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Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-04-23
THE MONEY MARKET.

FROM THE NEW YORK JOURNAL OF COMMERCE OF APRIL 81
WEDNESDAY, EVENING, APRIL 20.-The offerings at the
banks continue light and rates of interest in the street
remain in favor of the borrower The remtances from
the interior for goods purchased made with unusual
promptness and merchants less dependant upon
borrowed capital than they have been in former
seasons.
The announcement is made in behalf of Govern
ment that hereafter Treasury drafts will be negotiated
but that whenever the Treasury Department has occasion
to transfer funds, Government porter win be sent with
the COIN This is all very well in theory but in practice
it is sometimes nconvenent and may prove little
dangerous. 1t appears if system of issuing
gotabe transfer drafts could be devised and carefully
guarded against abuse by which the transportation of
large amounts of coin might in be avoided
Foreign exchange closed with the rmness noticed yes
terday Some leading drawers refused 1925 for sixty day
bills on London, and small purchases made high
as 1929. The stock market is less buoyant.
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PREDICTION CALFoRSD.-Wa. g. BATES, who is
writing series Of interesting letters from San Francisco
to the Detroit Daily Advertiser in his latest epste says
"For a farmer who does not wish to feed out in one
six months the earnings Of the other and who has capital
enough California think is the most desirable State in
the Union In winter, the rain has sufficient
y sotened the EARTH the ploughng begins and continues
till April THIS winter the number Of Of land
poughed up has been very much larger than before
The enormous high price of all kinds Of provisions
last has had good effect to stimulate agricul-
ture and in my opinion within two years California will
produce her pork her four her necessaries
of every name and kind When this is done, and her
gold crop carried up 800 900 per annum as ii
will be within four years from this date shall be some
thing Of State Mark my words and let those who
live remember them In the year 1858 the exports of
California will be larger in value than the entire
BILE real property Of Michigan including both your rail-
wayso
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The RELIGIOUS ASSIvERsARIEs.-The anniversaries of
the various Religious and Charitable Societies in our land
take place in New York during the second week Of next
month. Active preparations being made for these in
terestng gatherings. The New York Commercial says
that the past year has been Of prosperity and the
ceps Of the several societies. in instances show an
advance over any previous year So far they have
been made up they are exhibited in the following table
In some instances they are partly estimated but
far taft he
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BRITISH PREsESrs.-It win be recolected that some
time since the British barque Jesse Stevens was wrecked
or otherwise disabled and that the passengers and crew
OF the vessel through the fundamentally Of Capt Nye
OF fhe American steamship Pacific we're rescued from
their rghtuy perilous condition during the prevalence
Of an appalling storm In consideration Of the humane
services performed on that OCCASION we learn that the
British Government has just this city, as presents
gold medallion likeness Of Queen Victoria with suita
bic Inscriptions and gold pocket chronometer for Can't
Nye ten pounds sterling and gold mounted telescope
for the third mate and TO each of the six sailors who vol
unteered 70 man the life boats ten pounds sterling
These evidences Of royal gratitude will it is presumed
be distributed according CUSTOM by the British Minis
ter through the medium Of the State Department
Republic.
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The impeachment Of Mr.. MATTER, Canal Commissioner
Of the State Of New York. is based upon sundry import
ant charges Among these are the following:
The expenditures all the State canals for repairs in
the year 1852 exceeded the expenditure in 1851 for the
purpose 500, 405, than half Of which
the eastern division Of the canal specially under the
charge Of Mr. Mather And in addition to these large
expenditures there others also paid out by Mr. Ma
Their which not allowed account of iegalty The
accounts Of superintendent the canals found
unsatisfactory by the Auditor but the Canal Board
fused 70 remove them, the law requires Cases of
aathorxed and Illegal expenditures are cited by the
mte and II Il added that for fourteen months be paid
little or no attention 10 the great works going in his d.
vision though the law requires him TO visit every part Of
the canal In thirty days Various other neglects
auty stated in the report Of the committee.
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BLAcKwooD's MAGAZINE for April has been received
by Taylor Maury. 1t contains the following articles
Temperance and Tee-total Societies; John Rintoul ;
Modern French Comedy; Lombardy andits Irrigation
Lady Lees Widowhood; Twenty Years in the Philippine
Islands; and Hints for Legislation.
As to the first of these Blackwood is unfriendly
but argues that temperance advocacy is not only intern
peratey but uncharitaby and arroganty conduct
ed, and deems the for the most part observed by
its advocates. The others are interesting articles and
the last mentioned especially fraught with outspoken
ness and manly good sense.
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[ Wilmington Herald Of Wednesday.

