davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-08-05
rnox rnE touI.rrrLr sourrAt.

The anderson and Sneison Forgery once
na0re-the riilaay laid baye.--The Lexington OBJ
server extra Of Wednesday and the Lexington Atlas
Of Thursday contained Mr.. CRTTENpES's commu-
rication denying that he wrote such letter
the Locoiocos have ascribed TO him, the alleged
authority Of Mr.. Anderson, of Ohio" and a
/" Mr.. Snelson, Of Washington city" Mr.. C.'s
Letter is as follows
RUssELLvfLLE. JULr 90, 1913.
Nv Sir have received your letter Of the 18th in
sant-both that by Mr. b. and that sent Iy mail
and thank you for the friendly interest you take my be-
half
write you in great haste, and delaying while write,
e Trend who is TO take Ekton this evening To
ue Tune ofancrbing the extract you give Of my sup
posed letter TO Mr. Anderson other person in Ohio,
refer TO as stated in your letter, and that letter only
boz Toe purpose Of that reference
never wrote such letter to Mr.. Anderson or any other
person -
challenge the production Of IT,
cof private correspondence, like our private conversation,
suPposed 70 be exempt from public scrutiny inspection,
ana therefore but little thought Of or remembered Yet
am sasned mat neither IN SPIRIT aye substance did
ever W,e uch letter as that extract supposes You NAV
deny ana denounce ~ 10 my name yos deem il necessary.
am your friend, &C. j. J. CRITTENDEN.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-08-05
STATE ELECTIONS.

The first Of the August elections took place yes
eerday in NORTH CAROLINA Governor and mem
6ers Of the Legislature to be chosen. CHARLES
MASLy is the Wing candidate for Governor
Dawn S. REID the Democratic candidate. The
election is biennial.
La KENTUCKY, Missouri, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, and
Iowa, the election takes place on the 7th instant.
In all these States, Legislatures are to be chosen
IN the first four, Governors and in Illinois, Missouri,
and Iowa, members of Congress. In the present
delegations from these three States, comprising
fourteen members, there is only one Wing.
These are all the elections which take place during
the present month. In TENNESSEE and ALABAMA
dae elections take place in August, but being bien-
r,ial the Legislatures elected year ago hold over
MI August, ls49.
Upon the political complexion of the Legislatures
now to be chosen, depends the political character
of United States Senators to be elected in KEN
rgcKY, vice JOHN ]. CRlTTENDEN, Wing; NORTH
CAROLINA, vice GEO. E. BADGER, do. Indiana,
wee f. A. HANNEGAN, Democrat; Missouri, vice
DAVID r. ATcHIsoN, do: Illinois, vice SIDNEY
BREEsE, do; and Iowa, both-there being two va
cancies.-Journdi Of Commerce.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-08-05
FROM OREGON.

coRREsPosDENcE OF THE \. T. COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER.
OREGON CITY, MARCH IT, ls4s.
We have been waiting very anxousy to hear from the
commissioners up treat with the Indians Last
ing letters came, from which give you extracts.
Colonel Gillian writes, on the 29th Of February
'.The hostile Indians met the day before reached
the Umala, and engagement took place, which lasted
about three hours. None Of killed and only
six wounded two severely, though probably not mortay.
The number of hostile Indians engaged was AIS"
81 have learned from Indians that, in the action Of the
18th, eight Cayuse Indians were killed and among the
wounded, Five Crows !" il said he would die
OF the other tribes who fought against u.s. ascertain
how many were killed and wounded Some Of them, living
north Of the Columbia, went home after the action We
shall proceed to Whitmans place and establish
post in that vicinity"
Extract from Joel Palmer's letter Of March g. to W.
McBean OF the Hudson Bay Company, stationed Waa
Walia
81 have been requested by Captain Mckay to apprze YOU
Of the progress have made adjusting the difficulties
tween the whites and Cayuses and happy say that
matters assuming favorable appearance With your and
his assistance, and little fobearance the part Of the
troops believe all that could be desired will be accom- shed
without further tloodshed'
Extract from Mr.. Douglass letter, dated Vancouytr 18th
Of March
''The army had made their way to Walapu and taken
possession Of the remains of the sson the Cayuse having
been defeated, with considerable loss days previously,
upon the Nez Perce's country.
'Serpent Jaune chief Of the Walla Wala tribe, had
visited the commissioners and decided remaining quiet.
The NeZ Perces had also decided for peace
expected in camp in few DAYS The remaining part Of the
tribe appeared still undecided about the part they would take
and will doubt be much Influenced in their future conduct
by the which attends the operations Of the army
"Ther sympathies with the Cayuses, but fear may
restrain them from taking open part against the whites
The Cayues remain, therefore, without any open support
from the powerful tribes in their neghborhood and in
such circumstances cannot be expected to make very pro-
tracied defence"
BY intelligence from Fort Hail. il is ascertaned that city
has sprung up, as by enchantmen in the midst Of the
desert the southern extremity Of Great Salt Lake II
contains population Of 5000 persons, and numbers within
It's precincts 600 houses, -four mill in operation four
saw Mills nearly finished. presume the above are the
Mornons.
We have had most delightful winter My peach trees
10 bloom, radshcs up, &c.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-08-05

