The constitutional union., 1860-11-16
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0 teen scholarships of $25O year each, for poor boys.
 F Steam communication has been established g between Norfolk, Virginia, and Washington, Q North Carolina. .R- Late census returns show the population of the
 United States to be over 3O,00O,O00.
 A correspondent of The New York Times, says that Col. Rudler is treated very humanely by the Hondurans. An ordinance of the city of Memphis requires all stores and saloons to be closed at eleven o'clock at night. Gen. Cass recently presented to Methodist
 Society of Detroit three lots of land, valued at SsOOO.
 It is estimated that owing to the drouth, not
 more than half sugar crop may be expected in
 Louisiana.
 The District of Columbia has now population
 of 75OO0, having increased one-third part in the
 last year.
 The small pox is making sad ravagcs at Puerto
 Principe, Cuba. Entire families have been swept
 away by the loathsome disease
 The decrease of the import of coffee in New
 Orleans this year, up to the 18th inst, is l4325
 bags, and of the stock F, IA
 Rev. Wm S. Porter of New Haven, Connecti-
 cut, has been sued for islander by voter whom
 he charged with committing fraud the bal | lot box.
 A challenged gentleman at Trinity, California,
 the other day replied by tearing up the challenge
 and then caning the bearer. It proved satis-
 factory.
 On the first of November about three inches of
 snow fell in St. Joseph, Missouri, but melted | away very rapidly. More rain fell than for many
 months past.
 | Albert Clark, respectable citizen of Hernando
 county, Florida, brualy murdered by one of
 his negroes on the 8th instant. The culprit was executed on the l2th inst. l One of the Pony Express riders lately rode two hundred and twenty five miles in twenty-four hours. Forty miles is the usual distance for one rider.
 It is asserted that there have been more losses of life and destruction of property by lightning in Canada and the United States this year than any previous The Arkansas Baptist estimates the number of Baptists in this State at l2,OOO The Baptist has a list of 2,000, and is not in it's third year. This is pretty good beginning. The steamer II. R. W. Hill, running between Memphis and New Orleans, exploded her boilers on the I'd inst, between Vicksburg and the latter place. Several lives were lost. young German lady lately came to this coun- try in charge of Adams X Co.'S Express, under an engagement to teach music at the South. But she was seen, loved, courted, and won by Ger man merchant in New York, worth $500, 900, and the cards out for the wedding.
 Mir Peter Howard, another one of Baltimores defenders of 1874, died near Scrabble, Berkley county, Virginia, on Wednesday of last week. In compliance to his dying request, the Hamtruck Guards, of Shepherdstown, attended his funeral.
 James and John Manley were killed in the tun- nel near Clarksburg, Virginia, Wednesday of last week, by the falling of a quantity of rock. James Cunningham very badly injured at the time, and is not expected to live. John Buckly was also badly injured
 While Blondin performing on stilts at Troy, last Tuesday, he attempted to turn q sum. mersault, but the crotch that supported the rope suddenly gave way, and he fell amonst the seats and the people below. He considerably hurt by the fal and one of his arms appeared to be partially paralyzed by contact with the hard sub- stance of the back of seat.
 Col. Washington has written a letter of thanks to Mir. Thaddeus Hyatt for using his influence so successfully in securing the return of his pistol which presented by Lafayette to Washington, and which carried off by some of the John Brown marauders.
 The Washington correspondent of The World says: "General Harney has left this city to assume the command of his department. In con- sequence of anonymous letters threatening insur- rection in Virginia Gov. Letcher has ordered troops to be ready to move at moments notice."
 A submarine telegraph has been successfully laid down from the Island of Mnorca to Algiers, and is transmitting messages The portion from Minorca to the French coast is to be laid at once.
 The census taken in Spain gives the popu- lation of that country as 15 464,000. The area of Span being 194,772 square miles, gives den sity of seventy y-nine to the square mile, or about one-thrd that of Great Britain. Madrid with 28l ,l7O inhabitants is the only city of 100000.
 The Washington correspondent of The New York Times, of the 5th inst, says: "At the special request of number of prominent citizens of Georgia the Government has placed the Augusta arsenal under federal troops. The arsenal at Fayetteville, North Carolina, is to be occupied by n company of cavalry"
 A German paper says that a wife has been selected for the Prince of Wales. She is daugh- ter of the Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, a petty prin- cipality of the Germanic Confederation. The future Queen of England has just turned seven- teen years. Doubtless II. R. H. would prefer to make his own selection.
 The Pacific telegraph line was completed to Fort Kearney on the 1st inst. It connects with the Pony Express, saving from one and half to two days the St. Joseph route. The Indians along the mail route quiet Miners are from Pikes Peak. Many are sick and destitute.
 The Roman Catholic Cathedral at St. Johns Newfoundland, was lately entered by burglars, and massive silver chalice, plate, and can