Washington sentinel., 1854-01-05

Professor Anthon, for his series of classics. has
received 100000. Miss Warmers books have
yielded profit Of from $4,000 to $4,000.
Mr.. Headley has realised from his works
$4,000; "Ike Marvel $20,0O0; Miss Leslie,
$4,000; DR.. Barnes, $4,000; Fanny Fern,
from one small book, in six months, $4,000
Judge Kent, $l20,00O; Webster, for his die
tionary, $lSo,O0O; and others at equal rates
So that it cannot be said that American author
ship is not profitable.
Supreme Court of the United States.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. A, 1854.
D. H. Browne, esq.,, Of Nebraska, was adj
| mitted an attorney and counsellor of this court.
No. SO. Z. Corning, ct al, plaintiffs in error,
u.s. Peter A. Burden. The argument of this
| cause was continued by Mr.. Seymour for the
| plaintiffs in error and by Messrs. Fitzgerald
and johnson for the defendants in error.
! Adjourned until tomorrow, IL o'clock.
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Murder In Brighton, Mass.-A woman named
| Norton was found murdered in cold blood, at her
house in Brighton near Boston, on Saturday night.
Her body was horribly mutilated and lay upon the
| floor, irishtful sight to behold. From the cir
| cumstance that her husband has many times
threatened take her life, coupled with the fact
that he has led, there can be doubt but that he
| is the murderer. A favorite dog was found dead
in the room. The greatest excitement prevails in
Brighton. A arge number of citizens have secured
the vicinity OF the monstrous deed, but traces
of the murderer were discovered. The utmost
vigilance will be used to find and secure the mon
ster. He is supposed to have come to Boston, as
| a man passed The toll house in a suspicious man
ner at about twelve O'Clock on the night of the
preparation ofthe deed answering TO the descrip-
ton Of the husband Norton.
Sinking Of Ferry Boat.-Shortly after six
O'Clock on Friday evening, as the Peck Slip ferry
boat Onalaske was returning to Wilamsburgh
loaded with passengers, she was run into by the
Bridge street ferry boat Curlew, with such force
| as TO cause serious leak in her hull. The water
| rushed through the aperture in such quantities
that the fremen were forced to go on deck. The
passengers were not made aware that the boat
was sinking, thereby preventing CONSERVATION.
AT the time sic entered the slip the water had
filled up to the deck, and as soon as the passen
gers were of. the boat was run towards the Wal
labout where she sunk in shallow water.
nv. r. Sun.
Interesting to Shfpmasters.-In the case Of
Potter VS.. Pettis, the supreme court of Rhode
Island has recently decided that vessels have a
right to use warp in getting in and out of the
warp across the entire channel; but, on the APP
proach of another vessel il is the duty of the
sci using the warp TO take notice Of such APP
proach, and so to lower the warp as to give free
channel, and indicate to the approaching vessel
the points intended for her passage. The .ap-
preaching party is not bound to pass at the point
If he honestly thinks it cannot be done without in
terference but in such caseh will be liable for the
damage which ensues unless he can prove that
he dsregarded the notice of the other vessel in the
bona fide belief that he could SO pass without dam
age to it, and the burthen OF proving this will be
upon him.
Sending Money by Mail.-An important de-
cision has lately been made by Chief Justice Ia
nev, of the Supreme Court of the United States
The question was, whether money remtted from
debtor TO creditor by mail and lost in the tram
sit released the debtor from the obligations Of the
debt. The Chief Justice decided that the plaintiff
having requested his debtor to remit the money
without specifying or directing how, and the de-
fendant having complied with the request by re-
mittng through the mail, as was the custom with
others to do the debtor would not be held liable to
make good the loss. The Judge held that all pre-
vious decisions to the contrary were erroneous.
[SpringfeH Republican.
India Rubber beneath Rails.-The New York
Central Railroad Company have assumed the ex-
pense Of laying one or two miles of India rubber
under their trac ks, intended to obyiate materially
the present destruction of rails and machinery,
and do away with the noise attendant upon the
the motion of the trains. We are glad to learn
that this invention is to be tried in this country
A patent was taken in England two years ago,
but we have never heard of its adoption there.
Gift Lottery Managers Arrested.-A des-
patch from New York states that Mr.. Perham
and J. Wesley Jones, proprietors Of the Gift Lot
teres, have been arrested at the suit Of the Gov
ernor Of the Almshouse, for violation of the
lottery law. Perham was ordered to give bail of
S50000 and Jones $4,000. II is said that mea-
sures have been taken TO arrest Messrs Jollie and
Dodworth proprietors Of the Julien music lottery.
Perham has sold $4,000 tickets in his scheme.
Handsome Present.--A writer in the Ameri-
can Banner Of Philadelphia, states that the pro-
prietor of the Baltimore Sun has received an
emerald stone from his Holiness, Pho Nno, Pope
of Rome" which he has had cut and set into
beautiful ring, upon which he has had engraved
in Arabic characters, The Rose Tor FloweD of
Peacew
Russian Agent at the Sandwich Islands.-
Mr.. Stoeck recently appointed Russian diplo-
matte agent at the Sandwich Islands, arrived in
New York by the Pacific, on his way TO his post.
He was for nearly fourteen years secretary of the
Russian legation at Washington, and will remain
in this country some weeks.
Steamer Choctaw sunk.-By the Texas Ram
ger, from Alexandra. we learn that the steamer
Choctaw has sunk twelve miles above Campte.
EB- Brevet Brigadier General Hitchcock, now
serving on the Pacific coast, will return home via
China and the overland route. The men of his
regiment have been transferred, and the officers
are expected home by every steamer
va The steamship Black Warrior arrived at
New York on the LIST instant from Havana, with
dates TO the 9th ultimo. She brought no news.
The weather was delightful and the Island per-
fecty healthy,
Nsn- The new wear opened in New York with
six inches Of snow that had fallen during the night
The warmth of the sun soon converted the snow
into slush and spoiled the prospect Of the sleigh
ing.
Na- The steamship Glasgow, from Glasgow,
which port she left on the 17th ultimo, arrived at
New on the 1st instant, with ITO passengers.
Es- The friga,e Columbia arrived at 81. Thom-
as on the 18th instant The ship Oxenbridge, from
Philadelphia for Liverpool, arrived on the 18th in
distress.
VA The Mortality OF New York city, for the
year 1883 excepting the. last week, was 2l,S77
deaths.