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Superior Court.
BefoYe Judos psins

Fss s.-.sef,cn fer Malicious Persecution Wliiam IT,
D,snhsrs Ehas Pcrrerf plaintiff In this case
Who bed been captain Of the American bark Clsrisss
Fer kins alleges that the 18th Of November ss the
defendant tvho part OF the vessel went be-
fore Justice Osborne and there falsely and
and without any reasonable probable cause
the plaintiff With having fsonicusy stolen or eubss-
lied $50 Spanish douboons, Of the value Of sa2so Of
him (the defendantl upon which the plaintiff
rest and brought before the Police Court where he
YES kept In custody for three hours and then commit
ted BY Justice Osborne for examination to jail where
he again detained for three days. from he
vas taken before Commissioner OF the United States
BY whom he further detained for the space Of nine
dsys when complainant discharged on bis own re-.
cogniyspces TO appear In the Circuit Court where the
defendant csused the charge TO be brought before the
Grand jury Who refused 70 End for the supposed Of
fence. and ignored the bill Complainant urges that,
BY means Of the prosecution, he he's suffered great sax
ey and pain Of body and mind and has been put TO
expense % 300 In defending the charge, and has
dsprved Of HE employment aptain master OF .
vessel BY ell OF vhich he has suffered 10 the smo~nt
and nov seeks 10 recover the sum, Of $4,000.
Counsel for defendant moved for O non-eut, on the
grounds that plaintiff had not shown that there vas
malice In the prosecution that defendant had not
reasonable probable for instutinx the pro-
eeedings The motion foe non suit was denied and
the case stands adjourned.
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pom.ss,c RsiscsIinny.

The commissioners appointed TO decide upon the
matter have Informally decided to have equestrian
statue upon the summit Of the Virginia Washington
monument.
The mail was robbed between Monroe aud Detroit,
Michigan, On the 1st inst. The bag fousd In the
latter city and number OF letters, all Of which had
been opened and rinsd.
There we're ssso deaths In ST. Louis during the year
1sse, Of which liza were Of cholera.
There we're ls4 deaths In Philadelphia for the week
ending the I'd inst.
The mouls.rs Of 81 Louis are on strike In conss-
qrepce Of reduction Of their wages
The whole number Of deaths In Boston, during the
month Of January, was 3l3.
There we're eighty Elk deaths In Baltimore for the
week ending the 4th inst.
There sixty sir deaths In Washington City dur
Ing the month II January.
shsck Of earthquake u IL said vas very sensbiy
felt ~ Edayv Ky, on the 18th ult.
The thermometer stsyrseuse the s,h inst, stood
too degrees below nero
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Political Intelligence.

WrscorsIN WmMoT Psoviso.-The Lsgisls-
ture wisconsin has adopted series OF resolutions,
strongly opposing the introduction Of slavery in the
territories and instructng their Senators and Repre-
sentatves 70 use ali their iDusrcs In suppressng Ella
very In the District Of Columbia ana elss
within the jurisdiction Of the United States where it
does not nov exist They also favor the admission Of
California - State. with the constitution adopted
by the people Of that territory.
resolution introduced in the Kentucky Lsgs-
ature, on the 10th utimo, nstructing the u Ssns-
tors from that State to resign in consequences of their
known views favorable to the Wilmot provso which Is
at vsIsnce with the views OF large majority Of the
people Of that State.
Samuel W. Black is spoken of IS the democratic
candidate for Governor OF Pepnsylvanis-
The Legislature Of Ohio the lst instant repealed
the Law dividing Hamilton county into districts
In consequences Of this division that the Legislature
was 30 long without organization.
GEeRoIA CoNcR nssioNAL ELrcTIoN.-A despatch has
been received from Savannah Ca giving Joseph Jack.
son, democrat, majority Of 400 votes over John Elem.
ming, wbig In Chstham county which probably In.
sures his election giving the democrats gain, q it
will be recolected the election to supply the place
Of the Hon. I. Butler King. whig. The same county
gave Gen. Taylor l02 majority.
MICHIGAN AND THE PRovIso Resolutions we're intro
ducsd In the Michigan Legislature. instruoting their
senators In Congress vote for the prohibition OF
very in the terrtories They were laid on the table
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Our Boston Correspondence.

BosroN, Feb T. 1850.
The Wsathsr-Fsnny Kembe Butler Hsr'staek-s hak-
srerean Readings-Tne Custom House Trouties-.4rt
Jnionism- Professor Webster.
