Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-10-29
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Foreign and Domestic News.--At the pre-.

| Foreign and Domestic News.--At the pres
ent time, the hundreds of millions of eyes of the
! world are watching with intense interest the pro-
| gress of the war Of the allied armies against the
Russian empire; and our own citizens await
with Impotence, the arrival of the mail steamer,
TO bring them thrilling accounts of the results OF
| fierce encounters from Sebastopo, where
| "Victors and vanquished Join promiscuous cries
| Triumphing shouts and dying groans arise;
| With streaming blood the slippery field is dyd,
| And slaughtered heroes swell the dreadful tide
OF late the Arctic disaster violently agtated
| this entire country for brief season, causing a
deep, poignant, and general regret and from time
to time steamboat and gunpowder explosions, and
railroad accidents, accompanied by the destruc-
ton of life, thrill the great heart of the country
In fact, but little intelligence, apart from such &C.
| currences, with the addition of a" murder most
foul and unnatural" seems TO be regarded with
interest. The greater events obscure the lesser,
thus rendering Insignificant matters of home
character, shorn Of bloody terrific, and enormous
attractions.
For years past we have been accustomed 10
look on events with local eye, which is always
open to current transactions. The news market,
however, at present, fails TO furnish the proper
quantity of ament necessary for the qualification
of the mental appetite. However, DESTROYS as we
always are for good and interesting items, we in
fnitely prefer dearth Of the article to the occur
renee of events which bear not blessings in their
train.
The Washington City Canal.-Wthin the
last four years upwards of $l25,OOO have been
expended for the improvement of the canal Of
this amount the United States appropriated forty
thousand dollars. The depostes have since accu-
INFLATED to such extent that, in many places, 1t
is almost unnavgable at low tide, and in others
even at hgh-tide. Hence the recent action Of the
city councils with view to the purchase of a
steam dredge, in order to keep the water channel
in navigable condition. The receipts from the
canal during the past year were nearly ten thou
sand dollars about one-third OF which was ex-
pended for dredging and repairs Although the
income does not, on an average, meet the outlay
yet the canal is highly beneficial TO the city as a
channel for drainage as well a source of reve-
nue..
Creation and Deluge.-Arrangement have
been made by the agent and those who wish to
occupy Odd Fellows Hail. by which this beauti-
full Panorama of Mr.. Morgan will be exhibited for
one more day. The hall has been densely filled
during the past week, and yet many persons are
DESTROYS of witnessing the pictorial production
There will be an exhibition tomorrow afternoon
at three o'clock, and another in the evening" com
mencing at halfpast seven In addition TO the
panorama, the Boston blind girl will sing alto
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tanment
Steward HolIand.-The more we hear of the
gallant conduct of this young man, the more we
admire his noble traits of character. We believe,
with the editor of The Globe, that she as richly
deserves enduring monument as any man that
ever lived.o Mr.. Dorian, e..mate of the Arctic,
has written letter TO the father Of Stewart Hol-
land. in which he says: He must have had
good chance TO go in the chief engineers boat,
and be saved, but he did not, it seems, make the
slightest exertion 10 save himself His whole
conduct can be accounted tor by the simple word
duty, and nothing else"
Accident.-John Hoye, aged about eight years,
the son of widow, living on street, between
Ninth and Tenth streets north, was run over yes
terday morning, By sNhack, as he crossing
Pennsylvania avenue towards the market-house.
The little fellows's arm was broken in conse-
quence.
In the early part Of last week, small boy was
run over by baggage wagon, and very badly in
jured owing TO the carelessless OF the driver
But little attention is paid TO the safety Of hui
man life by the larger portion of that class of per
sons. They never restrain their horses, but dash
on, to the danger of pedestrians who may chance
TO cross their path. II is high time such heartless
beings should be checked in their villainous
reer.
Comprehensive have been assured, by gen.
temen who are acquainted with the subject, that