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The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-12-14
The Shadow Police Of New



III e folio~ing ssc,ip,ion OF the "Shad-
ows" of the New Yurs police as given by a
gentleman .nIiug from ,ha, city On the "a b
ul'. TO the Pnilsdelphia Inquirer, lie very
mus,ng.
DID yoor resdets ever hear of tho, de-.
paf'nen, of our city police celh d the shadow
system suppose not, III explain It. The
CHIEF OF police has IN his employ s number Of
husis ofhy nen. who are scquaiuttd With al
the roeues, piekpocke,s, and burglars 10 the
country, Of ioreisn US veil domestic growth.
Their province is to watch every steamboat
end 'a'llosd arrival. end N case auy Of ,ho.e
gentry make their appearance hey sre 20 fol,
low and dog them wherever they %, and 10
report progress two or three times a day 10
Mr.. Ma'sell Oae Of the mos, sklful burg
lars IN the Uniied States, Who 10 his day hos
picked any quantity OF locks, but be'ieve has
deter miuej 10 sin no more 10 that ~sy. arfiy
cdhere a few d,ys ago from a ne,- hboring
city, IN Company with his coUracl, highly
respectable aud seli known nembe' OF The bI'.
As soru as they ~ete espled b, The shscoss
they ~ete tracked where yer ihey eeni, end
the lImb Of the law being looked upon as .
pal Of the burglar, vas accordingly waichi d
as close as the Others.
Soon after his arrival he cot shayed-,he
shadow followed him to the barber shop. IL
wenl too see f,erd--,he shadow waited out
eide. lie walked about town for mile or so
The shadow VAS behind hun. He seni 10
the thearte-the shadow was 10 The next seat
10 hin. lie went to his hotel aud read The pa.
pers--the shadow WIS at his elbow tesdn.
too. He registered hi, nhne OF tile hotel
tie shadow LOT d over b., shoulder. He
vent to led ,he shadow inquired be number
OF his room.
la this way he was harrasscd and dog
god Tor three days, at he eI OF ~hieh tine he
thought lie woud cal on lI'c chef Of police 10
reseicnce 10 tie business OF b clitni end 10 !
and he hold the shsdos .ss there too. A.
soon as he made himself known, Of cour.e The
shadow IVES wi,hdrasn, but NJ. Ms,sell told
him TIA, lie could tell him everything which
he had done since he came TO the city ~ bat
he bad eaten, the description OF vine he took
a, diuner--where he v,sited-in hae every
thing connected With his movements from
motulng tlli night. The bas, Of The j ks 's
that NJ. Ma,srll issued directions Tor la. at
res, the nexl dsy, sud be aou'd have been
b,oush, prisoner 10 his o(iicc bs su;l IS fate,
Il he had no, called there.
Such IS he shsdo~ police IN NsS York.
Criminals dead it. and am Informed that
ibey have. ere ;his, kncelrd 10 The chiet Of 20.
lice aud begged VI m TO cease prosecuting
them 10 that way, promising everything. II"
resull OF this system IS tia, New o x 10 too
uncomfortable for such people, aud they man
APE 10 give /, v lde berth. IL may b. added
that after a hule expianst'ou the legal gcnie.
man AID he CHEZ Of police had hearty iauah
over The matter. The ress n The shadows are
termed such is because they vii stick as close
10 a suspicious character az his shadow Will"
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Sickness.

10 sickness the souI begins 10 dress herself
for immortality. Frs, she uniies the strings
Of vanity Ina, medc her UPPER Carmen, ciesve
TO tho world, aud sit uneasy. She puts oil
the |. h, and fantastic toJe Of lust add "an'on
appetite. Next TO THE, the soul ly the help
OF eiekness, knocks oH the letters OF pride
end vaiuer completeness Then che draws
the curtains. and stops the light from coming
in, ard takes The pictures down, those inn'as.
tic images Of sell love, and gay remcmbtances
Of vain opinion and popular noises. Then
the spirit s,oops into sobrie,les Of humble
thoughts, and feels corruption Gliding the
for afdness Of fancy. allay'ng the vefof Q!
conceit and factious opinions. Next to these.
as the soul 10 still undressing. she takes of
the rooghness Of her grca, and little angers
end aninosl,ies, and receives the oil OF met.
cies and smooth forgiveness, fair in.erpreia
tons aud gentle answers, designs OF recon
citation and Christian aionemeni 10 their
places. Jeremy Taylor.
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AFFECTING lHCIpLNr.

