The Columbian fountain., 1846-02-25

the bill, and take up the bill regulating the APP
pointment OF Clerksi in the Departments, which
In has opinlon, was the most important OF the
session. His motion was negatiyed.
Mr.. Mcconnell then moved to strike out the
enacting clause. On this motion he entertain
ed the House with a speech denunciatory OF
the bill at large, and particularly the clause
aPpropratng '.as much as may be necessary"
lof the purchase Of the stock OF the Louisville
and Portland Canal. He lamented the apathy
that prevailed as TO the fate of another pill OF
his, giving $50 acres of the public lands TO
every Tree white male citizen having family
Notwithstanding the spirited harangne Of the
gallant General, his motions were all lost.
The debate then became very lengthy and
tedious, principally upon the clause for th'
purchase of the stock above named, and
about half past three the committee arose ant
reported. Several communications from tn,
Post Office Department, in answer to applica
uons for various post routes, SIC. were read BY
their addresses and referred. Also, communi
cations from the Patent Office. Some of thes'
communications Were ordered 10 be printed
others were not; and the House adjourned.
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| BREACH in THE DELAwARE AND CHEsAPEAKI,
| CANAL.-We learn that the Storm of Thursda,
night caused breach in the Delaware and
Chesapeake Canal on the lower leve near De-
laware city, Of some sixty feet in width, there
by causing suspension Of trade through the
canal. and preventing the passage Of the Fri
cson line OF steamboats,. The canal compa-
ny's force were promptly at work to repair
the damage, and entertained strong hopes o.
succeeding in enabling business to be resumed
to-day or 10 morrow. We hear, however. OF
| several other breaches in the canal, which NAV
effortsto repair them for some three
or four days to come.
The art of Daguereotypng has been brought
TO such an extraordinary perfection that we
now not only have exquisitely finished, but al
most living, breathing representations of men.
| The best we have seen were shown to us
| likeness of the Hon. John Quincy Adams, the
! Hon. Thomas H. Renton, the Hon. Dixon III.
Lewis, of Alabama, the Hon. Levi Woodbury.,
Judge Of the United States Supreme Court,
and other Senators and members of the House
of Representatives, which Professor Plumbe
has recently taken in Washington and trans
mitted to his extensive gallery in Broadway,
for exhibition. The lovers Of the arts and all
that is beautiful therein, as well as those who
have the curiosity to look upon the lneaments
OF the greal men who participate in the honors
and responsibilities ol our National Govern
ment, will derive an unaloyed qualification
by visiting the room in which these pictures
are now deposied.-.N. r Morning .Ne,c,.
The British barque Ida, which sailed from
Portsmouth, England, on the 5th of January,
for st. Johns, N. b., was wrecked in gale
on the Goth ult. Forty five persons, among
whom were the captain, part Of the crew, and
number of passengers, took 10 the life-boat,
which shipped sea and all in it perished
The mate, nine men, and one young woman
remained on the wreck four davs, when they
were taken off by schooner bound for Eden,
Maine. G Isa4 sssa tr .sg
LATER FROM MExiCo.---The New York
Herald has received advices from the CITY of
Mexico, via Havana, to the 3lst ut The
Herald says: Paredes remains in the unds-
turbed enjoyment of the power which his mil
itary force acquired for him; and his course
and conduct seems TO make it appear that, as
far as regards the good government of the
country, and the honorable conduct of the
government, the power could not have fallen
into better hands. All accounts of revolution.
subversive.of his authority, which date prior
TO the 3lst OF January, are falsi6ed by the in
telligence we have received. No movement
up to that date was made, or even appears
contemplated, against the power and authority
OF Paredes. AT any rate, there is nothing in
the papers relative TO the reported pronuncia-
merto of Arista."
th CONUNDRUM FOR CHILDREN.
Why is an i'll behaved girl like no girl at all2
Ans.-Because she is naughty girl. (Not a
grl.) nErn
SMALL Pox IN NPHILApELpHIA-There were
a deaths in Philadelphia last week. from small
pox. The whole number of deaths in the city
was l3l.
Flour IN New YoRK.-On Saturday, -four
was in fair request. $50 bbls. Genesee sold at
$3.50; 2OOO bbls. for England, at $780,, and
1000 bbls. of choice brand, at $562l. $3.50
$780, may be considered as the range
Southern -four remains inactive.