The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-07-29
TUESDAY IN CONGRESS.

TUESDAY IN CONGRESS.
In the Senate, Mr. Clarke resumed his speech
on the Mexican Boundary Commission.
The House, in Committee of the Whole on
the state of the Union, resumed the consdera-
ton of the River and Harbor bill
THE MONTREAL FIRE-The Montreal Ga
eette estimates the total loss by the late fire at
f300, 600 This, added to the f200 600 lost by
81, 600 900, within period of little more than
one month. A meeting was held in New York
on Wednesday last, and committee appointed
to collect funds for the relief of the sufferers
The Provincial Government has placed at the
disposal of the Relief Committee" 60, 800 for
the immediate wants of the sufferers by this
great calamity.
The Illinois Wing State Convention met at
Springfield on the 18th instant and was duly
organized The following nominations were
made
For GOUernOr-l1on f. B. Webb.
For Lieut. Gouernor-COl. J. l.. Morrison.
For Secretary of State-Morris Buckley, sen.
For TreaSwer-Francis AREN'T.
| For Aud,tOr-Charles Belts.
VIM Bib (late Governor of Ohio) and Jos
Gillespie were nominated Electors at large, by
reclamation.
VERMoNT-The following are the Wing and
Compromise Democratic nominations for State
officers in Vermont. The election takes place
on the first Tuesday in September:
Whig-Governor, Erastus Fairbanks Lieut.
Governor, VIM c. Kittridge; Treasurer, Geo.
| HOwes
Compromise Democrat-Governor John s.
| Robinson; Lieut.. Governor, Jefferson p. Kid
der Treasurer, John A. Page.
The UNION CONVENTION at Milledgevillt
met July 18th Fifty counties were represent
ed by rs delegates A. H. Chappell, President
A proposition to nominate Daniel Webster 70
President, was voted down. On the next da
the Convention split into two factions Thos
who remained nominated new electora
ticket for Pierce and King The seceders (al
Whigs) recommend that another Convention
be called to meet at Macon the 18th of August
They suggest Daniel Webster for President
and Charles T. Jenkins, of Georgia, for Vice
President.
"Senator Chase, of Ohio, announces his in
tention to support the nominees of the Demo-
cratic National Convention. MIR Chase was
e ,bo ,,r;,a;,al I,,;I oc la l.
platform. "-Spdrta (W) Journal
The Journai is mistaken. 1t will see by Mr..
Chase's letter in this paper that he does not
support the Compromise nominees of the Bati-
more Convention.
ToAsT-The subjoined toast was among
those offered at the Democratic Festival on the
5th of July, in Philadelphia:
Bg Aieraader Browne-The Humbug Of
the Nineteenth Century-the sentiment that q
law passed by Congress being finality Such
principles mig ht be advocated by II Republican
like the Emperor of Russia, or a Democrat
such as Louis Napoleon"
The INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS of DIR. Town
shends district, in Ohio, are about to start
newspaper, called the "independent Democrat"
Its editors are to be Hon. p. Bliss Probate
Judge and J. M. Vincent Esq, Prosecuting
Attorney, Of Lorain county.
Hon. JOHN p. KENNEDY of Maryland, has
been appointed and confirmed as Secretary of
the Navy, in place Of Hon. William A. Ora
ham, resigned.
JOHN DAY. who was tried second time for
the murder of his wife in this city, was on
Wednesday last found guilty of manslaugh-
ter, and not guilty Of murder" On Friday, he
was sentenced to eight years imprisonment in
the penitentiary.
ApPoRTIoNMENT or REPREsENTATIoS.-Un-
der the act of Congress, which was finally pass
ed last week, the whole number of Representa-
tiyes will be 234, distributed as follows, viz:
Maine 6, New Hampshire 3, Vermont 3,
Massachusetts II, Rhode Island 2, Connecticut
a. New York 80, New Jersey s. Pennsylvania
25, Delaware /, Maryland g. Ohio 81, South
Carolina 6, Georgia 8, Florida !, Alabama 7,
Mississippi 5, Louisiana 4, Virginia 10, North
Carolina 8, Tennessee 10, Kentucky TO- Mis-
souri, 7, Arkansas 2, Indiana II, Illinois 9,
Michigan 4, Wisconsin 3, Iowa 2 Texas 2, Cal
ifornia 2. Total 23i The whole number of
Presidential electors - adding the 90 Sena-
tors--will therefore be goo, making I49 neces-
sary to choice
Mas. SIGIsMUSD ZsULAwosKY with her
husband and three children, arrived in New
York by the Humboldt on the 10th instant.
Mrs. 4. is a sister of Kossuth.
FLoRIDA.-The Wing STATE Convention of
Florida which met at Tallahassee on Wednes-
day, the 10Th instant to take action in relation
to the Presidency, &c, has declared in favor OF
Scott and Graham, and nominated George i.
Ward for Governor
A stakeholder, writing from New Orleans to
the New York Evening Post, declares that
every word in Uncle Toms Cabin is quite
true, and that the horrible pictures drawn Of
the treatment Of the negroes Of some estates,
IN not overdrawn.
DEATH.
Died in Porter, Gallia county Ohio ON the
10th Of June last Of consumption, Mrs. MAR
GARET AUGUSTA HowE, wife Of the Rev. Hiram
X, Howe, in the 2sth year Of her age