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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-02-11

Movements OF Individ usss.
evening.
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According to the report for 1912 the cost Of running
per mile was little less than 70 cents while In 1s4s II
admitted In the report Of that year to be o. cents
per mile. No one can for . moment believe that Il
was % cents In one year, and less than 20 the
next The lowest price We have In any railroad
report this year, Of running expenses per nile was 80
cents and even ct that ov rate the running expenses
Of the Harlem road in is4o would be about six hundred
thousand dollars Is our opinion that they have en-
eeedsd the gross income II the Harlem Railroad Com
psny can operate lite road for 20 cents per mile. Il doec
80 ct about one third the cost Of any other road In
country We leave those interested 10 drar their owr
inference.
We annex the semisnnual report Ct the Bank o.
Missouri and branches, for June and December 1s4s,
and December, ls4o, showing the movement in each,
department at each period
BANE OF rHE Sr.tr on M,..n,.n, An Hnarcnr.
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gers and citizens respectfully invited call and
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During my four years residence In Switzerland dur
ing which tine subscriber 90 the Herald 10 never
mi.,sd onee: SO much for the English and French
post tfices. through which they had to PASS
While on thi, sb,ect, permit me TO make known to
you an important fact.
our poet oGace department makes known that let.
ters By the British or American steamers be pre-
Paid in this country o. different parts q Germany,
Sutherland &en This mag be ths case, but It does
not prevent persors receiving such letters In Europe
from being obliged to pay the sea and inland postage
sran. received, myself more than dozen such LEI.
tiers In full 70 their Destinations Tut In every
instancewas obliged 10 par ssain thought at ar.t
that u might only be so In Svitzcrlsnd bot found the
10 be the esse IN all southern Germany frankfort
40; and the American Consul In Bremen, made the
sane CO mplaint 70 me on my way TO America
great many Of such prepaid Letters come from
German In this eouptry, written % their
poor relatives al homes have been Informed that the
British post oce A. the gamer BY e. receiving the
postage iron our pest ooe. aud charging u again 10
re eoh'in.nta pet ehes department. where such let
made a fuii communication 20 our rost one. D..
Lsrtnent at washington on the subject but believe
particularly the poor enigisuts ought 20 be informed
Of ~ and Il would not perhaps Be sskipg too much
do II through the Herald.
II is evident that there il something papably
wrong and il ls still more PLAIN that the com
plants Of our countvmen are treated, at head
quarters, as though they were mere individual
siIarrs They are, however, Of universal applica-
ton, and no time SHOULD be lost in putting an end
to such evils. We strenuoasly urge the Post
master General TO give heed to this matter, and to
overhaul the facts at his command, so as to pro-
iect our rights under the treaties already made,
and Tor a generous enlargement Of the interna-
uonal postal system, strongly demanded by the
RAPID advances OF commerce and that intercourse
which steam and the spirit Of the age are creating
and extending every day
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BssE OF rHE srarE or nrssoupr Avn BnSvcrEs-
-. hcsourCcs. June. as. Dec. a.. Dee. az.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-10-26

A SWORD FOR GEN. RnEY.-At the last session
of the Legislature of Maryland resolution was
passed directing sword to be presented to Brig.
Gen. BENNET RILEY, of the u. s. Army, as tes-
timonial of his native States appreciation Of his
gallant services in the cause of his country. The
Sword having been completed, the Baltimore Clip
per gives the following description Of it:
The scabbad is heavily gilt and handsomely chased and
bears the following inscription The State Of Maryland
her honored son, Brig. Gen. BErsET RILEY, u S Army,
for sallanty, nepd, and heroism displayed in the late
war with Great Britain and in the recent brilliant campaign
IN Mexico Presented -, 1850. Battles of the Block
House, 1913; Lacall Mill, 1914 Plattsburg, 1914 The
Anacres, 1928 Chanteaus Island, Bad Axe, 1882 Vera
Cruz Cerro G,do Conteras Cherubusco, City of Mexico
ls47 The ht Of the sword is representative Of the God
dess Of Liberty standing the breast Of the Mexican Eagle
The blade Of the sword is beautifully etched in style.
The sword and scabbad manufactured by Mr. Samuel
Jackson the engraving being done by COL j. NJ Anderson
accompanying it is handsome belt made by Captain R.
Lilly, the whole being enclosed in fine Its value is
$500. and it will be presented to Gen. RILEY at early
day."
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-10-26

