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FROM BALTIMORE and THE NORTH.
BALTIMORE, OCTOBER ao-5 P. M.

BALTIMORE, OCTOBER 30-5 L. nj.
have been shown counterfeit note of the dsnomi-
nation OF $50, the Bank of the Valley in Virginia. paya
able in Charlestown, H. NJ Brent cashier Obed Waite as
president dated October 10, ls46 letter D. number 1910
side and 1900 upon the other The plate entirely differ
ent from tho genuine is calculated deceive those not
familiar with the genuine notes.
There is somewhat better feeling in the flour market
small sales of Howard street brands this morning at SIS 373
some, however will take S. 25 City Mills and Pennsylva-
brands held at SIS 81 meal SO rs. The inspec-
tons of flour for the past week 1874 barrels and 1873
half barrels besides ~ barrels rye -four and O92 barrels
corn meal
Grais is still abundant Good to prime red wheat is sell
ing at 95 los prime white do ls 100 per bushei.
Old white corn 70 yellow do. SIS white do IS, and
yellow So oats 30 rye 81 clover seed prime, S4 so
timothy do. S2.5O and faxseed Sl.20. Whiskey dull at
23l a43 per gallon.
The tobacco market very dull there has been but little
demand during the week. There having been change in
the prices Iquote last week. viz Maryland ST. so 50,
for inferior and common; So 81 for good commons 81
So for good So Sl2 for fine and better qualities. Ohio
mdding $3.50 81 30 good 81 Sc fine reds
SIS SO fine yellow SIS $40; extra kinds $40 Sl2 The
inspections 100 hogsheads including l,079 Maryland
and ,030 Ohio.
Sales of about 1000 pounds washed wool at ~
| "a cents per pound Timothy hay $40 Sl2 per ton
Apples ST. SO ST. so per barrel Nothing in groceries
or provisions. Prices unchanged
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FLORIDA.

Southern papers of both parties concur in the
opinion that Mr.. CABELL, the Wing candidate for
Congress in Florida, is elected. The Charleston
Mercury says:
We have returns enough warrant us in saving that
Cabel (Whig) is elected to Congress by small majority"
The Savannah Republican, of the 10Th, publishes
the returns with this comments
some thousand cheers for the chvarc whole Wings
of Florida. They have glorious victory and sent
most gentemanly and talented Wing Congress. Mr. Ca
bell Of fine character and will do great honor to his
State in the national councils"
The Richmond Times says: "A private letter
from Tallahassee received in this city, assures us
that Mr.. Cabell is elected beyond all doubt. What
renders his victory the gratifying is, that he
placed his election entirely party issues and sus-
tanned the whole Wing policy in speeches deliver
ed in almost every part of the State. 1t is, there
fore, deliberate declaration of public opinion in
Florida against the Administration of Mr.. Polk and
in favor of Wing measures. When we consider
the immense Democratic majority that has thus
been overcome, and recollect all the influences which
have been used to estrange the Southern States from
the Wing party, doubt whether even the glorious
results in pennsylvania ought be more graurylng
to the Wings than this election in Florida
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DREADFUL HURRICANE AT KEY WEST.

Our thanks are due to Commodore SLoAr and Lieut. w.
o. PEAsE for the following narrative of disasters Key
West and the vicinity during the hurricane the tn inst
The destruction effected by this caamtous visitation is almost
unprecedented Key West has been completely DEVASTATED
while vast amount of shipping has been wrecked and
sroyed All the warehouses the island either blown
down unrood and the six hundred houses but six have
escaped the effects of the tempest The through
the town at the rate of sic miles an hour and was
five feet in Depth The Lighthouses Key West and Sand
Key all washed away, and not vesge left mark the
spot where they Stood Among the shipping the havoc
fghtfuI The Barracks but slightly injured the chin
neys being blown off the roofs.
The u s. brig Perry, Lieut.. BLAKE commanding having
board Commodore SLoAT ashore Sombrero shoa
inside the reef with both gone ancl r. guns &C.
thrown overheard She lay in feet water and might be
got off. All hands saved.
