The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-05-31
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FRAGMENTS.
The Keene New Hampshire) railroad is to be
commenced Immediately, $l,OSO,0OO Of stock has
been subscribed, which is $4,000 more than is re-
quirsd.
Messrs. Little and Brown, publishers in Boston,
pay Judge Story 5000 per annum for the copy
right Of his law books.
RICH DIyIDEND.--The Bowery Fire Insurance
Company, New York, has declared sem-annual
dividend of lOper cent, payable june Sd.
The Mississppian, in speaking of the Choctaw
Indians, says:
at 10 asserted and doubt is true that may of the In
dams lately removed beyond the limits of the State at the
win have be removed again No doubt each red rascal
has new name and will prove up new clam for some
'chifs friend OF the savageD" 6
Calvert county, Maryland, has now collector of
State taxes, and the people are doing their duty by
paying up old dues. We are happy to hear that
no difficulty upon this subject is anticipated,
in that county, at least.
IMPORTANT LEGAL pEcIsroN.-The following de-
cision Of Judge Mckinley in the United States court
at New Orleans, on the 18th instant is now said to
settle the question involved in the celebrated Mason
Rouge claim:
United States VS.. Richard King ef ai.--No. 1910.
The opinion and mandate Of the Supreme Court having
been filed in this and the motion Of the defendant and
issue docket and that trial de take place. having been
nf ss a to up
Court doth order addge and decree that the plain
tiff ofhe defendant and waanter certain tract
parcel oiands situated In the parish Of Caldwell State OF
Louisiana the west bank Of the ouachta river in
township H. east in the district north Of red river
having front on said Ouachi.a river OF about mile
and the depth about five miles and half being that oil
lot No 49, laid of by the Of Dnsmofe which lies
hail nftI In
the petition and all the land mentioned and described in the
schedule A. annexedto the of coxe that they be
Tia. the title Of said Coke 10 the Mason Rouge claim as sci
forth in his and annexed schedule A. is invalid null
and void and that the defendant and warranter pay the
costs in both courts ,se
Judgment rendered May II, 1886"
II seems to be now conceded that Mr.. Geo. w.
Crawford will be the wing nominee for the next
governor of Georgia. 1t is not as yet known who
will be selected by the democratic party.
rich anthracite coal mine is said to have been
discovered in Troup county, Georgia
In Gilmer county, Georgia, the gold fever is rag
ing as violently as in 1880, although but one mine
(owned by Mr. TerreD is doing well.
The New Orleans "Tropic' declares that the
wing party in Louisiana do not intend to oppose the
adoption of the new constitution of the State, as
amended by the convention.
The Baltimore Republican and Argus is urging
the calling Of convention to reform the constitu-
ton of the State Of Maryland.
New BANKS IN OHIo.--We learn from the Ohio
State Journal that the following applications will
PROBABLY be made to the commissioners for banking
privileges under the new blinking law Of Ohio: one
for branch of the State bank of Dayton; two for
State bank branches at Columbus; two for banks
under the independent system at Cleveland, and
one at Geauga. These, together with those ap-
proved on the former session Of the board, give
seven under what is known the s.free bank
ing system" Five branches of the State banks are
organized, but seven are necessary to the organza-
ton of State bank. No doubt is entertained that
both systems will go into operation.
NEIL, MooRE & Co., the enterprising stage owr-
es, have given $500 to the reefof the sufferers by
the great fire at Pittsburgh
LITTLE MIAMI RAILROAD (OHio. )--Surveys have
been commenced between Xenia and Springfield for
this road Two routes are to be examined; one
via the Yellow Springs, and the other via Clark's
run and Clifton.
The supreme court of New York short time
since admitted l08 persons to practise as attorneys,
and Isl cou nseors-al in one day!
Parson CoLToN denies the truth Of the statement
in the letter of the New York correspondent of the
Cincinnati Gazette, referring to his contemplated
life and times of Henry Clay. He insinuates that
the correspondent is wrong in almost every partcu-
lar.
Great pains have been taken, by persons personal
y inimcal to Mr. Greeley, the editor Of the New
York Tribune, to fix the stigma of infdelily upon
him. The following from his own paper referring
to the views principles of the particular class Of
social and moral reformers, Of which he is regarded
as the leader in New York city, puts,to rest many
statements concerning them
"onr convictions remain mistaken, that christianity
rightly understood affords all the sanctions 70 virtue tha
inadeis can have and some more And while we know
and happy TO consider friends many VINO eau then
tat n6dels as class rank below christians in orl
ceence and phanhropc effort And In regard to the as
reals we know very few who have taken an interest in
them who christians and we hope that real
forms will effected save by those who are deeply mbued
with the spirit Of christianity
The New Orleans repeal association have dis
solved their organization account of the express
sions Astounding in O'Connel's speeches in reference
to America,
The late failure Of the bank of St. Clair has been
q heavy blow to the people Of Licking county,
Ohio, where its notes were principally circulated.
Farmers and mechanics are, usual, the principal
sufferers.
The enterprising inhabitants of the Upper Mis-
sissippi are beginning to do heavy business On
the Missouri river and its tributaries there are IS
mills on the St. Crox, a; on the Chippewa, 6; and
on the Black river, 2. These mills turn out from
25 ,O00 600 to 30,000,000 feet boards annually, be-
sides proporonate quantity of laths shingles, &C.
The lumber finds marke, oil along the river as far
down as st. Louis, at about $l8 per m. Last
year. Galena alone took 900 600 feet at an average
price OF s4 per thousand, and about 1000 900 shin
giles and laths, ut from 50 TO 80 s. Square timber
and cedar posts form also considerable item in the
trade. Ten years since there was not mill in that
region, now lumber is turned out to the value Of
si00, 600 per annum.
Col. John Cochran, Of Barbour county, is nomi-
mated as the democratic candidate for the I'd con-
gressional dis,ric, Of Alabama in the place Of Mr.
Beser, who declines reelection. We are sorry
very sorry that the country is to lose the services