American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-12-04

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\ FATHER AND Son CHoAKED TO DEATH. 10
phar Stratton, of SALISBURY, Conn, aged 40,
while eating supper on Thursday last, died al
most instantly and without a struggle, from a
piece ofthe meat he was eating being so lodg-
ed in his throat to entirely close the CLOTHS,
and which was taken from its position by OPEN
ing his mouth short time after his DEATH 1t
is a remarkable coincidence that his father died
from the same cause number of years since,
and also while eating his supper.
SPEED OF THE MESSAGE The express To-
connective which left the Canton Depot at
quarter before Q O'Clock on Tuesday afternoon,
with the Presidents message, arrived at Gray's
Ferry at 10 minutes before ;, and at tho news
paper Offices in Philadelphia at 10 minutes
after O'Clock. 1t proceeded Immediately on
North, and no doubt reached New York by 10
O'Clock the same night, and Boston early the
next morning.
Destructive FIRE AT PETERSBURG. A Sc
rIous fire occurred at Petersburg, Va, on Sa-
turday morning, by which the tobacco facto-
ries of Orr, Dunn, Hill, and Of Osborne s.
Bragg, with their contents, were entirely con-
sumed, together with the beautiful residence
of f. Osborne, Esq, the shoe store and dwell
/ ling of Mr., Crukshank; and the Office and 10
houses belonging to Osborne s Bragg, por-
ton occupied by their hands, and the rest used
for storing tobacco. Loss about 100000, and
fully insured.
A BEQuEsT TO PRINTERS. The late vene-
rable Samuel Harrison Smith, Esq, founder of
the National IntclIigencer, left u bequest of
500 to the Typographical Society of Wash
ington city, "as a token Of his regard for the
profession to which his early life was devoted"
DCATn OF THE CLERK OF THE SUPREME
CouEr OF LOUISIANA. We notice in the New
Orleans papers the death of Charles i. Dl-
rocher Esq, Clerk of the Supreme Court of
Louisiana, and Gully brother Of A. II. Du-
rochcr, ESQ, of Baltimore.
l ANOTHER SLAVE SHIP TAKEN. A slave
steamship, called the Caciqus, fitted out at N,
York for Rio Janciro. was recently taken and
carried into ST. Helena by the English steamer
Penelope, charged with being engaged in the
slave trade, of which there appears to be no
doubt. Her crew consisted of 45 persons OF
whom are Americans. They will be deliver
cd up to the American Consul.
SAILED. The steamer Britannia sailed from
Boston for Liverpool on Monday, with large
mail and IS passengers, among them Bishop
Hughes, of N. York, Albert Day, U. S. consul
at Leeds, and j.. III. Bateman, of Georgetow.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF FLORIDA. The
first General Assembly of Florida commenced
its session on Monday, Nov. 18th. MIR. Fer
guson Of Gadsden, was elected Speaker, in
> place Of Mr.. Archer, of Leon, resigned. The
message of the Governor is a plain and an
, pretending exposition Of the state of things in
: Florida.
RAILROAD EXPLOSION. The Albany Jour
nal says that on Monday morning there was an
explosion of the boiler of an engine attached 10
freight train upon the Western Railroad,
which threw the engineer some distance from
The machine, without serious injury, but which
broke the leg of the fireman so badly in three
= places that DR.. March Immediately amputated
= the limb.
VIRGINIA u. S. SENATOR. The election for
U. S, Senator from Virginia, was to have
taken place yesterday. The democrats have
nominated Judge Pennybackcr, who was, no
doubt, elected.
AN EPIDEMIC. The Richmond Compiler
states that the disease known as "putrid sore
throat is said to be very destructive in Green
briar county, on Asthony's Creek.
MASSACHUSETTS The House of Represen-
, tativcs of this State is composed of / 81 wings,
: SO democrats and Natives. The Senate is
$ all wing
OFFICERS AT WAsnrNGroN. The U. S.
Journal states that there are now 400 wing
and 322 Democratic incumbents offcdcral Off
ces in the city of Washington.
NoMINATIoF FOR THE PREsDENcY. The
Alton (Ill.) Democratic Union, has put the
Hon. Il, J. Walker in nomination for the next
Presidency.
= KILLED. Mr.. Horace Hill, employed by a
manufacturing company at Woonsocket, was
killed Wednesday by being caught in the
machinery.
: HoNoRARY MEMBER. John Ross, of the