, 1858-02-26
News Items.

RB-An arrival from the Plains reports
that two companies Of the Fifth Infantry
had sustained reverses, and that the depot
at Fort Laramie was threatened by the
Mormons
nS-The Rusk (Texas) Enquirer, of the
5th, learns from gentleman recently from
Henderson, that General j. p. Henderson,
United States Senator is now in Rusk
county in very precarious state of health.
He is so feeble as to be unable to appear
on the street.
p@.The Philadelphia papers state that
upwards of $4,000 worth of lottery tickets
were sold in that city the day before Christ
mas.
p@-Six or eight of the wounded men
from the trains lately attacked by the
Cheyenne Indians and Mormons, have
reached St. Louis. They were put off on
Bloody Island, and Immediately took the
cars for the East.
p@-The value of buildings constructed
in Chicago during the past year is 81 ,000,-
900, which is a trihing increase over the
previous year.
HG-The Hines County {Miss.) Gazette
says that Gov. II. S. Foote, late of Cali
fornia, designs settling permanently in Mem
phis.
R@-The Baton Rouge (La.) AdvOcatc
estimates the damage done to the sugar
crop by the late frosts at 1000 hogs
heads.
BsS-The latest estimated cost of the
Capitol extension is 1910 1853, leaving to
be appropriated the sum Of 81, ls5, I53-
One million will be required for the next
fiscal year.
DR-The Governor Of California has Of
fered $500 and the Chinese companies 81,
500 for the arrest and conviction OF the
murderers Of Mr.. Martin Van Buren Girls
void, formerly of Maine. The friends Of
Grswold have also offered $1,000.
A RELIC OF THE STEAMSHIP ARcuc.-Mr.
Elyood Walter, Secretary of the New
York Board Of Underwriters, has in his
possession the gilt ball Of the flag staff Of
the steamship Arctic 1t is the only relic
of her, and was found by one of the par
ties who went from Newfoundland in search
of her remains. 1t has been recognized by
Capt. Luce and others.
Ba~The new steamship Moses Taylor,
built for NJ o. Roberts & Co.'s mail line
of California steamers, went on her trial
trip on Monday from New York, and con-
Quoted herself satisfactorily.
DG-Samuel Wright Minor, probably the
oldest printer in Georgia, died recently in
Macon. He was born in Queen Anne's
county, Md, in the year 1881, and was the
son Of Colonel William Minor, an officer in
the revolutionary army. His first adven-
tore in business was the publication of the
Athens Gazetts, in Georgia, and signalized
his paper BY presenting the first suggestion
Of General jackson as a candidate for the
Presidency Of the United States.
p%The gossips at Washington say that
two of the best among the new reportorial
seats in the House, are to be assigned to
the lady correspondents Of the Charleston
Courier and Boston Post, Miss Harriet
Fairing Reade and Miss Windle
R4~ The subscription to Agassiz'S forth
coming scientific work already exceeds a
million and quarter Of dollars This is
unparalleled in modern literature.
New LINE TO CAuFoRN1A.-The New
York Tribune says company has been
formed in New York, who will put new
line Of boats on the Nicaragua route the
10th Of this month. The route is reopen
ed by the original Nicaragua Canal Com
pany, and has no connection with the Conn.,