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A HeAvv ArposatArios - Fhs Army
A pproI ration BIN which Hssssd ihe I
House ii Representatives "a Tuesday
week con. sined. ilems 20 The asoount Of
A3l S35 ga 37-a larger amount. We
believe. r.. Is ever before tppfoprlst-
u 10 one bill by Cohktess.e
a. The Washinsion correspondent q
he BaIsimors Patriot says, II y padsr'
Hood thss Gen. Armstrong, nov Consul
", 81 :...--..i n xxixr
General n The Army. aud ihstl,he other
oficesof The same grade will 81 rendered
% Senator Betnon. should The bill crcat-
ing those Offices pass.
\ o. The tran o. cars whiehlsf, Bali
mora Tor Cumberland % tho morsihglof
lhs 81 iasl, snsoun,essd u wagon Oh
lhs track ..6ot fifteen miles below Free
derrick The horses vers killsd. the
wagon broksn,o pieces. s0d me driserin.
jared.
I a Pairiarcd. Daniel Aiken died IL
Wexford. Upper Canada short tins
SINGS. sged l20syesrs. He hid. during
his life. contracted seven marriages, bad
SD children. gIsnd-children md great.
gfsnd-nhildren 40 81 whom we're boys.
and 200 girls. Fs 5ss
FEs ssFs s1 aF - = H
Famine IL fie Sandwich Isishds Id.
fofmasion has been received Ils6m me
Sandwic Islands thai the inhahiianiaof
some districts we're sufferiDg tas severity
Oh famine. The sole dependence u ma
10y OF The natives was upon. roots. and
much sickness and some deaths had been
the consequences, -4 .s sssA'i1
Parsdss ssidio Be al Psris A letieF
from highly intelligent and we'll TO-
formed gentleman at Paris. dated j January
80sh, published 10 he Providence Joui-
NIL. says that the writer was informed )
few days since, 90 very high anlhoIity,
that Paroles isin Paris. endesssring, but
without success. to eniangle this ltbe-
French Government IN the sffsirs Of
Mexico that Psredes gives itas his q
lpinion THU The Mexican war will be )
i lonr one. HH3a4 s Est4 III
| Departure of Tom Thumb torI .ansriesl
This astonishing and elA. \. sllalls f..,-
Il iere iakaA-bia61 Il 3 r. - y
hts protector, Mr. Batnnu. ans Ma i ~ u 3
rents. rIntskiagour leave of.this min
iature hero. we would briefly glance Il
hisunparalleled success since lhissrrivh ID
Europe. He disappeared before mora
crowned hesdslihan any person living
that . 70 say. any person in The erhi5ificp
Ans. He has been absent ffomsAmerioa
between three and four years. and weighs
40 more now than the day be Left bis Z /.
4 live shore but bis intellectual sfac uliies
have improved immensely. ~ spsaks
French huently--plsys The rsiano --is
learning the violin and other ipsiium enls.
He played in French piecs 10 Paris and
The principal French cities; hat playsa
I Hop q ny Thumb, and BDmbasies .Furi.-
ESQ, with great srloi in London sad else.
where. He hasreceiyed many valuable
lpresents from The principal sovereions 81
Europe has Kissed more than a.million
and half o. ladies; has exhibited before
5000. 600 Of persohs. and The ksoss Re.
ceipfs Of bis exhibitions. including his
theatrical PerformaDees. and Ill Ipfiyate
llevees atvarious palaces. and altsle hou,.
e of the nobility " England. France,
Belgium Spain. Sc, exceed fI5O 600,
which. reckonings66 sovereiens 10 lie
pound ayerdupoise. would make 267e
pounds weight 81 gold, and. as lie gene
rel weighs but l5 pounds, ittfollous tbst
he has received l78 times Ills own
weight 10 goIdl I'd silver. iheE weight
would b 46.675 pounds and would
make 3l20 silver statues of ihe general,
Of The same weight Al himselfl
Wilmer 4 smith zfmss.
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