The Columbian fountain., 1845-12-18

selled by the g mammon Of unrighteous-
ness" but answer them at the bar Of con-
science 'soac, in view Of the high and COM
manding claims of g Christian obigation,'
as you must ultimately answer to the Judge
eternal, when called to g give an account Of
thy stewardship"
Yours, Sc, OLD SIMEON.
Vhite Cottage, Va., .Nov., l845.
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O. It has been insinuated that some
ladies in Boston and other places, are in the
habit Of having caps, collars, jewelry, Sc,
sent home for examination, retaining them
over night on particular occasions, and send
ing word the next day they sOont do.
A young man Of industrious habits, a res
ident Of Brooklyn, suddenly disappeared, a.
few days'ago, and has not since been he ard Of
The greatest excitement. and alarm prevail
among the relatives and friends Of the young
man in relation to his whereabouts, more
especially since the abduction and subsequent
unfortunate fate Of Mr.. Morrell, Of New
York.
The Oneida Indians refuse to sell the
whole or any part Of their domain near Green
Bay. Gov. Dodge, exerted all the means
that lay in his power to purchase either a
part or the whole Of the reserve, and his Of
fetal conduct relative thereto, reflects honor
upon himself and upon the Indian Depart
ment.
II is said that the communication between
Lakes Erie and Ontario will be open in the
Spring for vessels Of 90 feet beam, and
l28 feet from nighthead to tafrail.
Correspondence Of the Philadelphia Chronicle
WASHINGTON, DECEMBER 13.
" With this object [peace in, view, nego-
tiation on the Oregon question has been ter
minated at Washington, in order that all
further discussion may be transferred to Lon
don, where Mr.. McLANE and Lord ABER-
DEEM may speak face to face, and agree up
on some honorable compromise. BY the
steamer which sailed previous to the Presi-
dents Message, ample instructions were
sent to Mr.. McLANE on this subject, in
which the most friendly sentiments are ex-
pressed towards the British Government,
and an anxious desire manifested for peace.''
Correspondence Of The Baltimore SUM-
WAsHNGToN, DECEMBER Is.
Mr.. PARRoTT, late special agent Of the
United States in Mexico, left this city ten
days ago, giving out that he was going to
Emmittsburg, but he has actually sailed from
Pensacola for Vera Cruz.
1t is now believed, however, that Mr..
PARRoTT carried out to Mr.. SIIDELL his in
sructions in reference to California. There
is no doubt as to the tenor of this PROPOSE
ton. A liberal sum is proposed to be offer
ed to Mexico as an equivalent for a new
boundary which will embrace the Califor-
niasn
FROM CENTRAL AMERICA.-The Balize
Honduras Observer of the 25th October
says eve learn from gentleman direct
uoii SOlIdy dS I'd lldt HOSClllLlcS nave recon-
menced between the States of San Salvador
and Honduras. The army Of San Salvador
has entered Honduras, and is laying waste
the country. The hopes, therefore, that the
arnistice entered into would restore peace
are at an end, and the country is again plung-
|'ed into all the horrors Of civil war;
TERRIBLE AccrDENT.-On Saturday, the
22d November, the prairie about nine miles
north Of Monticello, in Clark county, Mis-
souri,, wac set on FIRE, and the wind being
high the flames spread with great rapidity.
The family Of Mrs. KYLE, an old lady, the
mother-in-law Of the Hon. AMOS KENDALL,
accompanied by her son, endeavored to save
the fence surrounding the farm from impen-
| ding destruction. The old lady was soon
enveloped in the flames, and the son, in
endeavoring to save her, perished with her.
There were no negroes on the premises
81. Louis Register.
There are no grounds says the ~. Y.
Herald, for any panic growing out Of the
Oregon question. Negotiations have it, it is
true, been suspended, but they may be re-
sumed any moment, and the question will,
without doubt, be settled in one Of the two