Indiana American, Volume 17, Number 6, Brookville, Franklin County, 2 February 1849 — Page 2
UISSHlCAfV- I S.'iOifK VILLI-:, INDIANA. j FRIDAY. FEB. ?, IS49. ! rt The attention of the politic ! requested to ' tile ii..lic.- for a m-eiing nt Moo i t Cannel, to tr.kf lh ntc-s-siry steps to bu:!J a Seiiiiiiary. ; ltit l.iu.ialli-enterprise, j ?l.r In our peregrinations through Pecntnr Co"
last week, we heard Hie name of Uol. Jo. .ohin-
Fir til Richmond IniKnan. The dwelling house of our worthy MIow-cl iten. GronoF. McCct.t-OfCH, wan destroyed bv fire on Sunday morning last. !t is supposed the fire ordinate.! from ashes deposited in a
hack building Most or the furniture e!. No insnrmc. .T.-ff-rsnnian.
and applause with the people. We cony the fol
lowing from the "Ziou's Herald," the best re-
Ilifi.lllJ nintnF III thai fT S Oun annpnntti -...ii.t
W.IS SUV- " ' ' v... iiyivMnu-iuiig j from such a source will repay for all the sneer and contumely lie li t received from thieving
Congressman. We had supposed tliut going to the Legislature ws the lowest occupation n
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printr, emidoved in the office ofthe Jonrnal; , . "... i much l hind: mi-! the nxt number of the mum paper an- ,,
I , . . , ,, .1 I r. i,- ii- .nr. ureeiv aeserves cre(;il lor Ins course 10
ronipliineuu to Qreely. lolifonil.i Gold. ) The Gold of Ophir. The independent end houeat course of Greely j The Washington Union contains several offi-j We have seen it suggested that California,
relative io ma mileage is receiving approbation j cial communications, from agents and ofTioera of ; from the ahun.lance of gold found In that conn-
Uriel" : t Itecor-1.
On Saturday, the lfith, the Norfolk Bacnn j
annouuced the marriage of Jam F. Hodges.
the general Government, which confirms all the , try, might possibly be the ophir of Scripture, golden stories heretofore told. 1 from whence King Solomon obtained the vast
CONGRESSIONAL. The Mile-iffe Report A Side Blow. Corrrfpoinlenee of (he W. T. Tribnne. Washington, Wednesday, Jan. I"lh. 11 ii . rr 1 . j . . .
ru, I'.c uouse ..as io-uay cousenwa io ine
substantial defeat of the Mileage Reform.
ready to say, "Didn't we tell yon so? The, efforts of Reform, so called, never amouut to any thing. We have saen scores of them, and they all came to the earns end." Well, gentlemen, it is a long lane that never turns!
Giv u a Yea anl N,y vote on the several
Our vy egent at Monterey, writes officially amount of gold expended on the erection of the
to the Secretary of Mate, November lGth, that Temple, and the cuestion is worthy of examin- , . . . .... ... . Mileaee oronosiiii.n. -in, ... T.
. , t.t.. . .. . . j u i vn r.x dree a iiiiiruiiiiiu i. uruiiuiuc uiai uie i r , vu vou vt uio iioum
me goin nigging increases, l.otli as reg-rds the at.on. Where Ophir is siloaU-d hasalways been . ...... "... ... .and all nresent. voting .n .u... -u.i, u
(numlM.rof p,r,olls engaged, and the s.te and snb:ect of .nvestigatio,,, among the learned. L he ghortesl Rq . wilh lhe amend. , whiuing on the part or the friends of Retrenchjqaanntyo gold lumps obtained -that he has had and always one of great doubt and obscurity.- I of Mr.VKABLB (prompl .ccepted by j mt and Straight Mileage. We only ask .
-o .m-olioned in connection with Cocress. i n-nmc.-.l b.s de,t.,, on the Jay after his wedaing c Th,.rf, d dpa, of iC,. rt .- - .- 1 a . - . i . . . 1
pie ol l rHiiKiiu ahout lum, tiotwitiistaniling speculative eccentricities, lu spiteuf the n
Wiiiis! there is a spice of coarseness." in his ,
from an afT-dint of the heart.
his
!. ..;r:t ..-I l.: i:,- 4! Thr P.i tmn m. rrvu,.u,.n..CTUn.,uw i u me oi me new
' '. . .. " ! nessot his position as a lecisUtor. h drives
"'1". which nm allow lum to steal from the , - - , ne;lJ Hl the lvCitim,ie business before the II
iii Ins hitnd srvcr:l pieces or goM, of on and , Thnt the FliEPnicians were navlpators long be- x r i n- .- . i v , ' chance to carry an the eaP , m i .1 . i t e , , , , ' Mr. E ) forbiJding a renetiuon of the iNational ; -arry up me case. in O OOllllf Wf lllllt. mill Hint lltrrX iai luMrt fnra (Via .lava if QJnmnn tk.i A ....-A ' 1 J
r ----- - - - - v urn v j t uum'iiikii iiiuv niv jr uiuvriru found weighing sixteen and twenty-five pounds Central America and Mexico, and established
nly
So far all ba
scandal of 'constructive mileage bv which Wn done in ,he dark we feel the blow but do
.i j..rjn i i j t i.. , not identify the hand that strikes it Tt
that there ure many ir.cn there, who in June colonies there, the ruins of ralinque, and the, , . observed, however, on taking the m.
. ,1:1st hart not SUHl who are now worth from fa.- 'Pyramids, temples, and other splendid remains ia nrii u. c . t . ' Sclienck's second araendrieut. fiiimr the m. . nnn . o,i cm :.. u .. i ., j . ..' $j00 to $2,000 each to Sena' ors for going to Ar- . uuuueai, nxinf tucom
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n.tnelll i.. the hn of ,r, ml1. I er ol Jlie niOSI inillieillril 01 tile CllllOIIC CUiZe.ns allll irlrs l.ar,l In drive tliA whnU II... t.. it
i rr. .f r ... i t-...i of ih;t ciiv intend cit'inr a ntihlic m-piimr at I.kewis. Win fXDosures on Milt-prr Unv nrn i d,?ffpr
l'i. 'in TT' , (I . ll Ultt IfUUrUUli;!!) KIOMcU i L 1 I j " I
u. pt finQ . j v i si f i nT.v T,k..ln J r i .1 r
. , , . ui vuii ui tile ou m marcii iiu i:oiuiuir oac& bobs , . . there are th evidences of their architecture. i - - t . i . . .1 " . auu Wick.) sustained the
10 ukb .nrT sea 19 in imp nw rspnaid dpil morn- .
