Squatter sovereign., 1856-08-19
News from all Quarters.

valued at 1000.
CO a seaman named Thompson fell from
aloit on board the ship Rubicon, Boston, Friday
afternoon, and was instantly killed
| G. One hundred million of dollars worth of
hay will be raised in the United States this year,
| equal in value to the cotton crop.
| CO The Ohio river is very low, and fall
| Ing. At Wheeling, nearly all the boats are
| aground.
| G~ In the third heaven Of Mahoment, the
Koran says, there is an angle whose eyes are
10000 days. journey apart.
| G~ Peaches have made their appearance In
! New York. They come from Savannah, and
retail at five dollars per basket.
| ca "The Pilgrims Progress'' has been
| translated, by the American missionaries in
/ Athens, into modern Greek.
| GO There was a lace mantilia in Broad
way store, the other day, marked at enc thou
sand dollars
| e. In private conversation between intimate
| friends, the wiseSC very often talk the
weakest.
g. Politeness Is like q n air-cushion-there
may be nothing in it, but it eases your joits
wonderfully.
~ An editor out west announced the birth
OF his ninth child under the heat of Distressing
| Casualty"
ca We notice that Fremont electoral
! ticket has been nominated in Kentucky. Cas-
sius M. Clay is one Of the senatorial cleo
| tors.
.,eY- VIM. Howes, journsyman printer in
! Mon tgomery, Alabama, recently came into pos
| session of $15.0e0-the fatteSt "take' lie ever
had.
O. An English sportsman recently backed
his horse, crab-like, wager, a dis
tance of hve-eighths of mile in five minutes,
| aId thlrty-seven seconds
W The New Hampshire Legislature ad-
Jouin-d on Saturday, after session Of thirty
nine days, during which 122 acts of all descrip-
tons were passed.
eV There is man in Connecticut who has
sucn a hatred for everything apPertaining to a
monarchy, that he won't wear crown on his
hat.
| CO John r. Brown, drover, Of Hunterdon,
| N. j., on Tuesday afternoon, had So $40 stolen
from his pocket while getting into the cars at
Jersey City.
| Eg3 OF the eight District Electors Of Ten
nessee, the Clay Electoral ticket of 1874
now living, four are for Buchanan and Breck-
! enridge
| Gy- That man only IS truly brave who fears
nothing ga much as committing mean action,
| and undauntPdy fuGls his duty, whatever be
the dangers which impede his way.
! EIS- Gen. Houston has just completed a letter
to his constituents, defining his political posi-
ton, and declaring for Fillmore and Donel-
son.
GSJ Another large fire occurred In Toronto
on Wednesday, destroying q number of build
ings King and Wellington streets. Loss
$4,000.
EV Tho mountains West of Cumberland
have been on fire for several days. There is
no danger, however, of its spreading to any ex-
! tent.
RTy There is some reason to hope that the
Central American difficulty Is to be settled now
| bv Great Britain's consenting to retrocede the
Bay of Islands to the State of Honduras.
w Old Mrs. Pulikins was reading the for
eiSn news by the last arrival. ''Cotton Is de-
clinin'' exclaimed the old lady; well thought
as much, the last thread used was remarkably
feeble"
GT Max Pettenkober, distinguished Ger
man ply ysican, has written a work to prove
that cholera is mainly propagated by the mias-
ma from the eXecrements OF deceased per-
sons.
GV The Missouri has been in fine boating
order since the opening of navigation. The
| mountain rise has been more gradual and ha 9
consequently lasted longer this season than vas
ever before known.
G. Troy policeman has been convicted,
on complaint of Mrs. Ripley, of listening at her
|
apartment, which be subsequently made use of
improperly, to her detriment.
EY- The Northern Railroad in France car
ricd, in 1888, no less than 5,50o,O00 passen-
gers, equal to about one-sixth OF the whole
population of France. OF this number, Coo, ,OO0
rode in rstclass cars, 800 900 in second class
cars, and 3 100000 in third-class-
c. M. NJ. Cheney, convicted of negro steal
ing, was hung at LancasterviIIe, S. C., on the
Mt He pA 70 ha I.ot in
serting his innocence. Moses Gossett, con-
| victed of the same offence, expiated his crime
on the same day at Unionviile. S. c.
q Everybody goes for Buchanan, in Wis.
iconsin--Democrats, old wings, repenting free
soilers; many know nothinss are daily openly
leaving the order and announcing their adher-
ence to 'sOld Buck" and tho Democratic party
| Wisconsin is good for about - 900 Democratic
majority.
v The population OF Cuba is estimated al
the present time at about 100000. OF these
650,000 are white, $4,000 slave black. anf
about 2G0, 900 free black. By q royal order oI
the 18th of March, 1887, free colored people
were prohibited from Ii nding in Cuba on any
prctense whatever.
e. According to Abolition ethics, 1t is q
monstrous wickedness to obeyth Constitution
and the laws in respect to fugitive slaves; ane
yet, the Quebec Mercury, Canadian paper oi
,he same stamp, urges the passage of a law, BY
. a
body Of them to the United States. that thei,
old masters may be compelled to take care Of
, the according TO law.
! e The vote in the House OF Representa-,
tncs on the question of expelling Mr.. Brooks
for the assault on Mr.. Summer was divided a,
follows. For the expulsion li9 free State mer
aud slave State men, OF Democrats and iIs
| opposition. Against the expulsion Is free ant
81 slave State men, OF 63 Democrats and 81 ep
, position. Mir. Hoffman, of Maryland, is on,
of the twe slave State men who voted in favor
of expelling MIR. Brooks.
GV A recent turn of the wheel of fortun,
has made worthy lady of New Orleans TIE
heiress TO estate in England valued at $3.50,
: Geo. The lady, Mrs ]. Morrison Heady, has
resided III New Orleans for more than twenty
years, during the first decade of which she wal
surrounded by affiuence, but of late che has beer
, Obliged to support herself by teaching mu.
sic.
. Gsg There Is at present in operation neal
Boston, jumping locomotive, which only
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