Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1843-05-06
Cur Spartan column:
Or, Many Things in Few WORDS

New YoRK CRY ELncrioy.-The Charter E.
lection took place in This city on Tuesday last.-
The vote cas-, was immenso-ihousands' greater
than ever before. The result is astounding TO all
parties. r. II. Morris, the Democratic candidate
for Mayor, ia reelected by 5000 majority! The
same party have carried l2 of the IL Aldermen,
and IA of the IL Assistants. The increase of voters
appears to be nearly all on the Democratic .ide.-
.Nsw World, April Is.
| RHODE ISLAND ELEcrIoy.-The annual State
Election (he first under the new constfutisn) was
held on Wednesday Of last week. Parties appear
TO have been divided into "Law and Order," and
"Doniie." James Fenner, Democrat, and the
Law and Oder candidate for Governor, has been
elected by 1850 majsn,y over Gen. Thomas Car
psnter, Dorri.e-though disclaiming the validity Of
the Don constitution. The haw and Order major.
ity in each branch of the Legislature is large-4
to in the Senate, and 50 10 10 in the HOUSE,
Ibid.
| ANOTHER DcFIULrER.-The New York Amer
can Of the 6th ut. says: "Henry X. Schoolcrai
yesterday arrested in this city, by U. S. officer
Welsh, in a civil suit instituted against him by the
United States, to recover Sl6,973, the amoun, Of
the alleged defalcation in hi. capacity Of Indian
| Agent in Michigan. The court ordered him to
give bail in $4,000 TO abide the issue Of the
suitn
| COMMANDER MAcgEyzIE.-The Baltimore Clip
l'per ''Ieams tina, several ladies' and gentlemen of
that city have it in contemplation to present 70
Commander A. 5. Mackenzie, of the U. 5. Navy,
pair Of gold epauettes, as tribute for his firm
ness and ability officer, and his character az
a man. A considerable portion of the money no
cessary defray the expense has already been sub
scribe1."
ANOTHER A subscription list has been opened
at the Exchange, for the purpose Of raising funds
to present sword to this gallant officer. In order
that il may be general Watter, the subscription
price is limited to 81 cach.-Ptil. Gas.
! RAILEoAps-Th Bos,onians are no, yet salts
fed with the number Of railroads in their State,
aud are about commencing a road from Boston to
Fitchburg, distance of about fifty miles.
! The COST OF SEow--The western (Mass.) rail
road company has expended $35, 900 the past win
ter in clearing the track OF Snow.
| AMERICAN MANUFAcrUREs.-A late Boston pa
per says-Barque Niagara, which cleared to-day
for London, takes 400 bales Of co.tons oJ Amer
icaR manufacture!
INsuhREcTIoy OF NEGROES AT HAvASA-Fo-ty
| Of them kliled.-A slip from the Charleston Mer-
curry, dated April 9Th, contains letter of the Is,
from Havana, of which the following is an extract:
San insurrecton of the negroes employed on the
| Cardenas railroad, TOOK place few days ago. They
marched into three sugar estates, and after setting
fire the houses, increased their numbers TO over
| 1000: but they speedily pu, down by tho
whites in the neig hborhood, aided by company
OF regular troops. The last accounts say, thai no
more difficulty was apprehended So active were
the whites, that when the military arrived, thsy
found orer foriy Of the negroes killed, and the rest
surrounded by the whites, and not daring 10 adj
yance.n
| HAYTI.-Capt Leland, who came passenger in
the schooner Nahant, of Plymouth, which arrived
Al Holmes Hole Oh the 7th ult, fifteen days from
nm la G'uha thut l.ek
arrived Mt the latter place OIL the 2.I, with intel
ligence that President Boyer had fed froa Hayti,
aud had reached Kingston, bringing With him three
millions Of treasure.
Fox HUNT.-A number OF spnrtsmen At Cadiz,
Ohio, started OIL fox hunt, on the In ut. They
commenced in circular form, and on closing up
their lines found they bad taken Jail bird, win
shackle on one leg, who had escaped from prison
few nights previous.
A RESPECTABLE Stow DsIrr.-A late number
OF the Auburn n. Y. Journal, in speaking of Tho
ale snow storm, says, that between Auburn and
Syracuse, the snow vas twenty-five feet deep for
long distance OH the TRACK and thai east Of Utica
theirs was loIs piece where i, was near 40 feet
deep.
MANSION FOR 4 kING.-An entire residence of
iron, has been constructed in England, for an Airi-
can King, and a London Journal states that tho
application OF iroa TO home architecture, is daily
becoming hio'e general
A REGULAR YANKEE.-Thsre is veteran stag.
driver in Massachusetts-B Barrett is his name-wbo
has tasted glass OF Intoxicating drink, never
smoked cigar, never spoken Internationally to a
lady passenger-and scarcely ever failed of being
within the allotted time of performing his trips
Once this winter, the snow banks gained a victory
over him-he Knocked uHder TO fourteen feet of
snow,
nine DOLLARS TO PITTSBURGH pRaM PnrLApEL-
PHIA.-1he boats of the Packet Lines are now
running on the Pennsylvania canal for SO 10 Pitts
burgh.
Coon ADvicE.-Mississipp offers q reward Of
one thousand dollars for the apprehension of her
absconding treasurer. We advise sherifs and CON-
stables not TO put themselves 10 any particular trou-
bic in the business. What security does the Stale
give that she will repudiate tho thousand dol
aTs!-Lou. Jour.
FATHER MILLER.-An Albany correspondent of
the New York Herald, mention. the reported death
OF Father Miller, the snd-of-ihe-world lecturer.
SNow.-The snow the Rocky Mountains and
at the mouth of the Yellowstone, is said 10 be from
Is 10 80 feet deep. There viii be quite "Gssa',
in the Missouri, when j, ,haws.
WORSE NOR TH,T.-"Jim, does your mother er-
er scold yOu!n ssNo-voTse nor that" Does
she whip you, Jim!" "No, she dunna whip me,
but she washes my face every morning"
ANrI-PRoscRIPTrox.- Iwo-shilliag piece.
have set the banks at defiance, jus, as the Iittls
bills did Gen. Jackson. They circulate as well as
ever, and for aughi can see, are as much res.
pected in the community. For beef, bread. and
newspapers the subsianlals of life, they pass free
y at twenty-five cents Did they not so pass, they
would soon be of 10 Havana, or some other place
where they are noi proscnbed.-J0urna! Of Com
nlerce, .aurtl 6.