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The Yazoo Democrat., 1860-02-25
BENTON MALE ACADEMY

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Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-26
LATEST BY TELEGRAPH.
From Washington.

WAsHiYGroN, May 25.---The Japanese En-
bassadors visited the Navy-yard to-day, and
were received by Ooinmandart Buchanan
with due courtesy. They were condueted
through the various workshops, and suhse-
quently witnessed target practice with heavy
ordnance and Dahlgren rified cannon. A few
experiments were also made with boat bowit-
zers, with all of which they were astonished
and delighted. Prince de Joinville also had
an opportunity Of seeing the results Of the
riled cannon, and was lavish In his praises Of
this great improvement in naval warfare. A
party of Japanese were this morning on a
tour of inspection of Center Market. ga-la0
The presiding officer Of the House Of Rep
resentatives Of Sardinia has presented 70
Speaker Pennington, for the, United States,
thifty-two volumes Of the proceedings Of the
Sandman Congress and the Executive docu-
ments The Charge d. Affairs, IN the com
munication, expresses the hope that their
contents may be very interesting, and shares
the amicable feeling which actuated his fel-
low-countrymcn.
Letters are received from Mr.. Everett
soliciting the opinion Of friends here as to
his acceptance Of the nomination for the Vice
Presidency by the Baltimore Convention.
They advise him to accept.
The Government, to-day, entered into con-
tract with the Colonization Society to take
the captured Africans at Key West, at $50
each.
The Postmaster-Gene reports that the
books of the New York Postofice show a
deficiency of $4,000. .-.fff..f .7.l,l
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-26
Pninful History OF the Betrayal Of a south
fqsf 5fia ern Heiress. '

Pninful HISTORY oil tue Befrnyni OF South-
7sf 5 ern Heiress. '''
The Richmond (Va.) correspondent of the
Petersburg Express relates the following mel
ancholy instance of love betrayed and its
criminal consequences: F..-|' i'
About ten months ago, a young, beautiful
and wealthy girl came to this city from South
Carolina, guilty refugee from the home of
her birth, and the scenes alike of her inno-
cence and her shame. The fear of exposure
to the reproach and contumely of an uncom-
promising world had driven her hither, where
she was unknown, and she found shelter
for her misery beneath the roof of low pro-
curess in an obscure part of the city. In due
time the fruit of her unfortunate error ap-
peared upon the stage of existence. Upon
recovering from her illness, she left her "sin-
less child of sin u in the keeping of her avail
able, but by no means trusty friend, and with
heavy heart, returned to her once happy
and beautiful home. . ....
In the meantime the false custodian of the
child, though amply rewarded for her ser
vices, transferred her charge to the care of a
negro woman, and few days ago the child,
though its history was unknown, attracted
some notice from outside sources by its
sckly, famishing look, striking all who saw
il with the suspicion that it was dying of
hunger and exposure, The subject reached
the knowledge of the police, aud the negro
woman, as we have mentioned, was arraigned
before the Mayor, when the above develop
ments were made, but as no guilt could be
attached legally to the negro, she was dis
charged
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-26

ROMANTIC ABDUCTION OF School GIRL
FROM A FEMALE ACADEMY.--0n Saturday
evening, says the Sun, a Miss Phipps, of Ten
nessee, left the Spingler Institute, New York
where she was pupil, in company with
General Bynum, also Of Tennessee, and are
now at the st. Nicholas Hotel, probably mar
ried. He had been in the habit, OCCASION
ally, of visiting Miss Phipps at the Institute,
who passed him off as a relative, but recently
Mrs. Abbott, the governess, had requested
him to discontinue his visits, she having
heard that the ''relative" was a sham. On
Saturday General B. called again and had an
interview with Mrs. Abbott and Miss Phipps,
the result of which was, that he carried the
young lady in his arms to O carriage which
he had waiting in front of the door, and the
two were driven rapidly away. Mrs. Abbott
used every effort to prevent the young lady
from leaving, and threw her arms around
her with that intent, but the ungallant Gem
eral thrust her rudely away and was soon in
possession of his prize The Institute ''young
ladies' cried 'shame," SHAME but the
General did not seem to appreciate their re-
marks. The couple had been acquainted in
their native State. I.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-26

