American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-04-21

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tor OF the Free Press, has been appointed post
master at Detroit. The Congo Melodists,
known as the Buckley Family, are announced
to appear at Annapolis this week man
named Samuel Clam, residing at LAFAYETTE,
La, who had considerable sum of money in
his possession, was found murdered in his own
house last week; man and woman charged
with numbering him have been arrested -
There are now studying at Rome, eleven Anne
rcan painters, one SCULPTOR one architect, and
one engraver. -The corner stone of new
Methodist Episcopal church was laid in New
Orleans on Sunday week.-A new pilot boat
called the Aid has been launched at Norfolk.
1.-The Albany papers announce the sudden
death OF Jacob Henry Inman
the artist, returned home in the Great Wes-
tern.
BREACH OF MARRIAGE PROMISE. We learn
from the Marlbro Gazette, that a case for an
alleged breach of the marriage promise was
tried before Prince Georges County Court last
week, in which Mrs. Manning, widow lady,
sued Mr.. John Palmer, and laid her damages
at $4,000. 1t was proved on the trial that
Palmer visited the lady, played cards for kisses,
and performed other trifmg ceremonies usual
in cases OF courtshp- and further to show the
interest he manifested in winning the good gra
ces Of the lady, he endeavored to enlist the aid
Of female friend of the plaintiff, and actually
promised her, that eff she would say a good
word for him, he would make her present of
a-bag of Wool" But notwithstanding all
these circumstances, the Prince Georges Jury
-ungallant men, fe on them-brought in
verdict in favor of Palmer
APPOINTMENTS, sc. The Madisonan states
that Mr.. Elmer, of S. c., has declined the ap-
pointment of Minister to England, rendered
him by the President, on account of other en-
gagements requiring his personal attention in
S. Carolina. The Washington correspondent
of the N. Y. Herald, states that Mr.. Henry
Welsh, Of York, Pa, is or will be appointed
collector of the port of Philadelphia; MIR.
Sparks, of S. c., Consul to Naples, and Hon.
A. Labranche, naval officer at N. Orleans.
GREAT FIRE IN CANADA WEST. An extra
from the London &C. W. Times of April l4lh,
states that fire broke out the day previous
Sunday when most of the inhabitants were at
church, which destroyed the Robinson Hall
HOTEL together with number of shops. Four
blocks were laid waste, and part of three 9th
ers before the fire was stopped. No lives were
lost, but space of nearly 80 acres, the princi-
pal part of which was closely built in, is swept
bare.
IRON ORE. The Alleghanian states that
thousands upon thousands of tons of iron ore,
for use at Mount Savage, can now be seen lay
ing adjacent to Cumberland. Hundreds of
hands employed in raising it. The veins
vary in size from seven to twenty inches in
thickness yield is from forty to seventy
five per cent.
LIBERALiTY. The sum of 500 has been
contributed by the men in the employ of the
Philadelphia, Germantown and Norristown
Railroad, for the relief of the Pittsburgh suf-
ferers. The Scots Thistle Society of that CITY
has transmitted $50 dollars to the necessitous
poor of Pittsburgh, and the pupils of the Gem
trial High School, Sll9.5l more.
WEBSTER, THE PIRATE. The man supposed
to be Webster, the pirate, the remaining one of
the crew of the schooner Lavina, has been fully
identified by Midnight, keeper Of boarding.
house at Nlddetown, R. l., where the crew
staid one day and night, as well as by the TWO
cabmen who drove Babe and w ebster around
the city while they were in New York. He
will be tried in the next Circuit Court
CASE OF GORDON The jury in the case of
Nicholas S. Gordon, tried at Providence, r. l.,
for the murder of Amasa Sprague, was unable
to agree upon verdict and have been discharg-
ed They were out from O'Clock on Tuesday
afternoon, until 10 O'Clock on Thursday morn
ing. motion has been made to admit the
prisoner to bail.
SUICIDE OF A LADY. The body Of respec-
table lady, named Hall, about 40 years of age,
was found floating in the dock at Philadelphia
on Friday. She left her home the night previ-
Gus, and 1t is supposed threw herself into the
water while laboring under fit of mental de-
rangement, induced by domestic trouble.
The SWALLOW DIsAsTER-The Pilot Lndicf-
ed The grand jury of the U. States Circuit
Court at N. York, have indicted VIM. Burnett.
the Pilot of the steamboat Swallow, for having
caused through his misconduct, negligence
and inattention," the death, by suffocaton and
drowning, of Catherine T. Parker, Lucy Briggs,
VIM. Davis, and divers other persons, on board
said steamboat.
DEFAULTER. James McNeal, for some years
collector of Taxes, for the Parish of ST. An