The New York Herald Newspaper, October 12, 1866, Page 5

° x fr 2 Close Enon, and Effect of an Possibility . ' Allianee. Presidency. COLOMBIA AND HER POSTAL TREATIES, QUR PANAMA CORRESPONDENCE, VanaMa, Oct %, 1088 A MEW roUTICAL MOVEMENT IN CRNTRAL AMERICA. ‘Dy the last arrival from the northwest coast we have semovs of a proposed confederation between the several Matesof Central America. Not mercly an alliance for mutual protection against foreign Powers in case of ini- pending difficulty; but an alliance permanently binding, @ al respects similar to the Colombian unity® Iam mable.to give you the details of this latest politi- ePmovement in Spanish America, as the intelligence ‘Was received from private sources not in possession of $GB‘particulars of the visionary scheme, for visionary it Mest bo called, TY inderstand, however, thatfrepresenta- ‘vee from the various States interested in the question Ibeve assembled at San Salvador, whero the advantages ‘end disadvantages of the alliance were freely discussed. ‘Wie nolther stated under the auspices of which party @e parties tho movement is inaugurated, nor by what Raw the revolutionists purpose carrying out the project; ‘Wut wo readily surmise the griginators of the scheme to 00d; fellowship with the parties out of power at gent interval. San Salvador will be tho seat of government,tif the plan works successfully, aid the various departments, with outlines, remaining eB'at pteseht, will keep up their regular State organiza- ons. WHAT MIGHT FE GAINED BY AN ALUANCR, @entral America, from the Isthmus of Panama td the republic of Mexico, is geographically q@aleulated for ‘the domicil of but one govern- ewish hand by the man so fortunate as to hold the keys of the government treasury. Everything ig rotten and @errept. Political changes are effected upon the ancient Principle that might is right. If, under the guidance of a confederation were formed, embracing person is aware, thriftiesiness and predominant characterigtics of Span- division of the will ts a id i i a! [ rare ‘ dates to the 10th and 22d respectively, but they CANDIDATES th 4 H i ror ‘Until lately there ae 10 re-election of Fradoin Peru, vut one alte bas just been brought forward a8 @ rival @andidate for Presidential honors. Balta was Prado’s hand mau in Northern Peru during the \ate revo- eclaghe epee od the ba see ao of 82 bonest, it man, w ts to oppose nt incuia- Bentotely to Ee y tons Prendly men off tho track, thus avoiding lity of the government falling into All forvigners residing in Peru, are henceforth to pay 8 poll tax of $16 per head. ‘THR DIPZ-1-0CHO. Tt has already been that by a dectee the ‘th of September has been declared to be « Peruvian day as well as one belonging to the Chilean repub- Such bemg the case the jo of Lima and Callao fedorned their bonses aud with flags and other Gecorations, and in the former city there were also fire- ‘works, a military parade, a bi mass in the closed and day kept in ASSAULT UPON 4 UNITED STATRS OFFICER IN CALLAO: AB attempt was made on the night of the 20th ult. to ‘and drown the gunner of the Dakota, but, fortu- Bately, the boals of oper nen in time to prevent the crime and arrest ‘The commander of the Spanish fleet at Montevideo had sent the Alm Consuelo amd Colon to asaist the Resolucion at the Fatkland islands, The editors of the America bave been expelled from Buenos Ayres for pobiiebing infammatory articles de- ‘Bunciating war against Paravuay. NEWS FROM BOOOTA Yea to September, The Executive had issued « decree pated ~/ ny the aale of public lands, In constquence of ‘the various (raads and peculations attend:mg the busi- Rese. Titlos recently given are invalid. eon Diario Offeial states that Mosquera has instructed dollar $ t.directors to reduce the value of the Colombian bh gold and silver) to eight hundred anc thirty- Instead of mine hundred, as hereiofore, This the value of the currency considerable lower than French standard, aud Peruvian doliars are expected to rise to & premium, POMTAL TREATIES WITh COLOMMA. The same journal publishes the following decree re- garding the conntries: ; Ba Ta fe wach twiee sipolate.” ‘These instruct on8 More particalerly affect the British: Hine of steamers, a8 the postal contract with the Roysl ‘Mati Company bas just terminated. . COLOMRLAN DTFLOMATIO: The follow! ooiments ‘announced :— x Worquors, Min's'ee wo France; ar, continued at Fiscal Agent im the United States; {sco Const General im Now York, and a score of others of minor eee mats: FRANCE NOT SATINFTAD WHR aw ste ‘108 im Tes eTkace Wire TH" CfrreD oe proposition made to Fngland and A to ratity . Greaty between those counties and whieh they would she came privet a leon isthmus: zy taro the ty of the trandi—has aoe - be ee ‘There little to micate from ‘tal iy as ‘We have berm wains past teu beside which your moctial would into iheance; tm they ‘well be likened unto Noah's deloge AND AMMONITION FOR PRR. anu append an@ ammanition transported Sunaee Ro areuemie "Who Central American States Working Puant Ieuaspe, Panama Bay, Oct, 1, 1966. ‘thought to the highly prize, (and every one of them has.a history) they might, per- haps, choose some other jewel in Neu of the peari neck- Jace for the birthday present to a favored relative, Since the gradual failure of the Ceylon fisheries the Toles de las Perlas, in the Bay of Panama, have becomo the greatest'pearl producers in the world. The pearis, ‘though not eo fine, are far more plentiful and eacy to ‘obtain than those from any of the rival beds, HOW 10 REACH THE 181.4ND8, ‘Tho miain group, of which Gonzales is the principal fatand, He about sixty miles in a southerly course from the cityof Panama. As there is no regular communi- cation with the