The Columbian fountain., 1846-08-27

after leaving Boston, in thick fog, she ran
foul ofthe schr. Maine, of Cohasset, 63 tons
burden, and sunk her The boats were i'm
mediately lowered from the steamship, which
succeeded in saving five Of the crew. The re-
six in number, persisted. Their
names were Joshua Litchfeld, master, M.
and son, Martin Wheelwright, H.
Richardson, and E. Lincoln, boys.
very serious accident occurred on Sun
day, 10th inst. on the road from Mount Yer
non to Cleveland. Several passengers were
very badly injured. Among them gentleman
by the name Of Lenox. He is hardly expect
ed to recover ..art
The cabine, shop Of Mr. Dame, in Kittery5
near Portsmouth bridge, Mass, was destroyed
by fire on the 18th, while the wolkmen were
absent at noon. Loss $500 or 5000, no insur-
ance. The fire was caused by child of four
or five years of age.
We learn from the Arkansas Banner, that
George, Uchee Indian, was found guilty Of
the murder of Reynolds, white man near Fl.
Gibson, in March last, and sentenced to be
hung on the 18th of September next. .
KENrUcKY.-Complete returns for the Gen
eral Assembly are as follows: House of Re
representatives., 63 wings and 81 democrats; Sc
nate &c wings and IL democrats; whig majo-
rity on joint ballot 40. Last year whig majo-
rily on joint ballot, 49, w
MURDER AT MONTREAL. Clark Leonard, of
the Mechanics Coffee House, Main street,
was murdered at the horse races on Wednes-
day, of;last week, in riot. A cry of orange
man is said to have been raised just before
the attack was made upon him. Five others
were beaten. The assalants were unknown.
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Rawls, who was convicted at the recent
term of Warren circuit court, for faro dealing,
has been sentenced to the penitentiary for two
years.
MONEY IN NEW YORK.
The N. Y. Tribune says:
That first class paper is discounted in that
city, without difficulty, at the rate of and 7
per cent. per annum. Great caution however
is used as to the quality of the paper taken,
and speculation"
FACTORY FOR sALE.-James Leonard, of
New Preston, Conn. offers part Of his fac
tory for sale, certifying the profits to have
been forty per cent, and offering to qua
rantee Is pr cent in lieu of half the profits.
This does not look very much like ruin UNI
der the new Tariff
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One of the Mississippi papers states that
perpetual motion has al last been invented by
man named Dalton. This is said to be true.
The principle applied is the attraction of gra-
vitaion, and motion produced by the artificial
change in the position of heavy body.
A man named Michael Kendig was struck
by lightning on Monday last, in West
Lampeter township, Lancaster county, Pa.
and instantly killed.
Hon. Ephraim Foster, the Wing candidate
for Governor of Tennessee, declines being
candidate for reelection.
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UNMANLY ACT. Yesterday man named
Cunningham was bound over by Mayor Swift
On charge of abusing and mareatiug his
wife.-Phil. Times. a......
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The Universalist General Convention is to
De held in this city, on the third Wednesday,
The 23d OF eptember.-Troy Budget.
Captain Joseph S. Worth, Of the 9Th Regi-
nent OF U. S. Infantry, died at ST. Augustine
ew days ago.
OF 8 in square 30. Lots 30, 81, in square 10.
- Lot Q in square I70, this lot is near General
Iowson's About 10000 square feet Of ground in
square 23l this is at the southwest corner of the
square, corner Of and Is. Lot 2, in square 257.
With frame houses. Lot ], 2, 3, and 4, in square
.94, with frame houses. Lots l, 2, 3.4.5.e e.7.
), y, and 10, being the whole Of square 399 Part
If lot with neat frame house in square 325 this lot
ronts 33 feet on lth street. Lots and 2, in
'quare b, with brick houses. Parts Of lots 9 and