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Removed.

We heard last evening that more than one hus- dItd and sr'y pcstmasteIs had b~en removed during the last week in Pennsylvania alone. by the pow CTS at Washington. The bad weather has rendered Mir. Colamer savage, but his must heed grinding after such weeks work we presume our friends ta will have chance 10 hold until the decapitsting mschine Is sharpened anew.
 One gentleman, removed from office in Lan- easier county, writes US that, as he is now out of office, he has some leisure to his friends, and encIoses half dozen subscribers 10 the ~ ~PennSyl vanisn," an example of the way be intends to serve the good cause.- PenasyI yIraHiaa, -4prii2.
 From this it will be seen tha, lhe work of fro- scription has long ago been commenced IL is said, somewhere, that "the march Of empire is west waId," so is usually that of the cholera and such scourges. It will be our turn. When the Atlantic States have been attended To- there is no fear that Arssnsas will escape The cormorant gances of the new cabinet We will say, however. with the Washington Union, Let the axe be sharpened as it may. Let head after head be stricken of. The democrats will not ,remble or shriuk. As in Is4I so will it be in ls+9. We say, "IIEADs OFF; but notwithstanding HEADS uP.''
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ArriraIs.

Doctor Peyten. whe wss to have socosapanied the escort ef the California euigrapis, snrgesa arrived In our city Saturday last. We aader- stand that the escort had started pr~viOus to his reaching Fort Smith, and ke is asw en route for Washington.
 We had sae Fseasarsyesterdaye of welcoming back among Us u. Col Miles. of the 5th U. s. Infantry, on his way to rejOin his regiment upon our from tier. Col. Miles may bs ranked among the Sc old setiiers" of Arkansas; he is gallant soldier gen- tietnan "aIl of the OIden 'ime'' and warm friend to the is.errsss of our State. We wish him plea. saat scjearn upon our borders.
 bienssnaut Hagnsr, of the typographical engin- eefs, passed through our city yesterday, to join Lieut. simpson ia the exploration of the route from Fwt Smith ts tbe Paci6e-
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GENERAL ORDERING. I.
HEAD-QUARTERS

HEADQUARTERS.
 LITTLE RocE. .3prii %, ls49. The following named gentlemen are announced the Staff of the Governor, and are required to be respected and Obeyed according to their respective rank
 ALLEN WoOo, of Madison county, to be Adiutan, General;
 HESRV M kEcroR, of Saline county. 10 be In- specior General; WILLIAM E. ASHLEY, of Pulaski county, to be Paymssier General; GEoHsE W. PATRICK, of Johnson county, to be Quartermsster General; ~s*- HESRr WLcox, of Crawford COsnty, to be Com miss4ry General DANIEL J. CHAPMAN, of Independence county, 10 be Surgeon General;
 With rank of Brigadier General. JaHEs VAcoHs, of ouaehita county, to be Aid de-Camp;
 F. W. Ts.ryALL, of Pulaski county, to be An- ds-Camp;
 JAsEs B. JOHNSON, Of Poaski county, 10 be Aid de-Camp;
 HAMPTON R. F.xcHxa, of Carroll county. to b. Aid-de- Camp; JoReAS N. ExsssE. of Jefferson county, to b, Aid-de- camp;
 With the rank of Lieui. Colonel of Infantry.
 JOHN SELDEN ROANE, tom'nsader-ia- cdisf q iAs A:iiiia q Arkansss.
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IT NIT. Glddings. on his way home from Con. gre$s. made speech in Warren. Trumbuil county Ohio, in the course of which, in Iemarkng on the struggle in Congress on the last night of the sessiou he sad:
 sEIe might az well tell the whole truth. which was that the free .soil had pledged themselves 10 each other to prevent its Walkers amendment passage at all hazards; hat they were prepared ie make motions, call ayes ST+ noes, &c., until the session should expire by its own limitation; tha they were prepared 10 go with Gen. Wilson, of New Hampshire. and see tis phsets of gouerRnlent sioI md siand sa 10 see he Uai0a dtssoired; yea to the UNIVERSE ITSELF DISSOLVED, rather than se, slavery, wrong and injnstice, extended over ou territory now lree--to see freedom abolished an, slavery established in it's stead"
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C0sGaRssIos4L NOMINATION. In the whig con. yeptpa st Richannd, Va. 9th inst, the immortal Joha Mia0E Rotss" reeeivsd the nomination for candidate for Cesgress from that district, The Enquirer says; Take fl all in all, we have never seen boider hambug pran,Icsd or attempted and yet gentlemen talked of the fail aud fairly rspre- seated conve ven,ion.' IL was oHe-sidsd, pack ed Betts, and nothing but Bolts, from heginnipg to end. We should have stated ,ha, Chesterfield. (whers the convention had been formally repadia- tsd.) was Rseksr;red. aud some of her citizens ad mitssd e delegates The further fsct ws .hopld sdd, ,hst iP the hegnnIns the heavy s,ove-pi parted it's isstenings. and thrrw shower Of 500, ever the startled dslsgaiess proper emblem Of the dass which they were about to ihrow in tho eyes of the people,"
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Breakisq Ground.-The National Inteliigencer. the acting organ ot the Administration. has a long srhcle in favor of the home market.' and pro- tsetiye iH; and concludes with the following emphatic endorsement of Air. Claws "American system.' The tariff oi lS46 is to be struck down: and yet the Taylor organs appeal to the democrats. (pr0ud'ss they are otihepfrsent ot tariff to give Gen Taylor alt tr'al surrender their own principles ani acquiesCe in the election of Congressmen 10 sustain e his neasures. The assurance of such an appeal ,weHd be q iaiet only by the absurdity oi he democrats, were they to yield to H The InteIiIgeheer says;
 The American System, advocated by the whig party is unquestionably the true policy of the country, and II should he the pefmanent law Of the land, w,.h 70 ne notifications The tariff of Is42 was not pertee, one; that of l6t6 Is believed to be inc most imperfect one we ever had X tariff oI dates between he two would operate 0rnefiriav provided the duties be specific and by consequence prevent ifauddient invoices or in other words prevent the foreign shippers from establishing our duties instead oi ourselves Whilst duties continue ad ea oreH he foreign shippers do not care much ~heth-e we have high oT low tarifF'''
 fRjchmond Enquirer.
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IF We consider President ravlor fully pledged not toturn men o1t of office except for good wholly disconnected with their political opinions.
 So says the Louisville Journal, and so said all the whigs and no partyists, previous to the election but since the work of prescription has begun-siRce the guilIotine has commenced it's operations, under the superintendenee of those expert hesdsmen Col lamar, ofVermont, and Ewing. of Ohio, the friends O. the new administration. the late load m thed proselytes of no pariyism. who bend the suppl. an, knee so easily to the object of their idoatry ofce-6nd il difficult 10 recolIect any such pledges ever were given. Their memories are certainly con venient. "Shame, where is thy blush"
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Latest from Abroad.

