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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-06-11
INDIA AND CHINA


The mails irom Calcutta 2sd April, and Hong Kong
llth, had reached Ehgand
The indigo dstrics were becoming quiet
The Calcutta import market was worry dull. Produce
was aso depressed. Money much easier. ExohAAge
firm n D. GA y. lkd. Freights arm, and In some
oasss higher.
China letters n.y. although The sxsc tenor Of The Chi
reply was nos made publs, wss known 70 DO IN
satisfactesy, aad hostililass appeared inevitable
A dssssh q rses w. ezpssssd h u ssuthsrn pro
vinoea
Hong CHOW haA been retaksu from the rsssh, but The
silk districts were sin In disturbed saaas
The markets for imports ct Canton and Hong Kong
very qusl Tea nrn and exorbitAnt prices aaksd
Exchange 4. 9xd.
Shanghai the panic caused by the movement Of ths
rebels was subsidins Business continued very dull Elk
change q ID o g. nd
Al Foochow business was very quiet
Tie ship Laura q. King, for yanoouvers Island, had
put back lsaky.
The Intrepid from China for New York, was . wreck
on Belviders shoal II the entrance Of GaspAr s9ais
crew saved.
hs United states steamer Hartford was at Hong Kong
The Latest BY Telegraph, Via Lsndon-
derry.
LONDON, NAY 81, 1890.
The zsmes city article OF Wednesday evening Says
Ihs morning The funds showed . slight Improvement,
but was mot maintained. There were gold opera
tons d the Bank and but few Applications for discount
NE daily Increasing political dstrust the Continent
keeps the rate Of moasy extremely low, and promotes
mttances 10 London. Al Hamburg the rate only TX,
and ii Frankfort L per cont
rhs insurance effected on the Great Eastern 70 New
York and back per cent, about four times the usual
tsrus
wn- Fem, undsrwritsr In Loadon, hes been g.
classd bankrupa LiabfauD 100000.
Tbs Da0y N~ss asks whaa shall become Of ths report
oS ths national defence commissioners, which be- for
many weeks been In The hands Of The Minister Of War
rhe fis sadsr describes NE terrible torsurss In
ascsed by the Neapontan police.
PARIS, Nay 81, 1850
M AsWteu announces that Ne sssudoa Of ne Corps
<gslAtn be- been adj,urned uIl the soth o Juss.
NArIks, Nay $3.50 A. n
hs bombasdment Of Palermo lasted several hours
Garisadi ssssrsd the town the 22d- rss hssAqaar
tiers Of Garbaldi In he centre Of N, tows. ne
number Of killed y hrgs.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-06-11
CONCLUSION OF THE CHINESE WAR.

CONCLUSION OF THE CHINESE WAR
Tho schooner Page, which sfs the Bay Of Jsddo April
o. and steamer with news from China 70 April TO-
ports that the Chinese have concluded 70 pay The slh
governments their expenses and acoeds 70 al their de-
ands The ports and the navigation Of the rivers 10
b free.
Ths Americans are charged by the China CAo~ses with
having bssn engaged The eools trade and proclams
ten has been issued by distinguished Chinese oicial
warning them against the practice Of kidnapping.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-06-11

SPRINGFIELD, No., June 10, 1850.
The overland mail coach with ak passengers and San
Francisco dates the 2ls Nay, three days later than BY
the Pony Express, arrived here At eight O'Clock this
morning Tho San Francisco papers furnish the folio "
IND highly important news nom Japan and China
Tho Downisvls troops, lis men, on foot, with sixty
guns, twelve pask mules, and provisions, are on the
march hithsr, and expected 10 morrow. There 10
great scarcity Of horses and saddles for volunteers now
organizing
Provisions are growing scarce.
Letter from Judge Watson, at Raytown 1lth, an.
the Indians ready for war, and stealing al the
stock along the Humboldt river Eighteen whites
ported 70 have been killed near Honey lake.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-06-11