MONTREAL, May 25.-Y yesterday being the
Queens birthday, all the places of business
were closed. The military and firemen had
reviews and there were fireworks and a con-
cert in the evening. ,.r .......
TORONTO, May 25.-Yesterday, the anni-
versary of the Queens birthday, was gem
orally observed as holiday throughout the
Province. :Hy.s vl.l.li
Alexander Hoeg, Miss Baker and Miss Mar
tin were drowned in the bay last evening by
the hpsetting of the boat in which they We're
sailing. I -7-ya'la ~ zig 10io t1 ad. (!
Rev. Henry Grattan Guinness preached
here last evening, and left this morning for
Quebec, en- route for England.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-26

sETTs.-The wholesale slaughter among the
cattle affected with the pleuro-pneumonia
still continues in Massachusetts,. The doc
tors say that the disease spreads by contagion,
and every animal suspected of having oven
nipped mouthful of grass from a field in
which the infected cattle were known to be-
is doomed Immediately TO the slaughter.
Some of the farmers are beginning to rebel
at this sacrifice of their animals. They say
the whole thing is delusion, that an un-
necessary excitement has been created about
the matter, and that the slaughter of cattle
is reckless and unwarrantable, and hereafter
the present delusion will be classed with
witchcraft and other excitements which
have so often carried away the New England
mind
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-26
Honor to an American Historian in Lon


At the annual dinner Of the Royal Acad-
emy, on the 9Th inst, fair representation of
the better classes of English society wss
present, including Cabinet Ministers, Peers,
members of Parliament, authors, artists, &c.
Among other names honored by the Presi-
dent, Sir Charles L. Eastlake, was that of
Mr.. ], Lotbrop Motley, the American histo-
rian, now prosecuting historical researches
in Europe. Sir Charles said: --r... .a
The the next toast Is ''the interests ofliter-
ahlre," a subject connected with no country;
and in reference to which have great pleas
ure in paying just tribute TO distinguished
American writer, Mr.. Motley who this day
honors us with his presence. Mr.. Motleyss
wel-known work, The Rise of the Dutch
Republic, has earned for its accomplished au-
thor the reputation of historical accuracy,
philosophical largeness of treatment, and
clearness and vigor of style, while to the
lovers Of an enlightened freedom it offers the
charm of heartfelt sympathy in its subject.
[Cheers.l ....r.s lrn7r.u' . H...rI .rH
Mr.. Motley responded 5sl .tvl
rise 70 express my gratitude and my em-
barrassment. | came here TO feast my eyes
and my ears, TO admire the works of English
genius which adorn the walls, and to listen to
those men whose eloquence has delighted us
tonight, and has so often run through Eu-
rope. [Cheers.l But came to listen and to
admire only; for most unfortunately have
neither the habit nor the gift of public speech,
and it is only for the sake of thanking you
most fervently, but most briefly and simply,
for the honor you bestow in mentioning my
name before so distinguished an assembly,
that venture to rise at all. Some one of
your own illustrious authors should have
responded to the toast of "Literature" some
one to the manner born. And yet believe
that no true-hearted American can ever ac-
count himself quite foreigner when his foot
treads the soil of Britain. [Cheers.l For
myself can only say that the innumerable
acts of kindness, the warm-hearted friendly
offices bestowed upon me, very, very far
above my humble deserts, during my resi-
dence in this land, would require far more
eloquent lips than mine, adequately to ae-
knowledge them. have only then to con-
fess myself an honest bankrupt in ability to
! express or repay my obligations, beg you
once more to accept my most respectful
thanks, and to assure you that your true
English kindness is registered where every
day turn the leaf to read it. tCheers.]
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-26

FIRsT-cLAss SURGICAL, BuToHERY.-Car-
penter, the man who was lately badly injured
barously treated by the characters protesting
TO be surgeons. They were about an hour or
over amputating his leg, and the operation
was performed with dirk-knife and rusty
old buck-saw, which had to be filed out after
the flesh was all cut away, before the bone
could be sawed of, and after getting the
hacked limb nearly ready for the bandages,
they discovered that an artery had not been
taken up, and the scene of butchery had to
be re-enacted. - ~
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-26

