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Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1837-01-07
From the Baltimore Vsuor.

From the baltimore FTu0T.
II OORE'S OPINION OF WASHINGTON
We give his opinion of Washington, in whichihe
ms forced 10 express himself, even against his
In will, in terms Of admration-tEough they are
~ cold and qualified terms.
low shall we rank thee'upon gldry's page,
|ou more than soldier and just less than sage!
|o,formed for peace to act a conquerors part,
DO trained in camps to learn stateSman's art
tire designed thee for hero,s mould,
h, ere she castthee. let the stuff grO,c cold'
lille warmer souls command nay make their'fate
|,y fate made tirse, and forced thee tn be great
It, Fortune, who so oft, so blindly sheds
|,r brightest background the weakest heads,
|und thee undaZzled, tranquil as before.
oud to the useful, scoming tn be more;
|ss prompt at glory's tfan at dnty's claim,
|anown the need, but selfrpplause the aim
thou hath been reflects less fine on thee
re less than all thou hath iorborne To be!
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1837-01-07
COAGRES SIGNAL.

In Senate, on the 7th ult., several communca-
ms were received from public officers, and or
red to be printed.
EATH OF THE HON. DAVID DICKSON, OF MIS-
sIssiPPi.
Ia the House Of Representatives., on the same
~, as soon as the reading Of the journal was
,ncluded, Mr.. Claiborne of Mississippi rose, and
lnounced to the House the decease of his late
|oeague, the Hon. DAVID Dickson.
Mr.. CLAIBORNE addressed the House as fol-
|ws:
Mr.. Speaker. 1t is only few years since
itnessed from that gallery the efecting honors
aid to the remains of distinguished Represent
i've from the State of Mississtppi.s Since that
eriod she has lost two sons,f eminent FOE talents
the public service, and you are now called on to
Pnder the last homage TO the memory of anoth-
!. The time that has interviewed since the death
my lamented colleague, saves me the painful
uty Of being the first to communicate it to his
lends now present. He died, sir, as he lived,
trough life of extraordinary vicissitudes, with
ut one wish ungratlfed-a wish 50 natural to the
uman heart-that in his dark hour of dIssolu-
on, he might be supparted by his nearest and
est beloved, and the cherished beings. that grew
P and clustered around his Preside.
Sir, let death come when it will, in what shape
may, in the battle or the shipwreck, or in the
olItude OF the coster, it is appalling to human
contemplation. But, sir, when It oyertakes US il
distant land, and we know that our last moment:
Of agony and infrmity are to be Witnessed b,
stranger eyes, and are conscious that we must b,
carried down tosan unwept grave, where moi kin
ireds dust shall mingle with ours forever, and tn
asst hope Of home and of family fades from on
Filmed view, O! sir, this is DEATH this il is 10 die
Such was the destiny Of my colleague: .by stran
vsrs honored and by strangers mourned"-hi
ing message was for those broken-hearted one
u wldowhood and orphanage--his expirin
prayer for them.
!. Speaker: | shall pronounce no eulogy o
dead. Let history speak It. Fos tweni
years ne preserved a high position in the publ
service, and died poorer than when be entered
sHon. Christopher Rankin
tThomas B. Reed and Roht.i H. Adams, of Il
United States Senate.
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1837-01-07
p o % II R "
From the Richmond Enquirer.
+ MUSIC AND MOONLIGHT.

From the Richmond Enquirer.
We, MUSIC, AND MOONLIGHT.
By DELTA.
was on balny eve Of June,
hile softly gieamed the rising moon
owe piiIownig cloud, whose snow
,mei bathci in that celestial glow
sounds OF earth aud ar we've mite,
hen first heard thy sI!very lute,
irht was the eve, and blest the hour
hen first saw thee, beautys tlow,r-
,e calm, the Scene;ihe fairy tone
o nv thoGgats like light nave gone;
,tranced llv eartl; TIE stars around
ne heaven seemed twlnkhng TO the sound:
lloate far the notes along,
le bIackhird hushcd ms evening song;
ie murmuringsstream aud ripping sea
.fw still, and listened, enNylng thee.
| what an ecStscy, that night,
md fate bestowed to sound and sight
ne SIGH twas what me meet, perchance,
NV in page oil old romance;
Inc sound was like the lOvelorn breeze,
hat steals at night to WOO the trees;
nd, mlnglug, both made poor earth seem
OF mans abode, but iancys dream
here beauty's circling zone subducd
he spirit to loves melting mood;
he radiant and the rare combined
i sin and grief,he sense to blind;
o gloomy doubts or dreams oppressed
he bright elysiun ofthe breast;
nd off fed sorrow, like the grew
# twilight from the glance OF day
ioated the elfn music fine
through network Of the eglantine,
While moonbeams pierced the leaves between
TO see thee--and to make thee seen;
md where thou stood at all glowing bright
With alabaster brow ofEght,
Is 'twere an angel come 10 zee
What thing world like ours can be!
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1837-01-07

