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Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-05-27

The MODE OF APPLYING PosTAoE STAMps-Every body
mas heard OF the man vino was directed 10y his physician
to rub himself be rubbed down with brandy but who
preferred applying the liquor internally, and rubbing
himself outwardly with the bottle Although this rule
might have worked well enough in his case we would
venture to suggest that postage stamps intended
external application and their purposes much
better when placed the outside than inside Of letter.
This We know experimenay, for we received letter
few days since, postage unpaid, opening which we
found enclosed three cent postage stamp intended
doubt for the prepayment Of the letter but as it turned
out We were minus the difference between Ave and three
CENTS from which led to believe that the usual
custom OF sticking the stamp the outside decided
improvement, and worthy of being followed in oil
Wilmington (N CO. journal
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LYNCH LAW IN ARKASsAs.--There has been o good
deal of excitement in Crttenden county, in the above
States What the particular ground Of difficulty is
not given in the papers we have seen. A man named
Abel to have rendered himself very obnoxious to
his neighbours, and meeting had assembled at Sweetve
to order him to leave the county While r. p. Talley
addressing the crowd Dr. Dewitt up and inter-
fered and after some hostile demonstrations was shot
dead by Taley The crowd after started for Abes
house, but met by the before they reached
it, who begged fer time to leave. Their request was
granted and they notified that the house would be
o'clock. The mob then went to Marion and organized,
and ordered j. Abel the fathernlaw of Dewitt to leave
the county forthwith and ten others to leave in two days
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DEpREDATIoNs THE UNITED STATES MINT DISCLOSED.
Within the last few days evidence has to light that
extensive from the funds deposite at the
Philadelphia United States Mint have taken place. and
such character involve the reputation of here
tofore upright and rreproachabe citizen Upon the chief
weigh-cerk Of the Mint, Mr.. j. Enge Negus, devolves
the responsible duty Of receiving weighing and descrb
ing the bullion deposited and Of giving receipt for the
same before is melted OF its value cannot be
ascertaned until it has undergone the melting process
and NIL impurities and foreign substances have been
moved Between the times Of depositng and of melting
therefore, opportunity afforded disposed
person. unless he properly guarded abstract from
the bullion committed to his The chief weighclerk
noticed by Of his assistants to be frequently in
the vault, (Which he entered by means of duplicate
key for which there OCCASION but his ostensibe
object might have been to curious specimens for
preservation At length suspicion became so confirmed
that another clerk in the Office and finally superior Of
fcer was communicated with the subject. The evil
dence of wrong afforded seemed incredible but the next
step taken elicit the truth conclusive its results
Upon the arrival Of the last California steamer which
me invariably the case great quantities Of bullion
forwarded from New York to Philadelphia by the
rions express companies &c, the treasurer arranged
after the chief weghcerk had made his deposes for the
day and weighed the same repeat the process of weigh
ing, and deficit amounting to 81, 400 disclosed
The guilty person. after being informed of the facts i'm
medatey confessed his crime acknowledging that his
dpredaons had been continued for six months past and
that he had taken altogether $4,000; but offered to
make immediate restitution which he able to do as
he possessed Of considerable property This fact in
connection with his previous character makes the
offence the more nexpcable The offender took passage
for Europe at the earliest opportunity and sailed in the
Washington last Saturday.-JoWRdl Of Commerce.
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APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT,

