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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-01-16
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.

The SPEAKEK decided the hrst thing ia order on
his table 70 be reports from Committee herenpon
some considerable confusion ensued aud several Mem
bers msds conflicting otions
The SpTAKER finally decided ga favor of taking
up the report from the Committee Elections giving
Mr.. smLEY the Delegate from the Territory Of
Wisconsin. his seat
The minority report made by Mr. VEvABLE of
y c. from the said Commute in opposition SIR. SIH
LILY taking his read first The resolution OF
the majority favor OF giving the sea; TO Mr. SIBLEY
then put q the House and the Yeas and Nays de-
manded which resulted In the affirmative, BY Yeas lO'
Nays o.
Mr TmoMrsoS Of Ind. moved "a reconsideration
OF the vote just taken.
IL was then moved o. lay this motion on the "a.
bic, when the Yeas and Nays were demanded. and re.
suited IN the affirmative, by Yeas 49, Nays -.
Nh sIBLKY QUALIFIED.
Mr. TURNER of IT, hereupon introduced Mr.
SiBLEY to the House VINO went forward 10 the clerk
desk, and was duly sworn and took his seat
THE Presidents ANNUAL MESSAGE.
Mr. SrEPHEN's Of Ga moved % suspend the
rules In order that he might for the discharge Of
the Committee Of the Whole from the farther oonsde.
ration OF the Presidents annual Message, which was
carried.
The question IN regular order reached. and
sitter considerable discussion the Message brought
back before the House. The previous question was
called for which the resolution referring the
sage T. a Committee which was carried sad the Mes
cage wac then duly referred.
RESOLUTIONS.
The Speaker called on the States for reso-
luiOns.
Mr. RecKwEIL Of Conn. offered resolution
making the Csliornis and New Mexico Territorial
bills the special order OF the day for to morrow week
and called for the previous question which
tsned, when the yeas snd nays were demanded and
resulted in the affirmative, Yeas III Nays 81.
Sundry resolutions were submitted by Mr.. Rock
WILL, among which giving the use OF the
hall of Representatives 10 the Colonization Society TO-
morrow evening -Adopted
FRANKING PRIVILEGE.
Mr.. DINoS OF c.. introduced bill abohshlng
the ranking privilege.
4 motion was here made 70 adjourn. which was
lost A call made for the previous question and
also lost The bill was placed on the calendar. and
the House motion adjourned.
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81 THR HlDAIGHI SOuTHERA NAIL
Things In Philadelphia.


PHILADELPHIA Monday Jan rs.
The warm weather of the past two days has
completely loosened both Of our rivers which were
tight for two weeks past and fears are enter
tanned in consequence o. a ireshst
The streets are in miserable condition nothing but
mud-mud-uui The proper authorities are very
remlss In their duty especially they A. the pres
emf time. when the Cholera IL advancing slowly but
surely.
M local news Of interest
The weather Is heavy and gloomy and business nee
essariy neglected. Flour IS held = p for shipping
brands, but there IA expor, inquiry Corn Meal and
Rye Flour without change Nhest i wanted and prime
Reds are held At ll5c without sales Corn but little
inquiry and new Flat Yellow . quoted At % a o2c-
Holders ask more oats southern are worth 80, -
Cotton has been very quiet since the receipt of the
Americas adyices. and prices uumlnsily the same
Groceries from the smalness of the stocks generally
restrict operations Provisions not much selling and
the marse, steady Freights still dull. Whisky hrm
Al pc for bbls. No movement la seed worthy Of
tce Butter Il selling ~ l0t &c.
SALES or Sr1CKs - First board 300 City -. 30.
