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Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-02-18
ILLIN

The Legislature of Illinois convened in extra
sion the 9th instant, the principal object being
apportonment of senatorial and representative districts
Gov. MATrEsos states in his message that but few
months since Illinois had only few hundred miles of
railroads within her borders has now over one thou
sand two hundred miles of the most approved construc
hon in active operation and more than another thou
sand miles will be in operation within the year.
The returns at the Auditors Office show increase Of
fffour and ourffths per cent in the value of taxable
property over the assessment of last year.
The amount Of the State debt principal and interest
the 1s of January, 1854 was $15 725-a reduc-
ton of over one million dollars during the year.
The estimates of last year that the entire debt of the
State would be cancelled in ten the Governor thinks
will be more than realized.
The railroads projected and completed receive full con-
sideraton and the unexampled prosperity of the State is
regarded greatly owing the liberal internal improve
mcnt policy Of the State carried by private
terprise. s. s... &#s. ..a..
The value Of the coal fields of the State is rendered
certain the for transportation open
ed Their value and extent exceeds the sanguine
expectation. -
The Governor audes with pride to the Illinois Central
Railroad Two million five hundred and fifty thousand
of land have been donated by the u S. the road
Two millions OF this amount is morgagcd for ten million
hundred and eighty five thousand dollars The
pny intend to offer for sale three hundred thousand
Of the free LANDS in short time The whole length OF
the road exclusive of sding turnous and double track
is seven hundred and four mleshree hundred and eight
from Cairo to La Gae hundred and fortysix from
La Gale to Dubuque and two hundred and fifty from
Chicago to Centrala The work is progressing rapidly
and the whole line is expected to be in working order by
the close Of the present year. The rolling stock now
use cost 500, S15.
estimated that about oneffh Of the population
the State persons Of foreign BIRTH and it is
mended that the constitution be amended regard the
right of suffrage, that general convention be called
for the revision of the constitution.
The subject of the improvement of the navigation Of
the rivers and harbors of the State the General Govern
ment is again recommended the consideration of the
Innisatnrn
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PROPOSED NEW TARIFF.

The Journal of Commerce has been favored with
copy of the Treasury prget of the tariff, now
before the Committee of Ways and Means of the
House of Representatives. This bill proposes 10
subject all imports to duty of toentyps per cent.
I'd valorem, except spirituous liquors of different
kinds, which are to pay 100 per cent, and except
also certain specified articles "a pretty long list
withaD which are to be exempt from duty In the
latter class are included most raw materials used in
manufacturing, and also dyestufs of all descriptions
solely used in composing dye 1t abolshes all
bounties and drawbacks on sailed or picked fish
None of its provisions designed to go into ope-
ration until the first of January next and goods in
warehouse at that date will be entitled to the bene
fit of the new rates of duty.
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THE DAR1EN EXPLORING EXPEDITION

The Panama Star gives the following as the substance
of the report Of the Darien expedition which went
by the British steamer Vrago to explore the canal route
The party crossed the country until they got within
about eight miles of the Atlantic of which ocean they
had excellent view They encountered plain of
twenty-five miles in length and in part Of it the
elevation greater than fifty feet above the level of the
The party did not 60 fully across as their provi
sons gave out and they satisfied to the route
We learn that an official despatch has been received by
Governor Urrutia from Lieut. j. g. Strain, in charge OF
the United States Daren exploring expedition in which
this officer reports to his Exceency that he had arrived
at Carthagena in the United States soop Of Cyane
Commander Holins and enccses letters from Don " de
D. Paredes representative at Washington from this Gov
crnmen informing him of the object Of the expedition
The Governor of Carthagena has shown every courtesy
to the officers of the expedition and of the Cyane The
latter was about to sail for Caledonia Bay. ~
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PRonIBIroRY LIQUOR LAVA special committee Of
the Massachusetts, Legislature have reported nine to four
in favor Of the immediate and unconditional repeal of the
Maine liquor law enacted in that State two years ago.
minority report also submitted that it is inexpe-
dent to legislate the subject Each report is accom-
panied by detailed argument. OF these reports the
Boston Post says
The majority of the committee deem the present law
an infringement upon popular rights and privileges and
like all similar descriptions Of legislation incompetent to
bring about the end processes aim The commit
tee Of opinion that the main effects Of the existing law
dsrespect to oil law and extensive generalization
Of the people"
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THE RANK OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL.

We insert below an article emanating from gen.
tleman not connected with the army, but conversant
with the views which have been entertained in our
own country in relation to the Office of Lieutenant
General and the foreign organizations in which this
rank exists. Its perusal will dispel the narrow OBJ
lection which has been levelIed at the resolution
pending, that it is a title Of nobility. For our
selves, we cannot see how the title Of Lieutenant
General is more title of nobility than that Of Ma
jor General Brigadier, any other that now exists
IN the Army. The arguments unworthy of serious
refutation, but weak it is, history will not assign
to it, but to reason even less respectable the with
holding this boon Should it unhappily for the
country's honor be withheld) from services unsur-
passed. if not unequalled, in lustre and duration in
the military history of the world.
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\ This ship, which was captured in the war Of
1872, and rebuilt in 1885 at the navy yard al
Norfolk, although remarkably buoyant and safe
sea boat, had no great speed, we are informed and
as she was but frgate of the second class the Blu
reau of Construction decided in 1885, to razee hel
and change her battery Her heavy spar deck bull
warks were therefore removed, and the upper bat
terry OF thirty-two pound carronades was substi
tuted by two formidable 10-inch shell guns, upon
traversng carriages, one forward and the other aft
Upon her main deck she mounts sixteen 8-inch shell
guns and four longthirty Founders, being twenty
two guns in all, of heavy caliber, with total com
plement of three hundred officers and men.
| She is now attached to the East India squadron
AID the following extract from private letter from
her commander, to friend in this city, shows that
she is most superior ship in every respect. 1t is
given to the public that it may be seen that our
naval constructors do not alodyS make blunders as
1t IS the fashion to assert The fact is there are no
liner ships-ofwar, steamers inclusive, than those
which compose the American navy at this moment.
In steam machinery, which has never been exc
euted IN Government establishments, but by con-
tract, and by the lowest bidders it is admitted there
have been failures. But if the Recommendation of
the present head Of the Navy Department is adopt
ed, and suitable establishments for the construction
OF steam machinery erected in navy yards there
this respect:
Homo KONG NOVEMBER 90, 1853
"The English Admiral who visited her he Macedonian
speaks Of her in great praise and directs all his
manders to visit her if they The French Commodore
visited US, and said leaving you must allow to
say you have most magnificent ship under foot, and
most treacherous shipmeanng deceptive in appearance
She is spoken of in these terms by oil foreign officers
here.
have had opportunities to try her under all crcum
stances from light winds to heavy gales by the wind
and going free and she hardly be exceed for ease
Of motion and safety She has been repeatedly logged
IA, 1SI, ID, 1e3 and y knots and has sailed many
times u knots by the wind Our passage to Madeira
was seventeen days. from ST. Helena to Java Head over
eight thousand miles, fortyour days, being average
of about two hundred miles day.
have been amused at seeing Sir F. Peew, the Eng
fish Admiral, sail pull towards in his boat he
has done for the last three days successfully in the a
ternoon, coming quite near, and standing up in his boat
sometimes ten minutes at me looking at the ship from
all points"
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KENTUCKY COLONIZATION soc1ErY-Tbe seyentb ANNA,
meeting Of this society was held at Frankfort last week
Addresses were delivered by Judge KIyKEAD and Col
RICHARD APPEnsoN and others. The annual report shows
Liberia during the past year. The recept Of tho socetv
from all sources were s64i2 The society proposes to
send expeditions during the present year in Nav
next and one in November or December Thrty-eipht
have already made application for the May expedition
morialized the Legislature for FIVE thousand dollars
year for five years to take free negroes in Kentucky who
may apply to Liberia.
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A HOUSE Blown UP BY CASA boarding house be-
longing to the Indian Head Manufacturing Company at
Nashua On. H. was blown up by gas on Tuesday
ing the furniture scattered like chaf before the wind
and several persons seriously injured Several boarders
returned from concert at about II o'clock and discov
erng strong odor Of gas entering the house. though
none was used on or the premises, commenced
searching for the One of them with light in his
hand opened the cellar door, when terrific explosion
ensued raising the house completely from its founda-
tons and blowing the inside to fragments. One man,
the street. while his bed went into the canal beyond An
other was thrown out Of the end of the building One
person. who stood about four feet from the cellar door,
thinks he was thrown to the attic, and injured so
that he is unable to be moved in his bed The accident
owing the breaking Of the gasppe in front of the
house, whence the gas escaped. into the cellar,
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DESTRUCTION or STEAMERS BIZ Ics.-Six steamers at
ST. Louis were crushed in the night of the 1st instant by
partial moving of the ce The Asa cut to pieces,
and sunk in twenty feet Value $4,000 The ST.
Ange is broken in two and will be torn to pieces value
$4,000 The ElUira badly twisted careened and run
ashore. Damage some Sc, 900. The Garden Cry was
struck her sde breaking her tmbers and sinking her
immediately She Of the most splendid steamers
that landed at the ST. Louis eyec and cost over
The two Alton and ST. Louis packets will prove total
loss. The ice will sweep off the cabin Of the Aaond and
may carry that Of the Coneu On Monday the weather
at St. Louis was moderate and the river still frozen over
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-02-18

