Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1856-03-06

Mn. MoNRoE's OPINION or RUSSIA AS 4
| CHrcK UPON ESGLAND.--In the volume Of Mr.
Clay's correspondence, just published, is letter
from James Monroe to Mr.. Clay, under date o.
October 30, 1915. The purpose Of the letter
was to inform Mr.. Clay that the President was
DESTROYS of confding to him mission to that
power. The letter begins as follows:
"Since the overthrow Of France, Russia has
acquired the highest degree of political impor-
lance in relation to these States. As great
power, friendly to a liberal system Of neutrality
rights, and with whose dominions our com
merce has become considerable, she held, be-
fore that event, distinguished rank, but by it
her weight in the general scale has been much
augmented. Russia forms, in effect, ut this
time, the principal check on the overgrown
power Of England, on which account, and many
others, it is immensely the interests Of these
States to cultivate good understanding with
her sovereign"
Hean A vessel lately left San Francisco for
China, having as part OF her cargo one humid
red and seven collins, containing the bodies Of
dead Chinese. This is xplained in this way:
SutLeSt sptCuidtOIb nlIC iulRC DOulCS Vi ultH
in China to work in the mines Of California
The bodies of those who die there are taken
back to prove to those from whom they were
hired that their services we're at an end.
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A MAGAZINE OF DEATH.--The grounds be-
longing to the U. S. Arsenal at Baton, La
embraces an area Of 81 miles. In the three
magazines there are 10000 pounds of powder
and 5000 rounds of cartridges for small arms
and cannon. The storehouses contain $4,000
muskets. rifles, carbines and pistols, 2, 500
sabres 100 cannons, 100000 cannon balls and
shells, 10000 pounds canister, and accountre
ments for 100000 men, The total value of the
land and buildings, with contents, is over $6l,-
100000.
EUROPEAN BLuxDERs.-T Paris cores
pendent Of the n. T. Tribune gives as an
amusing proof of the fact that the European
papers do not understand America, a blunder
of the Emancipation Beige, congratulating the
States Of Ohio on having elected q negro
Governor Of the Commouwealth--the Belgian
journalist having attached literal sense to the
political designation and nickname Of Black
Republican," but the Times is not more accu.
rate, when, seeing in the dispatches an account
Of some scattering votes on the ballots for
Speaker, it seriously speaks of Mr.. Scattering
among the candidates for the Speakership.
CROSSING THE DELAwARE.-A remarkable
feature of the celebration of the 22d February,
on Friday, was the crossing Of the Delaware by
the Minute men," Captain Berry. Preceded
by the Pennsylvania Cornet Band, the Com.
pany got on the ice at Polar street wharf, and
marched in regular order across to the New
Jersey shore, the band at the same time play
ing the national airs. On the return, the ice
exhibited symptoms of weakness, and by the
time the company reached the wharf, they
stood over shoe tops in water-thus realizing
over again the times that tried mems soles.
The uniform of the Minute Men" is similar to
that of the immortal and ever glorious Cont
nentals who were seen on the Delaware in the
winter Of &c. An immense crowd witnessed
the crossing with 'reminiscential evocations'
thrillingly appropriate to the OCCASION
nea- Rev. Mr.. Loveioy, in his prayer at the
opening of the Pittsburg Republican Conveu-
ton, prayed that the Lord would remove our
present Chief Magistrate from the executive
chair. He did not indicate whether the desired
removal was to be by death or the election of
successor. We will have the charity to sup
pose he meant the latter.
WHAT PROPORTION OF MERCHANTS ARE Suc-
cEssFuL.-The Boston Traveller refers to a cir.
cular drawn in 1903, by Nathan Appleton, and
signed by 100 business men, composing sixty
four firms, then doing business in that city, to
show the incorrectness of popular theory,
that few people in commercial business sue
ceed OF these signers, whose names are
given, the Traveller says, fifty of the one hun
bred and nine were unsuccessful, and only six
of that fifty are now living. Fifty-nine of the
one hundred and nine may be considered as
having been, in greater or less degree, sue
cessful in business, as they acquired property,
and never failed. OF this number, twenty are
now living. Thirty-two of the number ac
quired sufficient property to be independent
and comfortable, varying in amounts, but none
supposed to exceed one hundred thousand dol
lars Thirteen acquired fortunes varying from
one hundred thousand TO three hundred thou.
sand dollars. Seven acquired fortunes Of be-
tween three hundred and Eve hundred thou.
sand dollars. Seven acquired fortunes sup
posed to be at least one million Of dollars, four
Of whom are now living.
PURIyoINING RIvER.-There is little con.
troversy springing up between New York and
PENNSYLVANIA, in relation 10 the Chemung
river. That river rises in Northern Pennsylva.
MIA, flows northward into the State of New
York, and then, turning southwark, flows back
ward into our State, and empties into the north
branch Of the Susquehanna river. Near Corn
ing. n. Y. the New Workers. have built dam
across the Chemung river, in order TO turn its
waters into Chemung canal, That canal ex.
tends to the Seneca lake, and discharges its
waters there. The outlet Of the Seneca lake is
into Lake Ontario. So that the water thus
taken ont of the Chemung river is never re-
stored to it, so that, when it returns into this
State, its volume is greatly reduced as feeder
Of the Suequehanna river, and our public i'm.
provemeuts are injured. Our State govern
ment has taken the matter in hand, and quite
difficulty may arise ont Of it.--Aeadrile Pa
Sentinel.
A REMARKABLE WATcH.-At the French
Exposition there was exhibited watch which
created much interest and admiration. II tells
the name and day Of the month, the equation
n 4 A L..