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ST. THOMAS STATION May I.

JAMAICA, Goa the first instant an insur.
rection broke out in Port-au-P Prince, II nil,
owing to the Government having ordered
the arrest of the leaders of o plot to overthrow
President Dominique. Over twenty persons
we're killed on the first day of the disturbance,
including Generals Brice and Montplaisir.
On the departure of the steamer order had
been restored but apprehensions were enter
tanned that more blood would be shed.
New YORK, 6th.-London advices state
that the Paris correspondent of the "Times'
telegraphed that rumours Of wars were again
revived there, causing uneasiness, and adds
that it is believed in diplomatic circles that
the peace of Europe is somewhat dependent
upon the result of the forthcoming interview
between the Emperors of Russia and Germany.
The German military authorities consider that
the German-Franco war treaty WAS too lenisnt,
leaving France in a threatening condition and
consequently they advocate an immediate
war before France has time to still further
strengthen her position.
The Times +" leader on the subject scouts
the idea and attributes il to ~alarmists.
The death of Michael Levy, the well known
publisher is announced.
The arrest of an armed working man con-
cealed in Prince Bismarck's residence has
caused some excitement in Germany.
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9 miles. Te erect the poles and stretch the
wires over this space would cost 1900 and ESQ
for ar electric machine, in all $3.50. At this
outlay the machinery would be complete, and
messages may be sent to and from Bridgetown
and Speightstown in the course of few min
utes at any hour of the day, which would be
a great convenience to men in business. Il
might become a branch of the post office, and
be made to pay its expenses by a slight charge
for sending the messages.
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G r e A.

From the summary of the CAronic1e:-
There is considerable hustle and hurry ap.
parent now upon most of the sugar estates,
where crop operations are proceeding with
rapldity, despite such drawbacks as arise
through imperfeotly constructed furnaces, damp
fuel, SO lnty transporting power, and other de-
f%oienoos. The quality of the produce, is de-
cIared upon all hands, to be quite up to the
mark, and the yield exceeds everybOdy's ex-
pectations. Labour is slightly more plentiful
than Of late, and all seem impressed with the
great necessity for making the most of the fine
weather while it lasts.
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have not been electrified with anything too
marvellous, nor even delightful in character.
The temperance of our late Attorney General
the Hon'ble H. r. SEMPER Esq, was a DELIGHT
to us, and the sound of his voice in argument
before the Hou'ble j. r. SEMPER, First Puisne
Judge in Chambers, was another of the FORE
most incidents of the week. The circumstance
which led to this, was the Appeal of the Grown.
against the decision of the Acting Police Ma
gistrate of Basseterre, T. S.. WIGLRY ESQ. in
the case Regina VS.. FREDERICK BERRIDGE, for
the supposed larceny Of two Banknotes alleged
to have been taken out Of a letter in transit
between this and Antigua. The Grown having
absolutely failed to make out a pyi,aq facie
case, the Magistrate dismissed the charge.
The HOn'ble Mr.. SHERIFF led the appeal in
concert with Mr.. II. S. BERKELEY, while the
Hon'ble II. r. SEMPER, and Mr.. SCHooLEs ap.
peared on behalf of the Respondent. M,
SEMPER argued that the presiding judge had
the power to dismiss the appeal, as he was one
of the Judges of the Supreme Court, & ought
not to Inconvenience his client for any time, by
having the matter unsettled for a heightened
period, and at the same time expressed a will
lingness to enter into the merits of the case at
the present time the arguments of these gen.
tlemen on both sides were of the most forcible
character. The Attorney Generals point in
opposition TO Mr.. SEMPER being this,-that the
Judge had not the power to prevent the case
being tried before the Supreme Court, though
he was vested with the power to hear the APP
peal as he was one Of the JUICES. His Honor
feeling no doubt his important position and not
wishing to carry the burden singly, wisely de-
cided after a patient hearing of the case, that
he had not the power to dismiss the appeal but
that the case must go ON to the Supreme Court.
Mr.. SEMPER however showed that not the
slightest doubt could exist as to the final result
and that he knew from the skiIful handling of
his learned friend Mr.. Schooles, in his absence
the appeal must be dismissed.
It certainly has struck all persons in this
Community with painful establishment that
such animus and anxiety should be displayed
by the Government in the "persecution' Of a
young gentleman Of unblemished character,
and of the highest Responsibility. We can re-
CAL no Instance in which & Law Officer of the
Grown has manifested 50 much enthusiasm in
the prosecution of a criminal case before it has
reached that stage when, by virtue of his Office
it is his duty to present an indictment. The
Attorney General has proclaimed by the course
he has pursued, that which has created a wide
spread and serious impression, that he leads
the Governor by the nose, and it was we'll put
by Mr., Semper that if this be SO it certainly
is unfortunate that he, the Attorney General
should have made a particular selection of the
Judge who should try a case in which he (the
Attorney GenoraI) was the advocate-and
about which he displayed such an amount Of
interest, and such a craving desire to push the
matter to its b%itterest end
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TRIM A D.
The Chronicle says -

