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1 -i. pi e'iiilc.l the p ‘rtibility of any report
durti;>’ ire -r Mti+iou. n the ejUTUiittee are in
lhei s u h jouro.fl after referrin’ the message
IV SEN ATE Feb. 8.
.TlUhopPt
M l) - ,o *':/erai efforts to
t >!''• u {> i< j i o'o'ion offered orj Thursday calljoe
j • i’ 1 / av!i.Kii that the hour
Mr h i ral-ri, who had the floor, aiH he was
&lr f-ni-i he h u!d be cor* pulled to aek
to v ‘ <i hava on the motion to post pone the
rpecoit oi.Ur w;i!i a view to fake up the regolu
t:or, becviHrc. fhtf effect of ti.at motion must be
to < ll*i 111 Ihe if I*, qinri in a different form
from v. ■ r ■. <M be on the resolution of reference.
rhi! ■ > h m v.! vote be taken ii rat on the
do ay ii/ oi the resolution of inquiry
’ . in
{*%!> n w - ♦ •! ir i-ii t<i a proper con
hi hr.:.— t s’ ;; ! • but if, he .S ;mte prefer*
o&ll ir upaftei w r
i . • •i” withdrawn.
tbewti peifeoUy wiUii%
tojtive w yin order that the Senate mht. p&aj
\ *- *if • ..i Co:.--. iflU* ally than they
had • ! •iv !. 11 swa under the iuip*- d
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~ . die wed
h ® W ; ai'h. it .) Juako tji: uitoiifj.t. Ifhe hftdeup
v';s
Iw . I *to ‘ ! Ii •j'b tlother tiny, would have §at
ir \ t l tt u‘ ID turthar inforuuitjon would be af
i
ho < a y •• *t -v, h tica'red so apeak upon
the -Hi ) Ct Jisi;,!:’ tun ui well prtH'eeti HOW f 8 to de
fer h ‘ M.-i* ru ! & uuf *l wo t houlU have a report from
,v|: (t , aid b i he r< plied to the qmarion of
the *’ i a’ i ire. s M-sru-, tha! he wai ?.of authorised
to ep <k forth” s’ . t .--*dtce f but would aay, on liie
own rs po |‘V V that the question oftheae frauds
\i i j ; t hi <r lh c-Miur.it t: e; and further, that
th. Mon o wo aid liinli'Tt-ako to carry out any
,1 s. j .i uh .h tue SeiMiU* might think proper to
giVO
Ml V-V’. rt'. n rep'i. and that he uuderetood the nn
t,v-ro’ * -H i:e.tor ns he hug repeated it; but that
a v.v,r md c-uvove-i tim itrpfeaflion so hla mind
that • in would b iflfot led that
W! .w bad Mr F< wvivlen then proceeded to
ct M in- ..t on ti e Pm uhli m k n:cßs?nife, raying that it
me and; ivTii *.. •’ iaw and dojign, and wac intended
naan a- m ; nmiry t* tlfccttheir miudu
in referc"‘” ! i*i gi* t question.
;{• it i n-i. me iuefage, paying that he
-
. i :n , o rein lined that p’avery
t *t v i;r ::i * ‘•'liilory, vrlucti w*asa*.oleu and rob
•t • Ci■: v sfd lb : j ccin briefly ettaokel Fen
m-1 oi. p--.“n : and Ir. David accused him of
t a ty l V > l)'vv to lecture he dented
th.i : •V h ands s • t slavery in the States where it
was* • ii ! ‘!, or advanced ci union entimenta;
t'o ■h: ■ • iVi. in wide ix it*V t*haf
the latt.i v •* er-drt*. Pnrce’a Cabinet a dieuoion
man.
Mr Da* ‘ ‘wv faCe.nnd that the extract
4-! i; - . o. j j veil mid be explained that
he.“ idVd i'. . ;oi’s c -Jin-e would have the of
-1 f ,r ., i,r! 'VT a , rd
;
Tue k * w: s then referred to the
ComnnUir•• on T< n.•.
P, -V .c • • . by Mr Dauglaa toget np iis
rADut ■ >. ea! for luf-ia.ation from the Pieid
dsutl'tia'iVv iv Luc.'* .ilTairs, t'.v Senate adjourn*
ed.
HOUSE.
‘the Uo were < t>wded to day
nu.iv fc- tu.a on ..oy previous oocaeion. Many la*
‘ r . - :.k .a. ;t and the pending proposition
*• *, ‘u s c . < r; tl.edemand tor the jieviom
. . - ral tno:ions to refer the Preei
c .cm i-t: the snoj.c* of Kansas.
• i • i:- mu 1 :-r i e ; rt*viou9 question was then
Mr. W •: Maim', demanded the yeas
and nay* w 1 •• g i m q t*l,oa to be so decided in
Th* , • >.u was them irdered lobe put by
pe i . f i ; vote was watched by everybody
Vl:c a? w.vi atouunced to be on the
ttittiu- ’ Dull-: •:
i\ h t id the Ton special emmtit- j
“*■ °*y* lu |
of the >*• t * .* Ui.it mo-ton op**u the table —
dad ou • Mr. Harris, o [Uti oW, (as rs
-I*r:ru;or. % v 1. ag.evd to-yeas Us.nays
tV * bdi y j lie a*e ::netl, when j
ri ’ . .. ’.o’: n. In tktoocn !
IN SENATE Feb $. j
flo !; .• ; ? - k, Cameron, C; ruid-j
r-- • %cV i .rV ‘ii-,>, m llar’a:'* j
Job two . A iv .o T *'"'tvou oi Rent tick >\ !
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t iu i * ‘• ... v ... D.nxa-k f.r j
r■ _ o’ ■ 4 ’ -’ ‘ J . au ‘-'i’ ;
• to rati'. - j .■ e cos •'i fli* hcuu.s
] rir** • f the United States and that St- - t*. wes
*.Mr II k.n rs? red a res'lution, which wm adopt*
• l‘ providing 1 r the appointment cf a special cam
niittee to investigate all tue facts and circumstances
7 eof h tract of
>.ri ntW/v- • ; or Wilkin.■*on*a Point, New York,
rnment fort.ficaUors, last year, with pow
-1 er t tend for persona aud papers.
Th- remain >er of t. “ day was occupied with the
■ reception ot biiie and rr Rotation* frenn various meic-
IN SENATE Feb. 10.
Mr. Harlan presented the credential* of Mr.
I Grimes, the new Senator from lowa.
Mr. Dorglae attempted to bring up his Kansas
j resolution.
i Mr. Davis objected, and called for the yeas and J
1 l*ys
j Mr Douglas proceeded to give Lis rer sons wny
the res< anon should be consnieted new
Mr Davis objected b any discussion of merits
I of the question, when Mr. Douglas “fired up.” I
I < \ ;.iing lb- right to discoid from the practice cf |
! r in * ”;*-r cHe proceeded by refer* j
i r : g the fraudulent election in K.au.-as. and claimed
t -ri -V of the S-xatcrs to demand an immediate
j l “ ’ y and Mr Davis cab i him to order |
&eveVa: times, bu: the Ch ir permitted Mr. Douglas
! ... vr ,. i( .e4 Heoontiriued. ra-iugthat “he pledged |
I I *.* if the lyjoalo j fro u Virginia and Mu/sissip*
p w *u u guara*ite- t-.*at hereaftet tue Kansas ques
i. J tj* , u j,e pr:.- c i upon him until Le got
I Mr. Mason inle.ropting.—“The resolution ?hali
ue v*-r pard bv aL> aid of mine.”
Mr. Douglas.—‘ That’s lrank. ’ He tLen pro
(l. when Mr. Mason again objecting. Mr. I
Jif la* called for the yeas and nays.
Ii vo*e being taken, toe object on of Mr. Da*
Iv s -ud-iiced—yeaft Si. nays *24. The absentees
j “*r Messrs Alien, Bate*, Br >wn. Ciark, Clay,
i Fi cfa, Orecn, Hunter of Arkanue J-*-. neon. Pearce,
i keid ot K/'Drucky/rii-zinsOu of New Jersey, Thomp
son and Wright ‘
i Is. army bili was then debated by Messrs. Ma
| son and D vvis.
! Ti.o army bill was dlecoseed for two or three
hour by Mfec-rs. Cm enden, Davis, Houston, Haie
l aiidoiLo e. p-ii without taking the question, the
Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
The consideration ot tbs bill amendatory of the
acl for the en.'ety of passengerd on board ot vessels
propelled in whole or iupait by was re
! Mr. Miles Taylor advocated additional provisions
to c trry out the*present law, which in many respects
Mr J *hu Cochrane explained the provisions of
Mr. Clarke, of New York, opposed eeveral of the
features of the measure, an • wanted further time to
examine a measure of it s character.
Mr LeicLer regarded the bill os violative of tne
constitution, as il proposed to interfere with rights
•>i the btate-i and to interfere with the private bosi-
The House adjourned.
IN SENATE Feb. 11.
,? r. Seward presented the memorial of citizens o!
Albany, offering to raise a regiment of volunteers
for the army in Utah.
Mr. M?i3on presented n joint resolution conferring
authority upon the President to make appropriate
arrangements for the reception of the distinguished
Naval Officer now on hia way from Turkey on a
visit to the United States.
Mr. Biggs objected.
Mr. Evans reported n resolution making an ap
propriation f r printing the opinion of the Supreme
Coutt in the Dred Scott case.
Mr. Dooiittie ottered au amendment, that in pass
ing the resolution the Senate does not mean to en
dorso the doctrines of the Dred Scott decision, and
called the yeas and nays.
X; e question being put it was decided affirms
lively—yeas ID. Broderick voted nay. The ab
ren'cen ‘were M* - rs. Bates, Bell, Ciaik, Critten
dec*. Douglas, Johnson. Reid, Stuart, of Kentucky,
and Thompson.
A discursive debate took place on the resolution
as amended.
Mr. Came oa, though compelled to vote for the
bil\ h* o .u > the wink had been done and she u’d be
paid for, protested against the Senate paying for
the copyright ot documents belonging to the Gov-
Mr. Slidell, in reply to Mr. Doolittle’s remarks
h ;uted the ide - t'lai because they were paying for
ti pr'uitingof work done, they were therefore eo
dorriug the Dred Scott decision.
some debate tiie resolution was agreed to—
yeas 32, nays 12.
On motion of Mr. Wilson it was resolved that the
‘T c ret ary of War be required to inform the Senate
\vh'j‘>. *ihcerH of the Army belonging to the regiments
now in active service are absent trom the service,
and cause for their absence.
The Senate then proceeded to the consideration
of the Army bill.
Without coming to a conclusion on the bill the
Senate adjourned tili Monday.
HOUSE.
The announced the following gentlemen
\n the C< minttreo created under the resolution of
Mr. Harris, of Illinois, to which w&3 referred the
K ins message and Lecompton Constitution, with
instruct*oijs to investigate the alleged election frauds
in said Territory: Messrs. Harris, of Illinois; Ste
phens, Morrell, L echer, Wade, Quitman, Winslow,
Bennett, of New York, White, VV&lbridge, Ander
son, Stephcrson, Adrain, Buffingtou and Russell
The following gentlemen were announced hs the
select committee to examine into the facts connec
ted with the purchase and sale of n tract of land at
Wiik‘neon’B Point for fortification purposes :
Me* -*v. Haskins, Hopkins, Wood. Florence, and
Hall ot Massachusetts.
lie Horse then resumed the consideration of the
bill amendatory of the act for the preservation of
lives of passengers on steamboats.
After some debate the bill was committed to
(V- (’ . iciftee of the Whole on the state of the
U* i ti.
Mr. Stai t* n, from the Select committee in rMa
t:m to the disbursement of money by Lawrence,
■ ilc Cos ,to influence the passage of (lie Tariff
Act ot p: -7, mad •. a report, embodying t!o answer
of J W. Walfvittto a question propounded to him,
to the ffee: that he had used no money to mtlu
en< o the action ov procure the vote or any member
of Congress for that measure, nor had he any knowl
edge that money was so used. Further than this
he refuses to answer.
‘TI-* Cou.ittee say they have evidence to show
t.hai * 1,000 offh ?*i3?,tioo waa put into Mr. Walcott’s
tiaiiur: and they deem it material to know from him
whether he admits the receipt of any such sum,
and how it waa expended. The witness having re
fused to answer the question, the Committee re
entntned that the Speaker bt.- nuthonz-d to issue his
van ant to the Si grant at-Arms for the aueet of
Mr. Walcott and have him before the bar <>f the
House forthwith to answer for contempt.
Mr. Stanton remarked that Mr. WaDott said that
I. id not rec ive the money toil flue nee the action
Congr js?, bu* peremptorily re*used to say that
he received .t tor any purpose. The question was
whet 1 * r the m ney was put into the hand3 of Mr.
