Hannibal journal and western union. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1851-1852, 1851-11-13
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UThere is a lake in the Rocky mountains, IRON
which the waters flow on the one side, into tie
Missouri. and on the other into the Columbia riv-
er.'--Republican.-s-- Gerrit Smith, in an adj
dress TO the abolitonists, expresses fear, that,
owing to the tenacity with which the people oil
the Union cling to National parties, slavery can
not have peaceful termination. He says ''these
parties are the great props of slavery.
Both branches of the Louisiana Legislature are
Wing; in New Orleans, at the recent election
for State Senators, Sheriff, &C., the, Wing tick
ct, generally, was successful; for Congress- a
Wing was elected inthe Second district, and Lo-
cos in the Firstard Third.---The Legislature
OF Miss. will be Union and Wing, by decided
majority; Foote will be elected; his majority in
sixteen counties heard from, is 2,000.--It is
now thought Kossuth will not come TO America
at all; but viii visit England for the purpose Of
raising funds to attack Austria, and revolution
ize Europe. Kossuth is reported not TO have
acted in good faith towards the American Gov
eminent; it is said that he never intended to
come 50 1hSs caslntry SIS S3se
iron interest, it is supposed, will be strongly
urged in the next Congress.--The Licking
ton Insurance Company, which failed short
time since, had paid for losses incurred in the
last two years, upwards of million of dollars.
The stockholders and directory will be the
principal losers BY the failure-ther loss will
be nearly $780, 00.-The proposed en-
largement of the capital at Washington, will
cost five millions of dollars -The steamer
Montgomery was burned at Hurricane Island,
in the lower Mississippi on the Sthinst Two
cabin passengers lost.--Ship Oregon, from
New York to Kingston, sunk in gale on the
18th of October. Three passengers drowned.
Tile Senate Of the Maryland Legislature,
is wing by two majority; the House is, Demo-
cratic by two majority. Two Wings and two
Democrats Just elected Appeal Judges; four
Wings and four Democrats elected Circuit Court
Judges; two Wing and two Democratic commits
sioners of public works, elected. For Comp
troller, the majority of Thomas Democracy, in
the State, is about 2,0OO-- Fourteen Whig
Senators have just been elected to the New
York Legislature, and possibly two or three
more. The returns received, give 62 Wings and
oil Democrats, in the Assembly. 1t is almost
certain that Ullman, Wing. is elected Attorney
General; Cook, Wing, for Treasurer; and Fitz-
hugh Wing, for Canal Commissioner IL
as thought that the American prisoners now in
spain will be released, when satisfaction is CIV
CT 20 Scain FOR the injuries inflicted upon her
consul at New Orleans.--The whale ship
Ann Alexander was recently lost in The Pacific,
in consequence of having hole knocked in her
bottom by sperm whale. The crew escaped
in the boats, with little bread and water, and
were picked up two days after, by the ship
Nantucket.--The Isthmus Railroad is rap
idly progressing to its completion, and on the
llth of October, the first train of cars passed
from Navy Bay to Gatun. By July, the road
will be completed to GOrgona--giving daily
communication between Panama and NAVY Bay.
Tile Friends of Daniel Webster in Mass
achusctts, are to meet in Convention at Faneuil
Hall, on the 18th Of this month, to adopt such
measures as may best tend to bring about his
election to the Presidency -Judge Sharkev
has accepted his appointment as U. S. Consul
at Havana