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extent of the on if E i if f i Es 55 f 5 i E i i | fe i i | l Be Hy LE ie A g3i¢ ii ze i H dt fi | ‘ sf Auge i ie F eB § i i ; f iH E HH geet i Fy g toblow ll e 3 huown i some $300, while : ad ae informing bis empioyers, from time to time, Biers Lisa optinn vai pais on ns, jather- frm ‘the following cae samples of fis cor Curster Ficrorms, June 1, 1854. Gentlemen—You wrote to me as though you thought me to be rather approaching upon you. But it is not so. lam true blue. * = * — * Now about the register of ‘what is said, havea minute. But you must keep a wsinute of what I send to you, for sometimes I may bea little tite, and not recollect as well afterwards, asI would when I wrote it. * * % T want twenty-five in the morning before I go home, and when Ei. and Otis gets ‘Back, I will be back and I will wake them up with rum, so you will have somefun. * * * Juve 30, 1854. Gentlemen—I have done my best to fech Kingsley, and Ihave succeeded in one Point, the Becket matter. I did mot mention to him yet, But he ses he will go with m any time. 1am going to Chester village to-day, to fur some stuff for them to make a zebra of Turner's Grey horse. * * * Iam toget tar, and take it toKing:- Jey’s house to-morrow. It will be done Monday pight ° * * You will certin catch them at Turners berse, if you tend to it. Mr. W.—TI have sounded these fellows, as near as I can make out, they are willing to goin with me and Blow up, thatis Ed. andOtis. * * * Thoreisthem That could get into very soon, but that would not bea: well as it would to catch Ei. and Otte, * *, * 1 thin’ Ican manage tohave them w with me to get them powde-from Albany. ! va Mr.’W.—I have made a contact’ which I shall cary totoefiect. I intend to buy a Indian rubber bag, that ‘Will be water proof, to hold about 60 Ib. powder and about fifty feet of safety fuze, that we may blow up your mil * * * I think one of the two will tuch it off —that is Bd. or Otis, this yousball noinduetime. * * Is onder for me to purchase these things I must have $10 mere to-morrow morning. * * * There are other organizations called “ Carson Leagues” in otuer States than Massachusetts, who appear to be desirous of doing small a.ts of mean- wess; ‘but this one st Cnester, Mass., surpasses ovhers that we have heard of in dishonorable copéuct. An Extradition Case m Boston. (from the Boston Traveller, Dec. 2.) ‘The care of James McDonald, of the fishi echooner 8. aud M. Rogera, of Gloucester, who js claimed by the English consul, Mr. Grattan, asa fugitive from justice from the Batish North A neri- ean | a where, it is aileged, he murdered f Charles McDonald, came before United States Com- ; missioner Woodbany, thie forenooe. Richard Hi Dana, Jr., appeared for the accused, and Honry L. Baleti, descent United States District Attorney, for the United States—Mr. Grattan being present to represent the British government. Mr. Dana moved that the prisoner be allowed to Sive bail, and supported his motion in aleizthy ae in which he avgaed that ths United S:asea jiesioner Lad autoority, with the jadges of the Cireuit and district courts, under the ext adition ‘treaty, to take bail in cases punisnable with death, ‘M the circumstances soould render it proper. Mr. Haliett argued that no euch power was vested in the Commissioner, who bimszit was of opiaion that be bad xo authority in the premises. A motion wis made by the ;roresuting oflicer to postpone the case fora fortnight, in order to allow him to obtain ‘the testimony of she crew of the vessel to which Gecessed belonged, snd.cf others who were cogni- mam of the ocearreace. The Commissioner, how- be decided to goon with the case oa Monday Bext. The question tobe decided is whethsr there is sofficiens evidence tomake out to the satisfaction of the Commissioner 5 aecestle case of murder; if go, then the accused wiil be given up to the British es for trial If the crime is mauslaughter , then be must be discharged, aa the treaty the. Gamasioner han alvendy. deoid-d tin he oided that the United States “i ‘the pur; oscs of trial here. ‘Two Stecamboats Sunk —Loss of the a Grand Towers" Tecifle [From the St. Louis Repnbliean, Nov. 28.) Information was received late las: eveniog of the sinking of the steamers Pacific, Cupt. Fs 180, BOG Grave Tower, Capt.Yore. Fiom Uap*. Fithian, who ame up from Ciro on the railraa1, we Jearn the fol- lowing particulars ;—His boat, the Pacific, bouad for New Orleane, with a fall cargo, embraciog a con- siderable quantity of stock, on the morning of the 23d, at Devil’s Bibow, & point aboot thirty-five miles Memphis, struck a snag and sunk almost im- mediately ia ebout fifteen feet water. ‘Tho farvi- ‘tare in the cabin, and the books end iron asfe, were apken from the olerk’s office and placed dn boara the Grend Power, waich came along after the acci- Gert occorcd. ‘The Grard Tower arrived at Cairo last Saturday morping about breakfast time; after leaviug the Janding, ond st a distsnce of about o mile from the levee, she ttrucsk & reck, «hich mace a complete wreck of ber, breaking ner entirely in two, ani surk instantly. It was the same rock upon which the Bt. Nicholas struck @ short time since. The Gracd Tower was loaded priscipal'y with railroad trom. Bhe also had on board a copsidereble qnan- dity of liquors consigned to K. Mavkeazie and Jacoby & Co. of this city, She will prove a total joe. There wore a larye number of German