Daily national Democrat., 1861-07-27

specie.
John Saunders, who was shot by Hughes,
on the Bragdon, few days since, is much
better, and hopes are entertained of his re-
covery.
A PETTY TErEF IDENTIFIED AS MURDERER.
DEPUTY sheriff johnson, of Placer county.
arrived iu the city yesterday morning, hav-
ing in charge man named a. J. Hurt, who
ia charged with the crime of murder, COM
mitted in Napa county, about year and a
half ago. Soon after the alledEed murder
Hurt was arrested aud indicted 10y the Grand
Jury of that county On the 18th of May,
1850. he escaped from the county jill before
his trial had taken place. About six months
AFRO. under another name, he was convicted
Of petty larceny at Pine Grove Placer coun
tv for which offense he was sentenced to
six months imprisonment in the Placer coun-
tv iail. When brought to Auburn, he was
identified by Deputy Sheriff johnson the
fugitive Hurt, for whose arrest $500 reward
had been offered by the Sheriff of Napa coun-
tv and $500 10y the Governor Of the State.
His term Of six months at Aubnrn has just
expired, and he is now being taken to Napa
to he tried for the first named otfense lie
was taken on board the steamer Antelope
Yesterday, heavily ironed.-- Union ges'erday
TUE universal grief Of the loyal people Of
the loyal States Of the Union over the grave
of Douglas like the sorrow unaffected upon
the death of Clay and Webster, and like the
mournfu exhibition Of national woe when
Andrew Jackson was gathered back to the
bosom of his Maker, is thoughtful commen-
tarv upon the party prejudees and passions
! (. . i,1 g, 4
an American statcsmau in his struggles with
his opponents. When God calls our great
ones hence, we cease to wrangle over their
merits and, while yielding to the Omnsci-
ent Decree We testify our regret at the loss,
and urrepentance for our injustice to the
deprted, by clustering around their grave
and praising the very virtues we were ever too
ready 20 deny them when they lived among
and led the crowds Of men.-Erchange.
THE LARGEST UorEL IN THE WORLD The
largest hotel in the country, or in the world,
is said to be the Lindcll House, now nearly
completed, in St Louis, Missouri 1t is 272
feet front; 277 feet deep; 1l2 feet high.
and fronted with cream colored magnetism
limestone. It's cost, unflrnished will be
$6000 600. 1t has 800 rooms, and can receive
1900 guests The ST. Louis Democrat says:
The brick laid in its walls number S000,-
600, sufficient to pave an area of over thirty
acres. This is in addition to 8 600 perches
of rubble stone in the foundation, So 900 GU
bic feet of cut stone in the fronts, and other
stone-in all costing over 100000 If q
boarder desires to take a walk through the
wide and lofty corridors before breakfast,
he may travel one and quarter miles with
out going oyer the same floor twice. Besides
the marble flooring and other tagging, 500
600 feet OF lumber have been used in its
floors and it will require 10000 yards Of
carpet to cover them. Some 10000 feet Of
gas pipe are required to light it, with many
thousand burners; 100000 pounds of lead
and SC 600 pounds Of iron pipe TO supply it
with water, besides that for heating it. Forty
or City miles OF bell wire will be required,
and three water tanks, containing $4,000 gal
Ions or fifty tons of water, will rest upon its
roof, which water is pumped up with steam
engines
NorHNG II IT "A report was on the street.