American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-06-08

SEVEN GENERATIONS. The Newburgh, N.
Y. Telegraph states that Robert Barnes, of New
Winsor, aged eighty, has lived to see seven gen.
erations of his blood. He has seen his great
grandfather, his grandfather himself, his chill
dren, his grand children, and some dozen or
more of great grand children. He served his
country in the war ofthe Revolution, has reared
and educated good family, and still promises
fair to live many years TO cheer by his happy
temperament and to admonish them by the WIS
dom of his experience.
TOBACCO, We hear complaints, says the
Marlbro' Gazette, from many sections of the
county of the scarcity of tobacco plants The
season for planting IS well advanced, but it is
impossible to form an opinion as to the crop a
bout to be put in the ground, While it can
not possibly be very large crop, it may prove
to be far below an average one. Many plan
tiers have put more land in corn than usual, on
account of the low price Of tobacco
MOVEMENTS OF u. S. TRoors. Companies
II. and +, of the 4th Regiment Artillery, at
Fortress Monroe, under command of Major
Gardner, have embarked on board the barque
Catharine, Capt, Phillips, of Baltimore, which
sails from Norfolk for Point Isabel. The fol-
lowing officers will accompany the detachment.
Majors Gardner and Brown, Capt. Bainbridge,
Lieuts, Phelps, Rcns, Hill and Porter. There
is still one Company left at Old Point
PRESENTATION OF SwoRB TO LIEUT..
RIDGELY. We learn from the Howard District
Press that subscription to purchase a sword
to be presented to Lieut.. Randolph Ridgely,
son of Gen. Charles Stcrrett Ridgely, Of How
ard District, has been opened the last week, at
Ellicott's Mills, and that nearly a sufficient
sum has been already obtained for the purpose.
MILITARY APPOINTMENTS. We learn from
the Frederick Citizen that Gov. Pratt has
appointed RICHARD CoALE Lieut.. Col. of the
10th Regiment M. M. vice Samuel Carmack,
removed from the county; and EDWARD SHIRT
YER Major Of the 10th Regiment vice Richard
Coale promoted.
A NEW TRooP OF HoRsE. We learn that
a troop of Horse is being formed of citizens of
Howard District and Baltimore and Montgom-
cry counties, under auspices which promise
great success and efficiency.
ARREST FOR EMBEZZLEMEET. Barker Bur
nell Cashier of the Manufacturers and Me-
chaniCs Bank Of Nantucket, Mass, has been
held to bail, charged with embezzing the sum
of $50, 900 from the Bank and converting it
to his own use.
OMNoUs. "Mexico will conquer, or aCiAL no
longer sriSt." These were the closing words
of the manifesto of Paroles, President ad inte-
rim, issued from the National Palace, April %.
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR FREDER-
lex Co. w. M. Merrick, Esq. has been COM
by the Attorney General of Md, as
the Deputy Attorney General for Frederick
county, in the place of L, P. w. Balch, ESQ,
resigned
Priests FOR THE ARMY. The Rev. Messrs
.McElroy and Rey, arrived in Pittsburg on
Thursday, en- route for New Orleans. They
will accompany the march of our army in
Mexico.
PINE APPLES. On Tuesday, a vessel arri-
we'd at Boston with torty-eigh thousand pine APP
pies on board.
COLD MINE. A very rich gold mine has
been discovered near Charlotte, in North Car
DINA. The mine is the property of one Mr.. C.
E. Moss,
UNDER SENTENCE OF DEATH. There are
thirteen persons in the United States under
sentence Of death.
SUICIDE. Philip c. Griffin, of Providence,
Luzerne county, Pa, committed suicide, few
days since, by hanging himself