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Washington telegraph., 1848-01-26
From ths N. o. M.ren,u. Jan. IS.

FRoM TIE RIO GRANpE.--lhe steam
ship Telegraph arrived this morning t,om
tue BRACES, which she leil on the sh inst,
We are indrbted 10 Captain fogcf Tor the
MalAuofas Flag oI the 81 inst. We hear
oi naneWs from tue nlerIof. The Flag,
speaking oi The festivities on New Years
day, says there wa, manifest the evidences
oi s5eiabtIily and increasing goud will aa
The Parl oi the Mexican citizens o. this
place loHafd, their friend, and ne'ebhors.
tho American residents. We hal /, a4
tue commencement o an era ol pead feel
Ing aud The harhnler Of peace earnestly
desired by all worthy people Of both na.
tons"
Ire fIag notices as "a good beginning
that on The New Years day the seam
baal Mgi. Brnea, Cap Je.sa Cray. urri.
we'd lror Cnmatgn, with nearly nine6
thaHsanl da.lars value bar SILVER, the duY
uuehicu vii be between SIX aud sr,cu
lbaa.auI daiae
oa lasass, H#i.. CaHa'nGAapHaamH
-'raa mua so1aHBad IN nFa=aHm
r1a r0IH 10 iraft e##aalslla
t##=i.HHs #m II H#auIa..=
ihei.as 4Fs.
" .##H u#zHf Witnessed mazH aH#
ruusa iu#H#e.Iru. lss frrIes Waa# ia
dad erria IL ss.ls % .faap,=In ftss NJ.
instruction aDt m'uaa lgR=nunzs. fia
companies could not vel lao suFpa. ma
their arms aud aeeoulfemens wrre in ~
in exceedingly gand orlrr An inspection
was also made oi Fofl parades. now under
tae command oi Capt. Pitcher, who We re.
gyet In learn Is about Ia leave oar city,
where be Is 50 asomhlf knaNn. to join
Gen. SCOTS army, having hetn pf1mnlrd
To onr Of the regiments On thai line. The
fod was iaunl n excellent condition. anI
the company ("ae ul The lntiil in beauu
i' ofief.
TIE Alabama company of Mounted men
CAPT. Gee, and the Illinois mnunled mru.
Cnff. Dunlap, werr alsn reviewed and IN.
.perled. iheifm3uGRrring showed lha'
they had befn attentive lp instruction and
dIfeiP ine and ihair arm. aul areaunre.
malis were IN tine oraeh Tbrle seem,
10 b. a spirit ui emi'a.ian helNren ihrsf
twoeumpanirs. which, Il kcpl within prop.
er huunl., WIll N iuuhl result tn theit ml
tual advantage. ibry certainly ds rrrdil
u lhzir fezf c'isr State.
Tie inspection aas extended tn ihE 4, n
,ral Hospital, aai Jhraasbna hts e, ,ii.
shmrnl slate al lhin4s VI. arHrrm
+ hiehh cTrdiiahIs In thu riHtIsui mrira
oiliter, Surgeon hePaaii.
Tie Fiag complains II sesaal q har.a.
having been ruumiurd in .ufe. nn#l darI
/ Ings-ons IL u con, .lefaLl amluF. .ry
cral thousand da.lars, AL az be laeles
seemed 10 have much iaImar Practice.
Washington telegraph., 1848-01-26

TR Fossias NEws-we publish in another
column thelateei foreign newa, by The Caledonia,
which vssssl reached Boston on the l,h inst, with
Liverpool dalss io the 18Th December The eem.
msfcial news is highly important Cotton, ii will
be teen, has declined . 70 D. IA Liverpool, which
las caused decline in tic New Orleans market
Of about Tie news fFam Iadia s mae fayefa.
bic, and slil, It is thought. have good effect in
the manufacturing disifiels The arrangements
In monetary aifaifs is looked upon as having par.
TALLY subsidized aud uness another reyalsion oe.
eus, an advance IN the price Of eur great staple Il
confidently expected by tho aell steamer
The ness from lslaai Is iaotc eh,erins a.
IsRnds crime, which MAS dIninshiug There
was still great scarcity Il food 1t was stated
ia Parliament thal 1889 pefsou. had died from
starvation during tie late famine, aud that i,
lsat, two milions Of pseple would require rsliti
tbs winter,
Washington telegraph., 1848-01-26

