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The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-01-29

"A New MEMBER-The New York Sun saws
that country paper thus notices the receipt of
intelligence from Washington that the member of
Congress from its district who is rather inexpe-
rienced, had been making speech:
There was great stir here one day last week.
News, it seems, had come on direct from Wash
ington that the Doctor" had made speech |!
OF course the brethren were good deal aroused,
and began to collect in groups to learn of the
matter. Some declared that the phenomenon oc.
Cured during the debate touching General Jack
sons fine; others said not SO, the DR.. had ex-
pressed his opinion in regard to the snags in the
Western rivers, and their bearing in a national
point of view, &C. 1t was certain that the nj. C.
had broken loose ewhere, but nobody knew
with any certainty what he had been at The
New York papers were full of murders and other
trihing occurrences but said nothing of the speech
This was tantalzlng-ths was. The Washing
ton papers we're scanned but for time nothing
could be gathered from them even to satisfy the
public curiosity 1t seemed to be case AT last,
the following paragraphs were found in the Mad
sonian giving report of the proceedings OF Mon
day week.
"Mr. made some remarks, which were
inaudlble to the reporter.
Mr. made some remarks in relation to
printing, but they were not understood
Doctor, if you are i" Mr.,'' we shall take
leave to say that this sort of thing won't do a,
all. Your remarks may not be understood"
under some circumstances, possibly but don't let
them be "naudible." Speak up, man, and don't
be 'afeard' Blow it out straight, steam or no
steam! Let 'em know " who has come to town."
The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-01-29

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF
THE ONoNDAGA SALT SPRINGS TO THE N. Y. LEG.
IsLATURE.-We find from this report that there
have been manufactured of salt in the town of
Salina the past year, 3,127,5O bushels, being
an increase over the proceeding year of 1896, 597
bushels. The cause of this increase is stated to
be the law Of April last, giving bounty on salt
delivered at certain points, thus securing to the
manufacturer markets hitherto excluded from
him. Had it not been for some unfayorabIe
causes, not likely to occur again, it is thought
100000 bushees more would have been manu-
featured. Several improvements have been made
in the salt, and more are anticipated.
The net revenue collected from all sources for
the year l843, is $l12,074 81, being an increase
over 1912 Of $30,255 OIL The gain to the canal
fund over last year, from salt arrived at tide
water, is this year $lO,2l7 81 The gain over
last year Of salt delivered at Buffa o and Oswego
is $9,47l' 97.-AIbany Evening Journal.
The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-01-29

"HURRAH FOR OLD KENTUcK"- Concor-
dIa lnclligencer tells pretty good Joke of fell
low who was walking ashore from that splendid
boat, the "Harry of the West"--his bundle in
one hand and five dollars in specie cenched in the
other-on single plank and needless of his way,
he ripped, and fell souse into the river. In an
instant, recovering himself, he struck manfully
for the shore, waded out in full view of the boat,
shook himself like huge water-dog, and found
but two of the sinners eft-he was angered at
the plank, mad with himself, furious at the loss
of his money, and mure than furious at the mon
strous Mississippi. He looked at the plank the
river, the boat, his money, and wound up the sur
vey by venting his spleen as follows
"Pve got five dollars in this here bundle, two
dollars in my hand-have jist been ducked--
stand five feet ten in my stocking feet--tolerabi
stout for my age-rather mad-and dog my cats
if can't fog any man on that boat, for fist fight
or rough and rumble Who'd say yes7 Whoop /.
whoop whoop! Hurrah for old Kentuck!"
The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-01-29

OLD AGE AND TEMPERANcE,-The Schenec-
tady Cabinet says: On Thursday last, the 10Th
inst, our esteemed feow-citizen, the venerable
Mr.. John ]. Van Voast, entered upon the one
hundred and fourth year of his age. Gifted by
nature with healthiul and vigorous constitu-
ton, MIR. Van Voast has lived life of activity,
sobriety, and temperance. A few years ago,
when conversing with neighbor, he observed,
that during the revolutionary war, from his aver
sion to ardent spirits, he committed that part OF
his rations for money. Though he is now en-
comprised with the infrmities of age, we hope
the time is still distant, when the pitcher shall
be broken at the fountain or the wheel broken at
the cistern."
The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-01-29

Ter, and Morton McMichael, Esqs., each of whom
seemed TO be even more ready and eloquent
upon this than upon other occasions. The life
and character of Henry Clay, his characteristics
and principles the principles, hopes, and sue
cess of the Wing party, were in turn descanted
upon by the several speakers in most happy
manner. national ar from the band, and a
Wing song, set to the most popular music, pre-
ceded each address, and great portion of the
audience of both sexes, joined in with hearty
good will. The meeting adjourned at few
minutes before 10 o'clock.
The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-01-29

