Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-09-12
SUMMARY OF NEWS.

Wheat was recently sold in Indiana polls, Ia, at
p cents bushel
The dtfaestion ofLloy1, the absconding Collector
o' \. York, is likely to smount TO $4,000.
Gen. Bennett is lecturing on Mormonism in Bos
ton.
Some Of Inc New York Wing paper. say tina, the
new opporuonment iew Just euac ed 10y the LoSoi0-
co Legislature of that Sac is tolerably fair one;
ond as sneh transactions are exceedingly rare,
make all possible haste TO award the credit due,
the present occasion
A scorca HEs.-A late number Of the Perth
Courier chronicles the death of Hen, IS years DID,
the property OF farmer at TuliYlumL, after laying
on a lar calculation, nearly 5000 eggs,
The news OF the passage OF the tariff bill wns re-
eeived at Maueh Chunk, Pa. by the ringing OF FIRE
oehs' hrng OF cannon and, at night, geaeral illu.
mInation OF the village.
The Loco Foco CoEvESrrox.-The Locos com.
pieted Their nominations ut Syracuse Wednes-
day, MIR Bouek for Governor and Mr. d Dickinson
Tor Lieutenant Governor Unanimously nomin ated
JOE SHIru.-A late number OF the Quincy He
raid repTefent that Governor Casin has been fairly
whipped out Ia his attempts to arrest Smith and
koek~elli and adds that the Mormons will no, give
hem up, but fight to the last.
The ST. Louis New Era, Of the 9Th uit. contains
an account OF a shocking outrage perpetTated near
that place. Major Gabriel Floyd, residing
| about three miles from ST. Louis, was awakened
by noises outside Of his house. and on his goin on,
1
men, BY whom he wss beatsn jn a terrible manner
and iefs for dead. The furniture in the house was
thrown about AID the drawers broken open in the
search for plumber, and the Williams fnally mads
on with a hue pais of pistols and a fifty dollar
Treasury note, being all that they could hnd OF
value to them. They were pursued in a litlle
time by the aroused neishbors, and three men.
named Henry Johnson. Thomas Smith and John
isaaes, were arrested suspicion OF being cons
eerned IN the outrage. Major Floyd although
shossingly mangled by the knives and clubs of his
assailan!s would, twas thought, recover
~. s. Grz.
The Milleriies are redeeming the time and max
ing the most Of ths few montns left bstween this
and The end OF world. To-day the Elder him
self was TO be at Taunton to "give the midnight
cry" and 80 wake up the sleeping churches ard
ministry, without distinction OF party or denomi-
nation" Our readers may not ell know tina, Elder
Miller IS New Yorker, aud was Tor many wears a
iaimer az LoWhampion, one OF the western towns
Of the State. The Elder insists that the coming
year will see the wor Destroyed by universal Ere.
The Second Advent of our Saviour will follow-he
will come in person. Macy agree With the Miller.
lies as 10 the second coming OF Christ but there are
lew ready with them to At :he month and the yesr
We ought not, perhaps, TO omit the follow
little worldly matter, which accompanied the call
TO the notice OF the meeting holden TO day az Taun.
on; "Ai who ean"-we quote from the handful
arc requested TO provide themselves with tents and
provisions, those who cannot, can be accommodated
a. the Boarding Tent at go per week for board and
| lodging."-IN y. Express