American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-08-03

to wit: civil list, miscellaneous, and foreign in
tercourse 81 ,6O6, 1874 90; on account of the ar
my S5,04l, 732.s0; Indian department Sl0e,-
6s3.4e; Notifications S3os, 1851 pensions
SsO4, IT'S SO; navy $3.50 SOC &c; interest on
the public debt $4e&933 IS; redemption of the
loan Of IS4l IS, 900; redemption of, and inter.
est on, treasury notes S69 ,8640T.
| The WALKING MATcH. Mr. Eaton contin.
uos to perform his srduous feat. and averages
about 90 10 80 minutes each mile. He walk.
on plank, which IS a matter of SOME concern
to his friends and hackers. Four to one are
taken that he will complete the task. He
drinks halfto twothirds OF glass of brandy
! with milk aud sugar, four or five times day
and eats little meat. file had completed Ut the
last accounts his two hundred and fourth mile,
and was in excellent condition.
| Is THE Moon INHABITED Lord Rnsse 3 i'm
mense telescope, according to Dr. Scoresby,
the Astronomer, clearly shows objects on the
moons surface sixty feet in height. Through
this powerful instrument, rocks, innumerable
masses of stone, craters Of extinct volcanoes,
etc, are seen. All seems chaos and desolaton
not vestge Of anything that looks like ami
nation or life being perceptbe.
DEATH Of OLIVER LEE. The Buffalo Ad-
vertiser of the 29th announces the death OF
| Oliver Lee on the evening previous. He was
a ma nTII, tttall E,,Iy knc, l,o
event, which vas occasoncd by coughing, in
which he threw up quantity Of blood and OK
pired in a few moments after. He was Presi-
dent of the Attica and Buffalo Railroad Com
Mr.. SLIDELL. The editor of the New York
Courier and Inquirer, referring to a report that
the Hon. Mr.. Slideil is to have place in Mr..
Folks Cabinet, or Mission, says: "Mr. Slidell
said TO US at Saratoga on Sunday, that he was
not a candidate for a place in the Cabinet, and,
to the best of his knowledge, had not been
named 10 or by tho President in connection
with Cabinet appointment"
TRADE IN New YoRK. The Express says:
The passage of the Corn laws, in England, has
some influence Oh our markets. There is a
CONSTANT demand for flour, at very low prices,
for the English market. Although the export
is not large, il is Sufficient to take out of the
market pollion of the surplus oil hand, and
in this way contributes to prevent u decline IN
| prices that might otherwise take place.
] THE LAST. Foster, of the Tribune, says,
that the son Of a gentleman whose name occu-
! pics conspicuous place in the early history OF
the IT, States, made bet that he would for
five years eat nothing hut gingerbread and drink
nothing but water from pump in Barclay st.
The time expired a few months ago and he
won his bet-but he was nothing but Ginger.
TEMPERANCE TIcKEr. The advocates of
temperance in Cecil CO Md, have taken the
political field, and have brought forward the
following tckrt. For the Scnate-Jas. Ken
nedy. For the House OF Delegates William
Dennison, Daniel Clendenan, David Scott, and
| Samuel Thompson.
The New JERSEY MURDER, The father of
Spencer who murdered his wife in jersey City,
is now the pastor Of the Congregational church
| in West 1artwIck, Otsego Co. N. Y. He is a
brother Oft the Hon. J. A. Spencer, of Utica.
! The AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF New YORK.
The 10Th Annual Fair of this Institute will
commence on Monday, the sth of October, at
Niblos Garden. The opening address will be
dev cred by the Hon. N. Dickinson, of N. J.
A SOBER PEOPLE. For the first time in six
years, drunken man was seen in Wire, Mass,
OF the 2Oth-the subject was not resident of
the place
The Aeon EMIT ON THE ERE RAILROAD
The Newburg Gazette Of the Goth, states that
OF the persons wounded in the late disaster,
Mr. Mcneil of Mlddletown, has since died, and
one or two others we hear are not expected to
recover.
d Gov. SLApE. Governor Shade, Of Vermont,
is not candidate for rc-election; and, on the
expiration OF his term Of Office in October next,
will remove to the State OF Ohio.
II NANTUCKET SUFFERERS. The collection in
! Now York, for the relief Of the sufferers BY the
fire il Nantucket is said to amount To SO 900,
and will probably be increased to $40 900.
i GOVERNMENT FUNDS On the 9Th ult. tho
Y Government had on deposit, subject to draft
the sum of 81, 7s5, 1876, Of which S.4S 53s was
deposited in tho Chesapeake Bank in this city
ii
! UEirARIAEs The autumnal Unitarian Con.
ven,ion is to be held in Philadelphia, in The
month OF October next.
MRs PAGE. This devoted wtman has re-
, turned to her home in Name.