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LIST OF PATENTS
Issued from the United States Patent Office for tn,
week ending June 26, l649:

Issued from the United States Patent Office for the
week ending June 26, l649
Warren Parker, Putney, Vt-Improvemen in
Harness adapted to Horse Rakes. Patented June
26, le49.
J. P. Mawry and P. l.. Hyde, assignees of A.
w. Snow, Norwich, Conn.--lmproveme in seats
for Railroad Cars. Patented June 26, l849.
Daniel Robb, Sangamon Co., llfs-lmprove-
ment in Hill Side Ploughs. Patented June &c,
l649.
James Thomas, West Chester, Pa-Improved
adjustable platform animal Trap. Patented June
g. l849.
H. C. Jones, assignee of Henry Richie, Newark,
AZ. J.-lmprovements in the rotating Formulation
Plate Lock. Patented june 26, 1649
u. G. Robbins, st. Louis, Mo.-Improvement
in Churns Patented June 26, l849.
t. P. Sherborne, Philadelphia, Pa.-Improve-
ment in Extension Tables. Patented June &c,
l849.
E. Won Heeringen, Pckensville, Ala.--Improve-
ment IN Instruments for teaching music'with the
Piano Forte. Patented June &c, l849.
J. A. Cutting, Boston, Mass.-lmprovemen
in Spark Arresters Patented June 26, l849.
Pells Nanny, Stephenson Co., Il's--Improve-
ment in Harvesters. Patented June &c, le49.
Thatcher Perkins, Baltimore, Md.-Improve-
ment in the boilers and water-heaters of Locomo-
tive Engines. Patented June 26, l649.
Jacob Stroop, Philadelphia, Pa-Improvement
in the attachment of Harrows to Ploughs. Patent
ed June 26, l849.
Reissue.
Loring Goes Worcester, Mass.-Improvement
in Screw Wrenches. Patented April l6, 1549.-
Reissued June 26, l849.
Designs.
s. w. Gibbs, Albany, ~ Y.-Design for Stoves.
Patented June 26, l849.
C. w. Warwick, Philadelphia, Pa-Design for
Stoves. Patented June &c, l849.
s. H. Ransom, Albany, N. Y.-Design for
Stoves. Patented June 26, I649
S. H. Ransom, Albany, N. Y.-Desgn for
Stoves. Patented June 26, l849.
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The New MAIL ARRANcEMENr-The new ar
rangement for transporting the New York mails for
the West, via the lakes, is beginning to Justify
itself We received yesterday morning New York
papers of Monday evening" the 18th, less than three
days out. BY this route, it is thus demonstrated
that we can have papers and letters from New
York in the same time in which we get the mails
from Baltimore, as the papers received yesterday
from the latter city are of the same date those
from the former and the latest due. The demon.
stration that the thing be dono is demonstru-
ton that IT ought 10 be- and we hope, therefore, will
continue to be. The new Postmaster General has
thus early sgnalized the administration Of his De-
partment by great improvement in its operations,
for the advantage of the public, for which he de-
serves and will assuredy receive their cordial APP
probation-the most precious reward Of faithful
servant Cincinnati Chronicle.
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New TELEGRAPHs BosroN.-It is believed
that the line between this city and Boston, upon
which Houses instrument is TO be used, will be
completed and in working order during the first
fortnight of July. Bain's line will also soon be
ready. 1t is understood that the patentees of
Morse s invention will commence suits Immediate
y against both lines for Infringement of the Morse
patent These patentees state that the recent deci-
sion in Kentucky not on the merits of the
question between Balm and Morse, but only to the
effect that the injunction obtained against the CO.
lumbar instrument Cook and Barnes) did not APP
ply against Bain's; new application for injunction
must be tried in regard to Bain's instrument.
NJ Y Tribune
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The Countess Of Blessington enjoyed, il is said
until lately, $4,000 year from the Blessington
estate in Ireland but extra delay in Chancery, in
the first instance, and then the difficulty of getting
any money at all in Ireland Of late, had rendered
this nomnally handsome income little more than a
name. Lady BessIngton accustomed 10 make
a good deal of money from literary sources these
were no longer open For example, she had
81 500 year from Heath, the engraver for edit
ing the ANIMALS that so long have borne bis well
known name. He is dead, and the resource died
with him. Then, says the Liverpool .qibion 'How-
ell and James were themselves the most indulgent
of creditors, and would take an order for more
goods instead of payment for an old debt but then
came that terrible catastrophe Of the autumn of
l847 which placed the affairs Of so many people in
the hands Of assignees; and all know how little
regard assignees pay to sentimental and delicate
Distress"
Mademoiselle Rachel, goddess Of the tragic dra-
ma has set out, with well assorted corps Of players,
on her annual in the provinces. The first tenor
of the Grand OPERA and selection Of vocal and in
strumental performers to support him duly, follow
her example. Rachel ought now to be the mis-
fress Of large fortune, but her prodigaity keeps
pace with her gains. On the 9Th ut., when she
played Adrienne Lecouveur," for the last time
