American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-03-13

between Saturday morning and Sunday even
90 last, 81 steamboats,; during the same time
Is left there.-John GittingeT, formerly Of
Carroll county, was found dead at Frederick
few days ago.-The wings of Pennsylvania
have nominated James M. Powers, ESQ, of
Mercer county, for canal commissioning.
B. Wood, DEM, has been elected Mayor Of
Camden. N. J.-Mr. John May had his
pocket picked in New York, of about 5000,
while coming out of Church. Eleanor
Newton, native of England, died suddenly
IN New York on Tuesday.
POLK AND DALLAS BABIES. A few weeks
since a lady in Pennsylvania, presented her
leige lord with a pair of twins which she i'm
mediately named, enc Polk, the other Dallas.
Directly following this event, Mrs. Kent, of
Virginia, had a pair Of twins, and they were
chIstened, one Polk, the other Dallas! There
appears to be strife among the old women to
see which shall yield the government the most
support; and there is no telling what such do
ings will lead to- for we see it stated that lady
in Hickman county, Ky. a few days ago gave
birth to four sons, who were named Polk, Dali
las, Texas and Oregon. "IIurra for old Ken
tucky.n
ANOTHER GREAT ADVOCATE OF TEMPER
ANcE. The far famed Thomas Flynn, Esq,
whose hstnonic powers have so long attracted
the attention of the public, has retired from
the stage and Joined the ranks of the Washing
tonans. Preparations are being made for a
public demonstration, on the occasion of his
bernacle to deliver an address in favor of Tenn
perance.
How TO GET A HUSBAND. The following
is the recipe of widow for the seventh time.
The bait is certainly good, but the fish are not
always to be caught:-"lnvite nice young
man to tea, set hin. a laughing every five min
utes during the evening, let him have six kisses,
and you'll be his wife after 90 similar opera
tons"
TERRIBLE CoNFLAGRATIoN. BY the great
fire which occurred lately in the government Of
| Tobolsk, Russia, 25 peasnts, 665 horses, and
9l5 head of cattle were burnt to death l vii
lagos were attackedl in the course of its pro.
gress, which extend ed distance of 80 French
leagues, by Is in breadth. In 10 of the vii
lagos there were destroyed Is mills, 1850 barns,
and 1880 ricks of hay, besides an immense
quantity of wood, SC.
THE "FAKIR OF AVA" The Fakir of Ava,
who died last week, left $4,000 in gold, but
he owned about 100000 worth of property, all
of which will go to his wife in Cincinnati,
whom he had abandoned, and had not lived
with fol- twenty years.
DEATH OF VETERAN. John Montgome-
ry, SEN, died at Frederick, Md. few days
! ago, in the seth year Of his age. file was q
soldier of the revolution, and was at the battle
of Yorktown and the surrender of CORVALLIS
The LADIES. The ladies of Gallatin, Tenn
gave a party on the evening of the 18th ult
for the purpose of raising funds to aid in the
erection Of statues to Washington and Jackson
to be placed in the capitol of Tennessee They
excluded all intoxicating liquors.
CHINA EXCHANGES. In Canton, China, ac-
cordng to late Missionary report, there are
now about 100 exchange buldings-elegant
and spacious ediices-not for mercantile pur-
poses but for social intercourse and free dis
custom of all topics of general interest.
ARRIVAL OF ANOTHER SLAYER. The ship
Panther, passed midshipman Macomb, COM
handing, has arrived at Charleston from the
coast of Africa, a prize to the U. S. sloop York.
town, charged with being engaged in the slave
trade.
HANDSOME CHURCH CONTRIBUTION. AT
the close of discourse in N. Y, by DR.. Ma
son, last Sabbath, on the subject of Christian
Union, as exhibited in the history of the A
mercan Tract Society, there was collected in
its behalf the liberal sum of $500.
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
Murder of Child by lis Mother, ana an at
tempt TO commit suicide. We are panied to re-
cord an occurrence of a most heart rendering
character which transpired at No. "a New
Church street yesterday afternoon. 1t is no
less than the murder of an infant by its moth
er, and an attempt to take her own life. The
evidence given before the jury ofinquest deve-
loped the following facts: That Mrs. Rosetta
White, wife of Mr.. James A. White, a halter,
who resides at the place above named, had,
subsequent to the birth of her child about ten
days since, manifested slight symptoms of
alteration, which had not however assumed a
positive character, and that in consequence of
continued fever, inflammation of the brain en-