The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-07-24

The RELIEF FUND.-Since the Irish relic
fand was first started in this city, the treasure
has received SO ,0e5 81. OF this sum, sos.
252 81 have been RENTED to Ireland, so tina
the treasurer has yet on hand over $500. Tn,
Z probable amount received in provisions il abou
$4,000. Well done, New Orleans, and III.
+ States surrounding it, Nearly $4,000 as a gif
TO suffering lreland.-N o. Delta, JsiyI
> Observation-Disclosures the unprecedente,
receipts of this great Missouri staple during the
present year, pretty heavy arrivals continue
The Meteor, down last evening from ST. Joseph
brought 200 bales, two-thirds of which zoe.
Immediately to the Ohio rivcr.-!St. Louis Union
July 10.
According TO the report of the second auditor
the number Of white males in Kentucky over
the age Of twenty years, for the year lo46,
was l31 GOA. OF this number there were pro-
badly 5000 not entitled to vote, leaving 30 SOL
as the actual number of voters in the State for
last year We think the number Of persons en-
titled to vote this year may be set down at 1885,
900, upwards of o. 900 Of whom must vote for
a convention TO carry the fort
Yeomaa.
According 10 official statement made to
the Illinois State convention the entire public
DEBT of that State is Sl4,Ol2,6le ~.
| Inc CONSTRUCTION OF ship
canal around Salt Ste. Marie have disposed of
most of their stock. Only 100000 more are
wanted. The distance is only I,i6O feet, and
the fall Is feet, TO be overcome by two locks, $50
feet long and 90 feet wide. By this canal. the
lake navigation is extended over 500 miles.
| We learn from the Milwaukee Gazett. that
the entries Of public lands at the office in that
city, since January |, lSI7, exceed one hundred
thousand acres, and that the receipts upwards
Of one hundred and thirty thousand dollars.
| The quantity Of land remaining unsold in the
| Milwaukee district is between 350,uOO and 400
900 acres.
STEAMER METEOR SuNK.-The steamer Me-
| teor, bound from New Orleans to Cincinnati,
and laden principally with salt, was sunk two
miles below salt river on Sunday. She only
lays in about five feet water, and will probably
be raised.
FLorK.-We are informed by merchant of
| this city, who has taken some pains to make
correct estimate, that the quantity of flour at
present in the different warehouses Of this city
is not less than %. 900 bbls., most of which has
been very recently manufactured at our city
mills.--St. Louis Union.
Eight companies of the Ohio regiment left
New Orleans for the Brazos on the evening Of
graph. The remaining two companies Of the
regiment were TO have left the 18th the
steamer Eudora for the same destination.
The receipts at the Milwaukee Land Office for
six months since January, amount TO $3.50, $40.
The quantity of land entered is 10000 acres.
The amount of land unsold is $50, 900 to 400, 900
acres
AccIDEST.-ln launching Il large new boat
yesterday evening about o'clock, after sh, had
got some 20 or 80 feet down the ways, they gave
way, causing her to strike on the ground, illur-
ing her bottom considerably, one of the ways
running through it Several persons We're
slightly injured. At shutdown yesterday she
was lying with her bow in the water and her
stern upon the bank.-N. 4. Buiieffin, July 5th
Indiana is now a debt paying State. The
first instalment under the arrangement last win
ter, paid upon the interest the bonds ex-
changed in New York the lst inst. The Tr-
bunc says, " The holders looked very cheerful a.
they came in TO receive their respective amounts
Mr. Bright has an ample fund here for this pay
ment, the revenues collected the past Year from
taxation applicable TO it. have proved more than
required, and will be considerably increased this
year. The reception of interest by the Indiana
debt holders was quite a novel sensiton.' The
payments hereafter, will be semi-annually, on
| that part of the debt not devolving upon the ca
nal, and will he two per cent.-Ind. =. Journal
WHEELING is to have the Railroad terminus
| after all She has labored hard for it. and de-
serves her success The Times and Gazette of
Monday SAYS:
ave are happy TO state that our City Council.
| on Saturday evening, almost unanimously, rati-
| ned the contract between the committees of this
1 city, and the Railroad Co, by which terms are
agreed upon under which 10 construct the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad 10 this city, should
the same be accepted by the stockholders of the
Company. Nothing now remains but the action
of the Company on accepting the law and con-
tract. That they will do so, their own interets
as well as the final settlement of the public
| mind almost guarantees.
Norwegian newspaper Is to be to establish
ed in the town of Norway, Racine county. Wis
consin. The Milwaukee Sentinel, in making
| the announcement SAYS:
| "The Norwegian settlements in the West are
already numerous and growing rapidly. There
are now in Wisconsin, Illinois, and Iowa TWEEN
| " such settlements and sixteen OF them within
the limits Of this Territory. They embrace Il
population of from fifteen 10 twenty thousand
frugal, industrious, honest, aw-loving, and law
abiding citizens. The principal seti, ,ment is on
the koskonong prairie, where there are nearly a
| thousand Norwegian families"
| The STEAMBOAT DELL. SUNK.-We have been
informed by gentleman direct from Jefferson,
that this boat on her downward trip last week.
was snagged at the cut off near Marshall's plan
tation in that county, and to prevent her being
sunk entirely, was run upon a sand-bar adJoin-
ing and left total wreck. with the exception OF
her engine, which was removed. She had
scarcely any freight No lives lost.
Il fArAL ACCIDENT AT STATE N--A
large arch which had Just been erected in the
State Capital of Alabama, at Montgomery, fell
down on Saturday week. killing two persons
Messrs. Clients and McGray. and inJuring 9TH
crs 1t was resting at that time Ipcn temporary
scantings, which were that day TO have beer
superseded by permanent iron pillars;
Capt Rails has been elected colonel, Capt
Lane, lieut.. colonel, and W. w. Reynolds ma.
jor of the new regiment Of Missouri volunteers
for Santa Fe.
The tolls received ON the STATE canals anC
railroads of Pennsylvania during the months
ending on the Goth June, amounted to Ss46, 6cc-
SO, an increase compared with the correspond
ing period in ls45 and '46, of S210,26l 80.