Wale “ to inflaenoo the action of Congress. The
o.anniitteo believe that an answer to tb'B question
ii essential ta proper investigation, end they want
to know from whom ami f>r what purpose he re
ceived it. It the Committee cannot compel answers
the committee had better be disbanded.
The House, after some debate, passed the resolu
tion aud then adjourned.
Washington, Feb. 12.
The Senate was not in session.
HOUSE.
The Sergeant at-Anns having reported that he
had hi i-bt-diem t- in the order ot'thu House, arrested
John W. Walcott, ha was required to bring him
bi-f ire the liar.
Toe S’ anker, in pursuance to a resolution adopt
ed -at tion of Mr. Stanton, a c ked him what ex
cuse he had for not answering the question pro
poHuil t” him by the select committee, “v. hetlier
lie had received any money or securities from Messrs.
Lawrence, Slone * Cos , sometime in March last,
to the amount of $311,090, more or loss, and whether
he was uow prepared to answer that and all other
proper questions.’’
The w il’. I '--- waa sworn by Ihe Speaker as to tho
1 ruth *his written reply, which was to the effect
hr ‘.ev iis here in obedience to an order of the
House to answer for alleged contempt committed
by him. Me assured tbe House in all sincerity that
he did not design noi suppose that he was guilty of
any such offence, ami respectfully asked until
Monday to purge himself of the charge ot contempt
and fully justify his conduct. He wished also again
to consult his counsel.
Mr. Stauton moved that the indulgence asked be
granted end that ho be remanded to tbe custody of
th- Sergeant-at Aiim and have the beuefit ot coun
•Vr. Cochrane raid ft must be very remarkoble
circumslancts to justify any gentleman to raise an
objection, but her u'.d not do otherwise than inter-
I pot.- a protest against farther delay.
Mr. Cl hr ns coneinvedin Mr. Cochrane's views.
T a witness had admitted indirectly that he receiv
ed 1.. money. Why not answer distinctly .and
honestly ? Why reek delay ?
Mr. C irk Cochrans said the House was eutitU and
to a oil cot response to the interrogatory, but there
as nothing unreasonable in the ivitiiesa asking an
opportunity toconeu'.t counsel, which privilege was
ace.’ tiled to Ihe meanest iriminals.
Mr. Dawes remarked that if anybody had used
n; ’!'■)’ eorruptly he w.-uld exo*t lumrelt to discover
the wrong and but why not grant the delay ? Was
be dignity of this House eo far gene tta‘. it could
not last a day. Were they in such peril that they
would not give ills witness tune to answer the ques
tion
I Mr. Stanton's resolution was then passed.
Jir Boyco, from tho Committee of Elections,
I Hindi ai> [i rt on the memorial of Mr. Br rks who
| contests tiie right of the seat now held by Mr Davis,
of Maryland, lt was read. The Commit lee do not
agree whb Mr. Brin ks that testimony cannot be
| taken in Baltimore and that tiie security of w;t
rieeses oarnot be de( ended npou. owing to the im
plication of the tiuthorities inthea'kged “frauds
I nod outrages,’ and uielaure ths prrceedmgs of
j Mr. Why!.', u.to is quietly proceeding in a similar
j business in contesting the seat of Mr Harris, of
| Maryland. They therefore report a resolution that
it is inexpedient to grant the prayer of the mem->
; ialist for appointment of a committee to take testi
mony.
! SI: L\.ii!ips mede e report from the minority of
I the emmittee, providing for tbe examination of
I wi'nesses and the procurement of testimony, etc ,
through the commit.'re.
Tho further consideration of the subject was
Mr. Hoard, of New York, rose to a question of
prlv. . and offered a reioloti n for the appoint
[ u.ei.; of a ?.! .t e- mmittee < f five members, to in
i quire wi ether the Executive has sought to influence
• e voles of m .. 1 -r- if Congress, (in trie Kansas
quest;, n Mr. Hoard read from the correspondence
•• 1; chaaond S mtfa sad the York Tribune
t pro.; the charges, or as showing that a foun
-1 Mr linruA. wrote came Bad beeu mentioned in
tie Tribune os having ben iufiuouced, roi and
S', ra qu, ,-t cji f order wire raised.
ilr. Wurrtn euid that no member on tho Deiro
c-atio tide could lima be influenced. 11, was for
j cha-ges and not tor stabs under tbe fifth rib.
| not tmbidy such matter as presented a question ci
‘ Who!; on ihe private ca ecdxr, but did nothing of
; moment afterward aejo -rued nil Monday.
i Whit r the Difference ?—A Ge rgti correa
! pondmt o; the National Intel igencer recently sub-1
j milted toe following question .
i Wi! yu bo kind enough to point out tome the
j ehr-ree of tue Constitution in which Congress, at its
■ pre—ert f- • fund authority to pass the act I
1 .., poverirg ti e Secretary of;L.* Trea- rv to issue l
I eoi stfutienat f.w onr Government to have struck
• off and then to utter these eaxe Treasc-y notes.
n Liob are but c -ve prom sea to pay, wouid not the
j fame clause in the Constitution under which ! hi,
j rower is t lai-ned. express y cr by implication, justi
! fy th= eslab. srintnt t-v Corgris* cf a Uni’ed States
, Bank, property regulated and restricted ?
1 The following is the reply of the editors :
We do cot oarselvee see how i is that tue same
I instrument iu the perto mauve of itjurgauiclunc
‘‘•'us. tiuds itseri! capable of suppiyirg. at a pinch,)
: w.:; are ,a ; and f're trury .\\ :•. w-:.e it is agau st j
■ a ~Mr the svre tning under the name of j
jf’ • f but we have no doubt a satisfactory |
: e ” V ° o' 3 ’ kivea fir this contrariety by those |
. il ‘* l ” *■ ‘k the marttioe ; und.ras our |
j Srhin'r* , -• w,> take the liberty of refer- j
‘“ r ‘ J ftlowcuiien, the pteoent I
’ vhcv'irg 0 D yr tm * at Z I
j . ” , wu iri be aide to give I
ii- .*t. -2 - --. u.
; the i
I “ 1 ’ - ’ qr..e a., imposing appear- j
I b- r.u’ .. ; p.t tic. ? c-f it w m.uutains. piled oce
■ ill eve rb.ti.tr. until their t ns kiss the o'.ouds that
; ; to I _o3 who have cot seen, knew
act Lew ‘.osep-re te f c trajiu fieeat e slyuL
Later from Europe.
The following Additional items of European Intel
ligence brought by the Indian, we copy from . e j
Baltimore Sun:
The advance in Cotton was in consequence of the
American advices per tbe Niagara, and the coi ’ li
ned case in the money market. Middling .ns
is quoted at 7, Mobile Bj. and Upianos at 6 IJ ib
Tot- market closed firm. Rice au.i. Tea qm-t
and slightly cheaper. Taiiow dull and droopmg.
The animation in the Cotton market at Liverpool
does no* extend to Manchester, and the manufactu
rers and spinners complain of their inability to ob
tain the price* which the enhanced value of Cotton
demands. . . . ,
In the London money market there !• scarcely
any demand, although money is offered at three per
j ce2: > on choice paper. Foreign stocks are flat—
Bank = hares are firm. The Bank of England pur-
I ebaeed only EI4<J.OOO of gold on Tuesday, and the
j pAiii bullion tow in its vaults is believed to exceed
j £ sterling. Consols, after official hours
j on Tuesday, further declined, closing at 94^995.
No failures of importance Lad occurred in any
j direct on.
Fr.a.nce —The Havre cotton maiket had advanced
I wi'k & more general demand.
bullion in the Bank of France was steadily
increasing.
At Paris, on Tuesday, there was an increasing
l improvement in the general commerce of France.
No day has yet been fixed for the trial of Pierri
and his accomplices, who are supposed tohave been
. connected with the plot against the Emperor Napo
leon’s life.
It ia proposed to divide France into four military
departments, and establish depots cf arms, &c., bo
I that, should the Emperor be taken away, France
I will have at hand materials for maintaining order.
| The London Morning Post, in an edito-ial article,
iasits that be dote by England to
show that it has no sympathy with those execrable
miscreants —the Nena Sahibs of revolutionary Eu
rope—who, in the security which England affords,
l ave plotted and conspired against the life of the
Emperor of the French.
Russia. —lt is alleged, on the authority of a let
ter, that Russian agente have been creating a fer
ment in the Sclavonic provinces of Turkey, by
circulating documents relative to the projected
abolition of eerfdom in Russia.
Austria —The Austrian government Las for
warded dispatches to Paris and London, which ex
press a desire to adopt a concilitary policy with re
gard to the navigation of the Danube.
Tukket.— Fresh disturbances have broken cut
in B -snia, and the Porte ha3 dispatched thither a
iarye body of troops.
The Ottoman government has published a plan
of the ministry for the withdrawal of paper money,
by means of an of 312,000,000 francs of sehims
guarantied by the produce of custom duties and
direct taxes.
Belgium. —Letters from Ghent announce that the
government had refused to change the laws in ref
erenee to political refugees.
Italy. —Xo further revolutionary attempts at
Aucond had taken place.
India and China —Additional telegrams, pub
lished in tbe English journals, announce an antici
pated engagement with tbe rebels at Alumbagb,
and that Gen. Outram Was preparing for defence.
An immense number of rebels were concentrating
a: Bi’.hoor.
The Queen of Oude is dead.
Tiie intelligence from China is entirely devoid of
striking features. The course of the French fleet
in reference to the anticipated attack ou Canton is
unknown. It is believed that tbe Chinese authori
ties will rej-ct the British ultimatum, in which event
fearful slaughter is apprehended
Stain. —The new ministry already meets with
considerable opposition.
I,ater from Europe—By the City of Bntimoi-e
The screw steamship City of Baltimore, from
Liverpool at 9.30 A. M. on the 27th of January, ar
rived at this port at 11 o’clock yesterday morning,
with freight an passengers.
The news by the City of Baltimore is of the same
dates as that brought by the Indian. We give, how
ever, some intelligence not contained in the tele
graphic suu mary, from Portland, published Buu
dav morning.
the London I imes—taking its text trom a Phila
delphia journal—moralizes upon physical decay in
America, and suggests that if the spirit of the pub
lic schools of England was transferred to the New
World the result would be beneficial.
A boat containing four men, belonging to the
American ship Milton, was capsized in the Mersey
on tbe evening of 26th, and all were drowned, ns
well as the boatswain's mate of the steamer Indian
who attempted to rescue the men.
Mr. Dallas and family, and the members of the
American Legation, attended all the Court ceremo
nies connected with the marriage of tbe Princess
Royal.
The Latest.
Kkancx.—London, Jan. 27. — The official part of
the Monitcur cf yesterday contains a large number
of congratulatory addresses, presented to the Em
peror by the various regiments of the army, and a
statement that those published are only a selection
iuteuded to show the spirit of loyalty which ani
mates tbe troops.
Loan son India. —lt is stated iu the Daily News’
City Article, that there is an impression that the
sum to be immediately raised by the East India
Company will be about £5,(100,0(10, though possibly,
to sive trouble, authority may be taken at the
same time to raise a similar sum next year, should
it be necessary.
Rome, Jan. 26. — The Geneva governmeut has
replied to the Federal Council that the investigation
which has just been made has not led to the
discovery of any charge that can be brought to
bearou the attempted assassination on the lllh.—
The government of Geneva adds that it will ex
ercise a strict survillance over the conduct of the
refugees.
The following appears in the Advertiser Rome,
Jan. 23d :
The police have beeu exceedingly sharp sinoe the
news of the attempt of the 1 -lib in Paris. They
have, or pretend to have seised a number of letters
indicating that a political movement was projecting
to take place on the loth January, and that the
conspirators only await the signal of insurrection.
A number of persons have been arrested at Ascoii.
They confess to having committed fiftj political
assassinations since the year 1850.
The Post scys :—“We feel as certain as belief can
make us that the government must and will pro
pose, on the opening of Parliament, a measure for
the punishment of political assassins.'’
The Times points out that murder is a crime to
the moral sense of all mankind, not so the attempt
to change the form of government; so while we
need not make it equally a crime to plot a revolu
tion at home or in some foreign country, there is
much to be said for making it criminal to compass
murder, whoever and wherever tbe. intended vic
tim.
A despatch received iu Paris from Persia, says
that the lion. Mr. Murray, the English Plenipoten
tiary, is dangerously ill.
Yesterday the bridal gifts, presented to the Prin
cess Royal, wore exhibited st Buckingham Palace,
to a select nnmber of gentlemen connected with the
press.
