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Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-11-14

None of them Worhidg-Accord-
ing to the London Observer, the
Atlantic telegraph cable is not the
only deep Sea telegraph communi-
cation which refuses to work. The
Red Sea telegraph is out of order;
the Malta and Calliari line, of
about three hundred miles in length,
has long been interrupted. The
line to Algiers has been abandoned ;
the cable from Malta to Corfu has
also gone the way of it's predecos-
sors; the line from Alden to Kura-
chce has contributed nothing for
some time past to the stock of week.
ly dispatches. The failure OF all
these is attributed to want of knowl-
edge of the qualities of the materi-
ais employed, and the peculiar char
acter Of the electric fluid. There
has been not only insufficient ex-
perience, but a great want OF care
in the manufacture of submarine
i telegraphs, and u desire to econo.
mise expenditure. Notwithstand
ing these failures, there are pro
iects in Europe for laying dow,
other deep Sea telegraph lines, IN
Guiding one across the Atlantic from
Denmark to America
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-11-14
HpITu of TWO OF GENERAL.
WALKER'S Old FOES.

The capture and execution of eN-
President Mora and General canas,
or Costa Rica, BY Gen, B,anco, says
the Richmond Dispatch, has been
noticed by telegraph, They led the
Costa Rican troops against Walker
when he first invaded Nicaragua,
and would have captured him ut
Rives hui for United States inter
ference. Mora, like his old enemy,
died bravely, ten, Blanco Stormed
~, town - NrHns'uin. held nv
Nora, ou ,hc might of the 18th Sept
4 lgttIr say5;
The .o,yu was- -al;oH on Satnr-
day eyening Every eilort WAS mada
Ia ois,orsi. ,he inding ria,e ~ i,i1
and his adheronts who had ESCAPED
IN, massacre. hut without avail. On
. saUday Canas gave himself up and
begged Blanco to shoot him ana
spare Mora's life (; but his prayer
was unheedcd, and il was afterwards
determined to Danish him.
At q later hour in the day aboht
one o'clock, p. M, both Mora ana
Colonel Arancibia gave themselves
up, having suffered ftariGlly during
their concealmeht, poor Mora hav-
ing laid 80 hours in n pool oil mire
and water under Farrar's house.
The excitement was intense when 1t
hec,mc known that Mora had been
taken, and deep interest was felt Ms
to what would be his fate. But they
were not long kept in suspense, for
in half an hour court-martial,c com,
posed of Blanco, Maonteallgre and
one or two others, condemned them
both to be shot at 3 o'clock, allow
ing them only two short hours to
prepare for death. They were led
out to execution, both very haggard
and worn from exposure, but per-
fcctly composed. Indeed Mora,s
step was rs firm and his eye as bril-
liant as il had ever been. They were
not allowed to say anything before
being slUt. Mora and Arancibia
stood side by sidc, morn h''hh
asked the privilege of being thus
shot, and also begging that they
would aim at his heart. They fell
side by side, and Mora evincinS
signs of life, an officer shot him
through the head with his revolver.
Things scon quieted down, and
we had hoped that the human
butchery was over, when, on Tues
day, it was announced that General
Canas was to be shot ; and at Ga. m.
on the Sd of October, the good old
General was led out to execution
lie was perfectly calm and cool and
smoked his ci9ar till he fell pierced
with dozen balls. This was thS
last act of as bloody a tragedy as
Central America has ever known"
The brother of Mora and General
Canas' brother and wife fled on
board the American schooner Rein
deer, and thus saved their lives
montgomery Adrertiser.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-11-14
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Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-11-14
V;ro;uia Marshallinq her forces.-

Virqinia Mdrshaling her torces.-
It is stated that there are now nine
tv well organized cavalry companies
in Virginia. There will be grand
inspection of about twenty OF the
number at an encampment to be
held at Richmond on the 7th of No
vember instant. The Enquirer says
that on no occasion has so large a
force of cavalry assembled for drill
in that State, and it is of great i'm
portance that the very best OF IN
structors should be on the ground.
We are gratified to know that Col,
Hardee, the author of the system o.
tactics now in use in the United
States Army, and Lieut.. Col. OF Cav
airy, has expressed MS readiness to
attend the encampment and impair
instructions, if permission be OBJ
tanned from the Secretary OF War
- UoafqomerY AareTiSer.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-11-14
X (I. G..

