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Correspondence of the N. Y. Journal Of Commenced
WAsuisaros Monday April Z2d

Though Mr.. Webster did vote for the select com
mitiee Of ihrtceD his position on the referred % i
the committee, being able that u would be pro-
dnctive Of much benefit while i would do injury by cree
atng the impression that sonnet hing was TO be improperly
compromised away. When The report came forward, q
would be in The power o. the majority TO separate % unite
any OF the subjects. No bill could contain provision
tina, It's subocio cannot be separated
Nj Webster, however, voled against excepting Caiior-
opposed the projected consideration of distinct
measures in one bill NJ, Wsbsfu bas aefhr done NOR
direffy favor of he adm,ssio~ ef California and s
establishment Of errttoriai governments ~ho me Was
Propiso.
mention this, becanso some papers, account Of Mr.
Wsbers vote against the committee, undertake 70 put
S n esnsea 81. pooa ' Mr. Clay Vas himself
me, indifferent or hostile TO the committee and
was, Mr. Webster IT, In favor Of passing the Cali
frnia bill FIRST then sending along the other bills to the
House. whore they may be combined or passed sepsrauy
The committee ordered by onc-half OF the Senate
and several who voted did from completeness to
the mover, Mr. Foote.
Mr. Cas- stated that he was no, sangune OF any bene
from Il. A number Of the committee viii oppose the
project OF combining any measures. when The bills
the Senate, there will be hard struggle on this
NJ benton ha. given notice that he viii wage war
~ ss va. rue viii
hence, and how long Il 70 rage in both Houses cannot De
II ali the questions can be- settled bv the i OF July,
there win be tme enough the three months TO trans
the ordinary business Of Legislation
Some members have talked OF recess during July ana
August. and then meeting In september and sitting
rI the All Of March next Bat rohing s.ia ndpes Cow
e 4 a Jay W. Ts would 's scatter em pretty
adjournment or no adournment business done Or not
Mr Benton declared to-day that California win be very
fortunate f she gets into the Union at ALL He considers
the committee be constituted 70 obstrnot her adj
However the committee may differ upon the question Of
combining any more measures In one, they can
agree unanimously. should hope upon the recommends
ton Of deemed necessary by Mr. Clay Mr.
Webster Mr. Bell and others, for the and quiet Of The
country
The only benefit to be expected from IL is strong appeal
which they will make in their report 70 the whole pnblic
favor OF the adoption Of measures calculated 70 prevent
agitation Ia future. 49,
Nj Cays short speech Wednesday II favor Of organ
izna the Territories and against the Presidents action
,,.r was very forcibe. II be remarked, that both
M Webster and Mr. Clay in favor Of Cen Casss non
policy aud opposed to Cen Tsyors non ao-
ton policy, 70 the Territories
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Correspondence Of the New York SUM-


Contrary to the expectations Of most public men here,
the cabinet still holding out against the purpose Of com
promising the slavery issues while i is notorious that the
President himself IL of the most compromise
men in Washington On this question, General has
the Republic speak his views that journal
having gone TO his anagonstshs secretaressince
became sure that the Fooe committee would be appoint
ed hear that It's articles against this have given
deep offence to the pal senatorial advocate OF the
commitee-Mr Clay II Is said that Mr.. O. has recently
held several long and earnest conferences with the Pres
dent In which he represented the latter that the
Of opposition the settlement of the slavery questions
and ALL with which the administration Is becoming de
fed is such is likely deprive the General OF the
tenance Of all Of the whig party not identified thoroughly
with the free-soil movement
The OF the opposition OF Messrs Johnson Preston
and Crawford to Mr. Gays POSITIONS (which sustained
BY southern whig and democrat in both houses Is
their indsposton his reinstatement the head of the
why party They look upon that OF Bourbon
toation, OF which there fail spring
ton TO the hopes and political fortunes aeas who
have 50 far proed by the action of the last Philadelphia
national convention.
