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Con.
july l9.-The question
arises-has she the ability or
inclination TO discharge ,t7
In the first place the State
has never paid one dollar
from her own resources. to.
wards either the principal
or the interest Of this debt.
The hanks for some time
paid interest on the bonds
sold TO them. and the Canal
lots and lands furnished
some means towards the
Canal, bnt these were &C.
qnired by a grant from the
General Government. The
interest on the Canal and
Internal Improvement bonds
was sometimes IT ct but only
by borrowing the money,
end thus increasing the
debt; hut this has been all,
and II istherefore true, that
the State has never devoted
a single dollar 10 the pay.
ment Of principal or interest,
drawn from her own legiti-
mate resources.
During the continuance
ofthe thirty cent levy there
was no revenue to be de-
voted to the payment Of in.
terest, and there certainly
can be lone with q fifteen
or twenty cent levy; and
yet this degree of taxation
must be admitted to be bur
thensome. Twenty cents
for State purposes, fifty
cents, ifrequired, fer county
purposes, and an additional
road tax, all levied on the
entire property, real and
perronal, Of each individual,
and this with an arbitrary
minimum valuation Of real
estate, in most cases much
above its real value. is q de.
gree Of taxation to which,
we think, the whole popu.
lation Of no other state is
subjected, and which the
experience of the State Of
Illinois, in the attempt to ex-
act the thirty cent levy.
shows cannot be increased
with the least prospect of
success. How then, is the
State debt to be paid?
We shall refer to this sub.
49, z-...
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Foreign ImpOrtations

LvERPooL-Ship Tarointa-7l rkgs w Chaunrev & col
Reiss Bsoth.u cot2 GoIton. Hodges co32 FaInum
coil DOR Aliens Thatcher Tnchtr cog Stone Swan
& cos Geo Der-sa Wolfe Bnhop-29 Bird, GILLIAN 4
col Jas ShwTl w SIZE Melnt's w Mckee &
Roepson-t5 To,ker. Mead co-1 Lewis AIerbuTy j-al
Mabee-2 Godfrey, Patison co-l6 Chss Bill Clark
q Wolfe Ge'pis-7 sione co--l5 eel D, xier Bush
-yPeaoody hggs co.'s Jein Thomas-26 John Herdman
100 hx' TN plates IL casks Phelps Dodge co-750 salt
| order
AngeliquelO2 pipes GIN 200 slabs IS
rk me q bags coffee hmprrs mineral Schuchard
Esvie cot cs mdse 100 bd, steel Oech Il X er-2 cks
Victor AcnelHTe wicheihau enis BID Baker-t
cks nschen Upkarl do wine Me,et bags
coffee labs TN L Des Art-2 TX, Feus-2 bales N
nsIi-Oo bass mustard seed Duu Couss0ar,-i trunk
DE Nlano0 ha2s seed masteI-l03 bdl.
bags barley OoS 9 chs 10 fTder
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CHESTNUT STREET THEATRE, PHILADEL-
PHTA


wardrobe brsr,, machinery, pop.rty Or
Tssd ,sads s's
S s an
cure -beh will the cSief obi Of he propristo
The Bosyd Of asents the chssup; street TSsars
81 sou.e Oe,v..rt Azecn- philnd. lphi, iy7toa,-y
A GREAT BOAT RACE will come off At the Elysinn
FEEDS h0''N'' fIF M?F' "a S''A OIL 'a'' 1877
Of MY Eve collars. Etrancs 50, the
'"e '''0"' y 81 '''' SECOND RACE.
Free for all -four S God Rae, Boats purss fly dollars
Al Boar. vns n, Tor "a ,,G
lost boats vii, be Il owed tn e afsr III d- Thi;
e. r Ss q Be- s
a SECOND HDyEIT GROVE We NO, - -..T;Ix
oes,n House and Red na Thur.
'-i 'fs'ss'
sas 10!
' s Boss and Tn Room
Esss.1 ''j: $s.sI ~,
II pouad Kso.ote Acoustic oil for the cure Of b.siness
aS .H% @: Of
an s.o Which are $ s e. 40
Re'd the following editorial fom the Saturday Evening
Cure for Desfnc-We hsve he.rd much lately Of the m
Of 5cIps OIL in Of deafness, spd hiDg
by this simple remedy have been
rmed A. the eoItor Of journal creu ang e.te-svsy
thr ughou the coupuy de duty call pu bic at
tent thi. chc Those attic ed with his malady will
find Scsrpas Oil for feaness well worthy atrial.
The ,uboined certificate will be read with interes.-
MesNs Eoitor-
De ess disease which hes hitherto been considered in
cufsbc, but can inform h public thas il is mistaken
deaf for AID conc,uded that reman
hut months since / paper vertise.
Of Scarpas oil for Deafness As the resort con-
cludcd Try am happy can hear a. well
ever did Two OF friends likewise tried il. One of
HEN deaf that he used uumper he hears
rerfe city well hout The other very troubled
with noises aud h. ad, aud he lief
and Is well One bottle cured me- which thought ge ting
well pretty cheap. Yours, &c.
siLAS EUdBEE,
Second sJcet below Fine.
Sold AZ wholesale and retail by A. Sands Druggists,
Ma. 70 Fulton st, TT East Broadway, as Broadway.
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OFFICE AuBuar AND noeHrsIre t.k Go ;