My weekly budget OF news Is scsnty enough, for the
continuous rain he's thrown 9 dsmper on the public
mind besides disappointing the lovers of sleighing
Well may 1t have been repeated here, Of late, that
Through the dark vista of the gloomy street.
S.ss behind sas Et sn al ssoss ono &
But mud and slSsh and w.. s, %ss ss sys
And not the skies but mortals. have the blues
Last night, however, J. Frost, Esq, came from the
northwest to put the streets in psssbe condition. aud
to furnish solid foundation in the should
come again, falling noiseessy the foot of Chart
y falls upon the sufferers floor Fss. trotters will then
come into requsition again. will attract crovds
to "ths Neck" and game suppers will be eaten at
Brighton. Speaking OF horses, "moder three year
old colt passed through the city Saturday, from
Vermont, to the stables of Charles Carroll Of Carroll
ton. He (ths horss) has all the good points Of his
Black Hawk and Morgan blood, aud Is well worth the
fifteen hundred dollars paid for him.
Fanny kemble treats US to sight Of her noble
horsemsnship," occasionally, riding unattended and
at Q slashiDg pace Her lectures very thinly at
tended (she still charges dollar) and .he is glad to
accept invitations to read before country Lyceums
terms, $50 the night. and all expenses paid Her ca
reer here is comment on Boston life which ever
Graves some new excitement to be displaced on the
morrow by others hailed with equal favor 1t first, to
be displaced with equal contempt and Indifference ar
Max Maretzek will commence opera season, in
about menth, at the Howard street. He had fine
concert Saturday under the patronage of the Phil
harmonic Socety-over twenty i've hundred persons,
at fifty cents each Nothing Of any consequence 60
ing on ct the theatres. Vandenhoff isr reading to
Lyoeuns, and Henry N. Hudson is preaching at the
Advent Church.
Our custom house clerks badly OF on Saturday.
Some dismissed none had any funds and even
the steam engine which blows up the anthracite in
the furnace, 'qui eout.n Some OF the victims" will
go to California, the emigration fever is raging
ufIA - hAro ahyAr fiGAd fArf hat
land Of promise ten shipe bsrks six briggs and
one schooner, Of an aggregate tonnage Of e,766.
Edward Everett Franklin Dexter, and Henry w.
Lopgfellow have lent their names to Art Unionn
which IL to be started here, provided the putting
pens Of the mutual admiration society leave of be-
csubipR New York "Psrlor Journal" with fulsome
piaise and aid the new movement
Profe, Tor W.bster's health good yesterday
though lie Is rather tacturn Of late snd
times lost in thought forget that any is
with him. The letters Of Vidette." to the Herald,
have been published In pamphlet FORM and win have
large sale.
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Discovrny OF Omar IsLAsp Sra ~ ArHrcA.-A
paragraph In the South african Commercial .4drerso
announces that the long contested geographical pro-
bem OF the existence OF great inland or lake In
Central africa is ct length solved. This lake often
supposed to be referred to by the natives and often
discovered according to newspaper dictum, IL once
more taid TO have been found The fact true, r.
interesting that shall not withhold the report from
our readers but IL comes TO us In such Questionable
shape that are bound TO give II only - . report.
The information Burports to come In letter written
nom the lake by MIR l. name not givep), who calls
u Nohs 60 Mama Ngams lie describes IL q
beautiful inland sea- Of unknown breadth length,
land cannot be across 1.-THE waters blue The
country round IL said TO be desert Two large rivers
run into the lake from the north the waters OF which
seem TO be composed Of melted they soft
and clear The discoverers ssy they travelled along
the banks OF Of these streamsin some parts like
the Clyde for hundred miles In T. direction,
when they upon the lake. The only indications
riysn of the position that II IL bout $50 miles ".
Of Kolobepg and that the last solar observation
taken whether this was taken the lake IL not
stated gave about 10 segs min. AL this IL vague
that NO reliance he placed II until fresh infor
nation shs enable better 20 understand the data
on which this long pending geographical dispute Is
nov claimed TO have been set at rest.
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The LATE FIRE IN BurrAIo,N Y.-Ths Buffalo Cot-
ri the 9th inst gives the following particulars Of
the fire In that city the 5th inst:-At about four
O'Clock yesterday morning, the premises No 2i8 Main
street occupied by Mr.. Compton . dry goods store
were discovered to be fire Thence spread to the
crockery and glassware establishment Of Wightman
Beckwith No 2lo and to the drug store; occupied BY
John H. Coleman and the sssignees Of l.. S. Reynolds
Nc 200 The dry goods concern of II J. Sherman, No.
GA also suffered in its upper sores but the stock
chiefly dame ged by the food Of water poured upon It.