kansasorTexas(on the clerk's books) on the ! r'""" " ' v-s.auti per annum, two
aiiensioi uieiiiciana members (Messrs. Pettit
proposition. That
1 1.1 . . 1 , ill Linn .iirir NHiiis n me new enam upii mnm. . - i ms
f..r C .itmrnia, .n. the 1 h of January, lie went , - ir day. tor the purpose of .nv,fg fope 1 " ' "l J . , i.fc -'"r ' ., . . . ! D.ec7.ry ' i 1 Ual lh ,d 1IebreW We ""h-t I inr-also Gen. McKay", iust and saln.arv nro- 1 b"nS d"rer,ted' "a, substituted, and then
. . Riltimore, and took pjfe o the .hip , " Wt residence in ; ,,e k j "Z J'.r : 'P"10" "" ,WB fromlh of Mo" viso against paving Member, for time on wliich ! Im8"- Rhill and Wick of
ouion, "om they are absent from theirseats attending to their! ' uu,am wolea ,n ne"rmative. Iftheircon-
private business-all are thrown overboard, to .s"lueau co o Do it! Mr. Cathcart was
Vvlon .tins countrv. A N
- - --- , U- Pogh and Tierce, the loco Toco members sivs that Pi-hn,. !I
oflhe L-gisla!ure from the city of Cincinnati, ; to m!,,' "P l'i country, to aid the Tope, Ji.vebeen admiited to their setts in the Ohio h rfued a residence in Rome, in procurIgi&lature. Thus has a simple question been ( ir8 some temporary lace of independent rcsidsrliled in ner two months, that might have j rce.
b-eii untie in two hours. Ohio is a creat Stite, J rrrrn' mionnl nmnl.
o his app,re,,t residence in j rpSle'gLtriiry T "wlh iSZrl nothing can exceed the deploy ! .gator, we may learn from the p, N'ew York leiter writer also i a few scor-s of such men as the editor of! Ui, f 1 '"es '" 8" U,Wr Cttlirrni!- l thi -S (particularly the tribe of ughrssiiggestsapnutribiition ! 'Tribune in the National LegUlature; they i ,ime' Cro""'n!T out of the maddening efTects of Deuteronomy, chap. XXXIII,
We ueed a few men of courage and conscience
j i Congress to dr.-g them out to open day. Mr. Greely has liegun well; we hope he will nt
cower Urlora the impo'.eut clamors of his col-
gues. The Sw Minnie.
rT Mr. Krlly's Sale of Real Estate is po-t- I d'rty faced, l-igrl boy, and who 1ms pissed j The new Senats will consist of sixty mempoued until Saturday, Ftb. 10th, va ucct unt of j v:r'" seen-s sine-, has commenced a' large j bers, Gfty-Gvo of whom are elected. Accorc-
bid weather. I u ""ekly iXewnprier of the above title in the City
verse 39. that
would give U " new character. The Mileage, ; the gold mania" thit for years to come, he fears they should ''sack the abundance of the sea and
m. innniiig mi i iooK-voung corruptions in thai it will be i
iHhiy are a !iliouor to the national character
Ohio is a great StMte, !
nod has lots of money to spend to keep alive the j J. II. Green, the Reformed Gambler, whom kv unhallowed spirit of ptrty. i we knew twenty years age, in Twrenceburgh !
Ci Mr. S tmiicl Murphy of thW place, has of York. It i- an interesting paper. ad ; elected ar D?mocraU and twentv three are
military establishments there, 89 no hope of re
ward or fear of punishment is sufficient to make binding any contract between man and man, upon the soil of California: The efficers, sooiers and seaman, will immediately desert, and that
I men u'-st-rieu iroiu ins squjuron, Having only a I sbort lime to serve, to whom the toUl sum of i J 10.000 we.S due. That Orefrnn U f .it .)..
i.igU old party divisions, thirty-two of these . ,atillgller pe0,l!e are , pouriug iall ll)e ,j d,
impossible to niaintuiu any naval or of treasures bid in the sand," implying, beyond
conbt, trading in merchandise and exploring
for gold. It was supposed that Ophir was situated on the Fastern Coast of Africa, a little beyond the Rtrnits nf Bubel-mand. l. Others supposed that it was the ancient Trapobona. now known as th Island of Ceylon. Eusehius, lu refering to King David, says "that he built ships at Elath, a city of Arabii, and from thence sent
make room for Mr. Schenck's substitute, as finally amended, giving each Senator and Member I
absent.
dd out the Oregon House to Mr. Pt-tsoii. O The Causl was open the first of this week. D"The Circuit Court meets on Monday next. The Conrt will have to appoints Prosecutor.
(7- The California fever U at about 1 12 $2 per year,
shows what can be don from poor beginnings. Whig,
wi iuc nvo 10 ue eieciec. ine uoinion T. .... 1
rr t ... 1 1 1 iiain.a, iiini
r., ,.,reu mw:ta iive-nouer- j is lliat three or them wiil l Whigs and two ! rot" and ronscqn, oily capable of either doing 'wiil be Democrats. If so, the Division of the ! . much evil or much roo,l. Hi. talents are now J Senate will be twenty six Whigs and thirty-Tour j ; directed the right channel. H;. paper is j Democrats. But the best informed think that!
1 the new administration will receive the support
of Mr. Hale of New Hampshire, Mr. Davis of Mississippi, Messrs. Downs and Sou!e of Lou- ' i.-siaiia. and Mr. Borland of Arkansas. There'
arn those who bolieve that the Sen itora from
gings and runaway seilors from the Sandwich
deg. in this place. John T. MC irly, E-q , Le- ' " vt woois. John Hudson, d'la n and Charles, Ea't'r '.rfvrcr, thr Indian, ar,4 Ameriran.-.lmrrt. (sons of the Rev. W. Ttrrell) :c. are making j cmr I'ienriout. their arrsngements to start on the first of next; New Oruiis, Jan. 25th
month. They are all healthy, euterprUing J Bv an arrival at t'ii port, we have hiehly j Iowa and Wisconsin, will
give a decided sup-
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vnniunifii. and hv temoerance. i.i.rr inmnri.m n.-. r, a u.,,1 I .. I. -" "v x,c iVer, ivory, apes, ana peacocks. I He,se are the
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Washimctos. Jan. 2.1.
