The Sierra citizen., 1854-12-16
News From the Atlantic.

News From the Atlantic.
RIoT AT WILL1AMsBURGH.--A riot be-
tween the Special Deputy Sheriffs and the
Irish took place at Williamsburgh, n. ),
on the It'll November. The fight took
place at the polls, and was occasioned by
a challenged vote. Fifteen or twenty per-
sons were injured, several fatally.
CHARLES BURKE, the distinguished ac-
tor, died at the Florence Hotel, New
York, on the 10th of November, aged 80
years. His disease was consumption.
DR.. GRAHAM, whose case has attracted
so much attention in New York, has been
sentenced to the State Prison for seven
years-the full term allowed by law.
The Hon. Francis GRANGER has pub
lished q letter proposing reorganization
of the Nationel Wig Party.
New YORK ELEcTIoN.--It is thought
that Seymour, soft shell Democrat, is re-
elected Governor of the State. Mr.. Clark
was the candidate Of several parties
Wings, Temperance men, Anti n ebraska,
Anti-Slavery, Anti-Rent and other fac
tions, Notwithstanding, it is more than
probable he has been defeated.
DRUNKEN JURY.-It is thought that
new trial will be granted to Philadel-
phia physician. who attempted to violate
the person of female patient, on the
ground that the jury while in session, and
during adjournment, were allowed spirit
Gus liquors, and drank wine for dinner
During their deliberations some of them
were heard singing "Hail Columbia +"
"TALK1N' OUT IN MEEr1N'." The New
York Tribune, speaking of the probable
defeat of certain candidates who have
been trying to carry water on both shout
ders, says:
eve know something of the cheating
that is going on around the board /; but
Mr.. Clark is neither clever enough nor
INSCRIPTIONS e. ough to hold winning
hand in this game, and he ought not to
have tried it. For the crockery gods you
require US to fabricate, give US tolerable
clay-give us at least fair, common earth,
and do not oblige US to perform impossi-
bilities. Remember that we do not and
will not always wait to groan till after
election"
Small chance for 'em if Greedy can't
make something out of the raw material |!
The Virginia gold mines are said to be
yielding well at the present time. While
cutting through vein of rock in search
of adhesive clay to plaster up reservoir
at the Melville mines, new lead was dis
covered Of extraordinary richness.
A Box containing four-thousand Eve
hundred dollars, was recently found in the
bottom of an old well at Schenectady,
New York.
DEATH OF MRS. HAMILTON The vener-
able widow of Alexander Hamilton, re-
Gently died in Washington. She died in
her ninety-sixth year.
FoRTY-Two of the persons injured in
the late collision on the Great Western
Railroad, in Canada, have died. The
Government has issued a special commits
sion to enquire into the cause of the dis
aster.
The SIEGE OF SEvAsToPoL was at last
accounts still going on; two Russian bat
teries had been destroyed. The Cars
two youngest sons had gone to the war;,
Previous to their leaving st. Petersburg
a solemn religious service was held, in
presence of $4,000 Of the Army. Lord
Dunkellin has been taken prisoner by the
Russians.
ENTERPRISE OF THE OLD World
Wendell Philips says: In Italy you see a
man breaking up his land with two COWS
and the root of tree for plough, while
he is dressed in skins with the hair on
In Rome, Vienna and Dresden. if you
hire man to saw wood, he does not bring
horse along. He never had one or his
father before him. He puts one end Of
the saw upon the ground, and the other
against his breast, and, taking the wood
in his hands, rubs against the saw. 1t is
solemn fact, that in Florence, a city filed
with the triumph Of art, there is not sim
gle augur, and if q carpenter would bore
. hole, he does it with red hot poker I"
"a Mrs. Swishelm says. /" if man
wants his children to look like him, the
fnwer iaunts he takea tn Gal;forr;os <ho