The Morris went ashore about three miles
from Key West in and halt feet water with the loss OF
both masts, anchor chains guns boats buwarks &C. She
lay one mile from the channel and is probably total loss
No lives lost
The pilot boat Lafayette sunk, and all on board lost
two ladies picked up by the cutter Morris The Spanish
schooner Villa Nueva, for Neuvas, ashore vessel and
twenty lives lost including and child one man be-
ing saved by the q. s. brig Perry. The schooner Sarah
Churman rode out the gale Bahama Banks in company
with ship Adsh with y passengers board honnd fo,
New Orleans.
Most of the vessels engaged in wreckng lost or
tanned great injury Only wrecker left continue
business The Eliza Catherine high and dry in gar
den at Key Vaccas, and of the briggs was three
hundred feet above high water mark Four five
the vicinity of Key West bottom up and upon the
reef known to have been lost with all hands About
twenty vessels ashore the reef their cargoes being
no value
The Government will lose by the loss of the brig Pe,ry
cutter Norris lighthouses Notifications custom
house, and hospital not far from $780, 000 Many vessels
will doubtless get ashore, from the fact of Sand Key light
house being gone,
Dead bodies occasionally being dug from under
the ruins and tell how many there remaining
As far has been ascetaned fifty persons have lost their
lives and it is singular that few dead or injured when
remember that the air full of boards TIMBER slate &C.
and buildings falling in every direction Stone itself could
not withstand the gale, and every thing seemed be going
to destruction Many escaped in boats and held
to trees expecting every moment to be washed away. The
awful beyond all power Of descnptionMO Bee
1.-THE account in the Bee gives the of great num-
Der of vessels addition to the above that have suffered
shpweck serious disaster but though the loss property
must be very great do not observe any other which
were accompanied with loss of life.l
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The New CONSTITUTIONS ron NEW YoRK.-Among the
many issues offered by the New Constitution the people
this State, there of solemn kind relating to the
OATH Shall it be abolshed This is in fact the question:
although not thus formally presented for the peoples rejection
or adoption. The disguise, however, under which the
sure introduced only renders the dangerous If the
principle of the section to which aude is adopted the
oath is virtually gone Every thinking mind must perceive
this 1t cannot long maintain its place the statute book
when irrespective Of religious scrupc the testimony Of an UNI
man placed upon the footing with that of one
who regards himself bound by solemn appeal to Almighty
God. The New Constitution provides that hereafter
person shall be incompetent to be witness account Of his
opinion matters Of religious belief" In other words TO
present the at in its ues and cearest light is
intended, under the guse Of protection Of religious liberty
that the who has religion al ALL the atheist shall
be competent to testify in all matters great and small
whether relating to person, property, life tho who
fears tho OATH This, repeat isequvalent its abolition
and such, have doubt will be its effects If the nstru-
ment containing the provision becomes the fundamental law Of
the land,-Catrier Enquirer.
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FROM GrS. WOODS ARMY.

The steamer Telegraph arrived at New Orleans
on the 18th instant, from Port Lavacca on the 9th
and Galveston on the 18th. She brought as pas
sengers Captains Dickey and Dodge and Lieuts
Reed and Kellogg, of the United States Army, at
tached to Gen. Woos division, and forty-five sicl
and discharged volunteers.
Gen. Wool, with $500 men, marched from Sar
Antonio on the 29th ultimo for Preside de Rio
Grande, his advanced guard of 1900 men having
left on the 26th.
The Editor of the Victoria (Texas) Advocate
says, in his paper of the lst instant:
"We have a member of the Tennessee Mounted Re-
gment which he left at Lagrange few days ago. He
ports that the regiment will be here in day Quite
number of them the sick list We have learn
ed their destination; but presume they will, with the Ken
tuckians, go hence to Camargo to join Gen. Taylor"
The Kentucky cavalry had removed their camp Port La
the convenience Of procuring forage being better there
than the bay, where they first encamped The whole
regiment had orders Camago and would take up
the line of march in eight ten days Those the sick
list rapidly improving.
Capt. Blake, I'd Regiment Dragons, in Victoria on
the 3oth ultmo, in company with Gen. Samuel Mitchell,
corting specie train San Antonio which funds
thought to be for the payment OF the Arkansas troops.
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PROCEEDINGS AT SANTA FEE.