The UrOnacle says -
1.-The pressure for d~roghers continues. An
immense crop lie coming forward: a great
quantity is already made, and there is an
abundance of tonnage in harbor to carry it
away, but it cannot be taken off to the ships
for want of lighters. One house alone has
% ships discharging or loading, and waiting
to load. If Grenada, St. Vincent or othsr
neighbors could lend us a few suitable sugar
lighters they would find full employment for
several weeks at full rates"
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time informed him of the contemplated
Monument.
The following is a translation Of the
Address
Ellis Excellency
Conferentsraad H. G. Andersen.
We the Undersigned, Danish Men and
Women have convened in a Committee
and have called upon our Countrymen,
young and old, who might share our
sentiments, to aid in erecting a Monument
in Rosenberg Garden in honour of you,
our illustrious Poet. Our call has met
unanimous concurrence of all classes, not
only at home, but also beyond our
Father-land, wherever your name is
known and esteemed. Our gracious King
has given his consent to the erection of
the monument on the proposed site, and
the Sculptors of the Land are now Vying
with each other in solving the agreeable
problem before them.
All parties being thus united in carry
ing out our idea, we are able on this day,
the anniversary of your SEVENTEEN Birth
day, to present you information Of this
gift, which will be a token of the admira-
ton and gratitude ot,the Danish people,"
The old Gentleman was very much af-
fected; he responded in appropriate and
modest terms to the address. He had
certainly experienced hard times since he
came to Copenhagen as a poor lad, but
he had also met with great kindness; an
acknowledgment like this to-day, he had
never dreamt of.
Afterwards he received a deputation
representing the Students Association, and
another representing the TOwn-Council Of
.O9ense- Upwards of fifty congratuIatory
kilograms arrived from other places in
Denmark and on the Continent. One of
his works has been published in Is differ
ent languages in one volume; the pro-
ceeds of the sale of this as we'll as several
other pieces composed for the occasion by
other Authors, among them several Ger
mans, are intended in aid of a contemplate
ed ASYLUM for Children.
The amount subscribed for the monu-
ment in Rosenberg Garden has reached
c. $4,000 Crowns, and the object is thus
perfectly secured.
In Odense the Municipal Council has
had a marble tablet placed on the build
ing where Andersen was born, with this
inscription: "To this house is attached
the Poet H. G. Andersen's most cherished
childhood "reminiscences" Festivities
were also held in that City and one of his
pieces was performed in the Town
Theatre.
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BA AID Os.

A suggestion has been made which appears
opportune and likely to be q boon to friends in
Speightstown it is the extension of the tele-
the cable strikes the shore along the ST. James
road to Speightstown q distance Of only about
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C o L o N I.AL.
ST. KITS.

Ofthe case Regina vs. Fred. Berridge The
st. Crissophe- Advertiser has the following
During the week that has passed away we
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-05-26

A romance in real life is reported from
Halifax, in Yorkshire, England, namely,
the elopement OF a bride on her wedding
day with the gentleman who otfieiated as
"Dest man" at the ceremony, and who
was, moreover, engaged to be married to
her sister. After the marriage had taken
place, the wedding party adjourned to
the house of the BRIDES mother. One by
one they lett the room where they were
assembled, until the bridegroom found
himself sitting alone with his molher-in-
law. Some time having elapsed without
the reappearance OF the bride, and the
bridegroom having exhausted his con-
versalional powers, he went in search of
her, and was rewarded by finding her in
a public house with the "best man,"
The bridegroom himself, being tee-
totaller, was gwen to understand that
his presence was de trOp in thai estab-
lishment. This led 10 an argument, dur
ing the course of which the bride aud
the "best man" slipped out of the public
house, ana have not since been heard Of.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-05-26
Court Cuttings.

