Western union. (City of Hannibal, Mo.) 1850-1851, 1851-07-24

duel was fought al New Orleans between Mr..
Frost Of the Crescent, and DR.. Hunt, brother
Of Col. Hunt, who was before the Wing Con-
venton last FALL for nomination to Congress.
Tho duel resulted in the death Of Mr.. Frost.
The Grand Jury has Indicted DR.. Hunt and
four others, concerned as seconds, for murder
it being. under the laws Of Louisiana, a
crime Of this magnitude, and punishable with
death, to take the life Of another in duel.
NEW CLArM..--N 10 reported that the Mex
lean Government 10 preparing claims against
The government Of the United States, TO the a.
mount of sixteen millions Of dollars. These
claims grow OUT Of violation Of the article Of
the Treaty, by which the United States was
pledged to protect the Mexicans on the frontier,
from Indian depredalions and spoiatons. They
demand remuneration now for houses burnt,
cattle driven off, and general waste of prop.
erty they say to the amount Of millions.
A story is told Of late storm, which is
rather trying to mans faith in the news
papers. 1t seems that a man and his iami-
! ~ walked up one morning and found they
had been quietly sleeping over the site OF
the barn, every veslige OF which had en-
tirey disappeared. The barn had been
blown away, and the house lifted from its
own place, carried across the road some
eighty feet, and set down where the barn
had stood. No one was walked by the
proceeding, and the pals, dishes, &c, were
undsturbed.
Exaggerated reports have been circulated re-
laiivs to the prevalence Of cholera in New Lon
il that place. that up to Tuesday Morning, there
; had been but four deaths since thet Of Mr..
(; Dunning. There had also been two deaths
from cholera in the neighborhood.
= The cholera is reported to have broken
out with much violence at Glasgow, Mo.
= A few weeks since the renowned G.. Col
;; lier Robbins, gold pen maker, ran away from
St. Louis, and took the route for Salt Lake.
A creditor followed overhauled him on
the plains, and took $4,000 in money and
), property, af ter which he permitted Mr..
n Robbins to proceed on his way.
1t is said that the river is higher at Galena,
now, than il has been this year.
~ IL We understand the ordinance regulating
the markets has been repealed
!. A serious misunderstanding is threaten
ed between the government of the United
States and Mexico. The latter is accused
III of being iathIess to her contracts with
u some American citizens, in relation to the
y Isthmus of Tehuantepec.
y A tremendous gale passed over st. Lou
is last Thursday, but without doing much
ID damage. Il
4 ANOTHER SLAVE STATE.-The New York
D. Courier and Inquirer learns that it is in con
lie temptation to annex Lower California. The
movement has the sanction Of prominent nilu.
entail men.
lie There were thirty deaths at Quincy
l. from cholera during the week ending July Nth
= and twenty one during the week ending July
81.
1. PEACHES vs.. YELLOW FEVER. An emf.
nent physician, DR.. Stone, in New Orleans
says -" Eat stewed peaches il you would
keep off Indigestion. Plenty of fruit for the
people and no yellow lever!"
The Bank of Missouri and branches have
a surplus above all liabilities, of $751; 800
10 Ga; or fraction over 7 per cent. on the
capital.
- Mr.. Webster's health requiring his absence
~ from Washington, VIM. S. Derrick, chief clerk
Of tho State Department, is appointed noting
Secretary. Mr.. Webster will probably be alb.
sent at least sixty days. He cuntemplates ,
II visit to Europe.
% A new and strange disease is raging in
J. the county Of Anne Arundel, in Maryland
which has proved to be as fatal as cholera
u Three hundred Boomers appeared in
:" Lowell on the lth.
'' The Fulton Telegraph is greatly enlarged
J" and issued upon entire new type.