Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-11-01
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Sheriff, informs us that there arc $50 males and II
females in the State Prison at sing Sing. Twenty
four have been discharged by expiration Of sen.
tenee the presen, month, and twenty have been e.
TO that lns,i,ution from this eity.-N Y. Tribunc
Lao Preftsso, ship.-The Western University
OF Pennsylvania have elected Walter Il Loutie a
member OF the Pntsbufs Bar, TO the Professorship
OF Law which has recently been established in tina,
Institution.
TROrImo MAroH.-The New York American
say:-Ihe Great Trot. between Americas and
| Ripion, over the Bescon Course on Wednesday.
three mile heats in sukies, for $1,000 aside attract,
ed vast eoncoutsc Of spectators. The u,tting he
lore the start was two to one Americas who
won the first heat in sos. The odds then rose 10
500 to g. and, luckily for the hackers Of Ameri-
Gus, with lew takers. Ripion won the second h. at
IN Sm. OIL, and the third in s.0i. Americas, in the
last heat led nll the ouih quarter OF the last mile
when hip,on came up aud passed him, Ame.icus
breaking up badly.
Rti'on' for pisiirng. IA must call on Mrs Graves
to-day"
FL thought" said the husband, "you disked that
Mrs Graves,
"oh, 70 do; detes, her-but she ha, such
horrd tongue. Ii is best TO keep on the right side
OF such people"
Inisrs'iing TO Ship O'onus.-we learn that it i,
proposed TO have general Convention TO be holden
in this city, OF Ship Ownsu, Ship Builders and
Merchants connected with the froishtns and carry.
ing trade, IN order TO consider upon the present de-
pressed condition OF these interes,s-and 10 memo.
rializs Congress thereon.-[Bos;on Adv.
Dr.. p Hal!ihen has Obtained a verde, for
$4,000 damages, in suit for SANDER against lame.
Mcclure, in the Superior Court for Ohio county. \,
Jerome Napoleon BDnapar,e, nephew of the En-.
peror, was the Chairman Of ore of the premium
Committee, at an Agricultural Fair in Maryland.
last wesk.
Col. Johnson is making bows to the New York.
ers-he was al h mira. on the 24th ut
The oaio, at Wheeling, on the 95,h, had Ave feet
water IN the ehannel, and was rising.
IL will DO seen by reference to our legislative
proceedings that the Court bill VIRTUALLY stop
lsw,) IL now receiving serious consideration in the
House.--NashriAs BInnsr
The two reports of the Joint Selse, Co,,n;,,..
on Congregational Districts will attract attention.
we preseas them without present conmenL-B
IL Will doubtless be gratifying TO our readers To
learn that the Joint Select Committee on Lerisl,
tive Districts have unanimously concurred IN re-
porting bill dsiricIins the State; aud that there
Is every probability OF its passing tn. two Houses
Without having given il a thorough examipaiion
We presume from the unanimi' Of the COMMITTEES
that II Is fair and equitable bill. IL appears in
our columns to-day, with the action oil the two
House thus far upon IT'D.
CASE tn rms LAsr The New York Ch,o
nlee says that the rascalty of Edwards the forser
appears TO be endless and without, parallel On
Tuesday II was discovered that he had cheated his
lawyer, John w. Ejmonds, by exhibiting to him a
forged letter of credit on a house at New Oflcans
We expect next 10 hear that he has got out Of Tho
State Prison by forging a pardon from Governor
Seward. What luck his lawyers in hi; CITY had
in obtaining heir fees OF $1,000 each a, pronised
by this gentleman swindler, We have never heard.
ihey nave had 10 whistle for their money, unless
they received "retainer."-Pha. COur.
WHAT TnuMrER.-Tho editor of the Bath En-
quref has seen squash which weighs one hun.
dred and three pounds-measures six feet six in
ches in circumference. IL was raised in the town
oil Llehhsld, in Maine.
Our 'Whig' Presdon', Mr. Tyler, h,s. we un.
dsr'tand, dismissed MIR lnskeep, the faithful and
e1eeuen; inspector OF tho custom house, and op-
pointed MIR Ernest Morphy in his stead Mr. In
skeep was one OF Hauison's esrles: nounina,ion,.
bis whigsery s entirely too uninpeaehable for or
Clsy hating Executive.-E. o. Bee.
The dinner offered by numerous merchants of N.
Ioik TO MIR Webster, is solely on the ground, of
ms successful negotiation with Lord AIhbunon-
The Courier and Enquirer declares itself unable to
see how any man, who went to the Ashbur,on din.
ner, could refuse 10 attend the Webster festival.
GEoRoA.-The entire official returns Of votes for
members of Congress, in Georgia, gave the Loco
Foco ticket an average aj1rIty OF 22Oi. The
number OF votes given was aOou. 1000 less than at
the election IN 1910.
IDF1 Last Wednesday was very busy d,v in
NateheS. The editor of tho Courier saws he MAYER
saw 80 many teams at once in that place. Gotten
square was jsued round with cotton-the ladie,
were out thopping-ihe farmers purchasing sup
plics-ihe democrats with mouths wide optn Tor
roast be.i' and the Wings making over two dol.
IA" day." notwithstanding Tyler and the tight
tInea-N. o. Bull.
The Courier oflast evening says we arc assured
that before the expiration OF tho present month ten
thousand douboons will have been received hare
from Spanish ports ICfeseent City.
The Courier says that a negro woman belonging
LET 80. Sc If ...I 4
cut The throat Of her child aged about four years
and afterwards cut her own. I, is vary doubtful
WHISTLER either will recover from thor Wounds-B.
Loeofoco Convention in Connecticut has nomi.
mated Gov. Cleaveand-the protector OF the tai.
tor, Dou for Teseleetionl
STATE ELEcrIoNs.-New York votes on the
sh-Aiisslssippi, the TIh and 9Th, and Massachu-
sets the I4.h inst.
Mr. Cunningham, or Syracuse, N Y, had his arm
blown Oft the other day, by the premature dis
chaTg. OF cannon, while firing a ioeofoeo salute
on account OF the minority triumph in Ohio.
Gen. Joseph De'hs, sT Governor Of Ky. died OF
his residence, 10 Georgetown, on the 18th ult.
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