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the captain, whose name is Bill Smith, 
was kept prisoner more than an hour, and saw 
from five to six hundred negroes, all having arms. 
There were two or three hundred white men with 
them. All the houses were closed. I went into a 
tavern close by Mr. Chambers; thirty 0 
inhabitants were collected there with arms; they 
said most of the inhabitants had left, but they 
declined, preferring to protect themselves. It was 
reported that five persons had been shot. 
Mr. Simpson was escorted back over the bn ge 
by six negroes. The train with the Fredericks¬ 
burg military, is at Point Rock. A train with the 
Directors of the Pennsylvania Railroad on board, 
is on the other side of Harper’s Ferry. It was 
believed that the insurrectionists would leave as 
soon as it became dark. Orders have been received 
here that the train shall stop at Sandy Hook until 
Colonel Lee, who is following in a special train 
arrives. There are any amount of rumors 
nothing certain.” 
but 
ROCHESTER, N. Y., OCTOBER 22,1859. 
DOMESTIC NEWS. 
Matters at Washington. 
The N. Y. Herald's Washington correspondent 
says it is understood that Lord Lyons has received 
a peremptory and important dispatch from his 
government, demanding explanations from our 
government touching the course of Gen. Harney 
in the San Juan affair, to which Mr. Cass is now 
preparing a reply, which will vindicate fully our 
rights. A communication has also been received 
from the British government, through Lord Lyons, 
requesting that their acknowledgements may be 
conveyed to our Minister to China, and also to 
Commodore Tatnall, for his friendly conduct in 
the affair on the Peiho. 
The N. Y. Times has advices from Washington 
stating that Mr. McLane is about to resume his 
official post near the Mexican government. 
Information has been received here that as soon 
as Col. Sumner heard of the attack on the Santa 
Fe mail with fatal results, he dispatched a com 
Personal and Political. 
Col. Philip Hickey died in East Baton Rouge, 
La., on the 1st inst., at the age of eighty-two. He 
as, some time before his decease, the only citizen 
Louisiana who was born within the present 
limits of the State, a subject of Great Britain, and 
who had lived under the Governments of the three 
Great Powers, of Great Britain, Spain, and the 
United States, without any change of his civil 
status, his residence, or the exercise of his own 
will. 
The venerable Rev. Samuel Willard, D. D., of 
Deerfield, Mass., died in that town on the 7th inst., 
in the eighty-third year of his age. For half a 
century he has been a most acceptable preacher 
and beloved pastor, receiving the respect of men 
of all creeds, and exerting great influence in the 
region where he has labored. For about forty 
years the deceased has been blind. He graduated 
at Harvard College in 1803, and was the class mate 
of the famous Dr. Fayson, the late Dr. Asa Eaton, 
and others widely known. 
The American State Committee of Massachusetts 
have voted that it is inexpedient to call a State Con¬ 
vention to nominate candidates for State officers 
The two branches of the Vermont Legislature 
convened on the 13th inst. Lieut. Gov. Mai tin 
called the Senate to order, when the oaths were 
administered. Rev. "William 11. Lord was elected 
Chaplain. The House organized by electing Mr. 
Edmonds, o.f Burlington, as Speaker—ballot stand¬ 
ing as follows:—Edmonds, Rep., 179; D. Dunn,of 
Bernard, Dem., 40; scattering, 18. Charles Cum¬ 
mings, of Brattleboro, was elected Clerk. 
A Leavenworth dispatch to the St. Louis Re- 
publican says that the Topeka Convention on the 
2th nominated a full ticket, headed by C. Robin¬ 
son for Governor, and J. F. Root for Lieut. Gover- 
■pany of dragoons to Pawnee Fork to punish the . . , , - „ 
Hopes are entertained that I «°r- M. F. Conway was nominated for Congress 
offending Indians, 
this prompt action on the part of Col. S., will re¬ 
sult in the capture of the murderers, and the rescue 
of the passengers by the overland mail. It will 
probably be found necessary to station troops at 
Pawnee Fork, to escort the mail through to Cold 
Springs, and thus obviate the recurrence of such 
outrages. 
