The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-04-15
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The Hon. w. B. McClay is at Fuller's Hotel.


Hon. 8. A. Douglas, Of Illinois, is at Colemans
We understand mere trife prevented him from be-
ing on board Of the unfortunate Swallow on the night
OF her going down.
The Grand Jury Of the u. s. Circuit at Bati.
more has indicted Captain John S. Pendleton and
some Of his crew. for piracy on the coast Of Africa.
support OF the poor
The Globe on Saturday passed from Blair and
Riyes 10 Richie and Heiss.
Mr.. Elmore of s. c., has been offered the mission
to England.
Mr.. GliddOn is ecturing upon Egypt at Richmond
Virginia.
The Mayor of Baltimore has vetoed an &C; to pro-
vide for the encouragement Of trade 10 the city Of
Baltimore.
William Webster, the accomplice of Babe the
pirate, has been caught in New York.
The New York Plebeian recommends DOLLAR
LAND, instead of Allegania the most proper name
for the United States.
$4,000 have been appropriated by the New York
Legislature for building the Northern States Prison
Seven fresh salmon we're received at Boston on
Friday from Yarmouth.
Sunday last was the birthday of Thomas Jeffer.
The steamer John Marshall, from Alexandria; has
arrived at New York, in twenty-four hours from
Norfolk
Tomorrow they have another trial for Mayor at
Portland
Two U. s. soldiers were arrested at Buffalo last
week for forging discharge. There is a great diff
ference between dlschargng gun and dscharging
gunner
1t IS rumored in Philadelphia that Mr.. Stiles, of
Georgia, is to be Charge to Austria, and that Mr.
Labrahche, of Louisiana, is to be naval officer at
New Orleans. Good if true.
Ole Bull was at Memphis, Ten, on the Sd April
Cincinnati elected VIM. Spencer, Wing, as Mayor,
and for the Council II Wings and l3 Democrats.
been destroyed by fire.
Judge Charlton is nominated in the Federal Union
for Governor of Georgia.
b.. Brig Lord from Wilmington N. c., for Liver
pool, is on Cape Fear bar.
Severe frost at Augusta, Georgia, April 9, and 10.
Edward Wise of N. O., had his pocket picked of
IS, 700 on the 2Sth ult.
Sunday trains on the Rail Roads in Scotland have
been stopped.
Three men were in company-Strange, Wright,
and Moore. Says Wright-'1here il one roeue
amongst us, and that is strange' mo- saws Strange,
there is one more 'Ay,' says Moore, that is
right
INVISIBLE WRITlNG.--The plan of writing with
rice water, to be rendered visible by the application
OF Iodine, was practsed with great success in the
correspondence with Jellalabad The first letter of
tbs kind received from thence was concealed in
guilt On Pyenng it a small piece of paper was un.
an NUh roA l,,
dine" The magic liquid was applied, and an inter
esting despatch from Sir Robert Sale stood FORTH
United Service Magazine.
. PROFESSOR SLL,MAN--Our respected fellow c;,;
zen Alvarez Fisk, Esq, has received letter from
Professor Silliman informing him of his intention of
visiting Natchez, and delivering three four of bis
highly popular lectures to our citizens We hope
that sufficient induceu,ent may be offered him. on bis
here, to prevail on him to give regular course
He may be expected up the Concorda, on the
third of April.-.Nachtr Free Trader
Female clerks are now. il is said. very pencraIIv
employed in the New York retail dry good stores
his IS great Improvement. Ii gives employment
TO the needy OF the gener sex, and il will turn over
some thousands of males to pursuits more
to the physical strength and dignity of manhood
woman never appears so lovely as when she is
al her prayers. mothers words, a mothers pr.y
ers have more sway over the than all the hom,-
hes W t"o PuiPh. Inc simplest phrases from her
will draw tear that no eloqueDce can bring forth
The cost of the American Light House establish.
ment Tor the present year. is estimated by the Urea
sury Report TO be 5396,007 There are o67I lamps
237 keepers and l6 assistant keepers beside. al
keepers of floating lamps. These floating lights cost
for seamsn, repairs, SC, S72,930. The superinten
dence have a commission of per cent.
GOOD ONE.-A countryman reading the theatre
bill on the corner Of 30 and Vine st. Cincinnati the
other day, came to the words Give years will eIsp.e
o"tween the "a and 81 acts, remarked with great
gravity, that The couldn't go as he mu,t 20 home 10
harvest.
The London Eoonomis, computes that tb. people Of
sreat Britain have paid for the tariff monopoly, in |
he enhanced price Of bread and sugar, in the pas,
YEAR more than as 600 900 What besu,iful sys-
EN- this tariff isi II mskcs the Epelishmsn pay q
'oubls price for Whist he eats, and the American fr
THAT he wears. How Il helps the nnss.r. here who
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