There can be no installing the signs which point
20 the speedy disruption Of the Sierra Madre coun-
try from the Mexican Republic and the subsequent
annexation Of The dismembered part What spec
tacle is presented Here the whole Union is at this
moment profoundly agitated by momentous ques-
ton which has arisen out of the acquisition OF ter
ritory from Mexico; the excitement Of war has Just
ceased, to give place to deeper excitement; and
while this domestic issue, threatening the subver.
sion Of the Union, is assuming most portentous
shape, 10 another project Of acquisition is on foot
If not with the connivance of the Government, GER
tainly without any interference on the part Of the
Government TO prevent it, and new series of fu
ture troubles is opened before the first has ever
reached its crisis
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-08-05

NIAoARA oUrDoSE.-Among the cliffs Of the Eastern
Ghaus, about midway between Bombay and Cape Comorn
rises the river shrawa, which falls into the Arabian Sea-
The bed Of the river oneourh Of mile in drec, breadth
but the edge Of the fail is elptica, with sweep Of half
mile This body Of rushes at first for three hundred
feet slope at angle Of ory-fve degrees, ia sheet
Of white oam and is then precpaied to the depth Of eight
hundred and fifty more, into black abyss with laundering
noise has, therefore, depth Of eleven hundred and fifty
fee, In the rainy the river appears to be about thirty
fee; 10 depth at the fall in the dry il ower and
divided into three cascades Of varied beauty and astonishing
grandeur Join fall Of the Genesee that OF the ST.
Lawrence and then treble the united and have the
distance Of the Shirawa While allow to Nj
agara superiority in bulk yet in respect distance Of
descent but mountain m compared with ts Indian rival
Rochester Dsmocr1f.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-08-05

Tar NIAGARA BRIDGE-cosPLRTIoS or THE Foor-wAr.
The suspension bridge is longer mere picture on paper
bat magnificent reality To day the entire foot-way, over
thousand feet IN length, and fee, in WIDTH will be CON-
peed and before Mr. ELLKT will have driven across
it with horse and buggy. Hereafter ii will be used as
highway between the domnons Of Her Majesty and
those belonging Uncle Sam, and any stanch royast OF
sturdy republican walk payment Of twenty
FIVE cents.
The for the great bridge viii be commenced forth
WITH jus; in Of those that sustain the cables for the foot
bridge and before the year 1850 shall be numbered among
the past the whole work will probably be completed and
train Of cars viii pass it, The main difficulties are al
ready overcome hereafter all will be plain sailing
The number of those who visit bridge as a matter Of
curiosity quite large and the income derived from tina,
source is sufficient pay handsome the amount
expended.-BuEdLo Courier Of Saturday.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-08-05
GEN. TAYLOR N OHIO

