American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-02-20

timorc and Ohio Railroad, has virtually been
denied by the Senate of Pennsylvania, which
body, on "Wednesday, came to vote on the
first section Of the bill granting the privilege
which resulted in lis rejection by majority of
one, the vote standjug-ayes 10, nays 10, ard
Two members absent, {, hose votes, it is alleged,
would have been divided had they been pre-
sent lu the House, the bill to grant the right
OF way to the New YORK and Erie Railroad
Company passed final reading. II is confident
ly believed, however, that it will not pass the
Senate until an amendment similar to that Of
lered by Mr. Trcco in the House, and defeated,
shall be added to it.
DrcNIrY IN THE N. Y. SENATE. The Alba
NY Citizen says, that in the course otthe wran-
gle which has been carried on in the Senate
Chamber this winter, Senators Clark. Wright,
and Young, have at least twenty times deIiber-
ately charged each other with falsehood. Now,
| if these charges are Just If the honorable gen
tlemen are liars; then certainly they are unfit
to DO Senators, aud should ut once be mreach-
cd and sent home. But if the charges are ,er,-
true; if the honorable gentlemen accuse each
other wrongfully; then they are guilty of gross
| falscI!ood, and unworthy TO retain their seats
as Legislators and Jurists!
/ OCEAN STEAM SHIPS. A contract has been
entered into by tho Government of the United
States, with the Ocean Steam Navigation
Company, chartered in New York. for the es-
Enlistment Of line of stea mships, to run be-
! tween New York and Europe. A vessel is to
! take her departure twice in each month, for
Cowcs and Bremen. The Government is 10
pay S4O0, 900 per annun for the conveyance oi
the mail, &c. The vessels are to be of not
less than 400 tons bugthen, and they are to
make their voyages with speed not less than
that of the Cunard line. The arrangements for
! building are in active progress, and it is eXpec-
ted that the first will be ready to start on the
LIST OF January, 1917.
! FIVE DOLLARS FOR VIOLATING THE p. o.
LAWS. A man in Plainfed, n. j., has been
fined So for violation of the Post office laws.
He wrote on the margin of 4 newspaper and
| sent it out west. The person to whom it was
sent refused to pay letter postage on it; it was
sent back there, and the person sending it was
obliged to pay IS for his attempt to diminish
the revenue of the Post Office Department.
A Coon SPECULATION. The N. York Eve
ming Ledger Ga spicy and rich sheet by the bye)
states that several persons. on Friday, took the
directory, bought quantity Of common letter
paper, wrote valentines, directed them, and on
Saturday carried them about and received three
cents on each for postage About $500 were
swindled from unsuspectng people by this no.
vel experiment.
GAmDLrNc At MONTREAL. We learn from
the Montreal papers that Mr.. Ready, the bank
teller who was arrested in New York, has been
admitted TO testify against Mr.. Lnmontagne.
the latter being indicted for "rccevng stolen
money"-that is, winning money from Ready
that he knew that Ready had cmbeZzIad from
the Bank The Montreal Pilot gives formi- |
dehe list Of military and civil functionares,
high in station, who were in the habit of play
ing at the 'hell" where Ready was feoced-
We learn that the disclosures made and antici-
Pated, are causing no little stir at Montreal
THE BRIBERY CASE AT HARnsBURG. Dan
iel McCook, arrested at Harrisburg, for at
tempting to bribe member of the Pennsylva-
MIA Legislature, is still in custody. lie had an
examination on Wednesday, but the only ad-
diuonal fact elected was that he had previously
offered Gen. Laporte, of the Land Office, the
sum OF $500, if he would lend his influence to
have favorable report made in regard to the
Lehigh Bank. 1t was promptly rejected.
further examination was to be had.
The Snow STORM AND THE MAILS. The
cars from Washington last evening were de-
tanned until half past o'clock, the snow storm
having set in with great violence at Wsshing-
ton at 5 O'Clock, covering the ground to the
depth of about four inches at O'Clock. The
Cumberland train arrived at l-2.
ARREST OF TWO DEFAULTERs. John Mich
ellis and his son, late Collectors of Tioga town,
Pa, have been arrested at Wheeling, Virginia,
charged with abscondng with about $1,000, be-
longing to the township, which they unfortu-
nately forgot to pay over, in their hurry to 90
on Western tour. The greater portion of the
money was found in their possession.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLE. We are in the re-
coipt of an evening edition of this spirited jour
nal, which would be great acquisition to us
could we get it regularly every night, instead
Of the following afternoon, as is generally the
case.
PAINFUL DEATH OF PROFESSOR GoppARp.