The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-09-06
MARYLAND.
THE GREAT WING MEETING AT COCK
EYSVILLE, BALTIMORE COUNTY.
before our readers.

THE GREAT WING MEETING AT COCK
EYSVILLE, BALTIMORE COUNTY.
This meeting, held yesterday, was one of the
best which has taken place since the opening of
the campaign The delegation from Baltimore
city numbered several hundred, and were &C
companied by large number of ladies'. When
the cars arrived within about two hundred yards
Of the meeting, which was beautiful grove of
trees little distance west of the railroad, the
various delegations from different parts of Balt-
more county and the delegation from York, Penn
sylvania, were found drawn up in line awaiting
their arrival, and the instant they stopped there
was an interchange of cheers.
The whole Of the delegation were then con-
Quoted TO the grove before mentioned. Here
they were greeted by the smiling welcome Of a
numerous and brilliant galaxy Of the fair daugh-
tiers OF Baltimore county, who were seated be-
meath an arbour decorated with evergreens and
Wreaths of flowers. Across the front was stretched
flag bearing the inscription :" The Fair are with
u.s. Seats were also provided for the male por-
ton OF the assemblage; but, although large
space OF ground was covered with benches for
that purpose, hundreds were compelled to stand
The meeting was orgonized by the appointment
number of vice presidents and secretaries, and
the immense crowd lover 5OO0) were addressed
by VIII lam K. Stewart, Esq, Hon. John Weth.
cred, Thomas Yates Walsh, Charles H. Pitts, and
Augustus w. Bradford, Esgs., in powerful and
eloquent addresses.
AT the close of Mr.. Bradford's address the
meeting adjourned. During the afternoon bou-
quets, &c. were presented, in the name of the
ladies, to the different speakers, as well as to
others on the stand.
HARTFORD CoUNTY.-A very large Wing meet
ing was he'd in Marshall's District Hartford
county, on Saturday last, at which DR.. James
cred on the occasion by Coleman Yellott, Henry
w. Archer, George Yeott, and E. H. Wright,
Esqrs
NEW JERSEY.
The Wings of the Third Congressional Dis
trict of New Jersey held meeting a, New
Brunswick on Tuesday, which was presided over
by Joseph Randolph, Esq. Speeches were made
by Mr.. Van Wagner, the Poughkeepsie black
smith, General Leslie Combs of Kentucky, and
others. writer in the New York Tribune esti-
mates the number present at between 1000 and
10000, and says that "the best spirit prevailed,
and the warmest kind of enthusiasm"
HARPER's FERRY RAILROAD BRIDGE.-We re-
greet to learn that about 5 o'clock yesterday morn
ing, while burthen engine, without any ladlpg
attached, was passing over the railroad bridge at
darper's Ferry, one of the spans Of the bridge
gave way, and, with the engine and men employ
ed upon it, fell into the bottom of the river. Pro-
videntially no person was killed, and but one man
slightly injured. We learn that within month
this bridge has been particularly examined, and
thoroughly keyed up and adjusted and that only
within few days it has undergone the usual in
spection frequently made of all the bridges on the
line of the road. During the previous day, eight
locomotives, with trains of tonnage and passen-
gers and only the night before two of the engines
with heavy trains of burthen cars passed over
without the slightest indication of Weakness
The officers of the company, with the requisite
means 10 repair the injury promptly, have pro-
ceeded to the spot, and until the result of their
examination is known, it is impossible to conec-
ture the cause which led to the accident.
We are authorized to state that there will be
no interruption to the travel after to-day There
is an ample supply of engines and cars on each
side of the breach, and by tomorrow morning
there will be substantial platform laid over it
for the passage of travellers and their baggage,
without detention.
comic actor MIR. Ranger, who performed at
the principal theatres in this country five or six
years since, has recently fallen heir to large
fortune in England.
INSULT TO INJURY The Locofocos after
Jockeylng Mr. Van Buren, out of the nomination
for President, intend to put his name at the head
OF the Polk and Texas Electoral Ticket This
is certainly refinement in torture. They first
cut loose from Mr.. Van Buren, because he was
not ready TO swallow Texas with Ire Sl,yorv