Wist Coast or ArmcA.—Tue mail steamer
North of Europe, arrived at Plymouth yesterday
atteruoon. She left Fernando Po, on the 11th De
cember, lsonuy 15 h, Lagos 25th, Acra 2Dth, Cape
Coast 30th, Sierra Lsoae Jan. 6th, and Madeira
21 st. The general health of the coast was good, but
iu Benin and Biara fogs were prevalent, and navi
gation necessarily dangerous. The slave trade on
the coast whb brisk, but commercial affairs were
dull. Ou the arrival of the Sunbeam at Fernando
an at tempt was made to relieve the crew of the Day
Spring in the Ebo country.
The Times'jjity Article says, letters from Iludcrs
field mention the failure of an old firm, Messrs.
Junes Shaw 2k Cos., woolen manufacturers.—
Liabilities stated at £30,000; assets it is feared
small.
On the London Stock Exchange yesterday, it is
staled the competition between the London arid
Northwestern and Great Northern Railway Com
panies has arrived at its termination.
Atthe public sales of sugar yesterday, a fall of
lid. to Is. e* cwt. was established. 7500 chests of in
riigu are now declared for the quarterly sala, Feb.
Bth. The Arrow has arrived from China, with
283,700 lbs. of tea.
The bar silver by the West India steamer had
beeu sold at fit j. being an advance of J. The wool
dt aiers of Bradtord have resolved to shorten the cre
dit given iu the trade to thrse months.
At present gold is 2 lOths dearer per cent, in Lon
don than in Paris ; 8 lOths per cent, dearer than in
Hamburg, and the rate of exchange between Eng
land and New Y'ork just suffices to leave a small
profit on the importation of gold from the United
States.
The English funds opened at the steady prices of
Saturday, but in the afternoon the market became
very dull, and the closing operations show a reao
tiou of 1-2 per cent. The next Consul account is
fixed for March 4, and the last official price for that
date was i*s|®9s§. In the Stock Exchange the rate
tor loans is fioni 2 <t2 1-2 per cent. In the discount
market, on the best bills, there is a good supply at
3 per cent.
iu the foreign exchanges this afternoon the rate
for Hamburg was higher; Paris and Amsterdam a
bout the same as at last post. The final prices of
the French 3's on the Paris Bourse this evening
show an advance of £. About £ 209,000 in gold was
taken to the Bank to-day: £50,000 is Bussi&n and
the remainder chiefly Brazilian and American.
A Swedish loan fur railway purposes is expected
to be introduced in the course of a few days. The
amount will be about £ 1,200,000. — Times City Ar
ticle, Tuesday, V. M.
Tuesday, P. M.—A reduction of the rate of dis
count at the Bank of England on Tuesday next, to
1 per cent, is regarded as certain. The terms iu the
open market will still be below those of the Bank.
The discount market is very quiet. The funds
were decidedly heavy, and closed at a fall of 12per
per cent. The decline is believed to be principa’ly
attributable to the sale of a very large amount of
stock standing in the name of a deceased peer.
London, 8:20, A. M.—wind 8. E. and weather
tine. —Daily Serrs City A rlide.
Xe ! .v Yofk Stock Market—Rise or Stocks.—
ihe Stock Market shows plainly the speculative ef
fect of the present condition of the Money Market
The prices of eveu the Stock? that are classed among
the fancies, are approaching the highest quotations
of the past two years. As much of this rise follows
from a removal of all traces of panic, it may be con
sidered as sound, but that part consequent upon un
due speculation and upon a temporary employment
of capital, will, if the past history of the Stock Ex
change is to be credited, certainly be fol owed by a
corresponding reduction.
Prices at the Stock Marketeers decidedly up
ward. The sales of the two beards were larger iu
the aggregate than for some days, and show suffi
ciently the strong influence of outside unemployed
capital. Sta f e Stocks at the First Board were in
favor. Missouri Sixes opened at 84, an advance of $
over yesterday’s sales, and later in the day advanc
ed further with sales of £37,01K) Virginia advanced
*• North Carolina *, Kentucky sold at lU2 1-2, and
Tennessee at 88 12, > esterday'e prices. The sale of
New York Fives, 18dO t at 101 1-2 were small. Ia
Bank Stocks there was no demand and only sals* of
25 shares of Sloe and Leather, and 10 of Hanover
Batk -at a -light advance. In Railroad Bond* the
eiles were in the aggregate o**er SBO,OOO. Michi
gan Central $33,000 sold at OSJwhich is an advance
ufl ; La Crosse Land Grant $32,000 at 1012, an
advance of 1-2.
The principal movement of the market was ia
Railroad St cks. New York Central advanced 1,
with sales of 1600 shares. Erie advanced i touching
a 25Y with sales of 23:>0 share?; Reading advanced
j. w :;h active sa-egg Michigan Central 1, Cleveland
and Toledo 3. The rise in Panama has been cpiite
marked for some days: commencing on the sth mat
at Olf, the movement has been steadily upward and
the stock s Id at li>T to day. an advance of 2 over
last sales; Chicago and Rock Inland advanced 3,
Miiwaukie and Mississippi 1, Galena and Chicago
2j, La Crosse ), Cumberland 3J, Pacific Mail
S'eamahip declined j
At the Second Board Missouri Sixes advanced i,
with a sale of $50,000; California beven* reached
70, La Crosse advanced j. Iflinoia Central 1 2,
Cleveland and Toledo Y Milwaukie and Mississip
pi 1. Erie declined Y Reading I The other Stock*
were generally firm at farmer prices.— Courier %
Erignt er of 1 1 ‘ednexday Trent nr.
Fr: m Texas—lsdias Dxfredatioss —TheAua
tin Intelligencer has news that five citizens of
Brown county have been murdered by Indiana and
32b h . r ; e? driven off to the mountains.
The Western Tex?m say* that several Indian*
were seen a few days since some twenty five miiee
from San Antonio. They had stolen horses from
rOT.e of the ranges, and wounded other horses
which :hey left. They were soon after seen moving
le surely away with many horse*.
Flour has been selling at $lB per barrel in San
Antonio, in consequence of the difficulty of hauling
j from the coast.
; Col R. S Neighbor*, F8 . Indian Agect for Tex
as, had arrived at Austin, end informs the editor of
! the Gazette that all is peace and quietude in the
Reserve. No depreda'iot.* have been committed
j cu our frontier by the Reserve Indians. Ail the j
ve tr.ur ersacd robberies have been done by the
Kioways, Northern Camancnes and Kickapoor
A Mavthe'ter rrrat —CoL Thomas Learned.!
; of Watertown. Mass., owing to certain forgeries j
committed by his eon. which he tas been unable to J
separate from lie own transactions, has been ob- j
■ liged to part with all hie property, and is now in j
prison at the instance of cue of hi* creditor*. He
is 73 years of ege.
Jobs Gosi at Last —A paper ‘down Boutk,’* j
publishes the death of John bmith, a gentleman I
well known all ever tLe Unoe, and U an obituary
notice says : - Mr. Bmitii, we believe, was tbs last ‘
•arriving bretUr of tbs fain 11$
Kansas Intelligence.
CjrrtepoHtietice r s the. jAmenworth Ledger.
Lawrence, Feb. 2, 1858.
Some rich developments have been made to-nigbt.
To-dny the members of ihe investigating commit
tee went betore Probate Judge Milier,ot this coun
ty. aud swore out a starch warrant ro search the
Surveyor General's office and adjoining bmldrag to
find the election returns of the 21st of December
and fth of January, as they wanted them bes. iretba
committee. A warrant was issued, and Sheriff
Samuel Walker, of this county, went np this after
noon, and, under a wood pile, hurried in the ground,
candle-box was found and brought here , and to
night, in presence of Gov. Denver, C. W. Babcock,
President of the Council, aud G. W. 1 1 -i taler,
hqe&kerjpf the House, the member* of lhe commit
tee. and a great crowd, in open Coort, the box was
opened, and lo and behold t all of the retorts of both
of said elections, including the much-talked of
‘ Delaware Crossing returns,” footing up on’y three
hundred and fnrty~nine rotes, were found. Tbe
Governor, Babcock, and Mr. Deitxler examined
most of said returns, and swore that they were the
returns of the said elections, having previously been
examined by them, in presence of Mr. Calhoun, at
hia request \ excepting of course the Detwarc Cross
ing returns, which have been discovered for the first
time. The crurt. alter hearing the evidence, order
ed the returns to be placed in the bands of the com
mittee for ten days, and then to be returned to the
Governor. Adjutant General McLean, Calhoun's
chief derk ia the Surveyor General’s office, when
before the committee a few days ago, swore that
he had sent those returns to Ctuhoun, at Weston or
Platte City, (in Missouri) Some of the boys doubt
ed that, and have been watching the Surveyor
General's office for several days, and saw them bu
ried, I believe, by McLean and three others, in per
son, at night. This accounts for the direct f uocess
of Sheriff Walker in finding them. It is now 10 P.
M., and I must close. More anon.
Corrsipor.denee of the Leavenscorth Timrs.
Lawrence, Kansas, Feb. 2,1858.
The Board of Commissioners for the investiga
tion of election frauds are in sesaion at this place.
Some singular evidence has bten obtained, when
we take into consideration that which was sworn to
at Leavenworth. There must be a slight misun
derstanding with some of the witnesses, as their
statements, made under oath, ate widely different
on route important points.
Henderson (jou will recollect) etates that “he
brought the retu ns from Delaware Crossing to
Leavenworth, and gave them to Diefendorf the day
that lie arrived there : that he Baw them as tbe
judges were rolling them up to be put into tbe
box,” and that “he never saw them afterwards,”
but that Diefendorf told him the morning that he
left town that he (Diefendorf) “had sent the returns
to Calhoun.”
Diefendorf has been before the board to-day. He
etates that be “never saw the returns until the night
before Henderson started for Washington ; that H.
sent for him to come to his room ; and that H. gave
him a roll of paper at that time, which be said was
the Delaware Crossing returns, and rlso stated at
that time that there was a box in No. 27 at the
Planters’ House which contained the ballots.”—
Diefendorf had heard prior t > this that Henderson
bad brought up the returns, but does not remember
who ho obtained his information from. He did not
know that Henderson was going, nor that he had
gone down to Shawnee until election day, nor “did
he know the day that Henderson got back that he
had drought the returns.” Diefendorf also etates
Ibat he saw Henderson as he was getting into the
stage to start from Leavenworth on Tuesday morn
ing, but “did not tell him that he had sent the re
turns to Leoomptonthat he “did not give them
to Calhoun until the week following, while Calhoun
was at Weston,” (in Missouri,) and that they were
never opened by any one while in his posses
sion. Tho resurns were not sealed when II gave
them to him, but he did not see a figure or letter on
them.
Juo. G. Vaughan aud others have testified that
Mr. Thos Ewing voted at Kickapoo just before six
o'clock, P. M., and that there was but three or four
voles polled after that time. W. Y. Roberts states
that he was present when Calhoun counted the
votes at Lecompton. There were 995 names re
corded. Mr. Ewing's name occurred opposite num
ber 530. This might lead cue to believe (if he did
not know the judges to be so honest and honorable
as to be above suspicion) that they had added on
upwards of 450 names after the polls were closed.
We cannot, of conrse, charge them with this.
We have hau some sport in town this evening.
L A McLean (chief clerk of the Surveyor Gener
al’s office) testified before tbe Board of Commis
sioners yesterday. He was eery ignoraut, not only
in relation to the election returns, but was generally
igucraut. He did swear, though, that he had seen
the election returns, but never saw them open; that
Caihoun k-fi them with him after the counting at Le
compton ; that he lied them up and put them in the
Bate : that on the 19th or 25tb ultimo Calhoun sent
a messengi-r from Platte City (Missouri) with in
s ructions to send all the returns of both elections
to him at that place; and that he (McLean) did send
them aud had not seen them since, but believed
that Caffiouu had carried them to Washington ; aud
that the Delaware Agency or Crossing returns had
never been in Lecompton. The Board were well sat
isfied that the fellow was swearing falsely, as they
had, unknown to him, come into possession of some
facts in relation to the returns.
To-day Sheriff Walker went to Lecompton with
a search warrant commanding him to search the
Surveyor General’s office and grounds about the
office for the returns McLean protested loudly
against the search. YY’alker paid uo attention to
his protest, but proceeded to remove a pile of wood
ia the rear of the office, and then dug down into the
ground a short distance, when lo and behold! the
identical returns which the fellow Bwore so posi
tively to having sent to Platte City were brought
forth. Gov. Denver, the Speaker of the House,and
Chairman of the Senate have examined them, and
swear that they are the same returns which Calhoun
corrected on the 11th ultimo. Sherrard swore to
about the same that McLean did.
P. S. Since writing the above the Commissioners
have found in the book of resurrected election re
turns brought from Lecompton the much talked of
Delaware Crossing returns. Notwitstsnding the
various affidavits that have been made that they
never were in Lecompton, and that they did not
call for over forty tluee votes, they were found at
Lecompton, and had been in the possession of Cal
houn. They were certified to by the judges and
clerk in proper form. There were three hundred
and seventy nine names written out on the poll list,
with the certificates appended corresponding to that
number. Writs have been issued for McLean,
Sherrard, and the judges of election at Delaware
Agency. Diefendorf, will be retained here for a
time until the thing is cleared np. There is consid
erable feeling here because Henderson wasailosved
to escape. These returns being found at Lsoomp
ton do not correspond very well with the statement
made by Diefendorf while on oath. He swears
that he gave the Delaware Agency returns to Cal
houn at Westou after the votes were corrected at
Lecompton. If that be so, it is singular how they
should find their way to Lecompton, under a wnoa
§ile, with two feet of earth ou top of them. Evi
enee will be produced that Caluoun did have them
when be counted the other voles at Lecompton.—
The handwriling on the poll list is very similar to
the handwriting of a certain witness who has testi
fi >d before the hoard.
Telegraphic Correspondence from Washington.
Washington, Feb. 10, 1858.—The Secretary of
the Interior has a letter from Gen. Denver contain
ing the affidavits of the three Judges of Eleotious at
Delaware Crossing, certifying that only forty-three
votes had been cast at that precinct. Secretary
Thompson sent for Gen. Calhoun and presented to
his attention these facts, which could not be resisted
or rebutted. As they decide the Legislature in tavor
of the free-Stale party, Mr. Calhoun is now determin
ed to issue certificates accordingly, and justides his
refusal heretofore on tbe ground that fabricated re
ports had been made to him, aud that the statement
of one of tbe judges, while in duress, was not en
titled to consideration. It is represented that he has
never yet seen the official returns, which are now
in Lecompton. Regarding the election of State
officers, he proposes delivering the returns to the
Slate Legislature, whenever assembled, to be pro
claimed officially.
Treatment or Manures.—A practical farmer
and gardener in the American Farmer s Magazine
has enunciated several bold truths which Las but
recently attracted the attention of agricultural
chemists. He advocates tbe theory that until ma
nure has undergone such termentatiou as to pro
duce sensible beat, there can be no loss of the es
sential elements of vegetation by gazeous escape.
That the escaping gases from fresh or saturated ma
nures form uo part of tbe gazeous elements which
are the food of plants. lienee the offensive smell
that issues from them is no sort of consequence, un
less the putrefactive fermentation is going on by
tbe process of sensible heat. That if manure heaps
are put upon the soils they are intended to supply
so as not to generate heat, there is no sensible loss
except by leakage from saturation aud this goes in
to the soil and is not lost.
We announced several years ago tbe same prin
ciple, practically, in an essay written for tbe South
ern Central Agricultural Society, by advocating
the hauling out of fresh manures to the fields mix
ing them with carboaaceous manures, such as de
caying leaves &o. her., putting them up in small
conical heaps to prevent fire fanging by admit
ting a free access of air, as the best method for sa
ving tbe m st ot tbe ammonia as well as the fixed
salts. It is a little singular now that Professor
Voeleker of the Agticullural College of Circenster
England and John Johnston an extensive farmer of
Western New York have recently simuitaneonsiy
announced the same principle, one by explaining
the chemical action of the theory the other by as
serting its pra< tioal truths from a series of facts ac
cumulated in the lapse of years.
We have no hesitancy in embracing the theory
of Prof. Voeleker. as it accords with our practice
iu the matter for years although we had not arrived
at the conclusions that he has announced. The re
sult will be very advantageous to farmers and pro
duce quite a change iu the whole system of Manure
making, we mean that clsss of farmers or planters
professedly guided by science, and believin? in the
truth of tbe axiom that knowledge is power and
money too. Instead of throwing out their manure
into the pound or to be washed away by tbe rains
of winter, they will learn the econr my of hauling
them to the poor spots iu the fields intended for
their application, and mix them with mould oi
soil if nothing else is at hand to keep il cool and pre
vents its waste, as the les.kage will permanently
benefit the soil aroond end the loss by evaporation
will be nothing if the manure is kept cool as it
may be.
This is an interesting subject and we expect to
refer to it more in detail for the benefit of those
who are engaged iu renovating worn out lands, and
are at a loss how to husband all of the meanE in
tneir power to the beet advantage. —Sparta Osar
ran.
The Kinsas Investigating Committee.—A
good deal of interest has been manifested in
what is called the cast of the Select Committee of
the House, to whom was referrea, some days seo,
the President's message on Kansas affairs. The
Washington Union publishes the names of the gen
tlemen composing that committee, with the locali
ties they represent and their political affiliations, re
marking :
“ It will be seen that it is an eminently fair com
mittee, as well as an abl* one. All the various por
tions of the Union are represented, and all tbe lead
ing shades of political opinion in the House given a
fair expression. We are sure that it will not be
within the power of the most captious to object to
th - material manner of its constitution, and that the
discrimination and fiirness of the Speaker will be
eommended by ail just minds.
“The committee is composed of tbe following gen
temea :
T.L. Harris, chairman..lllinois Douglas.
Alexander H Stevens.. Georgia democrat.
Justin 8 Morrill Vermont black rep.
John Letcher Virginia democrat.
Edward Wade Ohio black rep.
John A. Quitman Mississippi democrat.
Warren Winslow N. Carolina...democrat.
henry Bennett New York black rep.
Allison Whi'e Pennsylvania., democrat.
DavidS Walfcridge.... Michigan..... .black rep.
Thomas L Anderson.... Missouri American.
John W. Stevenson Kentucky democrat.
Garnet B. Adrain New Jersey.. Douglas.
James Buffinton Masschusetts. biack rep.
Wm F Russell New York democrat
It will be seen by analysing the above compound
that it is composed of seven Democrat*, five Re
publican*—or Black Republicans as the Union des
ignates them—two Douglass men and one American.
Thu* united Mr. Harris, oflUinois, and Mr Adrain,
of New Jersey, Douglas men. who of course are op
posed to the Lecompton Constitution, with the five
Republicans, likewise its opponets, there will be a
tie, leaving it to Mr Anderson, tbe American mem
ber from Missouri, to give the casting vote, thereby
throwing tbe responsibility upon Young America
Baltimore Tatriot.
KiNTtrerr Bants —The Senate of Kentucky, on
the stb, without a party vote’ passed the bill to in-
I c: ease the banking facilities of the State, and ex
tended for twenty years the charters of “The Bark
ofK-ntockv, “The Northern Bank,' 1 and “The
Biaok of Louisville.'’ The Bank of Kentucky is to
establish a branch at Columbus, withs capital ot
$150,000; the Nortaern Bank a branch at Burks
vtlle. with a capita! of $150,000. and another branch
at Paduean, with a capital of S2OO 000, and the
Bn. k of Lon’svilie a branch at Glasgow with a
: capital of $200,000. A biff was also passed in the
I Senate increasing the capital of the Commercial
i Bank SOOO,OOO, and giving her two add.tiooal
Dranchea. In the passage of these bills tte right
has been reserved to prevent, at a future time, tbe
issue of bid* under live dollars, and also, at tire pro
per time, prevent tbe tame of btOa under tea doilaw.
The Perils of the Shis BeG tore and ber Crew.
Morris. Johnson and Higgins have rterived let
ters from Captain Kendrick, of the ship Defiance,
of this port, now disabled ar Senta Cruz, Teneriffe.
to January Ilk The Defiance sailed from Liver
pool to Bombay, with railroad iron in the latter
part ot Octob r. On the 3d of November, when
two weeks out, she experiencsd a severe storm
which broke the cargo adrift, and for eight hoars
about 150 tons of railroad iron were dashing about
the hold trom one side of the ship to the other, se
riouslv endangering the safety of the vessel a a the
lives of the crew. During a lull the mates and
some of the seamen went oelow to secure the car
go ; but the ship unfortunately gave a violent lurch
while they were in the hold, putting out lights, and
throwing the iron and the meu to and fro, all together,
maiming some of the poor fellows in a shocking
manner, and wounding all of them more or less.—
Capt. Keudriek tells the story thus :
“The Brat and second mates, and as many of the
crew as could be spared from the pomps, went be
low to try to secure the iron. The ship gave anoth
er lurch putting ont the lights, and throwing all
hands down among tbe shifting iron. The mate had
both of his legs broken, aud is in the hospital at Pal
mas ; the second mate had his feet taken off at the
insteps ; he died two days after being landed at
Palmas; the boy had both of his feet taken off at the
ankle, and his Nruu broken both above and below.
He also died six days after being lauded. When
tbe iron stopped moving the ship was lying with
her port chaine nearly in the water, and leaking very
badly Next day on examining the hold, I found
the pump well knocked down, the starboard pump
broken off, the port pump much beat, and the iron
on the lower deck piled up to the deck on the port
side. Many of the railroad bars were badly bent,
and most of the cargo all over the ship was shifted,
and the ship appeared to make water in all direc
tions. I had to keep all hands we could spare from
the pumps trimming iron for two days. When I ar
rived in Palmas the ship had a list of ten streaks to
port.
“In Palmas, after going through the forma of a
Spanish Inquisition, which took me eight days, they
allowed me to commence discarging cargo. Tbe
ship was then leaking 9 1-2 inches per hour in
smooth water. After getting about 100 tons ashore
a gale came on an t I was obliged to slip my
anchors and run into Santa Crus, Teneriffe, toeing
5 anchors, 270 fathoms ot chain and 3 hawsers We
could not free the ship, having but one pump, and
when we got under the lee of this island she had 46
inches’ of water in her. I have landed about 800
tons of iron here, (Santa Crus.) The ship is now
drawing 17 feet of water, and leaking from 8 to 9
inches of water per hour. I have just got so that I
oan get the broken pump on.
“On tbe evening of January 3, in a gale from the
E. 8. E., the ship parted the starboard chain and
drove toward the rocks, into less than four fathoms
of water. The sea was making a clean breach over
her I was compelled to cut away ‘he masts, when
her heel got into the breakers, in order to keep her
from going on the rocks, when the ship, and proba
bly all hands, would have been lost. After cutting
away tbe masts the anchois held. She is now float
ing in perfect safety, without spars, sails or rigging,
and leaking badly. We have no anchors or chains,
except borrowed ones.”
Capt. Kendrick writes that he has had the ship
surveyed, and it is probable that she will be con
demned. She is largely insured in this city. Mr
H. W Johnson, who is one of her owners, has gone
out to Santa Crus to look after the interests of all
concerned.— N. Y. Tribune.
Washington Items.
Considerable interest is felt in relation to what
Gen. Calhoun may do with the Kansas election re
turns. From one source we learn that Gen. Cal
houn visited Judge Douglas shortly after his arrival.
They had a long conversation, several persons be
ing present. The Judge inquired in reference to
the returns in Delaware Crossing. Calhoun made
no answer. Before they separated the inquiry was
again made. Calhoun replied that the return had
been properly certified. Judge Douglas then gave
him some sworn evidence on the subject. Calhoun
read and turned pale. About one o’clock at night
Calhoun sent to Douglas’ house that he was con
vinced there had been fraud at Delaware Crossing
—540 votes being pnt down where only 40 were
cast—and that he had made the correction in the re
cord with tho approval of the President. He au
thorized Judge Douglas, Mr. Harris, of Illinois,
and Gen. Quitman to publish this fact.
Another account etates that tho Secretary of the
Interior received a letter from Gen. Denver, con
taining the affidavits of tbe three Judges of Elec
tion at Delaware Crossing, certifying that only 43
votes had been cast at that precinct. Sac. Thomp
son sent for Gen. Calhoun and presented to his at
tention these facts, which could not be resisted or
rebutted. As they decide the Legislature in favor
of the Free State party, Calhoun is now determined
to issue certificates accordingly, and justifies his re
fusal heretofore on the ground that fabricated reports
had been made to him, and that the statement of
one of the Judges, while in duress, was not entitled
to consideration. It is representated that he has
never yet seen the official re urns which are now in
Lecompton. Regarding the election of State officers,
be proposes delivering the retuins to the Slate
Legislature, whenever assembled, to be proclaimed
officially.
The Washington correspondent of the Baltimore
Sun says :
The report ol the committee on foreign affairs of
the Senate upon the Paraguay affair ia in conformi
ty with the President’s recommendation, as men
tioned in his message. The complaints against the
conduct of the government of Paraguay are of a
grave aud manifold nature. In the first place, they
maltreated American citizens who baa been in
duced to engage in enterprises under their protec
tion, and have refused them satisfaction and de
tamed them araiust their wi 1 in the country, from
which they escaped through the interference of Lt.
Paige. Second, they refused to ratify a treaty
which had beeu negotiated by our minister, Mr.
