Washington telegraph., 1850-12-25

etc., TO winch tney invite the attentlOn
of their friends and customers.
The Eastern mail dye on Sunday night
was detained by high water, and did not
arrive until Monday night, and then
brought us principally back mails due
ten days ago.
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THE MEssAGE.-We place before our
readers to-day the Message of President
Fillmore, and as we have neisher the
space nor inclination to offer any remarks
upon 1t at present, we ask them to give
it a careful and impartial perusal.
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Red River still continues in good
navigable order, and the heavy rains of
last week will certa inly afford an addi-
tional rise OF 8 or 10 feet, if not mose.
There has been sufficiency of water for
Bayou navigation for some time past. but
as yet there have been no arrivafso boats.
This, we presume, is owing to the fact
that large boats have not been able to pass
over the falls at Alexandria-and the
smaller ones, being able to control the
upper trade at any time, will continue
in the trade below, until driven out of 1t
by the larger boats. Their harvest, how
ever. in that quarter is about over.
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U. 8. SUnvEr FROM ST. LOUIS TO
FULroN Capt. Barney, U. S. .Topogra-
phical Engineers. completed the survey
of this route on Friday last. The dis
tance between the two points, according
to the survey, is four hundred and sixty
miles, and the route entirely practicable.
The surface of the water in Red River
at Fulton, was ascertained to be two
hundred feet lower than the Mississippi
at St. Louis. at the highest point of the
freshet Of 1914.
FIRE AT VAN BUREN.-We learn from
the "Fort Smith Herald" that Van Buren,
was visited with very destructive fire
on the morning of the 10th inst. Among
other buildings, the Office of the ''Intelli-
gencer," with all of the materials and
fixtures. was entirely destroyed. The
publication of the Intelligencer will be
terials can be obtained
The Arkansas river mail is the most
contemplate of humbugs. 1t is not
only a nuisance. but an imposition npon
the public. disgrace to the PossofIice
Department, and to continue it, is USE
less expenditure of money. 1t should at
once be abolished.
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GENERAL CONVENTION OF UNION MEN.
We learn that it is in contemplation to
call general convention of Union men
of all parties, from every State in the
Union, to assemble in Washington on the
22d day OF February next-:he birth day
of the immortal Washington. af@a.s - i.,f
GooD.-A Boston dispatch states that
the Board of Aldermen of that city, on the
evening of the 25th ultimo, refused to
grant the use OF Faneuil Hall for another
meeting to receive George Thompson, the
English abolitionist
The "Batesville Eagle" we understand,
has been discontinued for want of the
right kind of patrons-we mean paying
patrons.
ExEcUTED.-JaneS G. Minor, and
Samuel McGeehe, were executed at
Smithville, Lawrence county, on the 9th
inst, for the murder and robbery of James
Holt, of Kentucky.
The entire population of Baltimore.
according to the new census, is l69,125.
In 1910, the population was in round
numbers 1921
CoNGREssIoNAL.-Rey. Mr.. Gurley has
been elected Chaplain of the House. and
C. M. Butler OF the Senate.
CENSUS OF KENTucKr.-The present