American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-12-17

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which oOca~ ion she appeared as "lhe Countess"
in Sherdan'S play Of Glove" -Mss Julia
Turnbull and Miss Mary Ann Lee are engaged
at the ST. Charles theatre, at N. Otleans.--
Mr.. J. Wallack, Jr., and Mrs Wallack are
playing TO fine houses at Mobilo.--Mr. and
Mrs. Skerrett, and Miss Clara Ellis are at the
| Savannah theatre. Tho concerts Of the
! Harmonious, at Richmond, are highly eul0gs-
cd by the prcss.-The Sable Harmonists are
given concerts at Vcksburg. Morris, the
comedian, with Mrs. Warren, is playing at
Cincinnati.-The Ravel Family are attract
! ing full houses at St. Lous.--Miss julian
Dean, young actress of considerable merit, is
at Plttsburg .-Leonard has been playing a
successful engagement at Louisville. --lienry
Placde, Hackett, Chippendale, and Vanden-
hoff, are all at Boston.-Herr Alexander,
the Magician, is doing an excellent business in
New York. Rice, the original "Jim Crow"
is engaged at the Greenwich theatre. -Mur-
doch made his first appearance at the Bowery
on Monday evening, to a crowded house.
ITEMS OF News. DR.. Mallory is candi-
date for Congress in the Accomac district in
| Virgins. DIETRICH, who kept tav-
ern about mile east of Lancaster Pa, COM
mttGd suicide on Sunday last by shooting him
sef-Jas. Waldroup, revolutionary SOL
der, aged lO3 years, died in Fayette county,
Geo, on the Sd nst.--Gen. James l. Cald-
well has been elected Chancellor or South
Carolina, Hon. w. r. King, our late Min
lister to France, has reached his residence in
Georgia, and has been warmly received by his
old friends The steamboats, on Lake Cham
plain have gone into winter quarters.--C. d.
Coffin, Esq, Judge of the Superior Court at
Cincinnati, has resigned his seat on the bench.
A petition is about being sent from ST. Louis
to the Missouri legislature, praying the repeal
of all laws requiring the observance of the Sab
bath!-The Inauguration of Gov. Bebb, Of
Ohio, took place at Columbus on Saturday.
ILLNESS OF Mr.. Poe. The New York Ex-
press says: awe regret to learn that Edgar A.
Poe and his wife are both dangerously i'll with
the consumption, and that the hand of misfor-
tune lies heavy upon their temporal affa airs
We are sorry to mention the fact that they are
Sc far reduced as to be barely able to obtain the
necessares oflfe. This is, indeed, hard lot,
and we do hope that the friends and admirers
of Mr. Poe will come promptly to his assistance
in his bitterest hour Of need"
HEALTH OF Mr.. ADAMS. The Boston
Wing states that there is steady improve
ment in the health of Hon. J. G. Adams, and
that the improvement has not been more mark
ed at any time than during the last two days.
HORRIBLE. The house of Mr.. Solomo
Avery, of York, Me-, was destroyed by FIRE,
on the evening of the 2sth ult,, and his wife,
woman eighty years of age, persisted in the
flames Both the woman and her husband
from drinking liquor, and it was with the great
est difficulty that he was rescued
Coal IN MEXICO. An extensive bed Of btu
minous coal, of excellent quality has been dis
covered at Guerrero, Mexican town of 900
inhabitants, situated on the Salado River, les
miles above Camargo. 1t is now worked by an
American company, and promises to be of vast
importance, as it removes the principal obsta
Gle to steamboat navigation on the Rio Grande,
into which the Salado empties its waters.
The PAKKERsBURG CASE. The General
Court of Virginia has ordered the discharge Of
the three citizens OF Ohio, who had been arrest
ed for kidnapping slaves from Virginia. A ma
iority of the Court decided that the offence was
committed beyond low water mark on the Ohio
and therefore not within the limits or jurisdic-
tion of Virginia.
PAINFUL ACCIDENT. Dudley Perssc, Esq,
one Of the firm of Persso g. Brooks, paper ma
kers, Of New York city, had one of his legs
fractured on Tuesday. He was attending to
some business oil one of the whalves on the
East River side, and stepped upon pile Of
loose logs to avoid coming in contact with
cart. The pile gave way under him, and the
result was as above stated.
COLLECTIONS FOR KELLY. Besides the $3.50
contributed by the citizens Of Mobile for Kelly,
the late Major Ringgod's teamstcr, Recorder
Genos, of New Orleans, collected in that city
s245, and the members of the Artillery Bat
talon of the same city, gave $50 more. AT
Charleston he also received 5000
RECRUITING FOR SANTA FE. Lieut.. Love,
of the U. S. Army, arrived at Dayton, Ohio,
on Friday last, direct from Santa Fe. He will
remain at that place for an indefinite period,
upon the recruiting service.