American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-06-25

settle 1t OF course.
HoRRp MuRDER. A horrible murder wa.
committed at Bakers Settlement, West Fell.
Ciana, La, on the 9TH inst, under the follow.
ing circumstances: A man of the name Of
Wilson, accompanied by one George Ii. va
pies, went to the house of a Mr.. Wright, who
had retired to bed, and knocking at the door,
Wright put his head out Of the window to see
who it was, when Wilson shot him with pis-
toll through the neck and he Immediately ex-
pred. After Wilson had shot Wright he
threatened also to kill Mrs. Wright, and final
ly TO murder every one about the house and
then set fire TO it, but was prevented by his
accomplish. No reason can be given for this
barbarous act. Wilson has been arrested, but
Yaples escaped.
FRENcH GUANo We find in the Courier.
des Etats Unis, notification signed by the
Governor of French Guina, and dated Cay
enne, May 9th, that in consequence Of the en-
barrassment resting upon the colony, from the
want of subsistence for the blacks, the impor.
tation Of alimentary substances proper for their
subsistence, to wit: the -four of manioc, rice
and Indian corn meal, (farine de mais er
grains is exempt from duties of all kinds un
til the 3lst of next December.
SINGULAR ACCIDENT FROM LIGHTNING. The
Rochester Daily Advertiser says that during
the thunder storm on Friday the lightning
struck an OK at Pcnheld or Webster and knock
| cd of his horn. In the same neghborhood i
struck house and injured child, caused loa
ded gun TO go off and setting fire to the house
| The fire, however, was very soon extnguishet
without much damage.
med says the Arkansas Intelligencer of the 6tl
instant, that there is an emissary from the Brit
ish Government among the wild Tribes of In
dams on our frontier, endeavoring, it is said, t.
excite them to hostiities against the people OF
the frontier. We also learn, from a reliabl
source, that 400 Delaware and Shawnee Indl
ans crossed Red River, above Fort Townson
and went into Texas. Their movements caus
ed considerable ANXIETY, as tehir intention
and destination were unknown. This matte
! shonld be examined into Immediately.
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SUGAR IN DIsGUIsE.-ReSuH of the mresti
gallon. The examination of the syrup recent
ly imported into New York as moasses, Of
West India account, has resulted in proving i
to contain from So l-2 to 5S Ia per cent O
cane or granular sugar! The specific gravit
was from $3.50 to 1854. The result of tn
investigation is, that sugar has thus been intro
duced in disguise at duty of A l-2 mills pc
h., whereas the tariff imposes duty of tw
cents and half per pound The government
has been defrauded to an enormous extent, ant
great injustice done to our own sugar planters
The WEATHER Down EAST. A Boston pa
per of Monday says:-"Fires burnt brightly il
parlors as well as in kitchens yesterday
rather unusual occurrence after the middle O
June. But the wind was east--a cold, cloudy
, raw, rainy and gusty day--such as we Offer
have in November. The thermometer thi
morning was as low as lifty-one degrees, an,
those inconsiderate persons who sported thei
!, summer garments in the streets, looked ex
ceedingly blue"
! YELLOW FEVER. This scourge continues
with great violence, among the population a
Puerto Prince.