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Show The Island of St. John, (or St. jJan) is but a few miles east of St. Thomas, and contains an area almost equal to that of the latter island. fThe pojpula-tio- n numbers about ten- - thousand I Christiansburg is the principal town. r : If, a foothold is needed Inthe West Indieswe like Secretary Bewafd's plaxi of obtaining it muchfcettehan, the fil libustering schemes i which .iwereVt so nluch in Vojgue aowty ear s'slnce.7 If an nbnorable course 'be taken in ; securing such of the West India;. Islands as:inay be wanted, or the Saridwicl:;Iands,j the uneasiness of Spain and other g6v- ernments will be quieted. The posses- sion of .these islandsjwili ;be advantageous to our "ships of var and onercliant omas already vessels. he port of Stl ' ' possesses (wo! Avater; batteries and 1 the Thesewlll citadel of Christian-For- t: and; every precaution be taken Ito make the acqui? sitibn secure. . It is probable that! the islands will be placedunderr the of a! Territorial Governor. -- -- GEORGE Q. CANNON, Editor. ? WEDNESDAY EVENHTG. DEC 11,1867. f THE EECENT PURCHASE - 1 f .' IN- - WI2ST INDIES."! - ,f f dur recent telegrams liave contained frequent allusions to the purchase! by our Government of the Danish posses sions in the" West Indies; A meeting between r the representatives of the United States arid Denmark, to, complete the arrangements for the transfer, was appointed for. thejsth instant, and tlie probability is th'at by this time, the Stsiand StHpes lloat peacefuliy:oyer the islands. The whole transacUon has .been" kept; very quiet by the rGoyenif ment,' and very little" has: appeared ting it in the public journals. From the best information we can gather on the subject,, ti eluded in this purche, viz.:iSti Thomas and ; St. John. iFor these the iXJnited States stands committed Ithrbugh - its authorized agents, to pay, seven miU lions five hundred thousand dollars in, t;:ii:.t)?U;l gold. ; v V V - The design in purchasing these islands is to establish a depot for supplies for the Ltlaritic squadron.; It will .also be of great utility and value to the government in any further naval movements; Such a depot would have been ihvalri; able during the late rebellion. The fleet could have obtained the needed supplies there to Jhave kept in good steaming condition rwhilei in. chase or searcti of the rebel privateers. For the want of efficient protection during the war ; the mercantile 'marine suffered of prK fearfully, from the depredations ' ". ; yateers. , Before the transfer of the islands was decided upon,' and while the negotiations were spending, the islands were cauvasseu. on penau 01 tne u nitea States, tof ascertain the sentiments of the inhabitants towards the government of the United States, v The we learn by telegram, do not like f the American tartff-ibu- t annexation! to thfCTni ted &tate3:Jisi popular iths the majority of "the"; peppier and tlie prospect of the they are pleased at' -Trr-,TH- i . : re-sp- ec . , d,- dbubtless-be-strengthene- i Special to ,the Dcserci i Evening. N$u$.) i I it 4 . r mer-chants,"- as i 1 :n:i 'Al transfer.? .'.u : ' have ; ThV Danish: West heretofore r comprise d; St ; gliomas; ;Stl Croix (ornfa CruzJ'and StI'JohnVtor St. Jan.), The islandJiof situiited in latitude 18' degrees 20 : India-islands- 1 St-homW- iis mi-nat- es minut nw degreeslS Itf contains an areabf ,west. fortyVflvoimiles of rugged and welLele? ,, .A i f, j . f CONGRESSIONAL! j J t 4. . r 'liondon; 10. t The action ofr Congress, f relative, to impeachment, excites considerable ,qomT ment. The Times approves of the re? fusai to impeach, but fears the President will interpret it as a new endorsement of his policy, and hence concludes that sound jreconstruction will Be deferred. Washingtonr10.; uZousc. The Speaker announced .the Cbmniittee ..on reconstruction toj-Ii- e Stevens,- .Boutwell, Bingham, Farrisr worth, Hurlbard, li tBeaman, , Eainej -- r. Brooks andBeck.