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Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-10-19
THE LATE MAIL RODBERY-ARREsT OF THE
SUPPOSED ROBBERS.

Five have been arrested and are now n custody who
there good believe the perpetrators of the
daring robbery Of the United States mail in the southwestern
suburbs Of Philadephia Saturday night last man Of
doubtful repute from Baltimore named Isaiah Isaac or
Joseph Downs and better known by the not very fecous
sobrqut Of Sommaky, Monday evening" while under
the influence Of liquor encountered Mr. Thomas Subbins an
expoce officer in South Broad street. and informed him he
knew all about the mail robbery that he himself
cerned in the robbery and he had been treated badly by
the robbers who planned and executed it, he resolved
blow on them. Downs communicated Mr.. Subbins the
whole Of the circumstances Of the robbery and Mr. g. OBJ
tanning the assistance Of party Of the day and night police
the southwest dvsion between nine and o'clock Mon
day night proceeded place Federal street, between
Broad street and Long Lane 10 West Moyamensng, known
Rum Row., where five men, indicated by Downs were
arrested. The all taken in different houses The
entire Row was in state of carousal and almost every
one of the inmstes seemed to te intoxicated
The Of the prisoners Thomas Vech, James Bell
Thomas Brannn, John McCarty, and Robert Mcdowell.
They taken to the station house, Of Schuylk
Eighth and Brighton Streets and yesterday morning. between
twelve and o'clock they underwent an examination before
Mayor Jones, the United States District Attorney John w.
Ashmead Eq being present to conduct the hearing the
part of the Government. Downs examined States
evidences and his testimony against the accused direct and
positive The examination resulted in the prisoners being
fully committed in default of 900 bail each to
the next term Of the United States District Court About
o'clock yesterday morning the prisoners conveyed the
county prison. They are all Engishmen and Irshmen
Most of them well known old offenders, and two Of them
are convicts not long since enlarged from the pententay
where they had served for proacted periods Three of them
gray headed and they all Of the hardest appear
ance.
According to Downs account, the mail entered by
false key and the pouches thrown The bags then
gathered up and the robbers wadng through pond pre-
vent themselves from being tracked, took the pouches to
stable in the Of 'Rum Row." where the letters were
sorted out Downs has been detained custody The red
letters scattered in cump of bushes adjacent Re-
menters farm where they were discovered Sunday
ing The prisoners make defence. They were silent as
the robbery The money they obtained supposed have
been buried and is thought that will be recovered We
will add that quantity of silver spoons and other articles of
which supposed to have been stolen Captain Binder
forms that he made the arrest Of Ben, alas Brannn
In addition the above arrests another person. named
Henry Shrver. taken into custody by officer Pdgeon,
and locked up for hearing to-day before Mayor Gipin
philadelphia Inquirer, Oct. I6.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-10-19

NEW JEsuIT CoLLEsE AND CHuRcH.-A large establish
men Of the Jesus has been erected in the city Of New York.
18th street. the sixth The New York Jour
nal of Commerce says:
SIT is built of brick is four stories high and calculated to
accommodate about hundred Students and their
tes has front of twenty Eve feet the avenue
back ninety eight feet and has extension the
of hundred and twentyfour feet The present cost will
be about but it is contemplated ultimately to add
another wing, nearly doubling the dimensions Of the building
1t will then Eve lots with courtyard in the centre
opening towards the It will be enclosed by wall
The front is faced with Paterson IN. J) browns,one-a
rey just being introduced for building purposes It will be
story Immediately in the rear, 10th street, church
eee Of liberal dimensions has just been commenced for the
Jesus will be by ninety -four feet and faced
with brown stone. II will be completed summer,
of about s90 o00 in the Conthan style. It will
have seepe The college viii be occupied in part by the
middle of November and be completed by the last Of Ja
nuary"
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-10-19

MARX THE CoNsEaUEScEs.-Races appear to be getting
into vogue, for large of money between different lines
Of ocean steamers departing from the port Of New York.
What will be the natural and, later the certain
sequence of such practice
The latest Of these takes place this day. and thus
nounced in the correspondence Of the Baltimore Sun "A
race is talked Of between the steamship Baltic, of Coins
line, and the propeller Union, lately arrived here from Pha-
dephia and shortly start for California large amount
has been put up, the forfeit being $4,000, and the
off Thursday when the Baltic starts her first trip
to Liverpool The distance prescribed is between the city
and Sandy Hook"
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-10-19

