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AUSTIN CITT, THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1866.
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Frontier Protection.—We con-
tinue to receive the most deplorable
accounts of Indian depredations on
the frontier. The line is being con-
stantly harrassed. People are mur-
dered, and their stock driven off.
We give, elsewhere an outline of the
accounts received within a week.
We have no doubt that the Indians
are accompanied in most instances
by lawless white men, who, if caught,
should be dealt with as enemies of
the human race. The opinion is
entertained by frontier men that
white men are at the head of most of
these parties. We learn that a large
party of raiders recently appeared
in Kerr county, committing depreda-
tions and spreading terror along
their entire track. The party that
lately came into Kendall county, was
doubtless a portion of the same com-
pany.
The subject of frontier, protection
has been a constant theme in Texas
for years; but it seems as if the
people are doomed to perpetual dis-
appointment. We are assured that
unless means of protection are afford-
ed the frontier will be devastated
and entirely broken up. Settlers
will be compelled to leave for the
interior. Protection should come.
It is the solemn duty of the present
Legislature tp take the matter into
consideration at the earliest moment
and to adopt such action as in their
wisdom is best calculated to attain
the object. The Convention passed
some resolutions requesting the
President to afford relief; but we
have heard nothing of the matter
since. The United States govern-
ment should be earnestly memorializ-
ed. Let an agent be appointed to
go to Washington at an eaaly day
with the facts, and ask for a mounted
force to be stationed along the fron-
tier line. .
bailroads.—We observe in some
of the Galveston and Houston pa-
pers a proposition to hold a grand
State Railroad Convention at Austin
on the 1st proximo. The intention
is to have delegates from every sec-
tion of the State in attendance, in
order to secure a full and free inter-
change of views with regard to the
railroad interests of the entire State.
Wc hope the proposition will be act-
cd on. The Legislature will be in
session, and in those counties where
it would be inconvenient to send up
delegates, the representatives of tho
people could be appointed to act.
No better timo or place could be se-
lected. We have over been the ear-
nest advocate of the railroad cause,
and havo lost no opportunity to speak
through our columns on the subject.
The people are gradually being
brought to think of the matter. We
are glad to see it stated that agents
of the Central Road are negotiating
in Europe for iron to build 150 addi-
tional miles; the Rusk Convention
has agitated the question of a direct
line from Houston to Marshall; the
people of Washington .talk of build-
ing a branch road to Navasota; the
Harrisburg is to be extended to Co-
lumbus in time for the fall trade;
and every thing indicates that the
people are getting interested. We
hope to hear of primary meetings in
all parts of the State, giving expres-
sion to the views of the people. Let
the Convention be held, and no coun-
ty left unrepresented.
All Texas. committed suicide at Millican the
The McKinney (Collin county,)! ather day, while laboring under a
Messenger of the 20th July, thus 0f insanity. He was lately mar-
apeaks of the grain crop: j r¡ed.
The wheat crop in this county is below an The orator of the day at the late
average one. Some farmers claim to have j J
made from twenty to twenty-five bushels to tournament at Millican was arrested
the aere, while others made nine or ten, « d ^ comman(Jer of the post on ac-
a few only five or six,
fair to be a good one.
The corn crop
We advise our farm- CoUnt of sentiments expressed in his
intr friends to take care of their grain. Judg ,,
ing from the accounts which reach us from address.
different portions of the State, bread stuffs
will be both scarce and high before another
crop of wheat is harvested.
The Sulphur Springs (Hopkins county,)
Ranger says that a number ot dogs affected
with hydrophobia have been killed in that
town lately, and that the disease has become
so alarmingly prevalent there that the town
aathorities have thought it advisable to au-
thorize the killing of all dogs running at
large.—Dallas Herald, 28th.
The Tyler Index of the 28th,
says:
Our people are erecting saw and flouring
mills, wool carding machines, gin shops, &c.
All these have a tendency to develop the
country, give employment to our people,
keep oiu* circulating medium at home, and
render as independent to Bome extent. When
our political difficulties become settled, en-
terprise will increase, and everywhere will
be seen indications of prosperity.
