Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-01-31

Prussia AND SwlTzERLAND.-Prussia claims TO
have sovereignty over the Swiss canton or State OF
Ncufehatel which in 1918, declared its indepen-
dcnco Of the King Of Prussia, who had previously
exercised q ceriasn sovereignty over il, and, in the
troubles Of that time, lis Majesty Frederic Will
liam Nv. had more important business on hand
than resisting this independence, which thus be-
came fully established, Neufchatel now being
one of the States Of the Swiss confederation
Last summer II number Of r~oyalists in the canton
revolted. were imprisoned, and are about to be
tried. Prussia demands their release, which be-
ing refused by the swiss authorities, she menaces
force.
"rosT OFFICE ADMINISTRATION Troxel, has
been appointed Postmaster at Cresson, Pa, in
place of DR.. NJ. r.. S. Jackson"
DR.. Jackson, who is thus displaced, is She ply
stefan with whom Mr.. Sumner stayed during the
month Of August, on the~Alleghany mountains
Thus early he is called to pay the penalty of his
hospitality.-B'air County Wig.
A bill was introduced in the New York Senate,
last week, appropriating $4,000 for the purchase
Of suitable ground near Albany, and the erection
thereon of an Executive mansion. The bill ex-
pressly declares that the building and grounds
shall not exceed the amount appropriated.
1t is set forth in the geological survey of Nilsson
ri that the State can furnish 1000, 600 tons of coal
per annum for the next 1900 hundred years and
with regard to iron, that there is ore enough of
the very best quality with a few miles OF Aliot and
Iron Mountains. above the surface of the valleys,
to furnish 1000. 900, 900 tons per annum of manu-
featured iron for the next 200 years.
There are one hundred and 6fty-two custom
houses and other buildings in process of c~onstruc-
ton by the United States, to cost nearly Sl0,-
100000.
Since the slave instruction, the city government
of Memphis, Tennessee, have passed an order for
bidding negroes to preach in that city, and impos-
ing a fine of $50 to 5000 for teaching negroes in
Sabbath Schools or elsewhere.
Rev. Mr. Tying, the Episcopal clergyman who
was excluded from the Church of the Epiphany,
in Philadelphia, for preaching against slavery, has
commenced religious servises in National Hall in
this city, where he has a PROVIDED audience.-&.
AnthOny Republican.
twenty-five Dakota families, living at Lakewood
some forty miles above Fort Ridgeley, Minnesota,
have denounced their tribal character, donned civil
lied dress, and formed themselves into q sort of re-
public, with a written constitution, President sc.
They are intelligent and Industrious, and have
wheat and corn to sell.
Under the acts Of the last session Of Congress.
l3, 75O, 900 acres Of land were granted to railroads.
Thirty thousand dollars have been subscribed
to the first railroad in Kansas from. Qaihdora to
Lawrence.
NEGRO TEsTIMoNY.-A bill has been introduced
in the Legislature of North Carolina to admit ne
gro testimony in cases where persons are tried for
exciting instruction.
A Swiss paper advocating the cause Of Swiss
independence, is to be started Immediately in Gin
cinnati.
been recently appointed Il Vice President of the
American Bible Society.