a salary of 2.000 per annum, and reducing his J SENATE. Mr. Mason presented the creden-
I lineage to iu cents loreacn mile 01 travel Dy tials of Mr. Butler, re-elected Senator from S. ; th-j usual route. Here is the old abuse retained Caroli na. ; in principle, though modified in tho amount U- J Mr. Dickinson presented a petition asking , ken under it. The charge is but 10 cents per Consress to interfere to secure the release of , mile; but the routes are left as x;g g, criss- American citizens imprisoned in Ireland and cross and circumambient as ever. Members Cuba which was referred to the Committee on from TUinnia rr lrft in rriarw thir 30nn anil ni..i
met-.l-men In t... TJa..J rtT...I,: x 1 . ' - ---- ( a v.e.g., neiauou
'", from Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisima and Tex-;
.... ,..:.. was .ru.uui in yieicing an a9 lhence to 3 0n0 mi, when the rea, ds. ,.!,. r 11 1 .1 . , . . 1 ' '
ou....... c . KU.otuu uie meiai-men orougiu tauce i9 not halfeo mucn. and Northern Ohio it from thence to Judea." Now, we can only j m,y , stretch iu three or foar hundred mie3 : ascertain the situation of Ophir by distances, from ei(v int0 e;Kht or nine hundred bv ro. I and there is no such Island in the Red Sea , , ronm, hjRMa 00(.s as now. " The 1 Tl il :l .j r .1 .1 i B '
, ,rom me pon 01 cam, on ' 8im 1f trutl, is lhere i9 no di(,position io a ma- i u VU-.i .fit. n.jp . fn 1 s.. 1
me i-t.mn.M'i me ivea rea. 10 i ursnisn mat a it . i .
- ..PC of .Li. ),.: .h,,,., ,l wild, Rrf ' . w,,,c .... on, .,,, ,,,.,.
auriferous valley of the Sacramento, merchandise hrnn.hi i,T.:.i, ! we., aga.ns, a periect u- tms morning ,n the Intelligencer. The who!.
,,, x- ' " 6 , nonade ot amendments, subs HOlher 11 1 nlnrtnurl. rVAir : . j , n. . .
foreign rehideiits, are arriving by
every vessel. Such are some of the stutemeuts tffi.'ially promulgated by the government. Here is somf thing ex (Tidal from the same golden region. In the Buffalo Express of the 19ih inst. is au extri.ct from a letter, written by Mr. Anthony Ten F.yck, the American Conimissioneer at the Sandwich Island, who, it is said, threw tip his 3,0()0 commission, and fled
To the
Mr. Dickiuson submitted a resolution, which
was adopted, calling on the President for inform-
, atiou in relation to the imprisonment referred to
, in the petition.
Mr. King presented a petition numerously
signed, praying for the right of way for the-
, .uobile and Ohio Railroad through Alabama,
bstitutes, and all was purely political.
correct con .uct, we nve no doubt but their ; trntglit between eieht thousand Indians and calculations prove to bs true, old party lines
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j"' .1,11.1. in-., it, v, . it'll inera.ier,
golden dreams will be realized
Xj Ciuap and Good! Holden
manner nf Parlinmentnrv ctrntecrv. Tt stood I Tk. C ,..i. l .t . i .
productions of Africa. Th fmm finhie a. : . . . "c Bao.uy aller aojourned.
Mr. Ten Rvck .v. .W 1.. k. u 1 ... , ' o 01 tire aboot one legislative day ot pto-
HOUSe. After some routine business the
offers nntwiihs-tamMrg the great odds against them.
bid fair ,0 be considerably modified in the Sen- ,oU t,ree ,!U "own Ji ! ZlZZ "u ZZZTrlT 5 'd ""d" oo. resolved itself into a Commit.
ute.-Wasbington Whig. sWt on the , round: that ,h .,, " I " ' . ' "r-HBNCK had three or four rushes at it; tee of the Whole on the State ofth. Union.
Itltodou.-ti'irs to Cnlilofuia.
The Board of Missions of the Methodist Epis-
the Rev. W
slept on the ground; that the country can never j mon came from Ophir, and it was supposed Gov. Brow
b,a agricultural one-only fit for grazing that that Onhir wassitna.ed somewhere ... , he U,h. : " . ? . ana too np the Civil Appropriation bill
f i , inn iu iiioorigiua. proposition, l.uu ilie iiie.iuso.
Magazine, (us will be seen by advertisement) n"l"r' victorious. Forty three Americans were, for one dollar per year. Who wouldn't take a ' kd'ed. and manv wounded. The Indian vil-
three dollar Maguziiie, when they can gtt il for ,i1r'' Yul.t, was burned to the yronnrf, and the copnl Church have set apart
Uue Dollar! j Americans were anont marching to Busulns, XT The FT. in. TTeuro r.Uv I... where it was exnecte.k a deci :ivn hulltk n.til.l
" uw nun- , i--- - " 'a.eu 111 ine norm UJIlimOD SUUIOIl. mill llln : lhrcl .ixhci.iirii.ii IT- ... T.J O --!.
te.t Kr .1,. IVH., l.k..,. r.),- L".... . . be foiil. t. , liv. r. ., r .. " . 5 -.j-. ! o ""i io vpu.r, which returneu witn lour ; rOTm ,hpv -pnHil on. This amend
" J " . n-v. is.iac wwens, oi me inoiana uotilerence. "I know two men ah k,,iLm f,m .1,. ' ..i... .f..u .;.i. ' i - -
WUlature for the V. S. Senate fc, 6 year, from j as mission.ies to the new field of labor opened surface of the ground andwithina very small ! the .3:.3 Member eight dol-
UAsniNCTo.J.n. 27th 1 iu California. Mr. Tavlor will proceed to his snce h. J. u nnn . tu. a t 'Jrt .... ""J wno.e .em, oi n.s necessary
i - mil"- " iiiiiii a t-t-wm c. iirTLa ui aiiiistii niiii t riinir Ktiirii i i .
. - I . n l .an ra irAm i.ntriA oltaniiiiT t e
the mineral r. g.on covers a very large extent of ern part of Arabia. It is known that Solomon. . pr uAvi L Li r c.i.
at nr'esen o ' ! ti l l ' , , "T ,"".hort,bl" !n Jction with King Hiram, of Tyre, sent thal u wou!J b(J carried lhro h if now ad ted. Zi rith."! llhTe"' beeum!. in two or a fleet from Ezion-Geber, at the head of the , ResardiDg ita9 but . Taao to J,,, thewhJTe. Hon. and the , three weeks d.ggu.g. He says: Red Sea, to Ophir, which returned with four .JL haU Thu -nd.
ine 4111 ot .t.trcti n.-xt. I lie election, was to
come on yesterday, I eb. 1st. W e look at Clay's ; Th Senate has cenfirmej the followiug ap- post by the water route; his colleague will take re-election to the Senate with fearful forebo- ! poii'tmnts: the overland route in company with a large dings. He basso long ruled the Whig party,! Cd. Jams Duncan, Inspector General of the j number of persons emigrating from the Western that we fear a colJisiou between him and the of-.Annv. vice Col. Cro2hin. " j States. Both g-ntlemen are spoken of as emificers of government. Hi age, ad 0iher cir- j John Line, Marshall of Kentucky. nently qualified for the post to which they have enmstances, shoull have induced his friends in j .,, ,,.... ! been assigned.-fZions Herald.
