Washington telegraph., 1854-10-18

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- The assessed valuation Of property
in Boston, this year, is s225 100000, gain
Of s19,0O0.000 over last year.
- Capt. WILSON, a gallant officer in
the Florida War, died lately at Sullivan's
Island. near Charleston.
- There has been an early frost in
the tobacco region of Virginia, which. 1t is
feared, has seriously injured the crop.
- The yellow fever has broken out,
and prevails to an alarming extent. at jack
son, Miss.
The Lutheran Church. in Ohio,
has prohibited its members from joining Sc
cret societies.
- Mr.. Robert Green of the firm Of
Green & Douglass died on the Sd inst, at
Shreveport of Yellow fever.
II. r. RUNNELs of Texas has been
appointed Inspector of the United States
Customs at Panama, under the new ware
house act.
- The next session of the Mississippi
Baptist State Convention will be held at
fernando, commencing on the second Sab
bath of November next.
- The Shreveport "South- Western
says that cotton is coming rapidly in, and
that appearances indicate an early and a
brisk business season.
- The Kentucky papers state that
stock of every description is declining in
value, good mules bringing in the Licking
ton stock market about $50 each.
- Hon. PRESLEY EWING, member of
Congress from the Sd district of Kentucky,
died of cholera, a: the Mammoth Cave, on
the 27th ult
- 1t has been pretty satisfactorily as
certained in New York, that Mr. ROBERT
SCHUYLER. the great Railroad swindler, has
escaped to Europe.
- If a person carries a slave into
Texas, who has been elsewhere sold fer
crime, he is liable to fine OF $500, and
imprisonment for six months.
- Mr. DAVID FLoURNoy, young
man about Is years of age and son of DR..
FLoURNoY, of Greenwood, La, was killed
a few days since. by the kick of a horse
- The Louisville, Kentucky, Confer
ence Of the Methodist Church, convened
recently at Russelvile Bishops SoULE
and PAYNE, and about 100 Ministers were
in attendance.
- 1t is said that a mud-turtle was
caught not long since, in Iowa, having cary
ed on its back the date 1863. Turtle sto-
ries, however, may prove to be mere fish
stories.
= A specimen Of quartz, containing
gold, was recently dug from the bluff at
Memphis, 1t ought to be presented to the
city fathers. No doubt they would ac-
cept it.
- The contractors on the mail route
from jefferson, Texas, to Shreveport. La,
have refused to forward the mails and de-
clared their intention to forfeit their con-
tract. The cause is not stated
- A New York paper proposes j. NJ.
JEFFARDs, of South Carolina, for Presi-
dent, and GEORGE n HoLLiNs, U. S. n,
for Vice President of the U. s. Military
glory again.
- Capt. SAMUEL w. DowNING has
been tried at Philadelphia, found guilty of
the charges preferred against him, except
'disobedience of orders, and dismissed from
the Naval service.
- The Howard Association of New
Orleans, have RENTED $4,000 in money to
the sufferers of Charleston and Savannah.
Much has been said of the immortality of
New Orleans, Her good deeds speak for
themselves.
- A new Steamboat called the Fan
ny Fern has just been built a. Shreveport
by Mr.. John NJ. Collins She worked fne-
y upon trial trip down the river, and was
presented upon her return with beautiful
flag by the ladies of Shreveport.
- There was Liberty, alias Niger
Convention, at Syracuse, New York, on
the 2Sth ult. They passed series of their
usual resolutions, and then nominated WM.
GooDALL, Of New York. for Governor, and