Washington sentinel., 1856-04-03

ung full stop over our eyes we will put his
nose in parenthesis."
...... The New York Assembly has passed
resolution awarding gold medal to DR..
Name,
The Indiana State Fair premium list
for 1856, amounts to $4,000, and is open to
all the world
...... Rev. Rufus w. Grisworld is to prepare
a memoir Of Mrs. Emily c. Judson, to be pub
lished during the spring.
...... Mr.. J. Brown, of Hart county, Georgia,
who ia described as the father Of tpcntu-ni,e
children, has discovered on his land rich vein
of gold, which yields from small pan of earth,
penny-weight of gold. The old man and
and his little boys with their mortars aud pans,
make from FIVE to six dollars per day. The
boys are supposed to be all minors.
...... person entered Philips Academy a
short time since, and commenced the study OF
the languages. His first recitation embraced
the whole Latin grammar, and he did not fail
to answer single question correctly. He is
going ahead with his studies on the same tele.
graphic principle
The corner stone Of the Clay Monu-
ment, New Orleans, is to be laid with appro.
pirate ceremonies on the anniversary Of the
birth of that distinguished patriot, the 18th OF
April. The most extensive preparations are
making, and the pageant on the occasion will
probably be the most magnificent ever wit.
messed in this country.
go. TO select eggs eortaining male or female
chichens.-lf female birds are required select
the rouadest and plumpest shaped eggs, but
for males, the longest and most pointed.
Another, by the position of the air-cell at the
butt end of the, egg those may be selected that
will produce the male sex, in these the air
cell is in the centre Of the end IF the cell be
a. little on one side, the egg will produce a
female chicken. The position of the air.cell
is easily discovered by holding the egg between
the eye and the light.
...,.. The Patent Office reports give the
nominal value of all the animal and vegetable
products raised in the United States for the
past year. From figuring up of the principal
products, we find that the entire amount sums
up to about $4,000 ,OOO, ,O0O-three thousand
millions of dollars.
49,. The Aged Woman's Home in Bati-
more gave employment last year to more than
800 seamstresses, and sold at their store S3,25l
worth of needle work. Forty-three aged in
mates have been made comfortable at the
House During the year three legacies have
been received
During the present year astronomers
are to be on the alert to decide an important
question that has lately arisen in respect to
the rings of Saturn. Compared with drawings
made 200 years ago, considerable difference
is now perceived, as though the rings are grad.
ually falling in upon the body Of the planet.
An immense French company is pre-
pairing to commence operations in the copper
mines of Lake Superior. Professor Rivot, of
the Consc1vatoire des 1rts ct Meters, of New
York, is engaged as principle in this enter.
prise, and has lately published a valuable
brochure on the copper mines Of America.
49,. Within two years upwards of one million
copies of bibles, tracts and similar publications
have been circulated among the Armenians.
Near nine millions Of pages we're issued during
last year from the printing.press at CONSTANT.
nople. Bible schools have also been established
in hundred different places in Turkey, and the
mission staff comprises in all lis.
49,. The Mexican Government has made a
demand upon ours for indemnity for the destruc.
ton Of the town Of Piedras Negras, by party
of Texan rangers last autumn.
.....Commodore Perry's great work on
japan is in state of rapid completion, and vii,
be ready for delivery by June. 1t is magnif
cent affair, elegantly illustrated, and full Of
scientific, historical and geographical interest
1t costs the Government two hundred thousand
dollars.
...... To show to what extent England is in.
debted to the United States for the cotton she
consumes, we copy from an official source the
following exhibit Of the total quantity of raw
cotton imported into the United Kingdom of
Great Britain in 1854:
Pounds
From United States. 722155ln1
From Brazil. .''.'............... 19903 COO
From shores of The Mediterranean :. 23!03003
From British India. l19,S36000
From West Indies and Guyana..... 400Il9
From other countries. ........ 1,730,0Sl
Total. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ss7 335 ,9i3
One-sixth onlv of The consnmpt;on &c Groot