The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-06-09

Os- The HomUopathists are to hold 3
4 Convention in Chicago in June.
A cargo Of peanuts lately arrived at Bos-
ton from the river Gambia, amounting tc
ten thousand bushels.
! @ At Murtinsburgh, Va, the small
pox roges TO such an extent that all business
is suspended.
0- The city Of Louisville has appro-
priated Sl,000,00O' 10 the Louisville and
Nashville Railroad.
@ A man and wife died lately in Cam
den, N. J., from actual destitut'on. Sad
comment on the philanthropy of the age. 1
0T The Enquirer says that it is whis-
cred ubout that Maj. Oliver is to retire from
the Cincinnati Post Office, and some special
friend Of the Gazette take his place.
OT Charles c. Langdon, editor of the
Mobile (Ala.) Advertiser, has been nomi-
mated as the Union candidate of that dis.
trict for Congress. ~
OT The turnip in Russia is eaten as
fruit by all classes. In the houses of the
mobiles, sliced turnip, with brandy, is offered
to the guests.
or Edward Snyder. aged 10, fell from
the roof Of store corner of Fourth and
Market streets. Philadelphia, on Monday
and broke his neck,
Oy Letters from Havana state that the
cry of liberty is to be raised on the 25th inst,
throughout the island.
! 0 Jenny Lind, it is said, returns to
Europe in short time, SO that her visit tc
Canada and the Lakes will not take place.
| OT A slave was sentenced to be hung, a
Richmond, Va, the other day for firing
chicken coop, by which an adjoining house
occupied by negro woman was burned.
GREAT FooT RAcE.-Poole, the Euglisl
pedestrian, is to attempt to run Is miles il
100 minutes for purse of $500, on tn
Cambridge, Mass, Race Course, the 10th o
June next.
PRoMIsING.-The Pittsburgh and Cleve
land Railroad has been in operation TO Ra
vena, a distance of 38 miles, ten weeks. Ir
that time no less than 1928 passenger
have passed over, while the freight charges
have amounted to $1,000.
Os- In the U. S. District Court, at New
York, few days since, an application o
O'Sullivan and others, leaders in the Cubar
expedition, to have the cause removed to thu
us. Circuit Court, was refused and they arr
to be tried on Tuesday next.
OF The Savannah Republican says tina
the nomination of Gov. Mcdowell for Gov
ernor of the Southern Rights Convention
presents distinctly the question Of union o
secession, and it does not fear the result.
j O3 The Wabash, Upper Mississippi
Illinois, and Missouri rivers are over thu
banks, Much property is destroyed and thu
tobacco crops are severely injured.
The Cincinnati Enquirer says that it il
| calculated that if all The ladies' of that city
, come out in the new fashion Of g olorts ano
pants" at least sir thousand dollars will
next year be added to the expenses of syesp.
ing the streets
| Or On the 1st inst, at New Orleans
the French editor of the Courier assaulted
the Spanish editor Of L Union in the office
of the latter. After the Spaniard had re-
ceived several insults he fred pistol at
his antagonist, but without effect.
| Og The late advices from the West In
dies report that an earthquake occurred al
Guadalupe on the l7th of May. Many
houses were destroyed, and the plantations
are injured throughout the island.
Oy The Nicaragua route to California
will be in full operation on the 18th Of July
the Prometheus leaving New York and the
Pacific San Francisco on hat day. Time
through 81 days.
Oy The Powelton estate, on the wesI
bank of the Schuylkill, Philadelphia, has
been purchased by the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company for $35O,OOO. The Company ale
Immediately to erect depot and workshops
for the business of great Railroad.
A SENsATIoN.-The Philadelphia Ledger
says that lady, with Turkish pantaloons,
made her appearance in Chestnut street on
Saturday evening, and created great sem
sation. AS the neat little boot threaded its
wey through the crowd, the universal ex-
preston was, " decidedly pretty"
OE Theodore Tbeobald Cd mate OF the
Swedish ship Taetis, was murdered on the
Cd inst, at New York, by the LIST mate Of
the vessel. The mate refused to allow his
subordinate to go on shore, when some diff
ficulty followed, aud the latter seized an axe
striking the mate on the head, causing in
slant death.
OMINoUs.- Parkersburgh Gazette says
that on the very same day on which Col
Randolph announced his intention of NOV.
lino n re.cnns;dnra tion cf the haaie n,,ect;on