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Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-02-05

CATTLE FROM THE WESTERN PRAIRIEs.-The Louisville
Courier has been shown letter from Mr.. H. JAcoBY of
Springfield Illinois, in reference to the facilities for ship
ping cattle to Wheeling the Union line Of steamers.
Mr. Jacoby extensive drover and grazer and sends
to market every year thousand head Of cattle He
has been shipping about hundred head per week to
New Orleans, by the way Of ST. Louis but prices at the
South do not pay well enough, and he is DESTROYS Of try
ing the channel His cattle be sent to Terre
Haute and from thence to the terminus of the Jefferson
vile Railroad to Jacksonville, be taken the Indian
apos road to Madison. The Wheeling line Of boats
carry the cattle to Wheeling very readily either from
Jacksonville Madison, and Capt Mason Of the Falls
City, says he take fifty hundred head every
trip without any Inconvenience. From Wheeling the
railroad will transfer them to Baltimore in few hours
This is quite Notwithstanding the cattle fatened on
Western praries to the Atlantic seaboard.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-02-05

The Ice CRoP-The ice traders at the North active
in gathering and slowing away their stocks Of
ice. At Albany, learn from the Journal they
cutting out Of the Island creek where they get clear solid
ice varying from eight to ten inches in thickness In
the early part of the winter it feared they would fare
badly but recent cold snaps have done the work. and
they now gather in unlimited amount of stock.
The Boston Journal states that a company from that
city have erected three large cehouses the banks Of
Sandy Pond, in Groton, (Mass) which they filing
with ice at the rate of thousand tons a day
Judging from all accounts the prospects for the ice
crop at the North are very fattering.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-02-05
APPOINTMENT BY THE PRESIDENTS.

HENRY L. STEVENSON, Of New Jersey, to be
Commercial Agent Of the United States for the port
of San Juan del Norte, in the Republic Of Nicara
qua, in the place Of William f. Boone, resigned.
WILLIAM II. LORD, of Wisconsin, to be Com
mercial Agent of the United States at the Island
of st. Thomas, in the place of Hardy NJ Burton,
deceased
CADETS AT LARGE
JosEru L. X. SMITH, son of deceased officer of the
army.
s. s. HETzEL, son of deceased officer of the army.
HENRY w. FOWLER, of deceased officer of the
army.
PRESLEY o. CRAIG son of the Colonel of Ordnance.
EDWIN TURNER, of Lieut.. I. Turner, Of the navy.
THOMAS w. THRUsToN, of New Jersey.
ANDREW JACKSON, jr., of Tennessee.
CHARLES c. AMoRY, Of Massachusetts,
LAWRENCE Kip, Of New York.
JOHN I. MAGRUDER, Of Virginia.
ROBERT Andrews of Delaware
CLARENCE DERRICK, y of the District Of Columbia
Conditionaly appointed, to take effect should
cies occur in June next.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-02-05

Sir H. LYrroS BuLwsR the English Minister, who made
himself 50 popular in the United States has left Florence
on leave Of absence His health continues infrm and
he seeks relaxation and perhaps promotion from the
new Ministry. Mr. Edward Erskine, Of Lord Err
skine who married Miss Cadwalader Of Philadelphia
many long years ago. takes his place Charge dAares
ad interim.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-02-05

An ExEcUTIox-The Mt the execution In New York,
Friday last Of Saul and Ho represented to have
been truly revolving Thousands surrounded the prison. and
the execution instead Of being private, witnessed by
about Eve hundred PERSONS who admitted into the yard
contrary the general rule Cries OF hats off, there they
come greeted the unfortunate criminals they emerged
from the prison 10 march the scsod and the utmost
anxiety manifested by the crowd the outside 20 get
view Of them Saul only 10 years Of and Howett2l
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-02-05

RAILROAD AccrDEST-The train of cars from Pittsburr
for Philadelphia on Sunday morning thrown off the
track Chrisana and the last precpitated
down cmbankment Ten persons were In the car and
more or less hurt Two men had their arms and legs
broken and will probably die. The was set on ere
By the upsetting Of the stove and entirely consumed
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-02-05

In Chicago, Illinois, Saturday evening, the steam
boiler the stationary engine the Junction Railroad
exploded killing three instantly and woundng B. s.
Curtis foreman and McCord, the engineer the latter
probably fatally The Of the killed Cornelius
Richter, James Gallagher and James Bergen.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-02-05

