The southern press., 1852-01-17
VOL. III.
Henry w. Cushman. of Massachusetts, were
sworn into office on "Wednesday.

Henry w. Cushman of Massachusetts, were
sworn into office on "Wednesday.
C. w Denison has started paper in Boston,
called 8 Our Country" which goes for Webster
for President, and Cobb for Vice President
Counterfeit gold dollars are getting to be
quite frequent They may be known as ballet
dancers are--by their light weight and brassy
appearance.
VIRGINIA u. s. SENATOR 1t Is said that an
effort will be made to send the Hon. Henry A.
Wise to the u. s. Senate, by the present Virginia
legislature, in place of the Hon. II. M. T. Hun
ter, whose term expires on the 4ih of March,
1853
Ii is said that portion of the population of
Maine have become so strictly temperate that
they are entirely destitute of jug. ular veins |;
hence it is supposed that temperance is great
preventive of suicide.
Low WATRR.-There is still much complaint
in Washington county, Nd, of the low state OF
water in the streams. None of the miers are
doing more than half work, and some of them
ARE compelled to suspend altogether.
The loss by the tornado in the vicinity Of
Baton Rouge, La, on the 18th ult., was $780,
600; three white men and ten negroes were
killed at Baton Rouge.
The suit of Irwin vs.. Armstrong, involving
property to the amount of half million, ~has
been decided at Cincinnati in favor Of the plain
tiff. The case has been before the court eleven
years.
TRENTON, Jan. l5-The resolutions Of sym
pathy with the cause of Hun ,ary, protesting
against the intervention of Russia and inviting
Kossuth to visit Trenton, passed both houses OF
the legislature to-day
REFORM IN DELAwARE.--A bill has been re.
l AZ I'LL. dino
for the call of State convention in March,
1858, to form a new constitution 1t is to con-
sst of thirty members-ten from each county.
Father Jennett, a venerable citizen of Will
mington, NJ c., its Oldest iahabitant and the
Oldest Methodist preacher in the South, died in
that place on the 3lst ult., in the eighty-iftb
year OF his age.
large deficit in the accounts of the late State
treasurer of Missouri, Peter J. Glover, is set
down to the tune of $4,000. A committee is
engaged in examinations of the books Of the
Office.
ACTIVITY IN THE NAVY DEPARTMENT.-There
must be something extraordinary going on. 1t
is said the Navy Department is actively engaged
in ordering vessels to prepare for sea- and in
collecting supplies and munitions of war
Among other things, the Mediterranean squad
ron is to be strengthened by two additional ves-
sells.
A BITTER CuP.--The friei ds of Louis Napo-
leon pretend that he has acted with impartiality
towards the soldiers and the people; for if be
gave wine to the military, he did not fail to give
the citizens taste of the grape.
HARRIsBURG, Jan. l3.-Kossuth was intro.
duced to the Senate to day by Gov. Johnson,
and was individually presented to the Senators.
He then visited the House.
In the Senate n resolution was adopted to
proceed, on Monday next, in convention Of the
two Houses, to ballot for State treasurer.
Several candidates were nominated, and the
two Houses then proceeded to count the votes
for governor.
SLAVES IN UTAH-The census table, pub
lished in the Republic, states the whole number
of slaves in Utah at &c, while the free colored
population is only "a. The total population is
1880.
FIRE IN New YoRK.-A FIRE occurred in New
York on Wednesday, involving the loss of two
lives. II broke out in building in Morris
street, the lower part of which was occupied by
Patrick FilZsimmons rs grocery, and the up
per part by several poor families. The Tribune
says:
"At the time Of the first alarm, the children Of
the several families were in bed, and in a few
minutes the entire premises were so donsely
filed with smoke, chat the greatest consterna
ton prevailed among the inmates. The frantic
parents sought in vain for their children, and
were obliged to save themselves by Jumping
| from the windows. Two infant children Of
Philip Heevy, named Ann and Elizabeth, were
burned to a crisp Philip Heevy jumped from
the window with his son Henry in his arms
The father fortunately escaped injury, while the
son was considerably injured by falling on the
ice. Mrs. Heevy, the wife Of Philip, had her
spine broken by leaping from the window. A
single woman, named Sarah Crosby, had her
spine broken by jumping from the window
"a girl about six years Of age, by the name Of
Ellen Cannon, was found, after the fire had
been extinguished, in one of the rooms, her body
being burnt TO a crisp.
An old woman, named Cathsine Sexton,
about fifty years Of age, In the confusion fell
out Of the third story window and had her thigh
broken"