The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-07-21
CLIPPINGS.

CLlPPINGS.
WESTERN lNpIANs.-The. Green Bay Repub-
lcan received last night, has the following war
Ike rumor. which wo give as we find IT.
A gentleman has arrived here direct from the
head waters of the Missouri. bringing intelligence
that the Sioux, Black Feet. Sacks and Foxes and
the Winnebagoes. are assembling in large mum
hers, aud making every preparation fur war
uDon the white settlements on the borders of low.
and Wisconsin. The whites are arming them
selves, and are making all the preparations thew
can to defend their homes and firesides. Mil
,saukie Sentinel, Cd July.
STEAMERS FOR THE RIO GRANpE.-The
steamers Mary Summers, and DrRasse,,. h,ye
been purchased at Savannah. by the l.. S. Cav
eminent. to proceed to the Rio Grande the t,n mer
ut S2O,OOO, the latter at S25, 900.
EXECUTION OF BURNETr.-John Burnett was
executed ON the 18th, at Schenectady, for the
murder last winter. Of one Somberuer, in Scho
harle 20. He died dreadful death, life being
extinct IN twenty minutes after the bolt having
been drawn from the drop.
NIBLo's GARDEN BURNT-That portion of
Niblo's Garden. New York, which is occupied as
seed and flower store by Mr.. Grant Thorburn,
took fire on Friday morning, and was destroyed
with its contents. Mr. Thorburn was with diff
Guilty rescued from the flames.
been favored, (says the New York Journal of
Commerce,) wiki following extract of letter
from an American Engineer IN Cuba tu Mr. KEN
BILE, Of The West Point Foundry:
We have just heard of the lire loss of the
steamer Jewel. which was built in New York and
brought here this season. The boiler burst. kill.
ing James Wood, the first Engineer the Captain.
aud eight or ten others. You must recollect Mr.
Wood. He is Scctchman. and urmery worked
at the Foundry. The hull then took FIRE and
burned to the water"
AN IMPORTANT CAsE.-Mr. Fisk of New Or
leans. whose caTpei-bag was robbed vt 5000 while
IN charge OF one ut the agents of the Railroad
Company, has commenced suit against them
for the recovery Of the amoun,-hodng them
responsible Tor the acts of their agents.
BROKEN BANKS IN ONO There is list of
forty nine broken Ohio banks, by which the peo
pie lost the enormous sum of one million, Two
hundred and twenty five Thousand dullars ~
Y. .Ne,cs
Yes, friend. and have about hirtu t,ro
more which in time will swnde the people out
OF at least twice as much as this Ohio Press
b. G SImm's. Esq, respectable citizen Of
Kinds county, Mississippi. was shot dead a,
Vicksburg. the Goth ult., by a man named Saun-
ders.
CHURoHEs.-We find in recent publication.
that the number and kinds of churches in the city
Of New York are as follows:
Reformed Dutch, l8; Epscopalians, So; Lu-
theIans. 3; Moravians, Presbyterians, 80 :;
Reformed Presbyterians, 3 Associate Presbyte-
rians. 3; Associate Reformed Presbyterians. = :.
Baptis,s. ~; Congrega,ionalas. 5; Mehodists,
4O; Roman Catholics, l6; Unversali.ts. A !;
jewish Synagognes, 9: Unitarians 9; Friends.
A; Swedenborgans, 2-makng in all II 8 church.
es.
Kings county State Of New York with popu-
Iation OF $4,000. has 20 churches Queens has
o.. with a population of 10000 Suffolk with
3o,uOo, has gu churches.-.Ne,o York Morning
.News
The receipts and expenditures Of the British
Government exhibit striking uniformity as Ia
the amount of each. Since 1922. the receipts
have varied from so To $50 600 .OOO-and the
expenditures from 4S 10 955, OOO,OOO
Mrs. Por,erfield, whose husband attacked Jud.
son ior alleged criminal intimacy with her, and
was killed by him in Tennessee, some time since
has been tried, convicted and expelled from the
DaP'ist Church, OF which she was member, for
the alleged criminal conduct.
The Bank of England never pays ont the same
bank note twice. When ope is offered for specie
or exchange, II is Immediately cancelled and de-
stroyed, ard new given in its place This is
done TO prevent counlerfeits. Five pounds is the
smallest note issued by this bank--athnugh some
OF The Provincial hanks issue as low as seI. 10
common dealing a bank note is rarely seen. Gold
and silver is the currency of the people, and there
is certainly an abundance of the yexations and
doubts attending the paper system at that.
FAMILY DIVIDED IN OpINIoN-A younu
,ady-booning as rose bud-lovey as an Hour
-ot sweet sevenleen-but unsophisiicaled as
boarding school education could make her. was
last evening at the house OF friend ofihe family
The conversation turned on the Oregon question.
when she very ingeniousIy remarked
ia goes in for Sd 40, because he SAYS he's in
favor ut the whole or none. Ma SAYS she'd take
A. because she's in favor of peace would not
IKE to take any one older than Harry Bloomfield,