Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1843-03-18


", but no trace Of tho boat could be
found"
The Legislature Of Virginia have paid
"a n,eri,cd compliment TO the venerable
Richie, editor Of the Richmond En-
quircr, BY calling new county af:er his
name.
CROPPING.
lie had grudge sgainst his sar-and bit il on!
A Spr;gg Of wiiggery, representative
in Congress from the Louisville district. in
a late .G,iicuG with hackman. IN Wash.
ington, by the formidable name Of
Grunge, had one Of his cars bitten of.
THEM GOLD SPOONS!
We find the following in the Baltimore
American of the Cd inst.
The district cities .fsted With gang Of sx.
pc ri aud daring burglar. Several NV, thugs bave
been robbed with" short time an''"g Others 'hat
Of the Hon DANIEt. WEBSTER. from which mum.
Der IF silrer and plated articles GER stolen.
Wonder If they were not purloineJ by
the ghost Of Ogic, whose enthraIled spirit
cannot rest con,cn,ed in its sepnle hre
whilst these shining evidences Of Extra
rag0nce arc seen to "stick OUT at the en-
ternia,men,s Of the federal Premier.
10000 hams, G.OOO beef tongues and
5000 hog tongues have been cured at the
pork establishment Of John N. Rowan in
Cincinnati, during the past winter.
Minister 10 France.--The President at
the latest dates from Washington had
sent to the Senate the nomination Of Hon.
Henry A. Wise. Of Virginia, as Minister
to France. We have not learned whe
Their the Senate consented to the nomina-
| ton or not.
Loss Of Ljfc.-lt is supposed that one
hundred lives were lost 10y the late rise in
Red R,ver--and it is ascertained thar
eighteen persons were killed by the late
land slide at Troy, New York.
MONEY MATTERS Philadelphia
Enquirer Of the Sd inst. snys--" Money,
on FIRST rate paper, may be obtained a'
rates varying from s 10 6 per cent. pre-.
MUM. First rate business pa.cr has
teen taken at New York within few
days at rates less than 6 per cent.
James K. Polk, Esq, is announced in
the Nashville Union, as a candidate for
Governor Of Tennessee.
The expenses Of the Spanish Govern
ment for the year l842, were $4,000, 900,
ard the income $4o,OO0.OOO.
or the 100000 inhabitants Of Phila-
delpha, TO-, 900 attend church.
The fur trade Of Maine amounts annu-
ally to about $4,000.
100 persons fell victims to tho fever
matrimonial in Lancaster, Pa, in single
week, a short time since.
Green peas and asparagus have been
in the New Orleans market for month
past.
| A child having two heads was born in
Baltimore on Sunday the lG,l, uIt.
| "FORW ARD-MAleCIl!' us President
Tyler said 10 his late Secretary u tho
Treasury.
~ Last Wednesday (l5th inst.) was
General jackson's birth day. He is now
scventy-six years old.
Han. w. II. Seward hns resumed the
practice Of the law at Auburn.--xlibany
J1ur.
So has the Hon "Honest John Davis
resumed the practice Of the law; lion.
Tom Corwin dnto;--a general time Of re-
sumption among wing Governors O,0eIl
COA, Ter.
Henry Clay ditto. -G0zetie.
.isy their fruits yc shali know them. -
The Legislature Of New Jersey is about
rc-cnac,ing law 10 inprison fDr de1i! lin
it., '.Broad Seal!'' Kentucky is about
closing her sclloul houses, aud Rhode Isl
land dep.ives the poor man OF his vote!
What is the next wing Banner State?-
-Leicel Courier.
An ON SToRY.-'rhs following ,nciden
is said ~ l.ave occurred after the battle Of
Watcrloo. We don't know but we We
heard Of it prior 10 that memorable event: