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Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-04-09
CONNECTICUT ELECTION.

The returns from the election held in Connect
cut on Monday last for Governor and other State
officers, and for Representatives in Congress and
Members of the State Legislature, indicate that the
Democrats have swept the State by increased ma
jorties. If these reports may be relied upon, the
election has resulted in the choice of the entire
Democratic ticket, as follows:
THOMAS H. SEYMOUR is reelected Governor
CHARLES II. POND, Lieutenant Governor.
JOHN p c. MATHER, Secretary Of State.
EDWIN STEARNs, Treasurer
RuFUs G. PINNEY, Comptroller.
Messrs JAMES T. PRATT, COLIN NJ INGERsoLL,
NATHAN BELcHER, and ORIGEN s. SEYMOUR are
elected to Congress.
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MEXICAN ITEMS

The agents of Mr. SLoo have paid into the treasury the
sum Of $50, 000 being the monthly payment Of March
under the contract Messrs. Mona and GONZALEZ COM
missioners the part o. the Government to make deli
very Of the line to the Mixed Company, have left Vera
Cruz for Minattan Senior GUTIERREZ the agent of the
company has passed through 0ajaca his way to Te-
huantepec.
Much feeling excited in Mexico against FALcoNSET
the banker in consequence of the publication by the Lon
don papers Of letter from him to the Mexican bondhod-
ers stating that in obtaining the expectation free Of duty
Of the 81 600 last paid it had cost 500 900 in brides
to the members Of Congress number of the accused
Deputies have demanded an investigation Of the charge
Senior Falconnet denies it stoutly in card published in
the Sigio
In Jalisco and Durango the Indians still committing
frghtul ourages In two villages these sayages
have been bravely met and repulsed and as general
rule, they suffered unresisably to commit the most
horrible atrocities AT Zacatecas large force Of Indians
routed by band Of soldiers under Col Echeyerra.
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TEXAS RAILRoADs.-The Indianola Bulletin complains
that there entirely too many railroads projected in
Texas. I'VE are following" it says Gin the wake Of
Illinois in 1886, Y, 3. We lack high national feeling
on the subject Too many little towns want railroads
Not than three roads should have been incorporated
with few branches from Matagorda Bay, another
from Galveston Bay and crossroad connecting with the
Mississippi, by road from New Orleans Vcksburg or
Memphis and crossing two coast roads or on line
with Austin. Could the combined strength Of Texas be
thrown in favor of three such principal trunks
would be attained and then branch roads would be added
to the necessary places Now strength is divided,
and will be frttered away There are three charters
from Matagorda Bay, four from Galveston Day and its
waters, and a number Of others elsewhere
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RELEASE OLE PRISONERS.

We learn through private letter from Europe
that our Minister at Madrid, Mr.. BARRINaER, has
fully succeeded in his efforts, through his personal
influence with the Government there, in procuring
from the Queen of Spain pardon and release Of
the Hungarian prisoners of the Lopez expedition Of
1851 against the island of Cuba, who have been Sc
long confined in the Spanish preside at Ceuta in
Africa, and who were made an exception to the
general pardon granted to the American and other
prisoners of the expedition They are eight in
number
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COMMON Schools IN omo.-From the report Of the Ohio
Secretary Of State the condition of schools
the past year. learn that the whole number Of youth
in the State is 83S669 The entire number Of pupils
rolled, male and female is 437 4l2 The average daily
attendance during the year has been but 9s There
ore nearly 100000 children who entitled to attend
these schools, but who do not The difference between
the number of pupils enrolled and the average attendance
is still more painful fact Either parents or teachers
are in fault when less than veeghths Of the scholars Of
all the schools in the State present 1t is sgni6-
cant fact that the enrolled number of boys exceed that of
the girls BY more than 10000 There are 99l6 schools
with H. 464 teachers in the State the latter Of whom
$77l 45 are paid as wages One hundred and seventy
school houses have been built during the year. at
cost Of SOL 1877
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Mas. FnLMoRE.-Mrs. Abigail Fillmore, who died at
Washington March 30b, at the age Of fifty five years
the daughter Of the Rev. Lemue Powers late pastor
Of the Baptist church in Saltwater Saratoga county
IN W and previously resident Of Croydon, IN. H. J
She the youngest Of seven children After the death
Of her father in 1900 she removed with her mother to
Sempronius, Cayuga county, IN. until her marriage
in February 1926, when she went with her husband the
Hon. MILLARD FILLMORE to Aurora, Erie county where
she resided until $780, when they removed to Buffalo
She descendant Of Henry Leland who to this