emi- grants on board, but po lives were lost. We were unsb'e t leara the amount of insurance upon the «a> go and boa's, but doubiless onr insu xence offices will soffer to a very large amount. rer im Ontro. er of Ohio bas GoLD snp 1 the Ftato Trea roveral t to-day ne gold and si to this al! Ohfo, in baying sold bim astern Exel ing, at tho time of puventatinn, ony with whieh {o meet their obligations, authorities have no jurisdi:tioa for | Oar Key West Correspondence. Key Waer, Nov. 27, 1854. Lewering Weather on the Ref—No Wrecking News—The First Norther of the Season—The Tewn Filling Up—Trigs ef Steamers 4 New g : Hi i il rf se rs iE = E | sie ne 8 4 F i IF 54 5 F fe = f Fy s # Sg 2 Bee di i i LB i i & Gloucester fishing prise the jth ipst from engaged taking mallet, quantities upon our coast, barrels, wens" oN like mush resem! This is and upon its fleet of setts fishermen during y $ & Instead of ty twordiaary and in or ani ‘ir wang in Be be spayed for months —— the F coaste the losses of an unsuccessful sum- [ Hi Be ste . an immense salt pond upon the Key, the fleet. with that necessary being this season over 75,- 000 bushels. Send alond the Gloucester fleet. ~ frigate Priaceton, Capt. ypeared off the harbor on t! 4 arte Mm at jespatc 1es from the secretary the Windward Islands in op of war Albany. Par- ser Hunter and gt gs were sent to this city from off Sand Key, learning nothing of the on board next morning, and the Havana. The steamer Gordon, B-ooks, arrived last night, four days from Savannah, Ga. The Gordon ia to ron between this city and New Orleans, in opposi- tion to the Pampero and Jasper. Later from Texas, pce the New Orleans papers, Nov. 26.] Our latest dates are San Antonio, 16th inst.; Aus. tin, 16th, and Galveston 234. . F. Smith, Capt. A. Gibbs, Lieut. D. H. Maury and Dr. McFarlain arrived at Corpus Christi onthe 15th. The Nueces Valley saya:— Engle, commander, evening of the 251 Capt. E. had received derstand, ia at ring wiund he received in the late Indian fight above bcos Springs. Lieut. Smith, of the T. raphi- —_ gineers, and Caztain Walker, are at San An- tonio. Roderiquez, the guide, has quite recovered from his wound, received at the same time and place with Lieut. Carr. The several Kory, med of Rangers left Austin some time ago for different on the frontior. four com for Fort » and two for Fort Worth. On the 17th inst. Col. Waite arrived at Austin, with orders from Gen. Smith to muster the ex com| of Rangers into tue service of the United Stetes for three months, but the comp nics baving departed, the Colonel lef: tor San Antonio, where he would report to Gen. Smith and await far- ther orders. The State Times, in noticing Colonel Waite’s arrival, says:— A battalion of three companies will be stationed at Fort Mason, and a like battalion in a camo near fay Oe it is cee that Gen, Smith con making a campaign ag: e Apaches, with the disponaie mounted regular fozce and a portion of the Rangers. The Indians, it reems, continue their depreda- tione. The Nueces Valley of the 18th inst says:— We learn from Mr. O’Boyle, who lives at Refugio, that a days since a party of Indians wade a deacent acon the settlements west of the mission of Refugio, and drove off ali the horses in that vi- cinity. Toe depredation was committed by day- light, and the Indtwns were seen by several of the inhabitanta. We neglecied to note down the num- ber of the Indians, but believe the party of twenty or thirty. The Victoria Advocate of the 18th, has the fullow- ing inteliigence. It appears to refer to some of the same party of Indians:— Mr. Henry Spively, from Refugio, informs us that four or five Indians, evidently intent on mischief, were recently discovered in that viciaity. Tney chased a young wan some distance, and wore about to cat off al! possibility of his escape, when ke leaped from his bore, and took refuge ina mot: of timber, determined to defend himselt with his rifle. Tue savages took after his horse, ani were soon ont of tight, when he succeeded in getting to tue Mission, about five miles distant, without acy further moles- tation. His hors> escaped and came ia next tay. The citizens repaired to the place, and fountthe tracks in accordance with the statement made by your g maa; and they are now organizing acompany for the purpose of offensive and dofeasive warfare, 88 circumstances require. The Austin State T'imes bas information, by a let- ter from Hays county, of the killing of a family at prin Pass, by Indians, supposed to be C+ Baaches. The Supreme Court commenced its session 1 Austin, on the 19th inst. Tce Galveston News understands that many pro- minent citizens of the West have resolved oa hold- | ing s convention at Hallettsville, Lavao. county, in March xext, for the purpose of considering the means necessary for effecting a raiiroad commuoica- tion between the inte jor and the cs@st. From the Rio Grande. ‘rom the New Orleans Picayune, Nov. 25. The Austin (Texas) Store Times has ‘be folio ving intelligencs from the Rio Grande,furnished hy Major Norvon, who atrived w; Austin on the 15:h ins: The insurgents beve called u2en Gen, Cara to head the [t is supposed he will ascapt | Waderebip. Sixty thousacd dovlare have been sah eribed by citizens of Mexico end merchants of Brownsville, for the purpose of fitting out a9 exp - dition, conditioned upon the seumption of tas cum: mand by Caravajs). Thecitizensof Moatarey har on their part, guaranteed the