The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1848-11-04
WEEKLY VARIETY.
65 The Secretary Of War acts as the
Secretary Of the Navy during Judge
Mascn's absence from Washington.

Secretary Of the Navy during Judge
Masons absence from Washington.
0vThe Louisville Courier mentions
the shipment of 900 barrels lard from
that place for Liverpool. NJ q 3o
GrThe total number OF immigrants
arrived at New York, from the ist to
The 18th Of October, inclusive, is 4,6O9
from Ireland 2,l67.5,sa5q as.Ii 5,ss i
! 0TThs sales of public lands in the
Milwaukee district, for the month OF
September. amounted to 2l,883 acres,
valued at $27,353 80, Of which lO,363
acres, valued at $l2,953 80 were i'm
cash entries, and 1880 acres, valued
at$l4,40O were in land warrants.
0tOm of every hundred persons 10
England, forty cannot write their
names. In Massachusetts, acc ording
to the last census, bnl one person in ev.
cry 200 persons is in this condition; and
nearly all these are recent emigran,s
from Europe. ,9'saaal ytbd.a6s D siSb6
0eTQf the regular army about thirty.
five thousand men are entitled to boun.,
ty lands. The volunteers who are en-
titled to these lands are about fifty-6ve
thousand. Fourteen millions four hun.
dred thousand acres Of land will be re-
quired 10 satisfy the Claims Of the SOL
diers ia the Mexican war. This land
at the Guvernnt mt price is worth eigh.
teen millions two hundred thousand dol.
lars. ~" a3 sa3.
Grln Massac huset,s. minors, under
sixteen, convicted OF crime, are TO be
Sent to a new institution, called tile
State Rehrm School. The custom of
sending children 10 prison cam OF be too
highly condemned. In the Ohio Peni
!entary there are, we understand. sew.
eral convicts under sixteen years ofage.
MATCHES, where one party is all pas
sion, and the other is all Indifference,
W Il assimIate about as we'll as ice AMI
fire. 1t is possible the fire will dissolve
the ice, but is most probable that it viii
be ex!inguisheh in the attempt.
In Cork, ii short time ago, the crer
endpavored 10 dIsperse the crowd BY
exclaiming,"alIy ye backguurds that isn't
lawyers quI, the Coortv' a.gsr
? After forly.six ballotings, the
wings in tile lower branch Of the Ver-
mont Legislature, succeeded in eIectipg
a Speaker, by majority flour votes.
1t was a long race.
@The greatest number OF insane
people, in proportion to the population,
is IN Rhode Island. There is one era
~ person to every sos; and the least
is in South Carolina, where
there is only one insane person to every
6,l58. In the whole Of New England,
there is one insane person TO every 600.
@The last Cherokee Advocate es-
Inmates the number of prolessed Chris
Imns among the Cherokecs at not less
than $500 about or more than the |
OF The entire population.
0o-The London Standard, copying
speech of John c. Calhoun in the SEN
lie. comes directly to the conclusion
that the dissolution OF the American
Union is at hand.
@An eloquent writer says that no
'now falls more lightly than the snow
,f age, and none more heavily, for it
never melts. I
orAll things that are great are not
good; but all things that are good are
great. I.Hls .1ts5 i'aH 1haa4
eo-ll is said that Santa Anna has re.
urned to Mexico. Another battle is
llso said TO have taken place between
he whites and the Indians near Tam.
,ico, IN which the Indians were success.
uI.
oa-ll is reported that Sir John Frank
in has affected the long desired north
vest summer passage through the Arcl-
c seas. II will he recnllected tha. the
'arty Of Sir John were supposed to
ave been lost, they may now however
'e on their safe return home. !
W-The Royal Family Of France are
aid TO be feeling the effects ofpover,y.
0-The difficulty between Mr.. Saun.
ers. our Minister at Spain, and the
spanish government, arising out Of the
rrest Of his servant, has been adjusted.
o@-A bridge lately constructed across
he Potomac at the south end Of Cum. l.
srland, by the contractors Of the Ches-
peake and Ohio Canal, broke down on
he 23d ult., when Carts were crossing.
70 serious damage was done.
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