Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-11-26
VARIETIES.

Oliver Dorsey escaped from the penitentiary at Kings
ton Canada, few nights since by excavating passage
through stone wall three feet thick which he did with
iron bar foot long, inch and a half in breadth
and eighth Of inch thick, and then scaling the wall
Of the building and the outer WALL which forty feet
in height The achievement worthy Of Baron Trenck
large live eagle aghted upon one Of the gilt eagles
which surmount the City Hall in New York on Friday
where he amused himself for long time by looking down
upon the sordid multitude below
SHERMAN LELAND, for many years past Judge Of Pro-
bate for the county Of Norfolk Mass formerly
her Of the State Senate and influential member of
Constitutional Convention in 1920, died in Roxbury on
the 18th instant, in his list year.
Russian gentleman residing in New York had occa-
sion not long since bring this country his overcoa
which lined with sable, agreeably TO Russian custom
and the duty assessed il amounted to 500 the gar
ment having been appraised at something like 49, 600
Aady who has just returned to Boston from a short
soourn in the country was asked how the Coaltioniss
looked since electonl "Why" said She their faces
are evidently trying to make up in longitude what they
want in number ~
An Alderman called on DR.. Francis when the
following dialogue took place: Doctor have strong
tendency to gout what shall do to arrest it! "Take
bucket Of water and Of anthracite three times
week" Glow" 'Drink the former, and carry the
latter up three pair Of stairs"
A Mrs Burns was arraigned before the Cabell IVA
County Court for horse stealing week before last She
offered BAIL but it refused, the ground that the
doubtless framed before strong minded women came
into fashion and upon the supposifon that
would always be masculine pursuit.
Cats quoted in Australia at fifteen dollars each
The salary Of the King Of the Sandwich Islands is six
teen thousand dollars year.
The /" Economist states that the United States now
consume as much cotton in 1853 England did in 1888
The United States are where England was twenty
| years ago.
The Herald Of Saturday says the Northerner
arrived this morning from the Saut reports eighteen
inches o. snow there Tuesday the railroad track COW
ered ana goods being transported across the portage
4 runners.
AT the average price Of the last twenty years ton Of
corn y estimated not to be worth hauling by wagon when
ltV ules from markets while AZ the distance upon
2 ine q raroad u would be worth S22.l0. ton Of
wheat GOV mics from market worth the hauling by
wagon but by railroad it would be worth S4455
! ISJUScTIoS SUsTASED.-Judge MCLEAN. Of Ohio has
gwen an opinion sustaining the injunction restraining the
Audltor Of Hamilton county from collecting taxes from
the Ohio Life Insurance and Trust Company Bank under
the Grow Bar Law
The Legislature Of New Hampshire does not meet until
June and it will devolve upon the Governor TO annont
| Mr.. Athertons successor
noteworthy circumstance in relation to the present
condition Of the dry goods market Of the n,ed States l.
that while foreign fabrics abundant and nrce Low
those Of domestic manufacture are in demand a. bgh
prices The first is to be attributed mainly N bo IN
mense importations which have flooded the country
4 WAsmyoTox's HEADQUARTERS. -Several cit;zens n
Newburgh On have volunteered plant tho grounds
at Washingtons Headquarters in that place with orno
mental trees The day fixed for breaking ground ON IN
occasion is next Saturday, the 2Gth instant