Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-10-29
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Coal Transportati0n.--The board of directors
of the Baltimore and Ohio Roilroad have recently
taken some action in regard to the transportation
of coal i'm which our citizens are interested. Ii
appears that they have determined TO advance the
charge hereafter for transportation TO Baltimore
fifty cents per ton, thus making 81 25, instead OF
81 rs as formerly. The charge from Piedmont
will be twenty-five cents additional, or So 80 to Bal
timore. The reason alleged for the advance is,
that the present rates are inadequate TO remuner-
ate the company, the actual cost of transportation
being as much as the price OF freights.-CmmJer-
land Telegraph.
An UngratcfuI Thief.-Thursday morning, the
26th, an individual, of rather dilapidated appear
ance, presented himself at the door of a citizen of
Utica, craving something TO eat, and enforcing his
request by u most pitiful tale OF poverty and dis
tress. The lady of the house took pity on him,
gave him a comfortable meal, and sent him on his
way rejoicing. After his departure, il was discov-
cred he had taken with him a finger-ring belonging
10 his benefactress, which had been accidentally
laid in his sight.
Judge Mel ean.-Considerable excitement pre-
vailed in Cincinnati, Yesterday, owingto Judge Nc
Leans order prohibiting the publication ofthe pro-
ceedings in the "Martha Washington trial. The
daily SIM set the order at defiance, and pub
lishcd a full report on Tuesday NOR ing where
upon, yesterday, Judge Mclean ordered the Sun
reporter out of court, and the proprietor of that
journal threatens to bring a civil suit against the
Judge.
Ancient silver Mincs.-The Lancaster (Pa)
Wing gives a long and interesting account Of the
recent opening and exploration of a mine of ar
gentiferous galena in Pequea valley, Lancaster
county, which was known and worked prior 10 the
revolutionary war. The old shafts have been
cleaned out by direction of some Philadelphia cap
it~alists, and the ore assayed by DIR. Fahnestock, of
Lancaster, who pronounces il TO contain upwards
of five hundred dollars worth Of silver to the ton
of lead.
The Murder and Rape Case near Jamaica,
l.. 1.-THE investigation of the circumstance
connected with this atrocity was continued on
Saturday last. AT the adjournment of the court,
il was announced that the evidence for the prose-
cution was closed. We have not yet heard the
verdict of the jury, but it was thought it would be
in favor of committing the two persons now in
prison, charged with the double crime Of murder
and rape.
The prisoners have since been discharged, there
not being sufficient evidence to convict them.
Another Building in the Park-The New
York Board of Aldermen have adopted a report in
favor of erecting another building, one hundred
and seventy-fve feet in length and one hundred
feet in breadth, in the Park, west of the new City
Hal, to extend within twenty feet of Broadway, for
the use of courts, public Offices, &c. The commits
sioners of repairs and supplies was directed 10 re-
port the cost of the erection of such a building.
Bad Instruction. woman was arrested in
New York, on Tuesday, for inducing a child 10
steal. The little girl was caught in the act. She
was Of respectable parents, and after a moral lee
ture from the magistrate, was discharged. The
woman and her daughter will undergo a further
examination.
The u. 8. Mail Schooner, Emma A. Henning,
was wrecked and lost last week in the gulf Of
Mexico. The passengers and crew Were taken on
board the bark Cleolia, and have arrived in safety
at New York.
NS-The U. S. ship Powhattan reached Borneo
on the ninth Of July last, and on the tenth Capt.
McCluhey, her commander, visited the Sultan in
his capital, where the following day they exchanged
the ratification OF a treaty made between the Sui
tan and the United States a year or two ago.
IS-Mr. Carl Eckart, who was leader Of the or.
chestra in the Operate Company of Madame Son.
tag, sailed for Europe, in the Humboldt, on Satur-
day. Mr.. Eckart was induced TO leave this coun-
try, having received the appointment of orchestral
leader Of the Royal Opera House, at Munich.
va Com. Perry did not succeed in his negocia-
tons with the japanese.
Nas-Methodist Episcopal Church South, Eighth
street, between IL and /.
The Rev. A. G. Brown will preach in this church
on tomorrow (Sabbath) morning at ii o'clock.