Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-01-28
Washington Items.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2Olh.-l he Senate devoted an
other hour in secret session to-day to the nomination
of Mr.. Badger. Senator Fitzpatrick arrived in the
Southern boat this afternoon, and Immediately
sworn in, but Mr.. Dawson arrived also and the vote
was not changed. The nomination was again laid
over.
Washington Irving was in the Senate Chamber to-
day and received marked attention.
The decision of the Speaker of the House 10 day,
that under the rules the French Spoiation Bill be-
longs TO the ninth class of business, indicates that it
will not be reached during this session of Congress-
The Houston Investigating Committee inqur-
ing into the various charges OF corruption in the
ton of the Capitol extension. Rather startling dsclo
sures are anticipated.
The American Colonization Society
! Held interesting meeting in Washington on
Tuesday evening" the Presidents members of the Cab
met, and other distinguished individuals being pres
ent. Mr.. Mercer presided--and the meeting
elCquently addressed by Mr. Edward Everett, and
Rev. c. II. Read of this city. On the next day J.
F. H. Latrobe, Esq, of Baltimore, accomplished
lawyer, and gentleman of fine taste and enlarged
public spirit elected President to succeed Hen
ry Clay. The annual report shows that six vessels
with emigrants have been sent to Liberia viz: Two
from New Orleans, with 1870; two from Norfolk, with
297 one from New York, with 81 and from
Wilmington, n. c., with 140. In vessel from Bal
timore sent by the Maryland Colonization Society,
+ there were sent two emigrants making in all 666,
of whom 400 were born free, 235 were emancipa-
ted, and SO purchased themselves, or were pur-
cnaScQ by tnelr friends. L he whole number sent
by the society to Liberia from its organization to
the present Time is ,457, and the whole amount
Of money expended upon it by the Society, is 81 )
O65,8O7 A. The report also speaks of appropria-
tons made by the different States to aid in colo
nzing their free colored people, and entertains
strong hopes that the Legislature of Virginia will
at the present session, remove the restriction from
her large appropriation so as to make ii available
to meet the expenses Of all who emigrate from the
: State.-Rictmond Enquirer
I
BILLY BowLEGs DEPosED.-The Charleston Stand
= ard says letter from of the officers of the army
in Florida, mentions that by council of Chefs which
. recently assembled at of their settlements Billy
BowIegs had been formally deposed from his cheif
tainshlp, on account of having consented while in
n Washington, TO emigrate with the remnant of the
b tribe now in Florida. The orator of the tribe ha:
been chosen 10 fiji his place.
The success of the Erricson air ship has suggested
o. the question to what will be the effect ofthe gen
eral adoption of the new motor for all the purposes
/ to which steam are employed on the consump
: ton OF coal. correspondent of the Philadelphia
Ledger takes right view of the question: we think
>. when he says that the undoubted effect would be
+ that instead OF supplying hundred steamers, as
" now, with say one thousand tons of coal day. we
r should be called upon to furnish five thousand ma
i rne vessels everything that floats in fact with five
!, thousand tons day. Besides, the land would be
covered with caloric engines The cheapened pow
er would Danish handtoi and horse gerry and be
applied to thousands of purposes which can now be
, scarcely imagined As general principle we may
rely the fact that the grea efficient service car
be produced by ton of COAL the more tons will bt
required Or in other words, the cheaper a thing i
IS made. the more 1t will he