SUDDEN DEATHS IN THE ToMBs, New YoRK.-Five
apprehended in drunken state in the city Of New York
Sunday, we're put into cell in the Tombs When
the opened on Monday morning three Of them
dead fourth, found in dying condition, expired
the evenings and the fifth is not expected to i've
In another cell, at the same time was also
found dead Inquests were held, and the physicians
gave il their opinion that the deceased to their
deaths by apopexy, caused by intemperance Some Of
the newspapers dissatisfied with this decision, and
ascrbe the fatality to the inhang of bad air II is hard
ly probable that whiskey was alone the cause
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The connexon between the Seaboard and Roanoke and
the Raleigh and Castor Railroads having just been
peted, afforded fine opportunity for the interchange O.
courteses between the people Of Norfolk and Portsmouth
and Portsmouth and Raleigh. Norfolk and Portsmouth,
therefore went down yesterday to call upon Raleigh
and Raleigh to day accompanies Norfolk and Portsmouth
home again. This is all right The interchange Of these
courteses keeps up the friendship Of communities We
like these neighborly civilties
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The Chart Of Lake Erie giving the soundngs as taken
by the United States Typographical Engineers dscloses
some interesting facts 1t shows the lake to be divided
into three sections One Of these extends from the head
down to TT Pelee Island, and the bottom presents gen.
era level with depth Of thirty feetn the average The
second is Of much larger extent and stretches Long
Point also level with depth of sixty seventy feet
The third section extends to the Niagara river and
bottom, with various depths Of water ranging
from sixty to two hundred and four feet
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RUMoRED TROUBLES IN NEW MEXICO.


