American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-12-12
DEATH op CoMnop oRE ELLIOTT. We learn,

| o'clock, at his boarding house, III that city
The Commodore, says the Ledger. has been Ill
for the last six months of n complication OF dis
orders, including disease of the heart He
was unconscious, we learn, for the last forty
eight hours previous to his death. He was in
the sxty-second year of his age at the time OF
his decease. Commodore Elliott has played a
conspicuous part in our naval history, and rem
dercd important services to his country. Ills
death is loss to the service as well as to the
public ard his friends, by whom he was much
respected. Thus pass away one by one the
veterans of the late war, whose bravery added
to the glory and renown of the American
name.
! DEATH OF Col. HUGHLETT. We regret to
announce tho deatI of Col. William Hughlett,
ofTalbot county, Md lie died at Easton on
Sunday last, i'll the nth year of his age. The
deceased for several years represented that
county in the Legislature, especially in the
State Senate, where he discharged his duties
with ability. A few months ago he accepted
the office of State Collector for Talbot county,
and was Instrumental in giving a better tone to
+! the public feeling there in relation to the pay
ment of the arrears Of State taxes. Talbot
has lost one Of her noblest and most patriotic
citizens.
| SUICIDE OF MipsHIPmAN. Mr.. w. II.
Jamson, u passed midshipman in the U. S.
Navy, committed suicide at Charleston on
Tuesday morning, by jumping out of the win
dow of his room at the Merchants Hotel. He
arrived the previous evening from Pensacola,
where he had received his discharge in conse-
quence of bad health. He has wife and chill
drcn in Virginia.
ELECTION IN BosToN. The election for
success of the Wings, as the following vote
will show-Quincy, (Whig) 1891; DamrelI,
(Native) 1888; Heard, (Dem.) 1851; Scatter
ing, (mostly Whig) lss-Total, 3o67. Wing
majority over all, 2264. The Wings have
large majortios in both branches of the City
Council.
Buffalo papers that ono great cause of the nu-
merous disasters which occurred on the Lake
during the recent storm, has been the bad state
Of the oil in use at the several light houses
On Lake Huron not solitary light was vis-
BILE. Government ought to overhaul that oil
man Immediately.
GoYERNoR OF VIRGINIA. The Hon. VIM.
Smith, Of Farquier CO., was oil Wednesday
elected Governor OF Virginia, by the legisla-
ture of that State, in place of Gov Mellow
ell whose term expires on the LIST Of January.
INDIANA u. S. SENATOR. On the 9Th inst,
the Hon. Jesse d. Bright, Lieutenant Cover
nor Of the State, was elected Senator in
Congress from Indiana, for six years from the
4th of last March.
New YoRK FIRE DEPARTMENT.. The per-
manent fund of this body amounts TO S36,2l5.
The disbursements of the past year were S.
$50, of which 81, 1877 were in pensions The
receipts amounted TO Sll ,246, which includes
nearly $4,000 cleared by their last annual ball.
COLLEGE IN Oregon. The Methodists have
already located a Collegiate Institution in
Oregon, for the accommodation of which a
building IS feet long and three stories high
has been erected. The Institution is said to be
in lourishing condition.
SUGAR CANE IN Texas. Mr.. N. F. Will
liams, residing Oh tho Brazos, has presented
the Galveston Gazette with sugar cane six
feet and half high, containing nineteen joints,
ripe and sweet as sugar.
DREADFUL DECApiTATIoN. A man named
Daniel Corers, had his head cut clean off by
the wheel of an axe factory at ST. Catharine's,
c. W., a few days since.
NAVIGATION OF THE PoToMAC. The George
town Advocate states that the navigation of
the Potomac is again open at that place, and
that the ice upon the canal has given away
We are afraid it will not remain open any
length OF time.
OH!-ln Providence, r. L., one MIR. Bohus=s-
pic5 is giving musical entertainments.
CITY INTELLIGENCE
Daring ROtbny-Pichpockst .4bcm! MIR. A.
L. Bonnatfon, young gentleman of Phladel-
Phia, who has just returned from collecting
tour IN the West, was robbed last evening Of
81 $50 in Bank bills, by some daring and ex-
pert pickpocket. Mr.. B. had the money In
pocket of his coat on getting into the cars
at EIIlcott's Mills, but on reaching Messrs Dix
s. Fogg's Hotel last evening about o'clock,
he found that his pocket, which he had taken
the precaution to sew up, had been mysterious
ly cut open, and the money distracted. The
whole of the money consisted of Philadelphia
Bank bills with the exception of $50 Lancas-
ter note Let the police be on the look out!
The Segun benefit There was large and