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Smyrna times., 1861-11-07

REMOVAL OF THE COLoRED PopuLATIoN.-
The annual report ofthe Pennsylvania Colo
nization Society considers the practica bility Of
the removal of the cOOred race from America
to Africa. Wemake the following extract:
The census Of 1860 gives the number of
tree colored persons at 499, ,706, and slaves at
1890 343, maxim total of 4, 4,4G0O52 By the
official returns obtained from the State Depart
meut at Washington, it appears that, frsm Sept
3O, l843. TO december 80. 1860, there arrived
at the ports Of the United States by sea, from.
foreign lands, 4,466,43l passengers. The
greatest number that arrived in a single year
was 56O,474. From this il is evident that the
tree colored population of this country might
migrate to Africa or elsewhere, within a single
year, and that the entire body of colored people
with their increase, might remove in less ths
~ years. Two-ifths, or S20O,OOO,OOO of The
amount recently voted by Congress for war
purposes, would be sufficient to cover the ex-
penses OF the passage OF these emigrants to Lii
IBERIA and also to pay for six months of their
support alter arriving iO the country.
Smyrna times., 1861-11-07

Coop PAV.-Suppose private to have serv.
ed one year, and that being the end of the war,
his account with the Government, reduced TO a
cash valuation, would stand about thus:
For II months pay, at $l3 per month, SI56
For IL months Communication for clothing
at &31, 40
For IL months Communication for rations at
$12, HA
For bounty, 100
For grant Of 100 acres Oflsnd Gin prospecr)
valued at 100
Total iorthe year $3.50
Smyrna times., 1861-11-07

The main portion OF Gen. Sickles' brigade
are now opposite the rebel batteries on the Po.
somas, preparing foH offensive opsrallonss
Smyrna times., 1861-11-07

THE INTERVENTION AGAINsT MEXICO 1t ie
stated thu the combined feet OF EOglaud,
France and Spain, against Mexico, will carry
1000 guns. Spain alone contributing 600 -
Mexico, one Of the weakest powers in exist
encc, must feel deep debt of gratitude for the
manifest ioterest tSkeu " .aese three nations
IN her government. II is not acquisition of
territory, but r. storstion of order which indu.
ces them to send an armed police of this kind
to her chief ports.
Smyrna times., 1861-11-07

From statement furnished the Government
by Gov. Denn!son, ituppesrs that Ohio has now
enlisted, in fed and camp, for the three year
service, 60,250 soldiers, 10 which number 81.
600 W il be added Oh December |.
Canada is feeling the effect OF the war in
serious depression Of her trade. and this ma
be the reason why she is &c violent in her op.
position to the efforts of the Government TO put
down the rebels. She would like to have peace
among the States at sny price to them, on the
principle that she has nothing tolose by On ar
rangement, but everything to gain. .
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-04-09

WARLIKE PREPARATIONS AT PENsAcoIA.--
Dispatches from Pensacola, dated the 25th
ult., state that General Braxton Bragg and
the engineer corps under his command are
untiring in their exertions in devising meas
ures andapplying means in the besiegement.
of Fort Pickens. Sand batteries were being
erected to bear upon the salients of Fort
Pickeps. Recruits and volunteers of the
Confederate States army were arriving ev-
cry day, and arms, munitions of war, and
provisions were daily arriving. General
Bragg acting under the advice of his en-
gineers, has concluded that Fort McRae is
not exactly ball proof and he has, therefore,
concluded to take the heavy artillery of that
work and distribute it among the sand bat
teries commanding Fort Pickens.
When the new temporary works. some of
which. are already entirely finished, are all
completed, there will be twenty-five bat
teries, exclusive of Fort Barrancas, bearing
upon Fort Pickens. These works will aver
age four guns and one mortar to each. The
distribution of these works was made with
a view to distribute the FIRE from Fort
Pickens in an actual engagement. 1t is
thought that when these works are fully
manned, Fort Pickens will be able to make
only a poor defense; and if the much
vaunted feet of war-Vessels attempt to sue
cor it, they will be blown out of the water
for their pains.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-04-09

