Mechanics', operatives', and laborers' advocate., 1836-12-19

va have fallen considerably in this market since the first day of the month. In Philadelphia the people have resolved in public meetings, that they will stand out that they will not use butter at the enormously high prices lately demanded-and the consequence is, that at the last dates the holders had to carry their butter home-they could not get 25 cents. Bread stuffs re- main high, and will probably continue until we have warm summers again.
 The Presidents Message was carried from Wasll- ngton to Richmond, l28 miles, in l2 hours, by the government Express
 The woollen factory of Haven & Fletcher, Ludlow, Vt. was destroyed by fire on the l7th ult.
 MT. Poindexter, late U S. Senator, walked out of the second story of the Mansion House, at Natchez on the 10th ult, broke his leg and thgh and was other wlse so much injured that he not expected to live
 The Schenectady Cabinet says " We are informed by undoubted authority, at the close of the last sum- mer, that there was old wheat enough held by the western merchants, to supply the whole country'
 ALL IS NOT GOLD, &c.-A fellow made his appear ance in the streets of Lowell the day before Thanks giving with wagon load of Turkies, which, he of. fered for sale at 12 12 cents per b while the market price was l5 cents His freight quickly disposed of, and the purchasers subsequently, discovered that he had cheated them more than 25 per cent. in the weight.
 been discovered to be caused by little bag of liquid poison the point of the nette and not by the point itself being left in the skin, generally supposed Dear reader, have you ever been tormented with : chiblains or frosted feet? Yes-have been, and am now. Well, then, bathe your feet in warm water un til they are soft, then place them in basin of cold vinegar for few moments, go to bed immediately
 and you will rise in the morning freed from this disa D greeabe and vexatious complaint
 The cholera has ceased raging in South Carolina
 and the board of Health of Charleston has published
 report stating the number of deaths during its prev , alence n that city of 59 whites and 251 blacks. e John White, gruy-headed black man is spoken 0 in Boston paper having assaulted aohie lady o blackened both hor eyes
 Buckbcries are said to be red when they are green Il It is stated in the Globe of Monday, that Gen Jack 1T son is extremely feeble, and unable to meet company ' He gives his attention few hours every day, to j. muncations laid before him in his cabinet but he
 nterdcted by his physician from receiving his friends e the effort to converse, threatens return of tn m hemolrhage which, in his weak condition, might E attended with sufocation.
 ., General Vance, the Governor elect of Ohio, h;
 met with severe accident. On the 4th ult the clotht S of black girl who lived in his family, caught fre an
 in his efforts to extinguish it, he very badly burr y ;n hath hs h,ods so ,oh so Q. +o ro,oot 1;s s;,
 them. His wife was also much injured, but not so S
 iousy. It is supposed the girl will recover. . FIRE.-The Cotton Factory of the Wilder Manufa ho turing Company, in Leominster, owned by Messl ,, Bruce and Gage, was destroyed by fire on Tuesd y morning last. The fire when discovered had ma
 such progress in the interior of the building as to pl vent the removal of any ofits contents the whole
 which, including the account books, were destroye
 Loss estimated at $9O0O-$6OOO of which were inst
 ed at the Manufacturers office in this town. The
 is supposed to have been the work of an incendial A. Worcester Repub. can seal or sea calf was seen sporting in the habol ,s Nantucket recently says the Inquirer. He appe av ed to be in the perfect enjoyment of all his facultt I How he dared to venture his neck within the reach
 those who arc " rank piscn to sparm whale," is m otb than we can say.
 in PlHIADELrHIA RoBBEEY.--High Constable Ban
 anticipating robbery hid himself in store where
 attempt was to be made, and when the robbers ent ion ed, he knocked one of them down. and the other uch were arrested outside by other officers and czens of Mir. Beni Landon, aged 26. was found dead in ade road at Northfeld: Conn., few days since, suppo tive to have been thrown out of his one horse wapon ave ill fits. to hich he was subject. lac Sailors in great demand .n New Orleans at our ent. Many ships have had to wait at anchor sew
 days attcl being cleared, in consequence of not be
 able to get crews.
 ''' The honorable Charles Matthews, prcsidnc iu ,, of the Supreme Court of Louisiana died on the , ut at hi3 res}d"ncr St. Francsvlle. He