The Columbian fountain., 1846-11-12

state Of pioxicaon. He received serious injury;
the train had to return nearly mile on his account
He had bottle Of the greatest enemy Of man 10 his
pocket. y
EyTrers or DRIsxINs. A gentleman just ar
rived in this city from Ohio relates the distressing
story that while be was travelling recently in Wis
consin, in crossing prairie he discovered the body
of man nearly devoured by the hogs, lying near
which was jug Of ardent spirits s4es ase
I The FUNERAL Com.J B. Nicholson was bu-
ried yesterday. His remains were attended to the
grave by two companies Of volunteers and twenty
one carriages in the procession. The President,
many Of the Heads Of Departments, and Sc veral Of
the Navy Officers were in the cavalcade. iaa,l 4
PARTY Issues. We learn from the Union of
Tuesday evening, that it regards Mr.. Webster's
speech in Boston and Mr.. Clayton's letter to the
people Of Delaware as distinct avowals Of two the
great issues which the wings are determined to make
with the Democrats before the country, and which
are t
]. The unconditional restoration of the tariff Of
1912. saaa8f st HsAa. u
2. The absolute condemnation Of the Mexican
war. A
The Union announces that the Democratic party
are ready to go before the people onthese issues with
their opponents. II is evident that the Of the
two parties are Fastening apace, and for the next
two years our republic will be shaken to its centre in
the strife for the Presidency.
Iowa The ST. Louis New Era gives il as rea-
son why this State has gone for the Democracy,
that the people are for the improvement of the Mis-
sissppi, which washes its eastern border, and
have taken this method Of rebuking the President
for vetoing the Harbor and River Bill. s.ll
rs Gaabrun's European Hotel, we learn, is soon
to be re-opened by R. c. Nichols, late of the Troy
House, New York. 9is Re sas ssl- S..'. 4
QT There were feet Of water inthe channel of the
Ohio at Wheeling on the 9th instant. All the west
ern rivers were rising at last date.
Flour in Cincinnati on the 7th instant $4.l2. N.
O. Sugar "a to &c. At St. Louis -four on the 4th
was $4-wheat 60c. ~ Hfa ..t ftea8ss ,.i
y ANOTHER Cow. John Phillips, a riaeman Of
the Revolution, died at Arlington, Pennsylvania,
on the 9th Of September, aged l09 years. He wit.
messed the massacre Of Wyoming Valley, and was
with Gen. Washington in all bis campaigns. -1
THosr OLD Cooss The whig papers Of the
North come to us ornamented with wood cuts Of
FIVE Of those old coons that figured largely in the
country in ls4O Two are dancing the Polka, and
the other three are playing on Kent Bugle, Vio-
lin, and Flute, respectively.
REMoyALs. II is said says the st. Louis Anne
rican, that Mr.. Hagner the 81 Auditor and Mr..
the 9th Auditor Of the Treasury De-
partment, are to be removed. They have been in
office about thirty years. @ 'ttasi- 0#loa 5."a
These able officers are still at their posts, and if
The last rumor about them be true, they are not like
ly to be disturbed. 1 3.3a t al!
GEN. TAYLOR AND THE PREsIDENcr. i The Lou
isville Journal speaking Of Gen. Taylor and the
next Presidency, holds the following language:
"No one can apprehend that the old hero Of Mon
terey will push himself forward asprant after
political honors, for he is content well he may be,
with the glorious laurels already clustering around
his brow. He never thrusts himself forward except
when his country's enemies are in front. Then he
is ever ready and rough.
Yet Gen. Taylor if called on by his party, may
permit himself to be considered candi
date for the Presidency, and if SO, who Of the asP-
rants can Withstand him General Cass 7 He
would beat back Cass and his followers as he beat
back the British at Fort Harrison. Mr.. Buchanan?
He would route Buchanan and his followers as he
routed the Indians on the Wythlacoochee. Mr.
Wright He would put Wright and his
followers to flight as he put the Mexcians to flight
at Palo Alto. Mr.. Allen ! He would thrash Al
len and his followers as he thrashed the Mexicans
at Resaca de la Palma. Col. Johnson He would
overwhelm the Colonel and his followers as he
overwhelmed the Mexcans at Monterey.
uTThere is new paper to be established in New
York to be devoted to philosophy and wit. Il is to
be called The Judy--a very significant name
The Rdncheros. Rowan Hardin, Of Kentucky,
in letter to his father thus describes the Rancheros
of Mexico: ai Gii8at
"The Rancheros are the people who live on farms.
They are poor soldiers By the laws Of their gov
eminent they not allowed to have arms at home,
and consequently do not understand the of them.
These people are not cowardly but unskilled in the
use Of arms and without confidence in their rulers.
Gen. Taylo esteems them brave people but they
are not effective in battle because Of their ignorance
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