Washington sentinel., 1853-10-20

| LEwlsBURG, Oct IA fire broke out in this
| place on Saturday night at eleven o'clock in the
| steam saw-mill and boat yard OF Frick, Shfer &
CO., which destroyed great deal of property.
The new county bridge over Buffalo creek was
burnt, also three four boats just finished for
| the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company, to-
gether with large quantity OF boat stuff and sawed
timber The loss of Frick, Slifer & Co, is about
S20000 with an insurance Of S2,500. The loss to
| the county on the bridge is about $i,000-no in
surance. The editor of the Hfihonian and another
fireman were accidentally run over by an engine
and badly injured Their recovery is said TO be
doubtful.
New Line of PropeiIers.--The Charleston
Courier of the 4th inst, says:
I'VE preceive that line of steam propellers is
to be established between this city and New York,
which TO leave each port every Friday, and
that the vessels selected for the purpose are the
William Penn and the Benjamin Franklin, which
have recently been running between New York
and Boston and New York and New Orleans.
These steamships which have been, we under
stand, thoroughly overhauled, and are in complete
order, are well known for their speed and safety,
and are of $50 tons burden, strongly built being
braced with iron and copper fastened, and have
comfortable accommodations for about fifty cabin
and fifty steerage passengers. Messrs. L. ). IL L.
g. Budd are the agents in this city, and Messrs. L.
Lincoln & Co. in New York. The line is TO go
into operation, are informed on Friday, the
18th inst, and we trust that those concerned in
may meet with all the success they desire.
More Failures at the East.-The failure of
Messrs. C. r. Diamond 81 Co., sugar refners, of
Bristol, Rhode Island, was announced in New
York on Monday and produced quite an excite
ment in the sugar market, il was entirely un-
expected. They had made recent purchases in
New York, and their total liabilities there will
probably amount to about 100000.
APhenOmenOn.-During the rain on Wednes-
day evening, quite number Of little shells, meas
urng from half an inch TO an inch and over fell in
this place and vicinity. Hsndsfu We're picked up
in some places by the curious To what extent
they fell is not known, but they have been found
half mile apart. There terrible storm on
Lake Erie the day before. Could these shells
have been taken up into the air from the shores of
the lake and brought hther? The wind was
from that direction Republican, Winchester Va.
Public Reception to Koszta.--It is already
proposed in Boston to give Koszta, on his arrival
at that port public reception.
NB- We call the attention of merchants trading
to Surinam to the following notice which has been
handed to us for publication-Bost0n Post.
.Notice.-The undesigned would inform his cor
respondents and friends, through the medium Of
this, that on their forwarding letters packages
by vessels coming to Surinam, they will partcu-
larly caution the captains that Immediately on
their arrival here TO mail them at once, and not
to allow any of the tribe of natives that inhabit
Rogers Castle TO rummage the letter-bag, as has
heretofore been done. He will also inform the
captains that trade here, that all letters brought
here, and not mailed at on arrival, are liable
| to fine of So for each letter.
| Surinam, S. A., Aug. IL, 1853"
&a-A new discovery has been made to relieve
deaf persons. Two aursts in London have einy ented
| an instrument which is placed within the ears,
without projecting, and, being Of the same color
as the skin, is not perceptble. II enables deaf
persons to enjoy general conversation, TO hear dis
tincty at church, and at public assemblies; the un-
pleasant sensation Of singing noises in the is
entirely removed, and il affords all the assistance
that possibly could be desired.
/ Ess- In Deerfeld Massachusetts, on the 24th
ult., while Mr. Hiram Root and his wife were riding,
the horse ran and upset the carriage, smashing it
TO pieces, and badly brusing Mrs. Root, and break
| ing one of her legs We believe Mr.. Root has
| been the victim of more accidents and misforunes
! than any man we know OF.
| L1- The Virginia papers speak of severe hosts
! along the James River. All the outstanding to-
bacco is bitten black, and the crop will be short
cned one-half
| I1- The pckpocket, caught few days ago at
| Stamford Conn.,, turns out to be Ned Hammond,
! a famous London rogue.
/ ~ +,
/ MFs~ George Law, esq, has effected sale of
| very considerable portion of his muskets to the
| Turkish government TO be used in the war with
Russia. They have not yet been sent, but are to
be shipped in the course OF a few days.
/ My- "Sol Smith" the noted comedian and
storyteer, announces himself to the voters of st.
| Louis as candidate for Judge of the circuit court
| of that city The St. Louis Democrat says he is
serious in the announcement being now engaged
in the practice of the law and that like Norbury,
4 he would relieve his judgments with Jokes, and
mitigate his fines by fine sayings.
| MH- driver in Cincinnati has beeu fined $25
/ for driving against pedestrian who was crossing
the street. The Judge ruled that, at all regular
sreet-crossings, pedestrians have the right of way,
| and that the law requires driver TO hold up when
he sees foot-passenger crossing in front OF his
| team.
Eds- A splendid banquet was given at the Astor
/ House on Monday evening, by the New York
Light Guard to their guests, the Boston Light In
| fantry, famiary and favoraby known as the
/ "Tigers"
mB~Oficer Colby arrested on Saturday night
| last man named John Gilligan, who is charged
with stealing horse from stable on Fifth street,
i Cincinnati. He was committed by Judge Spooner
yesterday, in default of $1,000 bail, for herring
on Wednesday,
4 MH-Dr. Jackson, of Boston, has gone 10 North
Carolina to make second exploration OF the gold
| mines in that State.
| MFS~ The day train upon the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad, TO and from Cumberland, will be contin-
| ued as heretofore, the change mentioned day or
two ago only relating TO Sundays, upon which
| day there will be cars run upon the main stem
of the road except the regular Wheeling trains
| wa The traveller can now pass from Chicago
| to st. Louis in 20 hours-thus the lakes and the
| Mississippi are united. The union is effected by
the Chicago and Rock Island, Illinois Central, and
the Chicago and Mississippi railroads.
| CINCINNATI, Oct. IS 1S53-The car containing
i the eastern mail due here this morning, and Liv-
| ingston and Fargo's express packages, was de-
| stroyed by fire this morning, between Cleveland
| and Columbus. II was ignited by sparks from the
locomotive. The mail was entirely lost, but part
of the express packages were saved.