At the suggestion of a prominent and in-
fluential citizen of Harris county, and on
consultation with others in Galveston and
elsewhere, a meeting of all persons interest-
ed in the extension of railroads in Texas, is
requested to-morrow, Wednesday, Aug. 1st,
at Dickinson's Bayou. This meeting is prelim-
inary to a railroad convention, proposed to
be held at Austin on the 1st September, at
which, delegates from all parts of the State
are expected. The importance of an inter-
change of views, in order to secure harmony
and concert of action on the part of those
interested in securing the construction of
railroads—not speculating in railroad stocks
—is obvious. This is a sort of basket-meet-
ing, to which every man is expected to bring
his own dinner, to be eaten in the grove.—
Civilian, 31«i.
Fopnd Dead.—A friend who returned from
Panola county a day er two bince, furnishes
us with the following particulars: On the
12tlf inst., a party while out bunting, discov-
ered the body of a man who had been mur-
dered, in a cane-brake about thirty steps
from the road, near Elliott's Ferry in Panola
county. From papers found near the body,
the murdered man was supposed to have
been one Gapt. Hisks, of Miss., who had been
seen too or three days before, traveling to-
wards Carthage, from the direction of Homer,
Louisiana, in company with one Goodwin.
From this, and the fact that Goodwin had
made particular enquiries as to whether the
country along that route was thickly settled
or not; and because he was seen afterwards
with two gold watches, three six-shooters,
and riding one horse and leading another,
suspicions are directed to him as the murder-
er. He was last heard of in the vicinity of
Alto, in Cherokee county. A number of the
citizens of Panola, headed by Dr. Trabue
with authority from the sheriff of the county,
bad started in pursuit of bim, and it is to be
hopad that they will be able to arrest him;
and, if found guilty, that he pay the penalty
of his crime.—Harrison Flag, 26th.
Official Statement as to the
Cholera.—From one of the statis-
tical tables appended to the message
of Governor Vidaurri y Villasenor,
to the Congress of Coahuila and
Texas, in 1834, it appears that 5,227
persons, (viz: 2,788 males and 2,439 j
females,) out of a population of 86,-
887j, died of Asiatic cholera in that
State in the preceding year. The
cholera first ravaged the South in
1833.
Wo are in receipt of the first
number of the Christian Philanthtt
pist, a new religious monthly just
started at Bastrop, and edited by
C. Kendrick. The paper is neatly
gotten up, and the name of the edit-
or is a sufficient guarantee that it
will be ably cofiducted. Success to
the enterprise.
The Civilian records the arrival
of the first bale of new cotton at
Galveston, from the Kyle and Terry
plantation. The fancy price of 40
cents per pound, specie, tras refused.
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The Star says the citizens of
Kaufman and adjoining counties will
hold a meeting at Kaufman on the
first Saturday in September, for the
purpose of forming an Agricultural
and Stock Raising Association. The
example should be followed all over
the State.
The Trinity News reports consid-
erable sickness in the vicinity of
Palestine, attended with more than
usual fatality.
Mr. Reed was ambushed and shot
near Clarksville, about two weeks
since. A man styled Rev. J. W.
Dysart, is arrested on the charge of
committing the deed.
The Ledger says San Antonio is,
infested with a gang of murderers
and assassins. They are believed to
be deserters from the armies in Mexi-
co. Last week, at least two murders
were committed in San Antonio.
The parties were struck in the head
by some deadly weapons. Two of
the murderers have been arrested and
placed in jail.
Dr. Holden of Victoria, while at-
tempting to gain admittance to head-
quarters at that post last Friday,
was shot and dangerously wounded
by the sentinel on duty. It is be-
lieved that he was unconscious of his
situation, owing to the influence of
liquor. He was assistant surgeon
at the post, and is in a very critical
condition. So says the Advocate.
The Indianola Times says the
Wharf Company at that place have
repaired the damages of the late
storm sufficiently to enable the Mor-
gan line of steamers to come up to
the wharf and discharge freight.
