The Columbian fountain., 1846-05-20

watch-housc with drunken persons, male anC
female, who were picked up in the street
They were kept up until they got sober ani
discharged Sun.
"A NUIsANCE.-The Conn. Fountain, pub
lished at New Haven, comes out boldly agains
the establishment of Theatre in that beautiful
town, +" Will the citizens of New Haven ac
quiesce," says the editor, Sin the preparation
of a nuisance of this awful magnitude" &c,
He is on the right side. and no mistake.
The GALLANT THORNTON Here is pretty
thing from the Baltimore Patriot.
Ifgallant Thornton, through his foes,
Escaped by dealing sturdy blows,
And sav'd his life and honor,
His blade must be the best on earth,
And was, in truth, a SWORD OF WORTH,
And METAL like the donor
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VOLUNTEER MEET1NG.-A large and enthu-
siastic meeting was held last Friday at Rich
mond, Va, for the purpose of organizing a
volunteer corps to aid in defence of Texas
The requisite number being soon enrolled, the
meeting proceeded to the election of officers.
A Yankee paper thus pathetically describes
the fainting Of a lady:
"Down fell the lovely maiden,
just like slaughtered lamb
Her hair hung down her pallid cheeks,
Like sea- weeds on clam Z"
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0o- An exchange paper says it is hard to tell
where moderate drinking ends and drunken
ness begins, as il is 10 tell when pig ceases
10 be pig and becomes hog.
The Mallia OF the U. S. is commanded by
267 generals, 2.670 general staff officers, A.
93e company officers. The forces under their
command consis, of ,885,645 men.
LICENSE OR NO LIcENsE.-This is the day
for the settlement, Of the great question in New
York. We shall report the result as early as
possible.
Mr.. M. s. Downs was killed at SALISBURY.
VT, last Thursday, by the explosion of grind
stone. So says the Bellows Falls Gazette.
The Centreville Sentinel says the growing
wheat Of that country, which was SO proms-
ing week or SO ago, is being greatly injured
by the fly.
Mr.. Cyrus Townsend, of Pittsburg, has
made carriage worth thousand dollars for
gentleman in St Louis
Co. An Extra of the Buffalo, ~ Y, Cata.
ract contains petition with 800 names
against the License laws. That's right, speak
out.
i BLEW UP-A soda fountain in Cincinnati
exploded few days ago. One man badly
hurt.
i The new railroad for the Md. Mining Co
in Allegany county, was opened with due Ger
monies last Wednesday.
The Williamsport Times states that there
has been breach in the Ohio and Chesapeake
! Canal at the Point of Rocks.
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EARLY I'm THE FIELp.-Of 5000 bridegroom:
in Massachusetts, during the past year, 81
were under 20 years.
The Convention of the Prot. Epis. Church
ofPenn. will commence its session this morn
ing in Philadelphia.
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man can't help what's done behind bacl
! --as the loafer said when he was kicked out o
doors.
The lady's name who was killed by the car
at Baltimore on last Thursday, was Mrs. Ma
ry Kramer. She was deaf.
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The Mt Savage railroad has been put ],
complete repair again.
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The School Fund Of Connecticut amount
to over 100000.
, The war clause has been adopted by the In
surance companies of Baltimore.
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I OHIO RIyER.--At Wheeling, on Saturday
e lO feet water--falling. At Pittsburg, 81 fee
r. FINLEY HUNT,
RESIDENT DENTIST.
WASHINGTON CrTr,
PsnnsyLonia Aoenue, between 9th q 10th siyest
april 26-h,