, 1853-06-18
States Items.

Col. Benton is announced as a candidate
for Speaker Of the next lIous: of Reprcsen.
tal!yes.
It is stated that Hon Thomas Corwin in.
tends 10 settle at Frankfort, KY, where h,
intends practising law.
Mazzini has escaped from Italy and Re.
turned to London. The way this was done
remains a secret. But the fact is maj.
maniles! by his presence in the British cap.
ital.
DAMoNDs. Fresh discoveries of dia.
monds have been made near Bagagem, in
Brazil, and the excitement is something Al.
ter the gold fevers Of the United States and
England What is this world coming toy
The VIRGINIA PAN HANDLE.-The Penn.
sylvanians talk of annexing, with the con.
sent of the other party, the strip of Virginia
territory bordering on the Ohio river, aud
including the counties of Hancock, Brooke,
Ohio, and Marshall.
Col. Fremont is stated to have bought The
residence of the late Mr.. St. Clair Clarke,
opposite the Presidential mansion at Wash
ington.
PRESIDENT PIERcE's HEALTH. - The
w washington corresponovu, vf- ,s.o' CL4stss-
ton Standard says;
The Presidents health is failing greatly.
his lungs being quite irrilated. He worries
too much over conflicting claims for Office,
taking every such contest involving bitter.
ness on either side greatly at heart" +
The crew of the New Bedford whaling
Bark Insea, had been murdered by the ma
lives Of Pleasant Island.
BY news from independence, Mo-, We
learn by a late arrival that Capt. Heath, q.
Fl. Atkinson, was about to fight force Of
some 5000 Chienne Indians, with single
company Of regulars II was feared that The
whites would fare worst. Tho cause Of
quarrel was the refusal OF the Indians %
give up certain deserters whom they har-
bored.
Senators Douglas Of Illinois, Foote Oliver
mont, and Mr.. COrwin contemplate a visit
10 Europe this spring.
Letters from Madrid say that the Ameri-
can Minister had succeeded in obtaining he
pardon Of Hungarians Of the Lopez expedi-
lion who had been sentenced 10 the mines.
Some Of the 100000 volumes of which
the Astor Library, New York, will consist.
have been placed in the library building IN
lafayette Place. 1t is not expected that
the institution willbe open before next Sep
iember or October.
The Seams,Tesses Of Cincinnati have heh
a meeting and resolved 10 ''slrike" for higher
wages. Success to them. Ms
There is in n library belonging 10 the
Academy at Germantown, Pa, the indenlieal
telescope used by General Washington At
the battle Of Germantown, October 4, l777.
1t is a cumbrous instrument, and must have
required considerable muscular power fox
its use. There is in the same library a copy
of the Bible Geneva edition, 1910.
A grand Opera house, to cost $500, 900,
is about 10 be built on the corner-of Irving
Place and Fourteenth street, New York
1t is said that il will be finished within sn
months from this date, and that it will be
opened by Grisi s. Mario, with acompetsul
troupe.
Divisions having sprung up among The
contributors to the fund OF the Weastern Re-
serve College, in consequence of an attempt
being made to remove it to Cleveland, at .
recent meeting Of the contributors, among
others a resolution was passed "earnestlyre-
quiring the President 10 resign !" but, like
the rude boy whom an old man found in one
Of his trees stealing spples-of which Old
spelling books treat-"he told them plainly
be would not"
The New York Evening Post in an an
nouncement Of the intended removal from
the building belonging TO their paper, We
find he(ollowing which is rather interesting;
"We expect to drive this press, as well
as the presses in our job Office, BY calorie
engine, of Capt Ericsson's invention and
modelling, which is now in progress Of con
struction by the Messrs. Hogg s. Dolamaler.
and which will be the FIRST application Of
that patent 10 the art Of printing. ri %
A movement has been set on fool q,
Liverpool, chiefly by the captains Of Amer
lean ships, in favor Of abolition on both
sides Of the Atlantic Of the present pracsieo
Of giving advance notes 10 seamen. a