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The Washington union., 1857-11-17
THE FIRST GOVERNOR OF THE CHoCTAW Ma

A correspondent of the Fort Smith (Arkansas)
Herald, under date of October d. furnishes high
y-interesting account of the Inauguration of Alfred
Wade, the first governor of the Choctaw nation.
We make the following extract:
'sThc day OF Inauguration worthy of the
on Heaven seemed to bless the day and its deeds in
shedding sunshine and sending soft and genial atmos
phero There large concourse of people present
old warriors of bygone days, with their old women who
shared all their dangers and tolls their children Of the
first remove who the active of the country upon
whom its interests and honor now rest the dashng men
of beginning manhood, clad in the gay colos of former
costumes which their tastes alone retain and the young
and lovely girls with compilations of dark brunette black
and heavy of hair eyes bright and shining dark
sim but thousand times more beautiful lips as red
as roses, and teeth white pearls.
SAT III clock the senate repaired in body to the
chamber of the house Of representatives. when the United
States agent Gen. d. H. Cooper appeared and was seat
cd the stand Shortly after the joint committee
announced, escorting the governor elect who entered
leaning upon the of the Hon. Ashley Burns, OF the
supreme bench The Rev. Peter Folsom offered
est and eloquent prayer suitable to the occasion The
governor elect then and delivered his inaugural ad
dress, which was read in the Choctaw Language by f.
Dwight esq., after which the oath prescribed by the con-
sttution repeated by Judge Burns in clear tone of
voice. in both languages, holding the sacred volume
open when his exceency bent his head and pressed his
lips to the book,
nThe national officers with exception being detain
ed by sickness in his family have reached here and
have entered upon the duties of their respective Offices
The national officers as follow Governor, Alfred
Wade secretary Joseph A. Hall auditor, VIM, b.
Pitchlynn treasurer, John Page attorney, Coleman
Cole All esmable gentlemen, and in every way suit
ed for their several stations.
The general council actively and lahoriously
engaged in preparing and passing complete set of laws
put to work all parts of their constitution The
members mostly of experience in such positions
and form ono of the ablest councils have known
in country. Hon Tandy Walker is president of the
senate, and Hon VIM Roebuck speaker of the house
Both held the places under the former government
and gained large and just distinction in that difficult
position of successful presiding officers"
The Washington union., 1857-11-17
The Raleigh North carolina) Standard Of Saturday

says :
We learn that the governor by and with the advice
of his council Tuesday last appointed Rufus H. Page
this city, SECRETARY Of State fill the unexpired term
Of VIM. Hill, deceased Mr.. Page has been clerk in
the office for eighteen years and, deputy, has dis
charged nearly the entire duties of the Office for the last
twelve months. He is worthy man, good democrat,
and win make faithful and efficient officer
The Washington union., 1857-11-17

The specie in the bank vaults Of New Orleans the
7th inst amounted to 50 800 000 being increase Of
81 500, 900 during the week The receipts of gold and
silver on that day from Havana reached $50, 900
The Washington union., 1857-11-17
WAR pEpARrMssT.

Col, BonneOiHes Expedition againa The Gaa Indians We
learn that the acting governor Of New Mexico has trans
mtted to the War Department his letter to Col Bonne
vile, eompmentng him, in the highest terms of com
mendaon for his successful expedition into the Gila
country to chasse the Indians of that region 1t was
the first time since the United States acquired the Terri
tory that they made to feel the crushing power OF
our military force The result ia that the Indians have
sued for peace and expressed themselves anxious to live
friendly terms with the people of the United States
The Washington union., 1857-11-17
DEpARrmENr NEWS.
STATE DEPARTMENT.

