Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-02-21

without intermission all day. As the
wind was blowing hard all the time, snow
driited considerably, in many places ly-
ing FIVE feet deep.
SNOW and SLEIGHING.
We had real nOTtheaster yesterday
and last night-snOw and hail several in.
chOs deep, such as we seldom see here.
To-day the sleighs are going it about
Tight.-StGteSmGR
A young man, named James Murphy,
was instantly killed by the falling of a
bank of earth, while engaged in sxcava>
ting Iron ole, near Danville, Columbia
county.
EMANCIPATION AT New ORLEANs.-
On the 9th ult., nearly thirty petitions
we're received and acted on by the police
jury, at New Orleans, to emanciPate GER
tain slaves at the prayer of their owns
eTs. He-
SHocKING.--The house Of Henry Dib-
BILE, in Westbrook, Conn, was destroyed
by fire on the morning of the 25th ult :,
and child three years of age, perished
in the flames. Its cries were distinctly
heard, after all hopes of its rescue had
been abandoned.
FIRE In WAsHNGT0N.-The National
Livery Stables in Washington City, were
destroyed by FIRE last week..
MURDERED.--A Mr. Lee, hog drover
from Kentucky, was shockingly murdered
on his return home, few days ago, in
the mountain region OF Virginia, by two
men who travelled with him the principal
part of the day on which he was murder
dered.
WILL OF GIRRA RD.-The case of the
heirs at law Of Stephen Girrard, against
the Mayor. etc., Of Philadelphia, involving
the question of the validity of Girrard's
Will, was commenced in the Supreme
Court at Washington, on Monday NOR
ming.
The ATTEMPTED MURDER The man
who attempted to murder Mr.. Stanhope,
near Wilmington, few days since, has
been arrested and is lodged in New Cas-
tls jail. He is dark mulatto, named
Uriah Hinson.
ROBBERY OF THE STAgE.-On Monday
morning, the 23d ult., between Mexico,
Junita co., Pa, and Duncan's Island the
boot Of the stage was cut, and a trunk
containing near $1,000, belonging to a
daughter Of the late Judge Chapman, ex.
tracted therefrom. The Mifflintown
times Gays no traces of the TObber or the
trunk have yet been discovered.
An Illinois paper states that requisition
sto be made on the Governor of that
state for the delivery of Joe Smith, the
Mormon, under circumst ances that will
render it imperative upon the Governor
to surrender him.
BEING D1scUssED.-The disputed point
"whether man may marry his wife's sis
ter" is being discussed before the Pres
byterian Synod, now in session at Mo-
bile, Ala.
The friends of free suffrage in Rhode
Island held a Stale Convention or
the 6th Of February, 10 nominate ticket
forState Officers. They will yet over
throw the Algeriens without an appeal tc
arms.-NOrristODn Register.
B Providence (RhOde Island) pGpel
gives the following as copy of a notice
posted upon Crawford Aliens mill situa
ted thereabOuts. 1t shows at least thai
the law and order peOpe are SO much a
larmsd at the prospect that they forgot Q
ven to assume the appearance Of proprie'
, ty.
eve wish all voters employed by US
10 know that if they vote against the ex
isting CONSTITUTION next spring, ne. shall
dismiss them from our employment. WI
do not ask them to vote at all, but shoulC
be pleased to find that their views cores
pond with ours on this subject"
ASSUMPTION Why don't Whigism pro
pose 10 pay individual debts out of tht
Treasury as we'll as Stale debts? Ther'
Is just as much reason, justice and hon
esty in the one as in the. other. VIII
make adifference2 Why pass Bank
rupt Law 10 wipe out individual debts an,
an assumption law to pay the Stat'
debtsP
The reason is obvious. In relation t
individual debts, the people in genera
are the creditors. The money lords ar
cherished class Of whigism, and therefor
it is, that private creditors are paid wit