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EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE


DALIiMOhEJ JUif Va
The steamer PoshatGa went from here TO Annapolis
yesterday excursion with about i've hundred per-
sons, men, women, and children, board regret to
learn TINT dsgraceful occurred between portion
Of The passengers and Of the Annapoitans They
commenced fighting in the city which resulted in several
being injured. When the Powhatan was about leaving
the wharf at Annapolis, the beligcrent parties
bed and threw o complete shower Of stones brickbat
&C. aboard AS she moved off they fired muskets and
pistols at her the discharges mostly Of small shot TAX
ing effect promiscuously among the dense crowd One
man, Baltimorean struck in the neck with buck
shot, which penetrated deeply causing and per-
haps fatal wound Two three Of the boats were
slightly wounded and FIVE six Of the passengers
struck with small shot in the face aud other parts Of
the body causing slight but dangerous wounds The
firing kept up until the boat Of range Of the
muskets One Annapolitan shot with bullet and
carried off supposed to be mortaiy wounded One lady
on board was struck with stone and hurt very much
have not heard who the aggrcssors in this dis
graceful ARRAY but higher outrage could DO committed
than for men to fire guns at boat crowded the
Powhatan, with men, women, and children The merest
accident only prevented indiscriminate murder
The new Post Office envelopes made their appearance
here to day They faulty, The name Of the manu-
facturer where the seal should be placed Is very OBJ
Jectionable, many desire putting their private
stamp there. The entire envelope is badly arranged,
and made out Of Indifferent paper II is by no means
clever production
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The /" REPUBLIC newspaper, heretofore widely known
able spirited and efficient coaduor in the promul
cation and defence Of Wing principles, commenced
series yesterday Its advertisement has already
ed that proposes to forsake the stormy path of party
politics and beake itself to the spread of useful and
tertanng facts general and local news and to fulfil all
the requirements of those who desire to in
city spirited prompt, and accurate medium of nte-
gence The publishers aim at furnishing such journal
as will comply with the necessities of growing city, and
they hope to remove the stigma which now lies upon
of deriving chief knowledge of city affairs from dis
tant journals. We wish the Republic all success.
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From an ADserican Citizen resfaing in South 1
41nericn

'~esNS'''J
Anaertcd.
10 rHE EDITORS or rus NATIONAL IsrELLIGEScER.
March, 1853.
GEArLEsrs have just been reading long end
very well written ice in the IneligeDcer Of November
4th 1852 signed Inca, the subject Of the interests
connected with the navigation of the river Amazon
| write this to of the intelligent
thor which think ought to be Immediately right
He says The free navigation Of The Rio de Ia Plata is
achievement and commerce chiefly indebted 10 Brazil for
n Honor 10 Broza tAersorei gem in the cropn Of
The Emperor which, V a6e furnished NOT, cA make his
name atustrous"
Your correspondent has been totally misinformed in
more than respect In the first place, the instru
mentality Of Brazil in the overthrow of Rosas very
inconsderable aud unimportant element in the combin
tons which produced that result but that not mpor
tant to be noticed
His material is that Brazil has done any thing
intended to do any thing towards establishing the
free navigation of the Rio de la Plata.
That Government has exerted itself with ceasecss and
earnest energy at every point and every OCCASION
prepent the Argentine States from granting the free nay
cation of the Rio de la Plata to the missions of England
the United States France and Sardinia for months past
pressing that policy upon those States She has used
her influence prevent the oral States from entering
into any sort of treaty. and has especially created all the
difficulties about the navigation that have been heretofore
cncountered that still exist.
