Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1860-04-28

N' "0' w ShiPPc"I IHua hlaklup an
allowance Of 30, 900 for death through
British interference. And the same par
Lament that voted Gao 900 or..education,
appropriated ESQ, 900 to-,rcpair the Queens
stables, or, twice as much for the horses as
as for the subjects. They plumber their
poor laboring classes of $4,000, 900 an.
nually to pay the interest on money souan- +
dered on the negro, and allow only elOO,- (
600 annually for the education of the peo.
pie; or, in other words, they rob the la.
borer Of .ffty cents to elevate the nero,
and allowed him one cent to elevate linn
ScD. 1t is estimated that Great Britain
has expended G6oO 900 900 to put down
the slave trade and the most of this mon
cy comes from her poor, over-burdencd
laborers, who, themselves, are in a famish
ing condition, and some Of whom are in,
carccratcd in her mines, so as never to see
the light of day. Famishing Ireland can
tell how these taxes were wrung from the
bones and sinews of her murdered sons,
while the objects of this expenditure were
hasking in tropical sun, and enjoying all
the tayors Of genial climate. In Great
Britain there are 100 900 human beings
unable to read, and let her fr.t practice
charity at home before she NEEDLES with
slavery elsewhere, as she has done in the
past But dgrcss.
/ Considerable gold exists on the Isthmus.
but as the Government affords no protcc
ton from renegade negroes, it is almost
impossible to secure it, Not far from
Panama, an immense quantity was found
! in h"qcas, Or graves Of extinct tribes Of In
dians. The gold was Of the finest quality,
being already moulded, and was in the
shapes of alligators, fish, birds, &c. I saw
men come in with five and six pounds Of it
At time in their hats and handkcrchiefs.
1t is universally conceded that Panama
Is one of the hottest places on the face Of
the globe, and hence my soiourn there was
not Of a very pleasant character on that
account, as WIS compelled to 90 almo
IN state Of nudity. The children here
under six years Of age 90 entirely naked
and from that OH till they are twelve years
old, their only garment j, a shirt, which is
never washed except hy the showers of Ma
turc, and never chau.cd until worn out
The youngsters present every variety Of
color from black to white, as amaleamaton
is practiccd to the fullest extent. The
women 90 slipping around with their toes
in pairs of old slippers, and huge cigars in
their mouths. The waist of the dress is
put on only on grand occasions, at other
times hanging down, Bonncts and hoops
are equally unknown. The ladies of TN,
when walking, take the center of the street
so as to be seen from tue balconies. They
seem to have an aversion to water which
produces d0rG consequences. As the
sharks were too numerous in the Bay tC
admit of bathing there, | resolved TO take
wash in native style, (for they do some
= timrS bathe, and therefore went to dark
, dingy, dirty house, in the outskirts of the
city, kept by mulattos, who admitted ml
to the 6a"os upon my paying twenty five
, cents. | found there rather misccllanc,
GUS collection of people of all colors, each
: standing on the ground in state of ma.
ture, and with calabash shell pouring
1 rain wather upon their heads, from an
earthcn jar. There was no manipulation
and the water ran from their greasy hide,
l like ''water from a ducks back to use Al
. expressive simile. | managed to get on O
stone so as to be out of the mud, and also
Q out Of the reach Of lizards and land-crabs
which are there very numerous Panama
) is supplied with water from the outside o.
the city, and is carried on mules or don,
keys, each carrying four kegs which ar,
1 placed in an iron frame, while the driyel
4 sits on the top, between the kegs
a paid &25 for ticket across the rail
= road-a distance of Al milos--aud ter
1 cents for every pound of luggage over 1t
| pounds, As my trunk was pretty vel
n filed with shells, curiositics, &c, it amount
e ed to quite a sum in the aggregate. The
p cars were pretty well filled with passcn
y gers, there being a number Of soldiers tc
" prevent in,urroction, among the free he
a groes. Capt j, who has seen mos
t Of the world, was my companion. lie wa'
c despoiled Of hi, property in China-chain
= ed in dungeon in Peru, from which h,
| escaped by bribery-worked in a chain
= gang in Lima for mcddling in political af
fairs was made prisoner in the Sandwich