country than two centuries ago. and settled in Sher-
burne, Massachusetts, and she partook largely of the
characteristics which have distinguished many Of his
numerous posterity. She lady Of great strength
Of mind dgnied manners, genteel department and OF
much energy of character. She member Of the
Unitarian Congregational Church in Buffalo, whittier her
body its way to be laid among the friends to
whom, by her many virtues, she had become endeared
She has left two children, Willard p and Mary Abigail
who, with her bereaved husband have suffered loss
never in this life to be repaired -Boston Journal
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AUsrRALrA.The intelligence from the Australian gold
fields by the latest files from that quarter is chiefly i'm
portant indicating both continued large supply from
the old and the discovery Of ones Great
distress was prevalent in consequence Of the great and
constant influx Of The average Of arrivals
at Melbourne alone two thousand per week At
Forest Creek Mount Alexander the arrivals during
the week preceding October 9th amounted to nearly thirty
thousand Threefourhs Of these from Bendgo and
its neghborhood attracted by the reported discovery
very rich dggngs Moonlight Flats near Forest Creek
AT Daisy HILL thirty miles from the same place another
new gold field had been discovered. Baarat the orio
nal gold field receiving return of dggers and had
yielded gold to the value Of than 1856 900 during
the first week Of October The total yield Of gold at Port
Phillip, from the first discoveries up to the last Of Octo
ber is estimated at upwards Of ten TONS valued at
than forty millions Of dollars Favorable reports of large
yields also spoken Of from several other new localities
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The LATE RAILROAD AcCIDEST--The Cumberland Jour
nal Of Friday says that all the sufferers by the late de-
porable railroad accident rapidly recovering and will
soon leave for their various places Of destination DR.
Cadwallader is still at Cheat river, and doing well Mr.
Gardiner, one of the brakesmen who was severely in
jured, is at the same place Miss IsAAcs one Of the
killed, was Of Hebrew descent and was travelling under
the care OF Dr. CADwALLADER, who is ignorant of her
deaths she was on her way to Philadelphia TO visit her
friends LOUIS DELISE another Of the killed was ma
tive OF France on his way from California and had with
nm oil OF exchange on the Rothschds of Paris for
ZooOo francs another for small amount of sterling ex
change on the Rothschlds Of London together with an
assignment Qf onehalf Of claim on the United States
Government growing out o. the seizure of vessel called
tne view Bee CORNELIUS SALLrEs, from Holly Springs
mississippi, had on his person large amount Of South
Oarona money and other valuables, which in the
saleseepng ofthe Railroad Company FLAvEL s. woorros
another Of the killed, native OF Rockville Montgo-
merry county, Maryland and had settled Mt Green Bay
Wisconsin, In the practice Of the law He his
turn to visit his friends for the first time since leaving his
native State His body has been forwarded to his friends
In Montgomery county.
The Journal says the number Of passengers the rail
road has suffered dimnution since the accident The
cars now pass through instead Of the Pettbone
Tunnel and consequently make better time between Cum
berand and Wheeling
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During last fall thirty wild ducks were ensnared
and captured alive in Maine Their wings were clipped
to prevent their escape and thus they gradually became
domestcated Col JAoUEs, Of Ten Hill Farm Medford
Mass, hearing Of these ducks, made journey to Maine
purchased them, and carried them to his farm where
they were at liberty to Of marsh and up
land they became accustomed his CALL and do not
now manifest the least disposition to emgrate If
stranger enters the yard they manifest the utmost alarm
and make an attempt to y BY their peculiar call and
the freedom they enjoy to traverse the margin Of the Mys
TIC river and the Marshes they attract other wild ducks
which make shy descent and remain for time, then
take to fight but being alarmed repeat their visits
then lay their eggs and finally become accustomed TO the
call Of the colonel who will not suffer them to be moest
ed by these Col Jaques is constantly having ac
cessons Of wild ducks to his flock OF decoys few days
since he had ten at one time
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CoLoSHATIoS.-The Philadelphia Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. at their late session at Har
risburg passed sundry resolutions in reference to the
colonization cause first that they regard with increased
favor the of African colonization second and third
that they approve the of the society
fourth that they commend the missionary aspect of colo
nizaon in Liberia fifth that they recommend the agent
of the Colonization Society to the several congregations
within the bounds of the Conference and SIXTH that
they recommend public meeting in behalf of the coloni
zaton cause.
