The Wyandot Pioneer, 1853-12-08

tricks of. imagination. All must have been whirled away by the. torrent, and carried far from the spot before we reach reached - ed reached it. , When we arrived at the inn, and eager eager-ly - ly eager-ly inquired for the Count, "He is there," replied the waiter, pointing to the heavy- looking building on the opposite side of the way "there in the jail." "And what will they do with him?" said I. , The man shrugged his shoulders. "E nobile (he is a noble,) most likely noth nothing." - ing." nothing." On the following morning, we proceed proceeded - ed proceeded on our way to Rome, but not without making arrangements for the satisfaction of our curiosity as to the cause which had led to this melancholy catastrophe. What follows is the substance of what we heard. The late Count Z had two sons, Giovanni and Alessandro. The family was both noble and ancient, but owing to a variety of circumstances, the patiimo patiimo-nial - nial patiimo-nial estates, which had once been large, had been gradually reduced, till there was scarcely enough left to educate the two young men and support them in the ddce far niente that became their birth and sta tion. In this strait, the old count looked about for an alliance that might patch up their tattered fortunes; and it was not lono lono-before - before lono-before he found what he wanted in the family of a Count Boboli. Boboli had been an adventure; in short, no one knew very well what he had been, for his early history was a secret. All that was known was, that he had appeared in Rome at the time of the French occupation, and that he had found some means or other of re recommending - commending recommending himself to Napoleon, to whom he owed his patent of nobility. He had also found the means of accumula accumulating - ting accumulating immense wealth, the whole of which was designed for his beautiful daughter and only child, Carlotta. The count of a hundred ancestors found no difficulty in obtaining the acquaintance of the new new-made - made new-made noble; and as each could bestow what the other wanted, they very soon un understood - derstood understood each other, and a compact was formed between them well calculated to satisfy the ambition of both. It was agreed that the beautiful Carlotta should become the wife of the Count's eldest son, and in exchange for the noble name of Z .should carry with her the whole of her father's immense fortune. The wed wedding - ding wedding was appointed to take place the day after Giovanni came of age, of which pe period - riod period he wanted six months; and this inter val it was, that was the cause of all the wo. Giovanni no sooner saw his intended bride than he became desperately in love with her, never was wealth purchased at a less sacrifice; he felt he would rather a thousand times resign his ducat of her for- e than resign the lady. He devoted the whole of his time to attending her pleasures and following her footsteps; and the consequence was that Alessandro. A . - 7 the younger brother, to whom he was greatly attached, and who was generally by his side, was thrown much into her company. It seemed to have been uni universally - versally universally admitted that Alessandro was the handsomer man of the two; some said al also - so also the more agreeable, but on this point, the world appears to have differed. Un Unfortunately, - fortunately, Unfortunately, the mind of the beautiful Carlotta entertained no doubts on the sub ject; she resigned her affectations, heart and soul, to Alessandro. Relying on her influence over her father, when she found she could not fulfill the ensraement he had made for her without disgust, she threw herself at his fet, and imploring him either to bestow her hand on the younger brother, or to break the compact altogether, and permit her to go into a convent. Neither proposal, however, ac- corded with the old man's ambition; and the only effect her entreties had was, that he adopted means to keep the object of her attachment out of her way, trusting that, when she no longer saw him by his brother's side, she would cease to make comparisons disadventageous to her in intended, - tended, intended, and would be resigned, if not hap happy, - py, happy, to become the wife of Giovanni. But Carlotta was a woman of sterner stuff than her father had reckoned upon. Absence had no effect upon her passion; opposition rather increased than diminish diminished - ed diminished it; and at length, a few days before that appointed for the wedding, she took an opportunity of disclosing the truth to her unhappy lover, and entreated him, by the love he bore her, to resign her hand himself, and to use all his influence to procure that she should be married