Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1837-12-16
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AccoHdlnr ID me Loluulhu4 Journal the UIak
in Ohio possess oas dollar 10 specie for ~
one dollar and sevenlg-6ve cents 10 circulation
tafoRfANf FRoa CaEADA.--We learn from
Burlington (Yt.l that orera hundred families
had lell Montreal Cor tho United States. many Of
whom bad come to Burlington. The removal
Is caused By tie serious appFehensiOns Of disiur-
Dances in Canada. -.NsH York Express.
CoNssFkNcT.-To preach a long moral SER
mon, then kiss half the ladies' IN the church.
AccoMmoDATIOs.-To beg a man to deal
with you, then sue him Cor the biIl
ATLAsTIc AND PAcFic CAkAL.-It is stated
IN the New Bedford Gazette That the survey on
the lci side Of the River SaE Juan fos canal
from Lake Nicaragua TO the ocean has been
completed. The authorities Of Central America
have taken hold Of tho enterprise with a deter
minaiion TO carry il thFough.
-LcScrvrY. Che Obituary Of an English
paper We find the following notice AT Dun.
slon, near Chesterfield. MF. r. Sarman, aged
leo years and 5 months lie was blind 20
years nf his li(c.--His relatives in the same house
ale Of lhe respective ages Of 50, s so and 60.
WAArkn ScorT.--The foundation s,ons Of
monument TO Sir Walter Scott was laid With great
ceremony Ut Glasgow on the "a October, by Ihr
Lord Provost. The expenses are To be deifayed
BY the citizens.
ANoTMEa SrEAM-BOAT DIsAsTER.--The
Steamboat Avalanche which passed down yes
ierday, reported that the Steamer Ceylon was
consumed by FIRE few days since on the Ohio
Rivera few miles below Louisville. --B Boat and
cargo wholly destroyed but 20 lives lost.
Matches Cour.
"0FricE.moLpERs !--0FFicE-RoLDEHs T--
There are in this county sixiy-three Post Mas
ters, Of whom the politics If one are unknown,
three are neIlrals. twenty two are democrats,
and THIR rY-SEYEN are laderalists; being
nearly two to one against The administration,
LoweH Advertiser.
The Wing organs are rejoicing al post office
robbery IN Vermont. Quite pairiotic.--They
used IL -eiuicc at British victories.
The Wings work hard 10 make the people be-
lieye they are democrats. hecause they cali them
selves wings. Jefferson predicted this Of them in
his day.
EUROPEAN QuEENs.--The Queen 81 Eng
land Is just eighteen; the Queen Of Portugal is a
month older the Qnaon Of Spain Is not quite
seven andthc Regent her mother. about thirty
one. sA~
Out ofnearly one million Of signatures pre-.
scented % Congress during the last session re-
monsiraiing against tho admission Of Texas into
tho Union, two thirds are said 10 be women.
SHP LrrrERs.- -0n the 10th and 20th INST,
twelve thousand eight hundred and seven letters,
were received Al tho post-ofIice in this city, by
the packets. NJ Y. Ere. Post
49, Or Among the items received on the Hudson
By the Eriv canal, we notice the singular ono Of
OO0elbs ofcil ofpeppcrmint, valued at $4,000.
o Mr.. Digger, Of Peiersburgh, va. who
WINS recently shot ina duel by Mr.. Dromgoolc, a
member Of Congress- from the same Slate, is
since dead Oh his wound.
The syrcn song of the opposition will hayo losi
its charm inter confidence Is restored TO our blnk.
ing institutions, and Tranquility TO tho various de-
parlnents Of commerce. Their triumph will bc
iikeslhc attering ray Of the expiring taper--was
I brighter only be involved in the greater dark.
ness and cbscuIily, Goshos IN. III Rep.
NJ. The wings Of Detroit were 80 intoxicated with
stho newsfrom New York, that they called pub
lie meeting and iasisioisd Mr. Pan Burea 10
resign the Presidency. Quite as sensible as ma
ny other Wing proceedings on tho some occa-
sion.
(, Stolen goods. found under lady's bed at 'riy.
I crion, Ms, viz: ono cOnntefpano, three coats,
Y one box coat. ono towling piece, one watch, sew
cTa ladies dresses, articles including every part Of
lndy's WARDROBE, pantaloons; dickies, collars,
shirts, ten bushels Of corn, one bag Of bnrley,
wood saw, four 81 five bushels Of apples, lots o.
pumpkinss cabbages tnrnips. and quantity Of ar
dent spirits. Boston Post
New York Is now onlarging her mighty cana
10 seventy feet in width and eighty feet IN depth
with double locks, the cos, Of which will b,
$l6,000,000 and when the improvements az,
completed, il will DO opened 10 sloop navigation
Besides this New York has a railroad with don
bic racks, hom Albany TO Buffalo; and is on
gagged upon the great Erie md New York rail
road running $40 miles through the sonher
counties o. that State, tho cos; Of which will b
Sl2,000,000.
CoRroRATioNs--By statement made out q
the secretary's Office for the convention, Il mp
pears that the aggregate capital &c ailthe differ
ent corporations ia the Suite amounts 10 owe
$l5O,0O0,IO COO. of which more than CT ,0J0,OO
belongs to the banks. Il would, therefore, seen
that the capital Of our State corporations il grea
ter in amount than one-half Of tho assessed valu
Of all the real and personal property besides
Harrisburg lPeaa.l Keystone.
Tho bill comforting banking privileges upon lh
Charleston and Cincinnati Rail Road Compan
has passed both branches Of our Legislature, an
viii doubtless receive the signature Of the Goy
erncr We hope i may prove az beneficial /
the interests Of this State as its friends anticipate
although We have strong doubts Of its utility, an
Of the policy 'G investing II with SO math power
Nashville Union.
Queer Bed Feiiops. Montreal Heral
says that u hundred men sleep every night !
their trowsers, with loaded muskets and fxe
bayonets. We should rather sleep with some
tl,is,.r nlnn pn..IInnh IT,.