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Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-11-26
YOUNG AMERICA.

CHARLOTTESVILLE CONNECTION We have len rnt tina
several University students imprisoned Charottes
vile Jail the 18th instant While present at Wymans
exhibition they made rather noise than was
able, when ten fifteen policemen rushed in upon them
and conflict ensued, in which both policemen and stu
dents were injured The policemen finally succeeded in
securing two of the students and combining them in Jail
1t is stated that of the policemen held one of the stu
dents while another struck him. knocking him out his
senses and committee Of students appointed by
those who witnessed the affair to the students to
avenge themselves. The students needed committee
for the purpose. Nearly three hundred assembled and
threatened to tear down the county jail and wished
to burn the town
Prof HARRISON, after considerable difficulty succeeded
in appeasng them long enough to listen to proposition
from him to the effect that the students should appoint
himself with five six students, committee to meet
the town authorities On his return he informed them
that the Jail guarded by body of hundred and
sixty rhemen. At the mention Of this their indignation
was aroused anew, and they clamored out 'To Char
otesvie march upon them ~ and their shouts stat
ed by eyewitness, might have been heard for mile
The committee however reasoned them into desistng
from any attempt to their mates until they were
better prepared and the morning Of the 10Th they
Mt the rotundo OF the lawn in great numbers There they
resolved instead Of going down in body, to appoint
committee to see that justice done their panons
yet their feelings are it is sad Of the most pacific
character, and blood may yet be shed. We earnestly
hope for the sake of the University, well of the
students themselves, that the affair will this
and we are assured that the Faculty will every
ton to prevent such q resut.--Richmond Bulletin.
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The garbled despatch which produced the extraordinary
rise in the Bourse Saturday is said to have been
every city in Europe, with such ght variation in
to disguise its origin, by certain banker Vienna"
Paris Correspondence Of English paper.
It is really becoming serious question how these sys-
tematc abuses of the Geographic agency to be
rected That some correction ought to be applied we
think is obvious enough The wires have become pro-
verbal for the transmission of false reports designed to
operate for individual interests, political and financial
and made to enrich those who command them
the expense Of those who excluded from their use
As business speculation, those who establish line Of
telegraph are, of course, entitled to the profit which
be made legmotely to from it, but the business
should be conducted honorable commercial principles
and should not be made Of disseminating false
information for the sake Of private interests We incline
to think that unless there be considerable improvement
in the management of the telegraphs restrictive le
gslaton will have to be resorted to. Such misuse of the
wires as that mentioned above is not confined to Europe
by any means.--N \. Com. advertiser.
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We have been permitted to use the contents of a
letter from young officer connected with the expc-
dition under Gov. Isaac j. STEVENS, overland from
Minnesota to Washington Territory, of date 18th
September, at Camp Dobbin. This is near Fort
Benton, and three days distant from the Rocky
Mountains, He reports all well, and not only no
cattle lost by the Indians but that they had brought
in several stray horses and mules that had wandered
off from the posts or from emigrants The Black
feet were very friendly. The route had been gene.
rally pleasant, though wood and water were some
times very scarce or quite unattainable Lieut.
SAxToN had arrived from the other side of the noun
tans, and reported snow in the passes, 50 that .
cold time was anticipated. A party would be left
at St. Mary's Village, ten days march west from
Fort Benton.
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EreesoiL.


1t will be seen that according to the above table, five
Of the Democratic candidates their upon
the Frecso ticket and that three of the Soft candidates
(Groyer by the aid Of abolition and Bristol and Ke
y by means of strong local suppor ahead of their
Democratic competitors. Mr. Clinton, who heads the
Democratic ticket leads Mr. Verpanck, Freeso about
3,400 votes.
Under all the circumstances and considering the odds
OF official patronage against which the Old Guard have
contended, this result is unprecedented triumph The
true Democracy have proved in the language of their
eloquent leader, James Brady, that "they are the
masters Of this State
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NAVIGATION OF THE AMAZON.

We have noticed in several journals statement
to the effect that company is in progress at New
York for the purpose of navigating the river ANA
zon by steam. Itwould certainly be very desirable
to see the riches of the vast interior of South
America opened to the enterprise of our merchants
by means of the Amazon and its immense trbu-
taries but from the tenor Of the announcement,
and from what we have heard, we infer that the
parties concerned have not received, and we appre-
bend have not even asked, leave of the Brazilian
Government to prosecute the enterprise. We hope
that this may be imputed to ignorance that that
Government owns the country on both banks of the
Amazon as far as the frontiers of Bolivia and Peru
that it has no port of entry to foreign commerce
above Para and has by law expressly forbidden the
vessels of any country perhaps those of Peru,
from ascending that river. We can hardly suppose
that, knowing all this, any of our citizens will at
tempt to violate the laws of Brazil Still less can
we believe that any military or naval expedition
will be set on foot or will be allowed to be set on
foot, for this purpose, in violation of the laws
of the United States. If, however, any United
States steamers should venture to proceed to the
Amazon for the purpose of carrying on private war
and of forcing passage up that river it is obvious
that both vessel and cargo will be liable to seizure
and condemnation 1t strikes us that those who
might thereby suffer would have no more reason to
complain than would the owners of Brazilian
steamer and her cargo which might attempt to ro-
coed to British territory washed by the Columbia
river supposing that river to be navigable from its
mouth to those ATTITUDES and longitudes within
which British territory may lie.