to his brother. The poor young man, desper desperately - ately desperately in love as he was, could at first scarcely beliee his misfortune; so near the consummation of his dearest hopes within three days of the longed-for hap happiness - piness happiness and the cup was dashed from his lips! As soon however, as he had suffi sufficiently - ciently sufficiently collected his senses to speak, he told her that, from the moment he had first seen her, he had only lived to make her happy; and that he had looked for forward - ward forward to spending his days in that, to him, most blessed vocation; but that, since he found that this was a facility not designed for him, he had nothing more to do with life. Finally, he promised that she should be obeyed, and should become the wife of his brother. He then went home, and af after - ter after writing a letter to Alessandro, detail detailing - ing detailing what had led to the catastrophe, he stabbed himself to the heart. The younger brother had now become the elder heir to the title, and the legiti legitimate - mate legitimate claimant of the lady's hand and

seemed either to be under the influence of the highest excitement, or else trying to out walk his companions, the owner of the carriage, Count Z- . He was bare headed, his waistcoat was unbuttoned, and one side of his coat torn clear off from the lappel to the waist. His face but no Fuseli might have painted it words cannot describe it; the deadly hue, the white lips, the staring eyes, the horrid distortion of the whole features! "Che sia?che sia?" I exclaimed eager ly, as we reached the party; but they all dashed past us, while the whole of our train fell into theirs; and if my companion had not laid violent hand on one urchin and prevented his secession, we should have been left standing on the hill-side by ourselves. After straining our eyes after them for some minutes, guessing and won dering, and perplexing ourselves as to what had happened and where the lady could be, we resolved to hasten forward with all the speed we could, in the hope of having our curiosity satisfied, and of per haps meeting the Countess at the farm house, or cottage, which we undorstood was to be found at the top of the moun mountain. - tain. mountain. When we got in sight of this dwelling, our little guide ran forward; and we pres ently saw him talking to a woman who was standing in the door, and who ulti mately appeared to be the only living soul left upon the hill. The woman gesticula gesticulated, - ted, gesticulated, the boy held up his hands, and I once more called out: "Che sia? Dov'e la don donna?" - na?" donna?" (Where is the lady,) "Mortal" (Dead!) was the reply. "Dead!" we reiterated in amazement. "Dead!" repeated the woman; "mur "murdered - dered "murdered drowned gone over the falls by this time you would not find a remnant of her as big as my hand she must bedash bedashed - ed bedashed into a thousand pieces amongst the rocks. When the gentleman ascended the hill," she continued, in answer to our questions, "he drove the children back, and desired them not to follow him; and when they reached this place, he threw money to those who wanted to conduct him, saying he knew the falls as well as they did, and needed no guide. Most of them returned; but two, either from curi curiosity, - osity, curiosity, or in the hope of getting more sous, followed at a little distance, hiding them themselves - selves themselves amongst the trees that border the river. They had not been out of sight above a quarter of an hour, when the children came running back, all aghastand out of breath, to say that the gentleman had conducted the lady to a spot very near where the river falls over the precipic, and that there they saw him stoop down and look into the water. He then ap appeared - peared appeared to invite the lady to do the same, and seemed to be showing her something in the stream. The children averred that she appeared unwilling, and that he rath rather - er rather forced her to comply; be that as it may, however, no sooner did she stoop, than, going behind her, he gave her a sudden thrust, and pushed her into the water. She snatched at his breast as she fell, but he tore himself from her grasp, leav leaving - ing leaving one side of his coat in her hand; and in another instant, she was over the edge of the precipice, whirling in the torrent, tossing among the rocks; one piercing scream alone was heard to testify that she was conscious of her fearfHl fate. Ere the children had well finished their tale the woman added, "the gentleman had him himself - self himself appeared in the state we saw him." Whether he was so overcome by re remorse - morse remorse as to be unable to attempt giving the color he