American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1844-12-21

INTERFERING News ITEMS. A cotempora-
ry recommends the Hon. John P Kennedy for
u. S. Senator in place of Mr.. Merrck.-
| There was plenty OF. ice in the river opposite
st. Louis on the 18th inst.-James Bartho-
low, second engineer of the steamer James
Madison, was drowned at Louisville on the 10th
inst.-hn ear of corn has been left at the
Cumberland Civilian office, having one large
ear with six smaller ones surrounding it, all
well filled; it is curiosity, no doubt.-The
aggregate of contributions for the support of
missions, by the Episcopal church of this coun-
try, during the last three years, was $l9O 900,
or s22, 900 more than during the three pre-
cedng years-Dr. Anderson, who has been
feitng, has escaped from jail.--Rev. Charles
Spears, great advocate of the abolition of
capital punishment, has started paper in Bos-
ton called "The Hangman. Tho Bos-
tonians are enjoying fine sleighing, the snow
being ID inches deep.-The store of James
B. Folsom, in New York, has been robbed of
GIG ,500n gold and bills, for the recovery of
which a reward Of $500 is offered. 1.-The
fare between New York and Boston, by way of
New Haven, Hartford and Springfield has
been reduced to FIVE dollars.-At the late
presidential election in Texas, $4,000 votes
were pollod, being a falling off of 5000 since
the previous election.-Proposals have been
issued for the rebuilding of the Cumberland
Valley railroad bridge at Harrisburg. -lIon.
Heman Allen, formerly member of Congress
from Vermont, and late Minister to Chill, died
at Burlington on Wednesday, in the 58th year
of his age.-At the close Of the Revolution
airy war, the valuation of Massachusetts, with
Maine, united, was 100000. Now the
valuation of Massachusetts alone is $500, 000,-
900, Of which the city of Boston owns $780,
900, 000.-The matters Of Pittsburg have de-
termined to close their stores every evening,
during the winter, except Saturday evenings,
at six o'clock. --Ebenezer Allen, Esq, has
been appointed Attorney General of the clone
starr Republic. Houston Vindicator
says there is decided majority of the Texas
Senators opposed to any alteration of the pre-
sent tariff of that country 1t is stated that
Jacob Barker, Esq, of New Orleans, won
! $4,000 upon the late Presidential election.
"A man named Paul Pandell refused to
Orleans, few days since, unless the Judge on
the bench made an apology for certain remarks
he had made in regard to verdict rendered by
a previous jury, Of which Pandelli was men,
fellow TO Jail for forty-eight hours for contempt
of court.-Mr. J. Symes, of Oxford, Ohio,
accidentally shot himself with pistol a few
days ago.--David M. Bull, Esq, has been
appointed Associate Judgefor Bradford County,
PA meeting has been held at Ports
mouth, Va, without distinction of party, at
which the course Of South Carolina, in relation
to Mr. Hoar, the Massachusetts, agent, was APP
plauded, and the course of the latter State con-
demned
MOVEMENT IN FREDERICK COUNTY. A meet
ing was held in Liberty District on the 18th
instant, at which resolutions were passed recon-
mending the measure proposed by the Hon.
w. Cost Johnson for the payment of state debts
by the issue of stock based on the public lands
also for the continuance of state taxes and the
preservation of the states faith-'and as mea
sure of relief cithin her o,cn control to PASS AN
EFFICIENT LAW AT THE APPROACHING SESSION,
TO ENABLE THE CHESAPEAKE AND Ono CANAL
sTo ey.I
to complete that great work to Cumberland on
its own resources and thus render it productive
Also, in favor of reducing state expenses by a
rigid system of retrenchment, including re-
duction in salary of "every officer in the state"
1t was also resolved, that the number of dele
gates ought to be reduced by deducting one
from every county and the city of Baltimore.
We shall be glad to see rigid system of eco
nomy introduced and reduction made in all
salaries which are too high. 1t is certain that
we must retrench in every practicable way, to
enable the state to do justice to its creditors
| PAupERIsM. The Philadelphia North Anne
rcan contains table of the inmates of the
Blockley Alms-house, Dec. I, 1914, amount
| ing to l700-ef whom 500 are from the United
States; 643 from Great Britain and Ireland;
lag from the continent of Europe; Canada 2;
Africa |; West Indies Il Ocean 5; uncertain in
children's asylum -; and blacks 1876. On this
statement the North American remarks:
Startling as the number of the occupants of
our Aims House may appear to those who pos
sesS even moderate resources, it is sad fact
that the inmates are daily increasing, and be-
fore the winter is over, they may be counted by
thousands, instead ofhundreds, and the increase
is, almost without exception, made up by for
| eirn uaGra nts who have come among LIS with