The national Republican., 1861-03-09
NEWS ITEMS.

enormous.
The Democrats of the first district Of Con.
nectcut have nominated Hon. A. P. Hyde for
Congress.
Nail mills in Fall River have stopped for
want of business-completely knocked in the
head by the times.
Madame Grisi is once more announced in
London as positively to retire from the stage in
April.
On Wednesday the. steamer America, with
fifteen passengers, but no specie, sailed from
Boston for Liverpool.
A mail from the African squadron arrived at
Sag Harbor, New York, on the 9Th instant, in
whaling vessel.
A pictorial pocket bible, finely illustrated,
has been published in London at 87A cents, our
money.
Mr.. Richard Sands, Of the well.known circus
firm of Sands, Nathan, 4 Co., died few days
ago in Havana.
Lieutenant Edward T. Spedden, United
States navy, late attached to the United States
steamer Mohawk, died at Brooklyn on the Sd
instant.
Mr.. Gurney has obtained decree of divorce
from his wife in London.
Robert T. Lincoln, the Presidents eldest son,
has returned to Harvard University.
Jacob Newcomer committed suicide in Cum.
berland county, Pennsylvania, last Monday.
Steam tugs are now used on the Grand Trunk
Canal in England.
From St. Domingo we learn that the Span.
ish flag flies over every portion of that republic,
with the consent of the authorities. It is said
that the desire Of annexation to Hayti is grow.
ing stronger every day among the people.
Several prominent citizens of New York
have offered to reinforce Fort Sumter with men
and provisions at all hazards, provided the
Government will pay for the vessel if lost or
sunk under the guns of the South Caro-.
liniaps.
in Texas by the Indians during the past three
months is estimated at 470.
England obtained from other sources than
the United States, in 1860, $4,000 bales Of
cotton.
A San Francisco paper reports the arrival
at that city of Japanese merchant, who came
to purchase goods to be sold in his own country.
7 Adaline Tucker has obtained verdict for
$2,358 damages against the town Of Henniker,
N. H., for I'M uries sustained from defective
road.
Peter NJ. Keith died in York, England, on
the 4th ultimo, from habit, long INDUCED, Of
eating orris root, of which he was most unnat,
urally fond.
While dying in Blockley PENN Almshouse,
Highland Whitaker acknowledged that he had
murdered a negro, and thrown his body into
the river, month before.
An adventurous pioneer, Captain Walter NJ.
Gibson, has purchased an island in the Indian
Archipelago, and is trying to organize band
of settlers in California.
John Brougham, the English comedian and
author, will reside permanently abroad. He
has sent word to Mrs. B. to sell out and join
him in May.
Mrs. John Wood, the actress, is quite i'll at
her residence in New York city, and has dc.
clined all offers Of engagements.
Myron L. Leffingwell, one of the dramatic
company Of the Varieties Theatre, in New Or.
leans, and formerly of this city, was badly beaten
and stabbed there, the other night, by two
rowdies.
An industrious young woman in Central New
York has made an elaborately wrought Thibet
dressing gown, as a gift to Abraham Lincoln.
1t contains 100 yards of stitching.
A pickpocket is said to have been doing a
good business on the lines of railroad out West
by going into car, refusing to pay his fare
and picking the conductors pocket as he was
putting him off.
A couple living in the county of Stormont
Canada, have twenty.six children, all residing
with them in the same house.
A x.year.old Durham COW was killed al
Seneca Falls, N. Y, few days since, whose
live weight was l,72O pounds.
The ship building of the Bath district, in
Maine, last year, amounted to about 10000
tons, of the estimated cost of 100000.
The Paris correspondent of the Brussels In
dependence states that an interview has taker
place within the last few days between the EN-
peror and the young Bonaparte, grandson o.
Prince Jerome by his first wife, Miss Patterson
and whose father is the plaintiff in the action
which has occupied so much public attention
This interview has led to the supposition tina
before the decision of the court is pronounced
some friendly arrangement will be effected.
The WRoNG MAN HUYG.-In August, 1858
William King colored man, of Baltimore, wal
killed, and John II. Cyphus, also colored, wa'
convicted of the deed, and hung in April, 1859
A few days ago, George Orem, also colored
while on his death bed, confessed that he wal
the criminal, and the deed had haunted hin
ever since.