The reader will peruse with no little surprise
the subjoined report from New Mexico, giving an
account of what appears to be most gratuitous
adventure on the part Of the Governor Of that Ter
ritory, and one which, it seems, was not more in
favor with the experienced Commander of the Ninth
Military Department than with the Mexican au-
thorities whose jurisdiction the Governor SO sum-
marty assailed:
NHw ORLEANS, APRIL 2l.--Accounts from New Mexico
state that Gov. LANE has issued proclamation claiming
Morea Valley portion of the American territory.
The Governor asserts that the valley left out by neg
ect of Commissioner BARTLETT in conducting the nego
tatons He therefore gave directions to COL SUMNER to
proceed with armed force and it. The Colonel
however it is stated refused to obey the instructions
In the time the Mexican authorities having receiv
ed information of the claim made by Gov. LANE, imme
diatey sent body of several hundred troops who had
orders to resist the American authorities they attempt
to take possession Of the valley which is claimed
prtion Of the Mexican possessions Considerable ex-
cement prevailed, and it was feared that collision
puld take place
.Some light may be shed on the foregoing intelli-
gnce by the perusal Of the following extract Of a
leer from highly respectable gentleman in that
Ftriecry to frierd in this city II Is dated SAINTS
February 2Sth. The writer says:
HGovernor Lane is understood to intend to take
s,ssession Of that part of New Mexico which lies
slow the line fixed by Commissioner Bartlett and
'oye the Ike eight miles above Ell Paso. There
u some two or three thousand people in the dis
ted territory, and most of them anxious to be
iuded within this Territory. The Governor
40 this upon his own responsibility, deeming il
'prer, inasmuch as the State of chihuahua has
'reyed and thrown off the authority Of the Cen
'traaoyernment. It is barely possible that cir
cufsnces may induce him to change this de-
terkation"
lie accounts published under the New Orleans
date correct, the writer of the above would seen
to belstaken in supposing that most of the people
of th' disputed territory" are "anxious" to be
bjects of Governor Lanes annexation.
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EARTHouAKEs.-Youh have had (says Paris correspon-
dent your earthquake in the State of New York. The
French cities Havre and Caen felt strong shocks
Friday night last in the Indian archipelago the
phenomenon from the 26th November the 22d Deem
ber indeed terrible, and accompanied with dismal
havoc of property and life The volcanoes however to
which the connections ascrsed have not shown any
unusual violence At the recent anniversary meeting of
the London Chemical Society," most imposing array Of
science and renownDr Daubeny, who presided deliver
ed admirable address, in which he said of volcanoes
Bunsen, in his chemical explorations Of the volcanic
phenomena of Iceland had ected facts of the most inn
porant kind in confirmation of the induction that volca-
mic action is nseparaby connected with process of
idaton taking place in the foci of gneous action that
water and atmospheric air absorbed with their
hydrogen and nitrogen eyoved Bunsen having found the
latter gas to be abundantly evovent in volcanic ume-
roles Dr. Daubeny had himself found it be in Their
NAL springs Now the mineral products of volcanoes
compounds of oxygen with metallic and other combus-
be bases all this goes very far to support the original
theory of Davy which he (Dr. Daubeny) had himself in
developed and extended that the phenom
of volcanoes originate in the action of and air
the metallic and combustbe bases of the earths and
akaes especially the fact observed by Bunsen the
hydrogen evolved in volcanic erupons bears direct pro-
portion to the volume of solid matter eruped in the form
of lava"
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NOTICE TO MARINERS.


NATIONAL OBSERVATORY,
WASHINGTON, APRIL %, 1853
The Naval Surveyor Of the Lords Commissioners Of
the Admiralty the Cape of Good Hope reports the dis
covery of sunken rock in False Bay carrying Is feet
it at low spring tides.
1t bears by compass north half east from the
Roman Rocks distance about and a half cables
length and northeast half north from the Light Vessel
one cables length.
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girl years old was bitten by rattlesnake
the left instep Two hours and half afterwards Dr.
T. A. ArcHsoS, who describes the in the Southern
Medical Journal, visited her, and found her sightess
with her face swollen and her mind wandering. He
placed her in hot salt BATH and administered whisey
and carbonate Of ammonia until she had taken three
pnts of the first and eighty grains Of the latter no
toxication followed. and she was cured
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The "NArIoSAL WoRKrSGMEs's ADVOCATE is the title
of weekly paper the first number Of which was issued
in this city on Saturday last by Messrs PAGE and Wa
TIERS It is clearly printed and while it partakes large
y Of literary and miscellaneous character it appears
earnestly into the advocacy of the interests ndcat
ed by its title-Republic.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-04-23

From message of the Mayor of New Orleans, publish
ed in the New Orleans papers, it appears that there
forty school houses in that city, attended by 855 pu
pills. The average increase in the number of pupils within
twelve months has been 094 equal to % $40 per
OF the forty school houses belong the city
and twsntyhree rented The number of teachers
two hundred and eleven The amount appropriated fol-
the support Of the schools last year was 1913 O20
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shossasd sotsrs of wheA sis ssissns sa.. 80 -,
hss hssa sue-srlssd a Nnminrssn IN 4, r., 49,.
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sss.oreed q prpys ~ nsslraaop q tks Aprom.,.,
river Al sAsaanah slsg sasrts mssag % ,mry.,,
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Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-04-23

The Hon. Jops J. CnrrrrSDEs, passing through
New Orleans lalcly, was rendered the compliment
~ public dinner by number o. the leading citi-
Ecns ~ The place without distinction Of party but
v~ Obliged 10 decline Il, in order 10 pursue his
joruney % kontasky.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-04-23

