The St. Landry whig., 1845-08-14

ws,-s,rScy.--Ye have heretofore notic9eai
ssna;stn,enf bv Mr.. Polk Of Mi. Isabranchei
,,a.ed l~,,sl;sts "a m Office in the New Orleans
Custom House. He has also appointed George I
w JoneS. who was one Of Cllley's seconos ~
bis fatal duel with Graves, 10 be Surveyor Ven
eral orWisconsin and Iowa and we now heaf
ofthe appointment Of A. B. Meek, 81 aiaoannai
who was one of the seconds in the recent uue
between Messrs. Ciingman and 1aacy, =
responsible clerkship IN the Treasury Depan
ment. Ought he not to restore poor Lleusehsns
Hurst, of the navy, whom he casniereu = N"
weeks for fighting aducl 7-Louiscstt Jour
nal. 4ss85 ~
New D1scovRRY.-We are informed that a
gentleman of this State has discovered a ehemt-
cal process, which will enable him to make mo
lasses and sugar perfectly transparent. 1T rs ny
intention to take out a patent right
He has made arrangements with several Piah-
ters to operate on the forthcoming crop and he
is to receive the difference in price between the
old and new process for the first season.--fos1
Goupce Tribune.
We learn from the Jeffersonian Republican
THAT orders have been received at the custom.
house and Post Office in that city. to send all the
foreign coins received by them TO the Branch
+ Mint, to be recoined into American pieces-the
gold into half and quarter eagles, and the silver
/ into quarter dollars-wheneyer it may be done
without loss.
Privileges of Postmastcrs.--A letter from the
Office ofthe Postmaster General, under date o.
July IL. ays-
When subscribers refuse to take pamphlets OF
newspapers from the Office, postmasters are now
as heretofore. required to notify editors, etc, ant
may frank lctters containing such notice.
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i The Providence Herald, a paper friendly Z
Hhos. w. Dorr, states that he has not taken tn
J oath necessary to restore to him hissciyil rights
. and that he tterer will take it.
The Courier q, Enquirer states that a monu
u ment to the memory ofthe gallant and ltmente
Major Dade, who fell in Florida, is about 10 b
erected at West Point, near the monument
o Kosciusko.
AMERICAN EsERcY.-The N. y. Herald
the 22d says, already contracts have been mad
= to build four or five large stores on the corner
Beaver and Broad Streets, where the ruins
= the recent fire are still smoaldering.
RS Texas C~oTToN.--+Fhe amount of cotton r.
,p ceiyed at Houston during the past year exceed
n, fourteen thousand bales. 1t is said that twent
III five thousand bales will be shipped from Hol
ce ton this year. Five years ago the cotton shi
ped from that port scarcely amounted to Of
thousand bales.
at The NasheiHe Wing recently stated, on VII
IN II regarded as sufficient authority. that in rel
of ton to the Oregon questions mo correspondent
,at had passed between Mr.. Buchanan and N
re Packenham-not a line" The Union says:
nv Gas fur as we have been advised, this sta
"a ment is not noW true"
1t would SEEM. then, that it scos true a sh
j., time ago, and that 1.-THE Oregon negotiation b
ID Just commenced, so far as Mr.. Buchanan a
~; ne Mr.. Packenham arc concerned.-Bdlimt
-" American.
of The drought continues in this S%cction Of
and country, and unless it rains very soon the
ST. ton to a great extent. will fall short TO one h
butt This remark applies particularly to the
lands,-the cotton on Red River we belle
are has experienced no Observation-Disclosures
zeHe, July 30th.