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The Prince in the United States. TflE GAZETTE COMET. tbising public has also had presen- ted to it in manly and affection- 1 stem, stars with connecting chains of pold. fce THE WIXD AD THE RAUT. No one hereabouts, has ventured A TRUE PICTURE.

I If the argument which analogy offers, were relied on, there would be nothing wanting to establish I the theory of the author of the "Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation," that man is nothing but minus the caudle appen dage. There is a squinting this way, in the great Cosmos." In- deed he has beastly propensities that render tame by comparison the blood thristy traits of all his nferiors in the scale of nature: for be murders in mere wantonness, he fights as well without a prize as with one, and his history from the day he assumed the upright po sition, to the present hour is mark ed with cruelty and oppression. He allows Limsclf to commit wholesale murder in the ranks of an armv. and then invents refined cruelty, for the individual who at temps to re dress his wronjrs on his brother. His life is a paradox; for he is everlasting preaching what he never puts in practice.

We find a true picture of the horrors of war, in "The Craft" and transfer in entire. The grand pomp "pomp and cir cumstance of glorious war" is well enough in the abstract in its de tails and private bearings it is offensive, rough, and overpowering. lbmk only of the common hack neyed expressions which pass so lightly between the lips when speak ing of a great battle. We talk ex nltingly, and with a certain fire, of a magnificent charge 1 of splendid charge yet very few will think of the hideous particulars these two airy words stand for The "splendid charge" is a head long rush of men on strong horses urged to their fullest speed, riding down and overwhelming an oppo- sin; mass of men on foot. The reader's mind goes no further be ing content with the information that the enemy's line was "broken" and "gave awav." It does not fil in the picture.

To do so effective ly, we must think first, of an ordi nary individual run down in the public streets by a horseman mov ing at an easy pace. The result is usually, fracture and violent con tusion. Vc may strengthen the tones of the picture by setting the horseman at lull gallop, and joining to hiin a company of other flying horsemen. How will it then be with the unhappy pedestrian So when the "splendid charge" has done its work, and passed by, there will tie found a sight, very much like the scene of a frightful rail way accident. There will be the full complement of backs broken in two of arms twisted wholly off oi men impaled upon their own bayonets; of legs smashed np like bits of hrewood; of heads sliced open like apples; of other beads crunched into soft iellv by iron hoofs of horses; of faces trampled out of all likeness to anything human This is what skulks behind splendid charge 1" This is what follows, as a matter of course, when "our fellows rode at them in style," and "cut them up famously." Again how often docs the commander, writing home in his official despatches, dwell particularly on the gallant conduct of Captain Smith, who, finding the enemy were "annoying our right a little, got his gun" into position, and effectually "held tbem in check." Both expressions are fair drawing-room phrases, to be memtioned by ladies' lips.

It is, as it were, a few flies buzzing about "our right wing," teasing and fretting "our" men. And yet, properly translated it signifies this that stray men of that right wing are now and then leaping with a convulsive state into the air, as a Minie bullet flies with sharp sting through their hearts that stray men, suddenly struck, are rolling on the ground, that a man here and there, is dropping down quiet suddenly with a shriek, EECEPTION AT DETEOIT. A dispatch from Detroit, the 21st, gives the following particulars of the reception of the Prince of Wales in that city The Prince reached Windsor, op posite this city, last evening, by special train from Hamilton. After the presentation of addresses from the Mayor and citizens of Windsor, the royal party were escorted on board the steamer Windsor, which had been beautifully and appropriately decorated for the occasion, and crossed over to Detroit. On board the steamer were Gov.

Wise-ner, the Mayor, Common Council, and a number of prominent citizens, who were presented to His High ness, after which and when the boat had reached American waters, Mayor Buhl formally welcomed Baron Renfrew to the United States. Arranged in the river opposite the city was a larsre fleet of river vessels, their rigging tastefully decorated with variegated lights and hung with banners, emblems and words of greeting. As the steam er bearing the Royal party passed through the fleet each vessel threw a perfect shower of blue lights and Roman candles, making one of the most beautiful displays ever witnessed. The Royal party landed at the foot oodward avenue, where they were received by the entire fire de partment of the city, bearing tor ches, and most of the military, by whom they were escorted to the Russell House. rom an early hour tnis morn ing the streets in the vicinity of the Russell House were densely pack ed witb people anxious to catch glimpse of the Prince, when he should appear to take his departure lor Chicago.

