Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-03-02

| Misunderstanding to the New York Ex-
press, the -four spectators of the city are
much better supplied than was supposed.
NATIoNAL SILK WoRM.-This is the name
of new weekly paper Just commenced at Phi
ladelphia, by Thomas c. Clark, at $1,O0 a
year. Its name is declaratory of its object.
VALUABLE Cameo. The most valuable car
go ever brought to the ports of America late
ly, arrived at the city of New York from Liv-
erpool, worth million and half of dollars.
NIAGARA SHIP CANAL.--The chairman of
the committee on canals in the New York
Senate has reported bill to authorize the Uni
ted States to construct ship canal around
the Niagara Falls.
VIRoINrA.-The state debt of Virginia now
amounts to $5,255,2SO. Besides which, the
aggregate State subscriptions to various pub
lie works, for which the necessary appropria-
tions are not yet made, amount to $3, $50, 900.
So that the aggregate pecuniary liabilities OF
the Ancient Dominion may be said to amount
to eight millions and half of dollars.
LoArER.-One who visits the printing office
and reads the manuscripts and superscriptions
The Siamese Twins are about TO dissolve
CO. partnership and retire from business. They
have cleared 100000, it is said, in the joint
stock concern.
The fog down in Maine has been so thick
that the inhabitants are quarrying it for mill
stones. This is the last Yankee speculation
we have heard Of.
Aschool house was lately destroyed by fire
at "Dog's Nest" Tompkins co. The only
thing remarkable is, that in place Of that
name there should have been school house to
| be burned.
The MULBERRY FEVER IN FLoRrDA.--The
81. Augustine News states that twelve trees of
the Morus Muticaulis, were sold lately In
that city. for six hundred dollar
FAoT.--There'is nothing we hate worse than
your editors who pirate little good things out
ofother papers, and use them for hooks to hang
their own nonsense on.
A painting of Adam and Eve is offered for
sale in New York-warrantedto to be good like
aesseS.
EPIGRAM on young lady who said she read
Waverly, skipping the Scotch
Oh soft is the sleep of zephyrs on roses,
And soft is the blue-bell that hangs on the
wall,
And soft is the down that etherreposes,
But, Susan, the head is far softer than all.
~ 0. Picayune.
ACaptan Harold is travelling through Ohio,
offering to teach the earthquakes and fan
tasticals,' lessons in military tactics. This is
one good result from buresque parades.
4 would barely ask the gentleman who spoke
last, said an orator rising ct public meeting
and throwing off his coat.
Suffer the ladies to withdraw frst' cried a
deacon, rising with great concern in his coun-
tenance.
paper has been started in Boston called
'9The Non Resistant" intended to advocate the
| Non Resistance Society.
We mean to 60 east next summer and prac-
tice &C science" on the edtor-just to enable
him to test the frmness of his principles;
The French frigate veloce now lying at Bal
timore is quite the rage in that city. The Sun
estimates that no less than ten thousand per-
sons visited her during three days oflast week.
The Boston Herald says-"The Grand Ju-
rors came into the court yesterday morning,
and presented twenty-five pills, which were
taken by his honor, &c." His honor is to be
pitied.
Pope's oath was God mend me. A link boy
to whom he had refused penny, looking at
| his dimnutiye stature, cried out &c God mend
you, indeed it would be less trouble to make
new one."
A new paper is to be started at New York
soon, to advocate the election of Calhoun, for
the Presidency. A gentleman from South
Carolina is to be its editor.
TNOR SALE.-A yoke of working oxen,