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THIRTY THIRD CONGRESS SESSION
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 81.
SENATE Mr.. Seward ntroduceda bin providing
for the construction Of military and postal rail-
read through the territories of The United States,
lying between the Atlantic States aud California
Referred 10 the committee on post offices
This bill provides for the construction of q good
irst-elsss doubetraek railroad through the terrific
res 400 parallelof North latitude, from some point
IN the western boundary of one Of the Atlantic
States othe eastern boundary of Caifornia-the
location and route TO be fixed within one wear of
date OF contract by the company, who shall make
the contract for the construction of theroad Pub
lie lands, necessary for thewidth Of the bed OF the
road, to be coded TO the company during its exist
ence. The road to be commenced within eighteen
months from the date OF the contract and to be
completed within five years-oue-ffth to be com.
pleted annually. immediately on the passage of
the act, the Secretary OF War is to advertise for
proposals for the construction of sadroad, and shall
contract with such company whose proposals shall
be deemed most advantageous to the United States
the United States to be bound to pay such sum
as may be the lowest proposed either in money or
! five per cent stock. The company to deposit, at
the time OF contracting, with the Treasurer of the
United States, S5,000000 in money, in United
States or State stock as security for the perform
ance of the contract The company TO receive in
terest on each deposit when the work is completed
! to the satisfaction of the Secretary Of War; These
stocks thus deposited TO be surrendered to the
company. The road is to be fully equipped in five
! years, and the company is to enjoy for their own
! use the profits and eInoluments of the road. But
| the mails munitions of war, and troops are to be
! transported at rates to be determined on by the u
nited States Government Congress is have the
right at any time reduce the tolls and fares for
the freight and passengers, but always to allow 10
per cent profit on the actual investment of the COM
pany. Congress is to have the right to take the
said road on paying the company 10 per cent. in
! terest
MIR. Slidel introduced bill for the improvement
Of the mouth of the Mississippi river. Also bills
for the establishment Of Navy Yard near New
! Orleans.
A message was received from the House an
! nouncing the death of the Hon. B. Campbell OF
! Tennessee
Mr.. Jones pronounced obituary. the usual res
olutions were adopted, and the Senate adjourned.
HoUsR-Mr. Smith, of Tenn, announced the
death of his colleague, the Hon. Brookins Camp
bell which took place in Washington yesterday, az
ter lingering and severe illness.
Mr.. Carothers, likewise passed an eloquent eu-
| logy on the deceased. \ resolution was then pass
ed to attend his funeral tomorrow afternoon, when
! the House adjourned.
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RIOT SUNDAY NIGHT.
attempt TO Mob Bishop Bedni the apostolic Nuacjo
Orer 4SJty Persons 1ryeSted

attempt TO Mob Bishop Bediai the apostolic Nuncjo.
Ocer SiIty Persons 1ryeSted
Bishop Bediu, the Apostolic Nuncio of the Pope
of Rome, offciated in the religious ceremonias OF
the Catholic Cathedral, Yesterday morning and az
ternOOn. The most violent luminosity is entertain
ed by the German Society Of Freemen, against this
divine and the members of that association assem-
bled at 10 o'clock, last night, to the number OF five
or six hundred, at Freeman Hall, on Vine ST,
above Twelfth; and after organizing and choosing
their leaders. marched in body down Vine street
to Ninth, and out Of Ninth to Plum, being in the
vicinity Of the residence of Arch Bishop Purcell,
where the Popes Nunco Is sojournug, for the pur-
pose, as is supposed of mo1ing the house, and do
ing violence to the Nuncios person, or at least to
burn him in effigy.
An intination of what was to be DONE was re-
ceyed early in the evening by Capt Luken. Chief
of Police, and after the O'Clock rol-call he re-
qeasted all the Police. both dav and night to remain
and await orders Not a man among them knew
the purpose for which they were detained, but ST.
lently obeyed the command
Word at length reached the Watch House that
the rioters were approaching, and by the Captain 8
orders, the were all stationed in front of the
Watch House, on either pavement As the Free
men approached, they set up dismal groan, ac-
companled with the clangings of most discordant
music and at the word of command each police
man rushed forward and grabbed his man.