some plausible republican, whose notions OF the
hat-and-haIf description are carefully kept from
blazing, by water on both shoulders, and whose
apostacy is secretly in embryo. But these are
matters which proiane hands may not touch, and
which We therefore must leave 10 the holAkeeP-
ing of our antagonists. L.
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-04-08

ken place during the late campaign
against the Seminoles of Florida, well
worthy Of being handed down TO pos
terity. A Mr.. Skies, together with his
wife, their only daughter, her husband
Lieut.. Smiley, and infant child, and three
old negro women. occupied a house
which was attacked by large body of
Indians. The first alarm was given by
the discharge of three muskets fired al
Lieut. Smiley who was chopping wood
IN the yard, the balls from which caused
his immediate death. His father-in-law,
who was near him, fled instantly to the
house. where he entered without injury.
Fortunately there were seven muskets
in the dwelling, which were loaded in
succession by the negro women, and
discharged at the assailants by Mr.. S.
and wife and daughter. The last men,
toned lady was very active in avenging
the death Of her husband, and killed three
Of the Indians. The attack was contin
ued until dark, when the savages retired
having lost five or six of their number.
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-04-08

NILLESPIE'S EXCHANGE, BRux-
&JU NERsBURG, 2 miles west of Fort Def
ance.--The subscriber having taken the above
new and commodious Establishment, takes
pleasure in announcing to the public general
ly, and the travelling community in particular,
his determination to merit their confidence
convenient; and he pledges himselfthat there
shall be no lack of ofcoMFoRTABLEs aboutit when
the country will furnish them.
The STABLES are good, and will be well
stored with provender, and attended by a
faithful, attentive and trusty hand. In short,
there shall be no pains spared to render this
house desirable resting place for the way
worn a comfortable home for the soiourner
and an agreeable stopping place for every
gentleman or lady, whose business orpleasure
may induce them to call. In discharge of his
duty to travellers from the east, bound for
Fort Wayne, or the Wabash country, he feels
bound to say, that there will be a saving Of
time, money, and expense, by keeping the
road on the north side of the Maumee river,
through this place, instead of crossing at
Fort Defiance, as they will save fifteen or
twenty miles of the worst road of the Mau-
NEE Valley, and be spared the expense of fer
riage, as the yHaumee river'is generally forda-
bic at New Harrison, % miles from Fort De-
fiance, at the Indiana State line. His warm
est gratitude being due to a generous public
for their liberal support, while keeping pub
lic-house in Fort Defiance, he renders them
thanks for the past, with an honest confidence
that he may not be forgotten in times to
come.
SYLVESTER BLACK.u.4N.
Brunnersberg, 1887. 2tf
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-04-08
MAUMEE CITY PRICES CURRENT
FOOT OF THE RApIDs---sIARINE LIST

.4RRIVED,
.March 30-St'bt. Gen Jackson, Detroit
April 2--St'bt Cincinnati, Bradley, Cleveland
4--St'bt o Newberry, Atwood, Detroit
4--Schr Dolphin, McCloy, Cleveland,
with pork, -four, &c
5-St'bt Gen Jackson, Detroit
7-St'bt Cincinnati, Cleveland
7-St'bt Victory, Cleveland
60 Newberry, Cleveland
9-Schr Caroline, Perry, Cleveland
with pork, -four, whiskey, &c
9-St'bt Gen Jackson, Detroit
= 10--St'bt Gen Brady, Detroit
10--st'bt Mazeppa, Detroit
10-Schr Grace Amelia, Sandusky, will
flour and potatoes
11-Schr Chief Just. Marshal, Cleveland
CLEARED,
March 3l-St'bt Gen jackson, Detroit
April 3-St'bt Cincinnati, Detroit
40 Newberry, Cleveland
6--St'bt Gen Jackson, Detroit
6-Schr Dolphin, Cleveland
6--Schr Shark, Cleveland
7--St'bt Cincinnati, Detroit
7--Stbt Victory, Detroit
9--St'bt Gen jackson, Detroit
10-St'bt o Newberry, Detroit
.1o--Schr Caroline, Cleveland
ll-St'bt Com Perry, Downward
11-St'bt Gen Brady, Detroit
ll-St'bt Mazeppa, Havre and Detroit
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-04-08
BENNETT M. DELL.
To Col. JAMES DELL, Jacksonville.

