Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-09-09
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Gen. Cass is spoken of for the Gubernato-
rial chair of Michigan, if he can be induced to
accept.
In Philadelphia on Monday, a negro, was
committed to Jail by the Mayor, charged with
having committed a murder II years ago.
The Pewterers Company in London hold an
estate upon conditions that they shall, out of its
rents, provide iaggots for the burning of her
cites.
In Portland, Me, the drought has rendered
the pumps useless; drinking water is IS cents
a barrel, and all the beautiful elm trees are
diving for want Of water.
The st. Louis Republican makes the new
State Senate stand, Wings, 10; Democrats, IL;
Bentonites, s..
The manufacturers of the North find them
selves short Of water from the extreme drought,
and many mills are suspended.
1t is said the Administration will defend Capt.
HoI!ins, considering him only the executioner
of their design.
The coal product of the world in the year
1853 is estimated at $4,000, 900 tons, of which
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Britain, and 100000 by the United States.
An entire mountain in Vermont is on fire,
and has been burning for weeks. 1t was fear
ed. unless a heavy rain occurred, that the fire
will descend to the valley and cause terrible
destruction.
Besides the okra plant, the plantain: curato'
penguin and dagger plant tibres abound
throughout the West India Islands, and will, it
is said, make excellent paper. They are now
purchased for that purpose, and give a value to
what has hitherto run to waste.
The New York Herald has reason to believe
that Mr.. Buchanan will resign his present posi-
ton, and return to the United States within
three months.
The London Times story in relation to the
probable capture of the Gar is now pronoun-
red a hoax.
At last accounts from Berkeley Springs, Va,
Col. Bissell, of Illinois, was lying very danger
ousIy i'll.
a rather intricate law was recently decided
in California, at the suggestion Of the judge,
by a horse race. The jury acted as judges, the
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the judge held the stakes, and the winner, by
4 previous arrangement, treated the crowd.
The seeds Of repentance are sown in youth
by pleasure, but the harvest is reaped in age
by pain.
A man seldom affects to despiSe the world
unless the world is regardless of him.
A Buffalo paper states that recently, as a
nurse was walking down Eagle street with an
infant, probably about a year old, in her arms,
the child laid its head down upon her shoulder,
and, as the woman supposed, went to sleep.
On arriving at home, however, the little thing
was found to be dead!
Mr.. Joseph Brelsford was accidentally killed
at Coney Island, N. Y, lately; he broke his
spine, while playing ieap-frog.
1t is the fate of mankind too often to seem
insensible Of what they may enjoy at the
easiest rate.
The salaries of the ehaplains to Congress are
fixed, from the Both June, 1854, to $3.50 each.
Ten editors have been elected to the Cana
dian Parliament. Sensible people.
The total expectation of the growth, produce
and manufactures of the United States, from
The port of New Orleans, during the six months
June 81, Amounted to 1915, 927,332.
A man was recently tried for forgery, in Ire
land, but it turned out that he had forged the
signature of a man who could neither read nor
write, which the Judge ruled was no forgery
at all.
The lady who lid not think it respectable
to bring up her children to work, has lately
heard from her two sons. One Of them is a
bar.keeper Oh a fiat-boat, and the other is fgur.
ing as steward of a brick-y yard.