Washington telegraph., 1855-09-26
NEWS ITEMS.

NM- " BURwELL and J. ". BERIcE
have purchased the Washington Organ for
$4,000.
Hon. NII.soN BRowN. Lieutenant Gov
ernor of Mississippi. died at jackson OF the
9th ut.
The amount of specie in the United
States Treasury, On the Both u,timc subject
to draft, was S19.9l6,6I9.
\ match game of billiards for $1,000 is
TO be played at New Orleans, between two
creole ladies Of the first responsibility.
The Era the abolition organ. publish
cd at Washington city, nominates CAsslus
II. CLAY. as the fresoil candidate for the
Vice Presidency in 1856.
During the year 1851. the Life Insurance
Companies OF New York city, paid out fer
losses by death over seven hundred thousand
dollars
The Democrats of Wayne county. Penn,
in convention, recently, endorsed the action
of Gov Reeder, and denounced the aos Of
the President in his removal
Judge Cranch. one Of tie Oldest citizens
Of Washington, died in that city on the l~t
inst He had been a residentoe Wash
ington since 1896.
The entire applications for bounty lands
up to the present time. amount to 100000
The entire number iha. has been issued is
2i.O00
The Whigs of the Sixth Senatorial Dis
.rict Of New York have refused to nominaie
Hon. Erastus Brooks, who had been pre-
viously nominated by the Americans.
Four slaves manumitted by the viii of
Mr. James Nelson. deceased, of Staunton,
Va, have refused their liberty and chosen
4 master.
The masculine women are again in Con
vention' at Saratoga. going through with
the same harangues, and edifying the boys
in the same way as usual
1t is estimated that not less than 10000
voters in Virginia did not yotc-the rira
v0cc system being dangerous to the frce ex-
preston of political opinion
The total investment in Railroads in the
State of New York is asserted to be Sl30,-
100000 No wonder the great emporium
ilirives
& Mrs MAsTERroN accidentally shot
and killed her husband. in Jersey City, a
short time since She has been insane ever
since.
The number of deaths from yellow fever
in New Orleans, for The weel, ending on the
9th inst, were 225. decrease of 46 from
The previous week
The several committees in New York,
appointed for the pnrpose, had at last ad-
vices collected $4,000 for the sufferers at
Portsmouth and Norfolk. Va.
Orders have been received at the Phil
adelphia Navy Yard to fit ont the sloop of
war 81. Louis, to be ready for sea in six
days,
1t is said Gov REEDER has determined to
remain in Kansas and when organized as 4
State to be the democratic candidate for con-
gress.
From January TO june, 1855. the specie
shipped by the Panama and Nicaragua
steamers amounted to sl3.644.995 30 by the
Panama route. and So. .133. .264 90 via San
Juan. making total of SI8.779, ,26O 80.
The census returns of New York city are
all in. and the population is not as large as
has been stated. The total population of
the city is 624.0Oo being an increase Of
nearly 100000 since 1850.
The report that the siege of Sevasiopol
was about to be raised, brought by the steam
er America, was set aioat by an obscure
weekly newspaper of London, and is there
fere probably entitled to very little consider
ation.
The Mobile Adesrtiser says that SHORT
RIDGE. the American candidate for Cover
nor OF Alabama. has received 5000 more
votes for Governor. than WINsroN's entire
vote in 1858 The Antics fail Of major
ity on joint ballot in the Legislature.
The railroad slaughter in New Jersey is
arousing public sentiment in the North to
the necessity of double track in all cases
Public meetings are talked of, to take mea-
sures to compel companies to comply with
this demand.
The people Of Henry and contiguous
counties, Missouri, have commenced war
on the cattle drovers from Arkansas and
Texas to the North. because they say the
cattle have the Texan Fever" conta-