-}l 200 City IS. g- 100 Camden and Amboy Rd
Bonds eji 20 o.. - 100 q Loan 6s o.. l0-i l.lQl
O. Loan Is. 80, %. 1000 Reading I'd Bonds . 900
do ili 2,l00 state - 40 500 DO gOi 800 linton Ga
nal. 100 $500 Wilmington Ri 6s - $500 Sch Nav
bs. a y 4 Bank 1904 3 100 Chss and Del Canal
Loan, 70 Sd Morris Canal I'd
Second Roard-lOO Glrsrd Bank. IA. no. 600 q =
Loan %, o. 100. 90 Sch Nav Mort Loan. 5i 1000
Ches s. Del Csysl Loan -, o. 30 10000 4 : Tress
Notes. o,, 1921 2OO0 Reading k Bonds, al 2,l00
state -, Jlt 900 state % 14I 400 City g. o. -it
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NEW-YORK LEGISLATURE.

SENATE. ALBANY Monday Jan l5
Resolutions were adopted iustruciing the Select Com
utt,e to examine into the Affairs u the Cana Bank Of
Albany, ard
Resolution was adopted giving the Committee power
to send for persons snd papers Dividends 20 the bill
holders Of the said Bank will be paid the 2ith lost
The bill relstive - the psrconng power Of the Gov
ernor went through the Committee Of the Whole.
Mr.. LAWAENcE, By consent introduced BIZ 20
amend the a~ relative to ageucles for FJreign fe IN
surance Companies
ASSEMBLY
Mr.. PsUYN introduced bill Ia regard . sight bills
and notes payable On demand
Mr. FISK presented petition for law regulating The
Piloisze II the port Of New York.
Mr. KIDD moved 70 rescind the motion granting TOE
use OF the Assembly CHAMBER for Lecture 70 the col
ored people on the ground that certain articles bad
been published 10 the NortterH Star By Ward the Lee
turer, respecting Members Of the House
A long debste followed. when tue motion 70 rescirc
was laid On the table BY Yeas s., Nays 81
Mr.. BoKKE Introduced b.l - amend the Jsury
Laws on short losns.
Mr. LAwAxNcK gave soiiee Of Bill relative 70 RENE
dee a lss for Agencies VI Foreign Fire Insurance.
Companies
5ll Ma. passed authorizing the Trustee. Of the v
lSge Oi W afnso urgh . borrow money also PHI =
red1ce TIE cspi,s Of the Albany Insurance Company.
Dill Was introduced giving the shi Of way 10 ths
syracuse All Rochester R.llTOsd Co.
Mr.. BAKKER presented resolution cslins on the
Attorney General for the report Of the Of the
suits gains; the Van Rensselaer, estates
Mr. BORON laid the table toe resolution In favor
Of the presentation Of sword TO Co WAKD b Bra
NETT BY the Governor aud gold media % each " TIE
of GERS 81 the First Re- lnsnt y. y. Volunteers
Tie bill for the relief Oi Rutherford >tuyvessni wa.
ordered q third reading.
TIE resolution IN favor OF the election Of senator
or the sth Of February was lad on TIE table. Al
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Thirtieth Congress.
SENATE WAsHrSGros

y
Various petitions were presented, snd among
others was one By Mr. WILKES pray Congress 70 sup
nv aid By donations or otherwise for the construction
OF Railroad leading from some point on the hissis
sippi River 70 the Pacific Ocean which was duly read
and referred
CHANTING a PATENT.
Mr DAYroS reported bin grating patent 20
NJ GREEN manufacturer Of shee, iron, which was read
aud passed over
WAFER HorrED HEMP FOR TIE NAVY.
Mr. MErcALFE offered a resolution calling upon
the Secretary Of the Navy for Information relating 20
the purchase Of Wsterro.ted Hemp for the use Of the
Navy which was adopted.
ADMISSION Or CALIFORNIA INTO THH UNION.
Mr. Downs a member OF the judiciary Com
mittee submitted minority report in favor Of admit
ting California into the Union state and Al the same
time introduced bin a. substitute for the original
bin previously reported hy majority OF the said tom
rnittee After considerable discussion II was moved
tina, 900 extra copies Of both the Majority aud Mnou
ty Reports be printed for the use Of the senate which
adopted
IAyp NILES II CALIFORNIA AND NEw MEXICO
The Senate then took mp the bill 10 settle land
titles and donation % rights in California sud New
Mexico.
