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Speaker of the House of Representatives.,
.-,. THOS. L. PRICE,
President of the Senate.
Resolued by the General Assembly of the State
of Missouri, (two-thirds of each House con-
curing therein,) that the following be propos-
ed as an amendment to the Constitution ofthis
State: ...E.
Sec. /. That so much of the thirteenth Sec
ton OF the fifth article Of the constitution of this
State, ratified at the present session of the Cen
|eral Assembly, as provides that the Governor
shall nominate, and by and with the advice and
consent Of the Senate, appoint The Judges Of the
Circuit courts, and tina, each Judge OF the cir
cult courts shall be appointed for the term Of
eight years, and that every appointment TO fill a
vacancy of such Judge, shall be for the residue
of the term only, is hereby abolished; and here
after, each Judge Of the Circuit courts, shall be
elected by the qualified electors Of their respec-
tive circuits, and shall be elected for the term of
six years, but may continue in Office until his
successor shall be elected and qualified; and If
any vacancy shall happen in the office Of any cir
cult Judge, by death, resignation, removal out
of his %circnit, or by any other disqualification,
the Governor shall upon being satisfied that a
vacancy exists, issue q writ Of election to fill
such vacancy, provided that said vacancy shall
happen at least six months before the next gen.
eral election for said Judge; but if such vacan-
cy shall happen within six months Of the general
election aforesaid, the Governor shall appoint a
Judge for suchcircuit, but every such election
or appointment to,fll a vacancy shall he for the
residue Of the term only; and the General As
sembly shall provide by law, for the, election of
said Judges, in their respective circuits, and in
case of a tie, or a contested election between the
candidates, the same shall be determined in the
manner to be prescribed by law; and the Gener-
al Assembly shall provide by law for the election
Of said Judges in their respective circuits, TO fill
vacancy which shall occur at any time, at
least six months before a general election for said
Judges. The first general election for circuit
Judges shall be on the first Monday in August.
A.. d. 1851, and on the LIST Monday in August
every six years thereafter. N oJudicial circuit
shall be altered or changed at any session Of the
General Assembly next preceding the general
for said Judges. The Offices of the sew
.ral circuit Judges shall be vacated on the firstI
in August, A. D. 1851.
- .t : A. M. ROBINSON,
Speaker of the House Of Representatives..
THOS. L. PRICE,
President of the Senate.
Democratic banner., 1849-04-23
Greater Inducements
. THAN a..s..
CALICO MA!
For 1S49.

For the approaching Spring., I am manu-
featuring the largest and most splendid as
sortment of 80
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that tract Of country Lying west of the
present boundary of this State, SO that the
same shall be bounded as follows, viz be-
ginning at the south west corner Of the
State thence west to the middle of the
main channel of Grand river; thence up the
same to the mouth of the Neosho river;
thence up in the middle of the main chan
nelof the same, to the northern boundary of
the Quapaw land ; thence east along said
boundary to the present State line, or to in
clude SO much of said boundary as Congress
may assent to. Il. /,
A. M. ROBINSON,
Speaker ofMe House Of Representatives..
u . THOS l.. PRICE,
President 9fMe Senate.
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To the Public.

Bargains can now be obtained for Cash
at C.Jackson & Bros. They have deter.
mined to wind up their present business,
and Will dispose Of their present stock fol
cost. II you have any doubts call and try
US. 81 Ate IL - -!
TO all those indebtedto u.s. u.s., we I, wish to be
ois,lnctly understood, money. we must and
WIN have, and if they do not fork in a few
dsys' they will find Glenn .forktne them
with a summons. 80
m C.,JACKSON &BRO..
March 18th, ls49. (nA6'S
Democratic banner., 1849-04-23

A1nan hearing a raven would live two hundred
years, bought one to tryI s.9:t
Democratic banner., 1849-04-23