The GEORGIA CONVENTION. Convention
promises to be composed Of the very first men in
the State, and will probably contain more talent
than any body Of men which has ever convened
within its limits It may be well, after all, that it
has been called, as it will enable the true men Of
Georgia to relieve her from the ridiculous position
in which the last Legislature placed her. If such
shall happily be the result Of its deliberations no
one will hail its action with greater joy than our
selves. All admit that California came into the
Union in opposition to the wishes of the Southern
people generaly but the question arises, does her
admission present justifabe pretext for dissolv-
ing the Union! We think not; and the day will
come when men, and Southern men, too, will be
surprised that such thing was ever contemplated.
TSapannah Republican.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-10-26

Mr.. VATTEMARE, after successful second visit
Of two years to the United States, in the prosecu.
ton of his admirable system of literary exchanges
is about to leave Washington for his own country.
The immense mass of books in every department
of literature which he has forwarded to his great
American Repository in the Hotel de Vile, in
Paris, will, as will be seen by the annexed letter,
be enriched by the largest collection of American
newspapers in the world. For this valuable addi-
ton he and the French public will be indebted to
the kind Offices of Mr.. BENJAMIN p. PooRE, Of
Boston, whose letter below will explain his agency
and success in making the collection
BosTor, OcroBKR l. 1850.
SIR Early in the year lS49 addressed circular pro-
prietors and editors of American newspapers requesting
copy of their journals to be presented the city Of Paris
the metropolis of that generous nation which noby aided
In gaining independence, and which hrough
system) is enrichDg our libraries.
Wide was the call-universa the response. From the
mountains of Maine the savannahs of Florida from the
busy seaport of the Atlantic to the golden streams of the Pa
cc journals have been sent The huge sheet of the cities
the small offspring Of the pioneer press the mouhpeces of
poll ca parties Of religious sec Of literature, and Of in
dusy, have been received, until the collection has grown
from hundreds and from hundreds to thousands
And the people support the press, may not say that
every section of this great nation will thus send peaceoer
ing of good will to the very heart Of chivaric France
wish to make this collection complete has delayed It's
transmission, but you may II positively forth
coming before the close Of the present year.
The aacy with which the papers have been sent atr
butte to desire to you personally. Every American
conscious Of the services you have rendered this Re
public and, though may not you monument OF
marble or OF bronze, many heart pantheon bearing the
inscription, "To Vsttemare-a nations gratitude"
"isning you happy return your interesting family,
90 long,
am, respectfully, your friend and servant,
:, BEN. PERLEY POORE.
Hon. A. VArrxxAax
Agent International Exchanges.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-10-26
THE FUGITIVE BILL.

Judge Story, in his Commentaries on the Con-
sttuton. gives an exposition Of the intent Of the
provision for the reclamation of fugves from SER
vice and of the old law of Congress, which is in
all respects applicable to the new. He says:
This clause Che providing for the recapure Of fug
tive saves introduced into the constitution solely for the
benefit Of the savehodng States enable them to reclaim
their fugitive slaves who should have escapedno other States
where slavery tolerated The Of such provi-
sion under the confederation felt gevous nconve-
nence by the savehodng States since in many States
aid whatever would be allowed to the and sometimes
indeed they meet with open resistance 10 obvious that
these provisions for the arrest and removal of gves of both
classes contemplate summary ministerial proceedings and
the ordinary of judicial Investigations ascertain
whether the complaint be we'll founded the claim Of
ershp be established beyond all legal controversy In
OF suspected crimes the guilt innocence Of the party s
be made out at his trial. and upon the preliminary inquiry
whether be shall be delivered up. All that would seem in
such to be necessary that there should be pra ace
evidence before the executive authority satisfy its judgment
that there probable believe the party guilty. such
as upon ordinary warrant would justify his commitment
for trial.
"And in the Of fugitive slaves there would seem to
be the same necessity Of requiring only pa ee proofs Of
ownership without putting the party to formal assertion
his rights by suit at the law Congress appear
have acted upon this opinion and accordingly, in the
upon this subject (that Of 1882 have authorized summary
proceedings before magistrate upon which he may grant
warrant for removal"
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-10-26