LoISs TSFASr.-"Those who have lost infant are
il without infant child The other children
grow up manhood and womanhood and suffer all the
changes Of mortality but this alone is rendered i'm
mortal child for death has arrested il with his kindly harsh
ness, and blessed il into eternal image of youth and
innocence"
We know who the author Of the above thought but
beautiful Is Many mother, who has wept
in passionate agony dead babe has lived TO love the
memory Of the lost he,cr than she loves the survivors
We speak Of tho unhappy inssnces where those
whom death has spared grow up bo the pain Of parents
sence, but Of the frequent where the Ties Of gs
tuds ssng 10 childhood, gradually become weakened by
ahssnes where ths mother l. emoH fgosn by ths child
whGs Tie bebe grows up into a. sn-heaed and soaion
ess nm o. spch oecns ~ psopt en- scsscny sssnxs
haa ~ sen ssl6sh nsa %ks ee1s hss ~ ~ u nbe
~ dnndlsd y ~ ou& on3V1o ~ 1na QnaGo1y upon
~ n1 - ~ Woll ueunr ~ nke e>n ase& ~ haut
S 4 - ~ - lsankae AsgSg -.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-10-19
PROM ruK wK,rcHKsrrn yIIIAer nrcoaD.

DKArH rRox HrpRorHoBIA.--Mr Joseph Hunt, one of
the oldest residents and respectable citizens Of the
y, was seized with symptoms of bydophobia on Tuesday
last and, after suffering much pain and anguish, died
Friday evening following. He a Of robust cons-
tuon about seventy years Of age and great benevoence
and goodness OF character and universally esteemed The
wound was inflicted upon the wrist of the right arm and
although apparently much than scratch the blood
howed freely Afer day the wrist lied up BY
an numste female friend the only person to whom he COM
munied the bite and quickly healed up In order
eve h suerngs, chlorofom administered by nhsls-
hon, which afforded him temporary repose
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-10-19
GUTTA pERcHA AND INDIA RUBBER.

The variety Of practical purposes which these articles
applied is truly wonderful. The important
application Of India Rubber is in the shape of springs for
railway carriages, which has produced desirable i'm
provemen in the comfort Of travelling The Gutta Percha
seems however, be capable Of various than
India Rubber. We recently procured from Messs Williams
and Claiborne, who the agents in this city for the
Manufacturing Company Of New York, band made
of this curious substance work Napier printing press
with 1t has proved itself be much preferable leather
being much fmer and less liable to We learn that
getting into very extensive in the shape of bands for
heavy machinery Of all kinds. Another form in which
shall find il convenient to the Gutta Percha Is
speaking tube between distant aparments For this pur-
pose admirably and far cheaper than tin lead
For instance tube Of Guta Pechs, with caber of three
quarters of inch only ten cents the running foot
The tubes of various Sizes very valuable for
Quoting water and learn that the Richmond Fire Asso
citation is supplying its engines with Gutta Percha suction
pipes would very little, with these tubes to introduce
spring well water into country houses.
To give the reader idea of the variety of useful a
ces which the former substance is converted append
a List Of forty, any Of which Messrs. w. &c G. are
prepared to furnish spon short Richmond Rep
Soes for boots and shoes heels Of harder material ;
cement for attaching the soes driving bands for machinery
sheet any thickness color Sheet very thin, for lining
dresses surgical purposes. &c round band, string, any
thickness tubing of all Sizes cricket balls balls for tennis
ves, &c, walking canes splits for surgical purposes
hescope speaking trumpets, tmpets, caheers and
bouges moudngs for picture frames and pier glasses flower
potts. fruit Dishes inksands drinking cups washing bowls
medals and medaons, harness. cart gig, and carriage traces
driving rens, riding whips stable fire buckets, pump
buckets, waterproof cloth, floor cloth, &C., saddlerees,
saddlepads, liquor oil, and medicine iasks tooth filling,
oby for ale beer spttoons tere doll heads nsulaters
or telegraph, card baskets, soap dishes, &c &c.
Richmond Times
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-10-19

