Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-10-19

An AbolitonSi, by the name of Thompson, was
tired at the las, term Of tho Fleming Circuit Court
IN NY. Tor 'nloing slave to leave his master and,
flee To OHIO, and sentenced to the Penitentiary ior
| two years.
| bloody ailray occurred on hoard canal boat.
near Winchcs CT, Ohio. on tho 9Th ul,. \ dispute
arose between some Irish passengers and the crew
| -anj night ensuing, one Of the former had his
woods.
| The Macon, Geo. Messenger says that yotns
man by the name of B-oach, was shot through the
he'd, on tho day of election, in Clinton, by n MIR
! tletcc, and Immediately killed. Another man
| named White, who WAS struck over the head with
stick, about the same time, has since died.
The Prince dc Jolnvillc and suite were at Buffalo,
last week, on their way to Green Bay.
The New Haven folks have found in the garrett
OF an old house, in Which, Bcncd'ct Arnold formerly
Ived, the sign under which the traitor did business
IN that city, Druggist, Bookseller, sc from
London" IL has been deposited in the museum.
A man at the Boston Mechanics Fair, few DAYS
sinee had the ends OF his fingers cut or by shinec
Machine he was aiming.
Jones, the absquntulating Teller of the Troy
Bank, gave bail for q. 500 and made tracks with
ms plumber, amounting to 10000 very fair busi.
ness transaction!
Eve men at Newport, K. l., recently caught
t"o bass ataSinge haul-average weight s. pounds
total value, $500.
Mrs. JARVIS, whose divorce case has made so much
n m, anu her daughter, lately joined the Roman
Catholic Church.
The cars on the New Castle and F,,ncbtoxr
ran road, ran over a COW on Wednesday ni,b, and
h'ee OF tue passenger were thrown of m, r,cL
TWO OF them taking leap down a precipce of D.
Iss,, op'h allied with passengers. Two person, only
were slightly Injured. '''
The Rail Road bridge on the Lamar, and :,
joan sroad, was destroyed by fre last Sunday week
the work Of an Incendiary.
Inc SrAGE-The world is n stage: men and
women are the players: chance composes the Mac.
fortune (blnd Jade) distributes the parts. The Goi
sun 'ne Soyperyi the philosophers arc the specta-
'ors, the Tich occupy the boxes the powerful The n
ana the poor the gallery. The forsaken OF adv For
tune snuts he candles; Folly makes the CONCERT
ana ine crops the curtain !--Bfni!sV's Nise,u,nv
obEr ohpERS-A brave veteran officer recon. |
'SI"S natteTy winch was considered impcn, trn. !
o'o anu which II WIS necessary To storm l,rcn,c,I
~ answered the engineers who wer, ,Issn,dir h,,,
from the attempt. "Gentlemen Won may IbinL
what you please: all | know is that the American
~ u'us' oe hois'ed on the ramp1rIs tomorrow
morning, Jor Ihare the ora6Ts ia nv poeksln
We noticed, short time since. the appoin,m.p,
OF John Teesdie, Esq. editor of the ONO Win
standard, as Postmaster at Moon cllsyillc Rv
Ihe last STANDARD we learn that in consequence of
'he spirit and letter. of Pres dent Flyers late
o"Su'aI lo me POSTMASTER General, he has forward
cd ms resignation to the proper authorities at Wash
DEMONSTRATING GaI.
ONO ELECrIoS.-The main question NJ ;,sy. -
the coming election in OHIO seems 10 be tho noI,ry
OF establishing State Bank, with branches Thar
me no" IN ONO thlrIy'st regularly incorporated
I'"AS' win capital OF sixteen millions. OF these
inc charters of expire in 1913 leaving only ten
banks eSsting.-.H,E Gas
NO SMoEsG.-The following resolution was
adopted IN the Tennessee Legislature on the 9Th
inst. " VIZ ''
htsolTea That there shall be neither pipe nor Sc.
gar smoked within the Senate Chamber jurn, the
lours OF business at the present session of the Gs-
ne al Assembly.
LIBERAL.-Tho voluntary individual rcn,,ib,,.
ions to he Charity Hospital ~ cash. within the
lst Ten days, says the New Orleans PIcsyunc |
lmountto abou, $4,000. Let those who sreak of
ne "'nio'ahy oi our citizens, put that in their
pipe and smoke H."
,hips, ls2 ha'ques, 332 briss, 5l4 schooners, and
Z2S2 STEAMBOATS, arTIved at New Orleans from
Octooer ], ls4U, to October |, lsIl. Thswnsa les,
lumber than arrived at the place place in 1889 and
TEr AsorHER.-We must again crv for mercy
rom me van Buren, opposition. We can't get a long
So lhcy have now nominated George III. Davis
u Troy, for the AssemUly-a federalist of the
deepest blue Of course we must advocate ms
election and are not certain that duty to the old
or him.-N. Y. Com.
The Cranberry lands in Sherburne, Mass. pro-
luce 200 bushels to the acre, which are worth. at
east 800 per busheI; one gathers fifty bushels
per day.
On application Of the Bank commissioners. the
supreme Court has Land an injunction on the Still
water Canal Bank, Of Maine.
i he officers of the army, in Washington. dressed
N iu!I uniform, paid their respects To the new Sc.
;retary OF War, IN a body, last week. The gallant
'lnd was headed by the veteran, Maj Gen. Scott.
=, The City Council of Augusta, Georgia, appointed
hutsday, The IAN inst as day Of public thanks
;lVing and prayer TO God for the extraordinary
blessing of health enjoyed in the city during the
present year.
Mr. Redfeld, cashier OF the Commercial Bank,
n. 4. lately eLjoined, has been ascerIained To be
ienuer to the amount of ESQ, 600. His securitic.
Viii bleed for about one half OF IT,
The packet ship Suly, for Hlvre, from New
ok, takes on: sls5 900 in specie