Daily American telegraph., 1852-02-20
Lecture OF Daniel Webster-saiIing oi
steamers-The Markets.

S4.94G$4.95 . Grain is unchanged. Cotton firm
There has been auction sale of 6, 900 bags of
Rio coffee at 78@93c.
| Arrest OF a Mail Robber.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 20-3 D. m
| K. Grim has been arrested at Greensburg, Pa.
for robbng the mail in Virginia
shipwreck-Death OF Rev. 8. A. Ro..,,
The Markets.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 20-3 p. M
| The ship Bounty, from Georgetown, with q
! load of -four for New York, has been totally
wrecked off Cape Henry.
The announcement Of the Rev. Mr.. Roszeps
death has caused universal regret
There have been sales to-day of two thou sand
bbls. Howard street -four at $3.50.
Railroad Accident.
New York, Feb. 49,
Three persons were killed yesterday on the
Erie railroad at Deposit. While the passengers
were dining, the freight train ran into the pas
senger car at full speed, instantly killing three
persons being the only ones in the car. The
names of the killed are Miss Wisner, of Goshen,
an Indian girl, and an unknown man. Mr..
Mooney was badly injured
Sailing OF the United States.
New York, Feb 49,
The steamer United States, for Chagres, sailed
this afternoon with full complement of passen-
gers.
Defeat OF the Maine Liquor Law.
PROVIDENCE, R. l., Feb. 10.
The Maine Liquor Law was lost in the Senate
/ to-J tba 20 -, +ho
amendments, by vote of II yeas to 20 nays
susquehanna River.
HAvRE DE GRACE, Feb. 10.
The ice in the river is now irmer than it has
been for some days-made more so by the cold
weather of last night. 1t froze very hard The
passengers and cars pass over without the slight
est difficulty, and in perfect safety.
COLUMBIA, PA, Feb0l9.
The river is falling-weather very cosq
The River.
PlrrsBuRa, Feb. 10.
The river has now 4 feet water in the channel.
| IMMORTAL WoRDs-CLosE AT HAND.-When
| Napoleon confined at st. Helena, in CONVEX
sation with of his friends, he alluded to the
| future of our country He said, in his emphatic
language: "ln twenty -four years there will
| not be u cannon fired in Europe without the
permission Of the United States
The Milwaukee advertiser" thus sums up
the hanging question: After a careful consider
alton Of all the arguments for and against cap
,tal punishment, we have come to the conclusion
that the debt of nature should never be paid, Z.
if il can't be collected without an execution. ,"
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The late Michael Allen, OF Pittsburg Pa, has
left the following requests: Presbyterian Board
of Foreign Missions, $4,000; Domestic Mis-
sions, So, 900; education, SO, 900; publication,
S3, GOO: Church Extension Fund, Sd 600. Total,
S25 900.
People who attend fires should never throw
the bureaus out of the window until sufficient
number of people have accumulated beneath to
"break the fall"
BUILDINGS IN New YoRK.-Two thousand four
hundred buildings were erected in New York last
year, and three Of them in the Fifth avenue cost
| $50, 900 each.
| The old gentleman who made salve to take
the kink out of little pigs tails is busy getting
| up series Of locks for the alimenary canal.
The man who hung himself with cord of music,
was cut down by sharp east wind.
| EMPIRE HOTEL,
ION THE EUROPEAN PLAN,)
Pennsylvania Avenue ttro doors West of Jackson
Hall.
gg1* THE UNDERSIGNED respectfully informs the citi
go Of Washington, and strangers visiting that he
l has opened the above-named House for the accomoda
ton Of transient boarders only Meals up at all
hours notice Families Parties supplied
with Oysters Terrapns and Game Of all kinds In their
The Bar will be supplied with the best Of Liquors CT
gars &C. No pains will be spared to make It place OF
tcel resort. W. W. LEVY.
feb l7-eotf
OATS OATS !!
S00 bushels of OATS, bright and heavy, in store and
oOO for sale, in lots to suit, by
W. c. HARPER 4 Co,
Pa. av, bet ~ and 9th ss, opposite the Atheneum.
feb 1T-3tTuTh&Sat
BUFFALO Tongues, Just received from St. Louis
Id for sale by J. h. KIBBEY CO.,
dec 22-Thl2w No. 8, opp. Centre Market.
MINIATURE L0CKETS, PLAIN and ENGRAVED
BAND BRACELETS, CUFF PINS, &c.
WE have just received a beautiful lot Of the above
w named articles, which, together with a general
Diamond and other rich Jcwelry Watches,
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