FRoM THE SANDWICH IsLAHDs.-Accoun,s from the
Sandwich Islands, received by way Of San Francisco, give
glowing description Of the celebration Of the anniversary
the restoration Of the Islands BY Vice Admiral Thomas
the slst Of July, ls43.
The shipping in the harbor Of Honolulu was dressed Ii
flags signals and pennants, conspicuous among all which
was the Hawaiian flag; grand dinner given by "h
e1cellency A. Pak, IN he splendid house, to the
King, Queen the Ministers Of State, and their Exceen-
ces the Governors Of the Islands," the palace thrown
open in the evening, and envened by brilliant assembly,
who addressed by hs Highness Kson Ana, in behalf
of the King, his majesty being unwe to make his appear
during the evening and the whole closed with
royal collation. the company retiring from the palace at about
10 p NJ JEh.a. s7ts sgia1 @i
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-10-26

MORE OF THE RIGHT SPIRT.-The call for 500
towards relieving the slave Starkey, Of N. c., re-
suited in a tender Of $47O on Saturday. New
York merchant put down the first fifty dollars q
Savannah merchant and STAKEHOLDER the second
fifty; fifty dollars were then paid by one who
would not leave his name at the Journal Office, and
the rest came in from various quarters. This
makes forty slaves redeemed in few months
by those who detest the Abolitonists and Dsunion-
lists. How much better is all this than the crowns
of gold and honors voted at Cazenovia to confer
,renown upon Chaplin. May not the slave ask in
vain Of the present and the past, I" Who is my
neighbor ?"-N. Y. Cypress.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-10-26

NAvAL.-The United States sloop-of-war 81. Marys
Commander MAsRuDEn bound to the Pacific dropped dowr
to Hampton Roads Monday The following is list Of
her officers
Commander, GEoRsE MAsRUDER Lieu'enants, William
s. Young, James 8. Biddle, Robert H.. Wyman, John ].
Wabach Lieutenant Marines G. r. Graham Passed As
ssant Surgeon John s. Abernethy Assistant Surgeon,
Richard H, Tunsta; Master, Thomas g. Corbn; Passed
Mdshipmen, Jonathan Young d. A. Forrest T. A. Forrest
Midshipmen, William H. Ward, Robert NJ. Caldwell, Au-
gustus Lodge Benjamin Loyal; Boatswain, George Viii.
iams Carpenter. James Meade; Commanders Clerk John
Curry, jr. Purser's Steward A. w. Hancock Gunner,
Hutchinson Sailmaker, W. B. Fugeu.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-10-26

THE AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE lit is intended (says
late English paper) to have thirtytwo steam-ves-
sells constantly employed for the suppression Of
the slave trade on the coast Of Africa one of these
vessels being ordered to proceed about the lst Of
every month with the mails, and relieve another
from duty on the coast. The sailing vessels al
present the African station are to be Withdrawn
as soon as steamers are ready to replace them
and no sailing vessels will in future be employed
for the suppression Of the slave trade.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-10-26

REcLAIxIse LAsD--We frequently meet with instances
Of recaming lands that quite refreshing in these days OF
speedy and gentleman has just brought
us few samples Of c,hy grass the heads OF which
nine inches long, and the stalks four aud half to
five feet The land purchased by it's present about
three years snce and then poor that crop of
then raised upon the ground fed of in the field being
too worthless TO hsesA Green manurng crops raised on
the ground and turned n and the ordinary Of the
farm have, In the shor period above indicated, eectuay
resuscitaied this worn-ous lahd.-Am. Agricultural.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-10-26


THE ARMY IN TExAs.-So much complaint is made BY
Texas papers Of the depedaons Of the Camanches that
many persons really believe the frontiers without any pro-
lection There are this moment four regiments ackng
two companies of regular troops besides companies
Texas rangers BY passenger in the Fashion, learn
that General BRooKE has called for four additional companies
Of rangers These troops ss.oDed in the line Of posts
extending from the Rio Grande the west the west fork
Of the Trinity the east and from thirty TO eighty miles
apart There is also line Of posts the Rio Grande from
its mouth to the Paso del Nore where six companies Of
Dragons are stationed. These military sations are
San Antonio de BeXar Fort Brown, opposite Ma.amoros
Fort Merrill the Nueces river so miles NJ w. OF Corpus
Christi; Fort -, at Corpus Christi Rinegod Barracks
opposite Camargo; Fort Mcintosh, Laredo Fort Duncan
Eagle Pass Fort Inge 80 miles ,cest Of San Antonio Fort
Lincoln, the Rio seco, 55 miles ,ces Of San Antonio
Fort Martin Scott Texas, rs miles w. Of San Antonio
Austin Texas, headquarters second Dragons Croghan
60 miles north Of Austin Fort Gates, rs NE Of Fort
Creghan; Fort Graham, the Brasos, 80 miles NJ E. Of
Fort Gates Fort Worth, the w. Fork Of Trinity river
80 miles north Of Fort Graham. a
glance at the map will show that these points admi-
aby selected Bot be expected that these troops
entirely exclude the wandering robbers. There as in
Florida the habits Of the Indian and the Of the coun
try, fight for them The burnngs and the murders on the
Texas frontier but repetition Of what has occurred in
every State from King Philips Wild Cats or Billy
Bowlegs' last campaign. Nec Orleans Crescent.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-10-26

