The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-01-20
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The proprietor Of the Minnesota Pionser
has issued prospectus for daily paper at
ST. Paul
Chief Justice Taney has been chosen Chan
cellor blythe Regents of the Smithsonian Insti-
tuition.
OT We areaindebted to the officers
the Pittsburgh and Cincinnati packet, CIN7
eINNATI, for Pittsburgh papers. "
The Plaquemine (La.) Gazette says, that
the late cold weather. has proved very de-
structiye to the young orange trees in that
vicinity. " /
0T Mrs. Swisshelm, the editress Of the
Saturday Visiter, received three votes for
Mayor at Pittsburgh, the other day.
The present population Of Michigan, a
shown by the census just taken, is 400 600.
Increase since 1910, 1913.
OT The CbilIicohe pupers Of Thursday
evening, announce the sudden death of Mr..
Jacob Oh, an old and respected citizen OF
that place.
! O5- Four persons, supposed to be the
leaders OF the recent Lutheran church rio;
in Chillicothe, have been bound over to
court.
0T The Ohio Statesman learns that
Judge Vance has resigned his sent in the
Constitutional Convention, owing to diff
cdlty with his constituents in regard to the
right of repeal.
0E A young couple ran away from We
way, last week to get married. and took the
mail boat for Louisville. They were greatly
, excited, and finally found relief by having
The ceremony performed on board. The
{ groom was l9, the bride 35.
OCS The Scioto Gazette says that the
amount of work to be put under contract BY
the Belpre Company, on the 10Th of March
r next, will cost some $4,000. The via
d duct over the Scioto river, will be large
job, and there will probably be spirited bid
: ding for contracts.
! SERIOUS ArFRAY.-We learn by the Sentinel
e that an affray occurred between two young
e men, named Adams and Munyon, on the 9Th
inst, in Starr Township, Hooking county
The former was seriously wounded in the
abdomen with knife.
CoUNTERFEITER ARREsTED.-A young man
named Levi Worth, recently passed consider
able counterfeit money, at Logan, Hooking
county. He was followed by Sheriff Hester,
who arrested him at Columbus, took him
back to Logan and lodged him in jail.
| FATAL AccIDENT.-Mr. George Snyder, in
f the vicinity of Marshal, Highland county,
S came to his death, on ths4th instant, from one
. of his legs getting crushed by tree which he
had cut down. He was an industrious and
worthy young man, and leaves young wife
: to whom ha had been married but nine
r months.
S 0g The schooner Tiber, of Newburyrort
: spoken OF just before the late terrible gale
IS has not been heard Of since, and has doubt
y les perished with all of her crew. Her crew
Il consisted of master and eight men.
The remains of Stephen Girard, at Phila.
delphia, were exhumed on Saturday last
n preparatory to their final interment in the
e grounds of the Girard College. His wife
x who died when young and beautiful, sleep;
t with no memorial 10 mark her grave.
S The French are preparing with great vigo
n for The Worlds Exhibition. The number
u of exposants from that country will exceed
It twenty five hundred, about half the tota
/ of exposants in the French Exposition o
J. l849.
The Boston Courier of Friday, says, tina
n the Vermont Central Railroad is now takin
l. freight on seds, over the ice, at rate of ON
i THOUSAND barrels of flour per day. 1t is be
d lieved that the next week the amount trans
7, ported daily will be equal to ten thousan
It barrels.
d OTGeo. S. Boutwell,, DEM, has beer
1t elected Governor, and N. w. Cushman 1t
d Governor Of Massachusetts,. There is con
70 siderable excitement about the election O
rs US. S enator.
y OTJesse D. Bright has beon re e-electec
U. S: Senator by the Indiana Legislature, fo
n years from the 4th of March next.
~ CENSUS OF MARYLAND. Total population SOL,
ID 600, of which 10000 are slaves. lncreas
ID since 1910, 12l ,000-the slave increase is nc
over 1000.
4 Deaths in st. Louis in 1e49 and 1850.
10 In 1S49 the total number of deaths in s.. Lou
is was 8,43l, Of which 4,144 were of cholera
III In 1850 the deaths were 4,695,of which 81
were of cholera. s..
h From Louisville.
in LOUISVILLE, Jan. II, P. M.
:" The river is alta stand, with feet inche
C. in the canal. 1t rained considerably las
J. night. The weather is turning cold with
" heavy wind.
- Pierce Butler lawyer of this city, an
y brother of Gen. VIM. o. Butler, died las
RS night.
Capt. Bobb, formerly of the rteamer Nc
=. hawk, committed suicide at Vicksburgh, O
"a the 9TH hv hlo,uin1 HE hrains ont III