American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-12-13

Importance to individual welfare Of connubial
and sexual morals and a religious observance
of the Sabbath, so mach sighted in France"
SrocKs IN NEW YORK. The n. Y. Express
of Thursday evening says: "The sale of stocks
is very large to-day, and the market closes
firmly in favor of sellers. The sales, as COM
pared with the close of the board, at noon,
yesterday, show the following changes:-Pa.
IS, rose Ia; Vicksburg, 5-S; Reading, .; Can
ton, !; Harlem, -; Nor. and Wor. i-2;
Erie, |; Stonington, 3-4, and Long Island
Some sales Of u, States were made at
a sl ght decline"
SHOCKING DEsTITUTIOS IN A CHRISTIAN
CrTY. Three children under twelve years Of
age, were found in New York on one Of the
cold nights of last week, sleeping upon box,
having no parents or home to go to. Can it
be wondered at that children growing up in
this manner should be desperate and depraycd'
and is it not horrible that such things should
exist in an enlightened and Christian land?
MURDERS IN ALABAMA. I.ansforn Stallings,
Sheriff of Cherokee CO., Ala, was murdered
at Cedar Bluff on the l4th inst, by Samuel S.
Hinton, whom he had arrested. Hinton shot
Stalngs in the street killing him almost in
stantly. AT the same time lie shot MIR. a.
G. White, whose life is despaired Of Hinton
fled and reward of $500 is offered for his APP
prehenson.
IMPROVEMENTS. Only few years ago, the
fact was extensively published as a wonder,
that a train Of cars on the Syracuse railroad
was propelled by famous new engine, the
distance Of &c miles in So minutes, or 81 miles
the hour. On several railroads at the present
time, the passengers would express i,npatience
iftravelling at a less speed than 35 or 40, and
sometimes 80 miles per hour.
COUNTERFEIT Con-. A man named Francis
D0ughery has been arrested in Philadelphia
on the charge of uttering and passing guam
tity of counterfeit coin, in imitation of the
coinage of the United States The denomina-
tons of the base coin are half dollars, bearing
date lS43 and 1914; dimes of 1887, and half
dimes of 1871. The countercits are good mi-
tations, but may be detected by their plabity.
Texas PRoDucTs. The Texas papess state
that, from practical tests, Texas is a fine sugar
growing country. AS an illustration of the
milducss of the climate, it is stated that tobac-
co, egg plant, ocbrc, palma christa, and many
other plants, continue, through the winter, the
growth and verdure of spring
THEATRICAL. We notice that MIR. Burton
opens the Chestnut st. Theatre, Philadelphia,
on Monday evening, with the Scguia troupe
for two nights, to be followed by Brongham, in
'Tom and Jerry" witt. Burton, Owens and
Others. The Kcans ale also engaged
HALF-MAsr, The flags Of the vessels at
Philadelphia, OH Thursday, were displayed at
half-mast, IN respect for the memory of Com.
Jesse d. Elliott, deceased. HIS funeral takes
place to-day.
TIE Folly OF SPECULATION. The actual
sum required 10 bo raised for the completion Of
Railways in Great Britain and Ireland, during
the next three years, is nearly fifty millions of
pounds sterling, or about two hundred mil
lions of dollars, federal currency.
INCREASING RAPIDLY. So rapidly does the
agricultural productions of Oregon increase,
that packet line has been already proposed
TO run from Columbia river to China, where a
fine market is found for surplus produce.
TREMENDOUS GALE. On the 22nd ult.
tremendous gale occurred on Lake Michigan,
by which seven schooncrs were wrecked near
the mouth of the Kalamazoo river, and several
lives lost
QUiTE DIFFERENCE. The fare from New
Orleans to Louisville, on board the first steam
boats which run, was one hundred dollars
You now pay only from twelve to twenty dol
lars for such trip.
CoLD WEATHER. At Utica, on Sunday
the mercury in the thermometer was
at nine degrees below zero; so says the Gazette
ofthat city.
NAVAL. Advices from Monterey, California
to middle of October, mention the United States
ship Levant at that place, and the Warren at
Oahu, the beginning OF the month
OATHs. In case lately before the Supreme
Court of New Jersey, the Chief Justice declar-
ed that no indictment could lie against a man
for perjury, provided the oath had been taken
with uplifted hand
FIRE AT PHILADELPHIA. The store of Mr.
Robert Barton, importer of millinery goods, at
was consumed on Thursday
night.
Hon. HENRY CLAY. a letter in the Albany
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