The Kanzas news., 1859-01-08
Brevities.

Ths public debt of the consolidated City
Of Philadelphia smounts to $50. .ooo, GOO.
--Is is estimated that there are already
two thousand persons in the Pixies Peak
gold mines.
Col. Fremont's Mariposa mine yields
from 81, 500 to $4,000 every week. The
quartz mill is worked by steam.
An Indian giant, seven feet high. and
weighing 400 pounds, is the last attraction
at the New York Museum.
Mr.. Whitehouse still contends that he
can make the Atlantic cable work, but the
Directors will not allow him to make the ex-
pertinent.
The Paragua Expedition, so long talked
about. is st last on its way to Psragua. Sew
eral of the vessels are reported to have pas
sed the island of Barbados.
The debt of Russia is said to amount
to $3.50 ,ooo, 900. That of France is sf,-
284, 600, 600. and that of England is So
295, 900. 600.
"A Philadelphia street beggar was ar
rested short time since for drunkenness,
when his greasy, tattered waisteoat was
found to be literally lined with bright half
eagles, carefully sewed into the garment.
Two lines of stages are already adver-
tised to leave Eastern Kansas for the gold
region. They will commence running in
April, and will perform the journey in less
than tHo weeks.
"A letter has been received if Washing
ton from Senator Sumner, dated Paris, No
vember 18th, in which he states that he will
not arrive in Washington until January, and
perhaps not as soon.
MIR. Ryan, the Peoples candidate in
the fret Congressional District of Pennsyl-
vsnia, has served legal notice on Col. Flor
ence, contesting his right to seat in the
aext Congress. Mr.. Ryan claims $50 ma
jority.
The number of emigrants arrived at
New York for the week ending the 18th ult.,
was 414, making total of 73, 1888 since the
commencement of 1858. The arrivals
for corresponding period in 1857, num-
bersd 16e,57l.
Forty thousand dollars and upwards
have been subscribed for the Rev. II. w. |
Beecher's church in New York. The high
est subscription was 5000: the lowest 81, |
the first that little boy had ever earned
A widow lady in Wrentham. Mass, sent s2.
The Junction City Sentinel, of the goth
ult.. says two soldiers got into dispute one
day the week previous at Fort Riley, when
one of them drew his pistol and shot the
other. The wounded man has since died,
and the one who committed the deed is in
the hands of the civil authorities.
The Detroit Free Press says there are
. surprising number of bears infesting the
woods in all parts of the State-that they
come into the settled parts, and are readily
killed. The editor says he is sorry for the
unfortunate people who live in civilized re-
gions. and can't get bear steak.
The st. Louis Republicans publishes
communication from leading Mormon,
stating that they have been traduced and
slandered. and demanding full and impair
tisl investigation of all charges against them.
with the view of counteracting and over
coming the existing prejudices against that
sect.
The city of Jeddo. the Capital of Japan.
is said to be. without exception. the largest
city in the world. It contains one million
dwellings. and sthe unparalleled number of
Ave millions OF people. Some of the
streets are nineteen Japanerori's in length.
which is equal TO thirty-two English miles.
The Hon. Marcus ]. PaFrott, in re-
cent letter TO the Cincinnati Gazette. denies
that be offered at banquet in Platte City,
No.. the sentiment, s'Nomore Slave States, !"
and came near being mobbed therefor. 1t
is lie out Of whole cloth. set afoat by the
Dred Scott organ at Lesyenworth.
"A rare collection of seventy-seven o.
S. cents. OF ancient date. were sold in Phil
sdslphis recently fos the sum Of sfs8 So.
One Washington cent of fzss, of extreme
iy rars die, brought s2s 60: nineteen pie
0ss sold for sios os. The purchasers were
chiefly antiquaries..
The Hon. Joshua R. Giddings deliver
ed two lectures in Boston recently. His
subjects we're. THE trial Of John Quincy
Adams Ia Congress- for the presentasion of
. petition pufporting to come from siaves;'s
sad .sThe "reminiscences of Twenty Years.
ssrvics in Congress. Subsequently, din
asE was given Mr.. Giddings at the Parker |