We find the annexed extraordinary article in the
New York Express, and, although the statement
which il contains is very crcumstantial there must
we think, be some material error in it. General
KEARNEY's first proclamation and all his proceed
ings at Santa Re were doubtless prescribed to him
by the instructions of his Government. He is an
ofiicer too discreet and experienced to have ven
tured upon so remote and responsible an expedition
without full instructions for all probable contin-
gencies; but, much some of his transactions ex-
ceeded all constitutional authority we doubt if the
Executive could have gone the length of ordering a
Delegate to be elected to Congress from the pro-
vince of New Mexico, without any previous action
or sanction whatever on the part Of that Eody. We
must therefore regard the reported election of De-
legate to Congress and members of Territorial
Legislature as fabulous, although, from the repec-
liability Of the journals which give countenance to
the statement we place it before our readers
FROM THE EXPRESS.
The Pittsburg American has letter from Santa Fe dated
September H. enclosing another proclamation by Gen.
ney, summonng the citizens Of New Mexico hold an
ton on the 18th of October to elect Delegate the Con-
gress of the United States and members of Territorial Lee
gsaure the latter assemble in Santa Fe on the second
Monday of December The Senate to consist of Is and
the House of 80 members Two candidates for Delegate
Congress announced Don Manuel Linosa Secretary OF
the Territory, and Mr.. Magofn, merchant Of Santa Fe
connected with the house of p Harmony & Nephews Of
New York II was supposed two three other candidates
would take the field Crhe first have of this procla-
nation is in the Cleveland Herald.)
"Ihe proclamation calls the alcades and all other ma
gsta0s supenend the polls count the ballots make re-
turns and order and commands all officers soldiers
and followers of the army to abstain from all interference
said elections and to be vgan securing the peaceabe and
undsturbed enjoyment of the good citizens of the Territory
in the exercise of their invaluable privileges authorized by this
proclamation"
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ARRIVAL OF COM sLoAT AT NEW ORLEANS.

Commodore SLoAT, late commander of the Unit
ed States Squadron in the Pacific, arrived at New
Orleans on the 22d instant, and has communicated
to the Editors of that city the subjoined information
in regard to the movements of the naval force in the
Pacific. We copy from the Bee;
Whilst at Monterey, the 29th July, Com. SLoAr
was put in possession of letters received by merchants there
from Maamoros, Salo, and Vera Cruz communicating the
of the battles Of Pao Alto and Resaca dc la Palma In
the absence Of instructions from the Department and being
Ignorant Of the declaration of war; ne determined make
on his own hook trusting that his Government would
ton his course The morning after peung the letters above
named he weighed anchor and proceeded San Francisco
Mazaan, and other places took possession Of them the
name of the United States, and hosed the American flag
Wherever the squadron went the people, far from offering
any resistance rather evnced qualification the approach
the forces Some few showed ill feeling and bitterly
planned, but the feeling confined the officers of the
Government. Lieutenant FREMONT had arrived, and the
Commodore placed him and his command consisting of $50
men, on board the United States ship Cyane proceed
another point prevent the Governor Of California from
uniting any ouages upon the persons property Of the Anne
ricans residing in that part Of the country.
Commodore Sloat transferred the of the squad
Commodore Stockton upon arriving at Mazaan
the llh of August he received of the declaration Of
against Mexico Anxious to home and wait upon
the authorities Of Washington, he proceeded to Chages,
where he took passage in British for Kingston ia
maca. From that place he sailed for Havana, where he
found the United States brig Perry and sailed in her fol
Charleston s. G. On the 18th instant the Perry
tered tremendous gale in which she lost her rudder and
dsnasted about forty miles from Key West The Commo
dore then compelled charter small schooner bring
him and the Baize Commodore Soat is very anx-
ious to reach the seat of Government and will leave
this day for Washington
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FOSSIL REMAINS MAS-Accordng to the United States
Gazette very remarkable discovery has recently been made
of fossil remains Of the human species They consist of the
bones of the pelvs, and discovered by Dr. NJ W. Dick
erson in the mammoth ravne Natchez, Mississippi
the same qualification with the bones of the megshcrum
mlodon, megaonyx, the tapia, casodes zebra, bson elk
gigantic horse and nondescp ANIMAL discovered also by
DR. Dckerson and below those of the mastodon and sra-
tum containing marine Shells This discovery is perhaps the
most remarkable that has lately characterized the progress
Of modern geology These cuoses have been deposited in
the of the Academy Of Natural Science Philadelphia
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PENNsYLvANIA.-We learn from the Erie Gazette
o, thursday that contrary to previous reports JAMES
THOMPSON, the Democratic candidate, has been re-
elected TO Congress from the twenty-thrd district OF
rennsyivanla. The list Of members published by
US last week should therefore be corrected by SUBJ
sutu1ihg MIR. IHoMPsoN's name for that Of Mr..
