Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1856-03-13

Its doors, March 10.
...... When our country becomes as densely
populated as Holland, it will contain 837, 433,.
Ol9 Enthusiastically the present number Of
the human race.
49,. William Holiday, well known and
highly esteemed printer of Baltimore, and for
the last seventeen years, foreman of the Clip
per Office, died in Baltimore, on Sunday last
Mr.. Holiday was in his 49th year at the pc.
riod of his death, which occurred yesterday
Sunday morning.
$3.50. A company of fifty men from Gray.
son co.,. Va, are now ready, and will start for
Kansas in few days.
...... The State House in Columbus, Ohio,
has cost $l,573,836.
...... The police expenses of HAVANA are
said to amount to 100000 per annum.
49,. VIM. C. Rives of Virginia is writing the
'Life of James Madison"
$500. A party Of nineteen emigrants for Kan
sas left Charleston Is. c. on the 9th instant;
and the Neacs Of that city earnestly appeals to
the citizens to aid by liberal contributions a
bona tide emigration to that Territory.
...... There was in the United States Navy,
during the past year, 4s designations, As deaths,
II dismissals, 48 dropped, and l2s placed on
the retired or reserved list.
...... The Presidential election always comes
on leap year.
...... Tt is worthy of note that in the United
States there are 100000 Roman Catholics,
whilst in the Senate and House of Representa-
tives there is but one member each who even
net, the Supreme Court of the United States,
the Senate and the House, there is not a single
foreign-born citizen. Surely, Americans are
ruling America"
$500. The Newport Ne,cs hoists the name of
Millard Fillmore for President, but leaves shat
other individual" ANDREW JACKSON
Donelson, to blow his own horn. Well, half q
loaf is better than no bread. Perhaps some
charitable institution will furnish the Ne,os
with what is wanted to make up ticket, be-
tween this and November.
$3.50. The Lynchburg (Va.) Republican says
the vote of Virginia will be cast in the Cincin-
natl Convention, either for Buchanan or Hun
ter.
...... VIM. I. Brown, soldier of the revolu-
ton, died in Greenup county KY, on the l4th
ult., at the advanced age of one hundred and
ten years.
...... Home is emphatically the poor mans
paradise. The rich, with their many resources,
too often live away from the hearthstone, in
heart, if not in person; but to the virtuous
poor, domestic ties are the only legitimate and
positive sources of happiness short of that ho-
lier heaven which is the souls home.
$3.50. The celebrated banking house of the
Rothschilds loaned during the past year $685.
100000, as follows:-England, $4,000, 900 !;
Turkey, $4O,OOO,ooO; Sardinia, 100000;
Austria, $l20,00O,O 900; Russia, first loan, $780,
000,0O0; Russia, second loan, 100000, 900;
England, on exchequer bills, 35,OOo,OOo.
Fossil HEAD.-A singular fossil was dis
covered some time since in Pompey, Onondago
county, New York, in the shape of the profile
Of a mans head and shoulders, perfectly formed,
with mouth, nose, eye, &c. 1t is described as
"about the size of peck measure" the lower
part of limestone, and the upper portion Of
some other stone rather darker in hue.
VIRGINIA LEGIsLATURE.--In the Senate on
Saturday the bill incorporating the Virginia
and Maryland Railroad was rejected. In the
House the bill for the re-assessment Of lands
throughout the State, was passed. This bill,
says the Richmond Wing, may be regarded as
an expression in favor Of q judicious appropri-
alton to the leading works of internal improve
ment. Indeed, the bill was sine qua non with
several jealous friends of internal Improvement
BRIDcISe THE MrssIssrPPI.-While the river
remained losed by ice at St. Louis, the authori
ties Of that place took advantage of the oppor.
tunity to ascertain the practicalility of bridge
across the Mississippi at that point, by measur-
ing the width of the stream, and sounding its
depth through the holes cut in the ice. As the
result of their Investigations, it appears that a
bridge can be constructed at cost of about
one million dollars.
| The netherlands SQUADRON. - The
Genoa correspondent Of the Newark Advertiser
says:
| The United States Mediterranean Squadron
is wintering at this port. II consists of the
frigate Congress, the flag ship of Commodore
Breeze, Captain Magruder, the Constellation,
Captain Bell, and the steamer Saranac, Capt.
Long. The officers have participated freely in
the pleasures and follies Of the Carnival, which
terminated on Tuesday night. This strange
souvenir of the Saturnalia has been celebrated
this year with more than usual manifestations
Of popular mirtb. 1t was in truth perfect
bacchanal Of the spirits. On the LIST of April
the feet will separate, in order to display the
flag in the several ports of the Mediterranean
The MONROE DocTRNE.--As much is now
being said about insisting upon the Monroe
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