, 1857-09-04
News Items.

Commodore sailed yesterday for Oregon.
The former left her berth in Gne style, and
proceeded to sea, carrying a large number
Of passengers-the fare having been re-
duced to $50 to Portland. The latter, in
swinging oil from the wharf, on the ebb
tide, drilted and came into collision with
the ship Ellen Fosier-the starboard an
ehor-stock of the ship striking the steamer
on the upper portion of the wheel-house,
penetrating through and catching on the
wheel-rim. No material damage was done,
beyond the detention Of the steamer some
three hours.-AHa California, dug. l6.
TREES BEARING BAKED FRUIT.-Great
stories are told of many great aud wonder
ful things that take place in California, says
the CaHf0rHi Farmer, but we think we can
relate some facts that will astonish the ma
tives. We have seen trees in the garden
of Mr.. Leweling and of Mr.. Farrally, on
the San Lorenzo creek, that bore the pres
ent season, baked apples and baked pares
This is fact-both apples and pears were
baked on the trees Sunday. So intense
was the heat that the fruit was absolutely
baked on the side next the sun.
The adjustment of the lands granted to
Arkansas and Missouri, by the act of Con
gress of 1858, to aid in the construction Of
q railroad from a point on the Mississippi
river opposite Cairo, via Little Rock, to
the Texas boundary, has been completed
at the General Land Office, and approved
by the Secretary of the Interior. Thi:
forms connecting link between the Illt
nois Central and Pacific Rrilroad. The
amount of land already apportioned to Mis-
souri, and Arkansas is l, $4,000.
Capt. Cameron, of the steamer Ann
which arrived Halifax, n. S, last month
from New Foundland, reported that large
French steam frigate had been totally
wrecked in Point Rich, Newfoundland
At New Matamoras, Ohio, on the 4tl
Of July, party Of the townspeople took 9
ffty,six pound weight, drilled a large hole
in it to make it cannon, and loaded it
On firing it, it exploded, bursting into
fragments, and killing DR.. Drake and Mr.
Scott, of that place, instantly.
Bayard Taylor is announced as to marry
the daughter of the German astronomers
Hausen, in the coming autumn, and t
spend the coming winter at Moscow. The
exploration of Central Asia, heretofore in
tended by Mr.. Taylor, it is said will not bt
prevented by his marriage.
Judge Leavitt, of Cincinnati, has dis
charged from arrest the U. S. Deput,
} Marshal and his assistants, who were ar
rested in the Green County Fugitive Slav,
case, and Judge Baldwin, Sheriff Clcrl;
and Senator Brand, of Champaign county
: Ohio, who were engaged in the same rescu
case, we're arrested at Urbana by U. S
: Marshal Polfenbarger, and held to bail il
] 81 500, for obstructing the United State
officers in the discharge of their duty i
that case, in May.
A mob broke into the Jail of Ceda
: Comfy, Iowa, on the night of the Sd G
July, aud took from thence, notwithstanG
ing desperate resistance by the Sheri
and guard, two men named Gleason an
Soper, confined on a charge of horse stea
4 ing, and hung them. Much excitemen
E prevailed in the neighborhood at the out
rageous act.
5 The Coroner's jury in the case of tn
, steamer Montreal, which was destroyed b
fire in the St. Lawrence river recently, AM
by which disaster two hundred and forty
: nine persons perished, rendered verdic
, of manslaughter against the owner, pilot
captain and mate of the vessel. The
t were put on trial without delay.
|
Clerical gentlemen seem more inclined t
love criaOliae than the Lord, as several O
them have been arrested within the pas
: few months for the seduction of both maid
and matrons Rev. Joseph Barclay, o
= Carroll county, Ohio, preacher of the Sc
ceder or Covenanter faith, has been mulcte,
{ in the sum Of $4,000 for seduction an,
t breach of promise of marriage, agains
4 Miss Sharp, highly respectable youn;
lady of that locality. The Rev. T. ]. Simp
son, pastor of the Cumberland Penn.
Presbyterian Church, has been arrested OF
charge of seducing a young girl named
Sallie Henderson, belonging to Missouri
-, 1t seems the girls parents had given he
: in charge of Simpson to take to her TO
Pennsylvania Academy for instruction
but he basely violated the trust reposed il
him by seduciug her on the passage. Tn,
affair was discovered by the steward of (
, steamboat on which the parties were, by
, boring a hole with a gimlet through thu
: partition Of their stateroom. Simpson il
s described as being good-looking bachelor
of thirty, while the girl is "sweet sixteen,
and very handsome. The whole matter il
to come up for Investigation before the
e Presbytery of Allegheny, when doubles.
\ the lovers of scandal will have something
to feast upon.
S A mad dog attacked lady in Second
Avenue, New York, on the l4th of July
She would have been cruelty mangled hat
not the rabid brute caught her whalebonc
hoop, instead of her pretty leg. He helt
on to the former till lusty Irishman killed
5 him for his want Of gallantry. This is nc
hoax; and persecute papas pronounce it tC
be the first time they ever knew hoons tC