The New York herald., 1851-12-23
DOU BILE SHEET.
This Mornings News.

rive shall doubtless have the Europa's mails
to-day, in season to lay the details of the French
revolutionary movement before our readers to-mor-
rev morning We also expect the Baltic every
moment, with four days later advices. That
;orp fetal eclpses and overshadows everything /;
and We share in the general anxiety for further in
formation. Meantime We forbear speculations in
The anticipation of facts.
in the Senate, yesterday, Friday of every week
was set apart fer the consideration Of private bills
This viii be interesting information TO all persons
having claims pending before Congress.
Mr.. Foote'S Compromise resolutions were the
occasion Of another personal scene, confirming the
declaration Of Mr.. Rhett, that the Senator from
Mississippi has had more quarrels, squabbles, and
a-fcalties in the Senate than any body else. He
Is 8 clever man in some things; but there is q
screw loose somewhere. Sam Houston having
declared that those Compromise resolutions
were an impolitic experiment in the Ss-
rs;O, at tAis time, General Foote, in a
manner, which would have put to the blush the
most violent efervescence Of the fish market, came
sewn upon the Senator from Texas. As specimen
Of what the little Mississippsn can do when he is
sxcited-and be is always excited-we refer the
reader TO the report of his remarks in another
address for that very infammasory statesman.
When We sonsider, on the other hand, that General
HeIf;on has been fighting man in his day to
some purpose, the seolness and the suavity with
which lie appears to have borne the assault upon
Rim, are highly commendable.
The resolutions are still the bone Of contention
Mr. Clemens, who was elected to the Senate as .
Taylcr man, but commenced ss q Calhoun man,
Ia 60 IL to
cay IL is q matter Of some curiosity to know
whether he viii new turn up . whg or democrat,
or Union man upon the Georgia platform.
The resolution appointing q committee of the
House TO wait on Kossuth failed in that body, un-
DER tie rule requiring two-thirds vote
Our Albany correspondent informs MS that the
Canal Board have detsrm ned to award the con-
tracts to the lowest responsible bidder, and to
ject al propositions amounting to over 800, 900.
This plan will virtually upset the schemes Of the
large SPECTATORS, by dividing the work among
about one hundred and fifty contractors. Should
his course be carried out it will meet with the ap
probation of the people generally.
An extract from letter dated at Chagres, gives
some interesting particulars relative to the terrific
STERN which swept over the Isthmus Of Panama on
The 5th inst u appears that upwards Of half the
tcwp Of Cruces was washed away, and much damage
was done to the property Of persons belonging to
tie states.
Tie Board of Assistant Aldermen, last night
coIcurred in the resolution Of the other Board to
tender to the general government site for a mint
in New York city
There we're three hundred and thirty ave deaths
in this city last week-l27 adults, and pos children
The principal causes Of demise we're as annexed
IrsAmmations, 81; various fevers, IS; consump-
tien, ~ commissions, 30; dropsy, -; Group, Ia
nsrasnus, IL small pox, 10; and congestion Of
lungs, 9. We observe that large portion Of this
mortality was produced by heavy colds. People
eanno; be too careful-especially during the pre-
sen. ohangesb;e weather-in properly securing
their chests throats, SC, against the contraction
Ct colds, which speedily settle upon the lungs or
take the form Of infammations, and carry of the
patients almost before there is time to ascertain the
nature Of the disease