American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-04-03


"fools were not dead yet" The Chronicle
says hundreds Of individuals, with the bump of
marvellousness largely developed, went to the
fish market to see q shad that measured only
three feet three inches and u half in circumfer-
ence, and had scales the size of half dollar
In the afternoon, Just after the arrival of the
foreign news, large piece ofpaper was posted
on tree box, in South Third street, below
Walnut, with the following words written on
"War-England has declared War against
the United Shakespeare to find yourself an
.lpriI Fool" We saw a number of persons
stop and read it, and go away looking rather
foolish. However, it cannot be helped, as pco-
pie will have their fun, and as the first of April
is the Satennalia of mischief and trickery, no
one should get angry at such "qups, and
! Quirks, and wanton wles."
CONSUMPTION OF CoTToN. Hon. Abbot
Lawrence, in his third letter on the subject Of
the Tariff, states some interesting facts in ref
erence to the consumption of raw cotton in the
United States Since 1876 period of 30
years the amount consumed has increased from
100000 to l76 800 900 lbs.-nore than sir
teen fold. During the same period the increase
of consumption in Great Britain has been from
8S,0OO,OO0 to $50 900, 900 lbs.-less than screen
foM We manufacture more cotton than
| France, and quite as much as coo 900 Ger
mans. This great home market for the staple
oFthe South has grown up under the influence,
and as direct result, OF the protective system;
and the fact is one of the highest interest to
that section Of the country whence the chief
hostility to protective Tariff comes
The FREsHEr IN MAINE. The Portland pa
pers are filled with disasters by the flood on
the Kennobec and Pcnobscot. The basin mills
at Orono Consisting of l6 saws came down in
the jam on Friday night, and the city mills
were removed from their foundations. The Pc
nobscot has not been so high since 1906. A slip !
from the Mercury office, Bangor, dated Satur-
day night, at II O'Clock, says:--"The loss of
property for the past "a hours cannot be less
than : 10000 00.n The streets in Bangor are
all flooded. On Saturday night there were six
feet W ater on the floor of the Post Office, and |
the Exchange Coffee House cannot be APP
preached except by boats Three persons had
been drowned
ATTEMPT TO DESTROY THE AsToR House.,
N. 7, AND TWO OTHER HoTEDs The New
York Globe states that on Tuesday night at
tempts to fire the Aston House were made in |
two places, which were, however, defeated by
the admirable arrangements for putting out
fires in that establishment. An attempt was
also made, about half past seven, to burn How
ards Hotel! The bedding in two rooms in a
remote part Of the house was set on fire, and
the bedsteads burnt through. The City Hotel
was fired the night before in Il bedroom at the .
top of the house.
DIscoyEEy IN DYEING. \ French paper, !
published at Lyons, announces discovery of
much Importance in dyeing. A dyer of Wen
ma, who lives at Lyons, has discovered a
means Introducing an orange-coored yellow
from the citron, aud by one dipping only. BY
this means fustic, cochneal cream of tartar,
and preparation Of tin, now used, will be no
longer required; and we are assured that this
discovery will save time and money, and pro-
duce superior color.
LONDON AND New YORK The London Pc
lice numbered a, LAO persons on the LIST of Jam
last. Expenses for the year Is45, Gals, 500
lis. Id, about million and half of dollars
The expenditures for the support of the whole
city government of New York, exclusive of in
terest and expense of managing the city debt,
during the same year, amounted to one million
six hundred thousand dollars.
MONUMENT TO DIR. MrLNoR. The Vestry
of st. Georges Church, New York. has Just
erected a handsome monument of white mar
BILE, in the chancel, to the memory of their be-
loved rector. 1t occupies the window recess
on the north of the pulpit and is surmouned
by well executed bust of the lamented divine,
of whom it is speaking likeness.
PHILADELPHIA METHODIST CoNFERENcE.-
The PHILADELPHIA Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, commenced its Annual Ses-
sion on Wednesday morning, in the Union M.
f. Church. Bishop Heading presided, assisted
by Bishop James. There was large attend
ance of members.
KILLED BY LIGHTNING. Henry Weller, a
respectable farmer at Mansfield township, in
Warren county, N. j., was killed by lightning
during the storm on "Wednesday evening last
THE STEAMER HIBERNIA. This steamer
sailed from Boston for Liverpool on Wedues-
day, with 100 passengers, including Mr.. Pack