mainland we are compelled to charter one of the numerous little trading vessels which ply along the coast or through the archipelago, or instead ‘take passage with one of the many dealers, who are con- tnually ‘sailing back and forth in pursuit of their Pleasant avocation, With a fay le wind we reach the islands in ten hours from the time'of starting, and, anchoring our boat close in, we are paddled ashore” by a half naked negro, in a canoe much resembling the Primitive “dugout” of the Western rivers. TUR HOME oF THM prvens, AS wo step on shore a singular spectaclé greets the eye. The slope of tho ialand is thickly covered with cane huts, the habitations of those who seek the trea. sured of tlre ‘‘ vasty deep.” the thatched roofs of these miserable structures the diver is born and reared, and lives and dies. Down the beach in front of the village, we see spread irregularly about the resulis of the divers’ industry. Tons.upon tons of shells, white and glistening as the Gnest ivory, are in promiscuous piles, awalting transportation to Panama, while here and ties are of women Ls children basiy. employed Chop ey last rip to sea cdeatiodai | The ‘extond along the or shore and as far mts shallow water Teachene The oysters grow i eee pa same ge that Lipo bgetinra bivalves er, aro quite unit: for gastro- nomic uses. ‘The beds themselves, with a few excop- tions, are public property. A'few well todo men who aro engaged in the buainess have bought separate islands of their own, and within a certain distance of the land none but those in the interest of the owner ar allowed to extend their toilsome search for riches. pendent fishermen, who are the of the trade, usually own a dining appara, by the means of which they avoid the dangers and fatigue attending the ordi- mary mode of working. TAK MODUS OPERAND! OF PRARL FISIING. None of the natives use a diving apparatus. foreigners who have been attracted to the place ser Are provided with the proper machinery for Lng § big hauls and plenty of ‘THe watlVe divers club to- gether in of three or fonr, and, paddling out to the favorite locality, will quickly place themselves in readiness tor « descent to the ocean The one who goes down first ties a basket around his neck, a rope round his body, and with a long, sharp knife between his teeth his swarthy figure sinks silently from the bow of the boat, while his comrades above quietly await tne signar to “haul in.” The diver reacaes the bottom and rapidly fills bis basket with the choicest ehells, which he wrenches by sheer force from sthetr embedded position, keeping ali the while a vigilant lookout for the ter- rible ground shark which 80 _plentifully abound in this vicinity. At length bis--basket is full, and with his remaining strength signals his comrades to draw him up. He soon appears upon, | the surface of the water, and with the blood often gush- ing from his mouth, ears.and nostrils, is drawn into tne ban ¥ be restored to conscioutnoss by the aid of stimn- lants alone. As soonas the basket is emptied into the bottom of the posh aneaian man goes throagh pod hg rd bec vres, and t! corer is repeated the men have taken their turn atdiving, when the boat is pulled ashore and the cargo discharged. HOW THE GROUND ‘MARK 18 ENCOUNTERED. Next to the slowly killing process of holding their Desai while beneath the water, the shark 1 referred to jove is the greatest enemy of the divers. Not a da: sey but that some poor fellow is attacked and killed; it the occurrence is too common to excite remark. is not always, howcevor, that the shark is able to tri the fearicas diver; The latter, with his jong kai in hand, awaits the corm! of the enemy, ond with a quick motion drops beneath the shark jast as his jaws are about to close upon him. As ‘the shark swi er him bewildered at the sudden dis- of the savory titbit, the diver, with an en- lent by desperation, aticks his knife into his body and gives the signal to hoist away. Coward-like Johnny Sharkee daris off, and if badly wounded soon falls a to the voracity of his feliow-kind. for itis = well nown fact that a wounded shark, if bleeding, is always bodily devoured by his lovit as they kindly shed a tear (80 to speak) over his lortunes. Such is the dexterity of the diver that be more often escapes bis enemy than otherwise, ‘THE PROCKEDS OF LANOR. Periodically the dealers come arou the nonce, i entirely suspended, the pearls are weighed and judged, and y bought at about half their real value. Shelis are sold to other par- ties at a comparatively bigh price, | With the proceeds cf a fortaight’s work in his the diver gives himself! up to dranken absolute want compels him to renew hit Mean- ioe the pearls for whic be us Ling: monger ‘on thelr way to 2 foreign country, where cl lace them among the jewels of a crown or inthe glazed irt- front of an aristocratic snob, Is ja.hard dstepinn tipi valie of the poarld to ime the a r ne taken from these fisherion rahe from one dollar to ive oad en, fe pdbendonn Sdn | oa! quali. ty. Opmantona iy a lucky doy of adivermakes a grand hual of severn! thousand dollars in one baskettall of shelis, Whon such’ ts the case he generally quite diving-and turns speculator in the wares of hw log fortunate fet- 1OWa “ ‘The favorite amusemAni of visitors to the Fstands ‘s basing unoprncd suells, for which they pay aboul It is only fty cents per down Sometimes, apon fayestigating tho value of their purchase they find themselves to be the of rich pears, but usually come out.at the smatt end of the horn—having only thet fan for their money. One old crone took the trouble the to pick hel! that was being carelessly around the beach, and upon openin foond « within ‘bas since been sold for over $2,000. THE ANSTAL > OF