Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1855-03-31
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at Havre, and the 23d of February, on board Of
the American ship Serampore, bound to New Or.
leans.
D-The phrase almighty dollar" originated
with Washington Irving, who first made use Of il
in his charming little sketch Of a Creole Village
which appeared in 1887.
UThe hill on which the Capitol at Wash
ington stands was the place of meeting and coun-
ell Of the Indian tribes of Virginia. An interest
ing coincidence.
1.-THE Minister of Finance of the new King
of the Sandwich Islands is the Hon. f. H. Allen,
formerly member Of Congress from the Penobscot
District, in Maine.
UWith a Ship Canal across the Isthmus Of
Suez and another across the Isthmus of Panama,
we should be able, says the French geoagrapher
Jomard, to 60 round the globe in thirty-eight days.
UThe Lynn Daily says that there is a good
two story house on Sycamore street, in that city,
which has stood empty more than ayear. Nobody
will live in it because it is haunted.
~The Masonic Fraternity of Louisiana, who
have for a series of years been divided and dis
traeted, have lately agreed upon a thorough and
perfect union.
UThe Five Cent Savings Bank in Boston has
been in operation six months, and there are now
about five hundred depositors, and the amount
on deposit is over four hundred thousand dollars.
0D-A startling rumor is in circulation in diplo-
matte circles at Washington, to the effect that the
Queen of England was fast going the way of her
ancestors; that is to say becoming deranged.
UIt is stated that the Mexican Minister at
Washington, has received advices o. Santa Annals
victory over the brigands, and of the execution Of
Gen. Moreno, who died bravely. g.
ULola Montez is about returning to the stage,
in her double capacity of actress and danseuse.
She has made an engagement with Mrs. Sinclair,
and after a brief tour Of California, will return to
sthe States" .
IVA Mr. Thompson, OF Kansas Territory. has
built . prairie ship, or wagon, to be propelled by
wind, in which he proposes, with thirty compan-
ions, TO make . voyage to the Rocky Mountains
next June.
WIt is said there are about one hundred APP
plieants for each Of the Offices in the two new re.
girnents in che United States army. The APP
pointnen,s. it is said, will be made in a day Of
two.
~Some of the Massachusetts, newspapers are |
very much displeased with Senator Wilson, for
voting with the Southern Senators, to postpone
the bill for the admission Of Oregon as a State Of
the Union.
10 The Queen Of Spain has conferred the Rib
ban of the Order Of Maria Louisa, on her Excel
|ency Dona Dolores Tosta de Santa Anna. Only
'hree sovereigns Of Europe partake Of this honor
with her Excellency.
@-la Indiana, wild pigeons are flying in great
II abundance than ever before known in the spring
'fthe year. They pass over Terre Haute in clouds
" the acre. Their course is northwad in the
morning and southwark in the evening.
UCol. Fremont has recovered his suit for
A, 600 acres of land in California, through the de-
ision of the q. s. Supreme Court, and is thus
made the richest man in America. Col. F. paid
hree thousand dollars for the land.
wThe Post Office Department, this year, cost
he Government $l,7la,73e; the Treasury De-
artment, se75,l2 2 the Mint, s54l,aoo; the
light Houses, s1,073,6s4;-the Coast Survey,
44a,oOO; the Judiciary, s22s. sO6.
lU-The N, Y. Chief Of Police, in his semi.sn3
report, just presented, announces that there
43 arrests for murder and l66 for assault with
tent to kill, during the six months ending with
DThe Mormons have built ! steamer to ply
pom the Great Salt Lake. She only waits for her
achinery, which is to Be taken out BY the 6nt
from St. Louis in the spring. Utah territory
w has a population Of 10000, and that Of Salt ,
ake City Is $4,000. sasaana snss4 /
~ The extent Of the shore line Of the United
ates on the Atlantic, Pacific and Gull, i about
800 miles. The noEthem md southern land I
'undaries amount to shout 5000 more, making
oil 1900 miles. equal 10 three-quarters Of the
Itancs around the word. ASA =
n7-.As spldndid M1 hotelis 10 = opened In
'oadwsy. New Ycsk, "a the lst of May. It will
called the Smithsonian House, i built Of white
arble, and csst s9o0,00o. Il il 10 be conducted
the European plan Of Lodging rooms, 1t so
to - per DAY, according 10 the location, etc.
N ApvAncE.-Prince Torionia, the :
t Of the Colonna, is, after fifteen years mar ]
'&e, about to become . father; to show his joy,