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Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-04-02

We see it stated in Letters from Washington,
and we have no doubt correctly, that the Hon
DANIEL S. DICKINSON has been appointed Collec-
tor of the Port of New York, and the Hon JOHN
A. DIX Subtreasurer of New York.
Since, according to modern party law, changes
were to be made in those important Offices we are
glad to see that the President has filed them 50
judiciously and honorably. Unprejudced men Of
all parties must we think be especially glad to see
trust SO important, and lucrative withal, con6ded
to gentleman 50 distinguished as Mr.. DICKINSON
has been by his late service in the Senate
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-04-02

The Fire Department Of Baltimore has adopted plan
for paid organization, which is recommended to the
consideration and adoption'of the City Council They
propose ten suction engine and hose companies, four
engine companies and three hook and ladder companies
The apparatus and houses estimated to cost the city
SCI 240 and the annual expense, including the salaries
Of the officers and men, is estimated at $685. 200, being
not oneh part Of the value Of the property destroyed
annually by rowdies connected with the present depart
They propose that the chief engineer TO be elected
by the remen shall have salary Of $500 four assistant
engineers $780, four engineers $780, six foremen at
500 EACH and all the regular fremen each $50 per
nnnnm
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MISSEsoTA.-The Territorial Legislature adjourned
sine die the 9TH utmo after having greatly smp6ed
the code Of legal procedure in the courts Of the territory
Chancery suits made to conform to the simplicity
Of the forms in civil actions Eleven counties have
been organized in the territory recently purchased from
the Sioux Indians These counties yet only sparse
y settled but emigration will fill them up during the APP
preaching summer; and accordingly the Legislature has
made provision for the establishment there Of
schools the location and Improvement Of highways aud
ferries, judicial privileges, &C. Several railroad compa
MES were chartered hiladelpha North american.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-04-02
THE SOUTHERN CONVENTION AT MEMPHIS.

Among the objects contemplated by the Southern
Convention, which is to assemble at Memphis on the
first Monday in June, are the following:
The establishment Of continental depot Of cotton
opposition to Liverpool
The direct expectation of cotton by the planter thus
doing away with middle men, middle warehouses; middle
commissions middle insurances and all that intermina
bic medium which eats up substance and
exports at Liverpool.
To build up Southern importing market in opposition
to New York
To establish through railroad alliance, more sympathy
with the great West and Northwest socially CONNER
cially, and nationally.
To have more lines Of steamers to Europe.
To induce emigration through Southern ports pass to
the West by communication always open expeditions,
and cheap to settle on our fertile lands
To stimulate manufactures and general industry.
To educate children at home to spend our wealth
at home.
To aim at commercial and industrial independence.
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HERoISE-A family consisting OF a mother and four
children residing in the third story of Krostman
factory at Cincinnati which burnt during Saturday
morning. Finding herself cut off from retreat in
qnence Of the stories beneath being fire. the mother
assembled to the roof carrying her children with her.
Here tying Of her babes her shoulders, she boldly
leaped alley six feet in width to the roof Of
other building from whence leaving her burden, she re-
turned in like carried in safety each Of
the others The witnessed by large
of spectators The mother in feeble health, and
thing but maternal love could have carried her through
trying scene. We unable to give her name but
whoever she may be- she is true woman and her devo
ton deserves be remembered. Her furniture was all
DESTROYED -C Cincinnati Gazette
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THE BRAZILIAN SLAVE TRADE.-Despatches
lately forwarded to the State Department by Mr..
ScHENcK, the American Minister in Brazil, in re-
ference to the slave trade and the utter nefcency
of our cruisers to put stop to the dissertation of
the American flag, propose four remedies, of which
the first is strong measure, viz:
l. To prohibit all trade in American bottoms between
Brazil and the African coast prevent the evasons
practsed 2 To prohibit the expectation from Bra
z in American bottoms, of articles useful only in the
slave trade, gunpowder gewgaws and cloths 3. To
prevent the transfer of vessels by ceasng to issue Con-
suar sealeters An immediate reorganization Of the
naval force belonging to the Brazilian station, to
provide swift vessels Of light draugh capable Of following
the savers into the creeks and behind the islands where
they take refuge.
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The once powerful empire Of TURKEY seems des-
tined to be blotted from the map of Europe and Ill
timately viii exist only by liberation in Asia. OF
its large possessions, Egypt has been virtually lost
Greece has regained its independence, and the Cri-
mea is occupied by European race; Russia has es-
tablshed protectorate in Moldavia and Wallacia,
and Montenegro is now under the protection of Aus
tra, which country, it is than probable, will
extend Its dominion over the Turkish Provinces
the Adriatic, if it has not so done already. The
crescent is pang before the cross.-B0stoa Journal
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The FLYING SmP.-The inventor Of the Aeroport, MIR.
RuFUs PonrEn, gave two evenings last week Friday
and Saturday, public exhibition of his plan for aerial
locomotion, illustrating it by model miniature float,
main supporter, of twenythree feet long, and
eight feet through the middle section and
pended contannga dimnutiye but successfuy-work
ing steam engine, whose duty it is to furnish power for
the guidance of the machine The total weight Of the
matter Of the model is fifteen pounds The machine sailed
around the ROOM evidently guided by the propeers Of
the SUSPENDED car.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-04-02

