The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1845-11-25
THINGS IN GENERAL.


Albany. The canal is crowded with bo,,s
aud the amonnt of exportiog business !,
enormous This causes an increased ac,i,;
ity upon North river.
The total population of New York is now
2,6OO,374, being an increase the past 6y,
years of l70,93S.
Wm. c. Woodbridge, the well kuovn
geographer, recently died at Boston. aoed 5o
years.
Mr. HuDsOS is lecturiug a, Newburyport,
Mass.
The Mormon difficulties still continue. #
is said to be doubtful whether they will re-
move, at all. They arc as ACTIVELY engaged
in building the temple as ever, and show 10
desire of disPosins of their property. Tho
inhlbiiants swear terribly that the Nor
mons shall go, at all events, in the next
spring.
Girard College is nearly completed, and
will soon be ready for the reception of stu.
DENIS
Its said, the King Of Prussia. a, his own
expense. has caused IL 900 Bibles TO be dis
tfibuied among the schools. Each bible
hears the royal seal, and an inscription, STA
ting that it is the gift Of his m1jesiy, TO be
used by the teacher in the instruction
of his school.
Julse Berrien has r.si &c his seat in the
Uni-ed States Senate.
III. Bsanins w. Jcuness has been ap-
poIoied,hy the Governor of New Hampshire.
L. 5. Senator from that State.
The WAR CARRIED INTO AFRICA. 1t is
proposed to establish newspaper, advoca-
ting the protective policy, at Charleston S.
Carolina.
Gel. James W. Webb. thinking he h9l
been charged with selling himself to te
United States Bank. for $4,000, quite ct.
ten enough, has commenced an action for the
libel against Mr.. Horace Greedy. The story
has sheen long aloa;; the Colonel has re-
pcatedly offered to settle the n alter with diff
erent persons at twelve PAGES, in gentle
manly kind ofway, and atlast in sheer desPer-
alton has resortrdto the law.
Mr.. Joel T. Hart Of Kentucky isths ar
tis;, whom the ladies' of Virginia have hnuo.
ed with their selection, to execute the sta;u,
of Henry Clay. Dir. iIart isa native of ~.
Mr.. Cri,ienden says that he has already exc
cuted a bust Of Mr.. Clay. that 'wiIhautds-
IRE oflAusuage will speak for Itself
Ills understood, that there is to be 10
change in the Cabinet.
There is al Episcopal Missionary s,a,ion
It, Shau.;hae in China. Bishop Borne, uha
il established there, speaks very confidently
of the success Of the mission.
JOHN Quincy Adams IS out, II Iyrier 10
the Pennsylvania Society, farlhe abolition Of
capital punishment, in favor of such abcl-
ton.
Charles +. Hoffman TIC pact. is to issun
the Ediiorship ola Weekly Literary lorruai
in New York, to be entitled Excelsior"
Mr.. Calhoun has been making an IRISH
progress, through the Soniheru States, on
his way to the Memphis Convention
Foolish FELLOW. Some unsophi4t.c'-
( tel Scoundrel in BOSTON. picked the pocket #
a down cas-, editor. The p'under. Which H.
scamp found, consisted Of r,go old exclian.f
I papers. and an unfinished article on the
cHpaiion Of Oregon.
The Editor of the ST. Ar'ans MeSsens,r
and The Rev. Mr. Callisan Of Bu'I;ac'o:, ha.e
sotirto 4 scrimmase-on because t''i
former drew some parallel heiveca E"uan-
ism aud Mormonisri, which the priest al 20
consider complimentary to his religion
B Il IS said that lhc Ciiortlrs viii c'j;inn
Congress. al their mex, scss:ou, 70 be allowed
I delegate OH the aoor ofthe l!orsc.
There is Il rtImor that Lord Mcica'i r''f
icndcrc! bis resignation, rs Governor Gc'c-
raj Of Canada.
The Woodstock Age has passed in:o -
hands Of Mr.. f. \. himb1i!.
/ A man in Mississippi adrcr'ises, ;hat he
will shoot at n target against the world al
sixty yards, with rest He offers bets lr'Hi
one hundred TO ore thousand dollars.
There has recently been Il great ireshci OH
the Kennebec river: the lumber interests IN
those parts have received great detrinea''
+. abby Kelly and coadju'or have gone to
cnli shicn the COOL people Of Cinciunati-
She wou.i disseminate much more use!Hi
Iiah', if she would turn her attention to DIP
ping candles.
IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIzATIoN.-Go
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