PEARLS and their value cannot be caculated. So many leave the eountry through irregalay channels Uhat it is quite im- From the num- ible to estimate (he ital amount. beter people which tbe dsherien support, however, I abould judge that at frost 9 milion ere realized in the trade—'9 say nothing of the empty shells wae nore? All the finer pearis are sent to Londen and the Contt- nent, eave a few whieh Sod their way into the United ‘States, evading duties of «om The nobility of Eorope hove a mpecial love for the genuine pearl when it is proven to be such, and promptly purchase whenever they ave offered. Heace the reason why they are sent Jo that direction. ‘The inferior articles are hawked aronnd the streets of Panama, of elar palmed of upon the crednious Califor- niape as © firet class jewe', worth double the amount asked for it. Ihave even Knowa persons, on thelr way to or from the golden Ian’, to buy base imitations eut out with a ponkni:e from 1.16 thickest part of a sbell, as pestis ‘of the finest quai'ty. Hut the ease with which false onee may be detecte’ should suthelenily protect Kreenborme from imporition PRAR:. SHELLY AND THEME CER It in considered ainong (howe engaged in the busines that the shells alone repay be divers for their time and labor, and that whateret pearls they fod may be con- sidered #0 much extra, jus e* {f they were prises drawn in alomery. If, indeed, such was not the case few firh- ‘eries in the world-would pey for working. Peart sheils here brive @ good ronnt price thie season, There has beeg a smaller y Withip We past year than veval, tnd, the demand always erceeding the amount on the market, they will reatily bring from $50 to $60 per ton st the islands, Like jt# royal inhabitant, the shell also Priacipally to Europe, where it i# arsed for kaife pearl ornaments, fine battons, Mc, which quite does with the necessity {seirey, A fair proportion of the abell*, however, go to Now York, where they are used for exactly the mine Purpose thar they are in England. Tt ty etimated that ball a millies do! worth are exported anovelly from Panama A FORTUNATE OREAS. Narrow hecape of « Kelireoad Trais Loaded with Passengers. {From the Dayton (Yule) Fourmal, Oct. 8 | Mr Robertson, roel! agent op the Atiantic and Great ‘Wentern Railroad, between thir city aad Cleveland, re- lated to un yewterdey the #trango item abort « farmer who prevented @ Lerrible digamer on that road, near Menshala, ‘Ohio, af the aS the foes Pee Es fore meen (he parsgra: relat ng 9 wing phe ir. Roverteon conversed with the farmer, and tory in abort ivanian) went t bed dollars per annum value of Vew people who expend such fabulous sums for the ure and delicately formed pearls which ornament the ‘erpons of your aristocratic belles give a single passing natare of the bauble they 20 Did they know the history of the trinket BOOK NOTICES. pores by the Author of f, Ur *"Rbeommentad io Mere volumes in one. 1: New York. “(Taken Upon Trast”’ is a reprint of an English novel.» Tt 1g written in a.styie superior to that of many recmt “ sensational” novels, The author, however, has mized up in it some of the most objectionable ingredients ix a work’ of that class, Murder and suspicions of murer predominate in it, At the vory threshold of the stry Nes the corpse of a Mr. Fletcher, who’ was not fit to | live, and who has been poisoned by himself or by som. body else. We assist at the coroner’s inquest, We vist, with gentle, devoted Susan Brigham, the cell of Cousn Chrissy, Fietober's widow, a ‘poor creature,” as Mr. Wilberforce woul’ have called her, ‘and pious as 16 would, have wished her to be, but who, for having taken a husband upon trust, ‘suffers the griey- ous punishment of being suspected, imprisoned, and tred, ‘and all but convicted and hung asa murderess. Of course the author trios a hand—s not unskilfal one—at @ trial, that of Cousin * Chrissy: He also makes us accompany tho appareut fight of another lady, Florence, Beruard, suspected, with more show of reason, of the same murder, Sho is, nevertho= Tess, Innocent of it, although she may not p! “Not guilty” toa different charge. We enjoy (?) freqtent op portunities of cultivating an acquaintance with the actual murderer, Andrew Thomson, ex-butlor of the de- consod; with Mr. Leo Clavering, a flashy Jewish banker, specuiator and forger, who instigated the murder, and with certain friends of Thomson of similar kiduey, from, Redfern, who has himself been tried for alleged mur- der, © Terrier, Tom and other roughs of tte plng-ucty order—not omitting Master Amelius Driver, alias Harley, | wterrible little scamp. The latter ia unexpectedly trang - formed, Tittlebat Titmouse fashion, into the presump- tive nefr of a splendid old scamp, the Ear! of Ashington, who has also to pay the penalty for marrying upon trust. The two brothers, Clayton and Gerald Bernard, ‘also reap their full share of retribution for the same fatal error, So does Marian Clavering,, So would have done Alick Harvey the curate, had he married that fasbionable’ and heartless woman of the world, tho daughter of Lady Annabella Graham. Only the curate and his friend Ernest Andaine (afterwards Lord Clan- boyne), eacape the fate which itnpends over nearly al! the characters in the novel, This ends before Clanborae marries, but not without an intimation ther nis old sweetheart, Marian @avering, wit! «+ long be a widow, ‘and at Ince ain wif, Hor present husband is virtually = surderer, Briefly, here is the moral of the story:—How mada thing it is, this taking upon trast men or women of whose hearts or heads and tempers one can know ab- solutely nothing. But mad as this is, we fear the au- thor goes too far towards producing an imprersion that in modern English soctoty, if