If his Imperial Majesty of the Brazis entitled to any
his policy, it be regard another locality than
the Rio de la Plata and its navgable tributaries So
error from obviously SO respectable seemed
to me to require correction.
am, very respectfully,
AN AMERICAN CITIZEN
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THE STAMPED LETTER ENVELOPES which have just been
sent out for distribution among the leading postoces Of
the Union yet but Of single size, Of the three
cent denomination bust of Washington, embossed
and encirced by brickred back ground occupies the
appropriate Above and below the figure the
words sgnifying the value of the stamp These
opes sold at the postoce for three dollars and
twenty cents per hundred the twenty extra cents for the
envelopes which is less than plain envelopes of equal
quality could be bought for The posofce does not sell
less than hundred Retailers outside Of the post-oce
will probably expect to make handsome profit. The
back Of the envelopes is gummcd, ready for sealing
There is also Mr. Nesbits advertisement on the back
for which there is charge We doubt the pro-
prety of deforming the nations envelopes in this way
and are surprised that the Postmaster General should
permit it. DIR. Brandreth would furnish the envelopes
gratis barring the stamp, for the privilege of printing
small advertisement upon them.--Jomnal Of Commerce
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RIoT New YoRK.-Thc New York papers chronicle
o Of some magnitude which occurred there Mon
day About ii o'clock the " Hibernian Benevolent So
ciey passing in procession through Hudson street.
Abingdon Square, when the horses of an omnibus
that had become unmanageabe carried the vehicle into
the line Of procession. Several members of the society
commenced beating the horses which rather made mat
and others mounted the omnibus pulled the
driver from his seat and brutaly beat him, that he
bapince died boy in the stage also dragged out
mud beaten numerically. number of witnesses came
the rescue, with members Of the police The liiber
mans became cxaspcrated fought urousy and repused
the police The latter rallied again, with an addi
ona force and called citizens to aid them The fight
then became general many both sides receiving severe
wounds Finally, the Hibernians routed and the
procession broken up three Of their banners having been
torn in pieces and the slaves and poles In
ALL forty three arrested aud confined in the Jeer
Market prison, irtysir Of whom severely in
jured mostly the effect of vigorous Of the police
mems clubs The injuries mostly scalp wounds.
Some Of the officers hurt but not dangerously The
Of the driver Of the omnibus is Edwin Carpenter
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The receipts at the Custom House Philadelphia last
week amounted to hundred and thirty thousand
three hundred end eighty dollars and fifty five cents
being the largest amount received in any week
years past.
law has gone into operation in Rhode Island pre-
scribng ten hours legal days work II also forbjds
the employment Of children twelve years old in
manufacturing establishment
FATAL FALL-A lad named Jarvis Sinclair was killed
at New York by falling from the roof Of six story bnil
ding upon which he was playing
NJ GARAB,LDt, the Papal Nancio at Paris died on the
l6th utimo, suddenly, OF apoplrxy.
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CONVICTION FoRGERY-A verdict ofguilty has been
found against William Kssane and Anrep Fidlay, lately
tried at Cincinnati for forging bank check. Findlay
who in court under recognsance just before the YER
dict known made his escape and has not since been
arrested Kissane il viii be remembered, is charged
with being of the consprators in burning the steamer
Martha Washington for which he and others yet to be
tried in the United States court.
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There appears have been less than the usual number
of serious accidents New York the Fourth child
fell overheard from Of the and drowned
lost of his eyes by the accidental discharge of
a gun two boys injured in their lower limbs by
similar accidents and thirteen boys had their hands shat
tered acerated by the bursting careless handling of
pistols Five houses in different parts Of the city,
on fire in the night of the third by the careless
plosion of fre-crackcrs Of gunpowder The loss in
one case was about $780, and in the others it still
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~ ST. Louis,
aud Lons NXnl shot in apaears that Mr. SAN
yF GATY had mechanics another story on
house Which he had lately purchased from The
uon which the house stands " filled with
have been trepassod much
man by the name OF Avvnsr
perry On saturday afternoon the
among the wofkmon employed building climbed cherry
anu commenced eating the uit While there them
lis stole INTO hS house which oaed his shot
with snt sl ~ cane Gloss the
struck In the temple shot som. of
bis ego, literally tearing II quantity shot
his thigh but his Injuries
the other FLviINN We. IRA v. AID held 20 hail
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The new Board Of Public Works OF VIRGINIA. composed
of EDWARD j. ARMSTRONG from the northern ARCHIBALD
GRAHAM from the central, and THOMAS j. BOYD from the
southern section of the State organized at Richmond
the 4th instant ARCHIBALD GRAHAM chosen Presi-
dent and WILLIAM r. DRISKAnp Secretary. The term Of
service prescribed by the constitution for the members is
six years but the members first elected to
spectvey two four and six years. to be determined by
lot The drawing for these terms Of service resulted
follows: Archibald Graham, two years; Edward J. Arm
strong, four years; Thomas ]. Boyd six years.