The scene which followed battles description, for
lew moments the melee was general many pistol
shots were fred and shouts and excavations filed
the air. The rioters soon fled but were pursued by
the police, and over sixty captured and secured
Every cell in the watch house was full of men
standing upright many of them badly injured Hen
ry Carroll, policeman of the ID Ward was shot
through the leg Our Reporter could hear of no
others of the police being badly injured
The riot was almost Immediately quelled and at
the time of writing this article, all was quiet al
though further violence was anticipated
The cause Of the existing animosity against the
Nuncio issad to be in consequence of belief that
he ostensiby favored the Liberators Of Italy, but
really only for the purpose of betraying them and
that on one OCCASION he caused one of them to be
fayed alive We understand that several inflama-
tory articles have recently appeared in German
paper published in this city and that the following
is very fair translation of one paragraph:
IF the Hungarian butcher Haynau met with so
warm reception in Monarchcal England what
shall the Popes Nuncio expectin Republican Amer
lea. &C Commercial
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LewEETs ToBAcco FAcroBy BuRNT-SgRloUs
FRE.-Betore day yesterday, between and 3
O'clock the tobacco factory OF VIM. Lowry IL Co,
trontiGg ON Centre street and extending to Fifth,
between Chestnut and Broadway. was discovered
ON fire, and in about three quarters of hour the
whole building, with the exception of one wing,
was smouldering rnin. The contents of the fac
tory, new aud very extensive one consisting of a
large number OF presses and large amount of ma
teiial, including is or 20 hogshead OF tobacco $50
boxes OF manufactured tobacco, and 20,00O pounds
OF STEMS were totally consumed, with the excep-
ton of only 80 boxes of the manufactured tobacco
The fire was discovered breaking out at two or
three points IN the press room, and owing to the
late hour of the night, the whole was in flames be-
fore the engines reached the Scene-Louisr3e
(ONrip..
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Correspondent of the Baltimore Sun. T

W WASHINGTON, Dec 81
The lng1sham SwOrd-Ausrian Interest in the Matter
/ New York Politicians About-The Administration Ar.
pointmens and Congress-Co-ordnaie not Subordinate
Branches of the Government-Col Clements and the
! Philadelphia Hards &c
The committee on foreign relations to whom, tho
/ lngraham sword had been referred Yesterday lob-
serve do not use the bad Congressional oran,n,ar
! ''oH yesterday, } reported to-day in favor of il
! Their verdict will be approved by the whole conn
/ try as well as the reasons which prompted it, No
recommendation was made in regard to the epauets
suggested IN my letter Of yesterday
The Austrian Charge d Affairs. Mr. Hr,san,orr,
was at an early hour in the House of Reprrsrnt,'
tves, to inquire after the Ingraham sword. but he
did not even see the handle of it, much less the
point, which will be shown by the debate
Hards and Sotts are now filling all the hotels on
the avenue, and we have regular New York no.
Itca exchange here in Washington There will
be good many rejectons by the Senate. some
that the administration will not csre q hinton for
and some that the administration will care aho,,t
but, on the whole, the thing will be done merely
pro lorna, to show that some thing NAV be done
as well as others"
again repeat there is no difference of opjnion
between the administration and either house Of Co
gress, except IN regard some of the spoils and If
IS not very credtable to any of the coordinate
branches OF the government to make such q clattor
: q
government OF coordinate not coordinate branches
and the beauty oft is that each branch is indencn
dent within its own sphere, and a check upon the
others When the nations of Europe shall under
stand and appreciate the wisdom of this arrange-
ment' they TOO will be fit for practical freedom.
while we shall become unfit for il, whenever ,va
shall cease to respect and protect each co-orlnat
branch IN the exercise ofits legitimate powers.
The letter OF Col Clemens to the PbiadeInbia
Committee of Hards expresses sympathy for tbaIr
cause but declines interfering for the present II is
wen written, ana has met the appreciation of many
sympathsers. A care should be had however n l
regard to the construction put upon all such an !
pro6auons whether expressed verbally orin writing
Neither convyial talk nor confidential notes ca2
with tn any decency, be quoted in a newspaper.