the testimony of sensa- tional novels is to be credited, murdor is so frequent and common a crime, any husband or wife whom you may take upon trust, is liable to turn outa murderess or a mur- derer. De Quincey wrote elaborate essays on murder as a fine art, Have these essays converted John Ball's wons and daughters into Thugs? Marnmp at Last. A Love Story. Thomas, author of “Philip Morton,” &c. Peterson & Brothers, Philadelphia» Another reprivt of an English novel, and happily with no murder or suspicions of murder in it, In the course of the story we aro carried from the quiet little village of Broome to London, with its gayeties and woes; to the hospital of Sevtari, where a sunbeam is gliding through one of the wards sunbeam in mortal shape— asunbeam in the shape of a nobie-hearted young lady, whose namo al! men love and reverence; then to Broome again, and back to London; to Castle Tierney, in Iretand, and finally to the last scene. The time is summer; the place, a London park; the aciors, @ Queen and the flower of ber soldiery, in & carriage, at goin short distance from the spot where the Victoria crosses are distributed, Git three ladies, and close to them two men stand. © The Jadies are the two Mrs, Tierneys and Mr, Walter Forest ; the gentlemen are Walter and Mr. Challoner. They are admiring the handsome Colonel Tierney as he receives the badge for valor, In these few persons the interest of the story is chiefly concentrated, giving an agreeable unity to the whole, Ono of the Mre. Tierneys Is Beatrice Constable, the fascinating heroine, Married at Last to her cousin, Colonel Tierney. May Arden, scarcely lews fas- enating than Beatrice, is also Married at Last to Walter Forest, another handsome suitor of ber friend Miss Con- stable, after having, as a divoresd wife, long prevented Tierney from marrying her, Stil! another of her early saitora, who perhaps loves her best, poor Challoner, tho curate, whose awkward manners do not bide from By Annie T. B. his friends his true heart and noble soul, almost the only one who {a not Married at Last, and he is wedded to his boo! nd his pulpit, Apother character figures in the book, Captain Bketchle; R, N., who with his pasmon for curiosities of all kin (Wimself the strabgest curigsity in his museum), ind with hin disappointed passion for May Ardén, leaves his ship and goes to the Naval brigade without leave and Joses hie V'fe by saving that of Tierney, who hat ox elianged into Lord Cardigan’s Light brigade, ind was desperately Wounded in the famous “charge of the Six Hundred," immortalized by Tennyson. At the distribu. tion of the crossss, still another ebaracter, although ‘abeent, is fondly mentioned as ‘such a baby '’-=the ron of Beatrice and Tierney, and grandson of that fine oid roltred naval oticer whom we met In the opening soenes at Broome, and who} died so suddenly daring the frat ‘visit there of bis anglicized Irish nephew. DIsarroinTep AMBITION; OK MARieD AND SINGLE, By Mise Agues M. Stewart, Authoress of ' The World and the Cl r,”’ “Gertende,” &e. D. & J. Sadiler & Ce., New York, Boston and Mon- treal. Disappointed Ambition '' ingenuously illustrates the danger of marrying in reckless disregard of say beter motive than the desire for rank and wealth, and partic ularly the possible and probable evils of marrying when fadical differencos of religious belief and practice exist between the partion. " ‘We shall venture to ériticise but a single point in Wis excetiont little book, Mies Stewart inadvertently con- firms the traditional stage notion on the continent, of the English paterfamilias, who is snpposed by Mon- wear, aod Mynheer, and Herr and Signor, and their famiites, to be in the habit of bealing both daughter and wife with a stick of legal stzo, and of sellin wife for a ritpence at Stnithfield market, with a rope around her neck, whenever be wishes to get rid of her, Thuw Misw Stewart duly records two brutal acts of @ dissenting dea- con, the hasband of her principal heroine. On one ovraaion Deaton Ashley pursves his young wife, (a second wife), overtakes her in a ballroom, where he had forbidden her to go, lays bis hands upos her ehoulder with a strong, bat nervous grasp, forces her down étaire, thrusts her ecnselem, and bleediag—she bas burst a blood vessel —into the carriage, and drives furiously home, On another occasion, afier he has vainly tried to compel bia daughter to consent to wed with Epbraim ‘Walford, (he pious and amiable deacon exclaims: ‘Do you dare to brave me to my very face?” and extending his power- ful band, be hurled her from him with such violence that poor Escher fell with groat weight on the Boor, and her fotehead coming In eontact with a heavy piece of forniture, she strock It #0 severe s blow that he was for some time deprived of consciousnew, And yet ail this does not prevent Mise Stewart from elsewhere ‘eulogizing this domestic tyrant, “bigoted and prejudiced an be was, as, nevertheless, ever too much of a gentle man to be wncdurteomy or rude ander any eiroum- If be be 96 “much of « gentieman,’’ accord. ep Hours, A Peterson & Brothers, Philadel; * ences of war. iin : Balter. We shoald have mentioned before that one of the pretended spirits of the hauled bouse whom Charles Brande had conjured down, or rather knocked down, proved to be = wild young fellow named Henry Sudley, whom the lieutenant Fescues from tho evil courses dito which bis social) oature, his idjeness and his suporabundant vitality ‘were beginning to lead him. Charies enough becomes acquainted with Henry's widowed mother, and also; with her charming daughter, Maude, Naturally ‘enough, too, ho falls in love with Mande, who is hasten: ing to warn bin of bis peril at the moment when he is shot