Newbern weekly progress., 1860-10-02

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at the confluence of small creek with the
beautiful French Broad river This Paint RocL,
! Is an object of great interest 1t rises to the
height of more than 100 feet, projecting over
the road and extending along it perhaps alto
gether two or three thousand feet. At the
place where it and the French Broad break to-
gether upon the view, it is most imposing, mar-
nificently grand, even awful Across the creek
/ Is somewhat similar pile of rock, quite as
high, but not so extensive apparently separa-
| ted by some convulsion of nature from its twin
mass across the creek. The name, "PaTnt
! Rock, is applied TO the point at the abrupt
turn of the road and is derived from what is
said to have been once far more than now an
appearance ofa painted surface At present it
requires a lively Imagination to realize any
| special appropriateness of the name
! DISTURBANCES AT A POLITICAL. MEET
/ ING-STEAMBOAT SUNK-MURDERS.
| ST. LOUIS, Sept 26.-The Douglas and Breck-
inridge wings OF thesdemocracy held mass meet
ings in this city last night. While Judge Hal
| hburton was addressing the Breckenridge gath
erlng, the Douglas men made an attempt to
! break up the meeting, ana during the melee
| that ensued two Breckenridge democrats were
slightly stabbed.
Hatcher has been sentenced at ST Joseph,
to Imprisonment in the penitentiary for Is
Years, for enticing free negro woman from
Kansas and trying to sell her in Missouri.
The steamer \. B. Chambers, bound hther
with valuable cargo, sunk on Monday night
near the mouth of the Missouri river The
boat valued at $25, 600, and is insured for
| 100000 in Philadelphia and Harrisburg. No
lives were lost.
| A murder Was committed on the fair grounds
yesterday The cause principally was liquor
Daniel Hazard was arrested the charge of
committing the crime. Bernard Shee:san was
shot on Saturday night by Daniel Quinlan.-
He died on Monday from the effects of the
wound. The murderer escaped
! Mr.. YANCEy REFUSES TO ANSWER The Wash
ington States and Union in alluding to the speech
! delivered by Mr. Yancey at Washington last
Friday night, from the balcony of CO.. Hoover,
says:
! Our citizens are aware that Mr.. Breckinridge
! cannot, or will not, answer questions; they are
! equally aware that the Constitution, the Presi-
! dents organ, is governed entirely by the wishes
/ of NJ Breckinridge, but what wiz they think of
Mr.. Yancys refusal to respond to very proper
| interrogaory last night? gentleman asked
Mr.. Yancey what would the South do in case
Lincoln were elected ?" Mr.. Yancey did not
answer the question, but left it to be answered
by the gentleman himself, after painting the pro-
bable evils to be inflicted on the South by Abo-
! litionists and Black Republicans. Mr.. Yancey
should have made response We cannot imagine
why he did not do So unless his mouth has been
sealed on the subject of disunion by the entrea-
ties of MI Breckinridge.
we add tHe following communication, tor the
information Of our readers:
Hon WM. L. IANCEY-SJR: In any remarks
you may make in Washington, your o. inion OF
/ the following is desired:
VIII the election of Arabian Lincoln as Presi-
/ dent, In your judgment, be a justitiable cause
for dissolution of the Union of these States, or
for the secession of any of Them will they
justGably rely upon the Judicial department to
arrest unconstitutional action ?'
Very respectfully. 0. S. H. PEEK.
SEPTEMBER q, 1860
handed a letter. addressed in pencil to Mr.
Iancey to Mr. Hoover, at his house last even
ing. containing the above inquiry. and Mr. Hoo
Yer said to me that he would deliver it to Mr..
Gancey before he commenced his speech | can
not doubt he did deliver it. Mr.. Yancey refrain
ed from giving his Judgment in the premises.
O. 5. III. 2.
THE FILLIBUsTERs WALKER AND RUDLER
We are told that General Walker has but Just
attained his Both year He was born in Nash
vile, Tennessee, in May, 1924, and thorough
ly educated under the most favorable auspices for
whatever liberal profession he might select in af-
ter life, first by collegiate course the Unver-
sty of Nashville, where he acquitted himself with
the highest honOrs of his class and afterwards in
the Nc dical Schools of Philadelphia and Paris
enjoying, also, while in Europe, the advantages
of a tour through Germany and Italy where his
opportunities for Bellies -lettres scholarship were
not only LIBERAL but keeniy enjoyed and appre-
cated by mind then, at least, quiet and studi
Gus 10 a degree that utterly forbid the idea of
distaste however, to The Medical profession, which
he declined practically to enter upon, turned him
to the law, and the associations of the law, not
unnaturally to politics. in which he first engaged
in New Orleans. and subsequently, in IS50-5I,
in California. from which point he entered upon
his hazardous career.
Cot. Rudier.-Very little seems to be known of
Col Ruder He was native of Alabama and
served with credit in the Mexican War, Off
of the Louisiana Regiment In IS49 he went
to California and time Deputy MARSHALL
of the City of Stocton. In 1855 he disposed of
his property there and Joined Walker in Nicaragua
He had profOued regard and esteem for Walker,
and has shared in all his expeditions
CHANGEFUL LIFE-The New York correspon-
dent of the Mobile Register writes on the 18th:
1 he cook Of the great OK at the Douglas festi-
val was Ferdinand Palmo, Italian cook, and
Of the celebrities of New York Poor fellow,
he is nearly used up. Once he was worth $500
900. He then started the Italian opera, and it
ruined him. Palmo was picked up in MedIter-
ranean port by Com. Cnauncey in 1896. He made
him his cook. Palmo came to the United States
with the captain, and settled IN Richmond, Va,
where he married and started a cook-shop. He
finally came to New York, and became great
well as rich man. He was once proprietor of the
celebrated Cafe des Mile CottonS, in Broadway
He coined gold in that mint When Louis Ma
polean was in New York about twenty-five years
age, Palmo his cook and great favorite
with the future Emperor. Poor old Palmo! He
is dried up specimen of humanity, and the day
whipcord to keep from heng blown into the East
river by the wind. He gets $l2 a week now as
cook in a small saloon in Broadway and dare
say is as happy as in days of sunshine and pros
perity. He is patriotic. and desires to see his
Italy become great power. Palmo will never
die. When he to exist it will be when his
blood dries up.
ANOTHER LAKE DISASTER
CHICAGO, Sept 26.-There is every reason to
believe that on the night of the disaster OF the
Lady Elgin, another vessel was lost with all
on board. The schooner St. Marry lett mere
on that day bound for Cedar River, and has
not been heard of since She had on board
some son ia lady ' passengers and five men, besides
Captain Bennett, mate and cook Since she
left another vessel has been to Cedar River, but
heard nothing of the missing schooner.
FRuTr.-The Salisbury Watohman learns from
gentleman just returned off tour through sever
al of the Western Counties, that Fruit was never
more abundant.