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Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-10-07

AMERICANS IMPRISONED IN MExIoo.--Five gentlemen
from California report to the Western Texan that in Du
range Mexico they found in prison three Americans,
named VIM. Shirley, Of Broome county, New York. VIM.
Rodgers, of Stark county Ohio John Gaines of Dayton
Montgomery county Ohio. These men, it is said, have
been in dungeon four years and three months and dur
ing TIVE years of this time they we're chsined down to
the foor in total darkness where they could not any
person but the enc who fed them At the end of two
years the huge chains around their ankles and wrists,
which had worn the flesh of to the bone, removed
to save their lives They imprisoned the charge
Of murder and robbery and had been unable to get
trial. and respectable Mexcans admitted that there
ne proof to convict them They say that they have
peatedy written to the American Minister in Mexico but
do not believe he received their letters.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-10-07
PENNSYLVANIA.

Gov. BIGLER, who is a candidate for reelection
in Pennsylvania, has been sick for some weeks past
and compelled to give up personal canvass. He
therefore avals himself Of the newspapers to
plsce before the people an Address of something
less than three columns, principally upon State af-
hirs. He represents all the great interests Of the
State as fourishing except the agricultural. The
finances, he says, were never in more wholesome
condition. He favors the common-school system,
considering education, in all its phases, the great
helpmeet of civilization and christianity.
Gov. B. deprecates the vice of incompetence, and
promises to sanction any measure to mitigate or
extirpate the vice. but will not pledge himself to
sanction any law the details of which he has not
seen. He is against the doctrine Of excluding
from Office persons born out of the country, and
opposed to all secret political societies, as well as
any religious test.
The Governor has not word to say on the Ne
braska question, probably thinking that the "sove-
reignty" doctrine has already been pushed to alb
surd extremes. There is nothing to be made by its
discussion in such State as Pennsylvania
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-10-07
WHAT BECOMES OF THE MONEY,

This is question asked by one Of our exchange
papers in reference to the money Of the country.
Gold has been imported from California at the rate
Of nearly million week for three four years. and
yet in consequence of heavy imports Of foreign mer
chandise, there is scarcity Of money If we have
had one million in the precious metals we have re-
ceived four in foreign goods These goods are
forced into market and mostly consumed, from year
to year, leaving us nothing to show for the two
hundred millions Of gold received from California
It is an inevitable result Of our present commercial
system, than which nothing stands more in need Of
reform
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-10-07
THE TERRITORY OF UTAH.

According to late adyces Utah s getting along -four
ishingly The wheat fields promise an abundant har-
vest. Salt Lake City is getting along finely paper is
manufactured there and the Deseret News printed
upon the homemade article. Brigham Youngs policy
has been to have every thing made in the settlement
which could possibly be produced A ferry boat
plies the Jordan which Salt Lake is situated She
is forysix feet long, win have propelled
horse power and is destined to be used mainly for the
transportation Of stock to and from Great Salt Lake City
and Antelope Island bridge has been built over Jor-
dan. The News states that goods the value Of
million dollars the road from Missouri to Deseret
At meeting Of the Saints the 18th Of June mission
aries were appointed to many distant lands and John
ordained the Patriarch over the whole Church Of jesus
Christ Of Latter Day Saints.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-10-07
SOUTHERN OPINION.
FROM THE BALTIMORE AMERICAN.