Grs. TAyLoR Is TrNNEHEE.-The
Legislature Of Tennessee have passed The
following resolution Recommending Gener.
al Ia, lor a, candidate Cor the Presidency.
10 the Senate the resolution passed by II
strict parry vote. In the House, the vote
was ayes i2, nays 30; one Democrat voting
for. and one Wing against the resolution;
Rssoired Jy the General Assembly Of
The State Of Tenaesoc, That the people
Of Tennessee, by their Representatives, do
hereby recommend TO their fellow citizens
Of The Union, GEN. ZACHARY TAY-
LOR, as a candidate TOR the Presidency, at
the next election, In whose ability Impair.
TALLY. patriotism and devotion tn the Con.
slluiion. confidence eau be safely deposited
BY the people.
Washington telegraph., 1848-01-26

Az EXAMPLE % rHE GRowfn ~ ruE
NEsr..-len years ago. al lhr mouth u' o
little river in Wisconsin, ~ the border ul
Lake Michigan, a solitary cabin stood
amid The wide spread FORESTS the residence
Of AN individual who united in hi, person
the character ot farmer aud hunter. For
ten miles on every side no trace ui anolh.
er civilized human being could he found.
aud the Indian iiaced The deer through
the woods, unmoesied by white man.
and unubdmcled by lences and grain fields.
At the present day, the occupant Of that
cabin, who was also the owner Of at leas,
square nile Of ground, is the Mayor Of a
city which has grown up in The short space
Of ten years on the limit. ol what was once
bis own property city containing over
$4,000 inhabitants, with commerce. which
promises To make il one ofihc most flourish.
lng Lake.ports OF the West, aud the seat
OF wealth, intelligence and industry. We
mean Milwaukee.
Washington telegraph., 1848-01-26

y. o. GASAlBANA-Thefe va. a gen
efal run made upon tn. Institution on Tue
9th inst. :or 'peeiri bal she salisagdal de.
manls unIiI the excitement settled down
quietly, The fieaymr of tie 7b. speak
Ing of the ability Of the Bank to pay spe.
Gle, says;
The bank had in SPECIE. on ycs'cflay.
one million Ughhaaired and slrely serfn
thousand QUO hundred aud scrcl'csa dJlIars
against one aii'iaa iirl hundred and r'gag
sif thousand iiro hundred and siIiy dollars
in CIRCULATION. Making an r,rrs, ul
specie over circulation Of frs hundred and
ninety thousand eight hundred aad my
Scrra dollars
The short business paper aul the cN,
change IN the vaults Of the bank amount
to over three millions I've hundred thou.
sand dollars agiius, a little over two mil.
lions oi deposiles.
So little effect hal tie run in weakening
the bank amongst ~ur business men, that
during tho day tue depo,iies amounted 10
near Hro hundred thousand dollars more
than tho specie taken from It's vaults.
Washington telegraph., 1848-01-26

LrrrrRs PROM MEXco.-As the Dem,
ncAiic ionrnals are very fond when they
can find chance ol publishing letter. from
Mexico about The Wing. At home, wc will
inieluIn give the following extract ot let.
ter in the North American from VIM. C..
Tobey, Esq., one Of the Pennsylvania vol.
unleer-, who was leading Democrat and
for all that appears in bis letter. still be.
longs To the party though II is evident be
is no longer Polk man.
Let hot my brother Democrats, who
have not yet discovered who James X.
Polk is, cayil that handle him like true
Locoioco, without gloves. | do not know
Dcmocni in the whole army. regular Of
volunteer, (hc should have excepted Col.
Wyukoop) who does not cxecfalc the man
aud bis war measures. should il ever be-
the privilege Of %, here to east our vote,
again for a President Of our republic. nm
inclined TO think that we shall require more
than the ipse dirh Of a Baltimore Conyrn.
ton to control our suillages. For myself /
SHALL go with The old topper who could not
be fooled with a choice beverage, which hi.
landlord said was "bian new whiskey. and
none Of your old stinking stuff twenty years
old" shall take the twenty year Old in
preference ln another "new man"
Washington telegraph., 1848-01-26

u We learn hom the FoH Smith Herald Of the
18th inst, that two men, named William and Cal.
win Shores, residents Of Washington couuiy, wero
arrested BY the DrPuiy Marshall, near Bair,yilr,
sud brought back to Font Smith, charged with
taking several negroes from the Greek Nation, and
running them "a, with the intention Of selling
them Some Of tho negroes taken by these men,
were The ohidra Of an old negro man, who, hav.
ing obtained hIs own iiccdom had purchased the
freedom Of his children from bio mistress. Greek
woman The men, after undergoing an ersmna.
,on. were sent 10 ft,ic Rock, to await their ,ria
before tho o. 5. District Court
Washington telegraph., 1848-01-26

