Weekly Reveille, Volume 37, Number 36, Vevay, Switzerland County, 28 February 1855 — Page 2

applied to the liquor seller that sold the jug of whiskey to the unfortunate Derby (which caused hiin to die of delirium Ire* mens,) it would not affect him in the I least! Do yo you think it would? i 3fay the time speedily come, when Indiana, and the world, will be redeemed from the corse of intemperance.

jurisdiction over the lends in Michigan City, fur a Lighthouse and Harbor; in relation to the assessment Of damages against Railroad companies; legalising deeds* mortgages, and-other instruments required to be required to be recorded; legalizing the incorporation of such companies as were established under the ; Revised Statutes of lhS2; defining what property of decedents shall ho exempted in making out inventories; for the better security of the funds arising from the sale of Swamp Lands. The bill to amend the act for the appraisment of property and collection of taxes, dec., was indefinitely postponed.

Legislative Summary. Friday, Feb. 16.— Senate. — Rrportt fwm eommitiees. —Against the passage of the bill to authorize guardians to mortgage the real estate of their wards, for their maintenance and education: in favor of Joying on the table the hill to prevent destruction of life on railroads.— Concurred in. Bills Passed. —To amend certain sections of the act for the more uniform modo of doing township business. To provide for the surrender of certificates of stocks of this State. To provide for the custody of insane persons. House. —Senate bill relative to railroads changing their depots, indefinitely postponed. Bills Passed. —To enable railroad companies to settle with mortgagees by conveying them part of their roads. To authorize Assessors to correct errors in the assessment of real estate. To reduce the width of the Michigan road. To authorize County Commissionere to sell land in which the common school funds are invested. To prohibit adults from belting with minors. To cure defects in the acknowledgment of deeds, and in the [Omission of seals by private persons. (To authorize railroads to create preferred ’stock. Saturday, Feb. 17.—San ate. —Bills introduced—amending the act relative to liens on mechanics, merchants and others; to amend Section 316 chap. 1st Revised Statutes; legalizing the proceedings of county boards at called meetings. Bills Passed. —To provide for the tender of money for the redemption of lands sold for taxes before suit can be brought for their recovery; to repeal Sec. 50,chap. 10, of an act for the settlement of decedents’ estates; to amend section 27, of an act relating the duties of Supervisors. House bill to amend the 65th and 60th sections of an act for the settlement of decedents estates; to provide for a State Geologist and a geological survey of the State; to provide for the adoption of children and a change of their names.

Congressional Pioceedlngs. ' IVbroary 22. ’ / SBJCiTE.—-3Ir. Stuart offered ft tion for the erection of a building in Michigan for the reception of prisoners confined by the authority of the United States. Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Mr. Chase presented several petitions from citizens of New York in favor of the Fugitive Slave-law, and the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia, and the prohibition of Slavery in the territories, and moved that they be referred to a select committee, in order that, the pclitions may be properly considered, and the views of those Congressmen who are stigmatized as fanatical may be properly understood. The sections of the country which hold conflicting opinions on slavery would thus have an opportunity of more fully understanding each other, and the views of representatives and inisrcpresentativea upon the subject would be more-clearly understood. „

all which relates to the ten Circuit Su--perintendcnU; carried by an almost unanimous vote. Mr. Hume moved to strike out all that part of the bill which. authorizes town- | ship trustees to levy a tax to build school booses and procure furniture and fuel therefor; lost, ’ Mr. Smith, of Lagrange, moved to 'strike ont that part of the fust section ( which exempts Free Blacks from the payment of school taxes, and excludes them [from the schools; lost. Ayes 19, Noes *63.