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THE Truth WELL SpoKEN.-The New Orleans
Bulletin referring to articles in favor of the revival
Of the slave trade that have recently appeared in
certain Southern papers, pertinenty and truthfully
says:
at is the vocation of certain journals at the South to
furnish material to leading Abolition papers the North
to keep them ravng at, abusing, and denouncing the
whole Of ndiscriminatelyso that the feeling Of alien
alton may grow stronger until it leads to separation Of
the Confederacy, peaceful otherwise the authors and
orignators do not care o whit
"We have no doubt the article (quoted by the Boston
ourna written with the express view of exasperat
ing Abolition journals and inducing fresh and reckless
onslaughts the South The Southern people ask for
such treaty, and never will The articles in favor Of
egalzing the slave radeat least abolishing the penal
eswere written for the especial purpose of putting all
abolitiondom in uproar. The which followed
these efforts eminenty satisfactory to the writer's
for insane howlngs and rawlings Of the Abotonists
of which they took good to keep their readers duly
advised could lead other emotions than those of
indignation among the Southern people Every sensible
man knows or ought to know, before he expresses
opinion the subject that the question Of legaiz
ing the African slave trade left exclusively to the dec
sion Of shareholders, it would be voted down with al
most entire unanimity.
"There ways than one by which end can
be attained good taccian will resort to indirecton
when it will enable him to accomplish his objects better
than direction So it is with thousands and tens, we
might say hundreds Of thousands at the South this very
moment. The great Of the Secessonists Of 1850
still believe dissolution of the Union to be necessary
and in the highest degree desrabe that it is the only
salvation in for their section of the country They
entertain this belief honestly and periodically, and
prepared at any moment ay anxious to dare the hazard
of the die Those who think secessionsm is dead delude
themselves with FALSE it may be destructive, falacy
Give them the opportunity That is all they want and
that they painting for They only acquiesced be-
cause majority Of their immediate fellow-citizens
were against them.
Now, putting this and that together, is it not evil
dent that their policy is to exasperate the Abotioniss
into new violent, ferocous, and unwarrantable
saults upon the South. to create capital at home
and eventually win, by Of disgust and indignation
thus excited majority Of the people to their side
To us the proposition appears clear demonstration
itaelf'
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-10-07
STORM ON THE COAST OF TEXAS.

The coast Of Texas was visited by disastrous gale,
commencing Sunday, the 18th, and lasting until
Thursday night, the 2lst utimo.
Galveston was oyerfowed with water, causing con-
siderable loss Of property At Lavaoa not much damage
sustained At Indianola three vessels driven
ashore, two Of which entirely lost with assorted
cargoes Of merchandise Many houses at Saluria and
Deckros Point were entirely washed away unroo-
ed, and others taken off the blocks there not being
single house that escaped serious damage and quite
number being RACED to the ground The wharf was
totally demolished. OF Deckros wharf and warehouse
vestige is left. Two schooners were totally lost
and their persisted The United States schooner
Fairy belonging to the lighthouse department beech
ed and is total loss The machinery, &C. Of the light
house of Pass Cayallo sustained material injury
The gale visited Matagorda with almost unparalleled
fury, destroying nearly all the buildings in the place
Only three four houses escaped prostraon unroof
ing The stocks Of goods Of the merchants mostly
ruined. Four lives were lost in the town Mrs. Duffy,
Mr.. Meriman, and negro woman and child The steam
boat Kate Ward entirely wrecked near the town
Capt Ward his brother and nine of the crew pershing
schooner also totally lost with her captain and
The crops of cane and cotton blown down
Quite number Of small craft reported lost with all
their Trespaacous and the houses on the PENN
sula opposite all swept away, except Col Lewiss
ana TWO others oeVer ves are reported to been
lost, among which two children of Capt. hugely
who killed by the house being blown down upon
them
Corpus Christi and other places westward remain to b
heard from, as also the country.
We learn from the Star" Of last evening that infor
nation has reached Washington from the chief Of the
Mexican Boundary Survey, Maj. WIZ. H. EMORY dated
the oath ultimo, at Powder Horn (Matagorda Bay)
saying that the and property Of the expedition have
suffered much less than might have been expected from
the storm in that quarter though they nearly all at
sea off the coast at the time All but property the
amount Of 5000 conceived to be positively safe This
property shipped from New Orleans on the Star Of
the South" which it thought lost. The gale
had prevented the Minnesota from arriving; and as
that vessel carried the wagons of the expedition some
delay anticipated. She had, however, been spoken
off Galveston bar and lighters had been provided to ex
pedits the expeditions freight her to Powder Horn
There had been but two Of yellow fever in the
petition to the Oath ultmo.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-10-07
WASHINGTON RUMoRs.


