, 1859-06-09
.uIsCRLL.f.H.EoUS ITEMS.

3IoSs. DLoxplx's WoSnERFr1 FEA7s.-The
Rochester Lnion is informed by gentleman
from Niagara Falls, that u. Blondin, the great
rope walker, has been performing some wonder
full frats at Suspension Bridge. He walked on
Wednesday from the shore to the bridge upon
one Of the wire stays which steady that great
structure. AL who have seen the bridge bayc
noticed the stays running from the cables to the
bank on either sidc and they wil readily under
stand that it is great feat to traverse one Of
them. N. Dlondin not only did this, but actual
y suspended himself by his feet from the wire
orer the river rushing through the great chasm
below. The people who saw this, expressed the
tight rope without diiIlculty.-B.Gdto Com.
y Thirty.thrce stars must be on the na-
tional flag from and after the 4th July next.
This is in compliance with tie act Of Congress,
passed April, 1S4s, which declares that on the
admission Of every new State one star shall be
added, and that such addition shall take place
on the It'll Ju}r next succeeding its admission.
Richmond EfamiAsr.
CAAELs OK An ALABAMA PLASrAr1oS.--Thc
Selma tAla.) tStntiael, 10Th ult., says: The
can,cls purchased by Nj. Wou!sey. from Capt.
Mac!,ado, last week, seem to answer many USE
full purposes, The other day one Of the animals.
With rider, brought twelve bushels Of sheled
corn to town to mill. So one camel, in milling
alone, will answer the purposes Of a wagon and
two mules, and will travel over the ground four
times us quick US the mules. We understand
that they have been tried in the plough, and
answer the purpose admirably, being doclle and
easily manascd."
- Workmen engaged IN preparing street
in Baltimore for a railroad, last week, were
ner with red letters, "Staryegut Society seek
ing employment on the city railway" The
sturvesut Society concluded that the workmen
wcrc not getting sufficient remuneration for
their labor.
tE The Broderick men in California are en-
gagged in hating Senator Douglas most cordially.
The Broderick organ Of the 18th Of May, says:
"At this time Mr. Broder;ck enjoys the conf
dcncc Of the auti-Lecompton Democracy to !
hundred times the extent that it is possessed
by Douglas: 1u fact, Douglas il suspected, dis
trusted md despised by them. Yet they have
full faith in Broderick, aud would a thousand
times sooner see him than Dougles IN the presi-
dental chair.H
= Col. Fuller, Of New York, learned, while
on a visit to the Bank Of England, that '' not
single piece Of -4Merican Pdptr which laid over
during the late panic now remains unpaid.
This, SAYS Hr- Elsey. the Governor, cannot be
said Of any other nation on the eartbt'
Mas. Po1k.-A correspondent says that it is
remarkable and fitting token Of the public re-
gard that annually, on the first day Of tue new
year, both houses Of the Tennessee Legislature
formally adjourn, and proceed in body to pay
their respects to Mrs. Polk.
Tuz nrvEn Po.--From the following descrip
ton it would appear that the 20 beata the MIS-
sissippi "out Of sight in the way Of fevees:
The 20 presents very singular spectacle
the vegetable earth and the sand broug ght down
br the torrents which come down from the
mountains constantly fill up its bed. and thus
threaten the surrounding country with inunda-
ton. In order to guard against TINT danger,
tile people on the banks hare everywhere raised
cubankmcnts, which are increased as the river
rises, so that in some places the waters of the
20 run as high as the tops Of the ueighboriug
stceples. 1t is everywhere bordered BY lateral
embankmcnts renders the country very near
marshy. The importance Of this river for the
beligercnt armies may be readi " understood