Mirror of the times & general advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1799-1806, 1804-02-29
Feb. 49,.

FEB. %,
Republican Nomination .---At meeting of the
publican members of the Legislature OF the State
Of Ncw-York, at the state house in Albany, the
18th inst il was unanimously olved, that the hon.
]oHN LANSING, esq the present chancellor Of the
state, be supported candidate for the Office OF Co
vernon, and the hon. JoHs BsooME, esq. senator
from the southern district be nominated for Liante
nant Governor, at the ensuing election.
1t appear. by letter from the Post Master at
FAYETTEVILLE NJ c. to the editor of the Raleigh and
North Carolina Gazette, that the United States
mail was robbed the 2lst ult of part of its
tents, near the state of South Carolina.
The bill granting charter for the Phllad elphia
Bank finally passed the jenate of Pennsylvania, the
Oath inst Yeas 13-Nays 10.
On the 14.h inst. at O'Clock in the morning, \
fire broke ont az Augusta, (ken) in large three
Story building, occupied by MIR Peter Edes, printer
OF the Kcnnebec., Gazette as dwelling house and
| ofh-e The building entirely consumed, toge-
ther with chisf part Of the printing materials. We
are pleased to learn that the citizens of Augusta
contribute generously to the relief ofrAsir indnsri-
GUS and worthy printer.
Exvact IF letter from geatlcaran in ENGLAND to
bis jriea! il Pb,ia. date llth Nov. 1893.
| /" Recen, reports from Constantinope (for which
DIR. Jenner has publicly avowed his belief there Is
| some foundition) announce the efficacy OF Vaccine
incubation III protecting its obleHs from the con-
| agon OF the Plague When these reach your me
.c,l people they will doubtless excite enquiry and
experiment w far. from the supposed affinity OF
your scourge (tne Yellow Ftver) with that VIII oh
desoates the Levanr. you may NOT experience the
same happy result. Il could OF occasion more sur
prize than we have recently Witnessed at the sue
cess Of enners discovery of the wonderful proper
ty Of Vaccine incubation in resisting the nteetiol
Of the Small Pox. The very idea, understand
has inspired its patrons Jealous eadeayors to as
CERTAIN the faas on which such hopes are founded
aud which some fondy anticipate happy ap
plicatlon to other diseases
The Senate of the United States, on the 18t
inst. passed the bill entitled, " an act erecting Lou
lslana into two territories, and making provi
for the temporary government thereof"
The yeas and nays on the passage of the bill wer
a. follows
| Yeas Nessrs. Anderson Armstrong, Baldwin
Bradley breckenridge Brown, Cooke, Condit, FL
isrv, trAnklin, Jackson, Logan, MAcay, Nicholas
Potter loln smith, Samuel Smith, Sumpter, Yer
able and Wriyht-20.
Nays-Messrs Adams, IIhouse, Olcott, PHI
mer and Stones.
IN SENd7E-On motion Of DR.. Logan.
| Resoired That the President be requested to con
n,unicdte 70 the Senate the measures which hay
oeen takcnby the Executive, and thu conduit ofrf
commanders Of the public armed vessels Of the I'm
ted States, in the execution OF thos: measures,
pursr1uce of an act tor the protection Of the con
nerce and seamen Of the United States against Il
Trlpollu cru,zers, passed Feb. 6, 1902; the C.
: penses attending the same and i any, what flu
th-r provision may be necessary on the part of CO
gress bring TIL existing war with TrPoii to
speedy and honorable termination.
y The following law was passed at the late sessit
d of the Legislature OF the state of Maryland.
An act authorizing any perss7 pros ,cntel for q Ill
togtuc tbs hst5 II evidence.
Z. it enacted by the General Assembly of Mar
Y land, That in case any person or persons shall
prosecuted, by indictment, OF by any criminal pr
sccuton, for libel, the party SO prosecuted sh
,, be entiled to give the truth of the matter charg
l, IN the said indictment, other prosecution, in e
ID dencc, under the general issue, by way of justihe
x tion any law, usage custom, to the contrary n
withssanding.
he The following is Gatment of the Mari
a. Hotpital Money, as collected and e
pended in each State respectively; a
of the balance now in TIE fund.
il COLLECTED. ExpENDI
" DIS, Cts. DoNs
-, New Hampshire, 3.oi4 10
= Massachusetts, o. ,o+2 80 31,ilI
OF Rhode -Isan1. 9,o77 81 1906
n Come tacu', q,2p9 s. 2.oI2
Newly ork, Ao,t75 $1,000
J New Jersey, 4,7il 81
- Pennsylvania, 24,eo9 80 1881
IL Delaware, 1884
MARYLAND, 25'799 20 ar'soo
IN Virginia, 1890 80 37,24t
Nor Carona, e,4)5 4o 3,o2o