American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-07-25


APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT. Daniel
McPhail, of Tenn, George Penn, and George
Johnson, of Mo, and A. Parker, of Texas, to
| be Surgeons. Thomas A. Morton and r. A.
Stevens, of Mo-, William d. Doris, of Tenn,
and E. Tucker and r. P. Ashe, of Texas, to
be Assistant Surgeons, under the act of June
18th. Passed Midshipman Johnson b. Carter,
to be Lieutenant in the Navy, vice Keith,
deceased. Charles r. Belt to be Justice of
the peace for Washington City.
The TRIAL OF GEN. GAINES. The Nor
folk Beacon states that General Gaines, and
the officers composing the Court, with the ex-
cePtion OF General Brooke, have arrived at Old
Point. There will also be u number of officers
engaged in the battles of the Sh and 9th of
May, in attendance as witnesses. The Court
will sit with open doors, and the proceedings
will no doubt be very interesting.
The NANTUCKET SUFFERERS. A meeting
in behalf of the Nantucket sufferers by the late
fire has been held in New York, al which May
or Mickle presided. A committee was appoint
ed to open place of deposit for such articles of
food, clothing and furniture as the citizens were
disposed to contribute to the aid of the suffer-
els.
VILLAGE OF PROVIDENCE, Ono, DESTROYED
BY FIRE. We learn from the Toledo Blade of
July 18th, that nearly the whole of the village
of Providence, in Lucas county, was destroyed
by fire on the morning of tho 18th. The pack
ct Erie, in going through the village during
the fire was with difficulty saved from being
burnt up,
SUICIDE OF ANOTHER ARTIST. Mr.. J. B.
Schooner, native of Pennsy lvania, formerly
miniature painter of great talent in Boston,
committed suicide by cutting his throat in his
room at the American House in that CITY on
Monday night while in temporary state of in
sanity Mr.. Schooner was highly esteemed
and respected by large circle of acquaintance.
DEATH BY DRowNING. We learn from the
Worcester, Md. Shield that Capt VIM. II. Ri
ley, respectable citizen of that county, and
formerly member of the Legislature, was
drowned on the 18th inst. near the mouth of
Pipe Creek, while bathing.
CoNvcTED OF BlGAmY. Theodore Wynant,
alias William Proctor, has been convicted of
bigamy in New York, and sentenced to the
State prison for five years. The scamp had
not only married three wives, all Of whom were
in court to testify 10 the fact but had seduced
another young lady, who subsequently put an
end to her life by drowning herself and child
SLAVES CAPTURED. The British soop of
war Mutine, Com. Crawford, it is stated, has
lately captured three slavers, one of which was
large vessel of 500 tons, now on her way to
the Cape in charge of an DISCRIMINATING in all,
during the last year. ten vessels engaged in the
slave trade, captared by the Mutine,
HAR-BREADTH ESCAPES oFiTHE GREAT BRI-
TAIN. A gentleman who came passenger in
the Great Britain states that her trip, though
quick one, was nevertheless a chapter of acct
dents. She was once in imminent danger of
being lost by fire, and three hours aground off
Newfoundland; but fortunately rolled off Just
as orders were given to lower the boats.
TANNER STILL AT LARGE. The Detroit Ad-
vertiser learns that Tanner, the murderer of
Schoocraft, was still at large. He is thought,
however, to be lurking near the village, as his
COW is milked every night. Many Indians are
still in pursuit of him, but after all, they are
quite as much in dread Of him, as he of them.
The leading citizens OF the Sault are also very
apprehensve Of being secretly shot down like
Mr.. Schoocraft.
MELANCHOLY The dead body of young
! William Russell, Jr., eldest son of Mr.. Will
liam Russell, the elocutonst, was found in the
woods, near Medford, Massachusetts. He had
gone out alone, and, it is supposed, died from
disease of the heart. He was young artist of
much promise and talent.
ANOTHER REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIER GONE
Capt. Lacius futile, a soldier of the revou-
ton, died at Wolcott, Con, on the eth ult.,
in the 9Sth year of his age. He was native
of Cheshire, Ct, and entered the service of his
CouhtIy cary III Tie IeVoiutlol, as Lieut., and
was with his company at the surrender of Bur
goyne.
TRoTTMG March,. The trotting match over
the Harlem, New York, track, on Wednesday,
two mile heats for one thousand dollars, be-
tween the New York horse "Newburen and
the Boston horse "New England" was won by
the former. The horses were driven attached
to light skeleton wagons. Tme-lst heat, 5m.
4Is.-2d, 5m 43. 1t is said that some $780, 900