A change of the French ministry is expected.
 The amount of gold received by various merean- tile houses in London, from Californs, is more lhsn [ i0, DOC steriing.
 All efforts have been used by Fraace and England to revive the ariaistee between Sardinia and Aus uia. without Possibilities will, therefore. be resumed and carried on with vigor on both sides
 The proposal to nppoint the Emperor of Russia IS Emperor of Germany, was rejected by The fnuk. fort Parliament
 The king of Naples with great difficulty, lnaia- tains hs throne
 4 French expedition of 1000 u,en wvrp ready 10 sail immediately, should the Anstrians sci fool in the PontificiaI States.
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EXTRA PAY AGAts.-PTevioust to the Presidential election. great deal said about the extra pay that Gen. Csss had received during long period Of public life That sIahder mailed to the coun- ter" It seems that. having taken his seat in the Senate on the last day of the recent regular ses- sion, some of the whig harpies have charged him with the receipt of his pay and mileage, to which as member of that hody he was entitled. The Union publishes the following certificate upon the subject:
 0eiee ef tts Secr1GJy of tAt Senate of hs (, S,l
 April 1, ls49, l certify that the Hon. Lewis Cass Senator of the United States from Michigan. took is seat in the Senste the ad of March last, but decHned to reeieve either pay mileage for the session ending on that day. ASBURY DICKENS,
 Secretary of the Senate.
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New C,Os.aaterfeits.

Sibbett's Western Review au,i Counterfeit Deiee- ,or for April, has the following list of new Coanei fei,s:
 Sasquehanna County Bank, Montrose-5's spa- rous-- Medallion op each side Of the vignette.
 NoIih River Bank, New fork-2's, Vignette female sitting. with sheaf. Sc.
 CentreYille Bank Warwick. K. I.-5's. Nignette. agriculture, iarmIag, Sc.
 Middleiown Bant, Conn LOS altered from l's- Yignette female, steaf, &c.
 Somerset Connty Bank. Somerville, N. J.--5's altered from l's-(;enHine bave red backs
 Merchants Bans, BslimoTe-l0's spurious Vignette Mercury and Ship--On lt:t end female with bunch ot wteat. Signed DANIEL, instead af D. Sprgg. Cashier
 Greenfield Bank, Mass.-5's spurious Vgnette, wagon and horses.
 Randolph Bank, Randolph. Mass.--I's altered; Viene,te female sitting shesf ke.
 Pa,apseo Bank, Eilicoti's Mills, Md.-5's spari- ous--Vignetie su Eagle on Sheit.
 North Western Bank NiEgrIs, Nheeling-l00' s spurious. are said io be in circulation.
 Bank oi South Carolina, CharestoD-50's. Wig nette, female holding vase 10 an esgle--SpariOas.
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Appointments.