One hundred and six of the leading merchants and mer
camille firms of Boston have united in testimonial Of
approval of the in which the late Collector of that
port PHILIP GREEIy r, has discharged his duties; and
that gentleman returns his Acknowledgements for the
pment in letter which gives very gratifying state
of the mercantile growth and prosperity of the city
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According to official document, recently published
by order of Congress- the total estimated value of real
and personal estate of the inhabitants of the District Of
Columbia for the year endngJun 1885, $14 S74
and for that terminating with December 1852, 49,
42076l Population the LIST January, 1853, 51,S72
average real and personal property to each individual
So6e
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The Fond du Lac wis., Herald says that during the
week ending April 18th the heavens we're almost nightly
lighted by the burning prairies in Ali directions The
winds high and it feared that much damage had
been done to the property Of the farmers The dwelling
house Of X + Winslow, few miles east Of Fond du Lac
entirely destroyed by the fire communicated by the
burning prairie.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-04-23

PHILIP Francis THOMAS, Esq. Thursday entered
upon the discharge Of his duties Collector of the port
Of Baltimore. In retiring from the post Of Collector,
which Col KANE has filed with much satisfaction to
the public and credit to himself he carries with him the
sincere respect and good wishes Of the mercantile and
trading community Of Baltimore Baltimore american
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Wee authorized to announce that the decisions
on throposals received for carrying the mails in
New TX and the New England States for four
years i'm the first of July next, and on routes in
other ties for shorter periods, will be made known
at theepartment on Tuesday next, the Goth in
stnt.
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NJ 1css a. in.ss. q 0csis. FlosidA, has lately ~
rlerea shs oula.sha nser fs@ silver sprsg - ne 4.
John The dstsnss y ops huasrva and sse milss NJ
has made dssaisd a4i@wssi ~ saags .ipdings ever
hsnsing trees. ssd sheais sa4 besides shss "a b. rem
dsr~a nssihs &C. .ssamA.ss q .sseu,yest heel and
t~vnyasss bssm. arssiug ieur ~, - srren,s u
sITsecc
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INGoTs GoLD.-The New York Express says it is
settled that the house in that city will receive
ingots bars of gold in payment of duties, only coin.
What to be done with the ngots them when there is
demand for specie abroad especially if the banks
will not receive them on deposte
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-04-23

An intelligent farmer in waitshed (vt) has discovered
eectua method of removing the colorne matter from
maple sap that 1t will make sugar nearly as white as
crushed sugar. His method is to frate all his
sap before boiling through hopper box Of sand which
he says takes only all the dirt but All the stains
derived from leaves tubs crumbs Of bark and all other
colOrng matter that prevent the sugar from being
pure and white
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-04-23

Fisheries are carried in Sacramento river Califor-
MIA, quite extensively. -Four hundred boats valued at
$4,000 nets valued at $50 O00 and seines at S. 0O0
are used in them The fishing season lasts from the
first Of February to the first Of August and during that
period each boat averages $50 per day. aud each hauling
fene 300 per day.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-04-23

We have been furnished by the Post Office De-
partment with the following list of countries the
postage on newspapers to which, when sent from
the United States in the British or open mai to
Great Britain for transmission is two cents each to
be prepaid nstead of four cents, as stoted in the
postage tables last published being The United
States postage only When newspapers for these
countries are to the United States and Prussian
closed mail the rate required TO be prepaid is six
cents, being the full United States, British, and
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-04-23