by the smuggler, he soas him fail from bis horse, springs forward to help if she cannot save him, binds his bleeding wounds, and cannot help revealing her’ own love for him. To makealong story short, he re- covery from his wounds, marries Maude Sudley, buys tho manor house, and this, no longer haunted, becomes the home of the loving pair, i} Curiw's Aruum. By Archie Argyle, M. Doa- lady, New York; *. B. Cotten, St. Louis. Skipping the occasional atteropts at “ fine writing,” and making due allowance for certain spiteful allusions to the late President Lincoln and his wife, many readers beyond tho large circle of the author’s friends, will. be amused and interested by her lively descriptions of &@ Journey across the Piatns of Life im California, and of voyage from San Francisco to Now York;/and particu. larly by the eatertainipg love stories which she con- trived to collect from, ber fellow travelers, and which account for the rather odd and apparently far-fetcbed title of her book. Archie Argyle, of course modostiy say not © word about it—but she caunot help showing that throughout her experiences of travel she never lost the pluck and elastic. spirit of endurance which sus. tainéd Southern ladies throughout the harsher experi. ‘Tue Scuyxysipe Senigs, No 1—Tne Fiaer ov rue Kxicxesnsockxas. By P. Hamilton ers, Rsq., author of ‘Pri r of the y” pman & Co., New “Bell Brandon,” &o. © Mork, This isthe fires cheap edition’ of a popular book, of Which Putnam issued two editions im library style many yoars ago, The few lingering descoudants of tho.old Knickerbockers' will read “again with pride, and even the invading New Englanders with Inter. eat, this tale of 1673, full as it ts of of such names aa Stuyvesant, Tennis and Myndert, and Mr. Knickerbocker, Stoutenburg)), Poffenburgb, Har Aenburgh and Vanderburgh, Van Schaick, Van Schoon- | toven, Van Neas, Van Rengelacr, Van Kortland, Vander 4001, Vandorgrift, Vanderveer, and Vanderspiegie, Liv- lagston, Schuyler, Duyckinck, Romaine, Roosevelt, | Yoorback and Clapsaddie-—names which Washington | ving, to whom the book was originally dedicated Mr, Myore, han eendored fhravar rlanvat va tho | Idwad of Manbattan. u Gayrita Gaunt; on, Jeatousy. By Chartes Reade, author of * Peg Woffington,” d&c., de. With iNustrations. ‘Ticknor & Fields, Boston. This much abnsed and universally read serial story vas published Saturday ina single volume. A card from tie author, and eatitied “The Prarient Prude, defond- ing ft stoutly against certain attacks which have been mide upon it was also publithed om Saturday, Tho ire of Mr, Reade has been particularly exeited by the as salts of a New York weekly paper. Ho threatens ‘‘ven- gence dire,” exclaiming, ‘'l moan to Collar the editor of thi ——-, and drag bim oud his slanders before a jury of bi countrymen’? Meanwhile, if the charges of this domed editor are as libellous as the author declares thet to be, the “Prurient Prude’’ perlmps may bo plewed at being puffed into profitable publicity even by thonagry Wreath of Mr. Charles Reado, THE EXPECTED METEORIC SHOWER IN NOVEMBER—INTER@ | ESTING SCIENTIFIC SPECULATIONS. Wasinvarox, D, ©, Oot, 7, 1866. Pofessor Ferguson, of the National Observatory in this dty, {¢ making arrangements to ike ecientific ob- | servations on the expected meteoric divplay In Novernber | next. The aubject of meteors and shooting stare has en gage the attention of eminopt astronomers within the Jast ontury to a greater exteut than ever before; among them Professors Olmsted, Twining and Newton have writta valuable papers in connection with it, ‘Tht appearance of shooting #tars $s quite common, but in thy months of August and November of earl yoar they are @en in greater pambers, generally about the loth of Angws and ihe 12th of November, The great meteoric hover of 1709 seems to bave drawn the attention of astronomers more particularly to thie subject, and from thattime to the recarrence ‘of the metoorie showers in 445, and up to the present gay, they have been endeav- coring to refer the differcat phases aud Charncteristics of the puenomenon to known laws, and to eatablieh the exach anniversary of is appearance. ‘Thaw far tire More brilliant of these meteoric rhowers have occurred et intervals of thivy-three years; tbat of | 1653 was eepecially dixtingaiehed by the immense num- | ber of moving meteors to be seen at once, end for the ro- merbavio aig pud splendor of many of'them. Among | y s of blazing 1eteors vid le on mee ea | jt Continent, { op. n at several places on recognized by several Observers by tut rdinary 870 ‘apd briflianey, as well ne by the leng:h of tue ita train remened visible, which was about ten minnte, The lumitous train reemed to follow the mote t neb.Aou Limes larger than the moon, and whieh move oupward with a velocay greater thaa (ouree, nd finalty disappeared in a vast « tm contihued 10 clouds, as ana melone layeot 1799 ap were charac: vena! by the fall nd Metaotite which, rcshing Pope furface of the earth witha loud nowe, penetrated eal it eeverai fect The periodicity of these sary | abowers le not e6 definitely excertained with regard to j the day as to the year, Tucy have occurred to a groater | or laa degree in the months of August and November, {rom 1853 to 1889; Dat the most remarkable of thom ppeared on the 12th of Novewber, or between | that dite and the 14th. | ‘The next. appearance of the meteoric phenomenon, therefore, is expected om or about the 12th of next | | Mont, The dtwervations of s:rooomers bave demon. Strated thal the shoot pg stars are inore Dumcrous be- twoen midnigi\ and sunrise, and the majority of them | egree in fixing the radiant point—that point im which the lines deacrbed by the met-ors in their Bight