The Boston Atlas publishes private letter, adj
dressed 10 gentleman of that city, from which we
copy the subjoined:
NEw SIDoS, (OHIo,) JuLY o. ls4s.
Ny object in writing is a statements not to my
knowledge yet conadced and going the rounds OF the
newspapers.
No man Of ordinary political information, and in his right
ind, unless for effect and where contradiction could not be
immediate would any time since the Utica Convention
have assigned to MrVAS BuREs than twenty or thirty
N, al the utmost forty Thousand the three hundred and
fifty thousand votes of Qhio heard his es,ma
e IN any quarter at than thirty thousand and from
any indication yet shown that is above the mark. Ny posi-
non for judging much better than Mr. possibly can
be- see most Of the leading Wing and many Of The Locofo
CO State papers regularly have heard By letter and from ira
Vcsers within the las, three weeks most parts Of the
State have been long in the habit estimating with con-
siderable success guberna;oa and other naorites ana
most willingly rely upon the estimates down above
The Abooniss Of Ohio have complained grievousy al
te nomination OF Gen TAILOR Nothing less was to have
been expected Their complaints would have been as fire..
fuent and loud had Mr. CLAr Gen scorr received the
Wing nomination. They have ,o.ed with the Wing
party in single instance for years. take peculiar delight in
sTunblng at what the Wing party DO, and could not have
been induced act with Wings the next Presidential eIec
, unless the latter had yielded up their cherished prnc
Pies and narrowed down their platform and their candidate 10
a single Observation-Disclosures SIN.
Some dissatisfaction prevails on account Of the nomination
Of Gen. TArLoR, among portion Of the Wings in the Abo
hdon districts but dspeasure the nomination OF Mr.
equally prevails among the Locofoco party and appearances
Indicate that the loss to each great parties will be about
equal Of dissatisfaction and tha, the Whes will
carry the State
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-08-05

NAyAL-The u. g. brig Vesuvius, Lieut. M.soS, has ar
rived at Norfolk from Laguna, via Campeschy. she left at
Laguua tie Scorpion ComT A. BIsELow and the
ship Saratoga, at anchor outside the bar
The civil and military authority cusomhouse and NUM-
cPa fund given by the United States forces on the
18th Of June with all due ceremony, the Yucntan authorities
hosting on tie occasion the Mexican flag battalion OF
three hundred Marines under Capt ~ WALDRoS were
toned on shore Laguna The Indians having defeat,
ed in late engagements about twelve leagues from
Campeachy, bad retired into the country.
The Vesuvus brought home the remains Of Asss,an; Sur
geon p BESsox DELAsr, U. 8. Navy, and Purser A. d.
CRosBv, both Of whom died at Laguna. Beacon
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-08-05
[PuBLrc-No. ST.

[PUBLIc-No. ST.
AN ACT further extend the time for locating Virginia
military land warrants, and returning surveys thereon TO
the General Land Office.
BE enacted by the Senate and House Of Representatives.
of the United STATES Of america Congress assembled, That
ting Virginia military land warrants and returning surveys
thereon to the General Land Office approved August nine
een eighteen hundred and ory-one and to all warrants
issued prior to the tenth day OF August eighteen hundred
and continued in force until the first day Of January egh
teen hundred and fifty.
SEc. 2. And be ii further enacted, That the right
and privilege hereby also extended for the time to all
such warrants have issued subsequent to said tenth day Of
August, A. ID. eighteen hundred and forty Provided That
before the location thereof ii shall be shown to the satisfaction
of the Secretary Of the Treasury that such is
sued justly and legally, and that the person who received
said warrant was legally entitled TO the
Approved, July 5, lS4s.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-08-05
[PUBLrc--No. 56. !


AN ACT supplemental to the passed on the ninth day Of
July, Ia the year eighteen hundred and ortysx entitled
An act 70 reocede the county Of AIexands ia the Dis
trict Of Columbia, to the State Of Virginia"
Be enacted By tie Senate and House of Representatives
0the United States Of ADperca in Congress assembled That
the Supreme Court Of the United States shall full power
and jurisdiction 70 hear and determine and shall proceed in
due to hear and determine all which bad
removed into said from the circuit the District
OF Columbia holden in and for the late county Of Alexandria
by writ OF appeal the time when the jurisdiction
and laws lately existing in said county had finally ceased and
determined 10 the provided for in and by the third
ton Of the act to which this Is supplemental and shall deal
with and dispose Of the in the MANNER and pursu
70 the laws rules, and regulations would have APP
piled and governed the said IL the had been du
y heard and determined in the said Supreme Court before the
said jurisdiction laws had ceased and determined aoc
said and ali Judgments decrees and mandates after that time
issuing from the said Supreme Court in any such OF
causes shall be certified and transmitted by the clerk Of said
Supreme Court such court TO the Judge Judges Of such
court has been vested shall may he vested with jus
dcon authority take cognizance Of the same, in
carry the into effect udicay touch
ing the same, by any law Of the State Of Virginia 10 such cas-
/ provided, hereafter to be enacted and provided.
Sec. q And be further enacted, That il shall be tn
duty Of the Circuit Cou Of the District OF Columbia for tn
county OF Washington, and Of the clerk Of said court
they and each Of them hereby authorized AID required
certify and transmit exempfcaions Of oil proceedings and
all Judgments decrees and orders rendered passed, or
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-08-05