An ANTI Rent case decided Tuesday in the
United states Circuit Court in New York Jas. Schott
shd we 1.-THE latter claiming heir to the late Chance
ior Livingston under the Hardenbergh patent, which
ebrsees SIXTY by thirty miles Of country brought
the suit against Neil Benson, in relation 10 about 10000
aorcs In his possession and the jury rendered verdict
In fsrof u PLAINTIFF
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The Dodge county Gazette says that fishing in Horizon
lake. Minnesota, has ceased to be fun and is now work
They have taken from eight per day of pickle
rel weighing from to twenty-five pounds each from
fifty to sixty persons spearing and drawing away 1t
thought that over A. 900 tons have been taken away
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i DesHucttoN ~ u Iaeyrdph ODrce.
BUFFALO, APRIL 22.-The House Telegraph Office with
all its instruments and fixtures, destroyed by FIRE
this morning.
Struck BY Lightning.
! BUFFALO APRIL 22.-The Morse Telegraph Office in
this city was struck by lightning this morning during
thunder storm. The building was not materially
damaged and no one was injured.
Arrival ofhe Crescent City
New YORK, April 22.-The steamer Crescent CITY
from Aspnwa the 18th instant has arrived but brings
California mails papers. On the 18th she passed
the Falcon, six hundred and fifty miles from Aspnwall
and the 18th the Pampero for San Juan The
gers for California who went out in the Crescent City were
arrival at Panama.
Spring Sentenced to be Executed
PHILADELPHIA, APRIL 16-Arthur Spring. convicted
of the murder Of the two women Shaw and Lynch was
this morning sentenced to be executed The culprt az
ter the sentence had been pronounced addressed the
Court, protesting in his innocence and re-airmng his
former statements. There an immense crowd in at
tendance, and great excitement prevailed.
Lola Idntea sent up for Trial
New ORLEANS, April l4.-Lola Montez was brought
up to-day before the Recorder and examined upon a
charge of assault and battery upon the stage of
the Varieties Theatre The Recorder ordered that the
prisoner be sent to the Criminal Court for trial
Baltimore Market
BALTIMORE, APRIL 22-The -four market TODAY il
quiet Small sales Of Howard street brands at S4 IS
City Mills held S4.s7. Buyers are unwilling to offer
more than the above named figures Rye flour SO. rs
1881. Cornmeal 1912! per barrel. Grain is very
scarce-smal sales Of red wheat at I07 no. white do
liz ll5 to 49, White corn at 81 SO; yellow 81 a5s.
Maryland and Virginia oats 35 81 Provisions are
frmer and prices upward: Mess pork SIG. Mess Beef
SIG. Bacon sides 81 81; shoulders Z ; hams 10 1914
Tobacco is very firm, and has been in good request
throughout the week Sales Of Maryland are making a.
fast inspected at the full range of last weeks quota
TONS and in some instances slight advance has been Of
fered Sales also Of Ohio at previous rates There il
rather better feeling in the stock market to day but
the weeks sales have been small The money market il
decidedly easier Good paper is readily discounted in
bank, and it is bought on the street at to per cent
month discount.
New York Market
New York, ApRIL a. Breadstuffs were firm to-day
but the stormy weather this morning checked business
Sales Of 1000 barrels at S444 81 So for State and
Si56f SASI for Genesee brands Southern flour is
dull, with sales Of 400 barrels at IS S5l2l Wheat,
sales Of $50 bushels at 100 for Western Corn sales Of
Ia, 900 bushels yellow at &C.
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MAErLASD Coal TRaDr.--The Cumberland Telegraph
that the total transportation for the week ending
the l6,h Instant 1854 tons and since the st Of
Janaay last io2,C2Q tons, Of which 7l,5o9 tons
transported the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and
m 10 descended the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
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Amongst the novelties of Hartford (Ct) it is mention
ed that they have electric girl who can light gas
burner with her fingers after shutting across the room
two or three times with her feet constantly in
with the floor Such electricity would be valuable with
us if dark nights could be brought to bear upon
lamps in our streets.
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Tho Mails and the Telegraph bring us notices o.
testimonials a respect paid 70 the memory Il the
laie Vice President IN all parts q the country
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Messrs. WARRISER & Co. have on exhibition magni-
6cent Ring for the manufacture Of which they recently
received an order. 1t is designed complimentary
fee from President FILLMORE to Dr. MAYNARD for profess
sona services Lovers of the beautiful in art should see
this superb production.
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OF the one thousand men who formed the New York
regiment in the Mexican war only sixty are now alive
and but about forty II is stated able to earn their
living This is a sad commentary on war