[For the Weekly Ret elite. TUB CLOSE OP THE TERM. Three months have flown away since first the mind of the teacher came in contact with hts pupil, and now there is a sympathy between them that time can never obliterate. The teacher seems to be unusually moody; He has been engaged in “teaching the young tdea how to shoot,” and now he is, perhaps, for the first time, fully impressed with the true relation which he sustains to his country. As he rccapituatcs in his mind the incentives to study which he has constantly held up to his pupils, the zeal with which he has impressed upon them the old maxim—wo arc the architects of our own fortune, —and the demonstrable truth, that hard study in youth produces strong minds in manhood; he thinks he can see in the bending twig the inclining tret*. To rightly appreciate the teacher's feelings one should for a time be a teacher. The school of half a hundred schol ars has a great variety of intellect acted upon by various circumstances. From this group of active minds and smiling faces may arise the first in the three learned professions; or, perhaps some of them may fill elevated stations in civil or military life. The teacher cannot avoid the conclusion that some personage of note will arise from hit school, one who will boar the impress of his teacher's mind.

Mr. Test moved to so amend the 1st section as to authorize the county Commissioners to levy taxes not. exceeding 20 cents on tbe 100 dollars, and apoll tax not exceeding 50 cents, to be expended in the county, according to the number of children therein, which was laid on the table.

The afternoon was consumed in the consideration of the Free Bank bill, which after the adoption of various amendments, was ordered to be engrossed. House. —Several bills were, reported back from committees, upon which final action was had on the following. Bills passed—To amend the law relative to the formation i,of High Schools, dec. To amend the*, act relative to weights and measures. ’ The till to provide for a Geo-‘ logical Suigey of the State was lost upon its passage, ayes 35, noes 53. Bill to raise a revenue for the yean 1855 and 1856, was reported. The lax it proposes to levy for Slate purposes is 20 cents on the $100 and a poll tax of 50 cents. The afternoon was occupied in discussing the School bill in Committee of the : Whole, during which it fixed the School tax at 20.cents on the $100 and a poll tax of 50 cents.

Washington's Birth Day. Last Thursday, February 22d, was the anniversary of the hirth-day ot George WasanroToSi', the “Father of his Country,” who was “first in peace, first in war and first in the hearts of his countrymen.” He was bora February 22,1732. He died December 14, 1799.

Mr. Smith, of Lagrange . moved to amend to amend so as to give the control over the building of school houses to the people, of each district, the taxes for this purpose notto exceed fifty cents on the 100 dollars in any one year; laid on the table. Mr. Brazlcton moved to amend so as to allow the fines or forfeitures collected from Negroes or mulattoes, to be expended for the education of that class; laid on the tabic.

Mr, Weller—There are hut eight work* ing days of the present session remaining* Hio Senator from Ohio has had these petitions in his pocket a long time, and it is wrong to introduce them at this time, when we arc pressed with so much important business. I, accordingly, move that those petitions be laid on the tabic. -The motion was agreed IS. On motion of Mr. Hunter, the Scnato resumed the consideration of 'the Invalid Pension Bill, reported from the Committee of Finance, with llw recommendation that the Senate concur. in the Haase amendments. ‘

Washington was a most extraordinary man—he was a patriot, & Christian, a statesman, a soldier, and a philanthropist. To him we' are indebted for many of the rich blessings which we now enjoy. His. foresight and extraordinary energy and perseverance, carried us gloriously through the revolutionary.struggle—that revolution which has made us a mighty nation. In 'whatever light we view his character, we are constrained to consider him os by far the greatest man, living cr dead, that eve.* put his foot on American soil. • .

Mr. Jeter moved to substitute for the whole hill; laid on the table. Ayes 54, Noes 80. Mr. Hume moved to- strike ont that part of the bill which authorizes the Superintendent‘to prepare a list of tax books for schools and of suitable works for the school libraries, ami that part which gives to the Slate Board of education the power to make an /approval of these liets; the amendment,was lost.— Ayes 36, Noes 48. , ;

Thursday, Feb. 22— Senate. —Messrs. Anthony and McClcary obtained leave to record their votes on the engrossment, of the Free Bank hill. The former favored it, the Utter opposed it The Senate Bill to provide for election of U, S. Senator was taken up and passed by a .vote of 20 to 24.

Mr. Hamlin hoped the Senate would not concur in the .report of-ti.e. Finance CommUlCi but insist upon (be. fortWf amendment. —The. report of the Committee was agreed to. Yeas 20: nays 10. -Mr. Clay called up the bill extending the time for the payment of duty on rai!road iron.

