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Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-07-20

would bite piece from the liver thought those who en-
oyed violent speech Of taste cnsenia TO that
OF those uncisized barbarians.
Mr. Speaker will conclude. repeat do mol Jusuy the
conduct of the Secretary Of War, in acting as claim agent
while he member of the Cabinet twas IN bad TASTE
say the least 1t is bad example, and apart from oher
considerations, Of public duty fobids me to approve
his conduct If this act is justified, auditors comProeI
and other officers will camagents and the most eno
nous abuses be pactised and in saying this feel as
think Mr.. Crawford felt, when he anxious that Mr.
Walker should act in this clam before Mr. O. came into the
Cabinet
desire the truth should be known by the country that It
may there many Democrats Wings responsible
for the payment Of the Gaphn claim; that of those now
trying the payment Of this claim for party purposes have
justified abuses the part Of the pillars OF the
Democratic party that Of them have been guilty OF
taking public money for unjust claims When the truth can
be known, the small orators Of party cry "Galphn
until Galphin - the hills, 'tGalphin y the woods Gal
phin !" the rocks resound They may buy starngs and
teach them ,s cry Galphn, nothing but Galphin win
be lesson the birds will learn, for the starting orators
have learnt in few weeks But whea the honest people
of this country know the whole TRUTH when they see that
Democratic pars have undefed the Treasury and passed
along unrebuked by their party friends when they hear the
facts have mentioned just now, they will tell each noisy
drummer Of party, "1hou hypocrie, first cast the beam
of thine eye and then shalt thou clearly to cast
the mote out of thy brothers eye."
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-07-20
THE CHOLERA IN MEXICO.

The newspaper lie Trait d'Union OF the 18th
June gives the statistics of the cholera in the city
of Mexico for one month"; from which it appears
tina. there had been 7,s46 cases and 2,702 deaths
up to the close OF the l6th June, the number of
deaths on which day was a3O. Since that time,
the Trait g Union says:
The epidemic has increased in numbe and in the fatal
y of the The disease, which first confined to
the suburbs has since abandoned them, and spread itself
through the body Of the city, all points Of which are now at
tackled Ofhe S4s mentioned above 2s58 have been
at the hospitals and 4,s90 private houses The proper
ton deaths the cases, will be SEEM has thus far been
about one third" .>...
letter dated at Vera Cruz the 25th June says The
cholera raging in the city Of Mexico to an alarming extent
Report here makes the mortality Thousand daily This
is probably an exaggeration. .1. ID.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-07-20

Mr. Wetmore, navy AGENT has paid since he was sued
$4,000.
Yes sir nearly one million of dollars is the amount of de-
falcations specified in this list
Patrick Collins, of Cincinnati, "Gaphnizes Slsl 800 40
in the district represented by the gentleman Mr DsNgr
whose lucid arguments interest will conound the Supreme
Court He only gave bond for ten thousand dollars but
he ga pillar Of Democracy" the gentleman is mute
this defcaion Why has bis denunciation been sup
pressed The truth is that modern Democracy seems to
think that its plas have right to take of the public
crib what they please
Mr. DISNEY rose to explain in reference to the case of
Collins The defalcation alleged against Collins on
count of fees and uncoected bonds which ell explain
ed and banded by Collins to his successor by
whom they still held. :,
Mr.. STANLY. In other words, Mr.. Collins set up an
ose and does not every defauer, with less
cess do the same There another statement of this case
however, which does exactly tally with that Of the gentle
man from Ohio. They all, when they have msappled the
public money, make out Blu, why has not the
gentleman from Ohio called down indignation on Collins
Why has he not investigated this case
Mr. DISNEY understood to say be had been endea-
voring to have the Collins account settled.
Mr. STANLY congratulated the gentleman his labor
OF love- From his argument in the Gaphn he no
doubt an admirable defender, friend Of Collins William
b. scott navy agent in this city, Of the active Office
holders In collecting money of public officers here in s4s
ne only owes the moderate of sl7s97 81 How much
nis money was spen against the election Of Gen. Taylor
no Wing can tell.
Now, sir, this information get from reliable And
this not ALL gentemen will call for information, will
show other defalcaons. What will the Democracy OF the
country say to all this Will they say that those who
are crying out "Galphin Gaphn !" strainng gnas
and swallowing camel
One other item of Galphinzng In this city must mention
The editor OF the Union newspaper this city has been among
the foremost in denouncing the Cabinet the "Gaphn Ca
binet and abusing the Wings the Gaphin party" Let
US examine his conduct hold in my hand Senate
report No. l49 made by Mr. Borand on the 9Th June 1850
from which It appears that the Senate at the last session. or
deed be printed ten thousand copies the opinions Of the
Supreme Court in the Of Smith Turner, and Norris
the City Of Boston, making pamphlet Of hundred
and eighty-one pages
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-07-20
CALIFORNIA ITEMS.

