Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-11-12

Howard AssocIATIoN.--With much regret do
we learn that this truly benevolent and reliable
association is again called on for aid and assist
ance 10 the sick and afflicted. Fever is now pre-
vailing 10 such an extent in Attakapas and Ope-
lousas, that the association deem it their duty TO
send deputaiion 10 the relief of the sick in those
places To carry out this humane and philan-
lhropic disposition General Palfrey, Mr.. billiard,
and Doctor Folwell, with several nurses, will
leave the city this morning. God speed them in
their charitable endeavors!
INew Orleans Della, November S.
A FAITHFUL FoREMAs--The Savannah Geor.
GRAN thus alludes to the services Of Mr. Isaac 8.
Clark, its foreman:--
ITO him" the editor says tour readers owe il
more than to any one else, that the Georgian has
been issued without interruption throughout the
whole progress Of the late epidemic. When
taken sick on the night preceding the day of the
storm, we left him with force reduced, by death,
sickness, and desertion. to two COMPROMISING
more to be procured for love or money. Both of
these had fixed the day for their departure. One
of them did leave. The other (Michael w. Papy,
who deserves more thanthe mention of his name,)
stood heroicay at his post unit! most of the sick
having recovered from the epidemic, he himself,
last of all, had touch of its quality"
WILD GAME--Our friend, w. s. Terrence, OPP
posite Milwaukee, went out with his gun, in
the vicinity of Elk Rock, few days ago, and was
absent from home but about half an hour, during
which time he killed two large black bears and
one brown bear. We call this tall sporting, and
would not mind taking hand in it ourself, if we
only had time.-Portland Oregon) Times.
DRESSED FOR BALL.--Evening before last q
young lady named Ellen Tompkins, residing on
Race above Thirteenth street, dressed herself to
go to the ball given by Reeves and Mine, in Main
street Hall. After she had completed her toilet,
and while waiting for her partner, she was seized
with an apoplectc fit, and fell TO the floor. When
picked up she was found to be dead. The aston.
ishment of her friends and her partner at her un-
expected and sudden demise, can be better i'm
agined than Observation-Disclosures Gazette.
IGNoRANcE.-H Is said that out Of four hundred
young men, just now seeking British government
employment only thirty could pass the following
examination, viz: To write good business note I;
take down paragraph from standard author
from dictation; write out the names of the differ
CHI COuutiCS III 1u6idHu, anu SAuiuit ohhOWiCobC
of the four first rules of arithmetic. Of the in
competents, it is said that the majority were Off
shoots of the aristocracy, and not Of the middle
class whom Cobbett used to conjure "to turn away
their eyes from Somerset house"
FRoGs that would make Frenchman's mouth
water, are brought TO the Sandusky market in
abundance. They are caught with hook among
the marshes, big "bloody 'ounds" Of fellows,
whose headquarters would make dinner. They
are sold TO dealers by the fishermen as low as two
dollars hundred
F. GLEASON, esq, has disposed of his interest in
Gleason's Pictorial and Flag Of our Union news
papers, TO Maturin M. Ballou, esq, for the round
sum of $1,000 900. This is the largest newspaper
retires with an ample fortune.
NOVEL MAI. MATTER-The Springfield Repaid
hcan says that two large bags of hickory nuts
and one of chestnuts were forwarded by mail TO
the Postmaster General day or two since.
The SPECIE exported from New York during
the month of October amounted to $3,359 1893,
For the ten months of 1874, s33,563,14l.
REDUCTION OF FARE--The price OF passage on
the New York and Charleston line of steam
packets has been reduced to twenty dollars for
cabin passage.
A YANKEE CLocK.-A clock for which $500 was
paid in N. York, has been placed in the cupola Of
the fine new court house at Warrenton, Virginia.
THE ANGEL GABRIEL has been caught and Gagged
in Charlottesville, Virginia. He was arrested, Sc
crety, while declaiming 10 a large concourse of
people.
There are only two million four hundred thou
sand farmers in the United States.
The number Of liquor shops in Boston is be-
ween LOGO and 2000