Washington telegraph., 1849-05-09

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WEDNESDAY >: MAY 9, 1849.
We acknowledge our Indebtedness p
DIR. B. P. Jett, for late N. 0. Picayule
and Delta.
To- The spring Term of the Circuit
Court commenced it's Session on Monday
Hon. John Quillin, presiding. The DocE
ct we understand is not, a lengthy ons,
and will soon be despatched, probably by
the middle ofnext week.
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CHoLERA.-Several cases of cholera
have been reported on the river In the
vicinity of Lewisville Lafayette county.
One gentleman lost six or seven negroes.
1t is principally confined to one or two
plantations.
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ga Petition to her Majesty, the.
Queen of England, says the Kensington
Canada Argus, is being circulated intfiat
city, praying her to allow that Province
to be annexed to the United States
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ARRESTED Thompson and Hrrett,
the scamps who few weeks ago lobbed
the banking House OF Nesbitt u o., at
St. Louis, have been examined and COM
mitted for trial.
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There was no election held N this
county on Monday last, for the sflectlon
of Commissioners to take charge of the
100000 acre distribution fund.
We learn from the Camden Herald,
that difficulty occurred at Wilmington,
Union county, on the 2Sth ult., beIween
a MIR. Parker, and Lee Sullivan, which
resulted in the death of Parker. It ap-
pears that there was a misunderstanding
in the adjustment of an unsettled account
between them, and that Mr. Parker ha-
a pistol and shot him dead.
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FALSE ALARM.-Having been informed
that report is in circulation in this and
adjoining counties, that the small pox
prevails to an alarming extent in our vii
lage, we take this occasion to state that
it is altogether erroneous. There is not
at this time, nor has there been, single:
case of small pox, nor any other disease
that resembles it, in this place or vicinity
Our town, the doctors say, is distresslngly
healthy.
We publish in another column letter
from Mr.. James B. Gilmer, giving hisI
views on the removal of the distractions
to the navigation of Red River, 20 which
we invite the attention of those interested.
MIR. G.. resides in the immediate vicinity of
the raft and is well acquainted with the
river throughout the entire raft region.
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WING CITIEs.-The Albany Evening
Journal calls attention to the fact, that
Albany, Auburn, Brooklyn, Buffalo, Hud-
son, New York, .Oswego, Rochester
Schenectady, Syracuse, Troy, and Utica,
all the cities in New York State, have
this year chosen whig governments
unanimity that has never occurred before.
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Kate Hasting appeared before the court
at New York, on the 10th ult., and plead
guilty to an assault and battery, with a
cow hide, on Mr.. Judson, (Ned Buntline,) }
and the court fined the lady six cents, in
consideration of the provocation she had
received by assaults in his paper and by
letter.
The NATIONAL WHIG-The editor of
the National Wing announces that he
has made arrangements to send by tele-
graph, to various newspapers, call the Of
fetal information of the acts of the fede-
raj government, the moment it is received
at the National Whig office, and all other
such facts respecting its action as may
be proper to be made known"
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Richard Dillingham;, about 28 years Of
age, was tried at Nashville on the 16t h
ult., on the charge Of seducing slaves
from their owners, with intentions OF
running them to the free States, was
found guilty, and sentenced to three years
Imprisonment in the Penitentiary An
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