We know not whether any negotiations have been
undertaken by our Government for the purpose of
obtaining for the vessels of the United States the
privilege to navigate the Amazon and its continents
If however such should prove to be the fact, as
hope it may, we have sufficient confidence in the
sagacity of those by whom such negotiations have
been authorized to feel sure that they must be well
aware that their success would by no means be pro-
NOTED by any such rash adventures as those to
which we have referred.
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TROUBLE AT ERIE pa. "A telegraphc despatch which
we published Saturday informed readers of the
renewal and continuance of the troubles at Erie Pa
reference to the railroad gauges The Erie papers since
received enable to understand the of this
newal From the Weekly Constitution of Wednesday we
learu that Monday last at meeting of the City Coun-
ellis, proposition submitted by committees of the
Erie City and Erie and Northeast Railroads to change
the gauge Of the latter road to that of the roads
and west SO as to make uniform gauge from Buffalo to
Cleveland. The memorial of two companies pretty
well discussed, but the Councils without coming de-
cison adjourned until Tuesday evening The day
large public meeting was held to consider the subject
and the proceedings must have been Of strong charac
ter, for the Councils passed resolution authorizing the
Mayor to appoint large body of police to carry out the
ordinance of the 10Th of July last by which he is direct
ed 10 tear up the railroad through the city limits when
ever a changcof gaugeis attempted lie is also author
lied to issue proclamation calling upon the military and
citizens to aid him at moments noce.-NortA Amer
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GUyPowDER ExPLosIoN.-There were two or three fires
at Richmond (Va during the night Of Saturday, sup
posed to have been the work of incendaries The pro-
pery destroyed however is valued at only three four
thousand dollars Soon after the discovery of of the
fires, in grocery, key Of powder containing about
eighteen pounds, exploded and caused destruction al
most every thing in the store The doors and windows
Of the building forced out and goods and fragments
Of mbers scattered in every direction for many yards
around the building. Fortunately the explosion took
place before crowd had gathered, and only three
four persons seriously injured, and fatally
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GEORGIA.

The Hon. CHARLES j. MCDONALD will probably
be the new Senator in Congress from the State of
Georgia. He received the nomination of the eau
Gus of Democratic members of the Legislature on
Wednesday evening, and the election was appointed
to take place on Friday. Mr.. MCDONALD was a
prominent leader of the Secessionists in 1850 and
President of the Nashville Convention His prin-
cipal competitor for the nomination of Senator was
Ex-Governor HOWELL COBB, a leading Unionist.
The trst vote in caucus was, for Mcdonald 81
Cobb 81, Iyerson 27 and Mr. Mcdonald was nomi-
mated on the seventh ballot.
A movement was made in each House of the
Legislature on Thursday to pass resolutions censur-
ing the Administration for its interference in the
politics of New York The House of Representa-
tves refused to print the resolutions by vote of
60 to SO. The Senate refused to lay the resolu-
tons on the table by vote of AZ to 45, and then
ordered them to be printed, yeas So, nays AZ. We
annex copy: &
Reso'eed, &c. That, while approve the sentiments
ana doctrines promulgated in the Inaugural Address
PRESIDENT PIERCE only regard his attempts pro-
duoe harmony in the National Democratic party by
ytlng known Freesoers TO participate in the admnstra
ton OF the Government compromise of principles as
amnesty to factions that have for years been arrayed
against the Union and the Constitution
I'd That these sentiments of devotion to the Union and
the Constitution carried President PIERCE into power
and that all efforts by his Administration to force the
cognition of Freesoilers sound and true men, by
placing them in Offices of honor and profit in direct
opposition to that great National sentiment and out
rage upon the popular judgment.
3D. That the appointment of men to important Offices
who were prominent actors in the Freesoil
Buffalo in 1913 is an insult to the people of the South
and to the sound and true men of the North.
4th That we heartily sympathize with the Hon.
DANIEL DICKINSON, of New York, his noble assoc
cates in their efforts to purge the National Democratic
party of its freeso elements and that hereby tender
them our heartfelt gratitude for their patriotic devotion
the Union and the Constitution.
5th That it is inexpedent and unjust for Congress
to appropriate money from the public treasury to aid in
constructing the great Railroad in contemplation
from the Mississippi to the Pacific grant the public
lands for like purposethey being the property of all
the States old well as new
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THE ELECTION IN NEW ORLEANS.

The total in New Orleans is 27. The total vote
for President year ago 9345 Within that year
nearly 600 persons have died. and among them small
portion Of voters and yet the has increased 1000
wonder not that the Wing presses cry out fraud The
Wing vote has increased about 900 to 500; the Demo-
cratic vote about $500 Paquemne has surrendered its
notoriey. New Orleans must in future the badge
Ndtchez Courier
Very true, neighbor; but you must remember that
though several thousand voters died of the fever their
papers were not buried with them. The Democrats
take Of that 1t is WELL too to bear in mind that
the genius which presided the Plaquemine vote in
1914 conducted the the Locofoco side in New
Orleans ON the 7th Put this and that together
Col HUNrs majority for Congress in the second Con-
gressonal district viii be probably very large despite the
large fraudulent vote cast in favor Of his opponent in the
second and fourth districts Of New Orleans As far
heard from the vote stands follows Hunt ,678
Davis 1,38lAssumpon, Lafourche, and Terrebonne to
be heard from They will add from 700 to 900 votes to
Col. HUYTs maiority-Nec Orleans Bee
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RESIGNATION OF JUDGE LARUE-We deeply regret that
the Hon JOHN c. LARUE has resigned the office of Judge
Of the First District Court of New Orleans the resgna-
ton to take effect the lst of January This re-
greet, we know, is shared by the whole community.
Judge LARuE is perhaps the best criminal judge in
the Union In addition to natural abilities he pos
sesses quckness of perception and cearness of udg-
men that is seldom fault and during the long period
Of time he has been upon the Bench he has proved him
self to be protector of the innocent and to the
guilty.
The Judge resigns account Of the inadequacy of the
salary allowed and will return to the practice of his pro-
fesson in which, with half the labor and responsibility
he viii for himself three times the miserable salary
allowed judges by law.-New Orleans Bulletin.
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FROM THE AUGUSTA [ME.l ACE.


Rich CoRREsPoSDEYcE--An inmate of the Insane Hos
pital in this city named Samuel NJ Whepley but who
calls himself Edgar Maurice made bis escape few days
since, obtained horse and wagon of Mr. Sawyer of the
on the representation that he wanted to
pursue crazy man who had just escaped from the hos
pital The being the very man, aud thus equipped left
town. The only clue to his whereabouts is derived from
the following letter. since received from him by Dr. Har
low, Superintendent of the Hospital, who had taken spc
cal pains to securely lock him up the night previous to
his escape The letter is of the coolest Imaginable
Here it is, Uerbatia CT iterdtim:
Five o'clock am somewhat in a hurry you must ex-
any informalites Of address, &c. find that swimming
river in November in this climate envous job Thank
you dear DOCTOR for the remarkable which you had
secured last night really afraid something might
have happened If had been SO snugy ensoonced
If you happen to hear any thing concerning Ken
please inform me by return of mail got this morning
that answered WELL writing in fellows shop and
he damned surly and completely chilled that
must close. To all nqury friends please quote those admit
rable lines from Harper's Magazine
is it any body's business
What aaothcr's business is?
ri" you wish to know concerning my hgira have not time
to write the particulars, but say warke Eohmond
'Thu far into the bowels of the land have we marched on
without impeachment
"God bless you and yours, doctor, and farewell.
, "E. MAURICE"
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The following anecdote told by the Chicago Journal
of Gov. REYNOLDS whom they call the Old Ranger in
Illinois, when for the first time in his life he visited the
seaboard representative Congress from back
settlements
"Upon reaching Baltimore the Governor rose early in
the morning and paid visit to the shipping the docks
when the tide full and again noon, when it was at
ebh and not satisfied with the sudden change that had
taken place, again in the evening, when the tide was in
Heretofore he had resolved keep every thing to him
SELF and go in pursuit of knowledge under difficulties on
his hook but his establishment broke over its
bounds As he returned the hotel the old Ranger re-
marked that this the curioses country he had ever
seed in his fetco esiets in day. and nary drop Of
rr,uu
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Anexpediton to establish settlement in Daviss Straits
sailed from Hull England in June last comprising three
vessels called the Dee, Sea Flower and wellington The
two first named vessels have just returned to England
the attempt having failed in consequence Of the vessels
getting separated and the Wellington being lost in Exeter
Bay. An English paper says
The Bee made the ice the 10th Of Julv having
been about three weeks the voyage and was nlvng
about the ice four or five weeks when she came in ;tb
the land. On arriving at Newboyne Mr. BowIby had q
house erected, and the island further named Bow
bys Island" and the harbor Stoneferry" The wei
ngton, commanded by Captain Brown was not scen ftcr
she separated from the other schooners in the Unmhr
and she did not arrive at the island Mr. Bowbv con
not carry out what he intended some Of the host
were on board. After remaining eight or nine weels
during which time nothing caught Mr. BowIhv lest
the island with the Bee and Seaaower the fornor 30
which about three weeks her homeward nassaoe
All on board Of the schooner received the ndest traat
ment from the natives, with some of whom Mr. W;,,;o
Gcdney, the surgeon, remained several DAYS Three
quinaux brought in the Bee whose names ara
Tackalictoo female, aged Sixteen,) Hackboch male
aged eghteen,) and Hackaluckjoe female seven vaar
Of age The Of the third schooner Of Ms one.
dtion, the Wellington. (which it appears was logt II
Exeter Bay, have been landed at Dundee and ara nov,
on their way TO Hull"
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BUTTER.-The schoharie (N ~ Republican says the
recent fall in the price of butter together with present
indications of greater reduction has somewhat fright
ened the dealers whereabouts who have been holding
on for better prices, and consequently they now
rushing the butter to market in haste. Ten fifteen
of butter passed that office Monday last running
towards Albany Some Of the spectators in this article
last year met with sad disappointment in mourning
heavy losses where they expected large gains That
perience should not soon be forgotten.
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ANOTHER WHITE 0wL.--A few evenings since ms Mr.
II p. Smith, of Northford sitting in his house. he
heard great commotion among the fowls in his barn
yard and, picking up billet Of wood went out to dis
cover the He found that monstrous white owl
had succeeded in carrying large ChittagonE rooster
over fence, when finding he had caught Tartar, /"
had commenced q battle with chantcleer. Mr.. Smith
soon settled the combat with few vigorous blows with
his cudgcl The owl of the finest specimens Of
the kind and measured five feet four inches
from the tips Of its wings.-New Haven Register
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DD.s AND III. D.'s-Its stated that the number upon
whom the title Of DID, has been conferred by the Amer
can Colleges this past year is ninetycgbt Bishop Davis
OF South Carolina having received it from two different
sources The number blessed with the LID is fy-onc,
President Pierce, Gov Clifford of Massachusetts, and
Judge Campbell, Of the Supreme Court, being thrice
blessed.
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GIRLS AS WATERS IN HoTEBs-A hotel keeper from
Boston, who took dinner few days ago the Clarendon
tells that the prettcst sight he saw in New York was
when the dining doors were thrown open and two
of trm-looking girls all dressed in pink dresses and
white aprons, with their hair plated and trimmed in
uniform presented themselves either side of the long
tables ready to wait the guests at dinner He says
that he wants no better walters than these girls, and
would be glad to get good for his own house in
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RAPID IMPRovEMENT--It is said that Nicholas county,
Virginia. during the present year, has had accession
of six hundred families who have removed hither and
purchased farms Lands which year since could have
been bought for dollar per bring readily 81
and 81 so. Senator RoBr. NJ T. HUNTER has purchased
10000 at 50 in what is known the wilderness.
Coal, iron, lead and salt abundant in this county.
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PREMIUM BABIEs.-We find in the papers the fol,
lowing At the late Georgia State Fair premium was
offered for the bestooking native baby and was taken
by promising daughter Of Robert Glover. Next year
the premium for the article will be $50 The COM
petition viii be brisk, and may soon expect an i'm
proved stock
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CONDITION OF THE TENNESSEE BASK.--The Legislature
of Tennessee has appointed committee investigate the
affairs OF the Bank of Tennessee The annual report Of
the officers made to the Legislature shows that the two
items, bills and notes in suit and protested bills"
amount to the enormous of 1887 80, while the
"expense account the suspense account" the "pro-
test account and the real estate owned by the bank
amount to nearly two hundred and fifty thousand dollars
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POULTRY ExHIBITIoN.-The first annual exhibition Of
the Pennsylvania State Poultry Society, which com
menced at Philadelphia yesterday, includes not less than
five thousand specimens of the feathered tribe and
ducks, and pigeons. The Shanghai, Cochin China, and
other breeds are of extraordinary size. large and
beautiful collection of canarcs and other songsters is
also included in the display.
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NAVAL naval storeship is to be dispatched to the
East India station, from the Brooklyn Navy Yard about
the 10th proxmo Persons wishing send letters any
friends in any of the East India squarons the Japan
expedition can have the forwarded by directing
them to the care of the Naval Lyceum, Navy Yard,
Brooklyn, (post paid)