.
Had he bCen at his st, or oven awake on deck,
alarm might In oil probability have been given sufp-
centy early TO have prevented the convicts gaining
he deck At all.
The poor cook was shot by accident, b,ing mixed
up Win the convtcts. tt carpenter and an Arab
passenger jumped oyerOosrd. TIE former fell intp
tie bght Of the Ice fore she,t got into the fore chains
and made his way ATT The Arab never seen
again.
AZ daybresk, man wss found hanging on TO the
ruddeI. A role Icing let down, he was hauled ur,
and was found to have been shot through the lcy
On search being made below five more boits yore
Z und of men who, ON receiving enough, had gon,
below 70 die IL was found that the conv,,t, rad es
cared by cutting through With knife, Of which thry
bad somehow gained possession, n bsr Of a pri4nn
door forward then partly cutting through the inside
patit on bar on TIE port side, which enabled trn 10
hursf the donr IN altogether. Tnry then shouted e.
the rest In Tie other criis t. 'ul ow them Witch with
theeNcetfnn ofintrtccn. whom the guard were on
sbl~d to keen d'wn, they di
Az six the cniNicts weIe mustered. when Il VAS
found that twenty. ht wen. dead on mi ,s,ng.
heavyweight out ~ sixty who came on deck The
I'm aiming ihiitN.two, with the eSc~rtou of tbrre
%vllnoed, were treated t. three Dozen each Al
pstIast nine the sentiies gave tive aatm that some
C the cmvcfs had slipped their log irons Toe
quad was called and secured them On overhaul-
ing tie femAnCer, II was found that rn,ny of the
irons were too large, and they werp acc rdinRy "a,
ouc'd. welcome sight mus, Bjnih,y have Sc;n /,
tie ARsRAT.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1859-10-27
THE NEW YORK SUN
THURSDAY MORNING, OCT. q, 1859.


THE estate If the late Senator BRopEar TX
has been claimed by two second cousins Of the
deceascG-EpMuSD WELSH and Lucy BRows.
Mr.. BRoDERIcK had brother In this coun,rv,
but he was killed many years ago by the acci.
dental explosion Of a bomb-shell. The Post.
however, is Informed by a relative Of Mr.. BRo-
Derrick, that the rightful heirs to his large pro-
Prtv, estimated at one hundred and thirty
thousand dollars, but cncumlered by eighty
eight thousand dollars Of mortgages, are two
Young girls by the name Of McDoNSEI1, now
living in Cariigtoghill. in the county of Cork,
Ireland. These young ladies are cousins-german
to Mr.. BRoDERICK on his mothers side,
1t is said that Mr.. BRoDERrcK had sent
some lccuniary assistance to his orphan
cousins after his emigration to this country.
Information has been forwarded to the Misses
McDoNSELL, Of Senator BRoDERIcKs death
and their claims to his estate.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1859-10-27
Money Value Of the Iate War,

A statement has appeared in one Of the Paris
ian journals, Of the cost ofthe late war In Italy,
which is said TO be correct We learn from Il
the following particulars
France contracted loan Of 200 t0eO00. The
whole Of this was nIt dsbursd, but at least $50
900 was expended on the war. Austria has spent
a7out 800 1000, tskI into account only the two
loans taken from the Bank, ard tho forced loan i'm
posed on yenioc. Piedmont contracted a loan Of
$4,000 0OO aud borrowed 900 900 francs from tue
isnk of Turin. 1t Is said also that France render
her large material assistance, In money well In
the munitions Of war. On the whole, her exlendi
turo WAS about $40 900 J0 The other Staas ot Italy
borrowed about $1,000 700. Tbs British ParliRm mt
allowed $4,000 OOQ for warlks preparations which
would Iot have been msde hut Tor the threateL Ing
aItct Of affairs Part Of this was y pended du-
nng the war, TIE balance has since been disbun el =
The Gtrnan States obtained $4,000 600 in loans
on account Of tho war Russia WAS put to aa expense
u about W 100 900. Total cost of the war, 5000.
OoOOo Thus u will bs seen that the game Of war
lost ele the play Is over.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1859-10-27

Mr.. CnARLEs ALLISON, the Superintendent Of
the Pacific Mail Steamship Company " Jrks,
at Benicis, California, has lately constructed
and launched a steamer at that place, OF novel
model, with which lie expects to attain high
rate OF speed, with that great desideratum a
light draught. She is about 100 feet in length,
and about IL feet beam, with five feet depth Of
hold Is schooner -rgged, and provided with a
two bladed propeller, worked by an osciNating
engine, remarkably compact in the space cccu-
pied by the machinery, and requiring q very
small consumption Of coal. Although only
some 10 tons measurement, it is believed she
can carry. coal enough to perform a voyage Of
5000 miles; while her saiIing qualities give
great promise Of speed under canvas. She l.
built OF laurel, the same kind Of wood used in
tic construction OF the u. s. steamer Saginaw,
at Mare Island Navy Yard, a wood which, IL ex-
perience should demonstrate its powers Of dura-
bility, will prove Of great value to the CONNER
cisl interests Of California. The present steamer
has been constructed by Mr.. ALLISON more as
an experiment than as a matter VI specula tion.
Her cost will he about $4,000.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1859-10-27