this season, there was truly tempest of plaudis
and an avalanche Of flowers; and the divinity was
thrice called, after the performance TO receive the
homage of the enraptured house. In the same part,
in seventeen representations, she enriched the chest
Of the managers with eighty thousand francs.
Madame Recamier, the distinguished friend of
Mad de Stael and Chaeaubriand whose death was
announced in recent papers, has left the Museum
of ST. Mao, the native place Of Chateaubriapd, a
marble bas-relief representing Eudore and Cymo-
docce, executed at Rome by Tencrani. She also
leaves to the Museum drawing of Atala, copied
from painting by Cirodet and drawing Of Fra
quard in which the deceased is represented sitting
on the sea shore.
A letter from Constantinople states that important
repairs are making in the grand mosque of St. So
phia, which are to he completed by the approaching
festival of Ramazan. In the course Of this work,
a large Mosaic was found representing the Virgin
commencing the city of ConstantinopIe to the pro-
lection Of Constantine, and the Church Of st So
phia to the protection Of Justinian. This mons-
ment is in perfect state of preservation.
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1t has been ascertaned that some Of the rich cop
per mines IN the neighborhood of the great lakes
are Of great antiquity. The Rock Harbor Mining
Company have discovered an old mine, which,
from appearances, was worked some FIVE hundred
years ago. They find in this mine hammers and
wedges made of stone, and at the depth of about
nine feet from the surface they find vein of natural
copper, about eighteen inches thick, with sheet OF
pure copper two inches thick
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MINERAL RESOURCES OF EGYPT-MoRE GOLD
"A recent number of the Bombay Telegraph con-
tans an account, from a correspondent at Cairo, of
an expedition of Colonel Kaveloyeski, engineer of
mines in Russia, who was sent to Egypt at the de-
sire of Mehemct Ali, to investigate the mineral re-
sources of that country, which appears to have
resulted in the discovery of a somewhat productive
gold district. The expedition, it is stated which
left Cairo under Colonel Kaveloveski arrived at
Cassen on the 10th of March. The next day he
menced his researches with his Siberian assistants,
on the eastern xjde of the river Somat The Egyp-
tan soldiers dug wells TO the depth of 200 feet when
water appeared. The sand material was then
submitted TO the process of washing In an hours
Journey from the river the colonel came TO place
encompassed by small hillocks, not higher than
forty or fifty feet. He. Immediately decided that
veins of gold would be found there, and directed
that they should be dug into about half their height
ordering the excavated materials to be afterwards
carefully examined. He continued these operations
for six or seven days, the Siberian workmen wash
ing the sands upon drum. On the eighth day he
concluded, from the results, that these sands were
richer than those in many parts of Siberia for 100
pools of sand In Siberia produced but 25 habbas,
whilst 100 pools were yielding at Cassen from so
to 50 habbas. On the ninth day the colonel direct
ed his Russian workmen to prepare the machines
for washing, whilst he departed to make new re-
searches with about thousand Egyptian SOL
diers, using them occasionally for the works, and
sometimes for personal safety. He made several
experiments the banks Of the rivers Ramia,
Dys, Gucka, and Benischangol, and afterwards at
Sorgonti and Gamamil; this last river is about
eight hours journey south Of Cassen. Here he
found the sands considerably richer than those of
Cassen In his travels, the colonel found quantities
Of arglaceous iron, rock crystal, and zinc, but no
other metals, any vestige appearance Of coal
On taking his departure from Cassen, he left the
works under the direction Of two Arab engineers or
smineralogists, who studied in Germany and Sibe-
r,a Cnlnpol veloveoki hio6 nj nd
decided opinion that the richest sands are to be
found the eastern bank of the Somat; and he
does not believe that any other place which he has
searched will produce results so favorable.
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INDIAN pEpREpATIoNs ON THE TEXAN FROM
TrER.-The Indians are still committing great deprc-
dations on the Texan frontier Major Vanhorn,
with six companies of infantry, passed San Anto-
MO on the LIST, TO operate against them.
In all, FIVE hundred emgrants to California have
been killed by the Indians in Mexico.
The cholera is raging violently in the interior
towns of Mexico
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CHICAGO HARBoR.-There is large number Of
vessels in the harbor for this season; and many laid
up waiting for cargoes. So says the Democrat
Even at the low rate Of cents Buffalo, cargoes
are snatched up as fast as they offer. The number
of propollers on the line operates to nure the sail
vessels, one or two being always in port 70 take
whatever offers,
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CALAIS, Me-, June 2ad.-The thermometer ind

