, 1859-11-16
MISCELLANEOUS.

An Arkansas paper publishes a thrilling mar
ratlrc OF N Eu.l,-hflans adventures IN tue
enld ,egions Of kansar. Mr. Pope went to
Pike Peak, aod he aud lis companions roam.
cd .eo1t allw winter thruugb the mount4iDs aud
on the bead Of tho Platte. For twelve mvn'bs
shey had nothing to ent but fresh ment: without
salt Or p.pper. One night they found cave.
into which tlies crnx!ed, aud found the bodies
Of sir persona who had been frozen to death
They found great quan1i.iea Of gold, but had
scarcely any tools, and made but abous twenty-
five dollars per uonth each. Ar. Pope inteuda
to return 10 tbs gold region.
CA11ronx1A W1xE-Caiforuia bids fair to
excel Ohio in the production Of natire wine
Most Of the wine made there il consumed ia The
State, and hence very little Of it il SEEN III tins
quarter; hut ono Of tue San Francisco papers
gives n Int OF twcuty.six various BRANDS. the
principal native vine dealers teiog Sainse rain
HEothets; Cotler, F1ohllng i Daucl; Jaeuby
4 Drsmn,ermnn; Newhaus Brothers; y. u:
jacobs Co., aud a. LaFrain. The hrst Of
thess has stock Of QUO hundred thousand gal
Ions. tue second eighty thousand gailons. she
third thirty thousand gallons. The sale o! Cai.
h'rn'a wines in San francisco this year will
amount to hulf a million ofdol!4rs.
FEAR7cL Wu1aLw1xD.-Fnr,hsr particulars
concerulnX the late ~hirlwipd IN Ch2wan aEd
rt1qoimAus Counties. y. C., assure US that it
swept all over that section asa ieft+ct beson
Of destruction. 4 poor widow, i Mrs. Ashley,
and child, bad their house thrown about their
ezra as stra~s iu a hurricane. Sic herself Is 30
maDgled lh1t her life IL despaiEed Of. The CHILD
IS expected to die ALSO Pcnp!e we're reused
from their a]umb=rs in the dat knrts Of the night
to ind their cottages torn ioto atoms a. by
bomb Of destruction, aod ttomselsts Z ad 10
cscatcwlt1' manned limbs, and stripped vi very
cur1iott of 1ife-
WASHINGTON, Nov. IA man calling him
sci! 3lcDuuad wus arrested here Iast night, IN
Aa E.4
made such admissions US TO lrud to the belief
tlat BE- wAs one Of Browns parry. 2nd had es-
capeti from the Armoty At llarpe!'s Ferry lie
Was disguised, assuming ll,e appearance Of M
old man. lie SAID lie WIS originally from Hos-
ton Ills breast aud chest well perpered
with wounds. irum hhot- Cor. Wise ueiug
telegrbpneu, returned IN answer lnstruct'Ds
the officers 10 send 10 uarperss Ferry for per-
sons !" identify tic prisoner. and 10 Inform the
President.
UAxk Nors PRINTING Pass Ton RcsslA-
Tue Philadelphia Htni"y y y.s:er >uys That IL.
mcht Dough r'y, tic celebrated u uanufaclu-
1efs Of u'uch'oists' tool, 6c,. arc now making
twelve bauk.uote printing presses f''r Hus>12u
use, supplied 10 &le order ol lhe AL csicau Back
Aofe c1npany, comprising steel enErasinss u
oink note p1atek, DC, who ale filling lsu,sian
order fur cnn,piete Apparatus aud ouths, with
WHICH 10 piLrtie u Ne, paper circulating iDe.
dunn in that emplre- The same coupuny, NC
the government Of Prussia, including bank Lutte
PLATES. presses. paper, &C.
Receipts Of Gold from Kansas increase; it is
estatnaled by Il use Lsht poAltd iu the matter,
that not less than Il, 2,tVv ,VuV in gold has been
mined ut ltke's Pe4l III the last fur uunths.-
Ifs,ea,i Uemecr4t.
On "Wednesday last, at the Victo1ia bridge,
3lontleal cuurtnous nl4ss vi crib" urk, form.
ing part oil the dunn ut No. IL pier, aua which
" IF rnV -
velocity Of tbs current acrons tho Cribwoik
upon ~hich the tupe, structure of the sempora.
~ stag.s for TIE ctltg tube No. IL w4a uuIltt
causing d displacru.eut of the tnass. Serious
apprehension LIZ felt lest tue Whole would de
swept away b5 tlo torrent Of waller zush'ng
past Tbs structure, however, wi'hstood ibis
fearful te4t.
Tie Reform Convention at Toronto ad~
journed ,csterday alter pass'ns resolutions. al
ulust unan'mously, dtc.ur1ns The e1.sl ~ union
between Upper uud Lower Cauada 10 hasc IL.
su't-oiu u=4vy public deut, bur'h :nsOu,e taxa
tluu: u|su declaring fur the dissolution OF the
uhiou between Upper au'i Lover CunAda, wtll
lncul governments IuF each section, und central
power tor dc .iIug with matters adecting bulb
sections. About s00 Delegates were III Ut
tendance. The cunseution Was exceedingly h4r.
inouious.
Gen. G. Washington Dixon, formerly Duke
Of Yucaao. aud now Ea,l Of royuras MatAct,
wns cowh,de1 in said ui1rket last evening By Il
~on,un ~h1 insisted il,at lie bud Twice iAsutted
l'~- i" tue market alpresaid.-N. u. EFtscent,
STA iats.
COMMERCIAL Agent At L1nERtA.-The WASH
ingtun 4Star, III nlludtus ~ the appointment "
CvI. l,r"u. OF Vir.in.a. as Commerc:ol Agent
Of the United Stalcs at uouiuvlu, huJs -" Mr.
n'zat.on movement, and this appointment VII
narticulafjy rrutity III liz pus vi that c4usef