FIRE AT NIAGARA FALLs.-The Table Rock House and
Staircase on the Canada sde Niagara Falls, burnt
down Tuesday night week stable, containing several
horses and carriages the hotel burnt at the
time, and both fires attributed to incendaries Speaking
Of this, the Rochester Advertiser says
Those who the burning Of the Staircase and Table
Rock House describe the Of surprising beauty
and grandeur throwing the great cataract the rising mist
the American Falls and the islands in bold relief while
the river appeared like ga.d rolling sheet Of liquid fire."
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-08-05
lPUBLIc-No. S.

AN ACT giving the of the Government of the Unit
ed States to the State Of Texas extend her eastern bouu
Diary to include within her limits half Of Sabine
pass Sabine lake, and Sabine river, far north the
thirty degree Of north latitude.
Be u enacted By the Senate and House Of Representa-
tiues the United States of america Congress assembled
That this Congress that the Legislature of the State
OF Texas may extend her eastern boundary include
within her limits oneha Of Sabine pass onehaf of Sabine
lake, also onehaf Of Sabine river from its mouth as far
north as the thiftysecond degree of north latitude.
Approved, July 5, lS4S.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-08-05

IF ZEN. TAYLOR BE CHOSEN, THE NEXT Cox
sHEss WILL UNDOUBTEDLY BE WING. ABSOLUTE
WHO RULE WILL THEN DE UPON u.s. fash
oagtOa onion Of Saturday morning.
DO Wings want any better assurance than this
that all their eSer'ions should be devoted TO the
election of Gen. Taylor !- Richmond Times.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-08-05
[PupLIc-No. SAL


AN ACT respecting certain surveys in the State of Florida
Be enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
ofthe United STATES of america Congress assembled That
the Commissioner Of the General Land Office is hereby
hozed and directed to to be surveyed
cabe the islands and keys, and other lands South Flo
rda, nerspersed with which conveniently be
connected with the regular public surveys and also the p-
waite claims grants which have been duly confirmed situate
in said State and that such surveys Of said islands keys
aud lands nterspesed with water aforesaid may be made
by such persons such and in such mode and
said Commissioner may deem expedent and pro-
per- without connexon thereof with the other public surveys
by township lines but the expense thereof shall exceed
the maximum price per mile heretofore allowed for surveys by
the United States other States Territories and the
veys of said private claims grants may be made by such
persons and such terms said Commissioner may deem
most expedent and proper but the expense thereof shall
in any exceed per centum the said price
heretofore allowed in addition to such price Provided ho
err, That shall be the duty Of the President
venient me and before offering any Of said islands for SALE
to have examination made by, ard report FROM board
of engineers ascertain whether any said islands parts
OF them, and So which of them, should be reserved from
sale for the of The United States and that all islands
parts Of islands recommended by such board be reserved
for public shall be reserved from sale.
Approved, June g. 1913.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-08-05

"Ms A." said ragged urchin a neighbor's door,
won't you please darn my stockings See those great
holes there :"
Wan, me to darn your stockings What for :"
"Why, you see, mother cant get time :"
'sCan't get time Where IS your mother ,"
"Oh she's gone the ministers house help cm TO make
up clothes for the poor ragged HndoO takes her pretty
much All her spare lime ~
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-08-05

Tar TgLEeHsPH WoRKISo TO GALKsA.-S. Lo.is,
august The Telegraph line il open and working
Gaena FIVE hundred miles from this city. This line includes
stations Of Alton, Springfield, Peoria, Peru Beardstown
jacksonville, Quincy, and Hannibal in the State Of Illinois,
and Burlington, Bloomington, and Dubuque in The State 81
Iowa, on the east bank Of the Mississippi the most Of which
are open and diving business.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-08-05

EDsrSb SIMPSON, late manager Of the Park Theatre New
York, died in that city Monday He had the contol Of
the Park Theatre for thirty eight years. Tor which he paid the
late John j. Asor about half million Of dollars. series
Of everses in the latter period Of his life left him poor the
time Of bis death
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-08-05

any time hereafter be rendered passed, in any action
suit prosecution originally commenced in the said Circuit
Court holden for the county Of Alexandria, and thence
ngton together with all original documents and other papers
filed in the same, such court judge Judges clerk be
required authorized shall may be required
authorized by any such law Of Virginia aforesaid to
ceve take cognzance of the carry the into
effect or in any to act udcaly officially touching
the same.
Approved, July s. ls4s.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-08-05
RrsoLurroS-PuBLlc, No Ill

