Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-05-29

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| DEATH OF Con-. HENRY Z. BALLARD.-We re-
greet to learn that tho veteran Com. Henry E
ballard, Y. B. navy, died at his residence, neal
Annapolis, on Wednesday night last. He wa,
over 40 years Of age, and had been in delicats
state OF health for some time past. Recently hs
recovered from severe attack Of pneumonia
but suffered a relapse. which caused his death.
Com. Ballard was a native of Maryland, ana
entered the service ON the I'd Of April, 1904 over
81 years ago He received the commission, which
he held at the time of his death, on the Sd Of
March, 1895, and served 10 years and months
IT sea, and Is years and months ON shore duty
He had not been at sea since 1899 As an officer
he stood high in the estimation of all connected
with our gallant navy, and was universally es-
teemed as u man and citizen 4
SAD AcciDEST--A MAN BIr BY A CRocopILE.
The Wheeling Times of Tuesday says:
Mr.. Kelly, who is at present exhibiting II mon
ster Crocodile under the Mcclure House, while
attempting to feed the ferocious beast on Sunday
evening, had his left hand caught in his ponder
Gus jaws, and the nstaca.Jrai bones Of the middle
ana ring fingers fractured, and the hand other
wise accrated. 1t was with some difficulty that
the beast was compelled to relinquish his hold.
DIR. Smith, who dressed the wound, thinks 1t will
not prove very serious.
~ The people Of Arkansas are now suffering
VIC Ou0CtS VI lii0 Severe drought OF last year.
With money sufficient for ordinary purposes and
some Of the richest land in the Union, they are
deficient in the actual necessities Of lie, and
they cannot be had ut any price. The Little
Rock Gazette says: There is not, in Little
Rock, a barrel Of flour, a bushel Of meal, or
pound OF coffee or sugar for sale. Flour would
60 off rapidly here at SIS barrel, and corn meal
at - bushel sugar and coffee would sell for
any price. There is the greatest scarcity Of
every article Of provisions or family groceries.
We do not know what our people will do. Per-
maps some of our merchants, or somebody, else,
may tit up wagons and haul supplies from White
river. We know of no other chance to live."
IF It is estimated that there are annually
consumed, in and about Boston, 700, 900 Holsters,
the prime cost Of which is $50 per thousa nd
This makes the snug little sum of $56 900. About
500, 900 of these Holsters come from tho State of
Maine, and remaining 2O0, 900 are taken from
gagged in taking the fish, and some 800 tons Of
shipping are employed to carry them to Boston,
exclusive of what are taken by steamboat and
railroad
A WHITE CRow.-A negro boy employed at
the Poor-house, in this county, has caught a
crow, which is entirely white. II was captured
near the place where one of the same color was
tnken some two or three years since. We are
assured by the overseer of the house that this is
veritable crow, and as white as any crow could
well imagine himself to be.-Port Tobacco Times
ANOTHER DEATH IN RussIA.-Dr. C. s. King,
OF Charleston, who some time since went to Rus
STA, and became attached to the Russian medical
staff, died at Kertch, in April, of typhus fever.
This is the second American physician that has
lately died while in the Russian service.
GENERAL CHARLES GRATIor, formerly Of the
u. s. army, who died at st. Louis lately, was
one of the young men appointed cadets by Presi-
dent Jefferson to conciliate the leading families
of the old Louisiana territory. He entered the
Academy at West Point in 1904, and, like all of
those thus appointed, graduated with honor.
They, however, all soon resigned except Gratiot
and Rouis, the latter of whom was killed in
duel in Louisiana a few years afterward. Thus
Gratiot alone remained in the service, and con-
tinued in it until about 1886 or 81. He served
with distinction in the was against Great Britain,
in which he rose to the rank Of Brigader. When
he retired from the service he was at the head of
the engineer corps He was the last survivor of
the Louisanians alluded to above.