Washington sentinel., 1854-03-07
ITEMS OF NEWS.

ITEMS OF NEWS.
VILLAINoUs OUTRAGE.-Some scoundrel in
Detroit lately attempted to abduct a lady from
her fathers residence at late hour of the
night gentleman had just left the house
when she heard a faint rap. Thinking he had
returned for some forgotten article, she opened
the door, and seeing person taller than her
friend, supposed him to be her cousin, and in
vited him in. The villain seized her by the
throat and dragged her from the door. Ulti-
mately her screams induced him to fly and
when approached by her father he found her.
insensible.
We would give an ounce Of gold to be jailor
to the rascal for day.
The PEoPLE's JOURNAL (of New YoRK) for
March, has come to hand. 1t is an excellent
number, containing thirty.two imperial pages,
on agriculture, art, and science, illustrated by
sixty-one engravings. 1t is peculiarly adapted
to country readers, and we recommend it to
them as valuable work. The present num-
Der is the last but one of the first volume.
HARpER's MAGAZINE for March, has been
laid before us by Col. Joe Shillington. Among
its contents we note the following: aThe Grin
nell Expedition Cotton and its Cultivation"
"Bonaparte, continued" with maps, "a Leaf
from the Parish Register" "a Peep behind the
Scenes" "The Robbers Of LIE Mauvais Pas
and others of great interest. Beautifully illus
trated.
EARTHouAKEs.-Thr distinct shocks of an
earthquake were felt in Clay county, Kentucky,
on the night Of the 26th February. Several
hours intervened between the shocks. The
first two created much alarm from their vio-
lence; they were accompanied by a rumbling
noise.
On the 2sth shock was sensibly felt in
Lexington, in the same State. 1t was also
accompanied by loud roaring noise.
HE REPORT Of the attorney general of Ohio,
giyes the following criminal statistics for 1858:
"There were, during the year mentioned, in
all the counties of this State, only IL convic-
tions for murder, for murder in the second
degree, 20 for manslaughter, 8 for rape, for
bigamy, S for arson, "a for burglary, 10 for
assault with intent to kill, 2 with intent to
ravish, 2 for intent to rob, and l43 for grand
larceny.
SUppREssIoN OF SMALL NOTES IN VIRGINIA..
The legislature of Virginia have passed a law
against the circulation of small notes. The
person whose name appears on a note Of less
than five dollars, is subject to penalty of five
times its amount. The law takes effect on the
first of June.
PAupERrsM NORTH AMI, census
shows that in 1850, there were in the New
England States 33,43l paupers, while in Mary
land, Virginia, North and South Carolina,
Georgia, and Alabama, they only numbered
1880. In round numbers there were in New
England 10000 natire paupers, and in the six
southern States named there were but 10000.
GEORGE P. BuRNHAM, of Boston, the author
of droll story entitled "a Fast Funeral, y
which appeared some six or seven years ago in
the Spira efhe Times, sold last year poultry,
fancy rabbits, and pigs to the amountof $4,000.
He is giving talents to pigs and poultry which
| were intended for mankind.
| CnIcAGo AND Rock ISLAND RAILRoAD.--The
completion Of this road was celebrated on the
22d Of February. About 5000 persons assem-
| bled at Rock Island to greet the train from
Chicago. This road unites Lake Michigan
with the Mississippi.
say- The report of the regents Of the Univer.
sity of New York TO the Legislature, states that
in the year 1853, there were in the colleges of
State one thousand seven hundred and thirty
three students. divided as follows In Literary
College $50 in Medical SAL; and, in Acade.
mics. in the two TERMS 22,675 students.
| GENERAL Wool AT AcAPuLco.-By private
| letter from DIR. Saunders, late Of this city, we
| learn that General Wool and his party were
near Acapulco on the 18th ultimo. They were
all in good health and fine spirits, were getting
along admirably, and expected to arrive at San
Francisco on the l4th
p6r Efforts are being made to engage Doug.
las Jerrold to deliver course of lectures during
this year before the Mercantile Library Asso
citation Of New York. They will in all proba-
bility be successful.
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