Peudleton, and been ratified by tbe United States’
Senate with but a slight and unessential alteration,
and they refused this in an uncivil and insolent man
ner. Lsstly, they made actual war upon the Uni
ted States, firing into tte United States steam ves
sel Water Witch, commanded by Lieut. Paige,
while engaged in the peaceful and beneficial au l
lawful object of surveying lhe Paraguay river, with
a view to ascertain its navigability. By the first
fire from their fort the coxswain of the Water Witch
was killed. All these wrongs are unreilressed, and
will so remain unless the United States government
send an armed foroe, naval and military, to seek
satisfaction.
Washington Items.— Bince the corrections by
Calhoun of the returns of the elections in Kansas,
and the stroDg probability has been entertainted
that the < ffioers of the new State organization wiil
be anti-Lecompton, it is stated the exoitement and
feeling on the issue pending iu Congress on Kansas
affairs,wbich have recently characterized Southern
members begin to die out. It is not too much to
hope that, before Lecompton comes up for a deci
sion of its fate, a large number of tuese Southern
men will, looking upon the outrages and the unpar
alleled frauds upon the ballot box in Kansas with
the ahhoneace that they naturally excite in every
unprejudiced mind, give it a sudden coup de grace.
The five steam sloops-of-war now being built
have been named by the President as followß :
The one building at Pensacola, “Pensacola the
one at Norfalk, “Richmondthe one at Philadel
phia, “Lancaster;” the one at New York, “Brook
lyn,’ - and the one at Boston, “Hartford.”
The Senate's Committee on Territories had under
consideration, cn Wednesday morning the Presi
dent’s Kansas message and the Lecompton Consti
tution, but arrived at no conclusion as to their ac
tion.
The Senate’s Committee on Foreign Relations
will shortly report in favor of extending national
courtesies to the Agent of the Turkish Government,
and affording him every facility to consummate his
visit to this country.
A caucus of democratic members of the House is
to be held on Saturday night, when the Kansas sub
ject will be considered. If the Senate should pass
the Kansas admission bill, with a proviso that noth
ing in the constition shall have the effect to prevent
its alteration at any time, the question will then be
how many votes can be obtained for it in the House,
without waiting for the investigation by the select
committee.
A change very unfavorable to tbe passage of tbe
measure has taken place since yesterday, when it
was thought tire question was settled, in conse
quence of the belief that Gen. Calhcun would give
the certificates of eleotion to the free State candi
dates for the State Legislature. While this remov
ed objections from the minds of the northern demo
crats to the measure, it is likely to create formida
ble opposition in other quarters.
Tbe New York Courier's correspondent, Inspector,
by special dispatch telegraphs as follows :
Washington, Thursday, Feb. 11.
A base Lsoomptou trick upon Cougress has just
been discovered. Regeut Calhoun now flatly re
pudiates his pledges to reject the fa's* returns and
give certificates to the Free State majority cf the
elect to the Lecompton Legielat .re.
Ou Monday morning, Calhoun sent District At
torney Weir to Harris and Douglas, declaring that
the Eielaware Crossing returns were fraudulent,
and that a Free State majority was eleoted ; and he
premised a published statement thereof the next
morning. This was done to defeat Harris’ motion
for the Special Committee with instructions.
There was a long Cabinet council yesterday, and
it is be ieved that it was then determined that Cal
houn should not fulfil bis pledge. The imposture has
excited great indignation among the Free State
D, mocrats here.
Letter of Got. Wise on Kansas Affairs.—
The following are the main points of the letter of
Gov. Wise, of Va., to the anti-Lecompton meeting
in Philadelphia:
Gov. Wise says that a careful review es the Presi
dent s message constrains him to differ with the
President of his choice. He protests against tbe
mode in which the Lecompton constitution waa pre
tended to be Babmitted. as anti-republican and op
pressive, and as offensive to the seif respect and
moral sense of a free people. He admits that the
conduct of the Topekaites waa violent and unlawful,
and that their opponents acted under lawful author
ity up to the submission of tbe constitution to the
people. But that has nothing to do with the issue—
is the constitution the act aud deed of the people,
and is the schedule republican ? The wrong of the
Topekaites will not justify the wrong of the Lecomp- j
ton convention, nor cure the defects of Ibe Lecomp- ;
ton schedule, which, though providing for its rejec- 1
tion, was substitn'ed for approval alone, without j
allowing a vote upon its rejection. He contends i
that there was obviously asinister and anti republi- ;
can purpose in tbu6 giving an unfair election as to
part of the constitution, with no election as to the
whols. He denies the assertion of the President
that no people could have proceeded with more re
gularity in the formation of a constitution than the
people of Kansas have done. The people were not
allowed a a fair election at all.
A fair election could not be held tinder tbe sched
ule, as appears from its face. He combats the Pre
sident's idea that the adminission of Kansas wonld
speedily end the agitation in Congress and localize
it in Kansas. He declares that it never can be
local. Again, it is all-essential that the settlement
shall be just, right and equal; and if not so, it is
sure to be mischievous to that party snatching pow
er without right, and doing wrong that good may
oome. The ulterior effect of adopting the Lecomp
ton constitution wiii be worse than referring back
the question for territorial decision Itwil! arraign
the democracy and the South for demanding more
than is right ; it will return the ohalice to onr own
iipa, which the Kansas question again and again
arises in our bonndlea* domain of unsettled Terri
tories : it will drive away thousands of honest de
mocrats to raise the black republican flag over the
Capitol in the next straggle for power, and then raise
the iast dre&d issue of disnnion.
He concludes by addressing the committee as tbe
friends of Mr. Buchanan and tbe administration,
who have his best wishes and wannest friendship,
and whom he would save both Irom danger and de
feat. He trusts in their pure and patriotic motives,
bnt he regards much more the democracy of the
Bouto and the Union, and professes anxiety for
their fate. For himself, be fears nothing, firmly
standing on the right, in spite of friends and foes.
The Cot-i-iss Line.— The announcement of the ‘
suspension of this ,ia® of American steamships is ‘
truly confirmed. The sum of money which is claim
e. byMr Loams, on behalf of his company, for;
mail service. d ne under contract, is acknowledged
to be due by the President. The Attorney Gene- I
ral has made a report in ia favor, in which he satis- ’
acton.v dispoAai 0 r Gen. Cushing's objet tions to 1
it Bnt it is also decided by the President that the
claim cannot be re opened after having been adju- I
dieated by the former administration. Were he” to :
open one claim, he would have to open all to a su
pervision. Mr. Collins’ company is therefore sub- i
rrnued to the Court of Claims for justice, and from ;
that body must go to Congress. Tbs amount is ;
over two hundred thoosanddollars.
As I**o*tsißtE Bot— John A was a
good natured fellow, not without wit, adverse to
toil, and spending most es hi* time in manipulating I
tbeee ree(angn!ar forms of pasteboard whieh T. Cre
bore advises, and where the American eagle sits on
the ace of spades. John's father was dead, but his
nncle, a B'S'on eitiser, frequently gaTe him good
advice. “John,” said h*, one day, “beindustrious,
and with your talent yon can make anything of
yourlf. Suppose yon have no capital. Look at j
old Billy Gray I He came roto this city with a pack
on his back and went out with a million of dollars!'’
“That's noth.ng to my ease, uncle,” said the incorri
gible John. “1 came Into this city with two packs
is my pocket, and am going out without a red cent”
The Fall River Was* Iron works ate again ia
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Mr. F. W. Thomas.
In consequence of the continued inclemency of
the weather, Mr. Thomas’ second lecture, announc
ed for last evening, was again postponed. The
Hall being engaged for the whole of the present
week, Mr. TANARUS., in response to pressing invitations,
has concluded to visit Athens, where he will remain
for a few days, and perhaps deliver one or two of
his interesting lectures. Mr. T. is a native of
Charleston, and is at present making a tour of ob
servation through the Southern Stales, with the
view of collecting material for a work on the South,
its characteristics and its resources. We commend
him to the kind attentions of the citizens of Athens
The Northern Democracy—A Picture for South
ern Men.
Oor readers, indeed every intelligent man in
Georgia, are quite familiar with the charges that
have been rung out, by the Southern Democrats,
demagogues and spoilsmen, on the soundness of the
Northern Democracy. They have heard them
again and again, lauded to the skies, for their un
swerving devotion to the South and her peculiar
institution. The test has finally been applied, and
the result is proclaimed, i a the following analysis of
the vote, made by the Baltimore Sun, a journal,
whose affinities for Domo>aracy, preclude the idea
of any statement prejudicial to that party. We
commend the picture to Southern men as one worthy
of their contemplation and study.
From the BaUimote Sun.
Procekdinos in Congress on the Kansas
Question. —On Monday important votes were giv
en in both Houses of Congress on the Kansas ques
tion. As already stated, the proposition of Air.
Wilson, free softer, of Massachusetts, to instruct the
committee on territories to institute an examination
into the allegations of fraud made with respect to
the late elections in Kansas, was rejected in the
Senate. The following are the yeas and nays :
Yeas—Messrs. Broderick, Cameron, Cbandler,
Collamer, Dixon, Doolittle, Douglas, Durkeee,
Fessenden, Foot, Foster, Hate, Hamlin, Harlan,
King, Seward, Simmons, Stunrt, Sumner, Trum
bull, Wade and Wilson—22.
Nays—Messrs. Bell, Benjamin, Biggs, Bigler,
Bright, Brown, Clay, Crittenden, Davis, Evans,
Fitch, Fitzpatrick, Green, Gwin, Hammond, Hous
ton, Hunter, Iverson, Johnson of Tennessee, Ken
nedy, Mallory, Miwon, Polk, Sebastian, Slidell,
Toombs, Wright and Yulee—2B.
Among the “yeas” are Messis. Broderick, Doug
las and Stuart, anti-Lecompton democrats, all the
rest being free soilere.
All the “nays” are democrats except Messrs. Bell
of Tennessee, Crittenden of Kentucky, Houston of
Texas, and Kennedy of Maryland, who are Ameri
cans. Mr. Pearce el Maryland was absent.
After the above vote was taken the President's
Kansas message was referred by the Senate to the
committee on Territories. On this the Union re
marks :
“We may now anticipate early action by the Sen
ate committee, who will report a bill to that body
admitting the State into the Union, and past it, as
soon aa it can be got through the delays of debate.
Thus it will go to the House, wholly untrammeled,
where we anticipate its passage beyond a doubt.’’
The vote in the House on Monday, on ordering
the main question to be put on the amendment of
Mr. Harris, of 111, to Mr. Hughes’ resolution, stood
yeas 113, nays 107. Amongtheyeas was Mr. Davis,
of Maryland.
The great test vote of the day, however, was on
the motion of Mr. Stepheus, of Georgia, to refer the
President’s message to the committee on Territories,
and was defeated by one vote, the yeas standing 113
and the nayß 114.
Mr. Davis and Mr. Blair, of Mo., (rep.) being the
only representatives from the slave States that voted
against Mr. Stephens’ proposition. The following
twenty-one freesoil or anti-Lecompton democrat*
voted with the republicans : Adrain, New Jersey;
Chapman, Pa ; Cockerill, Ohio ; Cox, Ohio ; J. G.
Davis, Ind., Dewart, Pa ; English, Ind.; Foley,
Ind.; Groesbeck, Ohio; L. W. Hall,Ohio; Harris,
XU.; Haskins, N. V; Hickman, Pa.; O. Jones,Pa.;
Lawrence, Ohio ; McKibbin, Cal.; Marshall, Id.;
Montgomery, Pa.; Morris, 111.; Pendleton, Ohio;
Shaw, lU.: R. Smith, 111.
Tho northern Democrats who voted for the reso
lution stand as foliowB: Searing, Taylor, Sickles,
Kelly, Maclay, John Cochrane, Ward, Russell,
Corning and Hatch, of New York; Arnold and
Bishop, of Connecticut; Hughes and Gregg, of In
diana . Huyler and Wortendyke, of New Jersey ;
Miller and Burns, of Ohio; Florence, Landy, Phtl
; lips, Glancy Jones, Dimmick, White andAhl, of
! Pennsylvania.
Mr. Stephens’ proposition having been thus rejec
ted by one vote, the question recurred on the amend
i ineut offered by Mr. Harris, of Illinois, and it was
; carried—yea3 114,nays 111. Here Mr. Davis, of
Md., again voted with the North. Finally on the
question of the adoption of Mr. Hughes’ resolution,
as amended by Mr. Harris, of 111., the vote was yeas
115, nays 111. Mr. Davis, of Md., voting, as usual, !
with the North.
The vote was a very large one—two hundred
and twenty-seven out of two hundred and thirty-four
which is a full house, only six members absent.—
These were Harris of Msgpland, Bonham of South
Carolina (sick), Caruthere of Missouri (now in Cobs),
Leidy and Reilly, of Pennsylvania (paired off., and
Matteson of New York.
