Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-10-08
suMNlARY OF NEWS.


Tbs N. Y. Courier a Enquirer takes very 20.
s.dei ground against the proposed uominston Of N
Tsllmsdse for vies Pses'dsnl
| lspiAsA.-rhe Peru dad q ,zsits OF Set
I'm. announces the death Of Mr.. A l.. whtetr
membsr cleo, Of the House of Representatives o n
hushs" ana FULTON counties. tie vase m.
or In this case, as in that OF the (Whis) S.na-
tSr hom ST. Joseph district. a new election will
| PROBABLY be held before the Leg stature couvenes.
MD ~ RosEs-in the letter Of the gr Mt apo.-
tie OF mesmerics 10 the Shoeoo Springs ncetf rs he
tells them tina, Notwithstanding the brilliant victory
'hey have recently won IN The Cd North Sta c, (in
wheh, by tho way, the wings were wnn,rs y
o.ooo votes) "the danger is not Yet over. We re
9ure oil our means and all to conduct us
70 victory Beds OF roses, We opine, will be ,s
scarce IN ~ ast they were in 40.
| The Natehez Courier speaking of The tobacco
crop OF Mississippi, ssys:-Gen,leman who are "a
mhar WIN the article, estimate the quantity rrodu-
Geo 10 'his state last year, at from $4,000 to 5000
hhds anu u - expected that the increased produce
ton of the present year will be from 600 10 1000
hhds."
The franklin Cay Cub &C Frnnkrort. Ker,uckv
will give a barhaeue at Frankfort, on the 20 n If
October, to the Wig members OF Congress IN that
State. All the Wings in the nation are invited.
A hundred thousand are expeotej.
Andrew Parsons. E,q late member OF the New
Jersy Council. fom Pas'aie county, was assniled by
two Lccoioeps and dangerously stabbed hy one OF
them. on Saturday evening last political dis-
cussioa preceded the assault
Mr. Briggs. of Massachusetts. declines reelection
TO the II. OF Il.
The Faculty oftho N. York University Medical
tor OF the Herald.
GooD sEws ~ rRuE.-lt is affirmed in the uar-
risburg Keystone that the clear profile of the ca
nals ana railroads Of the Commonwealth, the PIE.
sem yea,' over all necessary expenses. will amour,
'ni'y 10 hall million OF dollars."
Upwards OF $4,000 bLls of -four were insp,e,ed
IN Baltimore, last week.
Hon. Nathan Appleton, the member of Congress
from the Boston district, has resigned his seat A
new election will take place the day oil the State
election.
DIR. c Palmer, one of the members Of the Er
potng expedition, intends 10 show up its anus Jog
incidents in a poem.
A man named Maefarand turned - somers,', in
succession, at the Chestnut street Circus on Satur.
day evenins.-IPa. Inq
John c. Calhoun, Captain Tyler. or perha ps tho
"godiike" could beat the Philadel phia moun,ebank,
easily.
Business is revving substantially ut pi,sbu-.
On Nlorday last, Il 'ur WIS telling in that m 4, he, at
81 ~ to Wv heat so cents and green apples At
IS 10 LIE per barrel.
The Boston Post, the leading and mes, uncom-
promising Loeo'oco p per in New England, lauds
Mr. WeosIers late speech in unmeasuTed TERMS
And IN our opinion. tho Post is rght-lf not IN the
opinions Of the mcri:s Of tho speech ut least in ito
tendencies u. S. Gas.
Professor bod Of the College of New jersey, is
preparing TO publish the speeches, and memoir OF
the late MIR Soulhard. The Professor is well htted
Tor the task, having long enjoyed the confidence of
this eminent man.
Hon G)pathy has made an il'usirious convert in
England. The Duke of Wellington has given a
donation CT fifty guineas to u Ho.I Cropath.c ID s.
Pcnsaty.
| Godfrey Pope, editor OF the Louisville Sun, on
the 20 uli. del 1eFaely pii,oed Leonard Bliss Jr.
in the streets OF that city. Offence had been tk,n
at som pub cation made 10y the latter in the Lou.
Isv!le Journal MIR Bliss is expected 10 survive.
Among the articles conveyed from Albany to
Boston last week over the Western Railroad, were
$50 barrels OF Flour, 295 b.les Of WOOL and 2e7
tubs and kegs of butter.
( Iron W1k, D.strtysd.-The extensive Iron works
OF Reeves, Whitaker Co. located at Bfdge,ou,
n. J. were destroyed by FIRE on Tuesday last
Loss, s25, OOo-par,ial insurance.
| Husband, don't know where that boy got his
bad temper-not from NE Pm sure. No my dear
for don't perceive that you've LOST any!
The ship ST. Louis, burned at sea, was insured
IN Boston for $4,000, Of which s22 500 was on
the ship, and above Sii 500 on the cargo. The
insurance ia New York on the ship was So. 600,
with q considerable amount oa the cargo.
An Alum Spring has been discovered on the land
| OF MIR William Crawford, near Mt. Sidney. |, is
said TO be a stronger water than the Alum Spring
in NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Spectator.
A heavy failure occurred in Philadelphia, on Si-
turday. The individuil had legacy left him but
short time ago, Of SlS5 coo. He lost the whole
by gambling IN stocks.
There was political meeting at Kensing,on,l
Pha. last Saturday evening, attended by mum
! Der OF conspicuous office holders, which resulted
! in general fight among themsslves-Ihe officials
taking prominent part in the outrage. Hail Co
lumbial
AT Washing o., The other day, a store keeper
named Charles GAuter caught n little negro steal.
ing chesnuts at his store, pursued nnd struck hnl
The boy fell upon the pavement, producing a con-
cussion OF the brain. which caused death. Gautier
was held IN $1,000 bonds to at Court.