DEPARTMENT..
The following translation OF decree of the president
Of the Mexican government authorizing the building Of
new city at the mouth of the rehuantepcc river has
been received from the United States yice-consu at Aca
pulco
Minister of Fomento Colonization, Industry, and Com.
merce of the Mexican Republic Fourth section
The most excellent president of the republic has
deigned TO address to me the following decree
The citizen Ignacio Comonor president of the Mexi
can republic TO the inhabitants Of the same, makes
known that by virtue of the powers committed TO me
by the platform proclaimed at Ayuta, and reformed al
Acapulco have found proper to decree as follows;
Arr Ist The company of oljaca and Don lgnacio Me-
lin are authorized to form the land they may
the mouth of the Tehuantepec river and immediate
the port OF ventosa, the Pacific ocean, town of
which they shall draw map and forward the same 10
the Ministry of Fomento,
ART I'd The land destined for said town is to be d.
vided into wards hundred metres by eighty metres
with streets of least fifteen motres width running he
tween them.
ART. 3D.. The said company and Don lgnacio Neja
bind themselves designate in the map and to leave
the disposal of the government jointly with the engi
neer and official appointed to this end by the Minis
ter of War and Finance, the lands most adapted for for
tications barracks custom house. warehouses, church.
court houses, and other public buildings.
ART 4h To obtain the speedy settlement of the said
town. the government grants the following privileges
ls The lots sold for building purposes shall be free Of
the of three years to be counted from the
date of the first sale. I'd. The buildings put up within
the first three years aforesaid shall not pay any taxes
during other three years be counted from the building
shall have been finished. Sd For the term OF three
years. counted from to-day shall be free Of duties at the
port the importation Of wooden and iron houses of
bricks me and tiles for building purposes, OF all kinds
of hydraulic machines for the OF families and OF
chimes in general for agricultural purposes likewise of
and wagons for the purposes 4th. Shall be
free of duties for the term, counted aforesaid the
importation of grains not produced the isthmus for
food of the inhabitants of the town and of their cattle
as also of -four lard, oil and preserved meats, needed
for the use of the inhabitants the special concession in
each particular case to be granted by the Ministry
Finance.
ART 5th. The foregoing privileges to be enjoyed
under the condition that the aore mentioned articles be
not exported to any other place the ishus and TO
this end the Ministry of Finance shall dictate the neces
sary orders prevent all frauds which might be
mitted
All Of which order to be printed published circua-
ted, and duly complied with Given in the National
Palace of Mexico, September I'd, 1851
IGNACIO COMONFORT.
To the Citizen MANUEL SIIioEo.
And communicate it to you for your knowledge and
necessary purposes.
God and liberty MEXICO, September 2, 1857,
SIIlCEO.
The Washington union., 1857-11-17

An alleged extensive mutiny board the United
States gate St Lawrence turns out to be without foun
daton, the following explanation from the Rio de ia
nero Journal of September 30 shows s.Wc author
lied to state that these facts not altogether correct
On board the St Lawrence five sailors under trial for
immoral conduct but the process is not yet concluded
and consequently there has been condemnation There
has been only sentence board the st Lawrence
sailor insucd his officer and condemned to finish
his term Of enlistment in pententiary in the United
States The supposed mutiny is without any foundation
but the report from the fact that the Ith instant
five who on leave ashore taken of in a
state of bcasty intoxication They became unruly di
ring the night and were put under arrest The occur.
was however deemed of little consequence that
the commander-in-chief was not informed OF It
The false reports of the muny created much excitement
in the CITY "
The Washington union., 1857-11-17
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.


Scaap Lands-It is currently reported that extensive
frauds have been attempted in regard to the selection Of
swamp lands under the act of September 2s. 1850 That
act granted to the land States the swamp and overhowed
lands unfit thereby cultivation which at that
time unsold Some of the States selected swamp lands
in accordance with the field notes Of the surveyor
al other States appointed agents to select these lands
the agents furnishing lists to the General Land Office
which lists, having been examined by the surveyor gen
el reported for approval dsapproval In some
of the States these lands granted to the counties in
which they found by the State legislatures. The
counties in some instances entered into contracts
with the agents for the purpose of selecting those lands
for them 1t is said that in instances these agents
went into the fields and selected all the good vacant
land which they could fnd irrespective of its character
whether swamp otherwise These agents by contract
were aIIowedsay 10 Is cents in some instan
ces and in others onefourth and onethrd of the lands
found Under these tempting inducements some swamp
lands have been found on the tops of high hills and
mountains If these lists Of selections by these agents
should have been sanctioned by the department this class
of spectators would have made from $3.50 to 900
a day,
On the Sd OF March, 1857 act was passed in rela-
ton these selections which the Department of the e
ror holds does not relate to selections Of lands made after
the date of the act itself II seemed to be the design OF
this act of Sd March, 1857, to confirm to the several
States such lands have been selected under the act
of 2Sh September, 1885, which had heretofore been re-
ported the Commissioner Of the General Land Office 50
far then vacant and unapproprated, and not nteer-
ed with by actual settlement Selections which have
been made since the date of this act it will be perceived
have not been confirmed thereby Some of these parties
who have expected be benefited by this act of 1885,
will find themselves sadly disappointed.
The General Land OGcc-Subjoined is a statement of
the business Of the General Land Office or four weeks
ending 3lst October, 1857:
The Washington union., 1857-11-17

