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WASHINGTON, July %. 1874.


Death Of Tuly r. Wise-N.ws f. ON II d. Wise
-1heophaus Fisk Uilson Shannon Louisiana
Etection--Ihe Jeras Question John Jones'
Declaration Of War-Spanish Minister- Coon
Song Se'enade, &c.


J. G. BENNETT, EsQ.-


Mr.. Tully r. Wise, lst Auditor Of the Trea-


sury, died yesterday. He was man much re-
spectea, and good officer. Collector Van Ness


may now, from the vacancy occurring, transfer a
hundred or two of his applicants to Washington.
Who knows but some one Of them may meet
with the reward OF the "early bird?"


Mr.. H. A. Wise, on his way to Brazil, (some-
Faya one Of the Azore Islands. Health Of him.
sell and family good. This will be gratifying To
every man who properly appreciates the heart and


the talents OF Henry A. Wise. From his thin and
his return. The intelligence from him is, there
fore, the mo,e agreeable He cannot fail 10 be OF
servl.e IN our commercial intercourse with Brazil
Mr.. Theophilus Fisk, late editor OF the Norfolk
sold Dominion" who waited here, with the


patience cf Job, all winter and spring tor his little
,ppoln,ment, studying French in the meantime,
left week ago, Gas y apprlsed you at the time)
with dispatches Tor Mr. Wheaton, at Berlin. We
are Informed that he sails in the first packet, rom
New York, OF course, from the tact that she al
ways sends out the first packets)


Hon. Wllson Shannon on Friday last sailed (U.
) ship Falmouth) from Norfolk tor Vera Cruz, Oh
his way TO Mexico. The Madisonian, IN noticing


The fact last evening, calls the Minister Wilson X.
shannon. There IS no "R" in his name, John.
What did you put it in for Re-annexation-hey?
From the result OF the Louisiana elections, the
Democrats must admit some little disappointment
We are apprehensive that the Texas bubble didn'l
shine as il ought to shine. Mr.. Van Buren and
Col. Benton took the right ground there-and not
withstanding the s'goden moment," and the "iron
hoop of Old Hickory. Our friends might have
known, that as "anne xation" was Tyler project,
it would burn their fingers in attempting to handle
it. ALLOW US on this subject TO introduce TO You
the m0gnus princtpium OF the Administration, the
lnflexlble John Jones. Clear hear.) John says,
in his leader Of yesterday-"Texas must and VIII
be annexed to this country, if force should be
necessary to accomplish TINS object" Here, now
what have you got 10 say TO that, Mr. Bryant =
surely John must have had his queue fabricated
with bears oil when he penned that warlike decl
sion. "Walk along, john"


The retired nelghborhood Of our quarter was in.
vaded last night, by the Clay Glee Club, who ser.
enaded numoer OF their friends, in the most ap
proved coon doggrels, set TO the latest negro cho
| russss. "Othellos occupations gone" Genera


Morris may hang up his fiddle, unless he can scrape
a second to the yellow girl OF Alabama, As
| Lucy Neal" now blended with the fortunes o.
"Harry Clay" BoB