contre | ain the constellation Loo, limiting the area or radiation fo the immedute vic Buty OF Regulus in the neck of the | Lon. Others wwiga the radiaut pasnt io the constellation | Orion. The theory ost generally arcepted in accounting for | the regular wearrenoe of meteor werm, is that aa Unused! agwevation of thew axervide exiae in t hi Feacked by the Orbit, and thtvagh which the eart! 1B@ MOK gL Observations have not been suite 7 hameroy; to establieh the exact period of the earth's arrival at the part of Ha orbit, During th f, 184), much apprabenss ag Ltt Ooo oF rwore af th one astery Do dikustras consequ tote grand coletal dir play, fon beipre that an eciantifie mia unite in th ts not with | the bounds of nigh thas such COURT OF SPECIAL SESSIONS. PMtore Jostions Kelly and Dowting Only twerty.Dve new Canes were on the calendar yew terday. Thupsocity of nomberw ty an indication that either the pic improving in morale or Police offieertare getting @ little dereict io ance of their daty. It ie t be hoped th Weular ia Ube eu) Caure, years, amu rod | ight Lo oor Wwaik in frontof Full. m Markee Which #be ofered for sale to the public. | nforvomataly the selected: aie upon which David and Micha! Weis Bike price clém. rR ame with her memban- dine, « pe four barrel» of appies, (he de fendante ra & the eid barrain ont of the and be caure weer. Amelia frost, but not sweet to look apon, charged Wilks wiih fractions! curreney from irawer. Spromartu, cad rit The | profemed knowing oves Ua NEW ORLEANS. OU NEW ORLEANS COMRESPONDENCE. Revival ef Trade--Failure of the Cotten The Laects of the Late Riote—Withdrawal ef Northerm Capital—Secret Societics The New York Herald and the Constitutional Amondment, Ke» &, Naw On.eane, Oot. 3, 1560. Tho present time is an important one in the history of the Croscont Cty, We have had an entire week of coo), delightful woathor, with occasional showers, that invari: ably precede the entry of fall. The mortality reports show @ remarkable decrease injobolera and yeliow fever, with which the city has Leon scourged, and as @ con.+ quence the thousands who Layo spent the bet summor Months atthe North and suid the cool breezesof the Blue Ridge of Virginia, come pouring back once more; and their familiar (aces ur seon upon the public murts of trade, Business las received. new (and the merchants are as busy a5 bog opening ous their winter supplies of goods, Cotton and other @taple pro ducts begin to pour in, from the pisutaion», amd the Jevoes at the pragent time present an aoimatod scaneber twoen (he arrival of avpplie# from the North andithe shipment of cotton for European and Northern markets, TAR COTTOX UROF Fram all parts of the country complaint aro receiw a of the {earful ravages made by the army worm, and Planters who have risked their entire capital uyon the Yield of this year will be ruined. General Frank Horrow, of Iowa, who js established here ae a cotton factor, nr» presenting several millions of Northern capital, and ranping several plantations, jaforms me that the ene yield of the cotton States will scarcely be more than ono million and a quarter bales, The cotton that has been eecured, however, is of & superior quality aod will n» doubt commapd high prices in the afarket. One of the ereatest difficulties experienoed by the planter is the SCARCITY OF LANOR, The sudden emancipation of the negro population has | produced its evil results, and the negroes seam indir posed Lo remain on plantations when they can congrega'e wbout cities amd pick up @ precarious livelihood, To remedy thisevil the people of the South are vow earn estly striving to attract hither Europenn emigration. The Proposition to séenre laborers from the Celosual Empire seems to Le the most popular plan eagcested, and nego Ualons to that end are OOW In progress, A WW PUROPEAN STRAMMINY Lit Weisialso proposed {0 estiBlleh @ dipoes T8 OF ant: grap! packets between this city and Germany, England Tance, With the view of attracting hither many of wikTents who now bring up ip the Wesiern States HA the CMitishment of the line be successful, the results will ne We say aganty and anew claw of labor secured that !n Uin0'Wrsenake the South a pros perons ax are thé Western Stat nie now reovive tbe surplus population of over crowded ‘aii countriCN, Dr. Cottman, the agent of emigration, has recently re ceived a large number of leters from Barope inquiring ws to the facilities afforded in Lonisiana for emigrants, and next yeor a large influx of Germans aod Norwegians 4s expected. UR RAPLCS OF TOK LATE MEO, The unfortunate massacre of the 40th of July has had ite effect in Korope and the Emigration Bureau bere has been in receipt of imany letters enquiting what ¢vret gach lawieesa would bave upon emigtants arriving Dr. Cottman agent bas invariably replied that the riot was the) © f jotal difference in polltics, and that lore guers ce oe her@would in no way be affected by 1 as they cou become citizens. until after Oye yoars remidence the ajarm jn European countries, aud the driving ow ef emigration, ja not the only evil thas the riot bas ei F i SAL 10. ke WaTRORA Ww, TYearn ‘ullions Of northern capital jn vosted in thi ®ve 4 be withdrawn in Januai 0 Kenticraen Wao havo svowled having become a af ahak bey ¢ ‘ opposition to Northern mes xenerally, and cular, In this they are in par y tion aseleedly mintikhh: “Whatever maytbe the hatred of the Yankee in the neighboring Mute of Texar, here, in Louisiana, I have had too many proofs to believe that the great mass of tho peop'e are other than demrous that peace may continue, ‘They seem to be dixpoard welcome any Northern man who comes to fesine among them and assist them with bie eapital and genius developing the great resources