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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-25
FOUR BAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.

Arrival OF the Nova Scottan ut Portland.
PoRrIAyD Jan. 25-2A NJ.
steamer was sgnaed at about Midnight supposed 10
be the Nova Scotian, from Liverpool lltn ins', VIA
Queenstown 18TH inst
The Boston steamer has just arrived, and reports very
rough weather outside pilot lying under the land,
about six miles from where the signal rocket went up
but unable 70 board her. owing 70 the thickness OF h'
atmosphere and the heavy running.
10 undoubtedly the Nova scotan, but she will Prooa
bly, haul on til daylight.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-25
IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO.

Another Defeat Of the Liberals-CaPturc
OF Colima by MirAmon-7O0 OF tho Lie
berAJs Killed and Wounded-Manxa-
nslIa I'm Possession or the Conserva-
tives-M0vements or Gen. Wheat, Sc.
By the arrival Of the Baltic last evening from Aspn
wall, put possession Of the following news which
was telegraphed from Panama
On December q battle was fought the Bsrranca de
Beuan near Coima Miramon led on the conservatives,
and brought the action 5000 men, against 900 be
rails under the command Of Rocba Rojas and Ogszon.
The action commenced at A. N and lasted until p. NJ
The liberals had from 600 to 100 killed wounded and
the conservatives 800 Mramon captured five aeld pieces
and 2oco prisoners, with large of ammunition.
On tho Oath he took possession OF Coma and sent de-
taehment to zana seized two General Vega
and Ia suerte-and armed them; destination supposed
TO be Nazatlan.
DUB ACAPULCO CORRESPONDENCE.
ACAPULCO Jan. IL, 1860.
The steamer OF the old mall ne is just coming into the
harbor and take the opportunity Of sending you what
little news have.
The Virgin, who makes q visit 10 different parts Of
this country every two three years. has just descended
few leagues from here and the consequence is great
excitement among tho "faithfu, and general pilgrim
age TO the place where she 10 from all parts Of the
country.
The city Of Coima has been taken by Miramon with
$500 men, and he now holds it, well as the port Of
NanxAnia. He also has At that port vessels which
be seized. General Alvarez making arrangements 10
take vessel which lying in this port TO at her out
manof war; and send her to Nanzanilla under the
mand Of General Wheat, with $50 men. The country is
in great state Of excitement all In consequence OF
the two or three defeats Of the liberals If there
anything Of importance happens before the sailing Of
the mail steamer / will send it you.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-25
House OF Representative.
WARRINGTON, Jan. "A, 1886

WARRINGTON, Jan. "a, $780,
YIRsoSAI EXPLANATIONS OF wEsrnN NnRRa
Mr.. McCIERSAyD, (dem.) Of n. rose TO personal ex
PLANTATION, saying that his colleague Faynsworth) had in
effect charged him with having suppressed certain ress
utons Of the illinois democracy the subject Of slavery
In his Fsrpsworth) speech the other day. The charge
was unfounded and an unparancntary reflection upon
him (McClerDand).
Roger A. Pryor, The hhy liar and calumniator Of vir.
ginia, made remark.
Mr. FARSswoRrH, (rep.) Of H., replied that all be
sought TO do to let the South and the country know
where the Douglas democracy OF Illinois stand They de-
clare they want no new Congressional test on slavery
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-25
Domestic News Items.

RKnARKAB1R PREsKyCY OF MIND The following Incl
dent connected with the recent burning Of the Western
Female College al Oxford, Ohio, s related by CORES
poDdent Of Cincinnati peper-The escape OF H'ss Saie
f. Moore from the College s unparalleled FOR daring ana
seems almost mraculous She roomed IA the nhh story
and returned the second time 10 her for some books
On opening her door she discovered that the hau was
al Of exit 10 that direction hopeless Closing her
door, she deliberately tore the bed clothing into strips
knoed them firmly oeether and tying them 70 her bed
aucceisfu descent to the ground, distance Of forty
I've feet.
BloopY AYyRAY-On the afternoon Of the 18th inst
ebt occurred in the rounda Of the 81 Charles Hotel New
Orleans La between Colonel W. H. Peck, OF Madison pa
ysb and Mr. Charles N Harris, Of Carroll parish In that
state which resulted In the death Of Mr. Harris who
ceired three revolver wounds and four bowie knife sabs
from hin antagonist. Harris was the assailant
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-25
Coroners, Inuuests. /.

