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G. o N q r L. S S.

10 the Senate. on Thursday. MIR. Hunt.
ingion rep oried against the warehouse bill.
The navy appropriation bill again came
up.
Mr.. Benton moved Is strike out the ap
preparation for returning slaves re captured
OIL the Coast OF Africa, and took occasion
anew 10 assall the late treaty with Great
Briinin.
Mr.. Archer read an extract from letter
f Mr.. Everett, written 10 Mr.. Webster, in
eIa,ion 10 that part Of the late speech of Sir
Robert Peel, in which he said thai Lord
Abe5dern's letter of December 20, IS4l, TO
im (Mr. E. )had not been acknowledged or
answered.
Mr.. +. said he acknowledged ii and
should have answered it had not Lord 4. on
the 29ih informed him that the speci, mis-
SIGN had been determined On: that Lord
Ashburion would go TO America, with full
power 10 settle every point in discussion
embodying what was called the right of
search, which he deemed the most difficult
and expressed the opinion taaI il would har.
dy be worth while 10 continue the cores
pondence on matters in dispu.e between the
Two countries. and remarked. though he was
willing TO consider and TO reply TO any
statement he Mr. f.. might think proper
10 make on any suhjrci, that peniing the ne
goiialion which might take place AT Wash.
ng'on, he supposed M benefit would result
from Simultaneous discussion
''Such were Lord Aberdccn's ohserva.
lions. as reported by me in my despatch Of
December 3Isl. The negocia.ion cook
place, and mode of dealing with and sell
ling The question was happily ag'eed upon.
which made il unnecessary 10 resume The.
discussion so long carried on upon the sub
ject In fact, irum the mamen, the special
mission was announced, considered the
discussion at an end and as l,rlle likely To
be resumed in reference 10 search and WISH
ration. as the Boundary or the Caroline -
Alter fuitner discussion by Messrs. Cal
houn, Bagby, Benton. and others, the mo-
ton Of Mr.. Brnon was rjrcird. Yeas.
Nessrs. Allen, Benton, Linn, and Smith. of
Cunn.-4; Nays &c.
The Navy bill was passed and. afar the
Iransacliun of business of liiile public i'm.
porIance, the Senate went into Executive
session.
la tho House, Mr.. VIM. c. Johnson re-.
ported bill 10 establish n National Foun-
dry for the fabricaiinn of cannon for The q
nred States. Mr.. J. mad an unsuccessful
attempt TO make it the special order fur
Tuesday.
The harbor bill (his includes the propo-
scd appropriation for the fludson) has been
irrcvocuDIv killed for This session.
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tons Of more worthy character, would
promp, the President to pursue that course.
The manful. earnest, and eloquent resistance
made by BERRIEN, CHoArE, TALLMApGs
and CONRAD yeseaday and to day was wor.
thy of them and of the multitude of down.
,rodden people whose rights and wishes
they attempted 10 defend. 1t will be more
than q score wears before the country will
see another Bankrupt law, but instead will
be stay laws and insovent laws. with the
long tain of frauds and expressions always
attending them.
The Secretary Of the Treasury he's ten
der d his resignation 10 The President to
take effect on Tuesday next. 1t is sai0 by
many. that MIR. Webster will go out imme-
diately after Congress adjourns-iha, Up
shur will lake his placc-ahd that Gushing
will 60 into the Navy Department. rib.
Ene.
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THE FK AGl;DY

The New Orleans Crescent of the 10Th
Uli. SAWS
~ gentleman direct from Tchuia, pre-.
" ii'Il villngc Oh Il branch of Ynzoo RIVER.
has given us ihe following particulars of a
dreadful tragedy which was recently enact
Dear that place.
III seems that difficulty had boon cx,st-
my Tor some time bcrweea Two citizens Of
Holmes county, named Newman and Sand
fft. AbnnI the 18th of This month, Mr.
Newman called ai the residence of Mr
Sandinsd, wi'ha view Of Offering an AMIGA
bic adjustment Of ihrir difficulties. A con
ference was had be:wrcn The Two part,e,.
and their hing standing d fficulv was suppos.
ed by Slndford 10 be settled. Immedia,ly
AFTERWARDS The parties turned TO separate
Whilst S ,ndford's side was turned towards
him. Newman raised his gun "a large ooub.
lie barfelled pcice, loaded with buck shot, J
fired and deposited the whole corenis in
the a',domen Of his adversary. Driven
back by the farce of shot, Sanford siagger-
ing against the wall 10 the spot where his
gun was hanging on rack. Although
much reduced from loss of blood, he manag-
ed 10 remove thu gun from the rack. brought
IT 10 bear upon Newman. and fired--ihe en-
tire load taking effect in his abdomen.
Our Informant states that Newman's en-
trails ws.c entirely ridden TO pices BY the
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From the Troy IN. " Budgel,-Feb. %
ANOTHER LAND SLIDE.

