The Plymouth pilot. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1851-1852, 1851-05-21

A sturgeon, weighing 100 pounds, was
in market at Cincinnati, on the 10th inst.
Jenny Lind stated, during recent tri-
al in which she was a witness, that she
received 81 900 out of every $4,000 re-
ceived at her concerts.
Several vessels, besides a large number
of logs, have been seized by the U. S.
authorities on Grand River, Mich.-the
logs as having been cut on the public
lands-the vessels for carrying them
away.
The Cleveland True Democrat says
that the lives of passengers have been,
for sometime past, endangered, by OBJ
structions being placed on the railroad
near that place.
A few days since petition was pre-
scented to the Senate of Massa chusetts,
signed by l07 Ministers, praying that the
Legislature would take some step to pre-
vent the execution of the Fugitive
Slave law.
The mechanics and laboring men Of
Philadelphia are trying to establish eight
hours as days work.
They are selling ''Jenny Lind pickle
rel in Detroit.
The Exchange Hotel. and other pro-
perty, was destroyed by fire, week or
two since, at ChilGothe, (O.)
At Andover, Mass, few days since.
portion of the railroad suddenly sunk
entirely out of sight.
A silver mine has been discovered in
Jefferson county, Va.
Judge Baxter, of Georgia, has decided
that the dying declaration Of man cam
not be given as evidence on trial for
murder.
A meeting has been held in New York
to memorialize the President to remove
Sir H. l.. Bulwer, from his position as
British minister. The grounds for his
removal, are founded on certain express
sions he used at recent festival, in re-
lation to the Celtic race
The Republic, at Washington, thinks
the rumor of the Cuban expedition hav-
| ing been abandoned, is hot true.
Santa Anna, it is said. will soon re-
turn to Mexico. where. it is expected
he will again be elected President.
Noah Brookield. late Postmaster al
Niles, Mich, died at that place las
week.
One of the N. Y. city papers says
that persons have been detected in tina
city, in selling the flesh of cattle tha
have died of disease, as first rate beef.
The Philadelphia and Pittsburg Tel
egraph Company have just declared ;
dividend of sixty per cent.
Rice. as an experiment, is being cul
tivated in California.
The distance between Utica and Al
bany. (95 miles, was run, recently, will
a heavy express train, in two hours ant
thiltyfour minutes.
George Goodman has been appointed
Postmaster at Niles, Mich.
1t is feared that the immense gather
ing at the Worlds Fair in London, ma,
produce some kind of pestilence.
The N. Y. Tribune states that tn
story of several American citizens hav
ing been murdered in Nicarauga, lately
is all hoax.
Forty lives were lost by the burning
of the steamer Webster, on the Missis
sippi. about two weeks since. Anon;
the unfortunate victims, were the Cap
tain, his wife and child, and both clerk
Of the boat.
Great difficulties are apprehended witt
the Indians in New Mexico.
The Ohio Cultivator says, that notwith
standing the heavy frosts, there is still
fair prospect for good crop Of peaehe
in that state.
The small pox is raging dreadful,
among the Sioux Indians, several hun
bred having already died with it. Tn
d;sase * new to them, and they d re una