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wards at vel as having comfortably
10 OF from either of he abave hamed countries
ES Collection of claims promptly attended TO- Letters from dis
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The Panama Star of the Sth contains two
weeks later news from Austalia, from which we
copy
The accounts from Australia represent the
country as abounding in gold, and trade and
traffic very brisk.
The Melbourne Argus of the ID August says
Great as the emigration is, the wants and re-
quirements Of the colony are fully equal to the
supply of labor thrown upon the market. At
this moment no person able and willing to work
need be unemployed. Skilled laborers are earn
ing from G7 to Gl0 per week, and the common
est workmen at G3 to GA. This is independent
of the diggings, and profitable employment can
always be found Immediately on landing in Mel
bourne. In short we say that this is the Poor
Mans Paradise, where fair days labor will
get u fair days wages, and where industry and
dexterity in any handicraft are sure to meet
with their reward.
Rents are enormous, and increasing. Erec-
tions Of buildings of all kinds are proceeding
with amazing rapidity. Shops, and even whole
villages, start up like mushrooms, being import
ed ready made from the old country. Building
materials of all kinds are therefore enormously
! dear
The spirit of American enterprise appears 10
have infused itself throughout the country
| Self-reliance, independence and energy, a heen.
sighted, restless activity, ever ahVe y CIV sS
| main chance, and somewhat selfish reSaru ~.
personal aggrandizement, are the pfoinihen'
| features of the business system
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Hon. Il. ID. CroSsmoa, yl{ayor of the city Of
.Ne,c Orleans:
Sm-The citizens of San Francisco have been
deeply affected by the intelligence which has
lately reached them, of the unprecedented
ravagcs of the yellow fever in your city Upon
the receipt of the melancholy news, they im-
mediately assembled together for the purpose
of adopting measures Of relief. They haye not
been contented with simply expressing their
eommisseration of the sufferers in the afflicted
city, but they have made us the organ through
which to transmit to you a substantial token
sof their sympathy.
Enclosed is Burgoyne s Co.'S check for the
sum OF ten thousand dollars, which the citizens
desire should be distributed according to your
discretion in alleviating the misery distitution
which the pestilence may have produced among
the citizens of New Orleans
We have been instructed to say, that while
you are left entirely free to dispose Of this fund
as you may think best for the objects proposed,
in aiding. the Howard Association and other
benevolent societies of your city which may be
| in need of assistance, they would desire that
portion of it may be allotted to the Orphan
Asylums, for the relief and support of the
unfortunate children who have found shelter
! within their doors. -,
On the steamer of the 10th October. we will
remit to you, for'the same object, such iurther
sums as shall by that time have been collected.
/ MANY of us here have been citizens OF new
Orleans, and have been profoundly moved by
the accounts of sickness and desoiation whien
have afflicted their ancient home. But our isis
iow.c citizens of San Francisco, from all portions
i of tbe Union have mingled their sorrows WIN
vours, and have nobly and generously eonTio-
,,,ted 10 the fund which we now send you ior tiae
/ hsneft of the sufferers in your city. sF
We have the honor to be your obedient SER
wants, =r- io,,,. d Tsnn-
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-01-01
TUESDAY, DECEMBER %, 1852.
IN SENATE

Mr.. T0UCRY appealed the indulgence Of the Senate
to take up private bin for old soldier Of the fevou
tod, now upwards Of ninety years Of age, and ex.
pressed his fears that If the bill not passed at
the applicant would be beyond their sympathy.
The motion having been agreed to- the Senate proceed
ed to consider the bill granting pension to Avery Dow.
ner; when
Mr.. TOUCEY set forth the facts in the case
Mr.. HALE, with every disposition to fayer the claim
conended there was no proof to justify the passage
the bill.
The bill was sustained BY Mesrs. TOUCEY, SHIELDS,
B0RLAND, and others.
And the question having been taken on ordering the
bill to be engrossed, no quorum voted. -.
The question was then taken by yeas and nays and
decided in the Affirmative, as follows
yEAS-Messrs Adams, Atchison, Boriand Brodbcad
Brooke, Butler Csss Ossheaf chsrlton Clarke Davis De-
ssnssure, Dixon, Dodge Of Wisconsin, Dodge of Iowa
Downs Feleh, Fth Haulin james,, Morton, Pratt, Rusk
Sebastian, seyard Shields Smith Toucey, Upham, Wade
Walker, and WcncrAm N.
EAYS-Mesms. Hale, smnsr, and Usds7wyod--3.
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CHINESE MUSIC.

