True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-05-06
ITEMS OF NEWS.

ONE of the queer speculations Of the
day, is noticed in the Newport, Ky.
NeWS, which says:
"a proposition is under contemplation
to buy the land and negroes owned by
shareholders in Kentucky at their pres
ent valuation and if three fourths OF
the shareholders will agree TO sell, the
proposed company will advance a
sufficient sum of money equal 10 one
half the estimated value Of both, and in
one year after, pay the whole balance.
The slaves will be set free and the land
sold at an advanced price, in view of the
state becoming Tree in one year after the
first payment TO the Masters. and the
State become settled by real Industrious
enterprising free people. ,sa'"
ANALYSIS OF SoILs.-Professor Nes-
bit of the Remington Agricultural an'f
Chemical College. England, in reply to a
question said: .....-
"The analyzation Of soils often re-
minded him Of the man who having a
house 10 sell, came with a brick in his
pocket as sample of the house. There
might be almost fifty kinds of soil 10 the
same field. The question, what was the
nature of The soil of any particular farm :
Was, in fact complicated one. r.lt
BAD EcoNoMv.-The Haggerstown,
Nd, 7orehlght states that one, Of the
weahliest farmers Of Washington CO.,
stopped his subscription to that journal
+ upon The score Of economy. II two
dollars per annum for a good weekly
newspaper. which conveys information
equal 10 the amount Of that small sum
, in every number, is economy, then we
pity the opulent farmer.
Saws a writer in The Medical Worla,
| in treating of the eyes: '.Scarcely anyprac.
: tice has a more deleteriOus effect upon
e the eyes, than reading in the cars when
riding in them. The jar ofthe vehicle
by The wheels, the noise Of the moving ma
chine, and more especially the sudder
l.. transitions oflight and darkness, serious
" effect the organs Of vision, .3 .stI
y The Baltimore AmericGn speaks Of TIN
d large emigration going on from the olde1
q Southern States, as an event which "bode
Is no good to the present or future prospect
n of these members Of the conlederacy,"-
n meaning Virginia. North and South Caro-
Il lima, and Alabama. H l g3aa u.
g CHARLES SUMNER.-A Paris correspou
!, dent Of the New York Times says: n;
Q. "Since Saturday last Mr.. Sumner. Uni
ID ted States Senator from Massachusetts
s, has been daily se en- prOmenading Boul'
a. wards, looking very well after bis voyag
10 across The ocean," a9ga ,la ,.HLls n.
n Subscriptions are being collected
or Charleston. South Carolina, for the puI
II pose Of assisting the ppo.slavery Causei
rs Kansas. Every wanl is canvassed by
s. committee appointed for the purpose 9
u u visiting every citizen sad sOlisitlng sui
. y scrptions. | - ,,5
NJ ~t Another victim 10 the poisoning az q
or National Hotel, Washington, Mrs. ko
" ert Johnson. Of Newark, N. j., died
~ that city on Thursday from the mysteriol /,
:, noison of the Washington National H
=. " lei. She, her husband and daughter we
~ al al The National Hotel three days at Il
bv time Of the Inauguration, and were all
q. ken sick The husband and daugh ter Q
,e- now recovering. ,ar s,l
W. II is said Of the French ladies', til
he their iondness for effect runs to such 9
In' cess that widows, who have los! their lu
ne band, practice attitudes Of despair Dc 10
Men M looking glass. y sal alli y.
w. The aggregate number of steaInoo' %
ris. and barges bnilt along the Ono river sIn "
rus lS49, is 652; there are ply ing On we lHN
J. 900 boats Of all kinds s6isad sci ID