Just before 10 o'clock he made his appearance with two of his suite accompanied by Mayor Buhl, in tending to drive through the city before proceeding to the cars. A magnificent open barouche, drawn by four white horses, had been pro vided lor fie purpose, in which the party seated themselves. The crowd gathering about the carriage and blocking np the ave nues, made it almost impossible for the carnage to proceed. Cheer af ter cheer was given and the wild est enthusiasm prevailed. The car riage was iouowea iy an immense crowd on loot many hanging to the wheels, while the st-ects and sidewalks on the route were block ed with people, who intercepted the party at every turn.

Such rabtle and scene of confusion was never witnessed here before. After driving through a few of the principal streets, the party pro ceeded to the depot and took their departure for Chicago, amid the fir ing of a salue and other demonstra tions. THE FATE OF WALKER. The news from Honduras, by th John A. Taylor last night, says th i icayune oi tne -Jtn bas, we understand, renewed the hope of Wal ker friends in this city that his life, and that of his second in command Col.

Rudler, will yet be spared. Ibis bope appears to be founded up on private conversation held with Capt. Salmon, of the learns, previous to the capture of the party. In these conversations, we are as sured, Capt. S.

only expressed ope sympathy with the party personally but the hope, and that frequently that they would all make good their escape. He even intimated that he would be glad to be the means of sa ving their lives, which he thought then in danger. This does not agree very well with his action, so far as known, after the capture of the party, but the fact that both Walker and Rudler were still alive on the 13th, five days after the time the Spanish steamer reported they were to be shot, leads many to hope that the terms on which they were delivered up at Truxulo have not been correctly stated. It is, moreover, scarcely to be believed that a British officer, like Capt. Salmon, who is said to be kind in heart and gentle in manner, would, of his own accord, deliver up men whoa he had captured contrary to the law of nations into the hands of a semi-barbarous people, knowing beforehand what would be their fate.

The Taylor, on the other hand, possitively reports by telegraph that Walker and Rudler were both to be shot on the 14th. But while there ia 1 i 1.aa nrn a 1 it i a vnnrA- m. vi.i, tij LnjBOiuiQ luan tuts onl nmm which bld reach. Ld the Islarid of Utm. like that brought to Havana The number of emigrants arrived at New York, since the 1st of January, is 75,250.

Another is an evening bonnet of cherry oolored velvet and joint lace, with marabout plumes, fastened wii.h gold pins. The front trimmings are composed of marabcut plumes and blonde. Still another is a chapeau de viritc, and is made of purple and black vel- vet, with curling ostrich plumes, the front trimmings are composed of vel- vet flowers and blonde lace. Another is a very rich article and is formed of pink uncut velvet and ostrich feathers the latter looking as if they were carelessly thrown upon the bonnets and had thee rested. This Btyle has ornaments.

The front trimmings are moss roses and blonde. vV need scarcely tell our lady readers that the "scoop" or "coal scuttle" hat has entirely vanhhed, and the style of the new fashion is a neat, small bonnet suitable to amost any feature, adding beauty to the beautiful, dignity to the queen-like, and impro- vino: the appearance of all. Bkactifcl Tributk to a Hero. The Chicago Journal, thus lieautifully close an eloquent tribute to the moral heroism of "Jack Wilson," the Capt. of the ill-fated steamer Lady Elgin And we believe be died at last as ha would have chosen earing- for those who had been committed to Lis charge.

Hear him on the first alarm giving his clear orders with wise and cool decision lightening the steamer, breaking open the state-rooms, lest some one should go from sleep to death, gathering the frightened flock upon the hurricane deck and when at last that frail raft broke like an egg-shell into five fragments, see him then, with the little fleet around him, speaking hopeful wo-ds, giving one the lift of his stout heart, another the lift of his strong hand; risking his life every moment of that long and fatal voyage fo the sake of those whose names he never kcew. To his good offices the lamented Lums-den and family, of New Orleans, were commended by the editor and proprietor of the Journal, llear his voice amid the crash of the waves and the roar of the winds, calling to one and another of his poor flotilla. "Are my Southern friends on board No answer came and so he struggled on, putting heart into them as he could rescuinrr this ono. cheering that one. There was the blessed shore almost within reaclt, but they were in the run 1st of the breakers'." Exhausted by the effort he had male for them "all, that Well-knit of his could withstand of the seas no longer.

