Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-08-03
A,,.u,ic and FOrcign Items.

versions continued at great expense in the
southern provinces OF Turkey.
The Paris Moniteur, in abiding to the ar
rest of NJ Dillon. French Consul, at San
Francisco, says the Minister of France at
Washington FASTENED to bring this informa-
ton of consular privileges under notice of
the United States Government, and the lan-
guage of the American Government does not
permit of doubt of its being disposed to do
gstce to Our complaints.
Lord Ioha as.ei h@s aaea unanimously
~ elected to bis SCAT jn Parliament by tbe
iNlty Of Lor.ita. be addressed the citizens
e very decisive terms as tg the war.
Es7n sessAsai2 eaxe box iiise etna.st tlsl slss=
aween tbe I nited States and Trance, arlsag
3ut Of the arrest of Mr.. Dllou, Is settled.
Nothing remaining for aFrangemeapbHt the
/ form Of eonlpensation 10 be given
Tsse assads,Ee.s Trcaty EnsSfIeA.
/ The treaty witt Mexieo was ratined on the
3Oth -llne, and soon after, Gen. 4A4inoiite pre-
sented himself at the Treasury Department.
and received Secretary Guthrie's check on
the Sub-Treasury at New York for 81 .OOO.-
600. This is undoubtedly the largest check
ever drawn in this country, and probably the
largest that will ever be paid in coin.
Kossuth has again appeared in public, in
Sheffield England, and made an eloquent
speech. calling upon that country to aid such
nations like Holland and Hungary. in their
struggles against their powerful oppressors.
Hon. Daniel Wells Chief Justice of the
Court of Common Pleas in Massachusetts,,
died at his residence in Cambridge on Friday,
| June 23d.
The venerable Thomas Ritchiesof Va late.
editor Of the Richmond Enquirer, died. in
Washington, on the Sd July. a.
! i
by the Mexican telegraphic news She was
taken sick on the 18th of June, on Nfifcheve-
ming she was announced to appear in Lu-
cretia BOrga'' She was somewhat better on
the 10th. but a relapse occurred and she died
on the 18th. Universal grief was manifested
for her by the citizens of Mexico, and an i'm
mense number attended her funeral.
The amount in the U. S. Treasury on the
| goth June, was S28.8SS,Sl2 73.
The Know Nothings are electing their mem
bers to Office in every place in the Atlantic
States where elections are held.
Honorable Gerrit Smith has resigned his
seat in Congress, in consequence of i'll health.
1t is rumored that Samuel Brannan. Esq.
while on his way across the Isthmus to join
the Uncle Sam, was violently assaulted and
! dreadfully beaten by a gambler of this city
His injuries were so severe that he was una
ble to leave Panama. The cause for the same
has not been learned
! The 4th of July was celebrated with great
spirit at Aspinwall and Panama
The Fanrr1as> n ailrAad s4ill r-<srassin :.
and within ten miles of the city. 1t will be
finished in December.
TERRIBLE MACHINE.-A man named Alli-
son and his wife were lately killed in Cincin-
natl by one of those Internal boxes, contain
ing infammable and explosive matter. The
Gazette" says:
There is no doubt hut that the box con
tanned bomb she'll, as fragments Of The ron
were found. which justify such conclusion
The machine was heavily charged with pow
der, balls, pieces of iron and grape shot
When the explosion occurred the furniture in
the room was shattered into thousand pie
ces The bed clothes were torn in ribbons.
and caught fire; the ceiling of the room was
perforated and completely riddled: the north
partition was shlvered by the force of the ex-
plosion, throwing it several feet out of place.
and breaking and destroying the lathing and
plastering Some of the furniture in the
front room was damaged. but not materially.
The windows and blinds were precipitated
into the street. while portions Of the metal
were found imbedded in the walls and furni.
ture The walls were bespattered with blood.
Scarcely an inmate of the house but was
stunned and knocked down by the force of
the explosion.
CHOLERA AT THE WEsT-The GAINESVILLE
! CO., Courier has reports from Toledo. Ohio,
informing them of the awful fatality of the
cholera at that place. One report puts the
number Of deaths, in one day, at 80.
/ Several cases occurred at Pittsburg Pa, on
Friday. creating considerable alarm among
the citizens.
At Independence Mo-. rs deaths are re
ported in all. No case had been reported du
ring the forty-eight hours preceding the 25th
ult
The Louisville Courier learns that on the
23d ult. four deaths occurred in family re-
siding near Oregon Mercer county. The at
tending physician. residing near Ell Dorado
was violently attacked the next morning, and
died the following afternoon.
At Nashville, Tenn, seven deaths took
place during the forty light hours ending on
the 9th ult.
BINGHAM, THE ACToR.-The Uncle Sam
brings additional news concerning the sad af-
fair OF which we have heretofore made men
ton. 1t is now said that Bingham is not dead
as reported, but having partially recovered
from his wound, has gone on to New York.
accompanied by Susan Denim. They were
both out of funds and in great trouble.
!" FoREFATHERs' The Trustees of
the Pilgrim Society after two or three meet
lngs for consultation. at Plymouth, have vo-
ted to purchase the wharf property on which
:, forefathers Rock" is situated thus taking
the first step towards the erection of mon,
ument to the memory of the Pilgrims.
The Louisville Journal, of the 2lst. learns
tne singular fact from gentleman who ar
rived ; there from Lexington the evening pre-
vIous, that the hair of Weigert. found guilty
OF murder in the first degree, formerly black,
mas turned white since his conviction.
Ihe Albany "Atlas" says that about thir-
" years ago. Gen. Cass owned farm in what
is now the heart of Detroit, and, by simply
holding on" he has become the possessor of
fortune estimated at three millions of dol
lars.