Mobile daily commercial register and patriot., 1841-06-04
THINGS IN GENERAL.

DUEL-A duel was fought in New Orleans on Wednesday, between two merchants of that city. We can now mention (says the Crescent City) that the combatants were Messrs. Samuel Wright and $. w. Oakey-both of this city. They fought with rifles at 40 paces, at the plantation of Mr. Marigny, on the other side of Lake Ponchartrain, and at the second fire Mir. Wright was killed. We learn that his bo- dy was brought to the city by the Mazeppa-the same boat which the night previous bore him to the place ofbattle, a well, hearty, and hoping man."
 The cause of this unhappy difficulty, originated in the articles published in the Vicksburg Sentinel, charging fraudulent practices some of the cotton brokers and others in New Orleans. Mir. Wright was supposed either to be their author or furnished the information on which they written.
 THRowN OFF THE REINs.--A few days ago, the whigs of New York startled from their pro- prety by MT. Scott, member of the New York As semby throwing off the reins of whiggery and boldly avowing himself democrat. .
 The following is the language used on the occa- sion, in debate on the Erie Railroad bill.
 "Mr. Scott followed in support of the resolution and against striking outsaying, m the course of his remarks, that he had declaration to make, whic, he desired the house hear. He had been solicited by gentlemen of the whg party, he said to go with them as a party man on thls questionable desired the house to understand that the connection between him and the party now in the ascendant was at an end from this time forward. He did not choose to stand in a doubtful position-nor to have gentlemen coming to him and claiming his votes political friend He had been nurtured in the school of demo- cracy-his very nature was imbued with the demo- cratic prnciples-ond he could no longer remain ua- der the disagreeabe necessity of acting oth pho in hs conscience he believed had not particle o demo- cracv in their composition. Mir. s. went to state the grounds on which he had determined te cut loose from the party with which he had heretofore acted, at some length" 'a,
 This is honest, and we doubt not would be gene- rally initiated if men had as much moral courage as Mr. Scott. t+
 Ten thousand dollars reward is offered for the ap- prehension of the persons who robbed the Frederick (M'd) County Bank, and the recovery of the money stolen. The amount is $ls5, ,OOO-which is just $IO ,OO0 more than the capital paid in!
 The robbery was performed in very adroit man. ner and the rogues, it is supposed, must have been at work for weeks fashioning keys for the purpose. There were seven locks opened, all of curious and intricate construction.
 INCREASE oL DIPLOMATIC CoRPs-Madame de Bodisco, recently presented his Imperial Majes- tys Minister, at Washington, with two splendid spe- cimens of nature's handiwork at one birth superb work in two voIumes--R1ssia bnding-Cres. City.
 The New York Chamber of Commerce, by a vote of 25 to 20, have adopted resolutions in favor of National Bank, and are also preparing memorial to Congress on the subject. e,.ys
 The Greensborough mail will hereafter be due on Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, at half past IF o'clock, and close same days at 9A.m. 4,
 Her Majesty's brig of war Thunder, which, accor- ding to the New York Herald, was surveying our harbors and ports, is peacefully employed in making astronomical and other scientific observations. She