The Arkansas advocate., 1834-04-25

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 SPEED OF THE MAiss.-Mr. Ca,houn,s ] tSPeech--a part of which is published to-day. sa IS copled from NewY ork paper, of March 2stb; ,, It was of course published in tho washington papers, transmitted to N. York, fePublished there, and then brought to us ny gentleman from that city, before inc Washington journals containing it had reached US. Such facts show better than any thing else the extent of the facilities and improvements which Maj. Barry has introduced into the Post Office Depart- ment.-.Mo. Rep.
 The Branch of the State Bank of Ala nama' located at Montgomery, has refused to aceede to proposition of the Secretary of the Treasury, for making 1t the Deposi- tory oi the public money for that part of Ala bama.
 PHILosoFHY.--AD old Irishman, in some town III Connecticut, was taken LID by q l party of lawless fellows for some offence or other, and ridden on a sharp raiii, thro' all the streets of the town, and then depos- tied in great discontinue. He immediate l ly took off his hat and addressed the party thus; "Gintlemen," said he, sI'm obliged to ye for the ride, but weren't it for the name of riding, I'd as soon have gone a-fut.s his was irresisiibie--he was ta- ken back in triumph, and repaid tenfold for his ride.
 Lope amoag tAe shell fshes.--Married, at Oyster Point, Cumberland co. N. J. on the 1th ut. Mir. Charles Oyster, merchant, of the vicinity of Reading, Berks co. to l Miss Margaret Oyster, daughter of MT. ! Abraham Oyster, of Cumberland co.
 The Philadelphia U. s. Gazette of Thurs day says: i've saw letter from Boston yesterday, which mentioned four consider able failures, occurring almost together
 It was reported last evening that the mer- chants of Boston had resolved to suspend the payment of duties, at the Custom House.
 There is an English statute where one half the penalty goes to the King and the other to the lnformer-the penalty being Ifourteen gears transportation
 1 A fire at Syracuse, N. Y. 18th ut. des- troyed two hundred thousand dollars worth of property.
 Florida Iadians.- From an advertise ment of Gen. Wiley Thompson's in the Ap- alachicola Advertiser, 1t appears that the Indian Chiefs, John Blunt and Davy Elli- , ct with their bands, are now on their way to the west. They are from the town on Apalachcola river.
 T Boswell observing to Johnson, that there
 was no instance of beggar dying for wan in the streets of Scotland q believe sir you are right" said Johnson, :" but this does
 not arise from the want of beggars, but the | impossibility of starving Scoschman." Il It is stated that the Fire Insurance Off ces in New York, have decided not to in- sure any steam boat, unless provided with a D force pump, or engine and hose, sufficient to throw water to any part of the boat, if or fire. Had such means of protection beer on board the Wm. Penn, the destruction o the boat might have been, if not prevented so far delayed as to have saved the lives o those who perished.
 Bank of Engiand. The circulation o this institution, on the first of January amounted to l27,0l2,0O0, its deposites te II, ,737 ,000, aud its bullion to S,993,000 On the 3d Dec. the circulation amounted to S,650,000, the deposites to l2,455.000 and the bullion to 10,134,000.
 The ChtcLasaaes. From Col. Reynolds the Agent, who has just returned from an exploring expedition, in company with a delegation of the Chickasaw Indians, we , learn that the prospects for a location of this tribe, west of the Mississippi, are moi altogether satisfactory. The country in which they are willing to settle, is claimed by the Choctaws, who appear unwilling to cede any portion of 1t to another tribe.- But they propose to receive the Chickasaws within their limits, and extend to them the same privileges that are granted to their own tribe: permitting them to choose their own chiefs, and to be governed by their own laws, Be. This proposition has not been accepted. The Choctaws have not, how ever, absolutely refused to cede a part of their territory, but have required farther time to consider the proposition. A final decision is expected during the present year.-.N .alabanaian.
 Fraud on thc Post Ofce.-The deputy Postmaster, Dabney Knight, of Tarboro' N. c. lately absconded from that place af- ter making free with the deposites of the r Post Office, and also those of the Hotel of that place. His pet was Faro Bank, at which he made heavy discounts before hIs evaporation.