The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-11-13
Total cost of custom-houses $l4,s85,5s5

PfoPriaeeu at w asnlngtOn, tor public buildings
and grounds. Five millions are disbursed and
distributed there. This is right, and we hope
the Government viii go on, as it is doing, to
build up magnificent capital there. But it is
not the less true, that the situation is claimed
as slave territory, and as belonging to the
South.
The Fertilization bill of 1854 was thus d.
vided:
For Northern works 100000
For Southern works $4,000
In the same year, the lighthouse appropria-
tons were
For the Northern coast S6O7,O
FOR the Southern coast $4,000
The amount of property on the seaboard sub
lect to attacks from foreign foe at the North,
Is PROBABLY ten to one as compared to that of
the South. Our recollection is, that the act
making appropriations for the continuance of
iortlhcanons during this current year provides
For orthern works 100000
For Southern works 4OOOOO
Not having the act at hand, the above items.
comprising Its aggregates, may not be quite
correct; but the proportion indicated is nearly
accurate.
The appropriations for 1854, now before Ms.
were S65, 100000, of which $4,000, 900 were
tor purely sectional and worthless object.
| namely: in payment for the Mesilla Territory,
purchased to make a slave State, aad found to
be good for nothing at all.
SALE OF SLAvE-An Incident in Neac Or.
tedns.-The New Orleans Bulletin of the goth
inst. says: Passing through the Arcade saloon,
we noticed at one of the auction stands a negro
girl up for sale, and around a closely packed
crowd that appeared to be deeply interested in
what was going on. Curiosity led us to pause
and inquire what was the cause of the apparent
'~"itement. The bids were going on in
very SPIRITED tanner. and generally at an ad.
FsAce ~ only ave Goiisss ai III and at every
bsO the eyes IF tie C-cvc would uv .v
u ne direction wheatc Tue BIDS proceeded ta.
'D-s-est AZ eCcil4ment being, II tho mean
'.a uH,u the -~cressa. tho gcI. a bright,
ea. p. ai'ress, sboul 'aarieen years OLD,
was .nlv PC. indifferent 4, - st we
transpiring. There sss 10 .aolsture IL h.r
eyes, but they assumed an expression which
indicated that she felt some anxiety in regarl
to the result of the sale, which is not generally
lbs eaus. As tho bids reached near a thousand
dollars, the excitement became intense; and as
that figure was called, spontaneous hiss was
heard throughout the room, followed by a vehe-
ment shout of Turn him out +" "Turn him
out |" A rush was made for the door, the
hammer had fallen, and the girl also, into the
arms Other mother, who had become her
purchaser. The explanation of it all was, that
the woman had been freed by her owner, and
had earned money enough to buy her child
the mulattress in question; and being a very
valuable servant, several persons were anxious
to obtain her, but all of them, with one excep-
ton, had pledged the mother that they would
not bid against her, and they honorably kept
their faith.
1t was the conduct of this one, who was bid
ding against the mother, which so excited and
exasperated the crowd on the occasion. The
man made good his escape; fortunately so for
him, we think, as we heard sundry expressions
about "lynching," &C., as the crowd came
back to talk over the matter. The mother was
so much affected by the Joy of having succeeded
in retaining possession of her child, that she
swooned away, and was carried out of the
saloon. We may add, that the sale was a sue
cession sale, and was not designed to be any
thing more than nominal, and nobody intended
that the mother should be deprived of her child.
The following clever impromptu lines address
ed to lady, and accompanied by present of
riding whip, are taken from the National In
tettigencer
send you the whip, though your spirited Besa
Rarely needs to be urged, dare say;
III appealed 10 heTSeJ n question like this
DO you think that she wouldn't say neigh p
But gauntles, long skirts, and hat with plume,
In short, ftsA habit must need.
To make it, as we say in French, coninps Il fauL
A whip, or "A something inSteed.
So ] send you the nearest approach TO the thing
That as yet I've been able TO see;
But pray when you use il, il any should ask
Who gave H. don't lay IL me- RSC
The Florence correspondent of the Newark
Advertiser says: "Our countryman, Powers.
has invented a new tool, which promises to gu.
persede altogether the present tfle by doing all
its work easier, better, and cheaper. This in
strument, originally invented to facilitate his
operations in sculpture, has now been adapted
to all the uses of the file, in metals, ivory, bone,
wood, leathers &c, and will, moreover, take the
place of the crater in the kitchen. The invent
or has devised a compact machine for produ. |
cling it in great numbers with the least possible
expense; and when the castings now in progress
are completed, it will be brought into use, doubt
less to the great profit of all parties"
GRQwTH Or New 0RLEANs-The commerce
of New Orleans, for the past year, has been
larger than for any previous year. We also
learn from the Crescent, that large number
Of buildings are in the course of erection in
that city, involving an expenditure of more
han two millions of dollars. Among them are
Two splendid churches, two orphan asylums,
one Jewish and one Catholic, Mechanics In.
'titute, one Medical School, Jewish Syna-
rogue, a cotton press to cost $4,000 house
or James Robb, to cost 5000, several other
houses costing from $4,000 to 1886, 900 each,
Ind large number of stores, costing from
$4,000 to $4,000 each. The new custom
house will not be completed in sevsral years,
{ will cost SS,250,000. We are happy to re.
'ord such unmistakable evidences of the pros.
'erity of New Orleans, one of the most patriotic
md enterprising of the American cities.
MELANCHOLY AccIDE-T.-A melancholy case
If suffering, resulting from roughness in play,
8 related in the Boston papers, 1t seems that
one six months ago, bright, intelligent little
elbow, some fourteen years Of age, son of a
espestabie mechanic in East Boston, was play
ng, after school, with boy some what larger
han himself when the larger boy ran against
him violently, and struck the toe of his boot
against the outer ankle joint of the smaller boy
The wound was at first apparently slight one,
mt soon it began to grow serious, and the little
elbow was confined to his bed. There be has
emained for six or seven months, suffering [
he most extreme agony, and the zone of bis
eg to above the knee having decayed, rendered