The governorgeneral Of Canada has appointed Friday
the 27t of November to be observed day Of general
fast humiliation and prayer, in view of the state Of af
fairs In India
The Washington union., 1857-11-17

The following bonds have been approved:
Thos Sargent, receiver and disbursing agent at
Fort Dodge, Iowa. $50, 900
Samuel Ryan, receiver and disbursing agent at
NIenasha, Wisconsin 900
The Washington union., 1857-11-17


of the bank paper which takes their place c) which, in
fine sets free greater portion of them for their uses IN
the arts and thus lessons tho relative demand Tor them
that element of their value The effect of bank issues
therefore, is to deprecae the precious metals in all the
elements which constitute their value.
And this depreciation for the time and in the country
where the paper circuates at par is complete and eff
ectua in all its practical results it could be by alloy
with the base metals for banks cannot create value
that is selfevdent to every mind that can think and
because the value of the whole currency in use, what
ever be its quantity must remain in equation withhat Of
the commodities exchanged by its means, the in
crease of the quantity cannot fail propotionaoy to de-
preciae its value and consequently of that portion of
il which consists Of gold and silver The effect of the is
of every bank therefore, upon the value OF the pre-
cious metals in the country where the paper ccuates at
par Just that which would be produced by much al
10y. 1t concerns all men to understand this
But because the gold and silver is not actually aoyed
il still retains its value in other countries where less of
bank paper crculates. This immediate flow Of
the precious metals out of the country where they have
thus suffered depreciation into those countries where they
retain their value The tendency, and final result, of
every bank that issues hundred thousand dollars of its
bills is to push hundred thousand dollars of specie
across the ocean The millions of bank issues in this
country during the past few years in above the
issues in France and England, have pushed just many
millions of specie away from to them This is the
reason why steamers have been almost freight
ed for long time with gold and silver, but until the
present contraction of the bank currency have not
turned any considerable to For the natural in
crease Of gold from the California mines in this country
has not cqualled that in England from Australia during
the same time
Consequently the effect of the withdrawal of the
circulation of any bank from the currency is to
enhance the value of that which remains precise
ly to the extent Of that which Is withdrawn. So
that II oil the bank paper in circulation among
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-03-24

the mine could possibly be saved, though
at last accounts, great efforts were being
made to extinguisb the flames. We men
ton this fact, supposing that some of our
Pomeroy miners may have some knowl-
edge of this colliery, and possibly some
acquaintances there. ...r,, ..i ..e.,l.
The new British Minister-Lord Ma
pier, has arrived in this country, with his
wife and four children, He is 3Sp years
old, and belongs 70 an old Scotch family Of
obstruction; tracing biz u llinsege back t0the
18th century. He Is baron Of fthnfa the Mer- l'I
chistoun in the peerage of Scotland, anda
baronet of Nova Scotia. He has held the
Office of Secretary Of Legation at st. Pc
tersburg, Naples and Constantinople. He
is somewhat celebrated as an author. The
children will be educated in this country,
at some of our colleges. On his arrival
at New York he was waited upon and vel
coined by a committee from the Chamber
Of Commerce, to reciprocate similar
courtesy extended to Mr.. Dallas, when he
visited Liverpool last summer.
'' AT.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-03-24