Inc administration Is strong in both Houses,
when it places itself on Democrats measures o,
cluslvely. The first trial will show this. The shin
OF State Is It's Democratic tack-a drawing sails
set ,'-N
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TIE RECENT FIRE IN NEW YORK

New York city has recently suffered much from
5. The ashes Of the great fire in which the
aPER5 lost their immense establishment have
rdly cot cool. before We are called upon to no.
another equally as destructive. On the 27th
e., As has already been stated in our telegraphic
umus, FIRE broke out on Front street. which en-
alv consumed eight or ten wholesale houses, to-
her with a number Of clippers and some of the
est packet ships, with their cargoes. The loss
l-t l.. near two millions of dollars. The Great
public, the largest ship in the world, being OF
20 tons burthen fell a victim to the flames, with
entire cargo. She had Just been built by DoN-
MCKAY, OF Boston, and with full cargo on
d, was ready to sail for Liverpool. She was
rel for $500, 900. and was probably worth half
llion Her cargo was valued at 100000. In
Hsra1a, of the 10Th the following items are
toned as a part Of the cargo she had engaged
nat date:
GREAT CARGooF GREAT Smr-Among 9th q.
rrcles engaged b. the Great Republic for Iiv-
0l are the following, viz -
bout 900 bbls -four.
10000 to 10000 bushels Of corn and wheat.
1000 bales Of cotton.
5000 barrels Of rosin.
1000 tierces OF beet &c, DC
ne De Witt Clinton Red Rover, Whirlwind,
lite Squat and probably other valuable vessels
also destroyed. The following are mentioned
portion Of the houses that were destroyed:-
dewel! d Sons extensive bakery on Front
5et D. W. Nanwarng & Co, Jones, Rowland Il
Harris 4 Co. r. NJ Reynolds & CO., Dusen-
8 & Co.'S bell foundry, and Davidson & Youngs
ensiye crocESery bakery. Several other build
were greatly damaged.
We shall probably receive full particulars by the
.'r York papers, due here tonight
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srRUDAY, MORNING, DEC. 81, 1853.
Asst TENNESSEE AND GEoRGIA RAILROAD.

asst TENNESSEE AND GEORGIA RAILROAD.
q noticing the fact, few days since, that Gov
SsoN had nedbondsto the East Tennessee and
rgia Railroad Company, we intended referring
result rather than TO the arguments aud opin-
which had led to that result We are not snf.
billy familiar with the facts &c enter into dis
lon Of the propriety OF Gov. CANPBuL's course
fusing the bonds Of the State to chat road. We
b that, when the company applied to Gov.
lsoN, he issued them, after having himself
bughly investigated the matter, and after hay-
Ieceived from the Attorney General, writ
opinion advising their issuance; and as Governor
EsoS was denounced during the late canvass as
bitterly hostile to Internal improvements that he
"a not be trusted fair ~ to execute the law, we
fred TO his reversal of Gov CAMPBELL decision,
aied by the very papers which had urged the
'ction noticed against HIM, as disproving their
a reiterated charge.
he opinions Of Gov. JOHNSON of the impolicy of
Ting State debts for works OF doubtful utility,
= of risking the credit Of the State for any pur-
-, Were well known before the election, and
~5nte the laws passed by the Legislature, as GER
.ly as would the most earnest internal improve
at man in the State The friends Of the East
hnessee and Georgia Railroad were among those
b were most afraid to trust him We do not
i'm that Gov -JoHNsoN is entitled to praise for er-
Hing the lar in favor Of those who opposed his
ction. We notice his course in this matter to
pw that their fears were groundess.
The Ban',er, referring to this subject, says:
las Gov. Johnson however, was backed as it
alleged, by the opinion Of the Attorney General
the State, and supposing that that was a written
inion, on fiie in the Office of the Secretary of
ate, we applied for it, with view to publish il.
ri to look into the merits of the case. We were
formed by the Secretary that the opinion was not
his possession If we coud get hold oft, we
ight, perhaps learn wherein Gov. Campbell was
istaken as to the law of the case; or probably we
ight come TO the conclusion that he was right
Ie matter is of sufficient Importance to be ex-
lned into, and we trust, therefore. that the opin-
b Of the Attorney General will be written out.
d that we may be allowed to copy and publish
On inquirng yesterday in the Secretary's office,
( were shown the written opinion fthe Attorney
neral in favor of the issuance ofthe bonds. It
written out and on file" before the Governor
bed the bonds in question. We state these
Is officially. We have no doubt that a copy Of
! opinion win cheerfuy be furnished the Banner
application TO the Secretary for it has been in
possession ever since the issuance ofthe bonds.
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THE RAILROAD WAR AT ERIE.

