Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-08-15
SUMMARY or NEWS.

ARRIVAL FRoM THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS The
st Louis Mol New Era Ct July 25, says-Fivc
boats, belonging to the American Fur Company.
arrived this morning. They brought down 1000
bales Of Buffalo Robes and 20 packs Of Beaver and
other Furs. They are from Fort Pierre, and have
been 10 days making the trip.
STATE or THE CoUHTRT MARKEr.-A friend in
the country concludes letter TO us in this wise :
I'M oney is a cash article horses dog cheap, and
dogs so cheap that they afford TO bark all night
honest folks in great demand-quacks At par, aud
ID fools at n prcmium."-Bosr. AMER.
CRAB oATcBmG-ono ofthe amusemens at Cane
May string with the entrnils Of q fowl or n
piece oil raw beef at one end, and n refined lady
"waiiing # the other. Sitting in mn open boat in
the glare OF July sun, and hauling up from the
ocean smnli fish, with dozen legs and shell 10
project It's back from the cold weather.
IPhil. Journal
PEw-n place for comfortable repose on the Sab
bath, where warnings are heard only to be disre
garded, aud where people arc the least anxious 10
OBTAIN an equivalent Tor the money they have oxs
pendeJ-lb.
"Petor, never 20 to bed at NIGHT, without know.
ing something you did not know in the morning"
Eyes sir-I went to bed siticsd last night didn't
dream Of such thing in the morning."
GREAr MARCH, MAKING.-Wo are informed that
the American Patent Friction Match Co, corner OF
Union and Blackstone streets, in this city, manufnc.
turc daily $50 gross or 9, 2fG 400 matches When
ceedng low price Of their article is considered, we
should think no ono need "gropo their way in dark =
ness" hereafter. They nre as neat, safe and dufa
bic, rs they nre chap and CONFERENCE.-The.
The Boston Post IS opposed to the nomination Of
Governor Davis for tho Presidency, aud makes a
moldsses conundrum on the occasion, Ivy which il is
proved That raid Davis can't run. The Post owl
dcnIy has is eyes upon another candidate. LIS il
lustfI. rs prO'ego in Rhode Island would make q
Vice Presidential candidate Gfer is own hear: for
q tgI fuFf ind fact hon
men in the Union. Poor old Morton has more
bottom but Dorr will bent him all hollow for the
first mile.-M Y. CoiT.
Gov. CARLIE, Of Illinois, is said to have made
requisiton upon Gov. Reynolds, Of Missouri, for
the delivery Of the person Of General Bennett
charged 10y Joe Smith with high treason against tho
State Of Illinois. This will delay proceedings against
Joe until after the oeclion.-S'. Louis New Fra.
William and julius We ks, brothers, and one Of
them n married man at that were tried IN North
umpion, Mass, the other day for robbing hens
nes,sl They wore each fined , nnd costs VIII en-
amounted 10 SlT II, and being unable TO pay, were
coopcj up in jail.
Tho D1rr party in N. Y. fred salute Of 100
guns in tho Park, on the receipt Of the 4th veto.
Two negro men in Noxubco County, Miss, Kill.
led their master on the 20fh ult, nnd then hitched
TO q horse tho body, and dragged il about through
the woods Doe Of the negroes has been taken and
hung, and they were in pursuit Of the other.
A duel recently took place in Texas between
Capt Stevens, Of the 81 Louis and Hickey Of tho
Naichtz Volunteers. -Four shots were exchanged
at ten peccs with pistols; at the last FIRE Capt H.
rcciycd tho ball Of bis Adversely passed through
ono md lodgcdin tho other thigh, ifacturing tho
bones Of both.
would-bo prophet down South lately said, in
one Of his sermons that che was sent to redeem the
world, and oil things therein" whoreupun n native
pulled out a five dollar bill Of tho Exchange Bank,
and two oftho same denomination OF tho Aiohafaya,
lnd asked him TO fork over tho specie for them.-
The ptophe, was posed for once, his stock Of re-
demplion not being adequate to tho purpose
John Tyler has made himself the Legislature OF
the country. We suppose no decides questions by
throwing up n cont. Heads, veIo-tails, ap.
pfove.-N. Bed. Bull.
The Rochester Democrat contains call for a
Clay meeting, which " signed Ivy eight hundred
sia9noh Wings, three fourIhs Of whom wofo opposs
cd 10 HE nomination IN 1882