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The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-03-17
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.
From oar New York Correspondent.

New YoaK, March IS, lSl7.
The Courier DIES Etats Uns Of this morning details
length from letter of n Matanoros correspondent,
the outline ola plan which has been suggested before
in the course of the is the plan Of independent
repabc in the north of Mexico The Couuer's
ponden far that many twelve
States are well disposed TO such project He adds that it
Is Tor the United States cooperate with such DISPOSE
tons, by means which very simpe-to line Of
posts about latitude p degrees through San Luis Agua
Calientes, Topic, &c, San Bias the Pacific. Such
line Gas may be seen by the map) would OIL from Next
CO. the departments of San Luis, Durango, New Leon Ia
catecas, Tamaulipas, Coahua, chihuahua, Snaoa So
nora New Mexico the Caliiomias, and (pcrhaps Jasco
to constitute the republic, with treaty offensive and
defensive with the United States based upon yanages
conceded to us by allies.
The relief ship Macedonian will round in day
two to docks the North river side (the East
docks not having depth of sufficient for HERO take
in loading for Ireland Volunteers will bring her round
and IT is hoped that enough will offer her for her
voyage OF charity also The council have deter
mined to ship by her the provision to be purchased for the
$4,000 already voted donation.
The annexed table exhibits the receipts of the fol-
lowing railroads leading from Boston, in four year, ending
December l. 1876 with the average of increase
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Passengers Arrived.

BREMEN ON, iean,hip Wash ngton-
Hobbe, Washington, ~ Samuel smith, New Ole.ns;
4 Levy. Bates Jr Beec"es Dellae' X G AFT.
IS. hauk ek Victor lady four children aud
sant; boruck, MIR STANCE WesteIv-lt Mr. Haiuck.
Vi Rc,, U sullivan, Mrs O'Suhvan G,oge Sp Ger John
-picer BoseI, Mas ~ w. Presz and lady, Jon
simpson hall Keutgen aud lady New fors; smith M su
iey,u y. s Consul irp!, Mis-, MCauiey, Miss Kat.
ideIphia: VI sharp, Kentueky; Sharp, Flsgg T.
Wake, B. NJ onsui at Charleston; Ms w axe aud
Epping q harle ton, 81, Mrs Fitzmos and lady
Mr Evut, VT Woods kcha don, Mrs Meyers A SOLAR
Alexander Brown Bridges. England Charles Brutor
Switzerland; MIR Follst New Mons Pco lady child
Nss Lsete Horsm Mis-. Samson John d. oege ncker
kuttneI. Z Schneider Of Germany; Won Kapf OF
Baltmore BulL Providence, Roberts, lady aud
servant; Nc Ne,l Ireland; krrzoch of LEIPZIG;
Psmedo Palmedo. OF Hanover; Geo Lyons West Indies
Miss Hutterost, Germany.
f Neazes, Mrs NtaIes, N II Blackwell, BIsckwelI
Hyde, n Hy I Wood. Hagnve. 3 Hampson Miss X
Himpsou. A Howe NJ vi Morris, Mrs Monis-l30
storage.
CHARLEsTor-Sfeam,hip Northemer--Dr Wells, "
wilson Miss Howe 5 Hale w Z Huchborn, w Gregorie
w II Chapu. Brady, kersh, Lord, Knapp. A At
kins M Hogan Chase Scott, Mr. Campbell-s in the
BRKMEs-Bark John Georg-F A Gill; C Fl T Gribboham-
10 the stccTagc.
LrcnoRN-Snp Gardiner-Pat'k Cunan, Dominica Camera
Mo JASEtEo-Bark l,abei-F w Burchsrd
NASSAU NP-Bng Prdrnza-tfederck Webb Capt Richd
Dortee Il in the steerage
GALvKsros-Brg q B Lamar-Mfs A NJ stimu,. Capt H
Burpec
CHAHLEsroS-Big Emy-Mis c Cummings. Miss H
NJ Cummings q Bishop.
CHARLEsroN-Brg George-NIr VIM Windeat.
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Foreign lmpOrratlons.

