Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-06-13
SUMMARY OF NEWS.

It's now stated, that news OF the result Of The
great race, between Fashion and Boston. was trans
United south. by Carrier Pigeons. and that one
operator in Georgetown cleared 81 500 by il,
Four runaway slaves, from Washington Co.
| Md, were at Peierboro' in Western N Y the
other day, on their way to the Canadian Utopia.
They nre taking Trout at Skaneatelas. n. Y.
some OF which weigh Is lbs.
The annual examination Of the Cadets is going
on at Yves, Point, by the Board OF Visitors-Gen'
M'Afee, Of Kentucky, President.
The "godike" has returned to Washington from
his trip to the North.
man by the name Of Clarke who committed
a murder IN MARYLAND, about year ago, was
lltely arrested nj Grand Gulf Miss. and is now in
| jail, at home, awaiting his trial.
At the Louisville Ky. four mile race, last Friday
week. the purse was taken by D. Heinsnhn,s n 4
Miss Foote. heating NJ Read & Co.'s ch c Rapides.
Md j. L. Deeke's CHI Black Nose, in two heats.
Time-S;09-S:49.
The entire grain product OF England has besn
ascerianed to be seven hundred millions of bushels
per annum.
new Light House has been erected on Europa
Point, near Gibraltar, $50 feet high.
The destruction Of Cape Haytien by the late
Earthquake, total, into three houses-nnd of a
popul alton OF about 10000 not more than one
fourth escaped.
The Maine Commissioners-Messrs Kent.
4 Brunswick, are on the way to Washington.
Enormous quantities Of Old Wheat are pouring
into Buffalo, n. Y. from the West-40 600 bushels
were received in two days.
Steamboat came up the Mississippi f. W DAVIS
ago. the table Of which was supplied with Water
me lons and green Corn all the way from Vieksburg
TO Louisville
The Odd Fellows Muster 24O, 900 strong in En-.
gland.
City Of Baltimore per cent Stock, was selling
last week, nt6si.
95i psr'ons, about half Of whgs-of the Militsry
Companies
Joe Smith and his two right hand men. Sidney
Rigdon and tllrom Smith have applied for the bene-
ht Of the bankrupt act. The prophets debts, as
he sets them down, amount to about 100000.
hatch Of eighteen old wooden houses. were
burnt IN Piusburs, Pa. a week ago
There are now 20 Bishops, 1900 clereymen. 1000
churches. and over 100000 members, in the Pro-
testnnt Episcopal Church, in the u. States
Another paper in the interior Of the ''Key.Sione >
has hauled down the Scott Aig, and run up the
brond pendent Of Henry Clay.
The famous whipping case at Lynn, Mass. is now
set down as humbug.
Rev. James Maush, one Of the Professors Of the
University Of Vermont and formerly attached 10 one
OF the Colleges IN this State, died at Burlington, a
short time since.
Peter Van buren,. ono Of the Kinderhook stock,
IS President OF the Second Ward Clay Club IN tho
City Of New York
John Toiber, Cashier Of the Farmers Bank. Of
Wilmington, Dell died very suddenly last week.
The Philadelphia Bank has been selected by the
Secretary Of the Treasury rs the depostorv OF the
Federal Government in Philadelphia.
Thrty.eight thousand, SIX hundred and s,ven
children have attended the public schools in the
! City Of New York, the last year.
The Locofoco Legislature Of Connecticut have
repe ed all laws restraining the sale ond free use
Of ardent Spirits. and have passed an act to prevent
Students from gaining n residence yvhile at,endipg
Yale College. 50 as to become voters That IS
Usry Democratic
The Stable and horses belonging to the American
Hotel, NJ Saratoga Springs, were burnt last Sunday
| wcek-loss S25O0.
J Ten men, composing the first section Of the
/ Nuehua, n. H. Artillery, weigh 200 pounds.
| The price Of Board At Saratoga has been reduced
70 one dollar per day.
| Alta Iegimenia muster, al Trenton, N. J. las,
week, the sovereign soldlerY refused TO form line
/ because the officers did not appear IN uniform. a
row ensued, and the n-epaulotts were driven
rom the field.
Some two or three hundred horrible assnssins.
tons were committed in the city Of Buenos Ayres
tho latief part oi April, byn faction which had Just
, obtained The mastery ofthe place.
Mr. Feosch, the n. Y. imposier, arrested foransl
| legged series Of ffauds upon the custom house. has
been admitted IN bail, IN the sum Of $4,000.
Five thousand five hundred dollars wera sent oul
/ by the Great Western for tie sufferers at Hamburg
John Jicob Astor contributed 500 Of u.
DE- jarvis has been before the Connecticut Legis-
laiuro again. Tor divorce from his better half which
vas favomhly considered by those Worries and
finally granted.
Capt. Packard. Of the ship Chsreunagne, bns been
arrested nj Y for an ASA ulf upon one al HE
and for having sailed from port without shippioga
iieles being signed by the crew.
Fifteen shares Of stock, says Richmond paper
N the Bank u Virginia, were knocked OF yesterday
at the Exchange, by Judge Lynch. at from 49i n
5Oi per share. Docs his honor divide he attention
between courts snd auction rooms7 We can inn,
CINE tho "crying' Judge upon the bench 10 NJ o.
abstraction. "Genuemen Of the Jary, goingi going
soingi goingl-PhR NJ liner.