A SmP LOAD OF WIvEs-An immense emigrant ship,
called the Caroline Chisholm" is about to sail from
Southampton for Australia with nine hundred young
men Of good character emigrants Mrs Chisholm who
has taken great interest in the emigration movement will
accompany them. The expectation is, that oil these
gentle creatures will be eagerly sought for in marriage
by industrious and hardy miners, farmers and shop
kcep
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-02-05

According to the latest advioes from the Rio Grande
CAnvAJAL the little town of China with
about hundred followers evying black mail upon
inhabitants, and contributions from every merchants
packmule or wagon We can state from positive know
ledge says the American Flag that there Is not Ame
rcan engaged with the leaders in the present revolution,
is il the desire of the Mexcans themselves that there
should be.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-02-05

In the Rhode Island House Of Representatives Tues
day petition presented for judcous system of
licensing The petitioners say the Maine law has been
productive of evil rather than of good The Providence
Journal thinks the liquor bill previously introduced, and
which is fully stringent the old law will pass
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-02-05

The Hon. ALEXANDER C. MAGRUDER died at his resi-
dence, Upper Marlboro Maryland, Monday last
aged about rs years He for long time eminent
member of the Bar Of Maryland late Chief Judge of its
Court of Appeals and recently Reporter of its pre-
sent Court of Appeals.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-02-05

DREADFUL CALAMrTY.-We learn from reliable source,
says the New Madrid NO. Journal OF the 18TH that four
coal boats sunk at Meriwethers bend day last
week, and out Of twenty-one men, who composed the
crews. only escaped.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-02-05

DR.. j. c. WARREN, Of Boston, says that " tobacco,
used in the way of masticaton is slow poison, which,
if it administered by another person. would deserve
ter stating the injurious effect Of smoking well
chewing, this powerful vegetable poison he adds
These statements not exaggerated but the result Of
many years experience and observation that when
young man applies for of pain in the chest
and symptoms of dyspepsia feel it my first duty to in
quire whether he smokes or chews tobacco
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-02-05

Major DAVID S. TOWNSEND, Paymaster of the United
States army, died at Boston the 18th ulmo aged GO
years. Hewas lieutenant during the Of 1872, and
lost leg in the attack upon Montreal Soon after the
war he received the appointment of paymaster, which
office he held until his death term about thirty years
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-02-05

williamss tobacco mandatory at Petersburg, IVA
destroyed by fire on Friday. Loss $4,000.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-02-05

The resolution Of Mr. Calvert being then put to vote,
it was unanimously adopted.
The report Of the nominating committee being next in
ORDER the officers for the year elected by ballot
this stage the President Of the United States and
Secretary Of the interior retired the members all stand
ing until they had left the room.
The following the gentlemen elected % the respec-
tive Offices of the ensuing year:
prssde1f-
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-02-05

Conditionay appointed, to take effect should
cies occur in June next.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-02-05
MARSHALL P. WILDER, of Massachusetts,.

TcStucftts.
Samuel Medary, Ohio,
Robert Mallory, Kentucky,
M. p. Gentry, Tennessee,
Joseph A. Wright, Indiana,
8. A. Douglas, Illinois,
II. Atchison, Missouri,
I. b. Flournoy, Arkansas,
j. c. Holmes, Michigan,
Baker, Florida,
7. j. Rusk, Texas,
w. F. Coolbaugh, Iowa,
A. C. Ingham. Wisconsin,
Homer, California,
]. ii. Bradley, Dist. Col,
s. NJ. Baird, New Mexico,
H. H. Sibley, Minnesota,
Joseph Lane, Oregon,
JOS. L. Hayes, Utah.
COMMITTEE:
Moses NEWELL
A. Watts,
Richard Peters.
Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1853-1853, 1853-09-02
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The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1853-07-10

10 The Newfoundland papers
make bitter complaints Of the manner
in which the French cutter drove the
British fishermen from St. George s
Bay They say that the English YES
sells were compelled TO put to sea.
leaving behind all their nets and fish !,
and when some vessels put back on ac-
count of the heavy sea, they were fred
into by the French cutter.
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tJnno titdd things.