CALAIS, Me-, June 22d.-The thermometer indi-
Gates sc degrees in the coolest places be found.
No rain has fallen here since the first weeks in
April Fires raging in every direction. More
than six millions Of acres of lumber lands have
already been destroyed in this part of Maine and in
The Province of New Brunswick. There is no
water for driving logs, and nearly all the present
stock has been sawed into lumber. Business must
be suspended for the summer The best fields OF
grass not likely to be worth cutting. The pros
poets of the country were never more gloomy
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Ono LIBERALIrr-It is stated in the "Sandus-
khan, that a levy Of $40 900 has been voted by the
citizens Of Sondusky, Ohio, for the Improvement Of
their harbor one-half having already been appro-
prated to this object. A dredging machine has
been purchased, the cost 000 and the harbor
is to be made navigabe for the largest water-craft
upon the Lakes
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THE MAIL STEAMER FALCON. FOR

Il CHAGHES.--Ihe owners Will dispatch this
fine steamer with the Government Mails for Cha :
gres, via Havana and New Orleans, on the 2Sth
June instant.
On the last voyage two or more persons who en-
barked at this port, evidently for sinister purposes
were the cause of some difficulty and delay at Ha-
vana. To guard against any similar occurrence in
future, the ship viii proceed on each trip to CHA
Ores, and return thence via New Orleans.
On her last return voyage she made shorter time
than had ever before been known, having reached
this port from Havana in less than four and half
days.
For speed, safety. and excellent accommodation
the Falcon is unsurpassed by any steamer afoat
This conveyance offers the most desirable medium
of communication with the Isthmus of Panama.
Passengers at distance recommended to
make early application for state rooms.
New York, June 10. June 22-lw
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The Elk Lick Sulphur Springs, in Rails county,
Missouri, are becoming celebrated for their medi-
cinal virtues, which, in the estimation of medical
men acquainted with the subject, are not exceled
by the celebrated Blue Lick waters of Kentucky,
or the White Sulphur Springs in Virginia.
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SuITs FOR THE REcovERY OF "HEAD MONEY!
Mr. Munroe, the Superintendent Of Alien Pas.
sengers at this port, has received notice OF suits
which have been brought in the Supreme Court, by
three of the principal forwarding firms OF this city
for the recovery back Of sums paid head money
for immigrants. The amount sued for is $50, 600
Boston Trnnscripf
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The steamship Ohio, the first Of the line built to
run between New York and Chagres, touching at
Charleston, New Orleans, and Havana, is to be
completed and ready to start by the Goth of next
month. The Georgia, the second Of the line, will
be ready by the middle Of September They are
both fine ships.
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IsrHMus OF TEHuANrrpEc.-Two gentlemen,

