Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-10-27
ITEMS OF NEWS.


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ITEMS OF NEWS.
BATTLE BETWEEN THE IRISH AND GERMANs.-A
very serious ARRAY occurred at Black ROCK yes
terday, between party of lrishmen and three
Germans It seems the three Germans were pas
sing down and the Irishmen up the sidewalk on
Ferry street, when the party of Irish formed
solid column occupying the entire sidewalk. The
three Germans, having each Contingencies in
their hands, refused to turn of the sidewalk, and
collision was matter OF course. When TINS
did take place, the scuffle became animated and
the strife for the mastery was most active The
party of Irish being too numerous, and the blood
of both parties having risen TO boiling heal, TWO
of the Germans fired into their antagonists.
The consequence of this rash act was the
serious woundng Of Stephen O'Brien, wheelsman
on the INTERNATIONAL ferry boat, and the lnniction
of less serious wound upon man by the name
of Michael Hamn. The entire charge OF shot
went through the thigh Of O'Brien, cutting off an
artery and decorating the flesh OF the thigh In
dreadful manner. Hamln received only slight
grazes from the charge Of the other gun, the
blood running, however, very freely. We under
stand that OBrien died in about an hour after he
was shot, The German who shot OBrien was
Immediately arrested by Mr.. Lyon. The other
two went their way. The Germans had been out
shooting, and the Irish at a gathering where
liquor was freely used on Sunday.
Buffalo Republican, Of 23d
NArcHEz, Oct 18th, lS54.-I reached home
about week since, and as my route lay through
the cotton growing region, had pretty good OPP
portunty of judging ofthe cotton crop, as well by
personal observation, as from information derived
from others along the road. In Georgia and Caro-
lima the plant is small and almost the entire crop
open, subjecting il to waste from storms and bad
weather. In Carolina il was thought there would
be deficiency from last years crop; but IN
Georgia il would be diminished considerably; and
in Alabama, the injury was as great as in our own
State and Louisiana, where the deficiency cannot
be less than 20 per cent at the lowest calculation
l have never known such destruction 10 the crop
OF cotton in short time. The rot is extensive,
and affects the hills well as the river and bot
tom lands and the loss from the severe storms OF
| wind and rain, cannot be less than 10 per cent. OF
the cotton then open, in the fields, which under
stand was unusually large as the drought and the
excessive hot weather had forced the plant TO ma
| turity and caused il to open rapidly.
lido not pretend 10 any accuracy in making an
estimate Of the crop in the United States, but from
all can learn, should suppose il cannot exceed
| 100000 bales, if it ever reaches that amount
| j think you may very safely look upon this esii-
| mate as being quite a large one and hope you
New York Journal Of Commerce
MURDER AT PKMBrSA.-A letter just received
| from Selkirk settlement, by gentleman in this
city, says:
"Have you heard OF the late horrible affair at
| ST. Joseph or Pembina, Minnesota Territory2
"Mrs Spencer, wife Of one Of the American
missionaries, has been shot dead in her bed,
through the window, it is supposed, by Sioux.
Her baby, nine months old, was restless during
the night She was up and struck light which
must have attracted attention outside. Her hus-
band was beyond her in bed. and was talking with
| her at the moment Two shots were fred One
ball passed through her shoulder; the other
| lodged in her chest. She lived but two hours.
The child was nearly choked with the blood Of the
mother. The bed-clothes covering her two other
children were saturated also. Mr. Spencer was
almost deranged for a time but is, by last intelli-
eence, much IT, Minnesota Democrat.
REmARKABIE CASE OF SECOND SIeHT-A New
York letter mentions the following extraordinary
incident in connection with the loss Of the Arctic
| GA Young gentleman lately residing in this city,
fell through hatchway in his fathers store some
time last summer, and was severly injured, one
| side OF his BODY becoming compietey Parsiy@ou
and after a while he entirely lost the faculty oil
speech. In this position he remained until the
9th ultimo about the time OF the accident TO the
| Arctic, on board which steamer it was known
that. the young mans father was passenger)
when he suddenly started up in his sleep, and ex-
claimed, to the surprise Of all present. My
father is drowning ? fell back upon his pillow,
and died. II was the first time he had spoken for
months it was the last forever"
The young man referred to was a son Of Mr.
j G. G. Smith, of New York, who was lost in the
Arctic.
AMONG THE PASSENGERS by the Africa, the Other
day, was Jerome Bonapare, of Baltimore, who, II
will be remembered, is son Of Prince Jerome
Bonsparte, by Miss Elizabeth Patterson He has
Just returned from Europe, AFTER having placed his
son in the French army. The young Bonaparts
has taken the same grade there as he held here
having been made lieutenant in the seventh
Dragons. He is at present stationed at st. Cloud
tNew York Express.
INTERESTING ARRIvAL~-The New York Mirror
says Mr. Raphael Felix the brother OF the cele
brated Rachel, is at the St. Nicholas. NJ F. come
to make arrangements for his sister, who vii
probably be here in few weeks. Madame Kache
will bring complete company and all her pei
r formances will bo in the French language.