Gen. Hood was in Indianola the
other day, on his way to San Anto-
nio. ^
Governor Throckmorton passed through
our city on Saturday evening last, on his way
to AuBtin. The citizens of Waco gave him
a hearty reception, and he made them a short
speech at Smith's Hotel. We are sorry that
we cannot give our readers a synopsis of this
speech; we did not hear it ourself, being pre-
vented from attending by unavoidable cir-
cumstances, and we did not have " a reporter
on the ground." We are informed, however,
that it was eminently conservative and sensi-
ble ; nothing less than might have been ex-
pected from Gov. Throckmorton.— Waco
Register, l*i. f" -
A tragical affair occurred at Gilbert Jack*
son's mill, in the upper edge of Falls coun-
ty, last Sunday morning. Collins, who is
employed by Mr. Jackson as superintendent
of his saw mill, shot and killed Miskill. It
appears from all circumstances, that Collins
was entirely justifiable; he was examined
before a magistrate and released. Miskill
had threatened the life of Collins aad went
to his house to execute his threat; Collins
was not aware that he had offended him and
was slow to believe that he really intended
to in jare bim; and it was not until Miskill
showed unmistakably that it was hit design
to km Collins, that the latter shot bim.—
Waco Register, 1st.
Mr. C. A. Bulkley, well known at
Galveston and other portions of Tex-
us, died at Millican on the 2d.
Receipts of cotton and wool at
Galveston for the week ending Aug.
3rd:
Cotton 401, wool 111. Exports,
Cotton 771, wool 307.
The receipts of cotton at Galveston, since
1st September, as corrected this week, amount
to 156,370 bales, which, added to the 13,877
bales on hand at the beginning of the year
make a supply of 170,227 bales for Galveston.
The amount at the other Gulf ports of Texas
is 22,160.—Civilian, 4th.
The abrogation of the ordinance prohibit-
ing the erection of wooden buildings within
certain limits, has given a wonderful impulse
to building in Galveston. Houses are spring-
ing up in every direction, and the immense
arrivals of lamber are taken up about as rap-
idly as they come.
A number of splendid brick buildings are
in progress.
Rents are still enormous, but we hope the
9upply of bouses will henceforth keep pace
with the demand. Should the present pros-
pect of a good crop, however, be realized,
the demand will continue large.—Civilian,
4 th.
The first bale of cotton of the crop of
1806, arrived in the city yesterday, consigned
to Messrs. J. T. & W. Brady. It is from the
plantation of Capt. J. C. Mitchell, of Fort
Bend county, and is as beautiful and clean
an article as was ever offered for sale. We
hope it may be speedily followed by hundreds
of thousands of the same sort.—Telegraph,
6 th.
The cattle market of Jefferson
city, La., on the 1st Aug. was as fol-
lows :
Arrived : 422 Texas Beeves.
Sold: .217 Texas Beeves.
Stock on sale: 1421 Beeves, and 5823
Sheep.
prices of stock.
Choice, head 35 00(5}50 00
Second quality, head 20 00(a}35 00
Third quality, head 9 00@20 00
Sheep, ^ head 3 250 4 25
Indians.—The Indians are again
depredating on the frontier. We
observe in our North Texas exchang-
es accounts of the visitations of the
savages, stealing and killing, on that
border. A letter from Fredericks-
burg to Mr. Tipps, of Austin, gives
an account of a visit to Gillespie
county. They killed a German
named Matthias Pehl. Last week a
party of 15 or 20 visited Boerne,
Kendall county, stealing a large num-
ber of horses. They were followed
by a party of whites, but the pursuit
had not been heard from. The Ex-
press says a party passed down the
Rio Grande near Eagle Pass, follow-
ed by a number of citizens ; on com-
ing up with the Indians a fight en-
sued, in which the latter were victo-
rious. The whites lost seven—one
Indian killed. A French family liv-
ing on the Frio were recently mur-
dered by Indians. Particulars not
given. A letter to the Express from
Kendall county says, that on the 27th
a party of 30 or 40 appeared in the
Curry Creek settlement. The writer
is satisfied that some mean white
men were operating with them. Two
settlers narrowly escaped tomahawk
and scalping knife. The thieves
gathered all the horses in the neigh-
borhood. . A company was raised for
pursuit; going as far as the headwa-
ters of the Blanco the Indians were
overtaken, bút they could not be
brought to a fight, owing to the situ-
ation of the country. A few of the
stolen horses were recovered.
