Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-09-24
NEWS ITEMS FROM OUR EXCHANGES

The Richmond Examiner of yesterday saws
that Judge John Y. Mason is DANCE ously i'll
at this time OF severe bilious attack. In
reference to his acceptance of the Faench mis-
sion, if rendered. the editor of the Eramiuer
says his own reflections, not prompted or as
sisted from any source whatever, lead him to
believe that Judge Mason will accept the ten
der.
The Mobile Daily Aareytiser of the 18th
inst, says that the editorial chair of that jour
ma! is almost literally sinecure, there being
actually only one compositor at work upon
what is generally designated as "reading mat
ter and he can only give a part OF his time
to it,
The Hartford Courier says that Richard
Bacon, Esq: of Simsbury, has a copper knife
which was found on the shores of Lake Supe-
rior. 1t was regularly formed by hammering.
and fitted with a haft to enter a wooden handle
1t was made of native copper. and bears evil
dence of great antiquity.
Gen. AlmOnte the Mexican minister. has
received information tina: gold has been dis
covered on the Rio Mesilla, on the route Of
the Mexican Ocean Mail Company. and that
thousands Of Mexicans are aocking there.
Charles Cook, late canal commits s;oner of
New York: is erecting, at a cost Of $l4 900, Il
new Episcopal church in the village of Havana.
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at that place.
1t is said that sixty thousand dollars is to
be expended OH the mule road over the 18th
mus, between Cruces and Panama and that
through tickets from New York to California
will be issued about the first of October when
passengers and their luggage will be carried
through from the Atlantic to the Pacific in
from twelve to fifteen hours.
The forgeries of Mr.. JAS c. Forsyth. the
New York Tribune says, have been traced
back as far as 1917, during all which time
they have been artfully covered UP by fresh
issues of paper. In lS4S he gave a bond, the
interest on which he paid with exact punctu-
atty up to his fiji CHIT 1t is also discovered
that be had forged the name of the Cashier
of the Kingston Bank.
Vienna letters state that cholera as making
great inroads in Russia. especially in the
troops, were stationed. 1t has also made its
appearance at various points OF Eastern
Gallicia.
Mr.. Benton in his for thcoming history, bears
testimony to the falsity of the charge of "bar-
gain and corruption made against Mr.. CLAY.
MIR. Clay. during his time wrote note
to Mr.. Benton, acknowledging his honorable
course in contradicting the calumnies of his
(Mr. C.'s.) enemies.
The Philadelphia Sun says the agent of the
Dumbolten Serenaders should remember tha
:. honesty is the best policy" and never de-
camp without paying the printer
The New York Times has reached the close
OF its second year, on which occasion it gives
some facts in its past history. 1t says:
AT no period of its existence have We pub-
lished less than fifteen thousand copies-and
during the last nine months and up to the
present time, it has increased steadily at the
rate Of about a thousand a month
The mere cost of putting in type what it
has contained for year, has been $50. ~.
We have paid for literary matter in the shane
of correspondence, editorials reports. &c.
SA, AS during the same time Our telegraphic
intelligence alone. has cost us over $7:O60-
while for the white paper upon which it is
printed, we have not paid far from $75 900.
The receipts of the Duly Times from its
sales and for advertisements, during the wear.
have not been far from $3.50 900; and in both
these departments they have been far beyond
the expectations Of the proprietor