The Government is satisfied that the yacht 
Wanderer is the only vessel that has landed Afri¬ 
cans on our coast, but with a view to prevent any 
further violation of the law, the most stringent 
efforts have been, and will continue to be made to 
intercept any such cargoes destined for the United 
States. 
A private letter from London say r s that our Min 
ister, Mr. Dallas, is exerting himself to procure 
the recognition of the Mexican Liberal government 
by England, while other prominent gentlemen are 
similarly engaged. 
The Consul General of the United States in 
Canada, writes to the State Department that gigan 
tic efforts are on foot to divert from American into 
Canadian channels the products of the North 
Western States that seek an outlet to the ocean 
Insurrection at the South. 
During a goodly portion of yesterday (Monday) 
the telegraph was conveying dispatches calculated 
to cause intense excitement throughout the coun 
try. The first of these ran as follows : 
“Baltimore, Oct. 17.—A dispatch just received 
here from Fredericksburg, dated this morning 
states that an insurrection had broken out at Har 
per’s Ferry, where an armed band of abolitionists 
have full possession of the government arsenal 
The Express train going east was twice fired into, 
and one of the railroad hands and a negro killed 
while they were endeavoring to get the train 
through the town. The insurrectionists stopped 
and arrested two men who had come to town with 
a load of wheat, and seizing their wagon loaded it 
with rifles and sent them into Maryland. The 
insurrectionists number about 250 whites, and are 
aided by a gang of negroes. At last accounts 
fighting was going on. 
The above is given just as it was received here, 
It seems very improbable, and should be received 
with great caution until confirmed by further 
advices.” 
The third dispatch, which was received at Balti 
more at one o’clock P. M., stated that “it is 
apprehended that the affair at Harper’s Ferry is 
more serious than even citizens here are willing to 
believe. The wires from the Ferry are cut, and 
consequently we have no intelligence beyond 
Monocacy station. The Southern train which was 
due here at an early hour this morning, has not 
yet arrived. It is rumored there is a stampede 
negroes from this State.” 
The President, at 2 P. M., ordered the U. 
Marines stationed at Washington, and three com 
panies of artillery at Old Point, Va., to repair 
immediately to the scene of disturbance, and the 
Governor of Virginia has also ordered out several 
of the independent military companies. At 10 
P. M., we received the following: 
“Monocacy Bridge, Oct. 17.—The train arrived 
here at 9 o’clock. Luther Simpson, baggage 
master of the mail train, gives the following 
particulars: 
I walked up the bridge; was stopped, but after¬ 
wards permitted to go up and see the captain of 
the insurrectionists. I was taken to the armory, 
The Convention was harmonious. The election 
lor State oflicers will take place in December, 
The New Hampshire Democratic State Conven 
tion was held at Concord on the 11th inst., and 
was quite fully attended. The ballot for candidate 
for Governor resulted as followsAsa P. Cate, of 
Northfield, 122; J. S. Cheney, of Manchester, 99 
scattering, 4. Cate’s nomination was made unani 
mous. The Convention did not act upon the ques 
tion of delegates to the Charleston Convention 
We are without anything very definite as to the 
result of the recent elections; still, from such 
figures as are attain uble, it seems to be apparent 
that nearly all have resulted in favor of the Repub 
licans. We give such information as has been 
received 
Minnesota. —A dispatch to Chicago, on the 14th 
inst., gives the following Republican gaiEs: — 
Ramsey County, 500; Hennepin Co., 500; Dacota 
Co., 400; Rice Co., 170; Washington Co., 100 
Anoka Co., 100; Cower Co., 100. The Republi 
cans are known to have gained two Representatives 
in Ramsey Co., one Senator and one Representa 
tive in Anoka, and probably five Representatives 
in Dacota. The Democrats gain four in Winona, 
There is but little doubt of the election of the Re 
publican Congressmen, Governor, and State ticket 
and a Republican majority in both branches of the 
Legislature. 