Mr. Benton obtained the door End made lengthy
speech sgsnst the whole system embraced IN the bill
The bill provides for selling the mineral lands by
the acre
Mr. BENToN SAID be opposed this feature Of fhe
bin be wanted NJ special AW for this husbsndry of the
gold lands let them be free and open to all the people
He opposed to selling the lands In driblets let
them be disposed q under general system OF land
laws He considered that golc hunting was demorsl-
ling in It's character and Injurious 10 society. The
sooner the mines exhsused, the better for the
country II he had the power, be would eXurps,e
them al once.
Mr.. BEsroS therefore moved 10 commit the bill
10 the Committee on Public Lands with instructions
10 inquire into the expediency Of substituting the bill
drawn by himself for the one under consideration
Mr. BREEsE.,of I'D. here obtained the floor but
gave way to motion for adjournment which was
carried
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MARINE JOURNAL.
PORT OF NEW YoRK....JANUARY 10

MINIATURE ,LM.Sac....rns o,y
Re. 's', 60 e.. ~ 500, p i. r,. 90, 80,
~ SEE MfRNE JOtRNfL FOURTH ruin
CLEARED ship Aubv.sdr.s.. Nooiy Liverpool h,. sla
hol.s Bern Npfesn' " Aeison Apo, ,nli sta ff'sss.
b'rs. k9 ha saa ffancscol safsh h-g- Doiafa. sa-'
Brig. Joseph keian, Pel,leo. - gaa.ha- sJayc'M
''sl,' os'h, Sos- snt An,,-fsaa' a,ta s'n,' .,,.'
faya,sf. s,4i, Do, h-aY Reed. Tnndai d. Cuba
ARRyED-sbp stephen As.in. No.. cal,,.aa. 20, ..
oot10. IS Brewer Len sip ~ fr.f r. ass of 80
iof. soon ban KItsr'h Iouas o. brs EmPne, Bai' o.
Ship Ra f. J.s..o- SOh-aa. g, Eass Huas -
sup JOIN Cosisf Dur,y sOfesa. % 49, ni.s b sai
80 l0 'iesgs pass-nSsf' A. experienced heavy aob s-' %
so coa.1tu'aa sn,iou. I'erpool I'd. De- na.- WOES
Nnipfn Dee ~ = ~ Doe 81 g. passed packet 80 -
oss AVA e .a rei 5,ri. bs. -spefsa,- go,
f.s 4sfas s saos a.s.s- f'sseas-f' ns'fs hous''o'
SIP n.naan, C,oelsr Debs 81 d. ballast TO- PhaF.
sbI samuel Rs.sl PsInef whampo, o. I,a Hsss So
,ss &c. toA Low srotsn. - - .t DO d.,s hsi,s1
more IRON Manila W won .hp. Helena II NYors ~ seg
Hoas - ,p' Pa'sef Aass' o. ~ " ss' Of Bs''s p
~ p 'p bong ~ ~ ps.sss slP Js1. sts-fas of 0.
n .ele aa. \. 49,. m sssss',t ~. ~ oS =
nst Pas.es DC ~ses o. 'ehf sPszei 80 900 OF ~ ,'
p,a,-s seea tos tiss ~ sl- -,r-.S q. as css. 80
big Cail Aaifss, Savannah si .a,oa D. s,sfs.. Gear"
G.. Pa -fl~r-nr.s .,sta 80 ssss from
D7i1-r s. Pstfer Tie { I'D o. fsi-s Eve fsy.
Bns n.as-rrai'e Co.s o ana'toa Nsilaais q. c'''
t1osc'o So, O. Is i.sssls S NsrlsFs
Brg kufort Mil-ss. f fhn11i hsar. from Hsrgc
klqsi. -four n order
Big Nsy Jtle ~ faals.toaj H-aofs Ysrfa. ~ a.