Expectation is ca "hpte . aboat ass appoint saeuts by she new Prsideat and cs5iRct. The Wash'iagtaa UAien hss a HA ef theu yard Long. We hase ast rssm for thesa. We give saiy these thss hsse cssae to knowledge ia sad sbsut shis State.
 Philip Raifasd. q AiHbama, ts be faGan agcAt fSF the Crrek Indians.
 William W Adams, Of Arkaasas, to be r1r;sae, e the lsRd office sl Little Rock, Arkansas.
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AErAfss n CAsAoA-0ur neighbors across the st' Lawrence have been creating considerable ex- eitement by their Intestine commctions. The two parties there are at loggerheads with each other. yet both are attached to the Queen; but third aad DO less formidable faction has long been form Ing that advocates "annexaiion'' to the Uni,ed s.afes The Boston Herald states that associations ef vo'nuieers are preparing in that city. for the purpose of giving "aid and comfort" to the annex atisa party. The Canadians are beginning to vince under the yoke. Let them orgaLize an indepen- dent government upon republican principles. and. with proper leaders, there will be hearts and hands enough ready to maintain It.
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POLITICAL GuInE BooK.-The Washington Union is about to publish supplemental number of The CanPsign,' containing index of the whole, and the complete official vote of the last cleo tien. This, when finished, will be one Of the bes, histories of svlast campaign. and will embody mos, of sss arguments and " fxea fact" that were ia- troduced in that contest.
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CoNvkuESr.-MF Hanger. well ksowa so mos, of our citizens as an eHserprsing man contractor. has eSsah'ished tri-weekIy IIas of coachas lrssn this city Co the HSt Springs EEirss can ss had al gay tine.
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FaaEIoS LETTERS IL may be interesting to ,hose of our rsaaers who have friends or relatives in for stgn parts to be informed that, by ,he new postal arrangsment necessary ihs, all letters addressed io Europe. except to Great Britain aud. Ireland. should ss prepaid. five cent per half aanOe in the United Staies
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The TaU'y:frst Coa9rsss-The New York Jour nal of Commerce says That, "including the mem- bers from Connecticut and New Hampshire, there have been elected to the CongressS&5 Whigs and Gl democrats If tine remaining $ members should le politically the before, there would be whg majority of r. In the Senate there will be democratic majority of or I0.'
 We shall not yet abandon the House of Repre- seRiatfves 10 the whiEs. If the democracy of tir- giaia do their duty energeticaily ia ls45. we shall make clean sweep of the whigs, with one exception. h the last House the wings carried six members from Virginia. It IS possible for us, with great effort, to carry all but one; and thus reduce the majority of l7 10 only. Lee us, besides, ss- cure only four more in Indiana, North Carolina and tine other State whose elections vel to be beid and carry the House. w appeal, therefore to the iudomitahe democracy 10 pot forth their whole strength. and save tbe House of Representatives. lt in this bold and vigorous spirit that the de- mocTats of Connecticut have triumphed. and in ths same spirit we may conquer every W here.--URioa.
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Emiorsnfs lor Lihrria -A shlo will ,