!, Among the Wing members of the present Con-
gress who have been elected to the next, against
opposition. we have not heard Of one whose sue
cess we have been more grat6ed to learn than that
Of the sterling and truly National Wing, the Hon.
JOHN L. TAYLOR, Of Ohio. He has been re-
elected by majority Of $40 votes over the two
regularly nominated Locofoco and Abolition candi-
dates, which reflects as much honor on the inteli-
gence of his constituents as upon himself for Mr..
Taylor was one Of those Wings from the |" free"
States who voted for the fugitive slave bill, and
his vote has been trumphantly sustained at home,
even against the combined forces of Locofocoism
and Abolitionism.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-10-19

CorrEE-Forytwo years ago the annual crop of coffee in
Brszl did not exceed 900 bags Even in 1890 only
reached 900 bags At that time the high price of coffee
in England and the diminished production in Cuba smu
lated the Brazilian planters to extend its cultivation, and
1890 they sent to market 100000 bags g. 00O 900
pounds and in ls47 the enormous quantity of nearly
30O O0O 600 hounds
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-10-19

NEwsrArER Doe-The Albany Knickerbocker boasts Of
dog CONNECTED with that Office who exces in sagacity
all other newspaper dogs recently noticed He belongs
Of the carriers and in the daily habit of accompanying
his MASTER aud served upwards of six hundred papers, The
carrier taken sick the other day and could not carry bis
route but the dog undertook the duty an accompanied by
an oce boy the house of every subscriber Strange
TO say he did not miss subscriber and in this respect he
showed himself more faithful than some bipcd carriers
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-10-19

We observe by late Mississippi papers that
Judge SHARKEY, President of the Nashville Con-
vention, was to address meeting of the friends of
the Union at Vicksburg. He repudiates ultraism
in all its forms, and susains the action Of Congress
in the adjustment of the questions growing out Of
the acquisition Of Mexican territory. This will be
rather severe blow to the disunionists in Missis-
sippi.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-10-19
LIBERIA.

asg LIBERIA. ttt
The following further accounts of the progress
of the Republic Of Liberia are from letter from
President ROBERTS, dated Monroyia, July l9:
Since last wrote our public affairs usual have been
advancing quietly and in order.
The savers very 10th to give up their traffic at CALI
and New Cestors few weeks ago Spanish feucca,
after save appeared off the former place. and boarded by
of her Mjesy cruisers but she had slave CARGO
slave equipments to be found board she not
detained The captain ofthe elucca however, actually
muncated to the chiefs shore his intention take slaves If
they to be obtained but they having recently ceded
to the jurisdiction of the territory, at declined to enter
into any arrangements with him. He then proceeded New
Cesors and Tadeown which latter place he offered cash
in douboons for hundred slaves delivery Il the beach.
He here regret say found encouragement, at least
in promises from three of the head n the
me however, received intelligence of his real character
and dispatched little vessel the Lark, to seize him, if
found upon coast By this time her Majesty brig Hound
also in search of him. The fellow got wind of these
movements and happy to cay, abandoned bis purpose,
at least this part of the coast understand he has gone
try the south feel quite that the slave trade
again be revived within the teroal limits Of Liberia
that is between Sierra Leone and Cape Palmas. Without
banacoons shore in which to collect slaves they cannot
possibly carry the traffic. and certainly be esab
lished on the territory which laws extend a
" It is satisfactory state that Mr.. Shaw, who has the
mercantile and manufacturing firms in England for the pur
pose Of testing, by practical experiments the possibility Of OBJ
tanning supply Of cotton from the west coast of Africa is
he and has commenced operations under very encouraging
prospects There is but little doubt that cotton of good qua
y can be produced in Liberia and exceedingly grat6ed
at the opportunity afforded settle the question, and
encourage our citizens to renewed eIeron."
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-10-19

IMPORTANT IsvEsTIoS.-The Pisburg Journal saws
that Mr. c. EVANS of that city, has invented and construct
Cd neat apparatus for asceainng at all times the
sure of steam in steamboat and other boilers Il has been
submitted to some practical eRgnee and pronounced to be
the best machine for the purpose hitherto devised Its ra,
merit that is not at all liable to be broke or damaged
Neither mercury nor glass is used
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-10-19

