The St. Landry whig., 1844-11-28
NEWS or TIE wnnK.

Captain Boon's company of U. S. Dragons from
Fort Gibson, passed through Fannin county, q
few DAYS before, on their way to attend a council
between the Texans and the Cumanche Indians,
somewhere on the Texan Frontier. We sup
pose this is the council at which President Hous-
ton attended, and wherSpa treaty Of peace be-
tween the Texans and Gplmanches was agreed
upon. vi
FRoM GIBRALTAR.-B an arrival at New
York, advices from Gibraltar to the 9TH ult. have
been received. Great e~xcrtions were being
made to raise the wreck of the u. S. steamship |
Missouri. Two attempts hSye been recently
made to pump her out, discharging 1900 tons of
water per hour without floating her. They
we're making two more chain pumps that will
discharge 1900 tons per hour in addition TO the
Others. They were daily expecting the arrival
ofthe US. Squadron to az, t lin getting up the
wreck.
FROM acknowledgements Munson, of the
British brig Harry King, arrived at New York
from St. AIMS Bay, Jamaica, reports that the
gale ofthe 9Th of October, was peculiarly severe.
AT that port all the vessels ia in ~number) in
the harbor were driven on shore, most of which
were totally lost. All the wharfs were beaten
down by the tremendous sea, and considerable
other damage was occasioned by the storm.
THE NEXT PREsIDEScy.-The Philadelphia
Native American has hoisted the flag of Gen.
Scott and the Hon John Mclean, as the next
candidates for President and Vice President of
the United States.
Fast TR~AvELLING.-Thc express locomotive
which brought the news of the election from
New York to Philadelphia on Wednesday NOR
ming, went from Amboy to Camden, 65 miles, in
1 nvtp hour a and 6ff- ro.nnsao ,ool,n1sor :, .ko,Doro
of6fteen minutes to cool the crank, and three
stoppages to take in water.
PROGRESSIVE DEM~ocRAcY.-The .progressive
are already in the field for another campaign.
On a ~locofoco flag in Southwark, Philadelphia
county, is the inscription, "Gov. Dorr, the Peo-
pies President in lS48."
We learn from the New York American, Of
the 5th instant, that a sum exceeding twelve
millions of dollars was standing to the credit of
the Government, on the 26th ultimo, in the va.
rious deposite banks. of this sum there were
in four New York Banks, as follows Bank Of
Commerce, $l,Ss4,s65 Merchants Bank,
9l,5s7423s; Bank of America, $ 1888 1852, and
American Exchange Bank, $s9s.l
Carr. sT~ocKroNF-Capt. Stockton has re.
ceived orders to proctted to Gosport Navy Yard
with the steamship F.tincet2n, where she is to
be put on the Dry INvPck ltor repairs. From
thence she is to proceed 7 to sea.
R~AccoURcl Cur OFsPorThis work is now in
the course Of completioEE-th state hands under
charge of an efiiciengpractical citizen of curl
state have been blisf engaged upon it for the
last ten day.. ID reSles .-,s"sap
haAqahstA4asreed tIristRA of the Sixth
Ward, N. Y, carried, on Friday evening a ban.
ner bearing the inscription, Americans shan't
rule over us" We make no common. Let
Americans think and act.
Thursday, the 2sth inst, is fixed as a Thanks.
giving day in Rhode Island.
The Baltimore papers announce the death oil
the Hon. John Buchanan, Chief Justice of the
State of Maryland.
Information has been received at the Depart.
ment of Estate, that the instalments due on the
3Oth ofApril and July last, under the Convention
between the United States and the Mexican Re-
public of the 30th Of January, 1913, were paid
by that Government. on the 9th ofAugnst last.
Ii is said that over ten thousand people were
brought from the Canadas into the State of New
York, to vote for the Presidential candidates
Monstrous shameful alarming!
CAUSE Ann EFFEcT.-The Philadelphia cor
respondent of the N. Y. Tribune writes, that
when ii was announced in that civ HAT Nev,
York had gone for Polk and Dallas Penn s,,,,oa;
fyes fell one cent. and Teras Sonds ross txyen'
1ty! 80
Count Mazarin Kent q comnlete co,,oc,;on e
the libels written aoainst him i an,o,nted -
~forty.six ou,rto volumes. How man va,sn,eU
oflibels have been written aos;nst Henrr Gian
Can anv l]ocofoco ouass ness ths LII ol"y
Reds are now m,de !, Franco viii