Al the tioncr Of the son, Of New lamp
sh1e. Which took Fl &C IN Boston on We'd
uesday .a.i, lion. John 7. Hate, Of the Uui
ted States Senate SAID HAT on his lnurnrv 10
Boston, he met 10 tho cars man .ixty Eve
years OLD, whose father lived and died IN pc.
nury from sacrifices made Ia the revolution,
md the son was now 90 his way 10 see Nj.
Webster, and have Congress now nssis, him
10 his poverty aud age.
The father IVES Captain Nathan u bis, Of
Northampton, New Hampshire. who, when
The tovunas called upon to raise nine men 10
meet Bufgoyue, advanced So 900 TO effect it,
or IL would not have been done. This act
bcagafcd his family. During Mr.. llale's
account, voices from oil parts Of the halt
cried out, pass round the hat nor ~
Mr. Webster was evidently much affected,
aud. turning 10 bis ,eustorIal colleague, re-.
mark that there would he al least voices
at Washington IA favor ol Mr.. Hobbs peti.
ton. lie then proposed, Tho memory Of
Captain Nuthan Hobbs petition" which was
received with great venefaion.
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Peeplcs NOT oug slfee rushed iuio the Office
IL Squire Rivers. sud hs-tly directed deed
o, rial es'ale to be dtsii,d.
10 whom ls the estate to be conveyed y
ilq9ifcd the squire.
" 10 George Btcts," replied Peoples.
F" 3itters, ihuefs. a singular nanr; are you
sure you have IT ightl lsn'i il B1uers, or
Bet y
mol it's Bi,lefs and uc;hiog c'se"
And Peoples vanished lke sky.rocket.
Ito deed VAS dcly drawn up. running
Throughout, appeared the " SAID George Dit
tefs," &c, Nth al the legal repetition usual
IN such case. Nexl day the purchaser call
cd for his deed.
What's oil ,hls1" exclaimedbe, or casting
his eyes over the ns ruucnt; George B1uers!
Who Is he r.
Your unwc SIR, | Imagine, responded the
Squire.
My name no such thing sir, my name
is no, Buels,' it lie Sfotghton, Geo. Sforgh.
ton"
On being informed Of the mistake, Peoples
very quietly remarked, tina, II Stoughlon aud
Bliets were not syuony nous words, he ddn't
undersiunj Engl,sh language.
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A FARMER
How 10 sab Inc a eicicCs
IInt.sr.

The folluaing fact occur d yesterday \
beautiful and high spirited horse would te'eT
allow a shoe 10 be pul on hts !ect, or any PET
son 10 handle his teet, without resort to
every species Of power aud means 70 control
him. Ai.ne lime he wasnearly ctrplcd by
being pu, ia he stocks he was afterwards
lhroan down aud iererd; al auoiher time
one of 0uf experienced hotse shoeis was un.
able - manage him by the aid 81 as maj
hands - could approach. In an ATTEMPT Ia
shoe this hutte yesterday he resisted all e.
forts, kicked ASIDE every thing IA, an aa,,I,
and came near killing himself against that,
and i1a ~ Nas brought back IA his Stable
un,hud. THIS was has only defect; n all re
-rccis he Is gsnic ard perfectly doellc, espe
claI'y so harness. En, this drlcc, WAS u
au tie eve VI eonsisnirg him to the u ugh,
shsi" he nigh, work haufnoi When Is
mere accident, sa officer Il cur service, 5aEc-
i reformed from Mrx'o, VAS pass K atd
bctng mode acquainted wlfh tie tiicetv
applied remedy By the f. loving simple
process:
he lo,k = cord about lie ~ ~ Gem
mon nd cord pot 1t 10 lie mouth ~ The be- Il
kc hi'. and Jcdi ugAtIy % OK" 'og II the
animals head po,,ing his ten COZ U tc' The
slfins. not paiuluiiy u.it, bat u.bt cu"Ue3
10 keep the ear down, and the cutd ~ -
place. Tbs. dome he p,lied the horse scrE
II on The side &c his head and commanded
him TO follow, and instantly til hpt-r chtN ed,
perfectly subJned and a. gcnllc aud 10. ent
as well tisiAed dog; su;istns h, feet 'a hc
lifted wuh cu'tfe inrulupIly, a'd acting Do 81.
respects like an Old stag r. That slulle
string thus tied made bro ii once as ducilc
aud uhcdtem a. shy one could dcsire. The
gentleman vh1 thus furnished this exceed.
lugiy slnp'e means o. subiulrg very dan
gefous propensity inima'cd that II is prac.
used ia Mexico ard South America ia the
management of vdG h1f"s. b. This RI II
maY bee deserves Tie ih,uks e an owners Of
.acb ho,ses, and cspeclay he thanks Of
ihusc Ul.hse business It may be- 10 shoe or
groom lie animals. Com. i8r.
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God BLESS You, Hind Girls.