LATE FROM Observation-Disclosures
from this country has at length been re.
ceived by the arrival at New Orleans, or
the 18th instant, Of the schooner Creole
in six days from Tampico.
We learn from her that fleet consist
ing of 4 briggs and 8 schooners of war
had sailed from Vera Cruz for Metamo-
ras, destined to operate against Texas.
Every thing was tranquil in Tampico.
There was about 800 troops there in
garrison.
Santa Anna arrived at Vera Cruz on
the 2lst Of February, where he was rath-
er cody received, and with no more
honors than Mas due to common Mex
lean general. He left Immediately for
his estate, Mango de Clavo.
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-04-08
Correspondence of the N. Y journal of C0m.
SMYRNA, Jan. 26, 1S37.

1t seems that we have occasion boihS TO
state when there is a plague here, and
when here is not; or have our Ships
quarantined,-an beg to say, that al
though the plague is EXPECTED in Athe
course of the summer, there is at present
no suspicion of its existing in Smyrna.
A letter recently received from Bey-
rout, dated January II, 1887, Says
GA most sudden and awful earthquake
was felt here in Beyrout, on Sunday the
1st, at P. M. But very few lives, how
ever were lost in this vicinily.2 Many
houses have fallen, and scarcely one has
escaped some injury, Accou1ts from
Saffet are most distressing. OILY two
hundred, out of all the inhabitants, a.
mounting it is believed to nearly FIFTEEN
THOUSAND, have escaped with their lives.
AtSour and Sidon several persons were
killed. Naploes is said to be destroyed.
Acre has suffered a great deal. We wait
with much concern to hear from Alep-
po, Damascus, Jerusalem. and Cyprus.
Vessels two hundred miles distant felt
the shock.
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-04-08
[Fron the U. 8. Gazette.]
LATER FROM EUROPE

By the arrival this morning Of the
packet ship Utica, from Havre, whence
she sailed on the 25th of February, regu-
lar Paris files to that date have been re-
ceiveds being seven days later than pre-
vious advices.
ATTEMPT ON THE LIFE OF THE KING,--
A new attempt had been discoveredpn
the life of the King,the author of which
was man named Champion, mechaps
ic. Materials for the construction Of an
"infernal machine" were seized at his
residence and circumstantial evidence
left no doubt as to his murderous inten-
ton. Shortly after his arrest, he took
advantage ofhis keeper, and hung him
self by means of his cravat.S
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-04-08

CoNGREss OF WoMEN.-lt is stated
that the Anti-Savery Ladies Of Boston
and Philadelphia have held a correspon-
dence on the subject, and decided to call
a convention in New York, to adopt
measures for the abolition of Slavery
Their husbands will probably have to
stay at home, and take care of the chill
dren.. Yankee women are fond of wear
ing the breeches. Will the south send
US a delegation, booted and spurred, to
meet and combat the opinions of these
dear ladies' We promise to see fair
play ~ ~. Express.
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-04-08

FALLEN HousEs.-The houses of our fellow
citizens at the East, seem to be tunbng about
their ears at rather dangerous rate. The
fine new block of hre-proof banking houses, at
the corner of Wall and w Wliam streets, New
: York, owned by the Messrs. Josephs, fell a
few days ago, with u crash that shook the
whole of that part of the city. The loss is
estimated at fton $50, GOO to $l00, GOO. Two
large brick houses in Fulton-street, near
Broadway, fell on the 18th March. A few
days before, the second floor of an Iron ware
house, belonging to Gilbert & Co. of Hartford,
! Connecticut, fell, making terrible clangor
among the pots and kettles. No persons have
been killed by either of the above accidents,
Enough in the last two or three were severely
injured.
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-04-08

