Washington telegraph., 1855-08-08
NEWS ITEMS.


it is said, agreed to emigrate, at last. beyond
the Mississippi
A German astronomer says that in twen-
ty millions of years from now the earth will
be destroyed by comet Stand from en-
der,
The Catholics have purchased nine of the
best lots at Leavenwcrth, K ansas Territory.
and are about to erect church and nunne-
~ there.
An exciting case, relative to the identity
OF dog, recently happened in Cincinnati
About fifty witnesses were before the court,
and five lawyers employed.
In North Alabama, it is said, so many
Democrats have joined the American party,
that its opponents endeavor to keep out
Wings by charging that it is ''Deanocrat-
&c trick "'
The New York papers say that Robert
Schuyler, the monster Railroad defaulter.
has never left the country, and that his sig
nature was recently furnished to document
that never crossed the ocean.
The Austin (Texas) Gazette says that
$4,000 have been subscribed for foray
upon Mexico, and that some of the fllibus-
ters are at their headquarters in San Anto-
Mo- 1t is intended to raise 1000 men in
Texas to go over to Mexico.
The German emigration to the United
States this year, according to the rate at
which it is going on, Will number about
10000 souls, and the British emigration
to the same ports will number about 10 900
souls
Mr.. Wilson who was recently decapitated
| by the President, is out with letter in the
Washington Organ, and handles General
Pierce without gloves. The Union also
gets rap; and the Catholics also catch it
right and left.
On the 10th ult the Manchester On Fl J
Corporation Mill. No 1, was.nearly destroy
ed by fire, together with the contents Loss
estimated at S25O,O00. By this accident
| 500 persons are thrown out of employment
| There was insurance to the amount of $780,
000
On the same day another FIRE broke out
destroying twenty-five stores and dwelling
houses. Less about 500. 900 partially in
sured
| The Russian Government has given ve-
| ry large contract to Bancroft & Sellers, of
| Philadelphia, for building the machinery
necessary for fitting mp two extensive ma
chine shops at Cronstadt. These shops will
have to do ell the work required to keep
the Russian feet, steamships, &C., in repair
Henry W. Horne was arrested in Vicks-
burg on the 18th ult.. charged with the mur-
der of Benjamin F. Edwards, in Freestone
county, Texas, in April last, and taken be-
fore L. S. Houghton, Esq, justice of the
Peace, and remanded back to Texas for
trial. He was taken under a requisition
from the Governor, by sou and nephew
of the deceased
The Great Democratic jubilee; that was
to be- came off at Camden on the 28th ult.,
and according to the Herald" was not such
a great affair after ALL The meeting was
addressed by Col Rust, of Union, E. w.
CAN'T, Esq. of this Place, and Col Warren,
Judge Cullen and Dr. ID. O. Williams of
Camden. The Herald says, Democratic
association was formed. and that about twen-
| ty persons joined it.
AT mass meeting of the American par
ty. recently held at Altoona, Penn, an elo-
quent address was delivered by the Hon.
LEWIS G. LEVIN. of Philadelphia, after
which the Philadelphia Platform was rati-
fed without dissenting voice Tt is said
there were between I aud 5000 persons
present. Altona, it will be remembered, is
in Ex-Governor JOHNSTON immediate dis
triet
The Washington Union pronounces the
statement that the three American officers,
sent to the Crimea by our Government, had
been refused by the Gar permission to Wis
it the Notifications of Sevastopol, mali
clous fabrication. - According to private
letter received in Washington, they were
entertained in Berlin By the Russian Min
lister, greeted at Warsaw with great hospital
ity by the Prince Paskiewitch, who got up
grand review of troops for their edifca-
ton. and afterwards invited them to st. Pc
tersburg. An engineer was provided to ac-
company them TO Sevastopol and show them
the Notifications.
The N. Y. Tribune appears to be good
deal worried by couple of iteuls-ope