contrivution of ft bundred thousand dollars. The leaders of the revo- lution have expressed themselves favo-able to the | ewployment of foreigners. The arrangamext here- | totere made regarding the reclamation of fugitive slaver and runaway peoules can be renewed. Horses and mules are very dear, op account of the oder against parsing them over to this ban'c of the Rio.Grande; toe penalty tor violating is $500 flae, for pasting even ore breeding anima’, and @ long imprivonwent. A fine is laid upon aay person who eball killa, animal. For isstanc2, sould a Mexican kill a coy for his own consumption, ke | pays $5 for the privilege. Every animal of whatso- | ever class is toxe3—even te the dogs, chi kena aud all Comestic fowls also. Mertoava who hitherto xe- jetced in sporting long black locks, have now to pay 25 cente per movth for enjoying the luxury, Doors, windows. in short everything RAmeable, are iax2d. Gen, Woil baa lately issued an order for cles: ing everything froma off tee west bank of the Rio Gra ide, cighty yards back, 4 ‘That ord Najor Norton left. Fen-es we aid the materials burn’; com oat Gown; in short. tho whole veiley will be a most shorn of iss flelis, The best aud more fertile land is found on the mar. ain of thesiver, Apothor order cute off sll com- mwepication hetween the American and Mexican sidca of the Bravo. Neither man, womaa or caild cen Crees. NMetamorcs his o garrison of about one thousand men, With a good supply of artillery, munitions ard prévisiona. At Rayooss there arecne hundred men, four brndred at Comergo, four hundred et Mier, with three pieces of srullery, sed ons hin dred at Guerrero. It Ger, Oararjal shout be will rave a good opportunity to beat th tered forces iv detai!. Two thousgad men oompy a Sine of more than 150 miee, ’ Te beivg removed, from Guerrero to Matymoros. | won belog carried inte exesition when | init! if 2 ns bg 2, and the Mississippi vis and around Cape Horn. Tas squat- the Powha:tan, charter. if il z 2 i i E> le al FEE 4 EF | i : iy ft i 3 f 4 E z rs i a] Ef [ d i 5 g F #2 FF Ly E i # i E H 58E i g & M. ship Co old Faiteham, the twin city, asit , some twelve miles distant. The 3 4 i 7 : af 3 and the river is full of pirates, so that it dangerous for an unarmed boat to pass between the two pases. Very tea comes in from the country, a heavy black mail being demanded by the rebels, who oc- cupy stations between the tea districts and the Can- | ton market. It is aid, however, an arrangement | has been entered into between the MP McLane has found it necessary to issue the following proclamati sn:— PROCLAMATION.—Whereas, in the present disturbed state of the city of Canton, the lives and property of American citizens here ase greatly "exposed in going to and from this city; and whereas, the authorities of the United States have found it necessary to place vessels of war in the Canton river, for the protection of American citizens residing at Canton, and conducting their com- mercial business at this city, and thence to the anchor- age of the ships of commerce at Whampoa Reach; and whereas, this action on the part of the authorities of the United States has not been properly ‘understood or sppreciated,-and while innumerable falsehoods are cir-: culated concerning the purpose and object of the autho- rities of the United States in disposing of the naval force of that countxy, frequent occasions occur when disor- ders are permitted to involve the safety, and security, and commercial ~ ‘this proclamation is issued to notify all concerned that the ships of war of the United States of America now stationed in the Canton river are there for the sole ob- ject of protecting the lives and property of American ci- tizens, and that any assault upon them, or nuy interfer- ence with their just rights as secured ‘by treaty, como from whatever quarter, will be summarily chastised, The authorities of the United States in China have everywhere manifested their honorable fidelity to exist- ing iveaty obligations, avoiding all interference with the domestic strife that now disturbs the peace and trau- quillity of the Chinese Empire, and this neutrality shall be adhered to in future, unless an imperious neeessity shall demand another policy. ROBERT M. LANE, Commissioner of the United States in China. Canton, September 11, 1854, It bas been printed in Chiaese and circulated up and down the river, among both contending fac- Vions. There sesms no probapility of this unbap.y war, which is £0 fast wrecking aacieut empire, having any conc! leg oe. for many years, and there is great difference inion among trose bas’ ac- quainted with the 86 to the Goal result. The representatives of England, Frince and the United States lef: Hong ite Ber week for Shang hae, and it is supposed wita the intent of proceediog to Nankin, 1(not to Pekin, in order to better ac- quaint themselyes with tho political stat: of the ainege empire, and be goveraed ia their futuze di- plomacy by the result of their investigations. Our new Commissioner is making himself popalar with 1 is countrymen, and doing himself credit and honor by the promptitude and basiness lika manner in which he acts on all matters brought to his conside- on. Nearly all the np ort squadron is reporte1 as gone to Japan, but it is supposed the Eaglish a4- wiral is looking after Sitka—a Russien possession, and very likely the rendezvoos of the Russian fquadron in these seas. Sir Joon Bowring, the