Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-01-29
K &c III Nj OND WING.

X &c III MOND WING.
The prieai~ CYry,,poad-ac, o. Rssry Clsy Edited by
CALVIN Cotton NJ ID Professor of Public Economy Trn.
ty coliege New York A. :. Barnes 4 Co. 1856
The cl-yst-l position ~hicb Mr CLAY attained il, In.
history oi - country the purity o h- patriotism and the
-rdor oi his genius. iIlly justify the laoous nnt.rt
King oi the editor, who during the L,-t year. has
brcn engaged IN collecting the materials for ti. v,n,,
II c"np"-" q" letters entirely the present editor hay
ing ~riti'i ti published previously the "T. and Time.
Z" Henry tay and hr his plan IN ts "haS been tn
Pr-'ut an rp~tl.ry history al the san,- period .,l
chrh! q" ti" san" Thug, ~ viewed 10y ts parties la
correspondence ifom their cp-et- in their cpi.toary
commune i"n- With each Other With no design their
part of furnishing material. Tor history w. have, r,,
-eIucnty. Ia t, cctio NJ. Clly- history written ,-
Intentionally 10y hIm-ci, and l. not lc doubted that
such history J., in th" majority oi cu" the reliable
we ieti"'- "N'e"d during pcd ct haf Century
ald virt 1" rr" "i 'ic nu-t Interesting -uhi cts rrI
ting t" i- country which have ucctrred during the Last
tuy or loiy Nr'r- Mr. Clay hai the faculty %: attach
inS To hi1-ii the enthusiastic friendship and il will
scarcely hr needed t1 dO than this pubira.
ton To tue devoted admirers OF the great Harry of IN.
N'- but tp those who look At ti- nser n-r,ly with
rrsi"l to IT. Importance literary contribution We can
V''"N'ntN recommend thi- cl'nut volume only
interesting 10 it.c but valuable illustrating the history
"i Tie times We ercVor To- convey. in the brieiet
""tce clear idea Of tile Character O each work under
consideration, and ia rcnarkng upon thi. collection "a.
desire not to Ice understood pronounciny il att,c
from its literary merits which j. not The letters arr
without any preien-ion to elegant epsoy -yle but are
rArhiel! PLAIN ana simple referring connec-
ted mostly With public measures.-N J. Criterion
APPOINTMENT rHE PKESipENr-By and II'tL ,L,
-ife'se and Io"S~,t ofkb. Se,,ate-O Jerrip. NJ, or
Virginia, &" b. secretary OF the legation o the nit.J STAT
i Paris. IN place Of Dion Piat resigned, Edxar,l & "
liuer r, OF Louisiana to t- secretary Of the legation or
'he Iied states IA Berlin iu place Of o. Jenning. Wise
transicre, to Paf-
John y Gare-ehe, Of Delsar to be consul of tI. United
states at the port OF Mitanzl- Island Of Cub, in nl.c f
fr-Il rein R,i.. q
10 be- consul OF the United STATES the port of Sprzk, in
SIrdinH Jonathan :. jenkins of Ciliiorni, t I c,.I
ct ne United State. at ANA Nhvgltnrs Islands George
brown ol Ne" York, To lie consul of the United State.
Al Iangier Morocco, IN place OF Samuel Collins de
ceased
DEAH N a BALL RooN.-we learn that melanoholv
,AiT occurred on Thursday, the 81 instant at Greene
BOTTOM !" ~ Charles county, ia this State Mrs Maha
IA laggGt, daughter Of Squire Gre- while in the mid.
'' a assembly oi laiies and gentlemen, engaged in so
c'a promenade exhibited signs OF iudi-po-on and
-uested sister o herr 10 take her place in the set in
Nhich she Wa engaged while she warmed herself She
immediately went TO setec the stove and AT down
Nhie te company, observing nothing extraordinary In
n'r acunh' continued on in their innocent amusement
lev minutes otter oi the company on approaching
"er found to her ndeNcribabe horror the young lady
corpse She ~as thought to be ia good health and We
nave heard no reason assigned iae cause OF her death
ST Louis Ne'ss.
Srie.nE NJ SWALLOWING RED Hor PoKrR.-on the
ga oi December, nau il the prime life entered the
ed
ior pipe, -at down Inooiy by the FIRE After sitting
'hs Tor ten minutes the put poker into the fire
u ""r u ha h"cone red hot took it out and knocked
u against the nuur to any excrc.cence ON il H.
cn deliberately put the red hot end oi the poker down
M throat The persons present caught hold of him and
having removed the poker from hs possession bathed his
mouth with warm water. The man wss ultimately re
moved TO the Mendciy occ where every attention va.