W. learned liam a gentleman the other
day. LAY. the foH Smib Ilsmld, that a
nunbrr al Geek luHaas lad been IN
'smf.l an s4nt ere, i, H=aT thr fiyrf, abuu
90 o. 10 mIrs beIow lefr, the name ufihe
county he dues aal kuaw. where theY had
hren hunting 'af Sums fimr. Ahaal tuu
weets az. the men belongu4 10 the com.
pany bmlaiy murdered enc uI their va.
men. Her body was picrcej by four ii.
w. balls The woman las icll two chil
drrl, one about three moaihs Old. aud the
other about lwn year. oi age The men
l'd immediately upon committing the mlr.
der, la.ing no care OF lhc two child,ru.
WnJu they had 50 iuhumany deprived oil
their uuly support, aud were seen as they
pt'.el ihnngh This pl-cr on their way ns
Hls supposed. Tor The Crer. Naliun. An.
ulauf Indian woman, who was .arr. a the
lime Ul the mudrG luuk the children aud
by considerable trouble, having small
child Of hes avn 10 take care ot. succeeded
IN brins ~ the children away. The cause
Of Ibis att oeious murder, was IN consr
quearr OF the woman marrying a man who
was aic.aliyc, which tie Creek law pro.
hbhs.
We believe M effort was made, il the
matter vas known in the neighborhood ol
ils occurrence. to arrest the muIdrfers.--
Il is 30 common for an lnitan to murder an
Indian within lhr limits Of his State, that
now, when an occurrence oi the Kind takes
place. nD,a'Ug Is said about Il. anl ti o-
rr'u'rspi thr eruf 20 .faI-uu
II is'inc T.. san F.. .-.
..ur ..#HH. # .. b..
aaH. H.. OBJ" dignity l.. ... .H..r
o.. .ae Stale H.Ha... ..r ...... .....
ouI 10 ihT NHH-r . olr ss. ff u.H
a course "a. E.lH.. mI .lr ,lt.r
justice "rfr u."r 4u aa should r
dom be- ra.i,j ur.n Uro.H Epmin,h..
nd buicheres, a, Ur nave hete.. .ofr been
called upon 10 make.
Washington telegraph., 1848-01-26

The Newark Advertiser gives notice oi
applications TO the Legislature Of New Jer.
sey Tor "a law to compel fish in Railway
river to bic, when uneiceplanable bait Is
thrown 10 them. Also for an act incopo.
rating an egg Factory. with clause allow.
ing the director. 10 require tho hens to lay
two eggs a day, Sundays excepted pro
yided hey eau make a bargain 10 that cl
ieei with the hens" Nothing is said in
rcfereuceloan 'indIyiiual liability clause, 4"
binding The fsh and hens.
Washington telegraph., 1848-01-26

sosos Foa rus Profls.-sueh !, the title Of a
new monthly pahlieatIau recently established IN
PhladelphIa by c 3, zsiber & Co. II. design
i to furnish the people, IN beautiful aud con.
veairn, form, all the moai popular melodies Of this
and other nations. In sdd.iiOn 10 the music, each
gong will be smbellished Niih enc OF more sngfaf.
ingsi each number will eanlsIn fuF,y -ssh, pages,
composed Of songs, music and Embellishments, aud
will be furnished le subscribers At 50 per snnum
ia advance OF si so for siS monih. All these,
who have mu.e in their souls should address, pasi
pad, G. b z,ibef s Co, PHILADELPHIA
Washington telegraph., 1848-01-26