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LATE STEAMBOAT DIsAsTER.--The Galveston Journal Of
the oath utmo has the following of late steam
boat disaster heretofore noticed in teegraphc column
Last night about liz o'clock, while the steamboats,
Farmer and Neptune were running within few hundred
yards Of each other just off Pelican Spit the boilers
board OF the Farmer exploded carrying away and blow
ing to atoms almost the entire boat forward Of the ladies'
cabin The number Of lives lost is not yet known Il
IS estimated that there from thirty to fifty persons
aboard fully one-haB Of Uhom dead missing Only
three persons in the genemens cabin and state rooms
1t y thought, escaped entirely uninured None Of the
ladies hurt
The boat sunk Immediately in six feet water She is
an entire loss--mail books papers, money CARGO and
all The captain had been expostulated with by several
OF the passengers during the trip for running his boat at
such dangerous speed and Mn Stackpoe
ing with him at the time Of the explosion both standing
Immediately over the boilers. Mr.. Stackpoe was blown
into the air through the hurricane deck and first came
to consciousness in the water under the boat The ex-
plosion was tremendous and the destruction Of the
boat so complete that it is miraculous single life should
have escaped.
Amongst the killed and missing the names Of C.
H. Stems, of Galveston; James Cotton, Of Houston
Mr.. Hubby and Mr.. Hart Of New Orleans; h. Webb,
captain; Thos. Prtchard clerk; VIM. Warner I'd engi-
neer; Caleb Robertson, of Galveston b. H. Gary, Of
Houston Gov. Geo. I. Wood, ]. w. McGown, Of Hous-
ton and several others stepped from the Farmer aboard
the Neptune, while the boats locked together only
few minutes before the explosion and thus doubtless
saved their lives
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NAvAL-The steam frigate Susquehannah remained at
Manila January It had been unable make the repairs
intended, and would go to Hong Kong with one
engine.
The frigate Columbia, Commander PESDERGRAsT bear
ing the broad pennant of Commodore john THOMAS NEW
TON, arrived at Pensacola the 18th utimo in twenty
nine days from Norfolk She went through the Mona
passage and along the south side Of the Island of Santa
Domingo taking this course, it is presumed in consc
quence Of being short-handed.
The practice ship Prete sailed from Philadelphia
Saturday for Annapolis preparatory her exercising
cruise in the Gulf of Mexico. The following officers are
attached to her: RICHARD L. TILGHMAS, Lieut. Com
mandng Marcus Duvall, Passed Assistant Surgeon; J.
A. Sempe, Purser Jas. s. Waddell, Passed Mdshipman
Henry Bright, Boatswain; Leonard K Ellis, Gunner; r.
p. Leslie, Carpenter.
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LEGAL BINDING OF RAILROAD SUBSCRIPTIONS The SUI
preme Court of the State of New York has decided that
all subscriptions to the capital stock of railroad
MES are binding. The Troy and Boston Railroad Com
pany brought suit against g. E. Tbbis for the
ry of an unpaid balance of subscription of $20000, up
on which 81, 900 had been paid Various technical OBJ
ectons raised to the binding of the subscription
but the court decided in favor Of the company and crder
ed verdict for the plaintiff of 800 and interest from
the time the calls were made
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UNITED STATES AND PRUssIAN CLOSED MAIL.

