Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-10-22
ITEMS or NEWS.

ITEMS or NEWS.
A New FoG ALARM TnunrEr.--AAer long con-
has succeeded in constructing mechanical Fog
trumpet, Cor lighthouses and lighiships, so ar
ranged that il blows al stated intervals, and so
loud thai il is said 70 sometimes send the sound a
distance ofeght orten miles. The machinery is
inclosed in small frame building, twelve feet
square, and is regulated by clock, which puts
the apparatus in motion, stops it, and blows the
alarm al will once in one, two, three, or 1--WE min
utes, as the keeper may please TO adjust it, The
trumpet is made Of brass. about four feet long,
with moulh-piece, similar to the organ pipe. The
tongue is of hammered brass, German silver, or
steel. This apparatus has been tried on Long
Island Sound and is said to be far preferable TO
the Fog Bell.
MERcAsTILE lNTEeRITy.-The Sun says that a
few days since gentleman who had been en-
gagged in business which did not require a license,
came TO the Office Of the clerk of the court oi
common pleas, and paid sixty-6ve dollars, which
he stated was due the State. He had been en-
and had during that time disposed of about one
hundred dollars worth of bagging, which he was
informed by friend was a violation of the license
law. Not reconciling il with his conscience to
defraud the State of single cent, he Immediately
went and insisted on paying the above sum, being
the amount of the cost OF State license for the
whole FIVE years. The sum was accordingly
placed to the credit of the State. Can case Of
similar character be found 2-BaA american.
A Poor WoMAN's GRATIrUDE-John A. Cough
one of his orations before British audience re-
lated the following incident. We doubt whether
from any ofthe beautiful and costly gifts, ofwhich
Mr.. Cough has been made the recipient, from adj
mirers of his genius and philanthropy, any one has
more deeply touched his heart than the testimonial
of the poor Edinburg women Said he:
awhile In Edinburs lately, a woman with two
children called upon me- and, though very poor,
insisted that should accept present of a white
handkerchief saying, while you wipe the sweat
from your brow, when you speaking in this
ceuse, let il remind you that you have dried the
tears Of my house,"
CHOLERA IN DORCHESTER County,, Mp.-The
Cambridge Democrat states that several fat |
cases Of cholera have occurred lately at Church
Creek, in that county Among the deaths are the
names Of Mr.. William II. Hubbard Mr. Francis
Vickers, and Mrs. Mcclure. negro man and
negro woman have also fallen victims. Seven
stefan Of the place.
RACHEL COMING TO AMERICA Paris cores
nondanf save that he ia aufbor;1ad hv Madame
Rachel herself to state that her agent will shortly
sail for New York, TO make arrangements for her
appearance there this winter in the great charac-
tiers which have placed her at the head of living
tragic actresses. As she plays entirely in French
she intends TO take complete company from
Paris with her.
LoUDouN AGRICULTURAL FAIR.-The Leesburg
papers are holding out strong inducements to per.
sons interested in agricultural science TO attend
the Loudoun Fair, which will be commenced on
Tuesday next, the 9th instant. The long season
of dry weather has blighted in great degree the
hopes of The husbandman in that quarter, but the
managers hope to make good display notwith
standing.
al New York, will probably set all doubts at rest
concerning the fate Of Sebastopol, besides much
other interesting news.
DEATH OF AN EDIToR-Wm. S. Mckee, late
editor ofthe 81. Louis Democrat and member of
the ST. Louis bar, died in the hospital of that city
on Thursday last Mr.. Mckee is said 10 have been
a man of considerable talent.
THEODORE FAT, United States minister in Swift
zerland, has asked leave TO visit New York in the
capacity nearly twenty years.
RUSSIAN VESSEL SoLD-The Russian baroue
Alma, which was libeed by an English house, for
the cost Of her provisions, was sold in New York
on Thursday for $4,000
ARRIVAL OF IMNIGRANTs.- The Bremen bark
Butcher, Capt. Jansen, arrived at Baltimore on
Friday with $40 immigrants, passengers from Bre-
men.
Mr.. JOHN A. WYNN, having married Miss Eliza.
beth Maltby, in Bangor, some. one remarked that
it is probably the first case of matrmony where a
little J. A. w. might some day afford the utmost
qualification TO the husband.
SEIZURE OF ScsPEcTED SIAvER.-The brig
Sierra Leone, which cleared ut New York on
Wednesday last for the African coast, having been
suspected Of being intended for the slave trade,
has been seized by the marshal OF that city.
Disposition Of the McDonogh Succession.