The stock was very heavy about So 900 in valus.nd
insured as follows: ~ 900 In the Howard 5000
in the Union Mutual $500 in the Protection Hart
So 0C0 In the Etns; IS 500 in the Hartford and
5000 in the Columbian ALL $4,000. NJ. Compton
dry goods lost about $1,000 about Of which
wss injured Evans Daguerrean gallery occupied the
second and third stories Of this building Insured In
the Gepesee Mutual for goo, which will fall short of
covering the loss. Wightman L. Beckwith, crocksry
and glassware-loss chiefly by removal The insurance
IL 5000 in the Lexington Company, which will fully
meet the damage In the second and third stories Of
this building the law office Of George Colt Jr and
the psintsbop Eff Shadske. The former lost Q
valuable library and his Office furniture and the latter
all his stock, materials tools etc. Neither insured
On the corner Of Swan and Main was the extensive
drug store lately occupied by L. s. Reynolds, and at
Is destroyed, the walls having fallen in Colsmans
stock insured for SlS0o-ss00 In the Buffalo Mu-
tusl, and 81 COO In the Howard, New York. The
sgnees Of L. Reynolds insured for 50 900 the
Buffalo Mutual, and So 600 in the Delaware Mutual.
The four stores were owned by George Colt and the
heirs Of the late Hen. George Townsend. They were
insured for $1,000 $1,000 In the Northwestsrn Comps
ny, and like amount In the Hartford. The probable
loss entire, about $4,000.
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THE LATE CoMMoDoRE TURNER, U. s. N.-we record,
with deep regret the sudden decsase In this city,
Monday evening, last, Of Commodore Daniel Turner.
His disease affection Of the heart and as, up to
the menent Of his dissolution he in the enjoyment
Of apparent good health, the suddsnnees Of the blow
sdds greatly TO its severity He arrived In this city
with his family in November last from Portsmouth,
N. H., In command Of the Navy Yard, st which place
he had been relieved II was his purpose to pass the
remainder Of the winter among Commodore Tur-
ner was . native of New York, but was citizen Of
Rhode Island ut the time Of entering the navy. His
FIRST commission bears date January is $685. and his
rank - captain was gained March 80, 1895. During
the battle Of Lake Erie, In 1914. he commanded the
Caledonia, and aided the gallant Perry very materially
In gaining that decisive victory In testimony Of his
services that day, the State Of New York presented
him with sword Of honor Linked with his dscease
IL the melancholy thought that he Is among the last Of
theee able commanders whose heroic conduct In the
late with Great Britain shed such lustre upon the
Union and for the navy its proud and we'll main
tanned petition. His domestic and social virtues
Of rare excellence; and while the country viii mourn
with deep grief the loss Of gallant officer society, and
especially the circle Of his friends have occasion for
sadness In the thought that and heart
sboundipg In noble sympsthies, IL stilisd forever
Philadelphia ~. .dmsrtean, FEB o.
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Tur LortsiAra svaas CRor Many Of the planters
have commenced planting their cane; some few have
fnshed, others are nearly done. II 10 nov generally
admitted By the sugar planters Of this parish that
those Who commenced grinding early, committed .
great errorthst the was not ripe in October and
November IL satisfactorily proven By the fact that
the came space Of ground In the heid produced
nearly double the quantity Of sugar during the last OF
December, and Of . much better quality. We we're
told the other day by gentleman engaged In cultiva
ting the cane, that the mats he laid away early he
found TO be good and sourd while those that put
away later after the had nearly ripened, we're
more than half sposd.-Pisqumins (Ls) Ds~oerat,
4.
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THs CALuopsA PAcssr.--This ship and her interest
ing company. at Central wharf visited daily By
large number Of citizens and strangers, OF both
sexes Capt Kimbsll 10 completely lonired By the
Boetoniats The company IL husily engaged In fitting
up the ship taking In freight &c. there ever was
for enterprise Sc deserved success, II this and
hope they will be able 10 get all the freight
they need for the OF the enterprise
without inc urrirg . debt which may embarrass the
undertaking. A few more members car be accommo-
dated aud families would be preferred --Besfen 7rs-
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Oar Bais,mors Correspohd.nc..