Hews Items.
The Atlantic cable is open for
public business. Charges from any
station in America to any in Great
Britain, twenty words or less, includ-
ing the address and signature, twen-
ty pounds sterling; each additional
word, one pound. To any station
on the Continent, twenty-one pounds
for twenty words or less; and twen-
ty-one shillings for each additional
word. To any station in Africa,
Asia, or India, one hundred letters,
or less, twenty-five pounds for twenty
words, or less; and twenty-five shil-
lings for each additional word. The
"etters in words ov$r twenty, to be
counted and divided by five, each
five or fractional remainder to be
charged as one word.
At New York, on the 1st, gold
stood 49.
A great reform meeting was held
at London on the 30th. Thirty
thousand persons were present. A
resolution was adopted declaring
want of faith in the Derby ministry.
Cotton and turpentine shipped
from the South, in bond, under
Treasury regulations of the 9th Oc-
tober last, are subject to the old rate
of tax.
New York, July 30,1866.—Ninth
section of tariff bill, passed and ap-
proved by the President, raises duty
on lower wools three cents, gold, per
A man named John Marshall, pound.
TEXAS LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
Austin, Aug. 6, 1866.
The Senate met this morning pur-
suant to the Ordinance of the Con-
vention and proclamation by the Go-
vernor.
P. de Cordova was appointed Sec-
retary pro tem.
The following Senators answered
to their names on a call of districts:
No. 1.
F. F. Foscue.
U
2.
W. M. Nayland.
u
O
O.
J. W. Guinn.
a
4.
James Truitt.
u
5.
J. G. Brown.
u
6.
C. C. Coppage.
a
7.
W. P. Saufley.
a
8.
S. N. Braswell.
a
9.
H. W. Nelson.
a
10.
R. H. Guinn.
44
11.
W. G. W. Jowers.
a
12.
B. T. Selman.
a
13.
J. K. P. Record.
u
14.
R. H. Lane.
u
17.
Benton Randolph.
a
19.
J. C. Yarbro.
u
20.
W, R. Shannon.
a
21.
J. M. Blount.
a
23.
J. W. McDade.
a
24.
J. C. Reed.
u
25.
J. W. Stell.
a
26.
N. G. Shelley.
a
27.
W. C. Dalrymple.
a
28.
G. E. Burney.
a
31.
A. O. Cooley.
46
32
F. J. Parker.
Senator Guinn was chosen Presi-
dent pro tem. by acclamation.
The Senators present then ap-
proached the Chair and took the
oath of office, administered by J. B.
McFarland, Judge of the 2d district.
The Senate then went into the
election of officers, which resulted as.
follows:
Secretary—W. L. Chalmers.
Sergeant-at-Arms—W. A. Pitts.
Assistant Sec'ry—Rhoads Fisher.
Doorkeeper—J. H. Truitt.
Tuesday, August 7, 1866.
Senate met pursunt to adjourn-
ment—Prayer by Rev. J.jW. Phillips.
Roll called—quorum present. Jour-
nal of yesterday read and adopted.
On motion of Mr. Shelley, Sena-
tors Cook, Littleton, Knox and Bump-
ass, came forward, presented their
credentials, took the oath of office
and their seats.
The Senate proceeded to complete
the election of its officers. The fol-
lowing were elected:
Enrolling Clerk—W. D. C. Nelson.
Engrossing Clerk—J. Pat. Henry.
2d Ass't Sec'ry—J. H. Johnson.
Messenger—Joseph Mangum.
Senator J. B. Boyd appeared and
took the oath and his seat.
