Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-06-07
SUMMARY OF NEWS.

wounds received from an assassin a few days ago.
The las, link on the Rail Road from Boston TO
Buffalo, some GOO miles in length, IS under con-
tract, to be completed this fall
ST Johns, n. B. is in bad fix. Five thousand
people have lett the place since the LIST Of March,
and hundreds OF houses are tenantless.
DR.. Lardner is lecturing at Albany.
The London Herald says that about half Of the
Rail Roads 10 England have been supplied with
cars from the United States, while nearly all in this
country have rails imported from England.
A Southern paper says that about three fourlhs
ofthe horrible stories nhoat are humbugs
The average dividends declared bv the Camden
< Amboy New Jersey Raj Road, after dischnrging
the interest on all the loans of the Company for the
last nine years. have exceeded nine per cent. per
annum.
Loco Foeo pipe laying.-It is now ascertAined
that the precise number of convcts discharged from
Blackwell Island, the night before the late mum.
opal election in New York, was S. and that most
OF them voted the Loco Foco ticket in the eighth
Ward.
The note, Of the Real Estate Bank Of Arkansas
an GU, and out Loco Foco Bank-are worth but
% cents in the dollar at home while abroad they
would not pay for picking up IN the Street.
Dutee J. Pearce says he has renowned his ale
giance 10 Gov. DORIS Government, and come back
. TO the "Od Line"
The Wings Of York. Pa, held meeting on the
I sident. Nothing Gao stop that ball.
Captain Tyler seems 20 be taking little time TO
decide upon Capt Levy's second conviction 10y the
/ Court Martial.
The Philadelphia papers are Dragging over some
/ tall rye and sunfowers.
/ vessel cleared from Mobile, on the 25th NAV.
with cargo Of 1901 bales Of Cotton, and : boxes
/ Of merchandise.
Fourteen Roman Catholic Priests passed through
New York, recently, on their way to Canada, from
Hnvre.
The packe. ship Allegheny, Mchaels, arrived at
PhIadephia, the Sd instant, from Liverpool, after
a oosierous passage Of 10 days, with 1872 sieerage
passengers and but little freight
! The peach crop in the middle States, has been
seriously injured by frost.
! A memorial to Congress in fuvor of the old plan
OF credit duties, is circulating in Boston.
Orders have been sent 10 the PHILADELPHIA NAVY
| yard to lay the keel Of a new Steam Frsate forth
| with.
| The packet ships seem to take the lead in OBJ
aiming passengers. The next one for Havre, has
n full complement engaged.
GooD.-One Of Levi u. Slamu,s "but,-enders -
who was taken up IN Providence, a few days since
asone OF the insurgents, has been sentenced to the
Penltentaryio for years.
/ The British barque Anne LiGey-the brig Ste
phen, and the barque Isabella, were recently lost
among the zee bergs in The eastern seas.
. a band Of most a,rocous TO bbers have been dis
covered at Nourenborg.
Mensen Ernst, the famous Norwegian runner
row OF Moscow, has engaged to walk from that
city to Jerusalem in thirty days. Ills departure
was hxed for the Isl inst. lie is to receive 2j 900
silver ruhles If he succeeds 10 his undertakno II
is at present 50 years Of age.
Eight new islands in the Pacific. are stated bv
me Cape papers, 10 have been discovered by an
English whaler they ore fertile, inhabited, and oil
considerable extent.
On Thursday afternoon week, at Highbury, near
London, man deliberately sho, a policeman
through the heart, and attempted the murder OF
anoihcr member Of the same force, and another in
divdua..
Mr. Washington Irving delayed his departure for
SPAN, IN consequence OF specio invitation 70 the
/ Queens ball.
Mr. John Robertson, aged 40, late aclUary Of the
/ Westminster Fire and Life Office, committed sui
eide last week in order n escape from the gravel
with which he was much afflicted.
| . twenty seven houses were destroyed by fire in
/ Beaminsicr, Dorset, on Wednesday se'nnieht. In
/ We course oi The previous week. twelve dwellings
\ we're destroyed in the same town.
On Thursday, there were no ess than six vessels
/ lying al Greenock, with full compliments Of pas.
sengcr5 Tor various ports IN America.
Mr. James Horne, snuff and tobacco manufac-
iufcr, residing NJ Penriih, Cumbcrland, committed
suicide AZ the Royal Hotel, Liverpool, on Saturday
~ 'wallo"ing prussic acid.
| u C1Uous discovery Oi Roman villa, with Va RI
Gus antiquities, has been made at Comberton, in
Chmbndgeshre. lis described as nearly as per-
iect as some Of the houses Of Pompeii.
The KiIIeagh mills, county Cork, were totally
destroyed ~ fire on tho night Of tho iIlh instant
Nothing could be- saved except the books and pa
pets Of the concern.
We perceive from tho Star, that the army Of
Temperance Societies m the City and round about
are 20 have regular built colebrut ION on tho 9TH Of
Juiy. a committee has been appointed 10 invite
Mr. Marthl % visit us, and deliver an address w.
on The absorbing theme Of the ogo.
Locofoco President Of Bank. and member Of
The Connecticut Legislature, as chairman of the
Committee on Banks, lately made n Report to the
House, drawn up by himself, IN which 10 states
4 ult there are Directors Of a Bank IN Hartford
who own, collectively, but 5000 Of tho stock and
recommending legal provision requiring n much
1fgor sum- while ot the ticlo this pcrgon, holding
me Offices Oi Director and President owned but ono
share OF stock, IN his BANK, Of the value Of $50
Honest John Davis" has promptly surrendered
DC Wolfe, one Of the Rhode Island Insurgents, on
requ'sitlon from Gov. King.
Theophius w Smith, one Of the Judges Of the
supreme Court Of Illinois, died, lew days since, 1T
Springfield.
The City Of Buffalo, ". y, somewhat larger than
richmond, - now without Bank.
The Madisonian has discovered splendid mares.
nesl, " nm apprehended impeachment Of John Ty-
ler. John Jones has probably forgotten that Mr.
y Jefferson considered the impcaching power, under
the Constitution, mere scafe.c fowi