Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-09-16
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ITEMS OF NEWS.
GENEROSITY OF A HAcKpRIvER.-The Portland
Advertiser relates an instance of generous kind
ness on the part Of Boston hackman, which is
worthy of extended publicity. Some days since,
arespeclable lady residing in Brooklyn, New York,
while on her way TO Portland was robbed Of her
purse between Fall River and Boston, and arrived
in Boston destitute of money. Through the agency
of the conductor she obtained the use Of hack
and proceeded to the house of Boston friend
On arriving there she found to her utter conster-
nation that the house shut up and that the
family were away on journey.
{" Her distressed situation moved the sympathies
Of the hackman, who Immediately offered TO con-
vey her TO hotel where she could rest while he
procured tickets for her through TO Portland
The want Of money madam, said he, is easily
got over. will lend you just as much money as
you want TO finish your journey. and you can send
il 10 me at your leisure The lady accepted the
offer OF her new protector, and after refreshing
herself at the Commercial house, was driven TO
the depot, where the necessary tickets and Ten
dollar bill were given to her by the hackman, and
she was whirled away TO Portland. The hackman
afier seeing her safe on board and wishing her
pleasant Journey told her that his name was VIM.
G. Smith, and that he could always be found at
the Commercial house. lie is an honor TO his
calling and deserves patronage and prosperity"
Such an act Of kindness should not go unrewarded
and we hope he may never want =" fare"
A LITTLE FARM WELL TIiLED.--The Montreal
Herald gives the following the total produce Of
a farm, comprising sixty-three acres Of land, in
the town Of Bowmansville, Canada West: Wheat
1000 bushels; peas, 200 bushels; oats. $50 bush
els barley, 800 bushels; potatoes, 900 bushels ;
carrots, 5000 bushels; turnips, $500 bushels
Total, $3.50 bushels. Spring wheat yielded forty
forty bushels per acre.
EMgLzzLENEST w PHItApTLrHlA.--On Wednes
day last, the Grand Jury Of Philadelphia retu rned
a true bin against Robert Simpson, late Treasurer
Of the County Of Philadelphia, VIM. J. Christman,
his chief clerk and John Sizer one of his sure
ties. In the bill OF indictment they are charged,
under the act OF Assembly, with a felony in the
embezzemeni Of the sun OF $50, $50 IS, belonging
TO the Commonwealth OF Pennsylvania.
CHOLERA IN TENNEssEE.-The cholera is raging
fatally in east Tennessee. In Knoxville all busi.
ness has been suspended and the people are Ay-
ing in every direction. The hotels are closed, the
publication of papers suspended, and the mail
stages, after delivering the mails return immed.
aey to the country. In jacksonville this disease
is also prevalent, but 10 what extent we are not
informed.
p, ,srER AND GUANo FOR CoTToS.-A gentleman
in orangeburg, s. G., writes In 1853 made
the following experiment with guano and plaster,
ON GO acres Of land 100 pounds Of guano, and so
pounds Of gypsum per acre, cost s3-total $50.
The increased production was 100 pounds Of clean
cotton 10 the acre, or G,000 at cents net per
mound, or $40 with profit Of $500.
TuE HEALTH or CoLUNBiA IL improving. From
o'clock on Wednesday up 10 IL o'clock on Thurs
day there were bu, six deaths and four new cases.
n IL supposed that the rise in the Susquhsnna
which has carried away much purifying animal
matter. has, in measure removed the cause Of
the disease.
CALHOUN MoSrMENT,--The quarterly meeting
OF the Ladies' Monument Association was he'd in
Charleston, S. c., on the 9th inst. from report
Of which we learn that the amount collected dur.
ing the past quarter is s672 ~. The total funded
amount is not stated.
COPPER ORE--Several veins Of copper ore have
been recently discovered at Mavin's Mill, on
Goose Creek, Loudoun county, Va, two Of
which have been opened one is twenty-five fee,
thick the other six feet. The depth from the sur.
face TO the vein stone is seven feet and a half
| New York AND BosroN RAn.RoAD---It gives us
pleasure (ssys the Middletown Ns,csJ to learn
that the subscription TO the stock OF the New
York and Boston railroad C'Ar line'D is coming ia
much faster than could have been expected under
the unfavorable state Of money affairs.
THE END OF TIE WoRLD.--The Millerites have
been holding series Of meetings at Syracuse, N
| ", and have now fixed on the 10Th Of May, 1885
as the day when the world viii positively come ic
an end.
FoRT MoNRoE,--Col. DeRussy, for the last six
teen years chief OF the engineer department
Fort Monroe, Va, has been ordered to San Fran
cisco, and will be succeeded by Col. j. L. Smith
Gov. BIeLER, Of Pennsylvania, was reported
quite i'll ofinhamation ofthe bowels on Thursday