Washington sentinel., 1854-05-03

lars for the erection of State monument to
Daniel Webster, came up by assignment in
the house of representatives on Thursday. The
freesoilers attacked it with their usual charac-
teristic virulence, and went even to the tomb
by the side of the sea to abuse and slander the
illustrious dead. The resolution was laid upon
the table by almost unanimous vote.
EXECUTION OF MURDERER.-The extreme
penalty Of the law was executed upon James
Clough, the murderer of Gideon Manchester, in
Taunton, on Friday last. 1t will be recollected
that Manchester was shot by Clough in Fall
River, Massachusetts, in July, 1852. Manches-
ter was an ex-police officer, and was trying to
arrest Clough for burglary. The latter was
a native of Saltwater, Maine, and of respect
able family. He was but twenty-five years Of
age.
EXPERT ROBBERS. Last Thursday secret in
formation was given to the city marshal OF
Springfield, Ohio, that an attempt would be
made that night to rob the county treasurers
Office. He, with several of the police, secreted
themselves in the Office to watch for and arrest
the burglars, but their surprise was great when
in the morning they awoke and found the place
had been robbed while they slept Some sap
pose the robbers administered chloroform.
TESTIMONY OF A GHosT.--A trial is now
going on in Wetzel county, Virginia, for q
murder committed in 1850. The evidence is
based upon the testimony of man who met a
ghost in the woods several times, which in
formed him that "Mr. Mercer" was the muir
derer. We had no idea that the spiritrap-
ping hambug had extended to the back-woods
of western Virginia.
RISE OF THE DELAwARE.-The Delaware
river at Easton is twenty-four feet above its
usual height, and is overfowing the canal.
Much damage has been done to the Morris
canal and Delaware railroad. The Lehigh
has done an immense damage to property on
its banks.
BaE~ An arrival at Charleston, South Caro-
lima, from Nassau, brings accounts of serious
marine disasters on and about the Bahamas.
During two weeks, property, estimated at from.
100000 to $l,OOO,OO0, was wrecked. No
mention is made Of the steamer Glasgow, or
any craft resembling her.
HEAVY DAMAGEs.--The court in Boston has
given verdict against the city of $4,000 to
George P. Southwick, who was injured by fall
ing into cellar in Congress street. He broke
his back by the fall.
SAVE Your HALF.D1MEs.-A five.cents say
ing institution has been established in Boston
with prospect Of doing vast amount of good.
All sums, from FIVE cents up to one thousand,
are received on deposit.
SMALL NoTEs IN OHIo.-The legislature Of
Ohio has passed law prohibiting the circula-
ton of foreign bank notes in the State of a
less denomination than ten dollars.
MISS AGNES ROBERTSON has bewitched the
people of the Quaker city. The papers there
call her the Z" Fairy STAR"
RAILRoAps IN INDIANA.--The State Sentinet
SAYS there are 1900 miles of railroad in opera
ton in that State, and 1852 miles in process of
construction.
KuSKEL's NIGHTENGALEs are in Charleston,
South Carolina, sustaining their old reputation
there, if we can believe the papers of that city.
BD~ A landslide at Brooklyn Heights,
l.. l., on Sunday afternoon, crushed frame
house in which were seven or eight persons.
At the latest accounts, two of the victims had
been taken out dead.
Rds- ST. Paul's Episcopal church, at Balti-
more, one Of the largest and finest church edi-
fees in that city, was nearly destroyed by fire
on Saturday moning. Itwas uninsured.
B6- The caloric ship Ericsson was insured
in New York for 100000. She will probably
be raised without material damage.
SALE OF A STEAMSHIP new ocean
steamship Granite State has been purchased
by o. p. Jewett, Of New York, president of the
Parker Vein Steamship Company, Philadelphia.
D-r Judge Tracy, Of Mansfield, poisoned him.
self on Thursday, by accidentally taking extract
OF fbelladonna instead Of extract of dandellon. IN
a short time after taking il he became insensioei
a part of the poison was extracted with stomach
pump but he continued insensible until the next
day, and is still in precarous situation.
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