Governer of Hong Korg, avd Ambassedor to Carina, would not allow of apy cip!omatic negotiation with Japan unless sanctioned by his preeence. An interesting account of tre United States Jaan expedition, written by the Chiness Secretary who accompanied Dr. Williams, the Uvited Staves inter- ished in the ping Keoe Régister. It wil) dou tess find its way into the Amezicin papers. The folicwing are the officers a:tached to t' United States squadron in the Hast Ladis and Coina ecas, Sept, 26, 1854, commanded by Joel abbot, in thore seat tain, ington ( Waleot, ing the au athmey, Wm. E, Bondinot, Liewtenante; Jon Acting Lieutenant; Robert Woodworth, Elest J.8. Gilliam, Passed Assistant Surgeon; Rich. rser;_ John Watt 1G. , Passed ’ Midship Vaniel Jones, Car Lawrence F.' Le poleon B. Adams, Capt SLOOP-OF-WaT. VANDALEA, ner. T. R. Rootes, W. B. W , Alphonse Barbor, Lieutenants on; B. Kneeland, Assistant § Purser; G. V. Denulston, Ac’ econ! Lieutenant Marines: J.W 3. Bell, Roatswain; W. Batt; Carpenter; W. 8. L. Bray KIGATE POWRATTAN, 9.—Wi fobt. B. Pegram, Henry | Jonathan H. Carter, Re 'R. Acting J. 1. Charles D. Max goon; J, C.F tain Marines. Zhe Vandalia at Shenghae. Tee Kennedy and Quer at anchor off Canton. The Powbatisy, ot present under the conte: the Hop. Robert M. McLane, U. 8 Conmist China, icf, Hopg Kong sbout a werk siace with him and ruite on board, bound for Shang le. Be also took up four or five bund ed thousand doliars in specie tor the merchants. Toe Join Hynsock and | Cooper, of "he Explo:ing Exp-dition, left Hong | Korg tor the game destivation a fe days previous to the departuse of the Powhattan—-i} bring under- stood they were to survey the Yang-tse Kiang up to or above Napkin. It is highly probable they wil | “convey our Commissioner uo the river also. The English and Freng ministers have also gone to BShangbae, and eo bas the U. 8, Cocrul for Canton. With such an aggregate of di lomstie talent as- sembled, a mething may be expected, An extiie (haage was made in the organization | of the North Pwetfis Exploring Sanatron in the | month of Augues last, Commander Ring sold, com- | mending the (xpsdition, having been coudommed by | the f Surgeons and sent home, on accoa"t of the disoi dered state of his health, the command devolved ppom Lieut. Jobm Rogers, the present com marder of that :qnacron. This and the retorn of several officers has cauted sevenat promotions ant aptain Fi removieg to the flagship | Vine ting Lieut, William Kiog Bridge | | Comma: ‘he Porpolec—Licut. Henry K. Stevens | comma the Johu E k—ans Actiog Lient. Wa. Gideon commence tire er Fenimore Cooper. Other chetges are t96 unmerons to tion. The exclos d eorrespondrnce between toe mer- | chants of Canton and Com. Perry. will stow you that, while ex gaced fo céirsirg oul the great ‘ob- f bia missicn, he bas ‘now regiected or be ' fo! of the imereste of his cousirymen ie Chirs. The durable roemor's ertond te baa be, vice Cf plate, to be 1 io New York. ‘The ceptain of aa Ey piocwe: rAhais tha a | be Fursed the Join Hanecck and J. F, Coope epee ty between Canton and Hong | on its of American citizens: Wherefore, | mter, has beem trapslated into Engliss, and pus | duting the manth of October bave. been 8 | Contracted on account of the alterations g Esq, Captain United States navy, aud senior offiver | inte ‘Foo Uhew-Foo om Saturday, the 1¢tb Nealy hundred men on board the Macedoman, ard from the Princeton to her, will have een ~fcapel agmaeepencnr ed 2d are teen The Fowbaitan —$——$$_—_____. California Gold—Amount of Specie in the C ' _ (From the Pati Bate Dec. 2.) oF is usual mont operations United States Mint, in foie city has been procured by ua to-day, and is as follows: Statement o De; vember, 1854. GOLD BULLION DEPORITED. From rCaliforni: Other source: Total Gold depocits, SILVFR BULLION DEPOSITED Including silver purchases. ‘$829,050 Total gold and silver deponite.............005 QOINAGE EXECUTED, Gow. Denominations. Of pieces. 140 109 333 120,000 $286,000 | Gold coinage. 847,501 $520,298 Silver ve... 288,001) — —— be. EE EN AE 2,407,561 $817,295 ‘The total deposits for eleven months of the yes com paze with the two preceding yeara as fullows:— GOLD DEPOSIT: AT owe S MINT- 1854, $4,215,579 2'514,000 x 2,660,600 40,059 ‘000 279,941 0 Reid 3 $47,720,205 $48,028,552 $52,515,020 ‘The decline in the receipts at the Mint in tris city is chiefly to be attributed to the operatioie of 4, iss the Sap Francisco Branch Mint and the New York | Aseay office. We have intelligence from San Fran- cisco that the production of goid in that coantry is thus far ali ly grester than that of 1853, and the resulta of the whole year will no: show avy dimina- tion. But this jaction bei; several distant poi instead of being chiefly coxr- centrated at one, we shall not be able to state it accurately until the official reports are made to Con- 058. OT ror the eake of satisfying the public of the Jarre excess of epecic now remaining in the country, we bave made rome careful , the results of which we shall present 4 our readers. From offi- cial documents sent in‘e last i; from the weekly re of jie Export at Bcston and New York this year, we derive tne fol: lowing statement: — Foreign export of specie, 1847 to 1854 oe import “ Excess of export......... Export of specie trom Jan, 1 1804, about at toi Net export since California discoverirs. $13,289,081 Here we have the totsl drain of our metallic cur- rency since the