CAMPBELL. Erie is the only Wing county in the
district andits large majority of $50 votes was over
balanced by the Locooco majorities in the counties
OF Warren, Mexican, Potter, Clarion, Elk. and
Jefferson.
- Inc Congressional Delegation from Pennsylvania
VIII now stand Wings l6, Native L, and Locos
being Wing gain of six members
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TEXTS FOR THE Union.

The venerable JOHN REED, of Massachusetts, in
his letter accepting his nomination for the office of
Lieutenant Governor makes some remarks on the
course of public affairs distinguished for the point
and directness which always marked his speeches
i'll Congress. We select a few sentences
"The Baltimore Convention for the nomination of cand-
dates for the offices of President and Vice President of the
United States most extraordinary assemby-extra
binary their doings and less extraordinary as to the
result The majority agreed that majority of the Conven-
ton should not have power nominate but that should
quire two-thirds 1t proclaimed with loud voice by
General Saunders, leading member Of the Convention that
he cared not who PresidentMr Van Buren, Mr. Cass
Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Polk-provded he in favor of
the immediate annexation of Texas Mr. Van Buren, TO-
ceved large majority, and nearly wo-thrds Of the
but he could moi be endured by party for he had
able argument against the annexation of Texas. No North
could be trusted with the case Of Texas The mi
nory ruled the evil day. Mr. Polk was nominated by the
Convention and elected President and thou hast all
Texas, war with Mexico repeal of the Tariff of 1912,
Subtreasury, &C. The tariff of 1912 repealed not in
accordance with the deliberate judgment of majority of the
Senate, see Mr. Nless speech &c but in obedience to the
decree of the Baltimore Convention. But Oregon being
cold and free country, the decree of Baltimore that it was all
our own and no part should be yielded the British was
not quite stringent and binding upon Southern consenccs
and they considered discretion the better part of vao and
gave it up.
"The President vetoed the bill to pay for French spoa-
tons previous to 1900 He also vetoed bill to provide for
improving the navigation Of rivers and harbors These nea
sures only TO pay old debts and lives and property
The funds of the nation all required for the Mexican
"And the Administration, inscriptions, hope now to
escape the just Indignation Of injured people, in the smoke
and fire and overwhelming destruction Of triumpha conquest
VIII the questionable maxim, sour country right or wrong
about equal to the maxim the king do wrong com
pei fecmen under all circumstances of injustice and abuse
to submit quietly and hold their peace The time will come
far off, when the second sober thoughts of the peo
pie will fully investigate the annexation of Texas-the war
with Mexicothe expenses of that warthe cause of that
warwih other extraordinary of the present Ad
ministraion.
"And suppose part the whole of Mexico be conquer
ed, and yielded to this country by treaty OF peace
to take Will President Polk recommend that it be re-
annexed the United States by joint resolution of Congress "
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New RoUrE OREsoS.-Mr. JESSE APPLEeATE ad-
dresses letter the editors of the Western States with
gard discovery which admits emgrants the valley of the
Willamette by southern route.
The follows the road to California about three
hundred and twenty miles from Fort Hail. and enters
the Oregon territory by the way of the KIamet Lake.
passes through the splendid valleys Of the Rogue and Umpqua
rivers, and enters the valley Of the Willamette its south
eastern extremity.
The advantage gained to the emgant by this route is Of
the greatest Importance The distance is considerably short
ened the and water plenty and the ste regions and
the dangerous crossings of the Snake and Columbia rivers
avoided well the Cascade mountains This road has
been explored and will be opened at the expense Of the ci
Of Oregon and nothing whatever is demanded Of tho
emQrants,
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By an arrival at Philadelphia from Havana we
learn that the British mail-steamer from Vera Cruz
of the LIST instant, arrived, at Havana on the 9th,
with intelligence to the effect that General SANTA
ANNA had marched from the city of Mexico on the
2Sth ultimo, at the head of 1000 troops, for the
theatre of war.
