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Chronicle says, that John A. Marshall, Esq. one of the Van Buren candidates for eector for the state of Mississippi. has declined the canvass. His excuse for backing out is i'll health Thus Mree of the four candidates for electors have successively declined, viz: Judge Quitman, Chapman Levy, and Judge Marshall. The Cider must be ,rorking in Mississippi

 Bunker fhN Monument- thousand dol lnrsis the required carry the Bunker Hill Mon nment 10 the height originally contemplated, 22O feet. The Newburyport Herald says, that two gen. temcn, Mir. Amos Lawrence of Boston, and MT True, wealthy and liberal citizen of New-O Orleans, have pledged themselves to give Sl0OOO ca sh to- wards it, if the remaining S25 900 is raised during the present year.

 UNANIMOUS !-In Old Trap, Camden county. North Carolina, Morehead lWhig) received 2S2 votes, and Saunders, tLoco Foco)O.

 Foor-RAcEs.-We perceive that the Loco Focos, m different parts of the country, are celebrating the passage of the leg Treasury bill. In some places they celebrate 1t by illuminao in others by the discharge of guns. in others by processons and in others by shows of various descriptions In our opi- nion, the most appropriate mode of celebrating it would be by fool dces-LousUille Journal.

 From Mississirpi-A letter to the editors of the National lnelligencer, from n gentleman in Natch eI na'cn iate m Inst month, says: "POlitics run high in this state. The I.ocos giving way chan ees are daily heard of even Posma sers, to my own knowledge, have renounced Van Bnrenism. Mssis-

 ppi ie rersn;n and sure for Tip and Ty The Match. ez Free Trader, Ca leading administration paper at Natchez,) has expired without Groan"

 Suicide-The Richmond Star has an account of the suicide at Petersburg Va. of q man named Lewis, who was known to have been under tle influence of insanity. While his watchers slept, he locked him. self in closet. pn, carving knife into his throat and forced the hundie against the wall, driving the knife down so to split his heart. On entering the closet the unfortunate man pointed to his throat. when the hOnde of the knife was discovered. On drawing it out 'e blood flowed in great profusion and he died immediately.

 Hurrah for old Litch hfeld"-We were startled [ this caption to article in the Register almost as badly as Amos Kendall was at the firing of Whig guns, but on looking further We found the hurrah" was on account of proposition to hold Locofoeo meeting at Litchfeld ito celebrate tue passage of the Independent Treasury Bill" Well, well-such a proposition even is truly cheering among an nelli. gent and honest people, like those of L,chfed Coun- ty; but who "seconds the motion ?' We opine that such meeting will be like the negro funeral, where there were just enough to "put the nigger into the hole, and all went home" HaUen Herald