II is very refreshing TO glance over
the pile Of accumulated papers before
us, at tile end Of the week and despateb
them briefly. Il clears the hooks and
clea,is the oiliee, and puts 1t in Il con
| dition for the next weeks business. -
The tifst thing before ns on Saturday,
Is that interesting sheet, from Lafay-
cite street, the Baton Rouge Gass-etfs
We always feel that it is q duty We
owe the public, to take up that sheet
and aissect it, but this tins we arc
perfectly Frustrated -unarmed by the
flaitering notice he dedieates to us, in
two good long columns Of his paper
we are made the stbjeet OF very
interesting "leader,' which IL highly
edifiying, and SO complimentary that
we really feel constrained to make Il
gratfal acknowledgement. We are
very glad to notice an Improvement
in the complexion Of our cote,npor-
ary and are pleased to see that lis
style Of composition is taking a poeti-
cal cast.
There is q small book called Seems
from the Poets" very excellent thing
and should be the editors table com
panion. LANoeE we think, has
few copies Of the work. Quoting from
memory Is dangerous--thou we
have no objection to it. We are will
ling to be demolished" in any kind
Of yerse--~it is matter of small con
sequence. But one request we have to
make, we pray that our friends will
not nisquote Shakespeare at u.s. IF
the Gazette will oblige us in this thing
I'VE have no other request to make, I
but, we aoonltklike to know where he
gets this thing from:
"The Comet" flaming with the
lurid light of its own native genius,
naturally assumed the snpernal posit-
tion'of centripctal power in this mag
niiicent asterism, and brilliantly, as
with irresistible intensity, did he she'd
his genial beams upon that group Of
dependent and subordinate satelites.D
We do not recollect ever to have met
with any thing like it before.-
In answer to the question, rs woman
eligible to Office" the Augusta Age
says 1--WE should like to see the court
hat would dare decide that the peo-
lie Of Eastern Lincoln haven't right
o elect Miss Olive Rose for Register
# Deeds! Pray is she not eligible I
5 she wanting in either Of the Jcfer-
oman prerequisites Of honesty, capa- {
'ity or fidelity to the constitution ~
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1853-07-10

FIVE CEsTs 70 Bosroa There
has been brisk competition this week,
between the steamers Pcnobscot and
Boston at Bangor Through tickets
to Boston were offered Is low a. fre
cents and one man says be was offered
ninepence and . ticket to steam It to
that city on the Boston Argus.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1853-07-10

The LOUISIANA PaEss uNiop "a
The committee appointed to prepare
an address, and resolutions to be sub
nitted In circular form to the brsth
ereh, will be ready to report III few
days. The time selected for an an.
nual reunion, the 22d Of February
in this city. It is presumed will meet
with the appreciation Of the bretheren.
The State Legislature will be in SEES
sion at that time, and 1t Is presumed
that larger gathering can be had
then. than at any other time.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1853-07-10

WThe New Hampshire House Of
Representatives, 131 to ia has re-
fused to take the Maine Liquor. Law
from the table, which settles the fate
Of the measure for q year in that
State.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1853-07-10

Coat.---It is estimated that the
amour, Of bituminous coal imported
into New York from England and
the colonies, amounts to 100, 900 tons
annually 10000 being for the use
OF the various gas works At $40 a
ton, The cost would amount to d mill.
ion of dollars.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1853-07-10
Election Notice.
STATE OF LOUIsIANA-puris
If Last Baton .RoNcc.

q Ens1 DNaDN huge.
A N election will be held on Saturday the
II 23d day Of July 1853. beng tbs 4th
Saturday Of said month, 10 be held at the
house Of Mrs. rownsand in the plains, and
10 be presided by the Ward commissioners
fer said Ward, for the purpose Of eIecting
Justice Of the Peace and a Constable f1
said WARD, No. 4. By order oil THOMAS
DEvALL, President Of The Police jury.
july 9th 1883 II. v. BAEjs. Sheriff
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1853-07-10

Nm AwFuL SPEECH The Wash.
ington Republic says, that tho speech
of Mr.. Fendal, ono Of tho counsel en-.
gagged in the trial Of the Gardine.
case, would, if published entire, con.
tain as much az can be set up'in sew
enty columns Of that paper lie was
somewhat near three days in grind
ing it out The court must have felt
like saying what Wyandot once said
when bored BY a long-winded speech
maker at a treaty-meeting Waugh
No good--white man al over jaw. p
Sctoto Gazette.
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g Ofrssp 0mAem nee.
BAros RoueH, July 5th, 1868

