The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1843-12-27
CLIPPINGS.

| Inc Sun says that the seventeenth anniver-
sary of the New York City Tract Society, and
the twenty-frst of the female branch, was held
in the tabernacle last w ednesday evening. The
reports showed that this benevolent Institution
IS IN tiourshing state and that its abors during
the past year have not been in vain.
John Fl. Dwyer, long known in this country
as an actor Of great merit, particularly in Irish
characters, and Of late teacher Of EIocution,
died at Albany in the Goth year Of his age.
Ole Bull had another 1000 Jam at the Taber-
nacle last w Wednesday,. Whether he has more
soul than Vieur Temps, more heart than Artot,
or more feeling than Wallace, it is plain that the
people believe that he combines all those reuui-
sites by the inevitable rush to his concerts He
must already have cleared $4,000 in New York
city alone. X. 5is,5s; 'l, .ss.
man named Dennison Rodgers who muir
dered his wife about 18 months ago at Coopers-
town, Otsego CO., New York, was arrested on
Saturday fortnight, about 90 miles from Kings
ton, Canada West, and forthwith handed over
to the authorities of this country by the direction
OF Governor Metcalf, on a requsiton addressed
to hum by the American Government through
the British Minister in this city.
The water in the Western Division of the
pennsylvania Canal was drawn off on the 18th
INST. The weather was quite cold-the ALLIE
gany and Monongahela rivers being filled with
$500 were raised at the Charleston theatre.
for the relief of the widows and orphans of the
crew Of the Grampus. + -s a4 a4ssg
M. H. Griffen of Kingston, Canada, few DAYS
since, shot his wife and himself the two having
been found. dead by neighbors who broke into
their dwelling. q
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It is said that Hon. Dixon H. Lewis has in
creased IN weight forty pounds since March last.
lie weighs AGO pounds.
The Court Martial al New London, Conn. is
occupied with the trial of the three Lieutenants
OF the cutter Madison, for disobedience of orders,
while that vessel was in command Of Captain
Fatlo. The court consists Of Captains Sturgis,
Hunter, and Conner. 3,asa,si .Igg.3 a
A young man named Lewis File, in the en-
ploy OF Mr.. Evans, Of the glue factory at Lam
slngburgh, N. Y, on Sunday week, fell head
foremost into large cauldron of boiling glue,
and was SO severely scalded that he died in a
few hours. sAsg III setf 4sr, t.sa3
/ The Buffalo IN. W Commercial gives list
oi disasters on the lake during The season of ma
Wgatlon, which includes fourteen ships, briggs,
and schooners, one propeller, and one ordinary
steamer; all lost in whole or in part or much
damaged in hull and cargo The loss of life
was from the schr. Erie, at Michigan city, in
April, OF the Captain, Gardner, and five men
and from the schr. South America, on 18th Oc-
tober, Captain Bradley, and five others.
The Hudson river is still open as far as Cats
kill From Cattskill the passengers are convey
ed to Albany, in the post coaches Of Messrs.
Beach, the standing contractors for the winter
mail on the Northern route. IS C%h Il l~G,7|
The Charleston papers say that there are spu-
rious fifty dollar notes of the Bank Of George
town, s. c., in circulation.
The out Islands to windward Of Nassau are
said to have suffered much from drought, and
fears were entertained among the planters that
they would not be able TO make bushel Of corn