lsTHMUs OF TEHUANTEPEC.--Two gentlemen, as
we learn from Mr. Hoffman, who has just returned
from Vera Cruz, lately took an excursion across the
lsthmus of Tehuantepec. They left Guasacualcos,
in the vicinity of Vera Cruz, on the 9th of May,
and performed their journey ifty-eight leagues in
canoe navigation, and thiryseven leagues on horse
back. They reached the shores Of the Pacific,
bathed in its waters, and returned Guasacualcos
on the Oath. They were eight days in going and
eight days in returning, having stopped two days at
Tehuantepec, distant about five leagues from the
Pacific These gentlemen, Messrs. James and
Duff, state that the expense incurred in crossing
the isthmus is $50 at the most. They further in
formed Mr. Hoffman that small boats, drawing
from twenty to twenty-four inches of water, can
run on the river nine ten months in the year.
The cost of horse hire, from the head of navigation
to the Pacific coast, will not amount to more than
$40 head each passenger.-N o. Picay,.ne, 10th
instant.
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The sword voted to Gen. Pierce by the Legsla-
ture of New Hampshire presented to him by
Governor Dinsmoor, on Thursday, when short adj
dresses were made by the Governor and the Gene
raj. The Legislature and large body of citizens
were present
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The grass tree whic grows in India, it is thought,
would flourish equally well in the middle States of
this country One of our missionaries to China,
Rev. MIR. MCGOWAN, writes Of the grass cloth:
81 would call your attention particularly to the
seeds of the plant from which the fibre is obtained
for manufacturing grass cloth At the request of
the Agricultural Society of India, Cat Cacutta,) |
have drawn up account Of the article, which may
be useful to those who may feel disposed to attempt
its introduction into the United States The report
will probably appear in the transactions of that So
ciety for l846-49 In my opinion the soil and
climate of the middle States are adapted to this
plant. The cloth isexpensive, owing to the tedious
manner of separating the fibre. 1t may be pre-
sumed, however, that our mechancians would soon
devise means for overcoming that difficulty"
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The travel to the White Mountains has COM
menced, and large numbers Of visiters, principally
from the South have passed upto the pure and cold
regions Of the New Hampshire hills.
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LNNCYCLOPE DIA OF RELIGIOUS KNOW
IL LEDGE, illustrated with maps and engrav-
ings, large volume.
Busk's Illustrations of the Holy Scriptures, large
volume, with many plates.
Simpsons Key to the Bible, with maps and illus
trations, London, volume.
Strauss Life of Jesus, London, volumes, Svo.
For sale low at TAYLOR & MAURY'S
June 20 Bookstore. near 9th st.
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SUPREME CoURT-IMPoRTANT DEcIsIoN.-We
have stated before that the principal business which
occupied the supreme court, and which closed its
session in this place last week, was in relation to
the half-breed cases The judgment title held by
Mr. Reid to the 900 acres in Lee county, has
been set aside This decision does not settle or af
feet the title to the half-breed land, only far
Mr. Reid is concerned; but the other decision has
more direct bearing the main question at issue.
That decision confirms the decree title. This title
granted by decree of the courts on the petition
of those holding haf-breed claims Under this de-
cree certain amount of land was granted to each
claimant. The opposition to and the attempt to
set aside this decree, comes from those whose
claims were not allowed at the time, and who, from
accident otherwise, not permitted to partic-
pate, or who were not recognised part owners in
the tract. Great ability was manifested by the
counsel on both sides. -B,rlington Ha,ckeye.
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Fearful progress Of the cholera in the West-Indios
villages burned and deserted.

FedJH pTCgTtSS o. Wt cH0teTd " nc WcsI-IHu5oS
villages burned and deserted.
ST. LOUIS, June IS.
The weather still continues very warm. The
river continues to rise. There is no abatement in
the progress of the cholera here. The deaths aver
age 100 per day.
The cholera prevails to an alarming extent on the
Upper Mississippi-22 passengers on board the
this and Oque Awka.
The cholera is making fearful strides among the
Shawnee and Delaware tribes of Indians. They
are deserving and burning their villages.
Three thieves, named Cottingham, Watson, and
Brown, desperate characters, made their escape
from the Calaboose, in this city, this morning.
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contract has been entered into with Messrs s.
l.. Mitchell d Co., owners of the Savannah line of
steamers, to convey the mails between New York
and Savannah weekly,
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Awful Steamboat Catastrophe--several Per-
SONS Drowned, &c