OFFICE AUBURN AND ROCHESTER, Il. Go
Csnsndsigua, july TIL 1913. !
A SEMLANNUAL DIVIDEND Of three per cent, The
n Captll Stock Of this COMPANY will be paid the first
day Of August whose stock registered in
the city Transr Book, of this Company will be paid ther d.
ydend, the Bank of The st Of New York in the city of
New York. and those whose stock the city
will receive office The Transfer Books will
be closed from the 2st inst tl LIST August
By order, CHAS SEYMOUR, Treasurer.
,,IIt
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, 2 90
amount could be aaYed on lumber - 49,.

90
Saving on ten Thousand barrels, $4,000 An equal
amount could be saved on lumber
Wheat has been worth, on average, thirty cents
busbe more in Chicago than In spring The cos. OF
transportation could not completion of the
canal, exceed ten cents a bushe leaving n net
gain OF twenty cents n bushel This would amount in
surp us Of hundred thousand bushels to s2n 600
These estimates be Tead carried TO demon
strae that every county within seventy miles
or Illinois river would make net gain Of thousands of
dollars per annum the completion OF this work. The
tolls the Erie canal in the year 1929 the first year after
its completion amounted to 1866 000 in 1885, to S62000
In 1885, after reduction oftwenty per cent they had in
creased TO 695 In 1896 when the tolls the Erie
canal amounted to 00 there less business done
than will be done the first year after II goes into
operation Ohio Michigan, Indiana and Illinois, were
then comparatively wilderness and their rich SOIL the
products OF which have sweed the income OF the Erie
canal TO Millions was useless for of labor and its
rank vegetation roted in the depths of the forest ard
the face oil the broad praes. Even late as 1885, when
the aggregate value OF property transported the Erie
canal s600O00O $50 900 belong to the citizens
OF the State OF N York. The tolls that year TO
Sl6l4s42 IS. Why should not the amount of property
on the Illinois river, and Illinois and Michigan canal
within few years after its pleon equal hat belong
ing to citizens OF the State of New York at that me1 Our
soil Is far productive cultivated at less expense
population equally industrious and enterprsng and
climate desirable. We are willing, then to
give deliberate opnen, that the tolls the canal
ON ia completion WILL within o short period, pay the in
ttres entire public debt reduced. as will be by
sale OF canal lands and internal improvements and other
property.
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Second Board.
New York Public stock Exchanre.
state Of Trade.