Losses FIRE.-The New York Insurance Monitor
furnishes estimate Of the losses by fire in the United
States during the year 1853 The aggregate loss is es
mated at 3D. S43 of which So $40 is put down
to the city of New York This estimate does not include
fires where the loss under $40 900 The addition Of
these would probably show that the whole of the
destruction of property by fire during the year not
less than twenty million dolars--a so important as
to demonstrate the necessity of careful aud deliberate
consideration Of the whole subject OF issue.
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TERRIBLE SHIPWRECK.

The ship Tayleur was wrecked on Lambay Island on
the Irish coast on the 2lst January. The following
melancholy account Of the disaster is extracted from the
Liverpool papers:
AT noon on Thursday, the 21st the Tayleur Captain
NOBLE magnificent vessel of the White Star line of
Pikington Wilson, left the Mersey for Melbourne
without solitary berth dsengaged-her adult passen
gers numbering 1885, and crew, it is stated, of so
Including children, there probably 620 souls
board. The ship 800 tons burden Soon. after
leaving the river it appears that this noble vessel en-
countered rough weather, and afterward beaten
about by tremendous gale of wind On Saturday
ing she approached the Irish coast and off Lambay
few miles to the northward of Maahide halfpast
II o'clock. At II O'clock just fortyeght hours after
leaving the Mersey, she struck, and commenced rapidly
to fill, rapidly that in half hour she went COM
petely down in fahoms water only few feet of
her upper spars appearing above the surface Fortu-
natey the disaster occurred at only short distance from
the shore, and lines heaved and fastened to the
rocks, and by these many escaped So far be
certaned the number saved is about go Amongst them
included the captain the first and third mates, and
it said ten Of the but taking this the
aggregate of the saved the fearful number Of four
dred persons have met untmey and melancholy DOOM
At least hundred of these would in all human proba
bty have escaped they on the lines in the act
of going ashore, when the vessel gave sudden urch
and they were every soul shaken into the surge The
vessel went down stern foremost and it is said by an.
other account only two ladies have been saved. The
wretched plight of the passengers Lambay is desrib
| ed as truly distressing.
Mr.. Kempt, one Of the passengers saved, makes the
| following statement ~.
She had on board, as near as could learn GO per-
sons including the All went on well until about
noon Saturday. At that time one Of my feow-pas-
sengers running into my cabin and said there was
land the lee bow The wind was blowing fresh from
southwest the ship being under topsais As soon as it
known to the passengers that the land close
they all crowded deck and caused such confusion that
the prevented from obeying any orders that
might have been conveyed to them by the officers Both
anchors let go but either the cables broke the
heavy sea caused them to drag for they did stay the
progress. of the ship, and she soon struck on rock.
After striking she turned broadside on to the rock and
many of the passengers jumped shore. She remain
ed in that position only few minutes, when she slid off,
filled rapidly, and went down stern foremost with the
top of her masts visible above water The survivors
mustered and counted and was found there
about $50 saved. 40 must have persisted.
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CoNsTrTUTIoHALIrY OF THE PRoHBrToRY LIQUOR LAW
The Supreme Court of Michigan Is equally divided on
the consttutionay of the prohibtory liquor law enact
ed in that State four of the judges sustaining the law,
and the other four pronouncng it null and void. The
had been brought up on an appeal to the Circuit Court
in which it originated, the Judge Of which of
those pronouncing against the law second case was
brought before the Supreme Court when the bench
FULL and the constitutionay Of the law sustain
ed question is yet pending before the court whether
ale is intoxicating drink within the meaning Of the
statute & stN rsf
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The number Of deaths in the city of New York during
the week ending Saturday last was 496. Smallpox
has become the most prevalent and fatal disease in the
list carried off fftyseven victims during the week,
while consumption which has hitherto been the most pre-
valent disease killed only hftyfye There also two
deaths from variolod.
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In Worcester, few days snce two chi dren came near
losing their lives BY inhaling gas from common coal
stove They had been left alone, and the IRE becoming
too hot the little boy turned the dampr in consequence
Of which the room was soon filed withgas The children
became supplied by nhang it. but being ignorant of the
cause OF their sensations they renamed In the room
was stretched sensecss upon the Aoo and the boy was
so far as to be unable to walk give any alarm
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FLORIDA INDIANS h Tampa Herald of the
lst instant says:
"By the arrival of the J. T. Spragae are informed
that four of the Indian Delegation to the semnoles in
Florida have visited Billy Bowegs at his headquarters and
that he has requested interview with the entire dele
cation, part of which remained at Carloosahatche.
The whole number in the Indian country but of
their success we know nothing" .J
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Hon. JONATHAN PHnLIPs, of Boston, has donated
600 Harvard University for the increase Of the
endowment of the Greek professcrshp in Harvard Col
lege This professorship was founded in 1914 by the
whose name was announced the donor only after his
dacanse in 1870. - t-
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Dr. Fisher, of the firm Of Fisher, Agnew Co., of CO.
lumbia that man by the Of james Phillips abb
seconded from Winnsboro', g. c.. en- the oath ultimo,
with about Of their money in bills it is believed
Of the Planters Bank Of Fairfield reward of SIS 900
is offered for the apprehension of the delinquent and
covery Of the money and proporonate reward for the
recovery OF any portion of the funds distracted.
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The Hon. WV. 6. CROSBY was reelected Gov.
ernor OF the State Of Maine on "Wednesday last, on
which occasion he delivered to the Legislature his
annual Message. This document is almost entirely
local IN its topics, The finances education, inter
nal improvements, &c. Of the State arc represented
to be in Astonishing condition.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-02-18