Aare swept him from the fragment, ani withdrew bim from all eyes to be seen no more alive. His last words were for (hose who had been committed to his charge; his last care for them he was dying to save. There is a thing csJled Tame won oftenest by soldiers on fields of battle, but truest here amid the surf of Lake Michigan, when that hand of Lis relaxed, that heart of his grew still, while greetings were uttered among the rescued on shore, and prayers and blessings were mingled together. And to, as we said of a brave) soldier once, so now of the "Jack" Wilson GooD-near to thy For, tat ooop-st as to thy Fih A Montreal schoolmaster. somewhat of an enthusiast in the science of geology, -has recently made a good hit, by which he pockets the sum of 200,000.

He took a lease on a tract of land near Action, on the Grand Xcunk Railroad, upon which a little cooper ore had been picked np by the farmer who owned it. Set ting to work he soon developed a magnificent cooper mine, which has just been sold for $500,000, of which he received 3200,000. Oil is Pinsylvania. The Pittsburg (Pa.) Chronicle savs that late intelligence from the oil district reveals the fact that the celebrated Ti-deont well stopped flowing over the top after throwing some two hundred barrels. Out of two hundred and sixty-seven wells on the creek above Titn8villee, only thirty-four are jet pumping oil.

Tni Ceksci. The city ret irns for the United States eenana are not quite completed, bat from what has come in at the Marshal' office, the population of Kaw Orleans, may be set down at over 170,000 inhabitants, divided aa follows: first Dintrlet, aaoat M)00 Dirtrict, about Third District, (foil return) fourth Dulnct, 33,000 Total Ths reform tr the Third Ward, air 43,77. Picafimtyieekim. yThe NouvellUte of Rouea says that a very curious coin was found at Caoville, near Havre, being a gold piece struck ia 1118, when Henry after the battle of Agin-eourt, assumed the title of King of France, on bis marriage with Catherine, daughter of Charles VI. It bears the following inscription "Henri par la grace de Dieu roi d'Angleterrt et de la France." FRIDAY: :SEPT.2S, IS GO.

Mcrdes is Greenwood, Caddo Pab-isn. The Caddo Gazette last week, publishes the murder of a man named Wood, who had, in some manner, given offense to a Mrs. Head and her daughter. Friends of the female seized Wood and brought him into tlieir presence that Mrs. Head might cowhide him, but she having a gun in her hand became so nervous, excited and mad, that Wood, fearing she would shoot him, started to i nn off without wait iug for his cowhiding.

Thereupon his captors fired upon him with pistols and be was slain. The rural districts are not very far behind the great city in the kind and quality of their acts of public violence and private outrage. The only marked d-flerence is ia the laconic brevity of the country press as contrasted with the city. Such an event as that despatched in a single paragraph by the Gazette would have made at least three columns of Police report three more of Coroner's Inquest, and about ten in the trial. Trck.

The disaster to the grape crop may affect the wine-drinkers of France, but we are independent of any auch petty considerations this country. We are independent in this country, and care little of the failure of the grape in France and the vine in Germany. To some extent we are even independent of the corn crop as far as drink is concerned. Good whisky can be made of a thousand different simples to be had at the Any thing in nature that will make man crazy in its liquid form will make good whisky. SaF We are pleased to learn that our young friend Arthur Latil, who was seriously wounded on Saturday last, by the accidental discharge of a revolver, is doing well and in a fair way to recover the ball Low ever, lodged in the back part of his neck, has not been removed.

Fkost ik Mississim. The Jack son News reports a frost at that place last Friday and Saturday, that was visible to early risers. At Canton, the weather has leen very cold for the season since the equinoctial gale. Day of Atosemest. Wednesday last as Turn.

Kipur, the day of atonement and most solemn holiday in the Jewinh calendar. The day is not Rabbical, as many of the fes tivals are, but said to be established by Divine authority. Tfxas. Ten miles are completed of the railroai between Lavaca and Victoria. The Sabine Fass Times learns from Col.