ANTIQUARIAN TAsTR OF THE FRENCH I'M
PERIAL FAMILY.-The Imperial family of
France have q most decided antiquarian
taste. Prince Napoleon has his house built
like Pompeian villa. Last year the EN-
peror occupied himself, during the short in
tervals that he could steal from business, by
writing the life of him whom he and his un-
Gle have sometimes modelled themselves af-
ter, and recently pleasure barge, made af-
ter drawing of an ancient trireme, was
launched ON the Seine, near Clichy. Its
length is thirty eight yards; its breadth, four
yards, one foot nine inches and its depth
from the water-mark, three feet nine inches.
The general outline and appearance are
strikingly beautiful, and the details are ex-
ecuted with exquisite delicacy. The sides
are painted deep amarinth, and decorated
with numerous garlands. They are also
pierced by three rows of portfolios, destined
to receive the oars of seventy rowers. In
the center Of the deck is mast, which al
ready carries a Roman sail, and is sur
mounted by an eagle and tri-colored flag,
Several sailors of the Imperial Marine are on
board, and 100 more have been summoned
from CherbOurg to man it. The first essays
in navigation which are to be in this novel
barge will be by the Empress, below the
| cascades of ST. Cloud.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-04-09

iects I...I.. fr.. .| .| -
The Richmond (Vs.) Dispatch remarks;
The time has come when the South will be
q party TO its own ruin if 1t places the least
confidence In any representations that may
be made by the General Government. With.
out imputmg to the men who control the
Administration that personal laxity Of prin-
ciple and honor which may be fairly Inferred
from all their antecedents, it is obvious that
in their view the relations between heSouth
and the General Government have assumed
q character of quasi-hostility which iustifes
the adoption of the artifices and deceptions
of actual war.
The military movement from Moultrie to
Sumter was, indeed, a violation of good
faith, which would not be tolerated even in
state of acknowledged warfare between
civilized nations. The report Of the 18th of
March, that the evacuation of Fort Sumter
had them been ordered, was another fraud
and deception, deliberately concocted for the
purpose Of influencing the Virginia Conven-
ton. The late removal of troops on the
General RuSk from Texas to Key West after
solemn stipulation with the Texas Comuiss
sioners that they should be taken to New
York, was another deliberate deception,
which could scarcely be excused on the pre-
sumption Of actual war.
And finally, we have the letter of the Sec
retary of War, denying that the guns had
been ordered from the Bellona Arsenal fatty
contradicted by the officers of his own De-
partmenL With these multiplied evidences
of the duplicity and bad faith Of the General
Government, the South should not repose the
slightest confidence in any thing the Lincoln
Administration, which thinks any thing
right in war, may say or swear. 1t is even
believed that Fort Pickens has been, or is to
be, REINFORCED in spite of the assurances to
the contrary to the Southern Commis-
| toner's. y ~.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-04-09
Political FceiinE Of the People in vIreIuia

The Washington ID. o. Star observes:
A recent brief trip into the interior Of Vir-
ginia has thoroughly satisfied us that there
exists no foundation, whatever, for the inn
preston sought TO be made by the Richmond
disunion newspapers that considerable
change, in favor Of their very bad cause, has
occurred in that State since the late election
of members to their current State Conven-
ton. According to their statements, the
Old Dominion is all ablaze for immediate
Secession. Our observation was, principally,
in the very county in which the change in
| favor of disthion is represented to have been
| greatest; wherein we could not hear of q
single citizen whos being for the Union at
the date of the Convention election, is now
for placing Virginia under the usurpation Of
the olgarchy-not one.
On the contrary, we found the people very
generally utterly amazed, incensed and dis
gusted at the atrocity of that usurpation as
developed by the means taken to confirm it
| in power-the entire Rbrogation of popular
rights in the Seeded States, and the whole
| sale misrepresentation of purposes and policy
! of the Government of the United States
| toward the South, made plain in its conduct
since the Fourth of March -III 10
We found no man there with whom we
conversed upon the esubect who now fails to
1 realize that the question which Virginia is to
decide, is whether she will give up the assur-
snce of the continuance of all the rights,
privileges, liberties and blessings which her
! people have enjoyed through the Govern
ment Of the United States up to this time,
for the questionable condition of citizenship
under the despotism of Rhett, Spratt, Cobb,
Toombs & Co.
Not q man of them entertained the idea SO
industriously sought of late to be injected
into the Virginia popular mind, that the pol
icy of the present Administration is an ag-
gressive one upon the South. The result is,
that the cause of the Union is far stronger al
this moment there than previous to the 4th
of March, when the course of the present
Government toward the South was uncer.
tain, and was being most effectively repre-
sented.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-04-09