Gen. George Buckley, President of
the knights of the Golden Circle,
delivered an address, OH Thursday
evening last, at the Court House, on
the aims and purposes of the order.
At an early hour large and curious
audience was assembled, and the ap-
pearancc of the speaker was greeted
with evident marks of satisfaction.
General Buckley is tall, tine=look-
ing, middle-aged gentleman, having
an uncommonly fine expression OF
countenance, and a high, intellectual
forehead. The order Of the KS. G..
G originated in the deep and settled
hatred of the General to Abolition
lists, and any mistaken philanthro-
pist who could desire the freedom
of the negro, even at the risk and
shame of servile insurrection. This
hatred took possession of his bosom
when he was only eleven years OLD,
at which carly age he saw his little
brothers and sisters murdered by
blacks, during selvile inserrectlon,
urged on by Abolitionists. For 3,
wears he has nmtnred those feel.
/ ings, but it has been only six years
since he began TO revolve the pros
peot of uniting the whole South in
to q friendly military body, which
should at all times DC preparea &
resist the cncroachments Of the All
clifton hordes Of the North, and By
conquest add more slave territory
TO the Union, thus oqualizing South
ern and Northern representation II
the National Congress. The orde
now numbers one hundred and fit
teen thousand men, and is daily in
creasing in number, power and in
fiuence. Fifty thousand men can b.
concentrated in ten days at any Civ
en- Southern point. No movemen
; against Mexico will be made unit
: after the result of the election i
! known and the course of the Soutl
determined, should it be avcrse t
her interests. Some forty gentle
men of this city We're initiated int
! the order after the meeting wa
,, over, and the young men of Texas
so far as we understand the princi
. pies and designs Of the order, can
= not do better than to follow thei
u u example. The day may come whe
= the Lone Star flag will igain coui
the free breezes of heaven. civil wa
may be forced upon us, and VIC ca
all appreciate the value of unit
and discipline in any cont,st whic
:. involves an appeal to arms There
;, fore we bid the KS G. G. God spec'
is Houston Telegraph.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-11-14

lima IN ENgy,-We learn that
the Hon. l.. ID. Evans made speech
at Fairfield, on the 27th ult., which
so dissatisfied the citizen Of that
place. that he was huug in cfligy,
as a mild way of expressing the
feelings his course had clicitcd.-
We understand that in the course OF
his remarks, he asked the Post Mas.
ter Of Fairfield, if he would " hold
his office under Lincoln? ;" and re
ccived the aasMer that he. would
not whereupon Mr.. Exams told
him :. then we'll get more intel
ligcnt and honorable man to do so.
Nr. Evans was asked this ques-
t;on here, and refused to answer II
upon the ground that it was an IN
suit to him. We are, therefore,
fullv prepared TO believe that he
did at Fairfield what we hear as
stctcl above; while we think !;
,,,.ol,al,le that he was hung in eff
tirv. This is the man who goes
about advocating submission to LIN
coin. and denouncing all who do not
submit as traitois: Ifhis is the
kind of men. who, by their submis
sion doctrines, have invited ADO
l;tion aggression. and by that couIs'
disarraed AVID incapaeisated ON
feje-ds Al Tie Ncrth irani deiendins
-. ,.;oi.iz 20 Harrr9 Espress
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-11-14

Frederick Amthor.-Our citizens
will recollect that tailor named
Amthor, held forth at this place a
short time in the spring OF lS59,-
He was regarded as a suspicious
character, and found this place rath-
er an unpleasant residence. From
here he went to Henderson, and
found it necessary eventually to
leave there. He has turned up late
ly in letter to the Chicago Press
and Tribune filled with the vilest
SANDERS on the people of Texas
This will serve to give on idea OF
what kind of men hailing from the
Northern States, we cherish and
give our patronagc.-1yler Sentinel
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-11-14
1NnIGNATION MEETING

We understand that on Saturday
the Goth, meeting was held at FAIR
field by tho citizens of Frccstonc
county, and resolutions adopted con :
dcmning the s ntimcn's and advice
of G n. Houston, contained in his
speech lately delivered at Austin
in which he, among other things,
advocated submission to the election
of Abe Lincoln. We believe this
sentiment of servility finds response
in not more than onc-tcnth OF inc
pcople of the State. We also l1arn
that Jack Hamilton Woal1 nave
hceu prevented from addressing the
citizens OF Washington County late
H. had not Judge Nllham, his op-
poncnt. earnestly demanded il and
Whom Collasg,tl Jack Mad spoisen &c
was re re1pcsted not TO make any in2re
such speeches there.
II viii be rccolIected that some
tine ago, at Austin, A. J. ll"ml =
denounced all persons who Woul4
oppose the Administration OF q
Black Republican, as rebel, an0
should be hung. The treatment he
received in Washington county, wa;
probably carsed by these remarks
We only wonder that the people o
Au, tin did not take sGme steps whei
he n adc the speech, ,-Ndrarro h-r
! nrpsS
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-11-14
LEARN To SPELL.

