Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1848-01-29

our most obedlent servant,
T. TAYLOR,
Major General u. S. Army.
Andrew Stewart Uniontown, Pa:
New Communicable editors of the
St. Louis Republican have been shown BY
the officeLs of the Bank of the State of Mis-.
souri, new counterfeit $50 bill on that
Bank. The note is on bad paper, and is ev-
identity plate, genuine or counterfeit, of
the old United States Bank, altered to the
Bank of the State of Missouri. The en-.
craving in the centre is representation of
the U. S. clearinghouse in Philadelphia,
which is not on any of the notes of the
Missouri Bank The heads on the left hand
of the note are badly executed. The fill
ing up is clumsy, but the signatures are well
executed. The note is letter d, No. 1875,
payable al Lexington.
GEN. TAYLoR-The Pennsylvania In
Quirer, in reply to some remarks of the
New York Tribune, on the subject of Cen
eral Taylor, says: "He has already been
nominated by at least dozen counties, and
should he be the candidate, Pennsylvania
will 60 for him by majority Of no, less
than 100000
iowA.-1he Wing State Convention Of
Iowa, held on the 9th, nominated General
Taylor for the Presidency. and appointed
Delegates to National Convention.
The Legislature is in session. The locos
have majority in the Senate, and the
wings majority in the House. Two Uni.
ted States Senators are to be elected.
The seats Of several members in the
House are contested. A joint resolution
for the election of Senators and Supreme
Judges, was laid on the table in the House.
"The Wings are opposed TO going into an
election, until the Houses are purged of it,
legal members"
Gen. Dodge is a prominent candidate
for Senator.
CASE OF THE OFFICERS IN MExICo.-The
Philadelphia North American says, that the
President Of the United States has ordered
a Court of Inquiry, to investigate the
charges preferred by Gen. Scott against
Gen. Pillow and Lieut.. Col. Duncan. He
has !also ordered an inquiry into charges
preferred by Gen. Worth against Gen. Scott
1t is also said that the charges brough,
against Gen. Worth by Gen. Scott, have
been dismissed by the President.
The court is ordered to assemble at
Perote, and consists of Gen. Towson, Pay.
master General, Presidents Cushing and
Butler, of Louisiana, members.
The idea of recalling Gen. Scott has been,
it is said, abandoned for the present, but it
may be renewed hereafter.
The Governor of Maine has appointed
w. B. S. Moore of Bangor to succeed Mr..
Fairfield in the U. S. Senate.
Hare, who left his wife in New York
and eloped with girl fifteen years of age,
has been tried for bigamy and acquitted.
Hare made his victim believe that he was
free from his wife, and caused her to repeat
after him the marriage ceremony, declar-
ing al the time that a man could marry
himself Such was not the opinion of the
court and hence his acquittal.
The Cincinnati Commercial notices
the appearance in that city of counterfeit
half dollars of new die, dated lS47, and
says they re.well executed and may de-
ceive.
New MovEMENT.-The colorcd people
Of New York city are taking measures to
send out some of their most respectable
men to Liberia to procure information, with
the intention of making great movement
in that direction, ifthe report should be ia
vorable.
A LONG TRIP.-Mr. Brownel, member
of the Wisconsin Convention, lives at the