MELANcHoLY.-On the coast Of Ripon,
in North Jutland, a sealed bottle was
washed on shore on the 10th ult. contain
ing the following note :" Sarah, off Val
paraiso. We are wrecked: crew 81,
passengers ID. General Phips and fam.
lily are already washed overheard. This,
please the Almighty, will be the first an
nouncement of this wretched shipwreck
and loss oflife. When this may be found
lett be noticed. 1.-THE signature Zone syl-
lable) not legible. Capt. Sarah"
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-04-08
The National Intelligencer announ,

The National Inteligencer announces
the death Of the Cheyalier SEVERN Lor-
ich, Charge d'Affairs Of His Majesty The
King ofSweden and Norway. He ap-
Apeared at the Inauguration of the Presi-
dent. with the other members of the d.
plomatic boby. on the 4th instant, but
became SO i'll, that he was obliged to be
removed from the Capitol to his lodgings
before the ceremony was concluded.
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-04-08

STEAMBOAT MoNRoE.--It will be seen by
an advertisement in our paper, that this splen-
did boat will, on the complete opening of navi-
cation, commence making regular trips from
Buffalo to this place. Messrs. Forsyth g. Ha-
zarl having secured the control of the Mon
roe, she will leave their wharf every Saturday,
at six o'clock, p. M, for Buffalo, touching at
Perrysburg and Toledo. The Monroe is
fine high pressure boat of about three hundred
and fifty tons burthon, superbly finished and
furnished, and in point of safety, convenience,
speed and beauty, is exceeded by few if any
upon Lake Erie. She was built in 1885,
and will be commanded by Capt. Homans.
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-04-08
[From the Baltimore Patriot.1
WAR In FLORIDA ENDED.

A slip from the Savannah Georgian
has the following:
BLACK CREEK, March 10, 1887.
Dear Brother--An express arrived at
this place l2 o'clock last night, bringing
the agreeable news from Gen. Jessup,
that the war is in reality closed. The
Indians have given up--have surrender
red. All the chiefs but Oseola have come
in, and have consented to removal. All
are to assemble at Tampa Bay by the
tenth day of April next, prepared for
removal to their western homes. The
Indians say that Oseola is on the Su-
vance, and that they will bring him to
Tampa Bay by the 10th April. In
great haste or would write more fully.
YonrS. &c.
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-04-08

STEAMBOAT Con. PERRY.--This favorte
boat will commence making her regular trips
from Buffalo to, Perrysburg in few days.
She is fitting up in good style, and making
such changes in the disposition of her engine,
as is thought will materially increase her
speed. She will be commanded by Capt
Wkison.
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-04-08
HENRy Barrow died near Colum

HENRY BARROW, died near Colum-
bia, in Texas, in June last. The Argus
says that he had purchased farm on the
Brassos, and in company with a native
Of the country, had commenced an extern
sive plantation, and had sent $4,000 to
Cuba for the purchase of Slaves.-He is
supposed to have taken with him into
Texas only $4,000 or $4,000.
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-04-08

INTERESTING DIscovERY.-A female
corpse, in the dress of the ancient Bri.
tons, was lately discovered in peat bed
In state of entire preservation. It
must have remained there at least SIX
teen hundred years.
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-04-08

EETRoIT AND THE FooT OF THE RAPIDS
two points will, this season, be much increased
abovs ti.pse of last year. The Perry, Mon
roe, land Newbury, will make Detroit point
in their trips; also the Cincinnati and the
Mazeppa, Jackson and Brady, are to run reg
ularly between the two places.
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-04-08

NNASHINGTON HOUSE. The sub
w scriber would give notice that his house
is open for the accommodation of travellers
and Boarders, on Canal-street, near the Steam
boat Landing, where he will be happy at all
times to make the sojourn of his guests as
agreeable as possible.
j. W. CONVERSE.
Maumee city, April s, 1887. 2tf
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-04-08

& The Detroit Spectator says - 1t is re-
ported that bill has been presented to have
the General Government removed from Wash
ington to White Rock city, in this State. 1t
is also reported that Martin Van Buren, and
Daniel Webster are in favor oft. We don't
believe this report In answer to which the
Monroe Democrat remarks Nor we either
michigan, to be sure, is State not to be
sneezed att and White Rock city from its ad-
firirable locality and peculiar advantages, is no
doubt destined to become mighty city-and
that soon too; but the idea of its becoming the
capital of the United States, is preposterous.
The above is certainly the greatest hum
bug we have seen for some time. In order
that our readers may know little something
in relation to White Rock city, we would
merely state, that four lots in this great place
were sold last witer toa gentleman of Perrys-
burg, for the enormous sum of FIVE DOLLARS I!
There is timber enough standing on the town,
to build dozen such cities as Washington.
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-04-08

