The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1844-02-03
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Its said that retailer Of eggs, in ono Of
the markets 10 Liverpool, turned over above
100000 per annum in this article alone.
The value Of property destroyed by fire
in the city of Boston, during the rear 1913
was only $4,000.
A gang Of robbers recently entered the !,
store of Andrew J. Allen, at Boston, and
robbed his safe OF its contents in the follows
ing manner. Having first made a morter
Of brown bread, and formed damp cham.
Der with gunpowder, they laid slow match
upon it, and blew it up.
The trial Of Mr. Bateman at Woodbury..
New Jersey, for kissing the wife Of Sheriff
Ware, resulted in the non agreement Of The
jury.
Three hundred and thirty one vsins of
copper and lead ore have been recently dis
covered IN northern Michigan by companies
to whom Congress granted permits.
Falsehood is often rocked by truth, but
she soon outgrows her cradle, and discards
her nurse.
A temperance concert, in Philadelphia
lately, was attended by 5000 persons.
Part of the cargo of vessel, lost fifteen
years ago, has been found near Nantucket
The Methodist Missionary Society has
sent the Rev. Geo. Carey to superintend
the Oregon missions.
"Wha.'s the price of this arlicle" in
quired deaf old lady. "Seven shillings,"
said the draper. Seventeen shillings!"
she exclaimed; "l'Il give you thirteen"
"Seren shlllings," replied the homes. trades
man, sis the price of the article" "Oh!
seven shillIngs" the lady sharply rejoined );
"Ill give you fre."
The Journal Of Commerce says that let.
ters from Washington say that the committee
on the amendment of the rules OF which Mr.
Adams was chairman, have agreed, FIVE to
four, to report in favor Of rscinding the 2Ist
Rule which excludes abolition petitions.
John r. Gilbert, proprietor Of tie East
Albanian, offers 10 bet Sl50,OO0 that
Henry Clay will be the next President o:
the United States.
The first newspaper was published at
Venice in 1880; FIRST in France, 1851 first
in England, lGll.
In digging for tho foundation Of some
new building at AIgers, the ruins Of an old
church were discovered, on the front of
which was an inscription in memory of
Reparatus, Bishop who died in the year
436.
Women are longer in determining upon
4 measure than men; but having once de-
termined, or once ceased to blush, they
blush no more.
4 London paper states that FIRE sow
burning on the hearth Of Mr. Stradling, Of
Somerset, was kindled in 1872 by one Of
his ancestors, and has never been suffered
to 60 out.
A resolution instructing Congress to re>
fund Gen. Jackson's fine has been inds6>
ni,ely postponed by the House of Reprsssn.
tativss Of Ohio, by vote Of 80 to 80.
SpUNKY.-The "l aisonian" Of late
date says:--"We regard the approaching
contest as one no. for principles and man,
but, on Mr.. Van Buren's side, for the per-
manent ascendoncy Of a monstrous MAJ
IcaINERY, which is to dictate candidates to
the People through all future time, and to
compel nominal majorities to ratify its selcc.
tons. l, is no. Mr.. Van Buren, alone Who'll
is striving to grasp the Presidency, bu. q
sci Of the most degraded political prostitutes
that has ever existed since the Reign of
Terror. And rather than support their
pretensions, we would make a sacri6cial
pyre Of our printing establishment and aP-
lply the torch to it with our own hands. For
wears past we have been called a'locofoco;
If TO be locofoco 10 to sanction the mea.
sures Of the Jacobin Club, lei no man hence
forth apply the epithet to u.s."