FATAL Acf7pxyTs.-A German, named John Newbeck,
30 years old died yesterday at the New York Hospital
from injuries received on Monday morning by falling
through light At No 26 Beekman street. An inquest
was also held the body Of James Hayes an frshman
IS years Of age who TO hs death by being struck
by largo bale Of hemp while passing In front of bonded
warehouse In Water street
sUCpH nv ARsxyic.-Coroner O'Keefe also held an In
quest on the body Of German named Mary Romane,
who committed suicide by taking arsenic Cause unknown
She wae married woman.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-08-09
NO. 80.

observed an old lady on the road, walking
very slow, fatigued and weary. The cap
tain ordered the eoacbman tn put her in the
coach, and be would pay for her. Immedi-
ately after, when changing horses at Bishop
ton, the passengers were saunteriug about,
except the captain and old lady, who re-
mained in the coach. The old lady thank
ed him for his kindly feeling towards her,
as she was now unable to pay for q seat
He said 'he had always sympathy for weary
pedestrians, since be was in that state when
a boy, twenty years ago, near this very place,
when tender hearted lady ordered the
coachman to take him up, and paid for his
seat ''Well do I remember that incident,
said she, Il am the lady, but my lot in life
has changed. I was then independent;
now am reduced to poverty by the doings
Of prodigal son. 'How happy l am said
the captain, that l have been successful in
my enterprises, and am returning home to
live on my fortune; and from this day I
shall bind myself and heirs to supply you
with twenty-five pounds per annum till
your DEATH
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-08-09
CHAPTER XIX.

Yon grey lines
That fret the clouds, ore messengers of day
SHAKESPEARE.
Miss Ellen, it seems as if | am never to
appear before you, except in an unfavorable
light said Hardy, as he entered the libra
ry.
TIE supposition was too true to need
contradiction; and Ellen did not think it
necessary to reply.
i fear Davies miscbievious character
will 60 much against him. said he, deter.
mined to touch her on the most tender
point first.
'AS I am not particularly anxious to hear
his dirge chanted by one so unable to un-
derstand him, you will excuse me if l re-
tire, said the spirited girl, rising to depart.
Hardy quickly arose, and ere she could
reach the door closed it, and placing his
back against it, said with his coarse laugh,
'Now you are as much my prisoner as the
rest of the household, and as such you must
consent to remain till you hear what you
would not allow me to tell you day or two
ago. 1t is useless to tell you love you.
You have known that for some time
Her lips curled contemptuously.
you do not believe me. BY heaven, ]
do-more than your favored lovers, the
naughty Davie, or the superciious Graham
They would relinquish you in a love they
would call generous, if circumstances op.
posed them but; | swear never to relinquish
the hope of calling you mine, but with my
life
The thing you call hope, is too intangi.
BILE for me to understand replied Ellen.
If am detained to hear such rbapsodies
as this, I must be as patient as possible
though my patience will scarcely lessen
the infliction'
proud girl,' said Hardy, you little know
how you stand with NE, or again you woulc
be at my feet as supplicant.'
Ellen blushed crimson, but she undaun
tedly replied
Il do not fear you. DO your worst
'.And that will be to condemn Davie err
another day passes, said he with profan
ity so habltual, it was involuntary.
She smiled scornfully
He is not in your power; he will be triet
as soldier, Officers and gentlemen vii
understand justice, if not mercy
He started violently.
'Ha. have you been contemplating hi
chances? You are keen but not cunning
Evidence, damning evidence, can b.
brought against him, and it shall be m.
care to see it forthcoming.'
You can prove the purity of his patriot
ism-the uutiring zeal of faithful soldie
nothing else, said Ellen.
by heaven, I will prove what will wor]
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-08-09
BE OFF WITH YOU NOW.
BY CHARLES SWAIN.