Articles of luxury well Of utility finding their way
to California in great abundance Satuay, aabaste vases
&c. extensively advertised for sae .. IT,.
Very large quantities Of counterfeit Mexican dollars have
made their in San Francisco They are admirably
executed and can only be detected with great care
mass of gold and quartz weighing fifty pounds was
found Maposa and sold for sixteen hundred dollars
letter from Yuba city expresses the belief that there will
be more gold taken out of Feather river alone this
than from the whole of California during the last Nearly
the whole river and its branches claimed by companies
who have made preparations large scale for making
dams on the new French method, which is by filing sand
bags made of drilling, about yard square, This makes
good dam with tenth part of the expense of the old me-
thod and time Of digging race.
An assayng department has been opened at San Francisco
under the supenendence of o. p Sutton director, and F.
D. Kohler assayer 1t done under law of the State
and fine thousand dollars of gold dust converted into coin
the first day. g.. "..
Imitation humps Of gold have been made and brought into
circulation in California. The State assayer states that above
forty specimens have been brought to his notice. They
generally in size from four or FIVE ounces to pound in
wegh-quaz and every thing else necessary to make them
look right, properly in;ermiIed
The entire amount of taxable property in San Francisco,
taking the assessment mads the basis of the
timae will be over three hundred millions Of dollars
lump of gold weighing twenty pounds has lately
been taken out Of the Sonora mines 1t is exhibiting
at San Francisco.
The Marposa dggngs nearly deserted Of
the high The majority Of those work there had
not made enough to pay expenses.
The City Council Of San Francisco has taken steps for the
suppression Of bul6ghts, which still kept up there
The of Beca, about twenty EIGHT miles above San
Francisco is hereafter to be the depot of the United States
mail the Pacific sde It has already been used
as the United States naval depot
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-07-20

THE KESTucKr MoNUMESr.-The Frankfort Common
wealth. speaking the monument erected in the cemetery
that place in honor of Kentucky usrous Dead nearly
completed, says: ..
The whole work will be finished during the present week.
and is believed that Friday the statue of Victory,
which crowns the column, will be elevated aud paced IN
position.
The material of the monument is the pures, and richest
monumental marble have seen, free from all bemish
and perfectly uniform in color and we are informed
by the SCULPTOR imported expressly for the purpose from the
celebrated quarry Of c. Fabrcoi Carrna The statue OF
Victory which crowns the work and the four eagles which
guard each corner the die, scuptured IN Italy, from
models prepared by NJ Launz The basso relieve hguies
the panels and the cost-oarms were scupued ana he
Lannitz, in New York. ,..--,
No kep,uckiancan gaze hiswork without feeling proud
Of his native State. ......... ..a
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-07-20