The Scientific American sayihai a com.
pany is about to be Gormcd in New York.
Tor an air tube TO be laid between that city
and Boston, for the transportation Of Mes.
sages aud parcels, in connection with the
Air line Railroad. The air is exhausted
out Of the pipe and the parcel 10 be sent
either TO New York or Boston. is fitted
close to the tube and the air l. let in behind,
when away through the region Of yacuu
the parcel wings ils onward way.
Washington telegraph., 1848-01-26

ia4.lUuaA,i. % toNtLIAlas.-lLe
New i"iA House ol Assembly is yriy
JigUHrd nOdi VI uun, 10 br sure! Ia he
uuursc ol debate, Mr.. Sckrs, Vi New
York, undertook To explain the causes Of
hls hring uuitalrd ai the late election, aud
Ar Chained Interrupted hnn with the gfaI.
iylug lHloIuauon--'l wal knock your
u--d brains oul whcu gel ou oul sile. ."
Nike Walsh aad Mr. lrunu, OF Osego,
also mingled In the hay. Alike sald--
60 hu laii boy, ol oisego, Mr lcnnu) has
iormerly accused me vi suuiHIUuug up all
ny energies To nlure his IrpuIanUn; the
taiI boy Is mistaken, would as suun think
Of bringing a battery ol siege guns to bear
upon hen coop, or a palklan 10 annihliato
a bull frog, Us 10 lhnk Of summunlng my
energies with view to tue demolition Ui
such u nunemuy.' These salIios were ~.
ceI'cd wllh "sluuns Of upp.ausc." Where.
upon The tall boy replied, calling Wash
a yababUud, a luscfrant. II dunkaId aud
a luAier, win other rpnhels 80 numerous
10 mrnlun ~ Western Continent
Washington telegraph., 1848-01-26

Notwithstanding Mr. Pok has declared hs de-
termination no, again to become a candidate for
The Presidency, We see that his name !, still kept
before tho people. A Washington correspondent
Of the n. Y. Courier, in a recent letter, says
II s understood that the Van Darsn men. J. e
John A. DiK. Thomas II. Benton, John Van
Buren, SC, would prefer Mr. Polk, as they once
did, to every other hspirani who could succeed
against their combination, and especially TO Gen.
Cas- aud James Buchanan. Nov, II there BE- no
other means Of uniting the party why Mr. Polk
must rive up his enc term notion and stand By
Bic friends
Washington telegraph., 1848-01-26

The Military Committee Of the Senate, in &c.
eordaaes slh the Recommendation Of the Pres.
dent, has reported two blls-ons adding lsa 'ssi.
msuis 10 tue regular army, the other authorizing
wtniy new regiments Of voluhteen. II lhsss
bills pass. the army Of the United States, regular
and volunteers, uill amaun, ,ssys the kailoaa
Inislligsnesrl TO same eO.OOO OF 10000 men, al a
CO, Of millions Of money. Truly, war is an e..
pehsrs la.ary, and military glofy Is obtained al =
costly sacrifice,
Washington telegraph., 1848-01-26

lhe Nashinlun coTc,punirnt OF the
Boston Atlas, IA a late letter says--
Private intelligence lfom Mexico slsics
that General hoilh has all at once brtumr
dhm'u- Domucril, aui that IA = brmr o.,
.nd h,s D.rn Dtl su. tu,. L,r
-. 1850 u. 81, Wb,,a psa. ~ tpv
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a 'Hr r.".s. fa'a.r b. rahuu Dut
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Washington telegraph., 1848-01-26

II il unaeniood. says the \ o Mercury, that
Gen. Taylor has written 70 the War Department,
stating thai he awaits orden at Balon Rouge and
Is ready to proceed to Ms,ies at any time Il may
be deemed necessary b. the Government lie
has expressed an opinion, however, that there
vii be no more fighting. anu that the army vii
be msfely engaged in occupying the country.
The General accompanied BY hsj BIss and Capt
Gunsli, vas al New Orleans on tue 18th Inst
Washington telegraph., 1848-01-26
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aHllUp p sia.. went iaa eafUH
whefa lhr faans laiy vs. Alum. auI un
mcdialrIy On declaring HI. InIeuiioa sB,f
her dasn VIII ane % Id. aud them dp,d
ihr allrr air .hs GU. lie lhrn aen' Ia
The house al a nsishhaH. fo.d Wbat he had
done. gave up the pI,'ais. aud sal that b.
dcsted 10 be hung. lie also plead gully.
aschafgrd helure h. examining magistrate.
The only reason given by 'he prisoner ior
tie horrid act, was that he desired to NARY
the girl. bu, she would not have him. and
he preferred to kill her rather than she
should become The wiir ofnno,her. Strange
To ,ay, Notwithstanding the terrible nature
uf the wound received, the young lady wa.
still alive when last heard from, aud hope.
were entertained Of her recovery.
Washington telegraph., 1848-01-26