A resoultion was adopted to elect
a Chaplain. Rev. J. W. Phillips
elected.
On motion, the printed rules of
the Senate ftere adopted for the pre-
sent.
A resolution was adopted urging
the Secretary to procure the neces-
sary stationery and lights for the
Senate; also, a copy of Oldham &
White's Digest, and acts of the seve-
ral Legislatures not embraced there-
in, a copy of the amended Constitu-
tion and a copy of the Journal of the
Convention, for each Senator.
On motion of Mr. Burney, the
Secretary was instructed to inform
the House that the Senate was or-
ganized and ready to proceed to bu-
siness, and that he procure a suffi-
cient number of copies of the Rules
of the Senate.
On motion of Mr. Shelley, it was
resolved, the House concurring, that
the two Houses will assemble in the
Representative Hall at 11 o'clock
on the 8th inst., to count the votes
for Governor and Lieut. Governor.
It was further resolved, that a
committee of three be appointed on
the part of the Senate, to act in con-
junction with a committee on the
part of the House, to prepare for the
inauguration of the Governor.
Messrs. Saufley, Shelley and Bur-
ney were appointed said committee.
On motion of Mr. Shelley, it was
resolved, that a committee of three
be appointed to act in conjunction
with a like committee on the part of
the House, whose duty it shall be
to notify the representative of the
Provisional Government of the or-
ganization of the two Houses of the
Legislature.
Messrs. Shelley, Selman and Nel-
son were appointed said committee.
On motion, the Senate adjourned
till to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock.
HOUSE.
Atstin, Aug. 6th, 1866.
The House was called to order by
the Hon. James H. Bell, Secretary
of State, at 11 o'clock, and J. H.
Herndon, of Travis county, elected
Clerk pro tem., and G. Colvin, of
Travis county, Sergeant-at-Arms.
The following representatives then
appeared, presented their credentials
and took the oath of office and their
seats:
Messrs. A. B. Trowell, C. H.
Jones, R. C. Doom, Wm. R. Ander-
son, J. T. Smith, James S. Hanks,
T. R. Bowmer, A. C. Daniel, Geo.
W. Diamond, R. H.Bellaney, R. C.
Garrett, P. K. Gaston, J. Lewter,
R. H. Jackson, W. E. Hart, D. W.
Jones, W. E. Estes, F. D. Hallo-
quist, J. M. Glaseo, D. H. Davis,
L. King, L. G. Harman, D. M.
White, R. W. Wiley, W. B. Dash-
iell, J. K. McKee, W. C. Whitsett.
W. Holford, Ed. Chambers, Geo. R.
Reeves, F. H. Merriman, Ashbel
Smith, J. T. Brady, J. W. Weaver,
F. C. Hume, B. Durst, L. D. Brad-
ley, B. R. Tyus, A. H. Hend-
ley Samuel Evans, N. M. Bur-
ford, A. M. Cochrane, W. A.
Kendall, J. Barnett, Josiah Shaw,
Wm. F. Upton, J. D. Giddings, N.
Thomas, J. J. Moncure, Geo. Han-
cock, Geo. W. Glasscock, C. Kyle,
M. W. Damrow, T. Phelps, W. Tate,
R. A. Atkinson, M. S. Dunn, D.
Murchison, D. C. Barmore, A. S.
Thurmond, S. T. Foster, J. A. Cha-
vis, R. W. Black, J. B. Thomas,
J. F. Lund and A. A. Deavolon.
Present—66.
Mr. Hancock moved that the House
proceed to the election of Speaker:
Carried.
Mr. Lund nominated N. M. Bur-
ford, of Dallas.
Mr. Hancock, upon solicitation,
moved to reconsider his motion to
proceed to the election of Speaker,
which was carried.
Mr. Brady moved the postpone**
ment of the election of Speaker till
to-morrow at 11 o'clock. Carried.
The House adjourned until 11
o'clock to-morrow.
Tuesday, Aug. 7th, 1866.
House met at 11 oclock—roll call-
ed—quorum present.
