Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-01-26


has been elected a United States Senator from
Georgia, to succeed General Dawson. Judge
Iverson is ultra in all Southernisms was for
nerly Representative in Congress from the
Chattahooche district, a son-inlaw Of the late
Hon. John Forsyth, and a man Of energy, IN
telligence, and decision.
NORTH CAROLINA We find in the Raleigh
Register call for q Convention Of the Wings
to nominate candidate for Governor, and or
ganize for the coming campaign, to meet in tho
city Of Raleigh, on Tuesday the 2lst day Of
February next
G5- The New York National Democrat, now
edited by c. Chauneey Burr, Of New York, and
A. c. Morton, of Georgia. is good-looking,
sprightly paper, and as Hard as brickbat
To- The States of New York.and Pennsyl-
vania are about to repeal the usury laws sim
ply fixing six per centum as the legal rate
where no other rate has been specified. This
is right
To- Smallpox prevails at Columbus, Ohio.
There is quite panic; schools are closed &c.
To- The death Of Angelina s. Graham, Of
Washington city, and Of John H. Magruder,
of Montgomery county, Maryland are an
nounced in late California papers.
Mr. mitchell AND HIS CITIzEN.--The Phil
adelphia DAILY Register says: A perusal Of
the Ciiizen has satisfied us that we were mis-
taken in Mr.. Mitcheps character or that he il
sadly changed for the worse. Tho moral tone
of his paper is low, it's patriotism narrow, and
its liberalism bounded by the line ofsurf around
Erin. We could excuse.his mistaking hate for
the English for determined opposition to the
English Government; we could palliate his
comparative Indifference to the snfferings of
the voteless, landess, and rightless masses Of
England but We cannot excuse or palliate his
abandonment of his former principles for the
purpose Of gaining the favor Of . certain class
Of Americans His sneers at reforms in this
country his formal adhesion to Slavery, con-
vince US that he is not to be trusted anywhere
as the advocate OF reform or freedom; and that
were he lifted to power by revolution, he
would prove the curse of his country. The
very class he now fatters 90 servilely will show
him one day that if it loves the treason, it
hates the traitor
PAYING THE PlPER.--Thc proprietors Of
Tammany Hall, New York, have instituted an
action in the Superior Court against the mem
bers of the Democratic General Committee Of
the year 1852, to recover the sum Of $1,617,
alleged to be due for rent, broken glass, broken
furniture, refreshments sc.
GLASS CoLuMNs-The Prussians have put
glass to novel use A column, consisting en-
tirely of glass, placed on pedestal of Carrara
marble and surmounted by statue of Peace
six feet high, by the celebrated sculptor, Ranch,
at Potsdam. The shaft is ornamcnted with
spiral lines of blue and white.
An acre is comprised within the distance Of
220 feet length and 100 feet width. square
acre is faction less than 200 feet each way,
being less than one inch too mnch on either
side.
Professor Longfellow has resigned the pro-
fessorship of Bellies Lsttrs and Modern Lam
guages, IN Harvard College He will continue
TO perform the duties Of the Office till his sue
cessor is appointed.
PREPARING FOR WAR-Mr. Sanders the
American consul at London, in one OF his let
ters to the New York Herald, states that l..
Napoleon is preparing for war ON the grandest
scale. 1t is known that he will have by early
spring, an invading army OF seven hundred
thousand men fully equipped
The Manchester nv. H) Messenger states
that the only establishment in the world where
paper hangings are printed from paper manu-
i'm ba oYpp mn uf al "a 10 IN
to operation in that city, next month. 1t will
employ about ITS hands, and will manufacture
about two and half millions Of rolls per year.
CooL.-One day last week, some thieves en-
tered the house OF Mr.. Cox, who resides in
Second street below Master, in Philadelphia,
and, after searching the lower part OF the
premises, proceeded to the second story, whence
they took handsome workstand, containing
some $50 or $50, lowered it down from the
second-story window, and dccamped with il
and contents.
AN AGED MINISTER DIR James Kendall,
Of Plymouth, Mass, preached to his people last
Sabbath, from the text" Having therefore OBJ
tanned help Of God, continue unto this day.
&c. DR.. Kendall il in his seth year, and was
settled over his people in the year I800-ma-
king ministry Of 81 years.
MORE PARALYSIS AMONG LITERARY MES-
We regret to announce the Amos Butler, long
and favorably known in this city as the editor
Of the old Mercaatiie advertiser, has been
struck with paralysis, and lies in a very crit
cal condition.
SALE OF 4 HorEL.--The Hygeia Hotel, at
Old Point Va. it is said, has been purchased
for the s,,rn Of $50 OOO NV Messrs n T. ViI-
lard & Brother, Of Washington city.
A cannon loaded at the breech has been in
vented by DIR. Church, Of England. BY this
process Of loading, heavy ship guns can be fired
five times in a minute by two men, and field
piece six times in minute