TIE Very Latest,
[sr rures.T 70 rcvpcxpuRrl
Lsvsspcos, Nag si--P. n
c,en- Sales yesterday ana todv ls,ses bssss, uc'sd
Smyrna times., 1860-08-30

Why ARE THE PRAIRIEs TREELEss THE
Westerners, when they speculate on geology,
answer this question by affirming that the
prairie fires have burnt them all off--that they
have been frightened out of existence by the
fires of the Indians. At other times they vary
their their theory by affirming that the absence
of trees is due to the deficiency of rain: but
neither does this stand examination, for the
maps of the distribution of rain show that the
fall on the prairies about equals that in other
regions. MIR. Whitney, in his paper on the
origin of the Prairies, read before the ScieHtiic
Congress, shows that the real cause of the alb
sence of arborescent vegetation, lies in certain
mechanical conditions of the soil, and in its
extreme fueness. Western paper.
Smyrna times., 1860-08-30

The MISTAKES OF THE PREss.-The most
laughable case of " mistake of the printer" is
that where there had been two articles prepar-
ed for the paper Zone concerning a sermon
preached by an eminent divine, and the other
about the freaks of a mad dog), but, unfOrtu-
nately, the foreman, in placing them into the
form, "mixed' them, making the following
contretemps:
The Rev. James Thompson, rector of st.
Andrews Church, preached to large con-
course of people on Sunday last. This was his
last sermon. In few weeks he will bid fare.
well 10 his congregation. as his physician advi.
ses him TO cross the Atlantic. lie exhorted
bis brethren and sisters, and after The expira.
ton OF a devout prayer, took within to cut up
some frantic freaks. He ran up Timothy street
TO Johnson, and down Benefit street TO College.
At this stage of the proceedings couple OF
boys seized hiA, tied TIN kettle TO his tail
and he again started. A great crowd collected
and for time there was grand scene of noise,
running and confusion. After some trouble be
was shot by Jersey policeman"
Smyrna times., 1860-08-30

sTHE Prince of Wales, before leaving st.
Johns, Newfoundland, presented to the lady of
Governor Zimmerman splendid bracelet, set
with diamonds and emeralds; also the portraits
of his brothers and sisters. He also gave two
hundred and fifty dollars TO the Church of
England Asylum for Widows and Orphans,
two hundred and fifty dollars to the Benevolent
Irish Society, and two hundred and fifty dol
lars to be expended among poor persons in the
town. Five hundred dollars were lefi as prizes
to be contended for as regatta-the Prince
nominating. as the day on which The regatta
should take place, the 26lb of August, his ia
theirs birthday but that falling upon Sunday
ii will be postponed TO the following Monday.
Smyrna times., 1860-08-30

W A most nonsensical practice of taking
votes on railroad cars and giving the result 10
the pIblic, ss an exponent of public feeling,
seems to be steadily gaining favor in this en-.
lightened country. When we remember that
political meetings are daily holding through
the country, and that the popular vote of each
train is sure 10 60 alternately for the Republic
can or Democratic candidates, according to the
political complexion of the meeting which the
voters are on their way to attend, the folly of
these "test votes" becomes apparent. We
hope all betting people viii despise our advice.
and govern their gambling by reference to
those intelligent political thermometers.
Smyrna times., 1860-08-30

New MowER AND REApER.-Wm. II. Pen.
mock, a young man OF Mill Greek Hundred,
brought to our Office on Saturday, model ofa
new moving and reaping machine, for which
he has applied for patent 1t is remarka.
bly, simple affair 10 it's construction-lookaa as
fit could not fail TO perform the duty we'll,
and 10 addition may be used as comrnon cart
or useful team. IL has several advantages
over all other machines we have seen, and If il
cut as well and as rapidly as Mr.. Pennock says
rough made one did upon fair trial, it will
certainly prove very great benefit TO farmers
the machine can be made and sold for milcf
less sum than is now charged for good reaperi
and mowers.-Gazetfe.
Smyrna times., 1860-08-30