Desperate Encounter with Pirate Conyictz.
The Bombay, India, STANDARD, Of Sept. 10th,
gives the particulars VI desperate encounter
with pirate convicts on board the ship Ararat,
which left Penang for Bombay on tho 9th Of
June last having on board fifty pirates, who
had been sentenced to transportation, and "a
other convicts. When three days out, the con-
victs broke loose from confinement, and en-
deavored to gain possession Of the ship. They
attacked the sentry, stabbed him to the heart
and rushed aft to seize the officers. The pirates
fought with marine spikes, iirewood, curry stuff
grinders, and everything they could ay their
hands on. They were met by the captain and
several N the crew, who fought with the despe-
ration Of men who knew that their lives depend
ed on their exertions. The account thus details
the fight
Both the captain and guard fired into them as fast
- they could load, using also their cutlasses and
bay, nets 10 keep them at bay. They had desperate
men to deal with. No sooner was muskrt fired
than rlish was made upon II before It could 10 re-
loaded, but In no one instsnre did they succeed In
wlenchiDg II from the grip that held II for life or
death. One bayonet was their only spoil. During
dsscrOsd seove, and s cn wonderful than Ts %oSs
mischief was not done by them. Inch by
inch, however, the captain and his party
ton, lest from behind the water casks, rush
might be msdc upon them, and their arIns-their
salsaton-be ,eized. And here we have 70 record
on Instance Of courage AZ rare heroic. some ten
II Of hell lot loose arising from who were Thirst.
ing for blood, the captains wife took her part in tue
fray, by loading and continuing 10 re load hor hus
bands pistols, and passirg them up lpau the cuddy
skynghs. As each hatch was gained u was seized
BY tho guard and fastened down. After an hpurs
hard the cOnyicts driven on to the top
5ayone,, and several run through driven over the
bowr Two or three 10 Law hold OF the fore
topgssnt studding sail which was iyiaV on the fore
castle, and jump overheard with u. They were shot
& rom the poop and quarter deck, a. well as lie nv
ness psrm'tt their being made out.
Tho deck now being clear, lights were brought
any attempts had been made to get lights duIng
the night, but a. soon as ono appeared was
knocked over by the oonyicts, and the whole work
vaa done In the NEST solid darkness. The sights
Which tho lights revealed were Of tho bouidast.
Here man with q gsshsd face, there another cut
almost In two, there another riddled with the
bbayonet, taers ons--yes, yet hving-with four
vu!fs tnioogh him. Tho aspect OF the place was
tsss o. nsaghtar house. Eight dead bodies were
ouna On the rorscsste, and three the main deck
ineiudmg ths European sentry and the Portuguese
COOK. G s bs nsr sPP.rsot why the ssniy hal nc
found to have been stabbed 10 the heart Ter s.,m,
unfortunately no doubt thAs hs had left hs post he
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1859-10-27

Mr.. X. I. BoSD, OF Livingston county, OK
hibited to us yesterday a vegetable curiosity
which instances the occasional wildness Of Ma
lures freaks Of imitation, the most slngularly Of
anything that We ever witnessed. II was PER
feet model Of a human hand and arm below the
elbow, cast-if We may use the expression-in
corn cob. 1t was simply an " ear Of tue In
dian staple, from which the kernels had been re-
moved leaving an infautile hand and arm, some-
what pcck marked in appearance from the in
tentions ofthc grain that gloved It, but perfect
10 shape, as though sculpture had wrought IT,
The exactness Of the imitation will not he
conceived, except by those who have seen Il.
With the exception Of the fngers-to which
the freaky "dame" could not possibly, with tho
clumsiest material she used, give quite due
length and eLderness-there was nothing for
the artist to take exception to. The thumb was
fashioned and set precisely as II should be, tho
hollow Of the p,lm was exact, tho wrist was
fattened and the arm rounded, as sculptor
would have done II, and to all Its lines and pro
portions there was not the slightest deviation
from the human model. II WAS cert ainly the
s'rangest |usus ndtus" that we ever expect 10
see. 1t has been extensively shown, In a private
way, in various parts Of tho country, and ha :
everywhere excited the utmost wonder and ins
terest. IL seems to every one impossible to
ascribe IL to chance u cause appears TO be al
most an unqucstionaLle necessity Of a conse-
querce so definite; aud the theories II has pro-
voked are as curious as itself-hufnlo Eyprrss.
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pear fom tho fol owing story, told by an old
gentleman In Western arkansas;
have been living down here below Fort
Smith for twenty years. The deck 10 my Office
Is at the head Of long flight of stairs, and in
the haste Of business my inkstand Is often
knocked of and rolled down. For q long time
could get no material that would stand this
broke Ike crocksry. The hardest wood I could
IND toon gave way. Finally, lucky thought
struck me. sent up to one Of my neighbors
tbe widow b. for a piece Of Aer corn bread
Aner running ssversl fne tools, 1 succeeded In
following II out, and shaping Il into an ink,
stand. inat nat was ten year, ago, and, strange
s ad uSod sar :, iss ever since and recko.