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Ectract Of a Letter dated Fort Atkinson, Ippe,
am, very respectfully,
AN AMERICAN CITIZEN.

Extract Of a Letter aated Fort 4niinsoa, Upper
arkansas, Nay IS, 1853
BEAE and party arrived here this morning travelling
at great rate, having averaged foryseyen miles day
for ten days from the frontier of Missouri They expect
to be at the tope Pass in ten days. which is half
way California LERoUx arrived with them here but
has to stop account of Illness He gives them clear
instructions and directions to take guide from the
Mexican settlement the Trinchera in the valley Of San
Luis, only days travel from tue Pass Ali the party
are well, and going forward in high spirits"
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THURSDAY, JULY Z, 1858.

We do not know who is the hero OF the annexed
story, nor do we know if the story itself be true
Only we hope So from the refreshing oasis 1t pre-
sents in the arid desert of politics and oiceseekng
We had not dared to think that any man would
forego the prize of Office, when once grasped, after
much effort and tribulation even if he were to re-
copnise in the incumbent whom he was to dsplace
his own grandfather. We venture to say that the
man who practises such sef-abnegation in slight
things will BE found equal to important sacri
fees, should the emergencies of life present to him
an alternative of selfshness or generosity.
TRUE PHILANTHRopYA case of Office seeking philan-
thropy, the interesting because Of its novelty has
come to our knowledge. A gentleman from Virginia
prominent Democrat applicant for office in one Of
the Departments Of the Government His papers, as the
phrase goes made out and the letter of appoint
ment given him by the Secretary, who informed him
that IN certain room, at certain desk he would lind
the individual whose place he to take, and that
he must show the letter to him. Well he found the
room, and in due manner presented the letter. The
gentleman ut the desk after perusing the document OBJ
served .Wel, sir this is your desk. and am ready to
clear premises sutng the action to the word and
starting get off the stool upon which he perched
The newly appointed ocehoder observing that the per-
SON whose place he to fill lame and walked with
difficulty, Immediately said Sir, you can keep your
place i not the man to deprive you of it," He re-
turned Secretary and informed him that than
deprive lame of Office he would return home! The
Secretary appauded the sentiment and promised that he
should have some Office, at any rate.
Surely the world is not selfish some would sup
pose and the green spots which now and then show
themselves in the desert of human sehness force us to
believe that human nature is not entirely depraved
Portsmouth Va Transcript Of June 30.
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RAILROAD AccIDEST.-An oak tree, the trunk Of which
FIVE feet in diameter, fell the track OF the
Northern Indiana Railroad about twelve miles Of La
porte the night of the 10Th The night express train
from Chicago with Eve and Two huadred and City
passengers, along hour afterwards and dashed
It, The engine tender and hrstcass cars we're de-
molshed the baggage and secondclass upset. and
one hundred and fifty feet Of the track up The
fireman killed and the engineer and four OF the
cond-elass passengers badly hurt.
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The STORM or FRDAY.--We continue to receive add-
tonal particulars Of the damage done by the Of
Friday last. At Cape May considerable window glass
was broken in the hotels and cottages At Reading Pa
the gable end Of the Catholic Church blown down,
and a number of houses unroofed. On Long Island q
blown down and several persons buried beneath
the ruins four OF them severely injured The dam
age done in the vicinity of Williamsburg IN " It's said
will exceed s 800 600
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destructive Fire at Os,oego on Yl-T,eo Hun
dred Doefa9s md Stores Burnt nth gIus Churches &c
Loss ouer one million dollars &c!
