The Trinity journal., 1856-04-26

tOpol by the allies during the last siege was
full 100000 pounds
In 1900 there were 1904 persons in the
EMPLOYMENT of the Government, exclusive of
the army and navy. In 1854, only 5,466.
The Chicago Joaraal, in speaking of the
next seasons crops, estimates the snow on
the ground as equal to five inches Of manure,
and worth ten millions of dollars Immense
crops are predicted Tor next fall.
THE Cincinnati Gazette says that it cost
S22, 400 to catch and carry back the fug-
tive slaves from that city. -Four hundred
deputy Marshals were under pay twenty
eight days.
Thomas f. MEAGHER the Irish patriot,
commenced the publication of papcrcalled
7He H1sh Nelcs, in New York, on the 10Th
inst
IT Is ESTIMATED that there are over 4O,-
600 fugitive slaves in Canada.
A JUST TRIBUTE-The Legislature of
Texas, at its late session, adopted bill do
mating to Mrs Elizabeth Crockett one
league of land. Mrs. c. is the widow Of
the hero and martyr of Texas independence
Davy Crockett.
THREE hundred and forty-three Rcyolu-
tionary Pensioners have died during the past
year.
A JUDGE in Baton Rouge, La, having for
gotten the day fixed by law for the term of
court to begin, fined himself $25 for the
oversight.
THE American Bible Society circulated,
last year, SOC, 600 Bibles and Testaments.
ATTEMPT TO -MAM-A young man
named j. Il. Anderson, aged about 20 years,
formerly from East Tennessee, who has been
insane for more than year past made a
deliberate attempt to cut off his right arm
about O'Clock last evening, at his residence
below the IL street leyee TO effect his pur-
pose he had erected and boxed in outside of
his cabin piece Of scantling smoothly
planed and we'll creased that it might play
freely with its own weight. In the lower
end of this he had inserted Il new choppine
axe with a keen edge, and beneath had i'm
bedded Il block firmly in the ground At
tached to the casing near the top of the
Scantling he had rugged asmall block through
which he passed Il string, one end of which
was fastened to the scantling and the other
near the block beneath, the scantlng being
sufficiently raised to attain considerable force
in its descent. Everything being adjusted
to his satisfaction he placed his arm upon
the block and set fire to the string The
axe fell fortunately upon the exterior sur
face of the forearm just above the wrist,
cutting through to the bones, and turning
the edge of the instrument. An acquain-
tancc, who was inside the cabin, hearing his
groans, proceeded Immediately to investigate
the cause and found him bleeding mofusely
AS soon as possible thereafter Dr. f. w.
Taylor was summoned, and dressed the
wound as we'll as circumstances would adj
init, after which the patient was placed upon
a dray and taken to the station house, and
subsequently to the County Hospital We
understand that he made an attempt to de
stroy one of his eyes about year since, and
partially succeeded, but that the ball being
not entirely destroyed the effort was re,
peated a few days since, spring lance at
tached to stick, having been used for the
purpose When questioned as to his motive
in the premises, he replied that the eye and
arm offended him, and on his way to the
station house assured his companions that
the latter ''must come off," that he would
never be good for anything with it, 1t is
SAID that he is a monomanac on the subject
of religion Sac. Ealoa.