The Port Gibson herald, and correspondent., 1849-04-13
Nail Items.

NEw MENco-General Lane has written
a letter to the Indiana Sentinel, in which he
speaks III the highest terms Of the soil ard eli
mate Of New Mexico. He pronounces the
country the best he has ever seen, for grazing
purposes, and SAYS that vegetables and fruits
Of all kinds can be raised in the greatest album
dance and Of the finest quality
GoID,-It is stated in Sandwich Island pr
per, that the entire amount Of California gold
received at the port Of Honolulu up to the
30th October last, was about 5250,o00 The
Boston Journal states thaton tie 27th and 28lh
uits., California gold was received by various
houses Of that city, TO the amount Of Slo4lla.
RAYuoND-We are glad to learn from the
Gazette that cur sister village Of RAYMOND. is
gradually improving. Like al the interiortowns
Of Mississippi, she has experienced rclerses Of
fortune, and we hope and believe that others
as well rs she, may speedily regain portion Of
their former prosperity.
TIE TRIAL OF HYEE, the New York boxer
has been concluded At Chestersown. Md The
| jury bringing il = verdict of guilty, and tie
Court tining him $500 The arguments were
rather singular One of the counsel for Hyer,
compared and justified the prize fight by the
ancient wager of battle for the adjustment of
disputes By single combat, under the common
Law Of England, and another lawyer on the
same side dWelt upon the manlness of the art
of sell-defence: extolled pueiiisin. As calcu-
lated to improve the breed Of men, as racing
did the breed Of horses ridiculed Baltimore
for sending a regiment of soldiers down TO ar
rest two men; vet allowed il was well they
might, since one Of those men could whip re.
giment of those men who couldn't stand fire
in the last war; magniied Kent county for the
glorious battle Of Frog or Hog Pond and fnaly
set up his client as q hero, who had, by wear.
ing an American flag, while Sullivan wore ar
. lIish one, achieved another triumph for TIE
stripes and stars; that glorious banner whicl
had 50 recently been borne in victory at Palt
Alto, Monterey, ard the city of Mexico. AM
t hereupon, says the reporter Of the Baltimor,
Sun, ''tle gentlemen for the defence was fre
) quently cheered and applauded by the crowd
Tie enthusiasm was at concert pitch anc
there was no such thing as keeping it under
4 LICK BAcK-Ihe West Tennessee Whia
tells a yarn upon farmer of that part of the
State, who to make speculation put large
stone in one Of his hogsheads Of tobacco, and
Forwarded il TO his commission merchant in
New Orleans directing his merchant here 10
send him barrel of sugar. By accident OF
otherwise, the stone was discovered. The mer.
: chant took the stone from the tobacco, and put
it into the barrel of sugar, before he weighed
it. put on the head and sent it back to the to-
baceo man in due course of time, and did no
say a word about the stone. But he found i
before he had used up more than half the su
gar. This is a fact. He got four cents for th
stone, and had to pay eight cents per pound fo
it. Served him right.
CHOLERA on THE RIyER.-The last numbe
of the Cairo Delta gives the following state
ment of deaths BY cholera, on boats from Nev
Orleans entering the mouth of the Ohio
The Bride arrived here from New Orleans o.
the 22d ult., deaths from Cholera on board
Uncle Sam, same day, 8 cases. Belle Eey. 23d
S eases Geo. Washington, 2Sd, several case
and death. Sarah, 23d, cases, deaths
Gladiator, 23d, 8 cases, 8 deaths Grand Turk
23d, cases, deaths Tennessee oath, {
! cases. Yorktown. oath, 10 deaths. Charlie
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