About half.past 4 o'clock, yesterday p.
NJ, another slide occurred Immediately on
the south of the avalanche of the l7th Its
movements was Witnessed by many. and
was at first so slow that any one within IFS
reach could easily have got out of the way.
This movement occurred where there was
less prospect for IFS starting than there was
on the north side of this precipice. Only
n single house being within its reach, and
that having been vacated, there could have
been and of course was no injury done To
persons. The wood shed attached 10 a
dwelling at the base Of the hlll on the south
of the avalanche was carried away, and the
house had a narrow escape
The amount Of earth brought down by
this slide is not surpassed by The quantity
which descended on Friday. A al &c POI.
ton of the old deposiie was moved by the
last slide distance of nearly fifty feet.
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VIRGINIA HIG STATE CONVENTION -
This Convention has adopted resolutions
approving the recommendation OF The Wings
of I ongress, for National Convention =
declaring the preference of the Wings of
Vrginia, Tor HENRY { LAY and referring
The selection Of a Vice President to the Ma
iional Convention. Benz, Watkins Leigh
presided. An able address to tine people of
Virginia was adopted, VIII CHI in spirit of
candor and truth, discusses all the great
topics of public interest. il will not fail 10
mako a Judgement in the minds of the peo-
pie.
But one sentiment animated the whole
a settled convictlqn that the Wing party Is
as powerful as ever. and determination 10
make its power felt.
Phe Convention adjourned in the finest
spirit--under the influence ofthe charming
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On Wednesday last the following pro-
ceedings took place in the Senate of the
United States, as appears by the Journals
Of that body.
"Mr. Sturgeon presented resolutions Of
the Legislature of Pennsylvania in favor
of refunding Gen. Jackson's fine, of re-
lief 10 Amos Kendall. and of the issue OF
trJ hundred Millions Of Government Stock.
Here reader is the JOINT resolve of the
locofoco Legislature of Pennsylvania call
ing upon the general Government 10 as
sumo the STRIFE debts. coupled with two 9TH
er favorte projects of the locofoco party.
Unless our memory Is ireacherous we can
safely state that no whig legislature or re-
sponsible body Of wing men has ever called
upon the Government TO issue Stocks for
for The benefit Of The indebted states. In
the House, too, week befurc last. MIR. NJ
keim, a member from Pa. presented the
petition of. as he said. ''two thousand dem.
ocrats of berks county," for the same OBJ
ject. We name these facts more particu.
larly to repel the oft reiterated charge of
The Iocos against the Wings that they 90
for The assumption of the State Debts by
the General Government. And we trust
that, after little more light Of this sort
has accumulated upon the subject, OR Star
friends will not accuse us of wrong doing
when we say the wings do not favor this
splendid scheme.
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WASHINGTON. Monday Night, Feb. q