had intended to the transac transaction, - tion, transaction, or whether he saw by the demeanor of the people that it would be uselss, re remains - mains remains uncertain; but whatever his motive might be, he merely glanced at them as he passed, clasped his hands as if in great agony, and then hurried down the moun mountain - tain mountain at the peace we met him, followed by all the inhabitants. There, then, -was my romance, even to the dire catastrophe, completed already! It may be imagined with what strange and awe-struck feelings we proceeded to view the falls. The river that flows across the top of the hill is called the Velim. On each side there are trees I think the willow and the ash which droop over its margin and cast a deep shade on the wa water. - ter. water. We walked along the bank till we ap proached the torrent, and within a few yards of the precipice we thought we could discover the spot where the catas catastrophe - trophe catastrophe had happened. The soil on the edge of the bank had evidently been newly disturbed; the grass, too, was im impressed - pressed impressed and trodden we concluded by the Count's feet in the moment of the struggle. Ihere was something white on the ground; we picked it up; it was a little scollop of very fine blond amorsel of the veil I had admired! We were dumb with horror, for everything was so vividly pres ent to our imagination, that we felt as if we had actually witnessed the murder. Our anxiety to learn what was going on below rather precipitated our movements; so wadecended the hill, and getting into our carriage, drove round to the bottom of the falls to take the other view of them. A river, called the Nera, flows round the foot of the mountain, into which the cas cascade - cade cascade tumbles; and as the clouds of white spray, tinged here and there jwith many a gorgeous hue, tossed in graceful wreaths before us, we more. than once thought that wa caught shadowy glimpses of the veil, the drapery, , or the pink bonnet of the poor victimV But these were the mere

VOL. T, NO 31. , CARLOTTA; V..,.,,! - . .. . , OR . Jtiie murdered countess. v . ; the early part of the month of Oc October, - tober, October, of the year 1822, having passed t the night at Spoleto, which still looks as At the fatal earth quake of 1703 had sha- ken all the inhabitants out of it, we pro pro's - 's pro's ceeded, after breakfast, over the Terni, visiting by the way the curious remains ' -of an ancient aqueduct, and an arch call called - ed called the Arch of Hannibal, which he is ! said to have passed in triumph after the V battle of Thrasymene. Though we had ' but fifteen miles to travel, yet, as we had ), to creep over theAppenines a great part of it, it was towards the middle of tht j day when we heard our postillions crying, ' Via! via!" as we drove up to the door of ,.. the hotel at Ternia. An odd-looking for for-- - - for-- eign carriage thatimpeded our way, moved '.forward upon this summons, and we took its place; and having alighted, were con conducted - ducted conducted to a room on the first floor. "Will ' there be time enough for us to see the falls to-day?" was our first inquiry, for we f .were anxious to reach Rome on the follow- ing evening, and to do this, an early start was necessary. Certainly," said the host, "provided " your excellencies" (excellencies are cheap there) "do not lose time." 'However, the air.of the mountains had . given us an appetite, and it was agreed : that eat we must before we did anything y JO else; but it was arranged that, whilst we I took our Tepast, a carriage should set out immediately afterwards. In the mean meanwhile, - while, meanwhile, we took our seats at the window, and looked abroad to see what was to be seen .rWhatis that building opposite?" in inquired - quired inquired I of the waiter. . ' "That is the jail," he'replied. '-' !And whose carriage is this at the door?'.' said I; for the odd-looking foreign carriage was still there. "It belongs to the Count and Countess '.Z answered he; "they are just going off to the falls." Effectively, two minutes afterwards, we saw the footman advance to open the door, and presently a gentleman and lady step stepped - ped stepped out of the house and entered the vehicle. After handing her in, the Count turned around and said something to the host, which gave us an opportunity of catching a glimpse of his face. It was a joungand handsome one, dark, and some somewhat - what somewhat sallow; his figure, too, was good; and he was well dressed, in a blue coat, dark trousers and light waistcoat, Whilst he was speaking, the lady bent forwards to observe him, and as she did so, she caught a view of our English phizes at the window, and looked up at us. "Heavens! what an Italian face that is!" I exclained to my companion. 