Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-10-28
MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE.


UNFORTUNATE CONSEQUENCE OF FRATERNAL DIssEY-
sIoN.At Galveston, (Texas,) the 10Th instant Mrs.
SEAwELL accidentally shot by of her sons who
were quarrelng, and of them holding pistol and
threatening to shoot his brother Mrs. Seawel was en-
deavoring separate them when she received mortal
wound.
AT Galveston the 18th instant there were no cases
of yellow fever except of persons who had mprudenty
returned after being away all the summer and of
from the shipping Absentees advised to keep away
till cold weather commences
The Houston Telegraph that there had been con-
siderable increase in the mortality from yellow fever
since the 10Th There were four nterments the llh
-FOUR on Lne 12tb, and three the 1oth.
In Kansas Territory, near Leavensworh, on the 10th
instant, ARRAY took place between two Kentuckians
and several Mssourians about claim in which the Ken
uckans severely and it is thought fatally wounded
The parties concerned in the affair were at once arrested
by order of the Governor.
GROWING FIsH.-A Cleveland (Ohio) paper says that
of the most pleasing things exhibited at their late
County Fair lot of brook trout artcally bred by
Drs. Garlick and Ackley whose abors in this line
have heretofore noticed They showed several broods
fish, in different stages Of growth and have demonstrated
that it is just easy to grow fish it is fowls any
other description of food.
CONDITION OF THE ONO RIvER.-The river at Wheel
ing still continues to be just about river at ALL far
as the practical benefits of navigation are concerned
We learn from the Integeneer that there
inches water in the channelust enough to make steam
boats look like running without giving them fair chance
to do So. At Pittsburg it is about in the condition
In fact the drought throughout the country is
ped the consequence of which it is impossible to FORE
see, should there be an early winter.
The APPLE CRop.--The purchasers of fruit for the
Eastern markets says the Rochester Union quite
active in this vicinity at this time They buying,
packing, and shipping all the suitable apples that
obtained at their prices The price for choice winter
apples ranges from dollar and quarter one dol
lar and half per barrel, including package Dealers
inform us that the yield this year is good and the fruit
foir
past.
EARTHsuAKE IN KEESE.-The town of Keene, in New
Hampshire disturbed between ten and eleven clock
on Tuesday night by slight shock of earthquake, an
very unusual among the granite hills of New
England. The shock quite perceptibe, but we do
not learn that any injury resulted from it.
The failure Of the Peoples Bank at Cincinnati has
created much excitement there and in the neghborhood
B. MANCHESTER, the of the concern having made
an assignment left the city, He reached Lawrenceburg
(Ind on Sunday night in disguise, and registered his
name at hotel as Robinson" mob soon gathered
and he recognised by man named Crist, who had
deposited 500 with him. He informed that he
could take his choice between dsgorging the amount
coat of tar and feathers He begged and plead with
them, told them he had means, but it all to
purpose Finally he opened his trunk, and handing Cris
3d. 400 in Hilsboro railroad bonds permitted to
leave the nstanter. One coored man alone is re-
ported to have had 81 600 deposit while number Of
widows and orphans left penniless The liabilities
are said to be large, and his property is heavily
mortgaged IL is feared the deposors who had placed
his $70,000 will receive ten cents
the dollar.
The Lake Superior Journal says: eight years ago
the first steamboat put Lake Superior, which
time had but small steamboat plying between the
Saul and Mackinaw now wehave eight steamers here in
one day.
CUMBERLAND CoAL.-The steamer Baltic, of the Collins
line her last trip from New York to Liverpool took
fuel eight hundred tons of Cumberland coal from
the mines Of the Swanton Coal and Iron Company.
Mrs. FANNIE B. HUNroS, the wife of Robert H. Hun
ton, Esq, merchant of Alexandria, came to her death
by melancholy accident. She sitting alone in her
room on Wednesday night, before the FIRE, when her
dress accidentally caught, probably from spark and
she enveloped 10 flames. She rushed into the
hail. and those by alarmed at her cries. to her
assistance and succeeded in extinguishing the fire. but
not until she dreadfuly burnt that all hopes for
the preservation of her life She fingered un-
til Thursday merning, when she expired. Mrs Hunton
was the daughter Of the late GEO. BRENT ESQ.,, and was
beloved and esteemed by all who knew herAier Gas.
THE BALrIMoRR AND Potomac R,ILRoAp.--we learn
from the Upper Marlboro prince Georges county,
Gazette that in compliance with the request of number
the friends of this road Maj TRiMBLE has consented
to make survey Of the from the Potomac river
opposite Aqua Creek to point Baltimore, with
view to demonstrate the practcability Of building the
road at reasonable cost The citizens OF Charles county
are moving in the matter whilst party Of twenty gen.
emen Of Prince Georges have agreed to subscribe the
sum OF 500 each towards defayng the expenses Of the
survey.
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