WASHINGTON. Monday Night, Feb. 81.
have not much Ia communicate 10 night,
beyond The detailed doings of Congress CIV
en- in your report.
The Senate is still in session, though it
is now eight O'Clock, with a strong proba-
biIiiv Of an old fashioned night session.
The Locos are determined. If possible, to
prevent until tomorrow night, the passage
of The bill providing for the collection and
printing of the ancient Congressional De.
bales by Gales & Seaion. rs the only way
Of killing the measure. Bills originating
in either House cannot be >enr TO the Other
within the last three DAYS Of the session, ex
cept by Suspension Of the rule, which re-
quires n vote of iwn-t irds. const quenilY
this must he passed before thai time or fail.
Benton is in one of his ''ianlrums," and de-
cares that he will stay all night and sleep
on The cushions III the Senate Chamber.
WISE was nominated TO day for the mis-
sion TO France, but il is very questionable
whether the Senate viii agree 10 the bargain.
Ii is also somewhat doubtful whether tie
nomination. uf Mr.. SPENCER. which it is
supposed will be SEM in Ia morrow or next
day. will be cGrfirmed--or if il be il is bv
no means certain thai PORTER, who is said
To be- fixed upon rs his succrssnr, will meet
with the same good fortune. lie is said BY
the Pennsl lvanIans, even Of his own party,
TO he very 'small POTATOES"
Ii is rumored tod " iI,ai Judge MCLEAN
is TO be brought into the cabinet, aud that
certain private reasons may cause him TO
be willing TO leave the honorable and prrma-
ncnt post lie now holds for one Of so sh"r
and uncertain tenure as that ola cabinet Of
ficrr
There is no doubt that the AdminislIa-
ton would be glad 10 bring him in.o The
cabinet, but do not believe that ae can b.
lnducrd TO leave the place he now holds for
anything they can give him. h was under-
,louI year and half ago that he refused
The post Of Secretary of War, but would
have accepted the State Department. II
is moi probable that he will now take an in
t.rior place even If that can tempt HIM.
There are great many nominations be-
fore the SENATE. all of which are Ia DO dis
posed of, III addition To other business, be-
tween this and Monday night. Some Of
these nominations have BEEN before thai
hndy sinre the commencement of the SEES
sion Tribune.
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Loss OF One HUNDRED LIVES The
following is copy of slip from the WASH
ington tArkansas) Telegraph:-
SIN consequence of the melting of the
snow IN the mountains, Red River has been
So flooded that all its bottoms lie buried be-
meath the heavy mass of moving wafer.
whose appearance WIS so sudden and rapid.
That II has borne DOWN every vestige of hu
man industry, cotton bales. cotton presses,
corn, cattle horses, hogs &C., in one wide
and general ruin. During the period of
hall century, there was never known such
an Overwhelming flood rs that with which
we are now visited. At Fort Towson, on
The 10Th ult-, the river rose fifteen fee,
higher than before known. spreading over
the whole bottom, destroying the warehouse
at the public landing. and sweeping in one
common grave all species of animation -
Jonesborough, Rowland, and Brrlin,in Tex.
as, have been wholly inundated, some of
The houses washed away, and many of the
inhabitants drowned. Some few Negroes
escaped from Joncsborough on a raft, and
when passing The residence of Col. James
ri. johnson, they saw him with his family
on The house top, but could render them no
assistance; ard soon after passing they
heard crash and one wild scream, and ali
was silent again, except the roar Of the rush.
ing torrent.
Amid The general distress. Capt. Crooks,
OF The Steamboat Hunter. proceeded TO Mill
Cfeek- and rendered the sufferers every pos
slbIe succor in his power going from place
10 place, picking up the survivors from the
tops of the houses and trees; thus rescuina
from waiery grave some seventy.fi or
a hundred persons. Some were necessari.
ly left 10 perish in the cane and timber. as
there was no possible way of reaching them,
their cries often being heard above the
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Cdkdonian.