BALTIMORE, Feb 8, 1850,
In Tmporfsnf Lsw-Tsr EniErants-New Juror
Procfies, &c.
our Legislature have passed important Law rela-
tive TO emsrapt passengers which soes into Immediate
eject and will doubtless have the effect Of preventing
all vessels with emigrants beard from entering our
port. The following are lite provisions-
le srst section males the duty % the Mayer Of Bs-
more TO the eonssnee q every vessel
arriving this port with pasengers bond In The Of
sss similar BOND u $50 the STATE q nsyisnd 70 in
deany and harmless each and ev.ry city, aud
county this STATE from cost witch they be
,,s S s ta. ,, Z, ao ss sSs .,
hosp,a or any other pstuon snder their charge each
such bopd shs be secured ~ tvo sscur
shall he owner Of freehold, q the vslue Of $50.
The second provides that maJ be larfn Tor the
ovr,r or corsgrce time within three days after the
psrs Of such psssnser IN the port 81 Bsumcre 70 com
paying the Rerer % the city n baltimore dollar
ny each and every passeps and the receipt
o. such ~ the register shsn be deemed full and SUN
ellen, sischsrfs " requirements o. giving bonds
observe that the pres- 81 the country have 1t last
spcoeded in convincing judges Of the folly Of their de-
cisiops with regard TO the questions TO be put to
Jurors in criminal cases ~ to whether they have
pressed or formed opinion ~ TO the guilt or limo
eepce Of the prisoner The question put TO jaror In
cur CITY court yesterday by Judge Lesrsnd, was AZ
fellows" Do you feel any bias or prrndics for OF
sss,pst the prisoner which would disquafy you nom
sctps iprsrtsIiy jurorin The juror replied that
he did rot and vss sccosdissiy s"orn. This change
In practice vii save time and money TO the state
such decision In the Of John frioe, would nave
ssved the stats at least 5000.
Our CITY Council shout petitiopipg Congress for
sppropristiop for the improvement CT our hsroof
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Naval Intelligence.

The u. s. steamship Hetzel, Captain Rodgers, at
tachsd the survey put In to this port Tues
day last for supply Of fuel The following Is list
Of her oicersJohn Rodgers Captain; Wilmer Shields
Lieutenant; w. g. Temple, Acting Master; - Wilson
and Crabbe Passed Midshipmen; II. o. Mayo, As,s-
~ Stewart, do; = Knorr, Captains Clerk. Passsn-
GERS II. Adams, - Mason-St augustine, Fla,
ancient City jan e.
Tho U. s. steamer Vixen, (ol Lieut. Ward arrived at
Kingston, Jam, the 18th ult from Maracaibo.
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FIRE AT MILWAUKEE, Ws.-Y esterday morning, about
O'Clock, ere broke cut In the email wooden store,
No 1875 East Water street, occupied by Newman and
Ney az dry goods and variety store Their stock Is
estimated at from IS 900 to SO 600, considerable
amount Of which saved They were insured In the
Columbus Ohio Insurance Com pany for So 900, which
will cover their loss The building owned BY A. o.
T Breed, Of Wauwatosa, which he considered OF too
little value to insure. The adjoining store, three
story frame building, No 1873 East Water street. was
owned by Shepard aud Bunnel- unoccupied and en-
tirely destroyed. Insured for 200 In the North
Western Company, Of Oswego, New York. Loss about
$500. The next, three story frame building NO lsi
East Water street. owned and occupied by Bradley and
etcae heavy dealers and ufacturers In boots and
sboes Stock valued a from to SIS 600 most OF
which ssved, though considerably damaged BY wa
ter. The building was entirely destroyed lnsursdfor
eco In the New York Equitable Insurance Company
Insurance their stock IS 600 In the Howard lnsu
rance Company; Northwestern Insurance Company,
IS co., Etna Insurance Company, Hartford, S20oo,-
Loes TO the former companies about 81 600 each
the latter about $500. The next and last a three
story frame building, No. lsg East Water street,
owned BY Lindsay Ward and occupied by P. w Bads-
ley, wholesale grocer and liquor dealer Building
dsmssed about s7oo-insured. Bsdgley's stock was
heavy and considerably damaged by water and In re-
moving. Insured in the Columbus Insurance Compa-
n.y. Ohio s2o 600; tns at Hartford $4,000; Protection
Hartford, $4,000 North Western, OswegoN.Y, $1,000.
IL IL thought II will require most Of the amount In
sured to his loss The stock Of goods 1T NO l7
East Water street, owned by ". Bsnestee was dam
aged by water and removing from 81 900 to $1,000 In
sured in the North Western Insurance Company for
$500 Ogden Magic ct No 1856 and J. Hart, st No.
is3, dry goods deaiers-slisht damage In renewing
goods. -Miipsukis (Jyis) Co.'S -4drotiser, jan 70.
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Railroad Intslllgsnce.