Ohio. —The Republican majority on the State 
ticket will be 17,000. To the Senate, 25 Republi 
cans and 10 Democrats are elected, and to the 
House 64 Republicans and 20 Democrats 
Iowa.— There being but four telegraph offices in 
the State of Iowa, some days must elapse before 
the result of the election there can be definitely 
ascertained. The vote received thus far is about 
the same as in 1857, when Low, Rep., was elected 
by 2,000 majority. 
Georgia.— Brown’s majority for Governor 
Georgia is about 20,000. 
Pennsylvania.— The “Peoples’ Party” journals 
figure up a majority of about 20,000 on the State 
ticket. The Assembly is strongly Opposition- 
nearly the same as last year, when it stood 63 to 
37. The Senate (last year Democratic,)' is also 
nearly two-thirds Opposition. The Lecomptonites 
have carried one of the eleven Senators chosen this 
year—Crawford over Irwin, in the Perry and 
Juniata District. 
News Paragraphs 
Sup’t Beale writes from Fort Tejon, California, 
of the great advantage of camels in the public 
service of the West. He tested the comparative 
value of mules and camels as pack animals, and 
the experiment proved beyond all question the 
great superiority of the camel, both as regards 
rate of speed and amount of burden. He finds no 
difficulty in rearing camels. 
Dr. Jewett has left the Boston Traveler an 
ounce or two of fine starch, extracted from only 
eight horse-chestnuts, picked up in the street, 
The experiment shows this nut to be so abundant 
in starch it may readily be turned to valuable 
account 
The temperature of the frozen well at Brandon 
a few days since, 40 feet below the surface, was 34 
degrees, while in the open air it was 68. From 
observations made in that vicinity it is shown that 
a stratum of underground frost exists then 
extending over a large area. 
Nearly $2,500,000 in gold and silver was receivea I 
at New York from California and Central Ameri- j 
ca, on the 13th inst., the largest amount of treasure 
that ever arrived at the port in one day. 
A San Francisco writer, of late date, says the 
following are about the rates of wages now paid 
in California:— Carpenters from .$4 to $7 per day; 
brick layers and masons, from $4 to $6; black¬ 
smiths, wheelwrights, machinists, painters, tin¬ 
smiths, from $3 to $4,50; common laborers, $3; 
farm hands, from $30 to $40 per month, and 
found ; cooks from $30 to $60. 
It is said that Queen Victoria’s second daughter 
—now the first on the marriage roll—has express¬ 
ed a wish to resign her “royal dowry” in order to 
become a professed Catholic. The Court papers 
insinuate that this is a step to court the young 
I King of Portugal, who lately lost his wife. When 
Don Pedro was in England, a few years ago, the 
Princess Alice was “smitten,” but religion was in 
the way, and there the affair dropped. 
Among the many reforms contemplated by the 
Emperor of Austria, is one which will place all 
forms of religious worship upon an equally free 
basis, removing all the restrictions placed upon 
Protestants and Protestantism. The number of 
Protestants in Austria is estimated at about three 
millions—two millions two hundred thousand of 
whom are in Hungary, or about one-fourth of the 
people of the Kingdom. This is a much larger 
number than is generally supposed to be there, and 
the reform will be hailed with delight by them. 
The last statement made by the Commissioners 
of Emigration shows that there has been a de¬ 
crease of 1,870 in the number of persons arriving 
at the port of New York, compared with the same 
period last year 
Recent advices from Genoa, state that while the 
United States frigate Wabash was lying at the port 
large fire occurred in the city, when her com 
mander, desiring to assist in subduing it, dispatch¬ 
ed to the aid of the city a portion of her officers 
and crew with the fire engines of that ship 
Shortly after the occurrence a letter was received 
by the commandant of the Wabash from the Vice- 
President of the Royal Chamber of Commerce, at¬ 
testing their gratitude, as well as of all Genoa, for 
the important services rendered. 