Be off with you now-don't know
That it's only cajolng you are,
With 'cbeeks like the roses soft glow,
And gances more bright than the star!
'Tis true that my waist is but small,
And ringlets may curl like the vine;
But Pm not like On angel at all
Nor am the least bit divine!
So be off with you now-don't I see
You're deluding from eve until dawn;
My step may be bounding and free,
But I'm not in the least like fawn!
But twas ever the method we know,
Since Adam in Eden began
That bosoms were sure to be snow,
And necks were, Of course, like the swan
Come, be off with you now till you learn
To WOO like plain hearted youth,
Let your mind, if you love me, discern,
To win you must WOO me with truth,
would rather, instead ofthese flowers, a
In which you are ever so rife
That you promised to leave me all hours,
As long as each other had life.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-08-09
sa- The French Scientific Journals ar

full of the application Of the new discovery,
Hypnotism. In Cosmos we 6ud a detailed
account of an amputatiou performed while
the patient was under its influence in the
Hotel Dieu Poitiers, on man aged 36,
whose left knee was increased by q white
swelling to nearly double the size of the
right knee, and was so painful that the last
movement produced the most intense suf-
feriug. The hypnotism was produced by
placing aspatula about eight inches in front
of the root of the nose. Looking at this
he soon became insensible, in spite of the
severe pains he was in from being taken to
the operation room. IpseDsibility was pro-
duced in ten minutes, and the amputation
occupied a minute and a half. The patient
made no signs of pain, and, when question.
ed by the doctor, said he thought he was
in paradise. His features were perfectly
tranquil; his eyes only seemed to be wan
dering in search of the brilliant object
which had been before them.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-08-09
Seletteb Mistellang
TO A DRUNKEN HUSBAND.

My husband, twas for thee left
My own. my happy home;
For thee left my cottage bowers,
With thee in JOY to roam;
And where are oil thy holy VOWS,
. The truth, the love, the trust,
That won my heart?-all scattered now,
And trampled in the dust.
/ loved thee with a love untold,
And then stood bedside
The noble form, I joyed to think
was thy chosen bride.
They told me ere / was thine own,
How sad my lot would be;
Thought not of the future, then
I ouly thought of thee.
1 left my home, my happy home,
A sunny hearted thing,
Forgetting that my happiness
A shadowing cloud might bring.
The sunny side of life is gone,
Its shadows only mine
And thorns are springing in my heart,
Where blossoms used to twine.
do not blame thee for thy lot,
only pray for thee,
That thou mayst from the tempters powe
(Oh, joyful thought be free;
That thou mayst bend above my grave,
With penitence sincere,
And for the broken hearted one,
Let fall sober tear.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-08-09


construct railroad cheaply. 1t cost double
what it would to build and equip it now ;
and yet this has been paying road for the
last twenty years. 1t pays a net income Of
over ten per cent. and its stock cannot be
bought for fifteen per cent premium.
The S. Carolina Railroad runs through
the poorest places in the State, but it has
some great advantages-advantages that
no other road in this State ever can have
1t reaches the most important points, and
connects with the most important roads,
Its charter is liberal one. The Legisla-
ture granted, at length, all that the company
asked for in their charter. One of the pro-
visions of its charter is, that no other road
shall ever be built running parallel within
thirty miles of it.
The cost of constructing a railroad in the
Southern half of this State is probably less
than any place in the Union, unless it be
Florida. The grading, ties and timber are
items of comparatively small amount.
The Charleston l. Savannah Railroad,
connecting Charleston and Savannah, is
11S miles long. It was completed about
100 miles to the Savannah river last April.
1t strikes the river 13 miles above Savannah,
and passengers over this road are, at the
present time, conveyed between this point
and Savannah by steamboat. The road will
be finished on the other side of the river,
down to Savannah, in August, and the
bridge in February next. This road will,
when completed, cost about $4,000, ,000.-
This will be the first railroad in this State,
built exclusively by slave labor.
A few railroad items have been furnished
me by Col. John Caldwell, President of the
South Carolina Railroad. He 10 as much
the Railroad King of this State as Erastu:
Corning is of Now York. There are in the
State of South Carolina S79 miles of rail
road now in operation, which have beer
built and equipped ata cost af 1865,
900.
The Northeastern Railroad, running from
Charleston to Florence, was completed il
1857. 1t is 1OS miles long and cost ST.,
100000.
The Greenville Railroad, running from
Columbia to Greenville, 143 miles, with 6
branch from Cokesbury to Abbeville, II
miles, and branch from Belton to Ander
son, 9 miles. This road was completed ir
1854 Capital stock, 81, 100000. Cost O.
construction and equipment, 50, 100000
This road has never paid dividend, but is
improving; much of its construction ha'
been from earnings.
The Wilmington g. Manchester Railroad
running from Kingsville to Wilmington i.
North Carolioa, is III miles long, abou
one half of which is in North Carolina, wa
completed in 1854, and cost s2,500,000
The Charlotte &South Carolina Railroad
running from Columbia to Charlotte, los
miles, was completed in 1852, and cost So,
100000.
The Cheraw & Darlington Railroad, con
Meeting Florence and Cheraw, is 40 miles
long. This road was completed in 1855
and cost 50, 100000.
The Kings Mountain Railroad, running
from Chestervil!e to Yorkville, 224 miles
was completed in 1852, and it cost 1921, 900
T. q. u.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-08-09

