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Governor Pease, of Texas, in his annual
message, recommends the acceptance Of the
act of Congress for the adjustment of the State
debt. This debt being settled, the Governor
describes Texas to be in better financial con.
dition than any other State of the Union. She
had in her treasury $l,592,742 70 on the first
day of the present month, besides the school
fund of over two millions of dollars. She has
also public domain, the value of which can
scarcely be estimated. The value Of her tax
able propsity during the past year has IN
creased about seventeen per cent, and he,
therefore, recommends reduction of taxation.
He also recommends a geological survey OF
the State a State University, and asylums for
the insane and deaf and dumb, an improve
ment in the public system, and an increase OF
the number of State judges, with increased sal
aries, and opposes the prohibtory liquor bill,
but favors "judicious law" on the subject.
baltimore San.
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THURSDAY MORNING, NOV. ~. 1855.

~ We have sent bills TO such Of our subscri-
bers as are indebted to the Sentinel newspaper,
rendering their accounts to the oath September,
at which time the second volume of the Tri-
weekly edition will close.
While returning our thanks to those who have,
from the beginning, sustained our enterprise, we
desire TO say that all who wish to continue their
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the 25th instant, as, otherwise no paper will be
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are FIVE DOLLARS A YEAR.
We are compelled TO this course owing to the
difficulty of collecting our subscriptions, scattered
as they are over wide surface of country. Our
friends viii, therefore, see the necessity of COM
plying with our terms. No offence is intended to
any, since friends and strangers are embraced in
the same category.
Subscribers not renewing by the first Of October,
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siege Of Savannah and at the battle Of Eutaw
Springs; he was also present at the battles of
Camden, Kings Mountain, and Monks Corner
He served under Col. Horny and Col. Marion,
and was an eyewitness Of the sufferings and
death of Col. Isaac Hayne, Of South Carolina,
an early victim of the revolution. He is
sprightly and active, and would be taken at
any time to be a man of middle age. lie is a
strict member of the Baptist Church, and rides
six miles to every meeting Of his church. He
has four sons and five daughters, all living, the
eldest being now in his seyenty.eighth and the
youngest in his fifty-frst year Such is a brief
sketch OF this aged soldier and republican, who
Marion, Sumpter, and Horny"
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The sound pues.

The Journal Of Commerce, on this sub
ject, furnishes an explanation of what Den.
mark means by the capitalization of the Sound
Dues. 1t appears that the annual average
receipts of Sonnd dues on merchandise (exclu-
sive Of legitimate taxes) amount TO 2,l03,500
rix dollars, which, capitalized at per cent or
twenty years purchase, would produce 42,070,
600 rix dollars, or little less than $50 100000
United States currency. OF this sum Russia
is expected to pay 20 per cent. or $8,700,000;
Great Britain, the same amounts Prussia, IL
per cent, or $3,600,000; France 8 per cent or
100000; Norway, ! per cent. or 100000:
Hamburg and Bremen, about $25O,000; the
United States about $250000, &c. The amount
which would have to be paid by the United
States is very nearly the same as was actually
offered by this Government some time ago, as
a gross payment to Denmark, if American
vessels might thenceforth be permitted to pass
into the Baltic free from toll. But the Court
of Copenhagen replied to the effect stated in
the present circular, that " such an arrangement
could not be carried on without the stimuli
taneous concurrence Of all the respective
Powers. The formal and positive engagements
which exist between Denmark and the other
Powers with regard to the Sound Dues do not
allow ofany special arrangement on that subject
between Denmark and any other Power" The
meet the wishes of the United States, at the
same time that it invites the other Powers to
join in an arrangement which il may conceive
to be virtually the same as was once proposed
by our Government.
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mississippi EIectfou.

