Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-11-08

on the American Revolution, in the City OF New
York.
In the Philadelphia City Insolvent Court, Henry
J. rye was bound over in the sum Of $780, las,
week, Tor fraudulent insolvency, and John II. Betch.
e. MS opposing creditor, FOE perjury
Abbott, recently convicted OF the murder of his
wife, has been sentenced to be hung, at New H..
ven, on the thiId Monday in July.
The main building Of Jefferson COLLEGE. Miss.
was burnt on the goth ulL, including about 5000
volumes OF the library and the archives OF the Mis-.
sissippi Territory. l. IS estimated at $50, 900.
Capt Simon I. Rowley. OF Hudson. ". ", in a
bt OF insanity threw himself from third story win.
cow, lew days since, upon the pavement, aud was
/ instantly killed.
The amount Of Flour and Wheat received a,
Schenectady, West Troy. and Albany. in the
month OF October, was 27l,7oi bbs. flour, and
2S2, IS bushels wheat
State Stocks are on the decline, in the New York
market. On the 4th inst. n. Y. 81 per cents sold
al $50; Illinois per cents, Indian, per cents
~. Capitalists are fearful that Locoiocosm will
Ultimately expunge State debts.
A boy named Harvey, was recently fined $500
and sentenced TO months Imprisonment for shoot
Ing his father after the sentence he esca ped from
the othcer, and is now at large.
The following extract Of a letter from Baton
Rouge, Lou, We cut from the n. Y. Tribune:
The Matches (Mss.) Courier has already hoist
ed the banner for Clay, and all the talk here among
Wings is, CLAY for the next Presidents" the reso.
utons passed at our Convention point that v,y
What think you OF Hon. Samuel l.. Southland of
New Jersey, for Vice President with Ciay7 IL be.
comes to be careful hereafter who we have on our
ticket for the Vice Presidency, and Gear bought ex-
perience has taught US the Importance OF hayin, N
man who will be true TO his party and carry out
their principles We intend to try hard TO get South
ard on the ticket with Clay-how will his name
please at the NORTH
The Locoiocos are trying to get up a CROW over
the "breaklng up OF the Wing party" as they are
fond OF believing is the case, and they will make n
desperate effort 10 regain this State, but il will be
failure as therefore,; If We fight our battles over
again. the sooner get ready the better: and with
the name of "Henty Clay of Kentucky, the man
for the South ami the West and East and the
North, we shall move steadily on to victory.
IMNIGRArToS.-The Western papers state that
Iowa Is now pre- eminently the attractive centre of
immigration and that great numbers are daily bend
ing their enterprise thther.
TRAGIcAL OccuRREscE-TheC atalonian Jour
mails state that on the ooh ullimo the Collegiate
Church OF Medina was struck ~ lightning which
set FIRE to the tower. The edhce burned with such
violence that before any suceor could be brought
the whole fell with the clock work and bells on one
OF the principal chapels, crushing the roof down on
the high altar, and killing several persons no were
before II at prayers.
Temperance a. ,he Wsst.-The Pittsbure IntelI.
gencer says that great Western Temperance Con-
vention was held at Plusburg on the goth and 2lst
INST, consisting OF delegates and members from
Western Pennsylvania and adjacent portions OF
Ohio and Virginia. Forty 1--WE Temperance and
Total Abstinence Societies were represented in the
Convention, and the intellisencer states that direct
ly and indirectly, they represented at least tw cnty
I'VE thousand persons no have within the last wear
Joined the Temperance Total Abstinence Societies.
The ST. Louis Commercial Bulletin says, thu,
not less than one thousand substantial buildings OF
the largest class erected in that city within the
past year, some costing from $4,000 to 10000.
The Canton Miss. Creole says, four persons in a
family in thar county, were recently poisoned by
the mixing of the seed OF the jamestown weed with
their coffee. The persons very i'll, but recov-
cred after medical aid. Supposed to e the r1cked
act Of the cook.
A few nights since, negro fellow shot by
boy Is years OF age, while entering his mothers
house in Springfield near Vicksburg. The negro
had been hunted off before, and returning made his
way up TO the door IN the dead Of the night, when
the boy shot him
On Tuesday, Peter McCoum-one Of the per-
sons arrested for the murder Of Bigham, and who
had only been discharged by the Court Monday
for want Of evdence-was brought into Court on a
bench warrant, for threatening a witness who had
testified IN the late trials. He bound over in
the sum OF $1,000 to keep the peace, and being
able TO procure bail, he was committed to prison.
Bali. .9meriedn.
The Detroit Advertiser states that a brute OF a
fellow, named q athere, who addicted TO drunk
cnness, beat his wife 50 violently as to produce her
death.
Big SsUAsHEs.-It takes the Yankees to grow
ice, granite and big squashes. MIR George Cooke,
of Northampton, IN the old Bay State, lately ex-
hIbiIed at a cattle show there, huge squash,
weighing 202 pounds ThiE mammoth vegetable,
well cooked. will doubtless supply number OF
families with the trimmings TO luxurious Yankee
thanksgiving dinner. We shouldn't object TO have
a Finger in that pie"
The location the Western Armory excites much
interest at Pitisburg, Wheeling, Cincinnati and ST.
Louis. Col. Benton is publicly eontendins for tho
latter place.
We learn from the Quetec Gazette, that steam
ship of war, the StyX, IS expected at Halifax, with
the New Governor General, Sir Charles Bsgot.
lie was to leave England about the 10Th Of Octo
Der.
MAMMOTH OK-The largest red oak tree in
North America, saysa correspondent of the Natchi.
ioches Herald, can be seen on ths plantation Of
w Smith, Esq, eighteen miles from Nalchitoches
on the road leading 10 Opeousas. THIS jesuc
oak stands 10 the midst Of rich and heavy bottom,
II measures fOrty.twO fee.-The trunk appears
sound and healthy and its height to the branches
is from fifty to sixty feet.
Boston IS rather "getting 10 the wind ward" Of the
great "CommercIsl Emporium" Cunard's steam
packets run with such regularity and speed, that
we now look 10 Boston almost exclusively for for
elgn news. Foreign BUSINESS is gradually with
drawing from New York, and eenreng IN Boston,
and much Of the heavy impouauons hereafter will
be made by way Of the latter port One day last
week, there we're iouy-two foreign clesrances
and seventy. four arrivals OF Bostonl Quite
smashing business for the "lte Vlliage,p called the
"litera ~ emporium"
A eon,riyance in New York, called the Wash.
ngton Bank, has clown up. The amount Of notes
IN circulation IS small,
The Erie Gozstte says that two young girls o.
HaTbDrefeek, m that county, spun FIVE hundred
runs Of uool,n yarn, from the 18th Of June 70 the
18th Of September making thread Of near FIVE hun.
bred miles M length, and Il must have caused over
two thousand miles travel to spin H. Pooh, what
Of thai sc have girls here who have walked over
Eve thousand miles, IN the same time, ami spun We
don't know how ,much-sTHEsT yarn.-BosL NtVg.
BOSTON STOCK-The following sales Of
Stock Wefs made NJ auction, IN Boston, last Wed.
nssdsy, for specie funds.
10 shares Boston end Worcester
Rail Road, 10 per ct. adv.
- DO Eastern do 3tO3i
do Boston and Providence, 30 o5
DO Msrlmaek Naming. Co. IGi advance
DO SYHJk do
d. Hsmhton, DO ttoII
do suholk Bank, do "
u DO Mefcbanps, do 3to3l
Amlds, the results Of tho New York election, is
ne return Of Francis +. Granger, 70 Congress, from