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There has been paid from the Treasury
of Massachusetts,, since 1885, the sum Of
one thousand and twehty-oHe dollars, as a
bounty on silk, agreeable to the provisions
of an act for that purpose.


FRIcATE CoNsTITUTIoN.-"Old Iron
sides'' was towed up to the city of New
York, by two steamboats,. 1t is stated that
this old and favorite ship requires eome
fifty petty officers and seameh tocomplete
her crew, when she will sail for the Pacia
fic.


Twenty-Five Of the Prescott prisoners
have been pardoned by Lit. Gov. Arthur,
and conveyed to Sackett's Harbor in a
British steamer.


Texas has territory Of 800 miles in
extent in one direction, and 700 in anoth-
er. 1t encompasses land enough to afford
accommodation to twenty millions ofinha-
bitants.


DIFFUSION. British Penny Maga-
zine circulatcs 100000 copies weekly
the Saturday Magazine $4,000 copies,
and Chambers Edinburgh Journal 60,O00.


Water from the White Sulpher springs,
New York, has become a new article Of
commerce in that region. About so tons
have been already sold to order, and for
warded to various parts of the state.


CHARLES II. Ramsey, one of the editors
of the Cincinnati Republican,, died in Gal
weston, Texas, on the 9th. MI. Ramsey
had been in Galveston but short time.


The vestrymen of the Trinity church,
New York, have The entire control of The
funds of that church, amounting to 49,
100000 There is fine picking among
the crumbs, and Office is eagerly sought
after.


PRoDIcIoUs SHEET OF PARER.-At the
Colinton works, in Scotland, a sheet of pa
per has been recently produced, which,
though but fifty inches wide, measured
mile and half in length, and weighed
between five and six hundred pounds'


The steamboat PennsylvaRian, from
New Orleans to Tuscumbia, while lying
at Paducah, ON the night of the 23d ult.,
was burnt to the waters edge.
Mr.. Pohtois, the French Envoy at Wash
ing,on, has returned to Europe by the
Great Western. Mr.. rageot, the Secre-
tary of the Envoy remains as Charge
d'Afaires.


Coop BUsINEss.-The receipts from the
rail road between Philadelphia and Balti-
more, for the month of March, amounted
to the large sum of $49,350.


The Wallack complimentary benefit in
New York yielded $4,000, this beats our
complimentary benefits in New Orleans.
! Business of every description, now that
the turmoil of the election is over in New
York, continues to improve. The bounda
ry war--they never mention it.


The damage by the Albany fire is esti.
mated at $l5O,000 which was not insur.
ed The Catholic church was saved by
the cxertiors of the congregation, without
the aid of an engine-or, as some Of the
papers say, by miracle.


As proof of the increasing popularity
| VI tue pICSCut duNIlHloLldtIUl, we
refer the reader to the late elections in
New Hampshire and Connecticut. In the
former state the democratic majority last
year was 30O0-now Il is more than 5000.
In Connecticut the federal majority last
year was about 6000--now it is but 2700.
The people begin to discover the delusions
with which the abolition wings have do.
ceiVed them.


WHIcn is RIGnr.-The resolutions on
the subject of slavery, were opposed by
Mr., Adams, because they DENIED the
right Of petition. Which Of those two
gentlemen are right? They both voted
against them. Do not the people see the
corrupt league between the Federalists
and Ahoitionists? Both are "WHIGS." !"
Both vote on the same side Of every party
question. One is an advocate of Aboli-
ton, the other of slavery. Can there be
any honesty in such a coaltion.--Albdny
Argus


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fly said ven he got fast in the molasscs.