BURNING THE DEAD.-The Paris Acad-
envy of Medicine has set the papers to
writing, and the people to thinking ear
nestly of return to the practice of burn
ing the dead. They say that in the sum-
mer time the Partisan hospitals are crowd
ed with the victims of pestilence engen-
dered by the foul air of the grave-yards
in the neighborhood. The vicinity of the
cemeteries is constant source of mortality.
Their putrid emanations filing the air, and
the poison they emit impregnating the wa
ter. are held chargeable for the many new
and frightful diseases of the throat and
lungs which battle the skill of the most eX'
perienced physicians.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-03-24

Rg- A writer in the Edinburg Medical
Journal thinks that he has discovered that
the different colors that stain the walls of
rooms occupied by workers affect the spir-
it's of the occupants. In one room colored
with yellow ochre all the persons employed
were inclined to melancholy, and were
complaining of pains in the head, forehead
and eyes. He had the yellow ochre all
washed off, and the walls and ceilings
whitewashed; the workers ever after were
more cheerful and healthy. There was
no lack of ventilation or light; nothing
about the drainage of the room before and
after the whitewashing that could affect
the place differently.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-03-24

ANOTHER 100000 Survive learn
that the Rock Island Bridge Company
have commenced suit in the U. s. Dis
trict Court against Captain J. S. Hurd. OF
the steamer Effie Alton. The action is
brought to recover $500, 900 damages, for
the destruction of portion of the COM
pany's bridge across the Mississippi at
Rock Island, occasioned by the burning OF
the Effie Alton last season. Chicago
PreSS. .or = e. s.q-ii.yieac, tftrtr4
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-03-24

DIR. KANE's DoG.-The Arctic dog
brought home by DR.. Kane has stryed
away off in Allegheny. He has become
the property of James Macarthur, timber
dealer in Oramel. The recently intense
cold weather has kept this large, black
shaggy animal in high spirits. When
they take him into the forest among the
timber -hewers, where he can do no harm,
and remove his muzzle, he cuts all sorts
of pranks, seeking the deepest drifts, and
actually burying himself for delight; you
can see the dry snow move, but no sem
blance of dog, till on sudden out he
pops, giving his hairy fleece a tremendous
shake, and away he runs for another dive.
Mr.. Macarthur calls him ''Es- -ki-mo," Es-
quimaux,) not very smooth name, but
characteristic. To look "Esk" fair in. the
face, you see almost the likeness of ablack
bear, though his eyes are rather languld.
His long, soft, shaggy covering Is nearly
equal in bulk to his body. When left to
run at large in the village, he wears a
muzzle, to prevent his destroying the pigs
and chickens.--Ne,rarE Daily Advertiser
March 3. = . ft. "ea sf"
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-03-24

RE- A reporter of the New York Fri
bune, who is visiting the witches of that
city, found clairvoyant who was quite
dependant on leading questions. He ac-
cordingly drew out of her by skillfull in
duetion, this important information Min
nesota territory is a small town situated 81
miles southeast of the mouth of the
Mississippi river-its officers are chief
cook and 90 high privates, beside the
younger brother of our reporter, who IS
the Mayor of the territory, aud whose
principal business is to keep the Amerl-
can flag at half-mast, upside down.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-03-24

resent Dom. majority in remaining 13 States i
The New York Herald, in regard to the
private result of these elections thus spec
ulates: -"
cit is probable that of the thirteen
States where elections are to be held-Al-
ALBANIA, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi,
North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Vlr-
ginia-will elect Democratic members;
that the Kentucky and Maryland delega-
tions will be largely Democratic, while
Rhode Island, New Hampshire and Con-
necticut are likely to elect opposition mem
bers. With these facts and probabilities
in view, the next House of Representatives
will stand as follows:
Buchanan 1919
Opposition lVo
p robable Buchanan majority sG
With a Democratic majority of twelve
in the Senate and twenty7six Ill the House,
Buchanan will have fair start Ill Con
rress''
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-03-24

James Buchanan Henry, the Pre- 'ident's S
private secretary, is the son of Rev. Mr..
Henry, deceased, formerly Presbyterian
clergymen in Greensburg, Wcstmoreiapd
county. lie is agraduate a Of Princeton,
and well versed in several foreign Ian
guages.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-03-24