We extract the following paragraphs from the
Telegraphc dispatches in yesterday number OF the
New York Times:
WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, 0cToBBR3
There is not word Of truth in the story about
naval force going San Juan to make demonstration
against the British protectorate by sautng the Nicaragua
flag heretofore advised you, Minister WHEELER
Commercial FABEss Capt HoLLss and others have
been comforting with the Administration Greytown af
fairs The steamer Princeton, Of the home squadron,
win take Mr. WHEELER and family out If the ship be
found reliable the trip she is making from New
York to Norfolk and her accommodations be sufficient
II not the Columbia win probably go in her place. Mr. FA
BESs is also 60 out take testimony relative to the
bombardment and the amount Of damage. The vessel will
only remain while he is engaged in this duty No other
naval operation in that quarter talked Of thus far
Attorney General DRunMoSD, of Canada, is here en-
deavoring get the Administration to put the Recipro
city Treaty Immediately into effect between us and
Canada, without waiting the action of the other Pro-
vinces Mr.. PERLEY arrived tonight the same bust
ness, on behalf Of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
Governor General HEAD is also expected.
The President and Cabinet have considered the subject
and will decide that they have power to carry out
ciprocity until all the Provinces except Newfoundland
have acquesced by specific legislation in the provisions
of the Treaty. Our Government, however, cannot o.
course recognise the agents Of the Provinces as oca
in the transaction. We deal only with the Sove
| reign Of Great Britain
SAMUEL D. LEcoMpTE Of Maryland has been appointed
Chief Justice Of Kansas MADISON BRowN, of Mary
land, resigned
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-10-07

TIE REACTION CoNMEScED.-The steamship "City of
Manchester" sailed from Philadelphia on Saturday with
thirty cabin and one hundred and fifty steerage passen
gers and the packet ship Tonawanda, for Liverpool
sailed the day with two hundred and four steerage
passengers We have noticed of late frequent departures
Of large companies Of emgrants from the port Of New
York their to the Old World These occurrences
seem indicate that reaction to the excessive emrra
ton Of past years has commenced vast Improvement
has taken place in the condition Of many Of the estates
Ireland since relieved Of her redundant population
and which, added to the operation Of wholesome laws and
the favorable yield Of the grain and potato crops mpar
strong additional attractions to the old flesh pots
teh TJouvnol of Commerce
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-10-07

The BLACK WARRIOR Casa correspondent
of the London Times, writing from Madrid, afirms
that before Mr.. SoULE left the Spanish capital he
stated, verbally, that the Black Warrior difficulty
was settled but, on being pressed to make official
communication, he took his departure without doing
30. The present Government is represented to be
without uneasiness as to the result of any pi-
ratcal expedition against Cuba The troops in that
island are held to be quite strong enough to resist
any attempts that may be made.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-10-07

BREADsTurFs SoorLASD.-The Dumfries Courier
states that 60 pounds per bushe for wheat so pounds
per bushe for barley and 40 pounds per bushe for oats
have generally been considered kind Of standard
dunn weight between the heavier and lighter qualities
and it mentions specimen Of the present crop that at
last weeks Haddngton market samples Of grain
shown Of the following extraordinary weights Wheat 65
pounds per bushe barley 5sa pounds per bushel and
oats As pounds per bushel
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-10-07

