The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-06-17

Death OF General Jackson.-The Last Score
4 OF his Life.
The southern mail Of yesterday afternoon bro aehl
the painful intelligence that Andrew Jackson is no
more! He died on the 9Th inst, aged rs years and
81 months.
The particulars of his death and of the last scene
lot his hfe-the painting of his portrait for Louis
Philippe, the King Of France, are annexed. 81
'[From the Louisville Journal. June ILL.,
DEATH GENERAL JAcKsoN.-An express arrived
here this morning, from Nashville with intelligence
that this eminent man died at the Hermitage Sunday
and for time supposed to be dead but he soon ai
erwards revived His death will no doubt create great
sensation throughout the country
From the Louisville Democrat June Ill
GENERAL JACKSON 10 DEAD.-The term Of his eventual
sunday morning the report sscSsd Nashville that he
Tempt to remove him from his chair to his bed.
He, however, recovered, for q few hours. A short
Ibis friends and domescs retaining to the last his
|aHd intellect uncouded. He expired with the utmost
camness expressing the highest confidence in happy
General Houston landed Nashville half past g. on
Sunday evening and set of in haste to the HERMITAGE
General was no more!
We received this Intelligence from Col j. c. Eldredge
who accompanied Cen Houston from Texas; and who Isl
now on his way to Washington City.
The simple announcement of this melancholy thought
long expected event. will excite the deepest emotions
Jackson belongs to his country. Her history will CON-
ain the record of his valuable serceshs sterling pal
Tbs anu nations gratitude VIII be his monument
yesterday morning.
From tho Nashville Whig]
PORTRAIT or GENERAL JAcxsoN.-A correspondent
centy painted Tor Louis Philippe Is decidedly the
best that ha. ever been taken Of the old hero 1t!
ence. the complexion bloodless-the eye calm with
out fre-without passioA--but not altogether withj
opt peculation"tho form and figure bent and emacia
ed-the countenance placid, though much shrunk FRONT
elongated appearance and the forehead little more Of
made of himThe abundance Of his snoww6ite hair is
most naturally and mpressively represented without
any precision Of adjustment
MAMMOTH SwINDLING.-A more rascally frauds
has seldom been perpetrated under the form Of law
than Is presented by the records of the Lee County
irict Court Of Iowa Territory Of May Term p ls4S!
effected by single precedent DISTINGUISHES the rghtful
of the best land in together with all the budings
and improvements thereon; and transfers thano
Eighteen townships for German dukedom-for
an acre-to a bit Of young lawyer who probably pada
half of that sum in professional services" Thel
Webster. The suit brought in action off
right---so miscalled = under the statute Of Iowa.
to of Webster the possession of certains
quarter section part and parcel of the Hal Breed and
Lying in Lee county" The plaintiffs title rested uponh
two Sheris Deeds made upon Sheris sale of the Half
Breed lands to satisfy judgments in favor Of Ed Johnson
land David Brigham severally Reid the purchaser
under these Sher sales OF all said Half Breed lands att
tho aggregate Of thousand eight hundred and
eighty dollars and sxtysix cents. Now let look
flor moment into the history these judgments in avor
|of Johnson and Brigham While Iowa was q part of
Wisconsin, the Legislature of Wisconsin passed AMI
for the partition of the Half Breed lands cn Also
Ian Act supplementary thereto in the year 1885, Conn.,
pensioners appointed to effect said partitionof|
|whom Johnson and Brigham another In 1889 the
Legislature Of Iowa repealed said acts OF Wisconsin, thus
defeating the partition but taking special that the
should be paid for service while the act
repeal made utterly imperative and useless to the
of the Half Breed lands. This acthis scandalous and
most palpably unconstitutional Retrospective act-au
horiscd the Commissioners who had been appointed by
the act thereby repealed to sit and take testimony
corning the validity of Half Breed claims, to commence
actions the District Of Lee county for the recovery Of
their several accounts against the Of the "Half
Breed Lands" dire that the trial of the suit shall tie
before the Court and not J9y-and declares that the
words Owners Of the Half Breed Lands lying in Lee
County" shall be sufficient designation of the defen-
be given by publication Thus by legislation these Com.
Tor the Half Breeds are allowed to get judg.
ment against the Half Breeds-and probably without
their knowledge, although perhaps residing in Lee
county and the Half Breeds Internationally deprived
Of trial of the Commissioners, claim byJury.Wiscon-
sin Herald .Junc7.