The Nevada journal., 1853-03-04

The President held the annual gram
reception, and the brilliant rooms of the
Executive mansion were thronged OF
New Years Day.
The fort of Zabjac, on the Albanian
frontier, has been taken by storm, by
800 Montengrins, and all the Turks in
the garrison made prisoners.
During the month of December, 1852,
the Boston Fire Department had been
called out II times, IL Of which were to
! fires
/ MIR. Petin, the French Aeronaut, ac-
companied by three friends, made bal
loon ascension in New Orleans, on
Christmas Day
The arrangements for the first exhi-
bition of the Metropolitan Institute, in
Washington, are progressing with be-
coming activity.
Hawthorne. the author, received II
thousand dollars from his English pub
fishers for the . Blithedaie Romance
Rev. Mr. Stutphen, Missionary Of the
American Board, died at Morsovan,
Turkey, on the 9th of November.
On Christmas Day, the degree Of RE
bekuh' was conferred upon nine ladies,
in the OLd Fellows Lodge, Lancaster,
IA.
Commodore Morgan died of gout in
the spine. He was buried with novel
houors Il; New York.
1t is rumored that Judge levitt in
tends to resign his seat on the bench OF
the Court of Appeals, N. Y, in conse-
quencc Of i'll health.
A resolution has been introduced into
the Virginia Legislature, asking for the
distribution Of the public domain for ed
ucationai and internal improvements
From Italy, we learn that the Pope
has expressed his qualification at the es-
tabIishmcnt of the Empire, and will yis-
it France to crown Napoleon.
Great CONSERVATION has been caused
at Constantinople, Turkey, by the re-
fuSal of the bank TO receive the State
paper in payment.
1t is proposed to establish n female
college at huntsville, Texas.
The emigration to Western Texas is
immense at the present time.
Judge Nash has been appointed Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court of North
Carolina.
Seventy.eight emigrants were admit
'cd into the Portland Hospital, Ore gon,
during the month Of October. Three
die1, and orty-sx were discharged rs
cured
There was heavy snow-storm at
Richmond, Va, on Monday night last
On Tuesday morning tho house tops were
covered to ,hc depth Of several inches
The John Lanse, Bremen ship, ar
rived at New Orleans on the 23d nit.
with 700 passengers The largest mum
Der ever brought to that port by one
vessel.
The venerable widow of Col. Alexan-
der Hamilton, received visits at Wash
ington, on the lst inst Although at an
advanced age, she retains her aflaGi,ity
and cheerlulness
One hundred and eight students have
left the South Carolina College because
the Commons Hall was obnoxious TO
them, and the faculty would not abol-
ish it.
The Black Nomit is Still committing
its ravages in st. Domingo. Many of
the crews Of foreign vessels had died.
Among others who have died was the
French Consul.
1t was rumorcd in Washington that
tha President will send a special mes
sage to Congress on the subject Of the
Pacific Railroad, urging action on this
important subject at the present session
The contributions to the Washington
National Monument from the 10th De
cember, to January Sd, amounted to SO.
$40 40. The expenditures during the
same time were S344 40.
The number Of ships and barks en-,
gagged in the whale fishery belonging tc
the United States, was on Jan l, 1858
ships, 500 brIgs, 30; schooncrs, SO; ag
gregate tonnage, 206, $50.
Mr.. Thackeray, at supper which ht
attended in Providence, assured hi