The national whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1847, 1847-08-03
NEWS SC. BY THE MAILS.

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NEWS Sc. BY THE MAILS.
Auburn, .sweet Auburn" is contending for
the seat Of Government Of the Empire State.
| Il will surely 60 from Albany say those who
affect to know.
The lightning did deal Of damage in Mas
sachuset,s last week, killing men, cows, Sc,
and burning down bards.
Halsey Carpenter Of Woodstock, r. l., was
killed last week by the bursting Of grind stone
driven BY steam. He was grinding spndles
upon it at the time.
| The burial Of the remains Of Capt. Lincoln'
from the house Of his father, in Rural Gene
terry, Worcester, Mass, is described as being q
touching ceremony. Much more touching is
the burial of the poor soldier upon the battle
field
/ Now is the time to sow turniPs, from this 10
the middle Of August, on rich moist land,
where other crops have failed, or on newly
cleared ground
A destructive fire laid waste many valuable
houses in Gallipolis, Ohio, on the light Of the
18th ultimo. The Gallo Academy fell, but
the philosophical apparatus was fortunately
saved.
nurse who had served in the Charity Hos
pital Of New Orleans for nineteen years, died
on the 24th ult of ship fever.
What beautiful lesson is taught in these
words Of Sterne; $50 quickly sometimes has
the wheel turned round, that many man has
lived 10 enjoy the benefit Of that charity which
his own pie,y projected and contaminated"
Work, work, work ; says the Columbus,
Ind; Gazette, if you wish TO put MIR. Folks
party out Of power But we say better than
all this vote, vote, vote!
That accomplished Wing, Columbus Della
no. is spoken Of for next Governor Of Ohio
Mr.. D. can sweep the track, il he runs.
The fellow, who got up the buring of Sena-
tor Corwin in effigy at Saltillo, is named Theo-
dore Gibbons, prison bird--a mean, bad
mana thief and vagabond. We expected
as much.
i We have the official account Of the Chester
Town, Md, Wing Congressional election. Ii
abounds in that deep enthusiasm which is the
precursor of good cause. Evans will come
TO Congress by sweeping majority.
A Fourth Of July in South Carolina
as the Tallahassee Sentinel justly says, is
a day Of political reckoning, day Of the pre-.
sent, and not of the past, a day Of summing
up, a day of taking new political departures,
Beets weighing lbs 10 OF. are common in
Gainesville, Tenn. That's hard to beat.
There is a gentleman in Troy who says he
has so fast horse that the magnetic telegraph
company bought him of.
The Ohio folks along the route from Zanes-
vile to Pittsburgh are down upon Mr.. Kelly
for asserting that this route is unpraclcable for
a railway.
A woman was picked up in the Ohio, few
days ago, near Marlinsvie. She had thrown
herself into the river to drown herself, but was
saved by the activity Of the people on shore.
A carding machine, and mill, and a school
house, near Bloomsbury, Va, were burn, on
the 18th ult.
Flour IN Cincinnati, 81.
Mr.. Mcintyre Of Troy, Ohio, was recently
killed BY lightning while leaning on the chin
ney piece.
The Cincinnati Signal is arguing in favor Of
leaving the question Of territorial acquisition.
and Of slavery connected Herewith TO Con-
gress alone. To be sure, j, belongs 10 tha, boz
dy 10 settle it.
"Feathers from travellers wing" is to bs the
title of series Of papers in the GAINESVILLE, Tenn,
Rough & Ready. We trust bis flights will be con-
fined to the rivers Of Tennessee with their m,gnif
cent but undescribed scenery.
Il is rumored that the Democratic party Of Tenn.
are preparing to found political college in that
State Of which Mr.. Polk is to be the President
Capital!
Four deaths by Yellow Fever in New Orleans on
the 26th ult.
Four negro emancip ,tion acts passed TO their ID
reading in one of the Now Orleans councils ON the
23d ut
A highway robbery in open day was committed
in Mobile on the 23I ut
elbow harmoniously the tariff Of ls46 works.
cries the Hickory State Herald. Certainly-up so,
and down so! Il works boh ways!
The Knoxville Tribune says that the Democrats
Of East Tennessee ,ciH stretch the binksf. Here
abou,s they do not wal, for the wool to be made
into the blanket, but they take il in the yarn and
stretch il tin il breaks.
Crime Is on the increase in Pit.sburg.
Il is said THAI Mr.. Polk attributes the contin-
vance Of the war. the London Peace Society which