The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-03-19
Our st. Louis Correspondence.
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Sr. LOUIS, meron 4, Aeo0.
Remarkable Phs~omenon Hssry Pn'are-Ras Fsets-
ries-Pohtical Matters - Emigration 10 CAiifornss.
A remarkable phenomenon, such - perhaps was
never before witnessed by that respectable and OBJ
ssrving individual the oldest inha tsnt" sec urred
here on Saturday The weather during the fore
noon was cold aud cloudy About one o'clock snow
commenced falling, and, almost simultaneously, .
heavy storm Of lightning and thunder set in. The
rsow continued to fall throughout the afternoon,
untn the ground covered to the depth Of four
or Ave inches; and during this whole period the
flashes OF lightning frequent and vivid and the
thundsr terrible About pshtfsll the snow turned to
rain, and the temperature of the atmosphere before
quite cold became mild and spring like During the
evening however the th-r ouetsr suddenly fell and
SNOW again set In. which cnnnnusd falling during the
nieht Our climate in this latitude Is provsrbially
nckle but these mixed Up specimens Of summer and
i have but little Of local interest to eouuuuioats
Murders frequent IS ever but the subject IL
thgeadbare.
some excitement created the street the other
DAY. ty the 81 the failure Of OF
moot psive produce dealers gentleman who was
supposed to be p~rsct, rsfe Is reported that the
Assets are netbing and the Liabilities about one hun
dred thourepd dosrs A fracss grew out Of this mis-.
fortune in Witch sistoIs we're drawn BY the parties
involved: but violence vas prevented
The old rag concern, tb- Wisconsin Fire and Msrps
Insurance COMPANY. has 1T length wound up, though
there sgent here r.deemrg the paper at present
at one per cent e-e Missouri PAPER is quoted In
YOUR city a. Two per CEN. II the affairs Of that insti
futiop were lsid h-fore be public people of
the opinion that s pa would h. the better
theexposurs That the concern has been grossly mis-
managed scarcely aomit. Of doubt Nothing yet has
tYspspired 70 nx guilt The author OF
the late smb. Lxleept since the OF Childs.
The Nisbet robh~r. did not fare ws probably they
were not the robber robbers Of the
Bank of Mi-touri
Tbs political stmo.phere 81 Missouri s ~ olouaed %
ever The Benton and anti Benton divisions Of the de-
mocratic party continue their warfare. They
about equally divided The Inc vitsbe result must be
Waterloo defeat in August, gbig Legislature and
consequently q whig Sspstor In Copgress Mr. Benton
will be- thus left nhsrssssd tn accept the free soil
nomination In 1852 " be g-ss II His visit to this
state last greatly embttered parties and In
sured the downfall OF the already tottering cause Of
democracy in Missouri.
The suit Of Judge Birch again. the Senator OF
thirty ysars standing has been called and coutiu ued
to future of the court The charge Is slsnder,
colonel Benton having said 10 public speech ct Platte
City. divers rather uucom im-ntsry things OF the
Among Other thing he IL charged with saying " The
Platte ity ehqs have brought Tim Birch dog
yes. the OF . our-yes. id shssp killing
dog TO speak seainst me ~ In bringing the suit Judge
Birch ade oath that the Missouri senator OF
resident of the State" aud that he bad sustained d.
images TO the amount ~ one thousaDd dollars Rather
cheap reputation all things cODsdered The quarrel
IL very pretty as II stands, and highly crsdtsble
70 all concerned.
Ths California fever Ia apt tn rage throughout the
Wet the coming spripg With renewed violence From
every quarter hear Of eocanias preparing to leave
the fret appssrsoc- 81 vegetation Perhaps the
land emigration will be twice large that ~ last
year. ARGUS.