Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1837-12-16

IL her lives voted for ticket thai was elected.
Bsnsfi.-The theatrical benefit given to
Woodwork, the poet, at New York yielded n
bout $4,000
I A Husband Hds,d.-- man released for his
good conduct hom the Galleys IN France after
/ twenty-six years confinement, came 10 see his
wife, who had by Law exercised the privilege Of
marrying. By the civil deAth Of her husband
The second husband in consideration Of a large
sum Of money, which The unfortunate felon had
earned while la prison, surrendered the woman,
and the parties were qah's.
TEMPRAKeB rs GRASP CUR. I'VE are
proud TO observe that meeting of the Young
Men of that aateIpfising town has been congre-
| gated in the thrice blessed cause of temperance,
and Committee appointed TO draft Consiu-
ton Of the Society 10 which they intend to lutte
their efforts for the promotion vf that happy Oh
jcci, II would indeed be gratifying 10 " to see
every town on The banks Of the Mississippi yield
under the vide spreading influence Of temperance
societies. Naichez. for the extent Of her pOpu-
Iaiion is ahead Of MI her sister towns in the md
she has lent TO the cause Of reason, of morality,
aud IL Telgpn. Ia temperance associations a
safeguard IS thrown around our principle.
| .Maiches CoHr.
The CONSERVATIVES, according Ia heir own ac-
counts, have every State in The Union, and Nova
Seoiia besides. Glory! What chance 10 be
President! "Gentlemsn, Ilsteuto state Of the
votes! Gen. Joseph Duncan. Gen. " llIian II.
Harrison, Hon. N. T. Tallmmdgc, Hon. Hugh
l.. White, Hon. Henry Clay. Ilou. Nlchola
Biddle. Hon. Thomas Ewng. Glpu. Willie +.
MangDm, Hon. Theodore Frelniphnystn. and
Hon. Daniel Webster, are unanimously elected
President Of The United Sfdies.
| "A Acknowledgements .eldom desires knowl.
edge. The very man shu needs instruction most,
cares the least Tor It. lie ihnks all learning
useless, for he can no more perceive its adyan-
| lages than blind man can The benutes of the
rainbow. Jtsl IN proportion ~ MANS knowl-
edge increases, his desire Ia know more lncreas-
cs; aud The great difficulty lies in making be.
en.ing--In persuadng US 10 commence Ieanl-
ing. Those who have been educated and can
perceive the power. the happiness und The liber
y there is 10 knowing, are sensible Of the neoes-
s'ts and advantages u this paper; but there are
a few who cures Tor none Of those things.
/ CoNJueAL--A man has been arrested. 10
Ohio, Tor stealing money from bis wife. What
can be done to the knavel A friend says--
Give Gim another wife, and compel hun to live
with both.
i FATAL ENcouNTER.--We learn from the
Ripley Transcript Of Nov. 10th that Isaac j.
Norton Esq. was shot dead in an encounter with
Col. A. NJ Young, who was badly wounded.
The Editor ola Boston paper has advertised
for conyencn, room in some Almshouse, for
| himself and The publisher, until his subscribers
are prcpafodio pay up.
i AolrArED.--An Editor, speaking Of cotem-
porary, says that he made his heart palpiiate so
as to beat the buttons off his jacket.
/ FoRREsI, tho Tragcdan, has just terminated
an engagement at Boston, The receipts for
twenty nights performances we're $ll,400---av-
emglng $50 per night His two BENEFITS yield
cd $l,72s.s
i The two youngest States, Arkansas and Mich
igan, have shown themselves true to the faith
! which they espoused while Territories. Judge
Yell has been elected, by large n,ajority, Mem
Der to Congress, in the former; and Mr.. Mason,
the Van Buren, candidate, has been chosen Go
vernon ofIhe latter.--.ionigome,y Advertiser.
4 A sailor, in describing to his shpmate The first
funeral he had ever seen on shore, sud, What
| dye think they does with lhe dead corpses A.
shore = How should knowl replied the 9th
cr why, Bill, may never STIR replied Jack,
but they puts 'em up in boxes, and directs 'em.
4 Five hundred laborers uro now employed on
tho Railroad which is to connect ST. Josephs
Florida, with the Apalachicola River nj Tennes.
lsee Bluff 81, Josephs Is a new town on III,
Gull, and i, is said will fairly compete with Apa
lachcola, which is situated At the mouth Of tho
| hot FAR l.a IN Al.
Montgomery .adrsrtiscr.
II From document printed lst January, 1886
. it appears that the Capitol at Washington Cit,
. cost S2,5g6,50,l, and the Presidents House
/. without the furniture, $666,527.
Great .Mortaliiy, The Ship Nes,or. Capt
: Moses, sailed from New York for New Orleans
IN the 23d Of August, with 2l2 passengers.
y lG2 Of Whom died with the yellow fever previous
to the 18th oil Octuhof; aud on the 10Th, on,
ten, out of the whole number, survived
PRoTscTroN.--An Ac, of the Legislature o
Ohio makes il obligatory TO have two goo'
: lights to each coach on dark nights. and ever,
owaor is punishable Tor employing driver VII,
y has been proved 10 have heeu ,nloxlcaied.
Emigroiioa--By Custom Hoase returns il
\ England, it appears that the number of person
who cmigfaied ID the British North American
Colonies, during the last year, was 3I,226, an,
10 the uailed States el America, during the Sam
period. 49,779. In the y.ar 1894, the number
were, respectively At, GO, and 34,074 and it
o 1892, at which time emigration seemed to bav
: reached It's maximum, 6e.320 aud 32,0SO.
his said that there are upwards OF three hun
! bred workmen employed on tho new buildings u
: Washington City, for the Patent Office an
Treasury Department montgomery Adr.
! A Gigaatic Sieamsr.--A new Steamship
: OF unusually large dimensions, was to he launch
= ed at Liverpool, on the 18th Of October. Sh
! is said to be larger than any craft of the kin,
alloat. Her extreme length is $40 feet. breadt