Washington telegraph., 1849-03-14

.srBrs UNION WILL NOT, MUST NOT, SHALL NOT BE
DIssoLNED"-CLay
w WASHIN GTON
WEDNESDAY, -: MARCH IA, 1849.
FOR GOVERNOR,
CYRUS w. WILSON,
OF PULASKI.
ELECTION ON THE l4rH OF MARCH,
We tender our thanks to the Hon. L.
Butler King. for interesting public docu-
ments.
CoTroN SEED.-A quantity of the Gel
ebrated Prout or Cluster cotton seed IS
offered for sale by A. Block & Son. See
advertisement,
For CALlFoRNIA.-Several companies
have already passed through Little Rock
en- route to Fort Smith, to join the Cali
fornia company from that place. A COM
panv for the same destination, will rem
devious at this place on tomorrow
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~ Read the proposed amendments
to the constitution of this State, published
in another column,
r The citizens of St. Louis have re-
Gently held meeting and adopted a Sc
ries of resolutions endorsing Mr.. Benton's
scheme for a Railroad from the Missis-
sippi to the Pacific.
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ryA Red River boat, the WooaSn,a7s
blew up near Bayou Sara few days since.
-Four or five lives, we learn, were lost.
JOHN WALTER MAxwELL.-If this
should meet the eye of John Walter
Maxwell, an actor, we are requested to
say that he will relieve the anxiety of his
distressed family, by informing them of
his whereabouts. AS he was last heard
of in the neighborhood of Doaksville, the
paper of that place, and those Of Clarks-
vile, Texas, will confer favor by pub
fishing this notice.
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SP. CHASE, (Free Soil) has been
elected to the United States Senate from
Ohio, to succeed Mr. Allen. He received
So votes; all others 81.
rThc California Territorial Bill intro
duced by Caleb Smith, with the Wilmot
Proviso attached, passed the House of
Representatives on the 9th ult., by a
vote of 1876 to 81.
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70 The Hon. JOAN NJ Clayton, of
Delaware, is no doubt Secretary of State
He resigned his seat in the Senate, and is
succeeded by MIR. Wales, who presented
his credentials, and was qualified, on the
Goth ult.
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GoDEY's LADYs BooK.-We have re-
ceived the March number of the Lady's
Book, and are pleased to see that it in
creases in interest. The number before
us is filled with interesting and instruc-
tive matter, and embellshed with about
80 distinct gravings-among which, are
the latest styles of Dresses, Caps, Capes,
Aprons, Sleeves, &c., an interesting fea-
ture for the ladies, and which, no doubt,
they will fully appreciate.
The METRoPoLlyAN.-The second, or
February number, of this new and beauti-
full Monthly, published by MIR. Israel Post,
New York, is on our table. The engrav-
ings are Mrs Richardson and the British
Officer" illustrative of an event of the
Revolution-"T The meeting between Ar
mold and ANDRE" Washington taking
leave of his mother. to join the British
Navy" and a view of Chateau De St.
Point" the residence of Lamartine. The
contents are from various writers of dis
tinguished ability. Price, So per annum,
or two copies for five dollars,
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GoLD DoLLAR-The House of Repre-
sentatives, ON the Goth ult, passed a bill
authorizing the issue of dollar, and twenty
dollar gold pieces.
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John Quillin, Esq. of Union, has been
elected Judge, and Allen w. Blevins,
Esq, OF Hampstead, Prosecuting Attor
ney of the 9th Judicial circuit.