■ We admire Wellington as an Americas—he was a true /Head to America and . to American interests. He was an American oat and out. Ho stooped not eo low os to truckle to foreign-prejudices' or foreign powers. He was of the opinion that the people of this conntry could manage their, own affairs to suit themselves; andlic always felt that the interests of this country were safer in the hands of native bom citizens; than in those of foreigners, la this Washington was certainly 'right. . To show, in on indisputable manner, Washington’s partiality for native bom citizens, it is only necessary to state one fact On the eve of one of the most important battles of- therevolution, he gave .tie following order to an inferior officer: V Pot none but Americans' on guard tonight!’- , This was an important and decisive step.::,. It showed Washington’s greater confidence in those who were reared here, and were'battling for their own lights and - liberties. It showed that, while he had confidence in the adopted citizens and soldiers, her would rather depend on those reared op the native soil. Who has not read Washington’s Farewell Address! "When about . to retire from public life, forever, be made a farewell address to his countrymen, which is filled with good sound advice, which every American should heed. On the dangerous and fearful tendencies of foreign influence upon our national condition, he spoke plainly and freely. He said:— " Against the insidious wiles of Foreign Influence, (L conjure you to believe me, . fellow-citizens,) the jealpnsy of a free people ought to lx> constantly awake. It is one of .the most baneful foes of a Republican Government. V Washington is gone; hut he has loft ns good advice. If ive are wise, we will follow it.

The Senate refused to lak up ihe resolution of the House to go into the election, by a similar vote, it being contended that the resolutions were not in accordance with the bill passed. The House Bill on the same subject was taken from the table and indefinitely postponed. On motion the Senate adjoomed until to-morrow morning at 9 o ( clock. House.— -Resolutions were adopted inviting the Senate to go into the election of a United States Senator and other officers on to-morrow, A Bill was reported to apportion the State into Districts for the election of Senators and Representatives. A bill was introduced to legalize the record of roads.made by Clerks in other books,' than the order book of the County Commissioners. ‘ Bills passed: To provide for the sale of the unsold salinolamlsjtho Free Bank bill. Ayes 56, Hoes 80, The bill to allow railroad companies to create preferred stocks was indefinitely postponed.' Ayes 46, Hoes 40. ■ | Friday, Fob. 23.— Senate.— Report was made against the expediency ot enclosing.'the military grounds near' tlic Capitol, Several bills were introduced, and one providing for the election of Stio Printer by the people, was read three times arid passed by a vote of 37 to 11. On motion to take up the resolution to go into the* election of U.. S. Senator, the subject matter was postponed unlit Tuesday next at 2 o'clock. A bill to allow Railroad Companies to compromise with mortgages was passed. The bill to establish a Bank with Branches was taken up and.discussed.- Pending, the debate on a motion to recommit with instructions, the Senate adjourned. ' In the afternoon the debate on tbc proposed amendments to the bill was continued at much length, when on morion they, together with the bill were laid on the table, and made the order of the day for to-morrow morning at 9 o’clock.—The bill authorizing the. completion of the cells of the State prison was House.—A bill was reported for the support and better government of the Blind Assylum, by applying the provisions of the . act over it, by. which the Deaf and Dumb Assylum Is now governed. . [The cost of each pupil in the Blind Assylum is 8230, but in the Deaf and Dumb only 8125.] Also a bill to provide for.the 'disbursement of.the appropriations for the support of, the Insane Hospital, [The provisions of this bill are the same as in the act for the government of the Deaf and Dumb Assylum, 1 and the snm asked for the Hospital for the next two years is 8185,000, and. its debts are from $75,000. to 80,000.] A bill was passed to prevent defalcations in certain county and township officers; and the bill relative to the sale of the franchises of plank road .companies on execution, failed on its engrossment. . On morion of Mr. Frazer, the consideration of the school bill was resumed—the question' being on agreeing to.the amendment made in Committee of the whole to strike out 80 cents oh the 100 dollars, as the school tax and insert 20, with an amendment,-offered by. Mr. Frazer, to insert 25 cenjs, which was lost. Ayes 21* Hoes 63. Mr. Hume moved to concur with an amendment striking out 20 cents and inserting 10' cents, lost. Ayes 37, Noes 53. Hr. Hoffstelter moved to strike out 20 cents and insert 15, lost. Ayes 40, Hoes, 49. The amendment of the Committee of the whole to strike out SO and insert 20, was concurred in. Mr. Buskirk moved to so amend the bill that the Congressional township fund shall not be taken into consideration in the distribution of the school funds acquired from other sources. After debate, Mr. Meredith moved to lay the amendment on the tabic, so laid. Ayes 40, Noes 45. 1 Mr. Test moved to so amend the bill that tho funds raised by taxes shall be distributed in the counties where raised.