The Georgia House Of Representatives on Frdav nass
ed BILL by the casting vote Of the Speaker proposing
remove the seat Of Government Of the State from ME
leigevile to Macon. ,
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Michael Jenn;ngs charged with the murder Of Mrs.
Esther Bradley, Of North Haven the Gath Of July last
has been convicted in the Superior Court New Haven
Of murder in the first degree Jennings is only eighteen
years Of age
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The Democratic State Convention, for Rhode
Island met at Providence on Thursday last and no
minated the following ticket for State officers to be
voted for at the next election:
For Governor, Francis NJ DiMoxo Lieutenant.G Gov
ernor, AMERIcus v. POTTER Secretary Of State. As,
Potter Attorney General, WALTER NJ BuEsrss: Gene.
raj Treasurer, EDWIN WrLBoE. Mr.. DrxoxD is the pre-
sent Lieutenant Governor and acting Governor
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Henry E. Stevens, manager Of the Bowery Theatre,
New York. died on Tuesday night from injuries received
while wrestling with Vim. H. Hamilton.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-02-18

severe shock Of earthquake was felt at Santiago
de Cuba on the 23d utimo
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As attempts are now making to enlist the De-
mocracy of the nonslaveholding States in favor of
the novel doctrine which denies to Congress all con-
troll the subject of slavery in the Territories of
the United States, the following extract from an
ably written article in the Boston Traveller will no
doubt be acceptable to our readers:
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I FaoM9w6saINaToN.

fItbANt
JoLy 39. The l6tte az ne b hioli al chi Time in
advocating lhelanpTopfiniion OF 4 1000, 900 lobe
lIlaced The handspf The Executive, To- belsedip
the seitement Abe llait with Spain creates CON
siderable Excitement here since That phpefo July
22d says oidipetidus Spain has Yielded 10 our Just
demandsfoI iotmes and iatlet injlties}' People
do not understhnl why the pfrsideui should be
vested with eSiTaofdingty powers d1lipg The re-
cess OF ConRrtssj Tie House being equally in The
dark, aud not healing Of ifei GoYefnmeap ankle;
ty which has 'iny'ew of favorable opportunity To-
strike for Cuba, created by Snanish Revolution.
II lsptlbAbl thati bod VIII Continue 10 decline
toerant 1.-THE ten millions lollns fol secret SET.
vice, but There Is no knowing what Executive
pleading may nceolnp sht Developments Of tile
eRsut1g week will be of exeseling importshes.,S
William Easily, ES Comm sionet az RI bitc
Bnitlings1 died this allefnopns 4. b s X iis,5
haWillinm Irving a nhewit of w ashington IT.
yihg, d cletk I'M The Treasury DepdttHenti died
fh6mi be effects Of Morphine to-day. Whether To-
ken BY design Or not the Coroner jury weIe,lip.
able 10 determine, 3, & Z - y 4, X