of the # he does not endeavor to torce hit mbollt them. But should a Northerm man come peak of the poop and emlenvor to sow discord among the late , ho will find thie, or any oth 10, to hot for It in_ men of clap, and a few chatactertew here and 0 As ded mebols who Lave no in Troubles ta the Territory—The Promps Attention ef Government Demanded —Phe Iudinns Compelied to Kill the stock of Settlers to Prevepe Starvation (ollistons — loodshed—The Depredutors Demand ood ive all the Tribes Rations to be Insucd to the Starving Indians, ae. Wasuincran, Oct. 11, 1868, ‘Lian aTalre in New Mexico are aenuming & very sort. Ous phase, and demand the Prompt attention of the government Intelligence received from that section of the couatry by the Commissioner of Indian Allaire indi- ¢ates an outbreak among the tribes located in that terri- Hiab 1 BOL arrested wt once, will lead toe gavage and devastating Indian war and ap expenditare of many millions of dollars, Tue present difficulties ware originated by the Ulah tribe and ite many branches, Mr. WoF M. Arny Acting Governer of New Mexico, writes 1 the Cominisniouer an account ef tho manuer ju which those Woubles commenced From bisreport 1 appears that tho Indians in that region are im a starving condition, especially the Utes and Apaches. Game bas entirely dieappeared from their country, and they are actually compelled to kill the stock of the set- ters or starve to death. By thus committing depreda Hons on (he cattle And sheep they come into collision with the people Already blood has been shed, and an otensely bitter feeling ya the part of the lodians is man Leste’, 4 Capote Ulal Indian, son-in-law of Kaneatche, Obtet o: the Utab and Iearilla Apaches of the Cimarron agency, went to a ranche and asked for a sheep. A quarrel arese between Che Indian aud the Mexican farmer «bout u, wood resulted in the death of the Indian «¢ the hand» ‘Thin roused the several Indian bands, and (hey proceedéd to the Mexican’s ranche to kid bie ithe had taken@fuge in Fort Unien, The Indiaue owemyied at tho Ort and demanded blood for Diood. Geacral Carley, WhO Commanded ac the fort, | refused to give the xoxiean up, Mr, Army and Colone! Pfeiffer, at the rog-oet of General Carleton, went into the mountains Y confer with the Indiana They wero wet by about tirty Utahs and Apaches, tnelading the chie(y, and tgok thelr testimony (a reference to tbe kil) ing of the CGpote Ute Ladian lt was soon evident that Uist the tgetivmens AH NOL Of a character to eouviet the Mo MUG, ~nd if he wore acquit indians would FODADLY COMA 4 reson the adr Ind he Mexican, ettlemenws, ay several but were within a few miles of Mora, demat be oss blood. Mr Army believed that, under ther. stances, it was best to procrastinate, and Ta. , the point’ that the Indian killed wan only an nyl the Mogachs band by marriage, but was a blood i of the Capote bands; and acco to u en the blood relations should be frat ratinfod, and therefore no seitemeat could ba made aati) the brotiters of the dereaved were brought to Bante Fé San Pablo, head chies of tke Loariiia-Apachen, agreed to camp fie band on the Cimarron and remain quiet until the ar- rival af the dewd Indian's brothers. Thia delay will give cdot Ome month's ime, durng which the military eom- mandor of tie district can dispose of his foreen a am to be prepared tor any outbreak that may oecur, and give the Exoouttve arin volunteers for home The Chie eatche hat placed bimesif tn the Dien! a6 & homtage for the good be- his people ponding the ws ee Ocenrrences a Tabaw at Fort Garland, and bas of hostil ies there, Colonel Alexander bad io them, in whieh be tort one man od, while the Indiana lot thine 1 aud several wounded. Colonel Alexander say be had them well whipped, bat exhausted bis am. tion i Kit Carson states that be bas much dimeulty to prevent thé losogurstion of an lodian war, The Ueenk states that Hf bostilities are fairly commenced ail f and five thousand warriors, nt troups into the country, and the set nor baw organired several volunteer companies, wor the trial of the Mexcan,if it be found neces he mili Giaof the Uerritury will be called owt The ommander bas given sathority to the agent w mene rations to the warving Iedians, to consist of half « pound of meat aud half a pound of wheat Bour per day for exeh ten, wouwan and child, They are, however, to be made clearly to understand that the iene will early be rtopped .( they commit depredations, The General are stil! bitter eneties of the gor oo and nurture feelings of animosity that eaased the riot of the 40th of July. They are cquady the enemies of the federai government, the , and the people of the south, TUM KEP RCTS OF HONOR FUEL ATION Tam pleased to observe a grow ing friendliness between the substantial and enlightened citizens of this city and the Northern mon who have satiled here in pion Aron and if wise counsels prevail, but x few years will be required to heal the breach that the War produced and make us again @ untied people, children of one common God, Tcannot permit this opportanity to pass without bearing testimony to the magnanimity of the cop- federate soldiers and officers, including wich mon pa Geveraly Jet. LLompson, Baekner, Langatroety Boaure. gard and Davidson, who are in business here; 1 kee them frequently lv compan: hh @x-federal officers, and they moet as friends. Their conrie i m striking contrast with that of Wade Hampion and mon of thet ik, who are still biter, SMCKET sOCUETIR. Iam anetired that there are in this cfiy several secret societies, including the Knights of the Golden Circle, Kp of Arabia, Ke, Some wanert that one oF more pooieties exist (or tue purpose of keeping alive the old war fire for a moro fitting tine to