by ana eih tie ddottce and consent of the Senate.
JAMES A. PEpEs of Florida to be Charge dAaires of
the United States in the Republic Of Buenos Ayres in the
place Of William H. Bissell, declined.
WILLIAM w. H. DAVIS, Of the Territory of New Mexico
to be Secretary of said Territory from and after the first
day Of August next, in place Of VIM s. Messervy,
eigned. 4aA
GEORGE HErNrR Of Iowa, to be Agent for the 0ttoes
Missourias, Pawnees, and Omahas, vice James NJ
Gatewood.
MARCUS L. 0LDs OF Minnesota Territory, to be Regis
ter for the Minneapolis Land District, in Minnesota
Territory.
Roswell p. RUSSELL, of Minnesota Territory, to be
Receiver of Public Moneys for the Minneapolis Land Dis
trict, in Minnesota Territory
JOHN h. BENNEr Of Missouri, to be Register for the
Root River Land District, in Minnesota Territory.
JoHN H. McKEsSY, Of Iowa, to be Receiver of Public
Moneys for the Root River Land District in Minnesota
Territory
CHARLES II. TAYLOR, Of Michigan, to be Register for
the sheboygan Land District, in Michigan.
HIRAM A. ROOD of Michigan, to be Receiver of Public
Moneys for the sheboygan Land District, in Michigan.
SAMUEL 8. HoUsros, of Alabama, to be Receiver Of
Public Moneys at ST. Stephens, Alabama, vice Jackson
4 w. Faith, removed.
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SOCIETY IsLAyps-Advices from Tahiti the Sd Of
March Most Of the whaling feet had left Papeete for
the fishing grounds.
The French missionaries in Noukahva the most impor-
isle Of the Marquesas laid the cornerstone Of their
first church the 23d January The Messenger says that
many of the people, including the King, Moana have been
converted to Romanism.
number Of the French officers at Tahiti paid visit
in the Catnat the isle Meeta 60 miles east of
Mahiti This island is described as being high, with
abrupt Sides of volcanic formation aud covered with
u1uriant vegetation than any other isle in the Pa
cifc and Astounding bananas bread fruits nuts
Jaws potatoes and other fruits peculiar to the Pa
cifc isles The island has small population but there
not drop offresh water to be had the island The
milk of the cocoanut is the only resource for culinary
purposes.
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THE COST eF WAR.

From Parliamentary returns it appears that the
expenditure of England during the war, from 1903
to 1915, inclusive amounted to FL l59, 729, 1885, or
close upon fire thousand eight hundred millions Of
dollars. In the last year of that war the expendi-
ture run thus: Gl03, 421 1913 in the year 1872 ];
9l20,952,657 in 1913; g116,S43,S89 in 1914;
and 9116,491 ,051 in 1s15-in which last year the
campaign commenced in April and finished at Wa
terloo, in June. This is the mere money cost for
maintaining armies. What it has cost the nation
may be seen in the overlooking taxes and the amount
Of comfort which the people are deprived of in
sequence, and the positive misery and restitution
existing -LeRger
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SQUATTER SOVEREIGNTY.
FROM THE CHARLESTON NEWS.

One Of the most extraordinary spectacles ever pre-
sented in the political world is exhibited in the
United States the Nebraska BILL The great originator
of the doctrine and policy of squatter soveregntythat
is that the settlers of Territory shall have the power
in their Territorial legislation Of determining its insttu
tionshails the passage of the bill In the Senate the
triumph of squatter sovereignty The author of the BILL
in his speech introducing it to the Senate ams that it
contains this power The President of the United States
according the testimony of ex-senator CLEMENs took
the view of its purport not doubling that gives
the whole territory to the free States and is asonshed
at their opposition. And last of ALL public
ings held in the New England States in which emf
grant organization is determined by which the first
settlers in the Territory, in accordance with the pow
empowered by this bill, shall exclude slavery
forever at the first meeting Of the Territorial Legsla
ture On the other hand, Southern politicians
and such presses the Richmond Enquirer stoutly de-
nouncing squater sovereignty, while they support the
bill. On the side or the other there must be gross
deception. Which side is deceived or deceivng!
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RnlL.nnre Market

BALTIMORE, MAY 26.-Flour is again quiet, and the
supply on hand limited Howard street is held at So
but buyers not disposed to offer Sales Of
City Mills at 49, 122; rye -four $780, cornmea $3.50
to S4 per barrel Red wheat 81 90 So; white Sl9S
S2.05; white SO 40 cents, and yellow II ~,
mixed 81 6S cents rye, Nd 1885, Pc. 1l3 cents; oats.
Nd and Va 80 81 Pa do. 3S SO; cloverseed S4. so
$462; timothy 81 IS asa haxseed ST. 40 per bushe
Mess pork Sl4.25 $l4.50; bacon, shoulders, 81 g.
sides ca I, hams IL cents Whiskey "A %.
Tobacco continues in good demand, and holders are
firm. There is fair shipping inquiry. Sales of
800 hogsheads Ohio at prices ranging from $3.50 Sc so
and ST so per cwt Maryland sells fast inspected
at the full prices of last week The weeks inspections
1s0 hogsheads Maryland 296 Ohio, 240 Kentucky
The money market is considerably easier Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad shares 58 $751;
Neao York. Markets.
New YORK, May 26.-Flour has advanced - cents,
with sales at 1887 for State and S 81 for Ohio South
ern SIS. 81 SO. Wheat is firm; corn 6S rs.
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THE MERCHANTS AND BANKERS ALMA