The Nississippion Of the 18th instant thus
announces the glorious result Of the recent
election in Mississippi:
I'VE salute our readers to-day with the It'd.
ngs Of the overthrow Of the enemies OF The
Democratic party in Mississippi Thanks to
the intelligence, patriotism, and virtue Of her
citizens, they have decreed that The foul blot OF
knownothingism shall not stain her escutcheon.
The great fundamental principles Of our repub.
lican government, State aad national. have
been triumphanily vindicated. Mississippi
stands erect side by side with her patriotic
sisters Of the South, and has said to the adyanc.
ing tide OF lanaticism on which the corrupt
authors Of the Know-nothing conspiracy sought
to ride into power, thus far thou shalt 90 and
no farther
"The victory IS the more to be priced because
It was not purchased BY any humiliatng com.
promise Of principle, or Of concession 10 the
hungry, fanatic, and revengeful horde who
rallied under the black flag Of Know.nothing.
ism. The democracy boldly met on every
field the issues tendered-ay, they carried the
war into the enemy's camp aud made il a
struggle Of victory or death. They have come
out Of the fight with flying colors, while the
followers Of Sam have been completely rout-
edn
The same paper claims the election Of the
entire Democratic State ticket by majority
which will not vary much from sir housaadl
The Democratic majority in the legislature on
joint ballot will be beta cen thirty and forty.
In regard 10 the congressional delegation,
the AississPpion says:
wright, dem., is elected in the frs. district
Bennett, dem, in the second; Barksdale, dem,
IN the third; and Quitman, dem, in. the fifth.
10 the fourth district the vote will be very
close. The counties Of Clark, Jasper, Issa.
quepa, and Washington are yet TO hear from"
II will be seen from the above that the defeat
q Mr.. Singleton is not yet certain, although
teIegraphic dispatches of later date elect his
opponent, Mr. Lake.
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THE NEW YORK rRIsUNE.

This paper gives, almost daily, evidence in
its own columns, that its readers consider its
editorials as an eneumbrance TO the paper,
which they take for the sake of the informa.
ton il collects. It's original matter is nauseous
to all.
We have an evidence of this in It's issue of
the 10Th The Tribune quotes the following /:
The Buffalo Courier DEM truly says;
" II is selfeyident that had the Fusionists
been able 10 convince the people Of the State
that the issue they presented was true one,
one that the principle of freedom was at stake,
and that they were the proper champions of
that principle, they would have succeeded in
carrying majority Of the freemen with them"
And adds: but the people-that is, great
many Of them-did not believe this
The Tribune is right-"the people did not be-
ieye it'-nor the Times, nor the Rost-nor the
Albany Journal
Ia the city of New York, where that whole
ilk is known, the discredit of all their asser
ton was universal. Probably none but rabid
Aboitionists and Freesoilers voted their ticket
An honest and intelligent mind cannot but re-
volt at the monstrous propositions continually
generated by that press, ouraging not only
truth bat the very semblance Of probability
Its columns never give uttcrauce TO a gene
rous sentiment, except as an abstraction, or
in the very sequel 10 recommend action ia
direct antagonism 10 every high principle.
It's columns abound in low maliguity It's
great ambition appears 10 aim at being fluent
exteinpore scold. It's columns never lead the
public to engage in any matter for the welfare
Of mankind; and, although it is the very hot
bed Of isms, which spring from its prurient
columns like naggos, and about as worthy of
life as such insects. Yet, forgetful Of the hid
iorsucss and dGtormity Of its own progeny
its whole power is wasted in attacks upon the
more comely offspring Of lis neighbors.
The public verdict which annually condemns
the Tribune, instead Of reforming this harden
ed criminal, only makes it the more furious
tie more wicked,
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ORGANIZATION or CONGRESS.

The chief topic II conversation in political
circles is the organization Of the House Of Rep.
resentaiives. Conjecture and speculation are
as varied and conflicting rs the political com
pleEions Of the various parties and factions
that compose the incoming Congress As for
ourselves, We have 10 theory on the subject.
We believe il 10 be utterly impossible to predi.
cate with accuracy anything ofihe organization.
We content ourselves with expressing the hone
that all things may work together for the good
Of our country, and that there may be enough
Of discreet and patriotic men in that body IA
hold in check AL the dangerous factions thai
uuIuckily have found admittance to the Hall 81
Legislation.
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a Remark ble Nran.

a correspondent Of the kentucky Statesman
gives the following sketch Of an old citizen in
Pulaski county, named Elijah Deny, who is
perhaps the Oldest man in Kentucky:
"He was ll8 years Of age on the 10th Of
September, and is as active as many men OF
forty. He works daily upon a farm, and
throughout his whole life he has been an early
riser He informed the writer that he had
never drank but one cup Of coffee, and that
was in the year lS48. He served seven years
in the war Of the Revolution, and was wounded
at the siege Of Charleston he was also at the
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A Female Volunteer.

