Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-01-08
ITEMS FROM THE NEWSPAPERS

HUMAN RACERs.-The late race over
the Beacon Course at New York attracted
an immense crowd. The race was IL
miles, for a purse of $1,000; the racers,
Gidersleeve, an American, and Green
halgh, an Englshman. The former kept
ahead miles, but on the 18th, the Eng
lshman made brush and bounded in
ahead. Time, 60 m. AZ sec. As the
second in the race was to have $500 Of
the thousand, it was so awarded to Glider,
sleeve and 700 to Greenghalgh.
There were seven two-legged horses up
for tho four mile race, but at the end OF
the second mile, only Jackson, McCaeb
and Francisco came in. Jackson finally
beat his antagonists and come IN hum
dred feet ahead, making the four miles in
% minutes 10 seconds.
The intelligence of the proceedings of
the South Carolina Legislature in regard
TO Mr.. Hoar, is taken in high dudgeon
in Massachusetts. The Boston journal,
which is not wont TO give way 10 ebulli-
tons Of temper, says: "This is not a
party question. 1t is one which affects
the honor of Massachusetts, and of all her
citizens. The reception oil Mr.. Hoar an
accredited agent of the State, by the gov
eminent of Sonth Carolina, and the treat
ment of this worthy and venerable man by
the citizens of Charleston, is an outrage,
an insult to Massachusetts, which cannot
be lightly passed over. :"
We perceive that the case Of the heirs
of Newett Wick, claiming part Of this city,
so long before the courts of this State, is
now about to be finally disposed of. The
Supreme Court at Washington, on the 9th,
was occupied in hearing arguments on the
case. Mr.. Crittenden, of Ky, was coun-
sci for the heirs. [ VicksJurg Sentinel.
BANNER SrATE.--It appears that South
Carolina is the banner State. The Charles.
ton Mercury estimates the democratic ma.
iority at $4,000 Mr.. Pickens said at Bal.
timore, "the wings in South Carolina were
as scarce as mie-stoncs," The point of
a jest is the truth Of it.
CULTIVATION OF SUGAR The Baton
Rouge Advocate states that a considerable
number of planters are turning their atten.
ton to the cultivation of sugar cane, as
the highlands of that parish have been
proved to be admirably adapted TO that
purpose,
The Rev. Charles T. Torrey, who has
been convicted in Baltimore of abducting
slaves, will be sentenced to the peniten-
tlary for six years, according to the law;
and when his term expires, he will be LA.
bic 10 a prosecution for the same offence
in Virginia.
The wing Legislature of Ohio Is quite
savage on Native Americanism. The
Senate has declared against changing the
probationary term now prescribed by law,
almost unanimously, and the Houses,
doubtless, will follow suit.
The gallant conduct'of Capt. VOORHEES,
of our Navy, IN capturing whole squad |
ron of Buenos Ayreans with a single YES.
sci, will be found to have been in the
highest degree honorable to himself and
our flag. We want moro of this spirit in
our Navy.
TENNESSEE. The State convention will
probably meet on the 9Th of January. |
Hon. 40. P. Nicholson, A. " Brown,
w. G. Childress, A. johnson, L. II. Coe,
and &c. Guild, have been spoken of as
candidates for governor upon the demo.
cratic ticket
WASHINGTON IRVING He will not be
recalled from Spain during the administra-
ton of Mr.. Polk, we hope. Mr. Irving
fills the station he now occupies better
than any, we imagine, who could be Sc
lected under the new administration.
The inquiry into the conduct Of Bishop
Onderdonk was commenced on tho 10th
inst. in New York, in the room in the rear
of St. Johns Chapel. The doors were
closed to the public. Bishop Chase is
the presiding officer.
Miss Martineau, according to a letter
in the Tribune, has been restored to
health, or rather to a state Of Gonzales.
cence, through the agency Of mesmerism.
Mr. Birney has commenced suits a.
gaiust a great number Of Ohio and Penn.
sylyania editors, by whom he asserts he
has been libeled.
The Hon. John Savage, who presided
in the Electoral College Of New York on
Wednesday gave an electoral vote forty
years ago for Thomas Jefferson.
CHINESE POLITICIANS. The Chinese
treaty which has been before the Senate
in lis executive session, is said 10 DO a
mass Of Chinese characters, and quite
10 Iis way.
The vote on annexing TEXAS, Il nl
thought, w.l. be a tie ia The Senate. IN
the House, the measure will pass by a /
large majority.
Eforpafe on foot 90 revive the project. I