Nebraska advertiser., 1859-03-10
NeHs Inms.

vanced IN years; his hairs are gray, and
be has the appearance Of having seen a
good deal Of life. He IS at least 80 years
old. He Is nearly black, but sui has
some white blood IN his veins.
The most valuable span Of horses IN
the United States IS aid TO be owned by
Commodore Vanderbilt Of New York.
They are matched horses They cost him
8, 900, and he has been offered $4,000.
for them
The National Washington Monument
ought to be growing upward-when so
extended an interest IS taken In It's pro-
gress by United States citizens residing
abroad. The Monument has recently re-
ceived an acquisition from China, IN
shape of a block Of stone, inscribed as
follows: @From the citizens Of the Uni
ted States of America, residing IN Foo
Chow, ChOw-FOO, China, Feb'y 22d,
1853"
Tie Illinois Legislature proposes to
create Commissioner Of Immigration, to
make known the natural advantages Of
the State, to inTite immigration
AIoto of Africans brought by the Wan
derer," were recently offered for sale In
Charleston, S. C. The price asked was
only $3.50 apiece, and yet the owners
found no purchasers.
It IS stated hat Of the d chapIains In
the navy, 10 are protestant episcopal, 5
Presbyterian, A Congregational, 4 Meth
Odist and l Baptist. Of the o chapIains
IN the army, ISare Protestant Episcopal,
2 Methodist, l Presbyterian, l Baptist,
and l Catholic.
There are said to be twelve millions Of
dollars of claims dOcketed against Mexico
IN the State Department.
The debt Of Russia is said to amounts to
1852. $780, 900; that of France, sI24S,-
600 1000; while that Of England IS So
1s5. OO0, 200.
Advices from the African squadron to
January 14th say the health of the men
was generally In good condition. The
United States ~slOOp-of-war, Dale, after a
cruise on the South coast, arrived at Por.
to Baya, short of provisions
The mail req from Santa Fe brings
a copy Of the stringent laws passed BY
the Legislature of New Mexico, protect.
ing property IN slaves and totally prohib.
ting emancipation IN that Territory.
The vessel to bring Lord Lyon, the
successor Of Lord Napier, to this coun.
Try viii probably land him at Annapolis
Smith O'Brien visited both houses o
Congress on the I'd inst, and was cordI
ally received by the members.
The English and French fleets at Yer;
Cruz appear hostile to Juarez. 1t is re
ported that they are i~ntercepung his re
Inducements, and favoring Miramon
Miramon threatens to sack the city. Tn
French and English fleets have been ap
pealed to for protection, which they hav,
refused to grant. 1t is not thought, how
ever, that the fleets VIII openly partici
pate IN the attack on the city.
The latest advices from Hayti stat
that the only sen of President Gefrard,
Colonel in the army, died on the oath @
January, and the event was followed b
public demonstrations of mourning.
The Haytiens who were banizhed b
Solouque are invited to return by the ne,
Government.
Gefrare has issued a circular Iayin
/ down the programme of his Government
and by a decree has dismissed the Ma
tional Guard.
All the property of the late Emperc
, and his family las been confscated.
The election at Chicago On the first {
March passed of quietly. The entir
Republican ticket was elected by an a1
erage majority Of one thousand. Til
total vote was about fifteen thousand.
, Fitzhugh, Republican. was electe
: Mayor Of Oswego, N. Y, on the 1st.
: The Republicans carried the eIectio
f at Rochester, N. T., on the LIST inst.
: A good story is told of Mrs. DougIa
: when asked recently regarding her pc
: tics. Her reply was-'I am an Old Lin
Wing, with pretty strong Douglas pr,
cIiUfies.