Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-10-08

mind" which the extraordinary hard,bin and d,neer ~
our position had dannted Bot when We found tha,
oil the weary miles OF our morning travel had been IN
vain and had bc retraced NV resolution ecrt,ir
ly failed me for noment and sat down on INV end of
the raii aud felt like shedding one tear of genuine r
greet Yet felt that duty a. Christian men ~s "a
press on as long could staud and leave the issue
with tod.
IL had been four full days siucc NC ate a uca.-
An VIC iiad ate m the nieanne frog apiece -four
clans, few wild berries, whose acid properties aud bit.
ter taste had probably donc u ior. harm than yooi
Our strength WAS beginning fail very fast and M,
systems were evidently about To undergo exraor
ry change. did not permit self TO think of food
the thought of well covered table would have be,n too
nuch. thought all OF poor Strains SUFFERING. on
the iSthnus of Darien, where be, too padding raft
down an unknown strcani but never believed W.. onJ
stand bali the amount of suffering he did Re.I,. b
had means to make hre-we had none
He was upon stream which he knew would le,, 10
the Sea aud saiety-wc were upon waters whose ow v
knew really nothing Of aud mueh los, as though
III the mountains OF the But We 'could not give
II up So aud took fresh courage troubles 10
thicken.
Well, turned the raft around and po,ed no, ,,el
towards the place where had entered this last lake
We HAD gone about a mile when hesrI the sound of
gun, quickly followed by second report No sonod
"aS ever go sweet to me as that We haoed as loud
we could good many times but could get no respons,
We KEEP; our poles going. and had eoac about Lnlf A
mile, "hen called LINounsius attention 10 what |
thought MAS smoke curling mp among the trees on the
side oi hill Ny own eyesgh, had begun To t,il ,. II,
an extent that could not depeud upon 1, when Iono
steady gaze WAS Necessary. lie aid r wa, smoke an,
that he Thought just below H. the bank was a b.rt
cauoc. lu few moments tue Llr. sipoL. r,e1 ,,,i-
but Enthusiastically above the tops and W., feit ma
We were saved Such revulsion OF feeling Wa almost
700 muen Tor US We could hardly believe our senses
aud credited anything favorable our condition with The
utmost caution Our bitter dsappolnnents had taurL,
us that lesson. 90"
We padded the raft With the ends of our noIe rsc
across the lake near perhaps tlrce fourths OF mile
wte and made FOR the canoe Il proved 10 he l.rcs
one-evidenily an ludians Up 10 the bank nress.d
ieaVng la Mountain 1t the cut or retreat NV
the lndan IN ease lie tind and wished To avoid u
came at once upon the shantics OF ltunbc-i,, Mood
and from the chimney of The farthest building broad
volume oi smoke was rising. ! hiloed-a noise vus
neird inside and a noble-oOkug Iudisn came 10 the
door. "To'" pdTisy FrdHeuise T" my eager enoui
~, as grasped his outstretchei hand Yes sir-,Dd
English too He drew into the cabin and tberc N,s
the head of the party noble-hcar,ed Scorbtr,n ,,
Angus Cameron. immediately told nv stnrv-,bat NE
came IN with balloon. lost and had been fopr
days without iool-asking where uc we're Im,riue INV
surprise when he said we were hundred and ff,y
ihueS une north OF ottawa-in the dense wuhaI,i;ed
forest whose ony limit the Arctic circle In word
We we're nearly $50 miles in due north course from
"aterto"n, IN latitude lI. Dinner was all ready The
parry consisted OF four persons-Mr Cameron and his
assistant who was also named Cameron La Nah N,c.
DougaH hali-breed. and his Beauc,i dcspatch.d
the Young Indian after La Mountain who came In after
moment the absolute picture of reehedpess An tb,,
the cabin contained rendered Us and We bar,n to
eat Language is inadequate express our sensations
while doing 50. The clouds had al lifted from our som
he
Tor tie deep darkness through which we had passed
CIRCUNSTANTIAL Evidence.
