Nebraska advertiser., 1860-03-15


A French periodical states that a Pre-
feet Of Corsica. Monsieur Guibeya, hav-
ing lately examined the registers of the
town of Calyi. has discovered in then
the record Of the birth o. christophe e
COlpnbus, making him onseauen 4
~cOup.ryman Of Napoleon.
0n Friday last, pc Geqgs 3. Wiz.
ship. Of Boston, the lecturer on physical
culture, lifted, with his hands, 1.l36
pounds, and is quite sanguine that within
twenty days he will abletOraiss4,200
pounds, IA aaf a. 4lHe f9Ald
II is reported that Gov, =Foose will 70
all probability assume the editorial con-
troll oflbe Nashville Baqhher add thT6dgh
il advocate the claims Of some such men
as C iuenden.er BellfOr. the Presidency.
1t is. stated by a. LOhdOn paper that a
marriage is on the otapis between the
daughter of MIRO. Dickens and Mr.. c.
Collins, the brother Of Mr.. Wilkie Col
Inns. b4J u. 9 slll
The Pa~llbearers of Stephen Whitney,
lately deceased, are possessed Ofptoperty
to the amount of So, 300, 600, Properly
goes a great way in this world; not SO
far in the next. a., ,sos
The sum of $4,000 is required to
carry out the new Plymouth Church
Grey. H. w. Bcecher's) project, s32,-
600 have beer subscribed in sums avera.
grng $1,000. w tla ass aa9 1909
The Dallas (Texas) Herald mentions
the death of Mrs. Elizabeth Crockett,
widow of the celebrated Davy Crockett,
in the seventy-fOurth yearsOf her age.
Andrew Jackson, 5Jr., protests against
the removal of Old Hickory's remains
from the Hermitage tc Nashville.
There is a project for building a rail-
road bridge over the Potomac, to cost ov-
er a million dollars. SIT aloH
A writer in New York paper estim-
ates that there are 100000 horses in
the United States, and they are worth
500, 900, 900. oas lssalaa
There is movement going IN in Bos-
ton against the circulation of copper
cents. The petitioners ask the govern
ment to abolish the coin. -ls n1ol
On Monday week, the St. Charles and
ST. Louis hotels had jointly 2,374 paying
boarders. Both houses are owned by the
same parties. 81 ssL
The New Orleans Bulletin says that a
tannery firm there has been putting the
numerous alligators which swim Iazily
about the bayous and swamps of Louisia-
ma in the sun to a useful purpose. They
have been making their hides into lealh-
er, and a capital article it is said to be.
Quite a number of the citizens were
wearing shoes made of il, and speak of
it in high terms.
The Menard Gil, Eader tellsa story
of two swains of that place. who recent
ly made application to the proper official
for a license to marry the same woman,
both applications being made within five
minutes of each other. No. / was TO be
married on Tuesday, and No. 2On Thurs
day.
Sidney Webster, the Private Secretary
of Ex-Presidsnt Pierce, il is stated, is
soonto be united in marriage with a
daughter Of a distinguished and wealthy
citizen Of New York, Exhibited States
Senator Hamilton Fish. z-a
The cash received for rent from real
estate farms belonging to the Girard es-
tate, during 1859, amounledt to 6l4s.5 $50
IS; from lands in SchuyIkill county, $50;
and from interests and dividends, S.
667 74-making a total Of SI57,l6S u.
During the year Sl2, 0O4 Sd was expen-
ded for the improvement Of the eastern
front of the city and Delaware-avenae /;
$685. O7o % for the support of the Girard
College. sad
Lane, the Fulton IN. Y bank de-
%faulter, has been sentenced TO three years
and three months hard labor in the State
Prison
Six autograph letters Of Sir Walter
Scott to Terry, the actor, were sold in
London, at auction, recently, at the sale
of the libraryof the late Charles Richard
son, the author of the dictionary. They
we're knocked down at So each. They
had already been published in LOckhart's
Life, but still the price paid for Them is
exceedingly low.
The Mansfield (Ohio) Shield says -
"from a thorough examination of the
peach buds on our premises, we are con-
WINGED that we shall have no peaches in
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