strike, but this is very qcestionabic. If any sach society exiets, it does not re. present the rentlmenis of the confederate army, bet more likely ts com 4 of bot beaded salute who were wo enref i of thei to take op arn ofthe Suuth, There ix ono society here tion in tg tha wise :—The rij ht band is drawn up inside Of ibe coat sleeve, the arm thyown out from the shoulder godt the tower part bung down. To this way the hand has the appearance of being of The reponse iv wi toe left arm thrown © a the shoulder, hut the low ball thrown acroge t of down Home oT Knichue he they claim Melvor, now In Ube mili. of Arabia,” of wh tary prisum, ts mm MH PuettTS a nes advice tendered to Pr terenlEd v. When _ ew ent, This of tae innate mere, ub reauit of bat br try (elt dinbeart tom the lend sopet van follow: at mont able exporition 0 Properiy underst An thas the amendment forced negro © L should not be surprised of thie mtate eh id aenept the constitutional atrenduent as the best base of re. conpiruction should the clectons suow that Congress ia furtained by the Neribery poopie THe COLORRY TROOTE There is one coloret infantey regiment bere, and one | of cavalry io proceas of or jon. as my ob Bari non poor, the covered P bere ase joucradly Gapeeed, and veil oMrered ane «ar Tie utcers of the Kighty-Gret, eepociaily, are quite popular, OF Courm there ate Inciviiual acts of v0! em anit by negro soldier oo mienally when ander Of liquor, but pert ope «im of u THE CONSTRUCTION OF A WILL Supreme Court—apecial Term. Hatore Jaage Danvers Oo, LL We Prowen and wher 1 Sta Ph Proweat and chert. —Ab \nlereeting case bas hewn pen. tag for two days, before Jodee Daniels, im the equiy term of the Bapreme Coort, vetwoen William Mrevost and others, eaainst James PF Provoot, Kéwar Werlty and athem, involving (he conatredtion of « wil! mate by the father of (be paint ip 1824, Ter ting the mys —"'The lodiane cannot be greatly blamed for steal ‘hg foud; they get none from the Indian Department, and they must either kill stunk or pertet We cannot take oar pou & people driven to such extremities We have taken powweetion of thelr coauiry, their game ieall gome, abd pew tek ti tiem for committing dopredations solely 10 wave life cannot be justified We have but ono alter DAVE cILbOr to feed therm or bot thom kill the people's took, at the risk of collwlous which wi Jomd to war On the other hand, the Indian Sureau is almont without finds © feed the saterng Indian, the appropriation or that purpose having proved inauMefwet, and (ore Goalie (0 meet the large demands made upon for aantetanee A New Military Post in New Mexico. Wanner, Oot, 11, 1860 ai James H Cariewon, commanding the dstriet of Now Metin, har ianed on orter stating that © obedience t» General Field Orders No, @ from the headquarters Depmriinent of the Mimourt, « tilitary pore haw been established south and im the vieisity of the town of Pinos Alton and the ante Mite copper mines, New Mexieo, to be known a» Port Hayard, jo COMMeErOTALiOn Of Lue namie and services of General George PD, Wayard, who fell tn the battle of Fredoricksborg, Ya. Fort Bevard will be garreomed by Companion Band Em Calied States infantry, and Company M, Think Uullel Sater cavalry, already en rowe for that pot. The stiject of Lhe post ta to protect A cruntry seaiiet te tomtitity Indians, and to aid jn the de ou) areal porter an the velopment of that rich tm of New Mexico In onde ners! and ng to stinin thee of commanding ofiece at Vor: peasction|n bing t tray hint me te ets at Pana Aiton ana Che 4 feorix to te Military Ter the With ' donee, Mepe 22, ee of over any Gaya ‘ ac bromnt and outfit conslvted of seven hundred men, one hundred and Mfly wayne, ambulances ond private carrieges, ff an an’ one We ber ¢ the omens general of the oe the Pufth tnfante furee bee sits that (be Cetachinent wan soe ohare treretled pearly ts mae, movin’ of konping near the water f aineto per day ws rather erecruite The animale appeared to AVA satfer were than the mae cymes of their ret c vrastonally fallen 2 wt they id very well, notwithetmnding (he inconrevienee, <j 1 wae ere appointed » pearance of ihe forte am the route efter we left Wort Le “th, The ret one we arrived at war Port whieh eooteine eubatantial etone soreboues tnd Mahler, bel po de fences, Tha wert Viinwor wee com rotiad Put re don Duflaines, wane of the arr hundret bred. OF the tnd capt ring * few canrnn Alter en ty Tor Taret ond hie letien chietehip we pert pt we feached wae Fort Tht piace ie bait on the Catete’ principle, and bas foot cenmon property to pakers of tho Tog bere we paned (be reine of For Mackewsie snd woes te a tee porchanere fom. Gehan th | aerived ot ¥ phy Thi ladier pont iw Use wore eon Upon Ibe conetroction ahall be given vs ibe wil, | Meee: fart oe ye whale route, by Hy dy She defendants cactm og (bet (he ogn’ @mate, fang. on | Mee : " ‘ton tn Aputher of twar 4a) lnted in the executors, kad dctarimined and ekpired open Wee’ “bets eee clean et a is no fort, the dead of Kiinabeih, aod the plavutitis comtmming thet | Chek rw: Oo | Of wen beranme owe Hoty the executors bave yer te eatate, 004 thos a ie | /* bea RENEE ke WH eorlone 4 wiOAre, On thelr hem ett howe pees Thecam w | “hie pene Te DT pel edge heed. Jatge oder £47 semen war weyrotuctive, while Loe = wilh Det bifaloes end reliennaken are PTE FIGHT Ww CONNECTICUT [Prom the New Haven Joornel, Ort 1! alaire eee bw Saimppyice te (hee Foetmety y a match me gollen Up het ween 4 chnem tn this Hy and o Phiatewphe bromer, wh $000 fore = if i i i i : i j weraigh lhe fever of the Pivtiadstphine are ewe be mee 8 ere at thie fort Hamner Mew Merwe, Around the port are ebewt 100 Intiame, the Novae trite §=They ore supported ty the OM 004 Core He Coornied wh ow