The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1845-11-08
liver. number, Of uike, ees, and other fish being

rivers, numbers OF PIKE, ees, ana other nsh oeins
found dead, or dying, on thesurface OF the water.
! War with America, on account Of Oregon, a
matter which never reached the head OF the Tex
as fever has almost ceased to be thought Of Amer
lea is rather looked to as source of supply for
food for the people than as an enemy
The Quarters Revenue in the Customs shows
decrease of million sterling, and an increase in
the Excise OF about ESQ 900 In the Post-office
there is also an ncreace, and the Stamps and Tax
es Weld slight increase; but the amount OF the
Property Tax has decreased, and the Quarters
Revenue ,as compared with the corresponding quar-
ter last year, shows decrease of about fsoO,OOO
This is large sum; but it is accounted for by the
reduction ofthe duty on sugar, and the small guam
tty of foreign grain that paid duty this quarter as
compared with the same period last year.
The railway mania is at such head in England,
as to threaten fearful crash and reyusi0n. During
the last fe wv months no fewer than nine " railway"
newspapers have been established in England One
London leading paper receives as much in week,
for railway advertisements as the annual salary OF
the President of the United States Some OF the
London brokers, il is stated, now actually receive
and despatch three TO four hundred letters daily in
egotia,ing share orders To such pitch has the
madness affected all classes, that the Bishop ofEx-
eter has found necessary to address his clergy up
on the improperly of engaging in it
IRELAND.
The news from Ireland presents nothing out of
what has been the usual routine for the last few
| l. .l,o ,;t,lc aIehiy
by directing the Repealers to appropriate the cele-
braed Orange airs, " Boyne Water" Croppies
! Lie Down." and others popular tunes"-thus
divesting them of party character. If this decree
can be carried out, much Will be effected toward
the participation of Ireland.
/ Mr. OConnelI is still haranguing crowds, and
very much IN the old kew His speeches attract
less interest in England, and are not so fully re-
ported Meanwhile it is stated that serious di-
vision is making progress between the two par
ties " Young Ireland" and 50 Old Iceland, ," but we
cannot pretend to judge of the truth OF the re-
| port
The Railway mania is prevalent in Ireland as
! England.
CONTINENTAL.
There seems to be little intelligence from France
proper, but the papers md people are busly dis
cussing the news from Algeria. Add El. Kader
had re-appeared in the province. slaughtering the
French without mercy, and carrying terror to the
hearts of the atirghted colonists. One division OF
the French army has been destroyed by the fierce
Arab aud his followers. Paris was greatly excited
b. the news of this disaster
Priuce Louis Bonaparte is tired of his prison at
Ham, and Is said to be disposed to submit TO any
terms imrosrd upon him for his liberation. He will
proceed TO America, 1t is said.
The potato crop in the neIghborhood of Paris is
the finest and most abundant record particularly
in the plans OF ST. Dennis des VertuS, Nanterre,
and the valley Of Montmorency
The Queen of Spain is to be married to Prince
Ferdinand, of SAKE Coburg
The German States have commenced prohibiting
the export OF bread sufs. The Prussian Govern
ment has prohibited the export OF the potato from
Wesphalia and The Rhe wish provinces. The pota-
to maIady has appeared IN nearly all the cantons of
Switzerland.
A project of convoking general council Of the
cle ~ of all sects in Prussia, with view of hear.
ing their opinion Oh the religious questions which
agitate the public in that country, is under consid
Grafton.
Italy has been the scene of slight emeue not OF
much importance in ITSELF much as 1t indicates
the unsettled state of society III that land and GER
tain,y, at distant day ,ofa terrific outburs in the
Roman States
The quantity of raw silk exported last year from
the Papal States, was above 80 600 lbs, and this
years harvest is expected TO yield even larger
quantity.
There is great destitutIon on the Russian from
tier A letter from Konlngsbnrg says: " Hundreds
Of Russian peasants, driven by hunger, cross the
frontier and plunder our fields IN order to prevent
these acts of spoiIation, the government will be
obliged to station troops in that quarter. II the
Russian government does not speedily come to the
relief OF these unfortunate beings, they will sbso-
luteIy perish from starvation. They are so wretch
ed that the parents compel the children at very
early age to quit the parental roof and provide for
themselves as well as they can"
Accounts from Constaptinople to the 18th ult,
been fought between the Russians and CiIcassians,
in which The former was defeated
New ZEALAND.-Sydney papers OF the Cd of
June contain accounts from New Zealand to the
Sd of May Another collision had taken place at
the Bay Of Islands between the natives and the
troops, in which fifty of the latter reported to
have been killed; but Pomare, one of the most mis-
chevous OF the chiefs, had been captured ,and was
confined on board the Hazard, his entrenchments
having been destroyed.
COMMERCIAL.
The Grain markets in Liverpool and elsewhere,
are on the rise The London market advanced
y-nearly Is per quarter.
The present harvest will yield ndifIerently, and
this combined with the failure Of the crop on many