The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-07-28

NOVEL COMMITMENT TO THE PENITETIARY.-
On Monday last a novel commitment was made
TO the District penitentiary. III the shape of an
Indian, who had been found guilty i'll Kansas
OF DEMONSTRATING. There being no penitentiary
In that Territory, the prisoner was necessarily
sent to the Government here, under whose
general jurisdiction the crime was committed.
The sentence was for three years, and the man
has been already set to work The male con-
victs number one hundred and nine, the fe-
males twelve, all of whom are kept steadily en-
ployed.- Washington States.
The number of graduates from Harvard Col
lege this week is ninety; from the Medical
School, thirtyseven from the Lawrence Sci
entitc School, nine; from the Law School,
forty-seven; and from the Divinity School,
fourteen-the latter a larger number than have
been graduated for years. The number of the
alumni OF the college that have died during the
year is thirty nine, which is nine more than the
year before, but six less than the average of the
last nine years. The following are the honor
airy degrees conferred by the College at the
close OF the commencement exercises on Wed
nesday:
Master of Arts-Albert Pike of Arkansas
William James Rolfe of Lawrence, Richard Sal
tonstall Greenough of Cambridge, William Dor.
sheimer of Buffalo. Doctor of Divinity-Cyrus
Augustus Bartol of Boston, John Calvin Stock
bridge of Boston, Richard Salter Storrs of
Brooklyn, Howard Crosby of New York. OF
Doctor of Laws-George Darrell Emerson of
Boston, George Perkins Marsh of Burlington
VT, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow of Cam
bridge, Charles Sumner of Boston. The an
nouncement of Mr. Summers name was received
by the assembly with q cordial burst of APP
plause.
Richard Ii. Dana, Jun, has left Boston for
voyage to San Francisco and around the globe
for his health. 1t almost reconciles the public
to the illness of such men, that it is the means
of getting them such charming books as Two
\ ears Before the Mast and A Vacation Voy-
age to Cuba. And now we have the promise
of another from the author Of these.
TERRIBLE GuNPowDER ExPLosIoN.-On the
10th inst, at Camargo Kentucky, fire was ac-
cidentally communicated to a keg of powder in
the store Of DIR. Daniel, which exploded instant
ly, with a tremendous force, tearing the build
ing to atoms, scattering goods and other prop
erty in every direction, and seriously, if not
fatally, injuring eight persons.
LAYING OF TELEGRAPH CABLE Ne,o
Bedford, Jnty ga telegraph cable was sue
cessfully laid yesterday, connecting the Island
OF Naushon with Tarpaulin Cove and the main
land, which will prove Of special value for
marine reports.
LYNCH LAW IN MIssoURI.-S. LINUS, July
20.-A special dispatch to the Bulletin of this
city says that three slaves, on trial at Mar
shall, Mo-, for murder and rape, were Yesterday
taken from jail by mob, and one was burned
at a stake, while the other two were hung
LAsoRERs WANTED-There is a great de-
mand for laborers in Lynchbnrg, Va, at this
tme and the Republican of that city saws
number OF them could easily procure employ
ment, and at good wages.
CHEAP TRAvELLING.-It is stated that the
Third Avenue City Railway Company in New
York have commenced running their cars from
the Astor House to Harlem, eight miles, for six
cents.
Phil Herbert, the California Congressman
who murdered a waiter at Wizards, in Wash.
ington, has, with many others, been forced by
mob to quit Hennasello, California. An eX.
judge was a leader of the instigators"
The Boston Courier copies without contradic-
ton rumor that Prof FELTON, has become
spiritual believer if not medium, finding in
the course of his researches that the evidence
was irresistible a Is Saul also among the
prophets? ?"
THF BALLcaS ATLANTIC. = Wate,towa. ".
Y, July 2l.-Mr. La Mountain is here, recon
structing the Atlantic for an ascension from
this place, August It'll. Parties from New
York are here, and propose to place in his hands
any amount, not to exceed twenty thousand
dollars, for the immediate construction of
new balloon for the transatlantic voyage this
season.