0kF There is no doubt but our Western
country is flooded with counterfeit coin. In
itations of almost all the coin IN general circu-
latlon, are daily seen and passed. The half
dollars are the most common, next to them the
1lye frank pieces and Mexican dollars, and
Spanish mlled dollars and twenty-five cent
pieces, are quite common. This coin in
weight, color, specific gravity, mallablity, and
workmanship, SO nearly resembles the genuine,
that it is detected with the greatest difficulty.
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-04-08

r OF The Steamboat Columbus broke ground
on the fiat in front of Toledo, on Thursday
lasts and at the latest advces was lying
there etiL, with her water line about two feet
above the water.
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-04-08

0F The Engineers for the Wabash and
Erie Canal, leave to-day, for Defiance, for the
purpose of making commencement of the
final location of the canal, at the point Of juno
tion of the Wabash and Erie with the Miami
canal.
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-04-08

HEAVY FAHUREs.-Several extensive fail
ures have taken placein New Orleans, which
have had their usual effect upon the business
men of the other cities of the Union The
well known banking house of Messrs. j. l..
& s. Joseph & Co. in New York, were oblig-
ed to suspend payment on Friday, March H..
The opinion is however expressed in the N.
York papers, that the suspension will be only
temporary, but there is as yet no news of Il
resumption of payments.
1t is said that N. BlDDLE, Esq has offered
the Messrs. Joseph loan to the amount of a
million of dollars.
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-04-08

DEATH BY HYDRopHoB1A.- Major
Packard of Brimield, Ohio, died of this
terrific disease Feb. 22d. The Ohio Star
says it has caused great sensation. Two
boys also of Springfield, in the same
county, have been bitten. One of them is
dead, and the other has been taken
down with the disease, and of course has
pershed,' las few ofrecovery have oc-
Cured. Cattle and sheep in that neighbor-
hood to the amount Of several hundred
dollars, have also been bitten. War
was declared against the dogs at Raven
ma, Feb. 81.
While on this subject we may remark
that the part bitten should be cut out i'm.
mediately. A case ola man and wife a,
Montreal recently is in point. The man
had the bitten part cut out and Iievs-the
womanrefused to be operated upon and
is lead Of hydrophodia.
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-04-08

NEwORLEvNs, March s.-STrAMBoAr
BURNT.-About half past seven last eve-
ming, the Steamboat Rob Roy, Duusted
master arrived from Louisville, laden
with flour, lard, &C., took fire at the Poy-
dras street wharf, and was burnt to the
waters edge in the short space of three
quarters of an hour. No lives lost
The flames broke out in the stern Of the
boat, and the flames spread so rapidly
that the officers lost nearly all their
trunks. The Rob Roy was an old YES
sci, and noted for killing several persons
by the bursting of boiler last year at Co
lumbia on the Mississippi.
". O. american.
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-04-08

FEMALE HERoTsM. instance Of
female heroism is related as having Ia
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-04-08

or Seventeen Steamboats, are now build
ing at different ports on Lake Erie.
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-04-08

JEFFERSON HOUSE, Erie Stree
% MAUMEE CITY, by
april 3 II. STEELE,
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-04-08

A UCTION.-Wil be sold at public auction,
IA to the highest bidder, on SATURDAY, the
22d instant, at the store lately occupied by
JAMES DoNNELLy, on Front-street, near the
Ford, the entire stock of said Store, compris-
ing general assortment Of GROCERIES,
consisting of Teas, Coffee, Sugar, Fruit, .Uo-
lasses, Wines. &c.
Likewise, at the same time and place will
be leased for one year the Store, with half an
acre of land attached thereto.
Terms ofsale and lease will be made known
on the day of sale. Sale to commence at 10
o'clock. CHS. p. HUNT.
Assignee ofhe tafe James Donnelly.
Maumee city, april l, 1887. 2w2
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-04-08

ENLOUR AND POTATOES;-Just re-
M ceived per schr. Grace Amelia, and for
sale at the Ware House of HuNT Il CONVERSE
200 bbls. Flour, and 500 bushels Potatoes.
Maumee city, April 8, 1887. 3