A MUSICAL CHURCH CLocK.-The Charleston Courier
gives the following account of curious piece Of mechanism
ST. Philips Church, in that city
From the tasteful s,eeple of this beautiful edce
at intervals hear Of music emanatng from ma
chinery attached the clock manufactured by Mr. F. sten
Of our city, The clock presented the congregation Of
this shurch by Colin Campbell, Esq, of Beaufort, South
Carolina and masterpiece of highly credi'abe to the
mechanical ingenuity of Mr. Stein. II is thirty hour time
pecechmes the quarter hours with four hammers on four
different BELLS and strikes The hour the largest OF set Of
BELLS eleven in NUMBER the weight of which is FIVE
thousand pounds The Of the machinery plays
three pieces Of music three different intervals during the
twenty four hours viz "Welcome Day Of Rest "Green-
lands Icy Mount and Home, sweet home" These tunes
are played with Of and regularity that would
do credit to parlor muscbo1. framework has been
erected informed, with the aid Of which other
pieces of music can be performed.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-07-20
FOREIGN. ITEMS.

There has bsen terrible catastrophe Naples which
caused the greatest CONSERVATION in that city On the MORN
ing Of the 18th of une part of the Grenagho an immense
edfce which the troops occupy barracks gave way and
fell down. enclosing and crushing death in Its ruins four or
five hundred persons. .s
The Duchess Of Monpensier has been created Inanta
Of SPAIN with all the honors due to the rank
The newly invented safety yacht has been exhibited at
London in the Serpentne in Hyde Park and has excited
both interest and high euogum The huls in part comPos-
ed Of rua percha and contved that shot
ing through does endanger the safety, r sinking
is concerned, of those on board.
The Pope has appointed commission, selected from the
Sacred College, and composed Of Cardinals Antonel secre-
tary of State; Aer President Of Rome and Comarca |;
Spnoa Marin Cagano and Mattel. This commission has
already held sngs and has for its object TO revise the
fundamental statutes and embraces in its scope the details Of
l. The organization of the State 2. Its administration g.
It's finances f. It's legislation and s. The division of the
territory into four departments for political purposes
An English journal, aludng the natural productions OF
Nicaragua informs that the supply OF provisions OF all
kinds is plentiful and be raised meet probable de-
msnd Maize aourishes magnhcently. Cattle when ia
are worth not than from four to six dollars Fork and
poultry are both good cheap. Fruits abound the sugar
cane uxurant and the most valuable woods border the
line Of canal the hills which far off, contain many
valuable minerals.
French paper says "Tn England, where there no
professors Of Socialism, and persons who demand forced
association there fourteen thousand societies for mutual
assistance possessing annual revenue OF seventy millions
francs and an accumulated capital Of hundred and sixty
millions francs In France where Socialism has its doctors,
apostles its Journals and its tribune, there are about thirty
associations Of cooks not very united and possessing only
borrowed sauce pans and numerous debts.
1t is stated that the amount OF yellow amber collected TINS
year at S,ettn has been unusually great Almost the whole
quantity obtained was at once bought up for England
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rHr WEEKLY NATIONAL INTELLIGENcER

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For the long Sessions of Congress, (averaging eight
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NouCE TO BRIDGE BUILDERS.

CEALED Proposals viii be received BY the President and
Of Rocks Frederick county, Maryland until the 9sh day
july $780, constructing Bridge the Potomac river
at or near the said Point of Rocks For the character
masonry and superructure apply JONAS p SCHOOLEY
the President Of the Board, to WM H. SMITH, OF
the Directors, residing at the Point OF Rocks.
July 2-2awt25thJcp
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-07-20

The steamer Ell PAso, after absence Of fysix days
on trip the Yellow Stone River returned to ST. Louis
the 9th instant The captain reports that the a0th June
he got eight miles abous the mouth of Mix riper, being about
three hundred and fifty miles ADORE the mouth Of the Ye0'o
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-07-20
Grsr.Ar LAND orrrsr, JuIr ls, 1850.

