The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1852-10-11
WEEKLY VARIETY.

Arrangements are on foot at Wilmington N. C..
fol- grand public reception to Hon. Vim. r. King.
The Maine Law has been introduced into the
Canadian Parliament.
The Boston Commonwealth says, that the New
York Mirror States, that the Wing committee of
that city have hired notorious fighting man, Yam
kee Sulyan) for fifteen hundred dollars, to serve
them during the campaign.
The next session of the American Pathological
Congress will be held in the City of Boston.
The number of Persons confined in the Is
land of Cuba for political offences is not less than
four hundred, including fourteen females.
The Horticultural Society of Cincinnati held
their Annual Fall Exhibition the 29th of Sept.
James McAdam, the originator of the modern
system Of. McAdaruising routs. died the 3oth
of July, at his residence in Finchley near London.
The selectrnen of Watertown Mass, have re-
fused the use of the Town Hail. for the purpose of
holding liquor trials. meeting of egal voters of
the town is 10 be held to test the question.
Smith O'Brien is in a dying condition iu Van
Diemens land, caused by the cruelty of his jaors.
The Wing papers of Boston, report four thous-
and signatures TO the call for Webster Electoral
| Conventien.
| Mr.. Ebenezer Perkins, respectable citizen of
Hannibal, Oswego Co. N. Y. aged about 60 years,
commteds suicide by hanging himself in his barn on
the 2orh inst. He was partially insane.
A Mr.. Legay, wife and son, of Camden Arkan-
sas were few days since held 10 bail in the sum
of $1,000 for causing the death of slave by inhu
man treatment.
George Mute of AlulTord Mich, who was Bit
| fan Mux, 3Ct1, hxyo eat fo ha mad died
August II, from the bite.
The new House of Refuge at Pittsburgh is to
cost S63, 600.
| The Superintendent of the Illinois Central Rail
Road has advertised for 1000 men to work on
that road.
AT the funeral of Hon. Edward Gilbert who was
killed in duol in Sacramento City the pail bear
ers were selected from every State in the Union.
| 200 900 dogs have been killed or poisoned in
France during the past summer.
An attempt was made few days ago TO assassi-
| nate Louis Napoleon. The French Journals are
prohibited from speaking of the matter.
Two men were killed on the o. & p Railroad
on Tuesday last, by standing upon the top of the
cars while passing under bridge, near Rochester.
Hiram H. Baker has been appointed U. S. Mar
shall for the State of Missouri.
An Infant drumming prodigy, the third now be-
fare the public, is noticed in tho Philadelphia pa
pers.
The kentucky papers estimate that the hay crop
in that State will DE fully Is per cent over the
erage oil the last year.
james J-~Beyios is the Whig Candidate for
| Congress in the 1st District in New Jersey.
An Iron Foundry, Machine shop and Spice Mill
were destroyed by FIRE at Dayton on the 29tl
Sept Loss $4,000 insured $4,000.
The Steamer Niagara which sailed from Boston
for Liverpool on the lst inst took one hundred and
eighteen thousand dollars in American goId.
The Boston Commonwealth says, that since the
lst of July, there have been printed ut that Office
$4,000 copies of the speechs OF Mann, Sumner
Giddings, Townsend, Wilson and Rantoul.
The Post Master G General of Canada has recon-
mended the adoption of the penny postage system
Sin Charles Lye the celebrated English Geolo
gist, is now on his third visit TO this County.
A double track will be lail ou the Cincinnati
Hamiu,on and Dayton Railroad enry in the spring
the increasing business of the road demanding it.
Prof Clement Long. recently OF Western
Reserve College, has been rendered professor
ship in Auburn T theological Seminary. A shor
time previously he had been invited to occupy
the cbnir of Moralsla 81 y in the Unixersil;
ofthe City of N i which he declined.
Charles Torrey nude q speech before the
Webster Club in the AR. Union rooms, at Bos
ton, on Friday night, in which he asserted tha
) Gen. Scott was not tho nominee Of the viii,
party, but Of "factlon."