Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-05-11
ITEMS OF NEWS.


ITEMS OF NEWS.
BARNUM OUTDoNE.-A notice TO the following
effect was telegraphed from New York, few days
since, to every point which the wires reach II
is said to have emanated from the philaathropic
brain of Mr.. Horace Greeley
"Our city is to be visited on Tuesday next by
three uniform companies of organized and dscip-
lined female infantry and lancers, from Pennsyl-
vania and New Jersey, known as the FAIRY
Guards commanded as battalion by mascu-
line colonel and lieutenant colonel, but the several
companies will be Differed throughout by ladies,
including captains on horseback.
) The Fairy Light Guard is composed of some
OF the best educated and most esteemed young
ladies' of Paterson and Elizabethlown, New Jersey,
and of Harrisburg Pennsylvania, and all its mem
bers between fourteen and eighteen years Of age
daughter of late governor OF New Jersey is
one OF the company"
The moon story was a good hoax the Miller
meeting at the Patent Office was an excellent one;
but that of the Female Lancers' entities its orig
nator to the sovereignty of Humbugdom. The
Day Book, of Tuesday, says:
g At IL O'Clock this morning, there was great
excitement. About 10000 people were assembled
in and around the Park to see the company of
Fairy Light Guards that were expected from Jer-
sey. twas stated in yesterday mornings Iri6n'se
that a large company of female eQuestrians would
make their entrance into the city this morning,
and exercise in the Park, after which they would
repair 10 the Astor House and take dinner |; then
ride TO Madison square and show off their horse
manship TO Upper-tendom, and visit the Crystal
Palace in the evening. We looked upon the
whole thing as hoax but il seems that large
number OF our citizens, men, women, and children,
I took the matter more seriously, and repaired in
| thousands this morning to the Park to see the
strange and novel sight Of a company Of female
| soldiers on horseback.
aThe above was written at IL o'clock this morn
| ing, and up TO two o'clock Qhe hour of going to
press) no female equestrans had made their APP
| pearance. All the morning crowds continued TO
| assemble in Broadway until the sidewalks, from
the city hall TO CORTLAND street, crammed,
that it was impossible for foot passengers to get
along CORTLAND street also crowded, and
all eyes were turned towards the ferry, eagerly
pecting to company of soldiers in pettlcoats.
!" 1t was cruel hoax, and thousands of poor
people have lost days work. who could i'll afford
| TO lose one hour.
"Like the Slievegammon story, it was got up
in the Tribune office, and Horace Greeley is re-
sponsible for the evil of this days folly Anything,
however, for notoriety and fame"
| q
| TRIAL OF Mrs. HAYs.-On Tuesday morning
the trial was resumed The prisoner was appa-
renty suffering both bodily and mentally. Some
private letters were produced, but not read. The
letters were given by DR.. Leutener TO his wife a
few days before his death. The Judge decided to
retain the letters for consideration for few days
before submitting them to the jury. Two wit
nesses were examined; one who keeps public
house on the southeast corner Of Broadway'and
| Grand street, under the Office occupied by DIR.
Leutener, and negro boy employed in the same
building, who remembered seeing the doctor on
the morning Of his DEATH
CURIOUS ExH1BITIoN.-It is said that one Of
the most interesting departments Of the Crystal
Palace exhibition is that which is assigned to lost
articles picked up by the police. Among these
there about three hundred lace cambria hand
kerchiefs, some valued at $50 There also
about many wells, large stock of gloves, an
extensive assortment Of babies shoes and stock
ings, and some hundred articles of jewlry, pieces
of which range as high as 500 in value. Locks
of false hair are nterspersed with other wearing
apparel, and bottle of brandy occupies con-
| spicuous position Specimens of almost every
thing which is capable Of being lost may be seen
there.
II The bridge on the ST. Lawrence, near Mon
lreai, Is 10 De TWO miles In lengtn, resting on
twentythree piers and two abutmentso giving
twenty arches, each of 240 feet span. Advantage
was taken of the solid ice 10 bore holes in the
rocks in line with the centre of the piers, into
which huge chains will be anchored with buoys
attached so to facilitate the construction of the
cofer-dams, in which the masonry of the piers is
TO be built
In A BAD WAY.-The Liverpool Albion afirms
that, with the exception Of the commandments
chief "there is hardly an officer of distinction in
her majestys service, now fit for active duty, who
has not either gone or is the point OF going TO
the east; while the rank and file are SO numerous
as virtually to leave England destitute of military
for what would be considered the purposes of the
merest police in any other country in the world,
monarchical or republicans
ACCIDENT AT NIAGARA.-Several days since
wagon and two horses slipped over the precipice
in front Of the Clifton House, and fell upon pro-
lection one hundred and fly feet below. But one
only of the horses was killed, and the wagon was
but slightly injured.
NIAGARA SHIP CANAI.--The Rochester Adrev-
tiser contains an advertisement announcing that
the books Of subscription TO the capital stock Of
this canal company will be opened at Congress-
Hail. in that city, on the LIST day Of June next IN
accordance with the charter. i