MISUNDERSTANDING, NO IL
JOINT RESOLUTION disposing of brass field pieces
captured the battle Of Bennington, in seventeen hundred
seventy-seyen.
RESOLVED 6y tie Senate and House Of Representatives.
the United Stats of america in Congress assembled That
two brass field pieces captured from the enemy at the battle
Of Bennington the State OF Vermont in seventeen hum
dred and seventy in the possession Of the United
States Immediately well mounted under the direction OF
the Secretary Of War; and delivered TO the Governor OF the
Of Vermont be hereafter holden the property Of
said State
Approved, July TO- ls4s.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-08-05
[RrsoIurIos-PusIrc, No. lo.I
A JOINT RESOLUTION relative to evidence in a

tons for pensions
Resored By The Senate and House Of Representatives. Of
the United States of america IN Congress assembled, That
in all where pension may have been granted any
officer soldier of the revolution in his LIFETIME the
dence upon which such pension granted shall be concu
sve of the of such officer soldier the application
OF any widow who may have been The widow Of
such officer or soldier for pension and upon proof by her
that she MARRIED any such officer soldier prior to
January first hundred and nneyour, and that
she widow she shall hereupon be placed upon the PEN
sion rolls the that such officer soldier received
during his lifetime.
Approved, July l. ls4s.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-08-05
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
The following appears in one of the Washington
letters of Wednesdays New York Herald

esThe Albany Committee addressed BORIS, of Vrgina,
.Eng if Clay had pledged himself to Taylor Mr.. Boris
replied that he had but to-day he adds postscript to
ms letter in which he states that Mr. CLAY re-
ceives Gen Taylors 10 the Wing nomination. be will
publish acard denying his acquescence in Taylo nomina
Slan, and suggesting separate Wing ticket"
We are authorized by Mr.. Boris to state, as a
matter Of justice to himself and Mr.. CLAY, that he
has never made such statement of what Mr.. CLAY
will do, and that he has no information fEom Mr..
CLAY to the effect of that statement.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-08-05
WASHINGTON AND NEW ORLEANS TELE-
GRAPH COMPANY.

IHE 10th article OF the Articles OF Association OF the
Washington and New Orleans Telegraph Company pro-
yides that completion of the line the Trustees shall
notify meeting of the Stockholders OF the Line by both pub
lie advertisement and printed notice, transmitted BY mail to
each sockhoder two least before the time appointed
for such meeting to be holden in the city OF Washington
And such meeting President, who shall be- eL eao o-
rector and also Board Of Directors consisting OF ght per-
sons FIVE Of ~hom shall have power TO transact any
also Secretary Treasurer shall be elected BY the votes
OF the holders Of msorty OF the stock OF said Company re-
presented such meeting person BY proxy Each per-
entitled 10 certificates of stock shall have one vote Tor each
SHIRE to which he shall be entitled all questions at SAID
meeting !"
The said Line Of Telegraph being completed far
TO work one wire from Washington New Orleans the stocks
holders hereby notified in conformity with the article
above Quoted that meeting Of the stockholders OF the a
line win held the Office Of the Magnetic Telegraph, ~
the city Washington Thursday, the 4th day
next Mt 10 O'Clock the forenoon for the purpose OF
ing out the provisions OF ad 10th article OF the Ares OK
Association. D. b. fkENLH,
w. w. SEATON, Trustees-
DANIEL GOLD,
Washington, July go, 1913.
by rnon Washington; Raleigh Register n Y hepu9,,
can Savannah, Ca; and Courier, Charleston, = - wiz
please copy till meeting aes -
MOUNT ST. MARY's COLLESE,
EMMTTTSBURG, MD.
THE EXERCISES OF STUDY ut Mount ST. Mary =
III College will be resumed on WEDNESDAY, the ION o.
August. ,
The terms for board and tuition ncludng washing mend
ing doctors fees, $ls2 per snnum payable
To those who desire further information, prospectus o
the College will be SENT application TO the Fresoe' -
Mount 81 Mary's College, Emmittsburg
| aug 4--dtisth