The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-01-15
BY TELE8RaAPfIo

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BosToN, January A,-Governor Clifford was
sworn irte Office to day at noon. aud his message
was Immediately transmitted to the Legislature.
After referring to the many distinguished deaths
curing the year, he alludes to the rec, MT national
contest, and says, though Massachusetts gave her
vote Tor the dis ingushed man who through long
career proved his patriotism and his title to the
COZ ndence OF his countrymen, yet she was ready
70 unite with her sister States in sustaining the
] constitution and perpetnating the Union He in
Inmates that the State debt should be by direct
taxation He hopes that the fishery question will
be satisfactorily adjusted and the rights of the
| fishermen scrupulously maintained. He thinks
that the tariff question should be permanently adj
justed with reference to all the great interests of
the country, and that Congress should repeal the
duties on all articles entering in the process of
man ufacturing. In allusion to the Mime Liquor
law, he says that the cause of morals never gain
ed anything through illegitimate legislation, and
that its sevcrest wounds were inflicted by being
| dragged by its friends into the political arena.
r To3 a3 Railroad Accidents sh lI
Columbus, OAIo, January l3.-The pas.en ger
train, when near Fremont, ran off the track this
morning. The engine, express car, and two pas-.
senger cars were tadly smashed. Two men We're
6adiy injured, one OF whom is not expected to live.
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| CINCINNATI, January 10 The night train from
columbus to Cleveland last night ran over tree
which had fallen across the track at Lagrange,
and the locomotive and two forward cars were pre-
| cipitated into ditch and much damaged No
person was injured. The train was delayed twelve
hours. a-gss u ls.~,.,e..,.3s.'.s 81 -
,4.,- Departure of the Ercursionisis.
WHEELIsa, January 1.-THE excursionists left
| here this morning for Baltimore. The track is
clear ofsnow. bar Is q
Election in Louisiana. stsa
| NEW ORLEANS, January 12--Herbert, Demo
GRAFT for Governor, has majority of about 2 600
| in the State. The Democrats will have a majority
of probably rs in the Legislature on joint ballot!
Markets. ,i5- e 20 . -.
New YoRK. January l4-p. m.--The stick mar
ket at the frat board to- day closed firm Sales of
| United States IS, 1867, at ll91; Canton Company
ll9; Erie 925; Nicaragua, 50 offered--no, sales !;
| Morris Canal, 2la offered Erie Convt rtibles Of
| 1871, lO3; Harlem 10; Norwich and Worcester
% offered nothing doing in stonington ); Cum.
berland Coal 65a; Cary Improvement l3s. Money
is easy-the banks discount freely good paper on
| the street at per cent. a month. Exchange
On London 81 premium. fss.g !. - e
! The advices by the Arabia. have had no special
effect on breadstuffs. The market is not quite SO
firm, but no actual change in prices Sales OF
$500 barrels at S A SIS so for State and S. 60
a 30 6S Tor southern brands. Rye flour 81 81
Cornmesl SIS IS. There is a good shipping de-
| mand for wheat Sales of 5000 bushels Southern
white at s 80; red, S 20 a 81 %; Ohio red,
81 ~ S l % per bushel. Corn is quiet. Sales Of
6,000 bushels white at So 10 cents; mixed, II
y cents. Oats 81 SO cents. Rye 96 cents.
Provisions are firm. Sales of mess pork at S l9.
Bacon unchanged Lard III l2s cents. The
cotton market is unsettled. The tendency of prices
slightly downward; sales small. Whisky "a a Is
cents. - .,-t. -, = (