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Tao x%"s Shy WI! Mms ssSa
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3; Son. w';sS s saBn sgs S Ls
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si.ee e H;i.sI
s:Sn..anso Ws meI'' q. y.. 9 s".
r, S si sssTSd sr' sod lS
bs".1 fot.d,iasS ko.snsaum-a Ssv.: ( TIo%s,-:
ctridor Bur, 4 col q Rodewsld-t Tiffany, fourg
Elisha Nm Hrsehied-i p Muller-loo Manton Hal.
lei-l8 Butte, .ed 8rohers.
LoNpnS-Sfip Chrsunna-35 cks boz cs - mds-
Schrg- Koop.l-I Cody, Reese Hill rs w Morrison -
N..ls pe-lo bIs Boring White, hhIs ne Mar.
koe Wilbur scou-3l bas. Moore 4 Lsrgett-s' bie
SKINS Oppeuhe im~r-l G Vonschsnkt5 cks Z Ut 1T
800 a bales Robiu;o, Mase-e9 chests a Low Il
brother-o3 bills pork do hams Schrschen Sr oJ26 bars
iron Bnorman Johnston co32t oks spelter 229 cs
beef 10 order.
LIauoRN-ship Gard as e. oil do paintings do
beJ Naecu-8 do marble works Vito Vi0 les Of paper
fn,scad,- case con,ng v,olencello james Thewis-
chsB NY CO. pkgs Tort LiDdam-2 do l. 0aimer-5
Mccall strong-6 Wight, urges shaw--2i bales bag
WE ~.ns-7 pigs Gnerher silk T. Cottinet co
-icsse Vye sons- ky n ddon son-ii A u Waller
epks q odhne &co-acksP Bre,th,upt Chung cases
II Asco'y- box X Truet- PHI Sidney Brooks-eo pkss
10 order
RIO JAN rRo-Bsrk ,bel-i6e bars coHe. a st cks rose
wood ct9s hides box Mason Tn mpson4 cases slid
Kaupe
NEuvrAsBrg Touq,in33e BIZ, sugar 50 hhss do so bbs
DO hhds mra-s ac. DO logs mshos ny do cedar tins
ntc do copper ore t33 BIZ Sugar 20 bes bacco Hall
Owet--t5 u srgs TO der
NA,sar, NP-Brg PedpLa8 logs hogsuv sano ,tsve.
anchors a rhans casks Zinc apples q Beuson co-2s,
Ia iron Is hds sugar rs lbs LsuisD ties half do IS
j. ba 1853 PCS wood b,les sacks ibox ea.L
70 bbs 1000 lemons $50 cocosnnt. Curtis Acley
chs Lsd52 do Jacobs son2ooo oranges grape fruit
| TO the captain
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MARTINI y n BRAID
Cleared.
Steamship PHILADELPHIA. (Ft1 Brsson HAVE

