American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-04-17

bit the sale Of playing cards or require all cards
t. be- stamped upon one plate. 1t is TIE duty
Of av-makers TO protect the community from
beng swindled, and to promote moral retorma-
tiou-and their aid is loudly demanded in re-
apact to gambling. But in the absence Of re-
strain;ng la~s, people can do much themselves
towards blnishng the vice Of gaming, by stig-
rnalaing the use of cards with inllmy. We
shall be glad TO hear that Mr. Grccn has been
daily encouraged in his praisoworthy labors.-
We care not what may have been his former
character and habits, (and from his own ac-
count they were bad enough:) he has repcnted
and reformed, and is using his best eNertons to
warn mankind against the evils which he prac-
tised Like the repcntant prodigal son, he
should be taken by the hand and sustained IN
his new career of honesty and virtue.
AMERICAN REPUBLICAN VIcToEY. The ST.
Louis municipal election took place on Mon
day OF last week. Gen. Pfatte, wing, was re-
elected mayor, beating Mr.. Camden, Amer.
Rep. only l55 votes, while ali the other Off
GERS elect are American cpublicans--K etch-
um, recorder; Dalam, auditor; Parker, resis
tel Dougherty, marshal, and Shrevc, city at
torney. The number of votes pollcd was 4106.
Watson the democratic candidate for mayor
only received 3l5 votes being supported by
only small portion of the party. The two
old parties went into Tue battle with the ayoW-
ed object of "crushing the natives" and be-
hold the result. But for the combination Of the
wings and democrats, Mr.. Camden, says the
Louisville Courier, would have been triumph
antly elected. The American Democrats Of
st. Louis have fought the battle brayey and
nobly and another trial of strength will crown
their patriotic efforts with the laurels of yieto-
ry. The unholy combination against them,
cannot stand before their virtue and yalor.
A Curiosity. jasper, The Giant Child, to
whom we paid visit yesterday, is decidedly Il
great natural curiosity; aud how he can have
remained so long III obscurity is to US matter
of surprise. Pickwicl's 'Fat Boy is but
shadow of what this child is. One would sup
pose, to look at him, that Goliah of old had re-
turned to childhood, and was paying Baltimore
a visit We noticed few days ago, from the
Raleigh papers, the intended visit of this re-
markable child, and from the description which
they gave we had formed an idea of the inn
mcnsc dimensions Of this human mammoth, but
our conception has fallen so far short OF what
the original is, that we are astonished at the
faint outline drawn. Then, his general APP
pearancc is so different from what we have
ever seen in persons of extraordinary bulk; in
stead of the clumsy, elephant-lIize, sallow COM
plected, soft-fesh beings heretofore exhibited
you see sprghtly, clear jointed, frm-heshed,
laughing and pretty child, with face round as
a full moon, and cheeks radiant with the hue Of
the rose. With the Raleigh Register, we deem
Jasper the greatest nailira! curiosity of the day,
Tom Thumb not excepted. For place and hours
of exhibition see advertisement, and the low
price of admission, IL l-2 cents, must insure
of yisteis. We advise all who can
to pay JASPER visit, feeling assured all will
come away satisfied aud astonished, and believ-
ng that his like twill meier be looked on again ;"