Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1843-05-19

On DIrs.-Romors from Wash;,.,
state that MIR. Webster will no, ,p.sas%'
Cabinet until Mr.. Everett returns an .'
swer whether he will 90 TO Chin, ~ w.
Webster will make GU. the instruction. w. !;
whoever shall go; but at any ra,s Nv
leave the Cabine. within the month h .'
also stated that MIR. Curtis, Col,ee,o, o -
York, is an applicant for the Chin, nv ~
sion, in the event Of Mr.. Eve.eu's lasl;s
ing. and it is very probable that he will | !.
successful-and This a. present, is The NV
object Mr.. Webster intends accouDl.bS;' g."
by remaining while longer.-No Rene
DEATH OF Cow. PoRrER.-By the s,.,n..
Britannia accounts have been received u.s..
Commodore David Porter, the U. s. M,;'4'
10 Turkey, died at Cons,an,inop|e on Tho ),
Of March. The N. Y. American ius,lv ~
marks that his name is identified with i,
bright annals Of onf navy, almos, from ia 81.
eia. and will be freshly remembered whsue,,
| deeds Of daring courage and iefven! ps,ia
ism beguile the midwascles Of the uieh.
mong American sailors.
| The Britannia brought out s. 2sI SKI.
suecie, besides fifteen boxes and one na,esI0 j
gold. not included in this amount. Web.
serve that Messrs. Brown, Brothers. l. Ca.
Of New York. are the larges. consigoees; 4
sum consigned to them being nearly half
million Of do!lars.-Bal,. Rep.
WEDDING RioTs.-The custom, mo,e han.
ored in the breach than in the observance
that prevails in some sections Of our couuir.
Of serenading newly married cou lie on ID
bridal night with al; sorts OF dscordapt II.
s,rn,nents, including tin horns and cow.beIa|
was sigaally rebuked at the recen, term Of i,
Randolph IN. c. Supreme Court. The evt
rage occurred on the occasion Of the mar,ias,
Of the daughter Of one Chamness. Between
II aud IL O'clock a, night, party assailed Ii,
premises with musical and other instruments.
consisting Of fiddle, four or FIVE buyes, and
twenty or thirty bells, Of all sorts M
sizes. from the sonofous cow-bell 10 the mod.
est ,inkling sheep bell The whole comp,y
were indicted for riot, found guilty and fined
Specie STANDARD IN New Yoek.-Th
Banks ia New York. have entered into an :
greenent 10 take Spanish quarter dollars a, but
% cents twelve and half cent pieces a. ten
cents. and six and a fourth cent pieces al d's
cents. The Postmaster Of that city has ass
given notice TO his cIerLs 10 receive them at
the above rates, and many OF the Nex XWk
merchants have adopted the same rule. Tho
regulation, if carried out in other States, will
tend greatly in drawing This foreign cun fpu
circulation, and give more general cireuala
to that " our own. Many Of the above men
toned Coins are now SO much worn as to
actually not worth their standard amount IL
weight. The Banks are now beginning L
look 10 the exclusive value Of silver coins and
no, to that which, is given by common consent
by the people throughout the United States
Lee Co. Dem.
"HEAD HIM OR DIE. ~! seem, that
The mex. Congress will be under the DE-
cessiiy Of getting along as well as il can
wilhou. the aid of the services and lucu'
bralions Of John NJ. Bolts, Democra
4 having been chosen in his place. For
this misfortune there will be no remedy
bn. patience. Mr. Bolts was one ofihoss
distinguished characters who gave peeu'
liar celia, TO the late Congress, by parsa'
ing a course Of personality and Of par'T'
ISM. before comparatively lille knownn
the Legislative halls of the nation. l(San
ley should also fail, the next Congress ma!
be quite dull affair, as to The amusemen'
which disguished The last, and mayss
soberiy to work to despatch the business
Of the nation.
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