The northern tribune. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1847-1855, 1848-05-02
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| Benz. c. Howard is the Loco Foco delegate elect
to the Baltimore Convention from the third district
of Maryland. William NJ Star, substitute.
Somebody suggests that birch rods make the bes,
baby Jumpers.
Peter C. Brooks, of Boston, pays the very re-
spectacle tax of S7,567 90. Abbott Lawrences
taxes amount to S5O98 40. David Sears, S3G29.
Robert G. Shaw, S3,9l6 90.
The Wings of the 18th district of Pennsylvania
have appointed Dr. D. Horner, Of Adams County,
Delegate to the National Convention, and Dr. VIM.
Molvain Presidential Elector. The Delegate is
uninstructed, but favorable to Scott.
Isaac Plat, Esq. Of Duchess County, New York,
was appointed Delegate to the National Conven-
ton by the Wing Convention of the Eighth Con-
gressiona District neld at Poughkeepsie. MIR.
Plat is for Henry Clay
| The French Clergy do not appear altogether IA
vorable to the new order of things. The Archbish-
op of Lyons has written very fierce letter to the
public journals, denouncng the Provisional Gov
eminent.
! At a concert for the distressed poor at Stour-
bridge, England, at the conclusion of the song
"There's good time coming, boys man, in the
garb of laborer rose in the midst Of the assembly
and exclaimed, you couldn't fix the date, could
you ?"
A correspondent of London paper notices, as a
curious coincidence, that at the moment when the
| King of Naples was signing the new constitution,
a fresh eruption began from the crater of Mount
Yesuvius. 1t was no doubt an arrangement be-
tween the parties
The number of persons wounded in the late rev.
olution in France in the three days in Feb. and
ceived into the hospitals, amounted to ESQ., Of whom
G2l were men and Is women OF that number 253
still remain in the hospital.
An American gentleman has offered to build a
bridge across the river at St Johns n. B., and asks
no assistance any one to take stock til! the
bridge is finished
The Duke of Wellington is SAID to have received
in salaries upwards Of nine millions of dollars, and
now receives about 100000 yearly.
An Iron Bridge has been thrown across the NeVa
at ST. Petersburg Russia. 1t has seven arches Of
immense span, and weighs about 1000 tors. twas
constructed in England, and the contract price was
about half a million Of dollars.
The debt OF France amounts TO 81 04j ,000O00
1t is said that in the cities of New York and
Philadelphia there are 5000 poor boys, between Sly
teen and twenty years Of age, without any pefma-
nent employment.
The House Of Representatives have purchased Of
MIR. King, the Boston sculptor, his bust Of J. Q
Adams. 1t is to be placed in the Speakers room
directly over the spot where the venerable old man
breathed his last.
Two hundred and sixty-eight canal boats have
been built at Rochester during the past year.
Shad are selling at IS per hundred, and herrings
at Ks thousand on Potomac river.
An oppostionline of Telegraph from New York
to Boston is proposed.
The National debt of England is 9800,000,000.
A military critic blames commanding officer fol-
absence Of presence Of MUD.
The title of doctor is thus defined by TexaT
editor "A doctor of divinity is friend of God; q
doctor of law is friend to the devil and doctor
of physic is the friend of DEATH
Scarlet Fever is prevailing at Auburn N. Y. and
the Advertiser says it is malignant in form and
alarmingly fatal.
meeting was held at Mobile, on the evening oil