Daily national Democrat., 1858-12-01
MlscelInneOns.
From the Bulletins summary we take the
following.

From the Bulletins summary we take the
following:
The lecture and new poem on Lore, by
Jonn u. SAKE, the poet and humorist alluded
TO IN saturdays Bulletin, was delivered at
St Louis on I'd November, to a very crowd
ed audience. The author was rapturouslv
received On 4th November he was to read
his new poem, The Press, and also extracts
from his poem New Engiaad before the Mer.
camille Library Association.
On the night of ID November VIM. Cary
Jones, sonin-law to the late Senator Benton.
was complimented by some Democratic cit-
zens of St Louis with slrenade Mr.. Jones
made speech on the occasion, in which he
happily alluded to Benton's great project of
" the highway of America from Europe 10
Asia, nearing the great Continental Rail
road.
Belle Robinson, young lady about six
teen years old, OF respectable family, attemp-
tea sentimental suicide, by throwing her
Sell INTO the river at st. Louis, on I'd of No
yemoer' 1t appears that the young lady was
desperately in love with a youth, who had
lately left that city for New Orleans A
boatman rescued the Belle.
As four men were descending the Missouri.
just above Brunswick, on 2Gth October. the
skill in which they were travelling ran on
snag and upset, when two of them were
drowned, The deceased were named Henry
Smith, from Grand Rapids, Michigan, and
franz Stearn, from Waukshire Wisconsin.
An accident occurred the 2sth October on
the Buffalo and Corning Railroad-the OK.
press train being thrown off the track-by
which three persons were killed and sixteen
wounded
From New York papers we learn that none
OF the victims of young Gouldv's demoniac
passion, as already related in the Bulletin
had died, up to midnight of 2sth October
1t was very doubtful, however, whether the
father and the servant (Murphv) could sur.
vive through the night The eldest of the
boys was also sinking, but the mother and
little brother were improving, and their re-
coyery was probable The other servant
glrl was almost out of danger. The murder
er was buried without any funeral cereno-
nleS, ut Greenwood, on the 2Sth October.
A fire occurred in Sixth street, New York.
on the 2Sth October, by which two persons
were sufocated twelve horses were burned
to death, and several persons badly damaged
The fire broke out in cooper's shop attached
to Jones brewery, and soon communicated
to the stable under the brewery, from which
1t was impossible to rescue the horses. and
the horses ana they pefished. The flames
then caught tenement house adjoining, and
the smoke from the burning hay in the sta.
bleS rendered it almost impossible for any of
the inmates to escape Two of them, & er.
man named llertel, and his daughter. lost
their lives. The loss by this fire was estina-
ted at $4,000, covered by insurance.
Commodore Beese has been appointed
Commandant at the Brooklyn Navy Yard
in the place of Commodore Kearncy, who
has been ordered during the absence of
Commodore Shudwick, to assume the duties
OF President of the Lighthouse Board
a banquet and ball, in aid of the fund of
the Jews Hospital. founded in 1852 and
opened in 1855, were given at Niblo's saloon,
New York, on the night of 2Sth October
1t was brilliant affair. Mayor Teimann
and Others made speeches at the banquet, and
the dancing was kept up till late hour
The donations amounted to nearly $4,000.