The St. Landry whig., 1845-02-27

fsh castHphy ihe seas Tbs cause Of The NOR.
tality %teiflains unexpiaingdt Whafuser the
~calassiiss s nuticed, however, the water is found
20 be blackef than %ordiiafy, and Immediately
on entering this discolored fluid, The fah4 are
seized with commissions, rise to the surface and
speedily die.
The whole number of slaves Iii the Stats Of
Delaware Is less than 1000, aid three fourshs
ct the people are ready to sigh petitions for i'm.
mediate emancipation with moderate compens
sation.
VtTAirfl or sEEDs.-At d recent meeting
Of the "Farmers' Club in New York, a small
bag Of wheat was distributed among The meme
hers, the growth Of seeds taken from iii Eeyps
thar, mummy ease which had been eislctllIed
5000 YEARS.
Missouri BouNDARfEs. Gov. Edwards Of
Missouri has vetoed the bill authorising the APP
poiniinent of Commissioners 10 MEET those ap.
pointed BY the Federal Government, 10 settle
the northern boundary ofthat State.
The Legislature Of Illinois has repealed The
Mormon charter by a decided majority. 1.-THE
House the sulH stobdi fir the rephat rs, against
i SO. What effect this movement may have
Upon the contract and property Of the Mormon
Church, remains to be susn.
Mrs. Tyler has decided that foreign ministers
shall appear in their court dresses, and officers
Of the army aud navy III their Appropriate ,lnis
forms, at hrr sidraMing.roomi parties, This ii
styled ssat ukase.' Il is positively, d Acp ease.
Tin rwo souTiiEaN C6MEFs. The Bdhis
more San ofthe 2sth ult., says that the hew Coin.
ct, first discovered by Captain Hiern, and the
Manvais' second Comet, we're both observed ON
Sunday night by Professor Kendall and bis ass
~sisants, ut the High School Observatory at phi4
ladelphia. The heW Comet ID abuiit 10 deg,
south ofthc constellation Uf the Whale. Ii ID
how moving about 3 deg. X. N. IL. II is visi.
Bile to the naked rye aftBr twilight in the ewes
ming, as a faint white cloud, ii theS. IS. WI, about
fifteen degrees high. II differs from all other
comets on record, except that of 1923, hi having
two tails, one reaching from tho comet towards
the sun, and the Otheiin an opposite direction.
They tiaS be, seen in a good sedmah's night
glass.
On alalyzing the vote on the final passage Of
Mr. Browns hill for the Annexation of Texas.
we find that among the nays were BS wings and
80 locotocos. Tho bill received I votes from tho
New England States % from the middIg' Statrs;
30 from the Southern States and so froft tho
States composing tho Southwestern and Wesa
tern portion Of the union--Bec,
pENNsYLvANrA.@rThe bill frotti the Senate.
suspending the payment Of domestic creditors,
($ 100, 900 passedthe House of Repregantatiyes
on Saturday afternoon, goth ult., BY d vote of76
to 10, and was subsequently passed by the Sen.
ate. This leaves in the hands ofihe State Tirea.
surer the sum of III 600, 51S 90, of which but
$20e,32a so is under appropriation, The ins
terest ON the funded dsbt on the List Itebruarv ID
$s73,5l6 90.
S%tsrnEsIoN or 1IE 1'EIEglA rft.a4Ws Der.
mia. hyas s.ntl .nss? - L-lLl E@ 80 80 r La
gers, Esp, assisstant superintendent ofihe Uni.
ted States Telegraph, that in consequences otthe
fund appropriated by government fur testing the
practieabiiiiy Of Professor Morse's Electric Mage
netic Telegraph having been exhausted, the ops
CREATIONS Of the line we're to be discontinued
after the first day of February, until a fur
Their appropriation Is made for is support by Con-
grcss.
BIsnoP O-NDERDoNK.=-rhe Appletons have
published u full statement ofthe trial Of Bishou
Onderdonh. The sale was extraordinary. me
first edition being nedfly exhausted In twenty
four hours after its publication. The trial Is
comprised in a book Of 1888 pages, which in con.
~nectioh with the Bishops statement in aaid
to be Of great interest. We snail Venture ID say
that lfa second Shakespeare were to arise, hid
productions would scarcely be sought after with
more avidity, than have been the ~prurient details
VI GlerlCHl RIGHTEOUSNESS
APPOINTMENTS DY THE PREsIpENr. Amond
the appointments which have recently received
the confirmation Of the United Stdtes Senate. we
notice the following
Charles B. Lenes, 10 be Surveyor and In.
apectar ofihe Revenue for the port Of Bayou St.
John, Louisiana.
Richard Dennis, 10 be Register ofofthe Land
Office at Greensburg, Louisiana.
y. Hi Page, 10 be Surveyor and INSPECTOR Of
the Ressnne for the port of Pbntsharlraih. Louis
siana-re.aPpolhitirft
z. Broussard, Esq. has been rc.appointcd. bv
the Governor and Senate, Sheriff OF the Parish
OfSt. MafLiHi
Alex. Dcrbes, Esd, lately 6fst, Martinsviile,
has been appointed Collector Of State Taxes on
Pedlafs and Hawkers, for Orleans.
Congress is setting-so Is otf old HEN, both
are trying to hatch added eggs, with equal pros.
poets Of hopeful young biddies being piped. The
4th q March is coming however, when the old
Clicking %'critter' must die, and save Uncle Sam
o heap OF hard-earned corn and ycgetabIes-
WoodUAc Republican,
A PRoELrM. 4 child @as feft upon a gentics
mah's door step, in Rochester, N. Y, some days
since, nicely packed in Il basket, and with a note
containing $40 and these words -
"Morc miH be sent mhen thts In erhuaHSd ~
The gentleman asks which-.More money or
more babics3'
Peter Parkc, tried at Delyidere, N. j. as ono
Of the supposed actors in the murder ofthe CAST
ner family more than two years ago, at Warren.
has been found guilty, Thus two ofthc murder.
erS, Joseph Garter, dr, and Peter Parke, his
cousin have hpeh ahf,f Efcd Abn,w p,.Ga. -: