Washington sentinel., 1856-04-10
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! people, and to show that misery has no par
ticular home, but is as wide spread as the hu.
man race we frequently copy accounts Of
scenes Of distress and suffering from the New
York Epeniag Post of this description. The
negro philanthropists spend thousands Of dol
lars in robbing Southern men of their property,
while tens of thousands Of poor white girls at
the North are either driven in despair to profit
grave.
"a girl named Mary Ann Car, aged l8, was
found in the street, in state of insensibility,
last night. Officer Mark took her to the Eighth
District Station house, where medical assistance
was Immediately obtained. On being restored
to partial consciousness, she said that she had
determined on selfdestruction as there was no
one TO care for her; that she was an orphan,
without home, or anything to live for, and
had taken lauaanm to end life of suffering
and want"
...... or 10 KanSas.--A deputation from
South Carolina for Kansas passed through
Augusta on Monday week Another deputa.
ton was expected yesterday.
...... The Polynesian says that the Hawaiian
nation, which seventy years ago were estimated
at from 100000 to 100000, now only counts
72,000-a decrease within this period of at
least two-thirds. Vast tracts OF land do not
harbor human soul fertile kale lands, once
under cultivation, are left to the rule Of grass
and weeds. The island Of Kausi, remarkable
for productiveness of its soil, and capable to
sustain population of at least one hundred
thousand, contains only 5000 Is it not to
cruel and devastating wars that we have to
attribute this unparalleled falling off in so short
time.
..... 1t is calculated from statistical tables
that the number of children bern on the 10th
peror and Empress are godfather and god
mother, must be about $500. Each child is
to receive gift of 5000 francs All the boys
must be named Louis Eugene, all the girls
given to the poor to redeem articles from
pledge.
...... An English sporting magazine gives
the following rule to determine the height a
colt will attain when full grown, and says that
in nine cases out of ten the rule will hold good
When the colt gets to three weeks, or as soon
as he is perfectly strengthened in the limbs
measure from the edge of the hair on the hoofs
to the middle of the first joint, and for every
inch it will grow to the height of hand of
four inches when its growth is natural Thus
if the distance be found sixteen inches, it will
make horse sixteen hands high. By this
means man may know something what sort
Of a horse, with proper care, he is to expect
from his colt.
...... There is at Chilicothe one of the most
extensive establishments for the manufacture
of lard, oil, soap, candles, starch, glue, &C., to
be found in the West. A Columbus paper
gives the following statistics:
There are annually manufactured at Mr..
Fraser's establishment $4,000 boxes of starch,
aud l5,600 boxes of candles Three steam
engines, respectively TO $50, 10, and 25 horse
power, and run night and day, consuming an
nually 10000 bushels of coal. Mr.. Fraser
has now on hand $4,000 bushels of corn, and
the daily consumption Of this grain is 800
bushels, at cost of 35 cents per bushel
The number of hands employed is $50, and
the weekly pay roll foots up to the amount Of
$3.50.
There is at present on hand in the establish
ment $500 barrels OF alcohol, and 1900 boxes
Of starch The number of hogs fed during
the year, 10000; and there are on hand at this
time, it for market, 5000 head, at the present
rates valued at $4,000. The average increase
of each hog is one pound per day, which, at
four cents per pound, would of itself, in the
course Of the year, amount 10 a handsome sum
in the shape of profit. The hogs are kept in
six pens, each 300 feet long by IL wide, erect
ed at a cost of $4,000.
...... Fanny Ferns description Of her new
husband, which appears in the Merchants Led
ger of this week, (Fanny's organ,) gives the
following dimensions Of her husband, at whom,
with several other celebrities, she is taking
!" Peeps from under Parasol:''
"And there is Mr.. James Parton, author Of
the life of Horace Greeley, whom i occasion
ally meet; Jim is FIVE feet ten inches, and
modest-wears his hair long, and don't believe
in n devil-has written more good anonymous
articles now floating unbaptized through news
paperdom ION both sides of the water) than
any other man, save himself, would suffer to go
unclaimed. Jim believes in Carlyle and lager
bier-can write books better than he can tie
cravat; though, since his late marriage, am
pleased to observe wonderful improvement in
this respect. II is my belief that Jim is des-
tined, by steady progress, to eclipse many a
man who has shot up like a rocket, and who
will fzzle out and come down like stick
...... Married Misses.-The Pittsburg Ciro-
nicle, with great truth says 1t seems that
every woman who appears before the public as
On artistic Of any kind, feels it necessary to rep
resent herself as MISS whether married or
not" 1t adds: "Is wedlock so ridiculous and
prosaic an institution that ladies must hide
their connection with it? We know of nothing
more satirical upon marriage than this rapidly
increasing custom"