Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1841-03-06

s,,,es was the oTuci VI W. ~
I'D S," iranspired after the folio"
!, e as;"":-A message was sent by Inc
''h 10 n. Senate, at IL o'clock an
- ';1 70 that 'ps body ready to receive the
Pclas " heir Hall, and to proceed to
PIE ~ luton of The appointment OF the
''s T"s message having been deliver
10 Clerk, a motion, that the Senate
y I"V with the invitation was car.
'" Tis senators we're, accordingly,
..ilsd by the Sergean'-at-Arms OF
' ha".ss, IN procession to the Repre-
"v Hall, where seats had been
tl nv far them on the right Of the
1'D he Vice President bearing box
~ the different packages o: votes
'' .s"closed. The members OF the
., received the Senators Standing
vice President was conducted to
,.'.ler,s Chair as presiding officer OF
ping a,,no Mr.. Preston, the teller on
wv. ~ If The Senate, and Messrs. Jones
Ca,bing, tellers on tho part of the
=. along with the Secretaries and
10 - took their places at the Clerks
The Vice President then said he
Iiintocped to open the packages which
u, adlrpsled 20 him, containing the
.ol1be different States. There we're
ss,s Of packages, one brought by
u messengers and The other by mail.
.. ga, an immense concourse OF peo'
assembled to witness the ceremonies.
aid, and the galleries. being crowded
n cation, a motion was made by w.
Iohuson to open the Hall to ladies,
ca was rejected.
NE tedious process OF counting the
% having been accomplished the Vice
.Ieot announced the result as follows:
ole number of votes for presd't 294
b. Henry Harrison received, 234
run Van Bnren, oo
Nyhereupon he declared Won Henry
ri,on Preslden, Of the United States
four year, from The 4th Of March next.
rhe same number of votes were cast
Vice Presldenl:-
Ohm yler received 234
Richard NJ. Johnson, 48
.lltlqlon W. Tazewell, ii
ames X. Polk, l
Ohm Tyler was declared Vice Presi.
for four years from the 4 h Of March
ne Senate then returned 10 their
mher, aud a joirt committee having
appointed TO notify Gen. Harrison
election, both Houses adjourned.
MOTHER OUTRAGE AND PROBABLE
DER.-The dwelling Of Mr.. Van
oD, about ten or eleven miles below
uan cum, in Jefferson county, Mis-.
was en,erned on Fudav last BY
rufianp, during Mr. Van Hartens alb
Q, wh7 bound all the inmates, and, on
enco being Offered by Mrs. Van
en-, shot her in the breast, iufliciing a
d, thu, was pronounced by the Sur
called il, to be mortal. After the
Etratlon of this fendlike act, they
d the house, and carried off nll the
bles il contained, including about
. dollars in money, silver spoons,
ry, double barrelIcd shot gun, ri.
I'd four pocket pistols. They then
to the stable and took by horse,
c and bride. The horse has since
recovered.
individual, supposed to be ono OF
pbbers, was arrested yesterday by
t the City Police. He will under
examination before the Mayor this
ng.-St Louis Republican.
ExrAN ANTIQUITIES We have
informed by Judge Scurry, that the
Insof a large village or city have
found in Sabine County, on the es.
bf Mr. William Clark, at tie junction
3 Tho and PaIogatcho, about seven>
miles east ofSan Augustine. These
consist chiefly Of the stone founda-
oil houses arranged along a street
mile in length. These are imbed.
the alluvial deposit about three feet
surface. Large pieces of timber
ed, are also found imbeded in the soil
the stone foundations. Telegraph.
free Days Later from Europe.-Tbe
ct ship Emerald, Capt. Howe, arriv.
New York on Saturday morning
Havre, bringing news to the 9th
out nothing of much importance.
was still tranquil, though great dis.
acton prevailed in relation to the
IAN question. No further demon
on mad been made in the Chambers.
'0ilhca'Ions Are progressing slowly.
Pc late news from China, is doubted
me OF the French papers. These
say that Admiral Elliott could moi
nad any authority to make treaty