Long Article on Samuel Adams-
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Bold Riding- …James Buchanan…Was there ever anything more like a fox-chase than his efforts to drive Douglas to cover!...One grave word: What a spectacle for Washington to look down upon- a candidate, for the loftiest station, in the gift of the people, traversing the country, with his pack of claptraps, like a political peddler, and stumping, in his own behalf!
In the chance medley of elections, should the craft of such a maneuver prevail against the Republican candidate, who would fail to see, in such a calamity, an illustration of that old saying, “The devil riding over Lincoln!”
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The Wedding Dress of the Princess of Polignac-…
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Slave Insurrection in Virginia- Four of them killed. The Richmond Despatch states that a conspiracy was formed one day last week by the slave’s of Mr. S. Hairston, a wealthy farmer of Halifax county, Va., to murder his overseer. After stating that six of them induced the overseer to accompany them to the woods, where they alleged that a party of slaves were preparing for an insurrection , the Dispatch says.
The negroes led the way until getting into the forest, when they suddenly stopped near a newly-dug pit, when spokesman confronted him, and, pointed to the hole, said to him: “There, you d----d son of a b---h, is your grave. You have but fifteen minutes to make your peace with God, or to land in hell.” Quick as thought the overseer drew his Colt’s revolver, killing four of the ruffians dead at his feet, and shot the fifth one in the abdomen, seeing which the sixth man took to this heels through the woods, and the overseer having no other weapon, he escaped.
The impression prevails that the six negroes had determined to murder the overseer, because of some deserved punishment one or more of them had received, and laid the above plans to get him off into the woods to effect their ends. His presence of mind in taking his pistol, and his coolness in the hour of danger, when no white person was nigh to aid him, doubtless saved him from a horrid death.
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A Singular Case. Some few weeks ago, a little child of Thomas Manay of Worchester, swallowed a horn button, that lodged across the passage of its stomach and prevented any passage of solid food. Since that time the child has been sick and ailing, and unable to keep anything down. On Saturday, an emetic was given, the button made its appearance in the upper air, and the child commenced eating ravenously again. It is supposed that its only food for three weeks has been the water that passed through the four holes of the button. The little fellow was twenty-one months old.
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Fugitives From Justice Arrested By The Use of the Electric Telegraph-…
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The Future of Africa-…
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Arsenic Eating-…Vienna…the districts of Styria, where arsenic-eating is of common occurrence….
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Maine Items; Mr. Eliphalet Tucker, of Pern, Me., by mistake recently took a large dose of morphine, thinking it to be cream tartar water, and death resulted. He was seventy years old.
Mr. S. Weymouth, a man over seventy years of age, a resident of Bridgton, Me., slightly froze one of his toes on the right foot some six months since, which resulted in dry gangrene, or mortification. The disease gradually extended to the ankle joint, where it separated the foot from the leg, and continued some three inches farther, when it was found necessary to amputate the limb above the knee. The patient is now in a fair way to recover.
…Democratic Convention…held at Columbia…
The “Maine State Association for the Improvement of Horses” have designated Augusta as the place for their first annual exhibition, and four days in the third week in September as the time, viz. the 18th, 19th, 20th and 21st. Arrangements are now making to insure the most extensive and valuable exhibition of horses ever held in the State.
Wm. Maines and Thaddeus Tuttle, of Kingfield, Me., got into a dispute while mowing, not long since, when the former struck the latter with a scythe, cutting a gash below the back of the hip ten inches long, and another on the back of his thigh six inches long, and very deep. Tuttle was lodged in jail.
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August 23rd
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The Massacres in Syria-…The poor Christians! It is not only the loss of houses, property, occupation, their quarter, their murdered friends, their children made Moslems, their women carried away, but spirit, heart, hope- every feeling of security or self-reliance are gone!
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Careless Use of Fire Arms- …two young men in Richmond, N. H., by name Handy and Jillson, about 17 years of age, at the time of rising on Monday morning, August 20th, engaged in rather rough playfulness before leaving their bedroom, having slept together during the night, when Handy …(accidently shot Jillson, thinking the gun unloaded.)
