The Woodville Republican, and Wilkinson advertiser. (Woodville, Miss.) 1853-18??, 1853-04-12
News of the Day.


Mr.. Meaghcr arrived at Charleston Mon
day morning, the l4,h ult, in the Whining
ton boat, and in the evening delivered lee
ture on Australia 20 an audience that had
eagerly filed the Hibernia Hall for some time
before the appointed hour
Ross Wnans of Baltimore, has addressed
letter TO Reyerdy Johnston, John Nelson,
]. V. L. McMahan and ]. IL. B. Latrope, in
quiring their opinion as TO the legality Of The
strike Of workmen, and the protection he is
entitled to from the city. They give their
opinion that combinations TO raise prices are
all illegal and indictable as crime, and that
the city is bound 10 protect the workmen who
60 to work al the old prices.
The Wyoming Seminary, near Wilks-
barre, Penn, under charge Of the Rev. r,
Nelson, was entirely destroyed by fire on the
18th ut Loss s2O,0O0 Insurance $1,000.
Three hundred pupils escaped, some without
saving clothing or books,
The lamps used on the railways in Eng
land are Of three colors Red, to signify dan
ger; Green, to note caution; and White to
indicate safety. Applied to trains in motion,
White implies that full speed may be attained,
Green, proceed slowly Red stop.
Another Of the old merchants of New
York died very suddenly on the lth ult, at
his residence, the Union Place Hotel--Hercu-
les NJ. Hayes, Esq, Of the old house of Burns,
Hayes, d Co. Mr.. Hayes was the only sur
viving partner of the house and had retired
from business With an ample fortune.
The President in selfdefence, made his
escape from Washington to Baltimore on the
10th ult Neither morning, evening, nor mid
day has he been his own. The rush has been
tremendous, and so much beyond all preced-
ent that no mortal man can stand it. Hence
the escape to Baltimore, where Mrs Pierce,
who has no heart for the gaeties and hustle Of
the Capitol, has remained for ten days.
We notice a statement in one of our ex-
changes that there is, in one Of the county
poor-houses Of Alabama, an old man Of more
than ninety years of age, who was the ferry
man for Washington and his army when he
crossed the Delaware, just prior TO achieving
the victories Of Princeton and Trenton. This
should not be so.
1t is said that the husband Of Mrs. Stowe
called on Jewett, the Boston publisher, on
business. During the visit, Jewett inquired
Of Stowe how ii was his lady came out in "a
vor Of colonization in the last chapter Of her
book. 81 should have supposed" /" said Jewett
'she wouldn't want TO-" "She didn't" said
Stowe "but she couldn't find any place else TO
come ont at y
The Illinois Legislature have passed an
act requiring all persons dealing in medicine
to liable the medicine they sell, on the bottle
vial or package containing it. For the viola
ton Of the act fine Of from 81 TO s5 is i'm
posed. But physicians in their practice are
not included in the intention of the act
Sixty students Of the Medical department
Of the University Of Louisville, KY, says an
exchange, are to be seen every Sabbath morn
ing in the Sabbath school Of the Chesnut street
Presbyterian Church, diligently engaged in
the study of the Holy scriptures, under the
instruction Of Drs. Yandell and Silliman, two
Of the University Professors. Good boys
Since 1887 four governors Of New Mex
leo have been murdered, either by the rebels
or the Indians. 1t is no enviable berth. New
ton Lane, formerly Of Kentucky, is the present
Governor
Father Mathew is still continuing his in
defatigabe efforts against ntemperance. The
Cork (lreland) Examiner says that his endea-
vors in that city are being attended with the
| greatest success.
Petitions are before the Massachusetts
Legislature for Bank charters, or an increase
of Banking capital, to the aggregate amonnt
of between sl7,ooo,o0o and sls,00o,oOO.