BnEADsTUrrs.- hear with plea,u ~
breadstufs tumbled' in the New York market ,nss
rate Of - barrel on -four in three days. and so O
bushei on wheat for the same time. On wednesA :
afternoon extra Hour was rs cents cheaper New YosA
than here This state Of affairs has been anticipated by
u.s. There was no reason why -four and wheat shouldN
be as high as they were, aside from the pressure Of
which had stopped thousand mill wheels The wheat
crop It fell below the average in yield per acre.
rendered abundant BY the greater breadth Added
to this tho English, French, and California harvests
were ample to check exports to those regions, and the
home demand alone remained to be supplied. We think
that brssdstufs win 60 much lower before January
RoeAesf~ An1ieGs>
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-10-07

How TO CIR RID or MosoUIroEs In NIeHr.-Mos-
quitoes, says exchange love beef blood better than
they do that flows in the veins Of human kind Just
put couple Of generous pieces plates your bed
at night and Jon will sleep untroubed by these pests In
the morning you will find them full and stupid with beef
blood, and the meat sucked IS dry ss cork
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-10-07

GRIsI AND MARIo.-The New York Times of Tuesday,
in speaking of the performances Of these artists says
" The attendance last evening was disheartening We
doubtful If fifteen hundred persons in the house
There was no enthusiasm except at the end Of the first
act when Madame Grisi and Sgnor Mario were usual
called for "
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-10-07
PROM tn. DETROIT DrxoonAno) rsrn PRESS ., SEPT %

PROM DETROIT (DExooRArc) FREE PRESS or SEPT 30.
DrpS'r ANSWER Ir--Senator DOUGLAS at Chicago said
to the crswd before him The great objection you have
to the repeal Of the Missouri compromise [Cries Of
"Yes, yes"l SWELL" continued the Senator, what
was the Missouri compromised Was the prohibition Of
slavery north Of line and the recognition Of slavery south
Of that line Was there, he asked, man in the crowd
who in favor Of recognising slavery south Of any
linef" The abolition hounds we're dumb. They didn't
answer the question.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-10-07

CURrrs's Commentaries the Jwisdicion and Practice
Of hs Courts Of the United Stat-We have just the
first volume Of this work. and have high professional
thory for saying that it may be regarded not only
safe and convenient guide for practitioners in the Supreme
Court, but as supplying great desidsratum to the pro-
fession generally.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-10-07

HOPE FOR THE HUYaRr.-In Fitchburg (Mass.) good
apples selling at 81 per barrel and good potatoes
be had for AZ cents per bushe
Bring them this way, good friends, and realize hand
profit. We go in for large per centage in Washing.
ton and never forget the old adage that competition
the life of trade
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-10-07

At Charleston on Saturday and Sunday last, there
fifteen deaths by yellow fever At Augusta for the
three days ending with Saturday, there were thirteen
deaths from the fever.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-10-07

TOBACCO INSPECTION AT PETERSBURG on.a,d. - -
the Petersburg Intelligencer that ten IN 80 ;.ss
dred and nineteen hogsheads Of tobacco - s.n,.nn-
in Petersburg (va.) during the year endiA Ths s,sr
30th, which shows deficiency Of 1856 hhds '''S-
on hand for inspection is small
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-10-07
COINAGE FOR SEPTEMBER.

Statement of coinage at the Mint at Philadelphia
during the month of September, 1854:
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-10-07

The trial Of Dr.. SrrnxR for killing Major Arnold was
postponed At the last term Of Bill county Texas District
Court, on his application.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-10-07