We it stated that Mr. BowaAs will contest the cleo
ton Of Mr. w. p Hall, the Fourth Congressional Dis
tct of Missouri the ground that large number Of
given for Mr. Hall by persons residing in the territory
recently attached 10 the State Of Iowa. by the decision of the
Supreme Court ofhc United States The St. Louis Repubi-
thinks probable that large number Of such votes
given for Mr. Hall and, they voted ppa poce there will
be no difficulty Of establishing the fact.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-10-19

BOUNDARY BETWEEN Missouri AND IowA.-The
Commissioners appointed by the proper authori-
ties of Iowa and Missouri to run the line of boun-
dary between the two States have finished their
labors and prepared their report, to be presented
their respective Governments. They were engaged
four months in running the line.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-10-19

Boston sPeculator proposes plan by which they who
choose may to London and the big fair in the spring
and come back again, all for than hundred dol
lars He says be has sscertaned from good authority tha
provided hundred passengers can b obtaned ~ p0r
Of line Of first clas psckss win sggse 70 funj
passage 70 Liverpool and back and provids god
tons and excellent fare. FOR the sum - sis(v &.>
the whole trip end ssy 70 include obook (1so3 uoE ~
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-10-19

The British war steamer Gladiator on the 4th of August
of the island of Fernando Po, fell in with the brig Hun,ress
Of Phsdephs, without navigator the captain, mate, and
one Of the crew having died of fever Lieut. RosIs
son, Of the British Navy, put board and has safely
delivered the vessel to her owners in Philadelphia.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-10-19

COMPLIMENTARY DNNER.-A public dinner was
given to Senators MASON and HUNTER, Of Virginia,
on the I'd instant, by number Of the citizens Of
Fauquier county, in testimony of their respect for
the zeal, fidelity, and ability displayed by those
Senator's, during the late session Of Congress, in
defence of Southern rights.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-10-19

AGRIcULruRAL FAIR AND CATTLE SHow.-Our
agricultural readers should bear in mind that the
annual Fair and Cattle Show of the Maryland Ag-
ricultural Society is to commence on Wednesday
next. at their enclosure, the southern limits of
the city Of Baltimore. II promises, as we learn,
to excel all previous exhibitions of the Society.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-10-19

The assessments of real estate in the city Of Richmond for
the year 1885, make the value Of buildings $780, and
OF lots including buildings Sls 72s 603 This shows
crease IN the value Of real estate Of nearly hundred per
cent within the last ten years.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-10-19

PENNSYLVANIA ELEoTIoN.-HENRY M. FULLER,
Wing, has been elected to Congress from the llth
district, by about fifty majority. This makes the
delegation stand fifteen Democrats to nine Wings.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-10-19

The st. Louis Times that five countereiters have
been arrested Oquawka Missouri. Several bushels Of
counterfeit coin were found in their possession.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-10-19

Hon. D. d. BARNARD, the recently appointed
Minister Plenipotentiary to Russia, sailed from
New York on Wednesday, in the ship Zurich, for
Hayre. He is accompanied by his wife and
daughter.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-10-19

The correspondent Paquemine Of the New Orleans True
Delta says that on the night of the 7h instant the bank Of
the river in front Of the lower part of the town caved in and
has already destroyed property the amount Of $50 0eo"
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-10-19

NAvAL.-The United States steamer Saranac, Captain
TArTSALI, left the Gosport navy yard Tuesday for New
York. where she is to be fitted out for the East India station
and will be absent two or three years.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-10-19

VIRGrSIA CoSsTITUT1oSAL CosvEsTIoS.-In this body
at Richmond, Wednesday, proposition Of Mr. FAULK-
SERs procure the statistics practicable
opened debate the subject of adournng the Convention
future day, in order to obtain the desired data popula
on taxation, and land assessments Mr.. WIsE, who is
advocate Of the whitebass principle indicated his purpose
contend srenuously for the adjournment The hav-
ing been temporarily postponed, many propositions how
they should proceed thrown upon the Clerks table and
ordered to be printed.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-10-19

So stands the new Congressional delegation from
Ohio. We lose FMcK by sad detection in Wash
ington. 1t is possible the official vote will change
the result but at present advised, we think GAY
LORD is elected.
JOHNSON, Independent is elected to Congress in
the l6th district over HoAGLAND.
The result for Congress is, . Wings, Demo-
Gratis, GIDDINGs, Free-Soil. TowNsHEND, Abolition
Loco, and JOHNSON, Independent So much for
Ohio in lS5O.-Ohio State Journal.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-10-19