How unfortunate il is truly, that the public Of Amer
lea cannot dispose oil grave without all Sides
as II were, shaping their in great for their
individual advancement This habit has become gen.
eal be doing much, very much, loosen the bands
which hold those seeking political preermen attached
party have known Washington for twenty-five years.
and have known party obligations sit lightly
present upon the public Of the country All such
Of Congress who not seeking re-eecion already
care little nothing about party, and day
being added to this list w.
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Correspondence Of the N. Y. Journal Of commercel
H@ UNSATISFACTORY April % 1854

FIVE have yet admitted California into the Union
the Union likely to be admitted into California We
whole communities the march the promised land.
The West the South and the North all moving
the Pacific But California IL also admitting liberal portions
of Europe, ASIA and South America the Islands, &c
gon has annexedthat Is, the Oegonans 20 down
the dry season and dig god and return In the
The Oregonians are, understand the best dggers be.
the hardest of people who gone dig
gings. gentleman, now here from California, knew
man from Oregon who made twenty-five hundred dollars
by hard work, digging and washing god the last
Congress ought before long, take for
securing citizens and those who give evil
dsnce discrimination become So the benefits of the
gold region.
The malconent wings will be overrued Mr. Bell stated
in his speech to-day that in his last with Gen
Taylor he declared that he would be bound by
tston OF the wing parry, in opposition to his judg
ment
twas in emplation, weeks ago, send
General Taylor a committee Of wing members, remon-
sirae against the continuance OF the present cabinet IL Is
said that General Taylor, hearing OF IT, remarked that il
they him. they would find there Buena vstas
In civil life well as in military life
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Il
Mr. Webster has int odnced resoluton requesting the
Committee Finances 10 the Senate inquire into the
pedency Of substituting expeditions mode than
present pursued, with coinage o. the
United States, and the valuation Of foreign cons. Neatly
month since informed you that the committee had taken
action IN the mater without instructionj but IL appears
that for some cause the scheme OF eadjustmen aban
doned Ibis resolution will Of revive the inquiry,
and lead probably 70 bill and report Al the time alluded
to- appended table Of the Of the gold coinage il
this county, from 1924 1885, and the aggregate products
q the gold mines Of the United States or the same period
loo 70 iooOthat is the lapse OF timewas ~ OOO
co., showing increase OF nearly double what il the
previous twelve years. and yet actual yield being de-
crease tncIadng nom 1880 iS44) instead Of
about 100 However, since the mines OF California
have opened their rich stores the increase viii rise heaE
ter 70 200 per has already 400 cent?
and that change IN standard system s required
as well la the facilities for coinage, will dispute.
II perhaps generally known that the
value Of gold In this country compared with other
tries yet such - the case Formerly the true
namely. that silver obtained higher value as Il OBJ
tain inferior value The over-vauton is from
TO IA per cent, that observes English journal
Isl an individual who has pay debt OF El00 who
employs metallic money for thai purpose, will from 26s
to 30s. by using gold rather than silver
In connection with the table Of produc previously given
the following results iurnished
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The New York Mint, 30.
WASHINGTON. April p. Is5

WARRINGTON April Y, 1850.
GENTLEMEN / am not at all surprised that you
bic understand how IL is that appropriations pass Com
gress for enlaging the capacity OF the Phiadelpa mint
in New York. and that therefore, you think The TACT dis
creditsble TO the activity OF your city members Two
weeks experience here however, would relieve you
from all such surprise.
The appropriation increase the coinage capacity of the
Philadephia mint Is in what Is called the deficiency BILL"
To that bill my colleagues and myself proposed 70 add an
appropriation for the New York mint but the sis rule Of
tnre not previously authorized by law, unless contnua
non Of some previous appropriation, was an obstacle we
no law authorized the establishment Of mint in New
York, the idea was abandoned.