The newspapers state that a ma
inrlty of the candidates for admls'
sion To the naval school at Annapo'
lis were rejected, was oh account ol
their incorrect spelling, Many al
Them were well vcrsed in the knowl-
edge of the sciences, belles-letterS
and eOgnate studies, but could Not
spell a simple word correctly. Few
persons are aware of the injury they
sometimes sustain from defective
spelling. 10 say nothing of the in
huenoe ofthis fault on ordinary bus
inos transactions, We have accounts
several cases ln which culpgll.
have bccn detected aud punished
from peculiar errors In spelling FOR
Nhirh ihry srefr ,C.Ovn. 4 iuah
Was recently l.,ootod at ~ Louis.
IN this way, and sent 20 the fmi'
Tertiary. An exchange tellsa prct-
ty good story OF case IN which the
superstitious fears of some crcdulouS
people were allayed, by the discov'
ery of Il mistake in spelling.
a great many years ago, before
the introduction of steam navigation
into the waters of Long Island
sound, Capt, Thayer commanded Il
sloop in the waters of Taunton riv'
er. One morning, being atthe land
ing Mt Bcrklcy, and having occasion
TO cross to tho other side, he enter
ed n barn or shed where the boats
oars were kept with which he was
To cross.
While there hen came cackling
off her nest, having laid an egg
Being n practical joker, il occurred
to him to operate little upon the
superstitious fears of the inhabi,
tants of that bcnightcd town. lie
accordingly picked up the warm
egg, and wrote on its susceptible
shell, woe 10 the torn Of Berkiy,"
and replacing the egg, left the barn.
In due time the nest was cleared
of its eggs, and the one bearing the in.
scription discovered, The wonder
ful news was at once tclegraphed'
from house to house through the
town, and before night hundreds
had iourncycd to the spot to see il
for themselves. CONSERVATION was
depicted on every countcnancc in
view of the impending calamity
which they were certain the phe'
nomenon denoted. 1t finally occur
red to them to ask counsel of then
pastor in this their hour Of terror
Parson A. was accordingly sent for
and arriving, the cause of alarm
was made known to him, backed NJ
by an exhibition of the egg.
The parson examined it very at
tcntively, after which he laid it down
and seemed lost in rohcction. Hi
parishioncrs thought they saw il
this fresh cause for alarm, and ont
and another would calculate, il
hoarse whispers, "thc Lord wrot,
it the Lord wrote it AT lengtl
the old man arose, as if to address
them, and stretching to his tul
height, exclaimed, "F the Lor'
rrote that, he did'nt know how t
spell Berkleyl" and bidding then
good day, walked off. Their eye
were opened, and they saw in it a
once the trick of some mischievou
wag, but it was not till sometim
afterwards that they found out tn
author, to whom they ever after
wards owed grudge.-Gdl. Ne'r'
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-11-14
From the Louisville Courier.
LOUISVILLE, KY, |
Oct. /, 1860.

oct. i, looO.
GtyrLEMEN,,: / am in receipt of
yonrs Of this date, with the enclosed
paraaraph from the Sandy Valley
4Gvoc,te. You both know what
nasaed at the time you called OH me
10 lsnow the course | would take as
20 nc nominations made at Baltl-
more and that ! declined to pledge
mvsclfto support either Douglas OK
Brockcnridge, and among other
things said thai did not consider
either the regular nominee OF the
noy,y There were other things
soid. as you may recollect.
Afterwards, in a conversation Win
& Mason, stated to him the sub
stansp of this conversation, and ac-
cording to my recollection said, that
undcr the circumstances, would
have felt bound to vote for the nom
inee fthc party had one been made
b,f flat tie decision must result N
the riection of Lincoln, and that
had no heart for the contest. A goot
deal more was said by Mr., Mason
and probably more by myself, but
made no reflection on either douglas
0r breckenridge, except to rcgre
that the two nominations had beef
made.
Neither conversation was mean
f0f lie press, and / have a decides
objection to being dragged befor
thea lblic and having different yer
5iens of private conversations.
Very respectfully.
JAMES GUTHRIE.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-11-14