MISSOURI:
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE.
l Falkland H. Martin, Secretary of State
of the State of Missouri, do certify that the
foregoing proposed amendments to the Con.
stitution of the State of Missouri, passed
by the fifteenth General Assembly of the
State of Missouri, are true copies of the
original rolls now on file in this Office.
In TESTING WHEREOF, | have here
unto set myhand and affixed the
seal of said office. Done at the
SEAL City of Jefferson, this twenty
.. fourth day of March, A. D. 1s49.
81 FALKLAND H. MARTIN, Il
-s;.- Secretary Of State.
April 9.-5l 3w. s
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2sth-An sehrs Ann Bede NYoIA: Koksao Hamu.sr p,o
whence Below schrs Monte Christie, Tutte from
smith Towntens, from RappAhanrc ~ -.
Ao 2 Burton, Elicit do do. -scA haveS sof
In HAM ton Roads-Bark Pawtuehe. ,,
Sligo. - assieE' 20 eASs Nv"
SU,u. fas PER Jan -Arr brig rsrn
PRovIDENoE Je- sISsAN4c v.. NAN.
1T Alexs nder Apaaaheola; brixs Widow (Br) Go
sto H. to finish ldg for Havana; Turner Gbb
ssitimsfe
RicimorD. Jan 3A schr Sarah Ann pinhham, Esstport
Sid brig Bryant Bryant Boston, sohr Splendid Boune NYok
SALEM Jan y-Ar schr Maria Theresa Baker Rio Grande
SAVANNAH Jan H-Ar chip Aberdeen BAws Liverpool; ship
Lancashire Hady LverpooE brig Madison, Mather NYork
ga schr Wsnroo JOsdsn cnrdsnSs Sip ship Marion Thonp
prummond Hav Backus Porter Providence sohr SENATOR
Knapp NYoYk.
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Died.
On Thursday morning, Feb 1, at o'clock, after q
severe illness, Of consumption, Mrs. HANNAH THoMP.
SON, aged SO years.
Her friends and acquaintances, and those of her
brotherin law, Thomas Hennessy, respsc fully in
vted to attend her funeral, Saturd ftsrnoon
o'clock from her late residence zs8 Mulberry street
On Wednesday evening, Jan. 81 ELIZA, wife Of David
Beatty, in the SD year of her age.
The relatives and friends of the family and those Of
her sons, James H and VIM. C. Beatty respectful
ly invited to attend her funeral this (Frday) after
noon at half past O'Clock from her late residence e2l
Hudson street.
On Wednesday last, Jan. 81, Commodore GEORGE c..
De KAY, formerly of the Buenos Ayresn, s. American,
navy He commanded the Unieed States frigate Mace
DOMAIN her voyage Of aid to the starving poor Of Ire
land.
On Thursday morning, Feb. l, EUGENE, son Of Thos.
and Amelia C. Connolly, aged 10 months and days.
The funeral will take place from 2S6 Jay street
Brooklyn, this afternoon at quarter before O'Clock
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MARKETS ELsEwaERE.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb l-ftrst Board 90 900 TEXAS Notes
13k 100 War Bounty ggh 1900 Treasury Notes os 100 or
Iard 60 In 90 do ll 200 War Btuny 9s; 100 State
&c. 5sx 2v0 do Isl 3oo0 do ~ 10 viekburl iSh; 1880
Bchuylknl Navigation 6s o. b. ~ 800 Reading i2l BE.
burg lS lCo " Bank 3 100 do tx; 100 reading r.
Second Bodrdzs00 Penney Gs & 40J do So 7s 20o
Isbsh Navigation S. 64 1900 Chesapeake and Delaware
Canal S 700 Reading Railroad IS 80 4bx 1900 do 45
40 Union Canal, III; u, Bank, 81 100 do 3h Alter
Bsard-sO0 U. g. Bank, S4i 80 Morris Canal, 81.
BosroN Jan. g.Brokers Board-2 shares Old Colony Rail
read III d. 7Bx Eastern Raj l0Cz Ftohbury
road L new 1906 10 Passumys c River Railroad s9 ~
Vermont Mas Railroad, 6a % do 5Os % Vermo-t
Svsl Railroad 66yI; O6, "a
Headipg RAILROAD, M 90 DO Zig Western Railroad i6ls
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d. lo d. Io2y< Ian River YAnroad es 10 do Sc last
Boston % SO Exchange Bank 4ooo s Ess@n& ns
and Maine Railroad f0aO6 Boston and Proyideu 90
h Concord and Montreal Railroad "a 10 ltonoaTs ~
Co. asasl New England Worstsd Co. 90 49,
Portland Saoo ard Portmouth Railroad. 9a2 Bossen and
Maine Railroad 1885, 1926 Reading Railroad III $auS hsa4ns
Railroad Bondr 1850. l6k 10 Merchants Bank lo5; New
ENGLAND Bank IO2L; 10 State Bank o.
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N ARITIME INTE LII 10 Il N @ = I.
Port OF New York, February 2, 1910.
Cleared.

