Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-04-24
SUMMARY OF NEWS.


The American Scientific Association will
commence in this city on Wednesday it's eighth
annual session. Its meetings will be held every
morning and evening; and at night, popular
lectures will be delivered The Hall If the
Smithsonian Institution will be open to the
public during the progress of its proceedings
Its members are commended to the courtesy
and hospitality Of our citizens.
The steamer Arabia is hourly expected at
Halifax, from Liverpool on the 18th instant,
with six days later news. Curiosity is awake
to hear the tidings.
The Northern Liberties Engine House, in
this city, was burned down on Sunday morn
ing, between two and three O'Clock 1t ought
never to have been built in the middle Of 8th
street.
The Circuit Court Of this District disposed on
Saturday Of q case in which several slaves ct
Thomas Booth, deceased, had petitioned for
their freedom, under deed of manumission
granted by Mrs. Booth, the executrix OF her
husband. The court decided against the
PRAYER, the will Of Mr. Booth having given bis
widow only a life interest in the slave property
Mr.. John G. Moore formerly an associate
editor of the New York Courier and Enquirer,
authorizes contradiction Of the report Of his
death in this city, few days since.
The Wing and Democratic parties are to
have another struggle in North Carolina. The
Democratic State Convention met at Raleigh
on the 10th instant, and nominated Thomas
Bragg, jr., as its candidate for Governor. The
Hon. Alfred Doekery is the Wing candidate,
What practical issue is between them Which
is for, and which against, the Nebraska iniqui-
y, the Gsdsdcn treaty, y war with Mexico, Or
the annexation of Cuba!
II appears that six Of Lieutenant Strains
party died during his late hardships on the
Isthmus, viz: the New Grenadian commission
ers and George Hosmer, P. vermilio, VIM. H
Parks, and Edward Lombard, seamen, belong
ing to the Cyane.
The propeller Princeton, from Dunkirk for
Detroit, loaded with merchandise, sunk in the
ice, endeavoring to get ashore and it is not yet
known if any lives were lost.
The packet ship Blanche, at st. Johns New
Brunswick, on the Goth, from Liverpool, had
as deaths from cholera during her passage
She had about 800 passengers on board.
The Maine Law Bill has been defeated il
the New Brunswick Legislature, and a bill
passed very little different from the old license
law
The Cuba Apprentice system is formally
ayowed by the Governor, who has published
in the Havana Official Gasetfs the names d
persons to whom have been conferred in ap
premiership for one year, the negroes appre
hended in the Jurisdiction Of Trinidad the past
month. Attached to each napss is tho mum
Der Of the apprentices, the aggregate being
STA negroes.
Frederick Ahlsager, German grocer IN
Baltimore, hung hims II ON Friday last. HI
was IS years old, ami had u wife and children
Ion thinks thai, il we do not give SAINTS
Anna as much money as he wants, he will sci
Yucatan 10 the English, and thus violate th,
Monroe doctrine. so let the Gadsden treaty
be hurried up!
The Hip-po-drome as The boys call it, com
menced operations in Washington on Satur
day evening II is what used to be called
circus. Ii stands between the City Hall ant
the Congregational Church. We would al
wise the temperance agitatora, who are forbid
den to entertain audiences in the streets, TO up
ply to the Councils for permission to erect 1
Hip-po-drome for their use on some ono Of tn,
city lots.
Sheridan Knowles, the dramatist and actor
now in advanced age, has just commenced hi
career at Edinburgh rs an Episcopal minister
His first sermon is spoken Of rs one of power
and excellence.
General Cass is now in Detroit, where h'
went in consequence Of the death Of his son
in-law Major Campbell.
Dickcns's new story, called Hard Times,
is commenced in the May number OF Housc
hold Words, which we have just received, and
which may be purchased at all tho periodical
stores
The Legislature Of Maine adjourned on the
2lst inst.
A girl is legally manageable at fourteen
and boy at sixteen, in Pennsylvania, without
the consent Of parents.
About two hundred acres Of woods were
burned in Woburn, Massachusetts, on the i4tl
inst A small unfinished dwelling house, owned
by man namod Martin, was also destroyed.