Jfp1s 500 l- 1rs EsNorf k--n- RI cas-. e1s'-a-ls
tcaf Gen Morgan 90 hiofs lstf d..
eelr Mofn.' Van Nsus. F.oyns.
-chf Ana D. nsc-i >oros 90. pi-s safs-s s. CssfnE
,clf i'9rl. Walasf glf " aagton SC 70 "a. nagA sts
b1acsef Va bai.fs 9 st Ets ron ~ ~ b. f''i-
al rJIlk ID go~a sSa
sehf is-s.s- stA "lugol. {. .i,. -svsl stores
nstre.y Co. fh- - -ned f-y ossh ps.ass %
~ ct % h-s7y sse. cslei s~sy - - soom - ~
So fff-s Ashore Cope Hs'fssa ~ ~ -sefsa ~ ssa
Of -'-ehs ai,f ihfo- * o'sfoosft 10 - a 49,. 'i'fs
c-e1-i s-tflk her of that ght ~ or ocs h~sI 81
offl -.si Nhh .1tsf suddenly b w, al tsr hgrftor
nolrs ts rssls oo1lss 7r-. over h@f o.. gs- 49,
isy Ca,t f-glrf fe tfr Lif-riln ri kslr11rs 49,
near tle no4tl ri CtF- f~sf rfsr
MEnORASDA-P Per soEf L9is1- o. W n ssto1 a CsPs ~
erss sfoks schrs Oak ia Hssarfra NC ~ hss
N-isi Pau 40. 30 Nf1.i J-fo-ron 81 faaf r
csFs Hely P.ss 'clfs fs~tfi M 1ss q re- &c Blt9s.
pf Col-fic. 1i ht'rcr-. a Csfe Va Er,ns W.
| 1sry. I. asl0fr "a B~seh.
IL czrf1 lrys1 oisfotri from sfhf Lr.as Csts hsN
sss~f b. M F1lclsr. kesperof - lshtho4s-
| OR rTen 81 osys sfs d 81 9TH fosta. -.
BELOw-f.es-ts 81 I1d~rsi-ac- Bo.s-. Lo.sos . :: -
- Gal~ n-tlrl Co. a.. csrsnnf stags sOn>sa, - p
lp - a.y sllls, Aores1s lie, r1s- . frosi h'
a.9 o. cd ,fs
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be Adsmen hen vsni 10 Tea.



!s7Oos sENER propositions and petitions were brought
up t--t 10 order among which the following
ne01ed % The Road and-C ana Committee AID
nerdect saoPt-c-yiz b Avenue B. from Tenth 70 halh
ss-ir Thirty sxth from IN 10 Eighth avenues and
$50 % rag s1evsss Or sad slaeei-iu Nntrggenue from
Ihirfythird 10 Thirty sKibG Also Report " ne
Committee, n favor VI granting Pernss 70 own-rs of
properly Ffieih-sl between B.oOmngssle kOst and
Eglth And - grade he iler expense
Adopted
ASSESSMENT LAVA communication here received
from ne Coruoer resuEe 70 certain sflencmelis " he
Ls~ resung 10 City Assessmecs-Rsisrred 20 Finance
ComE-iI--e.
BLAcxwELLs lsLASD-The Report q ihs Joisi Special
COmnig-e "a lie subject u The Prisons Keepers NC
NJes alc Noes, and n4t7 tho Special Order or he
meelrg.
Ofhs document nosLlng 70 - ssid a. yet save thai
. u enormously yoImnO1s cOrssCrx Of three OF fo1r
srge rolls q which Minority Report and another
the Testimony rsnderec, &C
BEOoKLTS FEEEIEs.-A1Otner Resolution cane 10 from
ne O1her Board with recJmrend anon for he sppoia
q JONI Committee u Five from Zach Board 10 cgr
ard -l1esTor 81 some Erlcabl- srr.nzeu~ot
motion az th- liable os-end ne Com niree an
por.sd behalf q be Be. Of Aldn. Nsssrs DeFo
eel, Gray. Maynard, D0~rinz snlih.
