Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-08-01
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CRYSTAL PALACE AT SYpENHAM.-It is said the
Crystal Palace company are considering project
to raise an extra million OF capital by the offer of
5O00 900 admission forife tickets at two guineas.
The average daily receipts, thus far, amount TO
upwards of f50O and supposing this rate 10 be
maintained throughout the year, they would yield
revenue of f150,000. From the sale of season
tickets about fi0 900 has been realized from ex-
hibitors, 100000. Considerable profits will also
accrue to the company from the refreshment de-
partment, which they keep in their own hands,
and from the great demand for the official hand
books. liberal estimate gives f50,00O annually
as the probably expense Of keeping up the estab
ishment.
TRIAL OF CLERGYMAN FOR MURpER.-It will
be recollected that last August il was announced
in the public journals that the wife and child Of
the Rev Joseph r. Johnson Of Ulster county
were drowned near Saugeriies, New York, whilst
out sailing with the husband and father, no other
person being witness TO the transaction. But
the Rev. Mr.. Johnson was subsequently accused
of other msdemeanors, which led to the suspicion
that the death of bis wife and child was not purely
warrant an investigation. Johnson was indicted
and his trial was called up on the 9th instant !;
the testimony was closed on Friday, and the case
was to have been presented TO the jury yesterday.
Ii has excited an intense interest throughout Ulster
and adjoining counties.
The ARMoRY QUEsT1oN.-The speech Of Mr.
Banks, in reply TO Mr.. Keitt and others, on the
SUPPLEMENTARY Of the armories is highly spoken
of He defended the mechanic with great ability
He was in earlier years an operative in a ma.
chine shop, and has good right TO speak for that
class of our citizens.
DnRRHKA.--A day or two ago, a gentleman
mentioned in our Office a very simple remedy for
the diarrhea. il is simply dried peaches. Put a
handful in your pocket and nibble at them occa-
sionay. We have tried il since and so have a
number of our family, and found them speedy
and perfect cure. We presume il may be neces-
sary commence with the cure at the early stages
Of the complaint Louisville Journal
PowER's STATUE OF WASHINGTON, says the cor
respondent of the Newark Advertiser, which was
ordered by the State of Louisiana, is now CON-
pleted, and will be shipped from Florence in
short time. The same artist is now engaged on
the statue of Webster, ordered by the citizens Of
Boston.
THE CHoLERA.--Deaths in Boston for one week.
ending Saturday noon, amounted TO sixty. The
cholera was subsiding in the State prison at
Charlestown. Hhy
In Philadelphia, also, sixty deaths from cholera
occurred during the week
In New York the number OF deaths from the
same disease was al for the week.
CoTToN IN MExIco.--Ei Heraido, a Mexican
journal, publishes communication from San
Cris,obab announcing that the experiment Of rails
ing cotton there is succeeding most admirably, and
that picking will commence in a few days.
DEATH OF AN EpIroR.--John L. Boswell, one OF
the editors Of the Crescent, died on Saturday, OF
the erysipelas.
CHAnLEsTowN Navy YAnp.--Five hundred men
are now employed at this station, principally upon
the new steamer. This number will be doubled
when all the patterns for tho work shall have been
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