- hr Dodge offered a resolution which was adopted; inquiring into .the expediency of (establishing a united States arsenal at Ft.'David Bussell. and Cheyenne. r After, t some further a business the Speaker announced that the subjectibe foreithe House ifor, consideration', was -thb confiscation bill, postponed from 19thMarch last. Chandler andEldridge spoko.in opposition to, the billand its further consideration iyas .postponed to n -- -- j 1 - I - January 21st.' :'it tohhnixc't't' i"4. ri t, The House ,agreed. adjourn for the- from December 20 th , to Januholidays iL nil. V7 T vy t mi ' a com vjiscnazerrzi iub wnair preseniea-munication;from the tSecretary of the Treasury, In: response to i the. resolution of inquiry stating. Lthe consequence of Chandler aidEdmund resignation Cobper is authorized to assume the sdii ties o: Assistant Secretary of the Trea? sury , .under tthe: Act of 1705,itill, a; vj.o-i'is appointed. u :ui V ii t A resoluUonrwas.adopted,'asking the in? SeC5rfetary of ithe Interior formation relative; to j the bonds issued to.tho Pacific Railroad.,- .j j..,?, v Sumnerintroducedaresolutionhicn was adopted, asking itheSBresiaenfc to furnish copies pf correspondence repognition .of belligerent by England during the rebellion, rights also regarding the, depredations on commerce fby privateers equipped, in -i: vi: 0 bmtiv'h offered an Doolittlev . to amendment j' Wilson's bill introduced last week, pro? viding.that .a majority pf Southern States-b-0peonsjvot in& sufilcieht Conventiom r,The; amend tairatfyiA ment provides that no person be a legal Vbterrnotr.possessing tnb qualification required in those States before tho ro bollion, i except i those j seryihg Tin "ihb able to, read apd3write, and armyiithose those if possessed .of .property, f to, thb amount of $250.r The subject till the expiration .of ; the mornT Axiii uuui. a; l linn vtn:t ' fi i: i't Drake's .resolution. , condeninini? lanrrtiajro of the President's AfpntAi was !taKen:up.u Drake idenouncedthe President's istatement h declaring 'the laws unconstitutional. r,He spoke t at considerable lengthiyery severely upon President Johnson; and desired to speak further on I the --subject, but . desired; it postponed till hich.was acdon e.n Senate went into excordingly ecutive sessional hibWj i i i VC . u Oil I if -- siic-cess- or u to-furnis- rEng-land.;;- nd j- v in-th- -- pro-duq- es e e w'as.-dis-cusse- ; 1 1 d -- -- al h, to-morro- w, i .r-- -- J( A on. I ,4 4 iate-Frenchiinterventio- , ni f of f Victor. Emanuel andl of popularity ,,is Ratazzi. has ilenabrea 1 joined the Radical party. are ''. Experienced engineers, engaged I fortifying Rome;; l)i U West iNBiis.The late hurricane at Pbrto'Rico was .much more destructive thfin was at first supposed, Fifty towns are known to Have suffered more or less; Over 3,600. families were left destitute and homeless, their houses being torn down and their ; property -- destroyed. Moreithan:200 persons lost theirilives; the sugar and coffee factories are in ruinstland, iinmany instances tho machinery, steam engines &c, are lost.' At StThomasthe destruction . was terrible. Over a thousand dives- were lost, 7G3 having been washed! ashore lat; last mail advicesr Several other islands suffered! severelythe hurricane r having a most terrific effect, Jeveling everything befofelt. ."fi; $iu.i1: The received fromHay-tian- d St:Domingo confirm., the. reports hithertotreceived of rupture between the two,countries.Gen.,Montez is still held prisoner. Einl Hay ti.; The 1 revolution against the authority of Salnavo in Hayti has come toan.end. The foreign consuls in.H!ayti. against, whom' some have been animosity has lately arisen,l L guaranteed protection.-Anattempt wasf; recently made to, kill the United States Consul t au Prince. (He was called out by a mob, and1 when he appeared. on the balcony of his dwelling he was fired at from a rifle the ball fortunately, however, doing no i other inthan grazing his tempie. The brbf jury ther of, Geh.. Montez has 'made his escape and was aided in doing bo by the British Consul. The revolutionists on the. frontier of Sfer Domingol number 4j000 men. They are in possession of tne important Province of Cibao. Some birates in an onen boat off Cane Marie. lately attempted to take possession of ork- for Kingston, but were repulsed by the crew .belonging to! the vessel; The: fight Twas quite a brisk one, and several