Washington telegraph., 1855-01-24
News items.

months count up near 5000 dead.
1t is stated that about $4,000 men
have already fallen in the war Of the Cri-
mea.
The e. S. Treasures statement
shows S26. 10000 in the Treasury.
Col. WIN. Fl. Muse, Secretary of
State of the State Of Mississippi, died at
Jackson, in that State, on the 9th inst.
- 1t IS said the Mormons have been
ordered to leave San Francisco by the Ist
of May next.
- An Indiana paper puts up the
name Of Gen. JOE LANE for President in
1856.
- It is said that the Russian war has
already made eleven thousand widows In
England
- The London democrats have had a
meeting, and resolved to hiss the Empe-
ror of France upon bis visit to that city.
- There are in the United States thir-
ty-two insane hospitals in active operation,
and nine others in the course Of construc-
ton.
- The operations Of the San Francis
co Mint amounted in October to about tifty
four thousand ounces of gold in coins and
bars.
- During The present year, $500. OOG
bushels of salt have been manufactured at
Syracuse, y. Y, an increase of 100000
over last year.
- Professor Challis announces, as the
conques, Of astronomy in the past year,
four new planets. and the same number of
comets.
- The Philadelphians affirm that their
city contains more inhabitants than New
York, although the census places the latter
one hundred thousand ahead.
- The Washington Star says that Mr..
BRIGHT offered to resign the presidency Of
the Senate if Mr. ATcHIsoN wished to re-
sumo it, but the latter declined.
- The British Government, the To-
ronto ''Colonist' says, has purchased $4,000
Buffalo robes for the use Of the army in the
/ Crimea
- DE CoRN, Frenchman under SEN
tence Of death in New York for murder,
has been pardoned by Governor SEYMOUR,
at the urgent solicitation Of the French Min,
/ ister
- Oliver B. Howe, the Postmaster at
SheIburne, n. H., has been held to bail at
Concord in the sum OF 5000, upon the
charge of robbing the mail. There are
other complaints against him.
- The Washington correspondent of
the ~ Y Courier expresses the opinion that
/ Col. STEPToE will decline the Office of Gov
ernor Of Utah if rendered with the condi-
tion that he retire from the army
- Ex-Governor MoREHEAD Of Ken
tucl,y died at Covingfon on the 2Ssh ult.,
and Ex-Governor THomAs ". DoRR. Of
! Rhode Island at Providence on the 9th
ul;imo.
- In summing up the amount of crime
in New York city for the last year, it Is es-
timated that the amount of exposed fraudu-
lent operations, such as that Of SCHUYLER,
was S400O,O00
- LITTLEFIELD, the jan;tor. who, it
viii be remembered, became somewhat no.
torious few years ago. in consequence OF
his being the principal witness against Prof.
WEBSTER, for the murder of Dr. PARKMAN,
has become insane.
GEO. W. GREEN, the Chicago bank
er, who was indicted in September last for
the murder of his wife, has been tried and
found guilty. The verdict gives general
satisfaction as the evidence left no doubt Of
his guilt.
- Gov MANNING. OF South Carolina
has appointed Hon. WILLIAM ELLIOTT, DR..
BACHMAN and Mons ALEX VATrEMARE, as
Commissioners to represent that State at the
! Universal Exhibition to be held at Paris,
this year.
- The amount Of specie exported
from New York last year was S37 ,162, ,2oS
an increase over that exported in 1853
Of sl0.4OS.902. The total export for De-
cember 1854, was SCI. .l46; or less than in
any month for the last five years.
THE election in Nebraska, it is said
has resulted in the choice of n 3. GIDDINGs
as Delegate to Congress, there having been