OswEGo, IN ~ july 5, P.M--An extensive Are is
raging and four blocks the side Of the river
in ruins The flames still progressing and appa
reny every building that side of the river must be
destroyed.
Every mill, warehouse and store between the toll
bridge and the press gone including Ames Doottes
and Abbey Co.'s.
The fire engines got hemmed in by the flames and took
fire, and were thrown into the river.
The heat is intense and the buildings being all wood,
there no checking the progress of the flames The loss
will be very great
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FROM rHE CHARLESTON COURIER OF JULY 4.

FROM THE CHARLESTON COURIER or JULY 4.
INDEPENDENCE DAY.
Hail, our country's natal morn
Hail, our spreading kindred born
Hail, thou banner not yet torn,
Waving Ger the free
While this day in festal throng
Millions swell the patriot song,
Shall not we the notes prolong,
Hallowed jubilee
Fathers, have ye bled in vain
Ages must ye droop again?
MAKER, shall we rashly stain
Blessings sent by thee?
No receive our solemn vow,
While before thy throne we bow,
Ever to maintain, as new,
UNIoN-IIBERTY Rev. DR.. gilman
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MELANCHOLY CASE or DRowNISG.-About nine o'clock
Saturday night young and woman, both Germans,
named Morris Klsne and Sophia Geismcr drowned
the Huboken ferry under distressing circumstances 1t
appears they tho ferry house the Hoboken de
take the boat the foot Canal street They had reached
the gang plank when the boat started and did go board
but remained standing the edge Of the plank which had
not been pulled away When the boat left the plank tipped
them into the river and they drowned. Klcine
twenty Eve years Of age and Miss Geismer about twenty
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Mr.. MORTON, United States Commissioner Mt New York.
has decided in the of apprentice whose rendition
his master in New Jersey claimed under the act Of
Congress commonly known g the fugitive slave law
that the act does not apply to apprentices This decision
believe is contrary the opinion generally held in
gard apprentices owing service who fee from State
to another
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FOURTH OF JULY IN THE SOUTH.

There runs through the following article, which
we find ii the Garles'op Couricr Of the morning of
the Fourth Of July sein of feryid patriotism and
spirtstrring eloqucnce which We ere satisied will
make its transfer q our columns acceptable to all
our readers
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REPRESENTATION IN MASSACHUSETTS.

The perpexng question If representation in the Legs
lature of Massachusetts, which has for time
pied the attention of the Convention for remodelng the
Constitution of that State, substantially settled
Friday last. The plan adopted is as follows
Every town of one thousand inhabitants less shall
have five representatives ipten years. with additional
representative for valuation year. making six in ten years.
or if majority Of the legal voters of any pre-
fer they may form district and elect member each
year.
Every town Of thousand inhabitants and less than
four thousand, shall have representative every year
four thousand to eight thousand two eight thousand
twelve thousand three and making four thousand
the number necessary for additional member
The apportonment is to be based upon the Of
1880 until new census is taken, and is to be made by
the Senate and in all appointments after the first the
numbers which shall entitle any city or town two
three four, representatives, shall be adjusted
in proportion according to the previous provisions that
the whole number of Representatives exclusive Of those
which be elected BY of less than thousand
inhabitants, shall not exceed three hundred and
five in 1860 or be increased more than ten in any
decennial period thereafter.
1t viii be observed that the necessary process Of keep
ing the House from increasing very large number is
at the of the towns containing four thou
sand inhabitants. Towns of less than that number OF
which there two hundred and seyentyfve will be al
ways entitled to the NUMBER that is two hundred
and eleven Of them having between thousand and four
thousand Inhabitants will be entitled two hundred and
eleven and sxyour Of them having less than thou
sand will be entitled to sixty -four valuation years. and
thrty-two every other year.
