The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-04-15
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The bequest of Charles McMicken to the city
OF Cincinnati, to establish a college, amounts to
nearly million of dollars. His design is mod
eled somewhat after the Girard College, Phila-
dslPhia, and he provides for the support and
education OF orphans, as well as for free in
stxuction to all classes. His requests to his
relatives were very small.
subscription is being taken at New Bed
ford, to erect q monument to the officers and
crew OF the ship John Milton, near the scene of
the wreck, at East Hampton, L. /.
Amos Kendall publishes note, saying that
the petition presented to Congress by those In
terested In the Morse telegraph, does not ask
Tor protection against competition, but against
efforts to monopolize business and prevent
competition.
Edward Everett has gone South again, TO
complete bis engagements to deliver his lecture
upon Washington.
Three hundred sympathizers with Orsini and
fierri met at the Steuben House, New York, on
Sunday, and took measures for q public mani
festation :" worthy of the men who have suffered
death for the liberties of the world" Most of
the company were French and Germans. The
remark OF an Irishman present, that the like
nessses OF Orisini, Pierri Pianori, and the other
martyrs of liberty should be placed in every
house next to the image of Christ, was received
with tremendous applause. The proceedings
were concluded by singing the Marseillaise.
The Ohio Legislature has voted to adjourn
on the 18th, and hold second session next
winter, commencing on the LIST of January
The Legislature is chosen once in two years,
with the understanding that the sessions are to
be biennial and inasmuch as the people reject.
Cd q constitutional amendment, making the
sessions annual, at the last election, there is a
great outcry against this almost unprecedented
action.
Lord Palmerston, in reply to the address of
his Tiverton constituents, says that she cares
not on which side of the House he sits, if the
present Ministry adopt the measures and carry
out the intentions of their immediate predeces-
sors." He intimates his intention not to give
the Derby Government unnecessary trouble.
Smith O'Brien, who labors under the belief
that the mantle of Daniel O'Connell has fallen
upon his shoulders, has issued long and rather
dreary manifesto to the Irish people, in which
he urges them to support the new Tory Minis.
try as preferable to the Government of Lord
Palmerston.
The Lockport papers have reports of the ar
rest of q Mrs. Lavinia Fisher, for larceny but,
in the course of the examination, it came out
that the lady was purchased by one Carpenter
from her husband, some six years ago, for the
sum of fifteen dollars. The buyer and the
bought have since lived together as man and
wife. Carpenter died recently, and the woman
took possession of his personal property. The
heirs prosecute her for grand larceny, to answer
which charge she is under bail.
A lad of fourteen was locked up lately in the
Western House of Refuge. His mother devised
his escape, visiting the institution with a car
pet-bag containing a suit of clothes. The boy
laid by his prison suit, and walked out COM
fortably.
Mr.. Rarey, the American horsetamer, has
been instructing the Ex.Premier of England
and large number of the British aristocracy,
in the mysteries of his art At the end of the
lesson, Lord Palmerston wrote, I" I have wit
messed Mr.. Rarey's process with great satisfac
ton +" and this was signed by all present
The Providence Journal states that on the
occasion of the baptism of young Irish girl
named Carroll, at Thurber's Pond, on Sunday
last, an Irish mob assembled at the waters
edge, who saluted her as she entered the water
with cries of skill bel" "drown her." &c. The
crowd was with difficulty kept behind rope
which was drawn to keep them from the shore.
After the ceremony, the carriage which convey.
ed Miss Carroll to her residence was followed
by large crowd of Irish. The presence of the
police, however, prevented any further disturb.
ance.
Francis Richards, whose mysterious absence
from Gardiner, Me-, has been mentioned, has
been found dead in the river. He arose from
his bed at two o'clock Saturday morning, and
went out and was not afterwards seen alive.
He WAS in health and good spirits, and there
is no reason for his self destruction. His wife
and children are in Europe, whence he return.
ed few weeks since.
The New Orleans Picayune states that the
Southern Steamship Company have purchased
the opposition steamships of Vanderbilt, which
have been running between that city and points
on the Gulf of Mexico, and will hereafter have
the monopoly of the Texas, Vera Cruz, and
Florida lines.
Such quantities of steel are being turned out
by a Connecticut firm, for the manufacture of
ladies' hoped skirts, that the weekly instalment
to the factory in New York is called the "hoop
train" and is of course regarded with more
than ordinary consideration.
Hon. Samuel Caruthers, of Missouri. arrived
here on Saturday last, with his family. Mr..
it will be remembered, has been i'll
for some six months, and has not yet been in
his seat in the House during the present ses.
sion of Congress. He was the only absentee
on the occasion of the vote on the passage of
the Kansas bill. His health is greatly i'm.
proved, although by no means fully restored.
He was prevented by the inclemency of the
weather from occupying his seat to-day. He
is stopping at Mrs. Harris's boarding house, on
Pennsylvania avenue, near Sixth street
The proposed masquerade balls at the New
York Academy of Music receive the emphatic
condemnation of the Courier and Enquirer. 1t
thinks the proposal speaks badly for the moral
refinement of the city 4; that there is an express
law against it and that the masquerade is an
which ought not to be tolerated in
any Christian community. 1t concludes BY
asking whether the Academy of Music shall be |
transformed into an academy of vice.
The appointment of the Duchess of Manches-
ter by Queen Victoria to the situation of mis- |
tress of the robes " has caused great agitation |
among the aristocratic petticoats of England. |
Two Duchesses have already resigned their |
official position at court in consequence, and |
the London Advertiser says that other similar |
designations will follow, in consequence of the |
extreme unpopularity of the appointment in |
question among the female aristocracy of Eng
land.
A correspondent of the Portland argus says |
that when the steamer Indian left Liverpool, |
March Oath, there were seventeen hundred and |
City men actually at work upon the Great East |
Al --fl L.
chinery are already on board, some of each class |
of her state rooms are now finished, and the |