Mr. Trusler moved to. strike, oat tbaf part of tho bill which relates to levying a tax for a township library, lost. Ayes 36, Hoes 64. < . The bill was amended so as to make the State Board of Education consist of the officers of State. The. bill was then ordered to be engrossed. •

Mr. Pearce opposed the hill, as he did not like the policy of departing from the revenue .system to give tcraporaiy relief to railroad companies, and protract the time when wp shall manufacture better and cheaper iron than-we now import from abroad. American railroad iron is eighteen per edit, better than the imported ailitlc, and by passing ibis bill we injure the establishments for the mamiCiclurc of railroad iron in'this country*, and (buy arc already quite numerous, and many of them very extensive. The-bill was debated at great length, and finally passed. Yeas 25; nays IS.

House, — A petition presented from the citizens of Warren, relative to free banking. A bill passed to prevent Notaries Public combining with other persons in protesting bills of suspended free banks. Bills Introduced.- —To repeal certain sections of the liquor law of 1858—to amend section 41, of tho act relative to descents.

The term closes. The ponderous wheel of time revolves! and one is dropped in the far west; another to the north; a third to the cast for educational advantages from famous institutions; while the teacher doffs the teachers surly look and takes up the students* smile, and with sflclicl in hand he once more walks to the college, greeting his teachers and chums, rejoicing that he is not too old to learn. Buckingham.

Latest Counterfeits; 10s on the Citizens’. Bk.'Cumberland, Rhode Island, altered from Gi i :cns’ Bk. D. C.—Vignette, figures of Liberty—-In-dian dh the right end. 20s, on the Hampshire Manufacturers Bk, Mas?., altered from Is—Vignette view of the village—dog’s head at the bottom.. ■ "

Monday, Feb, 19.— Senate, —Reports were made from several committees, Bills Introduced.— To amend the act incorporating the Madison Marino Insurance Company—changing tho ,t»me of holding courts in the 11th judicial circuit, and extending such time in the county of Miami—an act suspending the Temperance Law for two years. The Senate took up tho bill establishing a bank with branches. The question oh the amendment reported by the committee was carried by consent, and the bill ordered to be engrossed. The Free Bank bill was then taken up, andcosidcrcd section by section in Committee of the Whole, without any definite action on on it.

| The bill for the settlement of the claim of the officers of the Revolutionary Army, and of their widows and children, was t:> ken up and passed. The' bill from the House, making appropriations for.tlic purchase and construction of four revenue cutters passed.

2s, on the Mechanics’ Bank, Syracuse, Hew York, altered from a Washington Bank—Vignette a female and a shield—a female on the right end—head of Washington bn the left end, . 10s, on the Commercial' Bank, Clyde, Hew Vork, altered from 2s—Vignette a female sitting; 2 each side of vignette—female on the right end—State arms, on left end. '

Kansas Territory. —Kcw towns are springing up in Kansas Territory at a rapid rate. The Leavenworth Herald of the 10th announces the location of a town called Rock City, laid out on the military road from Fort Leavenworth io Fort Riley, and located between Rock Creek and the Vermillion, on a beautiful spot with a heavy body of timber adjoining. It is about ninety miles out from the Missouri river, and has every advantage of water and soil.. Grasshopper Falls is the name of a new town, recently located on the beautiful stream' called Grasshopper, at the Falls. It is a beautiful site for a town, abundantly . supplied with water, with fine water power, good timber and excellent soil. Besides, it is on the nearest and ipost direct rout to Fort Riley. is another. It is located on Stranger creek, .about 16 miles from Fort Leavenworth. The Government road crosses at the town. It has many advantages to build tip a trade.