Trade OF Observation-Disclosures Of produce up to the
18th July Tor the past two years -
s4a ssso ss ssi as7 Stl. iu.
1913, 1888 zoos " 1868 6O,399
Cleared for foreign ports during the period for
l64s -
Ashes. Pork f. Beet. -Four. Wheat.
I3,sO3 bbls 90 bbIs s5,ss2 bbls. l6,4l7 bu.
ahes-Pots sell 81 so IN small lots wanted Pearls
quote at SIS at, without any alteration in the de-
mand.
Whiskey-sales, in barrels, at % a "a OTIS.
Cotton-The foreign news has caused still further
depression in the market and must give way be-
yesterday reached about 800 bales.
= Prouisions-Very little doing. Pork and Beef are par
tcularly dull We quote decline in Mess at Sill IS
II SIT The ruling rates, Prime SO 5o Beef without al
teration.
Sugar-We notice slight Improvement in the demand
without any variation in prices
Hdy-Ihe demand is very good, and prices well sus
oThe demand for Whale rather limited in this
market. Our last quotation still rules. At New Bed
ford there is very little doing in Whale. Sperm sells
freely at 65cts at which sales to Xent made
in Farhaven and Westport. The receipts are large
amounting for the week. ending the 18th inst, to 55O5
brs Sperm, and $3.50 brls Whale A cargo of whale
rived here from Nantucket for sale American Linsecd
we quote at rs rs cents English at So Nothing doing
Whaie6one-The sales of this article are 10 fair ex
tent but prices not sustained. We reduce quo
atisns to 80 cents which holders submit and at which
in this city and at the east The receipts for the
ending the 18th inst, were SO 600 lbs.
CoUee-We nave no report IN eltner the de-
mand or prices St. Domingo quote at $5t So U.s. Bra.
I'll II a 8; Lsguayra II &c.
Flour-A moderate demand with fair receipts, charac
erzes the ket Prices do vary from last quo.
tations Genesee still rules at SIS oct l2l; Michigan,
Assn So; Ohio 81 81 S.; Richmond County So 50
rs; Georgetown S. SIT; Alexandria S6'l2t S. IS;
Brandy wine S. s7A 500 Corn Meal Brandy wine, 81
81 80 o. Rye Flour, fancy prime SO rs; North
river do So 37A. Wheat continues dull with receipts to
moderate extent, fair supply and declining prices.
Corn in active demand. We quote southern IS 56cts
and northern at 66 o6i cts, weight and measure.
CANAL CoMMERcE.-Amount of most kinds of produce
cleared at Akron the Ohio Canal in the month Of
June, lsi3 -
sO.6i2 bbls Flour, 32s bbls Pork
81 I" Whisksy 81, 1874 bush Wheat,
81, bush Mineral Coal, 1878 lbs Merchandise,
2l,l3l lbs. Furniture, &C. 27s.s5 Iron & Nails,
1892 Glass and 6. Ware, $3.50 Lard
4,937 Pork and Bacon, 32,297 Butter,
6l,663 Cheese, 1905 Dried Fruit.
1884 feet Lumber.
Amount of most kinds of property arrived in the
time:-
l,O70 bbls. Salt, 457 bbls Fish.
9l,sll bush Wheat, 36l $50 lbs Merchandise
1876 lbs. Furniture, &c. 49972 Gypsum,
264 $50 Iron Ore 1888 Sole Leather
26s NJ Shingles, $1,000 feet Lumber,
1926 lbs. Pot and Pearl Ashes
Amount received for toll, S4.l79 "a
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ADJUSTMENTS.


NIBLO's GARDEN
Director, IOH1 hSsTpN
FRIDAY, yrfv o.. ia7
Second night IN New Yort e h. Niiit'rv Open OF
La FlLLg Du VEGINENT.
a, Music bv DOWN >it-, which .
aaemoselle Csiv-, Moneu Bi-s add the whole Of The
french impany vii appear
'he performance AZ ~ o-ock with
IN, oy.rpr. bv the Grand OTche,'ra
20 LA Fillh dn Regiment DoniL@Hi.
Marie W iiiH NV" Mris t,Iv.
Sulpee, Man. ME,
=, "a mna,ilums' Msdm Muh,eu
La ouehesse, Madm Hobill
on1so' Mons Richer
.hHs. Oter~oY
.'eimm' BuscheY
LIS, Dsrve
parsh'h Chihery
Between the first and NJ the opera hal, an bou,
internissioD will he allowed for aade and re-
heshments 10 the G'aud Saloon, where Ice
Creams, &c. may be had.
THE PROMENADE MUSTCALE,
Which much satisfaction last will enven
The period o nermison AMI IN order 20 render this depart
worthy the musica charas OF the estabs hment
A Splendid Orchestra has been secpr-a
Musical Director, u u Hill
Nights ofthe Bayel Famv-Tue.davs and Thur,dsys.
Nig'ts Of the French COMPREHENSIVE. Wsdnesd'vs
- sturt Police will he IN suenospea great
AIKEN 70 prevent the admission Of improper persops.
Tickets Fifty Gents. Nav he had st the 3arden dur~s
~ A limited uumosr OF Yeason T'ereu
uos~d or
UT No po-tporemept account
weather. the Grand Entrance from Broadway ns""s
protected and the Saloon which il ventilated
n. q . nseds Al apnnm n "a
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CHATHAM THEATR e.