NAvAL.--The steamer brings accounts of the
arrival Of the United States fri sate Cumberland,
Com. Smith, at Gibraltar.
The Delaware, Com Morris Yves expected to
SAIL Tor the United States as soon as the Cumber-
land should arrive at Mahon.
4 The Congress had arrived at Gibraltar on her
way to Rio Janero, to exchange with the CO.
lumbia frigate.
!, The ship of the line Columbus is expected to
leave the Brazil station as soon as the Karitan
arrives out.
The United States brig Pioneer, T. d. Shaw,
Commander, will sail from Norfolk for the coast
of Brazil, early in the next month.
The United State ship Preble sailed from
Boston on last Monday. Her destination is not
known here.-B0ston Mercanttie kY9
The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-01-29

The editor of the Vlcksburg Sentinel, cores
ponding with his journal from jackson, relates a
rumor ahoat there of an extraordinary occur
renee transporting in that place recently 1t seems
a young amateur practitioner in Mesmerism sue
ceeded in putting an African servant into slum-
Der, and in the same moment was seized with
fever and chills, which were communicated al
once to the Mesmerised subject. and they are
b tn ly ng now in pitiable ate. The magnet
User is too sick to wake up his subject, and there
they lie shivering in company.
The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-01-29

The lower House of the Legislature of Ohio
have refused by unanimous vote of alt the men,
bers, to make any change in the law which re-
quires the Auditor of the State to levy annually
such tax as may be requisite for the payment Of
the interest on the public debt.-Baz. Amer
The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-01-29

The TRUE SPIRIT.-The Columbus (Georgia)
Enquirer thus speaks of the approaching canvass :
There is nothing very alarming in the name
of the Magician Twice has Georgia placed the
seal of condemnation on his small pretensons );
and again her sons are ready, willing, and wait
ing to confirm their oft-rendered verdict. Let
the Wings then be up, and doing. Form Clay
Clubs in every city, town, village, neighborhood,
come up this fall with majority for our leader,
that will make old Kentucky herself ashamed
of her vote"
The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-01-29

A TREE IN ENGLAND OLDER THAN THE PYRA-
MIDs OF EGYPT "A fossil tree has been discov-
cred in quarry at Birmingham. The discov-
er assumes that it has been there "housaads nf
gears before the materials of the Egyptian pyra-
lnids were consolidated !"
The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-01-29

DEATH OF JUDGE CASTOR. We stop the press
to announce the death OF the Hon. WILLIAM
CASTOR, one of the Judges of the Supreme Court
Of North Carolina. He expired very suddenly
(at the residence of Mrs. Taylor, in this city,
last evening, about s o'clock. --Raleigh (M CT
Standard
The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-01-29

WING NATIONAL CoNvENTIoN.-The Wings
Of the 31st Congressional District of New York,
comprising the counties of Cattaraa us and Chau-
tauque, have appointed Porter We CHI, of Lodi.
as their representative in the Wing National
Convention, and Fra els H. Ruggles, of Fredonia,
as substitute.
The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-01-29
COL. JOHNSON AND A GERMAN VOTER
The Louisville Journal gives this anecdote Of

COL. JOHNSON AND A GERMAN VOTER
The Louisville Journal gives this anecdoe Of
Col. Johnson:
A respectable German called on us yesterday
and repeated conversation that he had at Frank
fort, last winter, with Col Johnson, to whom he
was introduced by friend from Harrodsburg.
:" Colonel" said the Harrodsburg gentleman, 'set
me introduce you to Mr.. --, German, and a
very clever man, but not of your politics."
9 What - said the Colonel, ga German and not
Democrat! That is strange" ut is very true,
Colonel" said the German, +" that am not of
your politics. | like you very well personally,
but am opposed to Mr.. Van Buren,, and would
go barefoot 700 miles to vote for Mr.. Clay"
"What is your objection to Mr. Van Buren, %
said Colonel Johnson. II dislike him for his stand
ing army scheme, and for his sub-treasury," re-
piled the German "There it is - exclaimed
Col. johnson, turning to his friend from Harrods-
burg a hundred men could not remove from
this gentleman's mind the strong impression
made against Mr.. Van Buren, by that standing
army project and there are thousands of others
like him; and Mr.. Van Buren,, if he were to be
the candidate in 1914. would feel the effects of it."
The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-01-29

The St. Louis Republican adds to the list Of
those who lost their lives by the accident to the
steamboat Shepherdess, the names of the Rev.
Elijah Gates, of the Baptist Church, his wife and
servant, Of Kentucky.
The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-01-29