A comnumication- was received from the Treasury for the erection of public buildings in Cleveland, in Oliio, for a Custom House. The bill relative to a Colledion ltiV tricl in Oregon was taken up, and, ending the the Senate adjourned. House.— Tbaifcport of the Joint Com-, miltcc on the disagree amendments to the bill for tho relief of'the purchasers cl" swamp lands was adopted.. . An ineffectual attempt was made to lake up and-pass the Senate bill giving additional land to the soldics of 1S12. . Mr.Muldlcswarth said the birthday of Washington could not he more appropriately celebrated, and he gave notice that on Tuesday, next be would move the consideration of that bill. - The bill granting lands to Alabama to aid in the construction of railroads in that State was laid oh the table. ,. Tho House then. went into Committee on tho Civil and Diplomatic Appropriation Bill.'

1,25s, on the Smithficld. Exchange Bank, Rhode Island, altered from some broken bank—Vignette a ship; etc.—an eagle on the right cad—Locomotive on the left end. ■ 50e, on tho Bank of the State of.. Georgia, Gcb.—Vignette female bolding a clever in her right hand, her left resting in her lap, at her feet a shoaf of; wheat and scythe; locomotive crossing a bridge in the distance. . ■

House. —Bills introduced— (o amend tlie act incorporating towns—relative to the rights of merried women having drunken husbands—a bill reported to refund to Free Blacks, the school taxes paid by them under the act of 1852. A communication was received from the Treasurer of State showing the expenditures for 1855 would exceed the estimates by about ninety-four thousand dollars. -

Is, on the Mechanics’- Bank, Hcwbnrypbrt, Mass. -altcrwl front some broken bank.—Vignette a female and a vasn of flowerer—steamboat on -the right end—a female on the left end.—T/iompson's Reporter. Vi(k.- . ;/r :

Tuesday, Feb. 20.— Senate.— Bills introduced—to apportion Senators and Representatives for the next six years—to punish the fraudulent issue of Blocks—and bill to suspend tbe operation of tbe Temperance Law came up on its second reading. Mr. Ilosbrook moved to amend oy striking out from tbe enacting clause, and inserting that all the hogs remaining on hand at any distillery on the 12th day of June next, shall be equally distributed amoagst tbe poor of this State, C Sec. 2. That all persons engage these distilleries who may ho thrown out of employment, shall have the privilege of working on the swampland ditches of tbe different counties throughout the State. Amendment laid on the table. Motions were made to refer the bill to select committee, and to the Temperance committee. After a warm discussion it was referred to a Select committee, with instructions that the suspension should apply only to the-manufacture of spiriuous liquors. Bills Passed, To fix the terms of the commencement of certain officers. Relative to suits for the collection of surplus revenue and other trust funds. In relation to the mode of trial; forming issues «kc.

Pawnee is to be Me town in tbo interior of the Territory, It has many advan[tnges Imt few places possess. It is a beautiful site, adjoining Fort-Riley, on the Kansas river, at the head of navigation, in a beautiful country. Alexandria is the name of a lowp recently located on Stranger creek, and now nearly surveyed. It is suit to be a good location, with plenty of wood, water and soil surrounding the place to support a considerable settlement, A rich | coal mine has been discovered in the i neighborhood. 1 Of Ft. Leavenworth itself, tbo Herald | speaks in the most encouraging terms, jit says: “Leavenworth is the point for a great * commercial city, so marked out by nature. It is about central on the Missouri river, and has a landing that cannot be excelled. Steamboats run this high up about nine months in the year. From hero into the interior are the best natural roads in tbo world, which are extensively traveled every yesr, by traders and emigrants to New Mexico, Utah, California and Oregon. It must be the great outfitting and starting point for the plains. Besides it has a country back of it that is fast tilling up with an enterprising pop ulatton. -* All the interior towns back of it will act as feeders to Leavenworth. They must all trade at some point on the plains. Besides it has a country back of it that is fast filling up with an enterprising population. All the interior towns back of it will act as feeders to Leavenj worth. They must all trade at some point on the river, and this will bo the easiest of access for a large and extensive scope of country. Our country is well adapted to the cultivation of hemp, tobacco and grain of all hinds.

