South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1836-05-14

effected negotiation With some firm,
a branch Of which is located at New
Orleans, for a loan Of $4,000, 900,
to enable him to carry on the war a.
gainst the Texians.--He pays 4 per
cent. per month, or 4S per cent. per
year besides admitting into the Mexi-
can ports, the explorations Of the firm
free Of du.y.-Maysviils Ky. } Moni-
tor.
PASSAGES IN THE SENATE BE-
TWEEN Mr.. CLAY AND COVER
NOR HILL.
From the Washington Correspo ndence
ofthe N. York Advertiser.
In the Senate, MIR. Hill made a
speech 10 favor Of Communication Of pay
"a long speech, a nasal, a written
speech,--- hin affair altogether.
Mr.. Clay rose after him, and with
lhs, exquisite manner which Is so pc.
culiar to this extraordinary man, COM
pimented Sir Isaac on the tone Of his
speech--was happy 10 agree with him
in his doctrines, as expressed just now.
He had actually done himself great
credit, and he hoped he would do one
other act Of liberality before he took
his departure for the Governors chair
Of New Hampshire, which was to vote
for his (Mr Clay) distribution bill. He
felt confident that the honorable Sena.
tor, his friend, would rather now have
a portion Of the surplus Of the revenue
at his disposal as governor Of the land
forces, &c. Of N. H., because he would
use it with much advantage for the
public veal, than have itlying idle, as
it now does, ia the vaults Of The depos.
lite banks. This was severe rub at
Mr.. Electioneering Isaac, the par,izan
Senator with Jews name and nature.
Isaac rose covered with bushes, at
the idea Of having been ,complimented
by MIR. Clay-is SO absolutely aston
ished him. He said, he most certainly
would vote for the bill of the honorable
senator from Kentucky, that is if his
conscience did not prevent him on
constitutional grounds !! Il! Isaac's
conscience He said, he was so unused
to extempora speaking that he could
not give the gentleman his views upon
that subject, and down he sat.
Mr.. Clay chdckled-he had isaac
on the hip-he had caught him with
out his notes. "The," returned Mr..
Clay, "the gentleman does himself in
finite injustice-he is too diffident Of
his own powers--I am certain the
public, at least / speak with verify as
to myself, would rather hear the gen.
tleman make an extempore speech
than read thousand.
This was capital. Isaac, be it
known, cannot speak half a minute
without his remarks are written out be.
fore hand,and before his quizzing glass;
and at this elegantly given cut, the
whole audience, including the grave
and non-committal Van, burst into a
hearty laugh. The poor Governor sat
like caught conjuror-you never saw
such conference.-the subject of the
general mirth--a butt, and made so
by man be hates like 9 viper--i. was
a distressing predicament.
Col. CRocKErr.-The following is an
extract of letter from gentleman in
Louisiana. dated April 18th, to a Mem
Der of Congress: !.
"CRocxSrr was found fwithin the A.
lamo) in an angle made by two houses.
lying on his back, a frown on his brow,
a smile of scorn on his lips-his Knife in
his hand, dead Mexican lying across
his body, and 22 more lying pel-mell be-
fore him in the angle"
Destruction of Sheep.-A fire re-
Gently broke out in a barn in Leyden,
Mass. which destroyed in addition TO
the barn and grain, flock of 200
sheep. When the flames burs.
forth, the sheep became alarmed, hud-
died together under the barn, and re-
sisted every effort to withdraw them.
Hag. IO,0n Mail.
Ma+dsr.--One of the mos. sggra-
waited and diabolical murders, that il
has been our lot to record, was COM
mitted on the Baltimore and Susque-
hanna Rail Road, about 20 miles from
Baltimore, on Tuesday nigh, last