Washington sentinel., 1854-06-28

ALLEGED WKsT NEWTON TRAeEDy.-Some time
since an account was given in the Trapciisr aud
other papers of this city, of an alleged attempt 10
| assassinste young man named ]. Paine, at the
house OF his father, at West Newton. Recently,
as we learn, youag Paine has shown unmstaka-
bile signs of insanity, and been sent TO an insane
asylum. 1t is now generally supposed, among
his townsmen, that on the night Of the alleged at
tempt, he had an attack Of insanity, in which he
imagined that he was assaied, and the wounds
which he received were indicted by himself in his
endeavors TO repel his supposed adversary.
Boston Irareller, June 81
The ACCIDENT, whereby The car belonging 10
Adams express got " dumped into the Susque-
hanna river in the early part Of the week, was
quite serious one, we understand, for the
company. We observe that large order of
valuable American ani English Books, for Nessrs.
Taylor & Maury, ofthis city, formed part of the
submerged contents. They Were promptly re-
turned but, by being dried and rebound may
probably fetch halt price. A large amount of bank
notes, approaching thirty thousand dollars value,
was also in the car-Nat. Intel
SIZE or THE WEsr.-Illinois would make forty
such States as Rhode Island, and Minnesota sixty.
Missouri is larger than all New England. Ohio
exceeds either Ireland or Scotland. or Portugal,
and equals Belgium, Scotland, and Switzerland
together. Missouri is more than half as large as
Italy, and larger than Denmark, Holland, Belgium
and Switzerland. Missouri and Illinois are larger
than England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales.
The Portsmouth Transcript of the Goth instant
says: /" A committee from the common council Of
Portsmouth waited upon the President and suite
this morning with an invitation 10 visit this town
before their return TO Washington, which, it is to
be hoped, will be accepted, that our citizens may
have opportunity Of paying their respects TO
these distinguished individuals. Their stay a,
Old Point will be BRIEF as it is expected they will
leave there again on Wednesday for Washington"
A CASE OF SOME importance was decided at
Cincinnati last week, where banker holding a
deposit of an endorser 10 protested note, or TO
note whose maker had become insolvent, claimed
the deposit as a set off against the note. The
court decided that the deposit was not liable, but
that check in the hands of third party for the
amount should have been paid. In Massachu
sets, in similar case, the bank was allowed to
retain the deposit as set off.
AMERICAN VESSEL FIRED INTo.-The master of
The American bark Serene reports having been
fired into, at Acapulco, by the Mexican war ves-
sells Caroline and Rigan, on attempting TO enter
that port.
ONE HUNDRED and ten dogs were captured dur
ing last week by the "catshers' in the bounds Of
the old city proper of Philadelphia.
How many were captured or killed in Wash
ington?
WM. F. RITcHIE and ANNA Cora, his wife, ac-
companied by Mr.. Rtche's sister, arrived in
Richmond on Friday evening from Brandon by
the Curtis Peck, and went out immediatelyto 10 Mr.
Riches cottage on 9Th street, north of Leigh.
ABOUT $4,000 cigars, and some other articles,
were seized at Portland by the custom-house
officers on Saturday night They were brought
in a vessel just arrived from Cuba
JOHN Mitchell, the distinguished Irish patriot
has consented 10 deliver address before the
literary societies of the University of Virginia,
on the 2Slh instant
In THE MUNICIPAL. ELECTIONS that Were held in
Norfolk, Va, on Saturday last, the know-nothings
elected their ticket. The mayor elect is a whig.
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