year that California bega2 to sup- ply us of her avoudance. From authestis reports, some of which have before been published, from the reports of the mints this year, we derive bid eee statement of our native gold product nce D we. 1, 1804., f California Gold at San Fr. 1, 1654, (part estimated)... ‘Total Home production of Gold. Deduct specie export ## above, Excess of €pecie in the country.......... $19,125,998 We do not pretend to ssy that these fizares a-e strictly scenrate, but tasy have been cantionsly made, and canpot be more thau a milion or two oa: of the way, tne excess in the country being quite as like'y to be over as under the amount we have sated. It is thus proved that there is now im the Usivea Stats about one hundred and forty miliione of doliars, in bard coin, more than there was in the year 1846. Our. metatic currency bas increased ia & much greater ratio than Gur population. And yet there ie croaking about hard times; the creaking as usual frightens the people, and althoagh fourdsd on a fallacy, the evils are « lmos; as great as if they wee bared on s reality. Let the public examise such statementa os we present above, and by puting cn # cheerful spirit they will soon banish toe fiend cf hard times. Unplted States Branch Mint, San Francisco. {From the Alts California, Nov. 3. The operations of the Branch Mount of this city Z for ward for the evlarg-ment of the refivery. Che coipege for the month of Ottober amounted to $620,000. During she same period the deposits were :— ! OQunecs. For coin.... « 25,829 35 For bare. b3 06 Retahis.i2.4.. 64,397 41 | of moment to the basi: ess comay mosey. | 18 1 necesasry to supply tre vacarey with Auer | cols, which wil With the completion of the new refisery the espe city will be at once increas: to $1,500,000 per month. of private refineries a much larger sum coult be coined. The machinery for strikiog the coin is of sufficient capacity to turn out many milso month, and if the gold could be prepared, the Br: 3 un could do as msch business as the Poiacelouia 1a The mann‘actore of silver coin will short’ ccmmexced, ag the greater part of the machi ke., Leces-ary for this puzposs has arrived. So of the more unimpor ant sppurenarces pace uot yet come to hand, though they ara expected by t! me the machinery, &c., is arrauges. Foe U States goverument vas contra.ted for the deliv atthia pert of the necessary snppiies of silver bullicn trom Sonth America, by whi-b means the wants of the communit the score of may be supplied. Thie ts en importan' ifr ese: coies of tor¢ign States are rejected from the banks 2 dove by the Brao b “ions £00n a8 d of work is comm: need. Ins ton of the mint voming into th marke: for silver bars, cousidersb'e carcels Bove aleady been accumulated here to supily the de mond. Tre diversion of silver builicn fr comey rem the Atlantic vortsisrather 2 strenge fea end the arrival bere of the first cargo may be bai 28 & hew era for the North Pacis coast Whe Escaped Now. On the 20th mt toe Ledy Superiwrese writes toe friend in Weshipg ion as fol owa:—~ Miss Burkley was with us ten mouths. She came bere tor the first tine abont t ro years ago, to mule A retreat, and ten petitioned to ve recurved. bat Was acvieedto wait. A sear after she rebewsd her petition, wes rece!ved ‘on trial, and has al ways appeared ¢2 appy. We were greatly ancprived when she eas fourd missing, and ma h psined thas she should have left asshe did. Isis well kaown that we do not desire to keep any one here whod ses not deere to remain; ani had Miss B. expressed such a w sh she woald have“been sent home {av diately. We felt wreasy about ber, when we heard from the neighbors that such 9 pe-son wos seen 08 the rood about daylight; and fenicg enaethng bid gab! ti to her we sent our overseer to mike fone inquiries, who lerrned that she was in Orcag. e|stown. As noon aswe found ontthat she hed realy gore, I wiete to her father in Norfolls telling him onr ur eas, and ¢xoreased tha hoe tbat sbe}ad gone dizect to Norfolk. (I kept o oe P, of t) is lester.) * cam be proven by one hur dred bee our inetitution, Protestants ant Cxibot 3 B. never tanght euytbing here ¢xce oms lessons on the plane. She was free to write when acd o@ citen aa the pleased: was never heard to speak any Javevege buithe English, ano we doebt mash if the Krew emy other, Should any farther informatiin bs neeessary we (an give i} gol believe thie t2 all that ie necéssary for the resent. era DOV 43 Patrick Cunningham, one « ' of the Worre: ter Railro mont on the Ist inet, g obstr 1, mate Bi oreape (row coaline aii posits and Coinage at the Mint of the | United States, Philadelphia, during the month of No- | 0 | Important Election in Kansas. 1 dietribated to | I¢is not improbable that through tbe aid | coin | acd | 10 POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE; Ce : the Whol. Be OMirtel Danrges of Pd ¢ Staten {From the Albany Journal, Dec. 2.) : Waders etek des; from the meesén- Sficial canvas of the city of New York. the vote bet zeen Clark and Se: panentelens: mMour’s msjority.. . . copeliany yy deposited in the se "a ' wl are oretary’ office, and we make yee Clark’s majority three | burédred and nincteen. | . There are defective ballots returned to the Secre- — tay es Yt 297 en! ened for Repeat hassaal emer deges ae i | Imfavor of Seymour....................05. 