Relief 10 the Sfdfcs.-Peliiions from D.
Pennsylvania. and Maryland, asking Con-
gress to adop: the system of relief proposed
by the Hon. Vim. Cost johnson, were pres
ented in the House Of representatives, last
week. In connection with this subject the
N. Y. Courier states, ''the plan is gaining
so largely on public favor, that the friends
of the measure purpose holding a general
meeting in the course Of the ensuing sum
mer, with the object of concerning meas
ures for bringing the promised advantages
of the contemplated plan more fully before
the people. and taking steps TO ensure its
being carried into effect. Pittsburgh is
mentioned as the contemplated place of
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SATUI pAY.-Tne bankrupt law came up
as the special order. Mr.. Walkers II.
mrndmenI was rejected by vote Of "a TO
is
The substantial amendment oe the Judi
ciary Committee. to repeal ouly the voIun.
rary provisions of the act. making the dis
charge depe:d upon The assent of 4 mnj"rIt,
Of The creditors. &c. was rejected yeas ! 6,
navs 80
The bill rs it came from the House bring
now beiure them, amendments were Offered
as iunws:
By Mr. Benton, TO make The repeal abso-
Iuie-uI-cied after debate.
BY Mr.. Berricn. To allow the selection of
assieneas by the creditors rcjecied, yeas
IA. nays 80.
BY Mr.. Conrad. fixing the All Of April
next for The time of the taking EFFECT of the
repeal rej-rled, aycs IL, nays 80.
By Mr.. Tallmndge. 10 allow 10 each luigc
on The final decision of each case in bank
r"ptcy one doIlar-rej cled, ayes IA, nays
"a.
Also. TO postpone the subject until the first
Monday in December Dcai-rjecied, ayes
IA. nays "a.
No amendments having been adopted.
the question was taken on The bill as il came
from the House (repealiug the law. but p'o-
viding for the prosecution to complexion Of
cases where applications nre pendins,) AID
carried Yeas 30, na,s l3, as follows:
YEAs-Mrs-:s. Allen. Archer. Bagby.
Bavnrd. Buchanan, Calhoun, Crafts, Crit.
ienden. Curhbert. Dayton. Fulton. Graham,
Huntington. King. Linn. MrDuffia. Nc.
Roberts. Mernck, MoreIead. Phelps. Rivcs.
SEWER. Sprague. Sturgeon. Tnppan. Walk.
or. Vile, K. Williams, Woodbury., Virgin,
Young-32.
Nays --Messrs. Barrow, Bates, Rerrien,
Choatr. Clnyi"n. Evans. Kerr. Miller. Por-
Ter. Smith OF la, Tulimadge. White. Wood
bridge-l3.
Thus tie bill! finally passed, and awaits
Only the Signature of the President 10 be-
come law.
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noise of the elements. Six families of In.
dams, fourteen miles this side Of Jonesbo-
rough, are reported lost, and Col Milan, of
Kentucky, with lady, his niece, and Mr..
Mckinney persisted. 1t is thought that o.
yer hundred lives have been lost between
Fulton and neutrality-suspicious. many we
as yet cannot say with certainty. Owing
to the great number of settlers on the bot.
tom of Red River. the loss of property and
human life must be immense. At the last
accounts the river was still rising"
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FROM IUENos AYREs. Intelligence has
been received of n decisive battle fought on
the 9Th OF December in Entire Rios. b,.tween
the Buenos Ayres forces, und..r Gen. Or
i5r, o the one hand. and the Monievidean
tro"ps. under Rivera, on the other. The
BurnOs Avrean accounts state tho number
of their enemy 10 have been GOO men.-
The slaughter is said 10 have been very
great. ana The whole of The infantry, ariill.
cry, tents, baggage and munitions fell into
TIE power of The vicious, only the cavalry
escap ing by fright, holly pursued bv the
ArgenlInrs. One of the letters, dated the
7ih, says that Rivera himself had been made
prisoner. la word. the strength of the
u"iiarian party is represented as complete
~ broken. The reports on the Other siic
State that they have los, one third of their
army. who were killed after bring made
prisoners. bur say nothing of the capture
OF Rivera. The Government, it is added,
have. IN consequence, liberated the slaves
OF b1ih sexes, Tor the creation of new arm
ell body. The whole contest was between
Onbe and Rivera for the Presidency of the
Oriental Republican country comprising
about 10000 miles and us many inhahit.
ants And for this several thousand lives
and millions of money have already been
lost.-Iribune.
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Correspondence of he Express,
ASuiNGTuN Feb. 81.
ROBBERY OF TIE SECRETARY.
nF STATE


Abou. half past two this morning, the
private mansion of the Secretary of Sal"
was entered by couple of villains who sue
coed ID in escaping lherrffom, af:cr scrur-
ing articles Of great value. Amnng the 81
cganr Tuscan vase presented TO Mr.. Web
srer by the ciiiz"ns of Boston; Two silver
candle sticks. gold knife and fork. and s;l
yer il ksiaud. A femule servant slerping
in the bascrncn, was awokc by the noise aud
gnve The alarm.
The house was entered through The win
dow of the back parlnr at the enSr side. at
Which place The ladder WAS found by the
rolorcd man, near which he stationed HIM
self until the rObbpr< Withdrew with tI"ir
booty. Failing To o. tain seu.onalir aid H..
was only able Ia alarm the scouli;e's by
lcvrlIng few billris Of wood AT their heads.
winch occaslnned so great an ecceirraIipn
of speed. in order not TO be ovrriak,.n by
lie heels Of Justice, whose guardians ia the
'hape Of the city watch were abTo,d. thai
they found the articrs Of their plumber TOO
embarrassing for Their rapid and successful
flight: consequently the vase and lwo candle
sticks were dropped al short distance from
the hnuSr aud secured BY the servant.
The servant being alone and unarmcd.
was fearful of the result Of q contest with
The robbers. and therefore. they escaped
with The gold knife and fork and silver INK
stand, he being ignorant understand, not
only Of their whereabouts, but Of their per-
sous Or color. Yours, &c.
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THE CASE OF MERCER.