Mr.. CROCKETT, Of the st. Louis Intelligencer, in
a letter from San Francisco, gives the following
account of the performances of the company of Chi
nese Theatricals which has recently arrived at New
Orleans:
One Of the most curious exhibitions ever witness
ed by outside barbarians has been going on in this
city [San Francisco for week or two past About
fortnight since there arrived here Chinese theatrical
troupe consisting Of 123 actors male and female and
embracing, learn some Of the most distinguished Of
the Celestial histronic talent Indeed tits said that
several Of them are to the Chinese what Kembe and
Garrck and Sddons are or rather were to outsders
Some days ago il announced that they would make
their first appearance at the American Theatre and
confess felt very great curiosity to see how such
tons were conducted in Chinaa country of which we
now know SO little, but are destined very to know
great deal more was present their first exhibition and
would endeavor 70 describe IL that il
lie utterly impossible to convey any Ineligible idea of it. Be-
fore the curtain raised favored with music from
the Chinese orchestra that be called music which
combination OF the most unearhy sounds that ever auted
mortal cannot describe the instruments from which
these sounds proceeded except that Of these was an
gong, whilst several others were very dmuutye one
strnged hdde OF peculiar shape They had also pair
cynbas and large oval stone elevated above the oor on
framework and on which they beat time with couple Of
dnccd by dozen n-pans Of different sizes, half dozen
cracked 6ddes, steamboat bell the fling Of saw and tho
squalng ofa cat The musicians placed on the alter
part OF the stage instead of in front and up the din
during the most Of The performance.
or did understand word that was spoken ON
the stage but completely amazed the arnfeence
Of their dresses which all Of silk SATIN covered
with the beautiful and costly embroidery No
In the United States all vie with this in the splendor
Of is wardrobe. Indeed had formed conception
vousy Of the immense labor and expense expended China
upon such fabrics these The embroidery wrought
the most beautiful figures representing BIRDS flowers
&C., in endless variety and in the brightest and most taste
fully blended The for part wore on their
heads sort of helmet Of unique shape and beautifully
wrought whilst the had prousion Of brilliant orna
fnents about the head with the hair done up the most sim
gular style They all immense trousers OF silk or satin
and with long, loose robes, reaching below the knee and
having enormously large sleeves Their shoes had wooden
solos, about inches thick and turned up the toe The
play appeared TO be sort Of opera at all events large
portion of consisted Of singing II that be termed sing
ing which is netting between screech wall and
melody sung in the most drawling nasal tone They
have but tune and that with scarcely one Of The s
Of music Their voices have little no compass, and
IL is impossible conceive Of harsh grating sound.
that they emit.
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SINGULAR EvYEor or An EAnrHouAxr,--A St. Jaeo M
per- speaking of the recent earthquake at that place
Il has effected prodiges the number OF deaths from
cholera having diminished very materially and the peone
generally believed that the earthquake had eectuay
killed the malady, Persons suffering under violent a..
tacks rose from their BIDS and ser being for hour i
the streets in the mp morning air. feno return Of their
sickness
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FoR LIBERIA--The brig Zebra has been chartered by
the Colonization Society to sail from New Orleans with
emgrants for Liberia The New Orleans Pcayune Of the
10th says:
There already here eighty migrants and others
daily arriving Among those here Simon Harris
from the Choctaw Nation and his family about whom great
nineteen from Montgomery, Alabama, and twenty-eeht Of
the servants Of the late Mr. Ludlow Texas Adyces have
thirty -four being their way. The family of John Jor
dam wen known as the confidential clerk our deceased nd
highly respected felow-cisen, William NJ Bcal ore going
with this expedition We have never seen finer and
intelligent body Of cmgns than those now here Thew
will be additions to the colony '
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The bill was read third time and passed
On motion by Mr.. BROOKE, the Senate proceeded to
consider House bill to amend entitled An act for
the dsconnuanee Of the Office of Surveyor General in
the several districts the surveys therein can
be completed for abolishing land Offices under certain
circumstances, and for other purposes"
Mr. b. explained the object Of the bill amended by
the Committee on the Public Lands in the Senate
The question being put agreeing to the amendments
no quorum voted.
The question was then taken by yeas and nays, and
the amendments were agreedto.
And the bill was read third time and passed
And the Senate adjourned.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-01-01

POLITICAL LIFE.--DExCsTHEsEs, as Plutarch relates,
once said that IT, at the commencement OF his public ca
reer, he had known what he xserwards learned Of the
miseries Of public lfe and had been shown two roads,
one OF them leading early grave, and the other
political power, he would have chosen the former.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