Il mac Tor iehf, containing
l. Calendar and Chronology of Financial Events.
H. Days of Departure Of Steamships from and Liver
pool, Southampton, Bremen Hayre, and New York
throughout the year 1854.
ILL., List Of Banks in the United States in Sates
name and location Of EACH name of President and
Cashier and capital of each.
w. List Of Private Bankers in hundred and eli
r. ties of the United States.
V. List Of seventeen hundred Banks and Bankers Eng
land Wales, Scotland, and Ireland location, name
Of manager, and name of London agent Of each.
VI List Of Private Banks and Private Bankers and Mem
bers Of the Clearing House, London.
VII List of Private Bankers in all the prominent cities Of
Europe, South America, and Asia.
VIII What Shakespeare Of gold and silver, copper and
brass. st
TX. Banking Laws of the State Of New York, including
... the laws of 1854.
One volume octave, pp 150 Paper covers price 81 mus
lin covers, ST IS.
Copies mailed to order. J. SMITH H0M1NS,
Publisher of the Bankers Magazine, No. 70 Wall
street, New York.
1- Just published the second edition Of The Manual
FOR Notares Public" with practical FORMS 81.
4H "
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We understand that the Birthday of the QUEEN
OF ENGLAND was on Wednesday last most 6ttingly
celebrated by the BRITISH MINISTER at his resi-
dence, on the heights of Georgetown, by a very
brilliant fete, at which were gathered our official
and Congressional dgntaries, with most of our pro-
minent citizens Among the distinguished strangers,
we learn, was Lord ELGIN, late Governors General
Of Canada, at present in this country on special
mission Of amity The beautiful arrangement of the
grounds and mansion and the glittering costumes
Of the diplomatic corps donned in honor Of the day.
made a very effective coup P@a; while the good
will towards the amable Sovereign Of the respected
host was erinced in the heartiness with which her
NIajestys name was discovered amidst shower of
stars and rockets. As the band played God save
the Queen there were sincere wishes expressed for
many happy returns to her Majesty and her accom-
plished representative in our country.
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DEATH OF MAJOR LARYEp AND EIGHT NIES.-We have
information from Oregon confirming the melancholy
death by drowning the 9th of March, in Puget Sound
by the upsetting of the Government boat Of Fort Stella
COON, of Major G. H. LARNEp Corporal Isaiah g. Barlow,
and privates James Ftzsimmons and Lawrence Fitz.
patrick and musician John McIntre, of company A, and
musician Henry Hail. and prvates John Clarke and Henry
Lees OF company G, all Of the 4th Infantry; alse John
Hamilton, citizen boatman This tragca accident
CURED in the Sound, Fort Madison. Major L. with
ten men, was on his return 10 Fort Steilscoom which
post ne commanded. He had been to Whdley Island,
where he had been engaged for week in queng Indian
disturbances The Major gentleman Of remarkable
fine abilities and erudition-Sar
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OUR EXTERIOR RELATIONS.