ExPLosoS OF GUNrowDER.-The store of Mr.. JAMES
SrBrRESs, at Columbia Missouri suddenly reduced to
ruins the 9th instant by the accidental ignition Of
y of gunpowde and Messrs JosIAH NJ SHORT and BEsJ.
T. WHITE killed. and ten twelve other persons injured.
The accident is said to have occurred in this way
Mr. Stephens receiving large stock of goods, which
were lying about the floor in boxes unopened Two kegs Of
powder composed part of the stock These received
the night previous and were placed in the lobby the
counter and ten feet from the door, On the morning
the catastrophe of the kegswas discovered be in bad
order that is it was through the sackng that pow
der bad leaked from the sides bottom the foor The
quantity was small but prevent accident the sound keg
was placed by one Of the clerks the the unsound one
theinenon being very to both shed back
Of the store where the powder Of the establishment is kept
Mr. Short came in the store smoking cigar and, while stand
ing near the two kegs fire dropped from the cigar las sup
posed) the loose powder the foor the quantity not
being larger than gun-load and instantly the house
ruins. tea.s
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-10-19

Governor KINe, of Missouri has granted unconditional
pardon to GoszALvE MoSrrsauIru, being satisfactorily
proven that the young is confirmed lunac It is be-
eved that no proseqi win be entered in the of the
younger brother who, it is supposed had hand in the
murder of Young Barnum.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-10-19
R. McCULLOCH's ESSAYS

NJ McCULLOCH'S ESSAHSs-This day publish.
u ed, first American edition:
1. On Interest and the Operation Of the Usury Laws
2. On Foreign and Domestic Exchange
8. On Money Coins, Bullion, Metallic and Paper Curren-
cy, Seignorage, with Tables of Coins.
One volume octavo 88 cents
The trade supplied by A. Hart Philadelphia G. p Putt
nam, New York; and Phillips Sampson, Boston.
Subscribers the Bankes Magazine viii receive this work
in the present volume Of the magazine
OfMr McCullochs work on Taxation, the London Quar-
tsriy says:
This work embraces Of the most extensive and pre-
emnenty the practical department of the amportant
science to which belongs and to recommended
BY the authorship OF one OF the most distinguished cuvators
of that science. fs4
g work with which only every statesman and leg
tor but every rejecting member of the community ought
make himself acquainted and have hesitation therefore,
saying that Mr. McCuloch has by the thought and labor
he has devoted its composition added another strong claim
those he had before established upon the gratitude of his
countrymen."
Subscriptions to the Bankers Magazine received by
J. SMITH HOMANS,
oct 19-9tif Ill Washington street, Boston.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-10-19

FULBORD BOARDING SCHOOL FOR BOYS,
LAS very healthy location, Sandy Spring Post
IL Office, Montgomery County, Md and twenty miles
north from Washington, D. C.. The Winter Term viii
mence the 18th Of the eleventh month"; November The
is paid to the health and comfort Of the students
The of study comprises thorough English Educa-
on and the Latn Greek French and Spanish languages
The mode of instruction s accurate and the discipline clear
of severity, but firm and decisive nrequirng attention to
morals manners and duty For the terms and for further
Of Alexandria Va Gales Seaton, Washington
ID. c.; and E. H. Stabler, Baltimore, Md.
ISAAC BOND, Principal Teacher
ANNA STABLER, Principal of the Boarding Depart-
ment, and Associate in the Of Morals, Manners
Health, SIC. oct is-
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FRANcK TAYLOR.
VIRGINIA STATE LOTTERY,

4 or inc uehent OF MonongaIia Acauemy.
Glass X, for 1850.
To be drawn at Alexandria Va Saturday Oct 90 1850
rs number lottery-is drawn ballots
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A sTREA, new poem, by Oliver Wendell Holmes
~ De Quinceys Writings, Q vols, new edition
Esops Fables version chiefly from original sources
by Rev. Thomas James, NJ. A., with more than fifty Illus
uations.
oct 10 FRANCK TAYLOR.
THE GENERA Of THE PLANTS or THE
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Nature by Isaac Spgue superintendent with descrp-
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TAYLOR Il MAURY,
oct f9 Booksellers, near 9th street.
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