NOTHING NEw USDER THE SUs.-I appears that Mr..
LArARD, the antiquarian, has discovered among the ruins o
Nineveh, the neighborhood, printing office filled with
terra Gotta tablets with inscriptions stamped in. This
probably done with movable type.
The magnetic telegraph actual operation Id Spain
in 1924 line twenty miles in length, it
described time ago. More recently the papers contain
circumsanial account Of trial trip Of steamboat, which
successful about three hundred years ago. in span
before the whole court Savannah Republican.
Mr. Layards Latest Discopa;ss.--A few weeks ago we
announced (says the Literary Gazee) Mr. Layards
from his expedition into the DESERT and the of Of
his larger antiquities from the mud Of the river and their
barkaion for England We have snce however. received
further particulars of his discoveries Koyupk
which extremely interesting He found has been sta
ted, chamber which is completely filled with Gotta
tablets the inscriptions which, learn, stamped
in that, though Major Rawinson thinks probable these
tablets may be records Of the empire is still unlikely
that many Of them may in fact be duplicates Of colec
on Of manesoes for issuing to the people their imme
date ruers-in Short of Assyran official printing
office.
We believe that fewer than twenty-five on
their way England. In the pyramid at Nimroud also
unique statue has been discovered Ii is from four to five feet
in height in gypsum deliberately carved, and very perfect
There is also high relief Of the King, very beautifully
cued standing arch eight high, and covered with
minute inscriptions Mr. Laysds last communication is da.
ted Aka, July H. where, sorry say, he has been
confined by attack Of fever The inefficient assistance
he has received has caused him himself and thus
he has been stopped awhile his way Vac to secure in
scrpons He hopes to pass great part Of the winter in
Babyonis and to return home in the spring. The very inn
posn discoveries he is making render impersvely
necessary that his exeron should not be stayed for want
funds.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-10-26

The SURVEY OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BANKS,
by the Committee of the Louisiana Senate, is de-
veloping some curious facts. The New Orleans
Bulletin gives the result of the examination of the
following breaks:
Forier crevasse, 34 miles above New Orleans, the
right bank Of the river 300 feet wide the volume Of
10 feet deep. Sauve this break is well known
our readers; crevasse, opposite Port Hudson, 2640 feel
wide volume Of water 81 feet Deep Crevasse on Wes
Baton Rouge below Fausse river 1877 feet Of eves wash
ed away the volume water ID five feet Deep Grand Le-
crevess at Moganza 462 feet long, water feet Deep
SWANS crevasse os feet long, 81 feet depth Of
Moreau cevssse below Red river $50 feet Of evee gone
water four feet Deep Raccourc Grand Levee Crevasse
,l6l feet long, feet depth Of water The total length
the five fragments Of Fausse river island crevasse was
found to be 1850 feet mean depth 81 feet
The following account Of the Forier crevasse which we
copy from the Bulletin, shows the Of the devastation
consequent upon these breaks:
This crevasse occurred the 7h Of April Is49 The
ievee through which broke was only four feet high but
such the neciency Of the means used close it, tina,
IN about twenty days abandoned mpractcabe. Al
ths time the breach only 800 feet wide and first the
waters were discharged into Lake Caahouache and thence
over the large interior lakes and praes From the penn-
suar character Of the country however between the heh
grounds fronting on the river and those Bayou Laourche
the waters accumulated upon the interior area to the depth
about four fee suomergng the Of all the plantations not
protected by swamp evee and DESTROYING large poron OF
their growing crops Some welinormed planers
the loss to be upwards Of hogsheas but others have
advanced these figures ssYouug plant cane was
killed by hundreds Of fences away the plantation
cattle driven off distance which prevented even nourv
TO where they were and the comfort and prosperity of
Of plantations utterly destroyed injured for an entire
year. distance Of forty miles below New Oreansthe water.
stood against the evees plantations three feet above
the swamp level" The lands continued submerged until
about the 18th Of September though the had fallen
some three feet by the 25h Of July, the widening deep
enng Of the mouth Of the crevase by abrasion seeming to
keep its capacity to discharge its accustomed volume.
We visited person the about four days after it
broke through, and at time when could have been stop
ped outlay Of S2 600. The indifference of the auho
rites Of the parish allowed II the planters bali
million of dollars and then compelled the proprietor to build
new and expensive eves through his best sugar fields The
submerged by this 10 estimated $50 square
miles, or 544, 900 acres.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-10-26
VIRGINIA CONVENTION.