WRECK IN Bosros HARBoR-The Boston Journal
says the schooner Ontario Capt. II. g. Pepniman,
vessel of ninety and valued at s. AGO.
on ledge of rocks three miles below Long Island
on Friday afternoon and in three hours became total
wreck Four Of the we're lost: David Beals, Of
Rockland mate aged about 20; Charles Reed, Of New
Orleans about 3d. George Kess Of St. George, Maine,
20; and an Irishman, name unknown. The captain
9. ped after remaining the wreck all night
arERRBLK TRAaEDY.-A gentleman from Syracuse in
fam us Of the particulars Of awful affair that
curre, at that place Thursday evening young
man - IN the Mohawk valley to Syracuse some ten
DAYS ago having in his possession considerable sum Of
b, ngng to his father The son fell Immediately
into yc;or. associations and gave himself up utter
" to rotous ebauchery On Thursday Of last week the
th.r sooss him Syracuse, and found him suffering
nrds- 49,. attack Of mania potu having squan-
o. The father who Is said to have e, been
tavern and locked s IN up in room in the upper part
~ a. hr;,a M on almost Immediately threw HIM
,s ING me d. after falling story, struck
upon the railing of bali ony and was thrown inside
where he lodged upon the ably injured. immediatelv
..nougn aPPalenuy consiusl. down upon the pave
ment. He so badly hurt r;,.r
Commercial Adca -,
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-10-07

We extract the following paragraphs from the
Telegraphc dispatches in yesterday number Of the
New York Times:
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-10-31

SHALL WE HAVE RAILROAD THE St. Anth-
ony Express, alluding to this subject, takes the
same ground assumed by the Times over month
ago. 1t says:
The first step, which we believe to be absolutely
necessary to be taken, in order to bring about this
result, is for the next Legislature to set the
people right in this matter before Congress. En-
phatic resolutions should be promptly passed, de-
nouncing in the clearest terms, both the charter
unfairly obtained of our own Legislature, at it.
last session, and the fraud practced in Congress,
by which the charter made to inure to the ben
eft of foreign corporation, in no way RESPONSE
BILE to the Territory. Until this is done, no appli-
cation to the Government for grant of lands will
be likely to be ,ceived with favor. This measure
becomes absolutely necessary, from the fact, that
some of our citizens, at least, some who haze
been citizens Of Minnesota, were privy to, and
implicated in the fraud, and it is all important
that Congress should understand, that such men
are not the opponents of the feelings interests
of the citizens of Minnesota. 1t should under
stand that the enemies of the Territory had thus
sold her interests to Eastern capitalists for which
they received, were to receive the profits, while
| the people We're to be the sufferers. This once
understood, we shall occupy the same position, in
the eyes of Congress, that we did before the COM
mission of the fraud. We may then expect to
receive the same favOrs ut the hand of another
Congress, which the last showed itself so ready
tn grant.
Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-10-31
Af(innesota Glmts,
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 81, 1854.

Subscribers TO the Weekly Times received this Week
1t may be gratifying to the friends Of the Times
to learn that we are steadily increasing our sub
scripton list. As evidence, publish to-day list
of frenfu-nine names. received this week. We have
added to our Daily list within the past ten days,
eight new subscribers. and the cry is, still they
come.' Our advertising friends are also crowdng
upon us. as can be seen by running the eye over
our columns. We shall add new and interesting
features to the Times as soon as our patronage
warrants. Most of those who have subscribed
are for wear, and what is still better, they have
paid in advancH.
Abram raser, Iowa. j. :. Mckay, ono.
Noah Jackson, Mass. Josiah Simpson. California.
osborn Conrad, Pa. = J. W. Davis, y. J.
r. Y Shelly, Pr, Burns, Benedict X Co. Md
r. w Strout Ind j. ]. Lewis Minneapolis, Min.
VI. B,r;ram. Mnneap. David Caef, Minneap MIN.
S,mu rid, o !, Minneap. U,t!erly Chambers Mnneap
J. y. Barber, Muncap. IL Il. MeSser, Mihheap-
j. NJ. Andersen. Minn.ap. Levi Brown Minnrar.
F. Sampsun Mnneap. W. W. clark, Mhnaap
Proper Wilcox, Minneap. BUSHNELL ST. Anthony. M:h'
RI R-own, ST. Anthony. Oh ,cvcr's Tower.
John Donncly, Traverse. Robert W. Lewh'r. \. L.
simon Stevens, Mn. Mills. W. s. Chow. N. M'ineohka lie
David Evingcr, Wcstfeld, Ill.