Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-11-26

PAwHBRoKlNo IN PHILADEIPmA--WlSTER
The Philadelphia Mrth Apssnean says One
of the high coastables informed us yesterday
Of a fact that indicates what we may expect tho
coming winter. He lad visited professionally
number of the pawnbpker establishments in the
lower part Of the city and was surprised at the
number of household rticles, furniture, and cloth
ing there 10 be seen, One of the pawnbrokers
told him that he had afeady paid 500 for pledged
winter clothing, and that he had now more than
enough on hand. A large portion of this clothing
had been pledged by working men who have been
behind, and who are srven TO all straits to get
bread for themselves and their families And yet
the severity OF the season is not upon us. nview
of such a fact as this, becomes the duty Of our
benevolent societies toouckle on their armor and
gatherthe "sinewsn for svigorous campaign against
the frghiul evils OF proverty, which now threaten
many homes, hitherto lappy and plentifully sup
Piled
CRYSTAL PALAcE.-Tie Crystal Palace is still
open for visitors, at tweke-and a half cents Even
in its present state il possesses features which no
exhibition on this continent can compete with.
The staiuary, which isStll there, is alone worth
1--WE times the price Of admission. The picture
gallery has been but lite disturbed, and some OF
ought TO be visited by every man, woman, and
child in the city. II ID geat even in its last pull
satons. The city, the ciy fathers, the old Knick-
erbockers, should never permit this noble struc-
ture 10 be removed fromour midst
INsO York Nat. Democrat
Mr.. DoDsoN, Of Georgn, brother Of the editor Of
the Georgia Examiner, writes to that paper that
slavery already exists in Kansas, and needs no act
Of Legislation to permit that it is impossible TO
get white labor there, anil they must have slaves;
that Missouri will send h,lf her population there
to protect the territory firm the control ofthe abo-
lilionists He adds thai slaves hire readily at
from $50 10 5000 per mnum, and that Kansas
was intended by Providence for slave state.
Boston Journal
A SoNNAMBuLisT-DAMER LEAp--On Mon
day night last boy aboutfiieen years old, son of
Daniel B. Croucher, resting on Bonney street,
while in fit Of somnamblism, sprang through q
pane Of glass, and fell distance Of twenty feet,
narrowly escaping the los of his life. He was
dreaming at the time il occurred that the house
was on fire, and that he could not possibly effect
his escape in any other mnner than described
above. Fortunately he ws but slightly injured.
The most singular part of al was that in his fight
he broke but one pane of gLss, measuring nine by
thirteen-Neac Bedford Mseury
NAvAL.-The frames ofte splendid new steam
ships Roanoke and Coloraeo, ordered to be built
at the Gosport navy yard, are now up, and in
consequence Of the facilities for working at this
yard at all seasons, will no doubt be launched in
advance of the others whicl have been ordered
10 be built. The frigates Rtomac and Rarian
and the new razee Consolation have been
masted, and are preparing TO sea. The sloop-of
war Falmouth, Commander shaw, has been put
in commission and is now reidy for sea.
A GIRL by the name Of Hen White took the
small pox, in Boston, short ime ago, and before
her convalescence was Completed started on
board the cars for home, in Thetford, Vermont
During her brief journey of ew hours, she CON-
municated the loathsome disease 10 some people
who We're on board the train inwhich she travelled
several of whom have since died.
EMIGRATION TO TExAs-Thetide of emigration
that is sweeping towards Texa is immense. The
Port Gibson Herald, of late d,te, says that upon
a single route that lies through Port Gibson and
Rodney there passed, within th previous twenty
These emigrants are principallyfrom Lower Ten
nessee and the upper part of Alabama.
The SrArE OF MISSISSIPPI ms 3.444. 1858 acres
of improved land raises 4s4, 20; bales of cotton ;
$4,000 bushels of wheat 22.4.6,552 bushels of
Indian corn; 47,76O pounds OF obacco; 557,617
pounds Of wool; 4,34i, 234 ponds Of butter;
2,7l7,S56 pounds of rice; and his sl9,403,662 in
vested in live stock.
DISTRESSING OccURRKscE.--Th wife OF Mr.. J..
Jenkins, residing nine miles fr,m Winchester,
Virginia, committed suicide by drowning last
week. Mr.. Jenkins is absent at he West, and il
is supposed that the accounts of,o many railroad
and steamboat accidents together with the fact
that few years age she lost sol by accident, so
preyed upon her mind as 10 unsetle her reason.
LARGE DRovEs OF Hoes passed through Colum-
bus, Ohio, on Monday, to the rarad depot bound
for the New York market. They lad been bought
in Fairfield and Franklin COUNTIES at prices rang
ing from three dollars to three dollars and twenty
Eve cents per hundred, on foot
Mr.. @. w. ADAMS, n returned Californian, while
paying aporter in Cleveland, Ohio, was robbed Of
a ssiche which he had placed CO the ground be-
side him. The safchel contained property 10 the
amount Of one thousand four hundred and fny
dollars. The man who snatchsd II had probably
followed Mr.. Adams from New York.
THE DKpUTY SECRETARY OF the State Of Mi
chigan publishes table showing the population
of that State. II is 5066e0, bsing an increase Of
les, 734 in four years.
FoUR IscHrs.-T They are bosiing OF four Of
snow at Saratoga.
The Honey-Meon. =
Why is the first month after marriage called
The nhonau-r.noor, 1if nnuhfl.aa On annrr..I &c