The election of Speaker was gone
into, which resulted in the choice of
Hon. N. M. Burford, over the Hon.
Ashbel Smith, of Harris.
A committee was appointed to in-
form the gentleman of his election,
and to conduct him to the chair.
The House then proceeded to com-
plete its organization.
J. V. Hutchins was elected Chief
Clerk; Ed. Bracken was chosen 1st
Assistant Clerk and Isaac Jones 2d
Assistant.
Mr. Hemphill elected doorkeeper,
Mr. Colvin Sergeant-at-Arms, Henry
Briggs Assistant do., Mr. Hunter
Engrossing Clerk, Dr. Herndon En-
rolling Clerk and Mr. Lovejoy Mes-
senger.
The Secretary of the Senate re-
ported to the House sundry resolu-
tions adopted by that body, (see Sen-
ate journal,) which were concurred
in, when the House adjourned till
to-morrow morning.
JOINT SESSION.
Wednesday, Aug. 8.
There was but little done to-day
in either House, and until the inau-
guration ceremonies are over, the
Legislature cannot be expected to
get fairly to work. The two houses
met in joint session at 11 o'clock
this morning, and counted out the
official returns. We will not repeat
the figures, as tlfey were given last
week.
Among the other visitors to Port-
land, Me., drawn by the attractions
of the ruins there, was a humpback
whale about thirty-five feet long,
which swam into the inner harbor
on Monday, and under two railroad
bridges, where he found himself in
sboal water and narrow quarters. A
veteran whaleman at once launched
a boat with six oarsmen and full
equipment of harpoons, etc., and be-
gan an exciting chase which lasted
six hours, and attracted an audience
of fifteen hundred people. The whale
only occasionally appeared above the
surface, but several times came up
into full view. Quite a number of
rifle balls were fired into him without
visible effect. Once a harpoon was
thrust into his side, and he dragged
the boat along a few minutes at the
rate ot twenty miles an hour, until
the harpoon broke before the boat
could get near enough to launch an-
other. At last, tired with the pur-
suit, the hunters fired the bomb lance
gun at the whale from a distance of
only fifteen feet. The missile struck
in the whale's back, went entirely
through him, and exploded ten yards
beyond. Even this seemed to fright-
en more than hurt him, for he rushed
about more frantically than ever, ran
up high and dry on the ways where
the Monitor was launched—flounced
off again, and finally found his way
out through the bridge where he came
in, and escaped down the harbor.
The News from the northwest is
encouraging. The wheat crop turns
out better than was expected early in
the season. There is a wonderful
come-out in wheat. It multiplies and
replenishes the earth with extraordi-
nary rapidity. This year, though
the wheat straw is short, the grain
heads are long, and though the stalks
are thin, the grains to the head are
numerous and very well filled. There
will not be a full average crop, but
the fraction is much smaller than
would have been credited two months
since. The corn crop is magnificent.
All reports from all quarters con-
cerning it are highly favorable.
There can be no famine in the land
with such a corn crop.—N. O. Times.
Pass it Round.—Any person or
persons who can give me any infor-
mation concerning my son, Napoleon
B. Purl, or Dr. Alfred Padon, will
please address me at Magnolia, Pike
county, Miss., and confer a great
favor upon an anxious mother.
Mary C. Cornell.
The llagara of the West.