RECIPROCAL SYMpATHY.-Nearly half
century ago, when coach run daily be-
tween Glasgow and Greeuock, by Paisley,
on forenoon when little past Bishopton,
lady in a coach noticed a boy walking
barefooted, seemingly tired, and struggling
with tender feet. She desired the coach.
man to take him up, give him seat, and
she would pay for it. When they arrived
at the inn in Greenock, she enquired of the
boy what was his object in coming there.
He said he wished to be sailor, and hoped
some of the captains would engage him.
She gave him half crown, wished him
success, and charged him to behave we'll
Twenty years after this, the coach returning
to Glasgow in the afternoon, on the same
road, when near Bishopton, sea captain
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-08-09

brew language, although we do not under
stand word of either. Now, nobody
doubted at the time Major Noah was broach-
ing this theory, that he was most accu-
rate reasoner, and therefore nobody has any
right to entertain doubts with respect to our
own deductions, seeing we are but imita-
ting Mr.. Van Buren, and "following in the
footsteps Of our ilustrious predecessor" -
eve hope, by the way, it is allowable to
pray for little better success than the last
named gentleman was able to command.
Having established his premises, the Major
came at once to the conclusion, that the In
dians were the genuine representatives Of
the Lost Tribes, and be died in the belief
that he had cleared up great historical
mystery, extending over twenty-five cen.
turies of the worlds progress. Let it be
remembered that we admit the postulate
that the primeval Kingdom of Japan was
established 2,4OO years ago-that is, about
$40 years before the birth of Christ. We
know not the authority for this statement
but, as we have already observed, we admit
| it without examination, because, it assists
our theory.
1t is known to everybody who ever read
the Bible that during the reign of Reho
boam, the kingdom was divided into two
parts, called respectively the Kingdom o.
Israel and the Kingdom of Judah, and thai
about saven hundred ard twenty years be
fore Ctsist, the King of Assyria conquered
Israel (not Judah) and carried all the in
habitants captive to Assyria These in
habitan.s were the ten tribes afterwards lost
for the captives Of Judah who we're carried
by NebuchadDezzar to Babylon (598 B. c..
can be accounted for. But nothing wal
ever known of these ten tribes of Israel
until Major Noah told the world where {
part of them, at least, we're to be found
Now, we hold that they emigrated to ia
pan, and set up their tabernacles there, ane
that this emigration took place between the
time when the Kingdom of Israel was over
thrown, and that when the "primitive EN-
pire of Japan" was estahlished-that is tt
say, between 720 and $40 years before
Christ. The distance, in strait line, ii
considerable five thousand miles
as enigrants would probably move, it is per
haps double. But sheorist who allow
ten or twelve thousand miles to stand be
tween him and the establishment of hi
fixed idea, is destitute of the intrepidit.
peculiar to his class. We leap over th,
space with as much ease, and as much scorn
as Remus leaped over the embryo walls o
Rome. We plant our colonists firmly i.
Japan, and thence we send them, male ant
female, in inuumerable junks to peopl
America, and furnish Major Noah with
subject for lecture Who knows bu
what prince Simme Bujen-no- Kami may b.
lineally descended from Jeroboam, the Sol
of Nebat, or that Bupgo, no. Kami,. his sag
adviser, may have the blood of some of tn
prophets running in his veins.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-08-09
From the Cincinnati Gazette.
RAIL ROAD CORRESPONDENCE.