The following paragraph is from the Sand
witch Island Temperance Advocate of July IL,
1913:
at is now four years since Mrs Lowell, at the
suggestion of Mr.. Milo Calkin, instructed ma
tive woman to make ibe first sugar bag. Since
that time not less than $4,000 bags have been
made, and sold for $4,000, or ten cents each. A
very handsome sum for female industry. 1t is
but justice to remark that most of this labor has
been performed by females connected with the
Rev. L. Smiths society in Honolulu. During the
first year the females contributed about 800 to-
wards the erection of their house of worship.
The natives in the other parts of the islands are
now following the example Of the members of
Mr. Smiths congregation
The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-01-29

1t is happy suggestion which is comprised in
the following resolution, passed at the late Wing
State Convention in Alabama:
Resolued, That the Wings of Alabama meet
at the court houses in their respective counties
ON the 22d day Of February to celebrate the
Birthday of GEORGE WASHINGTON, the Father
of his Country; and that such meetings be, and
are hereby, requested to appoint delegations to
the Young Mems Mass Ratification Convention
to be held in Baltimore in May next"
The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-01-29

FLouR.-The Detroit Advertiser gives the an
nexed extract from a circular addressed to their
western customers by the house of Suydam
Sage, & Co., of the city of New York, and ex-
tensive dealers in -four. The great increase of
the quantity of flour consumed in 1S43 among
the manufacturing population of Massachusetts
and other Eastern States, is a fact that speaks
with strong emphasis in favor of manufacturers
and the importance Of their prosperity and growth
to the farmer. The circular is dated December
21st, 1913.
at would appear from the above table of re-
ceipts and exports, that although the arrivals of
wheat and flour at tide water, have exceeded
the rrevious year $4,000 barrels, and the ex-
ports have not equaed thosa of last year, still
the stock on hand does not exceed that of last
season more than 300, 900 barrels; showing that
there has entered into consumption over Bon, 900
barrels more this than the previous year, las we
are advised, the stocks at the east are not now
larger than last season,) while prices have ruled
upon the average full 25 cents per barrel higher.
This increased consumption may be attributed 10
the general prosperity prevalent among the man
ufactories OF he east causing the employment
OF larger number of hands, and consequently
greater consumption of the products Of the west"
The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-01-29

tG .4 N. SARGENT.
TO THE EDITORS OF THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
| Messrs. GALES & SEAToN | must beg the use
| of your columns to reply to an assault upon nv
character on the floor OF the House OF Represen-
| tatlves to-day by MIR. WISE. He said, as under
stood him, that had made state mant which had
been proved to be false in court OF Justice, and
that when called upon in reference to il, had
| exhibited as much cowardice as mendactv
The statement alluded to by Mr. WISE. pre-
sumo, was my account of the affair between HIM
sell and Mr.. STANLY on Returning from the race
course in 1912, out of which resulted a challenge
OF the former by the latter. The facts, as related
by me at that time, took the pains to obtain
| from the best source: not content TO give any
one OF the thousand and one rumors floating about
the city.
The account had of the ARRAY was given me
by Mr. STANLY himself in presence of the Hon.
MIR. MANGUM, of the Senate. And refer to Mr.
MANGUM with perfect confidence to sustain the
correctness of the relation gave of the affair
except that IN one point fell short of what
might have said having a favorable bearing to
Mr.. STANLY, according to the statement of the
facts given Ihe. He will bear me out, | am con-
fident, in saying that manifested and expressed
at the time an earnest desire to give plain, un-
vanished and impartial statement Of the whole
affair."
Mr.. WISE afterwards called on me in the lobhv
OF the House of Representatives, to know upon
what authority had made that statement / re-
piled, upon authority considered worthy to be
| relied on. He said the account had given of
the aftray was not correct. My reply was that
had seen no evidence that it was not true High
words soon passed between us, and to some abu-
slve language, replied, throw that all back in
your teeth" After few moments we separated,
turning upon my heel and leaving him. Whe-
Their exhibited cowardice on that occasion am
wiling should be decided by those who witnessed
the interview between us, among whom recol-
lect was MIR. ToLAND then member from the
second district Of Pennsylvania.
AS to my statement having been proved to be
false IN court OF justices suppose there were
discrepancies between my account and that given
by the witness in court, is such discrepancy, in
some nnlmportant and mmaterial circumstances,
to be taken as an evidence of deliberate false
hood on my part? If so, then every editor in the
country, and almost every individual, could, upon
the same ground, be accused of falsehood. trust
| shall not be convicted on such grounds, having,
as have shown, taken unusual pains to arrive at
truth. uaa
As to the justice of assailing a man on account
of an old grudge, from position which debars the
assailed from reply, leave it to the calm and un
blassed judgment Of the public.
NATHAN SARGENT.
WASHINGTON, jan. 26, 1874
The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-01-29