as: NJ s o:ss. Hex
sS : E.'S.sa c
sASS oPs a ca s s rs sc
sch,~Ei1sh.th Frat Mobile. Fsas. Ls.. Aies ,,
"''"An'''"n W. Arrived
Steamship wahneton, Hewitt from Southampton, Oct a.
ose,I sss% S,s,o9 Go% e, Dsh,s;d he mo-
usd without until the Cd lust durnE which time
not as s. 20 a. WIN Ss'sy
si ~ sGSs TI .1. .p sa:a
srsn,hp Ncee Bud, Charleston. 6, hours. to Spot
sh,p sh'Ss... hammond from Lepdeu DC, a. to o.
'9 Hsd d.v.
er s q ht iI.s s
70 G = SAs ~? sSs s .,s hence for
days s9s;; s s.i hui. with
Ship taewj i3llespie Pornm NTH NH 20 hours
ss; !H:' s.: 50 s e Ea
spes c.ps h:'s: asP
NY d,'pt - spoke the bark Navarro from Rio
'sS e Rio ...lro IS day. with ,ss bag.
BIem:n bal John GeSrs, Gesrken Bremen 40 days. TO
s.5l oIsit. F,'b Lila Newport, Wales. ST days. with
i Bar. G6s:.:' d;a New ossa day.. D.,..
sS
aud mad hoe in her b'ttom; nd hat
Sss as SsS gales ." The
Bark Edward, Bulkey, Cnuiest N. days. TO Dunhim
Ba,E Vernon Paxton Savannah days, with to u
rSsSspIss .ss ss ss ,ss
s:s NJ E.e s ~. s:a::; Il,
~ Ss was
%: o. %s:
winds Il! the passage -,
~ q. BAY. % @ F orss
Gharle:ton lat 81 Ion AZ The T. has been II days North Of
Bns Aogu.ia Eens. c,rdeaa. DAYS with and
MGss TO- s KY Bank ship
Big Atlantic hie,sy rind ID Per- Spain 2s day:
I. Of Ne" Haven where she
British brig Euahsma, GOuns. Barbadoes 10 days. in bal
'ai Bls Capt 1o% Sch! re.sa, Ms 10 day. with IS,
$: sss: s = 's
s sis e Pas. aa P P%ss SsI ''ls
s fssfsSs
Brig Louisa Beaten Wilson, Wilmington, NC days with
Bx Robert Psnnsii M'rrman. Georgetown, Sc days.
gstSix wn.huxtou.- rhi;aslphia.,
asd ult brss Mary Ann jones' Tor S.w York; Dow Nc
Msuus o Boston: 9th, passe off Double Head Shot Keys
brig fotos from Havana for Porlaud 9Th passed off the
Ca"es the Delaware bark KeOe of Prston SW
schr Courier. Couch. Richmond. to Allen PaXson,
Sch Fulton, Smith, Baltimore, days.
Schr Belle. Jones, Norfolk.
] Below.
Packet ship Sddon, Cobb from Liverpool 20 3ays to
Coilps,
Packet ship silve dc Oasse. Rch from Havre, Oct TO-
Fox X Livingston.
Also ship supposed the American Eagle, Chadwick from
London, to Grswo'd
ssh,P ella. Holms, New ore.us. q days.
Brig Isabel (of Nnwburvport) st Martins, go days
Schr William, from Hav
Schr Anaconda, from Wilmington. NC.
Schr Two Brothers. from Wilmington, NC.
Sailed.
Packet ships lyanhoe Liverpool; B,vara Havr, brig sa.
vanuah, Savannah and others.
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Official.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT Nov. :, 1sa7.
6IR The military contnbut in the form Of du
Imports Me lean have been eved by the DE-
patnenfs OF War Of the Navy during the last months
under your order OF the 3st OF Mah and Of the
experience Of the ctcs o the system rerec
fully recommend the follow modic stions OF
detuts winch will largely augment the revenue
That the duty silk. 10. hemp grass cotton. wool
wontsd. manu- tctues OF the Of either
mruies thereof, cnhec t.as tnoassss, tobicc
and all manufactures thereof, includiog cigars and
ntm Eass china and stone ware, and STEEL ani all
of either cot prohibited be thrtv per
I'D vAiofem Ou copper, and I'll manufc ures thereof
allsw, niow caniies soap, 6,h beef pork hams, ba.
esn, tongues butter lard cheese roe Indian
meal potatoes whett, aud all other grain
and oat meal whale aud oil clocks boots
shoes, bnore aud slippers bonne HITS caps beer
aie porter cider timber bpads pauks scantnR Shingles
laths, pitch tar rosiu nns spirits of turneutin- vine
apples sh,pbresd hides leather aud here
Of AMI Of all hads twenty
these duced rates shall also apply all goods IN,
duties not paid naniDR mot exceeding nney days
dep the Merc duced under pre- rious "a
gulstiong cp rcng military contribntio4a
Yours, most respectfully, .
Secretary OF the Treasury.
To the President
NOVEMBER G, Isi1.
The notifications above nded by
81 the Treasury. approved by aud the Secretary OF
War snd the secfeary Of the Navy will the
ders to carry the N into effect. JAMES X POLK.
The shove instructions forthwith red by the
Army and Navy Departments to Gen Scott and Commodore
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To the President.
New York Election Returns.

DELAwARr CouNIy has elected two loco focoassembly
men, probably P. Townsend and Mcdonald
Assembly
JrrrEnsoN-Hepry Keith, Harvey d. Parker and Ben
jsnin Maxson NIL locos, are elected
MApnoS-John T @ Bailey, whig, and George Grant,
loco
orssoo-Bepj Davis, whig, and o. c. Chamberlain
aDd B Saunders. locos
0TsuBrr- Meseerasu vhig and two locos
Or LAwRErcE- -Bssjs amin Holmer, whig; the remain.
ing two dbtrics viii probably be- rsprssentsd ono by
tno Chapman, whig and the other by loco.
suLLIvAr-Jsmes Bush
svTFoLx-Edwin Rose, whig, and W. sidney Smith
loco
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E!'!s 81. ~ '- SlI III 1T. ' Nj s'::s.!:
AsyEs sAtsb -Se st.ts q sskl 1900 % do nm 500
SaIt 400 DO q, I'm eeQ Rssd,ax 4 g 80 esN' az
Morris Canal. l0x
srcoSp NoARn-No sales \,
AfTsR sALEs1a0 United States Gs 81 l02; ooo 90 900.
le2 5000 State as TN hoo do do 7 2eoo do do 7s s00'
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Hera III Commercial Cor cspondence.