The annexed items of information gre giyh by
the experienced and watchful Ion as reliable Il
/" Notice has been given to our Government 4 the
Government Of Great Britain that they win take sses
sion Of the port of Stka and all other Russian POPS on
the Pacific. So the British Government will maintn
strong feet and hold important naval stations in Or vi
cnity the Pacific coast during the with fssia
and probably afterwards This viii be very conynisnt
for the British in of any with the United Safes
There was yesterday q considerable furry 3nong
politicians in consequence Of alarming report OF
speedy with Spain The dispatches just received
probably Of character that will enable the
maintain the warke tone that he assumed in the
sage Of the 18th Of March the Black Warrior case.
The Committee on Foreign Affairs Of the Senate yes
terday held meeting the subject Of the resolutions
before them relative to Cuba. They to conclu
sion the subject and take another consultation
after obtaining the Spanish documents which they have
called for which will embrace the edcts relative to
the slave trade apprenticeship &C. There Is proba
by that the committee viii make report very in
favor Of the propositions of Senator SLIDELL Of block
ade Of the Cuban ports.
Great preparations have been made by the fllbus-
ters for descent upon Cuba. The association now com
mands fund Of million Of dollars, and they have an
able and experienced American General at their head
out the aid Of the United States.
"Upon the failure Of Mr. Slides resolutions block
AIDE will be resorted to- At all events flbuster
will be enabled without hindrance to carry out thei
own plans until Congress be dragooned into the
sure Preparations making to get in readiness
nava force to enable the Presdentt give ecenc,
to the blockade in opposition to the French and Spanish
fleets. Il is supposed by many that shall be in
state Of aagran with foreign Powers in ninety days
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small vessel was found capsized on Lake Michigan
with writing the bottom indicating the of those
who had chung to the wreck until hope and endurance
were both exhausted. The following touching words
were part of the writing:
whoever finds this boat, J. Miller master word ille-
gibe) intelligence my wife 100 and AZ dollars and
SO cents ashed to this boat H. S. BUSHNELL Dixon, Lee Co..
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We refer readers to the advertisement in another
column of the Bankers Almanac, work especially adapt
ed for money dealers and public institutions The list Of
private bankers in England and the United States has
been compiled with care and the list Of banks includes
every one in operation in the several States.
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| PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL ASSEMBLY, (OLD ScHoon J
This body is in session OF Buffalo, New York There
in connexion with this branch Of the Presbyterian
Church % Synods, 143 Presbyteries 1889 churches
2,139 Minister'S 500 licentates and candidates. and
263 communicates. These 14S Presbyteries cover
the entire territory of the United States except portion
Of New England Two of these Presbyteries in the
Indian territory, three in Texas two in California
in Oregon, two in China, and three in Northern India
scattered the vast plain of the Upper Ganges This
body has also under its supervision board of home mis-
sons, with 5l5 missionaries laborng chiefly in the South
and Vest board Of foreign MISSIONS having stations
among the Indian tribes, in Africa India, Siam, and
China; board of education with O2 schools 46 pres
byterial academies, and 1a synodical colleges; and
board of publication distributing by sale and coportage
religious books and tracts The Assembly has also under
its four theological seminares those at Princeton
Allegheny city Prince Edward, (Va and Danvle, (Ky
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has reversed the
decision Of the court below in the Of Aspe the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company. The plaintiff was
passenger in the defendants from Philadelphia to
Morgans The train should have stopped the
latter place. but defect in the berope prevented
the conductor from making the proper signal to the eng
neer, who therefore went past, though at speed
what sackened account of the switches which
there to be crossed The plaintiff seeing himself about
to be carried on Jumped from the platform of the car
and seriously hurt in the foot He brought this ac
ton, and the jury, with the appreciation of the court
low, gave him fifteen hundred dollars in damages On
appeal, Chief Justice BLACK delivering the opinion
the Supreme Court, said:
The remark that life and death should not be weigh
ed against time is true, and the plaintiff should have
thought Of 1t when he set his life on the hazard of
such leap for the sake Of getting to the ground few
seconds earlier. Locomotives not the only things
that may off too fast and railroad accidents are not
always produced by the misconduct Of agents large
engers. This is great evil which we would not will
lingy encourage by allowing premium on it to be ex-
torted from companies However bad the behavior Of
those companies may sometimes be- it would not be cor
rected by making them pay for faults not their own
The Court should have instructed the jury that the
evidence taken altogether excluding that for the
defence left the plaintiff without the shade Of case
Judgment reversed and zen. ta de. nov awarded"
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The ECLIPSE THE SuS took place yesterday after
under circumstances most favorable for observation
There not cloud in the sky during the whole phe
nomenon, SO far District horizon concerned,
and we presume it was much the same over the whole
country At the National Observatory ample prepara
tons made to observe it to the best advantage and
all the instruments put in requistion, and have
doubt the results will have high scientific value,
pecally furnishing for the correction Of the
lunar tables The times predicted presume answer
ed very well to the results obtained by superior nstru
ments though to popular observation the difficulty Of
curaey observing the precise contact and caused
variation Of minute At the Smithsonian lnsti-
tuition halfhourly magnetic observations commenced
Thursday and were uninterruptedy continued till this
morning. During the eclipse ITSELF photometr therno
and barometric observations carried on and results
registered every minutes Science hardly ever
blessed with better opportunities for putting direct
tons to Nature than afforded yesterday, in all
spects.
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Government is now expending $1,000 in transplanting
satgrass the shores Of Cape Cod in the vicinity Of
Provncetown Is thought that the grass viii prevent
the shifting Of the beach sands by the action Of the
waves.
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BUREAU REMovAL-We learn that 1t is contemplated
to the Office of the Bureau Of Indian Affairs from
its location in the War Department building to the house
opposite the City Post Office It'll street. formerly
pied by the CHILEAN Minister. s}
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BAD MIsTAKE.-Mr. Henry Quinn, of Nashua, IN. B. }
on Sunday morning, intending, is supposed to take
npper, by mistake swallowed dose OF bed-bag poison,
and was soon corpse. --Aanohester Mirror.
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HORTICULTURAL EXHIBITION.