Kentucky to leave him in the peace and quiet Th. r.por, of le oW,;on of r.n.Cnm, to the i The Power of 4 old Wmer.
l private ine.
A I .
i iu amenameni was adopted appropriating
r-iUU.tlUU to finish the Patent Office. Another amendment was adopted appropriating $200,000 to redeem the Bouuty Land Scrip. After a stormy debate, the bill passed. Adjourned.
. United Stales Senate is confirmed.
The irc U j Aliunnnc. The vote stood; yens 4f, nays 36. 02 Whigs Let those rccdlect, who wish the Greeley ; a"d 1 1 Democrnts voted for othpr candidates.
Almanac for 1513, the easy terms upon which I il can be obtained. Only pay your debts a lit- ' tie in auimice! The Circuit Court si"s next
Mrnator Fontr of .livi-sippl.
Eiizur Wright, of the Boston Chronotype, thus discourses of the benefits of cold water:
absence from home attending to a Session of
Congress, vith his necessary expenses. Mr.
id Ophir
ciicuir.fcrer.ee of 300 yards, some $100,000 was in diff'-rent directions. Tarshish was what we
cathered in 5 d.ive- In ihij ki',.hI.i; i.i 11 .fc,.:. i..s ii : 1 ' '
i ei- , ,o ",c ' - "- ' i-rouo,.,3 go..,, ,vory, Sehenck ln Oppositlg tUi9, was not as tender worth $lo the ounce, 12 cz. to the lb." . epes and peacocks, and the fleets sailed from j of the honor of Coneref9 as he had been on "It is alm.st astoni-hing, but nevertheless is , the head or the Mediterranean, passed out of, recet occasion. IIo urced that unlt.r 9Uch true. I suppose no gold mines have ever been the Gut of Gibraltar, and sailed round the south- L rula Melnbt. wouU UiJ up wilh ick. discovered of equal extent, and yielding such j n coast of Africa. This is the opinion or Ma- I ne9S in citv their homeward route. n . I. i-.. i ii a ... i : t t rti. i , .. .v,,., 1 J
judiii.es, wnii so nine moor, as tnose el tins j"r .venue.. i ue snips oounu io larsnisn are ; nd ti6 jjouso djj not rpsent tl
country; and it will be years before itcanbe ex- ! "poken or in Scriptures as strong and heavy
iiausted. I have visited the dir'uLns some 40 ships. If we believe that Ophir was in Arabia.
Our experience U this. By disobedience to miIes alorg what is called the 'American Fork' ' aJ ns a depot for the Phcsneclans, then they the laws of life we nni.P:.mnrnmkii ili l.Uc p . 1
n.ll.U I. .. 111. :..fl .1 ... ' of til
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wecK. If jou are not coming to Brookville during Court, your neighbor will be sure to come, and you can send by him, two dollars fvr the American, which is universally acknou le-.'ged to he the bet p:.per iu Iudi tua. The Almanack is for either ol I or new subCiibeis who pay for l'4i. Aud if we should continue lo putili-ha p-pe-, we expect to renew this otTir every year. Tho.-e who p .y for their paper during the three list months of the y.ar.
SiaU have i inii.ily a copy of Greeley's Alma- : Uack, or soiii other work of equal Value. How many shill we order? We wih t. know soon. ! ( For contvi.ts of G.i.eley'i Ahnanack, see Ad-, eriiseineul.) i;pn 1'nMle I ii!vcriT. We have b"en fun.ished w ilh the annual cat!ogu for IS H of ihe Green Castle UuiversltyIt Is lh-. first catalogue issued by that ius;itution, which coiil J be called respectable In mechanical appearance. is unnecessary to say the I'iiiversiiy is in a flourishing condition. It first opened U doors iu 1S39. and the follow ing ia the Iit for each year to this time:
le Sacramento; almost every yard is occupi- i imported the vat quantity of gold rund at
Th'-s Senator, who has mnHebiins. lf nn'orinns ' ,,,0k rolchium, and heaven knows what, and re- i edi and all are gelt. ng out quantities of ore.' ; Ophir from some other place. Looking there-
bv his"high and lofty tumlling" in the Senate-! mj'''"- Msl we "ten: coin w.ter, " l he ellect of this discovery will be bad for ! 'or'. at the enterprise ofthe Fhfrnicians, ma
ns gross im
putation, so much hirsher than an thing in the Mileage Expose.
At last, the committe was wearied out. Prouibltine h "se of certain systems of Tele-
Not less than a dozen different substitutes for I Eral'niDg " K-nlucky.
Washington, Jan. 24. SENATE. Mr. Calhoun, having recovered from his recent illness, resumed his seat in the Senate to-day. The Civil Diplomatic appropriation bill from the Houte was referred to the Committee on Finauce. The Judiciary Committee was discharged from the further consideration of the memorial of
Henry O'Rielly, impeaching Judge Monroe for
! threw awav drug; and got well: We I. I live
Judge E's proposition had been offered and voted down, including at least two from Mr.
The California bill was then taken up and
debated till adjournment HOUSE. Sundry petitions and memorial.
lal arena, and won for bi ns. If th exclusive i children u ill. the l t f d..ciori .-.I lima i morals oi me country, ami will mm all its . King crania tneir nead quarters, what prevented 1 S. himseir. When at lenirth Mr. Schenck's
ar.r.l!..ti..!ii.f"Hangmn Fnote." ,as been ex- ! that lived were oflen and alarmingly" sick. j prospects as a farming and agricultural country, j their ships sailing round to California by the ; amended proposition (for a salary of $2,000 : were presented and referred.
