Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-08-05

- ""'iSAS' % STound ana put up III
France, lately imported at New York.
A friend has shown us lot he has for
sale, whichappears to be equal in quail
ty to the best western flour, and in per-
feet good condition. Y. Star.
The Richmond Enquirer of Tuesday
publishers proposition for convention
of the banks Of the United States, to be
held in Baltimore on Monday the 18th
September, for the purpose Of devising
means to bring about resumption Of
specie payments.-Prentice.
The ship Dalmatia, struck by tighten
ing at Boston on Saturday. was totally
destroyed. She was loaded principally
with hay and lime, and was insured to
the amount of $4,000
DUEL.--A couple of French gentlemen
have gone to Canada to fight duel, and
the news Of the bloody result is looked
for every northern mail. Good luck to
them..-Jour. of Com.
The Hon Daniel Webster passed
through Syracuse we understand on
Monday this week, on his way east from
his western tour, but making but shrot
stop in his course.
SpEcIE.--The barque Louisa, which
arrived on Wednesday evening from
Vera Cruz, brought about 10000 dollars
in specie.
A suit was recently commenced at
Rochester against Mr.. George Duncan,
for passing two 81 Canada bills of the
Montreal and Quebec banks. The trial
was before Mr.. Justice Wentworth.
The verdict of the jury was, that they
saw "no cause of action" 1t is not to be
denied, that the law prohibiting the cir
culation Of foreign Bank notes Of a less
denomination than IS, is at this moment
altogether Observation-Disclosures
STEAMBOAT CoLLrsroN.--The New
York, in coming out OF Dunkirk har-
Dor about one o'clock on Saturday morn
ing, was run into by the New England.
The New England struck the New
York about 90 feet from the bow-sprit
on the larboard de,crushing her guards,
timbcrs, planking and deck Tor several
feet. The upper deck slightly injured.
l-Clev. Her.
BANK OF ENaLAND.-The total mum.
Der of persons employed by the bank in
1882, was as follows 800 clerks and
porters; 80 printers and engravers; 80
clerks and porters at the branches $40
to,al-avarage salary, 225l. Equal TO
: 2ll ,5OOL, or l,Ol5,2O paid for salaries
only.
TEXAN MINISTER The Globe of
Friday says, General Memucan Hunt
was yesterday presented by the acting
,, secretary of state to the president, and
delivered his credentials as envoy ex-
traordinary, and minister plenipotentia
; ry Of the republic of Texas near the u
States.
A NEW PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE
A Boston paper nominates Abi-a-ka, the
Micasawkie chief, generally known by
the name of Sam Jones as candidate
for the next presidency. If another he
! 70 is needed, Sam is just the man.
SAYING pRAYERs.-Dauy's last"
/ make it point" said very irritable
lawyer, to make my peace with all the
world when l retire to my bed."" Won
J derful p was the answer; have al
ways taken you for very industrious
man, and now am convinced of it, fol
! you must really 60 through great dea
: Of labor, particularly about bed time
r Captain Marryatt is travelling west
3 ANOTHER VETERAN GoNE.-Seth HUI
n let died lately near Geneseo. aged 70
: He was for forty years resident o
: Oneida county. Under the law grant
n ing pensions to new class Of revolution
n ary soldiers, he applied for pension
# but his case was not disposed of until
the present month, when his agent re
!. ceived pension certificate with bacl
!. paw from March, 1881. But too late
. life was extinct. We have known a
= least 20 similar cases which have conn
: under our immediate observation.--lEra
New ORLEANs, July l3.-The schr
n Cumanche had arrived in 8 days from
Matamcras, with 100000 in specie
h Capt. Wheelright and his surgeon. lat
f of the Texian schr. independence
S had made their escape. The notorlou
Capt. Thompson, of the Mexican navy
had disappeared, and was supposed t
;; hav gone over to the Texans.
IS FATAL AccrDENT.--Friday afternoo
about S o'clock Mr.. Charles Stevenson