The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-12-09
CURIOUS RELICS.
Ancient Nrincz Rerisited.

Ancient Mines Revisited.
The Panama Star and Herald says thai
IN a conversation with two Americans
who have been settled for some time
: back in the little port of Pines, to the
southwark of the Bay of San Miguel we
are put IN possession of certain informa.
ton. With the restless energy so char.
acteristic of the national character in
extending their researches back into
the interior, they came, by a
not very difficult road, upon the deserted
site of the celebrated mines of Cana
thagena, which they took, plundered
and burnt; and that from thence they
sailed to Caledonia, rowed up the river
of Darien, and ingratiating themselves
with the Indians, were conducted by
them to the gold mines at Santa Cruz
de Cana, near Santa Maria, and after
they had marched nine days, they fell
in with an outguard of the Spaniards,
of whom they took nine; but the others,
escaping, gave notice at the mines of
their approach.
$50 that the richest of the inhab-
itants fled with their money and jewels ;
that, however, the English took the fort
and possessed themselves of the mines,
where about seventy negroes remained,
whom they set to work during the TWEEN
n days they were there, In which time
they got about eighty pounds weight of
gold, besides several pieces OF plate,
which they found buried in the ground
by the inhabitants; and that
at their return they burnt the town
and brought away the negroes"
After thic nc MO oil En0w Hano Uoc
abandoned, and its mines filed up by
order of the Spanish king, but enough
of evidence remains to point out its ex-
act locality. Experienced mineralogists
would find a great difficulty in tracing
out the rich veins from whose out-crop-
ping the Spaniards derive SO much gold
Our American friends say that at their
recent visit to the place the site of the
houses could be pointed out by the
grinding-stones used for corn or ore.
The remains of the fort can yet be trac-
ed, but the most curious discovery they
made was that the four or five brass
n still lying there were found from
their construction to be breech-loaders;
they were manufactured IN Barcelona,
and had the date 1641. They bore evj-
dence of beingintended for use on board
of ship, from which they had been sent
for the defense of the place against In
dams. The locality, though wooded, is
cool and healthy, being some 5000 feet
above the sea.
Random specimens of the ore gave 80
to the ton, and the surface washings
could, with profitable methods, be made
very profitable. In the surrounding
woods are the remnants of ancient plan
tations of palta, and p~laintain
trees.
The buccaneers, according to "Davis'
Expedition to the Gold Mines of Da-
rien," went through the greatest hard
ships in order to arrive al them from the
Atlantic. We are indebted to our
American friends for the suggestion of
an easier approach and "a branch of in
dustry for the Isthmus, which there is
no reason for ~neglecting any longer.
A Canadian Wedding Party, and what
Became Of Them.
From the Detroit Tribune.
Yesterday morning 3D. George
Manning and Frank Logan, with several
aliases and two young girls, all from-s
prominent Canadian town, were arrested
at one of our hotels and detained at the
police station until evening, at which
time they took passage for home, feeling
much better, in some respects, yet de-
eidedly uncomfortable on general prin-
ciples. 1t appears that Manning eloped
with a daughter of a respectable gentle
man residing in the town referred to,
and the pair were accompanied hither
by Logan and one of the prospective
brides companions. The girls were
"of the period" sort, and were appar-
entity determined to see the affair
through at all hazards. Everything
might have terminated happily but for
the fact that Manning does not bear the
best of reputation at home, and that
Logan has a wife living.
About the usual plan for an elopement,
including the lowering of trunks from
the back window of a sbrown stone
front, was duly executed, and the girls
had a narrow escape from capture by
the t'cruel parient" stumbling over the
aforesaid trunks, which had been tenn
porarily placed In a dark passage way.
These "p~arients," you know, always ac-
cidently stumble over something, when
they are expected to be asleep. Man
ming and Logan purchased tickets for
the girls to come to city, and they
started on Tuesday evening. A lynx
eyed officer, however, prevented the
men from leaving at that time, and
they were compelled to drive to an adj
iacent station and take the early train
Wednesday morning, on which they
came on to Detroit, arriving here on
Thursday evening. The girls went to
one of our leading hotels and were met
by Manning and Logan and taken to
another hotel where they were register
ed as married people, and occupied
accordingly.
At two o'clock yesterday morning, the
Chief of Police was instructed by tele-
graph to arrest the quartette of crimi-
nails, and the detective above named
traced the party to their hotel, and ar
rested them after breakfast. Later in
the day the father of the girl who had
been coaxed away by Manning and her
brother and cousin arrived here, and in
terviewed the erring females and the
scoundrelly men. A stormy scene en-
sued. Manning took the thing remark
cool, while Logan declared that he
was innocent. The girls shed crocodile
5ears, pleaded forgiveness, laughed, J
oked, appeared sad, and generally de-
ported themselves as if they din't care
q whether school kept or not" The
ather called Manning and Logan scoun-
lrels, regretted that he had not provided
himself with a revolver for murderous !
purposes, and manifested a disposition !
let out the brains of those who had so l
eriously disturbed his peace of mind, '
nd brought disgrace upon his family.
After a prolonged interview, a COM '
Iromise was affected. Justice Guenther l
Tas called in and married Manning and a
is clipping companion, and it was deci- L
ed to let Logan and his female friend ?
eturn to T., and make his peace, as K
as he could, with the other half of n
he family. The erring quartette were
hort of funds, and the brother of the n
ride paid all accrued expenses, includ- +
the marriage fee and hotel bills, and n
he whole party left on the Grand 2
runk train, as thappy as CLAIMS in high h
n