fterd Of mine beng in The city of Pos.
tor, saw short cisiarce before ham an I'd
man waking WITH great difficulty and up.ai.
entity very much lIigucd. lie seemed a. .
loss What way to lake. u tween ny lileGI
and the Old man, wo ln'le siis. eight o. ten
years Or sgc, we're ~aik ng aud cen,crsiug
about The ID msn.
"n,v tired he To- h." says DC. 81 N.,b
&c could help him," said the o,bcr. Jlsl
hen Dung uau passed by, oil all "a hc J,J
uan askcu hts say to n. 10 Jay.arccl :
\ ha,iy snsstr, sb,gh VAS no. ~ ~ nHel
Il. ible, sss the on'y rei ~. IL bis beAt der.
meat. IL, old an. struck ns',uss post, aod
his sad lcil from hts ha;d. lie hfEesi gtri
spfan. forward 10 stppor, hin, vine he otter
banded him his al. cay -" Here II is,
stt." "1hank you, ny kiod gitl,, SD the
o'd m1u f" Gao iou rect nc TO No. % J y.
street, came 10 the CT, to-day 10 VS.
my SON ishiug 10 surprise hlin, did tot
send ban -uid TIA, | Vas coming. am a
stranger here, and have been "a kug 'ur q
loag time to 10 ruffose." "Oh, We Mi Z"
al NJ wrh you, stt motlcr sad 20 nj. Il;
sax for on hour. and se can SIS well ~uk
tbst w1y e. ~, 9th T" Sod b'css you,
my kfHd aitls. sa'd the I'D mnui : an '"r.
" 70 trouble you" : GA" tcp!ted The Itle
gths, ",t is no tteutic we love Old luiks,
nd love 70 DO them Gvor" Tbes al lcng h
brought ,he Cd man opposite The house ~h Oh
be sought aud he vac discussing them, but
they sid, "Ee must cross the street With
yoi lest ihc carriages run over you.' WAT
deli .btul body -gs'd wore those kind chil.
Ian. As ihry sepafs'od, the Cd nan said.
.'it ever yop sisi Berkshire county, come to
tho house Of john B,ud. and YOU shnil hage
- hearty welcome, aud AZ good entertain.
ncu'. Is Massachusetts iGfm house can Of
C.rI
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The Memory OF Children.

1t us noteworthy dat childnu 10 ate TAX
en away BY death, aiNays remain IA tie ne
mufy Of the parcnt az chid'en. O.hef chil.
dfen grow oil, bot The ore ~e los, couiiubes
10 youth looksas sc last sls i ~ hesiih.
The lms2luauon beats tie sweet voice add
light step, and secs its slken hair and clear
bright eyrs--alI jus. as they were leo OF
twenty years ,nsy o hy ; tho ctld fcma n'
in the memory as az FIST, bright harry
child. lis young and beautiful form moves
before US; angel.pfescneei Certainly, next
TO seeing an angel, $ seeing, With parents
heart, such a CHERISHED form. Amidst tbs
world OF ambition ard show, who shall say
that this ~ no, means under Providence OF
subdDlng aGd spiritual 2 ng The nindl Thus,
10 order TO cherish such a remembrance, "c
arc at times wiling to ,u'n even from the
charms Of tho living. The sigh becomes
sseetcr than the song. Sorrow subdued be.
comes friend. aud sacred joy i. mingled
With tears Of holy recollection. Thus as griel
ascrnds the mount Of Time, she seems TO pass
through q sort Of transformation The con
vuIsiye ogony changes TO passive sorrow, and
GueruIous nisgitlpgs 10 quiet m'diia'iOn.--
There mus, be distress; let, then, tho gosh
iny tears flow, for il is the course OF nature
but even With this let there he the victory Of
Christian faith, the glorious hope OF our holy
religion. For
" Such a hope. Ike the "a nbow. being Of light,
NAV be born like the rainbow, N tears"
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CHARLOTTE. n. e. DECEMBER IA, 1919
The ncggar.

