The Constitutional. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1860-1861, 1860-11-10
News nnd cl.seratcms.

with the abundant rains that bad fallen
there was every prospect Of the new crop
being large. The Cd crop is all off.
We see that the Secretary Of War has
gwen Gen. Harney leave OF absence for
year. to visit Europe. The loss OF his wife
together with the difficulties growing cut
OF the San Juan affair, has deeply affected
him, IT is said. and il is aGded that trip
cal.
HE eensus returns Of Washington To-
9543. r.....
Hon. Thomas L. MARSHALL Is leeiuiingat
Poughkcepsie, n. Y, on the History Of
Christianity.
DE BOWS mortality statistics, COMPLIED
from the last census, show that the peopla
OF the United States are the healihipst on
tie globe. The deaths are 800 900 Der
year, or l l-2 per cent. Of TIE population.
In England the ratio is nearly 2 per cent.
Virginia and North Carolina are the heal
thiest OF the States, aud have 63S inhabi-
tants over 100 years.
Michigan has population of 1890
only two small districts to be- heard
from-whiclI is an increase of 3j2,3lj
since 1850.
The splendid carriage in which the
Prince OF Wales was drawn on his arrival
III New York, was sold at auction on Sat
u9day for $500. 1t cost $1,000.
AnaAtbenian, who was lame in one foot
joining the army, was laughed at bv the
soldiery on account of his laulcness. clam
here to tght--not TO rum said he.
Among those at the ball given to the
Prince in Boston, was Miss IIosmcr, the
sculptor. His Royal Highness had met
her in Rome, and greeted her ON this occa-
sion with great cordiah,y In the course
Of the conversation which ensued he in
formed her tit her statue of Puck still
adorned his rooms ut Oxford.
The Auburn q. " State prison, du-
ring the Gscal year which has just closed,
hascarncd a surplus OF twenty-five thou
sand dollars over expenses.
A prize of eco for the best essay on the
effects OF Sunday cab-driying has been
won by John Cockraun, n l99Ddon cab
driver. AT the meeting at which tf1Apiize
was awarded, Cockraun told his audience
that the essay consisted ol 1860 words,
and was all written in TIE opca air, on Tie
top Of his cab
The census of The Hia:Ccfp delaware has
been completed and shows the following
res ults White and free colo.cd inlabi-
ta1ts HOSP; saves, 1905; number of
dwellings. 1927 faai!ire, 1924 farms
G6GG slave owners. GI5. Total pcruls-
ton of the State, ll2,a47tc@pir 81 80
IN 1850. There we're 2.9J slaves in tie
state in 1880.
On thu 18th of Angu.tl,st, a FISH f
lightning s'ire!, a windsaiii If iarpion. in .
France, in which there Was female. wl.s
was killed ly the electric Ui3. and GA
whose body here was l,f the picture of a
ne, .hboring tTrr, with al ita branches aud
leaves com. tie. This singular tat. iug
by the gining was seen ;ad atlc.ic: b,
medical examiners and tie uu.ic'pa! az
thofitics Of the place.
Jenny Lind Gollschmit; ha- ;vst r.
tarned t. England f;oin witt oi some
weeks TO her native city of s'o,&I.im.
whore she WIS cordialIy RECESSED ~ her
friends, from whom size had l,,... ts,5.t
COR se' er;i yea.2. Err y,ocsso. Mon d..
musical stage ii Sweden, oui.. 1,l,,.'.
whom the S0e,,is. critics -~co "a co,.id-
erirg little. if any, ini;l:eI, has l.'rl, lem
married 10 her cousin. : IT, in initiation e
her predecessor. now s'gt ,Ler name loois,
Nichal Michaeli
pi-.ori is .he daug.t"r q roar tra.t...e
Italian ar,istes, and il Is sad that. when
ansniant she lay behind Tie scaus. in
basket, while her mother was playing.
A correspondent of tie Kew To,k Tcuce.
calls Henry :. Lane, the Governor elect
OF Indiana, "the Zouavc Of lcpul:r ora
tons"
The ladies Of Washinglau, y. G., have e
collected two large boxes Of clothes aud
bed linens for the suffering Christians in
Syria; Adams Express Company have
forwarded them to Bostcn free ot charge.
ANOTHER ROYAL MARRIaGE.-The
London Court Journal, which, saws tie
New York Albion, ought to be an au,Lcl;-
ty On such subject, has announced the
coming betrothal of her British Ma;,s,y's
second daughter, the Princes Alice, 10
Prince Louis of Hcsse Dalm>tadt ncph-
ew Of the rciSning Grand Duke. Thi,m-
ion, remarks tie Albion. is only to be not
ed in political sense, in us much as it
will cement still more strongly the close
alliance already existing between tie roy
al families of Great Britain and Piussi?,
the bridegroom elect being, through his
mother, cousin-german to the King and to
he Prince Regent Of the latter Kingdom