, 1860-05-25
PUGET SOUND HERALD.
SFEILACOOM, ". r, FRIDAY, MAY 9j, 1850.


mittee snow tnat u lS more lnlalnOuS tnan tnat
practised on the coast Of Africa. The prepara-
tion Of the report being in able hands, II will be
an interesting and valuable document.
On the 24th Of April, snow fell in oswego, N.
Y, and cotton and other crops were considerably
damaged at the South, on the 25th, by heavy
frost
John Scudder, who killed Bassett, last year, Of
Denver, has delivered himself up. It is thought
he would be acquitted.
A collision occurred between two trains on
Iron Mountain Railroad, near st. Louis, by which
John Simmons, formerly Of the banking house
Of Lucas & Simmons, DR.. Killer, Clerk Of the
Board Of Health, G. w. Rothie, brakeman, and
boy named James Murray, were killed, and
several wounded. ls
An explosion occurred in powder mill near
Xenia, Ohio, on the 29th, killing Mr. Noer and
James Smith, U. s. Marshal.
The post office at Cairo, IIl, the poor.house at
Stonebridge, Mass, and thirteen dwelling houses
besides several saw and Touring mills at Gardner,
Me-. have recently been destroyed BY fire.
On 27th, at Troy, NY, fugitive slave be-
longing TO u. w. Hampton, Of Pepper, Va, was
arrested, taken before the US. Commissioner,
identified, and remanded to his master.
A writ Of hdbeds corpus was obtained. About
a thousand persons collected, and the fugitive
was rushed to the river side, and taken across to
West Troy, in q skiE There he was again ar.
rested, and again rescued; the mob being chiefly
composed Of colored persons who broke into the
Justices office, and carried of the fugitive in
acarriage. Blows, pistol shots, and knOck-downs
occurred.
William Taylor, now Of Lafayette, Ind, writes
TO the Pioneer Association Of Cincinnati that he
was the first white child born in that CITY, having
first seen the light on the goth Of March, 1871.
Concerning the state Of Western civil cation then.
he says -" In the Spring Of 1890, my father ct
Kentucky with his family and settled in Cincin-
matt, and built a cabin on Front street, little
below Main. AT that time the settlers were FIRE.
quently annoyed BY prowling bands Of Indians
In the neighborhood. On one occasion, my mo
ther was preparing supper in front Of their cabin,
about dark in the evening, when an attempt was
made by savage who was lurking close by, 70
shoot her; but the priming Of his gun flashing
In the pan, the malignant purpose Of the Indian
was frustrated" He further states that the law
required every man to go armed to church, under
penalty 0f twenty-five cents ine for failure to
do 81, this precautiOn ag inst the In lians being
Necessary.
Ton Sayers, the English Champion, has been
engaged by an cnterpFising American speculator
60 give series Uf exhibitions in the principal
cities in tho United States Immediately after the
fight with Heenan The engagement has been
definitely settled, We are assured will not be
broken, whatever may have been the result of
the late contest
Mrs. Adah Isaac Menkcn, now the wife Of Hee-
nan, the pugst, says. Ia u published card. that
she would rather be his wife than James Buchail.
ans. We have no doubt in the world that she
would rather have Heennn than q dozen Old
Bucks--IPrentice. Y itts
The Newark Daily Adeertiser says:-4 The
Council Of the PrOprie,Ors Of West Jersey stil
ma ntain their ancient organization, and meet 1t
stated periods ia Burlington. 1he Surveyor
General resides there, and there arc kept the
voluminous records OF the Council, embracing
piles u manuscript volumes, and rare old original
documents touching the early history Of the
State. Thrse ancient records ART continually re-.
sorted 20 by parties throughout West Jersey,
some ID search Of surveys for tho land their an
crstors took up a century and half ago, others
10 oascertan if any vacant land can be discovered,
and others, yet 70 consult them as historical de-
positories There, aso, reside the descendants
Of Smith, thebhistorian Of w Jersey, who still
own an occupy tho property which he lived,
enU NAfetS ~ eieo 5uoe - WV AN@toutVu Wao tl-
pending.
A bill has hccn introduced into the English
Parliament entitled "a bill to enforce uniform
in the use Of ecclesiastical vestments by Priesis
and Dcac0ns Of the Unitsd Church Of England
and Ireland" Priests and Dcacons at all their
services and Offices other than sermons are 10
wear plain white surplice with sleeves as now
ordinarily used, and white bHnds; while at ser.
mons black gown is substituted for the eufplice.
They are also allowed, at discretion, to wear .
cassock, a plain black scarf square cap, and II
he be graduate Of University, the hood pro-
per 10 his degree. AFchbishUps, bishops, minis
teFs Of cathedrals and collegiate chapels, and ex
empted from the operations Of th~ aci. The pena
alties for nonconiormity with its requirements
are very severe.
The Lockhaven penny WatchmaR records a
very remarkable phenomenon. Some months
ago, Mr. john johnson Of tat place had the mid.
ole finger Of his right hand amputated lose to Il
lower joint joining the hand. The wound soon
healed over, andalmUst Immediately new finger
commenced growing from the stump Of the old
one and six months from the time the finger
was anputated, Mr.. johnson had new and full
grown one IN its place. with the exception Of tie
nall which Is just commencing 70 shoot out
The Canadians are already preparing for the
contemplated visit Of tieir future King. An ode
Of welcome, among other things, has been written,
and q cantaia composed TO i, and a society Of
aneteurs in Montreal are preparing to practice
II as soon as Il isFeadys II Is % be sung to the
organ, and the performers already number forty.
The Montreal 0ratorio Society intend giving a
public performance while the Prince isthere, and
are Practieiag The Creation" Of Hayden for the
occasion. eaa hies ri
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