The Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1852-1853, 1853-02-09

later. Mr.. HarbaughRs grocery was set on
fire BY some villain who had carried a pile
of shavings aud placed them at the back
part Of the building and set fire to them. 1t
was about-7 o'clock in the evening, and the
fire was fortunately discovered in time to
%extinguish it before any serious damage had
been done. We say again, be on your
guard.-.NossiHon Ners.
UNCLE ToM.-One of our enterprising
Yankees has sailed, it is reported, for Eng
land with a negro, whom be claims to be
the original of Uncle Tom. He intends to
exhibit him TO the curious public at a shilling
a head. As Mrs, Stowe killed Uncle Tom, we
suppose, of course il is a dead negro'th that he
has taken, and that he will first get a GER
tifcate from the Duchess of Sutherland that
she saw the very stripes on his back, infic-
ted by Legare's whip.
@-Lima, in Peru, is tie topmost city Of
the earth, being situated 1875 feet above
the level Of The sea.
THE PLAGUE IN RUssIA.-The Boston
Traveller is indebted to a mercantile house
of that city for the following extract from a
letter, Just received from S. Petersburg, and
dated the 2lst of December:
"There is a report that the plague has en-.
tered Russia, and is prevalent at Astrachar
and another place. The Empire has order.
ed a military condor Of sixty or seventy
thousand men to prevent its advancing fur
Their mo the interior of the country. Some
alarm is felt at St. PeterSburgh; though ii
former times, rs in the reign OF Catherine
it stopped at Moscow"
~-"Uncle Toms Cabin was rearet
while the author was stored a way with i'm
aAic-al Aighstoir-ics
A Coop To4sr.-At a typographical fes
tiyal, held at Columbus, Ohio, on the I'D
ult., Mr. Harris, of the Ohio Cullivator, CAV
he following toast:
1.-The Printers Deyil-Harmless if KEEP
in his place"
And suising the action OF word, he pour
ed the contents Of his goblet inio an oil
shoe.
A lIIGH ScuooL-One kept in the fourt
story.
EMIGRATION FROM GERMAxY.--The nun
Der of emigrants which arrived on the shore
of the United States from Germany in 1916
was 103,313 souls--bringlng with them q
aggregate capital Of $4,000, 600. Thu
Germany is becoming poor and the Unite
States rich.
EE-The chloride Of zince is now used j
Paris for the preservation Of anatomics
specimens; a prize of 1000 frances has bee
awarded TO NJ. Sucquet for the discovery.
AcrIoY.-We learn from the Indianapol
Journal that a bill is before the Senate, il
strXcting the State officers not 70 receive an
new applications for Bunks under the gene
y al law of last winter. The reason given {,
this bill is, that Wall street operators, Ne
York, are about to secure charters for Banl
in many counties, for the purpose of rsin
the notes in New York, instead of %carryin
on a Legitimate buuking business in Indian
Right. If such be the scheme of Wa
street money brokers they should be me
and put down by law. Let the States Yves
look wellto their interests.
EETHon, Robert J. Walker is rapidly d
Ginning in health. HIS disease is an afFe,
ton the thigh bone. He is extremely EN-;
GATED, having changed very much durir
the last fortnight.
EyA Bill is before the House of Repr
sentatIyes, which provides for the establish
ment Of a House of Correction, for ~iuyeni
offenders. An institution greatly needle
and we hope the bill will become a law.
Eg-The fare on the Baltimore and Oh
Railroad from Wheeling to Baltimore is SO
SO. A passenger train leaves Wheclir
every morning at a quarter before I o'cloc
Ey~We learn from the Price Clrrel
that the total receipts Of wool at Baltimol
during the last year, amount to about 925
600 lbs. Of both foreign and domestic raj
ing, of which some 600, 900 lbs. were dome
tic. laa Ri. s
tEz-During the month of January ii
number ofemigrants arriving at the port
New York was $500, over half Of who
!, were shipped from England.
My-The inventor of the Caloiic Eegin
Captain Ericsson, is a Sweed by birth,
TIE EHIcssoN.-The New Yook Pc
= states that ia compliance with q suggesii'
4 or request from Mr.. Kennedy, the accreta
: of me Naxy, WHO manifests the deepest i
~terests in Capt. Ericsson's e motor, t
: ship Ericsson is now preparing to 60
Norfolk. She will be ready for sea it
t presumed, in thirty or forty days, when
!, will have an opportunity of ascertaini
. whcthet she has power enough to run agair
q head wind, which many mechanics a
scientific men doubt.
" EE~ Treasurer Hilbert attempted to d
. train the money of the Harrison branch
G it delinquent taxes the other day. but t
Teller was too quick for him, having lock
q the vault door and gathered up the loo
change as be entered. Messrs. Crowd
\ and Sledgehammer will yet have to be call
on.-Stea. Uuion. asr