OAFuH IaUUdHJ SNtY bfH, fooos
Dear Sir 49, Four fellow.citizens
who Ind the pleasure of listening To
your address delivered Oh lie occasion
Of The celebration IT The anniversary
Of American Independence, deeming
It eminently worthy Of d more extern
sive circulation, have appointed the
undersigned i committee 10 solicit d
you . copy. for publication. We
haartily CONCUR in tie no less merito.
riotts, than high estimate accorded To
your effort by those whose sentiments
we have The honor Of expressing, and
would respectfully urge compliance
on your part will, the above svlieita-
tiou Very Hespeety.
{ Gro KEnlsrrfnR, il.
Cgmmiitee. n. 3. sruanf,
w. ]. saAsp,
TO A. ADAsls, Esq, Myrtle Grove.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1853-07-10

Two armed vessels sailed from
Halifax on the 18th, one for New
foundland, and the other fer Cape
Sable, to protect the fisheries
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public schools.

school Ii1etlies, the State Supefinfpnd-
ent, made out on the 5Oth TILT, there
IL s50,2O3 90, now In the State
Treasury, 10 the credit Of the different
Parishes. There are 5s ,624 children
reported to The State Superintendent,
that are entitled to The benefits Of the
public school law. A pro guta distri-
button Of the fund. allows for the tut
ton Of each child, fer the present quar-
fer. So cents.
The Constitution Of 1s4b, provided
for the first time, system of Public
Education, by the State That docu-
ment--in the spirit Of modern con-
stitutions- goes Oh to fabrieate a sys-
tenn, which might possibly answer for
New Yorlt, but il altogether ansuited
for the wants Of Louisiana. The last
Constitutiun--the document now be-
fore us, says a'The State shall provide
II system Of Public Education (" but
does not give the plan; and the sub
ject Is left open for the Legislature.
The subject of education is Of minor
importance to the interest Of the great
Wing, or the great Democratic party,
and 1t has generally been consigned to
some standing committee, Who set
down iii one Of the anti.footlis Of the
Capitol, end drank wine over 1t. It
seelns to lis, that there should be
something frea, with regard to
system Of education something that
the wisdom Of the General Assembly
cannot tafnper with. The Constitu-
ton Of 40 fixed too much, and the
Constitution Of 'b2 untiaed II all, and
it will doubtless remfin uniised, for
sometime to come. Ii the entire syp-
TEN of Education II to lie changed !
every session Of the Legislature BY a
committe Of "three,' 1t would be well
to abolish the idea of educating the
staple commodity, white headed
children 7 In this State, and let the
"youths' be sent off somewhere else,
to get the fundamental II Is well
known that they do not ifnbibe "Nor-
thern notions when educated in the
North, and as the interest Of the North
il identified with the interest Of the
South, in cvary particular, we can
zee no reasonable objection to sending
them there to get what cannbt be had
at home.
II is well ascertained that the per-
fnanency Of our institutions, does not
80 much depend upon education. MS it
does upon the eight cardinal principles
in the platform Of the party" and for
this reason II is well to let things 20
on az they are.
New Orleans is provided in shoots
and scholars, and school-masters, and
is not that the heart, tho liver. the
spleen and the bladder Of the State Z
Why should the simple country gem
tlelhan who so to the legislature, de-
sire to have q system, when they are ,
conscious Of contributing to good
working system in the very bowels Of
the State The idea is simply redicu- /
lous. ,
We're we permitted to say anything
on the subject, in our unofficial capa- !
city as the organ ofno party, we would !
advise the people at large to put aside j
he vaulting ambition Of political as ,
pirants, and select such men for tie .
next Legislature, as will be willing to |
give the public school system some g
consideration, :
s------. |
The proposition to insert a clause :
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T'iE MoarRgAb Rlorsl-Tbc Que.
bee Narcury says il is now general'y
admitted that The Mayor. Mr. Wilson,
did give the orders 10 FIRE, though the
troops seem not to hasc waited for
the command Of their officer before
obeying tbs mandate. The Mayor
has left Mont cal to escape The odium
that bis conduct has brought down
upon bin, from all classes Of the
community.
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10 Washington n. A. Chapter,
will meet II The lodgs room, on to-
morrow night.

