Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-06-10
SUMMARY OF NEWS.

We shall give the account OF the spirited Tariff
Meeting held in Petersburg on Tuesday, together
with the Memorial to Congress adopted on the oc-
casion, TO morrow. They exhibit the true spirit.
The Providence Journal says that Dorr has ac-
tuay issued State Scrip bearing i9 per cent inter.
est. We presume it is lawful tender among the
insurgents.
The wings OF Illinois appear to be quite spirit
ed with reference 10 their approaching election.
They 90 Tor Henry Clay for President and Joseph
Duncan, an old wheehorse. for Governor.
Daniel Clark, of Bradford, Me. was put on trial
lately for larceny, when he spurned all aid of the
lawyers. and as,oni.hed the Court, bar Jury, and
spectators in defence of surprising merit and
was acquitted.
Applications under the Bankrupt act, in Ken
lucky District, number $50.
The Mormons have recently obtained so recruit,
in the town of Salem, Mass.
MIR Van Buren, arrived at Cincinnati last Thurs
day week, and welcomed with faint huzza
from the crowd upon the wharf and at night attend
ed the Theatre in company with MIR Pauldlng and
Lord Morpeth.
Joe Smith, the Mormon was horse-whipped-
not killed, recently stated IN the papers.
The Locofocos Of Illinois have nominated Judge
Breese, of the Supreme Court, for Governor in the
place of MIR Snyder, deed.
A rencontre took place in the streets Of New Or
leans, on the 27th, between the French Editor OF
the Bee and Mai. l.. GaIly, in which the former re-
ceived a blow across the face from cane, and the
latter a severe thrust IN the bowels from pogd-
ard.
Last week while the n. II. Senate was in ses-
sion. second Abby Folsom, in the gallery, ad
dressed the delegates below-"God bids me to de
clare To you that there IS traitor setting here. the
second IN the kingdom"-when she cut short IN
her speech, and hustled out.
One small Steamer is the only vessel Of any kind,
upon the stocks, at the New York sh,pyards
a.. A
Pennsy wanna. was much addicted TO whst.iug, and
the officer oi the deck had fcprmnnded him several
times, but 20 no purpose One morning he was
called, and M he came whistling as usual-he was
ordered forward 20 take ms astride ct the bow
sprH, and whistle 10 his hearts content;-and he
was no sooner comfortably seated than he struck
up-"SIttin' on Rail"
The Geat Western brought out fifteen thousand
sovereigns.
Nonsense.-A cannon is TO be mounted on the ton
OF the Bunker Hill Monument, on the 18th, and
fired at intervals through The day.
A Board for the examination Of Mdshinmen
whose warrants bear date prior to January l. 1887,
will commence at Philadelphia the 18th inst.
At large meeting Of the citizens OF Kana~ha
County, held nj the Court House, on the 81 inst ,
the following persons were appointed delegates 10
the Lewisburg Convention, TO be held the LIST day
Of August next:
Messrs. Lewis Summers, George w Summers
Robert Thompson, Mathew Dunbar, J l. Carr
b II Smith, Thomas Matthews. Andrew Parks, ]
NJ Laidey Spicer Patrick, Jacob Goshorn, James
HendrIek, Joel Shrewsbury, ST., Lewis Ruffner,
Daniel Smith, f w Newton, WIN Gillison, James
C Mcfarland, John f. Norvell, Robert Hamilton,
George p Flanagan, Samuel A Miller, and c f
Doddrdge.
Within the last seven years it is said that
ninety millions of dollars have gone TO England
from the United States to pay for the single article
of iron.
A "wolverine" arrived in New York few days
since, with 500 live squirrels black and grey, which
sold very freely.
Mr. Marshall has given notice through the New
York papers, that he "has determined not to spea
again, during the session OF Congress, on Tempe
rance, or at any time TO travel on that business"
Experience has Taught US, that manufacture
now are s'ary to our independence as to our
comfort."- Thomas Jt0srsoR.