American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-08-31

RE'SPLNiNG or TIE SCHOOLS The sum |
mer vacation Of some of the Schools has ended |
While with others ii closes after to-day. A !
number OF our private Schools, Academies and |
Colleges, open to-day for the reception ofscho- |
'ars, and all of them, with the Public Schools |
Of the city, resume their duties tomorrow !
morning. We hope that both teachers and |
scholars, after their months recreation and ell
ioyment, have been recruited in health and |
strength, and are ready to enter upon their du-
ties with willingness and energy.
CRICKET MATCH. The cricket match be-
tween eleven Canadians, as many of the st,
Georges and the Philadelphia clubs, came off
at New York on Friday, but before it was fin
nshed, row occurred between some of them,
and the Canadians refused to continue the
game. The Americans, however, were de-
Clared winners.
RISE IN THE SUsQUEHANNA. The Column
bia Spy of Saturday says the Susquehanna has
risen somewhat since last week, and is still on
the rise. Good news for rvermen.
DEATH OF CLERGYMAN. The Rev. Thos.
Jones, the Oldest clergyman of the Unitarian
denomination, died in Gloucester, N. H., on
Thursday last He was SO years of age, and
had been preacher for more than sixty years,
The Telegraph states that this is the first de-
mise of a clergyman in that town since 1904.
The MEXICAN STEAMERS. The Diario de
la Marina of Havana states that the steamers
1nOntesand and Guadalupe, which lately be-
longed to the Mexican Government had been
purchased by the commander in chief of the
Naval post of Havana for the Spanish service,
and now form part of that Navy.
IMPORTANT AND VALUABLE INvEETIoN. A
semitic and practical mechanic, of Baltimore,
says the Washington News, has Just invented
an improvement on the paddle-wh heel, to be
applied TO steamers of the largest class, by
means of which the Atlantic may be crossed
with the greatest ease, and in perfect safety, in
six days.
AUTHORIZES GONE. Mrs, Holley, widow of
the Rev. DR.. Holley, of Pennsylvania College,
has died at New Orleans in the ed year of her
age, She was relative of Gen. Austin.
The EFFECTS OF Love! man named
Abel W. Piper, about % years of age, com
mitted suicide at Philhpston, Mass, on the
18th instant, in consequence of disap pointment
in love.
FIRES IN New YORK. 1t appears by the
report of the Chief Engineer of the Fire De-
partment in New York, that during the year
ending list August, 1916, there were 25S fires
in that city, by which the damage to buildings
amounted to SIS, 30l, and to stock, furniture,
Sc, S2l9,939,
KILLED. Two young men of Durham,
Greene county, N. Y named Florentine Hum
phrey and Charles Oles, while moving togeth-
or, got into dispute, which resulted in Oles
cutting Humphrey so severely on the leg with
his scythe, that he soon bled to death. Oles
was arrested and committed for trial.
OFFICE SEEKING. 1t is stated that there are
at the present time no less than twenty-seven
applicants for certain consulship. Out of
this number there are seventeen members of
the House of Representatives, and one Sena-
tor.
DEAD. Nathaniel l.. Grswold, one of the
Oldest and most wealthy merchants of New
York. MIR. Oscar r. Stone, the equestrian,
died in Boston on Wednesday last
Pooh JACK. William Fenley, sailor BE-
longing to the ship of war jamestown, was
touched" out of Sl25, in New York, by Ann
! Williams.
NOMINATION. The wings of Phadelp hia,
included in the Sd congressional district, have
nominated John Nj. Coleman, Esq, for Con-
gress. In the I'd district, Hon, Joseph R. In
gersol, has been nominated for reelection.
BURNT TO DEATH, A lad aged about four
years, son of George d. Worth, residing about
one mile below Bordentown, N. j., was horri-
bly, burnt on Thursday and expired in few
hours. He was playing around bon fire when
his clothes caught from the flames.
YLLAlNoUs The stack yard of Mr., VIM.
Slack, living in Delaware near Elkton, Md,
was set on fire, and his whole crop of wheat
destroyed.
RUNNING ON HIS Own HOOK, Thomas D.
English, says the New York correspondent of
the Boston Post, has resolved to run for Con-