The VALUE OF GooDNEss-Did it ever
strike you, that goodness is not NEARLY u
beautiful thing, but the beautiful thing-by
far the most beautiful thing in the world; and
that badness is not merely an ugly thing,
nothing is to be compared for value with
goodness; that riches, honor, power, pleasure,
learning, the whole world and all in it, are
not worth having, in comparison with being
good; and the utterly best thing for man is
to be good, even though he were never to be
rewarded for it; and the utterly worst thing
for a man is to be bad, even though he were
to he punished for it and in word, goodness
is the only thing worth loving, and badness
the onlything worth hating Charles Rings-
leu. -.. -.... ..- ~ D..
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-26

ALLEGED DOUBLE MURDER IN VERMONT
The inhabitants of the town of Rutland are
in state of great excitement. Five months
since the wife of DR.. Allen, now physician
of Rutland, formerly Baptist minister, died
as was then supposed of a tumor in the
stomach. DR.. A. had been suspected of an
intimacy with Mrs. Weeden, which became
more evident after his wifes death. Last
Tuesday Mr.. Weeden died-Dr. Allen at
tending him. The prominent citizens of the
village became aroused, and Saturday both
the bodies were disintered. The same night
DR.. Allen and Mrs. Weeden were arrested
and lodged in Jail. -.. .....
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-26

MOB LAW IN WAsHINGToN.-A silly attempt
was made to break up Republican ratifca-
ton meeting at Washington, by downright
ruiiian mobocracy. Several of the speakers
were insultingly interrupted, and while Mr..
E. B. Washburne was speaking, a volley of
stones was rudely thrown, and the mobocrats
rushed in among the audience and Mr.. Wash
burne stood firm, called on the audience to
''die in their tracks" rather than submit to
such an outrage, and the ruffians were COM
PEELED to sneak off to save a thrashing.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-26
Remarkable Funeral Ceremonies In Cali
r' fnrnia aud Panama. '7it' I,i'---

A funeral took place in Marysville, Cali
fornia, recently, which attracted considera-
BILE curiosity on account of its novelty. The
corpse was laid upon bier, the head resting
upon pillow. A bandage of white cloth
was fastened around the head concealing the
forehead, but the balance of the face was ex-
posed. The hands were brought together
over the body, which was covered with tin
sci, and held q crucifx in their grasp. One
end Of the bier was borne on the shoulders of
two men, while the other rested on the back
of another's neck. This was preceded by an
open wagon, containing the friends and rela-
tives Of the deceased. On arriving at the
grave, the tinsel was removed, and the body
placed in a wooden coffin and inferred. The
deceased was Mexican. ga
The ceremonies and mode of burial CORE
spond very nearly with the custom in South
America. A funeral witnessed in Panama,
corresponds very nearly with this. 1t ap-
pears that they have a very costly coffin, Of
most expensive materials, which is for the
benefit Of the public, and when person dies,
the corpse is arrayed similarly to the one
mentioned above, and then laid in this open
coffin. 1t is then borne through the main
thoroughfares of the city, the bearers hating
in front of the houses of all the principal
dignitaries. 1t is then borne to the grave,
when it is taken from the coffin, divested OF
its fnery, placed in plain wooden box and
inferred. The coffin is then laid away until
the death of some other person, when it is
again brought into requisition. $4,000
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-26

A DISHONEST ALDERMAN SENT TO PRISON
Alderman Robert L. Currey, of Philadelphia,
profitable arrangement, by which the latter
was to inform upon certain tavern keepers
for selling liquor on Sunday, and when the
parties were brought before the Alderman, the
would, "for consideration" agree to settle
the cases without sending them TO court.
This shrewd and profitable enterprise was
effectually broken up on Saturday last by
Judge Thompson, who sentenced the Alder
man, after conviction, to six months impri-
sonment in the county Jail.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-26

STUPIDITY OF THE PoLIcE-A CHICAGO DOG
BERRY.-Charles johnson is policeman in
Chicago: not content with having con-
sciousness Of his own stupidity. he desired to
make it manifest to all men. So, prowling
heavily about, his dull eye rested on man.
rather roughly clad, whom he at once ar
rested on charge of vagrancy, being led to
this step by the ordinary quality of the
strangers clothes. Having arrested his pris-
oner, he proceeded to examine his pockets
there finding a $500 draft on well-known
firm, one of 81, 900 on Decatur bank, and
$50 in money. Neither the presence Of this
money, nor the, excellent references the
stranger gave, served TO open the intellect of
Dogberry, and the "vagrom man was taken
to a filthy lock-upi there he was kept for
twenty-fom hours, without food, the officers
refusing to call on or send for the gentlemen
whose names the prisoner gave. 1t was only
by chance that one of these friends heard Of
the victims situation, and hastened to bail
him. Legal proceedings are to be commenced
against Charles Johnson the ornament of the
Chicago Police. Ell fE ER F8
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-26
A MARRIED MAa1srnArn E1opEs WITH HIS

