Democratic banner., 1848-11-20
Ip~ruhzbty-be ruuttshed-durfng the coningf
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.Trubzbfiyybp rmbtished-du during the coming
year.-.Nak LuE. &c
Mi Raia,Ja Free Soa.-Mae win
in a speech on lie ns,ssbsrn iovesof fes-
dom which u manifested by the nen Fhd
hake 6sestlA strongest sapportersofslsye-l
ry!Sasfong as they could make any Thing
out of it, says:
"They talk of Free Soil, Free Labor,
Free Speech, Free Men, and when they
want TO make another addition to the cata-
logue, Of their principles, they had better
add, and Free Mailbag Laughter.
-Cheiz-talkias of re~ reminded him
of a circumstance which occurred once, Of
a man, who, after Witnessing a fellow beat
his jackass Numerically, vent home and
wrote all essay on cruelty 10 animals, and
when he had finished it, turned TO and
whipped his wife savagely!F"
The Telegraph Ciuxr.-Mr. Voolfolk and
MIR. Zook, connected with O'Rilcy's South
ern line of telegraph, who were arrested
and taken to Frankfort last week by order
Iof Judge Monroe, on charge Of having vi
.oIated the injunction issued by his court.
were n $3.50 each and faid-f5der bonds
not TO violate the injunction hereafter
The fines we're subsequently RENTED.
We understand that the United States
Marshal for Kentucky has been directed
by Judge Monroe to take possession of o.
Riley's Geographic line through Kentucky
forthwith. We hope however that some
arrangements can be made TO prevent the
public from being deprived Of the advanta-
iges of this line.--L0uisraM journal .ror.
18th. ~. 80 n,
4 correspondent of the Presbyterian
gives the following blief account of a sub
|terranean FIRE in Eastern Texas:
There is a very singular circumstance in
Shelby county, Texas, Of a well that las
been burning about twelve months, at the
former residence of Judge Lusk. When
he moved from the place he laid some logs
over the well, from which he had used wa.
ter for several years. Some time after the
woods caught fire, and the timber burning
fell in it, and ignited some substance, sup.
posed 70 be stone coal. The rainy seasons
have not e~xtinguished it, but it has burnt
necessarily. 1t does not give q very sgree.
able feeling to the visitor; for it is neither
sublime nor beautiful; but from the deep
|%grumbling noise that is heard-the sulphur
Gus smell, and the the dark cloud of smoke,
that is continually rising, a beholder is for
chilly convinced that there is actually fire
and birthstone in the subterranean regions.
Various results are conjectured; perhaps
some geologist can give comfort to the anx.
ious minds Of the surrounding iRhsbitaS4s,
by showing what will be the final termina-
ton Of the Burning Well.
The great increase of governmental ex-
penses of Great Britain is attracting some
attention and exciting alarm. The London
Dsiiy Nsuos says:
8 The annual expenditure of tie Govern
ment in the time of peace, exclusive of the
Interest Of the national debt, was during
the reign. Of George the First about Ca
$50, 600. 10 the reign of George the Sec
ond 1t amounted to about f2,776,OOO, in
that o 'George the Third, (l792) to f7,-
$50, lO9; in George the Fourth's (lS28)
Ell, 407, $50; in William the Fourth's 49,
80 to Els, ,949 and in V~ictoria's 49,
4s) &24,2s0,S04. Here is a picture Of the
increase Of our national expenditure enough
to start the most sluggish economist, and to
make every tax payer in the empire ask
wlsss is such a system to stop. The ex-
lpezdisure in the reign of William the Fourtl,
is at the present moment exceeded by more
than half, and yet our pleading journals"
Iridicule the "beggarly economy of Mr..
Golden and the other members of the
House of Commons, who would endeavor
to arrest q system Of lavish expenditure, by
rigid economy and re'renchment, and save
the ration from a course of %ruinous extrav-
agance, more alarming to its real interests
than the supposed enmities Of foreign foes
Tor the fancied apr Extensions of domestic
s;1Gl< a6.1rahgg - ..-.ga-aFU 'a''. e
me ,A6or,g While copversing with
la gentleman connected with the Office, of
Indian Affairs yesterday, We picked up the
following items of information, which will
be new to ourtreaders: The number Of IN
dian tribes whose existence and claim are
lrecognized by the General Government is
sirty .fgs, and this is exclusive Of the tribes
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