STEAMBOAT BuRNr.-rhe steamboat
Seventy Six, Captain Baldwin. len this
city on Monday evening, Tor Cincinnati,
and about seven o'clock, Two miles above
Lafayette, it was found she was on tire near
her kitchen. Every effort was made, but
without success, 10 eylinguish The flames,
and she was completely destroyed. The
whole loss Of boat and cargo is estimated
at $50, 900, but i Is not known how much,
1t any portion Off, was insured.
". D. Bmlelin.
Washington telegraph., 1848-01-26

Il is stated in a letter from Washington
that Mr.. Clay has consented to preside at
the Anniversary Of the Colonization Soci.
city, on the lslh inst. The meeting will be
held In The House of Representatives,
when Mr.. Clay will take the Speakers
chair. There will be no vacant sca's that
evening.
Washington telegraph., 1848-01-26

A bill has been introduced into tie Leg.
stature Of Alabama To change the name Of
Charles Frederick kollessnski Won Ponia.
iowski Ia Pogeal, do Ia Ferrasse, dc Ia Po.
queieri nomme dc Payillionl 10 Francis
Duneanl II ought to pass.
Washington telegraph., 1848-01-26

TnE FiSANcra or PgsNNLyASIA. The receipts
from oil sources, duung thr year lsI7, amounted
to Si,j6l ,iOl, which includes a balance IN tho
Treasury December !, ls46, Of S5sl,G7s The
receipts from tie public works amounted TO g..
5s1,99j, and from tho tax on real and personal
estate > 'JsO'fsl' The expenditures during tho
last yoar, amounted 10 S3,0sU,sl3, leaving a bal.
anoe in the Treasury, Oh the lst Of December last,
Of S6S0,sg0. Among the items Of expenditure for
the last year, we find $500, ,575 for lhe publiosm.
proyemenisi S2G0ll3 for the expenses Of govern.
meDt and Se,00o9i0. for interest on State debt
Washington telegraph., 1848-01-26

a PsrploriOs-col Webb, Of the New YetA
Courier and Enquifsr, PFoPhssies a. follows ia
relation 10 the nsIi Presidency; I'VE prede,
that this will be the successful Presidential ticket
in isis; For President, z, TaylOE iOr Wee Presi.
dent, Daniel Webster" We are unsequan.od
with the cOlOnsl's reputation As ProPhsi--iims,
however, will determine The accuracy Of this pre-.
dcllon
Washington telegraph., 1848-01-26

Within the short space Of year, Messrs.
Pennybacker Of Virginia, Barrow, Of Lou.
isiana, spcight, Of Mississippi, Huntington.
Of CONNECTICUT, and Fairfield, Of Maine, oil
ofthe u. S. Senate, have died. A severe
mortality for 80 small a body nj nen.
Washington telegraph., 1848-01-26

The Court Of Queens Bench in England has
recently decided iba, al marriages with the ss.
tsrs Of decoarrd wives are Illegal This decision
has rendered about 5000 children illpgtmatc.
Washington telegraph., 1848-01-26

Back MAnSa,-Ah ingenious mechaUc in
Boston has invented a machine for making brick,
which Is warranted 10 turn out twenty five thou.
sand day Its construction is said 10 be simple,
costs but little and not liable TO get out Of repair
Washington telegraph., 1848-01-26

The nominations Of Mr Rowan Of Kentucky,
NJ Charge to Naples, DR.. Niles as Charge 10
sardinia, aud Mr.. Davis ns Minister to China,
have b,en confirmed by the U, S Senate.
Washington telegraph., 1848-01-26
Wednesday,. January 26, ISIS.

Erour thanks are due the Hon {, Ashley,
Hon, Simon camsron and Hon, R ", johnson,
faf fublIe Documents.
Washington telegraph., 1848-01-26
CABrSrr TRouuLEs.-.A telegraph

CABrNEr TRoUnLEs.-.A tclesraphic
dispatch to the PIusburg Gazette, dated
Washington, January lOh, saya
There has been considerable trouble m
the Cabinet oi late relative To lhr affairs
Of the army. Il was resolved at a late
meeting 10 recall Gen. Scott, and spec,
messenger was dispatched for that pumosr
but when be arrived At Richmond lie re
ceived telegmphie dispatch TO rci,in q"
Washington. US the Cabinet had con.
eludcd 10 await the arrival ui General
Pierce n1 consult with him before recall
ing Gen. Scott.