C. II. Alexander that there are now employed in the construction of the Eastern Texas railroad 400 hands, and advices have been received that 150 men are on the way from Henderson and Nacogdoches, all of whom will be here by the 15th proximo. The grade and cross ties for the first fifty miles of the road will be completed by the 20th of October. The iron for 150 miles of the road, 2 locomotives and 50 platform cars have been purchased.

The iron is now leing shipped from New York. Should the iron arrive promptly at the above stated time, the road will lie completed to Beaumont by the 15th December. On the 21st the railroad bridge at liichmoud, Texas, broke down while a train was passing. The locomotive got over; the cars behind the locomotive, and before the mail and and passenger cars, were all precipitated down the bank. One man was killed instantly; some three or more others were injured more or less.

ia Philadelphia, Sept. SO, 160. The recent proposition made by tlx Dotif lasites for luMor in en electoral ticket, as under tnod by Mr. Welh. provided to pie the Hell men ten electors, and take twelve electors on the straight oot Dauflas ticket, nine of whom are not Mtisfactorj to the friends of Mr.

Breckinridge, the remaining fire to be selected from the Seeding ticlet by all contracting parties. This wa rejected as an fair an anequal. as the tnende ot Mr. Breckinridge eoold not with snch an arrangement have more than ve or electors. Mr.

Welsh received the proportion and acted on it as an individual, and Botia his official capacity as Chairman of the bemocratio Executive Cemniitts. anguage, by Mr. Russell, some pictures of those sufferings which fall under the frightful category of gna-shot wound. A medical gen- t'eman has now collected a num- ber of cases from the late Indian mutiny, with the view of assisting his profession take a few samples from this miscellany as among the horrors of war. I Private John Halliday received a I gun-shot wound in the head, which carried away "a large portiou of I the scalp and bone," and left a large irregular opening" about two inches in diameter, through which the brain might have been seen pulsating.

This injury was done by bits of the telegraph wire ngeniously cut up into slugs. Private O'Leary was stricken by a arge fragment of shell, aud at first appeared not to be seriously injur- ed. Presently he complained of headache and sickness, and a "cru- cial mcision was at once made. I Here was discovered a fracture and an opening left "about the size of a shilling." The dura mater at once protruded through the wound and was punctured. In a lew days con- vulsive fits came on, with paralysis and he died comatose.

Poor private O'Leary 1 On post-mortem examina tion, one-half of his head, internally. was discovered to be a mass of blood and "disorganized cerebral matter." Private M'Kenzie had been hit in the same place, and had several large fragments of bone removed from him by means of an instrument known as Hey ssaw: still "liiflamma tion of the brain and its membranes" set in, aud the surgeons thought of making a closer examination, when a fragment of bone was discovered "edgeways," and sticking into the dura mater I Strange to say, pn vate Ai Kcczie recovered, aud is doing duty now. Another soldier was brought in with "nearly half the roof of his skull blown off by a shell," yet who held on, till the tenth day. Often, a ball striking on the scalp splits into two pieces, so stout is the bony texture of the skull. One frag ment, however, is sure to penetrate.

Sometimes, it leaves a clean round hole with cracks radiating from it in all directions, as in a broken pane of glass. Often the ball cannot be found, and has to be groped for unsuccessfully, wun tne proDe. uoe wretched private had to carry it twenty five days in bis bead. Another min i piece burst in his hand, and part of the lock got embedded under Lis eye, too far to be removed. Many more were afflicted by a ball making entrance just behind the ear, and passing out over the temple.

Then, come the bayonet wonnds, jagged, perplexing and painful. Now has it been thrust violently through the chest and lungs, and out at the back, and is as violently witwdraw with a peculiar twist, whence suppuration, painful gasping for breathe, and all manner of horrid accompaniments. Now it has impaled the intestines producing strange com plication. Now it has pierced the lower extremity of the heart, and curious to say, the victim has lived five days. The spine comes in, too, for its share of jury.

A bullet skims through the body, smashes the lower vertebrae of the column, makes its escape the other side. The bones come away in lit tle pieces. The new Minid ball has, we are told, the useful property of shivering the bone into numberless splinters and fragments. The canon ical point act as a wedge, and the scattering of the splinters adds much to the inflammation, So the dismal catalogue runs oa. The real horrors of war are played out to the utmost on the hospital pallet when the theatrical business is all over.

