Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1852-11-20

A railway train can travel seventy miles an
hour, which may be called one hundred and FIVE
feet per second, and this rate is little more than
one-fourth that of common ball when discharg
ed
The Cuba invasionists had rousing meeting at
Cincinnati on the 26!h, and the utmost enthusiasm
reigned.
1t is stated that a bonus of $500, OO0, has been
offered the Councils of New York by wealthy
citizen for the rightto construct railroad III Broad
way.
The National Debt of Great Britain has been
reduced in thirty years $4,000, COO sterling
about per cent Of the principal.
There are five or six thousand regular beggars
in the city Of New York--mostly children
Ohio was fifty years old (snce her admission as
State) on the day of the Presidential election.
The Mayor of Philadelphia has issued proc
lamation against the building Of election bonhres
in the city.
l. n Steele, Esq, the United States Charge
to Venezuela has arrived in the bark Paez, at
Philadelphia, from Laguayra.
Mrs Sinclair (late Mrs. Edwin Forest is play
ing at the National Theatre, Cincinnati.
The new music hall, just erected in Boston, is to
be opened by Madame Alboni on the Goth inst
The sum of $3.50, o36 will be required for school
purposes in New York city, in 1858.
The receipts Of the fair Of the American Insti-
tute in New York Just closed reached about
S25 OOO-conslerabiy exceeding those of last
year. 1t is estimated that it had eco visitors.
The Postmaster General has established, during
the week ending the 30th ult., sixteen new Post
offices, discontinued ten, and changed the names
of three We observe 10 changes for this State.
The Prince Governor of Warsaw, has given
notice that the property of the refugee Poles
abroad, who have not accepted the amnesty, viii
be confscated
An ingenious individual in Texas has Just in
vented "a Strengthening plaster, which viii enable
you to ''take up anything from four months
note to hogshead of sugar.
The House of Representatives of Rhode Island
has rejected by a vote of 40 to II, bill to re-
peal the liquor law of the last session.
A late German writer says that Gothic arcbitec-
ture is petriied religion. We may add to this,
however, that great deal of "petrifcd Iegion
is modern.
THE SPANISH CossUL AT New ORLEAxs-Tbe
New Orleans Bulletin denies the Geographic report
that Mr.. Laborde, the Spanish Consul had left
New Orleans for fear of personal violence He
was still there, and had no intention of leaving.
Madame Henrietta Sontag gave eight concerts
in Philadelphia lately, in rapid succession, and il
is said the gross receipts of these concerts amount
ed to 1928 400, and her nightly expenses are sta
ted to be from 5000 to $1,000.
James Little and James D. Burns, while re.
turning from democratic meeting at Johnstown
Pennsylvania, last week, were run over by the car.
and killed.
P. T. Barnum and Mr. Beach are about to is
4
1t is reported, but wants confirmation that tn,
plague has broken out in Persia, near the Turkish
frontier.
On the 3Oth of September, fire in Smyrna de
stroyed six hundred houses inhabited by the poor
er classes
The quarantine regulations concerning vessels
arriving at New York from places south of Cap,
Henlopen, have been dissolved
The Pennsylvania Railroad will be completed
to Pittsburg in few days.
THE VorE OF HULL--The town of Hull, il
Massachusetts,, which generally casts 5 wing AM
democratic votes this year gives Pierce II
Webster 8, and Scott 7. GAS goes Hull SO goe
the Union.
"Riyer Postman' has been appointed for tn
Thames, at London, whose duty it will be to de
liver letters, newspapers, DC, that may arrive b.
post, addressed to persons on board of vessels il
the river.
Jerold says tibet young boys who marry oil
maids "gather in the spring of life, the colder
fruits Of autumn"
Naomi, the daughter of Enoch, was not mar
ried until she was five hundred and eighty year
old Don't despair old gals, some hope yet.
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HoRRrBLE DUEL.-By the Santa Clara Registe
we are informed of the following particulars of
duel which came off in Santa Clara county, las
week, near Gilroy's ranch, and which, in feroct
and desperation, find no parallel for in the State
1t occurred, says the Register, between Mexca
and native of California, about game of monte
and Colts navy revolvers the weapons use
in combat. Nine shots were fred, and four Of til
balls took effect in each Of the combaants. Bot
parties expired Immediately, and they were bot
ushered into the presence of their Maker to answe
for the murder OF the other After the second G
thiEd shot the Californian crawled on bis hand
ices nearer his antagonist and fred, in orde
sure Of his victim. This shot took efet
"a the abdomen Of the Mexican.