and Attempts Suicide.
An affair occurred in South Boston, on
Wednesday afternoon, which came near ter
minating fatally to two persons, one of
whom is yet in imminent danger. Albert
Dittmer, young man about twenty years of
age, was some months since paying atten-
tions TO Margaret Pedre, fine-looking girl,
not quite sixteen years old who has been
officiating as housekeeper for her father.
For some reason she discarded him, and
since that time he has been endeavoring in
vain to obtain a renewal of the friendly rela-
tions between them. On wednesday he
went to the house and saw her, in the pres
ence of her father. At the close of the inter-
view he said he had something he wished to
give her, and which be wanted to deliver
with no one else present.
He then went into an adjoining room, and
with some reluctance she followed him. AS
soon aRshe entered the room and closed the
door, he drew double-barreled pistol, and
placing it against her neck, discharged one
of the barrels. - tNt
The father of the girl was close by the
door, and ran into the room and wrenched
the pistol from Dittmer, who was apparently
about to discharge the contents of the other
barrel into his own person. Dittmer then
rushed out of the house, and running across
the street jumped into the water, then
about Eve feet and half deep with the in
tention of drowning himself. Several per-
sons saw him, one Of whom jumped in and
held his head above water till he could get
out. ..... ....r
The parties are both Germans In a con-
versation this morning, Dittmer said he had
been in this country about two years. and
had owned the pistol some time; that he
loaded it to kill himself and the girl, but
that it went off sooner than he intended
that he was about to put the pistol into his
mouth to blow out his own brains when il
was taken from him.
Dittmer was arrested and is now in Jail,
and his unfortunate mistress is not expected
to recover. t -. -
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-04-09

TWICE PLowING PoTATEs.--A correspond
ent of the Germantown (Penna.) Telegraph
says;
usually put potatoes where corn has
grown the year before. In the Winter or
Fall of 1869, plowed my ground for pota-
toes deep and in the latter part of April
last, after giving it good coat of barn yard
manure, ] plowed again and planted deep.
The result was that my potatoes were a
little longer coming up than those of some
of my neighbors who planted nearer the sur
face but when drouth came, the tops did
not die; they kept green and growing until
near frost, and | had good crop of Peach
Blows, White MERGERS, and Black MERGERS
also few Buckeyes, which tried for the
first time, and which turned out very we'll.
The Black MERGERS mostly rotted, but do
not think it was owing to the time or mode
of planting, which 1 consider was an i'm
provement, especially the Fall plowing, as
the ground is in much better condition after
the action of Winter on the fresh-plowed
ground, than when not so plowed.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-04-09

HALF OF VIRGINIA Town IN ASHES
A disastrous fire occurred at Mt. Solon, Au-
gusta County, Va, on the 10th ult. 1t COM
menced in the Odd Fellows Hall, and was
caused by the putting of hot ashes in a
wooden boxj and before its ravages could
be stopped, about one half of the town was
laid in ashes. The Alexandria Sentinel says
the following is list of the principal suf-
ferers: The Odd.Fellows aud Masonic
Halls, with all their furniture, were entirely
consumed; s. Crawford, one house; DR.. j.
I. Clarke, two houses; S. F. Huffman, one
house; W. Cole, one house; DIR. John L.
Blakemore lost his residence, all Of his
books, papers, furniture, &c; 3; Paul, one
- Blair, all of his furniture. Besides
those named, several others lost large
amounts of furniture and other property.
The total loss is supposed to be about $lO,-
600 or $l1, 900.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-04-09

THE GRAND BRITISH REGATTA.--It will be
seen by the following paragraph from an
English paper, that the grand British re-
gatta of July next is to open to corners from
all the world:
"The Royal Mersey Yacht Club having
decided on holding general regatta on the
4th and 5th of July next, on the Mersey, Her
Majesty has graciously expressed, through
her secretary, her intention of presenting a
Gl00 cup to the club, to be sailed for by
yachts belonging to any royal or national
club-in other words, the competition will
tion has been entered into by the members
of the club, in order that the regatta may be
conducted on the most liberal and extensive
scale, and many liberal donations have al
ready been received. A full programme will
be issued in due timen
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-04-09
TERPsICHOREAN.
PARLoR GROVE.

