Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-04-07

Items.
The printers Of Buffalo have formed themselves
into Trades Union'
John B. Cough, the temperance lecturer is
campaigning in Ohio.
The emigration from Missouri to California is
said to have been immense III the past six months.
There is to be new daily paper entitled the
Union started i'll Pittsburg, by an association of
lourneymen printers.
lie Grand Smith, it is said, in conjunction with
General Welsh, opened the Theatre Royal, Glas-
gov, Scotland, for equestrian performances.
1t is said that Parodi has made a contract with
Mr. Dougall, of California, to give ten concerts
there Tor 500 600, and expenses paid.
The "Cbild's Paper, published by the Ameri-
can Tract Society, is beautiful, and, doubtless,
has Il large circulation.
Fools draw false conclusions from just princi-
pies, and madmen draw just conclusions from
false principles
Daniel Tucker, who has been so often warned
to "get out of the way" is said to have been run
over by a train of cars in Arkansas.
Thousands of feet of telegraph wire have been
cut and destroyed lately between the cities of
Chicago and Milwaukee.
One OF the latest on dfS Is that Jenny Lind
after visiting her native land, intends to return
aud reside permanently III the United States.
a VENERABLE CouPLE.-Master John William
Noale, aged fifteen. and Miss Sally Ann Block
well, aged thirteen, got married ut Brooklyn, Ky,
on the 10th ultimo.
North Carolina turpcntine is now being extern
sively manufactured into an 81 oil'' which will
burn freely in IL lamp, giving brilliant light
Prodigioua! What is camphne?
The valleys of the Salt River and the Gila, in
New Mexico, are admirably adapted to the growth
of Sea Island cotton. 1t is said that the adapta
uon OF this region to the production Of this val
liable staple is owing to the extensive deposites
OF salt which, in crystallized state, covers the
ground like snow.
The citizens of Montreal some time ago peti
toned her Majesty for ocean penny postage We
learn from the Gazette that the mayor and cor
poratlon have done the same thing as a BODY
and it is expected the example will be followed
by other municipal bodies throughout the prov
incc.
1t has been suggested that national vessel be
sent to bring back those persons who have been
victims of swndlng agents for California steam
ship companies, and who are now in state of
utter dcstituton the isthmus without means
to proceed either their journey or return
quircs that it should be carried out
\ ANEW PArNT.-Water lime, Hydraulic cement
mixed with oil in the same way as Blake's Ohio
paint or any of the several mineral paints lately
brought into use, has lately been discovered to be
equal to any other substance ever used for paint
ing walls roofs, floors, fences, any other work:
while III point of economy it is Que TO eight
or ten. The discovery accidentally made by
Mr.. John IIarald, Of Hampstead. Long Island.
4 NrMrRoIs FAMnY.-Thc Shah Of Persia
has invited n number Of AUSTRIAN officers, of all
arms, to Tcherun, to aid in rcorganizing the Per-
sian army. 4 letter from ono of these officers
received at Vienna, furnishes some personal de-
tails respecting the SHAH He is twenty-five
years Of age, and one Of the handsomest men in
the empire. His great grandfather, who had
three hundred wives, had a crowd of children,
who have had descendants in their turn, until at
cngth it is computed that the imperial family
comprises at least ten thousand persons
Powrr ot IMiGINATroN.--A year since Elijah
Barns, of Pennsylvania, killed rnttlcsnake in
his field, without any Injury to himself and inn
ncdiatcly after put on his sons waistcoat, both
Icing Of one color lie returned to his house. and
on attempting to button his Eaistcoat, hc found
to his establishment, that il was much too small
Ills Imagination was now wrought to u high pitch
aud he instantly conceived the idea that he had
been impcrccpuby bitten Ivy the snake, and was
thus swollen from It's poison, lie grew suddenly
very i'll, and tool; to his bed The family, in
great alarm and confusion, summoned three
physicians, and the usual remedies were pre-
scribed and administered The patient, however,
grew worse every minute, until Mt length his son
came home with his fathers waiscout dangling
about him. The mystery soon unfolded and
the patient Icing relieved from his imaginary
apprchcusions, dismissed his physicians, and wa 5
restored to health
LNGhTY oI RAILROAD CoMPANIEs Patricl,
Ca~s yesterday recovered verdict Of 800 and
costs against the New York and New Haven Rail
road Company, being the value of trunk and
contents, placed in possession Of the baggage
keeper IN June last, but not delivered The
ucNet check received for it, had been lost and
inc agent refused to deliver it when il was de-
manded, and it was subsequently lost The court
held that, IN common law, the Railroad Company
Is liable Tor the loss Of baggage entrusted to their
care and the giving n check to passenger, de-
signaling the number of the baggage, was in
tended to furnish the passenger with additional
security and the loss of check does not reliey,
the Company from liability, unless some Other
person presents the check, and in good faith ant
without notice the baggage is delivered to til,
party so offering the check. Nothing of the kint
was shown here, and the plaintiff was entitled I,
Judgment ~ u Mirror