Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-04-14
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/ A Thrilling Incident.-The Rev. s. T. Allen.
i formerly ofMerrimack, but resident Of Brook
/ Ign, N. Y, left New York in one fthe steamboats,
that run through the sound last Friday evening
i and landed on Saturday morning while yet dark
/ whether at Norwich or Stonington, we did not
| learn with his children, recently bereaved oftheir
| mother. His little daughter Of ten years OF age
| attempting 10 follow him on the plank which
reached from the boat TO the wharf, fell from the
| plank aboat twelve feet into the water below,
/ which was about twenty feet deep. The frantic
father earnestly besought the bystanders to take
the infant which he carried in his arms, but no
would receive.it. The infant therefore prevented
him from punging into the deep after his daugh-
| ter 10 the hazard of both of their lives As soon
as the child fell, light was procured, and rope
| let down, upon which man descended. AS the
man came near the surface OF the water, the little
| girl caught hold Of his feet, and like Putnam and
| his WOLF they were both drawn up together Fall
| ing feet first, her clothes became extended upon
the surface of the wafer. and prevented her from
| sinking When asked what were her thoughts
while in this perilous situation, she replied, "
wondered if any one would find me-"
Congregational JomrnaA
British !" COns0ls.''-As many persons do not
understand what is meant by " consols," which
are always prominent article in the the English
money quotations. we give the following definition
y
"They are three per cent. English stock, which
had its origin in the act of the British Parliament
consolidating (hence the name) several separate
| government stocks, called in the act CONSOLE
dated annuities,' and commonly quoted for brevi-
| ty, sconsols' When the consolidation took place
| the principal of the several funds thus merged,
| amounted to f9,137,s21. BY the funding of addi-
| tonal and subsequent loans and parts of loans
into this stock, il amounted on the 9Th of January
| 1886, to f356 760,22s. Since that period only one
| loan has been raised-that for compensation 10
| the West India planters in thes emancipation Of
slaves, 100000 900, and few millions have been
| paid off. The total in January, 1SiS, was f3l7S2d
9S1 English debt, and e. STA Irish debt out of
total debt Of f772 401 ISL sterling. The stock,
| from its amount and the immense number of its
holders is more sensitive to its financial influence
than any other and is therefore the favorite stock
Of the operation Of spectators and jobbers. Its
dividends are payable semiannually.
Later News from China.-By the way of
San Francisco, we have China news to 21st jan
uary.
AMERICAN JAPAN FLEET UNDER ORDERs-The
United States squadron, under Commodore Perry,
says the China Nail of the 18th of January, is
under immediate orders for Loo-choo and Japan.
portion of the sailing vessels had already sailed
The total fleet consists Of the following Steamer
Mississippi, Commodore Perry, 375 men, 10 guns !;
steamer Powhatan, Captain McCluney, 270 men,
9guns; steamer Susquehanna, Captain Buchanan,
$50 men, guns; steamer Queen tenderD Lieu
| tenant Taylor, 80 men; frigate Macedonia, Cap
| tain Abbott, 450 men, 36 guns; soop Plymouth,
| Captain Kelly, 200 men, 20 guns; sloop Saratoga,
Captain Walker, 200 men, 90 guns sloop Wanda
LA, Captain Pope 220 men. 20 guns storeshp
Supply, Lieutenant Sinclair, so men. 6guns; store
ship Southampton Lieutenant Boyle, go men, 6
guns; storeshp Lexington, Lieutenant Chosen,
so men, guns. Total, IL vessels, 1885 men, and
142 guns. ~
The officers OF the vessels at Hongkong had
given several entertainments, and are very highly
spoken of by the China Mail
| The Overland Friend Of China, Of January 18th,
says Admiral Pillows twenty-one gun salute,
with the stars and stripes at the MAN, the occa-
| sion Of Commodore Perry's departure with his
| squadron on Saturday last for Japan, was in ex-
cellent taste. 1t was one ofthose occasions when
a national salute possessed all the appearance Of
| a graf old father belching out blessing on his
| well-intentoned son, and wishing him in his en-
terprise God speed
Value of the Yankees.-A correspondent of
ing Of the comparison OF the English with the
| Russians:
San Englisman is privileged to pitch his unit
] against any numbers of his kind, and an Ameri-
can may say amen to all this, because therein he
| sees reflected his own greatness as the victor Of
the Englshman; but algebra has still 10 solve the
question If B. that is beaten, be sco,h four Rs
Mdt are TO 0e 0edten, Wnat Is the worth OF a. UH0
| gaze B. such repeated beatings2 This is the way
TO come at the true price Of genuine Yankee !"
Panama Railroad accounts agree in stat
| ing that the work on the railroad is progressing
! towards completion in most satisfactory manner.
The clipper-ship Sea Witch is now daily looked
| for here with large lot Of Chinese laborers, who
| will be Immediately placed on the line of opera
tions.-Panama Star, March 29th.
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IL The mayor of Savannah has called town
meeting to adopt measures TO relieve the sufferers
| by the great fire at Jacksonville, Florida
| IL The jail in Middesex county, Virginia, was
lately destroyed by fire.
IL James Hoar, who was bitten on the hand
in Boston two months ago by dog, died Of hydro
| phobia on Sunday.
II DR.. G.. w. Gay, of Quincy, Massachusetts,
| it is stated, is to enter the Russian service in
May.
| II The hotel Of Mr.. Darst, at Buchanan, Vir-
GINA, was lately destroyed by fire. Loss, $4,000.
| DIED,
At Saint MchaePs, Talbot county, Maryland, where he
had gone in the fruess effort to regain his lost health
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