The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1848-11-18

on INC ZouI Ccs.s was uusis u Ane pie
css had q declining tendency. rsa ais
G-The Steam barqus aEdith, ,nsSh.
ed from New York, on the 9th, wtht
portion Of the regiment under General
Riley, for California Also the ship
Iowa and SiIvic de Grasse. 'las @
os-A great robbery was commii,sd
on the night Of The Sth inst, from, The
National Gallery, in.ihs Patent Oikss
at Washington, city. Among the prop.
erty is a gold snuff box set with dia.
monde; gold scnbbard belonging to
the sword presented 10 Commodors
Biddls; besides number Of gold and
silver medals. A reward Of $500 10
offered. ,.,go,tyss ,sa.oi ,ya ssa
oo-On the next fourth ofAMarch tho
United States will be without Presi.
dent-tha. day coming on Sunday.
w-The steamship Europs, which sail.
ed from New York on she, 18th, will
carry .hs fesul,of lhs eIsc lion for Pres.
ident 10 Europe. The, election closed
only IA hours before she sailed. This
is the work Of the telegraph. q
u-A special session Of the LegisIa.
ture Of Massachusetts will be- held IA =
few weeks, to choose Electors for Pres.
ident and Vice President, the people
having failed 10 make a choice al the
canvass on Tuesday last. The same ID
said TO be the case in the state Of
Maine.
o5An extrac, Of aletter from Lopr
don county, Va, TO the Alexandra Gst
zeite, says thai there isa worm there,
which is desiroying alIth wheat, some-
thing entirely oul oi the common order
Of things. ~'al "a VII
oo-Gen. James Taylor, one Of the
Oldest citizens Of the west, died on
Tuesday, the 7lb insi., at Coving,cn,
Ky. He was a relative Of Gen. z. Tay.
lor, for whom he voted on the day Of
his death; the judges Of The election 60
ing to bis house 10 receive his vote. He
was one Of the larges. laDd-hotders in
the, west. yl,a III 400 asa 90, rs,lsa
no-Four colonies Of Germans, headed
BY clergymen, have recently sel.ledia
Michigan, Iowa and Wisconsin,, seaos
eo-The Secretary oflhe Treasury has
given orders for the payment Of the
Mexican indemnity. 9.71 = "9S
@-Ata late meeting Of the stock.
holders of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail.
road company, il appeared tha, the rev.
enue for the month Of October amount-
ed to $i30,907; being an increase ovsr
The corresponding montl, Of last year.
The net revenue was upwards Of fifty
one thousand dollars. s1 s. p,;ss
7 @By our exchanges we perceive
that there were, as usual, some rows in
the eastern cities on The day Of the elec-
ton; though generally, the day passed
off more quietly than usual. |!i ~
1Col: JOS. L. Bennett, one Of tho
soldiers Of The Texan revolution, died
recently. He commanded the left wing
al the battle Of San Jacin,o.
5d 0rA gentleman in Franklin county,
KY, IN boring for water, rsceniIy,
struck vein Of natural gas, which for.
,ced its way 10 the surface, and being
lighted, burnt as brilliantly as manu1ac.
tured gas. The quantity 10 said ~ be
sufficient TO ligh. a city. IS az"
P" E-Jos. Graham, Of Ohio, has been
appointed by the President, Consul Of
the United States for Buenos Ayfcs.
W The tolls on ,ail tho N. Y. state
canals for the month Of October, / l848,
exceed those Of the corresponding
month Of las, yea:, by $99,0s2. ADJ
0yThe New York Sun says. that
four of those, who rs members OF the
Irish Brigade, went to Ireland to fight
for her independence, returned to that
city on Tuesday. They had many per.
iIous escapes. "esi9tol ~ 19d!"
o1-Mr. Matthias Duke died in Kings
ton, Canada, on the Goth uIt. He re.
ceived, about month ago, q bite from
q cat. ttJa ,s,.. II,
ou-The Dutch dwarf, Jan Hannema, Is
making his fortune in London by bis
extreme smallness. Hehis 8 years Of
age, 20 inches high. and weighs sixteen
pounds. He isquiie accomplished. (aher
the Dutch iashion,) and is pensionsr
of the Kingsof Holland. IEsW@
oo-A cha 81 Mr.. Crowfoo., densiit,
in New Haven, was recently saved by
a Newloundinnd dog, who dragged il
out Of q cistern into which il had fallen,
and was found lying BY his side. The
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