The first semi-snnual exhibition of Tuesday
noA VIII be seen eS -. - encouragement Tie season
thus far is highly propous, and if all interested in the
subject viii contribute and the ladies especially viii
lend hand in the preparatory arrangement and decora-
tions shall expect witness Flora and Pomona in
their beauty and prime. FLORIST.
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SUPREME CoURr.-This Court has, we informed,
adjourned to the Court in Among their last de-
cisions was case Of interest TO portion Of
citizens as we'll as to the parties oda e. Romans against
m Easily. 1t involved the legality of Of the Cor
poraton tax sales The plaintiff claimed the lot the
widow Of the late Daniel Romans. The defendant had
purchased it at tax sale. Redemption offered, but
refused The City charter required notice Of the sale to be
given week for at least twelve successive weeks
The notice inserted once in each of twelve weeks
but for eighty-one days only The Circuit comthed the
notice insufficient and the sale void The Supreme Court
affirmed the decision. The effect of this decision we
derstand is avoid entire batch Of these sales
WOODWARD and REDIN for the plaintiff; McKIM and
LAWRENCE for defendant
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hol something large ana round,
That he beside the rivulet
In playing there had found;
She came to know what he had found
That was SO light, and large. and round.
Old Casper took it from the boy,
Who stood expectant by,
And then tho old nnan shook his head,
And with nat'ral sigh,
"'Tis some poor fellows skull" said he,
"Who fell in the great victory.
81 find them in the garden, for
There's many hereabout;
And often when 60 to plough,
The ploughshare turns them out: ..
For many thousand men" said he,
We're slain in the great victory"
snow tell us what twas oil about"
Young Pe.erkin he cries
And little Wilhelmine looks up,
With underwriting eyes:
o. Now tell us all about the war,
And what they killed each other for!"
!" 1t was the English" Casper cried,
That put the French to rout;
But rhat they kilrd each Other for
Ieould not ,ren make out;
But every body said," quoth he,
IN svas famous victory!
"They say it was shocking sight
After the field was won;
For many thousand bodies here
Lay rotting in the sun;
But things like these you know must be
After famous victory.
"Great praise the Duke Of Marlbro' won,
And our good prince Eugene
"Why, twas very wicked thing 70 ,
Said little Wilhelmine.
"Nay, nay, my little girl" quoth he,
ar tcas famous victory.
"And every body prais'd the Duke
Who such fight did win"
" But what good came Of it at last 7"
Quoth little Peterkin.
"why that cannot tell" quoih he;
= /" But twas a famous pietoryp
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-23

CHARLESTON. Jsu = The salss Of Cor-o.-S. -.
tales - rfees IA gig from 81 tie Hoisc,.
he Craate prices @e'sE axe nee sellers ~
We Lus,Ias hossSs. TIE sales were lo 600 iale ~
pTces Strc middlins quotes a9e The Ii5
Ell he Southern 49, ie ne Re
the 0ae last NN1'FHee with
ytnueTy Is sse Of COTTON TO-DAY loco0 bales ct arm o
TIE Lunes Of the ss thee DAYS has been ba.s ~ -
firm e 81 Coax 7oc FEEIsHTs dali sIsEr Exc4sSeS
NeWNofk premium. o.
January Ia CoTr9S has been active this morning a. firm pr,
To- ssles already reach 400 bales Addlins 10 SO
fRoNpENcE, Jan 22-Our CoTToN market Continue. ..s
NooLA steady demand for al descriptions ma ket zithor,
tef etane DE dun grades are IN request which to
ssoek light sales Of the week 2lOo "a PRINTING Corss
eosd with isT demand st regular prices Of he vssk
$50 pieces