'ho~n INN and n answer to inquiries to the cause of
ine & T. act, ht o''ly rrpied that very fnoi-h
thd De did not know what no doing. HIS tongue
throat and under lip much burnt from the effects of
which he died last Fiday-L,,is Erg,l Mercury.
A. IMPORTANT SuIr involving large amaun, of pro.
perty now before the Superior Court for argument The
iaiiil Is Samuel e. uslon aud the defendants vii
lam r. Astor John Jacob A-Or, (Jrl James Gallatin
and asington Irving executors OF the late John Jacob
Astor 1t seems that NicholasG ogden father of the
lniih VA IN the mercantile business in this city until
about the year lS33 when he died Ii i now claimed thar
VI A-iors books were properly settled the administrators
" VI Ogden would BE- found entitled to nearly 5000 600
HE defendants however contend that the accounts OF
'"e concern a. rendered 10y Nr Ogden in s=S showed
an l"irnin OF hi, part OF about Suun. The argument
All probably be had next week--N. J. Mrro~.
GEUN FIEE ToLEDo.-One of the largest fires that
ever happened ia Toledo Ohio broke forth at an ea-ly
hour ou the morning OF hc 2uth inst The range Of WOO.
dcn buildings on summit street between Monroe street
'nd the Duel block entirely consumed The los in
so-i- Hie "aS upwards Of s3uuUo only small portion
OF which were insured. Nessrs y W Eddy 4 Co cloth.
n'g store b. W. y :. Rugges boot store j Miller A.
\ opitz Co. aud Bronson 4 Ieith. grocery stores
| "ere the chei sufferers.
! TR,cEDr ~ 4 CouEr RooN-In Washington No on
saturday week guusuith named Harrison was on trial
Tor several ugarics which, IL charged he had com.
miit- During the trial It disclosed that he had yo-
lated the person o hi- step daughter, girl OF H. and by
Threats against her e had induced her keep the secret
The girls brother who prescut left the Court room
procured pistol loaded IT, returned Ia the Court room,
placed the pistol 10 Harrsous head discharged the pistol
and tit him hierss corpse in the presence OF the mag.
's'm'es. The young man Was tried Immediately, aud
/ disChaIg ged from custody.
CONGRESSIONAL PEo,F.prNc.-Ir our r.,,o,t If ,b.
vote on Nr puuns resolutions, published yesterday we
stated that the hrst resolution adopted This
mistake. The first and third of the series we're defeated
aud the second, only adopted This resolution il. in sub
stance, that the Missouri restriction should be- restored a.
a Necessary means ct reNiviug harmony and concord
among the states Of the Union.
GiRs- GAttEEr.-The gallery OF Mr. Gibbs in CORN.
THAN Hail. Il one of the ncatcst in the city and decidedly
oi the attractive from the splendid specimen. of
imbro'9fs, the ncW aud beautiful Improvement IN the
Daguerrcoyping art, there exhibited His long expert.
cncc and skill in his profession render him peculiarly Wor
thy oi encouragement while the air OF elegance which
distinguishes bis establishments makes n more than Ordns
/ nls inviting u YOU Wis 10 procure true likeness or
examine those VI others, call upon Mr.. Gibbs
LAInR ,roN NEw NE>rco.-Thc Santa Re mail ha. ar
ri''d at lud-pcuirncc The um the Territory is
unui,rr-tiug Business prospects were doll
! fight hsd occurred between some Capotc Indians and
Aomous. in which severed of the latter killed and
much oi their property taken The difficulty arose hon
hc Normous attempting drive the Indau. oI their owr
! lud.
The N,s Nc,ico Legislature has been iu session trc,
"rcA- '1t u,ir pruc,eliu-. wholly uuiuportaut
There va. much -uos or tc mountains aud the W,,tb,
| sts Iut.u-ei, euli.
CoSNt1c.I Tou,o.o Ceor-rbc tobacco crop o
Connecticut h- ho,uur important that the tobacco
-rpNprs Lately held convention 90 Hartford promut,
their interests At1hicco warehouse It- been csf ibl.he,
boo a city wicr, tc crop. ofl to principle growers ar,
is rfsf H....I f.tffH NJ
mou- ior this purpose with every convenience for sOful
weighing rcpackirg etc, oi should Judge the euur,
! c'Vr Ut tne weed 300 thc Connecticut valley
The Delaware river tt Piadr'phiais frozen 90 6rml,
that booths Coz tle sale Of rcir shmeuts skaters aud
others h1te been erected &c. The Bulleuu ssys-Th,
constant plying % aud tro ithe err, boats opposite the
crutc of the city. has Kept the ice broken uu there but
above aud below t perfectly tight Some Of the chsu