Her majesty's steam troopship Simeon, Cap
tain Sullivin, left Spithead on Tuesday the
30th ult, for Balaklava, with the lst light
infantry regiment ofthe British German legion.
A rather romantic circumstance has attended
the departure of these troops. On Monday
night one Of the privates was discovered to be
a woman, and very fine, handsome young
woman, too, French, the wife Of a soldier of
the regiment, who is a Swiss. This gallant
wife regularly enlisted and passed muster, it
would appear, afterwards. On the discovery
Of her sex the fact was reported TO the colonel,
who ordered her to be landed, but she begged
so hard, and her appeal was so heartily and
generally supported by the comrades Of her
husband, that she has-been allowed to accom-
pnny him in her capacity as soldier, pro tenn,
as she expressed her determination to fight
and die in the same service as her husband
The enthusiasm Of the regiment is universal at
this unlooked-for episode in the outset Of their
martial career. SO pleased were number Of
visitors TO the ship, officers and men, with her
spirit and prepossessing appearance, that sub
scrlption was speedily raised ofupyards Of EGO
for her. She shoulders her rife and has
performed her military evolutions admirably.
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GEORGETOMN COiLEGE. nd. q.


rEHE next session OF this Institution will com.
4 mence on Monday, the ID of September,
The Preparatory Department and Collegiate
course are both conducted by able and expert
enced Professors, who devote themselves 10 The
moral and intellectual advancement OF those con-
hd-d TO their care. large and spacious build
ing has just been completed TO be used exclusive
y for the accommodation OF the younger students
Their dormitory, Fairgrounds, study-holl, class
rooms, &c, will be entirely distinct from those OF
the other students, and officers especially assigned
will attend them ia their pastimcs and preside
over their studies. A complete separation will
thus be effected between the younger and older
students, the Advantages Of which must be appa-
rent TO all those who have the least experience in
the education Of youth.
The Observatory Of the College, its extensive
Philosophical apparatus rich and varied Libraries
and Cabinet Of Minerals, Geological Specimens
and Shells, afford to the students Of this Instiiu.
ton advantages rarely 10 he met with.
Il. A. MAGUIRE,
Aug dim President.
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Rachel and her Profits.

The exit Of Rachel-with the dollars is noted.
The Tribune figures up that on her twenty nine
nights here, averaging $4,000 each, her portion
is $1,000 per night, $34,SOO in all, and NJ.
Felix, the manager, So, 1900:
"Of the remaining twenty nine thousand
dollars appropriated to expenses, consider
able portion is doubtless divided among the
family. This estimate does not include the
profits of the Boston season, where nine per.
formances were given with about the same
average result as in New York. SO with those,
and making generous deduction for incidental
expenses, Mile Rachel may be safely supposed
to have lodged in bank, as the result of the en-
terprise thus far, a sum exceeding forty-hve
thousand dollars in less than two months.
This we can say, from pretty accurate know
ledge Of Mile Rachel's receipts at the capitals
OF Europe, is far away the largest amount she
has ever received for similar number Of
nights MISUNDERSTANDING the actwhich
the experience of every really great artist who
has visited the country attests, that in no other
IS genius so highly appreciated or magnificent.
ly rewarded"
Rachel opens in Philadelphia to night-then
goes to Baltimore, Washington, Charleston,
Havana, and New Orleans, where she is to be
at the commencement Of February, to return
to New York in the spring.
~ y. Express ofhe l9h inst
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LETTER FROM JOHN VAN buren,.