The following description of this
magnificent double cataract has ap-
peared. The falls were discovered
by parties belonging to the First Or-
egon Cavalry. They are located in
the wilds of Idaho, and are part of
the Snake or Lewis Fork of the Co-
lumbia :
The river, about two hundred yards
in width, coming slowly from the
southeast, overtowered by perpendi-
cular walls of basaltic rock, over
eight hundred feet high, suddenly
expands into a basin of twice its
width, and there is divided into a
half dozen streams by dark lookfng
rocks which raise their gloomy crests
above the sparkling surf of the mad-
dened waters. Every stream rushes
over a fall of thirty feet, and every
fall is of a different shape, seeming
fanciful and fluctuating, yet physical-
ly fixed as they have ever been while
centuries like shadows have flown
over them. The river resuming its
course is again divided and takes a
second tumble of sixty feet still fur-
ther, but this time by only three dif-
ferent streams. Three falls are the
result—one on each side, unbroken
and falling in solid sheets; the cen-
tral one being formed by seven fan-
shaped steps of rock. From the one
of these benches to the other under-
neath, the water falls in a smooth
transparent sheet, forming a cascade
unsurpassed in the world, aid con-
trasting strangely by its dark trans
parent color, with the rustling, roar
ing, foaming streams surrounding it,
both above and at the sides. The
river becomes once more smooth and
dark in color. Its banks suddenly
jut out from both sides, narrowing
the channel to four hundred feet, and
through this gap the water precipi-
tates itself in one whole volume, with
out break or hindrance, into an omi-
nous abyss almost three hundred feet
in depth. No pen can describe this
scene. This is in reality the " Great
Fall," and is well worthy its name,
leaping as it does from the womb of
nature like a colossal sheet of silver.
Forming a slight horseshoe, its cen-
tral waters appear blue until they
meet the spray that rises ever heav-
enward from the foot of the foaming
cataract. The sides are frayed into
foam, and remind one of the pictured
avalanches in the Alps. Right on
the edge of the fall stands a lone
pillar of gray sandstone, on whose
summit, undisturbed by the whiz of
waters or the fear of the fate fast
yawning on their eyrie, a pair of
baldheaded eagles have built their
nest, and are now rearing their
young, secure in the sight of the sub-
limity and solitude surrounding them.
The cataract's sound, but slightly
heard above, is absolutely deafening
as you reach the river's base ; the
roar of the falls confined, as it is, by
the high walls of the canon, rushing
down the chasm and increasing in
volume as it rolls, so as to be heard
thirty miles southwest. Close to the
cataract is a square shaped cave fif-
teen feet each side and twenty high,
whose walls are supported by basal-
tic columns, the regularity of whose
formation is unsurpassed by anything
in the isle of Staffa or the Giant's
Causeway. Sliding out of this cave
and falling about eight feet on to a
grassy slope that leads to the water's
edge, within two hundred feet of the
falls, you are right in the middle of
the mist, and wet through in an in-
stant. It is here that, by looking
up, the enormous altitude of the fall
can be realized, and the first feeling
is one of self-preservation—an invol-
untary drawing back, for the whole
mass seems ready to drop and crush
you where you stand. Never can
the weird beauty of this scene be for-
gotten by beholders. Rainbows of a
thousand hues seem to surround you,
and their irises to arch you in the
skies.
The white foaming waters form a
brilliant background to the magic
prisms pictured by the spray. The
dark frowning rocks, relieved by the
bright green junipers, make a fitting
frame for this magnificent sight, se-
cond to none in point of volume, as
it is second to none in point of sav-
age grandeur. As measured by offi-
cers of the 1st Oregon Infantry, en-
camped adjoining, the main fall is
210 feet from the edge to the level
of the water below. The upper falls
have not yet been measured, but the
total fall of the river, on the three
distinct tumbles it takes, cannot T)e
less than three hundred feet, while
the river itself is over four hundred
feet at its narrowest width. The
channe} of the stream below the falls
is a chasm 1,500 feet in width,, and
1,000 in depth, with perpendicular
walls of rock inclosing it.
The latest news from Jeff. Davis
is given in the correspondence of the
New York Times: "By day Mr.
Davis is at entire liberty under pa-
role within the limits of the fortress,
and generally spends most of his
time in the apartment of his wife,
who has had one of the casemates
• assigned her. He is at liberty to re-
ceive any books or papers that any
body chooses to send him, and in pe-
rusing these and in conversations
with his wife and with the numerous
visitors who are constantly calling
npon him, he prevents time from
hanging heavily npon his hands."
