Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-08-13

cap, stars, and date one side, and the United
States Of America, wreath and some Dime " on
the other, and appear 10 be manufactured out Of
type metal, and are galvanized over. They have
The exact weight, size, thickness and appearance
of the genuine, but break as easy as type.
THE NAVIGATION OF THE CHESAPEAKE AND Ono
CANAL has again been eHectually stopped, two
loaded boats having settled on the bottom of the
canal in the vicinity of The 15-mile level" which
was drained ofits water by the washing away of
wier on the lower part of Condys division.
There does not seem any probability that naviga-
ton will be resumed until plenteous showers TO
rsplenish the exhausted fountains Of the land.
JOHNNY MoRRissEY's WEDDING. - Morrissey
came up from New York yesterday. With the
exception of slight discoloration under his right
eye, he has pretty much recovered from his late
pugilislic injuries, and appears well and hearty
He was dressed up to order, in bran new rig,
and we learn, from the Troy Times, is TO be mar
ried on Thursday 10 Miss Susan Smith, daughter
of Captain Levi Smith, of the steamboat Troy. 1t
is 10 be hoped that Johnny in assuming his matri-
monial relations, will also assume those of re-
spectacle citizen and husband.-ABany atlas
REVOLUTION AT TAMAULIPAs--At the very mo-
ment ofour going 10 press an express has arrived
from the city of Victoria, the former capital of the
opposite State of Tamaulipas TO the effect that
there had been a successful outbreak in that city,
in hch talented young lawyer, named Jose de
la CARA, had overcome the soldiery stationed
there, and, at the head of five hundred men, pro-
claimed himself governor pro tenn fthe State
IBrownsviHe Ie1as) Atlas.
PARDON OF AN IRISH ExILE.--Mr. John B. Dill
Ion, now lawyer at the New York bar, and for
merly connected with the Irish insurrectionary
movement Of AS, has received permission, il is
said, to return 10 his native country. Mr.. Dillon
held distinguished position in the Dublin Uni
versity
A SALuBRious REGIoN.-Hinsdale, Massachu-
sets, has population OF one thousand two hun
dred, and since the first Of January last only one
American has died; and in Pitts6eld, with popu-
lation of about seven thousand only two deaths
have occurred since the fourth of July, and one of
these was person lightweight years of age.
DRoUTu IN MANE.-A great drouth is felt
throughout the State Of Maine. Very little rain
has fallen for several weeks, and vegetation is
suffering, particularly potatoes. The Bangor Mer
cury says that the streams very low, and many
mills have been hung up on the Penobscot The
| up.riycr steamboats, from oldtown TO Matiawam-
keag have discontinued their trips. Paper mills
are all dry.
| MAcKEREL are being seized in great numbers
along the southern coast of Nova Scotia. Every
little creek and bay, from Cape Sable TO Halifax,
is OVERLOOKING with them. They are taken in nets,
from one hundred TO six hundred barrels being
secured at a single draught. Men, women, and
children are employed day and night curing them,
vet the whole atmosphere is odorous" with the
stencil of those impossible TO be taken care Of
| FATAL CAMPHrNE AccIDENT.--Mary Brynnstone,
the domestic of Mr.. Brokaw, residing at No. lis
| Cannon street, New York, was, on Wednesday
night filing camphene lamp which was lighted,
when the compound exploded, and set fire to her
clothing. The flames burned her so badly that
che died few hours afterwards. Coroner Gam
bic held an inquest upon the body, when the jury
returned verdict accordingly. 1
in removing the ruins ftbe La Fargo Hotel, were
alarmed by seeing flame burst up suddenly under
their feet. A stream Of water was brought 10 play
upon the spot, and the FIRE was soon extinguished
| Il must have been smouderng since the destruc-
lion of the hotel in February last.
| The TfpE-WArER CoNSEcTIoN-A canal boat
has been loaded at the James River canal works
west of the Blue Ridge in Virginia, with hydraulic
cement, in anticipation Of shipping the same,
through the tide-watcr connection, direct TO Nor
folk.
Horse MAcKEREL CAPTURED. = The Boston
Trapeiier of the 9TH says, the crew Of the steamer
Neptune, Captain Morris, captured, on Saturday
of Chatham horse mackerel, "Thynnus Secundc
Worras,n Of Storcr, measuring 81 feet in length
and 81 In circumference, weighing 600 or soc
pounds.
IMPORTANT ARREST OF Commemorative
qanes ofcounterfeiters, with a most complete and
systematic organization, were lately arrested neal
sberbrooke, Canada East. With them was seized
a press, large number Of plates, bills, and coins
FLOATING BATTERY. = The Messrs. Stevens
have recommended active operauons upon lhel
large battery for harbor defence at Hoboken
Sixty operatives employed, but no visitors are
admitted 10 the enclosure.
FAMINE IN THE EAsr.--Late ndvices state tina
there is prospect of famine in the islands o
Zante, Zephsonia, in consequence OF the disease,
Of the grapes and currants II is also feared Their,
will be a failure of olives.
A GREAT AeRrcuLTunAL and Mechanics Fair !,
10 be held in Wheeling, Va, on the 18th, Nth, an,
18th Of next month Il il expected that there vii
: be a large attendance on the occasion.