BY existing regulations in Prussia, letters re-
ceired from the United States exceeding in weight
three and half ounces and which contain articles
other than written matter, or coined money, cannot
be treated as mail matter; and it is requested that
PACKETS of this description be withheld from the
United States and Prussan closed mail The des-
patch post offices at New York and Boston are in
structed to take note of and be governed by these
regulations
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IMMIGRATION INTO NEw YoRK.-The monthly report oil
the Commissioners Of immigration shows that during
March there arrived from foreign ports 3sS vessels mea
surfing in the aggregate 1885, AGO TONS The total number
Of passengers was 1890, Of which 5,3O we're Irish
257 German, 1000 English 800 Scotch and 200 French
The statistics for the first three months Of the present
year show large decrease when compared with the
responding period Of the two previous years. being about
less than in each year. which is to be attributed
chiefly 70 the diversion Of European emigration to Aus
traa and the dimnution Of the fountain Of population in
4 Ireland
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The fine Block Of Granite from the FREE Swiss Con-
FEDERATION presented yesterday at noon in the pre-
sence Of the Board Of Managers and large
citizens, in front Of the City Hail. by Mr. L. HUBER in
the name Of the Free Swiss Confederacy An appropriate
address delivered by Mr. Huber, and replied to in
a very appropriate manner by WALTER LESox, Esq.
After music by the Marine Band procession form
ed escorted by the German Yagers accompanied by tn,
Board Of Managers and other citizens the block Of granite
was conveyed to the monument building. The block i,
very beautiful and the style of the inscription in the bcs
taste We shall, however to the subject for fuller
account Of the presentation.
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FRon TExAs.-We have Galveston papers to the 25th
instant The News states that the amount subscribed to
the Texas Central Railroad by the citizens Of Galveston
exceeds $s5o000. The Matagorda Tribune announces
the arrival Of Col WHITING Of the u s. Typographical
Engineers, accompanied by surveying party, to make
thorough reconnaissance Of the Colorado river ascertain
the prlcticaby Of its improvement and decide on the
best method Of applying the $4,000 appropriated there
for by Congress.
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STEAMBOAT LINE ToPHILADELPHIA.The two fine steam
ers, the Gen. Mcdonald and the Robert Morris, belonging
to the Citizens Union Line to their regular
trips from Baltimore for the season this day These boats
run daily to Frenchtown, Sunday excepted leaving
A. NJ, and passengers go thence by railroad via New
castle and Wilmington to Philadelphia.
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The PREsBYTERY of the DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA met at
Lisbon, Howard county, Maryland, Thursday last.
1t was opened by sermon from Rev. w. McLAIS.
Rev. S. WAsuBURS, of Baltimore was elected Modera
tor, and the stated Clerk, Reg w. McLain read tho
minutes Of the previous meeting
The Committee to organize Church in Washing
ton reported this church entered on the Presbytery
roll and John Douglass received elder Of the
call from said Church to the Rev. A. G. CARorHERs
was presented and found to be in order and put
the hands Of Mr. Carothers who sgned his acceptance
The Sixth Presbyterian Church received under
of Presbytery, and J. knight received elder Rev.
Mason NOBLE called to the Passionate
call from the First Presbyterian Church was put into
the hands of Rev. b. SUNDERLAND, who sgnfed his
ceptance
Rev. JOHN C. SMITH, minister, ana OTHo MAGRUDER,
elder principals Rev. c. H. NoURsE, minister and DR..
E. w WAKEFIELD elder alternates elected commits
sioners to General Assembly.
Rev. Mr. DASFoRTH Of Alexandria, asked leave to
resign his charge of the I'd Church in that city, intending
to take agency in the American Colonization Society
The case is referred to the next meeting Of the Presbytey
in this city.
After sermon by the Rev. Mr.. Danforth and other
business the Presbytery adjourned in the First
Church, in this city, on the 18th April noon.
