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Mn. PoLk.--Hon. A. O.sP. Nichsanon, of
Tennessee, in his eulogy on the late President
Polk, mentioned the following incident:
As illustrative of his private habits and opin-
ions in connection with religious subjects may
be indu1ged in quoting entire memorandum made
by him on his tifteth birth day, and left amongst
his papers. 1t is as follows: "Sunday, Nov. 3D.,
Il845. Attended the Methodist Church (called
the Foundry Church. to-day in company with
my private Secretary, J. Knox Walker. II was
an inclement day-tkere being rain from an ear
Ily hour in the morning and Mrs. Polk and the
ladies Of my household did not attend Church to-
day. Mrs. Polk being member of the Presby-
Iterian Church generally attended that Church
with her, though my opinions and predictions
are in favor of the Methodist Church.
This was my birth day--being fifty years old
---having been born, according to the Family
Register in the Family Bible, corroboraied by the
account given me by my mother, on the second
Of November, 1896.
"The text to-day was from the Acts Of the
Apostles chapter II, verse 81: Because he hath
appointed day in which he will Judge the world
in righteousness by the man whom he hath or
dained.' 1t was communion day at the church,
and the sermon was solemn and forcible. II a.
Weakened the reflection that had lived fifty years,
and that, before fifty gears more would expire,
would be sleeping with the generations which
have gone before me. thought of the vanity of
this worlds honors---how little they W, uld profit
me, half century hence, and that it was time
for me to be putting my house in ORDER"
PANAMA.-The Panama Star, Of the 4th ult.,
says that about 1900 emigrants, bound to Cali
fornia, had arrived in Panama within the last two
weeks, and that Spectators in tickets for the
steamship for San Francisco did large business!
steerage tickets, in some instances, being sold
as high as 5000! There was but little sickness
Star says) had recently arrived. whose crews
being afflicted with the scurvy, had been sent to
the hospital in Panama. That city, it appears, is
becoming Americanized very rapidly. The Star
says:
Already the streets are assuming new names,
and Gale de Ia Merced is now better known as
Main street than by IFS original cognomen. We
think it is safe to say that the citizens of the
United States now in Panama, en- route for Cali
Fornia, outnumber the adult male inhabitants, i,
natives Of this city.
CONFERENCE.-The lowerpart of Iowa
and the northern part of Illinois have re-
Gently been flooded with counterfeit ten
dollar bills of the City Bank of Columbus,
Ohio. A fellow by the name of Bennett
succeeded in passing several Thousand dol
lars Of them in the neighborhood of Keo-
kuk. He is described as being five feet
seven or eight inches in height, has black
hair, heavy whiskers and projecting fore
head. He ore blue blanket coat and
cloth cap. David P. Helm, of Fremont,
Waukesha County, Iowa, has offered a re-
ward of 5000 for his arrest. We observe
that citizens of Northern Illinois have been
swindled with the same kind of money, and
it is probable that more than one man is en-
gagged in giving circulation to it.-[ Repub-
lican.
LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT TO UJHAzI.
Before leaving Europe, Gov. Ujhazi ad-
dressed letter to Gen. Taylor, informing
him of the desire of the Hungarian exiles
to find refuge in the United States. Since
their arrival at New York, the following re-
ply has been received:
WASHINGTON, Thursday, Dec. 20.
Srp. I have dnly racniyad uour letfor IF