Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1856-05-06

FROM OUR EXCHANGES.


arrangements for their outfit and embarkatioI
to Liberia, in the vessel which is soon to sal
from that port.
500. Marriage Of an 4ctress--Captail
Platt, Of the British Army, and Miss Louss
Howard, late of Buttons theatre, were married
at ST. Thomas church. in New York, on Tues
day, and the next day sailed for Europe.
The steamers now cross the Atlantic
two or three degrees south of the usual route
sailed by them, and next summer it is predict
ed the Persia will cross the Atlantic in less
than nine days.
$3.50. In Marion county Va, Col. Thos. S.
Raymond, a former Of Congress from that Dis
trict, has come out in a card, declaring his ex-
pectation to vote for the Democratic candidate
for President.
| ...... Chinese Goods ria the Isthmus-It is
stated that Adams California express, which
reached New York on Wednesday, per steam
ship Illinois, brought amongst other freight, in
bond, forty-three cases of silk goods from Can
ton via San Francisco and the Isthmus of Pan
anna being the first importation of China goods
that ever arrived at New York by express
across the Isthmus.
...... Operation Of the United States Mint-
| The statement of the operations of the Mint in
Philadelphia, for the month of April, shows a
very light business. Deposits only $S49,820,
| 1851 300 of which was in gold. The coinage
in gold was $l,ll5,O27, in silver $780, 900, and
in cents 1898 80. The aggregate coinage
for the month amounted to $4,567, 800.
800. HealM Of Nortolk.-The Board of
Norfolk officially contradict foolish report
that the yellowfever had re-appeared in that
city. Not a case has occurred since October
last, and the city now never was more healthy.
...... Martin, the man, upon whom very i'm
portant experiments were made some years
ago, by DIR. Beaumont, in relation to the pro-
cess of digestion, Martin having very con-
venient hole in his side down which the doctors
used to hang pieces of meat) has "turned up"
again, and is to be sent over to Paris, to let
the sacans there make further Investigations
...... our Minister to France-An Ameri-
can, writing from Paris to the New York Er-
press, says" Judge Mason is the most pop
ular Ambassador ever sent to France from the
United States, and is deservedly so. A kinder,
better, or more unpretending Virginian gentle
man never existed. Judge Mason's house is
always open to every honest man who can lay
claim to the name of American, and, when
events shall occasion his return to the United
States, all his countrymen in Paris will join in
regretting the event."
...... Naual.-U. S. sloop Of war Cyane, all
well, was at Vera Cruz 18th ult., and about to
sail for Tampico. U. S. steamer Fulton sailed
from Pensacola I'D ult, to Join the home
squadron at Havana. United States ship
Portsmouth, A. II. Foote, commander, sailed
from Hampton Roads on Thursday to join the
East India squadron. She takes out as passen-
gers, Robert Given, Chaplain U. S. n, to join
the steamer San Jacinto, in the East Indies;
VIM. Speiden, jr., naval store-keeper, to Hong
Kong, China; Edgar Speiden, naval store
keepers clerk, Hong Kong, China. The Ports
mouth (Va.) Transcript says the Portsmouth
is the first U. S. vessel that ever left that port
having entirely dispensed with the spirit rations
by the voluntary arrangement of the crew.
49,. A Bloody Kear.-There were seventy
three battles fought during the year 1855, with
an average loss of thousand men in each
more than 100000 soldiers are estimated to
have persisted by disease and battles; the bat
ties average more than one a week. 1t is one
Of the bloodiest years in modern history.
49,. A Friendly Spra.--An address to
the citizens Of the United States, as recently
adopted by the citizens of Glasgow, contains
this friendly passages
ave assure you that the affection which the
people of this country entertain for the United
States is cordial and sincere-that they cherish
no sympathy with any section of the newspaper
press on either side Of the Atlantic which, by
its tone of irritation, would recklessly imperil
| the continuance OF peace. As one man, they
| deprecate every word and act that would cause
collision of governments to issue in COLI
sion Of people, and plunge the two countries
into sanguinary strife"
...... A Hard Winter aud Hard Story
Inc new ork journal " commerce, u paper
which seldom deals in anything but sober
truth, states that the snow drifts have been so
high on the plank roads in the neighborhood
of Syracuse, that the toll was paid by dropping
the money down the chimney Of the gatekeep-
er's house.
.... A Valuable Woman.--Miss Peggy Land,
a young woman of Pickens county, South Car
DINA District, about twentyfour years Of age,
after trying weaving, carding, spinning, and
sewing last year, went to farming, and made
cotton, which Melted her 500. Her corn crop
was two hundred and fifty bushels, worth 60
cents per bushel, and she made 35 bushels Of
wheat, worth one dollar and fifty cents per
bushel She accomplished this herself, with.