Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-09-13
NEWS ITEMS FROM OUR EXCHANGES

New Hampshire paper states that the al
ministrators of the estate of the late Hon
Robert Rantoul, Jr., has recently received
$3.50, 900 as his share in the Illinois Central
Railroad, OF which, it will be recollected. Mr.
Rantoul was warm advocate, both in and
out Congress.
The Maine Liquor Law, the Boston Tram
script says, is openly violated at home in Maine
The editor of the TRANSCRIPT testifies. as to a
fact he has seen, that there is an open and I'M
disguised sale Of liquors at the hotels in that
State. He adds, Eve should as soon think of
denying, rs a citizen of Massachusetts, that
the statue respecting the legal rate of interest
was enforced In State street. so as to affirm
that the liquor law was obeyed in the State of
Maine"
Father Mathews wonderful reform in Ire
| land seems to need doing over again. The
London Spectator states that in l93S, IL, pos
342 gallons of whiskey were consumed in that
country, which decreased to 5,290 $50 gallons
in 1912. This was with population of s.
200 souls. But now, with a population of
65I5, 79f only, no less than s, 2OS, $50 gallons
are consumed
The Price of Steerage Passage by the steam
| ers leaving San Francisco is reduced to mere
,n1tnaL sum. The Nicaragua line charging
but $50 in the steerage for a through ticket to
New York. the P. NJ. S. S. COMPANY $40
| Competition is rife, and the newspapers are
filled with articles on the subject.
| The price of passage to California within a
| few years ago was $500 in the L. S mail line
| Of steamships, now cost AS follows Through
tickets. first class cabin, 800; second do, SO;
| steerage with bed and board, $40
| The leading retail dealers in liquor. in New
| York, are moving to advance the price from
| six to ten cents glass. if they were to make
II funn ~ fJIn re al tIoa
would benefit by it.
An English gentleman, who has been en-
deavoring to ascertain the depth of Niagara
river at the suspension bridge, has at length
succeeded. Atone point he finds the depth to
be 125 feet.
The police of Cincinnati, last week arrested
man named Jones, who has been actively
engaged in the recent movements that have
| Hoated the West with counterfeit MONEY!
When first seized by the officers, he ran into
| the Ohio, and before he could be reached de-
stroyed and sank quantity Of counterfeit
| notes. When arrested, some hundreds of dol
lars worth was still found in his possession,
| together with counterfeting tools. &c
The Philadelphia Inquirer learns that Mr.
James c. Hall of Cincinnati President of the
| Ohio and Mssippi Railroad Company. has
died of the wounds which he received at the
violent hands of Mr.. Ames few days since
The Governor of Virginia, it is said is about
to send to the Crystal Palace the banner of his
State. 1t is made of broad stripes of white
and magazine blue satin. with rich silver
fringe and elegant ight blue drapery which
is held up by the beak of handsome silver
eagle at the top Of the staff.
Considerable excitement exists at Kingston
in Ulster county N. Y, in consequence OF
charges preferred by a portion of the Consis-
tory of the Second Reformed Dutch Church
against their pastor. Rev. Fl. v Smuller. The
| charges seriously effect his character, and ii
su6stantiated will probably disqualfy him as
| divine. The matter is to undergo an inyes-
| tigation to-day