X
BoIes rs cents Pit la~ c-n,.
Doors will ouen and The Curtain will at
ou,rter before Q o'clock.
THIS EVENING-The p.rformsoc- c,mrnence with tho
IRlSHMAN IN ONDON-Msroch D-lauy J Green;
Edward Walcot; ouire Mrs B n,ton To be fpow.d nv
FRENCH spy-Mathide M. II Evils; Sergeant de
Bourg. Mr. Green. To conclude with tho MAID OF
MlJNoTER
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PORT OF NEW YORK, JULY FL.
Cleared.

IUp RisEs'.'. ...4 40 MOON RsEs..... IL
...7 81 HIsH WATER IA
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ship Masters and Agents.

We shall esteem favor, il Captains of Vessels will gre
10 Commodore ROBERT SILyEy, of our News Fleet Re.
e?r Of the Skipping iet 6 The Port whence they sailed the
Vessels Spoken their Passage List of Cargo
Foreign Newspapers News they may have lie viii
board them Immediately on their arrival Agents and Cor
S,nting g this Qf.ce all the Marine intelligence they can
Obtain Nautical Information Of kind will DO thankfully
received.
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ONLY ONE SHILLING !
WARM BATHS.

WARM BATHS.
KNICKERBOCKER BATHS, i0t BOWERY.
THE sUBsCkIBER respectfully takes leave TO invite
public atte-ton 10 the above named ettab ment consist
ing Wam Cold and Shower Baths fitted up with taste
at the following reduced rates
Single Tickets, Ia cents, 10 Tor 81.
jrii 9~ir. m GOMPERTs.
rINo THE LOVERS OF sUPERIOR BLACk TEA.
HowquaI MiIture--Th, extremely delicious and unpsrsI
lacd Tea highly celebrated in China snd Europe Just
ported for sale AZ the Canton Tea Company Genera
Tes establishments, al Chahsms New Yrrt, and 16 Ful
street. Brookynn Fhckseo Price So and 81 each
$50 irsr
IMPORTANT TO FEMALES.
FEMALES labo under Of The trao OF distressip
Il complaints incide to The femie fame, will lind
dy by ung the celebrated Podugue,e Female Pills" Their
10 III Of difficult suppressed
truv wonderful aud hl extended their fame from
part OF Europe. They perceive imported
DR F MELvEAU, i2s Liberty street.
see advertisement oD LIST cnluan oul 1870 asr
ELY PAPEK -Dr FEUCHTWANuER's Fly Psper is
neither old imported, such hill the flies
staDy upon their aIs ting the He hiss gents
but he sells all the Paper he h for old fly
worth having. Apnv at he Drug Of
DR. LEWIS FEU,HTWANGER
q Wal steet
B.dug. rat. moh eocsroach, 'n' ro,qustc and al
other tor insect AID sso h nrated
pound che mcs whs. Sop Coz stiny haud drus
che dyes spd Wholesale ami retail at the
and most r. ssaoahe pr'ccs Jy t99'eod &c
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NEW YORK ~ 3. BOSTON