I.i'it.i-.g l.iir.-!f by al using Ju-lg McLean, i 1 nese statistics are not simply curious and
c.-.. c .. ,i i ... iii'T."Miiiir,uui iisein. nnn lnsirucTtve. ri.mR tuRV.iv. thereupon, condescended to , , , , , , , ' l or four years we have dailv bathed every show up this gaseous. iemng.ir.ue, says the North . child : dismiss..) all tliouchls of ailoctor. and have
I would not again go thtojgh what I have, to see : north-eastern passnge, and bringing back large ; ner annum and Mileage at ten eta ner mile Mr. Ficklin presented the resolutions ofths
the country, and I would not sett'edown to live : cargoes of gold, stones, and sandal wood from ! was submitted, and carried by a vote of C7 to j I1Iinois Legislature, iu favor of the principles of in it, for all the gold in the mines. The mode Ophir? By the ordinary sailing in these times, ' 57. Had it been practicable to call the Yeas 1 1,10 'ilmot Proviso, which was ordered to bo
Americm, iione ofhis har-piest, most eloquent . ' I'"'- sickness and no death in the familv, 1 r l,re rrib!e, ond a more dissipated and supposing Uphir to be near the mouth of the and Nays (as it is not in committee) this
and most eX-dive sp'ech-s repelling an l refut- ! !'t r-oiisiderable increase. We have seen a del- . immoral set of people I never saw. People are j 'd bea, the voyage could be made in sixty amendment would not have prevailed; had
... ....,,.,.,..,.., nn.r w.e n.osi oriuonox notkin ,ere from h narts of the coast, and , cys, whreas it required three vears. Ktr ma. 1 o-i.ont.'. ,. r... .
r I , . . . ' . i - null uvn si v. ii 11 i i. iui I n t iri.im 11 III C 11
printed. The Senate bill establishing Territorial Gov
ernment in Minesota was referred lo the Cora-
i i. t', in me vi vie necni.tr to mm. ail me r i:irtres i : ., . .
- iior.oriii.. ai.o i.orsnifj usen in ilea inonill in least . , . rt . . .. ..... .
( which had l en mnde against the character of , in the sick bed after the birth of a child, p. t up, as 80011 as t,,e Dews reaches foreign parts, the K,"S wpnir me mercantile depot iu Arabia for coming on this fall instead of successrully ter- j '"iltee on Territories. Judge M. Lean. His eniogv on Judgn M Lean , w;,,lt about and take care of a large family, with worst of their population will emigrate hither. ; all the adventures of the rhrenicians there, gold ! minated last fall, I think it would not have Mr. Hunt moved the House proceed to th.
; wis one of the finest efT.rts of the kind ev. r t'e- ; n,;,pl"- " waier. wnen tier ct.il I was ! i p.ty any d. cent white man who may live in migru nave been procured from Guinea to the : been offered
livered in the U. States Sen ,t.
..,i,.ri.nrrl lo,l.. Satlirdav li p .1- I lie v u.r i.
We find in the Washington News the r.illow- sheets, the next day were walking about, and on ; ing extract from, the report to th annuat meet- Monday night were in the mno.l to danc. Hav- ! ing ortlw X-ttioni! Division. in Jun -. l?4. '; en't we leasou enough for faith in water! Number of DlvUiom in the IT. Stab s. 2,631 i Complain .njot.
Numlier of members initiated during the j Whatever be your condition Inwardly or pns-yar. 85.217 t outwardly letnota complaint fall from your Whole amount of members. ir.1,372 lips. You mav be poor and be obliged to work
but tvroor three davsold. We had twochildr n : ; i . i ,
I i .. i , i .1 , I"" reiMou mx mourns i.e.ice. 'severely attached with the prevailing fever, . , , . ,. , (which is cr.rrti.ig . ffthe litiU cms, only last1 T ''e I'tt P''d luinibiig rumors are, that Col.
Mevenson, who went out in command or the New York Regiment, has got over one million of dollars of gold dust that Captain Marcy, the
However, it is in the hill. and. I consideration of the bi.'l extendiop- the revenue
South, and California to the north-fast; and as being in, the Chairman ruled my motion to ,aWR over California, which was agreed to, and
me it-mpie cost lour huimred and fifly millions amend it by substituting $1,500 for $2,000 j tne bill was referred to the Committee or the of pounds sterling, we can readily imagine what1 out of order, and the proposition not suscepti- I whole, and ordered to be printed.
On motion the House resolved itself into
a vast amount of gold was expended iu its erec
tion. However, much is left l
cle of amendment. Our side has been deficient
! in tactics throughout and so the hirn hea-
son of Gov. Marcy, has obtained as hisshare of! Tlns we fenow a,,J ,iave ever been convinced ; ten us. The $1,500 amendment, H seems ehould dust, ono million or dollars that Governor i or rrom a" ,,,:,t we can gather Trom the best au- have been moved before the rote of Mr.
In Students I. 14 1Q3 Students In 141 134 Student la 1?4J 127 Students Iu I? 13 1G7 Students In l?4l 177 Students In 1515 IGl Students In 1546 17. Studenu In 1?47 273 Students In 1?43 "35 Student.
Whole amount of receipt of suborui.i t" Divisions in the U. States. $ 105. 0S7 57 Whole mount of benefits paid out. 14,0."-? 33
Do do or cash on hand. 233 GKG C3 , Nun.le-r of deaths. "72, M"i-ensiit svcnnior. j The Legislature of Wisconsin, on the 17ih j iut , elected Hon. J. Walker United States Sen- i ator for six years from the 4lh of March next, i Mr W. is a member of the present Senate, and .
ws the Cass candidate for re-election.
b ird day by day ; but this world is a place of
toil. Millions have toiled before you who are now nt rest iu the kingdom above. Are you abused? So was the most perfect man the i world ever saw. Abuse will not injure the ! sterlinir rhsraplpr II ir.il. un..ta A .1 ,.. f
the speaker.sown hurt.
Mason, with his men, mules and wagons, has been three limes to the diggins, and got loads of the gulden dirt and that Secretary Buchanan has received information or the discovery or a placer of gold almost solid one lump of which weighed two hundred and fiflv pounds. Ilnrpiufva in ihe lnrrirtl Hinte. Tl.:. ...... a l. i... i . . , .
words rehnnnd 1.,' , v ., ,.,y r oom.nen irom
Are on cheated? U,e most romP,e,e congeniality or disposition
O.T to r-Tiiromin.
On vestenhv the 'F.vansville and California
' Association.' niinihering sixteen persons, left this city for California. They took passage on th steamer S.icrmnto for Nw Orleans, at which pert thv will embark for the El D-""ido. j Evanville Jonrna!, January 25
t'!tote-.