SUN sETs... IL HIGH WATER. 63
Cleared.
ssss enss 1s K RSsss
sannerman Savannah Durham & Dimon.
psIDs 4Ses Ir| Jsasgue PsasIs &C. master yCnia
Ele.ehs, St Thomas 60 Nesmh Walsh
Penny Newbern; Aaria' Diss0rway, Baltimore, johnson
Oregon, sturgis, Providence.
$50 IL Churchill G5ssnOck Dec % with mse and
snip Madison of PssrSursh VaS Foster Bremen 4s ds. with
Rs.snssts e. s.yw
on Of s sas % .h 5 % Ps
but owing the quantity river news
f'S 'Sean ais Jan.e a. with Coffee Foster
falling jan Sssns s g m. SAW
Jan sSs 81 brig s2a a
haIi Olive Olive Liverpool a days. with and 2s pa.
BARK Ceres Hodge Belfast 40 days. with and 100 assen
Bs.an IsJ sad Anwerpen Hos Antwerp 40 days. with
BAH Prescott keson Spear Bordsau1 So day.. with
B.SI LsP;nto Hassr I...n. Nov y, with mds to James
the wind from the and jack up forward pilot Jersey
No WI. W ons the was
within about two cables length Of they discovered black ball
anne
ss no M We u.s. found m s % down "
away when pilots that to board larger vessels
% they pay more p0ass high time The mistake
sss hss cfsw Hs;a sss ,ns.
bark Windsor Dec 40 miles Of Malaga exohansed signals
1911 NJ JAIN
as SSt pr
m ansE sgsis n s;s
galley and starbosd monkey rail- main spencer ways
sprasus cuAm.n Hamburg Dec M tn ma
s bark Esis1 days. with mds and
Josephine Johnston. Rio Janero. As days. with
Brig Enterprise Freeman, London, 70 days. with GOAL to
so B Sr $bjasS Arm ss e. Il
yard and had to he.ye
ei: ssssp2P ss
Br brig Ellen FORE. ter Bulnss Limerick So d.y. in b. .,
and s. Storage to oeifch. Kruger
Nn 'sp aa s s ssass
Island Passage schr Mary Chiffon. from Gonaves for Boston,
sw brig Enightn Dugen Loshorn. SO days with mdse to
Bas As "a Allns Rochelle NOV Is With sapdss
1a ss9i Lucy s.s ses
he nee, f %, Js'k s.9Ina Pa rs
s' Ta :
i 4 $ s1sss Jan It.
Venezuela lett curaooa Dec 10Th for
sshr Eis Charleston days. with cotton and passenger
sohr Hind Giazer Charleston Jan 2' the master.
Brig Galveston, Nortsn, Providence.
Brig Trieste (new Grace, Harrington, Me-
echr Catherine Edrdge Port Prince Is days. with coffee
to Lewis 10TH pokeenteng Port Prince schr Mexican
from Boston, Jan It, lat rs 49, lon 80 exchanged signals with
schr Ann Elizabeth from Port au Prince for Baltimore
Shr Melbourne (of Thomsson Avery Santa CruI (Cubal 70
days. with mahogany to the master.
echr Thetis, Seeley, NHavep.
Sclr italian. Ticket, Nachias.
Scbr Notus, Bessey, WaIeham.
scbr Augusta Taylor, Portland.
Schr Neptnue. Baneom, Eastport.
Scbr Il Smith. Robinson Nantucket.
ScNr Caroline Sherwood, Boston.
sehr Excel, Baxter, Boston.
Sohr Mary Johnston Johnston, Virginia.
Schr Vineyard Foster Virginia.
Schr Pavilion PaiEe, Snow aill.
Sehr Lydia Post Batimo
Schr G Zabriske Barker, Providence.
Ship Pacific Of Sag Bsreo from the Pacific leo reported pro
baby the Citizen which has arrived.
One bark and one brig
Sailed.
Steamship Falcon, Chsgres.
Large quantities Of ice again appearance in The
haIbor
FEBRUARY 1-Wnd, at sunrise SSE; meridian SH; sur sst
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Passengers Arrived.
NKssNA-Bark L panto-Edward Dodd Of Hartford
BR EMEN-Ship Asdfon-C Lott kYtich.
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T IsT OF LETTERS REMAINING IN TaR NEW YORK
II Post ofkcc January n, lS49.
PuBLIsHED HAVING LANCET
0ruox
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Died..