A MARRIED MAGISTRATE ELopEs WITH HIS
SERVANT GIRL.-J. r. Burd a magistrate in
Neyarra, Stark County, in this State, eloped
on Tuesday with Eliza Brewster, girl who
has been employed in his family as domes-
tic for the past year. The Squire is about
forty years old, has been twice elected ma
gistrate in Nevarre and has heretofore borne
an unblemished character. He was man
of considerable influence in Nevarre. We
are informed that he took with him some
$500 of money belonging to parties who had
employed his official services, for which his
bondsmen will have to suffer. He deserts a
wife and four children. The girl is about
twenty-five years old and quite pretty. It is
supposed her winning ways infatuated the
magistrate. r....
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-26

ATTEMPTED ESCAPE AT THE INDIANA PEEI-
TENTIARY-0NE Convict SHOT DEAD.-Tues-
day morning Mr.. Seely, Warden of the Michi-
gan City Penitentiary, telegraphed to Major
Dunn, one Of the Directors, that while mar
shaling squad of twelve convicts to proceed
to the site of the new building, where the
convicts are engaged in Cheering the ground,
for the timber not far off Instant efforts were
made to recapture them, which were success
ful. Six of the runaways were re-talSen; and
one of them was shot dead.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-26

AN OLD HBRo GoNE--DEArH OF AN OLD
BoDY GUARD OF NAPoIEoN.-Pierre Freder-
lex Coll, one of the body guard Of Napoleon
law, Mr.. Joseph Pierson, In Newark, N. j., at
the age of seventy-one years. He served as
an officer under Napoleon during most of the
Russian campaign, and was detained as a
prisoner of war at Dantzic for three years.
His regiment returned to France after the
campaign, numbering but seventeen mem-
harq .l... .H .tfu|f lrt ....ffftr.0a H.. -.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-26

ELoPEMENT OF AN INFLUENTIAL New Or
JEANIAE WITH AN OPERATIC SMGER.--A gen.
tleman well known in New Orleans has be-
come enamored of the graceful Establishments
of leading artistic in the late opera troupe
at the Orleans Theatre, and forgetting his So
cial status his numerous relatives, and last
but not least, his devoted and really very
pretty wife, he left that city for parts unknown
accompanied by the attractive artistic. IL is
rumored that the runawayshave gone to New
York .l
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-26

AN ENGINEER ADRoITLY SAVES THE LIFE OF
A CHILD.-The Coburg, &c. W. Star says
that as a special train was going west on
Tuesday, the engine driver perceived child
on the track near the Port Hope Bridge. He
Immediately whistled on brakes and tried to
reverse his engine, but was unable to do so
as the machinery was new and did not work
well. There was no time to lose, and quick
as thought the driver sprang forward on the
child from the track down the bank, to the
unspeakable Joy of the mother of the little
one, who saw its danger and was fastening
In the rescue
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-26

AHTI-sLAvERY FEELING IN MASSACHUSETTS
IN EARLY TIMEs.-Among the ancient records
of the North Hadsley (Mass.) Congregational
Church is the following clause; provided,
further, That if the owner of said pew shall
let the pew, or any part thereof to any negro
or mulatto, or in any way admit any negro
or mulatto to the possession or occupancy of
the same, then the said pew, or share thereof
so let or occupied, shall, in every such case,
thereby Immediately revert to and become
the property of the said society"
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-26

A SRDUCBR CowHIDED BY THE MOTHER OF
HIS VIoTIM-A fellow was cowhided in one
Of the Ogden Mills boarding-houses, at Co.
hoes, N. Y, the other evening, by the mother
ofa young girl to whom he has been paying
his attentions for year or two past and
whom, it is alleged, he has succeeded in se-
ducing. The affair created considerable ex-
citement in that neighborhood, and during
the fagellation, the woman was encouraged
and loudly appluded by the bystanders. lI
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-26


