Piney Woods planter., 1839-12-28
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master General 10 forward tho presidents
message by express to Philadelphia.
where il would arrive at 6 o'clock of the
day on which il wo;ild be delivered, and
at Mes York at 10 o'clock p. M. Of the
same day. The distance between Wash
ington and New York is about 230I
miles. Should the message arrive with
in tho time mentioned. il will have been
the most rapid travelling for so considera-
BILE distance that has been recorded =
Louisianian.
II appears from an article in the Globe,
that all elections in the House OF Repre-
sentatives of the United Statea nre to be
conducted pipa poce, agreeably to reso-
luton adopted at the last session.-Ib.
Governor Roman has appointed
George Eustis Esq. Judge of the Su-
prcme Court Of this State---.N 0. Pic
yduns.
.Missi:sippi Ladies.--A correspondent
Of ours, writing from Vicksburg, says
the ladies in that vicinity get in good
humor quicker and stay in it longer
than any it has teen his lot to become
acquainted with, saying nothing of
their wit intelligence, beauty, and all
that sort of thing. We think great
deal Of the Mississippi ladies.-b.
Personolity.-A Western editor
doubts the honesty of those OF his sub
scribers who have not paid him their
subscribtion.
The state debt Of Tennessee is only
50, 666. The people of the state of New
York have decided to have debt o.
S40,0J0,000, the interest on which will
be $7,68l per day.
The Boston Post says "The most re-
markable case which came on ycster-
day. was that of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, vs. William Moore, who
was charged with having smoked a
"lightsd segar" in the street but the
proof was that he only smoked a pipe,
he was discharged"
There will, It's believed. in one
year from this, be thirteen splendid
steamships crossing the Atlantic, be-
twen England and America, each ship
over 600 tons.
esy-ri.v ONO statesman says that
Federal Whigery will hereafter be like
salt water, only to be found by boring
fort.
ONO BANKS. believe that we
are warranted in saying, that all the
banks Of this State, which lately sus-
pended specie payments, have resumed.
Does not this recommend our present
banking law to our sister States?
1t has been suggestedto US that the
Merchants and Mechanics of this city
should hold public meeting and
pledge themselves to the community
and to each other mol TO receiue the new
issue o post notes contemplated by the
Union Bank.-Such meeting would
no doubt be numerously attended and
we hope it may be called instantly.
Who will take the lead in the matter!
A start is all that is wanting.-Vicks-
burg Whig.
1t is stated in the Peoria Register
that 900 Russian families, flying from
religious persecution at home, are a
bout settleing in the territory of Wis
consin.
The following paragraph, from an
English paper, shows the progress
made in that countryin in approprlating
steam carriages to common roads.
A steam carriage lately accomplished
the distance between Cambridge and
London in England, fifty two miles o
yer the common road, in four hours
and half!
MoRE'P ,NorEs. We understand
that the Mississippi Union Bank, in
tends issuing another lot of Post Notes
to take up those that are alredy out
we suppose payable IL months afte
the lst Of April lS4O.-Southern Star
CorroN. This artical was selling a
Natchez'on the l4th. from "a to II
cents per pound. In N. Orleans. the
same oay at from u to 8 Genus. anc
dull at that. A splendid lot Of frs
quality or cotton sold in this place or
Monday last at s. cents.---I6.
Union post notes als going down il
New Orleans. They arc now selling
at Is and 10 per cent discount: a
few days since they were at l5. What
will the new issue be in 80 daysa Ne
say so per cent. But nous rerrons.
-Heksburg Whig.
From Washington.--The affair Of the
New Jessey election was undecided on
~ = nAL :raf. and fhnYe was no nrnhnect