The people Of Erie, viii be seen from the fol-
wing dispatches, continue their Infamous proceed
8 against the railroad companies. The past his
Y Of the country furnishes rothing so F1ortfying
di,grscetul as these higher law outrages and we
vemty pray that the partcipators in them will
entus!ly be brought to the most condign punish
nj If they are permitted to escape the utmost
aalry Of tie law whose majesty they have insult
It will be an inefaceable stain upon the escntch-
Of Pennsylvania.
There l. no longer any doubt of the fact that Gov
CIR has given laid aud comfort" TO the people
Erie; and we shall be disappointed if the act does
It elicit stern rebuke from his own party
he democracy of Pennsylvania owe it to them
ives to cast this man aside. he has BETRAYED the
nfdence reposed in him, and if not repudiated at
Ice, his acts will be lasting disgrace to the dem
Ha'lc party. "Of with his head, say we:
ERIE Dec p.
The IA road track at Harbor creek is all taken
q. the bridges burned and ties DESTROYED, Conduc-
pr Coffin headed the men to protect the bridge: all
. his men run and left him but one Coffin fired
: % the mob and hit one man in the head. bnt bis
'oundls not considered dangerous. The mob got
u1iu and his assistant down, aud would have killed
lrm, but for Mr. Boffer, a bridge builder, who
rove the mob back, and Coffin escaped on the cars
| number Of the mob were carried off on the cars
nth Coffin, they being the cars when they start
j endeaVoTng to arrest Mr.. Ccfin. When our re-
orter left HarbOr creek the excitement was aba
~ Frem 600 to 200 Eriens have started cut 20
o Iurther damage
Nsooa:& Dispafch-The mob has gone down 10
lrn the state-lne bridge. They have stationed a
rec to prevent the ours going East until the man
10 slot al the mot was arrested
Third Di9atcL.-The mob have returned and say
icy Will NOT burn the state-lne bridge Tonight
nc person has hee'i arrested by the railroad folks.
& procured bal. At meeting of the citizens last
eaIng attempts were made tolnsure an abatement
the present proceeding. The sheriff Of Phiadel-
rs is here serving iniunctions in favor of the West
Il road.
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Correspondence of the Journal of Commerce.


On the evening of the 10th inst, at half past 5
O'Clock, died Charles B. Ross nephew of Hon. A.
NJ Clayton consul of the United States at Havana,
aged q years OF Montgomery county Tennessee,
of disease undoubtedly contracted in New Orleans
or Mobile. lie received every possible attention
that woman, ministering angel at the sick bed,
could bestow, at the consular residence, Hotel Gu
bano, kept by Mrs. Sarah +. Brewer, and the best
medical advice that we have; but he could not be
saved. Full of promise-of elevated moral tone
just entering the career Of lie-he falls without spot
upon his fair fame.
Mr.. Clayton whose health has suffered very
much during his anxiety for Mr. Ross, will return
home by the Black Warrior tomorrow leaving Col.
n Robertson in charge Of the American consulate
as our consul While we regret the necessity that
compcs the Judge to leave US, it is not for fear as
to the performance of the duties of the office, for
probably it would be dIrlct to find one as rnmpe-
tent in every respect as the person named by Judge
Clayton.
General Canedo left for Cadiz in the steamer
"Conde de Regia," night of the 1ith and the
former Secretary of the Royal Colonial Treasury.
The administration of General Peluea will prob
ably be strong one; and it will be consistent, from
the character Of the man.
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CHARLESTON, Dec. 24-Mr. Winston was inau-
rated Governor Of Alabama, Tuesday. His in
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1850, and iavors internal improvements by
dlvldua!s, but not by State, and recommends an
preparation for the colonization of free negroes.
PuLADELrHA, Dec "a The Supreme Court
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Al Injunction 10 restrain the authorities of Erie
IN tearing mp the rails Of the road belonging TO
e SD Canal Company, in the town of Erie. The
2P being merely to stay the waste, the Court
As CITY OF Erie on motion to dissolve the
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HoGs.-The market has been verv ouiet for tba
last two days and very few transactions have taken
place. On Monday one sale of 500 head WIS
made at 81 II, and also several hundred had at 81
%, mos, interest added The latter is the pre-
valing price We have heard of no sales in the
product Large numbers still continue to come in,
but If the weather continues favorable for killing
the business will be nearly gone through with this
week--L0WsriRe Journal.