The native American., 1840-11-28
NEWS OF THE EEK.

Camp" has been made sub;etvient I'd this
purpose, and new building has taken its
place.
Little Delaware contains a population Of
7s,107.
"Why is man, after drinking two glasses
Of punch, like COW? Because he's got
two horns"
SO says the New England Review. Then,
of course, he's no. a 6u6alo!
The boilers of the steamboat Persian col
lapsed on the 18th instant, killing several per-
sons, and scaling some fifteen or twenty
others. A mandy the name Of Peter Nc
Donald, of this District, was among those
. badly scaldec."
The Raleigh Register of the goth instant
states, that I" the designations Of Messrs.
Brown and Strange have been sent in by the
Governor, and unanimously accepted by the
Legislature, but that no movement had been
made in either House towards filling the va
cancies.
Jno. H. Thompson (whig) has been elect
ed to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death
of Mr.. Anderson, in the Harrod,burg dis
trict, Kentucky.
President Lamar, Of Texas, was DANCE
rously i'll, at the last advices. The session
Of Congress had commenced and the troops
were preparing for a war with the Indians.
ANOTHER CONTESTED SEAT.-Mr Camp
bell says he intends TO contest Mr.. Weller's
seat in the next Congress. Put this and
Duncan's together, and we have chance Of
two in Ohio.
DR.. Eldridge, arraigned on charge of for
gerry in Philadelphia, has been acquitted.
There was good skating on ponds, near
Boston, on Tuesday the 18th inst
The General Bankrupt Law is in agitation
and in fair way to make impression on the
public mind.
Conral's Steamships will enter the harbor
Of Ports mouth, n. H., instead Of Boston,
Mass, during the time. which the latter har-
Dor may be obs,ructed by ice.
The James River Canal is open to Lyn CHI
burg.
Late intelligence from Canton, says the
British feet hal arrived; the bio :kade had
commenced; the tea trade had besn suspend
ded, and that preparations was making on
both sides for war.
There are seuen Theatres, sin full tide of
successful operation" in New Y ork city.
The superintendent of the Little Falls
Bridge contradc,s the sta,ementthat it wonld
be plssa5le last Friday week. H, says it
cannot be ready before the first of Decem-
Der.
John Quincy Adams arrived in the city in
the early part Of this week. He looks ex-
tremcly well. Several other members Of
Congress have also arrived. ....
A convention of Tobacco Planters will
be held in this city Oh the Still of December.
We learn from the Georgetown Advocate,
that Mr.. Cruikshank has opened an estab.,
lishment in that town called the Columbian
Museum.
| al Several Communications omitted this
week for want of room. They shall be in
serted in our next.
The rumored death of Mr.. Flood, Of Ohio,
Charge d'Afrires Of Texas, in that Rspub-
lie, has been conlradicteI by the Ohio States
man.
Allan Waits, whose trial for the murder of
Henry Tucker conm.ncsl in our Criminal
Court last week, terminated on Friday, same
week, in his acquittal of the charge of wilful
murder. He was forthwith sit at liberty.
CIRCUIT CoURr OF THE DIsTRIcr OF Co
LuMBIA.-The November term Of this Court
commenced on Monday last. This week
has been devoted to the usual business, Chan
CRY cases, not requiring the attention of a
jury. The Court held its meetings in the
Grand Jury Ro I'M, SO that the Criminal Court
could continue its settings during the week
acre being considerable business yet unfn-
ished.
A Resolution passed our City Council, at
their last setting, to renew the arch over the
stream at 2d street. We have no doubt op.
erations will be commenced Immediately. A
resolution was also introduced, to authorize
the Mayor to call town meeting, to con-
Esider the Sanate's report on our City charter.
| This should be done at once.