Mr.. APPLETON, Of Massachusetts, announced the
presence OF LORENZO SABINE, elected Representative
death Of the Hon. BENJAMIN THOMPSON and asked that
he might now be sworn in.
The SPEAKER thereupon administered the oath of
Office to Mr. SABINE and he took his seat MS member of
the House
GOODS DESTROYED BY FIRE.
Mr. HART, by consent introduced the following reso-
luton
Rored That the Committee Of the Whole ON the state
the Union be discharged from the further consideration of bill
No. l3s the caendarbeng bill to remit the duties upon
certain goods destroyed by fire in the city of New Yoand
that the same be referred to the Committee
After some debate the resolution laid the table,
Mr.. McMULLEN moved that it be laid on the table.
No quorum voting .on this motion-ayes As noes S.
The House adjonrned: Yeas ~, nays SO.
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Singleton Mercer wen known As having several years
since killed Mr. HebertoN shot through the head
in an oyster cellar in PhadshIa the 25th The per-
SON who fred the pistol escaped,
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RAILROAD AocrDENr,--The passenger train from Cum
berand to the city Of Baltimore ran OIL the track on Sa
turday afternoon, Martinsburg All the cars were
broken and one WAS turned over Several passengers
were slightly but fatally injured and all arrived at
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NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
THE CUBAN QUESTION.

We embrace the earliest opportunity we have
been able to find to place before our readers the
following interesting discussion, by Carolina jour
nal, Of the merits of the question of connexion Of
the interests of the United States with those of the
Island Of Cuba
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Is IL not better that your friend tell you your fanlt.
privately man that yuut enetsy talk u te publiciyf
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.


The CLERK about to commence the reading of the
Journal, when et8 tNe a65
Mr.. RICHARDSON raised the question that this could
not be DONE there evidently being quorum present
The SPEAKER referred to the rule on the subject
that he shall take the chair every day precisely at the
hour to which the House shall have adournedon the pre-
cedng day shall Immediately call the members to order
and on the Of quorum shall cause the jour
nal Of the preceding day TO be read He said that this
rule was imperative and counted the number Of members
in attendance announcing that there were ninety-two
gentlemen present
No quorum being present
On motion Of Mr. RICHARDSON, call Of the House
was ordered and the roll accordingly called when
one hundred and twenty nne members answered their
names A quorum having appeared e
On motion of Mr. STEPHENS, Of Georgia, all further
proceedings under the call were dispensed with
The Journal of yesterday was then read. M
Mr. DUNCAN announced that FRANCIS b. Far, elected
Renre,entative from the Second Congressional District
of in the place Of Hon RoBERr RsrouL
r. deceased was present. with proper credentials, and
desired to be qualified by taking the proper oath
The SPEAKER thercupon administered the oath Of
Office TO Mr. Far, and he took his seat rs member Of
the House. aE4 /. e9.
M. WHITE, of Kentucky, asked consent to offer the
following joint resofption; s..
Ne n re.oirsd BY me Sepo,e and Hssr Of Representatives
Ths upon adourng to-day, they star sdjourncd until the
FIRST Monday of January next
Objections were INSIDE. Is
prpLicArroN or uNAurHoRIzED sPEEoHEs
Mr.. sTANLY by consent, offered the following reso.
luton
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-10-12

"THE AMERICAN RurLE"-The following
from little pamphlet the American rifle is
interesting, though we are inclined to doubt
some Of its suggestions. 1t is not unlikely
that the experiment here spoken of with the
smooth bore, would fail equally with the rifle in
the same hands. 1t demands the incest care 10
render the experiment a successful one with any
projsctile. II is needless to say that the last
paragraph of the extract in regard to the North
American Indian is a complete fable. 1t is,
however amusing:
In the first place, no bullet is o. can be cas-,
perfectly spherical. One side is al ways heavier
than the other, and the ball therefore swerves
from the right line Of projection However
bard it may be to prove this theoretically, prac-
Ece demonstrates it, The same smooth bore
immovably fixed, twice loaded, with The same
charge, of the same powder, and with balls ca
in the same mould, will not plant them both in
| the same spot at the same distance. The rifle
barrel is female screw, which gives the tightly
driven ball rotary motion, so that if the bullet
| or rather the slug, swerves with one twist of the
| screw, another revolution corr.cts the error.
There are but three motions in Aide ball
the straight acknowledgement and the DOWN
| ward.- cnssscaS6y the power of gravity. rifle
0: Thirty to the pound drops its ball about foo,
in bundled yards Rifles are sighted, there
| fore, to meet this deviation On leaving the
| barrel the ball moves above the line of sight
continually falling IN parabolibal curve till il
inersects it. The point Of intersection is called
the point blank.
| Who Invented the rifle is not known. lis
principle was X TO the North American
Indians before lie discovery of the continent
Their afro. So .iered spralIy, and move
precisely in the manner of a rifle ball.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-10-12

