The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-04-06


The U. s. cutter Ewing, under the command
Of Lieut.. Hunter, at New York, from her winter
cruise along the coast, supplying vessels, &C.
She has rendered assistance TO PSI vessels. and
has sailed 1890 miles, in the course of the
eighty-one days she has been cruising in the vi
clnity OF that port.
The jury in the case of Bateman against Ware,
returned with verdict Of guilty. The defend.
ant was sentenced TO a fine OF 800 and costs.
This is the case which originated in Sheriff
Ware assaulting Bateman for attempting TO kiss
the sherif's wife.-N. Y. Sun.
The Legislature of Maine has abolished Mill
Tia trainings. The enrolment and organization
will be continued as heretofore.
The Paducah Kentuckian records the murder
OF Mr.. Stewart, Of Ballard county, by three of
his slaves. The latter have been committed
for trial.
MAJOR Limpeny, who was in the British army
during the Revolutionary war, died at Nova
Scotia, in the 102d year of his age.
Some one calls Boston the f" Bedlana" of Ame-
RIGA, since almost every insane and chimerical
doctrine finds its adherents here--Boston Post.
The number of foreign arrivals at Boston from
January to March 81, 1914, was 222. The
number of foreign arrivals from January to
March 81, 1843, was 1873. Increase of foreign
arrivals, "a. The revenue from January / to
March 81, 1874, is estimated at $3.50, 900.
The revenue for the corresponding time of the
last year, was $569,740 IL. Increase OF reve-
nue., $720,259 49,
Mr.. Shubael Wales, at East Roxbury, VT,
committed suicide by shooting himself on the
18th ult. with pistol. On the 9th he was held
to bail in the sum OF $4,000 to appear at court
OF examination on the 18th for criminal offence.
In the Criminal Court at Detroit, from the
lth to the 9Th ut., five days, seven burglars
and SIX thieves were convicted. Six of the for
mer were sentenced TO the State prison for vari-
Gus terms, forming an aggregate OF 81 years,
and four of the latter for years in ALL
A man named William Hicky was murdered
goth ult on Mr.. Sherburn's plantation, few
miles below the town of Plaquemine, Louisiana,
by John McWilliams. The deed was perpe-
trated with dirk knife, with which the MUIR
derer inflicted no less than nine wounds upon
his victim. McWilliams is in Jail. Both ma
tves of Ireland.
On the 18th ultimo, in Newcastle, West Cam
ada, the dwelling of P. w. Eastman was BURT
to the ground, and three Of his FIVE children, aged
five, seven, and nine years, lost their lives in an
upper room OF the burning house before they
could be rescued. Their mother, in her at.
tempts to rescue the little sufferers, was badly
burned, and is in very dangerous state.
The Pittsburg Age says: GA painful rumor
is in circulation in our city that Mr.. Jonathan
Miner, who left this city for Little Rock, Ark,
has been foully murdered near that CITY,"
The Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic As
ISOLATION has purchased the Mansion House and
Boot Estate in Bowdoin square, Boston, for the
sum OF S46OOO, Tor the purpose of the erection
OF hall for the uses Of the Association, and for
other purposes. The estate comprises about
$4,000 feet of land.
Som EwHAr MYsTERTous.-A New York Cor
respondent of the Philadelphia North American
says: Does any one in Philadelphia know any
thing about telegraph in operation between
that city and New York. One of the stations
upon Staten Island is worked every day, at the
time your stock board adjourns, and there is some
curiosity to know what it means
A young miss having been invited to military
ball, inquired, with grent simplicity, if all the
ladies were expected to bear arms.
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