The Columbian fountain., 1846-10-10
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/ What is it but Map OF busy life, t5a' 't
Its fluctuations, and its vast concerns p C0scpe1
.Rnother case Of Conscience. The Treasury
Department acknowledges the receipt Of fifty
dollars from the collector Of customs at Balli-
more, enclosed in an anonymous letter. address
sed to him, stating the same TO be "due the U.
S. by Catholic i ss8.lla @a
Curious Ysrdict. A Coroner's Jury in New
Orleans returned a verdict on the body Of a
man, "died Of 'pernicious' intermittent fever"
An Improved Engine Of Slaughter. A very
ingenious cannon has been recently exhibited
in Montreal, invented by a French Canadian
and discharges itself, and can be made to fire
about sixty shots per minute, The model
| shown was worked by small crank by the
hand. ea eltfa aa
| A youth about l8 years Of age, named Chas
Buddy, took poison last night and died this
morning. He was youth Of good habits and
cheerful disposition. Buffalo Cour., 2nd inst.
English Phiiantrophy. There are cases on
record, in the office Of the British Judge Adyo
cate, wherein delinquent soldiers have been
sentenced TO receive "3, ,000' lashes ia ls.
Kentucky Conference. This body, after a
session of more than a week, brought its labors
to close on Thursday last. The business was
mostly OF a local nature, possessing little gem
eral interest atsiaai@ Ylap. ista
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| .Another Niagara A cataract has been dis
covered on the river ST. Louis, where il falls
into the extremity of Lake Superior, which
has never been described by any Geographer
1t is said to be second only to Niagara. The
volume OF water is very great, and the perpen-
dicular height Of the fall, one hundred and fifty
feet.
! The trial Of O'Blenis, for the murder Of
young Frank Coombs, terminated at New
Orleans last week. The jury were not able
to agree and were discharged. Eight were
for his acquital and the popular. feeling, since
the publication of the evidence, was altogelh-
er IN favor OF the accused. Ledger.
! A Great Temperance Meeting was held in
the Park, New York, on Monday, the object
OF which was TO pass resolutions in favor Of
having the excise law extended to New York
city aud county. The Hon. Ogden Edwards,
Rev. John Chambers and others spoke.
| ~ Ledger.
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| YELLow FEVER. Fourteen cases Of yell
low fever have appeared at the navy yard in
Pensacola. There are two hundred cases in
the Hospital, chiefly Of scurvy, contracted
while in the Gulf
SPENcER,-This miserable man, is now in
Utica, and it is said that his friends design pla-
cling him under the care Of DR.. Brigham, in
the Lunatic ASYLUM. PIIl{s
The present has been one of the most sick
ly seasons ever known in North Carolina
The diseases there are scarcely ever fatal; but
whole neighborhoods are frequently so disa-
bled that there are not enough well ones TO take
care OF the sick. W'
OUTRAGEOUS Alderman Fletcher yes
terday bound over a man on the charge Of
beating his wife. The defendant resides in
Kensington and being suspected by his wife,
was followed into Moyamensing, and he be-
coming enraged al her, turned around and beat
her. The watchman arrested him in the act.
fla Keystone.
The New York Express of yesterday says:
I" The New York Stock Market remains dull
at previous prices. The secretary ofthe Trea-
sury is still in the city, but has not made any far
ther.attempt to negotiate the loans for the gov
ernrnent." Era @"s Patriot
NEw ToBAcco.--The FIRST hogshead Of new
tobacco was received a, Nashville on the 28th,
from Canton county, Tennessee. Qualify,
first class. The first hogshead last sea son
was received on the 18th Of October,
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