The case of the County VS.. o. M. Lang
don was proceeded with to-day, On the
opening Of Court yesterday portion of
the defendants claim Tor extra compen-
sation for .thc colored insane patients
was ruled cut. The direct and cross
examination of Dr. LaDgdon then took
up the remaining portion Of the day.
The libel suit of DR.. Richardson
against Dr.. P. +. Maley, mentioned in
The STAR some time ago, was called up
in the Superior Court yesterday before
Judge widen. The defendant demurred
but the Court oyerruled the demurrer,
saying that if a communication pertain
ing to physician, without any motive,
be published in newspaper and sent
broadcast into the community, charging
ignorance or negligence on his part, III
terms such as this libel was couched in.
was not actionable, it would be very dill.
ticult to determine what would be.
The will of Patrick McClosky was pro-
bated yesterday.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-05-26

A very interesting discovery has lately
been made on the Esquiline Hill, Rome.
Not far from the walls of Rome at the
period of the king the workmen have un-
covered solid wall covered with votive
Inscriptions, in which an allusion is
made to rle worship OF Jupiter, hitherto
unknown, and the name OF q city is mem
toned unheard Of before. The greater
part of these votive Inscriptions appear
to have been made by soldiers Of the
Fifth and Sixth Legion, which were
probably encamped in The "Castrum Pre-.
torium." Other inscriptions appear to
belong to native citizens OF Dalmatia.
The excavations will continue till this
wall, probably forming part of temple
to Jupiter, shall have been completely
exposed. These inscriptions, for the
most part well preserved, will be placed
in the museum of the Capitol. A small
statuette OF Jupiter, without head, has
also been found.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-05-26

The negotiations for the conclusion OF
a commercial convention between Tur-
key and Persia have not been success
full. The Ottoman delegates stated at
one OF the last sitlings of the COmmls-
sion appointed to consider this matter,
that their Government had declared its
intention OF determining all commercial
treaties at present in force with other
countries, with view oil drawing up a
new tariff; the question of a convention
between Turkey and Persia would thus
have to remain in abeyance until the
treaties with the other Powers had been
revised and renewed. In the mean time
the Porte has announced its intention OF
laying tax on the Persian tambekl
smoked in narghilehs. With respect 10
this tax, General Mohsin Khan, the Per.
sian Envoy to the Porte, makes certain
reserves, and remarks that, until the
conclusion of a new commercial conven-
tion, the old tariff ougnt TO remain un-
disturbed.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-05-26

Those huge and treeless hills Of the
Coast Mountains, seen afar Oft, seem
clad in deerskin, smooth and soft as vel.
vet; or rich, cold brown; or, when
they stand beneath the sun, they take
on a damson-purple, all frosted with
soft and sunny flush OF haze. Look
over, now, across yOn distant slope
where each humble house or distant
villa seems to sleep as light as thought
on its broad, tawny-ye1vet floor, as Il
scarcely touching. Often as one may
execrate these California autumn land
scapes, one can not elude their secret
power. There is that strange desert
glory, that wild and wizard transpar.
ency, breath, halo, which has tor me all
mex pressible fascination. Nowhere
else ON earth, and l have been wan.
derer in many lands, have l seen the
light of the sun rest on this beautiful
world SO tenderly as it streams down
through the white-lllac autumn haze o
California-such sight alone as could
have inspired the passionate lamenis
which Euripides puts into the mouths Of
Alcestis and Iphigenia as they close
their dying eyes. Hard was it for the
ancient Greek to leave his beloved light;
and to go down from this wiLching breath
of California into the grim, black grave
that were the saddest death which
earth coud givel
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-05-26