Clinch Rifles’ Hop.
Tax Clinch Rides announces their determination j
to celebrate the 22d of February by a “Hop,” at ;
the Planters’ Hotel. The progress of the arrange
ments thus far indicate that it wiU prove an attrac
tive and brilliant affair. We are requested to state
that tickets can be had only by application to one
of the Committee of Arrangements. No tickets will
be sold at the door on the evening of the “Hop.”—
The following is the Committee.
C. B. Dat, L. C. Demin*,
W H. Bird, W. H. Crake.
T. A. Be ERE.
Later from Mexico.—The schooner Harkness,
arrived at New Orleans on Monday last, from Tam
pico on the 28th ult. The government and State
support the Tucubaya plan of government. Gene
lals Parodi and Garza oppose it It is reported that
a large force is gathering in the vicinity of the city
of Mexico, with the intention of attacking it should
the government persist in sustaining Comonfort. A
number of tumults had taken place in the State,
bnt as yet no serious result*.
Thi Air Lire Railroad —At a vote of the cit;-
sena of Atlanta on Saturday lest, as to whether the
. city should subscribe an additional SIOO,COO to the
Air Line Railroad, it was deeided in the affirmative,
! by a rote of 458 to 98. This Raiiread is designed
to connect Atlanta with the North Eastern portion
of the State, and secure its valuable trade.
Death or the Rat. Dr. Gilmak.— The Cbariee
ton Courier of yesterday says: We are pained to
announce that the family of the Rev. Dr. Samuel
Gilman received late last evening a telegraphic
dispatch, announcing his sudden and unexpected
death, at the residence of his son-in-law, Rev. C. J.
Bowen, at Kingston, Ms**., yesterday.
—
Atlarti akd Gulp Railroad.— At a meeting
of the stockholders of this road, held at Miiledge- {
vide, Monday last, the following gentlemen were ’
ehneen at a Board of Directors for the current year. ]
J. P SeuEVER (President.)
Wrn. B Hodgson, Jno Stoddard, Hiram Roberts,
C. J. Muonerlyn, A T. Melnrire. E. K Young, J
M. Stapler, We. R WDtbergwr >
Known* Aftnirw—Mr. NcmtsnV Speech.
The reader has been advitoSl through the press,
that the Democracy of Philadelphia, opposed to the
admission of Kansas with the Lecompton Constitu
tion, held a meeting in that city on Monday night,
the Bth inst., over whioh John W. Fornet, the in
timate and trusted friend of the President, presided,
and in the proceedings of which many of the lead
ing Democrats of that city participated. Resolu
tions were adopted condemning the Lecompton
Constitution as a fraud and twindle, and yet th
meeting expressed confidence in Mr. Buchanan !
who recommends its adoption by Congress and the
admission of Kansas as a State under it! If such
a thing had been done by any other party than the
democracy, as the expressing of confidence in a
man who endorsee and recommends the adoption of
a fraud and ttrindle , it would perhaps excite some
surprise, but when perpetrated by the “ So
lional Democracy,” one is only led to exclaim, such
is democracy! Such “the cohesive power of the
public plunder.”
Among the notable eventa of the meeting was the
reading of a long and labored letter from Governor
Wt3E, of Virginia, a good Southern Democrat, one
of the Governors who met at Raleigh in 1856, to
concoct measures to dissolve the Union, in the
event of the election of Frekmont. Gov. Wise
condemns the policy and message of the President,
and opposes in most emphatic and decided terms
the admission of Kansas under that Constitution. —
Another notable event was a speech from Mr.
Stanton, lato Secretary and acting Governor of
Kansas, a man whose veracity, integrity and fideli
ty, Mr. Buchanan endorsed by appointing him.—
Mr. Stanton is another good Southern Democrat—
an ex-member of Congress from the Memphis dis
trict of Tsnnessee. who supported the Kansas bill;
be is therefore good democratic authority, quite as
good as Gov. Wise, and as he is directly from the
great theatre of action, and had a very favoi able
opportunity to see and know what was done in
Kansas, and how it was done, his testimony will be
Interesting if not instrnotive to Southern men. We
therefore, for the information of our readers, and to
suable them to see and hear both sides of the ques
tion, on this grave and important issue, (rendered
more grave and complicated by the political knave
ry of the demagogues in Congress,) submit a few
extracts from the speech. On the subject of the
election frauds of which we have heard so much.
He says :
“It is true that up to the time of the October elec
tion I oould not believe—l did not altogether be
lieve —that the complaints of the people of Kansas
were just, were true. No man could have credited
the outrages which they asserted had becu perpetra
ted upon them. But, immediately after the Octo
ber election had transpired ; when the minority
which had had entire control of the Government
from its inception saw that the power was about to
depart from them, f was astounded—my eyes were
opened—when I received at the executive office in
Lecompton the celebrated returns from Oxford and
McGhee. (Laughter and applause.)
I found the return from Oxford to be a roll of pa
per ID or stl feet long, containing names as thickly
as they could be written. (Laughter.) In utter
astonishment I took it and roiled it along the floor ;
it extended from one end of the budding in which
the office was to the other. It came from a county
in which 1 had been, and where afterward I went
with Gov. Walker to ascertain something about tho
facts. I knew that Johnson county was very large
ly occupied by Indian reservations, upon which
there could he no voters ; I knew that the rest of
the land in that county was comparatively unset
tled. But when I went into the county, passing
down one of the main roads through it, I was still
more astounded to find that I would sometimes ride
for ten miles without finding a single house upon the
road ! Looking over those beautiful, undulating
prairies at the distant hills, I would once in four or
five miles see a little clump of cabins, probably four
or five cabins upon as many quarter sections of
laud ; and upon going np to these cabins, I wonld
find some of them without roofs, without doors,
without windows, without chimneys—and this when
Winter was approaching. This was the county from
one siogle preoinct of which 1,628 votes had been
returned!
“ Governor Walker and I went to the village of
Oxford. We found there a half doxen houses. This
was separated by a single street from a little village
called Santa Fe , in the State of Missouri. We weut
over there and talked with the people. We said to
them, (without telling them who we were or what
we were after,) ‘ Why you must have had a groat
crowd here last Monday.’ They would say, ‘Well,
I don’t know; I did’nt see any very great crowd.'’
‘ How many people did you see here about that
time V ‘ Well, there might have been fifty or six
ty—there might have been as many as a hundred on
the fust day of the election,” (for it was held open
for two days.) Some of them told us they had heard
the officers at tho window on the #econd day, cry
ing out almost the whole day, calling upon voters
to com* forward, and yet nobody came. But in the
meantime the clerks were busy, or somebody else
was busy, in writing up 1,628 names upon that long
roll of paper.
“It was perfectly plain,therefore, that this was a
great, a monstrous fraud; and from that day to this
no one in that country has seriously attempted to
maintain that is was not. As you all know, those
returns were rejeeted for informality in the returns
themßei ves. Shortly after, there came from another
county, iu a distant part of the territory, McGhee ,
county, similar returns of about 1,200 votes. Th*se
are still more informal, ani we rejected them, be
cause we knew perfectly well that they were of the
same character.
“I have not a doubt that if Gov. Walker and my
self (for it was my duty as Secretary to act ui ou
them as well as his duty as Governor) had winked at
this fraud—if we had overlooked the informality of
the affair—if we bad stood upon technicalties, and
said that we could not go behind tho returns, I have
not a doubt that as many more would havo been
brougbtin form other parts of the territory in order
to elect a member of Congress as well as the whole
Legislature. Johnson county was at that time at
tached to Douglas county, which had a very large
bona fide population, and by this tremendous fraud
at Oxford eight Representatives and two or three
Councilmen were given to lire minority, throwing
the majority of the Legislature into their hands.—
Their purpose was still to maintain the power of the
minority by these immense frauds.
“I now discovered, for the first time to my entire
satisfaction, why it was that the great mass of the
people of the territory had been dissatisfied with
their Government and were ready to rebel and to
throw it off. There never was a moment during
my residence in the Territory of Kansas that the
people would Dot have rejected their Government
—utterly overthrown it, destroyed it, but for the
power of the United States army within the terri
tory.
“The Convention met in October to prosecute the
work. The members of this Convention were elect
ed by, end represented a small minority of pro
slavery men—they represeutated s, arceiy anybody
else.”
Os the election on the 4th of January, 1857, from
which Mr. Buchanan said in his message he had
no returns, Mr. Stanton remarks as follows :
“The people of that territory had provided for a
convention, but they bad not clothed them with
power to pnt the constitution they agreed upon in
operation without submitting it to the people. Bot
the convention attempted to assume the power, and
after the Legislature had been oalled together for
the purpose of preventing it, and had authorized an
election on the 4th of January, at which more than
ten thousand votes were cast against it, the Presi
dent tells ns that he hss no official information of that
vote. I doubt not that the President’s statement is
oorrert ; but I tell you that I was present on the
13th or 14th of January when Gov. Denver, my
successor, formally, in the presence of the Speaker
of the House and the President of Councils, opened
the votes and counted ten thousand of them, and it
was then well understood that a considerable num
ber of precincts had not yet sent in returns. Since
that time I have seen by the newspapers that the
vote had reached twelve thousand. The whole vote
of the election of the 21st of December held by the
authority of the convention, both for and against the
slavery clause in the constitution, was 6,700, and at
least one half of that was utterly fraudulent, as is
known and will be acknowledged by every fair, in
teltegent and candid man in the territory and on the
borders of Missouri, whilst it is evident that on the
4th of January there were from ten to twelve thou
saud votes oast against the constitution.
“I have heard no charge of fraud against the par
ty who polled this large vote against the constitu
tion Rven if these gentlemen had been as ready
to commit fraud as the other party, there was no
necessity for it, and certainly they showed a dispo
sition not to do it, because they threw around the
law every possible guard which was neoessary to
secure honesty.
“1 he real vote of the whole pro slavery party
eonld not be more than 3,1100, or 3,500 ; that of the
free state men was from 12,000 to 15,000 ”
Col. Wade Hamptor. —The Charleston Courier
of yesterday, says : The sad intelligence of the de
cease of thie widely known and esteemed cilieen
reached our city, in a privats dispatch from the
West. He expired suddenly on the 10th instant, at 1
one of his plantations in Louisiana.
Col. Wads Hampton was well and widely known
throughout the Sonth and beyond as a gentleman
and oitisen of untiring public spirit, gallant demean
or, and high toned courtesy and hospitality—in all
point* a noble representative of the best old school
and class of Carolina planters. At the memorable
defence of New Orleans, in December, 1814, and
on the Bth Janaary, 1815, he acted as a confidential
and well approved aid-de-camp for General Jace
son, and with onr esteemed fellow-citizen, Col. A-
P. Hatnx, shared largely the confidence and closest,
regards of that sagacious chieftain, where Intuitive :
judgment of men was one of his most remarkable I
traits. Few men above the desire of station and
office had been so widely known a* Col. Hamptor, !
and the sad intelligence we now publish will be re
ceived with a wide- spread sorrow, such as perhaps
I could not be created by the death of sny other pri
vate citizeu.
The intelligence reached us at too late an hour to
permit as to give any details or particular* of Col.
Hampton’s life, which as we suppose, had reached
its sixty-fifth year.
His remains are on the route to Columbia, S. C.
: in charge of his son.
! An Important Fact. —The Editor of the Horti
I oulturist gives his readers this fact, which ought to
sink deeply into the minds of the American people.
‘ It cannot be too often repeated that the tendency
of onr people is too much given to non-prodneing
employ ments. Ease of body is sought before cheerful
ness of mi„d. Sedentary occupations are not so
healthful as those in the open air. If statistics are
to be believed, it is residents of thseountry who en
joy the greatest amount of physical health. Cities
notoriously depreciate even the human stature. An
attentive observer for forty years may safely say
that in cities families rapidly ran out and disappear,
—the only permanent ones are the landholders
Strange as it may seem, this is at evidently the story
of America as in thickly settled Europe.”
The sparkling dramatic Editor of the Boston
Courier gives out this happy conceit: —We some
times entertain seriont apprehensions of dangerous
results when we see the theatre so full at a Rave!
performance. The adage says, “Laugh and grow
fat.” Now people must of course laugh extensive
ly—that they cannot help . but we beeeeoh them to
reflect on the awful consequence* of growing fat at
the tame time, and repel any predisposition to sud
den obeeity. If the three thousand people lost night
at the theatre had all grown fat in proportion to
tbelr individual oaehinations, the expansion would
have burst th* wail*, broken all the crinolines,
welded folks together into a solid mass, and produced
a fearful panic generally In oonsequence of the
pressure. Either people must keep themselves
within bounds or the adage must be altered.