The Philadelphia Inquirer in an article on eireu,ns,ap
tiAl evidence has the following:
To begin at home, many OF readers will remember
the remarkable case OF two brothers in Vermont They
quarreed and the clothes of orc found all bloody
concealed beneath the floor OF barn-hIt the boiy o
the wearer could not be discovered The living brother
was tired pronounced guilty of the murder and sentenced
to death But as some doubt peryaded the mind of the
Executive he not hung Several wears after his al
legged victim returned TO Yclmpat from New Ierscv
where he had been living, and confessed that he had
placed the sai'ed sicJies lHer tie Ocr through ca
price Tor which there rational exclamation Eut
here follows singular instance OF parvcrseness and vic
dietve contrivancc that Is probably without parallel
N tie annals OF crime. 4 man named William Shaw
artizan OF Ieh Scotland resided with AN only d,pb
ter. She had formed unfortunate attachment TO a
young man, whom the father found 10 be OF Ecentiols
character, and his addresses were dscountenapced
This caused continual disscnou until al last one d.y
1t arose TO such height that the tenant of an aiopir
rooa cSsi cot avoid oYerhearing the conversations the
voss OF a'her ana daughter -ete .cosEAcd, and the
words, cruelty, 'bsrbarity' death" were over aud
over again angIily euuncated The father AZ last lqr
the chamber abruptly locking the door behind him and
leaving Ills daughter prisoner. Aner litle time
deep means were heard from within which rr,d,,IIy
becoming fainter the alarmed neighbor pro.urrd ,bc
sssisianca Of haif, and burst open the door Ghas-
", Indeed, was the spectacle whOp presented Itself
There lay the young woman on the floor, wccring in
her booda knife, the instrument of bcr death beside
her To the question, whether her father WAS the cause
OF It, she made faint affirmative gesture and exi,ircd
At this moment the father rcapPeared His horror NAV
be imaEinGn. I5TcTy eye iScG uDon him and some
specks OF blood upon his shr sleeve seemed 10 confirm
the dreadful accusation Kauly attempting 20 arcoun,
iqf the Stained sleeve hy the rupture OF some swsthr M
Whic! he han boHud hts ST, no a, hufri-i OF TO mis-
on, tried, condemned, and executed mot a man in
Lcith says the report "hayng doubt a. TO his Gull,
Aud yet that mau was innOccut, He vas a murdered
man. Hs last dying words-''I Innocent Of the
murder oi my daughter wsr" trre 20 m" verv letter
After snaw bad svGng rcuKs upon hi- gii,et hi,
innocence was completely proven 4 lott,r was d.sov
cred concealed in drawer written by tue wayward Girl
announcing her ineutiOuoi committing suicide and Ell ding
With these words .-' My uhuuau father j. the cause of
my death; thus explaining her expiring gesture ard
upbrnidng her parent for having sought to avert the
misery OF his child by preventing her marriage with
renrobHt". We suljoiu another. In the wear l,t2
gentleman, travelling Hull wss ftoprei lac IN Es
evening" 10y s'nge hahuA' mau, wnu wore a mask ON
his iacs, ana ~h1 rauhS the avger Of twenty gunr,s
The robbCr rode of by di.rTsnt path 10 iu,I ,,,r 4
and the gentleman pursued biz i5urnc1 He ,torra4 ,t
the Bel lap kcpt by Mr Jsucs RgunGI ii. vent into
tue kcteu 20 give directions for his supper where lac
related TO several persons present. the fact OF his ulvug
o,cu robbed; 70 which Ire added thi-
when ho travelled he aE1v. give ms gold a rccuI.,r
mark, and that every guinea 60 the purse taken from him
Nas ihus marked. Hence he hoped that the robber
woud yet be detected SUprcr being ready he retired
He had not long finished Lis suppcr when Nr Brupel
same into The paror where he Wa aud after tue u.,f
inquiries OF landlords o. the quests s,ti.lrtiup viii
his meal, observed "Sr urdrT-Iarl vuu tav. b.,p
was the regly And your money was marked. g" cor.
'inued ihe hndl0rd. 1t viS" said the traveller a
circumstance has arisen" rr.uurd NJ Rr.ueI which
leads me 20 think that can pouit ou the fotbcp
Fray at what dine IN the evening were YOU -,opp,d g.
IL was just setting In To be dark replied the traveller
The time confirms my suspicious said the landlord
and he thcn informed the gentleman that no had asii
er. one John Jennings. who bad o. 20 very fu
oi money, aud so very cNylcant, TINT BE- hc hudord
had been surprised 40 it, and hc hsi determined 10
pAfi with him, bis conduct being cv,yray suspi.ous
that long before dHsK hs, icy cg9inra bad been sent
ont TO procure change for guinea ior his master that
he had only come back since Che arrival " the traveller
-Ed sl4 Aa gQgd ngi gyt change.
Mr. Brunei continued that when tb, Guinea Va
brought back 90 hin g struck bin that 70 e,s not One
sent out by him 10 be changed there being on the r,
turned ono mark, which hc very sure wa nor trau
ihe other; hui that hc would probably have Thought mo-
Hoic "a t'' ma'tCr-Jcuuirgs having fcgu..fy had
gold in his pocket 9t Ato-nid ust to- prsris , tHc
Htchen told hiu what c traveller related rs.fcfr fIs
robbery and thc circumstance of the ruiucas being ,-L
ed llc lNr BruuaD prcscut when chi. relation
"as mad', 3Hi HniHrkY hrlr hr hesrI of from, Cos
people n the Kitchen, be hai paid avsy tlo Fuincs To-
men Who lived m some distance vnd who had nov ron,
home.
"rhe circumstance. hQyevNr" 'iiii ihc hn1ord ln con.