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General Intelligence

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Parent Issue
Day
2
Month
May
Year
1842
Copyright
Public Domain
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The Mayor and Aldermen oí Boston have resolved to license no persons to sell spirituous liquora the ens uing year. Hou. Joseph Lawrence, member of the Housa of Represenlatives, from Pennsylvania, died on theI6that Washington. The Students n Bowdoin College, Maine.held a regular row according to a custom of theirs, and broke the college windovB,hurled the bell from the bclfry, and tlirowed some nitric acid in the iace vf '?ro?z2zcr OJbdwin, which hsra ciisfiguied him for life. Four of the ringleaders have been arrested. At Skaneateles, a boy agcd about nine yeara, while see-sawing across the fence with his brother, was thrown from the board upon a burdock which had been cut thepreviuus day, seveiingthe main artery oí the neck, and causing almost instant dcath. The estimated revenue of England, foï the ensuing year, is saia to be $250,000,000: ot which $150,000 go to pay interest on the public debt, leaving $100,000,000 for theannual expenditure. Of this sum, the army and navy swallovv up $66,500,000. "f he number of persons killed by tho explosión of the Medora, was 26 - 43 wounded. The Balimore Sun says that Joseph Cinig has confessed that he and two others causod the explosión, by removing the weight on the lever of the safety valve to its further extremity, and putting on mo.o weight. He intended no mischief, but only to display the qualities of the boat to the best advantage. The Detroit Advertiser objeers to tho practice of assuming titles in official papers, as "His Excellency' ' &c, because they are of Asiatic orgin, and unbefitting the manlier spirit of Amerika, and are unknown to our laws. The Adverliser is right. Two mails are to be received at Buflalo, from New York, morning and evening, each ofttn in 48 hours ftoai New "ïork.

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Subjects
Signal of Liberty
Old News