The Committee Of Thirteen of the Virginia Convention,
raised to inquire into and report the best method Of bringing
forward the proposed amendments in and reforms of the
Constitution Of that State met Saturday last and agreed
to report plan for referring the Executive Legislative, and
Judicial departments different commteesone Of the
mees to have exclusively under its consideration the county
court systems another the subject Of education; another
the basis Of representation oposed to be composed Of
equal number Of delegates from each of the four grand d
sons of the State !; another the Bill Of Rights and all mat
tes not especially referred either Of the other committees
and which may include Of the interesting subjects
likely to be brought forward. The report will propose eight
committees in all,
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-10-26

The people Of Pittsburg are still plagued on ac-
count Of their freak in having, some time since,
elected an eccentric gentleman. who was then in
prison for misdemeaner, to the Office of Mayor.
The Gazette of Wednesday says:
"Joseph Barker arrested yesterday and held to bai
before Alderman Steel in the Of two thousand dollars
to answer the charge Of assault and battery false mpson
ment Sc preferred against him by Mess Luton and Shore
John Taggers, shoemaker Smhfed street. taken as bail
after having justified" 'A IA !.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-10-26

GREAT DIscovERI.-Ths cave recently discovered near
Madison Wisconsin, supposed extend Under the greater
part of Dove and Iowa counties An exploring party lately
passed five days in examining it. They passed over and
among large which proved to be lead ore Of fine quail
y spreading over extent Of three miles, They found also
fine copper and eleven pounds Of native silver Crystals
stalactes, ncrustaons &c. abundant and waterfalls
and lake, which explored in canoe and found to be
thirty -seven feet deep.-Eemomist.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-10-26

LAND SLIDES ON THE MIssIssIPPI.-The State
Engineer of Louisiana writes as follows to the
New Orleans Delta, under date of the 9Th instant
Passing the town of Plaquemine, this morning,
most melancholy spectacle large land slide had occurred
nearly in front of the central part Of the village and the in
habitsn were buy engaged in removing their furniture and
effects from the houses in tearing down and removing the
samebeeving, they had every do, that they
would either sink into the river be entirely unsafe for
hsbitaion They were destroying some very good brick
edifces st fS
There has been unusual amount Of caving in the
rivers banks this season. from the mouth of Red river down
% far the town Of Donaldsonvile.
g" at present. in obedience requisition of the last
Legislature busy engaged in repairing the breach made by
the last high water in the Grand Levee in the parish of
Pointe Coupee But while thus engaged labor under
the conviction that all my work, well the entire evee
will in few years be precipated into the river This whole
evee should within few years be entirely rebuilt and
much larger scale than the present one and much further
back from the river Indeed there s doubt that the whole
line Of evee the right bank of the river in the parishes
Of Poins Coupee and West Baton Rouge will be undermin
ed within very few years"
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-10-26

VoIcAsIc ERurrroSs.-An Oregon paper, dated the ass
March, gives the following of Volcanic eruPons in
Oregon
I'VE are informed BY gentlemen that both the mounts
(S Helen and Baker, sending forth volumes OF smoke,
giving undoubed evidence that their volcanic fires are nos
yet extnguished The craters from which the smoke was
issuing in ST. Helen were in number and low down the
north and northeast sides while in Mount Baker, which is
perfect cone the smoke issuing IN dense masses from
me centre Of the summit s probable tnat these are the
eny living volcanoes in Oregon.