Daily national Democrat., 1861-04-04

onnonted adulnlsUaoor' ana tH"I t'iHe may
~ fxed for the hearing of this petition. Nc
n,nnell swears to the truth Of the petition,
according to his best knowledge and belief
The effect will be to have jury trial, to try
tbe fact whether the paper was Broderick's 5
will.
Tur OPERA IN HoNoLULU-We learn by
The Honolulu papers that the elite of that
plaee had instituted an amateur opera com
nony for private entertainment, in which
several distinguished ladies and gentlemen OF
the court participated as performers. "Tro-
vatore," "Ernani," ana other popular COM
positions had been given with complete sue
ness. and the magnificent and rarely per-
formed opera OF "Othello" was in rehearsal
The pricipal role would be sustained by
Prince Kamehameha, who proves an excel
lent tenor voice, and is very proficient in mu
sic.
Explosion AND Loss OF LrE-Wc learn
from the North W est that the boilers of Mcgs'
steam saw mill, at Port Madison, W. T., eX-
ploded on the morning of the 2lst March,
making a complete wreck Of the machinery
and mill, and instantly killing five persons,
and seriously injuring one other The aeci-
dent occurred at an hour when there were
but few persons employed had it happen
cd an hour later, no Doubt twenty Others
would have been killed Cause of explosion,
scarcity of water in the boilers There were
six cylinder boilers, two of which were COM
n|etely ruined. Those killed were: Wm.
Roach, engineer, Ireland; Thomas Means'
Seattle; Capt John Morton, late OF schooner
Restless; VIM, Thomp-on; Chas. Spencer,
Oregon. Wounded-Fred. Baker sawyer.
A CLERGYMAN MuRD ERs, AND Is HANGED
Rev. Geo. Andrews, Methodist preacher in
Sumter county, Florida, recently killed three
men and wounded several oihefs-his neigh
bors-whom he believed to be about iuvesli-
eating a charge of seduction against him
lie was hanged for the deed 10y euragcd ci,i-
zens. His dying words were. | am only
sorry that did not kill three or four more.
DouGLAs AND THE ApmNlsrEArIoN.-All
now recognize the profound policy Of Senator
Douglas, in his construction Of the message.
Referring to this point, the National IntgIl-
gencer says:
In recently presenting brief analysis Of
the views and purpose, announced lv P.e-.-
dent Lincoln, we were glad to infer. from the
general lurport Of bis Inaugural Address,
that the country might expect at his hands a
conciiatory policy, dictated by wise and
prudent regard for the force Of circumstances
Neare pleased to find that the impression,
We derived from careful perusaI of the
speech are corroboratcd by the language OF
one SO experienced as Senator Douglas who,
IN some frank words which d.l hlu honor,
has borne his testimony to the satisfactory
character Of Lincolu's Address.
The Republican paper here, hioh at the
time Of Douglas speech, said that il be kept
on constituting Lincon's Message, "that no.
body would understnnd what it did mean, .
now uses language as follows:
"Late last evening we learned that in a
Cabinet meeting on Saturday il was deter
mined to eyacuate Fort Sumter If The news
Is authentic, Of which We have no reason to
doubt, this measure has been taken as one OF
Cancellation to the border States. The fort
has no stragetic importance, and it may have
been supposed that the yrllng point Of
pride to South Carolina could very wen hc
afforded 10y great Government, and would
satisfy the country generally OF the pncihc
policy of the Administration, and enable H.
without the appearance Of coercion, to br
more stringent in the enforcement Of the rev
enue laws
We need not say, adds the National 1nteli
gencer. that we receive this with great salts
faction, which is enhanced by the reason as
signed in explanation of the decision to which
the Administration is said to have come in
the premises. In making snch concession
10 the cause of Cancellation and the presrrva-
tion OF the public peace, the Federal Goveru.
ment will strengthen itself in the hearts Of
the people throughout all the States in which
a spirit of apprehension now prevails
CRiO'ts Washington letter,
THE ANTARCTIC RFGtoNs-Tiput MauPv Of