American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-05-22

LOUISVILLE METHopIsT CONTENTION. The
Proceedings Of this body on Friday were Of
bat little general interest. The Conven-
ton resolved itself into Committee Of the
Whole on the Report on Nlissions-Rev. J.
James in the Chair. After considerable discus
sion as to the locality OF the stations, it was
determined taat Louisville should be the pa
rent Station Of Missions The points for two
Assistant Trcasurers were then decided TO be
Charleston and New Orleans. The Committee
then reported the proceedings to the Conyen-
ton, which were laid or the table until the re-
port on organization was disposed OF The
Convention then adjourned,
TIE Caors. The editor Of the Newtown-
Journal, vino has been taking tour through
par. Of Bucks, Montgomery, Philadelphia, Del
aware Counties, Pa, and Delaware State, no
tees the fine appearance Of al! kinds Of vege-
tation, The wheat crop, especially, looks un-
usually fine. Several old farmers in the vcin-
lty of the Brandywme say they never saw a
finer prospect Of winter grain. The Corn in
shat section is up and growing fnely-many of
the farmers were already narrowing it. Oats
generally looked fine; although, like the grass,
they needed rain
STRANGE REcoGMrIoN. The Boston Times
says young gentleman in the public streets of
that city ciasped a young lady around the waist,
aud uttering a cry Of JOY, printed several kiss
es upon her lips with the quckness Of thought.
On coming TO an explanation, twas found that
, the young gentleman had mistaken the lady for
her tw in sister, whom he was counting. The
Times thinks it dangerous to marry lady who
has twin sister, as Il man might be kissing
somebody else's wife when he thought he had
, his own.
/ SAD ACCIDENT. On Friday afternoon al
! Boston, two young men, named Daniel w
Cheever and Geo. Kelley, belonging to Lynn
| were cunning on the marsh in Chelsea, and in
order to shield themselves from the rain which
had commenced falling crept under an upturn-
/ ed boat Oh the shore in doing which, by some
unaccountable means one OF their guns went
tli, tllt CIldl8t IL OllG VI NhCcFcl :
arms, aud lodging in the thigh and breast OF
Kelley. The latter is about is years Of age,
, and il is thought the wound is fatal.
MExlco And TEXAS, Capt. Walker, Of the
Falmouth, at n. York from Matanzas, May 8,
reports that the English mail steamer from Vera
Cruz arrived at Havana on the eth inst, with
dispatches to Mr.. Crawford the British Con-
sui, advising him that the boundary lines OF
Texas had been defined and settled, and her In
dependence guaranteed by convention be-
tween England, France and Mexico. Accounts
By the same arrival are that Santa Anna has
been reduced to the alternative Of ten years
banishment OF Il trial for mal-adminstration.
A ScouNDREL. A man named Sprague has
/ lived year or two in Lexington, Ky, and
carried on the boot and shoe making business.
! Last fall he married a respectable young lady,
and vas thought to be an honest and respecta-
! bic man, bu, on Tuesday evening last the true
character of Spraguc was made known by the
appearance of another Mrs, Sprague to claim
her lawfully welded husband. Sprague i'm,
mediately decamped to parts unknown.
THE MISSION To ENGLAND, OREGON, &c
The Washington Union repeats its denial that
/ Mr.. Calhoun was to be sent special Minister tc
England, and that Mr., Van Buren, had been in
vited to the place, and also denies that mess
are has been despatched to Mr.. Elmore, of S
Carolina, TO offer the London mission to hin
a second time.
SUICIDE. Mis-. Miles, Of Owego, wife of Mr.
Perry Miles, committed suicide recently b,
taking opium. Incredible as it may appear
the quantity taken was about one ounce
enough to have destroyed twenty men. Sh
seemed bent upon her purpose, and refused t.
allow her husband to send for physician. III
had no suspicion of the real cause of her illness
|
EARTHQUAKES. The Island of st. Thomas
w. l., was visited by a succession of earth
quakes last month, which created no sma
alarm among the Inhabitants. The shock
/, were contemporaneous with those that devasta
ted Mexico.
) RIcHMoSD STAR. We notice that MI
Streeter has disposed Of his interest in tn
Richmond Star to Messrs. J. w. Lewellen
@ Go. Yesterdays paper contains the Naledic
n tory of the former, and the Introductory AID
q dress of the latter.
e MILITARY VISIT TO BALTIMORE. We lear
= from the Lancaster Journal that the "Fenc
d blcs,"a fine military company of that place
intend visiting Baltimore on the 4th of July.