American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-09-01

in this State in October will be for seventy-nlne
members of the House of Delegates and nine
Senators from the following distrets-Baltl-
more city, and Cecil and Baltimore counties,
now represented by Democrats, and Queen
Annes, Worcester, Washington and Allegany
counties, at present represented by Wings, and
to fill vacancy in Frederick county, created
by the vote of the Senate which deprived Mr.,
Quynn, Democrat, Of seat which he held for
two sessions, but which was contested and
finally referred back to the people, and also TO
fill a vacancy in Caroline county, created by
the death of Mr.. Charles Wing. OF those
who hold over, are Wings and Democrats,
so that the Wings will have only to elect two
members to give them majority in the Senate.
CHE WoRKINGMEN's PRoTECTIvE UNION"
This ls the title of an association recently form
ed in Boston, the object of which is to maintain
grocery stores TO supply articles to the families Of
,Oorking men at wholesale prices. Its originatoEs
and others who form the association pay 50
each, as a first fee, and then twenty-five cents
per month as a regular subscription. They
then guarantee to each member SO week in
case of illness, investing the common fund in
groceries, allowing the members only to Pur-
chase articles at cost. The society saves the
profits ofthe retailer, buying the stock at whole
sale prices, and selling at trihng advance
1t has branches already established in some of
the near towns, and numbers in itself 200 men,
bers. The store ia open on the afternoons and
evenings Of Wednesdays and Saturdays.
! DISTRESSING ACCIDENT FROM POWDER. We
learn from the Philadelphia Chronicle, that
Charles Hemp. aged IS years, and his brother
| Henry, aged II years, met with a distressing
accident on Sunday morning, while engaged
in making SquibS from powder, which they
were pouring upon charcoal fire. The paper
containing half pound of powder, which the
eldest lad, Charles, held in his hand, got too
near the fire, and the whole exploded, knock
ing both lads over, and injuring their faces and
hands awfuliy. Henry, the youngest had all
the skin blown off his face and hands, and his
brother was all blistered and burnt, but both
were rendered as black as Africans. The noise
and flame produced by the explosion, caused
an alarm of fire, which extended even to the
upper districts, and brought down to the scene
the Paramount and Northern Liberties engine
ANoTHER'WIFE SHOT. We are panied TO
learn, says the Henderson Kentuckian, that
MIR. John w. Carlisle, constable of Hopkins
county, oil Tuesday last, dangerously wounded
his wife by the accidental discharge of psto
which he was attempting to take out of his
saddle bags on his return home from official
duty. The wound is in the back near the
spine, Mrs. Carlisle at our last accounts was
not dead but remained in very precarious ST.
tuation.
u S. TRooPs-.Ne,o Orders. The Cmcin-
natl Atlas states that the four companies, D,
E, and X, of the Cd regiment, which arrived
there few weeks since from the Upper Lakes,
have fresh orders to proceed to the seat ofwar,
and are expected to depart early this week.
Five companies now at Governors Island near
New York, belonging to the same regiment,
have also similar orders, and are expected to
sail on the I'd inst, They 90 to Point Isabel,
and thence to join the Army under Gen. Tay-
lor.
A SUGGESTION. 1t is suggested that the last
famous battle on the Rio Giande, between
Colonel of the Army and some of the Balti-
more battalion, for fish, would be fine topic
! for tO ha oa1l
:, Rape ofthe Catfish ~ A new national drama
with live catfish figuring in the scene would
take wonderfully.
NAVAL. Commodore. Perry goes out in the
U. S. steamer Vixen, Capt Sands, as Vice
Commodore. She will probably touch at Hav-
ana for fuel. The Spitfire, Commander Tat
nall, goes to Chagres with Com Nicholson, the
bearer of dispatches for the Pacific squadron-
She will probably touch at St. Thomas for
fuel Both these steamers are intended for the
/, squadron Of Commodore Conner, off Vera Cruz
Commodore Perry will hoist his flag on board
the Mississippi steam frigate.
: HORSE DtsrEMPER. The horse distemper
; still prevails on Long Island. The celebrated
trotter John Anderson, was driven to Coney
: Island few days since, and halter placed on
| him which had been on horse that died of the
) disease. John Anderson died on Thursday
morning.
THE SWAMP Fox. A new national spectacle
J called "The Swamp Fox; Or, Marion and his
Merry Men," has been in active preparation at
the Front street Theatre for several days, and
will be speedily produced with new scenery,
dresses &o It is noW playino in New yo,k