SoU every honest man.-Ifyou complain at PX " f"n"-""7 oi nanus ann: pursuits
every mishap at every slander at every d.g j at your heils you will pass a life oT misery.! The best course is, to suffer without complaining and t. discharge all your duties faithfully as in the fear of God. The man who has a snnrl al- ' ways in his brow-a scorn on his lip aud a! mountain on his back not one of which he j cannot muster courage to remove is of all meu ; the most miserable. If voa complain at the
thoritics, that the American continent was ' Schenck's proposition was taken.
anown io tne Ancients, and was visited and settled by them consequently its mineral riches could not have been hid from an enterprising searching people, remarkable for their love of discovery and colonising.
JIertinK ofJIr. tlnvnnd -n. Tnvlor. Mr. Clay took passage on the Princess at Natchez for New Orleans. Ha met Gen . TayI n .....
jg0 . ior ai u.tion uonge, ami their interview is thus
two persons can be entirely of the same mind j ufscr,t,e1 " 'W Orleans Delta or the 13th: and disposition, habits and pursuits, unless after "nen the Princess stopped at Baton Rouge, the mo?- intimate and earlv association. T i , ,,,e pang" among whom was Mr. Clay,
What is now to be done? Is the proposition as it stands belter or worse than no change at ail? It will somewhat equalize the corn-
committee of the whole, and took up the Army bill which was debated till adjournment
W athington, Jan. 26. SENATE. Several petitions and memorials rel.ring to various subjects were presented by different members. Mr. Sturgeon presented a memorial nnmnr.
pensalion or Members, making an average ousiy 8igncdf by cilheaa of Pennsylvania, praypayment or about $15 per day, instead or ing for reduction or the Tariff. paying part but $3 and the rest $20 to $35. J Messrs. Alien aud Alherton presented a meSo far, this measure is an improvement on j morial from citizens or Ohio and New Hampthe present law; but when we consider that shire, praying Congress to pass laws prohibiting this Schenck amendment actually and largely slaverv in new Territories. increases the pay of a majority or the Mem- j The bill ia favor r Timothy Kenon or Ohio, ber., which certainly is not the kind orremrm wastaken npand passed.
whicli public sentiment demands that it does The Senate proceeded to the consideration of
trifl-s now, before you die, you will embitter
i ., . .. , . l .'.am ii run
Nw Yosk. Jnn 2G. ! V ' . J ' """"iTJ- Advancing slill. more doselv they are joined; ... . - . . I ,1 icniKi 1 1 1. .1 I 4 i I .1 r .. J J '
.- mspatrn irnm Aew llrleans. cale. January Clth s'ates that no new ruses of Cholera oconrm.r ih. u x. r-i ....i . i. I
. tnni. i., i.T-w vi leaio., nn.i inn disease i t. . . it .1 . .
iiuuu. u. i.ous ueruiu say s: rmeen
itlrllio.tist I'rrnchrra.
The following Is the faculty. There is no Presiiit.-.r nt thi time, the duti--of which for ihe present are discharged by Trcf. Iirntb e. WILLIAM C. LAKRABEE, A. M. Professor of Mathemalics. JOHN WHEELER, A. M., Professor of the Latin Language and Liteiature.
CHARLES G. DOWNEY. A. M, Pr. f.ssor ' wusconsidered ended.
of Natural Science. .
CYRUS NUTT, A M., Professor of the ! ,.,,"n torrrrr- j ers in New England who had received a colle
1 r i . ',;r- P". an inierrowatorw in ,Af. .More-' ..... , . t.reek Languag and Lite rat n re. . . , ... , ; giate ecucation; now we can count them by IiHrpiI tivpivv . r f .... the ilmot Proviso should b" enact-1 . n-., , . i -.i . . JOfer.r'U 1 1.NOLt.Y , A. B, Tuior in Math-: t ,, . , .... scores." This is a striking illustration of the .,. e.I, would not the gentleman then be for i is-1 , P , ., , ,. mattes. nniin'"' j advance of education among the Methodists In ROCF.RT CL RRAN, M. D, Lecturer on Af , , . XT , . . .some other teuominalions, it has been hardly, P;.c;..'.. ' Mr. Mirehenf. "No. si hlp mi Old. never. , , , ,, , .. 3 rnisio.ogv. if at all.less remarkable. In makine an estimate
. win never rais me pirricul al arm arjainst t hi-i ' r ,, e , ,
!.,... TT.,: ... r i. . t ,.. i" i--K"- vuui.il , ,uiu meu oe-
s..-.,..v...i, ' such cause. uammore j yerve an important place
Patriot
I )ears ago we knew not three Methodist preach- I nMppmess n,cn ,ne married state ,s
ur...... w. iiiiumhii, aim inn riTiemnmnce lorms
in youin only that the mind receives the com- I & 81 o'nner. it Happened that j not even tend to touch the gross abuse of , Executive business, and after sometime spent plexion we would give it. It Is then only that i Gel1- BnK,,t and Gen. Taylor were coming down i charging roundabout Mileage to the extent or . therein, adjourned over until Monday, onr habits are moulded or our pursuits directed ; ,0 l,,e ci,y:and, concluding to take the Princess, ! often more than double and sometimes nearly HOUSE. After some preliminary morning as we please. As we advance in life our habits ' ",cy Ci,nm al'ard, accompinied by Gen. Tay-j treble the direct or actual distance that it business the House resolved itself into a contend pursuits govern us. Is it not, therefore 1 ,or- Ast,le General passed by the dinner table, J makes no clear provision against Constructive ' mittee of the whole, and took up ths private calbetter to marry young? j he recognized Mr. Clay and bowed to him; but ; Mileage, or charges for journeys never per- ender, and after sometime spent therein, the "Trunk knit with trunk, and branch with 1 Cla' appearing not to recogn'ze him, n gen- formed and, above all, that it actually sggra- . committee rose and reported sixty-six private
'. ,.., . . .- - "oman at tne table remarked, Mr. Clay, that is vates instead or correcting the grinvons wrong bills to the House, the whole of which passed, ancmir slid, more closelv thev are io ned? .- m....,., I . ,. . . . . .. i ' . . r
At length, foil srown. no difference we seP, I layior. j oi iBKing pay lor service in Congress while ab-1 Audrew Johnson desired to introduce a bill But. stead of two, behold! a singlee tree." ' Itis! ejaculated Mr. Clay, with surprise and ent practicing law or making partizan speeches giving to every poor man 160 acres orthePublie It is in youth we are best fitted to enjoy that P,easure ',ls countenance; and, immediately ' for weeks together it will be very difficult for Land refused.