We then consulted upon the proposition to move TO strike
out the appropriation enlarge the capacity Of the Phladc
phia mint But this there several objections One
was would be mpolitic start such contest be-
tween cities in deficiency BILL and that the peJu
dice thus created would damage But the
trolling objection that II succeeded II would be but
injung city and people, when the policy
Is have Philadelphia turn gold into com as last
send gold the mint TO be returned in coin We therefore
Tho experiences only two weeks here would show you
the impossbv Of doing anything that does not meet with
general until the slavery agitation Is settled
and This agitation absorb. and engrosse. e at
tention Of members North and Sosth that they will &arce
y think OF talk OF anything else Appropriation bills
passed by an overwhelming necessity but little else
can be done I the slavery agitation Of the way.
must confess that ms we 90 on see no hope OF doing
over from three o'clock Friday Twelve O'clock
Monday; and we cannot raise upon their feet even mem
Il! There plausible for such adjounmenis in
the fact nothing Is doue II every Satur
day members might make each hour slavery
Speech AID relieve the party, fifty members
Struggling the floor. the most sefoss obstacle, how
ever in the way ofpubc business Is my opinion, the
Irresistible and always victorious hour Of dau-t Three
o'clock the common dlning hour; and matter hat
under discussion djourn then, backed by habit
and hunger carries all before H. II had the hours and
habits OF the House OF Commons, could pump out"
every member upon the slavery question in week, and
then get In form other But things go on,
member within reach Of the telegraph, and whintwo
days journey Of the least here m the cholera bill
ous fsser IL September October, begins to make
bers think Of voting, adjournlng, and going home
'' JAMES BROOKS.
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SIZZLING INVESTIGATION IN CoseREss. THIS GALpHrxs
ALARMrDWe refer the reader the Geographic reports
Of Congress After long. clustering article in the
Republic about the innocent lamb in the Office OF the
Secretary of the "Interor and vehement call upon Mr.
Richardson put through his resolutions OF inquiry be-
hold when the attempt was made, the wing members Of
Congress resisted in anything ba spirit showing nno-
cence The day OF Judgment was much nearer than the
Secretary OF the Interior desired and hence the effort save
him little longer II all will not do--the truth must
and will come to light as the celebrated speculaons in
the scrip oil the old soldiers forth TO coniound the
guilty. though they had previously denied i hercey
they now do their other malprsclces. Statesman.
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By ana NTH me ADVICE and CONSENT Of nc SfHaff.
Abraham Jones 10 be postmaster Quincy, Illinois,
Oliver 3. Beers be postmaster Mt IA obie, Alabama.
Michael Musson 70 be postmaster at New Oheans.
Louisiana.
nectcut.
Wills DE Has, OF Virginia, to be consul Of the United
States for Merida and Sisal, in Yucatan.
Curtius IL. Sanders OF Tennessee consul Of the
United States for 81. Catharine's, Brazil.
j. j. Wfckes 20 be assistant treasurer Of the United
States and Of the mint New Orleans 10 the
STATE OF Louisiana.
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S%ss sss~ q besxd s U.sssd STATES skip ~
~ gG<as sad elsssa " sh< Ctss. a q S. ss
hPul DIP ~ The United States shin Ohio is
un oeiow fufsri Price up from her this nornjnr
ne iePof's uat wnue ne OHIO al Rio ths yellow
ever nsa broken Out % board and os three weeks
Sxssen fatal cases had occurred e.rryior ar A. aos,
and eleven Of the The nass ii he o;ce,s Jes
Lisutenants @ Armstrong and Henry CIV IN xs.issrr
Surgeon j. Bell Midshipman Joseph Miller ana Pusssrs
CLERK J. G. johnson. -
Accidsnt On the NsW York a.d Nsw HaveH Railroad.
BosroN April Ma. MAT Ilo'cock last evening. a. ths
New Haven train from New York about six miles from
Boston, the engine struck rock, weighing about = ton
which had rolled the bank above and badly
ken. The baggage thrown perpendiouIay up the
bank while the passenger remained upon the track
The rails torn up Tor distance. but fortunately
no one was injured The engineer and fireman had won
derfn escape. 81
Condition Of The Northow Marksfs
. NEw YoRx, April 27-2, p m.The stock market Il vary
buoysnt and almost all kinds beer. Flour ID also
tive, with sales at full prices Dealers Of cotton still
waiting the steamers No change in the grain market
good business II doing at the quoted rates.