'What do you mean?" said he. ,. "Why, I mean," I replied, "that there is a ready-made romance in it." "What sort of a romance?" inquired he. ' 1 . "Why," I answered, "Vandyck is said to h ave predicted, on seeing the portrait of Lord Strafford, that he was destined to .come to a bad end; now I do not think that lady is destined to come" to a good one." "She is very handsome," observed my friend. ... "Very," I replied; and so she was dark complexioned, magnificent full black eyes, a finely formed mouth and nose, though these were rather on the large scale, and with that uniformity of color often so beautiful in Spanish and Italian women. She was attired in pale silk of ventre de piche, and wore a delicate pink satin bonnet and an elegant white blond veil. Whilst we were making these obser observations, - vations, observations, the gentleman stepped in, the car carriage - riage carriage drove away, and our lnncheon being shortly announced, we ceased to think more of the Count and Countess Z . As soon, however, as we had satisfied the claims of hunger, we remembered the business that was before us, and calling for our carriage, we proceeded to the foot of Mount St. Angelo, where we alighted, in order to walk up the hill. There stood the foreign carriage, and I rather hoped that, as its owners were still viewing the falls, we might have an opportunity of in inspecting - specting inspecting the handsome pair. Pome children, who were always in waiting to earn a few pence by showing , travelers the way, here joined us, and ad advancing - vancing advancing leisurely on account of the heat, we commenced the ascent. There were gates at different intervals on the road, at each of which some children were sta stationed, - tioned, stationed, one or two of whom, after letting us through, generally, fell into our train. I think we had passed two or three of these, when we saw several people hast hastening - ening hastening down the mountain towards us, with a speed that implied that they were urged by 6ome more than common motive, and as they drew nearer, we distinguished a clamor, mostly of children, all talking as fast as they could at the top of their voices, and gesticulating with the utmost violence. "Che sia?" (What is the matter?) said I to our little guides. f'Non so' (We don't know,) said they. ; Then they carried on a dispute among themselves, in which some said "Yes," sand others "No," but we could not under under-stand - stand under-stand more of their patois. At length, one of them, pointing at the advancing group, cried out, with characteristic ener energy: - gy: energy: '-Sieccolo!" (Yes, there he is;) and on looking forwards, I described in the midst of the party, walking so fast that he

Washington News. The Washington correspendent of the Tribune says: The war news produced great sensa sensation - tion sensation with the Administration. The Pres President - ident President and Cabinet are intensely ' interes interested. - ted. interested. 7ie Union gave an Extra to the pub public - lic public containing the news, and says, editori editorially, - ally, editorially, what the Administration feel: "A general Continental war would seem to be inevitable. But from the first, we were disposed to believe that Czar would not 'keep the ring,' and this opinion is still un unchanged. - changed. unchanged. The pluck of the Sultan we nev never - er never doubted. He is full of fight, and will not submit to any conditions from his ad adversary - versary adversary as long as a Cossack foe treads up upon - on upon Turkish soil. Every American heart must be enlisted for his success. The good of every land must espouse the cause of the oppressed against the oppressor, and give it moral support. In such a contest as Russia is engaged in, she can have no friends. If she has to make an ignomin ignominious - ious ignominious retreat from the Principalities to the tune of 'Rogue's March,' enlightened hu humanity - manity humanity will rejoice at the necessity which occasioned the disgrace. We have as lit little - tle little confidence in her prowess as we have in her integrity. The Serf is far from being the equal of the Turk in combat. The en engagements - gagements engagements already reported are conclusive on this point.' Thinks Turkey will be an overmatch for the Czar, but if she wants help, she will recievefrom France as much as she desires. The Message is nearly completed, and will be sent in advance to distant newspa newspapers, - pers, newspapers, all rumors to the contrary notwith notwithstanding. - standing. notwithstanding. Mr. Bosworth, the Postmaster of Troy, has resigned. The report of his defalca defalcation - tion defalcation