Washington sentinel., 1854-07-18

negro the Mexicans pay them $780, He is made
a peon until he pays his master 5000, which he
saves from his wages, o5 cents per day, and pays
his own expenses.
SNAKE FAscINATIoS.-The 81 Louis Herald OF
July 18th, tells, with apparentlfath in its truth, a
case where a child became fascinated with bacl,
snake. This child, the Herald states, had for a
long time been pining away without any known
disease. She could not be Prevailed upon TO eat
anything in her fathers houte, but would take a
piece of bread and go to the bank of creek. Her
father followed her secretly hnd saw large black
snake make its appearance, and would express
enger by kissing when the child took bite Of the
bread The next day the father shot the snake,
as it made its appearancej The child swooned,
but on recovering from thai state was seized with
spasms, and contortions assembling the snakes,
and died at the same moment Of the death OF the
snake.
THE RIcHMoSDvILLE SSMrNARY.--We hear that
il is now quite likely thai many as five OF the
students OF this academy will be held for trial on
the very. grave charge n setting fire TO that edi-
fee. About one hundfd are detained as wit.
nesses in the examination. There are some cir.
cumstances very strongagainst the accused. The
entire attic story Of the beminary prepared for
a quick and des,ructivSfre by the careful dispo-
siion of combustibles.
II is very probable thpt the seminary will not be
rebuilt.-ADaRy EZpr9s
STEAMBOAT ON The FPrEK CoHNEcTIcUT.-We
learn from the Coos, New Hampshire, Democrat
that new steamboat, khrstened the Lady Kate
was launched upon lte waters of Connection
river, at Dalton, New Hampshire, on the 4th o
July last, in the prcsente of three hundred specta
tors, and il is expected that she will be furnished
with engines and in working order on Saturday
next. She is TO ply bSween Dalton and North
Stratlord, distance of sSout thirty or forty miles
three hundred miles frot the mouth fthe river
North Stratiord is station upon the ST. Lawrence
and Atlantic Railroad, lttween the White Noun
tains and Montreal
BURNING STEAMER captain Plummer OF th,
schooner Virginia Griffith, arrived at Charleston
on Thursday evening, from Baltimore, report,
that, on Monday night hst, of Cape Hatteras, saw
a steamer on fire, supposed 10 be loaded with cot
ton. From the description of the vessel, il is sup
posed that ii was the iron steamer ID. L. Adams
which put into Charlestsn on her voyage from Sa
vannah to New York, and left on Thursday, tn,
9th instant, laden with laval stores.
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| MORE OvER-IssUEs-tThe Springfield ,Jouraa
states that an over-issut of one hundred shares o
the New Haven and Northampton Canal Rairoa,
has been made. The Journal Of Commerce say
that this statement is correct, but that il is hope
the company will not lose much by the ,ransac
tion, as the other colls,erals lodged in compap
with this over-issue are thought tob nearly o
quite sufficient TO cover the InteRiseneer
FATAL ArrRAr.-James Murray, ESQ.,, mayor
AIexandrs, Louisiana, was shot and killed on tn
4th instant, by man named John c. Culbertso
The latter and another man had difficulty, an
the mayor interfercd 10 keep them from fighting
when Culbertson, who had pistol in hi, han,
fred and shot him in the abdomen.