Inc Atlantic sailed this morning with full complement
Of passengers No news Of the steamers yet "
PHILADELrHIA April Zip. m.The business doing this
morning Y limited % home consumption; There & bat
At " III 70 rs barrel Grains continue scarce and
In demand a. advance. Holders not anxious to
sell. Operations In the stock board principally In
fancy stocks and State oansthe latter firm advance
to2 Some outside business doing In governments secnri
ties N 4AA
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Irorr.sr rRrArThe trial OF this administration tof the
President cabnet and their sies) Is going on at wash
ington, before Congress committee, for lifting TOO
freely vast sums Of money out OF the public treasury
grand sight for the moral vision, 70 see the rulers on 'fa'
Plies servants The lion and the lamb shall lie down to-
ge,her and the uls child shah lead the oxNsp Hass~
Rsrisfsy. tfS
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The democrats OF Lancaster assembled in county
yention on the 10th instant elected Colonel r. Frazer
B. Amwake, John NJ. Dunlap, Charles M johnson, John
Husn and James M Dare, delegates to the State con-
yention, under Instructions to support Peter Martin, OF
that county, for the office OF canal commissioner, and
adopted the following resolutions:
Rssopd That the doctrines and principles of the democ-
racy asserted and proclaimed by the national democrat
c convention, Baltimore in May, lSl6 still warmly
recognise and supports and hereby pledge ourselves,
OF the democracy OF the county OF Iancas
yield or give up part portion OF that broad
platform, covering the entire extent Of the Union.
Resolved, That the preservation of this Union wholly de-
ponds and only requires tahfn strict and honest OBJ
Of the intent and meaning Of the st,uon
which noble instrument is the evidence of its exist
the shield OF It's preservation, and the limit OF Its
powers
Resoped That the OF the constitution and
the practical application VI its principles the democracy
Lancaster county sterny oppose all compromises OF the
being Let the guaranteed rights Of all be respected
matter who may be dissatisfied.
Rssopsd That democrats, whole country is alike
dear and the attack upon the South the abuse OF her
people, her position and situation, alike derogatory
the American character, and injurious TO the welfare and
perpetnity OF the Union
Resolved, That the attempts OF aboonsts and others
create hatred ainst the South unjust and lberal
and we declare our conviction that the socaed Wfno
Povo has been and Is pregnant with evil the county
large, TO its peace welfare, and prosperity. Uncaed for
and unnecessary has created difficulties and dangers OF
an alarming characters but now, rejoccd say, il
understood and fast receiving the condemnation Of the
American people.
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DEATH AN AoKD oInzxs.--Y Yesterday IL became the
province Of the friends Of Mr. Edward Csrew consgn
his remains 70 the tomb There is especial cause for
noticing the departure from earth Of this gentleman For
series of years he has been well known all one who
devoted himself to the progress Of the times carefully
observing every enterprise, and without ostcntaon
exercising in his sphere decided Influence and generally
resulting In public good We knew but little Of his private
character previous to his decease but the general
excited at the first of bis sudden illness
drew forth the relation of incidents and credabe
his philanthropy that placed him high in the estimation Of
those to whom they communicated He attacked
with pneumonia the morning Of Thursday last, and
pred at o'clock Saturday morning His sudden de-
parture from life rendered the melancholy from
the fact that his only sonColonel John Carew, the
nor editor Of contemporary Of the Mercuyhad but
iortyeigh hours previously left Charleston for Washington
city Of the commirtee charged with bringing home
the remains Of Mr. Calhoun elsgraphic despatch, how
ever, fortunately reached him in time afford him the
melancholy satisfaction Of being present the nerment
Of his honored parent. Mr. Carew in his seventeen
year the time his DEATH and spent the last hours of his
lie in the service Of the public he engaged the
very latest previous to his being attacked with the
disease ofwhch he died. in experimenting the plank road
which is 10 prove so beneficial to our city.