1t seems TO be generally conceded that
The fa,c of this unfortunate young man is
sealed, so far as an earthly tribunal is con.
cerned. HIS trial will take place in New
Jersey, Notwithstanding the powerful array
of legal learning AMI talent which will be-
brought 10 bear on the territorial question
Of jurisdiction. New Jersey will not Weld
10 the claim which is pretended TO b.. asser.
ted IN behalf Of Pennsylvania, as TO her iu
risdiciion 10 low wafer mark. nor will tie
attempt 10 bring the case within the iurisdic.
ton of The United States Court avail. Mer.
Ger will be- tried in New Jersey, Judge
Eornblower will probable presid-, and If 50
justice, tempted with mercy will be mered
nui, for a more upright. Intelligent and i'm
partial Administrator OF Justice does not tx
isl in he country.
l. il not 10 be concealed that The situation
Of this Young man is prccnrions. We see
no prospect of escape, for, notwithstanding
the powerful sympathy which his case has
awakened, and the general desire evidently
mani tested 10 palate n crime committed To
avrngc sisters wrong, and 10 redress
grossly infamous outrage, for which the
shallow pretences ofthc Law afford no secu-
riiy. no redress, still The crime of murder
has been committed. The crime was per.
prtrared in open day, in cool. calculating.
lncihodical manner, that admits of no posi-
biliry OF the popular plea of insanty-noih-
rha, can reduce il shade below the highest
ofTrncc known TO the laws Of murder in The
first drgree'
Though The Judge and jury may perform
their 5urv with severe and conscientious ex-
artness, and the rrsul: of their decision be
fatal. still there may he hope in tho pubic
authorities, with whom res:s the pardoniog
power Of thu STATE Phil. SAT. Museum.
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MURDER AT A wEDpING.-We learn from
the Buffalo Commercial that young man
named English, was murdered at a wedding
parry in that place, ON Friday las, Under
the most aggravafing circumstances. 1t
seems that man named McCullock was,
among others present, celebrating the mar
rage of the sister of the deceased, when
young English playfully took eff McCul-
locks hat, but which he Immediately repla-
ced again, whereupon McCullock stabbed
hun. and nc died in fifteen minutes. The
assassin was secured and committed to Pris-
on.
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IS ss4,s55 81
STATE meals Of imports and exports for The 1
1EarIer. 1912,
THE LAST CONGRESS.

As this Con rrcss has now 81 'scd is 's'''''
and its life, ii seems peculiarly aPp,"r
ate time TO look back upon lis Proc'roi"-'
and esuma;e The fruits OF us iabors 10 ~
country. Oppressed and sc"ursed a. IT.
people have been for years. and at Ia'' :"
ged almost to desperation by the con'u"''
ton of loco policy which the PREACHER!
John Tyler has not enabled the wh'ss - /.
vert, it is not astounding that the peOF'
should indulge in spirit of murInu' a..
di.content. The majority in this Cory
have had their full share of public reprr"-'
sion. In relation to the repeal Of the n'' u.
rupt law we cannot deny thai in our IT,, ~
opinion they have pursued ce"'o
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Ambrose Spencer. j.. son Of tho SEC.
rctarv of War, concerning whom CERTAIN
malicious stories have been circulated. ba,
published a letter in SINE of the Texan IA
pers, pronouncing the charges made against
him altogether sanderous and false. He
promises 10 obtain and publish the most sat
i.factory evidences. iha. he is perfectly
eurltlcss OF the impuiations cast upon him.
Mr. S. is practising law al GAINESVILLE, Tex.
as.-1Iuseum
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THE BANKRUPT BILL-THE VETo.--
The N. Y. Expess of yesterday states that
very strong petition went on to Washing
ton on Monday 10 the President. in favor of
his exercising his Veto on the Bankrupt
bill. There certainly has never been so
good an opportunity for Presiden, Tyler TO
exercise this power. as in the present case.
The law has done all the harm 1t can do.
and is now beginning to be ofessen'ial ben
eft to The creditor. strong case can b.
made for he exercise Of the Presidents
prerogative.
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DWELLING. A proposition is before the
louisiana Legislature 10 repeal all laws in
relation TO ducllng. The Governor is 10
appoint Board Of Honor" 10 whom all
disputes are to be submitted, and if settle
men, canno, be c,ecied in any manner,
then the parties dispuIing are 10 engage in
mortal combat under. rules prescribed by,
and in the presence Of The Board Of Honor.
I Alb. Advertiser
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CoNNEcTlcUr.-Ths nominations 70

CoNNEcTICUT.-The nominations for
CONGRESS are complete, as follows:
Dist. Hhigs. Loc,s.
]. Thomas X Brace, Thomas II. Seymour
z Samuel ID Hub I'D, John Stewart,
8. Edward Eldridse. Geo II. CatIin,
4. Thos. B. Osborne, SAMUEL imons.
Inc h'st district comprises the counties
of Hartford and Tnlland the second, New
Haven and Mi'idlesix the third. New Lon
don and Win1ham the fourth, Fairfield and
Lilchfirld.