is not credited at the Department. Gen. Davis will probably be his successor. The flearld correspondent says: A good deal of feeling is expressed here at the bad taste of the British Minister, Mr. Crampton, at Julien's concert lasi evening. When 'Hail Columbia' was played, the audience followe 1 Uic example set in New York, and roie iroai ilieirseats. The only exception was in the case of Mr. Cramp-on, who, occupying a prominent position in the theater, saw fit to mark his contempt by remaining seated. Were Mr. Buchanan to act in such a manner in Lon don, when 'God save the Queen' was play played, - ed, played, what would be thought of it. True and Touching Incident The New Orleans Delta is responsible for the following : An official, on All-Saints' Day, array arrayed - ed arrayed himself in his best apparel, and, atthe request of his wife, called the carriage to visit the cemeteries. The husband, be it premised, knew that his beloved, ere he married her, was a widow. As soon as they entered the gate of the said City of Silence, a shade of melancholy passed ov over - er over the lady's face, and clinging to her hus husband's - band's husband's arm, she went to a tomb, at which she knelt and prayed for the repose of her dear dead husband's soul. Tears flowed, and plentifully; but the living husband, though he felt a little mortified at the strong affection which his wife showed for her first love, now sleeping his eternal sleep, still forgave the outburst, and hur hurried - ried hurried her from the spot. Soon, however she knelt before another tomb, and again uttered a touching orison for the repose of her 'dear dead husband,' whose holy dust there found a resting place. The hus- band thought that this was a h'ttle more than he bargained for, bat said nothing, though grave were his reflections, as he again led his wife from a spot which awakened sad remembrances. He had not gone far, when his wife again turned aside, knelt, and prayed as before, for the repose of her 'dear husband's soul.' The husband could stand it no longer, and ut tering an inexcusable and unhusbandly oath, said, 'd n it, madam, how many husbands, in the Lord's name, have you buried?' Ere the accusing spirit had flown to heaven's chancery with the oath, the thoughts of the wife were turned to the things of 'the earth, earthy,' and she answered, as only an experienced and pro provoked - voked provoked woman could answer: 'Three, sir, only; and that, it would seem Dy your outrageous conduct, is one too few.' Singular Taste. Last Saturday a man presented himself to the officers of the Jeffersonville find.) Penitentiary, and demanded the privilege. (?) of being put to work, saying that he owed the State five years labor, and he was determined to pay it. Upon being questioned as to his right of admission, he stated that he had been convicted at a recent term of the Circuit Court held at Lawrenceburg, of manslaughter, and had broken jail. Although a reward was offered for his ar arrest, - rest, arrest, he had baffled pursuit up to that time. His singular request was complied with. Suit at Law. During the past week a case has been on trial in the United States Circuit Court, at Philadelphia, to recover 50,000, alleged to be due to the estate of the late Daniel Webster, for fees in the great case of Matthias Aspden's estate. The case is not yet decided. Dispatch-. The Legislature of Ala bama, immediately after its organization, suspended the rules, and put through a bill exempting one hundred bushels of corn from execution, in addition to prop property - erty property before exempt."

eye of terror and perplexity. Her maid, too, affirmed, that she was quite certain her lady's heart had failed, and that she had some misgivings that evil awaited her. 'When I gave my lady her shawl and bon net,' she said, 'she shook like an olive leaf; and when I asked her if any thing was wrong, all she said was: 'Madre di Dio, pieta! pieta!' (Mother of God, have pity on me!) They traveled all night at least all the remainder of the night, for itwaspast mid midnight - night midnight when they started only stopping to change horses, and had arrived at Terni to a late breakfast, as Boboli had predic predicted. - ted. predicted. Whilst the breakfast was preparing, the young countess changed her dress; and the maid inserted that she here again be betrayed - trayed betrayed considerable agitation, and thatshe heard her say to herself: ' Ihi, mio padre! ahi, Giovanni!' (Alas, my father! alas, my Giovanni!) The waiter and the host who had attended them, remarked that she ate nothing, swallowing only a little wine; and that the couut himself appeared to have equally little appetite. No con conversation - versation conversation passed between them, till, sud denly, her husband asked her if she was ready. She started at the "sound of his voice, as if it were something unusual to her'; but immediately rose from her seat, and said, 'Yes.' 