Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1845-09-06
FROM CHIHUAHUA--ss DAYS.

urday says Mr., Albert Speyer arrived
there on the Goth, from chihuahua. He
made the trip in SO days--l2 or ii days
less than il has ever been made before.
The weather has been unusually favor
able, and the company was detained only
two or three days on account of high water
There was no news Of any importance
up TO the time of his departure from Chi
huahua-July 18th. All was apparent
peace and security. The dates from the
city of Mexico were not as late as ours.
1t was reported at Santa Fe that Gen.
Garcia Condo was expected shortly, and
the appointment of the new Governor, Gar
miio) which kept the military and all as,ir.
Mr. Speyer brings in with him 8 wagons,
IFS mules, and about $4,000 in specie. AT
ter the most unheard of msfortunes, and
the loss of about 800 mules in his outward
trip, and many unexpected delays, he is
here again, ready to undertake the hard
ships of another journey the coming season
exhibiting an energy of character, and
determination of spirit almost unparalleled.
Any other man in similar circumstances
would have become dispirited in the outset,
and given up, rather than endure the labor
and vexation, or suffer the trouble of mind
that he must necessarily have endured.
News of the annexation of Texas had
not been received at chihuahua when he
left, although it was daily expected. The
citizens were anxious to fight.
Messrs. Magoflin & Houck's companies
were met on the 18th July, on Sand creek
so miles on the other side of the cross
ing of the Arkansas. Mr.. Meningitis
about 25 miles behind Mogof1in g. Houck.
Don Francisco AIguea. at Coon creek, 6
days travel this side of the Arkansas. All
WELL
The Mexican traders were waiting for
the arrival of Gen. Garcia Condo, before
they would leave.
Messrs. Week, Thruston, McMannan,
and others, whose names we have not
learned, also arrived this week from Chi
huahua. They bring with them about $780,.
600 in specie-making in all, $4,000 that
has arrived in our town this week.
PThere is considerable excitement
prevailing at present in our usually quiet
village. There are some two or three
"loavcs and fishes" here, at the Presidents
disposal which he has not yet handed out
to his greedy hangers-on. The place of
Register of the land office is just now the
centre of attraction. The aspirants are
many, but from some cause or other two of
them, Messrs. McNair and Hickerson, have
worked themselves into the belief that the
contest is narrowed down to themselves
and they are busy as bees laboring to see
which can bore the powers that be" with
the greater number of oily-worded letters
and citizen-signatures. 1t is hard TO tell
how the scramble will result One of the
prominent aspirants presumes upon his
fealty TO Benton, to advance his pretensions
while the other backs himself by his early
and steadily adhered-to denounced of thai
distinguished individuals anti democratic
course on the Texas question. We should
not be in the least surprised to see the mat
ter settled between them, by the appoint.
ment of one who has never bored the pub.
lie with newspaper productions, or suffer.
ed in the purse by backing "the cause."--
However, for the present, we can only
say-go it "bear," go it husband"
BANK OF MIssouRIs DrvIDEvD.-The
Missouri Republican says: A writer in the
last Fayette Democrat--we suppose him
to be one of the Directors of the Branch
Bank--undertakes to prove that the dvi-
dend lately declared by the bank, instead OF
having made profit in the last six months
has in fact sustained a loss. He says:
| will now sum up the profits and the losses
and see how the account stands. The only item
OF profit is the "inerest and exchange" account
say 1865 49,
Now for the losses: 65 per cent discount on
1872 GAG bank Of Illinois certificates, is
1928 OF
Forty per cent. discount on 81, 367
81 ate bank Of Illinois certificates,
is 9,747 OF
Twenty. FIVE per cent discount on
on l68, 1853 suspended debt, is 42,l9l OF
EGpense account, 1869 Is
Total amour, OF losses 1856 $50 Is
Total amount Of profits 1865 81
Net amount of losses, 1924 2: