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Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-09-02

Statement Of The Friends Of the Parties.
FROM THE NATIONAL IsTEILrGEscER OF APRIL TO- 1926.
The following statement Of transaction which, on So.
turdsy and SINCE has excited considerable sensation
in this city, has been authorized by the friends Of the
parties and may of course be implicitly relied upon We
have only to add to it that the difference thus adjusted
is supposed have arisen OF considerations merely
political
On Saturday the 9Th APRIL at balfpast four o'clock
meeting took place between Mr.. Clay and Mr.. Ran.
dolph upon call Of the former in consequence Of
tain expressions used by the latter in recent debate in
the Senate which Mr. Clay considered offensive and ap
piled personally to him.
Mr. Randolph was attended by Col. Tattna, of Geor
gis, and Major Hamilton, Of South Carolina Mr. Clay
by Gen. Jesup, Of the Army, and MIR. Johnston Of
Louisiana.
.. The parties met on the ground, exchanged saluta
tons, and took their stations.
The pistol Of Mr.. Randolph, which was suspended by
his side, went off. 1t perceived to be accident
and SO pronounced by Mr.. Clay Immediately, however
upon the report Of the pistol Mr. Randolph turned to
Col. Tatnail and said Il told you co.. Col. Tatnall
then turning to Gen. Jssup, observed Sir the fault is
mine Mr. Randolph protested against the of the hair
trigger; il was at my express instance the hair was
sprung Another pistol was Immediately handed to Mr.
Randolph The parties resumed their stations and ex-
changed shots without effect.
$ Immediately after the report Of the pistols while
Col Tattnal and Gen. Jesup re-oading Col Benton,
Of Missouri, rode up, aud united with Mr. Johnston and
Maj Hamilton in effort TO stop the affair, which proved
Intellectual The parties again took their stations and
the word being given Mr. Clay raised his pistol and fred
and the ball passed through Mr. Randolph's clothes
Mr. Randolph reserved his FIRE holding his pistol per-
Pendiculsrly up, said, i do not FIRE yuu, Mr.. Clay
and discharged pistol in the air He added, 1t was
not my intention to have fred you ell the unfor
tunate circumstance Of my pistol going of accidentally
changed my determination A, this instant COL Benton
up and said, 'Yes, Mr.. Randolph told me SO ex-
pressly, eight days ago The parties simultare ousy
approached towards each other, both with extended
hands, Mr. Randolph remarking, Sir, give you my
hand which cordially received by Mr.. Cay; and
the affair thus hocoraby and happily closed.
The friends Of the parties, without consulting their re-
specve principals in the hope OF terminating the differ
in alike honorable to both, were induced
to delay the period Of meeting for few days.
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IsGEsIoUs VnLAsY.-Two strangers lately called upon
merchant near Cairo Indiana, and desired toieaye
request denied but they permitted to leave the
box in his store The next morning he discovered that
his store had been robbed during the night Of piece Of
valuable goods and five hundred dollars in money He
obtained assistance and when the called for their
box he had them secured and then broke open the box
when, To- out jumped third man, and in the box were
found the missing goods and money.
One day last week lentlemanly looking stranger
called upon sexton in Louisville Kentucky and order
ed childs grave dug, offering dollar bill in pay
ment for the service and receiving eight dollars in
turn No childs funeral appearing at the appointed
time, the sexton was led to examine his ten dollar bill
when he found it was counterfeit
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ID. u. HARE, Engraver
State, County, and Corporation seals. Presses
Q ma n2-opH wAsHseros, D. O.
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DESERVED MoNUMEsr-The deaf mutes Of the Uni
States, by their individual Subscriptions have COL
lected handsome to erect monument to the Rev
THOMAS GALLAuDET the pioneer of deaf mute education
in America. This monument viii be set up with sppro-
pirate ceremonies the grounds Of the American Asy
lum for the Deaf and Dumb at Hartford Connecticut
Wednesday, September 9th.
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WHTAEY's METALLIC WEALTH OF THE
w United Ststes, i vol, 8vo.
Life Of J. g. Quincy, edited by Joseph B. Drahwate
Memories over the Water, by Henry Nancy.
Lamar;inc's Travels in the East Q vols.
aug 10 FRANcK TAYLOR.
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THE CONFEDERATION AT wALDoBono,, (,IAur.)


PROM TEE BOSTON JOURNAL OF TUESDAY.
We are indebted to Carpenter Co.'s Express for .
copy Of the Rockland Gazette extra containing the full
est which We have yet Of the recent desruc
tive fire in the town Of Waldoboro, (de) The fre /,
seems, originated in the stables adjoining Wiets Hotel
and driven by strong northeast wind from building
to building with surprising rapidly, that in two-snd-
hah hours every store save one, and nearly onehaf Of
the dwellings in the village, were destroyed
The Gazette says that the fire, beginning OF Viii
letts Hotel extended north and round W. Tbbetts
furniture store and Charles Sides dwelling house, thence
Maine street to the Baptist Church, thence in
southery direction crossing Pleasant street. taking in
the dwellings Of D. D. Haskell, Young L. NJ Clark,
and every building to the right Of the line Of these
houses far south the Town School House," which
was also consumed
The Medonak river formed the western boundary Of
the fire. More than one hundred and fifty buildings
destroyed including stores and dwelling houses and
twenty-five families were left houseless meeting of the
citizens Of the village was to be held on the afternoon
the 26h, with the design of making application to the
surrounding cities and towns for aid Stores Of prov
sions, &c. had already been sent from Rockland and
Thomaston for the comfort Of the sufferers.
The Rockland Gazette had been unable to procure o
correct list Of the value Of the property destroyed Of
the amount Of insurance upon it; but the total loss
estimated by competent judges to be not less than
$500000.
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How TO KEEP GATHERED FRuIr AND FLowERs ALWAYS
FREsHA friend has informed US that fruit and flowers
may be preserved from decay and fading by immersip
them in solution Of gum arabic two or three times
waiting sufficient time between each immersion to allow
the gum dry This process the surface of the
fruit with thin coating Of the gum which is entirely
mpervous to the air. and thus prevents the decay Of the
fruit the whitening Of the flower Our friend has roses
thus preserved which have all the beauty and fragrance
Of freshly pucked Ones though they been separated
from the parent stem since June last To insure
in experiments Of this kind ii should be borne In mind
that the whole surface must be completely covered
the air only gains entrance at pin hole the labor will be
all lost In preserving specimens fruit particular
should be taken to cover the STEM end and all with the
gum good way is to wind thread Of silk about the
stem and then sink it slowly in the solution vhichshoud
not be SO strong as to leave particle Of the gum unds
solved The gum is perfectly transparent that you
can with difficulty detect its presence, except by the
touch. Here We have another simple method Of fixing
the feetng beauty Of nature and surrounding ourselves
ever with those objects which do elevate the mind,
refine the taste, and purify the heart Country Gersmaa
The New York papers contain full particulars Of the
distressing railroad accident which occurred Tuesday
evening last, by which two ladies OF Little Falls New
Ycrk, were instantly killed ut Csnastota this side Of S
racuse by being the express train for Albany
1t appears that mail train standing at Canasota
in which the two ladies passengers and that they
got OF the the wrong side the very moment
the express came along under full speed They were
both horribly mangled.
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THE FIRE AT MfLwAuKEg-The Milwaukee Sentinel
publishes the Of sxtytwo sufferers by the late
fire. Their aggregate loss is $Ssl $780, and insurance
$685. 050 The list does not include some Of those fully
insured Among the latter Nalro Co., whose loss
is $4,000 Among the buildings consumed were the
fremont House, the Merchants and Farmers Bank and
the Wisconsin newspaper Office.
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al IMPORTANT PARAGRAPH"

Such is the description conferred by some of the
Administration journals upon the following item,
copied from the proceedings of Congress published
in the National Intelligencer Of the 9th February,
1920:
aMIssouRI Bn 1.-The House then went into
Committee of tn, Whole Mr.. BALDWIN IN the
chair on this bill, the restrictive amendment Deing
still under consider alton. Mr.. Speaker Clay rose
and addressed The committee aasdr foar hours
against tie right an erpediency Of the proposed
restriction"
This paragraph is ow brought into service IN
support of one Of the n ,any efforts made to lessen
the reverence Of the pee pie for the Missouri Oom-
promise, by showing, co nclusively we grant, that
Mr. CLAY spoke four hour against proposed re,
strction to the bill for the omission OF Missouri into
the Union. But, in order to obtain correct idea OF
the nature and object Of Mr. Clays speech on that
occasion the searcher after historical truth should
be informed that the restri, cn" referred to in
tho above paragraph was nor the line Of 56' so
levsntually drawn 0sstssds of Ne ba1ndary of liz
souri,, but Hrestrision /" cOnta ned in an amend-
ment then pending, which, if it had been adopted,
would have prohibited slavery sOi Asn the State OF
Missouri. It was against this e tort to exclude
slavery from the State itself that Mr. CLAY sue
cessfully exerted his great powers. What is now
known as the /" Missouri Compromise" was arrang-
ed at later period Of the session. and consisted in
the REIMBURSEMENT of the proposed resh iction upon
slavery within the State condition that it should
be prohibited in the remainder of the Louisiana ter
ritory lying above the line of $50 30i And this
compromise has been faithfully observed for the
third of century. t.. \.
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PREPARATIONS FOR WAR in ENGLAND.
FROM THE LONDON TINES.


Six short years ago it would have seemed absolutely
incredible that such state Of Europe as now exists
could AT the opening Of lS48 we were not
only peace, but had been at peace 30 long, and
with such thorough enjoyment of its blessings that it
argued, logical deduction, that we could never
90 to war again. Since that time we have seen almost
every European State conyused by revolution and Great
Britain is now commencing real war; with the French
Empire its ally In February, lS48 We had few pow
erful ships, practising the construction of
steam marine, and paying for our experience our
army was small artillery weak, militia in the
clouds, and national defences Insignificant.
We have such navy as the world never saw a
considerable army, most formidable artillery, and
excellent militia which is to march into standing camp
some time next spring. To estimate the real naval
strength Of this country 1t is only necessary after reco
lecting that have already splendid feet in the Black
Sea- to consider the force of the squadron destined to
operate in the Baltic On this service to dispatch
fifteen ships of the line, four steamships and
eleven heavy frgaes. This force in numbers,
is at least double that with which of most IA
nous actions fought and but in point Of fact
such method Of enumeration would convey adequate
notion of the truth Every vessel commissioned is
nearly twice powerful vessels Of nominal
rate fifty years ago. Every gun isl destructive as
two were then Nelson, in Of his greatest victories,
had thirteen ships, which mounted 9S8 guns. The fifteen
ships of the line in the Baltic feet will mount 43l the
screw sixties 1885, aud the frigates 343 This makes to-
tai of 200 guns each gun being in cabre construction
and improvements imcomparabiy more formidable than
OF old.
Science, too, has now made MS independent Of wind
and tide Or the thirty vessels which will form the Baltic
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deed of conciliaton which had done its work, and had
done it well, and which haowed by patriotism, by
success and by its association with great names now
transferred to history 1t belonged to past generation
and in the midst of political tempest which appalled,
the Wisest and frmest in the land it had said to the
waves of agitation Peace be s and they became STILL
uould have been better my opinion not to disturb us
slu5e as all useful and practical objects could have
been attained without it. But the question is here h-
uny agency and am called upon to take my part IN
its adjustment / shall do 50 frankly and fearlessly
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Secretary.

HEAVY SwIHDLISa AND FoRGERy-During the past
srecuator in Licking county borrowed there up
his paper endorsed by severaof the most respon
sible Of the county, thirty thousand dollars THIS
he invested in hogs and soon applied to the lender
for more funds The application declined and soon
after the lender received from New York firm letters IN
quripg in regard to the responsibility Of the men who en-
the specuato obts ned advances from the New York firm
to the amount Of fifty thousand dollars One day hs
came up missing" and the fact ascertained tina,
the endorsements upon his paper and upon which he had
obtained credit for eighty thousand dollars we're oil Tor
geries We understand that he paid up the thirty thou
sand dollars, but hat the New York item is unprotected
ICgsrelaad Herald
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RHODE sLAND-The General Assembly of
Rhode Island adjourned on Thursday, after ses-
sion of almost eight weeks. The act of the session
which attracts most notice was that heretofore
toned, directing the Clerk Of the Supreme Court to
write Revised and Annulled by order of the Gene
raj Assembly, at their January Session, A. D..
1854" across the sentence passed upon Thomas w.
Dorr in 1S44. We much mistake the character of
the people of Rhode Island if they do not, at the
next election reverse this Judgment by repudiating
its authors. One of the same Radical party intro
duced resolution to pay T. w. Dorr his salary for
the period that he pretended to be Govsrncy, with
interest to the present time, and directing the Sc
cretary of State to deposite the socalled Peoplcs
Constitution" of 1S42, and the record Of proceed
ings under it, among the archives of the State.
This proposition was indefinitely postponed
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THE WEEKLY NATIONAL LIaTELLIGENCER

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For the long Sessions Of Congress- (averaging eight
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warded any unless paid for in advance nor sent any
longer than the time for which 1t is 80 paid.
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TEMPERANcE QUESTION IN PESSsYLvAsIA.-The House
of Representatives of Pennsylvania is opposed the
adoption Of the prohibitory liquor law When bin Of
thnt character was under consideration on Friday
ton amend and strike out all after the enacng clause
and insert tho simple submission of the question of
hibon to the people, lost by ayes AZ, noes 49,
vote then taken the first section OF the bill which
was negaved by ayes Al, o. inl'catng That the
opponents of the bill have decides majority ntbe House
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Ex-Presidens FILLMORE, accompanied by Judge
HALL, late Postmaster General, arrived at Colum.
bus, Ohio, on Thursday last, and visited both
branches of the Legislature of that State They
were received with every mark Of respect On Fri.
day night they reached Cincinnati, where they were
most cordially received. We have seen it stated
that these gentlemen are ON their way to Louisiana
to pay visit to Mr.. CONRAD, the late Secretary Of
War. The Hon. JOHN P. KENNEDY, late Secre-
tary of the Navy, is also to be Of the party. He
passed through Columbus for Cincinnati on Saturday
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THE McDoNoGH COLONIZATION BEouEsT.-The
decision of the Supreme Court, sustaining the Me-
Donogh Will, as one of its consequences insures to
the American Colonization Society the munifcent
bequest made to it under the will. This bequest
consists of oneghth part Of the nett of the
estate for forty years, the received in any one
year not to exceed $4,000. This will be an i'm
portant aid to the Society, and enable it to materi
ally enlarge its philanthropic labors.
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THE NEBRASKA QUESTION IN OHIO.

We observe in some of the Democratic papers
the proceedings of what is called "great meeting
of the Democracy of Central Ohio" held at Colum-
bus on the 2Sth ultimo at which, it is represented,
the Nebraska bill was cordially endorsed.
Our accounts from Columbus put quite a differ
ent face on this affair The assemblage referred to
was not called as meeting of the Democracy"
but such of them as were friends" Of the bill were
alone invited. It seems, however, that there were
in attendance SO large number opposed to the bill
as not 1ly to create considerable confusion but to
render it doubtful which party had the majority
Even in selecting committee Of five persons to re-
port resolutions, one of those selected refused to
serve and another could not be found. The meet
ing was uproarious from beginning to end, and is
represented to have been "decided failure" The
Columbus estate Journal" thus concludes its ac-
count Of it: Il
Severa gentlemen tried to get the floor to speak and
to offer amendments to the resouons but they failed in
the noise to heard When confusion general and
all sorts Of calls being made the chairman refused
to recognise any gentleman, 49, 4nason thu
passage of the resolutions reported by the committee
The response loud When he said those opposed will
say no. the hall rang with dissent in thunder tones but
the chair pronounced the resolutions carried, and the
meeting adjourned. "
alt is our deliberate Judgment that the resolutions
were not adopted and such is the opinion of many Demo-
Gratis who present.
$50 far as demonstration favor of the Douglas bill
is concerned it was decided failure, and is regarded
by ALL"
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DEATH OF CAPT. SPENCER. 1t is with much re
gret that we announce the death of Capt yyIBEI.
A. SPENCER, of the u s. Navy. He died at. Ne y
York on Friday last, in the 62d year Of his az,
He was a son of the Hon. AMBROSE SpENcKa
Chief Justice Of the State of New York, and bro
ther Of the Hon JOHN G. SPENCER, formerly Score
tary of the Treasury.
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The EXPLOSION HARrToRD.-The boiler which ex-
plode at Hartford built with great of the best
materials with steam gauge, &c. 1t was considered to
be perfect thing It Eve feet in diameter, twenty
four long, and full of ues- Its power was Fifty horse
1t was said that the engineer was filling his boiler with
water when the accident occurred Nearly oil who were
in the blacksmihs shop killed The entire loss in
property will not exceed $4,000 OF the eighteen killed
seventeen leave families Twentyt persons have either
limbs broken or are badly bruised or scalded.
The west end Of the building was reduced to ruins
The boiler lay seateTed about torn in shreds as II 1T
had been mere paper The main building OF the factory
was in size 200 by 60 feet to which an addition had
been made of 55 by "a feet this standing just west OF the
boiler and is badly shattered Then running south OF
the main building aud directly opposite the boiler, was
the blacksmith shop 80 by 40 feet and paint shop 100
so feet Between the blacksmith shop and the boiler
there was brick wall Of eighteen inches the boiler
standing within two three feet of this wall, and the
old hoer resting upon it's old bed few feet from that
he boer Law east and west and the force OF the expo
sion was mostly from its Sides gushing out north and
south tearing down the machine shop on the NORTH and
as it would appear killing no enc init on the
north WAS the blacksmith shop and this was rased to
tie ground The whole balding, OF 80 by 4O feet was
sAyered to atoms, carrying away the solid brick wall
that separated it from the boiler, ard also that which
stood it aud the paint shop Here was the great
etou OF life.
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SUMO ron WrE-The Rochester Democrat says that
some time LAD year a young daughter OF Mr. VIM. b.
smith of Masdon. married man named Bennett clan
les;ney apdmsch against the will Of her parents She
sas taken roh husband rs the two were proceeding
the highwS, after having been legally united, by her
y tber and rrhdfatber ASA b Smith. The bereft hus-
~ nd nc once BOX legal proceedings against the relative:
- The girl an, in former trial the jury disagreed Al
~ ten of the Ontario county court he brought
amo, her actonor damages in the detention Of his wife
80 the loss ofhet services. The was managed bJ
h legal taleh ON botn sics and created very genera
ie 81 where ne facts and the parties were known Tn
inr, enderea iver5ss tsr plaintiff, mulctng the Smiths
n Il 20U danEes,
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! pHs GaxAr DuBpeUE LAND CAsE.-ln the Supreme
Court on the 23d umo Justice Wayne read the decision
az the the great Dubuque land case The repre-
se.aiyys of Chotenu the assignee of Dubuque claimed
Of large land on which is the site Of
the foarshing city Of Dubuque under grant from the
ndians and also from Baron Carondelet the span
ish Governor of Louisiana.
The Court decided without dissent that the Indian
grant was merely working the lead mines, and that
the given ny the Gsvernor had reference only
to that PRIVILEGES aud further that he had no power un
der Spanish sv to make grant Of the land This de-
cson puts the mat er eectuay at rest that 1t cannot
| be reyived-A. Louis Inteliigncr
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The bill to consolidate the Susquehanna Railroad with
the interest of roads extending through by the way OF
sunbury to the Lakes passed the Maryland House Of
Delegates on Tuesday night by majority of a. The
bill TO authorize the sale OF the States interest in the
Baltimore and susqushanna Railroad also passed the
House by 38 majority.
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AMERIDAN TELEGRAPH CoNrEDERATIoS.-This associa-
ton composed Of the representatives of the Morse lines
of Ameri assembled yesterday in the Adermens Cham
ber large number of lines represented and the
usual committees appointed and the business presented
referred. Major b. d. FRENCH, of Washington, was
elected President and TAI. p SHASPSBR, of Kentucky,