leaving ins dinner, warned luto the social hall, , the friends or Reform to acquiesce in this a-I Adiourned. and, with that warm frankness and earnestness j "-endment. j ' characteristic of him, extended his hand lo tho ' 1 cheerfully give credit for all the good there I L ashingto.m, Jan. it tn. General, w hn rraned 1. .. i...v is in it. Its adontion will tend l .h.- ! The SenatB WM "0t ,n "eSS,0n t0'day-
, . 7 ----- f, J- nuiiiiiii DUU DllVUn. I li - - 1 vv ciiu. IV .1 IIO TT 1 - . . . .
i lonir Sessions ann iin.inl.1. .1, .. .r .: iJ"--"- ' "
Ct Miiiiiiiiiiii HID wnolO U IIIIIO
a pleasing link in the chain of friendship that binds togetherany nnmber of years. The man who does not love till thirty will
never love. He will Letters.
very energetically.
itt.t Sl ... .. . .
be too selfish. Alston's; ""J. general,- pleasantly remarked Mr. . f lay, you have grown out of my recollection!'
SA-llltLK, HOSIIOUR, A. M , Ti.tche r
or German.
MICHAEL J. LYNCH. Tuto r in Language.
We learn that Professor Downey has resigned ' h is station in the faculty, and removed to Cincinnati, where be intends soiling hisclothes and
iegi.iv, politically, and socially fliscusert in days of Rr form, but weagree with "Old Knick,"
"When lam dead, my soul will return to
'The RighU of worn in." is a subject ! r rne., and dwell in the hearts of the French
. ' i 1 ..l. i:i, fl.....!... : ii... .i i
Irlarrioge .tnairrrmrini.
You can never grow out of mine, was the
It is a common thing for people to take some ' y repP0Ils the General, whose countespecial notice of their birth-days, and those of naDce Earned wilh warm regard, and whose tbeirchildren. But we sniwst a new nUn Pood ntured wriukles almost obscured his bright
l . . . ... . ' i 1 .
People; like thunder in the clouds of Heaven, i r wedding day. Make it a family :
ieau.eri.ig nis uesl witu business requiring not that they were never more feliciouslv set forth so much mental labor. In July next the hoar.. il, i tt,. rl i; i:. w M r T m. -
will re-elect a President in the place of Mr.
Simpson. Embrre mid Kjim mirage By a correspondent of th Boston Republican, j !t wiil be seen that Judge Embree does not lose ! !1 the honor of the Idle exposition of the extra ! mileage. But, say some, he is equally guilty ' with others in havig received some ofthe stolen ! goods. By relVreuce to the list, it will he seeu ' he charged for 1 1 IG miles. He lives near Evansviile, Ind., 251 miles below Madison, Ind ,anu yet Bright, who lives iu Madison, charges for' M31 miles, or 315 more than E.i.bree. By the I Rivr-r from Eransville to Madison is, say 250 ! Iron. Midison to Cincinnati 100 from Cincin- i n .ti to Wheeling 4 :1 and from Wheeling to'
Baltimore .;25 and from Batlimore to W t.m 1 ...!.: .. n .
.....ning in a,i 1 1 io suits. I Ins is oil
"The rightsof wo nan," what are they?
I lie ric'it to labor and to pray; The riht to watch while other sleep. The right o'er others woes to weep, The right to succor in distress. The rieht while others curse to bless; The right lo love while others scorn. The tight to comfort all that mourn, Th right to shed newjovon Earth, The right to feel the soul's hiirh worth. The right to lead lh- soul to God Along the path her Savior trod; The path of faith that leads above; The path of patience under wrong. The path in which the weak grow strong: Sm h woman's rights, and God will bless And crown their champions with success."
and throb with ceaseless life in New
tioiis." Napoleon.
.Tlarri.ige si:itiiiei, The annual report of the births, marriages, and deaths, iu .Massachusetts has been made to
the jeiisiature
Revolu- ; custom, and let vonr children make their na-! congratulate you General, upon your elec-
rents presents. On the children's birth- ,,on to ,!le Pr'J'ncy, and I hope your admin
istration may bens successful and glorious as your military career,' remarked Mr. Clay.
I thank you, Mr. Clay; but I am not Presi-
generally. Members will not tolerate a waste ea'0ay'. , . ro ' -r ,!,,. ,K . , . . .j Ou motion of Mr. Thompson of Pa. the House of time when the loss shall be their own and! , , ., .. ,., . . , ,. . not the Xiiinn'. ti,. n v ' resumed the consideration of the bill establishnoi ine radons, lhere will be a saving on. , , . ... , . the Printing and me other contingencies of '"8 a Board of Commissioners to settle claim, the two Houses. Each long Session will cost Government. the country less, each short Seesion will cost it1 Cn"derable ,ime hi;.1D8 Pt adebat more, than nnier the nr, t i n... .k- & IIouse 00 mot,on adjoarned.
r . .. ul t- . i no
days the parents can retuan the compliment if they choose. But would not
such a custom tend to preserve many impor-
This report contains some curious and inter- ' tant associations, keep the links of affection
esting items. from rusting, and contribute to the permanent -fliT'-n I;1,"l:,i;n ,f,,he P,ai!! in 1 ,40 737- happing or the fomily.-New England WashI till: anil HSSUIllincr this nnniher m tl.A ,r.A . 6
.... - I ,,r incrtnnirin.
measure strikes me as radically defective and vicious that on the whole it may better be de-I defeated and leave the iniquity as it stands, to
be dealt v. ith as the people shall think proper.
SENATE. Mr. Webster resumed his seat in the Senate to-day. A number of anti-slavery petitions were pre-
I have said that the adversaries of the Mileaee eDld-
n . rr 1-
itelorm have greatly the advantage as tactari- j ans. They have known how to make a dozen
five-minute speeches against us, all admitting'
dent yet and
j Here Mr. Clay, preceivinglthat Gen Taylor's modesty was about to eet the better er him.