TIE PoPULATIoN OF THE WoRLp.--A c.
cording to the American Almanac for
1857 the most reliable estimates OF the
population of the globe are as follows =
Africa, 100 ,oOO, 600; America, 56,676'-
$50; Asia and Islands, 626, 900, GOO; ~ Aus-
traia ADD Islands, .248. 900; Europe,
263, 5l7, ,52l; Polynesia, ], 100000.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-03-24

Rg- Two fools from New York had a
hotel quarrel, and passed on to Washing
ton, and near that city, yesterday, fired
pistols at each other twice, without inJurd
to either of their bodies, They then mady
ND and were satisfied. One was a Dire
Bradford, TIE other was Thomas j Man.
dv
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-03-24
Is composed of 234 members:
LAST OR
NEW on
IE- ....a..I
Opposition majority,

The above may be modified some what
by result of contested, seats. In the fol-
lowing States elections are yet to be held.
The following shows the character OF their
representation in the last Congress:
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-03-24
Rates Of Advertising.

Business Cards. 6 lines or less, one year. 81 w
o.. .ou,re thirteen lines or less, thtee weeks, 90
Zach subsequent Insertion, 70 z9
One square three months, ..a = ~
One square six months, w w
ona Cddurth coluinn on, yenr Is 90
On s-half column one year, ~ W.
o. coIuTu one wear 30 90
TPCasma or trnnsic mt erts me- nts be paid
for in advance. :.
T-P Advertisements not having the number OF In
rtons marked copy, will be continued until Tor
bid, and charged accordingly. ..t"Ts5 .f.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-03-24
Our New Government.

Within the past week there has been
great change in the members of our Ma
tional Legislature. Except two-thirds OF
the Senators who held over, on Wednes-
day last there was inaugurated new fed
.eral government, of which we give brief
view. ,. .a .4ti..-.-. ...
THE EXECUTIVE.
President james Buchanan Pcnnsytvania
Private see.y to President James Bucha mai Henry
lE .FlslIGF '.iIl THE CABINET. .,.
Sf Sa,s Swe ws fes COBB sSa
Secretary OF Interior Jacob Thompson HIs-iss pp
Secretary of Eavy 7oS, ary Tonoy RIo%d "nneeusga
Postmaster General ----- Brown : Tennessee
Attorney General --Black PenhSy lynhIa
Assistant Secretary of State Henry Ledyard
r THE JUDICIARY. .t ...t.
srPREME COURT or THE ETATEs
Chief Justice Roger b. Taney - Maryland
Associate Justice John MSLeSn Wnvno Gs," e%rrio
IT, q PeterV. Daniel Virginia
Samuel Nelson New York
Robert g. Grier Pcnnsyl'a
. Benj X. Curtis Mnssatts
John A. Campbell Alabama
... .... LEGISLATIVE. q.
The Thirty Fifth Congress commenced
March 4, 1857, and will end March 4,
1859. The names of the members we
omit, and will only give the political com
plexion of the two houses
THE SEN ATE
Is composed of sixty-two members;
Democrats =
Republicans :,
Americans
Vacancies : = r, -
President Of Senate }. y. breckHhL,uEe ti,E
Seere1nPT THE r HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
Is composed of 234 members:
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-03-24
Longevity.

The Registrar General of England and
Wales concludes that Of twelve classes OF
occupations farmers have the longest lives,
The order of longevity is as follows:
1-Farmers. 7-Tailors. ,s
2-Shoemakers. 8-Laborers.
3-Weavers. 9-Miners.
4-Grocers. l0-Bakers.
5-Blacksmiths. 11-Butchers.
6-Carpeuters. 12--lnnkeepers.
The extraordinary mortality of butchers
is fact for which we are indebted to the
last census. THETA red-flushed face has
produced, it seems, wrong idea as to the
healthful nature of their business. Wheth-
er it is their excess of animal food, their
proneness to drink, or theirexposure to the
deoaying matter thatsurrounds the slaugh,
ter-house, that Is the cause of this newly
discovered mortality, is yet to be inves!i'
gated. The highest rates of mortality are
found in the class of inkeepers and IL
censed victuallers--not a bad argument
for the eetotalers--though their exposure
from frequent intercourse with large mum
bers of people should not be left ont o
account. = HaT D. r lp/ .'.fH