The American patriot., 1855-02-14


son. and Bella Donna, for late favors
fE Ours thanks are due the Harpers, through
Messrs Langworthy Tildon, for the February
number of Harpers Magazine.
e~ Ten sailors were tried last week before the
u. S. District Court, at New Orleans, for refusing
to discharge their duties on board the American
ship Amelia, on the voyage Of that vessel from
New York to New Orleans Judge McCaleb SEN
fenced three of the ringeaders to one years con-
finement in the Parish Prison, and the remaining
seven to eight months confinement. They were
all foreigners. sau raai ..e LID
The bill appropriating 100000 for the
Improvement Of the mouth Of the Mississippi
was passed in the Senate Of the United States on
the 9th instant.
W The town Of Grenada, in Yallabusha coun-
ty, Mississippi, was almost totally destroyed by
fire on the night Of the 4th inst Only two
business houses were saved in the place.
w G. G.. Foster, author of New York in Slices,
&C., was married on the 25th ult., in Moyamensing
Prison, to Madame Margurittes
eB- Captain Simeon Hicks, the last Of the
Americans who were in the battle of Bennington
died at Sunderland, Vermont, on Wednesday, the
4th ult., aged ninety mine years, five months and
two days.
~ The Philadelphia North American COM
plains that the liquor traffic on the Sabbath con
tinues rather more extensive than is consistent with
the peace of that city.
KANsAs.--We see it stated that the election of
members Of the Kansas Legislature will take place
on the 23d of March,
W During the year 1854, 1897 persons died
in London. The population of the great mctropo
lis is upwards Of two millions and half.
The Hon. Junus Hillyer, of Georgia, and. Hon.
Roland Jones, of Louisiana, have declined being
candidates for reelection to Congress. t'
A LIKING FOR THE LAw.-It is stated that there
is merchant in Boston who, during fourteen
years has always had his name on the docket of
some court either as plaintiff or defendant. The
lawyers 'tp their beaver" to this gentleman on all
occasions
The earth was nearest to the sun on Jan
uary l. when it was only distant 90, 5O5 6O7 miles,
1t will be SO, $685. 200 miles distant on the Sd of
july
John p Miller, of New York, has been nomi-
mated to the Senate, to be Secretary of Legation
to Peru, in the place of James G. Marriott,
resigned.
Collector Redfied, of New York, has never
intimated desire to be relieved from the duties
of his Office and the rumors to the country are
false.
The appointment of successor to Mr.. Pleas
anton, the late Fifth Auditor, has been made by
the President, but not yet announced
Tho wing caucus of the New York members of
the Legislature was held on the LIST inst. The
vote Of the members was called; 81 wer present,
including the President of the Senate being one
less than the majority in the House. Abscntces
in the Senate Messrs. Barnard, Brooks, Field Put
nam and Whitney. In the Assembly twenty
wings were absent. On the first ballot Seward
obtained ~ votes and was consequently declared
the caucus nominee. From this it is apparent,
that number of wings refused to go into eau
Gus.
ACCIDENT ON THE N. Y. CENTRAL RAILROAD
A fearful accident occurred on the New York Cen
trial Railroad on Wednesday week. about Is miles
east of Syracuse. AS the Buffalo Express was
whirling along at the speed of % miles an hour,
wheel of the locomotive flew in pieces, and the
engine itself pitched down the bank The passen-
gers only felt slight conclusion, but looking out
of their windows on one SIDE they saw the engine
laying wreck in the ditch, and the engineer and
and fireman crawling out from the ruins The
train ran on distance Of so rods before stopping.
Providcntialy the engineer was but slightly hurt,
and the fireman escaped without harm
SINGULAR lNCIDENr.--During the year 1883 an
old calorcd woman, named Mary Ridgcly, while
passing through one Of the streets of the city Of
Baltimore, found bank note, which, on taking it
to grocer near by, proved to be for one thousand
dollars. The grocer retained the bill and adver-
tsed it for six months, after which, he invested il
until 1872 At the last date he paid over to the
City Register 81 ,oSo,, being the amount, with in
terest after deducting the expenses ofadvertisng.
Since that time period of thirteen wears it has
been in the possession of the city, and has been
used by the city. The woman now comes forward