Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1853-05-26
ST. Louis Correspondence.

The present week is about coming TO II
close without adding one incident Of interest
10 the history Of St. Louis. Occasional cc-
counts OF unparalleled steamboat races i'll
the waters that wash our shores, and the
fast running on land Of men, women and
children, from that death-dcaling species OF
animals known as 'mad-d are about the
only items that have stirred up tie lazy
blood OF our citizens. -... .
The public mind has been pretty well
agiatod on these subjects; from each OF
which there is very great cause 10 apPre
bend danger TO the lives Of our travelling
fellow. citizens. No accident fortunately
has occurred on the rivers, but there have
been several lives lost on land-dog's lives
which in this city are priced highly at least
one would suppose so from the numbers
that promenade our streets, subject to taxa
ton under the "hgher law" that the CITY
Fathers" have wisely thought proper to pass
for the better government Of the canine
! tribe.
There has also been some little excite
ment (indecd might say great deal) in
regard to the appointments that his Honor
Mayor How has seen proper TO make
| There werc some twelve hundred appll-
cants, so have been credibly informed, ioI
the eighty or ninety Offices at the gift Of thu
Mayor, and the said Mayor, acting as any
other sane man would have done under like
circumstances, made the eighty or ninety
appointments and left the remaining clever
hundred and more applicants to console
themselves on the reflection that they be.
longed to a large and respectable majority
But the foolish fellows, like Rachael weep
ing for her children, refused to be be com
iorted because lie Offices were not" An,
mary of them have turned against the goo1
mar, and are cursing him more heartily
than they ever praised and blessed him.
Mayors, as well as Republics care migrate
sfhJ."
i Rhe Benton democracy are taking step:
trfhaEe nominations for the several count,
sfbtliccs, CLERKS of the various courts, coun
" recorder, &c, that are made elective il
..l.AEgust next. They fail to carry out theil
! anti-carcus system, and are so ant-dcmc
cratic in their conventions as TO exclude al
/. %si:e0saycr in the least Of ant-Bentonsm.
The Wigs are also moving, and it is be
. lievcd will redeem themselves from the dis
Igrace brought upon them by the unholy ALI
once Of Aprillast This is certainly the wisl
of ali Wings.
Among the Offices TO be filed is that @
Judge Of the Land Court, an Office creatcc
= a the last session Of the General Assembly
ard one Of the most important within tn,
gift Of Tie people of St. Louis. The Hon
: Edward Bates is a candidate for this Judge
ship, and I must think that The good sense
Of this people will prompt them, irrespcct
i've Of party considerations, TO confer the Of
fee upon one so cmiucntly qualified for Tx
important trust. 1t is well understood, how.
ever, thai the Benton party will make tho
most strenuous efforts 10 make this party
race, yet must believe that there arc many
, patriotic men in their ranks who vii
frown down such efforts, and come up To tht
support Of one Of their ablcst lawyers, am
one Of the oldest ard most Trustworthy Gill
1o,fS cf ~ cn,s ,,,,,,I,,
The readers Of the Times will he llapp,
) to learn that The Editor has been in orr cit,
; this week, making the most ample prrpara
> tions'Cor their future qualification. lie hai
been laying IN large supplies of new paper
, new types and ne,C nous, and proposes fur
nishing, and will furnish in future, one dol
lars worth Of news every week, for wmcl
he only charges the small sum of one do!a
per year. Every body should take III,
Times. Yours, F,
u The Washington correspondent 9th,
= New York Herald SAYS. the government ha