TWvO PICNIC PARTIES AND PLEAS
: URE-SEEKERS.-Thos beautiful and favor
ite grounds known as the " Parlor Grove" are now
being improved for the coming season, In such a
manner as to render them, beyond all comparisoni
the most convenient and attractive summer resort
ia the neighborhoed of Cincinnati. The proprie-
tors are determined to spare no expense in making
the Grove" all that the most fastidous pleasure
seeker can desire A splendid platform for dancing,
forty feet by eighty; a new orchestra seats and
tables in every convenient position a handsome
refreshment. room, in which those who do not like
the trouble of taking baskets with them, can sit
down to com Portable meal at a moderate charge (;
a safe place in which 10 deposit baskets. Swings,
ETC., are among the inducements held out to those
who wish to spend summers day in the woods,
and enjoy at the same time such convenienees as
can not be obtained elsewhere. The proprietors
reserve to themselves the privilege Of selling re;
treatments the grounds for which right they will
be wiling to pay at the usual rate. No spurious
liquors will be permttt to be sold on the grounds,
upon any pretense Whatever To religious &c cieties
and schools, who may not require the use Of the
platform, a reduction will be made The proprie:
tors will spare pains to secure for Parlor Grove
a high reputation for respectability and orderly
management Fer terms and all arrangements
apply. Wednesdays and Saturdays, till p. A., al
&c Main-st, or by letter to " Parlor Grove, Delht
Hamilton County mhlS.X~
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-04-09
More South American Treasures-GOId
Discoveries in Chile.

Discoveries in Chile.
The news of the discovery of the gold dig
gingsin Valvidia is fully confirmed. In some
instances, from ten to twelve dollsrs per day
have been taken from the diggings. The
Valparaiso Merctvio, speaking OF the univer-
sal resources of the South, says: "Judging
from the geological formation of those
lands they can not fail to contain a great
quantity Of minerals, covered at present by
q layer of vegetable earth, the richness Of
which is apparent in the gold washed away
by the rains, and also those portions where
the roughness of the ground does not allow
the vegetable earth to collect, and where
rich veins can easily be discovered"
Parties who have visited the diggings write
that intelligent miners, with some capital,
can not fail to make fortunes, because even
should they not find gold, which is notprob-
able, they would undoubtedly find rich cop
per mines, which are believed to exist in
great abundance in those regions. The Span
ish traditions testify to the existence of great
mineral wealth in the South of Chile-a fact
that in all probability will ere long be real
ized, if the Government succeeds in subdu-
ing the Indians who infest that section. A
Mr.. Brown is reported to have crossed the
Andes in coach, through the provinces oi
Atacama. The event has attracted good
deal of attention, and inspires the belief in
the minds of great many persons in Chile
of the feasibility ofthe construction of rail-
way across the Andes-a scheme which Will
liam Wheelwright has long had in contem-
plation.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-04-09

THE PECULIAR EFFECT OF SHoT.--A shot
does not make hole of its own size right
through wood, but indents it, the ibers
the course of shot can only be traced by
wire, sometimes by hole as large as aman's 8
finger. The damage most often happens in
the inside of vessel, in splintering and
breaking the wood, after the main force of
the shot was spent. Forts Hamilton and
Richmond, which are about mile apart
with vessel lying between them, could not,
with their guns, send shot through two feet
Fits timber. There is scarcely an instance
where ship was sunk by a solid shot. Hot
shot and shells do the mischief the latter
feet in extent, through the sides of vessels.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-04-09

A WOMAN DEVOTED TO ART.-Helman
Hunts celebrated picture, "The Finding OF
the Savior in the Temple" was nearly de
stroyed by fire not long ago. The drapery
by which it was surrounded, at the exhibit
ton of the work, caught fire from the gas
lights, and the picture was in imminent
danger. A lady among the visitors threw 8
costly India shawl to her attendant, who
with it managed to put out the fire and save
the picture Mr.. Hunt and the insurance
company in which the picture was insured
have in vain endeavored to find out the lady
whose magnanimous act saved a'work of art
which cost five years labor. The company
wish to replace the costly shawl, which was
of course ruined. ,.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-04-09