THs HEzoEs AND THs AErlsIs-Ad LfBsY offered q Re-
sol11ol sPpfop aE- 30 for Portraits Of Ger. ,cg,
AZ IAYL0z ard Isnen1m-gil WISFfgiD scorr-to h.
pAcel 10 ne Bo7rrcors kOJ read AID referred 10
lie Comm lee Arts acc Science.
PoLlcE-I1e "a o. The &c pOiu ert Of Joint Com
me- Of TREE from esrh Board consider he proo-ev
arc "a p-cl-rcy Or Eeorg Of he Police Lz n
eae ~ Wa nen up snc Aessrs Adams, Fitzgerald AID
CrohEs sppoint-d % Ike par Of tbs branch
FELL, HoSEf AID IOwEz--A.t Acsnas offered q 2 =
sea-.oL proFlos Tor ne erection Of sliabe
Be- u 1000 poorcs weish.-.o be susch.d 10 he CIV
ha as low hs e1Poa hereof shall Be espabs Of su.
ian,1g ne weigh and II NOT TO take measures FOR hi.
er-euon Of Towerin ne vicirify Of the Pur AL winch
was adopted
fHE Cioros AsEDucT.-Ias BoGa .aer .ook ID Doc.
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llnclnnnIi Affairs.


By IclsRrdph CINCINNATI saturday. Jan lj.
The telegraph was not working 10 Pittsburgh
yesterday. The early announcement OF the steamer
this morning bad the effect % check transactions In
our markets. Much anxiety was felt 10 receive the
quotations for Breadstuts and Provisions. The 81
Louis papers announce the arrival Of Robert Fulton
from the Plains. The news he brings has been anci.
paed BY former arrivals and Is therefore unimpOrtant
The Cholera excitement In this city ba. been entirely
alayed IL has been refining very hard All day and the
weather Is quite Il Will have the feet Of car
Tying OF tho immense quantities OF snow ard ice and
probably cause dangerous freshet.
Pound Freight 10 Pittsburgh Is readily engaged at
ID cts per cwt Whisky per Dol 10 Pittsburgh 80 cts
Flour 10 New Oreans 90 cts per BIOL Whsky to New
Orleans, 80 cts per Dbl Pork % New Orleans - cts
per Dbl Prices Oi Freight have tendency 10 decline
PoRK-Ihe market Is hrm At previous quotations.
Lsrf-Saes in kegs and barrels 10 a moderate extent
az o. 20 q. Nhisky-Demsnd fair at IA per gal
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The Mileage Matter.
Messrs. BLAIR & RIvEs.


To ne Eduors u The Globe
presume your readers by this time understand
hs, the distance by this City Gov Browns residence
(Gasiin. Miss is-by the usual (or Great Southern
Mail Route 4O7 miles by the siOrissi or direct Mail
Route .0}7 miles and by the Congressional Mileage
Route 800 miles The two latter distances only were
given in my Mileage Expose. and they were given cor
rectly according 10 the latest ohcai publications.
could have obtained the distance by the sh9rtes
Mail R0ute-nOr indeed, any other, from the book
lugged in by Gov Brown, which only gives the dis
by the usual Great Mail Routes snd these only
few points the main routes from this City 10 the
Captols Of the several ststes and Territories.
Gov Brown says his Mileage was made up by the
Committee without his knowledge, and be thinks &C
cordDg to law On neither OF these points has there
been any controversy between us. Members who have
taken long Mileage generally had nothing to do with
settling the distance while the Committee say they
applied 10 the Members generally and falling res
ponse did the best they could That old rascal Nobody
10 gain at his capers He ought 10 be indicted Yours
HORACE GREELEY.
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Bentz's Unbranning Machine.

