The St. Landry whig., 1844-09-19
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"A meatShy Printer has recently been discover
ed in Lndia. II IS said the British Geological
Society afe making preparations 70 catch him.
The English Admiralty have issued an order
against d~ueliing, which, effect leaves no room
for a dshonorable imputation in refusing to nc.
scept q challenge.
The dinner for q political meeting, lately held
in tile State ofNeW York; and numbering ever
8 1000 guests, was prepared in Boston, andtrans-
ported $50 miles, over The Western railroad.
Professor Tucker, Of Virginia, estimates tho
products of our national industry as follows -
Agriculture, 65l 3s ,597 Manufactures, seas
sd, 234 Commerce, ~s7o.72L0S6i Mining
$42.35sl75la
The Pittsburg American Of the Goth ult,, says
the iron steamboat IA upter is now nearly finished
and prepared for launching. The iron steam
ship for the United States Navy, also under con-
tract by Mr.. Tomlinsof, IN the same yard, is now
rapidly progressing, and will be completed this
fall. The Revenue Cutter IN Messrs. Knapp -
Cos. yard, is also completed, and waiting for q
rise in the Allegany TO launch.
II is an Exceedingly fortunate thing for public
doiapltor5, that TO 30 suspended dent mean 70
DO haagl'
A new feature in our political assemblies yves
introduced ut The whig county tfieetioS u fsas.
ton, Pa, cnthe 2Ist ult. TWAS O. procession
from Warren country, NJ. D., Of ladies and gem
tlemen on horse hack, In pairs--the ladies in long
white dresses, presenting aliattractiye, uniform
appearances.
Since the discovery Of the base practice in
the British Post Office, Of opening letters from
suspected persons, tho ingenious are continuing
seals which cannot be violated without disrosery.
Sepebody, who writes moro truthfully Than
! poetf}ally, says IAN angel without money is
not t,Ssought halfas much otnow d day, ass devil
with. bag full Of guineas.
Al lMAaNIficnNT STEAMER. The steamer
En1tdrc, recently built at Cleveland, and nppsin
actit9 employment, Is Of roo tons buftheh-ihe
! largest steamer on any inlahl wateri llc world.
She is as clegantas she is capacious.
i ~TELrNoIs. The new Congressional Daleg4
3 tion stands--lst Distliet Robert Saith "a dos,
Il John a. McClernaud 81 do, Orlando B. Eicl.
o lin; 4th do, John Wentworth 9Th do, Stephen
il A. Douglass 9th do, Joseph r. Hodge 1lthdo.,
Edward ID. Baker,
CmuRct STArf8@fus. There are III Penn.
/ ~sylyania 1O7 Episcopal churches, with s,9ss
a commandments HUI tAUu IEtSnJlHIfh9 CHtiCueS,
with A0, 900 commandments, The Former had
i,o55 additions during the past year; lie latter
\ 500. In thc city Of PHILADELPHIA the Episco-
! pai{ans out number The Presbytcfians about
\ ,ifpo,
E iBiNeuLAR Result. At the recent election
NJ idtSenlucly, iii 0wsley's county, Butler had 4
/. majority, and in Buffers county, Uwsley had 4
majority Of the votes pollcd for Governor.
hi ... rIst No.. ys.aIs ffEs3 Yr&sAA
o having received information that nine bales 81
. raw silk we're shipped On boardth Sheridan d
IS Liverpool without being entered In the m~anitaat,
,ts the ship was examiner on her arrival and The
silk being found on beard, II was seized BY the
United States authorities.
J. v"toLArIse THE Law. a captain Of d Bro.
men vessel has been held to bail in New York
y y for bringing into that port ID more passenger
M ihnn the tonnage Of his ship entitled him to j,
IN law. The penalty is $3.50 per bend. The lav
allows two passengers to every Eve tons, and 81
\ excess Of twenty renders the vessel liable 4
IA forfeiture.
cd The cheyalier Don Pablo Chacon, consul
lot general OF Spain for the unitodSlates, died weel
before last at Bristol, II. 4.
\. There is a negro, in other ways q perlec
~ idiot, in Huntsville, Ala, who has the power Z
M multiplication to IN incredible degree. He nul
~ tiplies thousands, adds, subtfacts, and divide,
i. with as much facility as a clerk with pen &papei
tiy row BLACK .TARlFFa DESTROY
a The FORElGN MARKEIsi
,ay The journal Of COMMERCE says that the chi
Is 90 Of die packet ship New York; Just sailed Il
M Liverpool, was as follows. The fact expose
ate the falsily Of the assertions og lhc Anti Tarifite
L that tie Tariff destroys the AI9ofeign Market
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