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17
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April
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1847
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Claims op the Polk Dyxastv.- , The Polk ndrninistrMion will rmkea couspicuous figure in the history of our countrv. The New Brunswick Fredonian Uius enumeratesthe claims of the Presiiient to our fealty to and adiniration of ihe present administrntion : A LARGE STANDING ARMY ! AN IMMENSE PUBLIC DEB T ! A MAGNIFICENT NAVY! A STRONG GOVERNMENT! EXECUTIVE INFALLIB1LITY! SEDiriON LAWS! TERRITORIAL AGGRANDIZEMENT! WARS OF INVASIÓN, SLAVERY! CONQUEST AND PLUNDER ï DIRECT TAXATION ï Hun ah for "Polk, Dallas and Texas!!" The Iowa Legilnture has adjourned without a settlement of the difficulties between the rival wings of Locofocoism. They fuüed to elect Judges of llie Supreme Court, and United Stntes Senators, and consequently, the young State will be unrepresented in the upper branch of Congress for the next two year. Winfield Scott is the only one of the five Major Generáis who is noí a slaveholder. A machina has been inventad in NeNv Jersey, Yhich will work up 500 pigs of lod per day into musket bnll?, with the aid of a single man. Ezekiel thinlcs f the inventor had turned his attontion lo the invoniion uf a miciiine that would have Worked up 500 pigs of pork per day ir.to sausage bolb, he would have been entitled lo a great deal more credit. - Cilizcn. Thebill tosupprrssgambling has been signad by Gov. Shunk, nnd íb no'w a law. By this aoi garnbling is considered a misdemeanor ; and punishnble by ennfinement in Ihe Peniieniïary. The officars of the law are atiihorized to enter houses fjrcibly when soarching for gambling apparatüs, by virtue of a processto be issued on oath of any person before a Justice of the Pene?. Heavy fines mny be imposed in üddition. One of the sections provides thot any person invitir.g anolher to n gaming house may be held liable for all losses sustained by ihe vietim, and lso to a fine of nnt more than hundred, or less than fifty dollarsv - Pcnn. PrefinanA New Ciiürch.- A nêw order of reigionisls has sprung up n Cincinuati.- They term themselves the " True Brotherhood," and mret at the Melodeon. - This sect is foundod 6q a belief thai they enjoy a direct revelation from the world of depaned souls. Tho Cincinnati Gazette .says that " their numbers ore nlready vei'y large, comprising men of excellent chnracter, as well as wealth and influence. Their establishment ond increase for a remarkable feature of the times." Strited Pic. - The Lawrencc, Mass., Messcnger says thnt an inn kocperlias placed a partiiion to hisstore,and hascut a dravver in the rear. TIjosb who wisl liquor put their money in the drawer, ant receive their liquor wit'.out seeing ihe söller. A SUBSTITUTE FOR GlASS IN HoT Housts.- The Bay State Farmer says " An invention has just been patenled tha is destined, we think, to supersede en tirely the use of glass in the construciion f not only hot bcds, but houses. The substitute consists of a chemical transpa rent water-proof composition, for render ing maslin, calicó, orlinen for the frame of green houses, &c impervious to rai or moisture, admittinglight cqual to glass much warmer, and the plants ncver bur under it. It is proof aganu hail stor.mf o frequently destructive to glnss."Six Thousand Law Buits.- During he course of debate i) the New York blouse of Assernbly on Friday, conccrnnglhe organizntion of. the courts under :he new constitution, onc of the spenkers 'Mr. Balccm) ?t3ted that there were one '.housand causes rcady fpr trial last Janrnry in the Court of Cliancery ; that probably a few hundred wouldbe decided next term; and thot there would probably be four thousand causes on the next July cnlendar. It wasalso said that there were nt lenst fifleen hundred to two thousand causes y et to be decided in the Supreme Court. This then isto bethe beginning of the new legal mnchinery.with the nid of the old- the Appeal Court of eight overlonded with the work of ten courts to commence with, and an ocean of appeah thereafter. According to the belief of the Romish church, and the Protestant Churches too, for that matter, the sair.ts in heaven are very partial to soldiers, nnd the smoke of a battle field filis their nostrils like n sweet smelling savor. A New Orleans paper snys : " This is the anniyersary of St. Barbe, the patrón snint of the Cannoniers. The corps uill have the usual parnde, and social meetings in the nfternoon. We understand that they will ottend high mass in the