Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-05-20

z. IMPAnrrALrrY.--Mr. Rockwell. speak
er Of he general court ofMassachusetts {
not #ilIing to show any impartiality eli
ther Tor railroads or stage coaches, con
cernibg which his constituents wer,
about tequally divided, ,cdlked home. .--Ib
NsvroATroN.--It will be seen by III,
Advertisements that the Steamboat Gov
Matcy and Uncle Sam, are to leave
here for Detroit to morrow, and Charlie
Townsend onthe next day. The Mon
roo which lefthere day before yesterday
has undoubtedly got through. The Bar.
celona left this afternoon. In few day:
we hope TO commence the regular pub.
jeation Of the Marine list. .--B4Galo.
D FHe AT New ORLEANs.--The incen.
diaries caused general alarm in New
Orleans on the morning Of April 2lst. A
greatfire broke out about three O'Clock
in Charter-st--the Maiden lane Of New
Orleans which consumed two or three
large houses and stores. The beautiful
and large house, lately arrived from Phil
adelphia was on The spot. One OF the
houses burnt belonged to Jones booksel-
Ter and piano music seller.
The Secretary of the Treasury, and
the Post Master General Of the United
States have issued orders 10 the subordin.
ate Offices of their several departments,
commanding them not to receive the
notes of those banks which have declined
making specie payments, in the payment
ofthe sums due to the government; or in
other words commanding them to re-
.ceive nothing but specie.
Chicago is an Indian word (savs the
sunday newS signifying ~ have ii not"
II such is the case we think there are
many which might with equal propfiety
claim the name Of Chicago, and in fact il
would not be bad policy to call our coun-
try at the present time the United States
of" ! have it not"
The Wings Of Brooklyn ~. Y. have
elected Gen. Jeremiah johnson to the.
office of Mayor Of that city, /" he is a
whig sound to the CORE" says the COM
mercial. II matters but little what kind
of timber mans core is made of at the
present time, if he has only got good
llye oak purse.
Drs. Booth and Sleigh are holding a
publick discussion in Philadelphia on
(" Diseases ofihe Chest.'g We hope they
will discover some kind ofmedicine that
will relieve the United States for she is
dreadfuly troubledin that quarter. Some
OF Bentons mintrdrops probably would
strengthen her they are said to be very
stimulating. She had the dropsy in her
chest two or three years ago, but since
she has been tapped she has been in "a
debiitated condition, and at present
there is but little hopes Of her recovery.
The Sun packet, was entered in the
night OF Tuesday, and about forty dol
lars stolen from desk in her cabin.
The President ofthe United States
has isspcdhis proclamation, calling ses-
sion Of Congress, to commence early in
September.
.ANoTHER.-A schooner, of seventy
tons burthen. was last week launched
from the yard in this place. She is cal
ed the Tippecanoe, and is owned by
Messrs. Wolcott. Cheney, and others
She will be ready for the lake about the
first Of June.
The New Orleans correspondent Of
he the N. Y. Courier and Enquirer says,
hat Jacksonism and Van Burenisni have
leclined in Louisiana and Mississippi, in
he same ratio as cotton and dother pro-
luce have done4in price. We were not
ware before, that they were articles Of
rade and traffic. Wonder how they
re sold, BY The bushel or yardl
The Steam Boat Monroe, will leave
his place for Buffalo on Friday. It's
enerally known, that the Monroe left
'uffalo several days in advance of the
ther boats, and that She became sur
ounded with ice in such manner, that,
eing unable to progress, she was forced
ack. There will be few boats upon
le lakes, this season oferingmore com
IRIS TO passengers, than the Monroe, as
le has been entirely refitted, the cabins /.
,larged, her bottom examined e. cleans
ID, under the superintendence Of a gen.