Sunday dispatch. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1845-1854, 1852-03-14

of the Cleveland and Mahoning Railroad as
new feature" and speaks Of 1t as "
leap-year movement" that evinces an energy
not to be intimidated by ordinary obstacles
which will be followed with perseverance
not to be satisfied with anything short oil
complete successw
From the Paris Correspondence Of the Lon
don Neaos Of February "a, We learn that
memorial has just been presented to the
Council Of State, which bids fair to bring
down an avalanche of Bonapartlst claims
upon the treasury Count Montholon has
Just sent in little bill for his arrears OF
pay as a General, since 1916. You may re-
member that Jerome Bonaparte applied to
Legislative Assembly for similar indem-
nifty, and was obliged to withdraw his petit
ton The claim Of Count Montholon has
been referred to a committee, which has ap-
pointed NJ Villemain to report thereon.
A disease similar to the cold plague broke
out in the family Of the Rev VIM Reed, OF
Washington county, Tenn, recently, Of which
three of his children died within few hours
after they we're attacked A fourth CHILD
was attacked with this mysterious disease
while returning from the funeral, and died
shortly afterwards Several other families
had also been attacked, and many deaths en-
sued
According to the Opini0ne Of Turin, of the
! 20th, the French we're constructing at Rome
an extensive cavalry barrsck, in the gardens
of the Convent of st. Calixti, in the Tran
stevere The city was to contribute 100 900
scudi towards its construction. They had
also made an ample provision of gahions. 1t
was evident that they awaited reinforcements
of cavalry and artillery, and foresaw the
possibility of military events.
A female convict in Sweden is now in ice,
on experiment, and man was found lately
in Switzerland who gave signs of life after
being frozen for nine months. The power OF
stopping while the world goes on, may be the
next wonder Ice-houses may soon be ad-
vsrtised, with comfortable arrangements for
skipping an epoch, or waiting for the next
generation.
There is at Tift's Hotel, in Mobile, a lump
of pure gold, just as it was picked up in Ca,
lifornia, weighing about three pounds, and
valued st something over 5000. 1t is pre-
sent to Mrs. Montague Of Marengo county
Ala, from slave now IN California, who
although in a free State, could notforget hii
mistress, but sent her token of his remem
brance.
We are informed that new songbird, {
native Of Michigan, will soon make her ap
pearanoe in public as a rival of Jenny Line
and Catharine Hayes. She has chosen thu
expressive title of " The Wild OWL" ans
} reokons that she can hoot out of sight al
the Nightingales and White and Black Swan
} that ever we're heard or heard of.
The effects of the late severe frosts hav
been forcibly manifested at Niagara Falls;
slice of the Goat Island precipice, 120 fee
hryR fan do n
l from the main body of rock A rectangula
t projection, 80 feet long and Is feet wide, ha
t also become separated, and stands as an enor
| mons column, two hundred feet high.
A mechanic of Cincinnati has built fir
engine to which he attaches steam. Tn
machine was tested few days ago, and al
though not in perfect order, steam was raise
and water thrown with great rapidity in min
minutes Five minutes is all the time claim
d ed as essential by the patentee The exper
. ment was exceedingly satisfactory
The Panama Echo of the 18th contain
the following paragraph g Senior Louis Dr
:, rand, of this city, late resident on Santa Al
y ma Plaza, outside the city walls, died la'
- night, aged 80 years. He had family Of owe
! one hundred children. They are actually h
own children, of the first generation" TE
. old Mormon!
!. The Emperor of Russia has ordered tt
K fifty millions of francs, which he invested
n French Rentes in 1847, to be transferred
It the Dutch Funds, as he does not cOnsld'
h his money safe IN France after the OrteG'
10 cOnfScatioa.
% The Correspondent states that the Au
10 trian Government contemplates calling
q Congress of the German States to consid
N the possibility of establishing common al
le uniform system of coins and measures.