lottery Dealers Picked' lip. A correspondent of the Waynesrille, fOhioJ Viriier; writing from Philadelphia, say**.—“Notwithstanding s llic severity ol our Uwsagainfllhe sale of ;lottery likew, the traffic is still extensively indulged in here, ant) hundreds of thousands of dollars are annually expended in inis way.' .With*, in a day or Iwo a canning swindle has been perpetrated upon theie gentry, by which they have .been’ most effectually bitten. The. operators, by someVhrowd managemen), had the true drawnnumbers of the recent lottery held back \and. false ones, corresponding with . nit inber on the tickets' mtbeir po8e«ion,T eut on ; here The poncy raen eagerlyswillowed the bait, and the temptation ofiiwingibgdiscount induced them to cash a goodly number of the ficmioiis prizes. It is said that $60,000 changed hands in this city, and that one individual has lost $30,000. As it Is an illegal transaction alt round they have bo redress.”

: • Various amendments were offered, and some unimportant ones adopted. The comm [(tea then arose.

- The. committee on that subject reported a rcsolntion Appropriating $200,000 Id complete the Washington National lion* urabnt. Adjourned.

The Liquor Law. The Prohibitory Law, as passed by the Legislature and signed by the Governor, has been pretty generally read and commented upon in this portion of the State. The law meets the approval of nearly all of the temperance men, and is spoken favorably of by many who have not heretofore acted with the advocates of prohibition. Some few men aro bitterly opposed to the law, and use every opportunity to misrepresent it, and abuse those who favored its passage. Bat this class would be opposed to any law on the subject that the Legislature might pass.— We think the law will be enforced in this county, without any resistance whatever.

; ■ : ' i Washington, Feb. 23. 1 Smite.— On motion of Mr.- Brown ii was qriered, the Rouse agreeing, that the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the liousd be directed to adjourn Ibeir respective branches of the National Legislature, otlwelve o'clock on Salnrdiynlght, March 3. The vote stood You 27; Nays 13. : : verol reports were made from the standing committees; ambng ; them /were. the following A bill eraeodaioiy to the act for the better security of life and property on steam and other vessels;,# bill, establishing a telegraph and express mail .line between the Mirsissippt River and the Pacific Ocean; a bill rrported by Mr. Benton, imposing stamp dories on bank notes and other paper currency of less denomination than fire dollars, all of which was referred to the Committee of the Whole on the stale of the Union.

Green, the Chicago Murderer.— The Chicago Tribune, in speaking of the suicide of Greek, (he wife- murderer, says; “It is terrible to think of what must be the after-fiito of such a man; A well-au-thenticated anecdote, in connection with certain evidence given on the trial, will show the awful depravity of bis mind. Conversing recently with some one, he remarked, ‘Some men believe in God; in a Trinity of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost, Fur my pail, I believe in money, gold, silver and bank-notes are the only Trinity for me.’ May God have mercy on the soul of the poor, misguided criminal!"

It has been proposed, in the Legisla-I tore, to defer the taking effect of go much j of the law as relates to the manufacture of liquor, two years. Should this pass, it will give the distilleries plenty of time to dose up their business, without any great loss, and consequently do away with many of tho objections now urged 1 against tho law. This amendment will he cheerfully submitted to by temperance men generally, should it be so changed. That the law, when it goes into effect, will do much good in stopping drunkenness and distress, none will deny. How anxiously will hundreds of wives and mothers, daughters and sisters, wait for the 12th of June, in Indiana? , It was hut the other day, and a cold day it was, that the Sons of Temperance sent a load of wood to a destitute family in Yevay! Whisky took that husband’s money away from him, and the inhuman doggory beeper took the money, while ho knew tho condition of that family. Is it not passing strange that sober- will talk about applying “moral suasion" to men who ore engaged in retailing whiskey? If ill tho moral suasion in tho world were

The Senate resolved itself into Committee of the Whole on the Free Bank bill, but rose and were discharged without arty decisive action on it. The substitute of the Committee was laid on the table—ayes22, nays 21. On the question of engrossing the original bill, after a motion to recommit with instructions, it was laid on the table.