1.-THE Rev j.. w. HARMON, ed
itbr Of the Southern Organ published
III New Orleans, has been invited by
the Sons Of Temperance Of this place,
to deliver lecture on that subject.
lie hes consented TO be present on
Wednesday and Thursday next, the
18th and 18th inst, and will speak at
the Methodist Church. Mr.. Har-s
mon stands at the head Of the Tenn
peranee movement III thfs State, aud
Is very eloquent ard enthusiastic
advocate. We think hin rather in.
temperate In his Wholesale denuneia-
ton Of the j" Seductive Demon. "
called by the World at the present
time by go many horrible names and
admitted by the people at large to be
q poison, for the sake Of inducing
the world to become temperate. Tie
concentrated action at present OH the
subject is designed to bring about the
passage Of Pruhibitofy laws by the
next Legislature.
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DER ExPREss--1'he July number
= OF Graban's Magazine and Godey's
Lady's Book for sale b.
July iothly J. G. LANOUE.
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Olive Rose, for Register Il that there
are great many deeds Of men as well
as women, that it would be we'll te
make no record Of. What are deeds
Are they not things that are done
How can they be altered by registry !
4Puncll says Spades, should be
called spades Foreigners do not well
understand the constitution Of utlf
British Parliament. they would
comprehend 1t better If one place were
to bs denonninated the House Of In
hefitance and tie other the House Of
Corruptiotl.-
Brerity is tie soni Of ntt.--An
anonymous epistle Is on our table
signed 'Sphelix' Of which the following
Is literal copy. Editor Comet Sir
you are an ass This Is only outdone
by an interesting writer who signs
himself "Fillibuster" to n note Which
accompanies al, article On Cuba
The note reads thus.
siR.--ifor want Of something more
important to busy myself this morning
| have been seribling upon tie Cabah
theme should you deem proper.
publish, bat | hope you will correct
your prof | presume that with this
your readers will haze enough Of
"Flllibhster.' Respectfully -----------
The True Delta says ''rhe praira-
ries are sure enough On fire at this
| time, if The tote Of tie st. Louis press
an the sugar or "maladJ' question be-
tween tbs sugar planters Of Louisiana
and Mesars Belebar It Bro refinefs il
St Louis, be taken as II criterion.
Il The war Il commenced lay on q
The result must be beneficial to the
sugar planfer--4afay yoNr forces, aud
drag he matter into the ehaldron Of
political qnestiqns that beils, aud bub.
bling throw up great men to rule the
natiorl--ring il, tho "lIards, and the
sotts 1.-THE Benton men," and
lie "Anti .Beuton men - the ''state
rights and tlie "Anti-state rights
and each one Of you say whether son |
will put Jour intelligence, into The
Democratic fund, o. The Wing stocks +
As this is the siabhah VIC advise
every body to g', to church.
HEavy WottG ron THE SEH YoaE
ConoSnhs.--I'i1e journal Of Com
moree Of Thursday last, says
No less than thirty.fse dealhs we're
reported yesterday at the eoronsrs'
office. Some ten or twelve Of them
are supposed to be from sun strokes.
md the remainder from CASUALTIES.
apoplexy, inteniperanee. exhaustion,
and similar eauscs The eoroners
were only able to attend to about half
Of the eases.
DgaiyArloE or THE CLASSICAL.
WoRD Bosli.s lit Is derived eyi.
iently from rubbish '---as thus
rubbish---r'bbi bbish--.' bnsh---
land gradually and ianpereeptibly)--l
bosh !--Puaeh
Every man. says Gibbon,
who rises above The common level, I
aus received two charlottesville first ,
rom his teachers, the second more {
1ersontl and important. from him I
,elf. Il
Nm AwFrL SpEEen. The Wash.
ngton Republic says, that tho speech
# Mr.. Fendal, ono ot tho counsel en-. {
,aged in the trial Of the Gardine. !
'ase, would, if published entire, con.
ain as much as can be set up'in sey. /,
mtg columns Of that paper. lie was
omewhat near three days in grind I
ng it out The court must have fell
ike saying what u Wyandot once said
shen bored by long winded speech
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To-" Every man. says Gibbon,
"who rises above the common level,
has received two charlottesville first
from his teachers, the second more
personal and important, from him
self"
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c We are authorized TO announce H
~. PIERCE a. candidate for Assessor Of
this rafish.
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10 Mssses SHARf. sr9aai aid Others
Gentfsmen.---1 received your f.
yer yesterday, requesting d copy OF
my address d, tie Highlands On The
It'll lust, on the occasion If tie cele-
bratiop Of our National birth day.
Contrary to NY Uniform practice
heretofore. | haYe, consented to com
ply with yoar request and place at
your disposal d copy for publication
remain respectfully,