Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-01-16


and at such rates Of charges a. may DO assented
to by the Post Office Department. During the
taking the ayes and noes on this resolution, our
report closed, at halfpast o'clock.
RUMoRs OF CHANGES IN THE CABINET.-
We simply refer to these rumors for the pur-
pose Of saying that we have given the subject
some attention, and made some Investigations,
from which we are led to believe that their
whole import is erroneous. The information
we have heretofore published, that Gov. A. v.
Brown has been nominated for the Senate from
Mississippi, is the latest yet received by par
ties in this city, who feel q deep interest in the
matter.
HAVANA BY the arrival Of the steamer Isa-
bel, Capt. Rollins, at Charleston, with dates TO
the 9th inst, we learn that the Captain Gem
eral, on the LIST, issued a proclamation, declaring
that the negroes known by the name Of Eman-
cipados, are all free Those who have been in
the power Of the Government five years, and
IRE sixteen years OF age, will obtain their free
papers, and those who remain in the island will
dispose Of their wages, to which they have
a right with the discount only Of n part, which
shall never exceed tho fourth part; and that
those who have not served five years will be
only different from the Others inasmuch az
they will not dispose Of the proceeds Of their
labor, which will be in trust during their APP
premiership. ssass5s
The new Governor General Pezuela, had
refused to deliver over TO the American Consul
the American seamen imprisoned at Havana.
Archbishop Hughes had arrived at Havana
The pay OF Santa Anna, according to the
Sigfo, Is to be $4,000, under the new arrange
ment.
Cassius M. Clay contemplates opening a
clearinghouse in Cincinnati next spring
The editor Of the Washington Union, in
speaking of Turkey and Russia, says all good
men will side with the oppressed against the
oppressor; ON which contemporary pertinent
~ remarks that the same doctrine applied ut
home, would make all good men FreeSoilers
Five and half feet OF snow fell in Bangor
during the recent storms, but we are not in
formed that it remains on the ground to that
depth.
Some valuable gold mines just discovered in
Dahonega, Georgia, have been purchased by
New York company.
MURDER AND SUIcIDE-At New Boston. N
H., on the 18th instant, Henry NJ Sargent,
aged % years, murdered Miss s. Jones, aged
IL, by shooting her four times with revolver
He then shot himself and expired about six
hours after. Ii was love affair. Both parties
we're respectfully connected.
10 Eggs put away fresh in lime water,
slightly sailed, and kepti in cool position, will
remain good many months. A pint Of lime,
and as much salt, it is said will suffice for
barrel of water; but we would recommend
more lime. Too much cannot be used as water
will take mp certain quantity of lime.
An effort was made in the Kentucky Legis-
lature, on Tuesday Of last week, for the re-
moval Of the seat Of Government to Louisville.
The matter, however, was laid on the table by
vote of 60 to 35 in the House.
The MAINE LIQUOR LAW IN New YORK.
1t is said that one-balf Of the advocates of this
law in the Legislature refuse to support it un-
less it is submitted to the people, and the others
refuse to have anything to do with it if it is
submitted In Pennsylvania similar condi-
ton Of things exists.
Our DIpLoMATIsTs ABRoAD--TheN New York
EDening Post says that "those who reflect
upon the manner in which the representatives
OF this country ut foreign Courts are dstin-
gushing themselves, will we think, be apt to
conclude that the plan of returning to the
original practice of our Government, and send
ing out no more ministers, except in those cases
in .o a. AZ. g.. -
not n bad onep
STEAMER BuRNT.-On the 29th ultimo, the
steamer Franklin on her way from franklin,
Florida, to Apalachicola with full cargo Of
cotton, took fire when about fourteen miles
from the latter place, and was burned to the
waters edge. The loss il covered by insurance,
except about I40 bales Of cotton.
OBITUARY.
Died on Friday night at a quarter TO - o'clock
JosEPH MASON Sr in the Goth year Of his age leav-
ing wife, six children, and nine grandchildren and
numerous relatives and friends, to mourn his ire
parable loss The deceased was for the last thirty five
years an acceptable member Of the NJ. +. Church.
His voice is calmly hushed in death,
That care-worn body's gone
My mother, sisters, brother dear
Are frcndiess and forlorn
oh no, we have n friend above,
That friend beyond the sky,
Who answers when widow prays
And hears when orphans cry
10 The Thirty-seventh Anniversary Of the
American Colonization Society will be held in
this city, in Trinity Church, corner Of c and
Third streets, Tuesday evening the 18th inst,
at o'clock Addresses will be delivered by
!. u. B. Latrcbe, Esq, President Of the Society,
and Hon. James NJ. Wayne, Of the u. 5. Su-
preme Court
10 Smithsonian Lectures - On Monday