Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-10-28

According TO Kempfer, these islands were known
10 the Japanese early as 1875, and they describ
ed them under the name of Bune Sima, and as
Astounding with fish and crabs, some Of which
were from four to six feet long From the descrip-
ton of the crabs am led TO believe that they mis-
took the enormous green turtle, which are COM
mon here, for crabs. Other accounts give much
earlier date for the discovery of these islands by
the Japanese.
From the Fort Wayne Sentinel.
Elections.
INDIANA ELEcTIoN.-We have not got full re-
turns of the late election The vote has been very
light throughout the State. Porter, democrat, is
elected reporter of Supreme Court by large ma
jority over Gordon, the abolition, temperance,
mongrel, independent candidate
OHIo.-The democrats have swept the State
like an avalanche al Medill is elected governor BY
probably 10000 majority!.! The balance of the
State ticket by 40 TO $4,000; and both branches of
THE Legislature overwhelmingly democratic. The
Cleveland Plaiadealer says:
"There are some pleasing features among the
returns 10 which we would call special attention.
Five ofthe Oldest and staunchest Businesses of whig
gerry in the State have been triumphanty taken,
and are now mounted by democratic coors. They
are Muskingum, Delaware, Pickaway, Ross and
Champaign. When such hitherto indomitable
wing garrsons surrender at discretion to the DEM
ocratic guns, we may well be proud Of our party
and its glorious principles"
Pennsylvania like Ohio, has given the COM
bined forces an astounding defeat. The demo-.
cratic majority is not less than 10000.
GEORGIA, too, is democratic. The democrats
have elected their governor, majority of the legs
lature, and six out of eight members Of Congress-.
The members elected are. j. L. Steward, A. II
Colqutt, A. ]. Bailey, D. B. w. Dent, Z. w. Chas-
tain, Junius Hellyer, democrats; David A. Reese
and A. III. Stephens, wings.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
Hon. d. I. Disney, of Ohio, is warmly recommend
ed by several democratic papers in that State
for Speaker of the House. The free States are
entitled to the Speaker this time, and Mr.. Disney
is well qualified for the station. We should be
pleased 10 see him elected.
Census of Detr0it.-The census Of this city
has just been completed by Mr. ]. d. Johnson, for
The directory which he is about TO publish No
expense or labor has been spared by Mr.. ]. to
make his work complete, and the census is prob
ably by far the most correct one ever taken of the
city. The following is the result
Total of the city proper. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. a,436
Add Spring Wells and Hamtramck, sub
urbs OF the city 1000
Total of the city and suburbs 37,436
Males. -. ................... 1915
Females. ............. ................ l7,27l
This shows an increase in the city population
since 1850, period of three years, Of thirteen
thousand, which is unprecedented in the history Of
Detroit and exceed by that of few other cities in
the Union. Ii our population continuesto increase
at the same rate until the next census, we shall
have population of 65,000in 1850. When our rail-
roads are completed, there is no reason why il
should not increase much more rapidly.
Detroit Free Press.
Great Fire iii Mllwauhic.--An extra from the
Milwaukee Sentinel Of Sunday, at p NJ, gives an
account of disastrous fire in that city, destroy
ing $4,000 worth Of property.
From Saturday evening until Sunday at day
light the fire department was called out five times
two of the alarms being false. The first burning
was about O'Clock Sunday morning, Of small
building; about an hour subsequent bonfire
maicionsy set, called the citizens up again. and
a like alarm at 4 o'clock; and while the engines
were over the river, the fifth alarm was sounded
which proved TO be large warehouse on Hgby's
pier, containing beef, flour, and merchandise
This warehouse was three hundred feet long and
filed with property, and outside were large piles
Of emigrants luggage, just landed from the Suta-
ma. The rapidly of the fire prevented the saving
of any of the property. large quantity OF the
goods destroyed had Just beeu landed from the
Sultana, as well as from the Globe. Six hundred
barrels Of apples were burned, and the entire lug
gage of fifty families. This fire was the work Of
incendaries, as three fires were in progress at the
same time.
Shooting Afray.-A shooting ARRAY occurred
| on the corner of Plum and Phube streets about
o'clock on Saturday morning, in the course of
which Mr. William III. Smith, agent for the western
| stage company, was shot by David 0. Brown. II
seems that about three weeks since, Smith, who
resides in the locality mentioned above, married
woman who was formerly the wife Of Brown, and
had Just been divorced from him. Since that time
an luminosity had existed between the parties, and
finally on Saturday morning, Brown entered the
Cn,f md il f. re- he
purpose of obtaining some effects of his that were
still in her possession While he was there, a
quarrel arose between the men, in which Smith,
| in peremptory manner, ordered Brown to leave
| the house. and seized him by the collar TO uccelc-
| rate his progress. In the course of the difficulty,
Brown became very much exasperated, drew a
| pistol and fired The ball entered the left breast
| Of Smith, but having first passed through thick
| coat and heavily wadded vest its force was spent
before il had penetrated far enoughto inct fatal
| wound. II has since been extracted by surgeon,
and no serious results are apprehcnded. Brown
was arrested and taken before Judge Spooner,
by whom he was required TO give bonds TO the
amount of $500, TO appear at preliminary exami-
nation TO take place in the police court to-day He
gave the required bail.--Cin. Columbian.
1 ostt - eHAt
| Another Ascent of Mont Blanc.--Mont
Blanc was again assembled by Mr.. Albert Smith,
and eight other gentlemen, with thirty-four guides,
! on the 2ist ultiino. The whole party sat down
next day, TO capital dinner at Chamouni, with
| Mr. Albert Smith as chairman. The bridge was
| illuminated, guns fired at intervas-the English
men made speeches, and the guides sung lugubri-
Gus songs. "The moon, writes Mr.. Macgregor,
one of the gentlemen, "looked on too, brightly,
but with calm radiance; and an immense soup
tureen full ofcapital punch was distributed among
| the guests with an envening effect Thus ended
the latest ascent of the highest mountain in Eu-
rope. A repetition Of the enjoyment is within the
| reach Of every one who has good weather, good
| ouides n rood head and sufficient energy for n
walk OF twenty four hours, chiefly over deep snow,
and without sleep. Mr.. Albert Smiths immensely
popular in the neighborhood Of Mont Blanc, his
liberal entertainments having quite gained the
affections ofthe people.
Oil Spring. new petroleum, or oil spring,
has been discovered in western Virginia, near
| the forks of the Hughes river II was found in
sinking a well for salt Instead of salt, however,
| the spring commenced blowing out mineral oil,
i has cnniinned 10 furnish il intervals