A decree had then just been published at the city
of Mexico reducing the duty all articles of i'm
poration fifty per cent, and suspending the laws
which prohibited the importation Of certain descrP
tons of merchandise.
Commodore SLoAr had arrived at Havana pre-
vious to the 10th instant, accompanied by five or
six Of his officers, having left at Monterey, on the
Pacific, the frigate Congress, bearing the broad
pennant Of Commodore Stockton.
The officers and crew of the squadron were all
in excellent health.
Commodore SLoAT was expected to leave Ha-
vana in few days, on board the brig Perry, for
Norfolk or Charleston.
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Major GRAHAM, of the army, bearer of the de-
spatches from the War Department to Gen. TAYLOR
which direct the termination of the armisce with
the Mexican General AMpuDA, reached New Or
leans on the 2lst, and was to leave on the 22d for
the Rio Grande.
In mentioning the above movement the New
Orleans Tropic remarks, :. that in the course of
week the brave conqueror of Mexico will probably
De preparing to take up his line of march towards
Saltillo. Small as is his foree-for he ought to
have 10000 men instead of the or 5000 that he
may muster by the time he marches-he will vet
plant the victorious eagles of the Union wherever
he goes. We have no fears of the indomtable
Taylor. His victory at Monterey is perfect
guaranty for the future. If, however, reverses
should be his fortune, we shall hold the Govern
ment responsible for the .faur pas Of sending him
forward with so small force, into the midst of
swarming enemy, and in the face of an opposing
army whose iegions may hardly be numbered"
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The Autumnal Unitarian Convention assembled at Pha
dolphin Tuesday and closed its stngs to-day The meet
ngs Of the Convention have been Of an exceedingly interest
ing character and afforded the highest qualification to those
who shared in them both clergy and symen. Many able
and distinguished ministers Of the denomination from the East
were present. besides from the South and West The OPEN
ing sermon, by Rev. Mr. Hall, of Providence was most
appropriate and powerful one and Astounding IN homeuths
from beginning end In addition to the business and de-
voiona meetings Of the Convention, few hours were set
apart "Wednesday afternoon for social New England
Tea Party" Near of both sexes sat down to boun7
tul collation. beautifully arranged and decorated by COM
mi,tee Of ladies' It was sight and scene long to be
Numbered II penipg Netcs.
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PURSUANT TO arrangements previously adopted by
the friends OF the deceased, the remains Of Com
modore STEPHEN DECATUR were on Tuesday last
quietly removed from the vault at Kalorama, in this
Mcinity' where they were placed at the time of his
aea.n 10 lS2o' to Philadelphia, where they are TO
DC nnaiiy deposited and monument erected over
mem. nell. we were aware of the intention to make
this removal of all that remains of the ;llns,r;ons
deceased, but, knowing the desire of the friends
that 1t should take place without parade, we did moi
announce it. The Secretary of the Navy and a
few private friends only were present.
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TIE SuBTREAsURr.-We understand that the United
States Marshal for this district has procured him g" strong
box, wherein to keep his deposes and that the box aore
said may be safely kept he has placed it for security in the
vault Of the Branch Bank Of Cape Fear in this city Can
any thing more strongly illustrate the absudiy Of the Sub
treasury scheme The Government will not keep its de-
Posites IN bank oh, no, that would be monstrous But
its agents put them in box and then put that box in bank
II this is not whipping the d. round the stump we know
not what is.-Rakgh Register.
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efforts being made along
the line Of the Erie Canal and the Lakes push market
the -four and grain of the West before the close of navigation
In the port Of New York there twenty of the
largest class vessels loading with breadstu for Great Britain
The entire receipts of wheat and -four tdcwater by
way Of the Erie canal from the Of naviga
ton this up to the 18th instant 1913 1926 bush
els of the former and q barrels Of the latter The
increase in the receipts Of the two articles this year, far
compared with the corresponding period last year. equal
barrels Of -four and the aggregate Of -four and wheat
received is equal TO 1873, 9O6 barrels Of -four