American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-07-30

II would certainly DC Souliu P'isey ~ ''''F f
them to make their capitals ard risks bear pro-
Der proportion to each other, as Otherwise Their
Guarantees against loss will be Of little avail
ON the occurrence of large fires We are not
sure thu, il would not be judicious for large
cities to become insurers IN their corporate ca
pacltips The surplus premiums could be NJ
vested t3 meet extraordinary occasions, or passed.
to the credit of the city fund and in relief Oh
the people. The premiums received an"ua'ly'
hy the eleven insurance offices mentioned, a
mount to SIl9, 1871; varyity from to % per
cent upon the capital invested.
| L. s. TRoors FOR TEXAS. We learn from
/ the n. o. Picayune, that seven companies OF
the % Reriment Of Dragons, under COM
mand of Col. Twggs, are shortly to take up
their mlrch for Corpus Christi. lhey VIII
number about $50 men, and be accompanied
by 60 wagons, with supplies. On their en-
trance into Texas an ''.1nneraiton March and
Quickstop," will be performed by the % ORA
COON band upon the occasion OF the planting Of
the American flag upon the western bank ct the
Sabine. The following is list OF tine officers,
who will! receive all letters addressed to them,
if they are post paid. and directed to Corpus
Christi Texas-care of the U. S. Qlartermas-
tel, New Orleans
) Field and Staff Col. J. E. Twiggs, ID ORA
uoons. Major r. T, Fauntleroy do. AdIu-
tant II. H. Siblcy, do.
Quartermaster-Cap o. Cross.
, Com. of Subsistence-Bvt. Capt. r. A. Ar
mold, % Dragons.
Snrgeon-W l.. Wharton.
, Assistant Surgeon-Geo. BUST.
!: Topographical Engincer-A. Geo. Stevens,
LINE. Captains-W NJ Fulton, OBJ; c.
y Ker, (K); S. Thornton, (tO; c. A. May, %;
It n. w. Hunter, CID; l.. P. Graham, (D); W.
o ]. Hardee, CO..
First LieItenants-O. ?. Ransom, ~; A.
c Lowry, (B}; w. II. Saunders, CO.; Fowler
J. Hamilton, (H); IF. Wnshp, lD)'
= Second Lieutenants-R. P. Campbell, (E)
" VIM. Steele, (H); Lewis Neill, (B); R. II, An
dcrson, (D); G. T, Mason, (Cl
Bleyet I'd I4icut's-J. II. Whlttlesey, (D)
p Augustus Cook, (fO.
= First Lieut.. Juge, I'd Dragons, will be LET
is in command Of Fort Jessur, in charge OF thi
IT sick, sc. &c &c.
Il LIGHTING STEAMBOATS, WITH GAS. We un
E. derstand, says the Cincinnati Atlas, that heSsr
W Strader & German have introduced the Sofa
es Gas of Mr. Grutchett into the Pike No. $, tn
8 low water Packet between Cincinnati and Lou
n. isvlle. This beautiful light is now used on tn
be steamers Pike No. aud No. 8, and We are IN
IN formed by Mr.. Grutchett that he has contract
at ed with the owners Of several other boats t
e- light them by the same process.
it DAMAGE TO THE Corn. The Boonsboro
m Md, Odd Fellow says awe learn that som
ell fields of corn in the upper part Of Washingto
of county, were SO far gone as to be good tor NJ
Gle thing but to make fodder of, and some OF Il
er farmers cut it off, thereby securing some tet
gg from it, -
oil STEAMBOAT DISASTER. We learn from u
ian n. o. Tropic that the steamboat White WIN
to Capt. Goodrich ON her way down from ShreV
nee port to that city, when some 40 or 5o miles b
by low Shreveport broke her steam connectli
- pine, and that such was the terror occasions
VIII by the accident, that thirty or forty of the pa
le sengers Jumped oyerboard but fortunately
Of them were saved, with the exception of
be Young man named Charles Wood, said to
g from Louisville, who was drowned.
'' NAVAL. We learn from Pensacola, says
Mobile Herald of Wednesday last, that Co
,eoro modore Conner, commanding the Gull squi
need ron now concentrated III that harbor, has
fore ceived orders from the Navy Department
pup repair Immediately to the Texan and MeXic
omt coasts with the vessels Of war under his co
mand The whole squadron will leave Pen
virg cola to-day for its destination
SERIOUS Explosion. An accident occur
). at Haldemans distllery, about miles this S
inst. ofHarrishurg. Pa, on Saturday last, by the
en- 10 ploson of the steam distillery kettle, viii
Wv caused the death of Mr. Shireman. Mr.. Hal
r the man and Mr.. John Fischer, (coppersmlth,
,hich York were also badly but not seriously scald
no - g c.
v;nr An UNUSUAL VisITER AND Coon SHOT
re no A fine large fat coon made its appearance
pub the Delaware river, opposite Bristol, one II
'us'i. ming last week. which, after attracting the
Won tention of the citizens and summer soiouri
can. Of that delightful village, paid the penalt
d we his temerity, and was made game of by
Cross W. ,,1,o bot :, !, tho ha,d with rife e
small boat at distance of from one hume
by and fifty to TWO nunuteo yaros.
leven Mr.. E. FoRREsr. This gentleman was
n ag in London at the last accounts undeterm
% the as to his future engagements He has had
ved," cellent offers to appear at several of the
with vincal theatres but as yet no definite ARA
,ns OF mcnts have been made. He intends to g