Piney Woods planter. (Liberty, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1838-1840, 1839-02-23
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Scattering,

ter OF the Land Offlce at Washington, Mi.
The "burnt district" in Charleston, S.
G. is already built over. The spirit with
which the work has gone forward does ho-
nor to the enterprise of the South.
A two year old colt named J. r. Robin
son, by Medoc, has been sold by his own
ers in Kentucky for $4,000.
| His Elk. Sir John CoIborne was inaugu-
rated on the 18th January, at Montreal,
Governor General, Vice Admiral, and Cap
tain General of all Her Majesty's Provin-
ces within and adjacent to the continent
of North America.
Cook the Murderer, was brought to
New-Orleans on Monday last, in the steam
ship Cuba from Texas, in charge of the
Sheriff of Galveston. He is now OH his
way to jackson, to be delivered up to our
Governor, in pursuance of requisition
made by him upon the Texian government.
Free Trader.
William Loop, was convicted at tho Os-
wego Oyer and Terminer, of a rape on his
own daughter, thirteen years of age, and
sentenced to the State Prison for 10 years.
The South Carolina and Ohio Rail Road
Bank Bill has been defeated in the lower
house of the Kentucky Legislature. The
Louisville papers rejoice at it.
Miss Martinoeu, in her Society i'll Ame-
RIGA, calls the island of Macknaw the
widest and tenderest piece of beauty On
Gods earth.
Executive Appointment.-Henry Noun
ger, of Jasper county, Judge of the Fifth
Judicial District, vice Thomas s. Sterling,
deceased
A bill has passed the Senate of New
York, for the Incorporation of the ssAmer-
lean Atlantic Steam Navigation Compa-
N.Y." with capital of not less than $780,
900 nor more than 81, 100000.
Mr.. Calhoun and the Public Lands. =
This statesman has come out in the Sem
ate with project in relation to the public
lands, differing from the plans advocated
by either Messrs. Walker, Benton or Clay:
IL is to dispose Of the phole public domain,
at fair prices, to the rarious States in which
it is located.
The Virgins in Black.-Caroline Au-
gusta Chase, and seven hundred and thir-
ty-five other ladies in Lynn, Mass. have
Petitioned the Legislature for the privilege
of marrying black husbands.
A figure of F1ame.-Fisher Ames, in
his enmity to republican principles, said
that a government conducted on democratic
principles ,Das an illuminated hell!
Murder.-We have heard of another
murder in the parish of St. James. A
planter undertook to correct his slave for
some offence, when the assassin plunged
knife into his body, aud instantly des-
patched him. He has been arrested.-N.
0. Bee.
The Emperor of Russia has directed the
females of his family to become school mis-
tresses, andaccordingly number ofschools
are to be formed in st. Petersburgh, over
which they are to preside.
Not bad idea.-An Irish barrister was
rldculing the uncharitable doctrine ofthose
who hold that all mankind, whose ortho-
doxy does not exactly correspond with
theirs, will be sent dopn belop: he said.
"Why, they think heaven is like a house
In the bog, and that there is but one path.
way to it,"
Foreign orders for American Locomo-
ttres.-Mr. w. Norris, jr. of Philadelphia,
has received an order from England for ten
of his locomotive engines for rail roads,
six OF which are to be Of the largest class,
and four of second. They are intended
for the Birmingham and Gloucester rail-
way,
BY side wipe in the midst of the con.
fllct on the question of the choice of com.
mittee, the subject of abolition was allud-
ed to, and Mr.. Duncan Of Ohio denied that
ne was an abolitionist or elected by aboli-
ton votes, and declared that any man was
calumniator who said so.
Seat Of Government Remored.-A bill
has been passed by the Texian Congress,
locating the scat Of government at some
point between the Trinity and Colorado
rivers, above the San Antonio Road to
Nacogdoches, formerly known as the Kings
Pass, when that country was owned by the
King Of Spain. The commissioners Of To-
cation are to be elected by the present
Congress, from among its own members,
allowing two to tho Senate, and three to
the House Of Representativss---N. O..
Bulletin. s