Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-06-08
Further Atlantic Items.

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Further Atlantic Items.
A New USE FOR THE AMERICAN FLAG.-An
Acapulco correspondent of the New Orleans
Delta says, that Mrs. Denman, wife of the
American Consul at that place, with real
good taste" has made her window curtains
of the American flag.
The Ohio Legislature has passed bill pro-
hibiting the circulation of foreign bank notes
within the State, of less denomination than
ten dollars.
An Artesian well is in progress in N. Or
leans. The borers have already penetrated
212 feet, the last one hundred feet through
stratum of stiff blue clay. 1t is believed that
under this clay they will find sand and pure
water. At the depth of l53 feet, they reach
ed cedar log which gave them much trou-
BILE to penetrate
So intense was the interest felt in the de-
velopments of the Ward trial in Kentucky
that the Louisville Courier had messengers
engaged with relays of horses to carry the
report of the proceedings from Elizabethtown
to Louisville, in time for their edition of
Thursday morning.
A WEATHER SIGN-An old hunter pre-
diets that the following will be a dry summer
from the fact that woodcocks have built their
nests in low, moist places. When the sum-
mer is to be wet, he says they build in dry
sunny situations.
MRS. GEN. GAINES passed through n York
few days ago, en- route for Saratoga, where
she will leave her daughter at school, and
then return to New Orleans. 1t is stated that
she intends to make another effort to get pos
session of the Clark property at New Or
SINGULAR CHALLENGE.-A celebrated sport
ing gentleman in Mobile, Ala, has offered to
bet $500 that there is not man in the State
who can drive six cats in harness-the meet
ing to take place when and where the parties
agree upon.
Prince Demidoff promises to contribute
s40O,000 per annum to the expenses of the
Russian war as long as it lasts.
A great scarcity of agricultural laborers
is said to exist in Connecticut, so that 81 SO
per day is currently paid to secure good
hands.
MADAME ZsALAwsKY, sister of Kossuth,
applied lately to the judge of the New York
court of Common pleas for the care and Gus
tody of her little boy-the child being de-
tanned by its father. She keeps store in
Broadway, in that city, supporting her fami-
ly by her own exertions. The husband was
much affected, and gave up the child to the
mother. The cause of the difficulty is said to
grow out of a reverse of fortune
HEAVY DAMAeEs,-Mary E, Shaw has re-
covered 900 from the Worcester railroad
for injuries sustained from an accident on that
road.
The National Democrats of New York, it
is understood. are resolved upon running
Judge Bronson for Governor.
NORTH CARoIlNA,--The Democratic State
Convention has nominated Thomas Bragg, of
Northampton, for Governor.
PENNsYLvAN1A.-Judge Pollock has accep-
ted the Wing nomination for Governor, with
1.-THE resolutions annexed" which are strong
ly anti-Nebraska.
MAINE.-The democrats have agreed to hold
a State Convention on the 21st of June, to
nominate State officers.
CANNON FOR CALIFORNIA Boston TRAY
eller of the 10th ult,, says
Workmen have been employed during the
past week in removing from the gun yard, at
City Point, South Boston, eight large can
non, of eight inch bore, known as the Go
lumbiads" These guns were made at Al
gier's Foundry, weigh $500 lbs. each, and
have been stored some time. They are now
to be taken to California and used in the har-
Dor defence service.
The st, Louis papers continue chronicling
the arrival Of crowds of emigrauts on their
way West-mostly to Iowa. The Repuhli-
can says
"Should emlgrants continue to come from
the Ohio river during the balance of the sea-
son at the same rate that they have commenc-
ed, the State of Iowa will be full before the
close of the present year.
DEARTH OF Provisions AT CONSTANTINE.
rLE,-Provlsions are said TO be rising to An