[Charleston Courier, dprii %. VI
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silvia IN EsoLANnA very valuable silver lode has
been discovered on Ebridgs estate, the property OF w.
wyond, In the parish Of Landulph about four miles from
Salnh, the direct Calingon road. Applications have
been repeatedly made for the last twenty years Tor grant
OF the set which, however, could be obtained TN about
fortnight since the proprietor believing that his es
contained any mineral and supposn that his land
would be broken mp to purpose Operations late.
commenced and when only three feet from the surfa CO.
valuable lode Of slverlead opened upon. show
ing the opinions Of the practical miners correct,
The taken from Il having been carefully assayed pro
nced 10 In 20 for lead, and 200 the ton or
ore The shaft has since been sunk about four fshoms
where the lode Is four feet big and the found be Of
much greater richness This Is Of the richest lodes
ever seen In our locality the surface
IpLun1nufh ksnrdia.
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Number Of pieces. .27 65S,2 76
NaiuhuOh Y15,JIcyo50 W
Previous TO 1905 tho whole number Of eagles coined
amounted 10 5y2 Since then, were coined until
1885, during which year 1900 issued Number Of
half pennies omitted duo, I, 1888 7l3
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PKcuLrAwirEs or Turks In their and Gus
they appear the very antpodss OF the civilized NORTH
and all their habits antiiheca TO Europeans They ON
the ground cross-egged; we sit upright, upon chair
They eat with their fingers; we with our forks Theft
women wear rowser; their men wear petite ,sn We
take of hats, entering room they take of their
shoes Our gentlemen visit the ladies' their women the
Our fair ones ride sideways their beauties ride
s-susddie They glory In plurality; we think one enough
Their fair ones paint the eyeds and fingers; ours only
their cheeks We think them bsbarsns and fanacs and
wonder at their taste they reaae by calling us dogs and
are equally astonished al our want Of good breeding.
There are scarcely points in which they both agree and
may be said with truth that what the Anglo Saxon s The
Turk IL not--RSv. Mr.. Fsusss.
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NEW g.-An Pokadom will be delighted to learn
that dance produced the ball Of the Turkish
ambassador recently given in Paris i is emblematc
dance, called the Months performed by twelve ladies'
and gentlemen; and correspondent of the New York
Express gives account of 1t;
January dressed prince palane, and wrapped
in sable. April lilac Grape dress, with skirts
the upper looped short spaces by lunches Of
llacs her head she wreath of vioets. Febru-
AIRY black velvet doubef sashed with fame -coorcd
gauze, cut IN such way as 70 represent flames, and
his breast the arms Of the city Of Have, the siamander
young woman, with dress which seemed made entirely
OF butterflies wings and whose fair forehead
with wreath Of horness March the dress Of
farmer. with plough and rake embroidered on his
breast and he danced with june whose green silk dress
trimmed with moss and le punches OF
berries. September was dressed hunter, with his
game-bag at his aide. August very beautiful as a
young vnedrcsser, with her white dress trimmed with
punches of grapes and her head wreathed with vine
leaves.
compelled keep their feet all ght satisfy
the admiration Of the spectators Pail Ledger.
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81 LAST WEEK. -i sss4a. 3
Kswis's Pam0ranas OF the AIssissappa exlib
tied shove Tor
AZ ONE WEEK MORE.
UPpER RlvxR~--nlonday, Wednesday, and Friday.
LowER RvER.--Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.
afternoon Performances at O'Clock.
UrPER RIVER Wednesday,
LowER RIvER.-Fnday.
Tickets, rs cents; children under 10, half price
Ap 2s-6 asa Mes
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THE UNION.


From the Winchester virginian- sxsrs.
FRIDAY. April 26.
remarkably full VOTE the largest By some 250 ever east
in the county There is il will be- seen from the follow
ing returns, no political change in the delegation. Fred
erick is still divided.
Bruce. Sydaor HALL Ward.
Aggregate 932 $50 1901 $50
The vote stood in lsas Wood, ssl; sydnor s25 Wall
625 Clarke, go.
Convention 1904
No convention S38
Jefferson County wings are elected to the legis