The daily Butte record., 1858-04-16
Eastern Items.
We condense from Forney's Press Of March
pennsylyanfa.


Mr. John Cree Of Burnt Cabins, followed
to the grave in the space Of eleven days the
remains Of his father, mother and aunt
each one more than eighty years Of age
A boy saved the lives Of railroad passen.
gers as train was passing near Lockport,
by waving his handkerchief. A log was ly-
ing across the track. The lad refused re-
ward.
Jeremiah Brown, formerly member Of
Congress from Lancaster is dead.
Joseph Saunders died suddenly at Bucks
county. Supposed to be poisoned by his wife
or her paramour.
The Brownsville Times has dropped its
neutrality and is now strongly anti Lecomp-
ton.
Alexander Chambers of Shenango is dead.
He was one OF the pioneers of Western Penn
sylvania.
A body Of troops numbering two hundred
and sixteen have been marched from Penn.
sylvania to Jefferson Barracks No. to await
orders for Utah.
found frozen to death.
Joel Mohler, prominent citizen of Pitts
burg, committed suicide recently while la
boring under depression of mind resulting
from pecuniary embarrassments and hard
drink
Small pox has made its appearance in Ger
tain districts Of Western Pennsylvania.
Several persons have died.
John Birch was recently killed in Pitts
burg cutlery establishment by the bursting
VI grind stone.
The Court House at Kittawning has been
burned to the ground.
The Pittsburg rolling mills have generally
resumed work
An old lady named Agnes Wilson was
burned to death in Pittsburg.
Capt. Guthrie OF Pittsburg, a hero of the
Mexican war is dead.
NEW YORK.
The steam frigate Niagara has sailed for
England to assist in laying the Atlantic tel.
ograph. The plan now proposed, is for the
two ships to proceed to sea in company and
when in mid ocean, to unite two ends of the
cable and then for each ship to steer in dit
ferent direction; ono for England and the
other for America
Two horses, one from Poughkeepsie and
the other from Hudson. recently trot,ed
race on the ice of the North River. The
Hudson horse won in the following rcmarka.
BILE time 80. 80; 2 90; .. ~. This is
considered extraordinary "icc time"
Thomas Nelson, an English sailor fell from
the rigging of the bark Escort while that
vessel was proceeding to sea from New York,
aud was drowned.
Clarence d. Lackett member of the N.
Y. Bar died very suddenly in that city, and
his brother Greeuvllc A. Lackctt was so nj
fected by the sad event that he was seiz cd
with apoplexy and died in n few hours.
The silk store of Richard Lsckman was
robbed of $40, 900 in silks Three hundred
peiccs were taken. The burglars tried to fire
the premises after having committed the rob.
berry.
The "poor plate" in Henry Ward Beech.
er's Church was found one morning to Goa
tain gold ring supposed to be Jessie Ere.
monts. The Beechers and screechers scrab.
bled for it,
lawful Gardner" has "got religion" and
at last accounts was a,ofM piOus We al.
wise all mischief makers not to trouble his
"horn,' if he takes to preaching.
A young lady of Syracuse tried to commit
suicide because her "parients" objected to
the alterations ola chap in "Orass coat and
blue buttons"
The funeral Of Commodore Perry was
largely attended in New York
Ex-President Fillmore has bought a fine
house in Buffalo and "settled down"
John Dean who married Miss Boxers Bit.
tiers is employed in the public stores of New
York as u marker.
MARYLAND
Mr.. Richard Bodman, of Baltimore, re.
Gently died worth 100000. He beauea,hed
$4,000 to his immediate family. aud 500.
600 to nephew in Cincinnati but left two fe.
male relatives unprovided for. The nephew
went to Baltimore and transferred the $780,.
600 to the neglected females. A most noble
act.
Mrs. Coleman of Baltimore has lost her
daughter; that is to say, she intmates that
"the gal" has gone to Chieago-perhaps
with Teller.
A former wife of Junius Brutus Booth.
the great tragedian. died at Baltimore re.
Gently. Her age was sixty.fve years.
Gen. Comonfor the distinguished Mexi.