Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-07-01
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
sALE on STOCKS. Avn AUCTION

SALE OF STOCKS, AT AUCTION,
BosroS. June 2Glh.
y shares Boston & Worcester RAILROAD, dy On l3aiy.
10 do Boston & Providence Railroad, 81, per Ct.
y 40 Western Railroad, 6
~ 40 Easiern Kairoai96.
10 do wiHnisirnmei Co. siSIpeysh.
IL Portland, saco AMI Portsmouth, Railroad Sc
sl"p City IS Of lsi7, interest quarterly, par.
Mai. Jesse Thompson, OF Maysve, Tenn and
formerly q member Of the Legislature, from Blunt
Co., was accidentally shot, few days since, while
hunting with neighbor.
Four young men and two young ladies, while
taking on excursion in boat, in the harbor OF New
york; on sunday gsf, were drowned,
FTRE.-Two stores and tailor's shop were
burnt at Wes,feld, Mass. on tho 9Th inst.
Col. II M Johnson is said 10 have declared his
entire appreciation OF the cause OF the Rhode Island
insurgents.
Two lads in Lisbon, n Y. were killed recently
by eating water hemlotb or muskrat root, which
they mistook for sweet sicily.
The while mountains Of y. II. can b. seen from
the top OF the Bunker Hill Monument, in clear
day.
A bit Of a row has taken place ut the weslovnn
University, which resulted in the expulsion Of II
Of the students.
MIR Braham, the vocalist, is giving Concerts in
Wheeling.
The Hamburg, S. c. Journal, has come on, for
W.T. Ch4hOuni Tor lresldeni.
Late accounts from Northwestern Va. and ME
western portion Of Md. represent the crops of all
kinds 10 be remarkably good and promising. The
heads Of wheat and rye, especially, are heavy and
we'll filled.
Baltimore city per cents were sold on Tuesday
at 65-in that city-Itail Road Orders at 67-Va.
money at 81 dis; and Wheeling notes at g.
A, meeting Of tic Wings Of Butler Co, Penn
sylvonis, Of which John Gilmore, Esq. was chair
man, resolutions were passed requesting Gen. Scot,
10 Telinquish his clnims a candidate for the Pre-
sidency, in favor Of Mr.. Clay, and recommending
union Of the whole Wing strength which thew
believe would be effected by tho nomination Of
MIR. Clay for the Presidency and Gen. Scott for the
Vice Presidenoy.-PhH Iagwirp.
The Strawberry GiJl.-A short time since gen.
tleman who purchased some strawberries from a
gfil in Cincinnati, in picking them over, found gold
ring among them worth two dollars. The Cincin.
natl Microscope, in reference 10 il says i've learn
that by this little incident, union is likely 10 he the
result; and this very ring the wedding rinsl The
"sirawberry girl" Is the daughter Of wealthy far.
mer, and tho young man an accomplished son OF q
wealthy merchant"
a Hardened MTderT.-Kirby, the murderer Of
Mrs. Hunter, has been sentenced to be hung Of
Sparta, Tenn, on the LIST Of July. The Nashville
Banner says
In pronouncing death upon tho prisoner, the
Judge remarked, that now for the fourth or fifth
time, II had been his solemn duty to pronounce
sentence Of death upon this man Kirby.
Lieut.. Wi.ks, is said to be under arrest on nume-
rous charges preferred against linn by the Junior
officers Of tho Exploring Squadron.
DR.. A w Elwcos, late Of the u. s. Medical De-
parment, died at PiIalki, Florida, on the I2lh OF
| June.
The professional Chaldron being fairly full, and
running over, with lawyers, in Baltimore, a con
siderable party OF the surpusage, started last week
/ for the West.