CURIOUS PIECE OF MAHoGANY.-A timber
broker in London has piece of mahogany,
which is great curiosity, being portion Of
a tree which has grown in a perfectly fiat
state. 1t is about six inches thiJk, and is 4Ol
inches in circumference. The suppOsition is
that the tree has taken root in a 6ssure be.
tween the rocks, and preserved its hatness
in its growth upward. On both sides of the
piece the bark may still be seen. The only
use it can be turned to will be a table top.
and the cost is said to be forty guineas.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-04-09

lima Made 6y CarrGer Pigeon.-Rothschild
was a man of imaginative positiveness. He
foresaw that the fate of Europe hung upon
the battle of Waterloo, and took his meas
ures TO have intelligence of the result twen-
ty-four hours in advance of the British ma
ton. A carrier pigeon brought him the
eventful cypher. He united the minute le-
gend IL had beneath its wing. He hastened
to the Stock Exchange and boldly purchas-
ing consols when people thought him drunk
or crazy, he dragged" million sterling on
the morrow.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-04-09

HORRIBLE BRUTALITY TO A SERvANT.-The
Europeaa Times gives an account of girl at
Kidminster, who was terribly abused by
her ''master and mistress.p They stinted
her food, horse whipped her, beat her with a
buckle. strap, and repeatedly struck her with
the black-lead brush. Kicking was an every
day occurrence. When the girl returned to
the work. house she was in wretched state (;
there was large hole in her head, and in
nlaces the hair had been torn off.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-04-09

MARoNITEs' PETITION TO LOUIS NAPoLEoN.
tits announced that deputation of Maron-
ties had lately arrived in Paris for the pur-
pose of petitioning the Emperor, in the name
of the Christian population of Lebanon, to
prolong the occupation of the French Army
In SYRIA, for at least year, in order to Sc
cure them from renewal Of the massacres
which they greatly dread. tr
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-04-09

AN ABSENT MINDED PRoFEssoR.-An alb
sent-minded professor, in going out of the
gateway of his college, ran against COW:
In the confusion of the moment he raised
his hat and exclaimed, IL beg your pardon,
madam Soon after he stumbled against
lsdy i'm the street. In sudden recollection
of his former mishap, he called out AIs that
YOU again, you brute 2"
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-04-09

A MARITAL NERo.-A Frenchman, named
] B. Fredette, living in Oxford, Massaehu-'
setts, attempted to kill his wife one day last
week. Finding concealment necessary, he
dragged her body some distance through the
snow and covered it with the body Of an old
sleigh. She was found in this condition, and
by the efforts of friends restored TO life.
Fredette was arrested. .I.f r
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-04-09

RBMARKABIE MEDICAL PLAGIARISM There
has been remarkable occurrence in the
medical world. John Hunter, the great anat-
omist and surgeon, left valuable col
lection of manuscripts in the care of his
brother. in, law, Sir Everard Howe, his
executor, also q distinguished anatonist.
Hunters manuscripts were secretly burned
by this person, who, however, used them in
his own lectures and business. 1t now turns
out that a Mr.. Cliff, who was a student with
Hunter, made copies Of most Of these MANU-
scripts, and lately gave them to Professor
Owen, who has now published them. Sir
Eyerard is exeorated by the medical men of
England for his base CONDUCT. % 0- y
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-04-09

MEMPHIS, CLABKsvILLE AND LOUISVILLE
RAILwAY.-The Nashville Patriot says that
this new route from Louisville to Memphis
will be open for travel about the 10Th of the
present month, and regular connections will
be made from Nashville by the Edgefield and
Kentucky Railroad. This road is reported
fifty miles shorter from Nashville to Mem
phis than any other line, and as it does not
touch the territory of the Confederate States,
where baggage is to be overhauled, we have
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-04-09
The currency Question at rIl,.burs

PITTsBuRe, April San enthusiastic
meeting of the business men of Pittsburg was
held in regard to the currency. The whole
sale and retail trade were fully represented,
and the strongest determination not TO 70.
rates, was manifested, Missouri and Vir-
ginia money was quoted at four per cent
discount I-H % eas