Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1854-04-29
News Items.


On he 10Th. Augusta, Georgia, elected
twelve independents and one Nhie coun.
Gilman, or # parry lines BE- distinctly
drawn, Ten democrats and three wings.
The bill smendsiory Of the liquor law
was passed To be engrossed in the House
OF the Massachusetts legislature, on Tues.
day, without debate, by a vote Of l22
yeas TO l24 nays. II has yet TO pass the
Senate.
The Government has presented TO the
owners Of the ship Antarctic (which ook
off portion of the passengers OF the
San Francisco the SUN oi SOS 600, as
a token Of gratitude for The services rem
dered.
Lake Erie is now reported to be enlire>
ly unobsirucled by ice, but navigation on
The New York and Ere canal will not
be open before the lst of May. The Penn.
sylvania canal opened on the 7lh March,
thus giving them more than six weeks
advantage of their neighbors.
Though nothing is known in regard TO
tle building of The six steam frigales, the
probability is that the work will be dis
tributed as follows Portsmouth, Charles
ton, Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Norfolk and
Pensacola, unless Memphis should be
preferred TO the Inst named.
1t is stated that the farmers of Queen
AIMS county, Nd, anticipate, in view of
ibe war in Europe, continuan nee of the
high prices Of breadsrufTs, and are, there.
fore, preparing TO plant very large crops
of corn. This. it is presumed, will be
the case with The farmers generally lhro'-
the country.
The great Georgia horse, Highlander,
who was purchased by Judge Hunter and
others for $4,000, few months since;
and run anu was beaten in So 900 State
stake race over the Metaire course nj
New Orlearns, has been sold 10 Mr.. J.
B0yden. Of New York, he owner of
Compromise, for $4,000, and is on his way
to Baltimore.
The Cochituate Bank, in Boston,
which suspended on Saturday. has notes
in circulation amounting to S247 OOO.-I
There is due deposltors Sa7,OO5. 1t cash
assets amount to Sl64 600, besides $780, |
600 loaned oul 500 900 is to one individ. |
ual who has failed. During the run on
Saturday, previous to the suspension,
$50, 900 in specie and bills of other banks
were paid out.
april snow storms, it appears have
been moe frequent than is generally
supposed. According to the Phiadei- |
phla News, snow to the depth of six in.
ches fell in that city, AMI as far Sou.h as
Virginia, on the 10th of April, lS4l. and
two days after, IL inches more fell in
Philadel phia. On The 17th of April,
lS45, and on the 18th Of the same month
in l349, there were seven snow storms
in Aprl.
The Chicago Journal of Wednesday
last records the departure of quite fleet
of vessels from that port, all loaded with
grain for Buffalo and Oswego. The flee.
numbered nineteen vessels (three barques,
six brigs and ten schooners,) having on
board 260,l20 bushels, Of which 2Os ,O32
bushels were Of corn, 5000 bushels ofI
wheat, and the balance barley and oats.
or the who quantity over 2l3, 900 bush
els went 10 Buffalo
Information has been received at this
department from A, ,ert Davy, ESQ.,, u.
5. Consul at Leeds. of the passage of an
act of Parliament by which the whole
coasting trade of the Kingdom is now
thrown open to foreign ship, and they
will be subject 10 The same regulations as
British ships so employed, and will pay
no higher rate OF duties, tolls and charges.
Passenger steamers carrying passengers
from one place TO another. on the coast
of the United Kingdom. will be subec,
o the provisions of the steam navigation
act of 1851. ..... ....
The New York Tribune states that the
extraordinary snow storm which COM
on the 10th inst, has proved
most destructive to the robins through all
hat region. One farmer in Westchester
county says he could have picked up
4 bushel of them (deadD on his farm.
The steamboat officers on he lower
Ohio, Mississippi, and Southern rivers
generally, are endeavoring to introduce
laves as deck hands, tiremen &c., on
teamboats, In order to counteract the ef- :
orls of free loborers to procure higher
ates of wages.
Adyices from Genoa. Leghorn and Mar.
elles. bring he intelligence that the pri.
es of grain have gone down at all those s
laces, IN spite of the prohibition of the {
xportation of grain from Russian ports
aving been known there. @ 4,
Two thousand Germans were al Ant.
verp at the latest date, waiting for vessels
o take them to the United States.
A valuable mine of oituminous coal is
aid 10 have been discovered in Union
ounty, Pa.
The New York Central Railroad Com. .
amy has prohibited the selling OF spirit t
ous liquors at the refreshment saloons c
long the route Of that road. Ii
The story that Hobbs American Bank ) ;
1ock has been picked in England, is said v
ot to be correct. /,
House rents are said to 5e higher in a
,hicago than in New York.
About 1000 dogs have already been :
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