'Come, then,' he said, and giving her his arm, he conducted her down stairs. The horses for the falls had been ordered by the servant immediately on their arri arrival, - val, arrival, and now were waiting atthe door; and it was at the precise period our story has nowreached, that we had looked out of the window, and saw them enter the carriage and drive away. 'What did he say to you,' I inquired of the host, 'when he turned to speak to you on the steps?' 'He desired to have horses resdy for Spoleto, as they should start the moment they returned from the falls.' 'Your waiter says he will escape be because - cause because he is noble is that so?' 'E possible' (It is possible,) replied the host, shrugging his shoulders. But he did not escape, the young Count Alessandro Z was condemned and ex executed; - ecuted; executed; partly, however, through the strong interest that Boboli made against him Nothing more ot the mystery was ever disclosed, except to his confessor. 'He died, and made no sign.' Soft idleness doing nothing. j-Thunderbolt. The Wife of John Mitchel. The Empire, a paper published in Syd ney, Australia, has very happy notice of the exile, Mitchel, and his young, brave and devoted wife. In the hour of the patriot's most severe trial, when the time had come when he must brave the dark est perils which beset the "rebel" on his path, and meet the fate he dared so bold boldly, - ly, boldly, his wife went to him in the prison cell, adjured him to let no thought of her or his children, from whom he was about to be torn, distress him; but to go to his doom as fearlessly as he had courted it, for her heart was strong in the consola tion that he had played a noble part for Ireland, and the legacy he was about to leave his children was more precious than gold. "The gifted and beautiful wife of the exile, John Mitchel, arrived here on Thursday, with her fine family of six children, on her way to join her brave husband in freedom, in a free country. In the present generation, perhaps, Providence has not united a man or wo woman - man woman more worthy of each other a heroine wife and hero husband. We know it well from eye witness, how the indomita indomitable - ble indomitable energy and courage of that lion heart ed man was tried in the fiery furnace of revolutionary excitement. Well we know, too, upon the same authority, the slow force of circumstances that urged him, like a Hampden, step by step from the quiet country life into the foremost posi positioninto - tioninto positioninto the very gap of desperation. The famine with which social and polit polit-cal - cal polit-cal misrule had inoculated that happy land, his native country, came at last to the inhuman crisis, which mothers fed up upon - on upon their own offspring, as in the horrors of , besieged Jerusalem; and we have heard how he made a tour in the Pro Provinces - vinces Provinces to witness for himself the appaling scences of pestilence and famine, walking among them like "'the man who had seen hell' the sad and thoughtful Dante and then returned to Dublin, a desperate, one one-ideaed - ideaed one-ideaed man the leader of a revolutiona revolutionary - ry revolutionary movement. We do not, at this dis distance, - tance, distance, pretend to offer an opinion upon his revolutionary project; we merely state facts as they have often been narrated, and- assign the motives which propelled him into that career, in which he after afterwards - wards afterwards advanced with unflinching resolu resolution - tion resolution between the bayonet and the gibbet. But how must the heart of that young wife, the mother of a brave man's chil children, - dren, children, have been tried to its utmost core in the conflict between affection united with maternal solicitude, and what she con ceived to be her duty to her husband and her country. Nobly, we are assured, she stood the fiery ordeal, without a word or a sigh to cross his stern purpose, and even participating in the halo of his intense ex excitement. - citement. excitement. . . . , ,