The arrivals OF Amerc vessels since circular of
26th ILL.,, the Navarro and Globe, Philadelphia
Hollandsr, New York; Adsne, Machiss; Gen. Worth
New Orleans; Home, T Peck and Trenton, c adiz
Dogenes, Cape Verbs; Camille, Lisbon; Trio, Bahia:
Superior, Jos Maxwell, Ceres, Nimrod, and Minerva
The Imports from the United States have been Ala,
bols -four 291 packages domestics sss DO tea is6m
feet lumber 200 bbls rosi1 80 do beef 80 kegs lard
The sales of -four have been rather extensive but
chiefly for export to Montevideo. about 10000 b6s
ports In ths Empire about 1000 have gone. The
bakers have taken about 5000 The prices have been
from So q 50 lower. say Richmond. S2l $50 500;
SIC The stock in first hands is about $500 bbls Rich
mond, 1000 colored, and 1000 OF other qualities The
the moment, there IL little demand and prices are
almost nominal. Last dates from Montevideo to Sd
inst quoted sales Of 400 bbs to nett Sl41 Sp stock
only 5000 bbls. From Rio Grsnde without any
lats Advices
Sales Of lumber at 500 $50 rosiu, 5000 bbls; lard
400 bbs Domsstics extremely dull, and prices
quite nominal at our last quotations The excessive
stocks of tea in both first and second hands prevent
any operations especially as 1t Is mostly of common and
The market has been fairly supplied with coffee, but
the demand having been active, and in anti
forced up large purchases of superiors being made at
81 so and $1,000. 6Ha6 cents board; good frsts
2l90oa $40 '0-6a lis cents. The advices received
yesterday from Europe to 4th August, and the large
quantities that may soon be expected, have checked
this advance and look for ower prices In October
should buyers show less anxiety to secure cargoes
The export since Goth ut has been, New York 1891
bags; New Orleans IL oil: P0ilsdelpha s.27l; Balt
more l4,049 Charleston 2S0-totsl %, 343 bags.
Sales Of River Plate hides have been made at 45al50
s1<xsA cents board; Rio Grande are held at
100 70 va cents; stock about 100000.
Freghts have ranged from 81 so 81 40 for New Or
leans; 81 80 81 20 to the Atlantic ports-they are
Ii ely to decline still more. IN
Exchange has ranged from 274.a7K; 1t Is now very
6rm at the latter rate. aud likely to advance.
specie has been very abundant and sales have been
difficult. Patriot doubloons $as; do dollars 1880; Span
ish doubloons 500; do dollars lQ940.
CARpENAs. Oct. 10, lS7.
The exports from this port since the LIST of January
last Of mUlasses amount to 80 4U0 hhds We have still
hand for shipment about 1000 hhas about 1000 hhds
Of which still In the hands of the dealers for sale
they asking 3s per key for remains The
thsr thus hsviog proved very favorable for the
growth Of the sugar and the hurricane hav
ing already passed, may look for very large crop
sugar from this part Of the country will doubtless
coed the OF last yearnot only because great deal
Of the fields last year. but
Zeal OF has been planted The planters Ia this ju
risdc.ion will commence grinding in the eaaIy part OF
next month, (November) and We may expect sugar
early ia December .,.
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Conn ERCIAL INTELLIGENCE
Nex.r York Cattle N 0rkee.

Nov s-As Mark-t-I2OO Beef Cattle, 50 Cows and
Calves, o. % Sheep and Lambs
Beef Cattle The past has been duh week IN point
of s... INIT on the whole unfsvorsble to prices
which the comparatively small numb Of cattle offered
has much to keep up to last weeks mark
Sst,7 o6 Der cwt Some 200 head remain uusold 40
head from tn. south-the remainder New York State
cattle
Cows aud Calves are coming To market more freely
and ready sale at prices which hardly average
high rs thos- quoted in last Sales from SIS IS
to as All sold
with both aud the supplies than equal to the
d-mxnd though mark hut q very slight concession
the II holders Sales ~ sheep made at
q 2 so to = so Lambs 500 81 6o-ss in quality go
left
Hay and Strsw-Loose Timothy is selling from the
wagons at 62k to $50 per cwt Straw - 60 50 the
100 bu udles
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The Elour Nlars<ets

