The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-07-11
NUMBER 90.
GENERAL SUMMARY.

The rateabie property in France has NOR
than doubled since the accession Of Napoleo
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or Why did Mr. Todd of Ohio, find hi
seat, as president of the squltter convention
at Baltimore, on SATURDAY,, an uncomfortable
one ? Because the cushion (CuShing) hat
been removed Ehu7lestoa Mercury. s
OF Mr. George F. Train, formerly OF Bos
ton, has closed a contract for constructing til,
first city horse railroad in Enxland, with tn,
authorities of the town Of Birkenhead, oppo
site Liverpool. The authorities, however
with characteristic CAUTION in relation 10 Yam.
kee inventions, not only require lcin on thS
-rsils and plant" as they term the equipmeni
but also surety oi $4,000 to inIe,nnif,
the town, should they find the road nut
sance, and be com telled to take up the rails
and repair the streets
COMMITTED SUICIDE On TueSdar night
last, in Wilkinson. Miss. at the Woodville
Hotel, DR.. G Huff put an end to his life
by cutting his jugular VEN. ~
The CENSUS They are taking or aboni
to take the census in England. Every man
there is required TO tell what is the religion o.
himself and his family. -
SUGAR FROM Mexico A cargo of surar
the first imported, was recently received in
New York. from Campeachy, Yucatan. 1t is
| pronounc d IA gnOd, strong article f.Ily equal
to Cuban, in the hardness OF its CRYSTALS,
| when refined. .
A DISTINCTION WITH DIFFERENCE
| The Herald says that the Northern politicians
see the germ of dissolution in the tend .ncy
toward division in the late Convention Where
the Northerners see the germ, the Southern
ers only see seed (secede y Hnity Fair.
THE RUSSIAN NAvY-In addition to her
standing army Of 10000 men, Russia has at
least the nucleus Of very respectable navy.
She has tilty-four lins of-tatlle ships, rangirg
| from 40 to 120 guns each; % frigates, carry
| ing from 40 to 50 guns; 81 war steamers. and
| 4u eor1ettes. schoonerS and hrigs The mum
hT ol seeamen maintained by Russia is AZ,
! 000. sg...r
| THE lSsURrEcTIoN Parry AT conven-
ton of ins.TrectionarSf Ab6iitionistS of the
John Brown genus, recently held in Boston,
| Gerrit SmiiiHiwas nominated as their candi-
date Tor the Presidency The platform Of the
party il the total abolition of slavery from
ZIG (h TIC NDfthGHtOU VIII TeaSSeUlDle
at North eEIbaf New York, the residence Of
the surviving relatives Of the late Jno Brown,
on the 4th of July. s.4 q. .--.-lgg
THE ESGLtsH IN SAN BhAs-The schooR-
er Ewing brings news from San Bias, Mexi.
CO. to the 18Th Hlt. Two English ifen-of- war
had landed portions Of their crews and taken
possession Of San Bias, and were holding it
against the Liberals, The acting government
and C,lstoinhhriSe officers had granted an Offi-
GER fr.,In the British lnan-of. war the privilege
Of tqkng Mexican schooner, putting an Eng
lish crew -oR boal>i, and hoistng the British
ensign for the purpose 6f smuggling silver up
the coast This is the langutge nf the report
received. hut whether the design IL to assist
British Subjects TO smu seie or 70 prevent the
exaction Of duties on silver kYdffFerent sets Of
of revolutionists, is probably matter of
opinion.
SINGULAR DEcIsInS.-A decision has hecn
lately made hy the Supreme Court OF YER
mont VIII ch appears 10 be q little singular -
The action was trOger by IA lroad company
for the conversion Of crrtain OF, It's bonds
The court allowed the dssesdant Ia isripg ths-
bonds into court ut their UIue in mitigation Of
damages, although when so brought in they
were worth in the mirket very little if any
thing, and much less thln when the conyer-
sion toVk place.