GENERAL LAND UFFIcE, JULY IS, IS5U.
SIR In reply yours Of the 18th instant remark that
the clause in the instructions relating TO assignments bounty
land certificates to which you refer, namely II also certify
that e date of this my certificate TO the foregoing assign
men filled up by the day which the same was
before in my official capacity aforesaid,
was inserted with view guard againss assignments in
blank, prior the issue of the warrant TO be filed up after
ward and the omission Of il in any where hs transfer
is endorsed on the back Of The warrant or cerrae does
impair the validity Of the assignment.
Very respectfully, your ebedient servant,
j. BUTTERFIELD, Commissioner.
JoHS F. WEBB, Esq.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-07-20

The SIAMEsE TwISs.-The report that the Samsse
twins dead is contradiced letter from them has
Gently been received 10 New York. dated June 5h, ct their
residence n North Carons, which said they were both in
good health and spirits.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-07-20

Mr.. J. w. NUrHALL, the keeper OF the Light House a
p;nsv po;n, MARYLAND was accidentally drowned Friday
l., us ,y.s in boat with his wife and servant boy.
The boat and Mrs Nutha and the boy were saved
bnt Mr.. ~ sank and could not be recovered.
~ ~ Alexandria Gazette.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-07-20

The steamship Osprey, from Charleston, arrived at Fhia-
dephia Tuesday afternoon, with one hundred and sixty
six passengers. ss
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-07-20
TO THE EDITORS.

GESTLEnEs Accompanying each certificate land war
Sant issued to the soldier who served in Mexico the fol-
lowing instructions viz " also certify that the date of this
my certificate the foregoing assignment, filled up by
me on the day which the ACKNOWLEDGED before
me in my official capacity aforesaid" As many persons sup
pose that the above is required when the warrant is assigned
on the back Of the same will you be kind enough publish
the enclosed letter from the Commissioner Of the General
Land Office and oblige your obedient servant,
H., .". 4H# j. F.. WEBB.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-07-20

And now how we'll Mr.. Attorney General Clifford
was taken care Of He Mexico, to aid in ex
changing the ratification Of the treaty For this he received
an outfit of &c. 900 and salary After his laundering with
what he called PROTOCOL which PROTOCOL and by his
conduct threatening time the serious dangers
the country, he was returned Minister to Mexico. And
thus the stands with this "plar of the Democratic
party
The following the payments which were made to Mr.
Nathan Clifford late United States Minister to Mexico viz
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-07-20

And was Colonel Gordon ID. Boyd, the "warm personal
friend OF General Harris the "ardent supporter of the
Administrations, the unyieldng advocate Of the principles
Of Democracy, the realy penten," Colonel Boyd-was
he removed No, sir; the 7th of October 1897 Mr..
Woodbury. acknowledged the receipt Of his resignation
On page ls9 is this short statement
&C. d. Boyd indebted fifty thousand nine hundred and
thryseven dollars and twenty CENTS $3.50, $685.
per last settlement at the Treasury"
Is this Gaphnizing, only sustaining the principles
Of Democracy
Next is the case of Littebury Hawkins, receiver He
lena. On page 1872 of the report is this statement
Balance due from MIR. Hawkins one hundred thousand
doars.( SlO0, ,0o0) per last settlement at Treasury"
Mr. A. G. Mitchell receiver at Cahaba page 1876, is
| this remark
Mr Mitchell late receiver at Cahaba, indebted fifty
four thousand hundred and twentysx dollars and tyhye
cents" 1895 55.)
The next case of Democratic "Galphinzng" is that Of
Mr. Childress receiver at Helena Louisiana On psgs 1879
Of the report, it is said
Balance due from Paris Childress, twelve thousand
four hundred and ortnne dollars and seven-sx cents
(12449 76.)
The next case is that of Mr. j. Allen, receiver at Taa
hasee On page els of the report it stated that
Mr.. Allen is indebted to the Government tveny-s'x
thousand six hundred and uneyone dollars and y-seven
cents" ,69l sly
Then there is correspondence between Mr.. oodbury
and Mr. Spencer, receiver Fort Wayne wish TO read
one or two interesting extracts. ....E .
Mr.. HARLAN stated for the information Of the gentle
man from North Carolina and of the House, that COL John
spencer was not now the time which the gentle.
man refers, defauer to the Government but, the
uary, was both then and creditor of the Government
anu previous Congress and the Executive officers Of the
Government have so decided
The republic., 1850-12-06