Molassis and Corrrr — A telegraphic despatch
from New Orleans, the sth inst., to a business house
in Nashville, quotes Molasses, in barrels, at 34 cents
per gallon t half barrels 30 cents ; Rio coffee at ltj
; cents per pound.
i Mount Ysrror.—Mrs. Le Vert, of Mobile, tele
| graphed te Richmond that she has just collected one
thousand dollars for the Mount Vernon Association.
Mr*. Fogg of Tennessee, also telegraphs that she ha*
eellseted twe thousand do Oat*
win* aut ii i
The Savanna.., Morning Mews ha*., on tv,a.on
seentive days, informed its readers that the n<u
tion of Air. Harris's amendment to the retention !■
Mr. Stephens by the House of Representatives, by
wbich the Kansas quest in fcaa been indefinite!',
placed in suspense, was “a Black Republican tri
umph, with the aid of tha votes of the three Ameri
can members from Maryland.”
Why, .asks the Republican, does not the edi rc
the Newt teil thewholetruth to its readers : D ■ , i,
not know that the entire Black Republa an strer *
iu the House combined with those three Amoricr.
vetes, (there was ouly one American, [U. Winter j
Davis, of Maryland,] who voted w ith the Fi - *.- • |
Democrats and Republicans,) was still a minor if
and unable to pss3 anything 7 Why then cancel
a portion of the facts ? Why not speak out plain);
and tell the people that the Denocralic partyh av, ;
a large majority in the House, and that if a patriot- ■
ic measure should fail, and Black Republicanism
triumph, it must, inevitably be done through tie; ai
of the votes of Democrats l Let the Democracy
be united, the entire Republican party, combine
with every American in the House, ate power:.—-,
on a call of the yeas and nays.
This is the correct statement of the case, and
while we have no desire to screen the Maryland
American from a just responsibility to public opin
ion, we must insist that all the guilty bo placed on
the same platform ; aud that the press, especially
tnat portion of it that claims to be neutral and ;m
----partial, when it attempts to enlighten the pub i ■
shall be just, and state all the facts, aud not simply
such as may favor its own political proj udices and
views.
Perhaps, however, the editor may say that ll.t
Democrats who voted with the Black Republicans
to carry the amendment, were from the Sorlh YV e
have only to answer that if the party is no longer
responsible for the conduct of its northern in. in
bers, let it dissolve theco-paitnetahip, take down te
flag, aud cease the eternal cry of ‘ the ouly national
party-” |
Extreme Gratitude.—' The New York corres
pondent of the Philadelphia Inquirer relates tire I'm!
lowing:—lt is currently reported about town, n
illustration of extreme gratitude, that the clerk of a
banking firm in Wall street lost a package of money
and checks amounting to $20,1)00. It was picket
up by an epple woman, at the corner of Wdlif.ui
Street, and very soon restored by ln-r to tbs owner,
who magnanimously rewarded her with a present i
current funds of two hundred—cents. Tae ol l :uly
is said to have used Dominic Samson's favorite ex
clainauon, “Prodigious,' 1 ou the receipt of this mug
nificent remuneration.
High Prick of Cotton.— The New York Cou
rier 4” Enquirer, of Thursday morning, tay < tr.H,
the Manchester Spinners are pursuing a course
with reference to cotton, full of danger to them
selves alone. There is nothing in the position of
Cotton or Cotton goods to justify the large advance
reported by the last two steamers, and Ibis ad
vance must be looked upon ns without any proper
basis. The rapidity with which [.rices have been
forced up, is doubtless for the purpose of tempt
iug largo and immediate shipments from this
side. But circumstances are such that quite the
coutrary effect is pretty certain to be produced
The orop has come very slowly {to market, prioee
having been unsatisfactory, and it will be found that
the views of planters will advance even faster tt an
the Liverpool market. Then again there is no great
er difficulty in holdirg Cotton on this side than on
the other ; and tbe Manchester people will find that
we shall send forward our Cotton at our cmverii
ence—and every attempt they make to hurry tbe
crop forwaid, by means of a monetary excitement
in the Liverpool market, will result in advancing
prices on this side, which they will be induced to
pay at a time when, as would appear from their pro
sent course, they will expect to rule the market.
But a moderate price ouly nan tc paid for cotton,
without materially affecting the consumption—*o
that although British Bpinnors may, in tbe attempt
to obtain an ultimate advantage, three up prices to
a point which will be sustained until their wants are
supplied ; a re action is quite certain to follow, tire
benefit of which will inure to tbe American A ■ nu
tacturers, who are now purchasing but sparingly,
which, with the tariff on imported goods, w ill give
them an advantage greater than that they obtained
last season by purchasing early.
Unprecedented Weather on Lakx fe'crßßioß
—We (Cleveland Herald) have before us alettei
of January 11, from Dr. Tbompkins, at Portage
j Lake, in which we are informed that the winter hi s
; been as remarkable there as here. The < hi< keut
I and turkeys usually purchased from the last beat
| of the season have been spoiled by warm weather
j The fresh meat, that is ordinarily frozen solid fimu
! November to April, had to be ratted, or it would
have fared as badly as tbe chickens. Snow has not
exceeded a foot and a half in depth, and genoral y
thaws during the day. Tbi thermometer bait reach
ed zero but three times, and that for only a sui.rt
period in the night.
Singular Atmospherical Phenomenon. —The
Hingham (Mars.) Journal says:—“A most singulai
state of tire atmosphere was observable through ti t
day on Monday lari, along tbe line of the sea-coast
in this region of the country. It was nothing mort
nor lees than a mirage, whchi is a scientific term to
describe that condition of the atmosphere that pro
duces an optical illusion arising from an unequal rc
fraction in the lower strata of tl e atmosphere, anr
causing remote objects to be seen double as if re
flected in a mirror, or to appear as if suppeuded ; i
the air. This phenomena was seen by thousands o’
persons on this coast. Ships wore seen sating iu the
air, and distant parts of Cape Cod w ere distinctly
visible in the vicinity of Boston; large rotk and
islands were clearly painted out upou tbe clouds,
and various other singular appearances were dis
cerned by many eyes. We believ6 the like of this
han never before occurred on this coast. ’
In Italy this species of optioel illuei n is called
the Fata Morgana.
The President and the Northern Democri
ct. —The Northern Democracy seem determined to
show llio President anil his advisers that lbs Kanscs
policy is in opposition to the sentiment of the De
mooracy of the North. The following call 1 arbe, n
issued for a public meeting at the Academy of Mu
sio in New York, on Friday evening, the 12th inst:
he citizens of New York who are opposed to
forcing upon tho people of Kansas a constitution of
government which they havo rejected, and who de
sire to save the national Democratic pari y from
complicity in the frauds by which the Lecompton
constitution is sustained, are invited to attend s
public meeting to be held at tho Academy of Murli
on Friday evening next at 8 o'clock, to protest
against the acceptance of that canetiiution by Con
gress.
This call, says the Commercial Adver/iter, Las
been issued mainly by “hardshell” national Demo
crats, including the Hon. George Bancroft, Ge rge
Douglas, and gentlemen of that class, who feel ai
interest in tbe welfare of the party, and know that
the course of tbe Administration is perilling iti
unity and influence. Messrs. Stanton and Walker
are expected to be present to address tbe meeting
The Twintt Second at Richmond, V*.'—'The
citizens of Richmond, Va , are making very exten
sive arguments for the inauguration of tbe Wash
ington Statue on tho 22d inst. The Legislature o
Virginia, on Saturday, increased it; approprh.tiui
to $5,000 to aid in pay ing the expenses ■ f inaugura
tion. At a meeting of the citizens of Richmond oi
Saturday night, a cordial invitation was extender
to visiting military companies and other strangers,
aud all the private houses were requested to In
thrown open for their entertainment. The alorof
are to be closed, and business suspended during the
day, in order to enable all the citizens to unile in
the procession. Major Taliaferro baa iesued an or
dor requesting military companies who purpose b* -
ing present to report to him, m speedily as practi
cable, th name, strength and arm of their reaper,
tive commands, tbe time at which they wil; reach
Richmond, and the mode of conveyance.
-
“Dos t Strike Senator Wilson.” —A Boston
| paper, noticing some imlating remarks of Senator
Wilson, of Massaohuseeta, in ’he United States San
ate, in regard to the slavery question, implore,
Southern Congre3men not for all the world to rltiki
that gentleman, as it will certainly insure his re
eleSion. Should they not strike him, or inflict an)
other indignity, the same journal looks upen hie re
: election as hopeless. Senatorial qua!ideations in
J Massachusetts must beat a very low ebb.
Resumed —The Matoaca and Et’ricke cot!on
! factories at Petersburg, Ya, resumed work on
I Wednesday, after a suspension of about three
j months. A large number of persons ere dependent
■ on these works for support. Tue M anchester cotton
factory at Richmond resumed operations on Rt-.n
day, giving employment to hundreds of females and
others who have been id ! e for some time.
Bank Reform in .Massachusetts. —The Com
mittee on Banks in the Massachusetts Senate be’
| made an abls report on banking and currency.—
The remedy for existing evils recommended by the
Committee is the enactment of a bill appended to
their report, to prohibit the circulation of back
note* of a smaller denomination than five dollars,
and to require the banks to have in specie on, fifth
of the aggregate amount of them circulation ana
deposits.
Usurt Laws in Virginia. — A report has been
made in the Virginia Senate from the committee to
whom was referred the message of the Governor oi:
the legal rate of interest and the usury laws of the
State of Virginia, recommending a modification Os
the laws so aj to allow 8 ♦* centum interest to be
taken cn bdls of exchange and prom’etory notes rot
having more than four months to run. A bill i.a
also been reported to amend the 4th section oi
chapter 141 of the code, so as to allow ir,Greet not
exceeding the rate of 8 V centum V annum upon
bills of exchange s.nd promissionary Cotes rail
payable within lour months from their data, or I. t
having more than four months to run.
SetRDAL in Brooklyn.—Scandal has been buy
for some lime in Brooklyn, K. TANARUS., with the nllegi and
unlawful intrigues of two members of a church in
the Eastern District, the gentleman bomg a we 1
known member of the bar ia good standing, ai.
having an interesting family, and the lady a ar
little widow with wicked dark eurle. Their goings
on have boon so flagrant that the eburoh Us taken
them in hand, and a private investigation i* in pro.
frees, which it is supposed will result in th# exci
sion of the offending members.
Resumin'* Wore.—The Berkrhira Won't n Com
pany of Great Barrington, Mas , has recommenced
running fall time, tbs old prices of labor being re
duced 20 percent. The mills of the New England
Worsted Company, at Saxonville, Mass , erenow
running fulltime. The Watuppa Mill, in Fall
Btver, Mass., will go into full operation tins week,
on full time- It employs 175 operatives.
Patlimt ArmoAemse. —A movement is on
foot in London, Canada West, to procure the abo
lition of tlu law ttndr which fleeter* are tmpri
tc-Mfl.
Lx President Pierce and ’■ l : c in 5U*
dkira.—The New rampeMr o ;ctter,
dated Funchal, Island o’ Mi *ra, Dec. 30, 1857,
fro:c which we extract tbe fo’iu win.; notice of t;>
President Pierce and Mra. P.erc „h > wer. pauer -
g-era with the writer on boir’th Urn;. >i Staf. 8
steamship Powhatan for that island. The writ r
: adds :
I It will be gratifyirg to tho numerou* irienda of
Mis. Pierce, tor indu-d f ‘ ,- e yet. to U-n who io
j n-t, t > learn taut tdie bare the voye-'o with ear
j \y '■ fortitude ; avi ouj;h pv 1 ov-v* 1 -nodays
;by rough fen, ra 11 and ugai. u> r: *•’.. i Madeira
j in he good beahb as whoa <*!:•• ki> the Uuit and states,
j h r r, considerable put of th ; : ■•. •. rb Walked
! tue u* rk daily, aud v, r i hso firm u. < cUm o n step
,ns t< surprise a* well gratify r < w ! . o kuevv her
j exceeding d*lie itoen*
j joy ihe ocean eepucry, anl ih x-. *- i.-h of fro
>h:p, ill f <l, Ii: . ; -I.UJ. r r, ju.-u; tiud
I wuen “.i tnc Sabbath umndiig sh* w.r i , hr,a I*.