Al The time III g,ca, famine, on q cold
alWci's dsy, peor sonsn cane t,a ,IlisEe
and began ggag for chiti'y. n clothes
were Clean. bot turn aud "a rhrd IN nsny
PAGES. The snas Was falling is,t-h her head
Vas ~'sppgd 10 handkerchief; to one hand
she had stick aai ih the other she earned
tsskei. Fem most OF lie bous,s ste ,e.
eeised only very scanly succoi e,ea some
rich persons d,e,s her ssa, Nth har all
words. There ~ss ui cue poor peasant Who
invited her ,nio b.. bousc, ahete dee Mn a
goed fie IN he ssste. Std bis ~tte to,k - Ike
oui OF the even aud gave he woman a large
slice.
The newt dat every ono ntefo this stfan
ger had asked loi charity ~es nypied cute
,pecledly, aud TO The gene Al surprise, 10
sup a, be castle. " hen all The guests ~ere
strived they Proceeded toIhe oiuing room.
sheie they ss~ TAO tables ii'd ou'. Ole sss
very small, lui upau II acre many eAqi'src
d,shes. Tue other Nss etge std lns e., iiccht
had a great number OF plates hu, hey held
but sesnty nnufishment--, oeh a. pirce Of
half ausiS breed, coulle OF potatoes, hand
ial 81 brsns. and -otne he'd no. hing ~ al.
WINS, tie quests were 3oudeung @hal
lhismean', lie ndy o. hecastlu SPOKE ihrs:-
" The beggat sho passed ihfoush The village
sas NY stlt IA CIDER TO Judse for ny--l! u
your chsuiy ~ th:s i'g.e o need. Tho Ia
poor people whom you SEQ here, took me ~
aud tie4lcd ne he best ,tcy eouo. la conse.
queucc ihey viii cat al my table TO day. and
will give thcms pension. A,io YOU frgale,
yourselves with the ofierrgs you gave me
,es'erday, and which you zee b, fe upon our
pae. sud lu not 10 uil .ci chile 800 90
htnaf 10 The good cheer, ihal itus ycu mas
be treated 70 araIhef Wuild.n
This sio,y is aet fabulous; The heroine =
he adrsatsrs IL Lady Grey.
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY.
Ar So PER ANNUM IN ADVANCE
NUMBER r.

whites. | produced an unvarying level i
morg them. mot only did not excite. bpt
did uni even adm, OF Inequalities, by whicl,
one nan could domiaeer over another.
:" ! told Calhoun could not see things ID
The same light" &c.
We omit here some irccndiary obssrva.s
tloas Of Dir. Ad4ms, uhf' for pubiicaiion.l
March 5h. The Prcsiden, sent r,e.
yesterday. the Two questions 10 writing, upon
WITCH hr desi'ed 10 have answers in wf,tsr.
70 h. deposited 10 the Department OF SAFE.
lie Sf9te me that it would be ia time, If fe
shpuld have HE answers 10 morrow. TIE
first question IS ~ general terms, as il was
sleiedat tho NEE ing On Friday. The second
wee tupdliod % an inquiry neither the 9Th
src,ien 81 the Missouri bill is consistent with
The constitution. 70 tins can, without hcsi-
tu'Ion, answer by simple affirmative, and
10, after some reflection, | concluded TO an.
s.ef both.
March 9th. took 10 the President nv
answers to his Constitutional questions, and
tie desired lie 10 have hem deposited IN The
Department, together with those of the other
members If lie administration. They dif-
icfcu only Us lney assigned thtir reason Ter
thinking The ei. hth section OF The Missouri
bill consistent with the constitution, because
they considered 1t as applying only to The
territorial term; and barely gave my opin.
ION, without assigning for i, any explanatory
re- son. The President gned The Missouri
bill this morning"
Mir. Wesicct Of FioFida, di covered last
winter, in the State Department, an entry on
" the registcr OF letters received SIT toll 2O,
No. )" ia the handwriting Of Mr.. King, a
clerk Of the Department., who has been many
years desd, to the following effect:
March 2, 1870. Adams, Crawford, Cal.
houn, Wlu and Thompson, Messrs. Wash.
irgron, March 1, 1920. Their opinions in
writing upon The consttuiionalty of the law
for the admission Of Missouri into the u.
Mon"
This certainly confirms the statement OF
Mr.. Adams. By whom and why, the opin-
ions have been distracted from the files Of
the State Department, is q mystery.
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Effects Contamination