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Lightning- The house of George Prentice, on Prospect street in Belmont, was struck by lightning during the shower of Tuesday afternoon. The wife of Wm. G. Bunker, residing on Pleasant Street Manchester, N. H., was struck by lightning, Tuesday, while at work near a window, but escaped with slight injuries.
A large palmleaf shop at Winchester, N. H., was struck by lightning on Saturday last, and entirely consumed. It belonged to Sampson Buffum, whose loss was $7000; insured for $4000.
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New York Republican State Convention- …Resolutions were adopted accepting the platform of the Chicago Convention, and ratifying the nominations of Lincoln and Hamlin…
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From Denver. St. Joseph, Mo., 22nd. Denver City dates of the 14th have been received. Silver mines have been discovered about sixty-five miles from Denver, at Tarryall. Great excitement prevails, and many are hastening to the mines to test the value of the new discovery. It is reported that the ore yields $180 to the ton. The expediency of organizing a State Government in the Pike’s Peak region is being discussed.
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Pony Express Detained By Indians. St. Louis, Aug. 22. The St. Joseph agent of the Pony Express received by the last arrival of the Express a note from the agent at Salt Lake City, announcing the detention of the Express by the Indians. A fight had taken place between Lieut. Perkins’s command and the Bannock Indians, in which seventeen of the latter were killed, and three of the soldiers badly wounded. A fight had also occurred between the mail employees and the Indians at Shell Creek Path, Utah, in which five of the latter were killed.
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The Trouble at Sombrero Island.- Hampton Roads, 22d. Barque Warren arrived today from Sombrero Island with the ringleader of the late mutiny there on board.
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Grasshoppers in Vermont- The grasshoppers are said to be abundant beyond precedent almost, in Addison Co., Vt. …At Shoreham the farmers are greatly troubled with grasshoppers. Everything seemed to be covered with them, and at every step they swarmed before us. Some of the meadows are eaten of close to the turf. Farmers that usually cut from 75 to 100 tons of hay, will not, this season, cut over 10 to 15 tons; costing them from $800 to $1000 to feed the grasshoppers.
…Wheat is not damaged much…Oats are entirely ruined, and farmers are cutting them to save the straw. …The Grasshoppers have trimmed the patato tops, stripped the leaves from the bushes, and are destroying every green thing.
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An Excellent Proposition- We are not in favor of severe punishments. The spirit of the age is against it; the constitution of the United States protest against it. But we think the exigency of the case and the public good would justify it, if by some competent authority the extreme men, the fanatics of the North and the of the South, the abolitionists and the fire-eaters, the men who keep up this eternal cry about slavery, whether there be a practical slavery question before the country or not, could be penned together and compelled to listen to each other’s speeches, till the last exhausted survivor should sink smothered under the accumulation of twaddle. [Providence Journal]
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Military- The Independent Boston Fusileers, Capt. H. A. Snow, numbering 81 guns, and accompanied by the Germania Band. Left the city last evening, on their excursion to Montreal and to be present at the inauguration of the Victoria Bridge. They marched up State street at 4 1/2 o’clock, and proceeded through several principal thoroughfares to the Lowell Railroad station on Causeway street, where they took the cars. The corps appeared in splendid style, dressed in an elegant new grey uniform, and receiving the plaudits of thousands of spectators who lined the streets. The Fusileers will be absent eight days, returning home by way of Portland.
The Salem Cadets, accompanied by the Salem Brass Band, proceeded to South Reading yesterday morning, and went into encampment. Immediately after their tents had been pitched and camp arrangements made, they went through a dress parade. On Friday they will be reviewed by Adjutant-General Schouler. They will remain in camp until Saturday.
Last evening , George H. Gordon was unanimously elected Captain of the New England Guards, Company B, Second Battalion of Infantry. Captain Gordon has seen several years of regular service, having served in the army in Mexico.
The Pulaski Guards of South Boston, have elected George B. Mitchell 3d Lieutenant, and Samuel C. Davis, 4th Lieutenant.
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Sailing Regatta- There was a sailing regatta yesterday afternoon on Charles River.
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Lamp Explosion- Mrs. Leslie, residing at No. 680 Washington street, was severely burned last evening by the explosion of a fluid lamp she