Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-01-21


Mr.. Calhoun, in getting over TO the par
tv in favor at internal improvements,
took example from an old member of Con-
gress from Kentucky Many Years ago,
amnng things furnished 10 members ot Can-
gress, such as knives, paper, &c there was
furnished water and nolasses mixed what
the Yankees call switched. This rough old
backwondsman saw the mixture, ard took
pull ut il. believing II was something good;
hot was wninlly disappointed. Splitting the
stuff out, he called one Of The messengers:
SIR said he. edo Won furnish The members
with this stuf?' ~ s." was the reply
"Under what head, in the account. does il
come 2" 81 don't know, sir-I belle, IN
der the head OF stationery" "Well them"
$ id tie Kentuckian, ''bring me some bran
dy. and put it under the head Of fuel"
lnteHigencer.
A bill has passed the Senate of Geor-
gia to authorize the construction of a Rail
Road from Macon to Columbus. A mo
ton TO engraft upon it The liability of
Stockholders, was lost by large majority
We fear our old mother State is about ia
make a fool of herself-elSe what could
be assigned tha, exclusions or exemptions
from the penalties of the laws should be
granted to those capitalists engaged in'the
construction of rail roads. sc, denied the
farmer, mechanic, and common Iabnrer.
Ledger
THE MILlrIA.-ltis believed that the
Committee On Military Affairs, in the
House If Representatives, a, Washington,
will shortly report a bill re.organizIng the
militia, and providing for The dlsciplnlng
of portion of it f. national defence IN
lieu of standing army.
THE BRITISH Navy AT DEFIANCE
The New York Sun has been authorized
to sax that a mndel for a Steam b ,tterN
is being completed in that city, on an en-
lire new projection, which will set at de-
fance any attempt to enter our harbors -
An appropriation from Congress will be
applied tor IN a few days, To erect one o
these batteries at the Narrows.
We were informed on Sunday, says the
editor Of the Caddo G zetle in his paper
of the ? tth ult., Ivy IA arse drover iron
The North side of the NJ lssouri river, tina
The trappers at the upper waters Of tn
stream had come down, bringing will
them the ominOus intelligence that the ben
vers had raised their dams seven fee
higher than they have ever before bull
them. It seems to be a fact and an eX
traorlinhry one truly, that these animal
If all others, are gifted with an instinc
which enables them to provide against dan
ger. This information has excited til
iaer, and the belief, indeed, that Their
will be an overflow in the Missouri severa
feet higher than ever before known.
The nomination of Levi Woodbury. a
JUICE of the Supreme Court, has bee
unnnimnusly confirmed by the Senate.
Comm Stew TT succeeds Comm. Elliot
as commander of the PhIla. Navy Yarc
AN IRISH DUEL - Sir Daniel O'Car
rnl, an Irish harnner in the reign Of Quee
Anne, having left the Spanish service, i
which he commanded troop of horse
and whirh he brought over with him Sum
thine after, met with Sir Harry O'Neal, hi
counir, man, in the Spanish service, VIII
npbraided him with The trearhery oi h
conduct; on which challenge was give
hy Sir Daniel. and in the encounter 5
Harry WAS run thro' the BODY. On Sir D.
perceiVing it, he stopped, and taking hi
wounded friend by the hrnd, sal "Dra
Sir Harry, if YOU are dead, speak" I
which Sir Harry anSM cred, - Not deat
bat speechIeSs!"
As IT SHOULD BE.-EmiIe L. Sere, Il
regularly nomnar,d d mnrratic cand
D dates, has been elected IN he lst Congre
T. sionll Disirlr' of Lo pspana, over McH,l
2 ry ana Wad>worth The vote, AS far
q heard from, is for LA Sere l644; for Nj
Henrl 337; for Wadsworlh III.
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