THE EFFEcT OF ORGAN Music UPoE THE
JAPANEsE.--The Washington ID. O.) Star says
that the other evening one of the proprietors
OF Williards' Hotel, caused the fine Concert
Hall recently added to the establishment to
be lit up brilliantly with gas and, procuring
a fine organist, treated the Japanese to agree
able music upon the large church organ, one
of the best in the Federal metropolis, which
still continues to grace the hall, for use on
occasions of concerts of sacred music. 1t was
the first time that any Of the Japanese had
ever heard the, to them, wonderful strains of
such an instrument, and they exhibited as
much curiosity to comprehend its causes and
effects, as they have yet shown in examining
remarkably ingenious American mechanism,
for which their taste or propensity is strong
indeed. They were not content until they
had really learned more of the philosophy Of
the instrument than men ever before learned
in the course of a single evening.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-26
A pesperate ConrIet shet in nIaryIand.

VIM. Lynch, convict in the Maryland
Penitentiary, in Baltimore, whose refractory
conduct had compelled the prison officers to
make him carry bali and crain for some
time past, refused TO work last Monday, and
threatened to kill any person who would ap-
proach him. Uponthe officers attempting TO
seize him, he lifted the ifon ball, weighing
thirty pounds, and assaulted them, when one
of the officers fred at him, the ball entering
his abdomen and lodging in the groin. The
wound is mortal. The Baltimore Sun gives
a sketch Of his preceding career, of which the
following is a synopsis: "At the age Of four
teen while an inmate of the Philadelphia
House Of Refuge he set Gre to that institu-
ton, for which he served out sentence Of
fourteen years in the Eastern Penitentiary.
He then went to New York, where he was
soon arrested for theft, convicted, and served
four years in tho Sing Sing State Prison.
Soon afterward he was tried and convicted
of piracy in New Orleans, La, and sentenced
to death, but the sentence was commuted TO
Imprisonment for life. In four years after
ward he was pardoued, and went to Balti-
more, where he married, and soon after was
arrested, tried and convicted for assaulting
his wife with intent TO kill For this he was
sentenced to the Maryland Penitentiary for
seven years and six months in February
1857, and was serving out this sentence when
his career was stopped, as stated above"
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-26

ERARY FAILUREs.--King Frederick the Great,
of Prussia, during his lifetime, caused splen-
did edition of his works to be published, il
lustrated with numerous oopper-plates; but
after few copies had been circulated the
King changed his mind, and the edition dis
appeared. The few copies that found their
way to the public have since been considered
as rarities Lately, during some building re-
pairs at Berlin, the secreted edition was found
in a number of nailed-up boxes. o
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-26

SuPERLATIvE CRuELTY-A MAN PULLS A
HoRsEs TONGUE Our OF HIS MoUTH.--At
Troy, N. Y, the other morning, Thos. Down
ing, teamster actually pulled the tongue
out of horses mouth. Downing's team
were in cellar way, pulling on heavy load.
They could not pull it when Downing stepped
to the head of one Of the animals, and OPEN
ing its mouth caught hold Of the tongue and
pulled il out
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-26

A ORIMINIL NEARLY DRsTRoys HIMsELF.--
Ambrose Dean was arrested in lie Roy, N. ",
on Thursday, charged with stealinga horse
in Albion, TO which place he was removed by
the Sheriff. He attempted to jump from the
window of the cor while the train was at
full speed, aud would inevitably, have been
killed, had not the Sheriff succeeded in draw
ing him back, 40 a93Ai snW ,HIl
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-26

ST. LOUIS May 25.-The Democratic Con-
vention for the Second Congressional Dis
trict of Missouri, nominated John B. Hen
derson for Congress, to succeed Thomas l..
Anderson. .7 rl. t..g.s --lF .ssd H
The Opposition Convention, for the same
District, also nominated Jas. A. Rollins fol
CONGRESS h ' i' ''
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-26

SPAIN IN NEED OF ToBAcCo The Spanish
Government, through its Consul at Rich
mOnd, Va, has advertised propositions for an
immense amount OF Virginia and Kentucky
tobacco during the coming three years. The
total amount wanted Is about 4o,0OQ0OQ
iDOunds b. g..
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-26

= A SLAYER CAPTAIN TERRIBLY ABARMrD.---
hecaptain of the SLAYER lPildfre, Spaniard,
recently brought into Key West offered pne
escape. The poor fellow thought pirates were
hung in this country. He will soon find out
that be can save his neck and his money too.