or The Pope's Own " are in the greatest
distress. A large party of the " Brigade" land
ed at Hull on the 3lst uIt., and their condition
excited the greatest commiseration. They
were shoeless and stOckingless, and their gar
ments hung about them in rags and tatters.---
Some maintain logged silence, and others
freely expose the great deceit practiced upon
them by the agents of His Holiness. Gen. La
moriciere will find it hard work to make up
that "second Brigade" The next Irishman
who inlists in an Italian service will most likely
prefer that of GarlbaIdi. Perhaps The Pope's
Own" who have been already caught, may be
compelled to find shelter under the banners of
Liberater ere many weeks have elapsed. Gar
ibaldi is en- route for Rome.
Smyrna times., 1860-08-30

WHEAT.--The yield of wheat is SO large In
some localities OF Minnesota, that owners Of
thrashing machines are offering to thrash out
the product of some fields for the excess over
thirty bushels per acre. The usual rate is one
tenth. They are calculating on yield of over
tbriy-three bushels per acre.
The committee OF farms of the State Agri.
cultural Society of Wisconsin, have made a
careful estimate, from which they set down
the wheat crop of Wisconsin, for the year 1860
at 32,000,000 ofbushels. This will probs Div
exceed the crop of any other State in the Union.
Ia 1850, according to the census, thu heayie.,t
wheat growing State was Pennsy lyania, whose
crop amounted l5.367.69I bushels. The crop
Of Wisconsin in that year was 4,266, l3l bun.
For comparatively young State, The crop es-
timated Tor the present year is amazing.
Smyrna times., 1860-08-30

OF The editor of a Georgia paper has been
lately "shocked and surprised by seeing
native woman sittinging in baggsge-car
with cigar in her mouth" That Georgia
editor should be " shocked and surprised" at
anything is rather matter Of wonder, but it is
especially astonishing that he should be over
come by so simple affair ss is here recorded
In State where all the men are /" ire-easeFs."
one might naturally expect to see the womea
amuse themselves with smoke, which answers
to their milder natures as "moOnlighl unto
sunlight, and as water unto wine."
Smyrna times., 1860-08-30

ELI THAYER AT FTTcHBuRG.-Eli Thayer has
been defining his position. He holds that the
people of the Territories should make their
own laws without interference on the part OF
the general government unless ID case of Vi
oIation of the Constitution ofthe United States.
Until polygamy is shown TO be breach of the
Constitution of the country, MIR. Thayer does
net see upon what ground Congress can under
take to assume the functions OF a moral reform
society. Mr.. Thayer has faith that 10 all the
new Territories free labor will triumph over
slave labor, by the will of the people Of those
Territories; and that, without intervention by
Congress. twelve new free states will be added
to this Union. ,rf Sisf
Smyrna times., 1860-08-30

them here to rest from their fatigues; while /,
10 the wild audacity of my perfect triumph,
placed my own seat upon the very spot beneath
which reposed the corpse of my victim.
The officers were satisfied. My manner had
convinced them. was sngularly at ease
They sat, and while answered cheerfully,
they shattered of familiar things. But, ere
long, felt myself getting pale, and wished
them gone. My head ached, and fancied
ringing in my ears but still they sat and still
chatiered. The ringing became more distinct |;
| talked more freely to get rid of the feelings
but It continued and gained defniteness-until,
at length, found that the noise was not with
in my ears.
No doubt now grew very pale; but talked
more tiuently, and with frightened voice.
fet the sound increased-and what could lido?
1t was lo,o, dull, quick sound--much such a
sound as watch makes when enveloped in
cotton. gaspsd for breath-and yet the off,
GERS heard it not. talked more quckly--more
Vehemently but the noise steadily increased.
Arose and argued about tribes in a high key
and with violent gestcuations; but the noise
sierdily increased. Why pould they not be
gone? Paced the floor to and fro, with heavy
strides, as if excited to fury by the observations
OF the men-but the noise steadily increased.
Oh, God what could do ! foamed--I raved
II swore Swung the chair upon which
had sat, and grated il upon the boards; but the
noise arose over all and continually increased.
1t grew louder--louier---loud And still
the men chatted pleasantly, and smiled. Was
1t possible they heard not! Almighty God -
no, no! They heard !--they suspected they
kneW they were making a mockery of my
horror this thought, and this think But
anything better than this agony! Anything
was more tolerabe than this deluson could
bear those hypocritical smiles no longer. felt
that must scream or die land now-again
bark louder louder louder -
+" Villains" shrieked, "dissemJIe ma
more Iadmit the deed tear up the planks
here. here t--it is the beating Of his hideou,
heart ~
Smyrna times., 1860-08-30
A Short Honeymoon.
A BRIDE OF TWO DAYS.