166 In addition, there are defective votes reported in New York:— ; connted— | @ Msjority over Seymour of 150. ‘We are therefore at length able to announcs, from the official recurna, toat Myron H. Clik ia the Co- whieb cannot be—Clark would ati.) have | vermor elec! So thatthe banner of freedom still | waves in triumph over the Empire Siate. But for | the late bcur a: which these figures were~ received, | we would permitted our old eagle to herald a lorious victory. We eball give him wing on [From the Kansas Pioneer, Nov, 22. | TO THE FAKEMEN OF KANSAS—VOTERS BE ON YOUR GUARD. ~ Ae citizens of Kansas, the undersigned deem it our onsy tu warn the qualified voters of the Terri- tery egainet the insidious character of a circular adoresged t: them by “committee” of the friends of the Bon. Rob:rt P. Fieaviken, offériog him as a candidate for dele to Congrees, at the election be beid ou the 29h inst. Toia “committee,” after speaking in bigh terms of Mr. F. asa recent citizen of Pennsylvania, and greatly extoliicy bis fitress for the distinguished to which he aspises, proceea witn pa- rept sincerity to deprecats tue int oJuction of the question of free or slave labor into the canvass, averripg thet cur Delegate t> Congreas wiil have ao cuties to perform connected with it, end “ should | lex, of Ward 4, who was oue of Americans. be electea ony with an eye to hia value, efficiency and influence 1m procuring the legislation which we 0 tuch Leed to advance th> prosperity and im provement cf the Territory.” ] Feilow citizens, be not deladed by these vily pro | fessione of this self-constitured “‘ooromitee”’ of the | £ ienda of Mr. Flenniken. It is known his chief reliance for support is upon the abolition vote in the | Wakarusa settiement, and it is known that those ab- | Olitionists were literally trom the New Eog- land States for the avowed purpoze of abolitionising | Kanoas, with the ultimate view of the more eflec- | tually aailing the institutions of our neigboring | States of Miasouri, Arkansas and Texas | Itis known that Me. Fienniksn received assor- | ances, before be became a candidate, trom some of the chiefs of this elf same abolition ‘settlement, that they would give Lim one thousand votes. Chis, | then, ie the capital upon which he starts, and upon | which he mainly bases his hopes of success. Jt is known that Mr. Fienniken’s preoi’ections are tebepang SLtxnt to alave labor, or to the in- stitution of Begro slavery aa itex sts in the Soutn- ern States. This mush he openly avowed in a pub- | lic speech at the Salt creek seitlem:nt on Tuesday, | the 14th instant, ard announced hi determination | to cast bie yote, when the question sams before | the people of the territory tor their final devision, in favor of Kangas being a fiee State. ; | Tris kno en that every man cf this “ committee,” | and | With perhaps a solitary exception, whose an | dents ave ail anti-slavery, ie avowedly opposed to the institotion of demersio slavery in Ksneas, aud upon him, it is believed, pro-slavery Principles hang I very any It is further known that great efforts were made | to induce pro slavery men to sign the circular. Se- veral gentlemen of our acquaintance were. appea’ed | to apd earnestly solisitec to sign it, but in vain. They were not to be canght in a guli trap so trane- arent. | | What, then, becomes of the boasted evileac2 of | sincerity offered py the ‘‘ committee,” in declaring thet some of them “ are anti slavery men and some pro slavery men, yet they are all uniied in the sug- port of Mr. Flenmiken 7” Are not the fasts here | siated rather‘ the best evidence’ that their fair professions were maie to delude ithe unsaspecting Yotere ct the Terricory into the support of w candi. Gs" entertoining apti+lavery views 7 I is utterly impossible that Mr. F. can go to Cingrees axthe favorite of both parties. Hs own portion je fixed and known, and even were it | otherwise, the well known views of his frieads aud suport: re point unmistakeably to Ds wheread 14s. Thus sve thie selfcocatituted * committee’? con- | demped ou: of their own moutts, for they tell us thas “it wenld {infitet a deep injary uson our in } tere | iskne. | _ Wits these facta before you, fel Kavsas, we respectfully submit tb: | to :cur understanding as intelligent | texo;t to pass Mv. Fienaiken off apo: he | candidat: ef both the proslave y and anti-slavery | men—en insalt we doubt no! you will iadignantiy rebuke on the day of the election. — | Iv is not our purpose to discuss the meri‘s of the | question of fece or slave labor here. Our object was merely to e the voters of the Territory on sheir | guar! against what we cannot but believe to be a cor certed effort te delude them inw a feeling of faise secori.y up» @ question vitally affeoticg vbeir Incerests. From the facts stated it must be ob- | viour that the election of Mr. Frenniken would be bailed atl over the Northern and Kustera S aws as ap snti-savery or free aoil trump2, rage the aoolition zid s, att mpte to ebolitioaize K. | friends in the Southern twelect a Delegate to Congress upon this | w-citize: as of whilst oar ‘es wou'd ba disc jaraged | iv @ corresponding ratio, aad would give up the | trugghe um despair bp cessing at once to migrate to the Terrizory with tnelr prop: Ney ie it our purpose to unj pounce Mr. Pienniken, with the wre election of one fevorie cand We have stated nothing bat what we honesily ve to be the plain upvarnished trnth, seeking to extenua'e hough’. nor aught set doenin malice. He nas been u the Territory but afew weeks, avd if not cles ea mAyY remain Coy a few wesksioncer. J, W. Whitlield, we feel thas we need not 8 Jog been a renident of the Ye: rito- ow :0 be thoroug Jy idonmtided io ali freliogs, and sympathies web the squatters. Beleg emobrtical vatter bimeelf timstely BY iy eseail or de- wot promotiog eprtsent sed Lo ¥ E Tope pr. President Poe o°, ond members of Congress geveral Iy, pecalarly qua! fy bic: Ww advance our iuterests at this party ales juncture. be M. Clark, Geo. & Perain, ©. H. Graver, ne, Thos. Jounsoa. | The Know Nothings. ANOTHER BOOW NOTHING TRICMEIS "IN MASSACKU SLITS—TWO THOUSAND ALIEN VOTER: OBIS! D. LISPRAN- | ie Boston Eravelter, tes Cieoatt Coo pd an opinion on | effect of the to mike tht decinion ie und sion for the Sapr while itis bela by Jadge Shaw that Police Court may act as > woske his o#n court a court of recor Pp by the act of Comgress, Jndge Curtis helds that, to constitute @ cou'tefrecord in the mesning’ of the | aot, t'e conrt must have @ clerk to mske a record. | This deckion wil sffc$ some two thousand persons | vbo bave taken out thelr primary pavers in the way whic is noe declared to be illegal. KNOW NOTHING NOMINATIO! TY BOSTON. | [from the Boston Journal, Dee. 2.} } Tle Ocision is gaining g-onnd t Dr. J. VC. Sini*h rill bs nemioated by the Koow Notbings for | reelection. The nomination will, i; js satd, be made | thie ever'ng. Jo+isa Danbam, Jr., ise said to be his | mosi fo midsble opponent, receiving the support of | | the free eoilers in the orier, who éenounce Mr. | Smith for having called out the milita-s in the | Burns aed oy some of the friex’s of the p-e- tent liquor law, who think be hae not done enough | | to enter ewsas statate. We iran fromthe Transcript that the following | Hemitattons have been made for A dermen by the | Krow Nethings. Ovly two of shese, Measra, t Por | bnip end Dunham, are members of the pressat ard, enere. Clark, Drew and Co edin sr> maa € present Oommen Counm); sud Mesers. | mm bers of that bran h. | her dealer | 5—Chae. Woodberry, mason, Ward C— Wao, Washburn, architect. | genizing views, and reject others to which they | Principslly of a local nature. | none of tbe foreign mivisters were present. | must refer them to “Webster's Dictionary.” This | of the veesel, and $70,000 went to tae | evflered the greatest | Ward 7—Albion K. P. Joy, counsellor. Ward &—Ben). F. Gvoke, counrelior. Ward ¢—Josepb L. Drew, gold-beater. Ward 1—Robert Gowdin, Lumber dealer. Ward 11—Samuel Topliff, gentleman, Ward 12—Josiah Dunham, Jr., ropemaker. The Tianscript learna that mush dissatio’action existe on account of the rejestion of Alaermea Al- the origina] Native KNOW NOTHINGS IN TRYNESSER. The Know Nothings wade « clean sweep moet unicipel een in a lected layor, James and'all the Aldermen” : GENBKAL UYUETON'S Naux, AND HOW HE CAME BY IT. {From America’s Own, December.) ot the Tena. , and when “ Uscle Sam” was com mon term used for “ United States ;” and hie father, being one of the patriots, and ‘and eco- nomy, and called bis son Sam, «fter“ Ui ‘Gem ;” feching, bimeelf too poor to give him sxeme moore than one sy . His mother demurred. at first, being Nar ge Presbyterian, and ‘@ great veneration for the name of Samuel, the old puppets ; but Sam eo exhibiting some of the’ boyish sparks kindled aud thrown off Revolution, she became recouc led to the short of one syllable, and delighted to call him her darling E s South Carolina on the Late Elections. Gov. Manning, of South Oasrvlina, concludes bis message, delivered on Monday last, as follows:— Events are ksnspiring ja portions* of this confed eracy wich are well calou/and to arrest the atten- tion and ex-ite the vigilance of the Southern peosle. The results of the late popular elections in certain sections of the Union, threaten yet more seriously to disturb the repose which for a brief existed. Those who just tiopal views ot gcvernment poli y have thrown aside, and politicians retarned entertain sentiments destru: tive to the this Union. It is « significant indication times, wher certain indivicuals and States bi berdihood to select (ram the Constitution such tions ac subserve their own dangerons and. d' i FE. i i af ett tial! Oppoeed; conduct which, if tu) create the worst sort of tions canuot be disregarded and ere of the Ceepest interest to the whole eracy. The man does not live who can tell the re- evite of # separation of these States; but no people pescessing a constitutional government deserve to enjoy its blessiogs, if they are not prepared ulti- mately to risk all the consequences of it. But as the Chief Magistrate of Commonwealth, koking to these issues, the last thing that I would advigo would be violenve, intemperance or precipi- tation. Calm ¢eliberation befors abtion is essential- ly the beat element of success in great movements. Aes fondimental proposition, these States had, be- forethe adoption of the federal conatitution, and performing ail the functioss of indoyasdeet “ger. er form: e functions at gov- Pests Aer have the power, auéer @ cordial un- derstinding, not only to protect themselves effect- ually, but, by a concert of action, to federal government a!a0; and i: be @ noble exercise of it, by exbibiting a perfect union of feel- ing, sentiment and interest, to srces’ its rapid march towarés the licentiousness auc avarchy wi other. wise surely await it. Discgrding all State and poli:ica! jeal rulers and public men of the South unite wh gene principle of conserva'iam and preservation, the Constitution snd the Union are safe, without such ome te a roa id tiemen, to the voutly commend you, gex n, to pro- tection of that Power, The Diods those whom He Joven by the closest bonds of #ffes-ioa, and disperses thove whom He condemns because they forget him News From Mexico. [From the New Orleuns Delta, Nov. 26.) The arrival of the Orizaba yesterday morning brought ve Cates from the city of Mexico to the 18th inst.