War Movements.
It is stated by a Washington letter writer, that the greatest activity prevails at this time in our army. General Wool is supposed to have reached Monterey with 2500 men. The report is confirmed that General Wool had taken possession of Monclova; the Governor and many of the citizens having formed an escort, on hearing of his approach, and met him four or five miles from the city and welcomed him as a friend. The country through which he had passed, is highly spoken of. General Kearney had taken possession of the city of Chihuahua without resistance. Gen. Worth has been sent to take possession of Saltillo, that city having been evacuated by the Mexican troops. Orders have been sent to General Taylor to garrison the places already taken, and repair with the main body of the army to Point Isabel, whence they will be taken by Commodore Perry's squadron, to Tampico, where they will meet Gen. Scott and the new regiments ordered to that point. Santa Anna is said to have left San Luis Potosi and returned to Mexico. Further reports from the seat of War may be looked for with increased interest.
The people of Maine experienced a heavy snow storm prior to the 25ult (Thanksgiving in the rest of the world) notwithstanding their prudence in deferring Thanksgiving. We should not wonder if their sleighing was spoilt by a thaw before their late appointed day arrived, after all.
The new Railroad Company have secured about six acres of land on Fore street, embracing the site of old Fort Burrows, —that's the place where we played soldier) for a depot and iron rail manufacturing establishment. It is a first rate location.
We understand, says the St. Louis American, that the new furnace at the iron mountain is agait, in blast. They are now turning about three tons of cast iron per day, and expect soon to turn out ten tons per day. The success of this enterprise may give a new impulse to the iron business in Missouri.
It is pretty considerably well known that rum often if not generally, produces irritability; and we have just been reading of a man, who under its influence, got very angry, dashed his jug and its contents against the wall, and declared he would never drink another drop(and he kept his word.
William Kennedy is exhibiting at Philadelphia, a design for a Monument to Washington to be erected in that city. The design is a tall column four hundred feet high, with an ascent inside by a winding stair case.
Caleb says "he don't see no reason to doubt the incorrectness of the contradiction of M.M's denial of the erroneous statement that the motion of the triangular spindle was non-rotary." What is Caleb's opinion of the said motion?
Great Paper Ware-House Burned.
At Chicago, Ill., on the morning of the 25th ult, during a terrible gale of wind, a fire broke out in Pardee's Warehouse, which threatened half the town. The loss will amount to between $30,000, and $40,000.
How they do things in Tennessee.
A man in Athens, Tenn., having paid his addresses to two sisters, married one, and recently run away with the other. The Father in-law pursued and shot the fellow and returned, taking both daughters home.
The Poughkeepsie Eagle says that 150,000 emigrants have been landed at the port of New-York since the 1st of March last. Well, let them come; there's room enough out West.