Butte record., 1854-04-08
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.


Rowland A. Smith, who was arrested at
New Haven, for taking letters from the mail
bags, while in his care, was placed at the bar
of the United States Circuit Court on the Sd
inst. He pleaded guilty to the several counts
Of the indictment, and was sentenced by Judge
Ingersoll to hard labor in the States Prison
for term of 81 years.
They are on the point of practically testing
the merits of the Maine law in Mississippi
The Senate of that State has amended and
passed the prohibtory liquor bill from the
House, and all that is ow necessary is for the
latter body to concur in the amendments.
The correspondent of the n. Y. Tribune.
writing from St Thomas, February IS, says;
The ship Severn, Waite. of New York. bound
to California the ID inst. put back to this
port, whence she sailei week before She
was leaking badly. She is now dischargine
her entire cargo for survey and repair il ad-
visable.
The Peruvian Government have declined
conforming to their agreement to settle with
Capt McCerren for the injuries sustained by
him at the Chincha Islands Secretary Mar
cy is determined to compel them to stand by
their own offer of settleT ent. and is uquirius
concerning the best mode of bringing ship
of-wsr to bear upon the case.
The bill 10 reverse and aunul the judgment
agBins. Thos W. Dorr was passed in the
House on Tuesday with amendments, and
won't back to the Senate for concurrence.
The bill takes effect Immediately TO prevent
the Judges from interfering to prevent the
execution Of the act if they should decide il
to be unconstitutional.
The Martha Washington c0nspirotors, in
cluding hissane, Cummings, Cole and Chapins
were arrested on the 22d Of February, on b
requisition from the Governor Of Arkansas,
and removed forthwith from Cinciunati-ali
being heavily ironcd. The srrest caused grea.
excitement.
IL looking over the very valuable report oy
Derby, on the Colorado river, We see. Shsro
the Gadsden line terminates On the Paci6G
side and by referring to the treaty aud read
in the report carefully, IL appears that tho
treaty in fact, gives a port on the Gulf Of
California, notwithstanding thst the treaty
itself seems tn cut us off
Another frightful accident occurred "A; Nj
agara Falls on the Oath ult. Several men
were at work at the suspension bridge, when
the scaffollng on which they we're standing.
gave way. precipitating two Of them from
height of go feet. They were Of course in
stantly killed.
"A lltftitS sSttCi idS ONNN iENtAftt III -frN
Orleans, from an American gentleman III Mad
ri I, stating that the Marquis oi Turgot who
was wounded by Mr.. Soulc, was in a dying
stase from the effects Of his wound; in fact that
he was On his last legs
CINCINNATI, Saturday, March T.
The Democratic caucus last evening noni-
mated Geo L. Pugh, q lawyer Of this city, and
lately Attorney General OF the State, as their
candi late for United States Senator Mr..
Pugh Is only thirty three years ofage, and ia
an ultra progressive Democrat.
Ize- Senator Smith, of Conn, il is said, W II
soon call for information relative to the retire
nent of Mr. Sanford from Paris. which will
probably bring up the whole subject Of am-
bassadorial dress.
1t is said that the Senate will institute rigid
inquiries in regard to the publication Of the
& Gadsden treaty and other secret papers, and
that number Of editors from New York AMI
elsewhere viii be summoned to Washington.
TaooPs FOR CALIFoRSIA.-Tht third reei-
men. of Artillery, which was wrecked on th9
san faancisco, is soil destined for Cshforris
service Tney would embark about the FIRST
of April
The New York Journal of Commerce speaks
Of the second trial trip of the Ericsson ss
quite successful. 1t learns that the perform
anees Of the ship were such Us to afford ths
highest satisfaction
It is SAID that Cora Montgomery is in St
Domingo, aud that she is endeavorinz to effect
measures to have part Of H4yJi annexed to
the United States.
It is reported that the hull oF the mammoth
clipper saip Great Republic, is to be convert
ed into steam frigate or the order CT for
eign house
The \. I. Suns Washington correspond
ent states nat Senator Douglass Of Illinois.
is about to marry Miss Cream. sister of tn.
wife Of Mr. Bennett Of the II. T. Herald
The Mexican government has ordered two
of thousand tons each, to he built
in London
The Spiritualists have held Convention al
Washington, at which ex-senator Tallmadgs
presided. The session was private.
Senator Douglass has been burnt in efixr
in the City Of Boston