Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-11-08
A Chinese Munchausen.

"A Chinaman was arrested last Wednesday
in New Orleans, for a petty crime, and brought
before Recorder Bright, and gave very curl.
Gus history of his life. He stated that at the
age Of eighteen he was beheaded in China, for
rebellion; ten years after he was fayed alive
for an attempt to assassinate the Emperor of
China, Moon Sing, who is the Son Of the King
or the King of the SUM- and FIVE years after
he was cut to pieces because he was accused
of murder He was then imprisoned nineteen
years and had his tongue cut out for lying,
which is considered very serious crime in the
Celestial Empire. After coming out of prison
he was banished from the country for making
sport of Mandarin during the feast of the
Lanterns. He embarked on board an Amer
can man-of-war, and was in the battle Of the
Nile, under Commodore Stockton; cannon
ball terminated his eventful career, and now he
found himself arrested in New Orleans for the
crime Of petty larceny The Recorder thought
il was time for him 10 rest from his abors and
so sent Mr.. Chinaman to the workhouse for the
next ninety days In making oath to the
above statement, he swore by one OF the earthen
spittoons, for Chinese all swear by their
earthen ware and by nothing higher
Kanzas-Its Soil CHM ate and Prod uctions.
II is very easy TO getto Kanzas There is a
continuous line Of steam conveyance from
Columbus to Kanzas city. The easiest, shortest
and cheapest route is by the Western and
Atlantic railroad to Nashville, thence down the
Cumberland river to the mouth of the Ohio
river by steamboat thence mp the Mississippi
to st. Louis by steamboat, thence up the
Missouri river TO Kanzas city by steamboat.
The whole trip may be made in IL days at a
cost Of $40 for cabin, and $25 for deck pas.
sage.
The soil Of Kansas is represented as the
most fertile in the world. 1t will produce so
bushels of corn, 20 bushels of wheat and 900
lbs. of hemp to the acre. The hemp is worth
s. per hundred pounds, and one hand can
cultivate 10 acres Of il besides the usual guam
tity of land in provisions. Negro men are
worth from 900 to 500 dollars; hire from ! so
to $50 dollars; and easily clear $500 per anum.
Lands Of similar quality to that in Kansas
Territory sell readily for $40 to $50 per acre
in Platte county, Missouri. The climate OF
Kansas is better than that Of Virginia, and is
as healthy as any new country. The diseases
are principally chills and fever.
SLAVES IN KANsAs.-Within month past
there has been large accession to the slave
population Of Kansas. In this immediate
neighborhood several new corners have settled
huu III mosb lHsIhHces brought several slaves
with them. This is what we like to see; they
cannot be brought into the Territories in toe
large numbers, for our rich hemp lands viii
give sufficient employment to the slave and
amply remunerate the owner. Come on with
your slaves, our rich lands invite settlers from
all sections Of the South.--Squatter Sovereign
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REv. THEoPHILUs FIsKE, well.known and
eloquent Universalist clergyman, has accepted
an invitation to lecture on the subject Of slave
ry, at the Whitestown IN. r. Seminary. III,
proposes to give south-side view" Of tn,
peculiar institution" The Utica Observer
IN announcing this fact says:
The gentlemen connected with the Semi
nary are inclined to abolitionism, but are will
ling, it seems, TO hear the side seldom advo
Gated here. They rendered the invitation will
desire to hear what is to be said in favor 0
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