Southern shield., 1852-09-25
River and Earb0r Bill,

The following is an analysis of the vos in the Senate on the final passage of te above bill. It will be well for the peoe to look at the result:
 FOR THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
 Badger, Bayard, Bell, Clarke. Coop, Fish, Foote, Geyer, Jones of Tenn, Mn gum, Miller, Morton, Pearce, Pratt, ,Sewa, Smith, Spruance, Underwood, Upham, ad Wade-20 Wings, BorIand, Cass, Ch;e, Dodge of Wisconsin, Dodge of Iowa, Dog las, Felch, Hale, James, Jones of Ioa, Rusk, Shields, Stockton, Sumner, Wake - l5 L0c0f0c0S,
 AGAINST THE PASSAGE.
 Adams, Brooke, Dawson-rHREE wHis. Atchison, Bradbury, Bright, Brodhead, ht- Ter, Chareton, Clemens, DeSaussee ;, Downs, Gwin, Hamln, Houston, Hurer, Mallory, Mason, Merriwether, Nolis. Soule, Toucey, Weller-rwENrY Locco- COS.
 ABSENT, OR NOT VOTING.
 Wm. R. King, Locofoco candidate for he Vice Presidency, Sebastian and Whitco,b, Locofoccs, and Davis, Whig, in favor of be bill.
 It will be seen from the above that he Democratic majority in the Senate, as ln the House, voted against the river and lar bor bill Had it depended upon them a bne the bill would have been defeated in the House by twenty-two majority and inthe Senate by ten majority. In both Houes, moreover, the entire democratic vote ot NeeO Hampshire was cast against the fll !! We recapitulate the votes on this question in the Senate and House of Representatives
 TN SENArE-Yeas, 19 Wings, 13 Demo crats, Freesoiers-35. Nays, ? Wings 2l Democrats--23.
 IN THE HoUsE-Yeas, 5S Wings, 40 Dim ocrats, 4 Freesoilers-l02. Nays, E Wings, 62 Democrats-75. l
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 SPURIOUS BANKs.-A number of hnli notes-so called--have lately been puI i1 circulation in New York, and elsewfhre purpotng to be issued by Banks in Wash ington D. c.
 The Journal of Comm cree says: 'Th(| following named Banks, purpoting to bt lo- cated in Washington, have no legal eliS1 tence, and we caution the public aganst taking such trash, viz: The National, OGana Republic, America, Metropolitan, CitDnsa Central, Union, Eastern, Merchants, Fee mans; Railroad, United States, EXchalge, Farmers and Merchants, and Merchants Exchange"
 The Journal adds--"There are douOt- less others not included in the list. The bills of most or all of the foregoing, are is- sned on Wall street, and have obtained considerable currency through some d the Bank Note Reporters, which have 4uoted them, and still quote some of then' at 4i0 discount.
 TIE DEAD ON THE fLAINs.-Cd. Geoge E. Blodget, who has just left St. GossPh from the Plains, has furnished the Gdlttc of that place with list containing he names, time of death, and former residlce of some one hundred and fifty pelons whose graves he saw on the roadsid'on the north side of the Plate, between DgllS Gate and Missouri river. There are any graves off the road he did not see; thma- ioritv who die are buried at the dittrent camping places. some times five or sxnlles of, the main trail He describes thecene along the entire road as truly heart redng; from the imperfect manner in whla the dead are buried, the wolves soon sect and drag them from their shallow graves, rev ing the trail with human bones. H estl- mates the emigration this year at )OOO people, with 5000 wagons and abot 5O,- 900 head of cattle.
 
 The United States Land Commissioners in California have rendered decision the case of Cruz Cervantes, wbich COWS the ground of contest in the great majdty of issues between the United States d the private claimants. The grant of inland, which was located within ten milesf the