—the last, we fear, ulis, tat we shall ever re- ceive, se the beartless sidemt of the Republic hay forbid his subjects to have any communication with our “subversive” shect. We are, however, not alone in our sorrow, for our unfortunate neighbor ef the Bee weeps in exile with us, The news by thia arrival is unimportant, and We glean the follow- ing item :— On Wednesday, the 15th inet, the President, Senta Anns, heuored General Paez, hero of Venezuela, by 8 “‘diplomatique” banquet at the palace. Some of the papers txve the insolence to ask why it is styled a “diplomatique” Denqast, se ‘e carried ont, would ‘These indica- the Sonthern Ee E , let the wast a sort of fareveli to the gallant General, as he Jeft ihe Aztec city immediately, and is now in our ity, beving anived on the Or zaba. Gp the 2d inst., a small boat that was carrying sboard ot ap English s*esmer, in the port of Cruz, was capsized by coming under the wheel 2 Versa. mest of the specie was, however, subsequently 1 covered, and it is thought it will ail be . We hope so, a8 there eeems to be a great scarcity of money in the world just row. The great exbibstioa of Mexican Indastry hao been, and is almost passed. The Papers represent it to héve been a magnificent sffair. The 8 were distributed by bis Serene Highness, one of which fell to the lot of M:ssre. Wilson & Co., car- | 1iaze makeis, for the bes; piece of workmanship in that line. The Minieter of Fomento has made known to the exhibitors thatif they desire their preductions to be transmitted to the great Parisian exhibition in 1855, they must inform him imme- diately, otherwise they wili be debarred the privi- lege. The eppointment of Gen. Martin Cassera, as Gov- ernor of tie district of Mexi o, mests with general spprovation from the preas and the people, Gen. Cardena, the rewly appoint:d Governor of Nenya-Leop, arrived at Movterey on the 1st inst., ond was received with most vey demonstrations He replaces the celebrated or notorious 5 est cf ano‘her of the murderers of tte Count Coresto is reported. He wea arrested under very pecniisr circumstances. Happeniag.to pass by a pisee where one of his comipsntons was hanging by the neck, he stopped to contemplate the body, woen he breke forta in asolil.quy, as followa:— ‘‘ Alas, poor fool, to low thyself to be cangat in that manner; whilst I, more wise than thon, still enjoy life and liberty!” An old woman heard this exch mation, and like ali old women was anabdle to keep the secret. Bhe st once repsired to the near- st station, told what sho had hoard, and the poor phiksopher was arrested. We eee that the Abbe Laureveen, from the Unit- ed Stats, is in Mexico, soliciting alma for the es- tablirbment of # hocls in this our benigh‘ed coun vy. He has thus far been very successfal. The | Mexicans feel a great deal of compassion for tne ignorent condition of the northern barbarians, and | give their money freely to reclaim them from igno- renee. Lhe Indisns still continus their depredations upon the ini sbisasts of the frontier States. It is singular | a werlke navvon like Mexico should goffer these sav- ages to continne in th-ir career of bloodshed and plusder unchecked. A cesyera'e battle took place on the 29th ult, at | a mourtain called Lesuqnistepec, near Coyuca, be- twren eperal Rosas anc the rebels, who were post- ed on the summit of the mountain, 1,000 strong, while the force under Rosus did not exceed 400. The cbels were defeated, aid driven from the fiehl with great slaughter. The T'voit d’ Union saya the journals of the cit: hsv. pera ie with ac’curte of actions sustaine, y heen firtte: icg to the powe a that he or not, prefer- Ting to maintain the invet profonad silence in that. respect. From this, we conclude the revolution is extending and gaining ground. It has hitherto been confined to Goerrero era » bus now it appears to be drawing towards the centre of the republic, and Mexico snd Guanajuato ate ia a state ot revolt. “ Now, by 8”. Paul, the work goes bravely cn!” oud it General Alvarez but bears himscif stiflly up for a few montis, we think the Bee ard Detu will both be recalled from exile before toe Bearon elvses. The popersare full of accounts of highway rob- Levies, som ders, ard all thatrort of thlag, bat we 8rd nothirg further of jotereet, We, however, re- fer our readers to the inte esti:g letter from’ our Vira Cruz correspondent, whih contains some Lighly important items. Fine ms Sack Crry, Wis—Onr village was | visited Jast night by a heavy tite, aud property to to \8 ‘large smcunt cest 3 S. Dean ; bis goods im his store e snddenty arcaged o\izens al: tatceS ia the warehouse, d bis builcizgs, valued at $2, ved, mekirg the loss of Mr. Dean f which nothing is jesared, the am aut uf aboat $500. Tos hel ill be near $500. Fur Joxiog gentlemen jost the y the fle:—We, Watson, $100; Wok, $100; Mr. Crane, about $100 to $150; the ety corporation, $300. Onur sex’ number cf te) acer wil 2 sptain ue paetioa ars. Biuk City News, Now.