The iolosing auecd,.e WAS related by ,he
celebrated father TN, lor. 10 the course Of a
eeenl lecture. ~, happened years ago 10
he DO. u eld.iasbioned meeting houses, With
heir ri Ike pens, aid iheu pulprs perch.
ID og at an elevation which placed them with.
PIT tie pale OF human sympathy, end when
FIRE for The purpose Of Warming church
Fas hin. unfeaid Of, that some fn'crprisng
ovns Den who had soishipped IN such q
hurch, determIped TO have the house safmed
y sb,es. But the pr ject encountered the
most siolent opposi'ion fiom all the old people.
hey declared that il should not be; that
loves we're no, Gospel ordnance; that the
onggegation mus, sufiocale. The young
pea, Loseser, prevailed; and one Sabbath
he cougsc CATION bcheId 10 the church two
Printable back stoves, with PIPES Javefslng
he entire length Of lie house. The old men
nd women looked on sih horror, and held
heir breath for The result. The exercises
bf The church proceeded. Soon lady faint.
Fd away, and IN few momeals another gasp.
ID for breath, and vas carried Out Of the
Fholcb, and then snolher. Al last stout
Lasly man So ooned aud Ell. The frightened
pin SER a, once dismissed the church. and
here was general rush Of the indignant
people tosasd the stoves. Tho windows
we're thrown open, and they we're abou, to
precipha.e the offenders from the hose, when
% and behold the stoves we're cold and moi
particle Of fire had been kindIed IN ei,he'
pf hem. The masons had not quite time Il
finish putting them Up, and no FIRE had beer
made. The triumph Of the young advocated
Of stoves was complete. Allod Monfhi!
Adreriar.
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A FEMALE SEEKING REVENGE AS A
SAILOR

A girl who has teen some years disgnis
ed as a common sailor. vas recently de-
lected on board steamer lying in Cork
!.a:hs.. She stated ;bs, he's faulty con.
nec,iens reside a, ST. Johns New Bruins.
wick that her motive for thus forsakIng
her home in favor Of eaioi's life, was in
order that she might NEE, With her stdu.
cc,---a Captain Braddo'd-and DO reveng.
ed upon him for foraaking her and her
child. Tho magistrates propose 10 send
her home 10 her native place.
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FRENCH VESSEL OFFERING TO AID
GiUA

An American writing from Havana, under
date Of October, 90, ls40. states that u
French war steamer arrived there on the
2Isi., and rendered her services 10 he Gov,
eminent 10 assist in iepeling my INVASION
that might be anticipated. This oilicious
gentleman would better get up steam for lbe
Dardaneles. where perhaps any surplus com.
bativencss that his country has to spare may
one day be needed.
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HOW is THIS !

Late English papers state that American
gold has been refused at the Bank Of Eng.
land, on the ground Of The vaIiabloness Of the
alloy, and has to be assaycd. cast into bars
and stamped before j, is taken as security.
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MASSACHUSETTS, IN REVOLUTIONARY
TINES