The Pacific wagon road has been finished. Du¬ 
ring the Summer some 1,500 wagons, 12,000 head 
of cattle and about 4,000 persons have passed over 
it. Grass, wood and water are found abundantly 
along the entire route. It commences at the South 
Pass, leaving the Sage Plains to the Southwest, 
and, going directly through the Wasatch Moun¬ 
tains by way of Thompson’s Pass, crosses the head 
waters of Bear and Great Snake Rivers. 
A traveler stopping at one of the hotels in 
Minnesota, recently, saw the phrase “ Fried Water 
Chickens” on the dinner bill of fare. Desiring to 
know what this meant, he sent for a dish of water 
chickens. They came, and sure enough looked 
very much like the smallest and whitest of fried 
spring chickens. He tried them — found them 
oxoellont—-recommended them to the rest, of his 
party, ladies and all. All who tried them liked 
them wonderfully; and so, nearly all of them be- 
cama frog-eaters, almost without knowing it. 
Rochester University and Theological Sem 
inary. —We see it stated, says the Democrat, that 
sixteen new students have been admitted to the 
Theological Seminary in this city, the present 
term, and about fifty-five to the University—forty 
of them forming the Freshman Class. This, we 
believe, is the largest number ever admitted to the 
University at the opening of the Academical year. 
King William’s Island.— The Albany Journal 
says:—King William’s Island, the spot where the 
remains of the Franklin Arctic Expedition were 
found, is one of the southern-most islands of the 
Arctic Ocean. It is but a little north of the upper 
shores of Hudson’s Bay; is twelve degrees of lati¬ 
tude further south than the spot where Dr. Kane 
wintered safely, and three hundred miles further 
south than are the Danish Settlements in Green¬ 
land. It has long been known and visited. Be¬ 
cause it was so near by, and so far south, the Ex 
peditions have never dreamed of looking there 
before, but have prosecuted iheir search in the icy 
regions further north. 
The Source of the Nile.— The great problem 
of the source of the Nile, which has occupied the 
attention of the world during so many ages, may 
now be considered as definitely solved. Capt, 
Speke, who has just returned to England from an 
extended tour in Central Africa, in company with 
Capt. Burton, discovered a lake, called by the na¬ 
tives Nyanza, but by the Arabs Ukerewe, which 
appears to be the great reservoir of the Nile. It 
extends from 2° 30 south to 3° north latitude, ly¬ 
ing across the equator in east longitude 33 . Its 
waters are the drainage of numerous hills which 
surround it on almost every side. The new lake 
washes out the Mountains of the Moon as at pres¬ 
ent existing in our atlases. An expedition has 
Important from Texas. 
Advices from Brownsville, Texas, are received, 
stating that that place was attacked on the 28th 
ult., by a band of Guerillas, who killed five citizens, 
broke open the jail and freed all the prisoners. 
The most intense excitement prevailed, and the 
Mexicans had sent aid from Matamoras. The 
Guerillas were headed by Castina, who shot the 
Sheriff of Brownsville last July, while he was at¬ 
tempting to arrest him. 
A party of outlaws, one hundred strong, rode 
through the city on horseback, and posted senti¬ 
nels, when Gen. Cavarojel and others from Mata¬ 
moras arrived, and persuaded five to leave. Fort 
Brown was garrisoned with Mexican troops from 
Matamoras, and the citizens had formed a patrol 
to keepawatchontheoutlaws, who wereencamped 
near the city 200 strong. The Mexican General 
visited their camp, and obtained a promise from 
them that they would not molest the city any more. 
The citizens, however, expect still another attack, 
as the outlaws stated that they had more on their 
list to kill. An express had been sent to San An¬ 
tonio for troops. 