Mr. Perkins, Prom the Committee on For-, eign Affairs, reported back Mr. Sellers’ resola-, lion calling upon Ibe President to inform the House, if not incompatible with the fmblic interest, what was the object of the meeting V* conference*of Ibe American Ministers ft Ostend, and whether said meeting was in accordance with Ibe Instructions of the Secretary of Sta'e, and what these instructions wete, and wbat was the result of said cpnferenr$. After some debate, and ineffectual motion 19 lay it on the table, the resolution passed, The bill to cany Inlft effect the treaty with Great Britain, providing for the payment of claims, fixed by the recent commission, was taken up and passed. The amount due by the United States to Briiiah mbjects, the payment of which is guaranteed by this treaty, is $271,000,. and the amount dne by Great Britain to American citizens it $329,000, The House then went into committee, and took up the Oivil and diplomatic appropriation Bill.

House. —Bills were reported from various committees, —one relative to the Madison road reported back with amendments os a substitute; which provides for the appointment of commissioners to examine into the affairs of the road, and effect a settlement, not being allowed to accept less than 876,000. The bill finally failed for want of a constitutional majority, ayes 49, nays 89. Wednesday, Feb. 21.—Senate.—Reports wore made against the bill providing for the payment of wharfage by steamboats; recommending that the bill to extend relief to extend relief to the borwers of the school fund, be laid on the table, concurred in. The vote on the indefinite postponement of the bill authorizing the completion of the cells of the States Prison, was reconsidered, and the bill ordered to bo engrossed. Bills passed: Tu change the time of holding courts in the 11th Ja, dictal Circuit; to cede to the United Stales,

Accident to tbc Norib Carolina. Philadelphia, Feb. 18.— The sicaraer North Carolina, from ibis port to Liverpool, leiorned lo port to-day* in consequence of having encountered a heavy gale, during which the blades of hep propeller were broken, She shipped a number of heavy seas, causing several leaks. She will havs to discharge hsr cargo; »nd undergo redairs.

S3T The Pittsburgh papers announce the appearance of well executed counterfeit @5 notes on the Farmers’ Sank of Kentucky, The following is a description of it;.

Letter A, vignette, two drovers on horseback driving cattle and bogs—a railroad bridge and a train crossing it, in the distance tho pipes of the steamboat as well as tho village and tho windows of the houses are scarcely visahle—in tho genuine they are.

The amendment after being discussed at length, was lost. Ayes 86, Noes 64. Mr. Clark, of Rush, moved to amend so as to allow persons liable to taxation for building school honeys, for feel, die. to make advances for these objects, and for such advances tO/havo a credit on their subsequently assessed taxes for these purposes; which was adopted. Mr, Hurapfroys moved to strike out

Mr. Kdgerion moved in amendment, repealing ths dutiei on railroad iron imported between June 1M3, and Jane 1856, and after considerable debate, Ur. Letcner moved as; a substitute, MriBonaton’a Tariff BUI, propping a reduction of twenty percent, in the antics, which was agreed to, The amended amendment w« then adopted by a large majority. The committee arose, and the Home concnrcuired in the more important amendments, and then adjourned.

jOf-The breaking up of the ice in the Moaongahela made bad work with coal boats. Nineteen boats and barges, containing over two hundred thousand bushels of coal, were sunk. Nine others wore stranded. The loss is a very heavy one N

Temperance In New ¥ork. Aleasy, N. Y. t Feb. 21, The Temperance Bill passed tho Assembly to-day.— Yoag 00; n&yi 60.

%k Pfddif Itlmllf. F, J. WALDO, PnlilUher «ud Proprietor, grrtci, a? Tin cor*» or tun *sd rent mirr«, 0T» ORtliaO'l RXlDWlKS rtOKS. TERMS $1 PER ANNUM. STRICTLY IS ADVASCE. jss. No name entered nntll the money U paid. No paper lent after the lime for which payment hu been m«d«. VEVAV, INDIANA: Wednesday, I t t t February S8, 1835.