SOUND PILOT.
FS' ''e:i s@i's iss
and The several Insurance Companies in this city, Boston
~ FOR THE o FiSEISa sANKsyvTh;W ;D y, nd
the Ha.on
a'"fs as
aud hing will be left undone for the comfort and
Fare for the. IcnIsp 50 hnns their own
provlalsns sa turn he'd gratis bv the cantan 81 I.n
TO CARPET MANUFACTURERS AND wooLLEN
| OVERS.
| ANA " aLUABLE PROPERTY AT AUCTION-Oa
will be Sold on the ms. :. public SALE without
One four horse engine boiler copper wood
dye kettle with variety ofdying apparatus; three ply
pattern, and designs. geher with great variety of articles
Ase be right red mptiou III the following valuable pro
petty comnse cargo. waving and dying est'h'h-
East street ard running back {. Mil rSsT; with s. caps,
Also tho RICH, of red mp,ion in the spinning mil Hamdn
.ltua. on MI 1veI ab Ut oie from Neg Haven con M
the hest pviege, County with ding aud spin
person viii PROBABLY PERSONAL
examination For farther HnsTo tSS'S ST,s,.
New Haven, July nth, is,s "a jya, 2tdy ,twy..e
ROOMS TO LET
. NEW II,
1sS s ZEE , .srS eom bors Of ms he
slowed ?o % u' by his errton to please for eontinu.
He beg, inform thew that he has sill double and
tn &c Jingle rooms which he will let on terms loT
happy to accommodsc ous wishing to enjoy the beauty
The situation is one the most desirable on the Teraee
Having very hns large bathing house directly IA Font; the
S.s ply constantly sSF R Il E
Belmont House, New Brighton.
"A Az ExCELLkNT .p'gTaalIy = now 9as.ed 70
Saa. sSGrUs and and hs Il III, PES, ods
@ nu S to he STSs
rent cor ing IN 0~ f0f RGYis Store
jyl5stsr 81 LIspensrd street. n, ar Broadway.
"a A GOOD CHANCE i, f-red any person want
E lug to engage IN the Retail Grocery Liqer and Feed
cupe1 for the wears by the present owner In. store
viii be let separate the DIV, Hug qurei for Of
AIDES. TO a s1S o%as ns 's'l1' WIZ . W.
MA TO hkl-The store ~ Na.aq street, n me Her
ss S .s O. a %p6y h: a. II os
"a TO LEl-A pleasant peaty furnished lodsrg room,
E:H for gentleman. Terms moderate Apply 1874 Canal
solss .: s i NJ ST. q {s
,Gng the eisen'in pa IS arc TGIA tchospei book
!9s sei ssHi
French Is esnt,IEr q'i,a Of P.asl and The
ssS 70 w.6nsen bound D ," 81
u The Beacon weekly containing As economical
Epbemer,, pl aces Of he Planets, 81 per annum.
jy6 rod Ave.
STOPPANI'5 BATHING 3eS Broddway, Of Walk.
- street.-the fully his th nks his lends ana
the public for the 1.-The raj which he has been
for the last 20 and also while proprietor of tho
Arcade Bas and during the of the 1t George Hs
tel; his erected at
for the Of bathing establishment with all the
latest and ccmorts, hint his will be
neglected to please which have heretofore gained him he
tensve Of liberal public he htes himself tina,
his please will continuance Of favoIs
CHARLES g. sToPPANI
ladies' Bsths-entrsnee n Walker street.
Price for a Bath, Is iyl9 lwissec
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VANILLA BEANS, N.
IS lbs superior Vdni IA Beans.
900 los White q niger Root.
100 lbs Freu h tnf American Juluoe Paste.
ca,E Russia Sheet hlrg glass
49, j. 3. AsPINwALL,
iHgI ter Sc w Illiam sire
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The secret oths folly is that when the Commissioners
were here the Courier exposed to influence and
now to tue contrary one which grows out of the oppos
ton ofthose indebted to the State and of parties dsap
pointed in certain expectations. We ogree with the
Courier Of May TO- that the Legislature took the
course The money borrowed 10 build the canal and
the canal bond holders have complain il
ultimately get their money out of the canal. Neither
they the people of the State supposed that the
debt would be paid by taxation Now there is large
class Of holders of Improvement bonds who took advan
tage Of the state Of the MARKET and bought them up
low prices When the law OF the last session was ag
ated those people strongly urged the imposition of ia
which would pay two per cent ofthe debt Two per
cent of the debt would give them per cent for their in
vestment at the rate at which they purchased; fact
which would have defeated the object OF making the
public works available 1t is the ideas Of these people
that the Courier is now vomiting forth Unless the
money is obtained to complete the canal neither the
When the canal completed the people will be both able
and willing to pay small tax towards dischargipg the
improvement debt. To throw any thing in the way Of
desirable result wiliuly to destroy the interest of
all concerned for the temporary fanced interests of few
paltry individuals.
THERE'S now no doubt according to ell the advices
ceved yesterday, but that the money will be obtained to
complete the canal The canal DEBT and its property 10
follows according United States Senate document
ll5, being document referred to the Committee on
Cansls Februarv
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Passengers Arrived.
AMsrERDAM-ship AngeliqueA Pakker, and one in the
sicerag..
NoRwAY-Bsrqse Johsnua-S Bache C Clawson and lad
A Bfynlld and lady-ils Ia the seersge
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SsOO7.6s7
The enort referred 10 speaks es follows -

