, 1860-08-17
mISCELLAkEtDIJR.

-Mlss Hattie Hosmer. the American scn1n
tresa, has returned from her artistic Iabors r.
Europe 10 comfort sick aud aeed father. She
~ spoken Of ~ fine, dashiog, black eyed wo.
!!lan O. twenty nne, WHO bears her world. wide
'sIoo Win toe hap!y, careless spirit Of child,
s-e returns to 1taly next autumn.
The Annapolis Gazetfe records the deatb ot
tue youngest child Of Governor Hicks. Of Mar.
land, aud adds that he has been sadly afiiicted
since lie took the Gnbernatorial chtir. Within
| t~o years de has lost his wife Eud three chill.
dTen; has been confined to his ron1n nix mootha
With painful disease. from which be was Ie.
| eieal operation. '1A
-Cisdtn, Neleo Co., importers and Job
beTs Of dry goods, who occupy at present the
LIVER part OF Trinity Buildings, On Uroadgar.
bare commenced the erection Of a new dfy
goods paiace, which, it is claimed, will be ths
.arSest mercantile building in this country, if
IN architectural bfauty aud internal adornments
anv other ed:tlce Of the kind in our netrnnolis.
II Is located on Worth street, exteudinr from
Church street to West Broadway, and Covers
sa urea Of three hundred and seventy. Eve bv
e'4atj teet, The estimated cost OF the buidr,
~ tEo huadred and fifty thousand do.lars.-N
r. Eunity past.
-Ker: uen.y Ward Beecher has been euhhed
u. y by Amherst College. He WIS awaroed
similar honor s1ne yrass ago bv q western
c"ilege, but decl1ced it. 1t ia, however. thought
he Will accept the prescn: compliment. Gov.
Banks was asso made IN LII. il. u. Amherst.
hasl;SS but few days pre.iously received u
Mnnt.
VIGILANCE COMMITTEE REPrlsEn,-A difficulty
occurred at St41kr, Florida, On the Florida
K.''Ioad, on the e3th nlr., which resulted in Tie
death Ct one person, end the dangerous wound.
ing OF two Or three ott,srs, Dr llolli ,gs1ortb.
c't'zen Of Ike, having expressed bis disap:
probation Of the conduct of certslu persons.
calling themselves " Regulators" was attacked
whl[t IN his own dwelling, by party Of them.
Dr. H1ll'nes~"rth, assisted by bis little son, q
boy Only thirteen years Of age, rene led his as
sallants. killed their leader, man by the name
OF Do"!iDg. and severely, if not morta!ly
wounded several others. a number Of shots |
were Tired On bo:h sides.
THE GREAT EAsTEnS.-THere bas been a oood |
zeal OF gossip ~ this cnun'ry relative to the |
cast, etc OF the Great Eastern. From sourca |
thoroughly posted on tbs subject. u letter.
Ter learns that her original cost was abou.
- 5o', 700. >he stands charged to the present I
owners ut s. l5'l000, Of which amount $500 000 |
IS "prefetred STOCK" and ths owners Of tie
Eve huucred Thousand will eventually become
owners Of the slip. But What will they do
with her?
PRorl7s OF THE SLAVE TRADE The net nro-
ceed. on cargo OF i've hundred Slaves are ut
II: lowest estimate :luu,Uy0, which ID only IN
average pref. of $500 per bead. The sum tot i
'f the profits Of The "blackbird fee" Of one
hundred vessels would therefore amount TO Ten
millions Of dollars, and this estimate makes an
a:hwcnce of fire millions Tor e1peuscs and
osses.
CESscs OF EVANSVILLE The return Of the
'epnt5 marshal, now on Tile in the ofics Of the
'le' 4 Ut the court, shows tho following enume1-
lt}GU OF tile tf. .fu1a4rti1a |