The native American. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1840, 1840-06-27

| who turns thu w SomerSetS WITHOUT stopping
! to wink The editor of the Boston Times
thinks he would make most excellent Polltl~
clan.
ST.. LOUIS ExcHANGr.--'Thi noble build
| ing is again rising from its ruins. The rub
Dish has been all cleared away and the re-
building goes briskly on.
CAnPEAcHy TAKEN BY the arrival last
Seveuing Of the British steamer Argyle from
Vera Cruz, and the schooner Ocean from
Campcachy, we learn that tie latter place
Surrendered to the F'ederalist army on the
Sd instant The whole State of Yucatan
is now under the sway of the Federalists.
PALM OL.-upwards of 100000 worth
of this article has been exported from Africa
in single year w.. +.
PopuLAr1oN.--Majo Noah estimates that
of the United States at II, Ia, 1893 We shall
see whether he is good at guessing.
DANCING TO A PROFITABLE TuNE.--It is
stated that the receipts at the Park theatre,
New York, during the fourteen nights of
Mademolselle Elssler's appearance, average
s 800 a night.
A DEsPoTIsM.-At the late New England
Iantl-savery convention, it was decided that
the government of the United States is Il rank
despotisn, and its great political parties have
no claim whatever, to the appellations demo
cratic, republican, wing or conservative
The declaratory resolutions were offered by
Mrs. Abby Kelly, Esq.--Sun.
Posi- OFF1cE.--The whole number Of
miles Of post roads, on the first Of May, was 49,,
$40. The receipts for the year We're, 81,
476 OBS; an increase of 1922, $50 on the
year previous, and of S ,4S4,O56, since 1885.
The PIRATES Seven of the pirates, who
lately captured the English brig Vernon, off
Cape Antonio, Cuba murdereing captain Gun
bingham, and two men, were to be hung on
the stof June. At their preliminary exam
inatlon spectator says the cold-booded re-
citals of these demons made his heart shrink
within him. They resided at Regla, and
were well known at Havana. 1t is stated
that thirteen others had been taken
Mr.. FOSTER RHODES, late ship builder to
the Sultan Of Turkey, together with his wife
and four sons, arrived at Boston in the brig
Emma lsdora, from Smyrna.
STONE, who is now under sentence OF
death at Chicago, for numbering Mrs. I.u-
cretia Thompson, is but 81 years Of age yet
was one of McNabb's crew, who burnt the
Caroline; has been once before under sentence
Of death in Canada, and escaped the day be-
fore he was executed. His Canadian sentence
was for rape. He has also been in the Au-
burn state prison. ...
ANOTHER REvoLUTloNARYS SOLDIER GONE.
Died at Caldwell, in this county, on the I'd
instant, Jacob Kent, aged 81, soldier of the
revolution. He was in several hard fought
battles, and served his country during the
whole war Mr. Kent has probably left the
! most numerous posterityof any person in the
United States. lie has had by two wives, 20
children, Is of whom are now living with
their tamilies,) 12l grand children, 1926 great
grand children and l great great grand child
making in all 26S descendants at the time OF
his death,--NeaO Jersey Eagle.
The Commercial gives an alarming case of
piracy on the Hudson River within mile Of
our wharves The schooner Carroll, CAPT
Michaels, is stated, while off Peekskil, TO
have bean boarded by three men in boat
who took possession, and brought the vessel
to this city J; and off Bedlow's Island consented
| to let the captain and crew 60 ashore; when
1.-The piratesstripped and scuttled the vessel, TAX
ing out all her rigging, apparel, &C. One of
the pirates is supposed to be one Vandervend-
CT, OF New Jersey-N. Y: Star.
Capt. Samuel Angus, formerly Of the U.
S. Navy, died at Geneva, Orleans CO. N. Y,
aged So. He was born at Philadelphia in
1884; and engaged in> the service of his coun-
try at the age of IA, at period when the "a
wages upon our commerce were more severe,
and the prospects of the American navy least
encouraging.
UNITED STATES BANK--Mr. Cowperth-
waite, Cashier, it is said, has resigned, from i'll
health, and such changes have been made in
the salaries of officers as to secure saving of
100000 annually, throughout all the branch
cS an} departments.
The steam ship President, Capt Fayrer,
will take her place in the line OH the first of
August.