Emigysafs for Liberia "A ship viii sail from Sa- snhah on the first of May, with emigrants for Li- beFis. As iadaseineat to all free persons of color, who desire to avail themselves of this me- dium of emigration. the society sends them cut free of expense. supports them six inonths sfier their arrival, and ssaas them medicine aud medical aid, and gives them iaaG to cultivate.
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CoNNEcTlcpT ELECTION All Honor 10 Old Com ReetieUt'-i he sieadfast democracy of old cohnec-
 cut has covered itself with glory It was reserved for this Stste to deal the first staggering blow upon Taylor whigery. Three out of four of the congress sionsl districts redeemed, regeneraied and disen- thraIled from the incubus or Federalism, which has been fastened upon them for the last six years. This tells the story. IL is glory enough for One day, evea il there were nothing more iu reserve
 As things look now. il may be that the democratic triumph has been comPfe m carrying the egisla- ture, well as their congressman. Sach as- founding victory, just after tbe success lately gained by whgery at the presidential election, is
 indeed, anexsmPled in political history. Il shows that the poor. rotten fabric Of Taylor federalism is slready eolspsing and falling to pieces from it's own inherent f~ebrness and rottenness. It demonstrates
 wha, we have often asserted that Identity so fatal
 to whigery, of Taylorism with Tylerism Well
 did he Tribune wofully exclaim, and well may the poor old Couran, in this hour of doom for whgery
 dismay re echo. that Taylorism has not vet paid it's expenses" The people have. indeed, adminis- tered a most signal and cutting rebuke to that un- principied aud non-eommitial combination of the odds and ends Of factions which. in an evil dsy
 succeeded in wrestling the reins o the national gov ernment from the guidance of glorious and pa- triotic administration Hartford Times, 4th ins,
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End of ths Protocol. The Washington Union has the following, which is important, if true. and we see reason why Il should not be true
 We feel no difficulty in stating what we have little doubt is the truth that the Secretary of State Mir. Clayion) has addressed a note to SeRor Rosas who has in vain brought up this protocol. that ihe administration attached no sort of importance io it. and that they considered 'he treaty itself binding upon the two Republics. Thus the administration is acting with 6rmness, spirit and consideration which are due to the occasion. And so ends the chapter"
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Another CoruDliraenf.--Gen Tayior's cstinet seem to have a passion for the United S,aies Bank con sprators who pnngedihis State into debt, and aided in the rum of thousands of our citizens. PNnrose, ofthe chieftraitors 10 the democracy in 1885 536 is rewarded with high seat in the Treasury; and now Alexander Irwin, of Clesrheid, another of the same band of rscFeant Senator's IS made Marshal of the eastern district. in place of that fine officer John Keatley, of Clarion, remorsd
 Mir. Dckey. of Washington. who belonged 10 the same set, is also candidate for place, and will no doubt, he taken care of. We shall not be at all asonished. either, if the administration call in Dr. Burden, he old E;sealaDiGs of ,he bank in oar State Seraie, 'e sa'iatr the appetite which to %ory t.--l Pennsyiranisn.
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TAe T. S Baak nst Obsolete .-- Mf. Jaudon, form eriy agent and cashier of the Bank of the United States under Nicholas Bddte, is at Washington. Under the patronage of Daniel Webster, boring the treasury department to install him in the place of Messrs CoreorsH and Riggs, & it's agent
 In aii these gentlemen have negotiated and sr- ranged loans for the government, to inc amount oi S4T G00, 00o, saving, by the of their and prudeBt management, millions upon millions tC the treasury
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IT. The correspondent of the New York Herald presents. in the following dramatic form, the pro- which he supposes to exist in the system of removals:
 The administration are steadily at work upon the appointments. Mr. Ewing, Mir CoIlamar and MT. Fitz Warren appear to be the active champions Of rotation. Warren makes quick work of it. A man comes in and complains of the anhtness of a locofoco postmaster. Make your charges They are made ont. Present your man and his recom- mendations.' Here they are.' Satisfactory. : Presto, the whig is in. Take that to Mir CoiIa- mar. All right At the end of the days work Mir. COamar presents his list to Old Zick. Olf ZAck says: rely upon you; hold yon respoas- bic. All right; but mind you have the right man displaced, and the right put in
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lI- sale of beaas 10 the amount of sI, ,OGO GOO of ibs Baltimore shd Ohio Railroad, 10 the Mes-ss
 Rsrings O.. og London. has been made on adyan- 'ageous terms. The exact amonnt is moi Yet known, but the loan wI enable the company 10 push the road rapidly iIom Cumberland toward ihe Ohio river
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Plurality Btl n Massqcsvsf9s-- A bill which passed the House of Rep esentaives of Massscha- ses some ti'ne ago, proposing to amend the s4c- t'oo sws ot thst state as to reqalre,a psraihy ia stead of Eaajorty of votes to elect Congress uen, and some other officers rejected ia the Senate by yoie against Ii ci more than two to one.
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SoUTHEaS ArxaARy MEsskxGEs = The April Hsmser sf this excellent periodical is kefose ss. It's eentribatisRs degaady written. and most ef them hsghAg interesting. This sumber fully sas. aAias ths weA desersed repusaiioa of tAs Magazine
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Direct Taxation.