On Tuesday Jan. 80, by the Rev VIM. K. Hawley,
Mr. WILLIAM B. RIxER, to Miss LAvINiA M. CvRrHEw.
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Arr at Sept 49, Chas Drew, Coffin, B. Is barrels sperm
and 1000 do whale oil Garland. Crows DO $50 Dot
Edrdge B. 200 and 500 whale 9th Italy Weld nA
300 and 250 whale Maria Theresa. Swift B. 81
and $50 whae 10TH Olive Branch Place de- not stated l2th
Tobacco Plant Allen do 800 sperm; l3h kosae 9osher War
sperm and geo whale; Biz sh.% soOasd Mye 2so whale
smith, b. - $50 sperm North America Boles London
~ and 200 whales Mechanic Potter Newport go
1000 whales United States Worth Nantucket 600 and 1900
whale 2h fortune woSd5 5rn b 1880 whals Phsnis
$500 whale; Phenx Green Habor 70 sperm and 24 whae
Ocmueee Manter Tsbury 100 wha George and Mary Middle
ton N London. ITO eperm and ll9O whale.
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Home Ports,


BALTIMORE Jan 9Arr ships Manchester Higgins, Liverpool
GsIonne Myers Rotterdam; brig Russell Paterson New
ehT henry Barring
ID Eny ana ESssIs Sr' ASss
Homes 0 anSor Sa1 Na ga Mister Sterling wnd's
Bosros Jan 81 AM~Telssraphed bark Arthur Pickering
sataon Aaaccos sf ksaTney om SYoh put
in in having SepsIs hGs Cork and % s Ss
Orrg do Barbadoe Rogers Gonaves Eben Atkins Whedsn
Jan 81 MArr bark Arthur Pickering Nckersor Rochelc
Br ,chrs $ salw on halsxi BISstsr Day so ps,%
Ho Fore, PARKS fredericksburg schr Highland
6.T fa.: JAN % SD ship shannon Ludlow NYo.s
Jan Br ship Consbrook Mcguire Liver
pool slip southport Nee ormck NY ork schr Buea, VISA
brig Argus Kean hatanzas In the offns "A ship unknown
jam c hs sa GSsn Lvspos John
Cunning Dwight do; sharon. Merriman, Boston
cisWf I'd. g. Vscent, ia; brs Norea Conway NYor I'D
bark Ameda Chapman Po,mouth brig Carann Flowers Bal
Jan 2sd brig Francis savn, Port Princc'
10th bark Claiming. Atwood, Martinique. ,u s,y,,
for Alerahdris toG Boon Island lost head off remas)
INV LoNDoN, Jan D-Arr schr Cordsa smith, New forkior
Nrw Jan oCld hps souherncr, Sullivan. NYOr;
Laura Leach Liberia biiss Harriet Whitney Vera Cruz
Sd Duhtor s.!snnah schIs Sea Horse 8elOur Mo
Mobile Gears Taylor satamora.; BOVINE Roberts, Key
2,Gn skiPs Cato liner sanelles; Toronto Parker New
Yori Ann Eastwood srl Rsa Liverpool bars Delaware Ste
soss soiss skinner aldo
hre penmit aanney Thomastopi Lancaster Loyeand
owd to sea 7;h int baris fcrencs aud Disna BRIG Mary
& s .S .s sea s 1 Ss
l6,h ship John Curris BAH Daniel Webster brig Unco and
NotroIK, Jan 2Br brig Devorshrs, Warrington Grenada
ch ,chr. l. nsI oor,in 81 Crox VIM Baird, sutbs ia
rortcS so bark woolfe liverpool big onsoo,
Moody, Porto Hcoi .shr Vim Baird, stnbss Jamaica
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1849-12-03
COLLEGES IN THE UNITED STATES.

