The native American., 1840-07-25
WEEKLY COMPNED.

day last at O'Clock,
DR.. Bates, chaplain of the House of Repre-
seutatives, narrowly escaped being drowed in
Boston harbor some time since. His expernes.
at swimming saved his life.
The General meeting of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal has adjourned in this city. They
hereafter hold their meetings in Fredericktown.
Maryland.
! The candidates for the Governors Offices OF
the States of Ohio and North Carolina, were for,
merly both Wagon boys.
The steamship Britannia, arrived at Boston on
Saturday nigh, last, having made the passage in
about ii days. ~.
The seventh ins!alment Of the Neapotan IN
demnity was received in New York on Saturday
last in gold.
MORE ROBBERY The house of Mr.. John p
Stallings, on 10Th street, was entered on Wednes.
day night last, and robbed of some valuable ar
ticles, belonging to boarder, to the amount ri
about one hundred and fifty dollars.
CONSUL. The president has recognized
Victor de la Cova as consul Of Venezuela, for
the port of Philadelphia.
The NORTH EAsTgRN DISPUTED TERRITORY.
it is said contains 10000 000 of acres, twice as
much as the whole state Of Connecticut.
Fl. GoLD RoGEas, charge de affairs to Sardinia
sailed for Liverpool, in the Patrick Henry, on the
9th inst.
The VICE PRESIDENT The vice president has
been received with every demonstration of respec
in various places which he has visited since leav-
ing his chair in the senate
EM.GRArlo< OF THE INDIANS, It's stated in
the Hamilton U. G. Gazette, that, ''about 5000
Indians have arrived from the United Slete-, and
have lchased from our government large block
OF land near London and that large number
more will Immediately follow. Many Of then,
appear to possess ample resources
The Army Of the United States contains of off
GERS and men l2,577, il all as inllows:-genera
staff 81, medical department SO, pay departmen
1 l9, purchasing department 3, corps Of engineers
43, corps of typographical engineers 80, ordinance
department 322, two regiments Of Dragons ,49s,
four regiments of artillery 5000, eight regiments
OF infantry 7,496. The total number Of the militia
of the United States is about l 100000,
| The Navy of the United States is composed of
from "a to l2O guns, and razee 81 guns-l4
irigates lst class, guns-2 frigales 81 class &c
guns--2l sIoops of war from 6 to 90 guns-l2
bries and schooners from TO 10 guns--2 steam
ships and | store ship.
A Copper Nine. We were shown several
specimens Of copper ore this morning, taken from
la newly discovered mine, near Zoar Bridge, Fair
field county. 1t is said to be of very pure quail
and, ba l., IL.
n"cted with lime stone quarry, which furnishe>
the purest white finish lime -Nev HIVE,
Heruii
Nea0 Jersey district judge. 1t is stated thai
the president has nominated the hon. Philemon
Dickerson, now of the house of representatives
TO the Office of Unred States district Judge fo
New Jersey, in place ofjudge RUSSELL deceased
| Appointment. We learn that our fellow cit
Zen. DR.. johnson, has received the appointmen
Of the collector for this port; the late collector hav
ing been appointed Observation-Disclosures Mer.
Execution. Five negroes concerned in the
murder of Mr. Alexander Atkinson, were execu
ted on the 9th ofJuly on the plantation Of The de
ceased near Brunswick, Georgia, where the
murder was committed
Important decision. The Selma Free Pres.
announces that the supreme court of Alabama has
decided in favor of the constitutionalily of the
/" Real Estate bank of south Alabama" The
unconstitutionaty ofthe institution was pleaded
by It's debtors in bar Of some actions brought tc
recover notes which it had discounted, and the
plea was sustained by the circuit court. The
Iiudges have unanimously reversed this decision
and pronounced the late lew of the Legislature
against this and similar institutions to be uncons
Iu,iona and void
Judicai decision. The Canton Miss Advo-
cate states that Judge Nicholson decided, at the
late term of the Madison court, that the charter
ola bank could not be attached colIateraIIy, anc
that the non compliance of bank with the pro-
visions of its charter, could not be given in ev
dence to defeat recovery upon note given tt
such a bank '.-
Effects ofthe Natches Tornado. DR.. Tooley
has published, i'll the Nat;hez papers, some slrk-
ing facts observed during the dreadful storms in
that city. The external rar eicatioa Of the atmos-
phere was SO great and rapid, tha, several houses
exploded from the pressure of the air within
leaves and buds Of plauts were scared, many Of
them having their vitality destroyed, and the