The subject of direct taxation has been agitssed in EaRland This measure of radical reform wa. proposed by Mr. Jackson, NJ. P. from New Castle upon Tyne; he is said to be practical man of business It is supported by several prominent public men. and Is beginning to f md favor with ihe people. There is much to oe said pro aud coz Its exPediency deserves, and. indeed. demands a thorough investigation. The great object to be sought is an equalization of the burden of the ex- penses of the government, and the mode that more nearly approaches this, Is of course the best
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Seduction and ns Resrard.-We learn from St Green, farmer residing about seven miles from the town of St. Charles having good reason to suspect that who has held the office of deputy sheriff of that county for some time, and whose name is Bellsterng had been successful in seducing his eldest daughter, determined, so soon as the fact came to his knowledge, to punish sim ss his crime deserved. Accordingly, accompanied by two or three of his neighhors he started on the morn- ing of the 2lst nit, for Dardenne prairie, the place of residence of the sedveer, and when sbont
 mile from the house at which he boarded they met him his way 10 St. Charles. armed and, as he expressed it, prepared for any emergency. Green and those who were with hm had concluded that
 if he would consent to marry the girl, they would spare his life; and, after than an hours con yersatioa between the parties, in the course of which, II Is said, the sedncer used the most insult
 ing language, and when finally asked if he would eonsentsto the proposed marriage, he most posi- lively declined Therenpon, the enraged and in- suited father drew pistol and sho. hm from his horse The shot took effect In the left breast but
 by coming in contact with bone, or from the skating position Of the fire the ball took circular direction, and escaped below the point of the shoulder blade, and without reaching the cavity of the chest The wound bed profnselv. and was believed al the time to be morta but after he was assisted 10 house at short distance, sud phy- sician sent for the ball was found to have taken the course described, and. although severely hurt
 it is thought that he wilt recoyer.--7H Louis Rep
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UHi,ed Siates BaDk.-lt appears 10 have been the manifest destiny" of this S35 900, 900 monster to meet with trouble in all stages of it's existence, and even after lis decease.
 According 10 the Pennsylvanlan, all that has been collected Of the credits of the bank under the assign ment which took place about seven years ago, IS Sl ,2Ss, ,3li 10. About teh per cent. or i2s 900, have been deducted from the gross receipts for law yers and agents in different parts of ibe country The following are given expenses ol the trust: Salaries received by the trustees. S79,4g4 l3
 their clerks 45 l04 Vt Cnansel fees in Philadelphia ..-..-.... 56 0sl ri Other expenses tnobody knows wha) E, 0T Sd
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The RiGhts of Publishers. judicial decision has been lately made, that the regular mailing of paper Is prma facie evidence Of is reception and that the reception of il for engih of timesproYes consent fo the subscription, and readers the receiver liable for the amount of subscription. This decision is objected to by some as unost, but consider that il is fair and proper. The general custom is to mail papers to certain individuals who may be likely 10 subscribe, or to send them geaerslly through the country for inspection. If the proprietor receives notice, after reasonable tims, to diSeontlaae the paper he loses the value of the papers he has vol- untary deliyered and if he continues to send them after notice. he cannot recover the subscription price. If, however, tse person te whom the paper IS regularly sent receives t and refuses ts sse ao- tice to The publisher tiaat he does not desire tic paper. then he shall be taken to have eonsentet to 10 the contract, and will be held liable Under an existing custom papers sent to individuals sub lect 10 be discontinued, as books are sometimes de- iiveTed to individuals, " subject 10 be retaraeA"
 HarYisburg Dem. Union.
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e- I he Louisville Joarnal denies thai i5en. Fay Tor said he had DO ifiends to reward, or so enemies 10 panish.' Well, Gcnr know how that is. He never said, "A hitIe mote grape, Cap tain Bfagg'' aud yet the 6rf1sg saying ani the latter constituted most Of tbs whg capital in the late presidential election - Loa Dem
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s2ba.7ss 67

Making the enormous sum of upwards oi quar- one milton of dolisrs-in other words, an estate which under any other circumstances according To the la~s Of Pennsylvania, could have been settled In about tifee years, for t.o sod bali per cent, has been subjected to charge ofupwards of thirty per cent and still remains prohlless 10 ihe cged tors as il was on the day winch tte assignment was made"
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u Oar thanksafs due te Mr. smith, the eblieius clerk Of ase x Pennywl,.' fer late New Orleans papers
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rThs cholera is ssbsidiSg in New orlesaa, aud has almost disappeared from the towns along lhe river.
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Horth of Stare Properly Senator Johnson. of Georgia, in the course of a debate in the United States Senate, The 2sth of February, stated the estimated valuation of property in slaves al lhe astonishing of ten hn Rdrcd millions of dollars