In the memoirs Of Gerald Griffin, the author of
that admirable novel "The Collegians," the fol-
lowing passage occurs relative to London prn-
tiers, who have the powers of Champolon in the
decyphering of hieroglyphcs:
DEcyPHERING Power OF LONDON PRINTERS
You tax me with my legible writing, but fear
cannot amend it, for | must not stay to shape
my letters; and have, believe, got in bad
habit from the facility with which the printers
here make it out. | verify believe, if shut my
any kind OF mark, the London printers would
know what intended to say. They always send
me back my manuscripts, with printed proofs for
correction; and actually have repeatedly been
unable to make out what had written until
had referred to the same articles in print.
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british LUSTRE-2OO lbs British J,,stre. for
II cleaning Stoves and Crates just received at
GlLMAN'S,
acc Hs. se3J Oate Todd's) Drug Store.
"A POTHECARIES, HALL MAGNESIA. SUPERIOR
IN IN every respect TO the common calcned and
qulis cqnal to the celebrated Hepry's Magnesa, and
alta es price. fresh supply of the above just re-
celved ht GILMAN'S
dec g Drag Store
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MIssIssIPPI.-Ge en-. JESSE SPElGHT was on the
Sth instant elected United States Senator from
Mississippi, for six years, from the 4th Of March,
lS45, when the term of the Hon. John Hender-
son, v hig, will expire. The vote in joint bal
lot Of the Legislature stood
The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-01-29

MAINE-A Special Election for Member o.
Congress was held in the With Qar Eastern
District of Maine on Monday, 22d inst. The
Bangor Wing of Tuesday evening has returns
from 20 towns, showing gain of 1874 for Robin
son, the VI hig candidate The vote is heavy.
The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-01-29

The above "statlstics" will not answer (nor do
we suppose they could be intended) for the past
week of the session The two first items, parti-
cularly, have been largely increased, but to no
purpose. And as to the fist-fghts," they are es-
pecially son the RISE" as some of the majority
seem to prefer that mode Of enforcing their argu-
ments.
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lst ballot Cd ballot
Roger Barton, Loco a. AZ
Jesse Speight, do. 35 IA
c. p Smith, Wing, 40 6
Joseph E. Marshall, 3
So the Wings, as choice of evils threw their
votes for Gen. Speight and elected him.
The New York Tribune says that he is dull,
heavy man, full six feet six inches high, and the
most ungainly mortal on the continent-in moth
ing else remarkable but bigoted Locofoco.
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TO THE PUBLISHER OF THE STANDARD.

TO THE PUBLISHER OF THE STANDARD.
| ask, as an act of justice to me, that YOU will
give the following an insertion in your paper on
Monday. Very respectfully yours,
e s,4 N. SARGENT
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DANIEL WEBSTER w e mentioned some time
since that Mr.. w ebster designed to make New
York his residence, AMI prosecute here the pro-
fession Of the law. The arrangements have
since been completed, and Mr.. Webster expects
to be here early in March. He associates with
him Joseph w. Moulton, Esq, and Edgar S. Van
Wrinkle, Esq, members of the bar of this city
the first taking charge of the chancery, and the
second OF the law practice. Mr.. Webster con-
lnes himself to the duties of counsellor and
barrlster. Their offices are TO be on the second
floor OF the Exchange above the post Office.
.U ~ Y. Tribune.
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CONGRESSIONAL STATIsTIcs.-A down East
man, relative no doubt of Major Jack Downing,
or Sam Slick, in writing to his friend Of the New
Orleans Republican, gives the following unique
division of the House of Representatives
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RHODE TsrAND.-The Legislature Of this State
on Thursday proceeded to choose United States
resigned The vote stood-
For John Brown Francis, claw and Order). 81
Christopher Spencer, Dorrte). ...... 26
Majority for Francis. $500. Al
So Hon. John Brown Francis, formerly Cover
ner of the State, was elected U. s. Senator for
the term which expires on March 4th, 1916.
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Members takn' sassy 5
tryin' tn skeer folkes 8
wantin tn know whether the hon.
orable gentleman ment what he said 3
calm tn order Ga
wouldn't come tn order 81
hollerIn out set down" II
wantln tn come strong game
over the rules of the House 81
&c could MT du it, no how 35
fist fights o
gougln O
pullin noses q
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