A LETTER FROM JOHN VAN BUREN,
We publish, as part Of the history Of New
York politics, the following letter from Mr..
John Van Buren,.
To the Editors ottAe AbaRy Atlas:
GENTLEMEN: As anticipated, systematic
effort IS now making to establish the fact that
the democrats of the State Of New York were
defeated at the late election through some act
of omission or commission Of mine. To this
do not object, but desire the democrats Of the
State 10 understand who are the parties engaged
in it, and | shall take my own time and way of
meeting il. You have copied with silent an
prevail two assaults Of this kind-one from the
Rochester Union, and the other from the Ulster
Republican. Both are founded on nv letter to
the Washington Union, which you re.published
with high encomiums at the time il appeared.
The Washington Union and the New York Dan
Book are also engaged in this effort.
Will you do me the favor to publish this
note? Also allow me to add that the Dan Book
lately shrunk and half its size under the
whitening approval of the Washington Unioal
earns scanty subsistence at the New York
Custom House, aud the editor ofthe Ulster Re
publican is closely affiliated with the same in
sutution. IVAN buren,.
ANEh Urn wy. ~, 1000.
To the allegation in the above letter that the
Day Book learns scanty subsistence at the
New York Custom House. the Day Book re-
plies at length 10 its issue of the 10Th, and in
that Pungent style which prevails in the politi-
cal contests Of New York. 1t pronounces the
assertion as not only" false in fact, and direct.
ly, but false in insinuation and in sprint" 1t
declares that the whole profit Of all the patro-
mage it has received would not pay the ex.
penses Of our (its) establishment one day."
The New York Custom House! It's inau.
ence on the politics Of the Empire State can
hardly be measured. 1t is the fruitful scource
Of the unhappy distractions and divisions that
have paralyzed the Democracy Of that State
Scarce speech is made, a letter written, or an
editorial penned in that State, that does moi
make mention of the - Custom House"
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Lives OF Men Of Letters ofIhe Time Of George
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Rev. "A. Mahan, first President OF Cleveland Uni
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Learning and Working. six lectures delivered
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UNITED STATES SENATOR FROM ALABAMA
The two branches of the Legislature of Ala
bama went into joint convention, November l9,
and proceeded to the election of United
States Senator, in the place of Hon. Mr. Fitz-
patrick, whose term expired on the 18th of
March last. On the first ballot, Mr. Fitzpatrick
was declared reelected for a term. of six years
by majority of thirty.three votes. The vote
stood Benjamin Fitzpatrick, 70 Luke Pryor,
AZ
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GlH Thomas Carlyle, Charles Dickens, and
John Foster have addressed letter to the
public through the London Times, in behalf of
the god-daughter of Samuel Johnson, who is
living with her sister, in state of great poverty,
at No. 5, Mnerva-place, Newcross, Deptford.
The letter is evidently written by Carlyle, and
it is in his very best manner-manly and I'M
mistakable. The object of the letter is to OBJ
tain a sum of money-about f4OO-iust suf
icent to purchase an annuity for the two living
representatives of Johnson. There cannot be
doubt of the success Of the appeal. The
elder sister, Johnson's goddaughter, is men.
toned by johnson in his will.
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Pr,ntsrs can read Anything.

The above remark is often made by correspon-
dents and advertisers, as an excuse for half
spelling words, abbreviating technicalities and
slovenly, unreliable writing generally. There
is no doabt that printers are better decipherers
Of bad manuscript than any other class of per-
sons, but when, for instance q merchant writes
that he has received five BIS, ten pounds els,
il is somewhat difficult TO tell whether the
merchant really means boots, biscuits, or butter
nuts chalk cheese or churns; loves, clocks or
CLAIMS
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The Prussian and United States Govern
ments have entered into an agreement respect
ing the registry Of letters forwarded by the
Prussian closed mail. For a registered letter
sent from Berlin, not exceeding half an ounce
in weight an extra postage of two silver
groschens is to be laid on, fifteen groschens
is to be charged, and on letters Of the same
weight, sent from the United States to Berlin,
an additional postage Of FIVE cents,) making
the total to be paid at New York, if franked,
thirty-fve cents
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ONE DAY LATER FROM EUROPE.