This invention, which we noticed last summer,
for unbranning Wheat for the purpose OF grinding has
been pat in successful operation by Mr. l. A. Spsuldng
miller at Lockpor,, who Is joint Of the paten,
with Mr. Bentz The result il very gratifying, making
hrsi class -four In color and general appearance At
saving of full ten per cent to the miller. The drying
operation is rather expensive than was expected
It will cost for Of stone about 200 aside from
the moving power5ut this will prepare 1000 bushels
10 a hours and the mill grind 80 per cent.
of this wheat given time than of wheat with
the bran on t-snd 1t bolts with ease In the same pro
portion. Thus it is making mill with equal to
IL run mill, or 4 run equal to and beside this
Is the actual additional yield in quantity and quality
Of aour-as barrel can be made of less than bush
els good wheat weighing 90 los to the busbel
After various experiments, these machines have been
perfected Two have been purchased by the Boston
Siesm.Mnls after witnessing the operation Of Mt.
spaldings, and two for the Robison's Mills near Phs
delpbis.
10 speaking Of the operation Of bis own Mill Mr..
Spslding writes friend OF ours follows The in
suiciency Of my drying apparatus has prevented my
unbrsnning this Fall for my general milling bu, have
done enough the value of the discovery and its
periec, prsctcsbility II must come into general
BY opening Of Canal in the Spring intend TO be in full
operation and shall then supply your City with such a
quality OF Graham aour and cracked wheat il
has had. both for purity and excellence"
The influence Of this discovery hardly be est.
mated, adding as 1t does. about 20 per cent TO the
wheat product OF the country aud so per cent 10 the
milling power Should the results on extensive
scale be- equal to the shove this machine viii prove one
OF the most valuable discoveries Of the age
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twas extensively rumored in this City yesier-
day that the steamship FalcOa on her return from
Chasres brngs o. 600 eco in gold dust this, however
70 generally doubted II is scarcely possible that So
much Of the precious mserial could have already &C
eamalased Of Panama
more reliable rumor which 10 also current states
that merchant In this City has received letter from
the captain Of the ship JOAN Parker, at San Francisco
which vesse WA entirely deserted by the crew Il is
sad that abe has been manned BY volunteers from the
mining distrcss who coming home with their earn
inss amounting to the total value Of ss0ooo II the
hall Of ths be true there viii be work enough for the
mnts next summer
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Dome.IicsPoris.


FALAcMcOI A, ia An bfs " Jas-.. T. sf. a'@i'
SIR Lslfa Js1e. D-isno. 90.
sAL4ia y~k ysl Bar 5ars Jsl1sIs, Lss'r, - -
G. slg cccts, sssely. ifs.fp1oL -
Sp-iDN Jar lfArr -lrs Caroale Sherwood, A~s fct
= GO, lpqns d. hgaer N1a~rsou 90 Wocgii X - -.
Af-af-f, -clto1. 90. hysuc Csarchl, %. Ns~ De 90
san Frtlc.sca. -
aoa kooses-i. DO Id s1f ass, acN.sn Nfofs - ~
slip Hone A.s. Liv-qaol ~
PORTSMOUTH, IA sl-Au .rhrs Mar G..ans srod V.
lastoa, -. fos hFsr, ocs.s % Nlof. SD Johs Psp -
Beg Of San Frnci.co
PHILADELPHIA, Jaa l5-An barls Rss aoA' xs-, A.
Botou, N. Tsy,or, DO br< Ro, nxhAn. fo.srs
hAart sNaasoa, fIofd>ncs. Ct schf Geoss ksss'' 49,
Be.llors
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Ohio Legislafnre.