The Brownsville Flag, in an extra, thanks the 
military and civil authorities of Matamoras for 
their aid, and blames the Government for leaving 
them defenceless. The Sheriff with a posse came 
down to Point Isabel with the Arizonia’s mails. 
The cause of the difficulty is said to be a desire on 
the part of Castina for revenge for injuries which 
he alleges he has received. The citizens of Browns¬ 
ville had mostly fled to Matamoras, having no 
faith in the promises of the outlaws, that they 
would molest them no more. 
Advices from San Antonio state that Gen. Twiggs 
has responded to the call for aid from Brownsville, 
that he has not men enough at his disposal to drive 
the Indians from the frontier, and can therefore 
do nothing. The ranches on the Texas side of the 
Rio Grande, have been abandoned on account of 
the Indian depredations. The citizens of San 
Antonio were raising two companies of rangers, 
and other places were raising volunteers on ac¬ 
count of General Twiggs’ inability to protect the 
country. _ 
Austria is making great concessions to the I’roteet- 
From the Pacific Side. 
The steamship North Star, from Aspinwall on 
the 4th inst., arrived at New York on the 12th 
inst., bringing 700 passengers, $600,000 in specie, 
and California dates to the 20th ult. 
The duel between Senator Broderick and Chief 
Justice Terry, took place near San Francisco on 
the morning of the 13th. Broderick fell at the first 
fire, having been pierced through the lungs. He 
lingered until half past 9 o’clock on the morniDg 
of the 16th, when he died. Some of the San 
Francisco papers evince a disposition'to make it 
appear that Broderick was the victim of a conspi¬ 
racy. Broderick’s pistol went off before it was in 
line with his antagonist. Terry’s shot took effect 
two inches from the right nipple, carry away part 
of the breastbone. Mr. Broderick suffered in tense 
agony from the time he was shot until he died. 
Judge Terry had been arrested. The public were 
much incensed at the Killing oi uroaerith.. 
funeral was the most imposing ever witnessed in 
San Francisco. 
Victoria dates are to the 7th ult. The Colonist 
says that the United States troops on San Juan 
Island were throwing up a fortification on the 
summit of a hill below the Hudson Bay Company’s 
station. 
The Portland, Oregon, papers of the 10th, pub 
lish a reply by Gen. Harney to Gov. Douglas’ let¬ 
ter of August 30th, in which he accepts Douglas’ 
explanation as an apology for his past conduct, 
but evidently reposes no faith in the Governor’s 
professions, and declines to withdraw his troops 
from San Juan until the pleasure of President 
Buchanan is known on the subject. 
There was but little business doing in the San 
Francisco market, but prices were sensibly weaker, 
From Santa Fe.— The Santa Fe mail of the 15th 
ult., reached Independence on the 10th inst.— 
Messrs. Otero, Porter and Cranshaw arrived, and 
confirm the attack on the mail party. The Indi¬ 
ans took all the mules, provisions and clothing, 
but did not molest the mail, which was taken for¬ 
ward by the next out-going party. The incoming 
party found the dead bodies of four men, supposed 
to have been Pikes’ Peakers. Two subsequent 
attacks on the outward-bound mail caused the de¬ 
tention of the incoming party, owing to the train 
behind them having been apprised of the difficul¬ 
ties ahead by a Mexican. The combined strength 
of two trains probably prevented another attack 
A company of cavalry had been ordered to march 
immediately to Fort Riley, to chastise the Indians. 
From Mexico.— A conspiracy on the part of the 
leading officers in Miramon’s army, with the object 
to overthrow Miramon and recognize the Liberals 
was divulged on the 21st ult., and the execution of 
the officers would take place on the 25th. The 
been formed in Bombay for the purpose of contin- I other conspirators, not in the army, would not, it 
uing and completing the discoveries of Captains supposed, be punished at Vera Cruz. Active 
Burton and Speke. Mr. J. Kenelly, Secretary to preparations were making to seize upon Jalapa, 
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the Bombay Geographical Society, and Dr. Sylves¬ 
ter are at the head of it. They are to set out in 
November, and will attempt a thorough explora 
tion of the great lake region, which is now known 
to contain the source of the Nile. 
