Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1843-07-19

speaking of the present position of our
Government remarks, that never since
the organization of the Government, has
the administration presented such re-
narkable aspect as it does at present.
General Harrison died, aud Mr.. Tyler
left the duties of Vice President 10 be-
come the Acting President.
Mr.. Southland, who succeeded Mr.. Ty-
Ter in his ex-oific,o duties in the Senate,
died, and Mr.. Mangrum was elected to
act in his place.
Mr.. Webster resigned, and Mr.. Legare
was appointed in his place acting Secre'
tary of State.
MIR. Legare died, and Mr.. Upsher has
been appointed to fill his place, acting
Secretary of State.
The death of Mr. Legare leaves en-
tirely vacant the Office of Attorney Cen
eral.
The Presidency, the Vice Presidency,
(qr) and the Department of State have
acting incumbents, and the Attorney Gen
eralship is entirely vacant.
The Pennsy lvanlan, of July Sd, gives
the following paragraph.
The HEAT.-The sun is so hot at Bos-
ion that il seems to be actually burning
up the houses; for the Atlas says that a
store on Central Street, was set on fire on
Thursday by the focus formed by the rays
of the sun, concentrated through bulls
eye in window in the roof. A gentle
man sitting in another store in the neigh
borhood, discovered smoke issuing from
the roof; and, upon giving the alarm, the
upper loft was examined, and the pine
frame work was found in blaze of fire,
at just the place where the focus produ.
ced by the glass fell upon it.
A Philadelphia correspondent of the
New York Tribune, in letter dated
June 81, writes
For the last two or three days, have
heard of rumors of the most painful char.
acter relative to the health and condition
of mind of Mr.. Nicholas Biddle. 1t is
said that he is actually laboring under
species of mental alteration. brought up
on him By sudden rererses of fortune and
deep distress of mind. The source from
whence the above Information is derived
may be relied upon. Mr.. Biddle remains
at his residence at AndaIusia, on the Del
e.. oh oft
The Hon. George Plummer died on 9Th
inst, at his residence in Westmoreland
County, Pa, in the 8lst year of his age.
He was one Of the pioneers OF the settle
ment of Western Pennsylvania. The
Presbyterian Advocate has the following
in reference to him: "Mr. Plummer was
reputed to have been the first white male
child born west of the mountains, under
the British Governments and was at one
time shut up at Fort Dueuense for days
and nights, by that bold Indian Warrior
Kllbuck; and witnessed from the walls
Of the Fort successful stratagem prac-
tised by two of the savages on what is
now the Allegheny side Of the river, in
decoying couple of their white enemies
and which resulted IN the death Of one
of the Iatter-one of the Indians also was
killed BY rifle shot from the fort.
In the various public Offices, which he
held, he maintained an unimpeachable
character Cor sterling integrity and homes
ty of purpose. As member of the Sen
ate and National Legislatures and as an
office bearer in the House Of God, his
conduct was em,nently exemplary for
steady attention to business, and an un.
wavering desire to discover and pursue
the right"
We learn from the Charleston Mercu.
ry, that the Repeal Society of that city,
has formally dsbanded itself, in consc-
quence Of Mr.. O'Connel's recent speech
in Dublin, referring 10 the subject. of sla-
very. This association had made one
remittance to ireland and was about send
my another, but at its final meeting, it
was resolved that the money on hand
should be divided among charitable socie-
ties in the city of Charleston.
A green horn, whose head contained
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