The particulars of short and sad honeymoon
have been related to Us. Two weeks since
family (whose names we suppress for obvious
reasons) came TO this city from Syracuse aud
took up their residence on hill street, and kept
boarders. The landlady had a daughter at the
time unmarried, and matters went along
smoothly in the household. the lady getting
considerable number ofboarders. On Tuesday
last rather hashy dressed young man, who
gave his name as Greedy, called at the house
and wished to get boord. lie was accommo-
dated. The daughtes of his hostess being ra.
Their good looking, attracted his attention, and
they soon formed an intimate acquaintance,
which soon ripened into love, and then into
marriage, the ceremony being performed on
Thursday last--enly two days courtship.
The young couple seemed happy enough,
and they were supposed TO have enjoyed them.
selves hugely. The same day the husband
went to a furniture store and renten $400
worth of furniture, which he had taken to his
wfe's mothers house. Matters were getting
ship-shape, and everything promised prosper
sus journey through life; but, alas for the fall
lacy of all human hopes! II was discovered
on Saturday that the husband bad made him.
self scarce, and had gone no one knew where.
The newly made wife, the dsconsolate mother,
and unhappy family were plunged into the
deepest despair at the revelation of the BRIDE
groom's departure from among them.
search was instituted for him, but unsuc.
cessfully, and the rascality of Greeley's pro-
ceedings were made more manifest when one
of his late fellow boarders discovered that the
sloper had taken in his hurried fight a vest
and pair of pantaloons not belonging to him.
Another boarder, about this time, also realized
that the new husband had been operating on
his stock in trade, and had taken off saIchel
in which he probably wanted to pack the stolen
garments in. The furniture man got wind oil
the transaction, and hurried off to the house
and carried his rented goods away. The vic.
timized boarders went to the police office to
get warrent for the arrest (if he can be foundI
of Greeley.
The unhappy wife of two days, we are told
is in an agony of mind, beyond description
She has but to consider that as she married in
haste, she can repent at leisure. If the facts
are as we have stated, and we have no reason
to doubt them, she has only herself to blame
Without any previous acquaintance, she tool
up with an adventurer, and has been badly inn
posed upon.-Rosh. Union, Goth. -
Smyrna times., 1860-08-30

MERRIMENT AT FUNERAL.-A most extra
ordinary case is now trying before one of the
French courts. A certain Mr.. c. died,
leaving an express order TO his heirs that be
should be buried ii church, and handsome
sum paid TO the priests on condition that "no
body should laugh while the service was going
on" The intelligent deiunct had observed
that undertakers and priests permit themselves
often TO take hilarious liberties with death, and
he was determined that he should be buried
with the gravity appropriate to the grave. OF
course, the odd request got noised abroad all
the village came TO the funeral; and, every
body keeping an eye on every body else, to see
that no body should so much as wink, the nat
ural result followed. A fat priest near the
coffin was the first 10 break down; the CHOIR
boys, 10 The frailty oftheir youth, followed the
fat priest; the minor canons, trying to stop the
chior-boys, or at least to make them laugh
out of the wrong side Of their mouths" caught
the contagion, and began to shake their sides
the deacons were off next into foil guffaw
and. finally, the cure himself was conquered,
and choked in his handkerchief In short, a
merrier inierment was never witnessed IL
was the joke of the season. But the heirs, NOT
liking the sport, have refused to pay the clergy
for their roliicking services, and the matter il
now in court, where il will, doubtless, cease to
be laughing matter to any body but the laws
yers. w $3.50 Iv s4
Smyrna times., 1860-08-30
SELECT ST DRY.

By EDGAR A. FOE.

"a
1'rue !--nervous--ve very dreadfally ner-
sous bad been. and am but why will you
say that am mad The disease had shsrpened
my senses--not dsstroyed--not dolIad them
Aeove all was the sense of hearing acute. /
heard Enany things in the heaven and 10 the
earth. | heard many things in hell. How,
then, am mad - Hearken! and observe how
hssllhily-how cainly can tell you the whole
story. h
II ia impossible to cay how first the idea en-
tered my brain but once conceived, il haunted
day and night. Object there was none Pas
soa asso was there none. loved the old man.
He had never wroDged me. He had never
given me insult. For his gold had no desire.
Think IL was his eye!-yes, il was this ! He
had The eye of the vuliure-pale blue eye, with
aflm over il. Whenever it fell upon me, ms
blood ran cold : and 80, by degrees-very gra.
dlislIy--I made up my mind TO take the life q
he l,ld man, and thus rid myself OF the eye for.
ever. stbe
Nov this is the point You fancy me mad
h1amen know nothing. But you should have
sen me. You should have seen how wisely
proceeded with what caution-with VIVA
foresiQhs-with what Discrimination l went Il
work was never kinder to the old man thai
4ufng the whole week before killed him.
Add every night, about midnight, turned tn
latch Of his door and opened it--oh, so gently
And then, when had made an opening sufii
clsnt fof my head, fret put in dark lantern
al closed, 90 that no light shone out. and the
thrust in my head. Oh, you would hav
hsghed to see how cunningiy thrust it in.
noved It slowIy--very slowly, so that Nigh
e,t distssb the old mans sleep.
Il took ne an hour to place my whole hea
pjthia the opening 80 far that could Gee n
Smyrna times., 1860-08-30
WHOLE NO., ATT
Minor Topics.

OF 10 London there are 10000 places for
tne sale OF intoxicating liquors. and the limited
Kingdom Temperance and General Provident
Institution" propose to counteract their infiu.
ance by the erection of water fountains. This
Society have already erected in London about
i0rty drinking fountains and about sixty more
In process of construction. 1t may be doubted
whether this plan will increase the speed of
tee'ota'ism, but it will decidedly increase the
comfort of metropolitan citizens. We sincerely
wish that our Temperance Societies would in-
augurate something of the kind in New York.
Smyrna times., 1860-08-30

PRoFITABLE AeITATIos.--The Boston Trar.
etter says that the commerce of that city ID
much less than il once was, and 10 steadily de-
clining. Both the China and Calcutta trade 10
less There were, this season, more than one
hundred less ships at that port than last, ami
the Traveller says large portion of this loss
10 10 the Southern trade. Ii does not say 4,
what extent this loss may be carried by con-
tlnued persIstence in the Wholesale abuse Of
the South, which has so eminenlIy character.
lied the Bay State, nor does il say word oil
the particular good which is likely to be reaE-
lied to any Of its citizens, or to any of its in.
terests--commercial, agricultural or manufac
turing--of that patriotic old Commonwealth
BY keeping up that abolition " fame.'' ~ VI
Smyrna times., 1860-08-30