One need only read every Sunday
morning in the newspapers the list Of
articles manufactured and regularly
shipped by us in Saturdays steamers to
the European market to find in it q test
of the growing repute of our commodi.
ties on the otifer side. We find there
firearms, s,agrieultural Implements, clever
Yankee invention of all sorts, from
clothes wringers and sewing machines
to looms and factory machinery, hides
tallow, and even native wines, many o.
which will be doctored at Bordeaux
Rheims and Champagne, and returned to
be drank by us with zest as to the pro-
ductof foreign vineyards. Meanwhile
we can only suggest taking the better
part of French, English and continental
manners, customs and productions, and
relying on cur own hand for those whicr
are net SO good.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-05-26

A good story is told of MIR. Williams,
the ancient pastor Of Dudley, Mass, VINO
was II practical Christian. One sultry,
summer morning, says the legend, the
[sound of distant thunder heralded the
approach of shower. Suddenly the
preacher stopped, and peering from side
TO side through the church windows as
if observing The tokens ofa change in the
weather, he quietly said: "Brethern,
observe that our brother Crosby is not
prepared for the rain. l think it our
duty 10 help our brother Crosby get in
his hay before the shower" With that
he descended from the pulpit, and with
several of his hearers proceeded to Mr..
Crosby's bayfield,, when they worked
hall an hour, or until the hay was
housed. The staunch old Clergyman
then returned to the church and re-
suned his discourse.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-05-26

A FACT that may be new TO most peo.
pie was brought out at the M Mecklenburg,
North Carolina, Centennial celebration
on the Goth inst. Both the orators of the
day described the dumping of cargo of
tyrannical tea into the Cape Fear river
previous to similar patriotic perform
ance in Boston harbor. The names of
those who led the movement in North
Carolina are given. 1t was done openly
and without disguise; and because the
men were known to mean business the
Collector of Customs was easily induced
to 60 into the market place and promise
not to attempt to enforce the law. The
speakers explained how it has come to
pass that the South has not generally re-
ceived the credit for the early revolu-
tionary zeal to which they are entitled,
while all the thrilling incidents in the
North is familiar to every school child.
The chief reason is that Northern men
have written the histories Of the country,
and have published all the school books
in which special attention has been given
to the history of the North. If any injus.
tice has been done in this regard, the
Centennial celebrations OF this and nexl
year will be likely to make every well
founded amen dment to our history.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-05-26

Among all the adventures chronicled
| of the James boys, none are more inter-
esting than a description of the manner
in which Jesse. the oldest of the boys,
wooed and won his bride. During one
of the rambles OF the latter through Kan
sas City he spied damsel whose come
illness OF person and grace of action
struck his fancy, and in the depths of
his brigand heart he felt that he loved
her, and that life, to him, would be SOL
itude without the cheering influence of
her society. Accordingly he dressed
himself in the disguise of a sewing ma
chine agent, and cal led at the residence
Of his inamorata. There was a ma
chine to fix, and after doing all the re-
pairing necess ary, he managed to get a
few moments conversation with the fair
one. The family OF the young lady was
acquainted with the family of the
James, and as the lover went out of the
gate, the mother remarked, show much
he looks like one of the James boys"
affect the standing Of Jesse in that
household, and, although the parentage
and history OF the former was known to
to botn parents of the girl at least, it did
not interfere with the love- making, and
in due time, the fall of 1874, the lovers
were united in the happy and indissolu-
BILE bonds OF matrimony. The wife is,
even now, resident oil Kansas City and
her husband, whenever the detectives
are not on the watch, pays her visit.
An uncle of the latter keeps crockery
store under one of the hotels of that
city, and often has Jesse eyaded the
vigilance OF the officers by concealment
there.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-05-26

