American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-01-29

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Indiana adjourned on the l9h inst.--Mr,
Harper, editor or the Gazette, has been elect
I'd Mayor of Raymond, Miss. R. l.
Wright, collector Of water rents at Cincnna.
ii, has been turned out of Office for delaca-
ton Of more than S3O0O.-A blind preacher
from New York has been robbed Of $40 by
some villain at Cincinnati Jack Cherry, il
notorious thief, has been convicted In Phladel-
phia Of robbing Herr Alexander, the magician,
of his trunk. Rev. Dr. Mcdowell has been
called to the pastorate of Spring Garden
Church, recently organized by the Prcsbytery
of Philadol phia. The Ohio Legislature has
passed resolutions against altering or nceasing
the present rates of postage.-- Rev. Mr.. Nj
chols, Assistant Minister of Trinity Parish,
New Haven, has resigned. BENZ. r. Cur
It's has been elected Dane Professor of Law in
Harvard University, in the place of Judge
Story.-During the year 1915, there were
290 deaths in Chicago, llL-Walton Cook,
member of the Massachusetts legislature is
dead.-The New York Frcmcn had a bril-
liant ball at the Park Theatre on Monday eve
ming. About 1000 persons were present.
The dwelling Of Carrot Krewson, at New
town, was destroyed by fire on Tuesday last.
.--Matthow G. Patterson, District Attorney
Of New York, is dead.
New YoRK Flour AID GRAIN MAREurs.-
The correspondent of the Philadelphia North
American furnishes the following report Of the
N. York flour and grain markets for Tuesday:
The Flour market is still heavy. Shippers
are in market at $3.50, and some 5000 bbls.
Michigan and Genescc have been taken at
about $3.50 Ia; portion probably for export.
For home use there is very little demand
Sales of 800 bhls. New Orleans at So 81 ~
and 100 hbls Howard ST. at Sj37 I2 There
is some demand for france, and sale of 400
bbs. has, think, been made for that dcstna-
ton. Meal is quiet at SO. IS IA
In Grain the transactions are limited, except
ing in Co n, in which hear of sales of IA, 900
bushels Long Island on private terms; $500
bushels South Jersey at 81 l2, weight; 5 900
do new Southern at So 3-4 SIS cts, nearly all
for export. Wheat Barley and Oats are quite
inactive at previous rates Sales 600 bushels
Jersey Oats at AZ a 42 ls cents.
GREAT FEMALE PEDESTRIAN. On Sabbath
evening, nth inst, young woman from
North Haven, Conn, who was living in Mer-
den proposed (for joko) to walk to her home,
a distance of IL mics, after O'Clock, there
being, at that tine, considerable snow in drifts
upon the track. A gentleman being present,
said he would give her $500 if she would &C
compIlsh the feat; she accordingly started
about quarter past 9 in the evening, and ar
rived at North Haven at o'clock on Monday
having travelled FIVE hours on one
Of the coolest nights of the season, in an UNI
broken path Of snow, thus winning, and more
than earning, the sum of $780, which, by the
way, she was careful to secure by note before
she left.
DEATH OF A VETERAN MARYLANDER. Tho
Northampton (Pa.) Courier notices the death
at the Almshouse, in that town, of Capt. WIN.
Smith, aged 70 years He had for the last Ia
years been an inmate of the poor house. He
was born in Maryland, and was one of the orr
ginal claimants for indemnfcation for French
spoliations having been captured thrice on
three different vessals by French privateers, his
property coniscated and himself made prIso-
ner. He has had his claim presented, among
others, for $40 900, which with interest would
now have amounted to over $4,000. He
knew of no living relative.
ENGLAND WATCHING OUR MOVEMENTS. The
Inquirer says, such is the anxiety
felt in England for accurate information in re-
lation to the proceedings Of Congress, with re-
gard to tho Tariff and other questions deeply
to the commercial community, that
the proprIotors of the London Morning Chro.
nicle have sent gentleman from London to
Washington, to forward them ample and early
reports and adviccs, in relation to every thing
Of importance that may transpire.
MAKING RAILROAD lion AT TRENToN.-
Mr. Cooper, at Trenton, is fitting up his iron
works for rolling rails. The mill is 10 be in
operation by the LIST Of May next. A contract,
bo Gazette of that place says, has already been
made with the Camden and Amboy Railroad |
company for 5000 tons, and we are informed
hat propositions have been made from other
1t is expected that the works will |
produce thirty tons daily. About one hundred
md fifty additional hands will be employed.
DIVORCED. 1t will be seen by relerence TO
he proceedings of the Legislature, that bill
las finally passed dvorcing Elizabeth Booth,
laughter of Judge Booth, of Delaware, from
VIM. Chase Barney, of this city. The bill sets
birth, as reason FIR this separation, that the
marriage ceremony was performed in an I'M
lnuun lannnane and conf rarv 10 her desirn or |