M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1855-02-09
News Items,

A desperate battle had been fought
nesr Pecos river, petween party OF ran.
gers and Texas Indians, which resulted
in the victory OF the former, who killed
sew eral Indians and took many prison.
ers.
Henry Ward Beecher, a distinguished
Presbyterian preacher, Of New York
city, says that an honest man inside of a
Know Nothing lodge has "he peculiar
advantage tina, flies have in spiders web
the privilege of losing their legs, Of
buzzing without flying, and being eaten
at leisure by big bellicd spiders"
WHEAT AT PITTsBURG.-The Pits.
burg Amsrican says that over 100, OOo
bushels Of wheat have been brought to
that market and sold within the last
three weeks, at prices yaring from 81 rs
to s i go per bushel.
The Chicago Tribune thinks the let
ter of Mrs. Brigham Young, twelfth or
Gortieth wife OF the Governor, and Miss
WILLIAMS, to the Boston Times, is "a
sell.'
NEW CoUETERFEIr.-We were shown
yesterday. says the Wheeling Intelligen.
Ger, now counterfeit. five dollar note
on the Wellsburgh branch of the North
Western Bank of Virginia, intended for
a fdc Simils of the genuine. Vignette,
female and Indian reclining; the female
supporting the Virginia coat of arms be
tween them! Locomotive and medallion
head on left, and medallion head OF
Washington on the the tight. Signed
D. Lamb, cashier, J. c. Campbell Pres.
dent. Dated March 3, 1854. Filling
up the signature all done by the same
hand, and very we'll done. The engrav.
ing is coarse, paper thick and dark.
Gen. Wilson was elected U. S. Sc ma
tor by the Massachusetts Legislature on
the 3lst ult.
The Supreme Court Of Wisconsin
having issued a writ of ha Seas corpus in
the case Of S. M. Booth and John Rye.
craft, a short time since convicted by the
United States District Court for the
District, on charge Of aiding in the
rescue of fugitive slave, they were &C.
companied on the morning Of the 22th
ult., by procession Of 1000 citizens
and band Of music to the Railroad De
pot, in Milwaukie, on their way to Mad
ison for hearing before the Supreme
Court.
The New York Herald Of Sunday pub.
lished lTanslations Of Mexican docu.
ments, to show that Santa Anna is sell.
ing the Yuca tan Indians, captured BY
his troops, at SO much head, for slaves.
According to th New Orleans Delta,
the Captain General of Cuba has been
officially notified by the Representatives
Of the Governments of France snd Grea .
Britain that within fifteen days there
will appear in the port of Havana Franc
English squadron, composed of two
ships ofthe line and several smaller yes
sells. IL is intima'ed By the Spanish au
thoritiee that this squadron has eut to
the coast of Cuba as guaranty against
the ambitious views of Americans.
MORE New STATbs.-The House Of
Representatives, hos passed the Hl au-
thorizing the people Of Oregon to form
a State constitution and prepare for ad :
mission into the Union. This bill will
be accepted. and Oregon will doubtless
be admitted during the next Congress.
The admission of Minnesota cannot be
delayed more than two years. Kansas,
Nebraska and Washington Territories
will soon follow. and then our Union
will consist of thirty.siI sovereign
Statesman.
On the Sd. as large party was skat-
ing on the Schuylkill, above Fairmount,
the ice broke, and Mr.. Earls S. Stun,
iruggist, and Miss Russell. his wife's
sister, were drowned. She was on q
lied, and he was skating and pushing the
Ilsd before him.