of the. pirates wei-- killed and wounded. A letter dated Sydney; October 1st, s ys: News!. JvV'aS . receivednhere on a Thursday last. from-FJj- i statingthat cannibal tribe residing in the interior of-- the principal island 'of; the Fijian group had murdered'and eaten the! Rev. SI, Baker. Wesleyah missionary,1 and Six christian natives; The melancnbl ihteUigenceV caused.rigxeat jindignation here; andTwithin'24 ours of its receipt H; Mr S. Brisk : was requipped and at sea.cn route for:Fijij to enquire" into the circumstances and--punish the niurder- r r ers; i'jSeyeralin1now gold mines have been,dis-covered Auckland j Tew'ZealandVone of which is of extraordinary richness,1 and yields 68 oz. of .gold from she ewt.of tzii: quartjsh1--;;:'v jThb Maorles are threatening a descent upon uthe Europeans? at the nevr diggings. The? Southern Cross considers the reports to be much exaggerated. lAgrl cultural reports from; all? parts of tne, country are very xavoraDie,1: and tne $tin:pf vprosperity. seems to be shining With unusual warmth upon ihb colony, ! T I j '1 ; ! ! ! ! j , f i - ; - s r . ; at-Por- - . , - e , 4 I rf r-- r-' f - The old andgeherally accentefitK s of the Artesian-Wellis that they supply descends from remot vat ions, through sand and gravel Va but that theory would seem to hA h cu. uuseryawoM oi tnose fa WHn wnaf is called the Artesian ponuen 91, tne scientific lAmeri Onafgo, whicLi .is theS wntlngfrbm. nn onr fnnf tre of that south of Chicago, gives interesting ticulars upon this subject, and a! reasonable causes for objection to theS theory, upon scienf :r observation; weirs maiv It appears that-ihesproduced within a radius of twer miles at the depth of seventv feet n inch augur- through about five f crnll fan f fnrnnf r .Ul to twenty feet of blue clay, and iw to thirty feetof "hardinanl" thud deposit being a composition ' of blue and coarse sand or gravel as hardi baked pottery. Thel)ed of white called "water, vein" ' is then reacbti and in this the.watef is found, in seYe places filling the discharge'pipes al feet above the surface;- is estimated that the wella in fv It district yield 53,400.000 gallon per dr or SOgallohslper'minute to each mi Some of the wells throw 20 gallons p minute while others give 120f or 2 gs lonst per second. Nowj inasmuch t Onargo is situated 92 feet above the 'le; el ofliake Michigan, it is evident tk the supply cannot proceed from tht quarter. This writer also demonstrate that the sunnlv cannot be derived frnv the surfacein.the"lvicinity, as no reservoirs exist, t l$o vacuums lakes veins of water could' collect audit is ict? possible for it to penetrat the bejf " f "water vein.4. ZI He then proceeds to inquire: r"Now, if this . water; doei j not cocii from the lake or surface in this vicinity but itsisource is a body of water so! ry for it to he at a' great higbt to over ! resistance it meets in traveliil cpme theIV. .1 11. JofiL is correct, say tnatthe source u theory 200 miles away and 200 feet higher than the discharge, would not the resistance this com it meets in traveling! through tlie pcro pact bed of sand so overcome it receives from? the fountain (headthi it would fail' to! reach the surface? f do you consider that this wiater ;ia conducted through this sand on thecapll-lartrue, ttIj principle? and, if this isradius thej is it' that "beyond a certain mocm bore to ther and fail to Thus,1 we thinkf a grave doubt is cist upon the correctness of the old theory. and whatever the true source may be this natural outpouring, it still remsbj and it musiK a.matter,oi;apeculation, regardedraB-aSubjec- t deserving thf closest and iriost' earnest scientific bv yestigation.v waterbeic? The fact ofthe supply of and perennial, apparently inexhaustible shouldrbeno check to tthe industrjcl those qualified to trace so important eflect toits true.cause.