The epor referred TO speaks as follows -
In looking to the probable from the Illinois
and Michigan canal, that a belt Of country,
tending from Chicago to the mouth Of the Illinois river,
and for sixty eighty miles north and south of this line
would do its business this canal THIS would
brace section of the State capable o. producing agri
cultural surplus as large that produced by the whole
State OF New York. All this section OF country would
be supplied merchandise and goods by
this artery OF trade In the single articles OF salt and
lumber, think 1t susceptible Of demonstration, that
msority Of the counties situated would
annually, than sufficient TO pay their portion the
int rest on the entire public debt Take for example the
county Of Sangamon She paid 10 the State in
1871, between $4,000 and sil 600 She consumes ten
thousand barrels OF salt which, three dol
lars per barrel costs her $4,000 On the completion Of
the canal, she could save 1t at least one do liar
on barrel, and at the same time obtain very superior
article
The average cost in Chicago say 81 81 per bril- 81 s7l
Transportation frem Chicago to Meredosis, 37i
Meredosia to Springfield, 25A
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CHANGEABLE LOCKS FOR SALE.

CHANGEABLE LOCKS FOR SALE.
JAMES KYLE'S INVENTION.
IUITABLk for Bahts, Offices, and Store doors where
safety required Persons in want o first article oi
at purpose Obtain the by applying 70 Hammond
u cor ~ pudsou eso itnsr
SHIRT MANUFACTORY,
AND GENTLkNEN'5 FUR ISHINCi STORE,
60 MAIDEN LANE-Juu received the latest and most
w approved French pattern Shirt Reneral OF
shirts, under garment, hosiery cravats handke
Shirts upder made order and repaired
short notrce For sale 100 900 ikens ,ck and INIT
log silk. WM. COLLINS.
'y2o 26ivtr
OtERATIyE SUHuEY OF The EYE, squ' wing, Ca
~ tract of the Lids and ssyicd OF tn
,ys'sn generally, No Mercer st. Wit in inc pl,t yeas
Dr. Dixon has been appointed Surgeon he Deaf and Dume
Asylum, and House OF Refuge, he performed the tog
tqunpg Sq1 persons. II productive Of tu piIn sno
fails properly pehormedthe becoming INST D
str ght Ieers to the Mayor and Sheriff Of New D,s
the Rev FeT Varela Honi Judah Hammond, Us ~ nai"
ID. D.. A. ID. Hunter, NJ. d, Ueeoai"f
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Between the first and of np.ra half an hon
intermissop will he allowed for prone mad. and re-
freshments in the C'and Saloon, where Ice
Creams, &c. may be had.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1843-08-10
A BATTLE.I

The 81. Iouis Republican ofJuly 81, publish
es letter from Independence. Mo-, containing
an account Of fight between 100 Texans and
an equal number Of Mexicans, near the Big Ar
kansas. Twenty-Five or thirty Of the Spaniards
were killed, several wounded, the rest made pr-
soners, and all their arms and ammunition taken.
None Of The Texans were killed or wounded
The prisoners we're released soon after, aud sent
to the'Mexican GovernorS camp and the whole
Mexican party, 600 in number Immediately Aed;
but j haslsince been understood thar they were
returning 10 renew the attack. party Of Tex
ians, on hunting excursion, crossed the boun-
dairy line, into the American Territory, and were
captured by Capt Cook, pf the U. $. Army -
He deprived them of their arms, and then per-
mi,ted them TO return 10 Texas. Col. .Harfed
is said 10 be in command of he Texan forces,
and ready 10 meet lhe Atexicans.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1843-08-10
mn.EcALrIoUN,s. spaEcfIEs.

Mr. Calhoun has addressed a letter 10 the edi-
tors Of The National intelligence, on The subject
Of his Suppressed Speeches The editors say -
"The TItIt 10 the volume Of MIR. Calhoun's
Speeches lately published is, as the reader will
perceive, considered BY Mr.. Calhoun himself 10
be ''blunder" by which any one might have
been misled. The volume is selections and not
collection, Of the Speeches Of that distinguished
gentleman! IL is more il is selection made
~ himself, with the inleation. Of expounding 70
20 the Public his political opinions. To do him
self Justice ID this respect, he began his selection
with the Speeches delivered subsequently to his
return to Congress in 1893, excepting only
single Speech delivered lin 1911 tSeniy-two
years before that Time His reasons for passing
BY the whole intervening period are veryfranklY
siated.n
These speeches, Mr.. C. states, contain his
''mature andfseuled opinions on. the principles
and policy of The government! adopted ailer
long experience and much reflection which have
modified, or changed, il you prefer. ia many
particulars, my earlier and less matured impress
sions.n