Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-11-22

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Flour, per bb. SO $50 50 $40 900 o.
Wood, per load. ........... i w w
Potatoes, per bushel. .......... IS 20
Beef per ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10
Veal, per h.. ................. v
FORK, per lb... ~
| Butter, per ID. ................. 10 81
Cheese, per lb................. IL
Total. SO 03 sI4 81
These figures show an advance of about two
hundred per cent. in household expenditures dur
ing the last twenty-five years. During that same
period, the wages OF mechanics and laborcrs have
only advanced about twenty-five per cent. The
more money that comes into the country, the
worse IL appears to make il for the man of toll
especially those who toll in the towns and cities.
The high prices of food and the low price of labor
must give our people taste for farming. Ii we
were not much mistaken, our land Offices will sell
more farms during the next five years, than they
have for the past twenty.-ABany Knickerboeker.
A MISSISSIPPI RAFT.-The other day we stepp-
ed down to 1.-THE river and took a survey Of one
of those specimens of "three acre RATS" that
daily floating down the Mississippi The raa had
just been swung round and made fast 10 the land
ing. Upon question, we learned that the lumber
had been got out at the mill OF, and was owned by
Thomas Douglas, about fifteen miles north on the
Black River Falls The raft was made up of six
strings" dashed along side, containing fly thou
sand feet of boards in the string. Additional
were scattered about, hundred thousand laths,
and thirty Thousand shingles; also seven hundred
bushels of potatoes packed up into rows, and pro-
tected by length OF boards. The lumber had
| been got out within three months, and was the
| product Of one upright saw, with single and
| laih machine. The value of the lumber was six
| thousand dollars. The net profit about one half
that Mr.. Douglas has been operating at his
| mill for fourteen years. The small body OF pine
in the vicinity of the mill has been entirely "skin-
ned" He now drives his hogs down about
hundred miles from the immense pineries above
lLo Crosse Dem.
/ DUEL NEAR BuRLINeroN--A report was quite
current in our city on Saturday afternoon, that
duel had been fought between Two Philadel-
phians, in the neighborhood OF Darlington. The
parties, doctor as was said, and lawyer, left
the city at early hour, accompanied by their
friends, and proceeded TO small piece of woods
on the south OF the town Of Burlington, where,
after the usual preminaries, shots were ex-
changed, both taking effect One OF them was
wounded in the left arm, the other in the right
thigh. Neither wound was dangerous, as we
learn. Though both were eager for a second shot,
? the seconds interfered and insisted that their
wounded honor had been healed by the blood that
had been split, and they succeeded in ehecting
reconciliation OF the combatants. The company
then proceeded 10 the hotel OF Captain Agnew, al
Burlington, where amer their wounds were
dressed, an entertainment was served up. The
duel originated about female, an insult having
been offered TO the wife Of one, by the other, q
single man. Burke was wrong when he said that
the age Of chivalry had gone. Surely there is
much chivalry in this leaving home at an early
ko,. Ia, h. md lilac
before breakfast, 10 be shot at We made an
/ effort to get the names Of the principals in the
affair, but without success.-Pennyipanian.
EASIER TrxEs-The New York Railroad Advo-
cate thinks that our financial troubles will soon
have an end. Il says: 4
"The heaviest foreign payments ofihe country
are now about made, $35 200, 900 of gold having
been sent abroad since January first. The
, banks have already contracted their loans some
$4,000 900 within few weeks in this city. The
cotton season is just opening in, promising good
crop and heavy returns. Roads, costing sixty mil
lions OF dollars, will have been brought into full
use, between January ist, 1854, and January 18th,
J 1855. Over trading has been pretty effcctualIy
held up The brcadstuf and provision products
OF the last season steadily coming In, and the
effect OF cutting of the Russian supply Of grain
from other European nations, will make the latter
| dependent on the United States. The shipments
Of coal from SchuyIkl county are now going for
ward with great activity Is there not In all these
! circumstances, promise OF easier timesf
A HERorE.-Miss Florence Nightingale, the
young English lady who, sometime since sailed
for the seat Of war in the East with corps Of
forty nurses, 10 miniserto the reliefofthe wound
ed and suffering soldiers there is the daughter Of
gentleman ofwcslfh named William Shore Night.
ingale, residing at Embley Park, Derbyshire, and
heiress TO his fortune. She is conversant with
many languages, ancient and modern, has travel
led much, is person of fine natural intellect, and
possessed Of happy and luxurious home. Her
present enterprise is but one OF many such bcncv
client efforts, by which she has distinguished her
self
MARKETme.-Marketing OF all kinds, owing 10
the present financial crisis has almost fallen from
twenty 10 thirty per cent, and house rent which
has been exorbjaptly high, is now on the decline
Prices will keep up more or less until all the
banking institutions that precarious have gone
by the board and then the cost Of living must fal
40 as 10 correspond with the collapsed condition
Of the money MARKET Cincinnati Coinm5fan.
The English papers state that the number Of the
repeating pistols, or revolvers, manufactured by
Mr. Colt during the last two years, amounts TO ftcc
knndred honsand The Vioeroy Of Egypt has
lately ordered FIVE thousand ofthem for the equip
megt Of his cavalry; and the British Board Of