Lames' Fall Fashioss. The New York Commercial Advertiser, of the 20th, says The proposed general opening for the milliners, niant.ua and dressmakers, takes place next Thursday. With regard to ball dresses, in consequence of the early arrival of the Prince of VV ales, the prospect is very good, and most recherche anairs ot this year ot exciting and important events Among the bonnets are to te some of the finest description of velvet that can be made. The groundwork of one that we have seen, is composed of white uncut velvet, ornamented by fruit of gold and bhick color, with rich purple velvet leaves. The front trimmings are composed of mos9 roses and blonde, witli strings of with and gold.

Another style is composed of pur ple uncut velvet, ornamented with point lace, purple grapes with gold to predict, when it will rain al-, though clouds have been 6een, and the barometer which is deemed to be an infalible index, bas gone np. The streets have become ground into an impalpable powder. People who have been down to the bottom of wells, come up and mar vel how it is, that the earth holds together, since the crust, is no lon ger crust, but dust. As it is, it is welL It is not our duty to com plain. The power of the press admitted to be great in a limited sense, does not extend to the weather.

The crops, they tell us are dry and parched, and must wither up altogether unless it rains soon. People are too busy in the exercise of that most sensible form of chari ty which begins and ends at home, to give much attention to the politics of the day, and the public mind is unmoved by the eloquent appeals of eloquent stump speakers, who labor to show that the Union is about to slide again, as it has been permitted to do so often of late years. All the efforts so far, to shock the people into the belief that the Union is about to split, and nothing can save it except the election of a man for President, who will have the good Bense to apportion the offices according to the wind measure of the fellows who have given themselves np to the advocacy ot Lis cau3C Lave proven thus far abortive; and yet for ty days and forty nights will bring us to the "hour of battle as it is called. The true reports of insurrections and incendiarism, have very little more effect on the people here, than the false reports which come in fast and thick. We have deliberately come to the conclusion that this people is not to be frightened.

If they not vcte for the Union candidate, it will be because there has been so much lying on the subject, that they cannot determine who he is. A rain just now would do us more good, and be better appreciated than the election of the best man. If it rains not, we may yet be forced, before the winter is over to acknowledge the humiliating fact, proclaimed in the supreme law of the Supreme Law giver, that after all, there is a kind of mutual dependence, not only of the States of the Union, but of the great kingdoms and empires, and the true doctrine for the State is the true doctrine for the indivi dual; to mind his own business stay at hooie and let his neighbor do as he may. The wood must be cut, and the water drawn and if this labor be not performed by one class, or cast of society, another must do it It would be a very good thing if all men could be free and equal, and live by talking and directing others as to what they should do. It would be still better if we could dispense with al! law and the cumberous machinery of government, but that time has hardly yet arrived yet- The "seventh book has not yet been unsealed te reveal this happy condition.

The Raftsmen to the Princk. The following characteristic address was presented by the raftsmen of Upper Canada to the Prince of Wales during his stay at Amprior To H. K. II. the frinoe of Wales We, the raftsmen of the Upper Ottawa, constitute a body of 13,000 men, the bone and Binew of Canada.

We takeadvantage of meeting your Royal Highness upon a raft to offer you our hearty welcome, and to express oar loyalty, our devotion, and our affection tor the Queen. God bless her. May your Royal Highness loDg remain the Prince of Wales. The Prince has reason to feel proud of that address. It says more in its rough way than all the other addresses put together.

Death of an Investor. Mr. fi Shaw, the inventor of percussion caps died at Bordentown.N.J last week, at the age of eighty-six. He achiev- ed mr.ch eminence by his inventive powers. A few years sines, our Government gave him a liberal sum for his invention for loading guns.

his firelock tumbling from his hand; richness of taste and elegance of main short, that there is a series of terial will not be spared is making violent death-scenes being enacted I interesting occasion, (the gran ball up and down the long line. at the Ac.demy of Music,) one of the The reading public instructed by journals and books of memoirs can form for itscit satisfactory pictures of the poor soldiers in hospital, lying on their pallets in rows, say at Scutari, having their pillows smoothed and cooling drinks proffered by those kind, charitable ladies who went out to be their nurses. Has not the public viewed paintings of the scene the sick warrior lying in comfortable con-relescence, aud taking with grateful languor the cool beverage from his gentle attendant! The sympa-.