Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-12-26
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total losspart oil the cargo may be saved The Ken
dali received but little injury, and proceeded on her
passage. Two persons from the Melodeon said to
have been drowned.
WASHINGTON Dec. IS, P. NJ.
SESkTE.-Messrs. Clay Douglass and Atchison APP
peared and took their seats
The Chair laid before the Senate statement from the
Treasurer OF the POST receipts, expenditures: &c.
Mr. Benton introduced and explained his bill for
road and highway from ST. Louis San Francisco The
railway to be sixteen hundred miles long The whole
grant Of land to be about hundred and fifty millions
Of acres.
HoUsE.-The New York branch mint was made the
order of day for the second Tuesday in January
The Speaker laid before the House a message from
the President announcing the acceptance by Texas
Pearces boundary BILL The President SAYS "Great
unanmlty prevails IN accepting the settlement OF this
measure" The message laid on the table and or
dered to be printed.
The cheap postage bill made the order OF the
dav for
The first Tuesday Wednesday, and Thursday in Feb
ruay apart for the consideration of the terri
torial business Of Oregon, Minnesota and New Mexico
LAwRENcEBURG, Dec. Is.
The White Water Canal broke Saturday night sew
en- miles above this place. Six boats are above, loaded
with wheat wsiting to get down. Navigation will be
suspended for three or four days
WASHINGTON Dec. IL, p. NJ.
SENATE.-Mr. Foote presented the resolutions passed
by the Legislature of Mississippi censuring him for his
the compromise bill. He said the Legislature
had mistaken public sentiment in the State and the
fall election would show it,
Mr.. jeff. Davis moved that the resolutions be read
and their printing ordered
The printing of thousand copies of the Sec
rotary Of the Treasury's report then ordered
Bills reported by the military committee
fund South Carolina moneys expended by her during
the Florida and to establish Western armory.
Mr.. Gwinn offered resolution to print the Presidents
message in Spanish.
Mr. Walker also moved that it be printed in German
and Norwegian.
These propositions were debated at some length
message received from the the House announc-
tho death of Mr. Anc lOoum dc
livered, and the Senate adjourned
HoUsE.-Mr Morse this morning announced the
death of John H. Harmanson, of louisiana who died
in New Orleans shortly after the adjournment of the last
session OF Congress. Eulogums were spoken by
Messrs Morse and Bayly, and, after passing the Gus
tomary resolutions, the House adjourned
MACON Ca, Dec lG
The Georgia Convention finally adjourned on Satur
day, after having adopted almost unanimously the pre-
ambe Of the committee of thirteen.
WASHINGTON Dec 49, 8 p M
SENATE.-Senators Bright of Indiana, and Soule of
LOuisan, appeared and took their seats
Mr.. Pearee presented the resolutions of the Maryland
Constitutional Convention, sustaining the compromise
measures They are to be printed.
Various petitions and reports presented.
The Chair laid the table the report of the super
nenden Of the coast survey, which was ordered to be
printed.
Mr. Cass' resolutions calling for the correspondence
of the Austrian Charge with the American Government
taken up.
Mr. Cas- said he understood the President had dplo
matte relations with Austria and desired therefore, that
the resolution should be laid over.
Mr Bradbury's resolutions, concerning removals from
office, taken up.
Mr. Whitcomb farther defended Gen. Lane, who was
removed from the office Of Governor Of Oregon
Mr. MaRgum said that Lane had published n inn
parchment of Gen. Tayer's veracty, and was justly
removed
Messrs Cass and Gwinn continued the debate defend
ing Col. Weller fdOm the charges made Thursday
last by Ar. Ewing.
Adjourned.
intr I'LL a.
Office Of Surveyor of public lands in CALIFORNIA; which
was referred 10 the committee on public lands.
Mr. Phoenix introduced bill to make White Hall,
New York, port OF entry. Referred TO the commit
commerce
The House then went into committee of the whole on
the state of the Union and took up the bill the redue
The original bill proposes three and five on
halfOunee letters, and a reduction newspapers.
Mr. Potter moved to amend by imposing three cents,
Messrs Carter and Venable advocated five cents and
willing TO 90 lower IN future.
Mr. Asimun offered an amendment, proposing two
cents on letters.
The debate continued until the House adjourned.
Dreadful Steamboat Accident!---NearIy one
hundred Lives LOST!
New ORLEANS Dec a.
The and beautiful steamer Anglo Norman vent
out on an experimental trip today with a pleasure
party consisting Of two hundred and ten persons on
board.
After she had proceeded some distance and, as
exploded, greatly SCATTERING the boat and killing and
WOunding large lumber
From seventy-6vc one hundred are numbered as
far present ascertained among the killed wounded
and missing.
Mr.. Perry, gentleman attached the Office of the
New Orleans Bulletin, ono OF the party, and lest
his life by the fatal accident He gentleman well
known and much esteemed by his feIlow-citizens
Mr. KIND, OF the Daily Crescent, and Mr.. Biqua, of
the Delta, wounded, but not seriously.
Mr.. Nathan Garvis Mr. Stillman. and Mr. Storm, of
o
them are believed to he mortaly wounded.
Capt Amnibal and Capt. Thompson of the ship Lex
ington, and others, badly injured.
The Hon. JuniQs Beebee, member OF the Legisa-
ture Of this State, board, and is believed to have
been killed
II is impossible vet ascertain the precise number of
killed, wounded and missing their names, bnt the
superstition that they cannot vary much from hun
dred.
Two Weeks later from California.
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER CHEROKEE.
New York, Dec. 90 SIP. NJ.
The following as from the Pacific News:
Since last ISSUE nothing OF particular interest has
occurred to mark the progress Of California The ch0l
has laid many the dust in this city Since its first
appearance the number Of deaths has been
hundred and thry6ve, while in Sacramento the number
has bean thousand.
The diseased however abating and the
city do not average eight ten per day This
mortality has Frustrated in great the busl-
of large cities and consequently affected every To-
cality.
During the approaching winter much larger number
of miners will the than before
and consequently gold will lie taken than du
ring any previous winter Much attention is be-
ing paid to quartz mining. The Mariposa mines
yielding good returB notwithstanding the machinery
is not so powerful as desirable. Within short time
past however another quartz of great richness has
l,qeu rod ne Fork nd