Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-10-27
Washineton County AgrlculturaI Fair.-

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Nd, last week. was largely attended, and quite
successful In the poultry department, 800 fowls
were exhibited in the department li2 horses,
cows, sheep, &c and 70 different agricultural inn
plements, besides great variety OF the valuable
productions of the farm and garden, household
manufactures and numerous articles OF practical
utility the, result of mechanical skill and ingenu-
iiy. In ALI there were 90i entries, but some of
them were not exhibition. Mr.. Boteer, OF Vir-
GINA, the orator selected for the occasion, being
detained al home by sickness, the annual address
was delivered by the Hon. J. Dixon Roman. The
blowing match created much interest, and the five
premiums were contested for by eight plows.
Samuel Will obtained the first premium for the
best three-horse plow and Leonard Lyday, the
first premium for the best two-horse pow. The
PoopleS O,c1 states that the total premiums award
ed by the society were valued at 500, and The re-
CENTS for admission amounted TO $780, exceed
ing those Of last year by S2Oo.--Bah. S"R.
Railway Train Attacked.-The night train
from Cleveland for Columbus, on recent occa-
sion had an freshman on board who gave the con-
ducior much trouble, and who was dealt with as in
such cases has been "made and provided" A
dozen or fifteen other Irishlnen were on the same
train, but manifested no feeling until they arrived
al Delaware. Al that station the disahected party
on the cars We're joined by crowd of Irishmen
who happened 10 be on the platform, and the whole
gang commenced an attack on all those connected
with the cars---the conductor, engineer, frcmen
and brakesman. A general and bloody fight
sued, in which the attacking party were complete
" routed, after Two or three lrishmen were killed
and number seriously wounded.
Reverse of Eortune.-A lady, well known and
long respected as an eminent teacher in this city,
died at the advancedage of eighty, a few days since,
in the city aims house. ! knewthis lady the di-
rectress Of fashionable boarding school in this
city. For twenty 1--we years she was very success
full, and had accumulated $4,000 which she in
vested in the fire insurance stock, in 1885. Her
losses by the great fire ruined her fortune and
prospect and, too proud to apply TO friends, she
went TO the city aims house, where she has lived
some years, and died as stated. This lady was
highly educated, possessed polished manners, led
an exemplary life was most useful member Of
society, had educated hundreds of young ladies,
and yet doomed TO die in an aims house
IN. T. Mirror.
Painful and Distressing Casualty.--On Sat
urday last, little girl, about five years Of age,
daughter of Mr.. ]. Ii. Weber, Of this city, was
burned in most distressing manner, so as TO
cause its death on Sunday noon. II is supposed
that her clothes caught from some friction matches
which were found on the floor and with which il
is presumed she had been playing. The dress,
which was of de laine, bazed considerably, and
little girl aged about eleven years, being in adj
joining room, heard the outcry of the child, and on
going TO its assistance, with commendable thought
fulness made efforts to check the flames by wrap
ping, as far as she could, her own clothes around
the little one failing TO accomplish her object, she
took her up i'm her arms, intending TO go below
stairs, but when she stepped on the FIRST stair, she
slipped and fell 10 the bottom, still holding TO
the child, and receiving the bruises herself The
mother who was in the lower room, soon extin-
gushed the flames, but not until the upper portion
Of her body was considerably burned and she had
inhaled the heat which caused her death, as above
stated,--Cambrtdge, Mass, Chronicle, 22a
Fame of Boston Four Corners.-An old citi-
zen informs the Troy Wing that a duel was fought
at Boston Four Corners some 40 years ago. The
names Of the parties We're Price and Livingston,
both young men, and the challenge grew out of
ball room affair The shots of neither proved fatal,
though Livingston was wounded. Price was so
well satisfied with his, skill as marksman, that
he afterwards upon a very slight cause, challenged
an English officer, and the challenge was accepted
The result was that Price was killed by the first
shot. So it seems Morrsey and Sullivan We're
not the first TO confer distinction on Boston Four
Corners.
The Balloon Ascension.--Mr George Elliott
made anot her attempt TO make balloon ascen-
sion yesterday afternoon, from The lot on Madison
street, between Orchard and Biddle streets The
whole afternoon was occupied in initiating the bal
loon; but, owing TO some cause or other, gas
enough could not be got in TO raise il with the
aeronaut. The ascension accordingly
nounced TO be postponed till 10 O'Clock this morn
ing. Although there was much disappointment
to the large crowd assembled in the vicinity, yet
there was no attempt at disturbance, and every
thing passed off quietly.
Military Moyements.--The Corpus Christi
Nueces Valley ofthe 18th inst, says:
From private letters, Just received i'll this city,
we learn that General Smith, Majors Delafed and
Chapman, and Captain Gibbs, Were yet in Browns
vile, but would soon start up the Rio Grande.
General Smith had just given splendid and rather
expensive dinner, in which several Mexican Off
GERS participated. The best kind of feeling is said
to have existed. We do not look for return of
these officers under two or three weeks. The
prospects of war with Mexico are evidently on
the Wane."
Lss-The Rochester american says that Oliver
Wendell Holmes, the noted poet and wit, is to de-
liver a course Of six lectures before the Athaneum
in that city, during the coming winter on g The
English Poets Of the XIXth Century"
M5-G. p. r. James esq, the British consul at
Norfolk arrived at Wheeling on the 18th instant,
on his way TO the northwest, and il is said, will in
clude Chicago, Mackinaw, and Sheboygan in his
route.
CHARLES Il. WEAVER, Attorney at