The subscription Of $3.50 900 applied for by the Mi
chigsn Southern Railroad Company, for the extension
from Hlsdale to Coldwater, has been taken, large
portion Of 1t by the citizens of Jonesville and Cold
water, and other places along the line. A contract
has been made with Messrs Hsrbock, Witt Co. (the
for the Cleveland and Columbus rosd for
the construction Of the division between Hsdals and
Coldwster, the work on which has been commenced,
and Is now In progress This division Is twenty-five
miles In length, and IL to be completed by the frat day
Of August next The coet Of 1t, when finished, accord
ing the contract price, and laid with heavy iron
rail, will not exceed $4,000 per mile.Bufaio IN. Y
Commercial, Feb
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Finr IN TnoY, N. VA IRE broke cut In Troy, yes
terday morning, about halfpsst one O'Clock, In the
furniture and furnishing store Of NJ. Stsrbuek \ Co,
Noe $50 and Eel River street. few doors above Fulton
market, and opposite the Museum building. The
building large four story one, owned by q. NJ.
Tibbts whose loes is $500. Insured In Mutual Of
Troy for 5000 The building on the north also owned
by Mr.. t. considerably damaged, but vas insured
for amount Of The entire loss In goods owned By
starbuck 4 Co, end held By them for sale commits
sion $500 Meesrs. Co. ere fully insured on
their own loss-in Lexington Co, $4,000; Columbus
$500, and North Western, $1,000. The third story
used . hall by the Rechabtes. Their loss is
81 oOo-insured 500. Dauchey Flood, next door
north 2s3 River street, grocery and provision dealers
we're damaged to the amount Of 5000. They we're
insured 5000 In Albany Co, $1,000 In Troy Mutual
and $1,000 In H,tna Co. n. Harrington, wool dealer
had large quantity Of wool slowed In the loft OF the
last named building. which damaged to amount Of
$1,000 By ere and water. Mr. II. was fully insured
equal amount In Protection, Etna and Howard Com
panies. Some damage vas done to other buildings
near by, o small ednce occupied - jeweiry shop
next door south Of NJ starbuck Co.'S vas burned
dovn-loss trifing albany .7fias, FEB q.
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FsoM CuRacAo AND VENEZUELA The brig Hayward
Capt Clay from Curacao Jan Is arrived ct this port
this morning Captain G. reports that the night before
he left Coonel Castaa and two other officers engaged
With in the late insurrection arrived at Cufaca
having succeeded In escaping from the prison 1t La
euyra The distance between Laguyra and Curacao
about tvo hundred miles, they traversed In open
boat when they started 60 reach Bonaire but
they driven Away from that port By the current
Col Castalia was formerly . member Of the Monsgas
Mopagas with . vessel Of war hlled with munitions,
&c suddenly started for Maracaibo and Joined the
rebels OF course, he object Of peculiar ami
mostly TO the existing government and his escape st
this moment will probably cause them some trouble.
At Curacao, the feeling was that rebellion would
soon break cut In vepezuels. and such news daily
expected there. On the contrary letter from Span
bh house In Laeuyrs, says that though there great
Jet will probably take place the government
vsilsntly their guard The high prices obtained
for coffee tends IN great degree 70 keep the country
quiet Boston Erening TSareier, PED. 9.
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Five persons re,idips In the family Of Mr J. c. w.
Toesop. residing about four miesfcom Helena, ARK :,
died on the 10th inst Of cholera.
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Morr I~prsv Muspsss-- During the Christmas holi-
days riotipg and killing prevailed among the cherokee
OF trsbration or drunkenness. Nah cheyah OF Flnt
District. vas killed christmas week. Also, WILEY
Thonpeon, Buferd Rider, and swan near Fort smith.
Randolph Rogers killed negro IL or near the Creek
Nation and bimself VERY near being killed by the
negro named Partridge, Of flint District, vas
sIso Killed some three OF four implicated In his
murder ID IL also reported that company OF Is or
20 concerned In the murders that took place
pssr Fort Smith in Skin Bayou District -Cherotcs
.9Sr>rffser jan IL.
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Law InsslIisenee.

sUrps~r CorRr ~ rss UsrrsD srsrss, Feb. s-No.
a. Maxwell We }. 8 Kennedy etsl On appeal from
the Circuit Court Of the nitsd states for the southern
District of Alsesms. MIR chief Justice fancy deliver
cd the opinion 81 this court srmins the decree OF the
said ticui, court In this cause, With costs Nos 50
spdtq Henry Shultz ct al sppellsnts. the Bank OF
the Stste ~ GeOrgis 81 81 - The rgunsnt Of these
ssuses vas sontil ued