Thereare in the United States 1l9 Coll gees,
tn ohls ST OF Whi,h is Harvard University, at
Cambridge, Massat hus It's: estabIlshedin lo3s.
1h-n ri u lest is Yale Col ge al New Haven,
establish in 1860. The aggregate uuinber Of
volume in The libraiit OF these Colleg5s is CAS-
1913. The library OF Harvard University nuu.
bels 74,00o vo.un, -Natload IateHiseacer.
he National |, ,elilg, uc' has te, Iii. is ed as
to the comparative s'uorlty OF Yale College, at
New Haven, Harvard University is The old. st eX.
issing Coli &c i'll the United State $, and William
and Mary, III Virginia, the next oldi ST. Iht-
first attempt, We bt lieve, to establish literary
institution IN North America was made in Yn-
2ina, al Heurit 0, but ii MAS abandoned on ac-
count OF The Opet hancanuush massacre in March
1922, sixteen yeals bt oe Harvard was founded.
lhe frontier S Elements, OF hlch Henri,o was
one, were nearly destroyed by that massacre,
and The eoonis's were forced to con6ne them
seivt TO The nei.h hoi hood of Jamestown. Soon
afterwards the seat OF government was removed
10 the Middle Plantations, soce knownas Will
Harrisburg; and the ettolt to found Il SCAT Of learn
ing was renewed. .Commissarv Blair visited
England in furherance OF that object, aud obtain
I'd a harter for a University for the education
of the Indians as wed as the whites, and the
institution Was founded i'll February, 1892 IL lder
til nam of the University OF William alli Mary.
As Yale College was not established until 1900.
it is the third, and not the second in point OF
seniority III the United States.-Unyon.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1849-12-03
THE PICTORIAL BROTHER JONATHAN
FOR CHRIST MAS AND NEW YEARS

his great holiday paperh has just arrived by
mall,.a'l we mist acknowledge that we are de-
lighted with lis appearance. 1t certainty pre-
senis the grand, st display Of large and beautiful
Ln@aylnss we ever saw collected together
II he Pleasure S, Folts and Miseiits OF Christ
mas III New York." is All engraving of enor-
mous size; Occupying and going across Two en-
tire pages OF the paper. The spirited gronp o
portraits OF President Taylor and his Cabiaet
aud tho grand tableau Of Poor Richards WAY I,
Wealth, 20 TO make Up the remaining outer pa
gs 1h"s are the principal features W lille the
inner pages are iullo choice holiday reading
illustrated iii the most AMI IL aud costly mauner
We are informed that one hundred thousand co
p of The Holiday Broth jonathan are usual,
sold; and This extensive sale accounts for lis as
iorshing eheapnt IS, - cents per copy, or ter
or one dollar. Wilson & Co., New York, ar.
publishers.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1849-12-03
The Fate OfGenius.

The following sketch of Thomas Gray, the au-
thor Of the railway system, We take from the
Pansville Telegraph:
Thomas Gray was horn i'll Leeds. England. a
but century. or more, ago-and this is all we
know Of his early history. The Middleton Col
iiery had a railway for carrying coal t" Leeds. a
distance Of three miles. The cars moved along al
the rate Of three and half miles per hour 1t
was laughed at-not by Gray-but by the wise
public Gray saw in this lItlle work something
that might be augmented into or a'ness; and he
thought upon the subject, and forthwith became a
visionary! He talked and wrote upon his pro-
ject fla General Iron Railway until the peo-
pie declared him insane. He petisioned Parlis-
ment sought interviews win the lords and uther
great men ard thus became the laughing stock
Of all England. lie received nothing bat rpbufs
VIII rever he went. All this took place IN $50.
or thereahuuts.
But he succeeded at lass The railways were
laid. The world has been benefited by the mad
ness Of L. Gray.
Well what has become Of him the reader will
ask We do not know but b lleve he slill lives
in Exeter, to which place he removed. Up
to lo49 he had been neglected. While thousands
have been enriched by The consunnation ut his
brilliant sche,ne, h. remained iurgoteu-trced
by poverty to sell glass comm sslon ior living
Hewitt, in the Peoples Journal. few years ago.
gave somewhat lengthy sketch OF his career;
thus bringing him into public notice. We have
seen nothing in print in relation To him lately
Elliot wrn,e great truth in these words:
chow many men who lived to bless mankind,
Have died unthanked.'
How many OF the railroad projectors, stock
holders, Sc, have heard Of the suhec. VI this
brief sketch
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1849-12-03
THE NOBLE HUNGARIANs.

