Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-07-11
SUMMARY OIe MEMS


a MIR James Huston fred with ,ins at a block
Tour inehes square thrown into the air ut distance
oi i've yards. lilo shattered Il 1t every shot and
ouefs TO do q, ninety 1--WE times OF the hundred
on n wager.
During tho month OF June, there arrived NJ
cleveland, Ohio, hom the interior OF that State
i,9H3 bushels oil wheat and 7O,3i2 barrels Of
-four.
At Cincinnati, on the 9od inst. the miller, ware
contracting T. early deliveries OF new wheat, at AZ
cents, butt was expected that tho article would
soon be nj lower point
The funded debt of tho State Of Penn.y,yania
amounts To SJi6TfO0U, nearly S2l. 900 900 of
which Ia held by foreigners.
kainors. -aisryland G pei cent State stocks
H. 81 S'u u, auction nj The baltimore Exchange, on
he ''h INST al $40 70. and ives at SIS SO.
The extensive gri,t mills Owned hvrIIp,;,
on fnhins Creek, York District. South Carolina
was de'troyed by ire on the nigh, of the 2i,h NH.
ihc loss amounted to $4,000.
The Petersburg Statesman says ,ha, L.andon C.
Garland, Esq. has been elected Prcsijen, If R,o.
dolph Macon College.
The Murderer aresisd-Edward Utay,.r,v m.
man who shot Capt. Gwynn, of Suffolk. wa. mr..
rested on Tuesday last about u mile from Norfolk
aud safely lodged IN iail.-IPet. Statesman.
superior CeWL-ln the case Of Dsbnev. III.
Court succeeded on Friday, 10 making nm ;n,x
aIer tedious canvass, aud in a day or two W
quiiu. VI u.s. "e
The Edltos OF tho New York Tribune has lust
returned from tour in the States of New York
e eennsy w., massachusetts and Vermont, aud
iound the crops good every where, and the Whi,,
universally rampant for tue opportunity TO Give tho
Captain his quietus. s"' '"'
| Inc Alexandria Gazette very pertinently in
cures; - re John Tyer's 'reH,ons,' filed in tho
Department, OF state. to abrogate an act OF Con-
sress approved 10y the 'Presidenp2"
The U. s. District Court commenced N s.,s;on
IN lhls CtY, Yesterday, Tor the HEARING nj
Bankruptcy. W
Tue New York llerald-ihe Enquirer,s p,,,otn
enId-Eoys; "PGtting the question of sucec.sion
w. VI v'ew' Mr. Tyler must look TO the Democratic
parry Ior support Tor the remainder of his pr,s,ntI
tenn Without that support he cannot eonduc,
ms Administration" His chance for fame. then
must DC sorry one.
The eod>waicr folks seem to have constituted tho
democracy OF numbers" IN nearly all tho cele5ra
lions on the Fourth.
No COALITION fEr.-Thc Tylcritc,, dining at
"'ohf"hns Harden on the Fourth, sent the Demo-
efa's' dining at Pascals their compliments with in
'o'mauon That they had drunk the following senti.
ment
Oar Democratic fellow citizens dinin, n, Par
cars, We hail them on the anniversary of our Ma.
uonal Independence as worthy discno Of tho ,.,hS
OF Democracy" " '"0 ia'"e'
The Democrats, after holding consultation on
's drank inc following sentiment and sent
Il
"THE PREsIpENr OF THE UHIrrp Sr.rra
iair ana honest support Of all such measures as in
'oiVen sacrifice oil the principles of Demoerscv
nhd tend TO the welfare of the Union: bur ns N n,,t,
ou. course IS independent and onward; we seek no
alliance, but look to the business of our cause for
success Truth Is mighty and will prevail.n
This was uncivi and ungratcful too in the De-
n'Ocfats, considering the PANS that has been taken
10 coneiiiate them. The truth is they arc an Oh
snhate inincable set OF men. They applaud every
l IL FtIf NNfI nj - al a
embarrass the naughty Whiss-and when eoIlsd
| upon themselves To give their support TO tho nd
hnlstraton, they consent To 90 lust as far ns the
interest OF Their party will warrant and not an inch
'aIlner' Ihey ought TO lie shipped of TO some
cline where patriotism is vice and ingra,itude n viz
tue.-PhH. North .7mefiean.
