{"newspaper_name": "The New York herald.", "edition": "01", "page": "p2", "byline": ""}
{"character_count": 2541, "word_count": 444, "ccnet_language_score": [0.9236999750137329], "ccnet_perplexity": [1325.199951171875], "fasttext_language": ["en"]}
GEN. Scorr ON THE DEATH OF GEN. JACKsoy..-
Gen. Scott, at West Point, on hearing Of the death
OF Gen. Jackson, dismissed the Military Board,
then in session. with very able and feeling speech,
the substance Of which was as follows:-


"Ex-Presdent Jackson died at the Hermitage on the
sh inst The information ia Official but sufficiently
event of much moment to this nation has occurred.
great man has fallen General Jackson deada greet
1csl stations in the git Of his countryme He is
dead This is not the place. the individual to
pJoncuncs At euiogy on the iIla,srous ~
President of the United States but In the meantime, and
in harmony with the feelings Of all who hear and
particularly with those Of the authorities Of this nstu-
tion deem il proper suspend the examination Of the
cadets for the day and to wait the orders Of the Execu
tive Of the United States on the subject"


TEXAS MArL-To establish weekly mail COM
munication Ito be made, if practicable, semi-week-
ly) between New Orleans and Galveston in Texas, by
S ls45 authorizing the establishment Of mails in the
Gulf Of Mexico authority ia given the postmaster
Of New Orleans to make the contract for this purpose
The rates OF postage will be ten cents for every letter
not exceeding hall ounce in weight twenty cents on
each letter exceeding half ounce but not exceeding
one ounce III weight and five cents for each additional
half ounce or fraction Of ouDce and three cents for
each newspaper, pamphlet price current sent
Orleans and the place in the United States from at
which the letter &C. despatched or received 10 to be
charged addition to the foregoing rates Postage
letters &c to Texas 10 to be prepaid; and all postage
letters &c from Texas TO be unpaid till received
at New Orleans, or other place Of destination in the
United States.


PAcrrIc MAIL--A postal convention having been
entered into between the United States and New
Grenada for the transmission Of mails the Ishmus
Of Panama, Ordered That the postmaster Of Norfolk,
va whenever national vessel Is about to sail from that
port by order Of the Navy Department for Chagres
Portobeio, make up mail for Panama. and places be-
yond In the Pacific to include all letters and packets orr
ginaly deposited in his Office for transmission that
may be received at Il from other places in the United
States the inland postage being paid and postmastsrs at
all other offices having mail matter for the places named
or for other places beyond particularly In the Pacific
Will forward the same in postage to Norfolk