alsorbmg topic upN 18
pers are ailed with a«owti >
weather. The N v *r ^
21st says: ' ' ^ <* 1
The intense heat of tK*
continues to be the all k ^
topic throughout the cüTSi
deed it would seem that P ^ M
is visiting us with a severed
for purposes known onlvt. 5^
holds in Ilis hands
death. Everywhere, on
stages, on ferryboats, on 'Ok *• *
the merchant's counter
factory, in the kitchen 1\ 'D **
parlor, the weather is the
conversation. Citizens are *
comparing notes as to thei/
tions of the SummerU¡o],?ollft'
years gone by, and the coneW*
universally arrived at a**
" heated term" U mote^ «
of longer duration, than 1
has visited us in at W an-v ^
years. . E«rything ¡.Jji
city is heated "tk i ttite
through." ^ and
The vast piles of bricW
tar that go to make up ourm.
lis are only so many receS^
caloric, as Leyden jars inai'M
tory are receivers of elecS?"
Perspiring humanity has to¿2¡
against both the reflection
fraction of the sun's rays,
lens volens, keeps on still'per¿"
more and more. All whohaS
means are betaking themselves to2
rural districts where, although ho-
the weather may be,©they are t
"cribbed, cabined and confined" ¡
an oven, to which this metrop^
may be at present likened. ¿
saddening thought connected
the prevalence of this torrid tent
the enormous number of deaths tk-
have been occasioned by it.
hundred and eighteen cases of
de soliel on Tuesday, of which i
large number proved fatal! ft,
mortuary record is indeed bein*
swelled to an awful extent. And the
great majority of these victims are
among the poor and laboring classes
whose avocations necessarily compel
them to " bear the heat and burden
of the day" where they are without
any shelter from the fierce rays that
are being poured upon them. A
poet has said somewhere:
" An ill wind it is that when it biowj
Does not a good to some of m dijpoie"
This truism is being made manifest
to us daily during this hot Mason.
Coroners and undertakers are reap-
ing a harvest from the afflictions of
their fellow mortals. Extra men are
being employed by the undertaken
to frame in sufficient number tie
"narrow houses" that are needed,
and funeral corteges meet us in troy
direction whither our steps ate
wended.
Washington, July 23.—A dele-
gation of black men, haaded by Dr.
Randolph, an octoroon of New Or-
leans, had an interview with the
President on Saturday, to satisfy
themselves of the truth or falsity of
the charge, that he was inimical to
the negro and opposed to his educa-
tional advancement. These doubts
were speedily removed on the sub-
ject of the education of the black
race. Said the President: "I am
decided by all means to let learning
advance among them. I most cor-
dially endorse your efforts to estab-
lish schools for them, and will give
you all the assistance in my
for I am the true friend of the black
man. No one living clesires him to
advance in education, refinement and
civilization more than I do, for on
that depends his future usefulness to
himself, his race and his country.
A few nights since, two men em-
ployed at the lime-kiln of E. P.
near St. Genevieve, Mo., *Me
watching the kiln at night, toot *
coffee pot which had been standing
on the bank through the day, ^
made some coffee, of which they both
drank freely. Shortly after drinking
the coffee they became very act
with strong symptoms of having bee
poisoned. Upon examining the coj-
fee pot, a small snake was founi
which had by some means got into
the pot and boiled up in the coflee.
The men have recovered, hut do not
recommend "snake coffee a: 1
healthy drink.—Mo. Paper.
American Newspapers is e-v"
gland.—John Bright, in the cc'arie
of a recent speech, made this state
ment, in substance, as follows:
He had recently seen a letter ro
one of the largest cotton spinne
and manufacturers and merchants1
Lancashire, in which he expr
his regret to find that among -
workmen there was growing op ^
much greater interest in •
politics than in the politics ot
own country. This gentleman a
ward informed him, in corrobottti
of this statement, which he asser
to be literally true, that in his
there were nearly as many AnwrlC ^
newspapers to be found as there w
newspapers of their own country-
To Cure a Felon.—The Journal
of Medicine recommends as a c
for these troublesome disorders, t a
as soon as the parts begin to s*e *
cloth, saturated with the tincture
lobelia, should be wrapped ar0?D.
them. This kills the felon, an
said never to fail if applied in sea*0 •
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