The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1849-02-10
WEEKLY VARIETY.

- The nett pFoceeds 5of the Erie
Telegraph Company, ifrom he IN ION
OIL ly i84s,sto he first u lanuarS.
1919, was $4s4o5.
1There were only fourteen inter
msnts Of cholera cases in New Orleans
on The oath ult.
GrThe annual product of the She.
rian gold mines . nearly twenty mill
ions Of dollars. 'N
rThe army OF the French Repub.
lie consists Of $4,000 men. and costs
annually nearly fi7,ooo,Ooo. sib 0ao.t!
/ GrThe Michigan Central Railroad.
connecting Lake Michigan with Detroil,,
river, is expected TO b Completed By
the Isl Of May next. fsa efsFss + /,
eTThe New York Ppsttgjvss q III;
NOR that Major Bliss is engage9in pfts
pairing a history Of the campaigns ot
General Taylor, Nl of which he VIII,
messed, and most Of which he was ION
suited about. 2 gsY ej b@sqsgo9g VIZ,
N~TNW ~ FTT7F r|fhf peg HHr 'rH I~
GFA petition has been presented 10
the New York Legislature by a foreign
er, for leave to,h'Id renl estate withou,
assuming the rights Of citizenship. His
reason Tor this application is, that he
cannot conscientiously become a CHI
zen whilst slavery is tolerated in the
country and The mails run on Sunday.
GThe whole number Of patents,
Tor inventions. &c., from 1890 to Ia47,
is l4,Ol5. o,,..u lor ,,.I. Mag.X
erGen. Dix has found in th%earchives
OF government, the original |rait' OF the
Ordinance Of 1901. 1t iy1n The hand
writing Of Thomas J<ferson, and in.
cIudes the famous rhti.slavery clause
which was struck out by Congress, but
ai,er~ards Incorporated by Nathan
Dane inso biz draft Of the Ordinance.
Messrl. Jefferson, HoweI., of Rhode Is!
land. sad Chase Of Maryland, were the
c~op-nittee who reported it. ua 2a9as
9The ST. Louis Republican pub.
fishes a memorial! which is designed for
circulation aid signature, asking Con-
siress to affaI1ye n line Of military es-
corts !Gor lbs- Protection Of American
citizens passing between the States and
California = ~ has been devised by
gentleman who Are familiar with the
country and the wSole~subject.
m-Col. James Duncan has been ap.
pointed Inspector General Of the Uni.
ted States Army, in, place Of Colonel
Croghan deceased.
eo-We notice by the Cincinnati pa.
pers that the celebrated Kit Carson,
and Moses the Texan Ranger, will con-
duct n caravan to California from indie.
pendence in April next. This offers a
fine chance for those desiring to 60 over
the Rocky Mountains uI IanleaD
m.A visit to the tomb Of the late Mrs.
Mafit, has led to tile horrible concep-
ton that she was premalurely buried!
The body, according to the New York
Sun, was found On IFS lace, and the
shroud and hair disordercd.
colt is reported, tina: quantities Of
native gold, have recently been discov
cred on Ellicott's farm, in the State OF
Maryland. The ore is pronounced
genuine. % .rJ fr H5f
op-The wing members Of the Penn
sylvania Legislature have recommend
ed Andrew Ste wart for Secretary Of
the Treasury under Cen. Taylor
eo- The Senate of Wisconsin has pass
ed a bill legalizlng any rate Of interes,
agreed upon by the parties in contract.
o,-Ripe rawberries were gathered
from an open garden, near New Orleans
on the l7ih oil. ll,H ar.a' ba y6ia Vn.
op-Amone the articles in the ship
Montreal, from Boston Tor San Francis
co, are two Pianos. ~ 'e'
Or The Legislature Of Pennsylvania
has passed a bill giving the widow OF
Governor Skunk Sl.557, the amount 81
her deceased husbands salary from the
date of his resignation to the 18th OF
January, t849. uIu ~ 19lql8o9 oia8p
oo-rhe President Of Mexico. in his
massage To- CJngressson the LIST OF JAM
nary, represents lhe country 10 be IN n
Aourisbing condition. q During ihepasl
year, the expenses ofahe government.
incinLinga all departments, amounted I"
$l6.500.Ooo, and the receipts !"
$4,000, 900. b rr11eoa 9Gf eqas so
eo-"The American Tract Society has
made liberal jggrants'of its excellent pub
iica,Iuons, for nearly every vessel which
has left 'orf about 10 leave for Californian,
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