American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-03-27

the 18th inst. Captain York, of the schooner
Mary, his son, and Mr.. Beaj. Coale, went to
their bcrths in the cabin of the schooner, eav-
ing large iire burning in tho stove. Elrsy in
I the morning they awoko to find the cabin in
fumes, and in attempting 20 swim TO the shore
/ Captain York was drowned. The Others reach
ed high bluff, half mile from any house, the
night being dark, and the skin burnt from their
faces, hands, feet, and legs. They succeeded
in reaching the house, blood marking their path
at every step, but James York died day or
two after: Cole, it is thought, would recover
ARRE;r ON SUspIcIoN Us BEING ENGAGED IN
/ TIE SLAVE TRADE. The Wilmington (Uel)
Gazette says, Captain Gray, of that city, was
arrested ON Friday last upon the charge o! be-
ing engaged in the slave trade Oh the coast OF
Africa, a few months since, while commander
OF the brig Agnes He gave the bail $4,000
required by Judge Hall, the district judge, to
appear in court at New Castle and take his
trial in June next The charges were preferred
! by the Hon. lienry \. Wise, he having cause
to suspect the brig when on the coast Of Brazil.
JuDGr MARTIN. This gentleman, recently
appointed Chief Judge Of the Western judicial
district, took his seat on the bench oi Wash
ington County Court on Tuesday The Ha-
Ser8town News, q paper bitterly opposed to his
appointment, says, Che is man very ordinary
in appearance tall and spare, with
| somewhat lofty carriage. high forehead and
thin black hair, heavy eyebrows, small aud
keen ewes, acute nose, an iudescribablc mouth
and dark complexion. in ability els said to
be above the medlu;n standard"
THE hHrl-NESTERs. rho trial of Biz
| Thunder" and his associate anti-ronicrs is now
in progress at Hudson, n. Y. It is one of The
most important which las ever taken place in
this country, in consequence Of its Involving
the strength and force Of republican government
to preserve the civil relations Of society .nbo-
died in contracts concerning lands
APPOINTMENTS. Among tho appoin tlnonts
! Of the West Pennsylvania Conference Of the
Evangelical Association, arc the tollowrr;-
Baltimore Dstrct-Charles Hammer, ?. E.
Baltimore Station-Jacob 3oas. Geo. Brick
ley, appointed to the ,5hrcw sbury Circuit, is to
remain il Baltimore, and MIR, Boas is to travel
the Gettysburg Circuit.
EvCAMFmENT, ANp REVOLUTIONARY MoSu-
NENT. 4 military cncampment is to lie held
al Ephratt, Lancaster county, Pa, on the 18th
Of September next On this occasion it is in
contemplation by the Monument Association,
to lay the corner stone Of Monument to DC
raised over the remains of number of soldiers
buried at that place during the American Re
violation. The dag chosen is the Anniversary
OF the Battle of the Brandywiue.
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MICmGAN. The Legislature of this State
has recently passed number of bills for divers
internal improvements; bat the G overnor las
vetoed them all, at one fell swoop, except that
making al appropriation for the works on the
Clinton and Kalamazoo canal The House
were to take the veto into consideration on the
18th, and sharp debate was looked fer.
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! A DIrCH Cutter. a machine has been IN
vented at Chicago, whj2A promises to supercede
the use of spades. BY the assistance of w o
yoke of oxen and Two men, it will clt ditch
two feet deep ny three at the top, and eighteen |
inches at the bottom, at the rate of 20 roods
pei day.
TIM SaowIcl! ISLANDS, Some idea may
be formed of the intcrcours. OF our country with :
the Sandwich ISLANDS FROM the fact that 2lI
American vessels, with 6,434 seancn, and car
goes valued at 81 90? 33z, touched at the Sc
veral Islands between the lst Of January, 1874, |
and the 10th of October of the same year.
RAPID AND CnEAp TRAVELLING The .
steamer Cincinnati recently made u trip from
Pittsburgh to Cincinnati, 500 miles, in M,rip
hours! The Pittsburgh Gazette, speaking of
this astonishing ran, says that the passengers
were fed and lodged in style equal to our best
hotels, ana all FOR four or five dollars.
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MIssIssIPri BANKS. The Port Gibson Her. ,
aid states that the supreme court, upon quo |
wananto issued against the parties, has dccd- |
ed that "the transfer by banks of their bills re-
cc!vable is Illegal and all proceedings under
such transfer arc null and voidn
JUVENILE DErRAyIrY. -Four boys between
the ages of % and IA years. have been arrested
and committed to prison in Cincinnati, on /,
pretty clear evidence Of being the incendiarics
Of several late fires that have occurred ia that
city One is charged with burning sr build
ings, the others with being concerned III firing