Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-05-26

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Tsxess-Cah\st,n pspeEs have been reeef~
New Orleans to tn 9Th May; No rain had i,l'>
IN Galveston or may days. and the city was smost
destitute of wafer Nery h,le rain l,lls in rens be-
tween the latter pm Of March and the frat oi ovher-
The citizens were prcpsnss s~-sSeir- and s.-tssns
secure n ecpous supply q the frs' RAINY spell.
The Courier says; yoDls are selling here now a,
auction mt an unusslly low rate. We qies oh N
they 90 of lower IN New Orleans or Mobile.
The schooner Henry. from New York. got r,ronnd
on the 5sh ia the bar The steam packet New
York went to her assistance and bsoashI her OIL in
safety
A splendid ball was aiey giv>n in Iioas,ou by the
tIon Alcee Labranche clarrs des ofas. from tie u
n,eJ ) a,ss 10 Teyas On MIR. Labrancbr the Hous-
Ion Telegraph siys siVc regret that this gentleman
b.s baen indnce Nv private Consije mi o. 10 rett
i,,. the s,auon 80 has Gdmirab.e filed and emf
nen,lv adorned As the repr, sentative ofa nation o.
cupyipg tie ond place in oar =arisas gentleman
arr as member of socie,y. the Hon. Acec Labsanel
s'anIs among the highest in tho community. and no
will carry with him his retirement from This
try. the best wishes of the numerous friends he has
made during his residence here"
Nassuu.-An arrival Mt Charleston brnes da:es
from Nassau to the 26Ih ult paper from that place
slys:
Aassaa, April 25.-The sloop Sea1ower which ar.
rived tins morning from the Bahama Bank, reports
that on the 2lst instant. she assisted IN getting off Tho
American ship Chaiham.-Richardson. master sac
having grounded shoal bearing ESE5 E from n o
y
was O! ston bound for New Orleans
Nay I've understand that the boat other NJ: s
Rover. fred upon by several small crafts al an
Choir in the Isle Of Pines or Cuba by which outrage
one sihcer and several seaman. were severely wouu-
ded. The Rover not being able to near in shore
and there being but loar. the depreciation have
for the present eseaPcd-;hey strongly suspected
to BE- pirates"
The Rev, Stephen Elliott. Jr Professor of Sacred
Literature and the Evidences OF Christianity was oet
IN nj IhN IInRRU s.lf
by the unanimous vote Of the Convention of The Pru
| estant Episcopal Church. then in session
AbdHys ard West Sock6rslge-The engineers viii
commence operations on this route forthwith IN, di.
re- tors OF The western railroad having ratified The S-
gam made by the committee their late visit 10 AL
I bany.--Trcy Bllge,.
The ship Shenandoah. a, PHILADELPHIA from Liver
POOL has the snail poI board Sic has been order.
cd down to the lazare,to, AMI the Board Of Health
have ordered numbers OF the Sick 20 be removed q,
Ihe City Hospital nj Bush Hdl-BaLtinore paper.
Rlkemann the Belgian giant. Mrs Fitzwil!iam. cre
all doing their best To entertain the Phladephians at
| present
Tn, Philadelphia L. 5. Gazette state, ,ba, III, Phil
| acelph'a. Wilmington and Baltimore Rail Road Com
plny has recently eGeeied large loan in Europe, su
heIent 10 enable 1t to pay all demands upon il. and
that i's finances are ow in prosperous condition
The Pernlar RAJ IN Vrg,ma.-The Pennsylyani-
an cyphers cut ard The Now Eta undertakes to prove
that the popular majority in Virginia at the late cleo
ton in that SAFE, is Administration 10 the amoun, az
some ihrseor fonr th0usaldsl Great science, that
cypheIrs!
Nqehbor A. do you know whether Mr. Van Buren,
has pay any rent Tor the white Housei" isuppose
he pes as the people, understand, intend 10 send IN
/ tfr "BHf next spring.-EIeGaare Doper
! EIf0t Corn! Hot Corn New cors made il. A.
earanoe IN our market yesterday morning wonder
whether Col Green OF the Boston Post; has planted
his corn yetl-N o. Pic
Il How fond Pic. is Of treadlng ON Croen eoy,tS,,-
feia! Rencontre-We learn from letter received
IN town yesterday, that renconire took place on Wed
nesday last, nj New Market, Kent county between
Robert Swarkey and James Woodal. OF that coanry
which resulted in the death of the latter from blotv
given him on the head with stick be- the G.rmor
here are no farther particulars Baltimore
Plot
Sentence Of Doah.--Lorenzo Dow. alias Pablo. yy,s
yesterday brought before the T. $ Circuit Cont 10 e.
ceive ms sentence. having been convicted lin two
ifiais) oil The murder Of Capt William b. Lanrdnn If
the brig Francis Of Boston, The sentence was dcyor.
ed by Chief Justice fancy. and was that Of death
nc prisoner 10 be hung upon The walls OF the ia
on, 'he appointed day did MT learn lie is MALAY
ana ms appearance very intellectual and inane--
Bat. Amer
HuNASirY-A boy named Lucius Webb feu ON,
OF boa attached 60 scoop lying in the Delaware
opposite The Navy Yard. Friday lasi an was saved
i'on drowning by the noble I'd daring exeriions Of
young man employed in the Yard PAi!alelskia Sr,-
tinol 49,
notorious burglar, named John White WINS found
guilty on Friday IN The Of General Sessions ON
'hreo bills Of Indictment for burglary Ho was SEN
Fenced TO seven years Imprisonment in the Eastern
reni'eniiary. on each. making 81 years in ALL Fonr
'her hills had been found against him. on which he
was acquitted. on account Of the length of time he
was sentenced on the three Grst-I6
The Spanish Polacre Corbeia Pelecrina Cant Thos
hesa' bound irom St Jago de Cuba. for Barcelona.
VITA cargo of Sugar. Coffee and Cotton has pat in
mere having sprung leak the 1ih April in gale
sue MADE 70 TO 80 inches Of water per hour IL will
&c necessary that she be discharged for repairs She
Nay Z.
siSN IN GEoRGIA-'Fhe Savannah Republican
. INC 9th ns contains call. signed by 10 persons
r meeting Of the citizens Of that county OBJ, sod
o TIE present Administration Of the Federal Govern
ne aud favorable 10 the elccIion Of Harrison and
yer 10 be held at the Exchange. in tho city of
savannah, on the following day. The first name on
nc last OF signatures is that Of j. Macpherson Berrien
member OF the FIRST cabinet appointed by General
Jackson.
IheneSt State election inkes place in Louisiana
luly 6th-when State officers and Representatives TO
Congre's are to be elected. In 1886 Lori lana yent
OF Van Bur by majority Of 276. In 1888, tho
an burCn majority for GoXernor xSos R2T