MASE-Thc two branches Of the Legislature Of Maine
passed the following railroad bills Monday:
To establish the Dexter and Newport Railroad; the
Belfast and Moosehead Railroad; the vassalborough and
China Railroad to provide for certain connexions for the
European and North American Railway Company;
thorze the lease Of the Atlantic and St. Lawrence Rail
road
An attempt to amend the liquor law, repeal the
section which provides for the city and town agencies
was defeated in the House. II to "a.
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AMERICAN DIPLOMACY

We have seen an extract from letter from one
of our most experienced diplomatic representatives
on the continent of Europe to the following effect
"Mr EvERETTs Cuban letter has excited atten-
ton here. read it with pride and admiration.
The Minister from -, to whom / communicated a
copy, said Our European diplomacy has no such
clear and frank documents, marked by large views,
common sense, honesty, and historical truth and
we European dplomates appear as pigmies by the
{ side Of yours
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-04-02

The Washington correspondent of the New York Jour
nal of Commerce mentions report that the Legislature
Of Texas has granted exclusive charter to English
Company with the Earrings at its head, for railroad
from Houston to Ell Paso intending continue the road
through Mexican United States territory or BOTH to
some point on the Pacific.
We saw such report several weeks ago in let
ter from Texas published in New Orleans paper,
but have never seen any confirmation of it in our
Texas papers, and we believe the statement was
subsequently contradcted
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-04-02

We learn from table in the March number Of the AZ
rcan Repository that the American Colonization Society
and its auxilares have to Liberia 457 persons in
their various expeditions from 1920 to 1852 inclusive OF
and A. 092 we're emancpated in view Of their emigration
Twelve we're taken from Massachusetts,, 30 from Rhode
Island 80 from Connecticut ~ from New York 90 from
New Jersey, 1873 from Pennsylvania, from Delaware,
400 from MARYLAND 04 from District Of Columbia $50
from Virginia 1902 from North Carolina 40S from South
Carolina 733 from Georgia, SO from Alabama SIS from
Mississippi 262 from Louisiana 33l from Tennessee 334
from Kentucky 4G from Ohio, 81 from Indiana "a from
Illinois, As from Missouri, from Michigan from Iowa
p from Texas from Choctaw Nation and from Chero-
kee Matt
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WHOLESALE DESTRUCTION OF LETTERs.-0n Wednesday
last seven hundred bushels about Million Of dead
letters destroyed in accordance with the usage
the Post Office Department They carted to Monu-
ment Square, and spread line of two or three hun
dred feet when the match applied The entire
Of combusble material was in blaze, and several
hours elapsed before the conaagaon was completed the
official attendants meanwhile rakng the burning frag
ments to facilitate operations Republic
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FROM South AMERIcA.-By way Of Panama
we have adviccs from Valparaiso to the 10Th and
from Callao and Lima to the 9th Of February.
The Panama papers say
Every thing was quiet at Lima 1t was expected that
the affairs Of Ecuador would be definitely settled in few
days revolution was expected shortly to take place in
Bolivia The fall Of Bezu is considered certain. Chill
is in prosperous condition. and commerce. agriculture
and navigation all fourshng under the auspices Of
peace"
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two since for postmaster it being supposed that the
President would like to be relieved Of the duty Of max
ing the appointment The landlord of one Of the hotels
was the lucky man, having most Unexpectedly dstanced
his competitors after hoty contested race But il has 50
happened that the members Of Congress have determn
ed upon different person, and the election goes for
nothing.-SL Ions Republican Of The 23d
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-04-02
Total No. of miles of trunk roads. ........2 ,648

There to be good reason, but the contrary,
why Washington should not have direct communication
with these railroads by the proposed through Lou
doun county, in Virginia, that through Montgomery
county, in Maryland
Even from the vicinity of the Falls Of ST. Anthony,
the Upper Mississippi in Minnesota place scarce known
by two years ago, continuous railroad" is al
ready contemplated to New Orleans and very probably
to San Francisco This surely is age Of progress
and why should there not be similar undertakings at
Washington? But, as yet, Rip Van Wrinkle sumbers in
the very heart Of the busy and enteprsng country
upon earth. OBSERVER
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R AILR ROADS.

