Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-08-31
sUMMARY oF NEWS.


fall rom uuncie Sans table in New York, Ben.
nett, OF the Herald. curses and quits the Captain
tueHr.-"i say, my little son, WHARF does that
RICH, hand road 20 tot"
"Don'i anow, sir; faint been no where since we
lived here"
dealers OF tina, city have refused positively 10 lend
their dishes any moro TO the Washington for
their public dinners. Reason.-'They do not
break enough to make 1t an object" Now, isn't
that cruel
Puptic SrfnIr.-Tho town Of West Cambridge
contains 1900 inhabitants, nearly nil farmers and
mechanics. Within three or four years they have
built three school houses at cost Of 500; have
expended In building two new churches and repair.
ing a ihud, Sis 600; and purchased two new en-
eines at cost of sls00-yet neither the town nor
the religious societies are ia debt
We lind in the Plebean, an extract from letter
OF lady in Rhode Island to a she suffrsgc-refugee
IN New York. How's that, MIR Journal Div
we'll uirh Dorre at once Martial Law is a very
cool thing in its place, but when il comes to stirring
up tho femnines, we squirm.-N. Bed. Bull.
military force was recently sent to the City Of
Naavoo TO arrest Joe Smith, to surrender him to the
authorities OF Mo. but The wiley Prophet and I'm
poster, was not 10 be found.
Noihiog can exceed the chicanery and trick of
the wings in Congress-to defeat the Tariff bill
and throw the responsibility of It's defea, on The mi
nority i-GAlbany Argus, Aug 20.
no same song whlch was chaunied so swectly
ny the Enquirer, about the same time. Pray, Mr.
Argus, how many OF the minority voted FIR the last
Iarif oif twenty, oil told, and sixty-6ye against
IT,
Pair OF Btauiies.-Kendall in his Santa Fe
sketches, says:-l trust my readers will not doubt
my sincerity when assert that the pretiiest girl I
ever saw was selling wooen stockings ut twsn, -
hvo cents pair, ut Holmes Hole, Massachusetts
her twin sister in beauty standing in her bare
ieet upon mud wall at Albuquerque New Mex.
q m berb .a1
Peter Stages, one OF tho old stock merchants Of
New York, died last week.
Lord .4shburion will remain in this CITY for
DAY or two, when he will proceed to Boston. He
VIII return in time IL is said to par,nke of publ C
dinner on Thursday OF next week, and ia expecttd
soon alter 10 sail for England.
NJ. Y. Trib. Aug. %.
The Madisoniah complains that, in n District pa
per, II has public advertisements on one side. aud
attacks upon the President on the other. That is
10 rxeep.on then; for in general. puff, puff,
pun, Tor Tyler, on one page, and pay, pay paw for
inc printer, on tho oiher.- u. s. Gex.
The Compiler Of Saturday, informs "our good
towns ladies. that the pretty and best tasted
Yea crackers they ever saw" be had at Ruther-
iOrd & virgins baking establishment, Main street
Ia Boston, they close the B,nks on the recurrence
Ct Commencement, at Old Harvard
We had n great Tyler meeting at Castle Garden
Yesterday. Michael Walsh, Esq. drunken ropro.
bate, was let gu, Of prison by Alderman Purday in
order s0 to become Chairman. They mustered about
ed in praise of John Tyler IL was. as an Irish la
eorer observed, nn awful meeting, both Chairman
and secretary were worthy OF the cause.
Cor. Bait. Pat.
From the complexion Of the returns in Illinois as
iaras received at Springfield, i, is believed lori
~ oil The votes cast are against holdinga State on
vention 10 amend the Constitution.
Peaches are retailing in New York at three cen, s
each They were selling at st Louis, at the los I
dates at so cents per bushe and apples at 10. ct :.
The military court sitting at Philadelphia inqur.
ing INTO the validity the election Of MIo G nsra
has decided in favor OF the election Of Gen Patterson.
and certified the same 10 the Governor.
A New FEArURE.-The Buffalo Advertiser say a
that Capt Barton, lying at Chicago, waiting for a
cargo OF wheat with his crew. had engaged TO thrash
Tor every tenth bushel that he might obtain a
cargo and leave port as early possible. The d,
OF our ship. masters turning out with their sturdy
hands TO thresh wheat for the farmers instead Of
remaining on board to spin yarns. is indeed new
feature in inland navigation.
As GOOD As 1T WE'RE EoP.-The Nan.
iueket Islander says the following story was late
ly told by reformed inebriate, as on analogy
Tor much OF the folly OF drunkards: IA mouse
ranging about brewery happening to fall in:o one
oil the vats OF beer was in Immediate danger of
drowning, and appealed TO a cat to help him ou,.
The cat replied, it is foolish request for as soon
ns get you out shall eat you. The mouse pi,e-
ousy REPLIED that that fate would be better than
III.
but the fumes OF beer caused puss TO snetze; the
mouse took refuge in bis hole. The cat called
upon the mouse TO come out-"You rascal did YOU
not promise that should eat you" "Ah - re-
piled tho mouse, shut you know ioGs IA liquor at
Zee Time 20
An ON oArH.-A lawyer not over young nor
handsome, in examining young lady, a witness
IN Court, made attempts 10 confuse her, and thus
TO render her testimony contradictory and unava!-
ing. She, however, seemed to be calm, and proof
against all frivolous questions out TO her. At last,
the lawyer, determined TO perpex her, said !:
"Nliss, upon my word you are very pretty.~ The
young lady very promptly replied: 81 would return
the compliment sir, u icsre net OF OATH" As may
DO supposed, the lawyer questioned her no farther
The N. Y. Loeofoco papers contain ano.her bill.
eI deaux from Capt TyIerto the representatives of
the rowdies OF the Park and Five Points, in which
he very modestly compares himself to Thomas
Jefferson and says IL shall follow in the footste ps
OF that illuslrous mani" How many Vetoes did MIR,
Jefferson send into Congress- in eight years
Mon LAw.-Gov. Hubbard, Of N. II. has DO
Iemptorly refused TO comply with the requisition OF
Gov King, for the surrender Of the traitor Dorr.
The Wings have made large and unexpected
gains in the Western part Of Missouri, carrying a
number OF counties which were never Whis before.
Lord Ashburton. while IN Philadel phia, ordered a
iroling wagon, at Ogle & Wnson's, set OF double
harness, at another establishment, and intends pur.
chasing pair Of fast uolting horses-all 10 be
in fha