Daily national Democrat., 1859-06-16
Atlantic News.

son are counted up at ll9. Granting that
each (taking the big with the little) yielded
hlm about $50, curious people can regulate
MS income from that source at nearly "a 900.
Would that suffice to build house to suit his
taste2
HOMER ScENoK, resident of Fishkill Land.
ing, committed suicide on Tuesday last in the
churchyard in that village. 1t appears that
he went there without telling any one where
he was going, or what his purpose was, when
quietly sitting upon his fathers grave he
drew pistol and shot himself through the
head. The ball entered one side of his head
and posed out at the other When found
he was lying across the grave An inquest
has since been held upon the body and the
verdict of the jury was that deceased COM
mtted suicide by shooting himself in the
head with pistol.-N y paper.
The Cleveland Leader says there is quite a
stir in Coshocton, Ohio, touching what is
supposed to be silver mine near West La
fayette. 1t is stated that the ore has Teen
taken to the Philadelphia mint, and was pro
nounced the richest ever received there, eve
ry three pounds of ore making one pound of
pure silver. The ore is found in bed fifty
yards wide and three feet thick, overlaiJ
with vein of lead one foot thick There is
some doubt of the truth of the representa-
tions.
The Railway IN. J.) Register says the
COachlnakers' Association of that city, have
raised $1,000 for the purpose of starting a
manufnctory of their own This Association
was formed by jOuineymen coachmakers
who, several weeks ago, turned out for wa
ges, and not being able to come to terms
with their employers, they have determined
to go into business for themselves.
J. H. GREEN, the reformed gambler, is lee
turing in Detroit, accompanying his remarks
10y references to thirty-eight paintings, de-
picting scenes in the life of II gambler.
SEVERE frost occurred in Texas on the
22d of April, killing great deal of corn and
cotton. The Houston Telegraph counts the
damage hy millions of dollars"
TIGER TAIL. chief, together with a small
band of Indians. still lurk in the swamps,
canebrnkes. and everglades Of Florida.
Two hundred young men were thrown out
of employment in Buffalo. N Y, on the lst
of May, either directly or by refusing to ac-
cert largely reduced compensation.
THE Government of the United States hav-
ing -ased from the Choctaw Indians all that
portion of their territory lying between the
9Sth and Tooth medidian, and between the
Red river on the south. and the Canadian on
the north. upon which to locate the Texas
and other wild Indians, the Interior Depart.
ment is having the boundaries run out and
marked.
The Washington Republic names as prom.
nent candidates for the nomination of the
Charleston Convention as President, Generals
Harney Wool. Jesup, Commissioner Bowln,
and Secretary Cobb Mr. Orr will, it thinks.
if he cannot get the first place on the ticket,
take the second.
Ginseng root is largely collected in Wis
consin and exported to China. Between $50,
900 and $40.OO0 worth of it was exported
from Richland county alone, last year.
recent number Of the Devue des deux
Mondes contains an interesting article on the
naval arsenal at Cherbourg. from which it
appears that the works have cost Ct, oil 900.
King Victor Emanuel, in taking the co!l-
mand of the Pedmontes army will be ac-
cOmpanied by Prince Humbert. his eldest
son, who has just completed his fifteenth
year.
1t is rumored that the French Senate will
present an address to the Emperor, beseech-
ing him not to leave Paris.
MORE PRosoRIPTIoN. While the journals
of the Administration are printing long HON
lilies in favor of harmony in the Democratic
p rty. its officials are illustrating the mean
ing of these articles by removing men from
office whenever it is discovered that their
sentiments on all questions of party policy
do not exactly accord with those of the Ad-
ministratiOn. There never was a despotism
more exacting in its requirements than that
ont in Wa al nd
eyes liberty of thought ON any feature of its
rolicy is the greatest of political crimes
Philadelphia Press
IN imitation of England, France, and Rus
sia, the Prussian Government has resolved on
sending in the summer, two vessels Of war to
China and Japan, to establish commercial re-
lations with those countries, both for Prus-
sia and Zollverein.
The Emperor Napoleon III, having been
born on the 10th April, 1903, has completed
his 5lst year.
The Little Rock ARK Democrat says:
From letters and the newspapers received
from the northern and western portions of
the state we are satisged that the peaches are
all killed
THE PURCHASE OF AsHLAxD-The Louis
Vile journal says: We have il in serious cen
temptation to inaugurate movement for the
purchase of Ashland from james B. Clay
We have no doubt that he would insist on
makingas big pecuniary speculation Of it
as the degenerate descendant of Washington
is making of Mount Vernon, but this would
be only an additional reason for getting it as
soon MS aOssiDle out of his unworthy hands
The Lebanon (Ky) Democrat has raised
the flag for John c. Breckenridge for Presi
dent in 1860
Loss OF THE PoMoNA.-The report of the
loss of the New York packet ship Pomona
on the coast of Ireland, off Wexford, on the
9th of April. has been confirmed. The ca
tastrophe was a most appalling one. Three
hundred and fifty eight passengers. and for
ty-nine of the crew are reported drowned,
the ship sinking in nine fathoms water.
The Cheshire N. H.. Republican says a
negro, formerly slave. but who had been
experiencing e blessing of liberty, in Cana
da for some time, passed through that town
last week, back to her southern home
Freedom" didn't agree with her IDEAS
There was too much work in it.
A. j. WooD, of Alstead, N H., has bee
arrested for offering forged n ties for dscoun
at IT, Cheshire County Bank in Keene.
The editor of the Southern Times promis-
es to dispose of the entire slavery question
4" in few short articles" He says he has 1t
all in his head Well. we ha heard that
the whole thing was an a MT shclL-LOuis
viHe Journal
Notice to GraZierS.
A FR ESH FIELD has jus