The St. Landry whig., 1845-03-27
NEWS OF TEE WEEK.

NEWS OF TEE WEEK.
Miss Waggaman, a niece ofex-President Iy
ler has entered n convent at Baltimore.
The population of Cincinnati with its diferen
suburbs, is estimated at $4,000.
1t is stated that there is a colony of blacks ex
listing in Canada of 15,O0O--most of whom art
runaway slaves.
The State Auditor of Michigan reports having
paid during the past six years, the sum of 81,
457 for wolfscalps.
PRoF1rABLE. The city authorities Of New
York during the last four months, have SOLD
$500 0 worth of man le. The fees of dog Kill.
lers hare /. amounted to 1000, and those . corO,
appropriated the annual sum of S. 5000, from the
first day Of May next, for the support Of deaf
and dumb and blind asylum, to be opened at Ra-
leigh.
Judge Nelson, recently appointed Associate
Judge ofthe Supreme Court ofthe United States,
took his seat upon the bench at Washington ON
the Sd inst. The Court ended its sittings at the
capital on the 9th inst.
According to the modern Jews, we are now in
the year ofthe world $500 the Church ofIlng-
land considers it to be 5s4S the Church of Rome
makes the work. to be 7044 years old, and the
Septuagint, 1922. Professor Wallace decides
for the reckoning ofthe Septuagint.
The seat ofone Senator from each of the fol.
lowing. States is vacant Virginia, Indiana, Ten
nessee-the Legislatures having failed to elect at
theirlate sessions the vacancies will not be filled
till next winter. In the meantime, the Senate
will stand-25 Democrats, % Wings.
MARYLAND. The Baltimore American of
the 18th inst, says the bill imposing a tax on
notes and bills of exchange, which had been re.
jected by the Senate of Maryland, was called up
again yesterday and passed. The bill had pre-.
viously passed the HOUSE and is now a law.
PENNSYLVANIA US. SENATOR. The formal
resignation O the Hon. James Buchanan, u. S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, has been laid before
the Legislature of that State. The House of
Representatives. fixed on Thursday, the 18th
inst, for filling the vacancy. The Senate was
expected to concur.
Thirteenthousand dollars Of tho $4,000 of
specie icmbezzlcd by Capt. Dennison, oftle brig
~. 9. Raymond, in the Chinese seas, in 1s43,
has been seized by the collector of New Bedford.
on board the whale ship Archer, of that port,
aboard which vessel it was left by Dennison at
Payta. 1t is claimed by a New York agent Of
the Chinese merchants who shipped it originally,
and also by the. owners of the o.. c. Raymond.
IT, s. SrNArr. The W.sh;
dent Of the Baltimore Amer;can 9;vas H. e1faM
inc account ofthe Spna,a's nroeoad;nns ~ ~
10th instant. : :
An Executive seI5on ysas made NV Mr. wei
bury this morning, Immediately aiier Tho son
ate was called to orfSr. There were two Snna
tors less present than on Sat,uda af
Ga. and Mr.. Miller if New Jersey. Who il ;s
understood have saYlired off,
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va t.svhNoE EfhAm UTTER alhe Iron
iannohaa ~ BE-, GusGt, usorge M: blni', was
GG""n -. a. : 't.snu:i on me oeh INST. some
me g. III swen'y minutes before the time set
Jennings and rushed on its WAYS into the rive
which it nearly crossed. A. Mr.. Buckhart was
dangerously injured, and a Mr.. Mckee had his
arm broken. Several others were throw, ;nto
the river,b but they were rescued.
H..
yEpv I,.rr tpo,, n ~ roN n nia.en Jun
lie. Cnntain Smith ara;naI : u'cs lNePuo'
p n,rI H. snt IN "'liseu yesterday from Fort
W. have received tho ~ Ea sa,1ea !, on inc Slse ult;
lie Muaifesle t. tho / la,. re Ja,e nc commerce and
II an9ears that Havt; 49,
with elements enonab nt to h Sa. u remain quiet
" wealth. Renibl;c sbo j. D' san;a, d comparative,
inotber yeNoint;an ~ - tapll.y gong 10 ra'n.
ont nnha, w.. Is' pua", was on me eve OF breaking
that tb ! E sxI p nep Jon, p9 II was expected
t, n@a ~. Issue n1eflue.' Niylefa f1erafd would re-
t. 1 ..o'n sanlalIa y order TO regain the power
:. : ~ Posscsseu. Preparations were making
and de ~ Y n.m WIN open arms by ms friends,
bnu ~ ~. Da a,;m ~ snogo opposed to him. lfta-
~ We WI = course De shoI.
flayl is becoming, like Peru and Mexico,