We yesterday received private telegraphic dis
patch from Louisville, stating that the steamer
Winfield Scott, from New Orleans, reports having
passed the Taleyrand, at Eggs Point, careened over
and in dangerous situation. The starboard guard
was broken, precipitatng fifteen hundred bales OF
Cotton, and one hundred hhds. of Tobacco into
the river. Several persons drowned.-Cin Com.
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The N. Y. Herald has files of Rio de Janeiro

The NJ Y. Herald has files of Rio de Janeiro
papers TO the 18th ult.
The American barque st. Mary Zone of the Cal.
ifornia feet) had been driven on the rocks of Ora
vata, during gale on the 9th May, and had lost
her keel. She was rescued from her position, and
finally lowed the island of Cobras, by the British
steamer Of war Hydra. The gale, during which
she was driven ashore, was a most severe one, and
considerable damage was done to the shipping
though, with the exception of the st. Mary, we do
not see the name of any American vessel mentioned
having suffered damage
From Montevideo and Buenos Ayres, the ac-
counts are to the 18th and 25th April. Affairs in
both places were in statu quo, and presume they
will remain so until an answer to the offer of Rosas
which was forwarded some time since to the French
Government, shall be received.
There was rumor current at Montevdeo that
by the steamer Driver, the English Government
would send powers penipotentiary to Mr. South
ern, to adjust the questions at issue, far re-
garded England. Again, letters from Buenos A yres,
well as from Montevideo, contradict the report
which went out by the last packet, that Admiral
Predour had sent to France project Of agreement
with Rosas, for approval by his Government The
fact Is, there are many rumors afoa there are
about Venezuela news nowadays.
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Terms reduced-Louisville Weekly Journal.
L>OR one copy, one year, paid at the time of sub
Il scribing, or at or before the commencement of
the year So so
For one copy paid after the time of SUBJ
scribing, or after the beginning of the
year, and within six months therefrom 90
For copy paid after six months so
For clubs of one more, paid in advance,
each 90
We ask our Wing friends to aid in procuring
clubs for the Weekly Journal. II is now, for the
matter it contains, one of the cheapest papers in
America. PRENTICE & MESSENGER,
June 26 Editors.
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GOODYEAR RUBBER EMPORIUM.


THE undersigned will furnish at factory prices
Il 10 gentlemen of the Army or Navy, and others,
all articles manufactured from Metallic Rubber, un-
der the Goodyear Patents, which warranted TO
stand in any climate He is also sole agent in this
country for the celebrated house of Mcintosh 4 Co..
Of England; all goods manufactured by them will
be furnished TO order. w. WARD,
Goodyear Rubber Emporium, l59 Broadway.
June l9-3m
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PHILADELPHIA, June 26, 2 p. m.

PHILADELPHIA, june 20, q p III
That terrible malady, the cholera, is still gradu-
ally on the increase. There have been 81 cases and
10 deaths reported up to noon to-day. The weather
is still warm; the thermometer is now up to $50 in
the shade.
The brig Ida, Captain Faulker, from Kingston,
Jamaica, has arrived at New Castle, Del, with
twenty passengers, fourteen of whom are from Cal
fornia, via Chagres. They have in their posses
sion $500 900 in gold DUST of the Jumps weigh
seven pounds of solid gold.
PHILADELPHIA, June &c, 1849.
The brig Ida, from California, arrived at the
wharf to-day with full three hundred thousand dol
lars worth of gold on board-eight passengers alone
having two hundred and sixty thousand dollars
worth.
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REPORTED FOR THE REPUBLIC.
New YoRK. June 26. On.

w" HV"hj 1uf'o 10 . p n
We have dates here from San Jose to the Both of
April, from which we learn that over seven thou
sand Mexicans have left Lower California for the
mines.
The Americans who desire engaging in mining
ON the ella river have been prevented by the dis
parity of their numbers and the constant fear Of
encroachments upon them by the Mexicans.
Fifteen thousand stand of English muskets have
been sent to the mouth of the CHA river from Ma
zatlan. rumoris prevailing which has caused much
excitement, to the effect that the Mexican govern
ment intends disputing and contrasting the decision
and action of our American Commissioner in rela-
ton to the boundary. The Mexicans profess to