Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1839-05-11

For ffeasursr-SAMUEL CRAIG;
Z For Coagrea-A. G. BsowS & j. THoMFsoS.
Having completed the publication ofthe laws, SC.
ofthe last Congress, we shall now have Il in our
b, mower 10 redeem our promise Of publishing several
important pubic documents and political articles.
which want Of room has compelled Us 10 put oil thus
; long. Among other deferred articles, is the Bank
Commissioners report. We shall commence sy-
nopsis OF this report ia next
GREAT ATTRACTION AT THE MusEra DR. Spill
man. The Proprietor Of The Columbus Museum, has
constructed solar microscope of immense magn-
Tying power In company with several others, we
VISITED the museum on Thursday and were as:nnish-
ed at the objects exhibited on the canvass, which ex-
is IN single drop ofvnegar particle Of cheese.
The wing Of Fly measured twenty feet and Their
objects IN the same proportion. An hour in a clear
day can be passed very agreeaby in examining the
microscope and the other curlostes at the museum.
RHODE ISLAND ELECTIos-The annual election
for Governor and state officers took place in Rhode
Island on the l7lh ut Sprague, the present wing
Governor wants more than 800 votes nt being elect
ed. His ma jurily last year over all, Ssh. The
vote IN all the towns but five stand, for Sprague
| (whg) 2,554, Burgess do. 430, Bullock Diem cral)
| 1895 As ii requires majority of all the votes
cast, there ls OF course, no choice. The admins
tration party have made gan of several represent
taves to the Legislature but not enough 10 turn The
scale IN their favor. There are strong grounds for
hope that little Rhndv will he right by the next Pre-
sdeuiaI election and will vote for Van Buren,. The
Democrats, we are assured, are in fine spirits
" their cause is undoubtedly onlcard. They are
gaining every where"
The river was IN fine naNgabe order in The carly |
part of the week. We understand large quantity
of merchandise has been received.
VIRGINA-The prospects Of the Wings in Vir-
gina cheering in high degree. The Rich Wing |
says the people are reused from the ocean to the |
mountains; and repeats the assurance that all is well
IN the old dominion. '-.4rgus.
What the .tlch. Wing says, always needs confr-
nation. Hour information from the Old Dominion
is of directly opposite character, and leads us to
believe that all is indeed WE'LL but not for the wings.
The prospects cheering in high degree" for
the democrats. But the day of trial is close at hand,
and II would be useless to make any calculations as
to the result. The election takes place on the 2Sl
Of this month.
ANOTHER PATRIOT GosE Gen. Samuel Smith,
Of Maryland, revolutionary hero, and for forty
successive years member otCongress, died recent
y at his residence in the city Of Baltimore aged ST.
His death, says the Baltimore Post, occurred in
manner eminenty smblematic OF the end of tie good
man and patriot. He had been out riding in his ear
rage and after returning, laid down on sofa to
rest 1t was a rest indeed--and one from which he
could awake only in a better and happier world
Peace to his ashes and honor to his memory !"
The Aberdeen Wing says that ",he battle has
commenced" IN Monroe, and that The Congress.
sional candidates of North Mississippi, Mr. Da
Wis and Mr. Thompson, had their first pitch bat
tie at the court house in this county, on the 22d
inst. II is due 10 both parties TO say, that every
inch of ground was honoraby contested mo
mean attacks of a personal characteristic an
open and warm support of principles character
,zed the whole debate, which lasted about four
hours"
We highly applaud this mode Of conducting !
ihe canvass. 1t is alike honorable to bo'h par
lies. but We very much doubt the correctness OF
the Whig's statement, that Mr. Davis was The
honorable conqueror Of an honorable baule."-
Can't some Of our friends, who were present,
Dive us true history of this first "ptch battle"
We don't question the Wings veraeuy; he |
s,eaks, no doubt, as he thinks, but his party feel
iOa blinds him little, and causes him, perhaps, |
to " arrogae too much for Mr. Davis"
Gen. A. G.. BRowN is addressing the people
n the southern Counties he makes great I'M
preston every where. AT Columbia Marion
county, he lately met with the honorable federal
| Senator elect, John Henderson. whom he towed
% the very extremity of Sail River. See an ar
tclo in to.day's paper from the Plney Woods
| Planter.
/ In America, there are one hundred and twenty
| different species of forest trees whereas in the
same latitude in Europe, only thrty.fou are to
! be found.
During 1898 there have been printed in Paris
! 6S B works w ylriolls languages, 9b7 enuray
ines and photographic plates, II maps. and up.
wards Of loo peces Of music.
Frhe first sleambot company on the Ohio was
| formed a, Louisville in Oct. 1910.
"Clasp me tghisr."-Dr. Combe has been
leetunng on tight lacng. He says that the blood
circala'es through the head -four thousand times
in an hour, and the whole passes once every three
minutes.
King James the FIRST, who wrote quaint trea
tIse. entitled "a counerbast TO Tobacco de.
clares. That he 10 inr,ta ahc Da..l 49,