The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1851-05-10

"On Monday both sides of the Poto-
mac were white with snow. Yesterday
morning there was heavy frost, which,
we fear, may injure the wheat and to-
bacco."
LATE AND IMPORTANT FROM HAYTI.-
The schooner Mary Chiffon, from Port
au Prince, 9th ult, arrived at Boston on
the 2Sth. Captain Holkins reports that
the Chamber of Deputies had been in
session for the consideration of the prop.
osition Of the American Government
relative to acknowledging the indepen-
dcnce Of the Dominiclans. 1t was gem
orally stated on the day that Capt. II.
sailed, that the Chamber had re ected
the proposition, and that the claim made
for the detention of the American brig
alexander" and the imprisonment of her
Captain, had also been rejected. In
consequence the Iiaytiens expected the
arrival of an American squadron at Port
au Prince. Five Of the conspirators
against the Empire were shot while
Captain II. was at Port au Prince-one
Custom House officer, died quite brave
ly, saying that they might shoot him,
but there were plenty left, that an I'M
perial Government was too expensive
for such Il poor island, and never would
be sustained. Soulouque has called an
additional military force at Port au
Prince, and parades the streets daily at
the head Of two or three thousand men.
Missions OF THE METHODIST Frisco
PAL CHUrcn.-At the annual meeting
OF the General Missionary Committee
Of the NJ. L. Church, in New ! ork, last
week, the following appropriations were
made Tor the ensuing year. They were
severally concurred in by the Board of
Managers at a special meeting On Sat
urday last, to wit: For tie African Mis-
sion, including contingencies, $4,000;
for the South American Mission, 1900;
China Mission, 10000; Foreign German
Mission, 10000; Oregon and California,
$4,000; Domestic, including missions to
the Indians, 9S,000-making a total Of
one hundred and sixty-scven thousand
dollars; exclusive of special contributions
towards building churches at Bremen,
in Germany, and Fuh-Chau, in China.
Last year it was $150,00O, and for 1949
100000. Among the clergy present
was the Rev. Bishop Waugh and the
Rev. Thomas B. Sargent Of Baltimore.
CHEAP WlFE.-A woman who neither
eats, drinks, nor dresses, and is averse to
all manner Of change. is, indeed curos-
ity! Among the news by the late for
eign arrivals, such phenomena is thus
described:---
GA very curious phenomenon of phys
iology is now existing at Jujurieux, in
the department Of the Ain. There lives
a young girl, who for the last three
years, las not taken the smallest parti-
Gle of food or drink. She is of course
weak, and her legs are paralysed. With
the exception of this inirmity, she is in
good health, and does not feel any pain.
Her thinness is extreme, and it is said
that her bowels are so dry, that when
she moves, they make noise similar to
that produced by the tail of the rattle
snake. This gi,lis always in bed, and
does not feel any desire to change her
mode of living"
WEALTH OF OUR CIrlEs.-According
to the United States census, Boston is
worth nearly $So,oo0,00o more than
Philadelphia. Boston property is re-
at $214,000,000, while Philadelphia
rates $137,000,000, and New York
1896, 100000. The population of Bos-
ton is short of 100000; Philadelphia
100000; New York $4,000. 1t will
be seen that, dividing the property by
the population, Boston is by vast odds
the richest city this side of the Atlantic,
and probably in the world. Thus divi-
ding the property, each Bostonian is
worth 1900; each New Yorker only
1856; and each Philadelpuian the small
sum of $685.
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