Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-07-27
BY the Southern Express.
Our advices are fben New Orleans 10 the lStn o.

80 susiSos aIo Uv1a N0W OSteaHs W "Ao 49,
July. ~
The New Orlesns papers were busy in speculations
upon the news by the Oxford. - ~
The U. s. sloop-o war Boston was of Galveston,
Texas, on the 18th, with dispatches from Commodore
Dallas to the general government, not having been
able get satisfaction from Mexico for aggressions on
our flag. Mr. Van Buren, will now have chance Of
kicking mp row with the Don.
For some years past negro rufian by the name
of Squire has been concealed the marshes back of
New Orleans. He has killed several men, and al
ways escaped On the 18th, he attempted to shoot
Spaniard but failing in the design, the Castan turn
ed on him, knocked him down, and beat out his
brains. The body Of the wretch was exposed on the
public square, for the inspection ofthe curious Squire
was the Massaron Of the Orleans swamps, without
the latters good qualities.
The police of the First Municipality in full and
satisfactory operation
Steamboats, are now plying regularly from New
Orleans to Brazos, Matsgorda, and other ports Of
Texas The Convoy the Orleans and the Consttu-
ton are on the line They are going to introduce
steamers upon the various Texan rivers. In five
years their fertile banks will be thickly inhabited.
Great complaint is made in New Orleans on account
of the offensive condition Of the grave yards. A Dr.
Plough has invented new sort of cemetry by which
the dead can be properly buried His plan does not
take with the nabobs. Tits TO be hoped that he will
be sustained by the mddling class of citizens.
The money Of Texas, says the Orleans Adver
tser is nothing than the circulating medium Of
old Greece and Italy Those countries used the pecas
or cattle for money and and hence their pecuaia
when they came to metals with cows sheep, &C.
stamped upon Them Even our word coin is derived
from the Saxon kline, and sgnifying cattle. The Tex
ans may bless themselves that they have not rags
represent their coirs suspension take place
in the bank of old Dame Nature
The Orleans Picayune is very severe against duel
ling Can our friend Kendall stop madmen from kill
ing themselves in their own way?
Mr. McKeen of Columbus, Ga. prop SEES to carry
up to the wharf Mobile vessels drawing from Is
20 feet water by means Of his cylindric gum elastic
buoys
We give the latest news from the Indians.
LATEST AND AUTHENTIC FROM FoRr KISo.-From
attentive correspondent at Black Creek we have
received the following which will prove interesting
"BLAcK CREEK, FLORIDA, July 18th, 1037-Dear
Sir,-Below you have the latest and most authentic
information from the interior.
In my next will forward you list of all the
posts in the Territory with the force at each &c. &c.
1--WE have suffered much from the unusually Excess
sve heat Of the The thermometer has rang
ed within the lest ten days from 95 degrees to l04
A.,
| Indian news to communicate. You have heard, l
presume that about hundred Indians on the St.
Johns and another party of the same number, IN this
vicinity hunting, with orders from their chiefs not to
modest white people, TO interfere with their pro-
| perty, They mst or two Of our Indians some
days since and sent word that they wished % come in
if they could do with safety; that they would have
| been in before had they seen any Creek Indians,
that it was peace dc. Word then sent that they
| might come in and the next day four or five made
| their appearance with melons, beef &c. They say
they planted melons and corn before they left this
part of the country last spring that the corn will not
amount TO much in consequence Of not having been
l freed of weeds in season.
| al missed one of the Indians from that time until
| Yesterday, when he reurned; he had been to Fort
| Mellon or Phillips town. 10 inform them OF their re-
| ceptlon.
at is about this time they said they were TO return
and 90 over the line established by treaty, and thai
4 five or six of their chiefs were to 60 TO ST. Angus
tine, TO see the commanding officer about store,
| with which they wish TO trade at this place. and
they appeared pleased to learn that Gen. Jcsup was
| there.
which conclusively shows that they do not intend re
| newing hostes, and talk If they were only wait,
ing for the sickiy TO pass OIL TO quit the coun
try agreeable to their ise."-Sdrdnnah Geor
| gian Of JHiy20
CouRr OF COMMON PLEAS, July 25lh-Before Judg
Irving. John Windt rersus the Commercial Bank o
the city of New York
This action was brought by the plaintiff to test h
legality of the refusal of the Commercial Bank TO re
deem its promlssary notes in specie. MIR. Wind
being a holder of the notes OF the Commercial Bank
to the amount Of S54, them TO the bank instruct
ing the bearer demand specie for the same. tn,
teller of the Bank refused TO redeem the notes in coin
but offered current bills of 9th banks in exchange
for their own notes; this was rejected, and the pre-
sent suit Instituted to compel the Bank to make
| specie payment
Mr.. Soule appeared for the plaintiff, and stated tn,
case to the jury. He sald 1.-THE present action Il
| brought against the Bank against individual
under the second con of An act, TO suspend for
Ii tied time certain provisions Of law" &c 1t was
not brought to compel the Bank TO wind up its affairs
but, on the contrary to force the Bank TO procee,
| with It's business in an honest and equitable manner
to oblge its President and Directors fulfil the en-
gagemens they had voluntarily entered into with th,
public, and which the public had just right Il
compel them strictly TO perform. The CONNER
| cial Bank, in the present case, stood merely as
an individual debtor would stand TO his creditor
The bank were indebted TO his client Mr. Windt ir
the sum of S54. Payment was sought and through
| the hands of jury payment would be obtained Tn,
bank perhaps will argue that they have rendered
men in the offer they made of sundry other promises
to ray in lieu Of their own promlsory notes. But
this legal tendcr-was il tender at all in the stric
| sense of the term Ii certainly not. Sup
pose an individual indebted to this bank -havng given
| his note for the amount-would the bank, when the
note became due, receive another note in payment
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