' kmL. ... i...r..i i i - i , that the nreent ivil.ni -J .ii
immlM-r of l.irlhs in IPiT-S .,r. 1 , .... : c " lJ.u. remara, wnicil leu r - j - " i
3.Ha' of the iuhabiunts; the marriages as 1 to lliwhwhent t'nhrs. j t0 ' P-nral and most egreeableconversaUon be122; and the deaths as 1 to 62. The griddle ou which enkes are baked should iwetn tnB two distinguished gentlemen. iTh,' .h.-e number,of !,'rl9,wer 16,137; of never be touched wilh grease. Firstly, because ' The csptain or the Princess, not wishing to
the er nnt Tl,r - ru.'i,:u i it imparts a rancid taFte to the cakes. Second- '""rapt so pleasant a re-onion or two old
I om oinn iu ui cases, aua inreechilderu in two 1 " -rvuig siove oe usea, ii n.is ine kitchI ca' . ! 'f not the whole house wilh the smell of
i
i. ou-nner n nrnrnv weW of ; burnt ffr-lO MV nothinir of th mi.U A
urhii'h 'i tfi u?sr luti kMial.t ...J ..... :.i .
j 111 between bachelorsand widows; 510 between i uolsl,"S lo oue 8 own neignoors, oy betraying . widowers and maids; 200 between w idowers ; "hat we are to have for breakfast. Wash the I ' mul uiiiIab.. r.nr j:,: . ......a !,.,., , ...
The celebrated Eng!i.vh writer. Addison, has "ThT.' ;:ZZ":Z"r ,uJ "? nt WUh Mud'
: If ft on n rnt.1 llu. Minians imiuirinnt unhnM- mirr!.... ..... k.,.' .. i...L. i.. . ... i aju wnen Healed tor
asuiHg- r - j j "ii in i . n u.n i ii i ! i ii uu iimiun. s is on-i "Two persons who have choseu. each other j between the ages of 20 and 25. Oue bachelor
.:i. i... ., . . . . . . r .11 il. iii. J: ,.. k .,i. I"1 c" wasmarnen io a man unner ati; a wi.-
' c XMU nai t.mbree received,, 0wer of 80 married a widow of almut the same and yet this is the route he traveleJ.and the on- ! 0,1,ers '""tual comfort and entertainment, have four tt i,iowr, fr01 6j to 60 married wid-
ly one he could travel. W 1. r re then has he ' ,n aX action hound themselves to be -rood-hum- ows from CO to io.
. .1 m .y ..
ored, atlable, discreet, forgiving, patient aud i ne average age oi tne persons wno died durjoyful, with respect to each others frailties aud inr'he Pa!t r:,r wa' L51 l' . J - " . , , I 1 n average age of nrolessional men was over
pa: taken of the stolen fruit?
(lit iu Ihe liocky tloJutnins. The St. Louis Organ says it ha authority for the report that Gold in large qnautiiiea has been found iulhe Rocky Mountains. CTThe Legislature ol "Kackensaek," JArkensas.) have changed the name c-f a rooniy f'omVan Ilareli lo Ck. Oue of Ihe aineiidment t,, chuge the nam, rf nil persons t:iue.i Van Buren in C"-i
imperfeclions, to the end of theit lives."
JT One neighbor says to another. "John, hi av brought ome your o. Hi broke the ai'dle, but av put bin a new one. Hi coiild'ut git a piece of hoak, so hi put bin a pi-n-e hov ickory.
40; merchants 52; farmers 651.;; public officers 40; mechanics 4(i; laborers 4.3jj; seamen 43
11 . i.r. Rl. r 1 . - I
Of the deaths, 49.1 were nnmarried males, at I an average age of 35 uumariiaed females 517, at an average age of 41 '., J-HiarrieJ males 1,421, ' At ikn m ver rm mi. i.F Yll ' nia.i;.l ru.... I . . 1
17 At Mobile, tor tne weed eiiuing 13th ult , ,v , at an averag- age of 43t.,'w idowers 320, r t l I'eKlh", of which 15 wer by Cholera. . average s;e 7 1 widows 75, average sgn 72.
use, rub it well wilh
spoonful or fine salt and a coarse cloth. It will then be ready to receive the cakes. After each cake Is removed, the salt rubbiug mu6t be repeated. H the first does not succeed, try it ngain, and you will ever after follow this advice of an old housekeeper. Amer. Aee.
Cholera in sit. Iionis. The St Louis Republican of Thursday, ssys; At a meeting of the Board of Health, yesterday, six cases of Cholera were reported by the health officer four on Sixth street, one at No. lq, Levee, and oneat the corner of Seventh and Washington streets, reported as eases or local cholera.
friends, detained the boat for some time. Finally, however, the General and Mr. Clay parted, with expressions of mutual esteem, and a hope that they might soon meet again." "What Shall I tell them 1 Think."j A calm, blue-eyed, self-composed, and selfpossessed young lady received a long call from a prying old spinster, who, after prolonging her stay beyond even her own conception or the young lady's endurance, came to the main question which had brought her thither. "I've been asked a great many times if yon was engaged to Dr. C . Now, ir folks inquire again whether you be or not, what shall I tell them I think!" "Tell them," answered the young lady, fixing her calm blue eyes in unblinking steadiness upon the inquisitive features of her interrogator, "tell them that yon think yon don't know, and that yon are sure it is none of your business '.
porting propositions calculated to perpetuate
me wrong. 1 hey have had at least half a dozen distinct polls at our proposition; we shall not have one chance to propose an amendment to theirs. Very probably, when the bill is ta. ken out of Committee, they will spring the previous question, and prevent the submission of our amendment to the House. Irthe previous question is carried, the original proposition or Judge Febrke cannot be revived at all before the House, so as to give its fiiends a chance te call the Yeas and Nays. I do not believe that it could have been thrown out on a recorded Yea and Nay vote. We shall see whether the friends.of the Schenck amendment will venture to permit such a Tote on the two propositions respectively. If they head ns with w,eyPreTiou Qoestion, the people will guess If the 2,000 compensation remains unchanged, I suspect it will be voted down by a union of extremes the Long Mileage Men who get more under the present law, and those
wito desire a change decidedly for the better. ! Should this be the result, the old stagers who ! har resist! all action on the euVject, stand'
The Vice President presented a memorial con
taining a proposition to establish a Telegraph serosa the Atlantic Ocean Referred to the Committee on Commerce. The Aspinall Railroad bill, and the Whitney Railroad bill, were taken up and considered" After some debate, the subject was informally laid aside. The Indian appropriation bill from the House, was taken up and debated till adjournment. HOUSE. on motion of Mr. Talmadga, th bill establishing a U. S. Mint in New York was made the order of the day for the first Tuesday in February. On motian of Mr. Vinton, the House resolved itseirinto a Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union, and took up, finrt, the bill making appropriations for the West Point Academy; and the next bill making appropriations for Revolutionary, Naval and other pensioners. On motion the Committee rose and reported the bills to the House, which were considered in orderand finally adopted. Adjourned. D. 1. JO IVES, ATTOKNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW. H ro o k v 1 1 1 e, Ind., Office nn Main Burrtu St. DfS. 0, H47.--5J.lj