Operations of the U. S. Mint.— The gold coin¬ 
age of the United States Mint in Philadelphia for 
the month of August was $95,151,50, in double 
eagles, eagles and quarter eagles. The silver 
coinage was $64,497.15, being in quarter dollars 
and dimes. Of cents $25,000 were coined. The 
whole number of pieces coined was 2,738,542, of 
the aggregate value of $174,638.20. The total 
gold deposits of the month were $111,650, of which 
$66,566.81 were from California, and $45,083.19 
were from other sources. The silver deposited 
was $64,900. Total deposits for the month $179,- 
900. 
A Righteous Judgment.— In the injunction case 
of the Halifax Telegraph Company, the European 
news monopolists, againts the American Telegraph 
Company, praying in substance that the latter may 
be compelled to forward to the speculators the 
European news in advance of the report to the 
Associated Press, the Judge refused to grant the 
injunction. 
Cordova and the Capital. Corbas’ division was 
entirely routed on the 28th by the Liberals of Oat- 
faca. Large numbers of persons were taken, but 
were pardoned. The Church party had taken 
Moreno and others, and they had been shot. Mr, 
Connor, Consul at Mazatlau, has secured conces¬ 
sions of great advantage to our commerce on the 
western coast. 
"What the "War Cost. —The two months cam¬ 
paign in Italy can scarcely be said to have been 
a cheap amusement for any of the parties con 
cerned. The Allgemeine Zeitung figures up the 
cost to the immediate parties to the war, and also 
to the neutral Powers who were required to make 
preparations for contingencies, in the following 
table: 
Austria, about.;' 
riedmoni: ::::::::::: . *,®oo.ooo 
Other Italian States. _ 
ggg;:::::::::::::::::::::::::: »,Sg 
. .£52,000,000 
This makes the snug little aggregate of $260,- 
000,000—or nearly one-third of the whole national 
debt of England. 
ants. 
— The receipts of the St. Lonis Fair amounted to 
$50,000. 
— Potatoes are selling for 15 cents a bushel at Hast¬ 
ings, Minnesota. 
— Hoops and widely extended skirts are going out of 
fashion in Paris. 
— The Chinese navy consists of two vessels mount¬ 
ing in all ten guns. 
— The American Board of Foreign Missions is in 
session in Philadelphia. 
— It is thought that the value of tho wine trade in 
Ohio this year will be over 1,000,000. 
— On Friday last the large quantity of 14S,000 bushels 
of wheat was shipped from Chicago. 
— In 51 counties of Indiana, according to the asses¬ 
sor’s returns, there are 1,245,990 hogs. 
— In the city of Chicago there are over 1,500 saloons, 
of which 890 are regularly licensed. 
— The yellow fever has appeared in New Orleans, 
mueh to the alarm of Northern visitors. 
Senator Sumner is still bathing at Frascati, near 
Havre, and is daily expected in Paris. 
Gov. Morgan, of New York, has fixed on Thursday, 
November 24th, as Thanksgiving Day. 
— In Paris, it is computed that each inhabitant con¬ 
sumes 216 bottles of wine during the year. 
— With four weights, viz: lib., 31b., 91b., and 271b., 
any number of pounds, from 1 to 40, may be weighed. 
— The name of the Chinaman who was in command 
of the victorious armies on the Peiho, is Ilang— General 
Hang. 
— The Spaniards are going to send 12,000 men against 
the Moors, and the troops are to be “ thrown into trans¬ 
ports.” 
— The annual value of the brandy produced in France 
is about $12,000,000, at an average cost of 48 cents per 
gallon. 
_The Bishop of London has closed the Puseylte 
Church, where the congregation have recently been so 
riotous. 
_The city of Detroit is about to erect a new City 
Hall, at a cost of $250,000, and workhouse at a cost of 
$50,000. 