:
Al late meeting of the citizens Of yiroino m ono,I
mas oeea made to the city of Washington AZ deeny IA
eu N the extension Of the Orange and Alexandra,
'Aioau 70 Lynchburg to connect hereafter with Ten
Ae1'ee' ana with Memphis, New Orleans and Mobile
= "ius' strike every intelligent citizen Of our great
!, 'A"' 'u0n connexion ought to be made with the
haiohai metropolis; but ought it not 10 he na,;ooI
o ." hational COST 50 far its capital q concern
for me dement, Of the whole country strikes one
OF the most humble OF its citizens one who has hoI
office nor had the patronage Of the Government "a ,b
value o. single cent that the seat of government ,a
hold din ect and continuous railroad
every part of the country with the Southwest to coun
with the Mis- sisspp river proposed with the Soub
through the O. ronas and Georgia with the North and
East by an air. line road to New York and with the far
West" by the lost direct route TO Cincinnati and Of
course to St. iol is and Chicago These cities are be-
coming the conyer ing points of many railroads pene-
tratng the fer tile and productive regions of our
country From them they radae in all directions be-
sides having hayigab connexon with the great rivers
and lakes If coantr'. by casting eye upon the
map appears that the shipping ports of the
atlantic States these cities, when the railroads pro-
gress are conspeted IRE Alexandria in Virginia, ami
Baltimore in Maryland OF will BIO for the in
of the city of New York be connected with these
two cities by the nearest practicable route Such
being made it viii pass through the city Of Washington
and thus form continuous railroad through all the At
lantic States and the g far West" Washington
being commercial city, do little of itself Where
FORE neghbos o. Virginia look fer aid frcm this
quarter N the promotion of their works for connecting
themselves closely with the West they should ex-
ert their influence with the General Government Mr..
Madison lad contemplated ga national roal connecting
the seat Of government with the different parts the
country. As contrast, in respect railroad comma-
cation, the present position Of the city of Wash
ngton (wtha single railroad leading from it, and that
branch of monopoly which is in part Owned by the
State of Maryland while the General Government has
direct interest in it whasosver and that of the city of
Chicago town, it wers of yesterday The city Of
New York has Hitherto had the advantage of the trade Of
Chicago through the Lakes and the New York canal but
the time would seem at hand when large portion
Of it must be diverted to Baltimore by the railroad
route through Cincinnati.
With but one branch railroad leading into the city of
Washington there tlceiDe trunk railroads
peted in process Of construction which make Chicago
their terminating point and nearly every such road has
one more branches feeders. The trunk roads
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-04-02

0TsEGo County BANK RoBBERY.-It will be recollected
by readers that the above Bank robbed about two
years since to the tune Of $4,000 On Friday last Ed
ward Jordan arrested and brought before his honor
Judge n j. johnson, of this village, suspicion of
having been engaged with others in the robbery Of the
above Bank He held to bail in the sum Of 50 900 TO
appear at the May term Of the Supreme Court. From
circumstances developed the examination Of said
Jordan il is thought that the whole facts in relation to
this wholesale robbery will TO light and the perpe
traitors thereof brought to ustceFTlton (N ~ Dem.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-04-02

FouR PER CENT. LoAY.-The Comptroller of the State
of NEw York has advertised for proposals State loan
Of S46 OOO to reimburse Of the General Fund Loans
due July l. 1852 Bids win be received and considered
to the 9th April Albany, the basis Of four FIVE per
cent interest the loan to run to 1868.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-04-02

TEsr or AFrEcTroS--A middle aged single man was
dangerously i'll ut St Omar He threatened to disnher
any nephew niece that persisted in attending him;
of course they could dsobey these very strict nunc
tons Of dying but Josephine would not desert the
perverse sufererhe might dsnherit her If he liked
He died and il then discovered that he had consider
ed Josephine as the only relative who had proved dsn
teresed and he left her all his property at eighty
thousand francs.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-04-02

REMARKABLE AS1NAL.-we saw yesterday sheep,
which the owner calls California sheep The animal is
not large in bone and esh but enormous in fleece The
wool is in some parts twen four inches IN length and the
fleece estimated to weigh forty pounds 1t is Of very fine
and valuable quality, apparently like the Merno.
TprOpfience journal Of Ue1pesddy. /.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-04-02

MODEL SPEEoH.-Here is a model speech, made by
the President Of the Northamptonshire Engand Farm
ing and Grazing Society, presenting prize cup TO
young man. Now, young man, take that cup, and
member also TO plough deep and drink shaiiop."
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-04-02

