UNITED STATES.

Southland Times, Issue 725, 18 September 1867, Page 3

UNITED STATES.

(IYom the " Panama Star and Herald.") In Congress a resolution has been carried that Congress has heard "with unalloyed satisfaction the announcement of the triumph of the Eepublicans of Mexico, over the enemies of freedom, and congratulating President Juarez and his noble compatriots on the overthrow of Maximilian and the missions of the French Empire. General Butler has introduced resolutions which have been adopted, directing the appointment .of a Committee to investigate the facts connected with the assassination of Mr Lincoln, and empowering the Committee to report hills granting amnesty to persons who shall give evidence. In supporting his resolutions G-en. Butler said that the military trials had been confined to single issues, and that no full and complete investigation had been made. Despatches have been received in "Washington from the United States officers on the Mexican border, giving accounts of the deplorable condition of affairs there. They state that since the fall of Maximilian the conduct of the Mexicans has been overbearing, and that insult to the United States' flag by Mexican officials is an every-day occurrence. The life raft Nonpariel, which started from this port about a month ago for Europe, was seen by the brig Mary E. Rowland, on the 26th June, in latitude 40 degrees 10 minutes, longitude 57 degrees 10 minutes, having good weather, with the wind at the *fcime north northeast, strong. The Indian troubles continue on the Western Plains, and are creating a great deal of uneasiness and alarm, General Sherman has issued a circular, in which he directs that the Indian treaties Bhall be respected as far as possible, but all Indians found depredating outside their reservations are to be dealt with by the military. Stolen stock and other property shall be chargeable upon the annuities due the tribe which stole them. He also directs the calling of volunteers into the service from each State or Territory particularly interested in the suppression of hostilities, the payment of such volunteers to be dependent upon an appropriation by Congress. A most curious ?f>se of suicide was committed at Springfield, Massachusetts, a few days ago. An aged lady by the name of Grillmore cut out her bowels with a razor and placed them in a pail of water beside her? She lived about an hour afterwards, and made her will just before she died. The Atlantic Cable, which was broken by an iceberg three miles from Heart's Content, has been fully repaired, and is sow working asyeHabijF mi a*wrtsfeca

torily as if no damage had occurred. The Cable was found to have been very badly crushed, notwithstanding its heavy iron armour, for a lengh of one hundred and twenty feet. There is considerable excitement in this city, in New Orleans, and in "Washington over the execution of Maximilian. The feeling is one of profound regret for Maximilian and deep detestation of Juarez. In Washington much blame is cast upon Secretary Seward for not writing a more peremptory letter to the Mexican Government, demanding, not begging that tha life of the ex-Emperor should be spared. It is said here that Secretary Stanton has expressed himself very strongly on the subject in private conversations, and has not hesitated to condemn Mr Seward's course. At the Academy of Music, ISTew York, on the evening of the 12th, while the Japanese troupe were performing before an immense audience, a fearful accident occurred. The closing scene of the night's entertainment was as usual begun by the rapid flight of the little child " All Eight " as he is called, a very great favorite, up the pullied rope to the dome of the proscenium, where for a moment he hung by one hand to the apparently frail cord support above his head, and then with whizzing noise, the puliy attached to the strap from which the youngster dangled, started on its fearful journey down the tightened rope that is stretched for the purpose from the dome to the middle box of the dress circle. As the first creak of the miniature wheel was heard, a deathlike stillness prevailed throughout the vast auditorium. A second creak, and with the speed of lightning the body of the young performer shot down the rope and reached the middle of the downward course, when, to the horror of the thousands who were gazing upon the awful movement, one of the cords attached to the dress circle fixings, to brace the main rope, gave way. The latter, relaxing its rigidity by the sudden outlet, fell a few feet downward, and then shot upward with a twang, like the strapping of an arrow string, and the little performer was flung from his hold high into the air, and in an instant was dashed through space full fifty feet to the floor in the middle of the aisle below. It would be useless I to attempt to picture the scene that ! ensued. The screeches of the terrified women rang fearfully piercing through the halls, while the men, with cheeks blanched to the whiteness of a corpse, sat as if frozen to their seats with terror. Several of the ladies fell swooning in their boxes, and were carried out into the anterooms. In a second, when partly relieved from its trance, the audience jumped to their feet and a rush was made towards where the body of " All Eight " lay as if dead. In the midst of the confusion the Japanese performers on the stage, who, themselves at first seemed to have lost all their presence of mind at the unexpected catastrophe, jumped into the orchestra, over the railing, and were at the side of the boy in the twinkling of an eye. Eestoratives were applied, but the sufferer lay bleeding and still unconscious, and to all appearances dead. Physicians were sent for and quickly arrived on the spot, but it was nearly an hour before they were enabled to restore anything like re-action in the system of the insensible child. At last he opened his eyes, when the father bent over him, and in Japanese asked him how he was, and the little fellow, as if still before the j audience, striving to please by speaking the English sentence he knew, raised his head ever so little and softly murmured " All right." Everybody felt greatly relieved at this enunciation, as it was feared that the hours of " Little All Eight " were numbered. Since then he has heen gradually improving.