CoiuNsUs Oh.9, Monday Jsl

LOtUN3ls- Uh.l, holdsyl Jsn %
The Lawmakers oil our State have al length De
gun TO show their regard for tire interests Of The Com
nOnweatb, BY giving serious and Games, attention 70
the bushes. for which they elected oy the people
Considerable progress has heen made toward settle
meat OF the difficulties thai have divided them and tie
senate went TO work today eArnes. upor important
bills
In the HovsE tne signs Of improvement are less
piciccs. the discussion upon the Governors election
having been continued for sewers. days and there
being lite prospect OF speedy termination Of the de-
bate. Tine enough las already been spent 10 have
accomplished The business Of the ssssion-
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CONGRESSIONAL PRlSriSG.-Messrs Wendell
Van Renthuysen, Printers to Congress have shown
W that the delay in printing the bin establishing
Board OF Commissioners tor the settlement, Of esims
ssainss the Government not their fault 1t was
cent them ats N. ON Saturday. with no nsinstion
thai IL wss wanted for use in the House on Monday
and 10 such confused, disjointed shape tina, ii took
some time to reduce its elements to order On Tues.
day, when ID was badly wanted in the House 1, al
ready there. but not distributed BY the Clerk Such
occurrences are not nrequent There should be some
one saSClsrk employed entirely on preparing the Ms
for the Prner seeing tia, those most urgently needed
are printed fret and that all distributed as quickly
q possible.
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TaE CHOLERA AT NEw-ORLEASs.-The Nsr-
OrlseEs Bee OF the 5,h says
The epidemic is gradually becoming extinct Both
the reports OF the Board of Health and OF the Charity
Hossl are very cheering. the former exhibiting gres,
decrease with the mortality and the latter marked
diminuiion in the number OF new cases The weather
continues clear and extremely pleasant, with fresh
breeze from the North.
The New Orleans Board Of Health in the report on
the 9Th inst Gays
The returns to-day show diminution OF twenty
nine deaths below that Of yestercsy-irom which ],
will appear that the falling Oh Of the epidemic Is in the
ratio Of one hall the mortality Of the preceding day
The abatement of TIE disease 50 marked during the
last forty hours warrants the strong hope thsl
our city must soon be nd Of the Pesfllence-
The Mobile Board Of Health reports Dan. 3 fol.
lows
Six cases Of Cholera reported 10 the Board to-day
One on board boat coming down the river one came
from New Orleans yesterday Aad was sItscked last
night the remaining four, residents Of the city
There was one esss OF ChOlers at Montgomery, Ala
on the "a inst
The y. Loss Repsblicaa Of tie 81 says
TIE steamers Aleck Scott and :, PSu arrived yes
,erdsy morning from New Orleans having e;i On the
Goth Glt On board the Aleck Seo. there were abou,
40 cases Of Cholera during the trip of which proved
fsisl and the remainder recovered before reach nj
port The 81 Paul reported % cases ADD deaths
among the crew and deck passengers
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FRox TIE PLAtNs.-The 81. Losss Neg Erd
Of the 9TH hes letter from Fort Lesvenworh' dated
the 9Th ut Il states tia, accounts have been received
from Capt Rua's command 1t Fort Childs, which re
presenss thss they had finished comfortable quarters for
his men and for the horses, &c. DR. Fulwocd bad ar
rived ct the Fort having suffered severely from the
weather on the route.
News had been received al the Fort from Lieut.
Bcsle He was beyond the Arksnsss-the weather
good and the grass plenty. Afser leaving Council
Grove, be got along much better with h. esceri most
Of whom wers raw recruits This Intelligence was
brought BY party from Santa Fe who were IN charge
Of the oxen used by the government contractors TO
carry suppes to the army The party suffered greatly
from cold hunger and fatigue for the last twenty days
Of their journey oae man persisted from cold and
sixteen huadred oxen died on the way The snow was
tweaty inches deep.
Al Fort Leaven worth. the was then twenty
inches deep, and the mercury below zero.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-01-16

~ The Directors OF The Magnetic Telegraph
Company whose line extends between Washington
aud New York. hsve declared a semi annual dividend
Of per cent and per cent upon the new stock
created by the extension OF the line the North
River into the City Of New FORK.
When viii the unfortunate stockholders Of the New
York and Boston Telegraph Company finger dividend
This line Is Of the most profitable in the country
ye, some unisihOmsble abyss seems to swallow up al
the savings