The Democratic sentinel and Harrison County farmer. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1851-1852, 1851-08-20


or five produce, houses have gone by the
board within as many days.
"A man named Peter Moore was mur-
dered at Springfield, Mass, on the 12th inst,
by French Canadian named Thomas Hall.
Mr.. John Stevens, real estate bro
kerr of Boston, committed suicide on the
4th inst, by cutting the main artery of his
right leg. lie died sitting in his chair He
had only been married on the Saturday pre-
vious.
Late advices from the Cape of Good
Hope represent affairs there as assuming a
very serious aspect Thousands of cattle be-
longing to the settlers had been driven off.
On the 18th inst, man named Nc
Cormic was hlledin Boston, by being knock
ed from the cars as they were passing the
Washington street bridge.
a severe hail storm occurred in Mas
sachusetts few days since, causing immense
damage to property; several dwellings, and
barns were struck by lightning and destroy
ed.
a late despatch from Chicago states
that there is no cholera in that city.
Heavy rains have recently occurred
in the southern section of Maryland, greatly
injuring the tobacco crop.
a great balloon ascension came off
in GAINESVILLE, on last Friday afternoon. More
than 10000 persons were present to see the
sight.
The Postmaster General, in answer
to letter from the publisher of the Cincin-
natl Price Current, decides that it is lawful
to draw mark over an advertisement in
newspapers for the purpose of calling atten-
ton thereto.
The tril of the Michigan conspirators
had reached its 54th day on the 1lth inst,
apparently unexhausted, and bidding fair
for long race yet
But two members of the old Consti-
tutional Convention are now living, viz:
Gov. Morrow and Israel Donahon, of Man
chester; Adams county.
"A man named Patrick Bourne, en-
ployed on the Mansfed and Sandusky Rail
road, was bitten by rattle snake on Satur-
day last, at II o'clock, A. NJ, and lad no
medical assistance till evening, when he
reached Sandusky. His arm was very much
swollen at first, but hopes are now enter
tanned of his recovery.
- The railroad travel through this State
this summer is immense, and will doubtless
increase next year. Travellers from the
South, who have generally gone from New
Orleans to New York by sea, ere now coming
up the river, and crossing this state to the
Lake. More than four thousand from the
city of New Orleans alone are said to have
passed over our railroads this year.
"A son of Mr., James Ryder, in Ross
county, was instantly killed on Saturday
last, by being run over by load of rails
Macauly, the historian, is reported to
have Withdrawn his charges against VIM.
Penn, being convinced that he was mista-
ken.
The people of Miami county voted a
of 500, 900 ON last Saturday, to
the Dayton and Michigan Railroad The
line between Dayton and Sidney will proba-
bly, be put under contractthis fall
-phe Dayton Journal says that De
Graft has taken the contract for building the
railroad from Springfield to London; also the
one from Springfield to Marysville. Both of
these roads are to be done in one year.
The new Metropolitan Bank, in New
York city, has created quite futtering a.
mong the country banks. and their agents in
the city. The merchants appear 10 be as
much opposed to III the brokers.
- Rev. Asa Shinn, long a prominent
minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church,
and particularly conspicuous in the contro-
versy which established the Methodist Pro-
testant Church, with which he sided, is now
in the Vermont Lunatic Asylum, at Brattle-
boro.
- The Stockholm papers say that Jenny
Lind has purchased one of the largest es-
tates in Sweden. They also state that her
last letters to that country positively contra
dict the rumors about her marriage. The
Albany papers say she has returned through
that city on her way to Niagara and the
north again.
The City of Covington, opposite Gin
cinnati, has voted $500, 900 to the Lexing-
ton and Covington Railroad.
The Washington correspondent Of the
N. Y. Courier states that Mr.. Webster win
not return to Washington until November.
The writer adds thai in the meantime he will
reside on his farm in New Hampshire.