ROCHESTER. Nov S-Thr market yesterday bar
rem OF transactions In Flour nothing having done
since the arrival Of the steamer. Wheat held
Al as with sales from wagons at that figure Corn 500
Corn Meal SOC per bushel.
DsrNoIr, Nov Among the trans actions on change
Yesterday were sales OF ITO barrels Rochester at s.
AS barrels two brands SIS 22 400 barrels Grddss At
tho same, and so bbs Of Reeves at SIS 10 all board
rhe daily expectation Of foreign
ety. and offer Of $50 made and taken the
fusal for week of 500 barrels Huron the
10 New York at S. 90 here. The wagon trade ranges
at S5 % to os Several vessels loading at 400
freight.
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CnAnLEsror--Brig Emilv50 casks rice Goodhue eo23
bales cotton Cribs cob hhds m"lesses LeyerchzT
bags wheat Hecker Bfother2s do Woodfuh-o boxes
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Sale or Stocks mt Philadelphia
Nov o-Fnsr BoAsp 5000 u. g. Treasury Notes, lo2;
$500 d., az lo2k t2B Penasylvsai g. e t2oo do So,
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INDIA HIJ9Btk -Ov EHsHOE,-D HoJgmae. No VI
Maiden Lane has inst Trccved and Offers for se At rea
sopsbe pcvs very extensive and superior lot 81 Ind,s Hub
her of every ptiop which the best
ever Of Goodyears patent gum ensnc sheet
10 &c Dealers overhoes assured they Will md Tor
heir interest call and examine, NV V"nrh
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OAnDING "A Siugle u ntlemsn or two fnends eto pe
ID pleasantly situated Tor the winer IN rriyste lam w
where there barders child en, have Parlo PEG
room Bresk and Tes dprng the wek and DINNER on SUI
days pie situation Ia Broom street nest DC awny
Rooms ,nds me loruisned terms moderate anu
required. Address Box 1862 Post Ofhce. WRITE
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IN LhKTAIN DISEASES OF DAEILf INTER-
OESTI>0 AND IMPORTANT NtTUkE-D,
RALPH Author Of the " ivate + eatise &c bess &C
quaint nrresred the diseases
ferred to, consulted his privse elng So
Greenwich between the hours to " A. NJ, ami To
the various implicated disorders ented on these parts by
veuereal masdes Their. others which deeply
ns the su such Weakness and r t,blty of the
sexual opas, from early improper hsb IncoE
uneDce Of Urine Diseases If the KIDNEYS, and of the
BLADDER; GRAVEL, end tho, vs,iou. Unn'Ty Alice.
TONS by post may be addressed Box 1853 Lower Office"
and will GIVE the faithful and deliberate attention
Mul0 tsTc
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DkIvATE Observation-Disclosures A H. IS4
L FOX THE SUPPRESSION OF QUACKERy:-Th,

L FOX THE SUPPREsSION OF GU ACKERy:-Ths
members Of the New York College OF Medicine aud Pharma-
Cyl having devoted their attention during the years
diseases Of private confidently promise persons
requiring their services safe and
injury the constitution conn from business.
PRIMA CASES OF 0ONORRHEA, or Syphilis,
yield to their from four eight days and the
aggravated onethrd Of The time usually taken
by general pract, toner's.
STRUCTURES OF THE URETHRA teonsdered by
medical incurabc) successfully treated without
mconv enepce the patient
prudence the mos. beneficial effects be relied from
the treatment of the College.
IMPORTANT NOTICE-Penons suffering from any of
the above complains. residing the country finding In
make application have forwarded
to them chest cpsping all medicines 5eas:;te to perform
their symptoms time Of attraction and eved
elsewhere, and losing dolars paid direct
edto w. 8. RICHARDSON. M. D.,
Office of the Colls 20 Of Medicine and Ph Imacy Y,
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NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDlCINE-The New
York Acsdemv of Medicine will celebrate its FIRST An
qvcr,y at tho Broadway Tabernacle Wednesday even
ing the 10th inst o'clock The Reverend clergy the
Members Of the Bar the Medical Pofeon of the Cry and
is vcnity with their fsml and the public generally are
respectfully invited to attend -,
els CRATIC" E cA * Sily VI Fl " M
Chairman CON- Of Arrange menh
WILLIAM r BurL. MD, Secretav. 70 Jnrrc
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u oBERTs's NEW sTyLE poor PLArEs-Th,
IL most aud splendid 0oic Pattern Door AID
Number PA TO be found In the city, made BY r. Ho
bens $50 Broadway. They entirely and Original de-
signs aud the premium the last Fairs. Thoss
Who and splendid their doors in
''''' 70 cal anu '''-' K ROBERTS, $50 Broadway
nj eussr Rear Prince street.
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M lNERvA HOONS, No. 400 Broadway, between Walk
N1 er and Canal streetsIhe Original Western md South
Ts,J D. Farrell T,chsnoT F. B1gxs VIM Resrh ,nt
respectfully announce the Of New York that they
will give a 81 their Fashionable .,
me icing MONDAY EVENING, Nov. 9Th and contnu.
iDg evey evening until farther notice.
Cards OF admssian Is cents Concert eight
Us see GEORGE YoUNGsoN
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4 NrkKr STING LECTU Hs.-A l.. ctuIe wii be oebver-
ed Thursday Evenug, the Ih instant, at the fou"t
ladies, academy Zero emon steel BIooklyn on the
scouts e the Rhgers with
the manners and OF the Mexcans descriptions Of
country, incidents battle &c. by & REID JE Of New
Orleans, formerly Of the Tex IN Hangers.
~ Lecture to commence at N o'clock r. M. Tickets
IS cents; be had at the NJ aason House. and a. tie
Academy. BiO 2tis
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-12-31

