Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1847-01-09
FROM THE RIO GRANDE.


Mcmahon, Roe, Murphy, and Richmond, Messrs.
Linn, Lemon, Tippett. Ranes, and Levinskold,
and sixty.one sick and discharged volunteers.
The steamship Virginia left the Brazos for
Tampco on Tuesday, the 18Th inst, with Lieut..
Col. Clarke and six companies OF the Alabama
regiment numbering nearly 400 men, rank and
| file. The steamer Cincinnati and U. S. propel.
er James Cage, left on the 18th with Gen. Shields
and staff. Mr.. Lunsden, OF the Pcsyune, and
Capt. Shelly's company Of Alabama volunteers
all bound for Tampico.
From the report Of the McKim we learn that
the u. S. steamer Gopher broke her hog chains
and steamer connections in crossing the bar on
Sunday, the 18th. She was, however, enabled to
get outside and come to anchor in five falhoms
wster. but the wind blowing strong from the
south east and a heavy sea running she was liter.
ally mashed 10 pieces and sunk at her anchors
The U. S. steamers DeRosseu and John R..
Thompson were despatched to her assistance, and
but barely succeeded in saving some fifty lives
berore she went down. The pilot boat Ariel
was lost the same day, large sea splitting open
her wood ends. Cargo and crew saved. Several
vessels were blown to sea in gale on the 7th,
losing anchors and cables. The bark VIM. Ivy
returned on the 18th with loss Of thirty mules
have little news from Monterey as late as
the 29lh OF November. Two regiments of In
diana volunteers, the Cd and Sd, and 1t. M'Kall's
captain Taylor's) battery had gone to Saltllo
to join Gen. Worth.
Gen. Twiggs' division is on its mach to Vic.
toria.
Brig Gen. Hamer, one OF Mr.. Folks appoint
ments, died at Monterey few days ago, OF infa.
nation Of the bowels. His illness was of very
short duraon--not more learn, than two days.
General Butler will remain in command at
Monterey. spoke Of this as somewhat uncer-
tain in former letter.
Col. Taylor arrived at Matamoras two days
ago, with dispatches from Gen. Patterson.
By an advertisement in the Matamor as Flag,
see that Rice Garland is about opening law
office and land agency at this place and Mata.
moras, intended to pursue the legal profession in
the courts Of Texas.
Gen. Taylor was to move, in column, on the
9Th, 9th, and 10Th inst, for Victoria, with about
1900 men, Victoria is equally distant from Mon.
erey, and Tampico, and it was supposed that
Gen. Taylor would make that place his head
quarters.
Col. Harvey arrived at Monterey on the "a
ult.
Gen. Wool was at Paris, 100 miles north OF
chihuahua, with 1000 men. Gen. Worth was at
Satillo, and will shortly have under his com.
mand 2,OoO. COL REILLY was at Monte More.
lus with about 1000 men. General Pillow was
TO move 10 Victoria on the 18th.
Santa Anna had sent out detachment Of
1000 men 10 destroy the water tanks between
Saltillo and San Luis Potosi.
HAVANA, Dec. 6, 1916.
Dear Pic:--Tho British steamer is in to day
from Vera Cruz, and send you an extra con-
tanning the news as published here. Rumor adds
somewhat to these, but you can judge for your
SELF Santa Anna is said 10 have threatened to
retreat 10 Querearo if they don't send him the
$4,000 that he has asked for, which great
exertions are being made 10 raise. Some say he
will fall back whether or no, in order 10 be near.
er the capital on the opening Of Congress- Pro.
positions had been made to the British merchants
for loan OF $20,000,000, secured by a reduc.
ton Of duties on articles now prohibited. The
monied and landed interest, it is said, are quite
tired Of The war, and Santa Annals retrograde
movement may possibly be ia order TO intimida,e
Congress into peace measures, while he apparent.
ly sacrifices his ambition and laures TO be earn.
ed) to the will of the people. The initiated sup.
pose him not to be inimical to peace. At all
EVENT. he won't meet the enemy-if it is done at
all, some one else must do it.
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF
COMMON SCHooLs-We have before us the
Report, submitted to the General Assembly,
of Falkland II. Martin, Superintendent of
Common Schools. 1t is document much
in detail, and shows that the people are
availing themselves more and more of the
advantages of the public provision for
schools:
"Under the apportionment OF August, l845,
the sum Of $164Sl 70 was distributed among
lhIty.one thousand, six hundred and ninety>fve
cbildren, which gave the small sum OF fhy.two
cents for each child between the ages OF six and
eighteen years. The amount spportioned in
January, 1916, was somewhat larger, being
S23, 720 OF. which was distributed among forty
thousand, eight hundred and ninely.six children,
between tbs ages OF six and twenty years. The
share 10 each child was ffyeight cents, being
only an increase OF six cents to each child, over
the apportionment OF 1885,
The Common School Fund amounts TO
$4,000. The Superintendent complains
that this fund, being turned into Bank
Stock, is not as productive as it ought to be,
and suggests the expediency Of withdraw.
ing it.
The Superintendent recommends that the
proceeds Of the United States donation of
100000 acres be added to the School
Fund,--a very wholesome recommendation,
which would rescue those proceeds from
channels where they would be dispersed
and lost.
House CoMMITrEEs.-The Missouri Rep
resentatives in Congress are distributed on
the Committees as follows. On Public