Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-12-22
VARIETY.

at Columbus on Monday the 9th inst.
In the Senate, Samuel X. Miller, ESQ.
OF Hamilton county,was elected Speak
er, on the i4th ballot. In the House.
James NJ. Bell, Esq. on the second bal
lot, was elected Speaker. MIR. Miller
u Jackson man, and Mr.. Bell 4 friend
Of Clay.
The General Assembly Of Kentucky
convened at Frankfort on the 9th inst.
Lieut.. Governor BREArHlT-r took the
Speakers chair in the Senate, and the
officers of the last session were elect
ed without opposition. In the House
Of Representatives. Mr.. J. J. Carr
TENDES, Of franklin, was elected with
out opposition, Speaker.
From South Carolina. we learn, that
JAMES HAMILTON, Jr. has been elected
Governor Of that State. The votes,
in joint ballot Of both branches Of the
Legislature. were, for Mr.. Hamilton.
9S-for Col. MAxSINc, formerly Gov
ernor,) 67.- Nat. Int.
| Governor MILLER has been elected
Senator Of the United States, for
South Carolina, for six years from the
4tb OF Mach, 1891, in the room Of
Judge SMITH, the present Senator.
The vote in the Legislature was for
Miller 8l-Smith 17-scattering q.
Judge WILKINS, Of Pittsburg. has
been elected, by the Legislature of
Pennsylvania. on the frenfy first bal
lot. United States Senator'S result
somewhat unexpected, and probably
arising from compromise Of the op
position and the moderees, as against
the election Of one possessing mere
Partizan qualifications. Il Bali. Pat.
WILLIS p. MANeuM has been elect
ed Us. Senator, Of N. {. for the term
\ Of six years from the 4th Of March.
1891, in the room Of Mr.. Iredeil, who
declined a reelection. On the first
ballot, the numbers were-Msngum
l03, Owen 81, scattering 8.
DAVID J. BAKER. Esq. has been ap-
pointed by Governor Edwards, Of iii
nois, u. 8. Senator, in the room Of
John M'Lean, deceased.
GEORGE PoISDExTER, now acting
under a commission from, the Cover
nor, has been elected by the Lcgisla-
ture Of Mississippi a Senator st the L.
States. TO serve out the remaining four
| years Of the late Mr.. Adams term.
The National Intelligence says
l"Thc information which we have re.
ceIved, makes IL more probable than
before thought, that Mr.. BARToS will
be reelected to the seat which he now
holds in tho Senate Of the u. States -
Lieut.. Yorxc. of the u. 8. Navy,
who lost his legs on board the u. =.
ship Hornet. in Nav. 1929. has been
appointed, by the Commissioners OF
the Naval Hospital Fund. to the go
vernmcnt Of the Naval Asylum at Nor
folk, va.
! Col. Robert Love, 81 North Carroll
ma, and NJ. f,nlay. Of Pennsylvania,
has been appointed by The President,
Commissioner on the part of the L..
Staies. for running and designating the
boundary between LouisiaDA, the Ter
ritory Of Arkansas. Mexico, and Tex
as Raleigh Register.
Walter r. Jones. Esq. has been sp.
/ pointed Postmaster at Norfolk, rice
Andrew J. McCOnieu, deed. Ills APP
pointment seems TO have given salts
faction to all parties in Norfolk.
JoHN QuINcY ADAMS, late President
Of the Unitsd States, sna now q repre-
sentative IN Congress from Msssachu.
sets. arrived in this city last evening,
and left this morning for Washington.
BaiiimOTs Patriot
i II is advertised, in England, that
Mr. Washington Irvine - about 10
publish IN that capital work entitled
. The Voyages and Adventures Of the
7 Companions Of Columbus.