— The wine crop of France this year will be a good . 
one, probably exceeding the annual average of 800,- 
000,000. 
— The black tongue is committing dreadful ravages 
among the cattle in the neighborhood of Belleville, 
Indiana. 
— The Northern Albany Railroad has just been sold 
at auction. Stockholders and bondholders lose over 
$3,000,000. 
— Mr. George Gregory, of Janesville, Wis., has put 
down 144,000 eggs in a pickle composed of salt, lime 
and water. 
— The products of the various manufacturing depart¬ 
ments of Cincinnati for the present year are valued at 
$112,254,000. 
— The Post-Master General is making some arrange¬ 
ments for the more effective return of dead letters to 
their writers. 
They have a giant in omo, who, though only 17 
years old, weighs 397 pounds, and is seven and one- 
tliird feet high. 
Patrick Riordan, a respected and eminent citizen 
of New Orleans, died in that city recently, at the ad¬ 
vanced age of 103. 
A fire engine, made in London in 1689, was, only 
two years ago, still in working order, in the village of 
Bethlehem, Penn. 
_Wise, the aironaut, says that in 234 balloon ascen¬ 
sions, he has only met with two accidents, and two 
losses of his balloon. 
— The Cleveland Herald has introduced a new feature 
in its matrimonial notices. It gives the names of bride- 
maids and bride-men. 
_The Kansas corn crop is so good that the article is 
worth only 15 cents a bushel at Leavenworth. The 
wheat crop is excellent. 
_Recent accounts from Roman Catholic authorities 
state that three hundred priests are at work in China, 
propagating their faith. 
The N. Y. Board of Education have made out their 
estimates for 1860 at one million three hundred and 
fourteen thousand dollars. 
— A large body of land, 82,000 acres, lying in the 
counties of Highland, Randolph and Pendleton, Va., 
has been sold for $60,000. 
— A good step has been taken towards erecting a 
monument to Kane, one of the noblest of the noble 
army of martyrs to science. 
Six hundred and fifty-seven mules were sold at 
public sale in Paris, Kentucky, on Monday week for 
the aggregate of $63,495 20. 
Parke Godwin has in press the first volume of a 
History of France, which will be a valuable contribu¬ 
tion to American literature. 
— Daniel Stafford stole a yoke of oxen at Detroit, and 
in 14 hours was arrested, convicted and on his way to 
State Prison for five years. 
— The Cooperstown papers say that the supply of 
hops will not be large enough to supply the current 
brewing demand for the year. 
— The Cherokee Indians are getting civilized. They 
have a debt-small, to be sure-but so large that they 
cannot pay the interest of it. 
-Autographs of John Milton and his wife were 
lately bought by a Philadelphian in England for two 
hundred and fifteen dollars. 
— A statistical publication just issued, states that the 
cost of keeping up permanent armies on the contmen 
amounts to 80 millions sterling. 
— “ Grace Greenwood” is in the list of lecturers be 
fore the Albany Young Men’s Association. Hersubjec 
is “ the heroic in common life.” 
— The Eastern country has had a large supply ol rai “; 
. „ __,„T.nin!r last week 
At Mauch Chunk, Pa., the water was running last 
three feet deep through the streets. 
_ In California the Chinamen test brandy by apply¬ 
ing to it a lighted match, and if it does not yie a 
flame, they pronounce it “ no good.” 
-Prof. Agassiz has opened his class at Cambridge, 
with between 80 and 00 pupils. Among the number 
are ladies from ten different States. 
— The Great Eastern is earning $3,090 per' 
dock in England, this being the amount 
fees. She had better stay there awhile. 
— Arizona is beginning to yield ^ er SllV ° r ^ > ° r ^ 
and but for the Apaches she would do better • 
fear they will have to be—“ civilized. 
— A genuine “ wooden nutmeg ’’ was one of the fu ¬ 
tures of the Hartford county fair last week. 
to have deceived even Connecticut folks. 
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