ARREST OF A,sUPPosED MAIL RoBBER We
learn that Leander LIE Clearc, the Sheriff Of
Crawford county Wisconsin, arrived at Prairie
Du CHEN on Monday last, having in his charge,
William F. Sterling, Post Master at Noun,
Sterling, in that State, on charge Of robbing
the U. 8. Mail. He was arrested at the instance
Of Henry Hart, Esq, Special Government Mail
Agent. We learn that the evidence against
Sterling is Of the most conclusive character, the
money taken on his person having been iden,i-
fed as that placed in the mail by Mr.. Hart fol-
the express purpose of detecting the perpetratol
Of thefis which Of late have been frequent along
that line. Sterling was bound over on the evil
dence, 10 appear at the next term Of the U. 8.
District Court, to be held at Milwaukee on the
first Of January next The bail is fixed a,
$4,000.
The arrest will cause the utmost surprise 10
the public, and is quite parallel to the case Of
Hinton, given some days since. Mr.. Sterling
has long enjoyed the highest reputation for pro-
bity and intelligence. He is the brother of the
present Senator to the Wisconsin Legislature
from Iowa County, and he himself four years
ago was the representative from Crawford
County where the robbery was committed. The
town Of Mt. Sterling was named in honor Of
him, and he was selected as the most Trustworthy
person to take charge Of the post Office there
Most unfortunately, he was not proof agains,
temptation
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-10-12

RATHER HUMoRoUs.-A witness was on ex-
animation before the Court yesterday, and sta
ted in his testimony, that the defendant, whilst
having the thumb Of the plaintiff fast held
between his teeth, exclaimed .sDamn you I'll
bite your thumb off - The counsel asked witness
how it was possible for the defendant to talk
with mans thumb fast held between his teeth,
and by way of a poser, asked the witness il he
could do it. .Certainly | can" said the witness;
sslet me see, said the Counsel. The w:tnessim-
mediately placed his thumb between his teeth,
and at the top of his voice roared, "Damn you
Iii bite your thumb off" The effect was electric,
the Court Room was convulsed, and the Counsel
convinced
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-10-12

DEATH OF JUpGE CARLEToN.-The last mail
ffom Iowa City, brought the unwelcome intelli-
gence, that Judge James Carleton, of thai city
died on Sunday, the Cd inst.
The particulars of his sickness and death
are not given in the letter to the Post Master Of
this city.
IN the death Of this gentleman, the State has
lost valuable citizen, and the profession. q
which ne was member, brilliant orna.
ment Judge Carleton had few equals, and n,
superior in the State, - . lawyer. He was
honorabie in his dealings, and warm in hi.
friesdships.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-10-12

FisEs IN .CHICAGo.-rwo more fires occur
red in Chicago, on Thursday afternoon and ev
aud a saloon and private dwelling house suffer
ed by the last. The usual note is made by the
papsfs,-".he FIRE was e.idently the work Of al
ince.diary.f The competence Of the peopl.
Of Chicago, and their christian feeling of for
beasancs toward the incendiaries who, day afte
day, and night after nigh. endeavor to lay the
town in ashes, is slight shade beyond tn.
commendable
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-10-12

IMMIGRATION The wagons which pass be-
fore our eyes each day afford very satisfactory
indication Of the vast increase of state in
to be found on the crowded pages of our Land
Office returns. The results of an exami lation
of these are perfectly astonndias We have
before given various abstracts from other offices
in the State. We are informed by Col. Nc
Henry, the register of the Land Office at this
City, that the receipts Of this district, curing the
last quarter, amount to $;20S, 900, Of which sos,
600 were received in cash, and the remainder in
warrants. The great majority Of these entries,
we understand, were made in the north and east
of the district
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-10-12

RATHER A QyxER VIsD,cATIos.-The his
tory Of Illinois By the late Gov. Ford has been
rather tardy about coming out. The delay was,
very unjustiy a. we believe, imputed TO Gen
Shields. The Chicago Press however puts in
the following, which Cor defence is about as
queer ~ we generally see.
"Gen Shields has been consured ia certain
quarters for delaying the publication Of Gov.
Ford g History. TIE fact Is, he has made re-
peatsd Efforts to do 50, but has never before re-
ceived an offer that he felt justified in sccep.
ting"
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-10-12

INDIANS PICKED UP.-About week ago four
Indians capsized their canoe in the middle OF
Hay Lake, but managed to hang to their craft
for some two or three hours, when they were re
lieved by Captain Spalding of the Canal Com
pany's Steam Tug ssDart." The arrival was
very opPortune, as they were very nearly exhaus