The follo"i 6 /. correct list Of the sci.
diers furnished by each State during the Rev.
ouIlon. The fee population Of Massachu.
sets IN 1890 was AS 900 +; population Of Nir.
gina abou; $4,000; of New Hampshire
IiI 900
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Lorenzo 5 lne, IN his " american LOYAL
lists, pays the following deserved tribute to
Massachusetts
"Ofthc colonies, New York was undeni
ably the 10y Waists stronghold, and contained
more d them thau any other colony 10 all
Amcuca. Massachusetts furnished 67 ,gO7
Wuig soldiers between the years 1915 aud
1883, while New York supplied but 1871.
IL utjusling the war balances after the peace,
Mas aehusetls had over paid her share in The
sam 81 81 .2iG,s sol of ,il,er money bul New
Yo,k was deficient IN the large amount Of
So ,p15. SIG. New Hampshire though al.
nspsr a wilderness, furnished L., 496 troops
Cof tue continental tanks, or quite three quar-.
tcfs Of the number enlisted in the Empire
Sfa'e
Oae more fac, may serve TO throw still
sgrouger light, 10 illuminate more brightly
tie nearly unanimous Wing principles Of the
On BAY STATE. Virginia whose establish.
cd quota was The next highest, and within
four thousand Of that Of Massac huset,s, failed
To comply herewith in the number Of about
80 900 men: while Massachusetts ovetTun
over 10000 men. Thus Massachusetts.
though required by Congress 10 furnish only
1000 more men raised over 81 900 moIe =
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A CHEAP FILTER FOR WATER. 4

Avery simple method exists by which any
poor family may filter all The water required,
viz: BY using large pan or Tub as the tank,
and iilteiing the water Thy ascension) through
sponge stuffed Into the hole in the bottom
Of the flower pots, using TWO pots, the lower
one being half filled with charcoal and loose.
" covered with thin hannel--,he upper one
placed in il so as to sink the flannel with il,
ard then secured by string. Nothing can
be more simple or more easily cleansed
BURYiNG A WOMAN WITH MILITARY
HON0RS. tY
The Mexicans have such a martial spirit
that they even bury women with military
honor. The wife Of General Hernandez,
Governor of the State of Vera Cruz, having
died, her remains were escorted to the Gem.
etry by company of the Guarda National
and one of artillery, with all the great men
Of the city in the funeral cortege, guns, az
the procession moved, firing from the Castle
and Forts Of Conception and Santiago.
~ Ii was maxim with the Jews "that
he who did no, bring up his son 70 some
honest calling, brought him up thief,
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-09-16
BALrIMoRR, Sep

BALrIMoRR September 1916 p. m.
The fall election Congratulations of the democracy
hs third disfric The governor of Tsras-Dfaias
Observation-Disclosures markets. &C.
The fall election in this State especially for members Of
Congress- will undoubtedly be of the spirited
record The political complexion of the mex,
House Of Representatives will, in measure, depend
the of the Maryland delegation. The
racy brought forward their popular men, and
in nearly every district better organized and rally
with enthusiasm around their nominees than the
wings do They to be fully of the importance
of the position they hold TO their through
out the Union
There to be grand rally of the democracy OF the five
upper wards of the city Monday evening" these wards
being connected with the third congressional district
Three Tun Tavern on Pratt street. Edward Hammond,
ESQ.,, the candidate for Congress for the third district will
make his first address them, and much
tested hear him. He Is spoken of a most able and
eloquent speaker and several large delegations are expect
cd to be present from Baltimore county.
statement going the rounds Of the papers that Mr.
Bell, the newly elected governor Of Texas, whig which
am assured by old Texan that lac has al
ways been saunch democrat Whilst stumping through
the State in July last he repeatedly declared he was
democrat and the fact that Col Jeet one Of his astes
political friends is sufficient proof Of his democracy,
other TO be had.
There be doubt OF the election by the people
of Hubbard, The democratic candidate for governor oil
Maine The Eastern Argus Of the 18th inst. says,
"We give the returns Of cast Monday far
ed think by the popular vote, the combined force
oil whgery and abolition. As far ms heard from, we have
made In this county net gain of 2D0 year
ny this mornings mails receive from IA towns
on the kennebec, which gain last year Of
100 for the democratic candidate for governor"
The Baltimore markets beginning TO feel the effects
Of the long drought least the pockets purchasers
suffering 10 considerable Butter is very scarce
and high, the pastures being dried up and aordng little
food for hecows. All descriptions OF vegetables
aso and hardly be had in sufficient gus ntites
TO supply the daily demand The ground Is dry and
pached that the farmers unable plough their fields
for the winter grain.
The MARKErs.-ln the Baltimore market, this morning.
there sales OF 300 barrels Howard Hour -
Sales 500 barrels City Mills So. Sales 40 barrels city
corn moal at SO 37k No change in wheat Sales yellow
corn 90 81 cents and white At So 81 Oats %
30 Limited sales whiskey at 2S cents 10 barrels