9 4 Good BUiesque.-A correspoh-
dent of the Milwaukee (Wis.) News
INDUCES in the following badinagc
of the Republican accounts OF their
meetings, He gives statement OF
n Lincoln meeting thus:
The procession, which was over Il
thousand miles long, will all this
year vote for Lincoln, Last year,
they voted for Douglas. Upward
of twenty millions of people are
now in the garden, listening to the
talking. Nine hundred guns were
fired for Lincoln, and they intended
to fire another one next week !
Randall is speaking in ten different
languages, while Washburnc is talk
inc it ali down in backhand! Booth
is telling the particulars Of his res
cue, and Lincoln is adding up the
number OF rul., ho split
Delegations from the country arc
coming in! One delegation from
Bangor hid a pole in a wagon sew
en- hundred feet high, on which was
a likeness of " Old Abe" embroid-
cred in shcepskin. Over nineteen
thousand voters came in from Ban
gor, drawn by twenty wagons at
tached to each horse. Fifty bands
are in attendance from each town
and from Neshonoc there are sixty
mothers, with children at the bosom
each one crying for Old ado =
Over four thousand towns in tins
county are now represented, an'
two more towns will be in to-mor
row, if the weather don t rain J
The procession commenced moyint in:
last week, and the tail of it has jus
past the southwest corner o
the Augusta House. 1t will b'
around about potato time. On
wagon has a platform on it three,
quarters of mile long, with raj
erected in the front end, and yel
low dog couchant in the rear.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-11-14

Stock Raising. -pcrs0ns o. nnnc,
quainted with western Iehas oa,' u
hardly appreciate or unueIs,aha .1
the great profits, which attend, attend s'oeh oeh
raising. Drouth may prevail anu
the ordinary crops of the country
may fail, but the increase OF s.oeN ~
goes steadily on, and the caP,''l
and the income of those engaged III
it, are constantly and raPidly m
creasing. This tact explains 1ne W.
reason why weston LeAas - so ~
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-11-14

At a party, a lady trc'ted her
company with stcwed pers. . A
gentleman put 1ne, as he supposed;
into his mouth, and attemptet topull
out the stem; after pulling fd' some
time. he was forced to give I up,
and on putting it into his plate,
found that lie had been ttgging
awav at a mouse, which had lroba-
llv fallen into the !; dy's jar. With
the utmost coolness, he iniuiled OF
the lady If she had eat IN tho
lsonse. Us, sir; Why Vel
] should like 10 have 1t take thi:
inouse away that al
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-11-14
MIR. GUTHRIE.

This distinguished gentleman
grew very qualmish and faint OF
heart after he did not get the noml-
nation. He felt so much epigastric
areasiness, that she had no heart
for tie contest, the contest be-
tween Justice and injustice. Read
his icttcr:
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-11-14

4 Purpose to Pit tan"om t9.,Ne y, 9
SOC that bronze statue of the Nr-
oin Mary was recently inau9ufatcd
on Mount Corncillc, mt Puy, Franco,
which weighs one hundred and iit-
~. toms The bronze is that of two
hundred and thirteen cannons, taK
On at Scbastopol, and given by tne
French Emperor. The b;atle Z
npwar,ls of fifty feet high, and con-
sists of one hundred and twenty
picccs fastened together In th'
interior is a winding staircase, IS
in the columns Of the Place Ven;
dome and of the Place de. ia Bastile
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-11-14

The royal journey is at an end
50 far as America is conccrncd.-
The Prince and his suite having
been feted and lionized in Boston
en the most classical and Athenian
manner. left that city on Saturday
afternoon. and proceeded TO Port
land amid enthusiastic cheers from
the citizens, and accompanied by
Gov. Banks and other distinguished
gentlemen. fer Portland, where he
was receivcdby the Governor OF the
State of Maine, the Mayor of Port
land. respectable body of military
and the entire population lie was
escorted through the streets Of the
CITY. and finally embarked on board
tbc british war steamer Hero
TIC cannon of the war ships and
,he batteries thuRdered, the bands
plaved the national airs of Britain
and America. the vast concourse Of
peorle shouted their aiiiegss sna
the royal sguadroH slilcd for ki'g
: lr1ii
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-11-14
SAND PILLARS.

