The Whig standard., 1843-12-07
CLIPPINGS,


Richard nj. Johnson will not again be a candi-
date for Vice President, and the use of his name
in connexion with that office at the head of this
column is discontinued"
| Judge Story we are sorry to perceive by the
Boston papers of Thursday, was so ill, on w ed
nesday, that the Circuit Court was obliged to
be adjourned until next Monday.
The Asylum Journal, a little weekly newspa-
| per published by the inmates of the Vermont
| Asylum for the Insane at Brattleborough, has
been commenced again, after suspension Of
| few weeks.
| A new building called the Lafayette Bazaar"
| in Broadway, New York, which was to have
been opened for the first time on Monday, took
| fire on Sunday night, and was seriously injured.
| The Morris Canal, New Jersey, will be closed
| for the season tomorrow.
The Shawneetown, Illinois, Gazette says that
some persons located in the southern part Of that
State have procured, by some means, large
| amount Of blank auditors warrants, which they
countersign in various ways, and put into circu-
lation. 8#
| A very large quantity Of counterfeit Mexican
dollars, admirably executed, are in circulation in
New Orleans.
The residence of Governor Dudley, of North
| Carolina, at Wilmington, was almost entirely
destroyed by fire on the 2Sth ult.
The Weland Canal, connecting Ontario with
the upper lakes, is closed, and large number Of
hands are 10 be employed during the winter in
improving 1t. The contractors were in Buffalo
last week engaging hands and purchasing pro-
visions provisions, preparatory to the prosecution
| OF their contracts.
1t is computed that 10000 pounds Of wool, Of
the growth Of Illinois, have been sent from Chi
cago to the Pittsburg market during the present
| season.
| Ru6fanism punished.-Burns, one Of the dis
orderly and belligerent firemen in Philadelphia
has been sentenced to three years Imprisonment
in the penitentiary.
| The Cincinnati Gazette of last Friday says -
We understand that fire of some magnitude
| occurred at Columbus, (O.) on Tuesday night
| The Odd Fellows Hall was destroyed, with all
their regalia, aud part of their furniture The
Ere originated in restaurat.
| Wood and CoaL-In Baltimore pine wood is
retailing at from 50 25 to So 62s oak, $3 25 to
So 62s; hickory, "a so to $4 IS. Wholesale
prices Of pine ranges from So to So %; oak, So
10 80 SO hickory, $4 25 to $4 so. Coal is sell
ing at from 81 to So so, according to quality
| |, is stated that Eugene Sue received five
francs per line for the Mysteries of Paris, as
published in the Journal des Debats.
More steel is now used for making pens than
penkniyes, and for good reason. Penknives
are not SO much wanted since quills have gone
out Of fashion.
While the American press are discussing the
authenticity Of Washington pennies, the English
editors are debating the scarcity Of Queen Anne's
4 farthings.
A dress has been invented for the London fire.
men, consisting Of a leathern cape and cap, sup
piled with air from the street, which enables the
i ELL 80 u
/ difficulty.
The Montreal Times of the 9th ult says the
governor general, Sir Charles Mecalf is mol
about returning to England. The legislative
council had bare quorum of ten members pre-
sent, and would probably soon adjourn.
A bad woman told her husband that he was
related to the devil. !" Only by marriage" said
he. + esea
Babe and Mathews, the two seamen who mur-
dered the captain and cook of the schooner La
yinia, Of Alexandra, and then deserted the YES
sci, to be tried this week in the U. S. Circuit
Court at New York, for piracy and murder Oh
| the high seas
Late from Cuba.-The packet Rapid arrived
at New York on Saturday morning, from Hava-
ma. She sailed thence on the 13lh ult There
was no news Of consequence. Gov. O'Donnell
was conducting the government Of Cuba with
an iron hand. The U. S. ship Vandalia and
brig Boxer were in port when the Rapid sailed
An Arrest.-We learn from the Hartford (Md.)
Republican. that man answering the descrip-
tion of the supposed murderer of woman in the
neighborhood of Rockville, Montgomery county,
! has been committed at Be-Air. He gives diff.
| ferent accounts of himself The man who was
charged with the murder, was named George
| Dunn.
| The Methodists Of Virginia.-The Methodist
| Conference Of Virginia recently assembled at
Richmond. During the proceedings, six young
men were admitted on trial in the travelling
connexion-eight Elders and six Deacons were
ordained. There are l SO local ministers in the
Conference-10l Sunday schools-112 superin-
tendents S74 teachers-4,913 scholars. Up
wards Of $4,000 have been received for missions.
The number in Church fellowship, $4,000 whites
and 4,799 blacks Increase in the year, 1919.
The next Conference will be held in Lynchburg.
Vessel Burnt.-The Charleston Courier of the
29th ut., says-We learn from Capt. Hawes Of