Washington telegraph., 1850-01-16

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sioner of Patents.
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In the Senate, on the 24th ult., Mr..
Borland presented two memorials from
citizens of Bradley, Dallas and Drew
counties, asking to be attached TO the
Champagnolle land district, and shat the
Land Office be removed from Champag-
nolle to Camden.
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The quotations in the Cambria S adj
vices appear to be erroneous. There IS
decline i'm the Liverpool market Instead
of an advance. The Liverpool A01 oa
the 18th ult says: "We reduce our quo
tations of Thursday week lid. for Amer
icap. making a total decline of 5-Sd. from
the highest point Of the 18th nlt-
The second session for the present
academic year OF the Male department O.
the seminary at this place commences on
Monday the 18th of February aes- In
the FEMALE department there viii be no
vacation until July neyt, pupils, there
fore can enter at any time, for the next
session. This Institution now in sue
cessful operation Is inferior to none in the
South. For Particulars we refer to the
advertisements of Professor Slack, and the
Sec'y of the the Board of Trustees.
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Miller, the Prophet, died a: his resi-
dence in Kompton, Washington county,
New York, on the Goth ult., aged 60
years. This nan, although uneducated,
succeeded in building up sect of some
thirty or forty thousand disciples, which
rapidly disappeared after the "day of pro-
baton in 1S43, after which time, the
Prophet himself did not often advocate or
defend his views in public. The Prophet
is gone, yet the world wags on as ever.
The State House at Montgomery, Ala
bama, was entirely destroyed by fire on
the oath ult. All the State documents,
and part of the library were saved. The
origin of the fire has not been ascertained.
The capitol was magnificent edifice,
built only about two years ago at the ex-
pense of the citizens of Montgomery
The legislature will remain there and
,,i..o its, s.>,.,io.,. Uf rile Cilurcnes
Of the place.
MUCH IN THE DARK AND NOT VERY WARM.
search of Sir John franklin, it is stated
they-were eighty days without seeing the
sun, and had the thermometer fifty de-
grees below zero. They served out their
rations of fifth proof brandy by chopping
it up with hatchet, it being frozen solid.
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BANK OF TENNEssEE-The Nashville
Wing states that from recent report OF
the President of the State Bank OF len
nessee to the Legislature, it appears that
institution has sustained heavy losses, and
unless relieved by appropriations from the
State Treasury it must fail.
An attempt was made on the 9Th inst
by a mob to demolish the office OF the
Knoxville Whig, Parson Brownlow's pa
per, but finding that the hands of the
office and others were armed and pre-.
pared for its defence, the mob abandoned
the project.
FEMALE VoTERs.-Garrisor of the Bos--
ton Liberator, is advocating the right OF
women to exercise the elective franchise.
To refuse it, he says, is ''an act of folly,
injustice, usurpa;ion and tyranny, which
ought no longer to be persisted in A
petition to the Legislature, in accordance
with the above views, is III circulation.
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The Joint Committee on Banks in the
Tennessee Legislature has reported in
favor of general free banking law, with
bill Carrying out that system. The mini
mum capital is 100000.
The Governor of Georgia has ordered
an election to be held on the 4th OF Feb
ruary next, to fill the vacancy occasloned
by the resignation of the Hon. L. Butler
King.
MINISTER TO MExICo.-Ex-Gov Letch-
er, of Kentucky, Minister to Mexico, left
Louisville on the 21st inst, on the steamer
Peytona, for New Orleans, whence he
,,ro,aodod to the nlaee Of his destination