" The American Company, engaged 10
raise the suuken feet at SebastopOl, have lately
brought alongside the wharf the 60 gun frigate
hoOtefchi-the vessel whose masts have, for
so many years, stood upright in the centre of
the harbOr. The KOOlefchi weighs 4,5OO tons.
She is in good condition. and is the first friga,e
ever raised whole. Mr.. Gowen, of Boston, is
the chief of this American Company, and he
has contributed not little to the credit of
yankee enterprise" by his ability and perse-
Verance IN the important and arduous task he
has undertaken to perform.
Smyrna times., 1860-08-30

No SMALL CHAsoE.---In the official report OF
the Califotnia mint the following passage oc-
ours. which illustrates one of the singular
phases Of social life on the Pacific
= Half dimes, three cent pieces, ceppers and
pickels are unknown 10 our commerce, and are
almost unknown in our mint, although a few
half dimes were once issued, 10 The great IN
dignation Of some people, who consider them
dang Innovations, as having atendency te
reduce thu price OF labor and the Prohts o
trade" 49,
Smyrna times., 1860-08-30

0T What with meteors, thunder storms,
ecllPses and the other celestial phenomena, this
season bids fair to be one of the most remarka-
BILE on record. In Europe the oddities of the
season have been also remarked. The Curier
de Limoges states that, in the midst of a spell
OF unusual heat, the people of Bourges were
surprised with sudden change in the weather,
and the appearance of sharp frost and let
Ter to the London Times, written last month.
describes the fields near Scarborough as cover.
ed with snow. The appearance 10 England of
snow on the verge of harvest is what the old
est lnhabitant will pronounce unprecedented.
Smyrna times., 1860-08-30

W Some interesting facts about the city OF
London have been recently published. The
present British metropolis is equal to three
Londons of 1900. 1t increases at the rate of
1000 week. half by births, (ther excess over
deaths) and by immigration (their excess
over emigration.) In the same way, New York
during the past ten years, has increased at the
rate Of about 100 per week The present
American metropolis, however, is equal to IF.
teen New Yorks of 1900. 1t is remarkable
that, in London, one in six of those who leave
the world diesin one of the public institutions
"a work-house, hospital, asylum, or prison.
Nearly one in eleven of the deaths is in work.
house. The proportion of deaths under such
circumstances in New York is very small--not
at all to be compared with the deaths in Lon-
don.
Smyrna times., 1860-08-30

THE President has ordered the sale OF one
and quarter million acres of public lands IN
the northwestern part Of the State of Iowa.
These lands are in the Fort Dodge and Sioux
city district. and embrace some OF the best ag-
rcutural lands in the State, upon the head
waters ofthe Des Moines river. et ~
Smyrna times., 1860-08-30

News has been received from Oregon to the
3lst of July. The general opinion then was
that the Stale would produce larger crops than
ever before. OF the len papers in Oregon,
four support Douglas, three Brecknrldge and
three Lincola. IL. sEs6a 81
Smyrna times., 1860-08-30

POPULATION OF GREENsBoRouGH AND DEN-
returns of the census of Caroline
county exhibit the following results:
Population of Greensborongh 353 +;
free blacks, 81; slaves, 46-45l.
Population of Denton--whites, 800; free
blacks, Go slaves. 47--total, AIS.
There may have been small increase in
Greensborougb, bu, little if any in Denton.
Smyrna times., 1860-08-30

JAMES STEWART, aged about III years, aud
said to be the oldest iubabitant of the PeniDsu-
la, died in Occohanock Neck, in Northampton
county, Eastern Shore Va, few days since.
During life he married seven times, the wife
of his last marriage being younger than his
first fsf 4 egtaf asf fsH taft YES if
Smyrna times., 1860-08-30

or An Imperial French decree limits the
price Of French. Havana or Manila cigars, to
10 cents each. No higher price can be charged
by The sobacconisis. The price of the small
Havana cigars called " Dumas lis fixed at tive
cents each. What comfort it mus. be tolivs
under government that won't allow the los-
ers of the weed to be imposed upon