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zinc ship, the first constructed in Europe, has just
been launched Nantes France Its frame is Of ron
and is said to be Of great elegance and strength The
sheetzinc used is 1876 inch thick rvettcd with double
row Of iron rvets The deck and upper works are Of
wood Its burden is twenty-five tons than that of
awooden ship Of similar dimensions 1t apprehended
at first that the contact Of the zinc with the iron rvets
would alter the iron and impair the strength Of the vessel
But these fears dispated upon its being as
certaned in practice that the rses upon being driven in
became promptly galvanized by contact with the zinc
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Lieutenant BERRYMAN, Of the United States brig Dol
phn has performed the most acceptable service Of running
two lines Of deep soundngs the Atlantic. Tn,
results give plausibty, in Lieut.. MAURYs opinion t.
the conjecture that the north Atlantic is probably
nowhere much than 200 fathoms S00O0fee deep
Lieut.. B. also made extended search for the eight
Stones" and /" Juan Hammond's Rock" dangerous OBJ
staces navigation but unable to find either them
lie is certain that neither Of them exist and Lieut. AU
RY, concurrng with him in opinion has directed them
be erased from the Government charts
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DIRECT RAILRoADWe learn that the surveyors Of the
contemplated railroad between Baltimore and Pha-
depha have completed the survey Of Of the routes
which is represented highly satisfactory and it is es-
timated will cost between two and three millions They
will Immediately commence a northern line, in
order to obtain the shortest and practicable route
TPhaadelphia Neps
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RrTuRsISe the CoNrLmESr.-Mr. March, speaking Of
the relief sent to Madeira from Boston savs.
Long after those who will be kent alive nv Il ,halI have
gone TO their last homes the very name Of boston will be
almost worshipped by Madeira"
This Is only returning the compliment for the name Of
Madeira has Tor long time been almost worshipped by
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Total dry goods, five weeks.

The Times says in addition, that the excess of
the dry goods import at New York for the thirteen
weeks Of the present year, since 1st January, as
compared with the corresponding period last year.
is 7,6S9,304 about forty per cent increase on
the values of 1852.
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Governor CROSBY, of Maine, has been nominated
for reelection by Wing Legislative Caucus. The
election does not take place till September, but this
nomination is made in accordance with the usage
of the PARTY
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ARRIVAL OF PORTUGUESE CHRIsrIANs.-The brig Comet,
which arrived at Baltimore few days since, brought
passengers fifty Of the prosecuted Portuguese who fled
to Trinidad from Madeira about five years since They
are their way to join the settlement Of their
friends in the State Of Illinois. They principally con-
nected with the Presbyterian church. few only being
Baptists
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The SLAVE TRADE.-Late letters from Havana
state that large number of slaves, in addition to
those previously reported, had been landed on the
island, but that the Captain-Genera had caused the
prompt arrest of the parties engaged in the business
The British squadron stationed on the colst to
watch these saye-importing movements had ben re-
inforced by the arrival Of the steamers Deasta-
ton and Mededo. The French squadron consists of
the steamer PArdent and the brig Orestes The
Spanish squadron numbers ten or twelve vessels
The Saranac is the only American vessel-ofmr on
the station.
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We learn from the Baltimore American of yester-
day that Chief Justice TANEY, of the Supreme
Court has been seriously i'll, but are gratifed to
learn also that he is recovering and is expected
before long to be restored to his usual health
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New ORLEANS AND KEY WEsT-The PosT-
MASTER GENERAL has ordered contract with Mr.
SAMUEL S. GREEN for the conveyance of the mails
twice month, in steamers, between New Orleans
and Key West The contract contemplates an I'M
mediate commencement of the service, and the YES
sells employed will be subject to the inspection of the
Department.
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ACCIDENT on THE RICHMOND AND PETERSBURG RAIL
RoAD.-On Sunday one of the passenger cars between
Richmond and Petersburg (Va.) was thrown from the
track, dangerously injurng four or FIVE persons tap
pears that eight ten miles from Petersburg when
the going very swiftly snake-head" turned
up and through the bottom of of the cars in
which seated many passengers The violence Of the
collision great that the part Of the penetrated
by the iron literally knocked out and the
thrown down the bed Of the road. Mrs. PURNELL
daughter of Ex-Governor DUDLEY Of North Carolnal
sustained injury in her ank, and her child inter
etng boy Of or 10 years, severely injured in the
head Her servant girl had her leg crushed rendering
ampuaton necessary, which she survived only thirty
minutes Some other persons were slightly injured.