of the times has continued until now
ten years after the close of the war, and
seems likely to linger while longer.
The Commissioners narrowed the diff
ference down to a very fine point. The
Southern Commissioners asked that all
these harsh deliverances OF the Church
North during the war be declared disap-
proved; but the most that the Northern
q commissioners would do was to make
the following concession:
We declare that all the acts and deliv-
erances OF the Northern Assemblies OF
which you complain are wholly null and
void, and OF no binding efficacy as judg-
ments of the Church We represent, or as
rules OF proceeding for its Pfesbyteries
Or Church sessions; that in so lar as
they, or any of them, can be supposed to
impart any injurious imputatiohs upon
the present character and standing of
the Churches and members OF the South
ern Assembly, as Christie MS or Presby-
terians; sucn an application of them
would be unjust to you, and would be
disapproved and regretted by us; that
the acts and deliverances of the North
ern Assemblies of which you complain
were made in peculiar times, under
strange and exciting circumstances,
when the passions and feelings of men
were profoundly moved; that as acts OF
Assemblies which we do not represent
we can not sit in judgment upon them,
nor express any OPINION as to their char
acter; that we feel competent TO express
the desire that they may be considered
by you in the same spirit Of charity and
Christian forgiveness which we trust
the people whom we represent will exer-
else toward anything to which they may
object in the proceedings oil the Southern
Assembly.
The Southern Commissioners asked
them to say "That these obnoxious
things were said and done in times oil
high excitement; that they are to be re-
gretted, and that now, in cain review,
the imputations cast upon the Southern
Church are disproved."
They said that this declaration would
terminate the difficulty at once. But the
Northern Commissioners did not feel
authorized to go to that extent, and the
Assembly at Cleveland has so emphatic
ally endorsed the judgment of the Com
missioners that there is little prospect
of a union at present.
Really we do not see enough in the ex-
listing difference between the two bodies
worth contending about. 1t is a mere
punctilio.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-05-26

The suits of Tommosso Gagliardi
against Mr.. Larkin G. Mead for sixty
per cent. of the money received by the
latter for the Lincoln Monument, on the
ground that the former, and not Mead,
made the designs, it is thought will
bring out some interesting particulars
in reference TO the custom of American
artists abroad in employing foreigners
to do much OF the work for which they
get credit at home.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-05-26
a VERY MINUIE DIFFERENCE


a VERY MINUiE DIFFERENCE.
The two Presbyterian General Assem-
blies of the United States, now in ses-
sion at Cleveland and St. Louis. are
struggling again with the question oi
fraternal union between the Church
North and the Church South. The
Northern branch, sitting at Cleveland,
adopted on Monday the report of the
Commissioners appointed year age to
confer with similar Commissioners from
the Church South. The Conference was
held at Baltimore last January, and
failed to agree. Last Saturday the
Southern General Assembly, sitting at
st. Louis, heard the report OF their CON-
missioners to the Baltimore Conference,
and referred it to the Committee on
Foreign Correspondence.
Copies Of the correspondence and pro-
ceedings at Baltimore had been printed
at private expense because, as the Com
missioners say, the journals of the
Church North had not given them pub
1icity, while all the denominational jour-
nails OF the South had spread them be-
fore the people. This seemed to be re-
garded by The st. Louis Commissioners
as evidence of lack of sympathy in the
North.
On the reception Of the report of the
Northern Commissioners at Cleveland,
an exciting discussion took place. 1t
was insisted by some that the matter
should be referred to committee, in
order that nothing should be done to
widen the breach. Instead of that, how.
ever, the report was adopted at once.
The only points or difference grew out
of slavery and the war. On the break
ing out of the rebellion Southern Pres
byterians, as matter of course, went
with the people. The bloody issue ere.
ated the greatest possible excitement In
the General Assemblies. A small por-
tion OF the Southern Presbyterians fol-
lowed DR.. Breckenridge, of Kentucky,
who made himself the champion of the
Union cause in the Assembly. The
controversy began on the slavery ques-
tion the year before the rebellion broke
out. and on the opening of the war the
Southern branch of the Church organ
lied an independent General Assembly.
The bitterness Of those turbulent times
characterized the deliverances of the
Northern Assembly. The Southern
Church was denounced as heretical,
schismatic and blasphemous. The es-
,..,aa.,aement occasioned by the violence
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-05-26

PEOPLE who have frequently been sur
prised at the startling revelations made
by Hon. W. M. Grosvenor, of st. Louis,
will not be surprised TO learn from him
that grasshoppers are not grasshoppers
but young locusts. That one little head
can hold all the politics, science, histo.
ry and mathematics that Mr.. Grosven.
or's is constantly giving to the world is
a thing at which ordinary minds are
wont to marvel.