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

IL stated in the Western papers, that the can
'dats of the Dorr party in Illinois. for Governor
IS a Mormon, which We should think was a very
appropriate selection. Wy
The Norfolk l.. A. Blues, presented their com
mnnder, Capt. r. w. Bowden, with a beautiful
Sword, of American manufacture, on Wednesday
last.
Accounts from Florida say that Sam Jones and
the Prophet have sent word TO Col. Worth that
they were coming in, soon.
The election in Louisiana took place on the 4th
great Rail Road celebration took place ut Co
lumbia, S. C, on the % nit, at which from five
10 eight thousand persons were present.
An lrdiann lree-trnder made the following con-
elusive speech, in Congress few days since:
81 thaok God we haven't any of these ere close
and crowded manuiaeters in my country, where
vice and immortality crnwls through the streets
Ike as hogs does IN our western woods"
The wings Of Aaine held State Convention
on the % nit, nj Portland and nominated Henry
Clay, for President, and Edward Robinson, Of
1homuston, !Or Governor.
IL is said that the Hon. VIM. l.. Dayton, late
ono OF the Judges Of the Supreme Court will &c
ce'vc The appointment Of Senator, for the State Of
New jersey.
A Loco editor in Pennsylvania, has smoked on,
an alarming danger to our Republican Institutions
~ the existence of "Roynl Proiessorship" in
Horvard College
AEAGRAM ExrRA.-A Wall street wag snvs tho
New York Courier handed us Yesterday, The FOL
lowing Anagmm. Its as the theatre folks and
d'y goods dealers say, appropriate to the sea,
son"
Thomas Wilson Dorr. His mortal svord on.
John Quincy Adams will deliver IN address be.
fore the Phi Beta Kappa Society. Of " dom Col
loge, at the commencement, IN September.
Large Trses.-A button wood troo was Formerly
growing on tho shore Of Lake Erie, Which had q
cavity IN the trunk Is feet in diameter and frs
nre now growing upon the banks OF tho Oregon,
20 feet in thickness.
The b ,ltinore Brokers intend 10 test the const.
tuionallty Of law Of the last Legislature, impos.
l ing rather toll taxcs upon the fraternity.
| Courts Martial are following each other in eon To-
slant succession, aud must be heavy tax upon the
public purse.
The British Government, hive sent on, another
expedition 10 explore the interior Of Africa by way
| Of the Niger.
The u. s Banking House in Philadelphia. has
ee ,en rented by the American Exchange Bank, at
/ $1,000 year.
number Of meetings have been held in Cum.
bernnd county, Pa, within few weeks in which
/ very strong resolutions have been adopted against
| the imposition Of any more Stats Tax, ard indeed
almost amounting 10 reputation. They talk Of re.
sistance very boldly. The meetings appear 10 be
without distinction Of party GdiysJpg (Pa)
SenHHd.
Nj Secretary Spencer has gone To New York,
and tho hint is thrown that he will not return
Nearly all tho duties we're paid in Philadelphia
on the ls inst under protest, in accordance with
the written opinion Of the first lawyer in The State.
| STRAWBERRtEs-W understand that Cant Rob.
bins, the excellent Master ofthe House Of eorrec-
ton, sent TO market from the gardens attached to
that Institution, twcnty'one hundred and fifty one
boxes of,SiTawberits during the last week; and
that on Monday last, there wos gathered from the
same beds, over FIVE hundred boxes Boston Mere.
Journal.
SUicfDg.-mr James Spencer, uged about 25, and
son Of Mo Abel Spencer in Coy street. committed
suicide yesterday morning by hanging himself from
tho banisler Of ght fsleps in his fathers house.
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| The Joneshoro Tenn. Sentinel OF the 25ih ulino,
contains an advertisement offering a reward n SIS
for the arrest ofa swndlerby tho n,me Of g. Bowen
who recently committed a felony in that piece and
nbsquatuated FOR the east. lie Is about feet 2
or 10 inches high, has black hair and eyes, rather
dark compilation, features rather marrow, sharp
nose, walks brskly With long siridcs-is between
20 aud 30 years ofsge, and weighs about lGOl lbs,