Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1854-02-18
ITEMS OF NEWS.

the House OF Congress, rejected the
Deficiency Bill, in which s500.0O0 was
appropriated towards purchasing the
buildings for an assay Office in New York
city. Congress does not seem disposed
10 encourage the eSIrsvSganl expenditures
&c money 10 punish any city which New
York may lock upon as a rival.
The New York Courier says that dur
ing the ast three months nearly one thou
sand vessels have suffered damage at sea,
aud daring the same period the losses
sustained ly the Wall street insursncs
offices exceed four millions five HUNDRED ,
thousand dollars.
Charles, Wertz, peniieRiiary convicb
whose time had just expired, attempted to
burn Springfield. o., the other day, for
the sake of plumber.
DIR. Newton Fox, one Of the oldes, aud
most respectable citizens Of Todd county,
KY, was murdered near his residence in
Trenton, a few nights since.
The Legislature of New Jersey has
passed a resolution to the effec; that it 10
improper and inexpedent to charter or
recharter any Bank within that State.
Mr.. Byrne, District Attorney of, San
Francisca is reported TO have said that
Twelve hundred murders have been COM
mitied IN shnt city during the last four
years and tha, but one conviction has
been had.
Nenr New London, CT, is long old
rope walk, stretching across the harbor.
In The war of 1912, British admiral
cruised off New London. He could have
easily entered and burned the town, and
some time afer was asked why he did
not do it. He replied that should have
done il, had it not been { r the formidable
fort whose guns entirely commanded the
ha, bnr. Wha, alarmed him was the win
dow holes Of the old rope walk.
The merchant shipping Of Prussia is
now composed of 979 vessels for the for
eign trade, measuring together lsl,4O6
tons, and carrying 1921 men; and 369
coasting vessels, of 6 005 tons, and S24
men. forming total of 1882 vessels,
I37,p5l 'ons, and 9,045 men. The
vessels in The foreign trade belong chiefly
to Memel, S.e,tin, Danlzie and Stralsund.
The British Admiralty have announced
that il intelligence Of Sir John Franklin
or his ships, Erehus aud Terror, and of
the Officers and crews being alive, is not
received by the 30th of March next, they
will be considered as having died in her
Majesty's service.
j Mat. F. md Robert Ward, charged
with killing Mr.. Butler, the school teach
er. o, Louisville, for foggng severely
their brother, were removed last week
from Louisville to the Hardin county jail,
where they are 10 be tried.
Since the discovery of gold in Ca|iior-
MIA. six hundred vessels have gone round
Cope Horn ard never returned. A few
Of ,hem have been lost, but the greater
number have been employed in the Pacific
trade.
A good locomotive engine costs from
$4,000 to Sl0, 800, and ii would take nine
men whole year to build one well, with
all the machine p,wer Of the best ma
chine shops to aid them in The work.
The ca,i;al engaged in the Australian
; trade la, besn estimated at I20, ,OO0, 900.
The N. Y, police are still engaged IN
, looking up the lottery policy sendets. -
They are determined 10 break them up.
: Ovens ITo'el, in Louisville, was des.
| trayed by fire on the evening Of Friday,
= February 10 Loss about $50 900.
i There have been exported from Balti
: more, during the past week, 81, 600 bbls
of naur and So, coo bushels of wheat.
Wnliam N Pitt Fcssenden was elected or
II Friday, Feb uary 10Th, by the Legislature
= of Mqinc TO The United States Senate fo
v Y the long term.
G The Gadsden treaty was taken up OF
- Friday, 10Th inst, and referred to th'
n COMMITTEE on Foreign Relations. with in
o struc,ons TO have it printed for the sena
d tors only. ...
u The Tunnel has been completed np'
/, the old Pottage Road Inclined Planes, 70
F." many years nuisance, are now avoldes
II in crossing the Aleghenies. By this new
D. arrangement passengers will 60 from
Is Pittsburgh to Philadelphia or Baltimore ii
'' Is hours. The time will soon be turthe
" decreased.
The Pennsylvania State Works cos
il $32, ,542,267. and there has been paid ol
,e ,hym, Including interest upon their cost,
further sum of fllyfve million, Will
their whole revenue was but Ii tie owe
~ twenty-five million Of dollars. A bill
" has passed the Legislature for The sale o
+ the State Works.
Of George M. Dallas, late Vice Presidan
l. of the Uniie States, has been noInnate'
nt ~ the ci izens of The Fifth ward can
x! dda.e for Mayor Of the consolidated cls.
~ of Philadelphia.
Charles Eamer, late of the Union
was confirmed on the 9Th inst. as charg
'e to Venezuela.