| And back between IL IN and d m.
Proposals for schedule making better con
nexions will be considered.
| 1915 From w hie Lake at a IN Tuesdays;
BY Toronto and Black Lake;
To Beaver Brooks by III m, IA miles;
And back between IL IN and pm
l276 From Whites Corners at 7 a IN Thursday;
Via most direct road;
To Collins Centre by 10 m, 10 miles;
And back between III and p
1877 Covered by present service, No. 9l9.
1878 From Batavia at z IN Mondays, Wednes-
days, and Fridays, along the plank k-road
now being constructed to Buffalo, by p IN,
40 miles;
And back between m and D m next days
Proposals should state the intermediate offices,
and those offering more frequent service will
be considered.
1879 From Rome at 6 a IN Tuesdays;
By Western;
To Boonville by p IN, % miles;
And back between p IN and p IN;
Proposals for an additional trip or more will
be considered.
l2S0 From Chemung at IN Tuesdays;
To Van Ettonve by IL IN, Is miles;
And back between | IN and pm.
1881 From Walton on arrival OF Hancock mail, say
at l0 a IN daily, except Sunday;
BY Franklin and North Franklin;
To Oneonta by p IN, % miles;
And back between 8 IN and p m.
Proposals for tri- weekly service invited
1882 From Saratoga Springs at III Tuesdays;
To Latsonia by miles;
And back between
departure and arrival.
NOTES
Each proposal should be accompanied by guar
antee, signed by one responsible persons,
in the following manner, viz:
'The undersigned guarantee that
if his bid for carrying the mail from to
be accepted by the Postmaster General,
shall enter into an obligation prior to the first day
V Fsbruny nerf, with good and sufficient sureties,
to perform the service proposed.
This should be accompanied by the certificate Of
postmaster, other equivalent testimony, that
the goarantors men OF property, and able 10
make good their guaranty a.Ie X
The proposal should be sent to the Department
| sealed, endorsed Proposals for route No. -
and addressed to the First Assistant Postmaster
General. .N
For the prohibition of bids resulting from com
bination, and the terms and conditions which
the contract ia to be made, the last annual adj
vertisement.
N. X. HALL, Postmaster General
PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT, Nov. Is, 1850.
Noy 2l-4w
The republic., 1850-12-06
GENERAL vAPOR BATH.

A DOPTED unanimously by Congress, through
IA the strong recommendations of numerous
United States Surgeons and other eminent Ply
sicans, as per testimonials. The apparatus, fixed,
or portable; the position recunbsrf, therefore ia
vorable to the dsbiiiaed, and the SAFE equal dis
tribution OF heat. The applications nature
aiding; from the potent epidemic antidote, sui
phur fume, (as shown in the United States Peni
tentary, and elsewhere,) 30 efficient in diseases
called moet1iai; in rheumatic, cutancous. &c;
TO the most salutary Of the operations of the far
famed Oriental Steam Bath, still used in Turkey
there lately studied by the undersigned, and found
TO be particularly eerviceable TO the organs of
spiration. Instructions and rights for making and
use furnished. Also, powerful, but safely grad
uated Electro galvanic and Magnetic machine
for nervous and other complaints. Applied at
City Hall, east wing. first floor, convenient for the
Lans,) No. %, and at residence ofsick. Probatum
est. BOYD REILLY.
Sept 9-eodf