American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper., 1846-08-17

The wings have elected Il large majority Of
members of the legislature. In 46 counties the |
result is as follows: Senate, wings, demo-
of Repr, sentatives, wings So, de-
mocrats l3. There does not appear to be any
change since last year, although IN some tw or
three whig counties, the democrats have sue
ceeded-aHd some counties which last wear
were democratic, have how elected wings.
ATTEMPT AT DEsERToN. 1t is stated that
two of the regular troops encamped on Cover
nor's island, where they had recently arrived,
attempted to desert on Thursday evening by
swimming TO the Brooklyn shore. One of
thenn, named Charles Thompson, lost his hold
of the plank he sustained himself with and was
drowned. The other became frightened, and
returned to the Island and reported the fact.
EFFECT OF THE TARIFF ON Iron. The Har-
rlsburg Telegraph says: We learn that guam
tlty OF No. 4, cold blast charcoal pig iron, was
sold IN this place on Saturday last, at $50 per
ton, and per cent off for cash. The purcha-
ser had the privilege of taking the whole or
any part Of a large lot The iron to be deliver
ed here.
JAZZ FIRED-Prisoner Shot The peniten-
tiary near Little Rock, AK, was DESTROYED by
fire on the Soth ult. All the prisoners were Sc
cured. The building was fired by one of the
convicts TO effect their liberty. One of the ring
leaders attempted to rush out, knife in hand,
but he was shot down and instantly killed, by
one of the prisoners, who had been employed
as guard for some time past.
| LARGE ROBBERY IN BosToN. On the night
ofthe 10th inst the house of MIR. Frederick
Morrang was broken open, and mahogany
portable desk, Containing about $4,000 in bills
of the Globe and New England Banks, Boston,
stolen.
! VANDALISM Boston contains a number of
refined young gentlemen who amuse them
selves by expectoratlng tobacco juice upon la
dies dresses On Sunday, three ladies, going
| home from church, weie covered from head to
foot by this amusing and intellectual process.
The Coax CRoP. The rains this season,
says the Marlbro Gazette, have been very par
tia, and the corn crop in some sections of our
county is suffering from drought In other
portions Of the county the crop promises TO be
fair one. On light lands the yields will be
small
FOR TAmPrCo. The u S. Revenue Cutter
Mclean was TO have sailed from New Orleans
for Tampico on Monday last.
ILLINOIS IN this State, we notice that Smith,
dem. has been reelected to Congress by about
1900 majority, over Trumbull also a democrat;
and Fickln, a democratic member of the pres
ent Congress, is probably defeated by another
ofthe same party.
Naval, Ii is said that Commander Nchol-
y, son, of the U. 8. Navy, will proceed to the Pa
rifo by may nf Chagres, with dispatches On
his arrival at his destination he will take COM
mand of one Of the ships on that station.
EXECUTION OF JOHN C. LESTER. This in
dVidual was hung near Clinton, Mo-, on Fri
day week, in pursuance IF the sentence of the
Henry Circuit Court, for the murder of his
brother-in-law, w. B. Scott.
Our MINISTER TO FRANCE. We learn from
the European correspondence of the N. York
Courier and Enquirer that Mr.. King, Minister
of the United States to France, had left Paris
for London, to remain two months in England,
and that Mr.. Martin, our Secretary of Lega-
tion at Paris, acts in the mean time as Charge
d'Afairs
HOWARD DISTRICT. The amount OF assessa-
Bile property in Howard District, Md, is S.
86s,7s an increase since last year sls4,l79.
The amount ofcounty taxes is, ,$l7,97 s3, and
OF State taxes, $500 sS.
TRIAL OF SPENCER. We understand, says
the Newark, N j.. Advertiser. that Soencer.