-- f St. Iiouis Wcc rxr tyDispatcTiyjK LOCAL ITEMS. r feeling against the jTAlivThe on of. theItalians,vis the part French, said to beery strong in consequence of the The un -r.: touch-inguonnt- ho 1 Ire-ladmissi- - vated snrface though there are no very idQht &ountains Itf is seventeen miles Jn length by abqutfive miles inbreadth At one period it.was well woodedi ; The cutting of thef timber has had the fleet to 'dryuR. mdriy of the springs wH (en onceirrigatejd theVlai- - The'lsoilt- - is sandy,- and much : of vit is uncultivated. ; hundred acres Ia About twenty-Ev- e planted ;with; sugar 'carie wniqh' sugar of an excellent quality Tho popnlatidn is about1 Uiirteen . thousand souls. There is an extensive! trade;ak SfVT?homas, much;bf the produce of the neigntibririg islands fjbeihg sent ther for shipment to JEurbpe. I)It:is alsoithd principal station of the West India and European : mall ; steamships, and the trriitedfStaltes: radTBouth iianericaa packets stopthere, and some three thou?, sand merchant vessels annually Tisit the island. : fefti Thomas is ;said to behe best location.,: with ,ithe exceptiorinof vrstationi tojbe Jtavanari Tori.a'-navfound; In the .whole West India group; Good'dbckagV fbrerciiant V.Vc in- -!' h ships;,: and ,manyhaye illeir! repairs mi made there: 6 The r town of St. Thomas is; picturesquely situated. is still in existence onrthb;isiand,u 5?ho Associated rPres havp.ben Blaves are not numerous,4 oelng aobut the Herald's tiaHHoti fr its letter of withdrawal from the Asso one to every five whites. - on latest-advice- - . f ciation. Uarble) of the TTorWheid that of tho Herald in the As3o-'ciatijthe interest has already ceased to take effect jfrom the first orJanuary, and it rer consent jfor quired a: unanimous , ..The Association decided that a "majority vote can the grant f IcP'i t Hera propositionV - & causes-founde- d i - e I - ! , , cr : - f ;:- ! 1 T 1 il-?V- .I -- ; -- y bed-roc- k I of I - vxt j- -! i , &J j atoiTOciJ-lus- t nlgbithereirasacroT audience to witness 4MrCould6ck's. impersss tion of FalstaflT, althoxisli , the day had efR V stormy, and tho evening cloudy and lowerfe His Falstaff viinnilstalLeahly a triHmpIi.J2 fat. witty; sarcastic,. humorous, cunning, ardly knight was presented In the most .curg Drovoklnrr .manner:., while every! point made with a keens appreciation of its P5S W-twhere the character .During the first act. tne those un acquainted withthe pjjj i derelop, cannot ftilly enter into the spirit of lgj which is one great charaterisUc of Fabteg as his braggadocio. display stitself. and luj T ' ! lve wit raises the laugh and excites mirth but contemptdull cpuia j nothing : Ill apparently audience must the jbo the awakened, rt. atHcacffff Editor lEvenina lNetbSTT rrti dpslrnna .that is not stirred with .laughter manifestation oMils- - peculiarities. tne of giving the public,J:thrbugh your, col- .there no stint of laughter, for umns, a description, of ; the jfbeess "of shookwas and again, at the dry humor, again iv. or cowardice of the Sfat tlo iSidics. wit, flagrant making matting in tho East Mr. Couldock's Falstaff Is one Tof the Having, fixed upon the -- r 4 1 ? I ! 4 L :A:;ri:y-hPe(lemberlo:a867- .V; tlS i dimensions, they drive ;V wooden ' stakes0' into ; the ground at the two ends of the space, ian inch apart,r (but l would- suggest a'pole with nails driven in:) A small cord is then tightly stretched from one; endjto the other, forming' paralleriines. Small rushes are woven in and pressed in with a small bat. "When fllled,rtho edgeo are bound according to fancy, with sheep skin or cloth; and tne fag ends trimmed with shears. Such mats as ctheso :.will - ) , ? -- con-Siaeri- nc: Youra truly, WM. WlIiLES. ImpereonaUonawMch.hevhas.presentedtce. uUiaoccnua.oabiiiuo iouuof icourse., irr. cy, but did ittwel)f as a matter. i McKeniUe ln Hotspur had a fine character which he Is admirably, adapted todo jasuiVe His fiery Impetuosity recalled, a times, fljf In Colonna." Tho languagesee g greatIssuccess whlca xoeUc gems,harxnonlzeir vivid with part c to most too and a spirit nurtureau so restlesspolished and daring Urely of war and amid the din and clashvery lap Mr: Lindsay's Prince of --Wales was jgj -- m, played foins wen. juessrs urauaui, Keslen Teasdale; Thompson ilalben; acquitted gj. rest, Kellri Matthews and the weomii., creditably; nor; must selyesverywho excellent made a;most Clawsonr The play was well pat uiwntbes Quickly. crow and. If repeated, should draw a -- . . .t2n house. ' t i : - ' - - ? - , nf j t ! - 1 i |