No town Of less than thousand FIVE hundred nha-
biants is hereafter to be Incorporated with privilege Of
representation town. Fless than thousand
FIVE hundred strong it must vote with the town or city it
taken from
The cities are be divided by the Legislature into dis
tricts Of contiguous territory and Of nearly equal
population as possible No district to choose than
three and the districts to continue at least FIVE years
The remaining topics of Importance to be decided By
the Convention the Judiciary and Harvard College,
and the question of eecting by plurality majority
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The late revolutionary movement in some of the
provinces of Venezuela has been suppressed, with
out much bodily injury either to the Government
troops or the Insurgents. A small party of rebels
are still on the plains awaiting opportunity to
surrender The outbreak was but small affair.
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CHURCH RoBBERY.-The Congregational Church of this
city lately broken open by set of graceess boys
living in that vicinity who stole herefrom nearly all the
lamps which used to light the church previous
the introduction of gas The of these young State
prison cuprs in the possession of the Trustees Of
the church The lamps cost eighty dollars After
they had battered them up and broken the glass Chin
neys they sold them with the pendants to person on
Louisiana avenue at a mere trife, as old brass.
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SECOND DESPATCH.

OswEGo, July g. 7 A. M.-The FIRE has extended over
about ory-fve of ground sweeping off every mill
north of Bridge street. and also Ames Halls Elevators
Nearly two hundred dwelngsand stores also in ruins
The section of the town consumed is bounded by the
river the west by Bridge street the SOUTH by Sixth
street the east and by the fort grounds the north
The only property saved within these limits is Randas
Elevator, the Second Methodist Church, and half dozen
dwellings. Over three hundred thousand bushels Of
grain in the storehouses burnt.
The loss is estimated not less than million and
half of dollars The insurance companies suffer largely
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We see By the papers that Gen. ALMosrE, the new
Envoy from Mexico, has arrived in Washington. His
intimate acquaintance with language, people, and
their euons cannot fail to make him most suitable
and successful negoator in the present crisis of d.
piomacy With his country The fact that Santa Anna
selects Amore his representative to the United States
saeGc6 that he is perfectly willing to maintain peace
baltimore American
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HEART BENDING CAsUALTY-0n the evening Of Tuesday
the 2lst ultmo, during rain-storm, house
the Canada side struck by lightning, killing
children Of John Donomie about fourteen and the
other about sixteen years Of age The father and mother
Of the children also somewhat injured by the shock
Lake Sgperor Journal
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A SCHOOL FOR Young LADIEs-WANTBD.-
IA late Professor of Ancient Languages in Southern
University wishes TO establish assume the charge
Boarding School for Young Ladies' lie furnish oe most
satisfactory testimonials Trustees of Fer Instutions
can address, till September LIST, A. Great Barington
Massachusetts,, he Is spending n summer at tho North
june 13--cpv3m
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TIE NATIONAL ANNIvERsARY From every
quarter with which we have telegraphc commun-
cation our dispatches report tho Fourth to have
been passed in patriotic and happy way. 10
unusual Incidents, requiring to be stated in detail,
are reported, nor any accidents of nature mate
rally to lessen the pleasure that should be expe.
rienced in view of the simunNeous happiness and
enjoyment of whole people May no future an
niversary be less happily spent
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FIRE AT RIcHMoSD.-Quite destructive fire occurred
at Richmond Va) midnightof Saturday last Com
mencng in carpenter shop attached to the tobacco fac
tory of Mr. JAMES THOMAS jr., the fire rapidly commun
cated to several brick buildings Immediately adjoining
used for the storage tobacco for ees &c., and thence
extended to the main building fronting about forty feet
ON Cary street. three stories high and running back about
one hundred feet The whole of this large establishment
was thus speedily reduced to ashes together with
Of its contents, involving pecuniary loss Of some
$50 COO
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DEMOCRATIC EcoSoMY We wish the good people Of
Connecticut would pay attention to this fact. The
Democratic party commenced the fiscal year. according
their own showing with surplus Of $4,000 and tho
Comptroller talked strongly Of the necessity only halt
cent tax. The "model Democratic Legislature winds up
with laying cent tax and with authority grant
ed the Comptroller to borrow $4,000 Look at this
single fact ye demagogue- ridden public
TC0nDscffcyf Conranf.