The native American. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1840, 1840-08-08

citizens Of Washington county, u. c. as Delegates to The
Convention to be held in this city Oh Monday next:
| Washington Young Dr. c. D. Hambleton, and CoioneI
Henry Mayor, for Fast of Eastern Branch.
Joseph Gales, jr., John Agg, and Washington Berry
for Vest of Eastern Branch
The receipts of the American Colonization
Society, from June 25 to July %, 1910, was So
$50 s4.-Pretty fair for one month, these hard
times.
Mrs. L. H. &gomney -This favorite
Iauthoress left us on the first of August for
England, by the Liverpool packet ship Europe,
Capt. Marshall She will no doubt be warm
lily received by the admirers of genius abroad.
During the last years there have been en-
listed in New York; for the U. 5. Army, 906
Americans, Sll lrShmen, l79 Engllshmen,
l43 Germans, 95 Frenchmen, So Poles, LIZ
Scotchmen. OF the whole number 653 were
laborers, t39 clerks, l64 musicians, 7 doctors
and lawyers.
A gentleman recently from Upper California
states that British surveying party were
busIly engaged in surveying the coast III that
vicinity. --Jour Com.
The Neapolian Mdemnity-The seventh
|lnstalnlent was paid in gold at Naples Oh The
9Th June and received at the bank Of America
i'll New York on the 18th July.
Oafs-The ship Henry sailed from PhIla-
ldelphia last week for London, with 1880
bushels of oats which is new article OF ex-
port to that country from this. She took
besides 900 bushels of corn and 70 hhds. to-
bacco.
Enlisting soldiers for tie United States.
u S. soldier, named John McDermott who
had been enlisted last May at New York, was
discharged on Saturday by the Court, on the
fact being shown that he had been enlisted
while in IA state ofintoXIcatlon.
| John Fitzera!d was discharged by Judge
Lynch at New York, on the ground of his be-
ing minor when enlisted; he had been in SER
vice nearly two years. had recently deserted,
and then delivered himself up to avoid punish
ment. .'..
Great Seieure.-The New Orleans Picay-
une of the 10th, states that Messrs. Jackson,
Riddle & Co. Of Philadelphia, have caused
Thousand bales of cotton to be seized III New
Orleans, which is supposed to belong TO
William Sidney Warwick Of London. The
seizure was made on account OF previous large
Indebtedness by the latter to the former house,
which the latter has not discharged
The Charleston Patriot of 18th ult. SAYS
We understand that demand was yesterday
made hvthe Bank of Charleston on the Union
bank of this city, for sixty thousand dollars,
N the bills of that bank, which was promptly
paid in specie.
The banks at Charleston have resumed
specie payments.
Gold.-"A lump Of virgin gold was picked
up IN the surface of the ground, near Galena,
Iowa, il short time since A Galena paper ex-
presses confidence that if proper search be
Ilnade, it will be found in large quantities in
THAT vicinity" Like the lumpfound lately OF
Red River LA. good stool pigeon for making
, mineral lots For virgin" read virginia
gold, carried there.
4Sieun1boats Captain Rowe and James
Rowe, Of the Dewitt Clinton, and captain
Hancox and Joseph Lenex, of the Napoleon
which recently came in collision IN New York
r harbor, have been held to bail in the sum O
} $4,000 each, to answer the indictments toune
by the grand Jury The indictments are tol
" malicious mischief"
Diffusion Of light by the b"shet.-On tn
:, day Of Congress adjournng, there were sen
from the city post office at Washington, tt
) different section of the country, no less thar
$40 bushels of documents and newspapers
The press has brought its evils, for it requires
as much of its labor to refnte the dissemna
ton Of f,lsehood as to propagate the truth.
Cine yoar Son ITade.-Solon enacted
THAT children, who did not maintain their pa
rents in old age when in want, should be
branded with infamy, and lose the privilege
of citizens he; however, excepted from this
rule, those children whom their parents hao
taug Int no trade, nor provided with othe
means of procuring a livelihood
Halfand HaT Macon, in Noxubee coun
tv. contains 4l2 inhabitants, 22l whites, and
1921 blacks OF these there are 81 bachelors
a widowers, and only 5 young ladies, but tc
which color they belong, this deponent saith
mot Wch,$tNrg Wing.
MISUNDERSTANDING enlarges the scene
of happiness or misery; the marriage OF love
lis pleasant, the marriage Of interest easy, and
a marriage where both meet, happy.
Genius.--Genius is seldom judged Alright.
tb,,rc ha noble blood