American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-10-26

wednesday evening last, more VloleHI tiau any
that has occurred for years. Two HOUSES IN
the town were struck with the olecirc Huld,
and it was little less than miracle the inmates
escaped with their lives. In ono OF them,
small frame building close to the harbor, p lit
tie girl, about / . years old, was sleeping with
her head close under the gable, which was shat
tered to pieces, and the chimney falling in
wards, she was completely covered with the
bricks, and fragments of the roof-tortunately,
however, without sustaining any injury beyond
slight bruise or two; indeed so soundly did
the little thing rest, that she was actually asleep
when dragged from beneath the ruins.
The CAPTURE OF MoNrEREr. OF the i'm
portance of Monterey as an acquisition to u.s.
there can be no rea difference of opinion. That
it must prove very serious loss to the Mexi-
cans, may be inferred from the fact that it was
the place where the foundries for the casting OF
copper balls-caunon and muskets-are Greet
ed. In its vicinity are the copper mines, which
excel any other in productiveness, and from
these the foundries are supplied with metal for
their castings, The city Of Mexico contains
the powder mills; but the loss of the manuiac-
tories of shot and ball must be severely felt.
From Sr. JoHN's, NEwFoUNDLAND-Gr Great
Loss of Life by The late Storm. The St. Johns
(Newioundand) journals ofthe 18th instant, say
there was a great loss of life at Burin by the
late gale. Ten large boats were lost with for
ty-fiye men on board, many of them having
large families, now rendered entirely destitute.
Great distress exists to the northward, occa-
stoned by the failure of the fishery, and the
destruction caused by the gale; it is even said
that many are now brought to the verge of
starvation.
SNAKE IN THE SroMACH. There is a young
man in Portland who insists that he has
make in his stomach, about seventeen yards
long. The editor of the Bulletin has csnvers-
ed with him repeatedly on the subject, but
canno, reason him out Of the belief. lie So
lemnly asserts, that the snake once extended its
head several inches out of his mouth, but the
moment he attempted to secure it, it drow
back again into his stomach!
NEXT GoyERNoR OF MARYLAND. The name
of Col John C.. Groome, Of Cecil county, IS
mentioned in the Cecil Wing, as the candidate
for the next Governor Of Maryland, to be run
by the wings. The Wing says his name is
mentioned merely to show the feeling of the
party in that county, and without the know
ledge of Col. G. The same paper says it is
probable the Hon. Philip F. Thomas, of Tai
bot county, will be the democratic candidate.
CAPT. HosKEN. This commander has had
puff after puff from tho venal papers Of New
York. No Captain afioat has been moro care
less, to say the least, than him. He has been
aground or ashore many times, and we are in
formed by Captains Of equal merit, that he has
no one bot himself to thank for his numerous
disasters.
SPECIAL PRAYER. The London Gazette
contains an order by the Queen in Council that
special prayer should be offered up in all the
Churches of the establishment, on the lth of
October, and the two following Sundays, "for
relief from the dearth and scarcity now exist
ing in parts of the United Kingdom, owing to
the failure of some of the crops Of the present
year"
ODD FELLOWS PROCESSION. The Odd
Fellows new Hal! at Winchester, Va, will be
dedicated on Wednesday, on which occasion a
grand procession will take place, of which j.
S. Carson will BIO chief marshal, and Isaac
Paul assistant, The procession, after moving
through the town, will proceed to the Method
lat Episcopal church, where the Rev. w. Y.
Rocker, an eloquent divine, will deliver an adj
dress, and other inter sting ceremonies will
take place.
AFFAIR OF HoNoR. We learn from Port
Lavacca, says the Pcayune, that duel took
place on the Sd inst, near that place, between
Lieut. Jackson and Capt Thos. F. Marshall, of
the l,t Regiment of Kentucky Cavalry After
exchanging two shots without effect, an ami
cable adjustment of their difficulty was made.
The origin of the quarrel is not known, but
Capt. Marshall was the challenging party.
OHIo ELECTION. Hon. S. p Vinton, wing,
is reelected to Congress in the 18th district so
that the delegation will stand II wings, 9 de-
mo Gratis, and l independent. The wing MA jo-
rity for Governor is about 1000. The ADOLF
ton vote will probably .each 1000. The
vote of the State is very small. The State
Journal would not be surprised if it fell off
SO, 900 votes.
FATAL ACCIDENT AT WHEEMG BY the
c,lIinr oflhe wall of building at Wheeling,