Washington sentinel., 1854-07-12
IrEsas OF NEWS.

A MYSTERY ExPLAISEp.-The unfortunate AL
lson and his wife, who were recently killed by an
internal machine, at Cincinnati, stated, in their
dying moments thar they suspected William 2
Connelly, Of Philadelphia, TO have been their
murderer Ii was soon afterwards discovered
however that the guilty person is student,
known as Dr. Arrison, who effected his escape
from Cincinnati aud has not yet been arrested
The following paragraph, copied from The Cincin-
nali Gosate, dscloses the reasons why the Aili-
sons suspected Connolly:
:" Mayor Sneilbaker received letter Yesterday
from William p. Connolly, of Philadelphia, ex-
planning his intimacy with The Alsons, aud deeply
lamenlng that they should have suspected him OF
sending 10 than the box containing the bomb
shell. Mr.. q. confesses that IN former years he
had been guilty Of certain burglsries, of which Al
lison and his wife and others were cognzant; that
when in the city few weeks since, Allison re-
quested Connolly TO make him present of a
watch, as he needed one in the hospital When
Connelly returned 10 New York be sent The watch
10 Allison. The latter then addressed a letter 10
Connolly requesting him 10 send present to Mrs.
Allison which Connolly neglected doing. Con-
nelly is OF the opinion that when the Aillsons re-
ceived the box they supposed il 10 contain the
present from him 10 Mrs A., and the explosion
led them TO believe that Connolly sent il, fearing
they might ihform on HIM, and that he took this
method 10 get clear of them"
AT THE LATE COMMENCEMENT of William and
Mary College the honorary degree Of d. ID. was
conferred on the Rev. George ID. Armstrong and
Rev. Charles Minnegerode Of Norfolk, and also
the degree Of A. M. on John r.. s range, Of the
Norfolk Academy. Among the graduates we no
lice the names Of C. r. Grandy aGd VIM. Lamb,
Of the same place.
Bishop Johns has resigned the presidency of
this venerable institution. He found il PROSTATE
and leaves it in a Aourishing condilion--a result
brought abou, by his jealous exeriions in its be-
half The board Of visitors and governors adopted
complimentary resolutions, acknowledging the
zeal and efficiency with which his duties had been
discharged.
notice the British war steamer Nedea, and
schooner Scorpion, the French steamer Acheron,
and frgate Penelope.
THE UNITED STATES SHIP ALBANY sailed from
Pennsacola on cruise on the 29lh Commodore
Tatnall left Pensacola for the North
THE CHOLERA IN BRooKLYN.-There were 80
deaths by cholera in Brooklyn last week; IL by
cholera infantum, and Is by cholera morbus. The
whole number Of deaths was ITO.
DR.. B. BRANDREDTH has been elected delegate
TO the democratic State convention in New York
York which meets at Syracuse, September l2.
The AMERICAN BARK GREY EAGLE succeeded in
lanaing six hundred slaves near Havana, on the
25ih of June The Eagle was subsequently cap
tured by the British brig-ofwar L'Esperegle, but
was finally surrendered to Spanish man-of war.
Oniy a small number Of the negroes were rescued.
The CRY COUNCIL of Louisville have refused
to pay r. j. Wards bill for damage done 10 bis
house in the late ri,t.
The GRApEsHoE-The New Orleans Della of
the 9th ut, say that the Pampero, from San
Juan TO New Orleans. was fired into by the clipper
Grapeshot; and iniimates that great mystery sur
rounds the movements of this celebrated vessel.
The JURY in the Walker divorce case, failing
to agree, were discharged on Saturday, aud so The
case ended. Eleven concur in saying thai, after a
careful delibera,iou of the facas shown on said
trial there is nothing 10 show that she is anything
but a hgh-minded, pure and virtuous woman.
THERE WERE iwentyiwo cases of cholera re-
ported TO the Philadelphia board of health last
week. The whole number of deaths during The
past week was three hundred and sixty-eight Of
which number thirty-eight were in the alms.house
aud one hundred and seventeen under one year
Of age.
WHALE CApTUKED.-The Nantucket Enquirer
says a fn-back whale sixty feet long, was cap
tured off Nantucket bar, on Wednesday by the
schooner William p Dovep which had just re-
turned from whaling cruise aud was on her
way 10 sea again.
THE DESIGN Of the brothers Peverelly in setting
or attempting to fire TO heir place of business,
in Front street, New York. is supposed TO have
been TO conceal the fact thai they have sold large
quantities Of goods entrusted to their keeping, on
storage, 10y various firms the city.
The CALoRIc SHIT Ericsson having been tho
roughly repaired, is to make another trip dow
New York bay in a few days.