The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1845-06-11

Meeting with the sChcshire, and FItchburgh
will also be put under contract this year as
far as The mouth of White River, which will
come in direct competition with the Lebanon
and Concord road. The latter has the ad-
vantage OF being tour or five miles shorter
but there are two considerations which give
the Valley road decided advantagein COM
petition with that line 1t can be built al a
much less cost permile, and will, we believe,
be amply supported by the rich Connecticut
Valley through which it passes, withouti look
ing beyond the terminus al White River Tor
s,inport. Not so with the Northern road,
which depends upon Vermont 10 make its
stock good. II this view of the matter be
correct, the Valley Road will compete sue
cesslully with the Concord route, and will
draw lis full share, if not the greater amount,
of freight and travelupon the Southern route.
-Keeae Sent.
GEN. JAcKsos.-The following is an ex-
tract Of letter from Gen. Jackson TO the
Presidcnt, dated May 9th:
II must close. an greatly afflicted. lam
swollen from the toes 10 the crown OF my
head, and in bandage TO my hips. What
may be The result God only knows. | am
Calmly ~ " WIN. WY
whole house salutes you and lady; and may
God preside over and give you successful
and beneficial administration 10 your be-
loved country. Your friend sincerely,
ANDREW JACKSON"
PRESBYTERIAN COMMEMORATIVE body
in session at Philadelphia adopted on Mon
day the following resolutions:
l. That the institution Of slavery exis-
ting in these United States, is not sinful on
the part Of civil society.
2. That slavery. as il exists in these Uni
ted States, is not a sinful offence.
8. That civil Government is not bound TO
abolish slavery in these United States.
4. That it is not agreeable 10 the word of
God for any person Intentionally TO induce
those held IN slavery TO rebel against their
masters.
A SaocKING AFFArR.-As two gentlemen,
Mcssrs. Cary Taylor Of Randolph County,
Ia and B. King Of the same place, were
standing al. the Garner Of Maine and Fourth
streets, yesterday afternoon, in conversation
with Mr.. James Shivcrs. merchant of Wash
ington, Fayette Co. Ohio, man rushed
down street, with an open dirk knife in his
hand, and before they were aware Of il, stab
bed all three severely, and one Of them, Mr.
Shivers: dangerously. The assassin rushed
on down street and into the store Of Messrs.
Desilver & Burr, where he was arrested by
officer Slutcr, and taken 10 the Watch
House.
On inquiry, it was found that his name is
William Pierce, and that he is Pedlar by
occupation. He was laboring under fit of
mania-a- potu, and thought himself pursued
by pack of demons.
Here we have another warning of the
horrid effects of intemperance.-CincinnGfi
AiIas, liay4.
TEMPERANCE IN MASSACHUSETTS, was
stated al the annual meeting of the Massa-,
chuseis Temperance Union, that in HamP-
den county alone, is the sale intoxicating
drinks licensed in that Stale.
~ The Boston Post publishes list oil
some twenty Removals by the Collector Of
that Port.-These reformed" gentlemen
shouted for Polk and Texas as loud as the
loudest, but Ibis did not save them.
n%The New York Morning News has
taken the field against Collector Van Ness.
Resolutions adopted by the Loco Focos at
their Ward Meeting, denouncing The Col
lector, emanated from the News mint We
shall sec how long President Polk stands
! fire.
| REDu cTIoN OF Tolls ON THE WELLAND
CANAL-The Buffalo Commercial Adyer-
tiser, of Friday last, stated that Il considera
Bile reduction has been made in the toll on
the down freight on the Welland Canal. The
toll on -four is reducedfrom eight to five cents
barrel, and on merchandise the reduction
is about 80 per cent.
A Good Wife exhibits her love for her hus-
band by trying TO promote his welfare, and
! by administering 10 his comfort.
A Poor Wife "dears" and 1my loves" her
husband, who wouldn't sew a button on his
coat 10 keep him from freezing.
A Sensible Wife looks for her enjoyment
at home-a silly one abroad.
! BosroN SHIPs-The new line Of packet:
from Boston 10 Liverpool is composed Of 81,
lships-thc Ashburon, Concordia, Joshua
Bates. ST. Peter sburgh, Governor Davis, ant
Washington Irving, now building. They
average nearly 700 tons each, and doubles!
will prove a profitable enterprise TO our en-
erreiic neighbors. The Joshua Bates, which
we mentioned rather inadvertently rs own
ed in Liverpool, is in all respects an Ameri
can ship.
A ballot was found in the box at the town
ship election in Ohio. endorsed
''No Schulz Tacks.''
All the fellows that spell school tax in thu
way are as thoroughly opposed 10 schools ii
the Pennsylvania Leco(ocos who get up pc
tittons 10 The Legislature oil that Stale pray
ing for the destruction Of public schools.
: TWELVE HUNDRED LIVES Losr-Jamai
, ca wv. ID papers report, on the authority o
, travellers by the Panama route South Amer
; lea, thai earfn, avalanche of snow from
the great central Cordillera Of the Andes, las
Summer our Winter) had been destructive
on both the Atlantic and the Pacific sides o.
the mountains. Ten or tweiyehuDdred live!
wore lost.
: %Another great fire occurred on Tues
S day night in stable on an alley running
from Coal lane TO Fountain street, Just in The
rear of Seventh street; and beforethe flames
could be subdued between thirty and forty
I. houses weredestroyed. All the houses from
[ the alley on Prospects u 10 Washing