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friends The present incumbent is member Of
Conxrsss elect, and has signfed his intention to
abdlcate the throne on the morning of the fourth
OF March, and not sooner. So the expectants will
have ample time to perfect their ARRANGEMENTS
Just Just at Il present Albany seems more like New York
,nah ;,h New s YORK itself. The Capitol is daily filled
anxiety ana business. The cauldron boils and bub.
Dies. Your ob't servant, G..


Detroit.


Correspondence Of the Herald


DETROIT, JAM 10, lS45.
E1citcment In Detroit-Detaster in Bank-


DweLAnothr-U. s. Senator.


FRIEND BENEFIT


There is considerable excitement about town
to-day, resulting from an disqualification of one
OF the clerks OF bank located in this CITY The
bank had specie to large amount in its vaults,
which was under the care and responsibility of a
young man, in whom the utmost confidence was
placed by the officers of the bank He resigned
his commission in the bank last Saturday evening,
and left town on Sunday morning, in the steam.
boat United States for Buffalo, since which nothing
has been heard of him. On Thursday after
noon, the bank had occasion to open several boxes
Of specie, one of which was found to be partly
filled with shot. This led to a further examina-
tIon OF the boxes in the vault and some four or five
boxes were found In the same condition, part OF
the money having been taken out of each, and the
vacancy occasloned supplied with shot The
amount missing has not been made public; rumor
intimates it to be about 81 500 to $ 600; the ex-
act amount is only known to the officers Of the
bank, who are mum to all interrogatories on this
topic. An investigation is now progressing and it
is said. some curious transactions and queer do.
lngs will be brought to light.
A duel, or affair of honor" was fought on the
opposite side OF the river yesterday morning, be-
tween two young Canadian "bloods." which re-
suited in severely wounding one, of the parties for
nis ioy Ihe ,s affair rSSrslnated in dispute on
mar, }" and "Clay man." B was wounded
in the left side, near the waist, at the first fire, and
thus the affair terminated. Another duel is brew
The Legislature Of this State is now in session
here, and the proceedings of that body are truly in
terestlng and amusing to admirers of Legislative
bulls" -; A iu description Of Michigan leglsla-


We have had uncommonly mild and pleasant
weather for the lest eight weeks-no sIeighine vet.
and but very little ice in the river.


From circumstances that have transpired since
my last letter, am induced to believe that Gene
raj Cass will be elected to the U. S. Senate by our
Legislature, and that he will accept of the honor.
The term Of the present Incumbent, Mr.. Porter,
expires about the lst of March The election takes
place on the first Monday in February e.
IHK LATE MURDER IN BALTMoRH.-The mani
!est interest on the part of the public in reference
the arrest Of Henry McCuy, charged with the horrd
deed, most intense anxiety to pervade the whole
the perpssrston q self n sd
don to the effort to destroy himself by cutting his own
throat soon after his arrest and confinement in the New
YORK prison. we learn that he has since attempted to
strangIe himself by swallowing handkerchief, which
he wore round his neck while his arms are in the
that every precauton viii be taken to prevsnt his COM
mting suicide in future Ofcer A. O. Ridgely laid be-
and obtained Ia s ns
above stated ode Mdssy ana Hsy. III ss 1T%
Albany New York 10 obtain tSs warrant Of Governor
Wright and will Immediately proceed 10 the city per
McCurry They viii probably arrive With their nrsos.r
in this city on Thursday next Though McCurry would
not ,l to embrace any opportunity 70 destroy himssf
hands OF two such careful guardians such fororn hopes
Of escaping the gallows must fail him Rdgely has Ger
Hays don't lodge him safely in Baltimore city
jail, then they may hang me-" In connexion with the
murder Of Mr. Roux there has doubt arisen. in the
pretor the tavern in which the Melancholy affair hap.
pened and as an act Of justice 10 Mr. Noln we may say
affair than himself Upon hearing 4 Ss .rr..s Of as Me-
Curry he was ovejoyed even to tears On Saturday last
lin post marked New msSs Be . ms sS
under the circumstances alluded TO- the suspicion that
might have been from McCurry, might In way be


wsrs tas N.Y. Eo and wS
view to his own interest well to disabuse public





several other gentlemen repaired to Non house. and
the letter being placed in the hands Of the magistrate with
the seal unbroken, he opened H. rad aloud the hear
ing Of those present. and fsund to be from dealer
in black sand" who had recently stopped Noln'
but in way connected with the murder farther than
expressing much surprise 1t bearing Of It, and asking
some questions to the supposed murderer. We
TONED at the time Of the murder that paper containing


large quantity Of white acid substance, had been
found In the where the deed had been perpetrated
il has since been analyzed and aeceaned to be arsenic
II may have been intended ~ subsi ute for the and
the knife to destroy the assasein, In case Of deteo
tion.-Baitimore Clipper JAM 20.


MASSACHUSETTS CrrIzENs.-Some thirteen free
men of color, who came here ON board OF vessels
from the free States of the Union yesterday placed
in confinement by the Second Municipality police in
of the act orbidding free persona Of color to
come within the limits Of the State Such imperti-
nent interference with internal laws that e which
Massachuset: has been guilty, but tends to increased
vigilance the part Of our police In these matterN
Orleans Pic. Jan H. N


WARS IN NAME,-No little merriment was
created on the 7th instant in the House OF Repre-
sentatives the presentaon by Mr. Buiord Of petit
ton from certain parents In ST. Louis TO change the
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