/ have often witnessed u phcnom-
cnon Oh these sandy plains Of Cen
trail Asia, which accounts in some
measure for the innumcrablc sandy
mounds that are found in some re-
gions. When seen ut distancc,tor
the first time, it made II strong inn
preston ON my mind. About twcn-
~ pillars were in view, wheeling
round and licking up uhc sand. As
they passed along cloud Of dust
was raised on the grounl. apparent
eight or ten yards in diameter. This
gradually assumed the form oi II
column, which continued to increase
in height and diameter as it novel
over the plain, appearing like y
mighty serpent rearing his head
alott and twisting his huge body in
to contortions in his efforts to AS
ccnd. The pillars were of various
sizes, some twenty and thirty feet
high, others fifty, sixty and ono
hundred feet, and some ascend to
nearly two hundred feet AS the
whirlwinds began gathering up the
dust, one might have tancied thai
antediluvian monsters were >rlsin&
into life and activity. The smaller
ones seemed to trip it lightly over
the plain, bonding their bodies II
graceful curves as they passed Gael
Other; while those OF larger dimcm'
sions rcvolvcd with gravity, swell
INC out their trunks as they move,
onward, till the sandy fabric sud
denly dissolved, forming a @rea
mound, and creating Il cloud OF dus
that was swept rthc desert, ,-fF
k;nsous Trarcts IN the Amoor.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-11-14

Trade Tricks on Trros.-A cor
respondent (M. r. R) writing to
the Scientific American from Prices
Creek. Texas, states that all the peo,,
plc in that region are cNasperateo
bv the frauds pcrpetrated upon
thcm in the coarse shoes sent from
the North. The welted shoes have
their outer soles formed Of Spht
leather, and the space between The
outer and iqpor soIos is filled wlth
naper and shavings comented by
paste. The single soled shoes, Tor
which they have paid 81 6o For
poir have thin outer solcs someS
Tines pasted upon thick paper
The Texans arc making efforts to
manufacture their own shoes. The
correspondent considers it a very
suicidal policy for manufacturers TO
make such trash, and merchants to
sell it. SO think we.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-11-14

Emphatic Declarations Tho Charles
ton Courier, one, of the most eau
tious and conservative journals in
the South, says cmphatically:
"Thc South will not submit to
the election of Lincoln, and asser-
tions to the contrary from the south
crn papers, are only part and par
Gel Of the clcctionccring resources
of party who think they may, by
some miraculous intorposition or
revolution prevent the election OF
Lincoln by clecting Bell. We re-
peat, the election Of Lincoln is the
dissolution of the Union" ."
Coz. Lctcler on Southern Actton.
A correspondent of the Phlla-
delphia Lcdgcr writes: II have
seen letter from Gov. Letcher,
stating substantially that, in view
of imminent danger of secession at
the extreme South, which result he
deplorcs, he is putting Virginia in
state of preparation to prevent
anything like force being brought
to bear against seeding States, by
marching government troops throu
Virginia, &c. :,
what Ma,yldnd WI Do.--Should
South Carolina become rcbcllions
and the federal government under
take to send northern army to
compel her submission, tho sympa-
thics of southern men will be arous-
ed the march of the armed Wide
Awakes across the soil of Maryland
or Virginia. or Kentucky, will be
resisted, and the fray will begin
In the present excited state of pub
lie sentiment, should negro insur
rection occur as the natural conse'
ouence of Lincolns election, tN'
southern feeling in all these States
vs.o;ild be famed into fame, and
dire conflict of the sections would
be the inevitable rcsult.-B0l'mor'
CUpper.-Qntense Bell Pdper.)
Military Increment in Charlesto'
s. C.-We learn from the Charles
ton Mercury that the famous Wash
1nqton light Infantry, Of that city
has offered its services, two nun
drcd strong, to the Governor OF th'
State, in Case Lincoln is elocte'
President.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-11-14

Corfinds.-This notorious. pers,o-
mage has written from beyond u {
Sierra Madre to Gen. Garcia COM
handing at Matamoras, s'!elig ioI W
nardo,, and asking permission to
come to Matamoras he was an,
swered that Imprisonment and tr'al
awaited his RETURN. Suhseqnen ~
Cmiinas went iato Aex.eo- ana f'-
NOR SAYS haz ieiRcd Nirais2r
N.frs.