Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-12-28
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school books. Prof. Anthon. for his
series of classics, has received SCI. 900.
Miss Warmers books have yielded a profit
of from SO 900 to SIS 900. Mr.. Head
ley has realized from his works. $40. 600,
Ike Marvel, 5000: Miss Leslie, So
0oOt: DIR. Barnes, $4,000 Fanny Fern.
from one small book, in six months.
sc. 900: Judge Kent, $4,000: Webster.
for his dictionary, SlS0.000, and others
at equal rates. So that it cannot he said
that American authorshipis is not profitable.
" The language of China is under.
stood throughout the remote regions Of
the Eastern world, when seritfen, lust as
the Arabic numerals are alike in all the
languages Of Europe. A man from the
province of Fochou would not understand
word of the spoken language Of Nan
Kin; japanese could not make himself
understood to Chinese: and an inhabi-
tant of Formosa could do nothing with
an inhabitant of Siam but the moment
they took pen in hand and wrote the
sign which conveyed the idea. then ali
became perfectly ineligible. DIR. Bow
ring, the other day, showed some friends
Chinese newspaper which could be read
by SOC, 100000 human being. though not
more, perhaps, than 100000 could
understand the spoken language OF each
other.-LondOn Inquirer.
A BREACH OF PROMISE CASE.-Deputy-
Sheriff Lewis, of Groton, arrived in this
city, on Saturday evening, and arrested
the Rev. Jacob W.. Cooper, a Methodist
clergyman Of South Greton, for breach
OF promise. lie was carried back in the
custody of the Sheriff to Groton. The
reverend gentleman was expected to occu.
py the sacred desk in one ofthe Methodist
churches yesterday. He promised to
marry two ladies in his congregation
LoareN News.
Nor QUITE & Up TO TINE" E."-Greeley.
of the Tribune, processes to place some
reliance upon the wisdom of his Maker.
but after all, (says the Hartford Tfr,es.l
he seems to think his own views are
rather better. Witness the following
queer thing:
Gods time for abolishing slavery i'm
Hayti was doubtless the right time-and
yet we think it would, humanity speaking,
have been well for the shareholders to
have abolished it some time earlier.
u On Sunday, at ManhattanyilIe. n
L., long strip of the railroad actually
sunk to the depth of six or eight feet. as
If an earthquake had swallowed up the
earth. An area of the ground over which
the track lay, measuring 80 wards lonr
and 25 yards wide, sunk nearly to level
with the Hudson river, a large quantity
of lumber with it. The train of cars for
New York had passed by not ten min
utes before with heavy train of passen-
ger cars.
q There is tree in Mexico called
the chiljol, a very fine wood which becomes
petrified, after being cut. I'm a very few
years, whether left in the open air or bu-
RED. From the timber, houses could be
built that would in few years become
fire proof, and last as long as those built
of stcne. The wood in green state is
easily worked, and is used in building
wharfS, forts, &C., and would be very
good as rail sleepers, or for plank road
stringers.
SALE OF BAGGAGE.-Th Cincinnati
Times of Thursday thus refers to novel
sale A large amount of unclaimed bag
gage was sold yesterday at the Miami
depot. Many drew prizes. indeed, find
ing in their trunks articles of great value.
Others looked blank enough, in not find
ing even the wOrtE of their money. The
trunks were sold, the contents unknown
to the purchaser.
U Ransel Lamb, James Jones, James
Kelly, Milton Parker, VIM. MsCreara,
and Lewis Dollman. convicted at Ciacin-
natl, of the State Stock Bank forgtries,
which excited so much attention a few
months ago, were finally sentenced on
the 10Th inst, to ten years in the peni-
tertiary, except Lamb, who was let OF
with only three years.
E The new Governor-GeneraI of Gu
ba has signified his determination to do
all in his power to prevent the landing of
slaves, and also to capture slayers ap-
preaching the island but he says he
can take no action after slaves shall have
been placed UPON the estate of their
owner. Murders and suicides are more
frequent than ever at Havana.
u In the constitution of the Sand
witch Islands the first article reads as fol-
lows :-s' 1t is our fixed decree. /. That
no law shall be enacted which is at vari-
ance with the word of Jehovah, or at vaIi-
ance with the general Spirit of his Word.
All laws of the Island shall be in consis-
tency with the general spirit of Gods
law"
0J 1t is said that the School Lands,
owned by the State of Wisconsin, are
worth ten millions of dollars. The in
terest on this fund, (the principal never
to be touched is to be appropriated to
common schools forever.
q Perhaps Pompeii was buried for
its licentiousneSS-the walls of the pri-
vate dwellings are painted with horribly
indecent pictures.
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