Ine fa'aet:-The "unteTr6ed Captain" had a
NICE batch oil LocoiocOs 10 dine with him on The 9Th
'nst' lie will raise the black flag, shortly.
ARIrnnErIc.-A science differently studied bv
, ,a'netS anu sons, the former generally confirming
themselves 10 addition, the second 10 subiraciion
A RErARrsE.-A good bit Of wit once trans
pred IN our House Of Legislature; which peIbsus
has not yet appeared in print.
ST. SAID the member from ASSUMPTION, al
am here the proud representative OF my CONSTITUENCIES
\ am here, from the Parish of AssumpIon ana
OF piece" WV
yes" said en- honorable member, opposite.
and you are the d-st piece OF Assumption thar
| ''' e'N' "tpiu VI. - FtCGuNHt.
The Enquirer and Madisonian are appealing most
| Justify to Congress, which will no doubt be duly
| appreciated.
G"od.-The Wing papers in Dawson's District,
IN LOUISIANA, are republishing his Address TO his
constituents, put forth at the close Of the Extra SEES.
op, " ue'1at hlih al the present election. This is
dosing the Doctor with his own ipecac
.fno.her painful Dsath.--Iast evening a .on NJ
MIR Caleb Hand, well known in this city was in.
slantly Killed by rocket. The rocket was not
! properly drecled, and when il was DISCHARGED IL
suee young Hand IN the brcat and killed him in
Stan'iy. lie was nm os,mnble young man. nbout
- years Of age Ills death wa 5 appalling and in
sahtaneous, IN the presence Of his own family and
large circle Of friends-PHIL. EVE. JoUR.
n Mr. pods proposes TO enlighten the good peo
PIE oil Norfolk upon the humbug of Animal Magne,
usm' IN course OF lectures. The Corporal must
look 10 him. ""'
THE CROPS.
90 lar as we have heard, the wheat crop of this
a1u une ADJOINING Counties, is more or less injured
ny rust seab and smut, and will greatly Jisanno;n,
those who relied too sangunely upon the fair nrom.
Use III inc appearance Of the wheat a few weeks
s.e.i sun, we are assured by many, that there will
DC considerably more than an average crop We
nope u may be so as from the probably DAMAGED
stare OF The crop, mlers will require more than their
ordinary machinery 10 manufacture from the whea,.
good and pure flouL-Ltes6tug GaI
, The FIncastlo Democrat says that the wheat in
ha' county IS all cut down. aud il is found that III
-
reducing the crop at least one half.
David Lucas, the murderer of John pofr vas
executed at Giles Court House, on the 24tb uiv,..
lie met death as he had lived n hardencd s'her,
and died with demonac grin upon his nnte-
nance, without the least sympathy from C large
crowd present.
The tIneas,le Democrat brags or, TurniP
sem sen, TO ITS Editor, weighing y los 90 measuring
isf inches IN circumference. Mr. onh Carer Nv
ing near us, pulled lots Of them 81 warren, winch
were pl'ned IN the fall, and 81 no, a',er No-
Vember, some OF which me1.i, Gu Ieet ana oihehes
III circumference, and wei'e"' We uoht kno" now
much, but "a heapn
soMErnNo Novr.-sAA young girl oi'ho town
became tho n,o-er OF four boys AT ONE sIRTni
What will oh 10 when she is a woman
The All, IS supposed to have been "an acci.
dent.p n mo of the papers oftho town recommends
some Che bachelors TO make wife Of her.
lPhh Ledger.
fho store Of Goodman & Harris. New Orleans.
was robbed Of $500 in specie, on the night Of
the lst inst.
Governor Davis, Of Massachusetts, has nssign
ed the loth instant, for the election Of member of
Congress, Tor the OH District, in the place ofMr
Hastings, deceased.
g. Three Loccs arc in the field, for Congress. in tho
Safe oil Arkansas " w
The Miltoniun. At Milton, Pa. raises the banner
OF HtHRT CLAY for President, "subiect only IN
tho decisive action Of the People at the Ballot.