The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-04-07
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Hon. Geo, Morel late Chief Justice of Michigan,
died on the 9Th uIt.
Punch says that who determined 10 get drunk
only ON his wfos birth day became intoxicated nine
times In year, owing TO the power OF imagination.
300 900 persons engaged in agricultural pursuits
Ia Ohio, With double the amount Of capital employed
la any other business.
b. y SuongfelIow has been appointed attorney
general of Missouri.
The Rail Road fare between Springfield Mass and
Hartford Conn. Is 70 cents.
$4,000 Temperance men have petitioned the Legs.
atuIe Of New York. TO include the city in the closed
Bar bill
The Hutchinson family giving concerts in New
York. Oh that they were here, that might hear
Du,chess Co. New York, has elected 10 democrat,
wing, and Independent inspector
Hon. Geo. 7. Barker late attorney general Of New
York, has returned TO the law at Buffalo, N. Y.
IL. s, P. Boyle, Of Kentucky, shot himself through
the head Last week.
The Sultan Of Turkey has issued an edict in favor
Of education.
i64 doctors graduated at the University Of Penn
sylVania, at Philadelphia, on Friday last.
The cold plague is quite fatal in Illinois
The General Presbyterian Assembly will meet at
Cincinnati on the 18th OF May.
William Lotus, employed at the Mount Savage
iron works, Allegheny county Maryland had his lex
taken on by a car on Wednesday last
Switzerland is wide awake upon the subject of
general education.
The annual receipts of the Protestant Missionary
Societies Of Europe is Sl,966,495.
native Chinese has arrived at New York with
inc Rev Mr. Abeel, missionary at Amor
Five French vessels Of war we're at Otahelte Nov.
sd, and the strctest martial law prevailed there
1t showed in Albany, N. Y, on Thursday last
John J. ID. Graf, democrat has been elected May.
or Of Schenectady, N. Y.
The Virginia Election takes place on the 18Th in
slant.
The Election IN Connecticut takes place this day
The Eastern mail for Buffalo via Albany has been
expedited hours.
Henry Smith, of Duplin, N. c., was killed by two
blacks on the 9th ult.
The Circuit Court is still in session in this CITY,
Jsdges Crsnch, Thruston, and Morsell on the bench
The steamboa, West Point burst her cylinder head
above Evansville, la, on the 18th ut., scading 8
persons including the engineer.
David F. kaufman has been appointed Charge
dAhares TO this Government from the Republic of
Texas. He is for annexation.
Geo. r. Richardson has been appointed Attorney
Genera Of the State of Maryland
shad 10 Centre Market sold from l6 to 25 cents per
pair. Herrngs TO 8 cents per bunch. Shad at the
wharyes 81 per hundred. Herrings "a per thousand.
The new Canadian tariff increasing the duties
from to 300 per cent all articles that compete
with the Eoglsh importation, took effect yesterday
America could support nine hundred and thirty
millions of people without being so densey populated
as Europe now is. The present population OF Europe
is about 23s millions Of America 55 millions; of the
whole earth 100 millions.
God help poor ireland She's ever and always
treated as Barney Barnett treated his cow-ied on
thraneens, and then abused her for giving foor milk.
How can help it, says the COW, with the usage
get" Bad scram to YOU says Barney; sure the
strength is in ye and It's compliment, pay you,
you are fed on thraneens, than from any other COW
that would be fed on cover.'n-.Ns. 5. {. Hall IN
Chambers Edinburgh Journal.
Matthew Carey cautions young traders to avoid
endorsing they would temporal perdtion. " In
this way, in fourteen years. he writes, / lost be-
tween thirty and forty thousand dollars and but for
this, | might lhave retired from business ten years
ure, | was brought to the verge of stoppage.'
Will you take something said tctolser to his
frierd, when standing near tavern. l don't care if
do, was the reply Well, come, let's take walk
You measure me by the rcd" said school boy
TO his master"
"Yes, and by the foot too, was the reply, accom-
panied by a movement that raised him at least an
nch."
UrILIrY OF LAuGHTER.-A hearty laugh is occa-
sopaIly an act of wisdom it shakes the cobwebs out
Of mans brains, and the hypochondria from his ribs
far more efectually than either champagne or blue
pills. .......
Here are one Of those hope and courage inspiring
editorials which the Portland Tribune is wont to
cast forth as bread upon the waters;
Why so undecided You will accomplish nothing
worth mentioning, while you so irresolute. If
you are doing nothing to earn livelihood and have
dozen opportunities, you but inJure yourself while
you remain with hands folded, gaping eternaiy. Dive
into something, matter what, so long as you can
be employed and earn living. As you are hestating
between this thing and that, you are like
-''a heavy stone,
Rolled up a hill by weak child; you move
A little UP, and tumble back again"
AWAY with doubts and fears--of with your coat
and engage in business forthwith. Unless you do, be
not angry if every you meet calls you drone,
nincompoop, or anything else
PLANK ROADS IN CANADA.-The experiment of
planking public roads has been successful in an emf
nent degree in Canada. One between London and
Port Stanly 30 miles long, is already finished, and
another now constructing between Port Dover and
Hamilton, SO miles long, and still third between
London and Hamilton 80 miles in extent, are now
under contract. They are laid for single and double
tracks The expense of The former being $4,000, and
the latter $4,000 per mile The roads already con-
structed are expected to last ten years. Why do
not some of the people Of the "States try the eIper
ment, or test the matter in some form in our Attain
tic cit