The Sierra citizen., 1854-04-22

ready and proud to defend, either against
sedition from within, or aggression from
without, while his hand can grasp q
weapon, or o drop Of blood warns his
veins"
Mrs. Gwin, wife Of Senator Gwin, has
lately, by decision of the Supreme Court
of Texas, come into possession of 100000
acres of land, valued at from two to twenty
dollars per acre.
The WASHINGTON MONUMENT at Rich
mond, Va, is now completed, and ready
for the statuary. Patrick Henry and
1'hos. jefferson, each l3 feet high, have
been cast in bronze at Munich, and the
equestrian group of Washington, 20 feet
high, to surmount the top, it is confidently
expected will be completed in time for the
solemn Inauguration ON the 22d Feb. 1855.
A RIor occurred in New Haven on the
18th ult., between some students of Yale
and about hundred Irishmen. The
Irishmen, says correspondent of the n /.
York Herald, attacked the students, who
were returning peaceably from place of
amusement, with stones and other missiles;
and in the melee an Irishman was stabbed
to death. The students retired, followed
by body of five or six hundred Irishmen,
with two pieces of cannon loaded with
grape shot, threatening to demolish the
college unless the criminal was given up.
The police, however, seized and spiked the
cannon, and succeeded in quelling the riot.
At the recent election in New Hamp-
shire, Col. Barker, (dem.) was elected
Governor by a majority of l,4O0.
Capt. Robinson de Hart, the pioneer
steamboatman of the Western waters, died
at his residence in Louisville on the 18th
inst. In 1913 he commanded boat built
at Pittsburg, and made a trip to New
Orleans in her-the first steamboat, says
the Louisville Courier, that ploughed the
Western waters.
Philadelphia was Illuminated ON the
night of the 18th ult, in honor of the
legislative act consolidating that city with
its suburbs.
1t is estimated that the amount of cot
ton shipped from the Trinity river, Texas,
this season, will exceed thirty thousand
bales.
Mrs. Susan Bigler, mother of Governors
Of Pennsylvania and California, died at
her residence in Mercer county, Pa, on
the 10th ult., aged 20 years.
A CONVENTION of Sons of Temperance,
recently held at Woodstock, Vermont,
passed set of resolutions in opposition
to the Maine liquor Law.
A fire occurred at New Orleans on the
18th ult., destroying property in the neigh
borhood of the Canal Bank to the amount
of half million dollars. Three persons
were killed.
EUROPE.
We CLEAN the following European news,
brought by the Nashville, from the New
Orleans Delta.
The French fleet was at Algiers bound
to Toulon to join the English; from thence
both fleets would sail for the Sea of Mar
mora to protect the Bosphorus and Darda-
nelles.
The Russians, according to the last ac-
counts, were perpetrating horrible bar
baritles upon the women and children of
Wallachia.
There was considerable skirmishing near
Kalafat, but no important battle. Near
Oltenitza a battle of three hours duration
had been fought, in which the Turks were
forced to retreat.
A letter in the Boston Traveller, says
an alliance was about being formed be.
tween Greece and Russia against the
Turks. Every exertion was being used in
Greece to raise money for the prosecution
of the war. The students and professors
in the various colleges were disposing of
their books, and in fact all males over six
teen in Athens, were ready to join the
army at the Kings command. Contri-
buttons were peruing in from all quarters
one man alone contributed $4,000.
The English fleet assembled at Spithead
about the 7th ult., destined for the Baltic,
consisted principally of steamers, ranging
from l3l guns to 8-total 80 vessels,
averaging 70 guns each-2lOO guns. All
the men in the British fleets, as well as in
the Russian feet in the Black sea are to
be armed with Colts navy rcvolvers.
The London papers say Admiral Corvys
fleet is in the highest state of efficiency
On the night of the 26th Feb, while at sea,
without previous notice, he ordered the
drum beat to action, and within l6
minutes from the first tap every ship had
fired broadside.
Lord Ragland commands the land
forces in chief
| A patent has been granted to music
teacher in Berlin for an instrument to indi-
cate peoples thoughts by the agency of
nervous electricity.
Denmark has ordered an increased ma
val force.
| FRANcE.-Forty persons who attempted
to celebrate the anniversary of the Re
public we're arrested.
/ LOCOMOTIVES DIsrANcED.-The Paris
correspondent of the New York Times
says, a man enveloped in net work of