Washington sentinel., 1856-03-27

the General Land Office, during the week end
ing Saturday, the l6th inst.
...... Monsieur de Tocqueville, the author of
the well known work on this country, is about
to publish in Paris history Of the French
Revolution.
...... The Buffalo Republic says there are
over 100000 bushels of wheat, and more than
10000 barrels of -four now in that city
a quantity larger than ever before known at
this season Of the year.
...... The United States sloopofwar, Levant,
Com. c. c. Turner, from Rio Janeiro for
China, was at Table Bay, @. G. H., January 81.
The United States steam frigate San Ja-
cinto, Captain C. X. Stribling, from Madeira
for East Indies, sailed from simons Bay, 25th
January. - as
$500. The Rockingham Register records the
case of Samuel Henly, respectable farmer of
family, living near there, who bps refused nour-
ishment of any kind-save wa kr--for 81 days.
He is now worn away to mere skeleton
... The Police Commissioners, in the case
of Mr.. Matsell, Chief Of police, have unani-
mousy decided that he was born in England,
but that his father having been naturalized
during his sons minority, the Chief is an Anne
rican citizen.
.... BY the will of the late Captain James
A. Terrell, who died in Charleston, (Va.) eighty
or ninety very valuable negroes are emanci-
pated, and ample provision made for their re-
moval to Liberia, or to some of the free States.
...... The fnal payment on account Of the
Mexican indemnity was made by the United
sub-treasurer in New York on Sunday, the
recipients of the 81 900 being Messrs. Rowland
and Aspinwall,
...... The United States sloop-ofwar John
Adams, was laying off Panama on the 9th
instant, awaiting fresh crew from the United
States, being short of men. Her crew are re-
to the Feejee Islands, but are said to be per-
fectly recruiting, and are looking well. 7.
...... The Upper Ecclesiastic Board of Prns-
sa has refused to interfere, as desired by many
Lutheran Cergymen, in an official capacity,
with the participation of clergymen in the Order
of Freemasons, but left it free to the Superin-
tendent-General of every Province to exercise
his personal influence for this purpose.
.. petition has been presented to the
British Parliament for more liberal Legislation
in reference to the property of married women,
IL Al. L Al Il
1t advocates also change in the common law
that obliges husband to become liable for his
wfes debts contracted before marriage.
...... The New York papers record the death
of DR.. Thomas Boyd, the oldest physician of
that city, at the advanced age of S4 years, and
up to within a short period showing almost the
activity and vigor of his youthful days. Few
persons were better known, and none more
respected.
...-.. When Longlellow's Hiawatha, in Tick
nor & Fields's catalogue was reached the other
evening, at the Publishers Association Trade
Sales, 2, 900 copies we're sold within ten minutes
at 60 and CIT cents volume. One dealer
took 1000 copies, and another 500. Sixty
cents for packages of 1000 were offered, but
Mr. Ticknor dechned-he could not FIJI the
orders. Over $4,000 copies of Hiawatha had
been previously sold by Ticknor and Field.
...... Quite a fleet of steamships left New
York, on Saturday, for Europe, namely the
mail steamer Hermann for Southampton and
Bremen, the propeller Edinburgh for Glasgow,
and the pioneer Of the new Franco American
Company the propeller Barcelona, for Hayre.
At this rate sailing vessels must soon be out OF
fashion in the transatlantic trade.
.... Among the distinguished guests at the
last court ball at Florence, was the venera-
BILE General Charles Fenton Mercer, member
Of Congress from Virginia for nearly half q
century; once inmate Of Washington's family,
and the first mover against the slave trade.
He seems now to be enjoying a green old age
into which he carries all his batcheor admira-
ton for youth and beauty, with gallant bear.
ing quite of the old school, Though he has
been presented at most Of the European courts,
he inssts, with patriotic pride, that no ladies
equal his country women.
...... The gallant Texan Ranger Major Ben
McCullob, at present on visit to Washington,
has deposited in the gallery Of the National
| Institute, the identical tomahawk which with
an elegant riHe,) presented BY the young men Of
Philadelphia to the renowned David Crockett,
IN 1885,
...... The New Orleans Bee says that on the
first Of March, Margaret Adams made affidavit
before Recorder Ramos that her husband was
her slave, g she having bought him fora hus-
band" and demanded the arrest and punish
ment of a free black named Edwin Nash, who
had whipped her spouse so severely that he
was confined to the house. ~.
49,. Since 1853 twelve steamships, lost at
sea, have cost l,25O human lives, and s7,250,
600 of property. The Independence sunk with
100 lives in the Pacific, and the Tennessee and
St. Louis followed, total wrecks. The Humboldt