Washington telegraph., 1854-10-04
News Items.

Hartford, Conn, have become bankrupt.
There il new style Of hats called wide
awake" s"-becausc they never had any nap.
There has been, recently, considerable
revival Of religion at San Augustine, Texas
1t is thought that the sugar crop Of Lou
isiana, the present season, will fall short Of
the last years crop.
The Independent Wing Convention Of
Philadelphia, has nominated Joseph r..
Chandler for Congress.
A destructive fire occurred recently at
Mobile, Ala. L was thought to be the
work of an incendary
The Hon. JoHN BLACK. once U. s.
Senator from Mississippi, died at Winches-
ter, Va, on the Goth ult.
Col. II. /. DOUGLASS, an old. enterpris
ing. ard highly esteemed citizen Of Shreve-
port, died recently in that place
General HARNEY, it is said Las gone
to Europe, for the purpose Of witnessing
the military operations now going On there
A war steamer for the Mexican Govern
ment, called Santa Anna. has just been
launched Ut New York. we suppose she
has vooden-legged fgure-hea
Three men have been arrested in Butfl-
10 on Suspicion of being concerned in rob
bing the express messenger at Cincinnati
lately, Of $4,000
In Iowa Tie farmers complain of w
much rain. The crops there have been i'll
jured by wet weather Almost everywhere
else it has been tee dry.
The President has appointed Wm. II.
Drummond. Esq. Of Illinois, to Be al asso-
ciate u. s. Judge fur Utah, vice, George
Il. Edmonds, Esq, Of Illinois, resigned.
Onions, finely chopped and mixed with
little corn-meal, and given 70 fowls two or
three times week, is said 70 be an excel
lent preventative Of disease.
1t is rumored that Mr.. DoBRrN will " I'LL
to the Senate of the United States from
North Carolina, and that Mr.. MALLORY, Of
Florida, will succeed him in the Navy De-
.partment.
HOTELS IN New YoRK- II is stated
that the enormous sum Of nearly thirteen
millions Of dollars is invested in hotel proper
ty in the city Of New York. This sum in
cludos the cost Of furniture and real estate.
HARD TINES roR WATER-Tt is stated
that some Of the people Of Lorain county,
Ohio, during the late drouth, have had to
90 eight miles for water for ordinary house
hold use
SIMON Hicks, Of Sunderland, Vermont,
is the only survivor Of the battle of Ben
nington, and among the very few now re-
naming Of our cd Revolutionary heroes
He is 90 years Of age.
The French Government has granted a
patent for making sugar from pumpkins
They are said to be equal to beets for that
purpose Il has been found out, ii the
mean time. that beets can be converted into
brandy.
The population of Memphis and lis su-
burbs, according to the recent census, was
10000. It i already a considerable city,
WIN frightening prospects ahead, which. in
a few ycaIs, may place it among The first
cities il TIE Union
TIE Chicago Tribune states that Senator
Douglas spoke at Norris. Grundv county,
on Tuesday week, and was listened to qui-
city BY the crowd present, who, after he had
concluded, adopted resolutions condemning
bis course On the Nebraska question.
The wheat crop Of England this year,
it is said, will be the greatest ever grown in
the United Kingdom. It is also good in
other parts Of Europe We shall not Be
under The profitable necessity this year Of
supplying foreign markets with bread.
1t j. estimated that the people Of this
country have consumed. during the last
year, 700,00O,000 pounds Of cane sugar,
and 27,OO0,O0O pounds of maple sugar
Allowing cents per pound profit it would
amount to Sl5,O00.000. Our taste for
sweet things il rather expensive.
Mr.. PREscoTT's new work, Philip the
Second" is to extend to six volumes, to be
published at intervals Of two years Mr..
PREsoorr stands bigh as historian; and
the authors ability, together with the event