we had the pleasure OF an introduction YES.
'erday to Doctor Gahor MAJ hey,j, who vas Inv.
slrian to the Hungarian army He is very ,aul.g.
WI nne complexion, and agree able II ann. 70
hasa little tut not robust person, " it'll the full
'nus'ache OF the camp 1houah he has be- n If,
M United State s hot more !llan five months, he
already sEeaks the English lal euage with a flu
rnry and ease " hith make hin self pert, ctly un
'erstood He is the au ioI OF v.r, il.ten sting
panIh't upon Hungary. from her rise 10 The
pres 1T time, under The guidance OF Icuis ks.
S'th, IN the years IS and lS49-tnae! her vi,h
h. original portraits Of Hunear,'s valiant chief
and leaders IN III last tyolution." II is en-.
htilIshed win portraits OF Bat,h,ani. (late Prime
Minister y to Hungar,,) Kossu1h and Genelas
bem: Demtlnsky and Georg. y-accen, a,i,d
ny bIogral hical skete he's of her great mtn. !,
IS a Beautiful and Instructive rloducticn. rr
Nal h4ovi visits Washington for the ru,r.se az
sating tho Metropolis, and Of Introducing bis
work to the patronage OF her citizens. We t,ust
'wl! meet with success. He is 10 be found NJ
he Irving house.
We understand Thai about eighty uDrra,;ars
have already elnigraf'd to The United State with
href ladies and We learn BY The last ste
hat ssvelal Others are expected. Dut we are
sorry to undo staid that Keasuth, hose safety
seems TO BE- assured Ey the list tote Of Ce,rt
Nesselrode, {rubliAhta in anolhs, column Is ~
n'irrn in his col s'iution as to forbid The ..rec.
'ation of cur wecUmi' him whom ana 10
his land OF liberty II @hington Union.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1849-12-03
THE STEAMBOAT DISASTER IN NEW
ORLEANS


Speaking Of the late terrible disaster in New
Orleans, by the bursting of the boiler Of the
steamboat Louisiana, the n. O. Bulletin saws:
We were in our office al the distance ,t al leas,
1880 feet, with solid blocks Of war houses b.
tween us and the Levee. and our irsl impression,
was that some building had fallen in OIL Iiliued,
ate vicinity. When we got INTO The street. we
found it crowded and all rushing with fearful
anxiety towards the river As we approached The
spectacle was horrlbe-arms. legs. aud nlullaled
bodes. with the cries and urual, Of the sufferers
met our eyes and ears.
The first thing we saw was a f,ot and ankle
full 500 feet from the b lat. The next al IA dis
lance nearly great, The head aud shoulder of .
man, without the arms or breast, wlh the sku,
burst asnnder In several places. human tonpu,
entirely detached, "as picked up On the I4uvee
all OF which shows the dreadful f rec VI the e..
rlpslnn
\ large piece of boiler was carried tn the from
of The buildings by the new custom house, a dis
lance ot iuli CUU feet, where ii struck and kliit
White IMAM instantly. by dreadtuliy muiaiu
his head, aud Killed mule IN dfay That wa
loading colton and was checked by pile Of liy
bales Ut coth'n standing loosely Oh their ends
which were literally turn asnnder, and eutln
through wooden post full five inches thick. h.
FIRE 1t reached the cotton. Another large piece
the butler was thrown distance Of 500 ttel ma
the Levee and tlaltened out pert city slraiphl' :
A gentleman ot our acquaintance, VIII was sew .r,
hundred feet lower down On The Leyee. stated
us that Tor oOne moments he expected To be kills
by the numerous fragments that were shower.
down around hnl
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1849-12-03

In addition TO the above sill add whig
postmaster ard deputy r. sn:asttr. Here is d
statement show Ing that III the county OF Poca-
hontas. here are three Democrats to one " hig,
there are 26 offices held by wings, while there
are hut II held by democrats. 1t also shows, as
consequence ot'he large Wing majority OF
Justices, that all the most lucrative Offices ar
held by Wings Does This not speak for reform?
Homes men must be the Judges. B. A.
0J- A similar list published in the Fineastle
Democrat, shevs that the hes have 40, while.
the democrats have 81 of the offices in Botetour1
county The Harrisonburg Republican, has,
we perceive taken us to task, for publishing The
list of whig officers in Augusta. Our reply is
that we never expect that luminous editor to be
pleased with anything that appears i'll demo-
cratic paper.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1849-12-03
MORE WING ORGANIZATIONS

Court of Amherst, appointed seventeen new
Magistrates, of which humber only tvo were
democrats This, if trne, is another striking
instance OF vhig liberality and whig 'equaliza
ton" When we are more authoritatvtlv i'll
formed Of the facts in that case we shall have
something more 10 say the outage. Forrheprt t
sent; we have only to say that if the fact be as we
have stated it, the actors in tn premis Mil be
woful!y disappointed. Gov. Floyd is at his pest
row, and will see that the people of Amherst, a
large majority of v HON are democratic, are pro-
teeted from the high handed acts of an irrespon-
sble clique OF County Court Magistrates
LwnchbUg Republican,