The CncUIT Court met Monday, and after having
disposed Of in chancery and at the in
stance Of Major Tochman, having ordered execution
on the surees Of the late Col Bomford, in the Of
500 000 as administrator of the Kosciusko estate ad-
iourned for three weeks.
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ANOTHER MURDER AT New YoRK.-Mr Muvcen, a
Frenchman was deliberately shot New York Thurs
day forenoon, by Mr.. De Con- also Frenchman, doing
business in Greenwich The deceased called upon
De Con and presented to him paper Of kind when
the latter drew pistol aud shot him through the breast
and then escaped
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-04-02

The annual election in CONNECTICUT takes place next
Monday -Four members Of Congress, well State
officers are to be elected HENRY DUTToS is the Wing
candidate for Governor and THOMAS ii. SEYMOUR, the
present incumbent. the Democratic candidate.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-04-02

RELIEF FOR THE MADEIRA SUFrERERs.-The ship Nau-
titus which left Boston time since, freighted with
provisions for the hungry poor Of Madeira has arrived
out and the has been acknowledged by letter
from the American Consul laudatory Of the donors.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-04-02

Mosr HORRIBLE CAsuALrYone Of the most horrible ca.
suaes occurred Saturday ut Turtle Creek that have
heard Of for long ae. One Of respectable cit
zens, named Charles Kennedy, while attempting leap
the platform Of coal train the Pennsylvania railroad
calculated the distance and fell the track the four ears
passing over his body cutting il dagonay from his shout
der to bis lons and completely separating portion
the other The heart thrown out and the lower part Of
the body was cut literally into "mnce meat" The upper
yed the esteem and respect Of all who were acquainted with
him
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Charles b. Ferguson candidate for constable in
Georgetown township, California His friends issued an
address in hsfayor and announced by authority, that
he Is in favor Of the next war; opposed to the cholera in
favor Of high salaries, and opposedto money
and poor brandy We have heard the result of the
Gle
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yIsITERs-During the present month upwards OF TWEEN
tyegh thousand persons from various portions Of the
Union, have visited the National Gallery in the Patent
Office building from eight to ten thousand Of them
single day-the fifth utmo
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We darky into futurity we never know when we
have real cause to rejoice lament The worst appear
ances have often happy consequences the best lead
many times unto the greatest misfortunes
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REAL DAUGHTER or THE REeMENr.-0ne evening q last
week while the 9Th regiment better known the National
Guard OF New York city, parade Miss Diver the
daughter Of the late adjutnnt Of the regiment introduced
at her equct and shook hands with every member OF
the corps then present This child adopted by the egi
ment after the aduan deceaSe and supported BY
yearly assessment ON each member,
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The Assembly Of Wisconsin have passed bill prohibit
ting all foreign bank bills from being circulated in the
State after the LIST Of January next
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6-Ga7-G4s PIECES.
S5,s6l,789 20

The gold bullion deposited during the month was from
California, ST. O00 from other sources $4,000 The
silver bullion deposited was So, 900.
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Captain stansbury, Of the Typographical Engineers, is
appointed TO prosecute the work for the improvement Of
the Cleveland harbor.
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COINAGE FOR MARcH.-The Treasurer of the
Mint at Philadelphia publishes his monthly account
of the coinage for the month of March, viz
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-04-12
BOARDERs.

EVERAL Gentlemen can be accommodated with
board In small family, at the second house on
ncord street. ap4 d2wt
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Hosiery and Gloves

hosiery and 6l0V6s
UST Received large assortment of Hosiery, Cloves
~ ard Mitts, Of every description and quality which
we offer at great borgains
MILES & BROWNING,
apo dtf lto, cor. lain and Walnut streets
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Situation Wanted

A S an Assistant Book keeper or Clerk in some Mer-
IA camille Establishment by a young man who can
Produce the best testimonials as to character and indus
trious habits. Apply at this office. apo d6ts
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NOTICES. &c.
Mechanics' Assoniation.

TNHE Annual Meeting OF the Worcester County Me-
chanics' AssecatiOnwill BIZ held in Waldo Hall, on
TUESDAY Evening, April 18th, at II o'clock.
lst- 10 choose all necessary officers of the Assoca-
tion for the current year.
I'd. To hear the Reports Of the officers for the past
year, and to act thereon
Sd. To on any other business that may properly
come before the Meeting. sAM'L SMITH, Sec'y.
Worcester, april g. 1853. apll d2t
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WANTED.

A BOY in a Dry Goods Store. One who is not
IA more Than 10, or less than 16 years of age and
wishes TO devote his whole time learn the business
can hear of situation by making immediate personal
Application TO the sub criber. Salary from $75 to
$40 per year. APPS diff GEO. p. BRYANT