The Hayre steamer North Star arrived at
New York yesterday morning. She left Cowes
on the'morning of the fourth instant bringing
the second edition OF Saturday London Times,
and one hundred and seventeen passengers,
but no political news of Importance later than
that recently received.
Among the passengers are Colonel Carr, of
the United States army, and Mrs. Scott, wife
of Lieutenant General Scott.
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SToRM o. LAKE MIcHIGAS.-A severe gale
from the eastward visited Lake Michigan, on
Friday night last
The schooner Reindeer was driven ashore
about half mile north Of the piers. She had
. cargo Of brick, and will probably prove a
total loss Her owners are Captain Gilman
and benjamin Phelps, Of Milwaukee.
The schooner st. Lawrence went ashore at
Crosse Point, bat viii probably be got of.
The schooner VIM. A. Small. Hooker il also
ashore just north Of the pier
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Total. 8,634,5O4 65.2l3.5ss rs

Mr.. de Koppen adds to this the Caucasian
nations living within the Russian borders, and
amounting to about 100000, which would
bring the total number to 66,7l3,6S9. There
are thirty-four cities with more than 10000 in
habitants. St. Petersburg had in 1852, 532, 24l
Moscow in 1850, 373,S00; Warsaw in lS47,
10000; and Sebastopoljn 1912, Al, l55.
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The Albany IN. ~ journals announce the
death of Dir. Theodric Romeyn Beck, long
known as the principal of the Albany Acade-
my, and as an eminent man of science. The
deceased for many years edited the american
Journal Of Insanity. In the year 1928 he
gave to the world his work on Medical Juris-
prudence. The work was received with great
favor in this country and Europe.
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Anthony Burns Again.

The famous Anthony Burns has been sent
by his friends, the abolitionists, TO Oberliu
College Ohio, ito study for the ministry" He
has applied to the church Of Jesus Christ, at
Union, Fauquier county, Va, for a letter of dis.
mission in fellowship, which was promptly
refused-and the proceedings Of the church
are accompanied in the Port Royal Gazette
with letter from Elder John Clark, in which
Anthony is told many wholesome truths, and
the law aud the gospel" laid down very
correctly and severely upon his hackers
Pttsburg Post
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sss~ 1t is not true, as stated in some of the
opposition papers, that Colonel Forney has re-
moved to Pennsylvania, or that he has ceased
his connection with the Union, as assistant
editor. He is absent from Washington at pres
ent, but will return in few days."-U Union, of
Tuesday.
This, if We mistake not, and we are not apt
to be mistaken in regard to anything that con-
Germs our neighbor, is the first announcement
or admission by the Union OF the editorial CON
nection subsisting between it and COL Forney.
While this connection has long been known to
all posted politicians hereabouts, there seemed
to be constant effort on the part of our neigh.
Dor to conceal it. For doing So the Union
no doubt had good and sufficient reasons.
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II is announced BY the allknowing gossips
Of the press, from whom nothing can be kept
secret, that, according to the present determi.
nation, no copies 81 the Presidents Message
will be sent abroad ior the newspapers, as here
tofore, in advance Of its delivery 10 Congress
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39,l6o 4l,e6l 39,2l2 1880

PnrneITs MAJ. 2S0l McPhai's MAJ 2,53S.
The next House of Delegates Of this State
will consist of IA Democrats, Wings, and G2
Know-nothings. The Senate viii consist Of 5
Democrats, 8 Wings, and s Know-nothngs.
The Know-nothing majority on joint ballot
will be %.
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Cork TREE IN THE UNITED STATEs.-The
cork tree, which nourishes naturally in the
south of Europe, is an evergreen about twenty
or thirty feet in height The substance denomi-
mated cork is the outer bark, which sometimes
grows two or three inches in thickness. From
the Patent Office the seed has been distributed
to a number Of States, to test its adaptation to
our climate.