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 80, l647.
Eight hundred persons attended the Stockton Fesvsl
this afternoon, at the Musical Fund Hail. Among the
guests present Senator Downs, Louisiana; Hon
Messs Chase and Thomas, of Tennessee; Mr. Houston,
Of Delaware; Mr. Thurston, of Rhode Island; Mr. Van
Dyke, of New Jersey Mr. Morse louisiana Judges Glib
son. Coulter and Burnside Captain Reynolds and Lieut.
Murray of the regulars Captain Small of the volunteers
Commander Byrnes; Lieutenants Hunt, Hon, Shaw and
Others Of the navy
Mayor Swift presided. Commodore Stockton respond
ed, in beautiful speech, to toast compimsntns his
services He goes for increasing the army in order to
cvze Mexico and extend the benefits of civil and re-
gous liberty and convert her chaotic into
a free and Enlightened republic.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-12-31
Terrible Steamboat ExplosiOn-Over sixty
Persons KILLED, and Thirty Others Horribly
Injured.

CINCINNATI, Dec ~, lS}I,
The steamer A. N. Johnson bound to Wheeling, blew
up yesterday with remen dous explosion, Mays
Vile, KY from some unasceItsined defect In the
chnery Between sixty and seventy persons killed
on the spot and large number scalded, Of whom
thirty horribly injured that their recovery
considered doubtful. Among the killed learn the
names Of the first clerk Fairchild engineer Lyles and
the pilot, Redman. Among the scaded Mes,rs
Everhart and and g. S Wstherby Of Philadelphia;
Wheat and Rillson, of BALTIMORE and Jno. Gabraith,
of Pittsburg Messrs. Arthur Fole, T. Mcdonald, Jas
Wichsrsham, q. Baker, and Furguson, of rittsburg
were among the saved.
So rapid the progress Ct the flames af or the
ploson, and complete the devastation that hardly an
effort could be made for self preservation The boat
In sheet of fire and burned to the water edge
The number Of passengers on board The A. " john.
sen, when the appalling accident occurred, hun
dred and ssty, net mere tbss che quarter q vhap
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AFFAIRS In Congs ess Yesterday.

The most important movement made IN Con
gress, thus far, was the passage, yesterday OF the
bill introduced by Senator Cass, the Chairman OF
the Military Committee, for raising more troops
10 serve out the war with Mexico Mr. Calhoun
defined his position upon this question, by voting
in the negative, and the bill passed by the cast
ing vote of the Vice President. This was mar
row escape for the bill The passage of the bill
for purchasing the Madison papers, at cost OF
3S25, 900, with the military bill, occupied the
Senate until adjournment. There was nothing OF
importance done in the lower house. Petitions
for aboishng slavery in the District of columbia,
and relative to the Southern mail route, was all
the business presented, and this was summarly
disposed Of
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aad out of order since that time. That party
seems now to be in as bad position as it was pre-
vious to fastening itself on General Jackson, and
we really believe, according to present appear
ances, there is nothing can save it from utter
oblivion and destruction, before the more reso-
lutte position of the wings, but to abandon all
their candidates, and take hold of General Tay-
Tor. who is popular with the people, and who,
with an organised party at his back, might be
better able to d II down all opposition.