Catliedrnl this fornoon, and lake up a collection for tljo Orplmn Boys' Asylum of the Third Municipality, a neody but most deserving charity." A new President of the Republic of Hayti, vas chosen and proclaimed by the Sena;e on tho 2d ultimo. His i ame is Faustin Soulouque, a general oflicer, nged fifty years, and sa'd lo be well esleemed by the people ; a man of good and amiable charactor, and distinguished for his tirmness and courage. A letter from Tepic, published in a Mexicnn paper quotes dates from Cnlifor nia of the 18th of January to the cfFec that Gen. Kearney had arrived from Santa Fe with a forcé of about two hun dred men, who, uniting with anothe force, had attacked the town of Angeles, (defended by Flores,) whïch was taken aftera stout resistance. Flores escapred and tlie troops which were under his orders capilulated. So it would appear that California is agnin in our possession.Strike. - The shipwrights and cnulkrs at the port of Boston on the 29th ltimo struck for higher wages. They ave herétofore received $2,00 per day, nd now demand $3. One ortwo of the mployers have acceded to the terms of he workmen. There is a greai demand er workmen in these branches of businoss - Bost. -Jour. Croakino. - The Georgia papeïs haVe lready raised the alarm about the appen ranee of the fly that generates the worm o destructivo tt tho eotloti erop. The Western papers already begin to g'ive dolorous account of the jirosyecïs of ie Wheat erop. Qleer Classificatión. - It is slated hat ïhe selectmen of Westfield, Mtiss., ai be ret-ent town meeting were intructed by the town to strike from ihe jury lists he na mes of all 'Odd Pellóws, f-uiA-sellrs, and rum-drinkers. , The Soeieiy of írfends in Éngland, vho number in all about 23,000 souls, nen,women and children,have comributed o the suflTering poor in I rel and-, the liberal sum of L35,000- or 817a,000. Gtfc. TaYI-OR FX)R PRESIDENt.- The ïero of four battles has been formally nominated a candidate fur ihe Presidencv, in 1849, by the Whigs of áprticc WnHj in Philadelphia. A score of Whig newspapers have also nominated him for lie same oiïice. If there was a popular election to-morrow, Gen. Taylor would sweep the eountry likö a tornado.- PtMsburg Gax. Itis a cherishèd doctrine öfsornb tbat t is mean tbr a person of Wehh to "descend" to any ihing "menial;" It is regarded as a roble ry of the poor for one to black nis own boots split hisown wood, or w.ish hisown clothes. Under this high seiise ofdiguified duty to thfe poor, many a poor gentleman acts, Who cheats bis bootblack anJ nover pays his washerwotnan. Threecitizens oi Danvers have ëinored into a contract with the proprieiörs of Wenham Lake Ice, to supply them witl cargops fof shtphient to Iwopd. One of them. HenryT. Ropps, Esq, has sailed lor Euiope, to establish depots for the ar tielo in France, and othercountries on ihp continent. - Mass. Pape f. Mr. O'Conxell, it is said, is dying. - The staie of his liealth prevenís bis removal to I reinad. Ilis confessor, Dr. Miley, lefi Dublin, by express to attënd him in Londonj where ie now remains. His compl.iint is 6aid lo be water on the chesi and drnpvy in the legs - fatal synrí toms ever at his time of lite, The number of inquines daily at his hotel U great, and it is said a srvant from tUe palace is amongst the number. It is reportedihat mensures will soon be taken by the Dutch Government for the total abolilion of the d )mestic slavery which 1 1 .11 prevails ',n Javn.UllKAKING OF TIIB T KL EG ft A 111 WlftCS -Fatai. Accident. - A no;t si igul ir 'J ccident occurred on iho Boston and A'ii any railroad on Saturd.iy, 27th inst. A t reight train was passing nlong at a rapid T ato between Boston and Springfield, c hen the wire of the o'eciric le'egn p i 1 irhloh runs within a few fe?1 of the track, uddenly broke. h is a pracúce for the n rake men lö stand or sit on the top of the l ars. The forca of the icd t is sipn iosed, carried the flyin end of the wire Ij giinst the train. Its'rucU tho lucomov ive, A?ound around the srnoke pipe, snapt od, and swept ncross the :op nf the r rain. The foward brake mnn wj.s badly r ut about his hend and arms. Hisright r irm will probably bo ampututed. Mr. 'ratf, the cotdJiier, who was in the f niddle, was ligl t'y injured. Tho latter t iiake mar, t amed Colemai, vai -n-tant v kiüeJ. The wire feems to have vound arornd and dmgged htm to the round. His body was horribly cut and ' jruised. ' The decisión of the Supreme Court at Washingtoi sustaining the License Llw )f Massachusetts, hns given strengih to hetemperance causa in this stalo, which ,ill now undoubteJly receive funhor Legislativa aid n the passage of otho r es'.raining laws and amendments reá,ectng the sale of alcoholic bevernges. A ail! hasjust beon reportcd to the Senate making the sale of intxxicating lipuors, including in this category beer, ale, and eider, after two convictions a penal offence. It throws oiher ob.