The New York herald., 1845-12-12
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. IL,

Commodore jesse Duncan Elliott, well known as Sc
cond in command at the battle of Lake Erie and late
commandan Of our navy yard, died about eleven o'clock
last evening" at his boarding house in this city, after
sickness of six months. His malady complicated
He will doubtless be buried with military honors, and
the arrangements now being made.
This morning, Mr. Charles Rogers one OF our most
respectable citizens, committed suicide by cutting his
throat with razor, while laboring under temporary
mental alteration The event has thrown large circle
of relatives and friends into the greatest trbulaon
He has left wife and several small children.
The Delaware is obstructed by large fields of ice to-
day. and the indications are that navigation is at end
for the season.
erday has had corresponding effect upon our prices
to-day State o's improved yesterdays quotations,
and the other stocks look up somewhat.
Sales OF Stocks at Philadelphia.
FIRST BOARD, Dec. Id Camden and Amboy, 8 Dis,
III; 1900 State SIS, cash. 69i; 5000 do s. 10; 5000 do
cash ca 20 % 5000 ,ooo do 7 200 VSsg 50
july, Sd 80 Planters Blk Tenn, 6s 10 Grard Bank O.
10 Lehigh Navigation l4I; 100 Reading mr. cash ael
After sAIrs-loo Wilmington RR asI; 500 County
5s od 60 s6 10 Reading RR, 263; 1000 State SIS, 7Ol
SECOND BoAKp.-25o0 State SIS, c sh, 70; Penn Bk
ds 259; do. rw, $50; 400 Wilmington ds 23I; Is do
cash, aai; 40 Camden and Amboy, s. III; 'hia Bk'
1911; ~ do, lO7.
Reading RR, asi; Pha Blk, lo7; $500 Lehigh ss 4s
II Commercial Bank, 90; 1000 State SIS, TO-
SUPREME Court UNITED STATES, Dec lO-Pre-
sent yesterday. Robert G. Schenck, Esq, of
Ohio stephen Adams, Esq, of Mississpp Bedford II.
Wood, Esq ofNew York. and l. f. Holmes, Esq of South
Carolina admitted attorneys and counsellors OF this
court Nos 81 to 26 Mexican Buchanan vs. JAS Alexan-
der and Mary Ann Anderson in the Circuit Supe.
rior Court of Norfolk, State Of Virginia Mr. Justice
Mclean delivered the opinion of the court in these
cases, reversing the judgments of the Circuit Superior
Court in said cases with costs and ding the
to SAID Court with instructions to dismiss the attach
ments at the cost Of the appellants that No. 80
George Smith, plaintif in error, Wm Turner, health
commissioner &c. The argument of this cause was con.
tinued by Mr.. Willis Hall for tho defendant in error
Adjourned till tomorrow morning, II o'clock.
NAvAL-The u. s. schooner Flrt left Norfolk on
the first fair wind Lieut. John p Gllis and William
Ronckendorf go out as passengers in the Frt to join
the Pacific squadron.
The u. s. frieate Potomac was towed up on Saturday
to the 0ospor Navy Yard where she TO undergo
pairs.
The MIssIssIprI.-The ST. Louis Repciile of the
1st instant says -" For upwards OF nine years the
between this point and Cairo has been
bad condition for navigation at present has fallen
low and slowly as to render every obstruction in its
bed-snags stumps and rocks-much more formidable
and dangerous than they have heretofore been"
| tay- The Constitution of Missouri provides that
but native born citizens Of the United States
eligible to the office Of Governor The convention now
in session at Jefferson city to amend IL have adopted
shall hereafter be thirty years age shall have been
citizen of the United States ten years, and citizen Of
Missouri for FIVE years