Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1853-03-05


airs in schools receiving religious Instructions
The people of Arkansas are becoming sensible
of the inheritance of internal improvements to the
prosperity of their State The Legislature has
lust chartered half dozen new companies for the
construction of roads.
The Boston Transcript announces the death OF
James Tappan, the old and favorlte schoolmaster
of Daniel Webster He died az Gloucester, on
Sunday last, from the effect of wounds which he
received by violent fall.
FRENCH BRANDY.-A brandy manufacturer in
New York has been brought to trial for putting
French names and custom marks on stuff that ne
yer saw France
Hungary is reduced to "a shocking condition by
predatory bands of outlaws, composed of the sol
ders in the late civil war. The AuStrians think
that the object Of these men is to get together
ney for new Instruction.
Maj Kingsbury, of the 9th infantry, and Lieut.
Hawkins of the mounted Rilemen have been dis
missed by the President for neglectng to settle
their accounts.
Quite number of taxpayers in Cincinnati run
into the thousand. Mr.. Nicholas Longworth as
high as $40, III. He must feel poor abont the
time the tax-gatherer comes round His taxes
probably, exceed those of any other individual in
the State. John Riddle, Sen, pays the next high
est in Cincinnati, SIS, 446. The Cincinnati and
. Dayton IallTOdu %, lOI, anu the Lltle mldLnl,
81, 493. Eleven pay over $4,000; twenty-six
over 2 600; eighty one S 600; and two hundred
and ffty-four $500 The venerable ia
cob Burnet pays 50, 847, and the BUrnet House
$3.50.
1t stated that the wealthest and most nhu-
Iential commercial organization in Europe has de-
termned to send agent to the United States for
the purpose of ascertaning whether not the cot
ton growers of the Southern States are disposed
to throw off the Liverpool monopoly of cotton
The proposition is to create a continental depot for
cation
An extremely kind and viftuous young man, -
announces in a New York paper that he wants
board in a privately pious and effectonate fami-
ly." A gentleman advertises for a young Amer
lean lady of good form, features and address, to
fill genteel, easy situation, in travelling capa-
city
The widow of Alexander Hamilton is still liv-
ing and residing in Washington City. Her age,
if we mistake not, exceeds 90. We saw her a.
about % years ago, and she had the appearance
then of being quite an old lady.
r. L. Stephens, Esq, has commence operations
upon his mammoth steam battery, at Hoboken, n.
j., an appropriation of 500 900 to complete which
Congress voted at its last session. About three
hundred men have been engaged to work upon it.
j. L. Holmes, of Hadley Falls, is constructing
for a gentleman of Taunton, (Mass.) ma
| chine for the manufacture Of brick, which will
turn out $4,000 bricks day with pressure Of
14O0 tons executed upon every six bricks.
: ADVANCE IN NAILs.-The Wheeling Intelligent
Ger says hat there has been another advance in the
price of nails The prices in Wheeling are firm
with sales at 81, so for ten ds, with the prospect
of still further advance.
BY the annual report of the Ohio banks, it is
! shown that. they with aggregate circulation of
S11.373,O 600, they have specie on hand to the
amount of 50, 63l, 00o-nearly Is per cent.
Applications have been fled in Indiana for fftv
one Banks, with aggregate capital of S12 SEQ,
600.
BACHELORS IN INDTANA.-A bill is pending in
the Indiana legislature to compel old bachelors OF
, 80 years of age to marry or pay $50 year into
, the county treasury, to 20 TO the first lady who
shall marry after the first of January The pro-
visions of the bill apply to widowers of one year 5
standing.
FEB. 22-General Pierce keeps himself very
retired in Washington. He was closeled on Tues
day with Messrs. Guthrie, Douglas and Everett
In consequence of the scarcity of small change,
} the merchants of Portlrnd, Maine have resolved
to receive and pay out United States postage
stamps
There are 921 Banks in United States-their
capital 5248. 800, Cos Circulation, s so 500 OOO
: Coin $50, OO0,O 600.
Ex-Presdent Van Buren, is in Philadelphia, on
; visit to his friend, Henry D. Glpin, Esq
Auber, the composer is about to be made a
senotar in France.
t STATEsMEN.-Hunter and Soule belong to the
small class OF our politicians who devote to study
research, and labor, hours which, by other and the
great mass of politicians are consumed in disspa-
ton, in dining parties, in bar room revelries, and
petty intrgues. With Davis, of Mississippi, they
form trio of the true American statesmen and
political leaders of the age, who will leave their
mark on the times, and secure place in history.
after the struggling and intriguing partisans who
strut their brief hour have disappeared, like au-
j tumnal leaves, and been forgotten.
Secretary Everett, it is reported, is negotiating
consular treaty with France, which will soon be
sent to the Senate also, an international copy
right treaty with the same Government, the term.
of VIII ch to be similar to those between France
and England.
o RAMPANT FANATIcIsM.-The New England An.
, ti-Slavery Society commenced its session ON Wed
nesday, last week. A lengthy document, called
It the annual report, read by Edmund Quincy
: 1t says of the progress of anti-slavery, that i
shall sweep over the ruins of the Constitution ant
! and the Union, when fairer edi6ce than our faith
ers knew how to build shall arise Alludinp t,
Daniel Webster, the report says: "He sold hi
: soul to the devil of slavery, cheated out of tb
price, and in modification, turned his face to tn,
wall and died.
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