-tacles also in the way of vending these articles, in any less qtiantity than 28 Lallons. It is nnv just about twanty years sincethe totnl ab-tinence doctrin.3 was preached in tl is State, and a vast tnnjority of the cilizens have embrnced it, and, exce[A in the cities, it is difficult to find any place for the saleof liquor. This is an advance in moral reform, hithertn, I thirik, unparalleled. - Mass. Paper. A grand discovery 1 a3 "como ofF" in he north of Europe, which bids f:ir to make soldicrs as amphibious os wharf rats. Two young men, a Norman and a Swede, have invenled a water shoe, moddled after the skies, or shoes used by he Hyperbonians in crossing ravines and precipites buge smoothed up with snow,' vithout sinking. These two geniuses lavo been exhibiting their exjloits nt iano%er, walking the waters as gracoully as so rnany gtso;e in the myd. - 3ackwords and forwards ihey w?ilkcd and ran. goingtiirough the military exercisns with hnapsacks at their backs, and ' keepnr their powder dry. They even drew a bont cantaining eight persons without wetiing thoir feet ! So says the rpport, which goeson to say, thatthe Minister-of Wcr bas put part of the Garrison at Hanovor under tlïó training of these nCqüatic gen lemen, iviih ö view of amng the first benefits of tho inviention to a military account. Perfile age of military genius! Theré is no telling what ttáy conté of these waterski. R'ev. J. N. Maffitt, the wéll known clergyman, being on Monday evening aboüt to contract a marriage with a yoüng ady of feigliteen, whosn acquaintance he Vad formad but n short timo before, n mob nf something less than a thoosand per. sons assembled in front of the housp, with gongs, cat-calls, old kettles ar.d aj] Conceivable instrument? of noisr', for the pürpose of annoying the parties. They kept Up this outrageous proceding till after one o'clock at night-, without ftny other iriterference on thé pirt of thé authorities than the reading of tho riot act by the Mayor, who happened to be one of the weddirtg guèsts. The marriage cererriiny was performed notwiihstanding. - Tribune. Perpetual I.MpitisoxfeNT ix WisCON8IN. - A bilí has passed the Assembly the Wiicnsin lögilaturo to substituto perpetual imprisonmènt for Capital punishmbnt in that Slatè. 'The same bilí has been ordcred to a third readirig irt thö Council by a vote of 7 to Ö. The city council of Philadplphia have resolved to have n general illumination in honor of Taylor's victoi ies, and appropriateá S5U0 to the pufposo of lightiog public buildings. Thei ilew Pope is decidé lly n character. He has issued directiihs to have the Pontine mai'shos drainod, witha. view te the cultivation ot' rice. On the occasion of the election of a ncw Colonel oi the Rorrinii civicguard, his Holmess nq'uiicd f theffl was any objection to hh being a oandidate for the office. Capt. Cacciarij to whom the question xvii ad■ dressed, replied tiiat there was nol, aat tho rc-sult was, that Popo Pius L)&h 'm 1 Colonel of a regiment of his ov troops . and mny possibly leave ofF, on some s reviert1 day, his triple crown, to. moun n cocked hat and feather!--JcMr. of Csm A petitmn signed hy sïx hundrsd anc forly-eight members oftho CattaoJic" cler gy, demanding an irnmdicaie nd tota nbolition ofshivfery in the Fremch colon res i Ile been laid before the chamber of peer r by Count M'intalember?. Arnong th y signatures there are tweuty-even of thi cares of Paris.Contri BUTio.Ns cpo.v thí. Enj:my.riie President lins isucd a precio mation istructing Ihe Secretary pf tl e Trcasury o levy co:ilril)Uti"iis upon, ihe eneíny. - ?he Secretary has alroady obeyed, acd ontributions are to be levied gt once. - ho President snys! I have, on full conaidoration, deter lined to order tht allthe pori9 or placea 11 Mexico, wliicli now are, or heroafter lay be, in tho ncual pojspssion of our xná and naval forces, shnll be opened thilc out military occupation may coninnp, to the oommerce of all n entra! intions, as well as our own, in arttclfs lot contraband of war, upon tha paynent of prescribeil ratea of dutiea irhlch will bo mado known nd erbrerd by our military and naval cou nanderá. Marylaku. - Tho house of delégalo jas passed a bilí ubolishhig all mpr9oo nent for debt.

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