The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1845-12-03
CUTTINGS AND sCRIBBLlNGs.


Merrick, was killed at Corpus Christi, on TIE
9th of August, by the filling of the foretopmast
of steamship upon his head. One of the pa
pers say that he was native OF Ohio.
A letter from New Orleans, dated 31st ut,
says the two volunteer companies from that city
were returning from Corpus Christi, the camp ofI
our Texas army under command of General
Taylor.
More Wing Hdrmony.--Col. Webb, of the N
Y. Courier g. Enquirer, has brought libel suit
agains, the editor of the Tribune, because he ac-
cused him Of having been bribed by the U. s.
Bank. Ifit is true that The Courier, as is stated
by an exchange, has called the editor Of the
Tribune, Ea rascal from principle, and disor-
ganzer from INSTINCT Mr.. Greeley might return
the Colonel's favor in kind.
A battalion Of English infantry has been sent
TO the Rio de la Plata. England has pous hor-
ror at seeing the internal concerns of other ma
tons interfered with-by the United States.
Three hundred tons Of rich copper ore are on
their way TO Boston, from the mineral region of
Lake Superior. Ten tons arrived at Boston al
few days since.
The English are putting various points in Ca
NADIA in a defensible condition. John Bull is
sharpening his horns, in the blessed hope of
handsomely goring his afectionate relative, Jo-
nathan.
Mr. LAMAR, the distinguished Texan, is now
citizen of Brooklyn, New York, and has been
spoken of as candidate for the mayoralty of
that place.
The Washington Union contains at length the
treaty entered into by the United States Gov
ernment and the Chinese.
Mr.. Payton, member Of Congress from Ten
nessee, died last week. He was whg, and
represented the Nashville district
Vote for Conrcntion in NelD York The AL
bany Atlas gives the vote in reference to call
Of Convention in that State, in l6 counties and
New York city, which shows majority in favor
of calling Convention, of 67,492, and which
with the other counties in the State will exceed
OO,O0O
China.-The Providence Journal says that
Hon. Caleb Gushing is preparing for the press
history of the American embassy 10 China. Ii
will be an attractive, interesting, and we doubt
not, a widely popular book
Harbor in the PacGc.- Twenty miles to the
westward of Honolulu, says The u. S. Journal, in
the Island of Oahu, ono of the Sandwich Islands,
is the harbof of Pearl river; one of the best ma
val harbors in the word.
Good Shooting. Mr. Van valkenburgh, of AL
bany, witha rifle of his own manufacture, made
the following unrvalled hits: the target was Is
inches in diameter-distance 400 yards--num-
ber of shots 90. Five Of the shots almost forced
the centre, and the aggregate of the entire 30 is
only 81 inches from the centre.
A Laryer's opinion Of Late,-A learned
Judge being once asked how he would act if
man owed him ten pounds and refused TO pay him.
Rather than bring an action said he with its
costs and uncertainty, would give him receipt
in full of all demands and after little rlmina-
ton he added--'Aye, and | would send him,
moreover five pounds, to coverall possible COSTS
Wild Ducks. The Cecil (Md) Democrat
states that wild ducks are more abundant this
season in North East river than they ever were
known to be before. The Oldest inhabitants have
no recollection Of ever seeing half so many.
The Chiliicothc Advertiser says: "The pre-
sent tariff imposes the highest duty upon those
articles which the poor must hare; while those
that are used by the rich are fared the least
The Boston Post says the success of the wings
in Boston, and the melancholy collapse of natl
vism, may be accounted for. On the evening
after the whig caucus, native orator said in
Fanueil Hall, that Daniel Webster was 'the great
est man the Lord ever made'
The editor Of the Enquirer, says the Ohio
Union, neither drinks Rum, Brandy, Gin, Whis.
key or Porter--nor does he smoke, chew or snuff
tobacco or opium. AS common beverage he
drinks nothing stronger thnn rain or river water,
"she is all my fancy painted her" as the
young Indian said 10 bis squaw, whose face he
had just bedaubed with vemillion and yellow
ochfe.
aOb, dear!" blabbered out young Jonathan,
suffering from the application of the birch--"Oh,
my! thny tell me that forty rods make a furlong,
but lot them get sucha plaguy licking as Ive got,
and they'll say one makes an acher, (acre.p