CHARLESTON, June ~, 1861.
The principal road leading out of Charles
ton is the South Carolina Railroad; and
this is the prominent railroad of the State.
The main track runs west to Augusta, 1877
miles, where it connects with the Georgia
roads. A branch leads off at Branchvile,
62 miles miles from Charleston, and runs
north 68 miles to Columbia, connecting with
the Charlotte Railroad and with the railroad
to Greenville. A branch also leads off from
the Columbia branch at Kingsville, and
runs east 38 miles to Camden.
This is we'll conducted road, as are most
of the Carolina railroads; the speed of trains
is about fourteen miles an hour, which is
about the average speed on the railroads of
this section of the South, excepting the
morning express train to the West; that
train makes nineteen miles an hour The
road bed is firm, hard and clean, and trains
might be run at a high speed, but no one
is in hurry, and there is less danger and
less expense in running slow. The trains
run to accommodate the passengers, but the
passengers never run to accommodate the
trains. People get on and off anywhere be
tween stations. A man comes out Of the
woods, waves his handkerchief, and the train
stops, backs up and he leisu-ely gets aboard.
There is time enough, and what is the use
of getting in sweat? Sure enough, what
is the use?
This is the oldest railroad of any length
in this country; it was commenced in 1928,
and was built and equipped-a portion Of
it at least was in 1880; it was completed
to Hamburg, 1876 miles, and was then the
longest railroad in the world. This is the
first railroad that introduced steam as a pro-
pelling power, though there is dispute
between the South Carolina and the Liver.
pool and Manchester Railroad, which is less
than 10 miles long, about the first use of
steam.
At the time when the South Carolina
Railroad was projected, it was considered
|
an experiment, and charter could not be
obtained for railroad to be worked by
steam but charter was finally passed
through the Legislature for GA Railroad or
Canal from Charleston to Hamburg, on
the Savannah river, to be worked by mules,
which was amended by inserting ''steam or
mules" but not without some of the richest
legislative debating on record. One of the
enthusiastic advocates of the road said "the
railroad could be built and worked by steam
and that it would carry, when completed,
an average of ten passengers a day.
Whereupon motion was made and second
ed to send him to the Insane ASYLUM, then
just completed. A few leading men, some
half dozen in number, carried out theil
project and built the railroad, and they art
entitled to the eternal gratitude of this uni
versal Yankee nation, for taking the leac
in an enterprise that has resulted in such in
calculable benefits.
The South Carolina Railroad and it
branches are 242 miles long, and cost owe
$4,000, 900, which has, however, been re
duced by earnings to s6,OO0,OO0. But i
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-08-09

FOUNTAIN OF BLOOD INA CAVERN
E. G. Squires' notes on Central America
describe an efusion of fluid resembling
blood near the town of Vitud, in the State
Of Honduras. 1t appears that there iscon-
tinually oozing and dropping from, the roof
of cavern red liquid, which upon falling,
coagulates so as to precisely resemble blood.
Like blood it corrupts, insects deposit their
larvei in it, and dogs and buzzards. resort
to the cavern to eat it. Attempts have
several times been made to obtain some of
this liquid for the purpose of analysis, but
in all cases without success, in consequence
of its rapid decomposition, whereby the
bottles containing it were broken. S"The
small cavern or grotto during the day is
visited by buzzards and hawks, audsat night
by multitude of vampire bats for hepur-
pose Of feeding on the unnatural blood 1t
is situated on the border of a rivulet, which
it keeps Redeemed with small fow ofithe
liquid, which has the color, taste and smell
of blood. In approaching the grotto, a
disagreeable odor is observed, and when
it is reached there may be some pools ofthe
apparent blood in state of coagulation.
Dogs eat it eagerly.
The peculiarities of this blood are con-
sidered due to the rapid generation in this
grotto Of some very poli6ce species Of in
fnsoria. The California State .Tonrnsl. re-.
marking on the above, observes that the
estero of the town of Monterey contains
species of blood red infusoria, (the larvae of
water insects which at certain seasons of
the year smells precisely like fresh fish, or
on exposure in a vessel, like putrid fish.
10 some seasons it has been found dried in
fakes, and of the intense color Of vermil-
lion.