The Placer herald., 1858-05-08
News from Various Places.

the burning of which seven persons lost their
lives, plead guilty to the indictment. and was
sentenced to the penitentiary for twenty
years.
The Louisiana Legislature has just passed
bill to prevent free negroes from holding
slaves in that State. The practice must be
quite common to require an act of the Legis-
lature to prevent it.
Quack Oculists and careless handlers of
fire arms are not tolerated in all parts of the
country. John King, in the Logan county,
KY, court, at the last term, recovered $500
damages from Stephen Fisk, for NAL practice
in treating his sore eyes, which caused him
to lose his sight. In the same court, Simon
Cavett recovered damages of $4,000 from
Peter N Clannagan, for shooting him with a
pistol which he was negligenty and impru-
IDENTIFY handling.
A brother of General BEN, the Hungar.
ian patriot, is in Canton, No. where he is
stopping for few days. He is on his way
to visit his relatives in Iowa. The Canton
Reporter SAYS he is covered with scars ac-
quired in thirty-two years. service in Euro
pean wars.
ARMED ENGLISH Mormon EM1eRANrs.-An
Inspector of customs in New York, while en-
gagged in his official duty Of examining the
baggage of some liverpool passengers, on
their way to Utah, found it contained new
firearms, guns, pistols and swords. He
seized and detained the arms, and quaint
ty of ammunition, on the belief that they were
brought here for the purpose Of resisting
the laws of the United States in Utah, and
making war upon the Government.
Princes, in their early years, seem to be
like other boys. For instance, two Of Queen
Victoria's sons get to fighting often, and the
Prince Of Wales (heir apparent to the crown)
is essentially thrashed by his junior, hPrince
Alfred, who, feeling his superiority in the
matter Of muscle, treats the future royalty
of the British empire rather brusquely, which
the Queen is amazingly tickled at. The
prosecuted big lubber frequently appeals in
great distress to his papa.
A man belonging to Swampscott, Mass,
Of six false teeth, with gold plate attached,
which lodged in his tlr at, and came very
near causing Lis death.
Col. Benton is confined to his bed with
cancer Of the stomach. lie is working up
on his Arrangement of the Congressional
Debates as steadily as ever, and hoping to
live long enough to finish it. His loss to
the country would, at this juncture, he Sc
verev felt.
The Turkish admiral and suite have made
hunt in the Red River country. The Vice
President. and some "grave and reverend
Seignors," of the United States Senate and
House, are going to join the party.
VERY PRorEH.-It is chronicled in the
Engli papers that Queen Victoria person.
ally bore the expenses of her daughters
wedding, aod presented the young couple
with the $4,000 voted 10y parliament for
The expenses.
A Coon MovE.-1he members of the
Washington Light Infantry Corps Of Char
lesion, S. c., are making arrangements for
the erection of handsome monument to
the memory of Colonel William Washing
ton, the hero of Cowpens and Eutaw.
PosT OFFICE CoNTRACTs.-The Postmaster
General has nude contract with John
IIackaday, James II. Jones, James Foster
and Others, to carry the mail from St. Josephs,
Missouri, to Salt Lake City. 1t will be car
ried weekly, in four horse coaches, through
each way in eighteen days. A contract has
been made also for carrying monthly
mail from Salt Lake City to Sacramento
City, through each way in twelve days.
Steam Fire Engines are becoming great
tavorites in St. Louis especially since their
performance at the great fire at the Pacific
Hotel and at the hemp-factory on Austin
street,on which occasion they extinguished
the flames, although the hemp was on fire,
saving 100000 worth of property. The fire
insurance companies Of that place have de-
termined to purchase two new steam fire en-
gines and present them to the city.
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