, News Items Gov. Cobb, in his late message to the Legislature of Georgia, moots 'the question of a removal of the . capitol of that State from "Milledgville. - Macon is the favorite place. ' :i XST The Boston Bee says that twelve thousand bushels of cranberries were brought to that mrrket in one day, and that nearly all- of them were sold at $1 75 per bushel. jIA Mrs. Williams is now in prison at Columbus, charged with the awful crime of murdering her husband with poison. She has been a bad wife for three or four years, and has ended her history with a great crime, which may have , a sequel at the gallows. ; . , &3T A Russian gentleman residing ia New York had occasion, not long since, to bring to this country his overcoat, which was lined with sable, agreebly to Russian custom, and the duty assessed on it amounted to $700 the garment having been appraised at something like 3,000, JtSPHon. Charles G. Atherton leaves 200,000 to 300,000. He had no chil dren. It was found on a post mortem ex examination, - amination, examination, that his disease, which had been in progress some time, was a soften softening - ing softening of the right hemisphere of the brain. His brain weighed three pounds eight ounces and a half, avordupois weight. ' , jl5?The Chinese Emperor rewarded one of his generals, who had gained some slight advantage, with a peacock's feather and a tobacco box! But Seu-Kwang-tsing, the former viceroy of Canton, hav having - ing having allowed the rebels to defeat him, was ordered up to Pekin for the purpose of submitting to the operation of decapita decapitation. - tion. decapitation. Prefering the maintenance of his head in its present position, he didn't go. New Hampshire Senator. The Ports Portsmouth - mouth Portsmouth Journal says that the vacancy in the U. S. Senate, occasioned by the death of Mr. Atherton, will probably be filled the present session by the executive ap appointment - pointment appointment of Hon. John S. Wells, of Ex eter, who was a prominent candidate be fore the Legislature when Mr. Atherton was elected. A new election will be made next June. ' Legal Value of a Man's Nose. At the late term of the Court of Common Pleas in Hillbero county, a man was tried for biting off another's nose, last thanks thanksgiving - giving thanksgiving day. The jury decided that he should pay for the delicious mouthful thus forcibly obtained, the sum of 70,42. This may, therefore, be considered as the legal value of a man's nose in this Stated Concord (N. H.) Reporter. Boat Blown Up. The destruction of the propeller Independence, at the head of the Portage, bound for the copper re region, - gion, region, resulted, on the 21st, in the loss of a large cargo, the killing of four persons, the first Engineer, George Gession, one passenger and two firemen, 'names un unknown, - known, unknown, brothers, from Ohio, and badly scalding and injuring the second Engi Engineer - neer Engineer and serveral passengers. Sailing Coffins. Our neighbors of New York are getting alarmed, and no wonder, at the frightful mortality that has recently taken place on board of a num number - ber number of ships that, within a few days, have" reached that port. Some say that the disease is ship-fever, and others the chol cholera. - era. cholera. During two days some thirteen ships, with 3,413 passengers, reached that port, which reported deaths on the way amounting to 364. Bear Story. The miners are general generally - ly generally in the habit of keeping their fresh meat in a drift during hot weather. A compa company - ny company three miles up the North Fork, adop adopted - ted adopted the above plan. One night last week a Grizzly entered their drift, and stole their meat; next night they lay in wait for him at their drift, well armed; but bruin changing his tactics, entered their cabin and carried off a keg of butter, and has not been heard from since. Col. Mountain Echo. - A Mermaid. Our readers will judge what credence to give to the following statement copied from the Halifax Morn Morning - ing Morning Chronicle : "A most extraordinary fish caught in - the salmon net of Mr. Azet Hamilton, of Dundoran, in the Donegal Bay, last week. It is a beautiful creature; the head, shoul- - ders and waist resemble a woman; the lower part that of a samon. When we saw it, it was alive ma vessel ot salt wa water, - ter, water, and Mr. Hamilton hoped to preserve it alive in that way. The eyes are beau tiful, and its arms when touched become stiff, and the whole body . appeared sensi tive to the touch. Many, persons consid ered it a young mirmaid." SST The mercantile navy of the Uni ted States is at present greater than that of the United Kingdom of Great Britain, and the tunnage of the single city of New York is within a trifle of bing equal to that of London and Liverpool put togeth- 1 A .,." er. Accoraing to statistics, our mercan tile marine was, at the close of last year, upward of 4,000,000 tuns, while that of Great Britain was but 3.800,000 tuns. ; Seven years ago the tunage of New York J was considerabld less than that of Lon don. Atthe end of 1852, it exceeded 1,000,000 tuns, while that of London was 682,000 tuns, and that ot xaverpooi 634,000 tuns. These are marvelous facts. . . . : . .