I lug the balmy air ot Madeira, i!>,• i ucllssoltly
j pealing upon her ears, ana the ;• .: ;,. , L -ft. ,j end
pic.uresque scenery buieti?-;; • tl .-.oh htr
►spirits instantly rallied, cud t.i i x cv.,\lv ts
tablisbed liersulflu bev i.-.w boi..-ia moot
charming one i is
The writer states that sb .old AI: t. Pi roe’s Lenlih
be improved by a winter's r in Madeira,
Gen. Pierce proposes visi mg . end Italy ia
the summer, r.ud .'nay indeed ju u ct -■ t ‘.vela ou
the continent beyond a year. T:o “ -r thus de
scribes tbe scone in the haibor <-f i.'onclm! on the
departure of the ex I’r ■ idcat from tb s : .’ . :
The yards were a!! manned, It - >:■;-. dririrjj
up mute; a- ic ,■ <i
were ready ro mike up t - u uric Ai. ■ i o n .be
the General and lira. I'icrc-’ iv.; ! li; and;• g.
w.’.y, wlie.e Captain lk-ara n’s i.-rot u-v . ’ and inem,
when Ch-m-ruf I*. iron ,'. y m - pro. turned
about and uncovered, and adore. in in ffii-t i . and
men in one of tbe neatest, ir.ro’ pe.Pnem. and etc
quent speeches which, i uffi il led, they
ever heard.
Capta u Pearson bieiQi* end screildv . cpli :1a
behalf ol huroelf and !>:■ v!o.. ill .. , i- u
the beat was fairly u:i-tvr v.o , q
a tbeiKit-r-. io>m u 1 i. , . . . ,
without tuntitrbults and U.ihs i .-v. r . u
tions from the mountains, ! „. >t tb
mouse gorges were ii.lmir.ib. .r, <;■. , i,: an l*■ •
wards and back war js, a due,:,: , : j-,
not be told whence they ‘nut !. . , ,| e mi u
tain seemed to shake, itcucl icg :■ ■ .ir ~-. ae.r
riigefawailtd them : like the top of im old ■ ago
letdown upon an rqur ly ocl w : -J. .::: , , ~iir
by a yoke o! oxen! Sue'!. r tb- . . ;y sin
Funchal, i.u-i in one of tb blent of
the Ufilled 8 ate: V.ud So < la.!* ■ : i: 1-, l,:dy
entered, nothing doubling, and ‘ iv . nicied to
their palatial boir-n.
Prices or Cn r>n is ..van.naii and Augusta.
—The Savannah Morning Sites if yen-, rosy pub
lishes tbe folloivng letter from a pro: -r of Hancock
county. If speaks for itself .-
Hancock fcu.M-r. Feb iO'b.
For s-vera! week • twe’ <Vt! o.i has Pro or j >• in
Augusta at nearly the same price it brii.gr it, Savon
nail. It is understood tha'. last \vk ) rices woie
equal or within a trie'ion at !>• th p) or s—lie tor
F,.ir. From this point ll.ero is it ice of half
c-ut per pound against Savannah iu m. t i. lit m and
chargee, as compared from r.;.:ual sa ro ito h
places, consequently tbo ten- ro oi v. onloads
of Colton is in the Oirict no, (■■.■ . , U u .l.
road.
—*>
Death Penalty in V. mconsi.-. P 0 nfe-tsion
of the people ol \\ iscor -n i„ |;| o'y ‘ : tiuiitdlo
the restoration of the death penally tor murder in
the first degree. The Milwatikie Ken . ‘ formed
tha'a strenuous cff ‘it will bo m te to :-,0. •inplish
tliis oi jro! nt the pres, nt e. -.rioii of :'. I latere,
and that several nnmbi i es both t : c.. iihuto
opposed to capital punishment, i.i ■ i ov/ uty con
vinced of the nrc.ja'ty lor tri.* rc cru cluirnt of the
death penalty fir a delib- rate mur r.
Consumption uk Gas.—T fo'lowin . titistiro
will enable our readers t i for n c-Toepßo-i of
Jhe enormous consumpt'. nos gas .. to ixtent
to which Ibis brarob of in-.'-.i ti • Iroce ; ... i d.—
Muspratt, in speaking of th flu.- ■ f chemis
try, says that in England fi.Otk'.Ot ) toe* ■ and cio
annually employed fi r the matin'.'-In. of gi-v, and
from 12,0tlQ,CtlU to 15,000,,.'01 ; ‘ , | • . , -rc
expended in its production. In Lroul.-i tx\ .• Mill,.
I'Oil tons,Tcoal are annually 0.-nl, prodti. ; 1,500,-
000,000 cubic feet of fiis, mid 5'M1.0 to /-irons of
coke. Os the latter 125,001 umet}
in manufacturing the gas aud lie; r. u.a : :.ii .i*. M
fu-fuel. Upwards of half am; 1..-', ! to- •
doa burn gas. aud the length-frii • ,i arterial
for conveying it is 1 (ton miles, i.he c .ri'ul em
ployed in the metropoh • tor tha pr uP. laofgss i *
twenty million tlo’l. •>
From Cuba. —Tl 1 -v oM’io
Ctiarlestv-n Courier > ; l ■ >. ■■ i a j l } jf *
lieve to be good.autlit v ty, that A- Iqsooxi
to arrive here in a privr.ta voeeel in di • i:!- toj in
tha Spaniards, who are th. r . ;ro ciod to Vera
Cruz ’
Tho Captnin-Getieral of ( ?, ‘ a granted per*
miosion for the publiofti) an a neTVfp*p-:r in tho
*ion had been applied for s’.v < :> several
occasions, bat, always rofu.r and. 3. :■ -; r i.-3 to bo
called the Cuba r
PiiESMiVE F.M’i is ’[ 4 ID. \ \!• lp;,;c Prefa
base very readable article ©n }•: • i •’ \,i eri
eaa newepapers, from which we learn that “ihree
copies of each ucwHpnp s’ ( !..• (• . mean
by tbi a three copiea of evt-ry iu- ( j. . 4 liated in
England f) by tli* \ üb!i 1 ‘r, inn. : b;'’ regu
larly traasnitted t’< tbe Stai Offi wbicl {Jays
full price for them. After th -• > xpii t -ou of a y ear
one eorrplot© file of each j minal i<i ti nsfetred to
the British Museum, where are bound in vot
urn ©8, and reserved fvr reference. A e t excel
lent plan it i.', and Macaulay bn* repeatedly ac
knowledged his indebted*.-■. ;u ft * <.•!, to these
valuable sources of containpr-ravy intbrajution/*
Increase or the Ah.mv T I’ic 1 rordi>*s
pa'ch BaysNo Southern in *•. t . u - ( .n inch he*
yonihisnosewboia infav -r ’ . a hv, e, permanent
increase of the United Stab troops nat<
*ird, tbe Bbrewdet t, most far hted aid iror.t dai ge
ruus of the Black Republican lead ra, exhibited his
accustomed sagacity in advocu l ing ti“ b;l ! and seek
ing to build up a celos al ei irj oi
overwhelming the Southern Slat .} under a forth
oomin ; 810 k Republican uuurfnistration, reek)’ a
of t!.e additLnal can ;* r ‘o the lib< rl'= r.f b<-:h
BTorth and Mouth which mi ani
stitution.
Tiie 1- : ‘iEDAiiY Experiment.—Tho Galveston
News s’ *’ that t- ecu. : ! j ;u>d dromedHre-i im
bjr the (lov n m n t *•■ n oin otl - t
State for the purpose of tryi it bo If
they w- in■ Amo- i
rican deserts or in tbe extreme west of the St to
hove proves eminently sudc< eaful, aid ome up to
the full expectatit oi al they
were op the : j u. uey, beo ad • extreme
frontier of New Mexiro). Alj n* • . • t ft . ■ that
•he importation ■ (aim ’ • o cbimeri al flight*
aawas anticipated, but a \vis*\ ju< : h-i*u , h* and eco
nomical ed n • r fl•• ■ orig natota
of the plan. •-
dromedarlee and thirty two cam< i < n tl e f mt er.
The climate agrees witti tl t *>ut
few accidents by disease or otherwise i ave < ocur
red.
More Snow.—On Tut day t r > enow
fell at Detroit, Micb.; twelve iocho j r.tßurlngton
and three inches at- Dubuqu >, lew ■ j a:;f ; hioeea
;it Toledo, Ohio. There w •'< n’ -n sno oa tbo samo
day at Albany, Boston and Poith .. .
The Collins Line < r Sikamiki, says t e New
York Commercial Advertiser, is withdrwen ; whether
temporarily or permanently depends, we pr sumo*
u;;o: the (tovt ir. i cut's pay:? cut. ol * • :u: caiao
ed to be due the duo fp is: . f i-D sum ‘
*aJ ta ezect and £ 1 V) OOd.
The Atlantic Teieouaph.—lt is n legfid thaw
tbo At aidfo Submar : : o TV-’ciOaph js
going to have uphill w. k v.i:h lb-.-: • Li<j
year. Ihe chares of its stoc’-i, paid i, ~ :■: << now,
it is stated, offered ii England at 1 j . dis
count,and ho sales are reparted even j' ! > >t s -cii
fiee. They arc now trying f-> i;=r< ugh
Parliament to enable tht-m to r.■ ir. bomo woy
about ft mii on and aqu .ilc-r of d> : ore.
A Profellixr for Canals—The ■ 1. now
building at Oswego, N. Y., o pro . r, 1, vn ; tho
wheels in the bows, ar.d screws iu ruth a i arm it is
to create no more ewt-1! ttau a boat towed by
horses, as is said.
The Collins Steamers > - itm - ‘ ‘lento
will not sail from New York f. r L erpor-’ gatur
day, nor will any other si r<; ’ : ,(• -a lli.o
leave for Esr \ - until a lOr n i . ;
dues from the government, wl i. I, on ik ono
hundred thousand dollars, o: - . ■ merit
Is offered foi
T tie Ice Ckof.— A dealer at W.ibun, Mass,!#
eu’liug ice which is from ten to eleven ini’ c, thick,
and securing a! the rate of 1,500 tom per dry. A
Boston firm Las contracted for 8,1)00 tons at Bath,
Mains.
Tmjcskbrated Magician and Cori; .. nnouaeea
that be will give a siric-3 of nit'-riaimri Tits ne.it
week a* Massine Hall. His power of ventr.toqufcm
and tcasio, and the wonderful exal , ; .’s of h ; Can i-
O Birds, are highly nxmir.g an I b.r’.ct. in;;
An Apple Girl Teaching School.—While Mr
We-lervelt was mayor of ?•’■■■/ ; , 1 be o :o
interested in a very pretty and in’...dig it little rit 1
who peddled apples in it basket arennd the c ‘y Loll,
and with the aid of other gen'led’ n, was put to
school and kpt there until ;he ltd acquired a
thorough education. Now she U mys.odasa
teacher in one of tho public scini'a ; N.vvYmk
oity, in which capt.city igtva ’ . ‘ ; ‘ coin
Philadelphia Barks.—The B 1 : in Philadel
phia have been gradually strengthening t’ err, selves
to meet the proposed romnption of iq- me pay
ments. Their deposit* :; . t’A-i * :-reserve are
both increasing. Tb< ir In ’ . ec • , Deposits
6Bd Circulation for jaomry, w. fodows :
Loar.s. Si Do sits. ■ iru.vion
Jan. 11.. .8 V’0',374 84 771701 sll Ir, $1,0’),<33
Jc. IS StOfAftS 4 0 B:.‘*> .5 ,7'., 1,04', 43
Feb. 1... ! 4.'3 7.74 *, 05.140 .'guvrii J,'16,!68
Fib. e... 2Ct. -54 --’V 4.er.-,OOT ll.bJ'.u 5 ),.L--,Uti
The Earthquake in Naples.—From Nap eitte
latest accounts rai, e the computed i umber cf \ c
time from the crrt> quake. It is now tuppceo i that
3a,CM)perished,while hSO,C(K lave bscn r.ndered
houseless.
Uncle Sam f.helling Oct Again.—Tho neat
Rtlosumof eighty itcu aid c’o..-..rs in tiiver was
received at the Nortn’k custom bcs-.'.- on Salur.’ay
mottling to pay iff tho working ic-: ■. C ospcrt
nary-ya and.
Wild Violets in North LnUHlara. T’.o
M unt Lebanon Baptist-’ttya the v.i and vic’.i i-iti at
region are beginning to blossom. They n tally
bloom in the months ofMarcii sad Ayr.l.
Specie Patmcats.— The La i-i a. X r V, Pa.,
have resumed specie payments. . - hunks at
Wheeling, Va., it is ruu-tred, era about;, :s.umo.
The State of Ohio has established au a-y’.ura for
idiots near CVlu i.bus, and has now ur. kr itsircc
tion, with favorulils progrev’q s’xte;.: -our.; ■.
Daily Paper in China—A duly newspaper,
called the Daily News, has boon started at Hong
Kong by Dr. G. M. Ryder. This 1. tho fir.:t daily
paper that ha, been published theie.
AH through December and January tiers’ as
bees plenty of lettuce iu th* boetou uiaikes.