Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-11-13
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

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Inc state Of Ohio was fifty years old the day Of the
Large quantities Of peach stones are imported into this
country from France
St Pauls Cathedral in London stands unon aces
and sixteen perches of ground
The ice trade of the United States exceeds In amount
K the wine trade of Bordeaux
play has been performed, lately in Chatham street,
called the Earl Of Poverty
BY the best cultivation two thousand FIVE hundred wa
ter-melons may be produced upon acre
The Odd Fellows Of the United States spend more than
half million year in aid of sick members Sc
The New York Fair this year. yielded TWENTY-FIVE
thousand dollars number Of ysiters hundred thou
sand.
The present Duke Of Wellington has declined to be adj
dressed by that title until after the funeral Of his usr
GUS parent
Lord de Blaquiere challenges all the world, Ansrca
e1cepted to produce yacht equal in speed TO his famous
yacht America.
The armies of England Prussia Austria Russia, Han
over and Spain have been ordered mourning for
the Duke of Wellington.
Brackets marble group of the Shipwrecked Mother
and Child" purchased by the Boston Athenaum for
the inadequate price Of three thousand dollars.
The Washington National Monument has attained
height one hundred and eighteen feet and may reach
one hundred and thirty before the close Of the season.
OF the Epentfg IoSt rec0llect
stance OF Mr. Websters being called to order of his
being out OF ORDER during the whole of his parliamentary
life
Sir Michael Stuart who, years ago presented a
park to the people Of Greenock Scotland has recently
given the town plot Of eight acres as place for sports
and exercises
1t is computed Presidential election Including
all expenditures legitimate and from the no
minaton to the Inauguration costs not less than half
million of dollars per State.
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When Lord John Russell toasted at the late ban
quet at PERTH the band struck up the Saw We john
ny Comm 20 which caused uproarious merrment in
which Johnny himself heartily joined
In the library of the British Museum there are four
hundred and seventy thousand volumes The rate of in
crease IS seven thousand year; so that in half centu
ry 1T will contain as many volumes the Alexandrian
specimen of the bread made from bread fruit has
been exhibited in the Boston Exchange II is a thin
semitranparent Sheet Of bright brown color and in no
respect resembles any preparation Of bread among
The idea of statue in honor of the Duke of yelling
ton has already taken definite shape in Manchester
where first meeting has been held, and two thousand
five hundred pounds subscribed by few firms and in
dividuals.
The mikmen of Manchester, New Hampshire, have held
convention and have decided ask five cents per quart
for milk during the ensuing winter
OF the eleven unsuccessful candidates for the Presiden
cy since 1882 only two living, Messrs Cass and
Van Buren, Those who voted for and elected
were, Crawford, Clay, Writ and Webster Another un
successful candidate may now be added to the list
Mr. Bergen, noted agriculturist says that fuel of
an excellent quality be grown quicker easier and
cheaper from peach stones than any other mode within
his knowledge From this he thinks the settlers
upon the Western praires might furnish themselves with
IN three or four years with constant supply"
The man accused of being the chief nstigator Of the
late attempt to assasnate the Shah of Persia was pun
ished thus: He SEIZED his body carefully drilled
with knife in parts which would at the moment
cause death; pieces Of lighted candles were then intro
duced into the holes, and thus Illuminated carried in
procession through the bazaar and finally conveyed to
the town gates and there cleft in twain like fat sheep
The Pope has offered two premiums Of three hundred
dollars each for two masses each accompanied by
two motets for the oertory. These masses are to be
composed within certain canoncal limsone have an
integral, the other an optional organ accompaniment
The last column OF the Great Exhibition building in
Hyde Park has been FRUSTRATED and entire edfce is
demolished The site is covered with the debris
of the erection which being rapidly to that of
the new Crystal Palace at Sydenham. AL that
mains OF the Worlds Fair, which attracted upwards Of
millions OF vers large blocks Of COAL the
coal strata and granite columns, which deposited
outside the western extremity Of the building The con-
lectures TO the amount OF vauabes deposited be-
meath the flooring have proved erroneous.
The Vi0drdS says: The formation of the Avignon
railway having nccessated the removal Of the mountain
OF Crussol mine was formed and few DAYS ago was
charged with the quantity Of five and half tons
Of gunpowder The explosion Of this shook the earth
for miles around and quantity Of rock of about twenty
i've thousand square yards thrown down 1t split
to blocks Of different szesost of them Of hundred
to three hundred cubic yards. This great engineering
operation was effected without any accident"
An English traveller who visited italian monastery
gives the following account of his conversation with the
Abbot: The hospable father asked world of oues-
tons and made many comments upon us and upon Eng
land in general, for the benefit of his eow-recluses
England said he lis very small place although thick
~ inhabited IL Is altogether about the third part of the
size OF the city Of Rome The people sort Of Chris
tans, though not exactly Their priests and even their
bishops marry which is ncomprehensibe, and most rid
cuous The whole place is divided into equal parts
by an arm OF the under which there great tunnel
so that Il IS oil like piece Of dry landHoIae Journal
The aggregate sales OF tobacco at the several ware
houses at Louisville the present has been 20 091
which is than double the Of last
year, and for which than million and quarter Of
dollars has been paid over to the planters.
The dwelling Of Myron II. Cole, in wellsburgh, Erie
county, PA. took fire Tuesday morning last destroy
ing the entire contents Three Of Mrs Coles children
and Of James Flemmings unable TO escape and
were consumed by the devouring element.
Pittsburgh in bad way from the reckless use Of
concealed weapons The Commercial Journal saws scarce
~ day passes in which they called upon to re-
cord some Of murder stabbing from which preg
nant of evil the loss Of life is increasing with ter
rife rapdity Il calls upon juries to allow no mawkish
sensiby TO stand in the way OF their duty to the COM
munity.
Col john McRAE's steam saw-mill at Wilmington, IN
Cd was destroyed by fire on Sunday with large guam
iy Of lumber. Loss 5000 on the MILL and no insu-
rance
preme Court for the Buffalo district Of New York. has
signed his The md he off