Nebraska advertiser., 1857-09-10
THE NEWS.

THE NEWS
We noticed recently the fact that
IN Sec tland %juries are allowed to bring
in a verdict enot proved" inst cad Of
mot guilty" if they choose, thu leay-
ing an impression up on the public
mind that the person il really guilty,
although there may not be ey idence
enough ID warrant a conviction. There
is ano Their peculiarly n the law which
is as follows: The jury is composed
Of fife persons, and ? MAORI y find
the verdict.
The coal trade of Pittsburg has been
unusually active this season, the ship
ments Of the last FIVE months having
reached 1874 $40 bushels. This in
eludea only what passed through the
lock Of the Monongahela; so that total
shipments may be set down at about
21,OO0, 900 bushels.
A correspondent Of the Prairie Far
mer says that while travelling in Iowa
a favorite dog was bitten by a rattle
snake. In the course of FIVE minutes
he could not travel. Some vinegar
mixed With gunpovder was applied,
and in a quarter of an hour he was
able to proceed.
The land granted by Congress for
the construction of Railroads in Iowa,
has been appreciated as fonows::
Burlington & Missouri, $4,000
Mississippi & Missouri, 100000
Iowa &c n. All L., via Ma, 100000
Dubuque & Pacific, 8O5,0OO
Total, 2,15O,OOO
The Baltimore Sun has the follow
ing concerning the probable cause Of
the suicide of Senator Rusk: at is
supposed that the mind of the Senator
has been much disturbed lately in con-
sequence of some alleged connection Of
his brother-in-law with forgeries on the
Land Department. The matter, it is
surmised, preyed upon him to such an
extent as to induce this terrible re-
suit"
In Chicago, last Monday, a fellow
5 named Reed was arrested, charged
! with passing two SO counterfeit notes
The charge was fully proved that he
had stolen the bills from a comrade
thus showing that he supposedthem tc
2 be good, andit was no larceny, as the
law does not consider counterfeit bills
property. So the thief and ''shover'
got free, while his co1nrade is held fol
$ having the bills in the first instance
! The Washington correspondent o
Col. Forney's paper says
: It is confidently asserted, wher,
men congregate here to learn the news
that Hon. Jas. NJ. Buchanan of Balti
more, has been or viii be, offered tn.
o position of minister to Russia.
! The Republicans have nominate,
Thos. II. Benton, Jr., formerly Dem
~ocratic Superintendent of Public In
struction, for Governor of Iowa.
$50 IT WHILE You're You've p
D The following marriage notice cutfron
the Memphis (Tenn.) Appeal, of tn
.e 9th inst, is a practical carrying out @
the above advice Married, on Fri
If day, the 18th of June, in Hernandc
;, Miss, by Green D. Campbell, Esq
b, John Founders, aged Is, to Miss Lou
Is lisa Harris, aged IA.
r Mr.. Elisha Riggs, Of the firm Of Co
9r coran and Riggs, of Washington, [
c., has entered into obligations wit
the proprietors of the city of Super
n or, at the head waters of Lake Supe
,e rior, to erect at that place, within tw
years, a hotel costing not less tina
,e 100000.
1t is said, that the erection of a ne
y Presidential mansion will be one ofth
measures that will receive the favor
able action of the next Congress.
Anew counterfeit $50 bill on th
" Farmers and Drovers Bank of Wayns
burg, Pa, is in circulation.
4 The publishers of DIR. Kare's wor
g have already paid 100000 to his es
tate.