fortune. But, alas! he was no more dis disposed - posed disposed to marry Carlotta than she had been to marry Giovanni. Old Boboli, by way of separating him from his daughter had contrived to get sent to Paris; and by his interest there, had managed to place him in some situation about the court, were the young man soon found his heart assailed by the charms of the fair Madem Mademoiselle - oiselle Mademoiselle Coralie de la Riviere, who showed herself not insensible to his admiration, and whom he loved with all the intensity that belonged to his nation, and to his pe peculiarly - culiarly peculiarly ardent character. ! His brother's letter, therefore, was a coitp defoudre; the fortune had no charm for him without Coralie ; and besides, with that instinct that sometimes to guide our loves and our hates, from the very first interview he had with Carlotta, he had taken the aversion to her. However he opened his father's summons to return immediately to the Abruzzi, where stood, frowning amongst the mountain, the old castle of Z ; but with a firm deter determination - mination determination to refuse the hand of Carlotta, in spite of every means that should be used to influence him. But when people make these resolves, they should care to keep themselves oufof the reach of eve everybody - rybody everybody where interest it is to induce them to break them. We are apt to think res resolutions - olutions resolutions much less brittle things than they are, till they have been tried in the fur furnace. - nace. furnace. Although Alassandro from the first had boldly declared that nothing should persuade him to marry a woman whom he had always hated, and whom he now hated infinitely more, since she had been the cause of his brother's cruel death, his father's pertinacity did not give way an inch. While his aversion by no means diminish, his resolutions gradually give way before the old man's firmness on the one hand, tears and en entreaties - treaties entreaties on the other, and his own horror at the idea of his ancient house and all its ancestral honors sinking into utter penury and hopeless obscurity, when it was in his power, by marrying the heiress, to res restore - tore restore it to all its original splendor. Whether, at this time, any forefalling shadow of the future had passed before his eyes whether the idea that he might wed Carlotta, secure the fortune, and then find means to be again a free man, had ever presented itself to his mind whether he had allowed it to dwell there whether he had given it welcome hugged it, cherished it, resolved on it can never be known; but certain it is, that he suddenly changed his mind, avow avow-himself - himself avow-himself prepared to obey his father's commands, and ready to lead the daugh daughter - ter daughter of Boboli to the altar. The period for the wedding was then fixed; but he declared his determination of spending the interval at Paris, where, he said, the duties of his office called him. When the time arrived that he should have returned, he wrote an excuse, alW alW-ing - ing alW-ing that he was still detained by business and this he continued to do, week after week, till the period appointed for the wedding was close at hand. At length, on the evening before that fixed for the

ceremony, he reached home. He had traveled, he said, with the greatest speed, having only been able to obtain a certain number of day's leave; and added that the very moment the marriage was solem solemnized, - nized, solemnized, the bride must be ready to step into his traveling carriage, and accompany him back to Paris. Carlotta, who with her father and other members of both families, was waiting for him at the Castle Z , made no objection to this arrange arrangement. - ment. arrangement. She must have been aware that he did not marry her from choice; but the a a-mount - mount a-mount of his aversion, or that he had an another - other another attachment, she did not appear to have suspected. She probably imagined that the wealth and importance he was attaining by her means, and the compli compliment - ment compliment she had paid him by her decided were sufficient to expiate the wrong she had done his brother; and trusted to her beauty and her love to accomplish the rest. - - - ' ' The evening was passed in the society assembled at the castle; and it was after afterward - ward afterward remembered that, after the first salu salutation, - tation, salutation, he had never been seen to address her. On the following morning, there was a great deal of business to be trans transacted, - acted, transacted, many arrangements to be made, and he was fully occupied till night; when, at the hour appointed, he and his friends en entered - tered entered the chapel at one door, whilst the bride and her party advanced by the other, The ceremony was performed Carlotta was his wedded wife after which the whole party withdrew to the saloon and supped; and then, ere the repast was all over, Alessandro's servant having an announced - nounced announced that the carriage was at the door, the bride and the bridegroom bade fare well to their friends and relatives, and de departed - parted departed on their way to Paris. 'You'll reach Terni to breakfast,' said Boboli, as he conducted his daughter through the hall. 'Yes to a late breakfast,' replied Ales Alessandro. - sandro. Alessandro. 'Let us hear of you from thence,' said Boboli. 'You shall hear of us from Terni,' re replied - plied replied Alessandro. 'Adieu! my dear father,' cried Carlotte, waving her candkerchief from the window. 'Adieu! my child, adieu! May the Vir-' gin protect you!' cried Boboli, as he turn turned - ed turned and reentered the castle. - - i