Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-02-13
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PROBABLE Loss OF THE BRITISH BRIG ANNIE
Cof-THE SEMINOLE INDIANS
e.vAssAn, Feb p Great appteh.nsions arc 70 here
Ios tue safety OF the British Lg Annie Coy which sail.
"oa BOSTON Tor his port Gu tho goth December aud
Billy Bo"legs' had refused an Interview with the
u,lsY,on appointed TO visit tho Seminole indians 10
Four carr. loaded with cotton. vero burned n, tho
terdsy. Os" '1 'e'
CONVICTION OF BURGLARS.
nh,pnIfhiA Feb. lOtb.-Three burglars, named Dom
nelly Mills and Taylor, were convicted to day for robbig
,ee residence Of Henry waln in Belmont township OF,
fm'ay night last Donnely sentenced to nine ,can
to six years imprisonment The robbers tied Mr.
ma'n and Mr. kinnafd, and OF them pinndered the
mouse whist Mills guarded them with revolver.
RAILROAD ACCIDENT
PnILAprLrBiA, Feb. lO.-Juhn S.berthoru n drover
was to-day killed by the passing over him on the Co
lnuba railroad nine miles below Lancaster lie Tell In
attempting to leave the cars The deceased belonged to
nef'derr. Ne" Jersey AMI married ony Ty. weeks
SINCE MS body was cut into three pieces. Ten Of the
cats were thrown or the track. valuable horse aud
some catte were killed, aud Others injured.
RAILROAD CONTRACT
BLAND PosD, VI, Feb AT meeting of Tho al ser
tons OF the Mssisqn railroad company to sv The ten
der OF hessrs Gio~ske Co. accepted for III. entire
constr icton and equipment of IN. road This G,,, 49,
the contractors for the Montreal and Vermont upc,ion
road The whole line iiom Island Pond to Montre, ia
therefore uhuer contract ON terms securing the compile.
THE OHIO RIVER
WHEELING, Feb. lO--The River is rising with 8 fee,
water. "
PrrkRsnuno. Feb. Io.-River rising aud 7l2 fee, Of
water in the channel.
MESSAGE OF THE GOVERNOR OF MAINE.
PORTLAND, Feb. lO.-Governor Crosby delivered his
annual m' ssgs Oh Wednesday, Its almost entirely To-
ca, The finances OF the State in u 0ourshing con.
dition. wv
ELECTION OF A U. s. SENATOR.
-, AUGUSTA, Feb l0.-The Hon. VIM Pitt Fe,send.n.
Wing was to-day elected u S. Senator from Maine til
March Ith, 1859. "
SAILING OF THE STEAMER FRANKLIN.
- Nav foRK, Feb. loth.-The sailing of the steamer
Franklin Tor Have Is postponed till Wedn,sIa next
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.
PuLApELPHIA, Feb. To- O~ers' Hotel was destroVcJ
by IRE this evening Loss about 100000.
MARINE DISASTER
.a1ay hs Il a, r Gk s.r, ! n,srs
T GREY 'hoTg over the yale came on the same
lived throoEhit 1' " sue
IMPORTANT FROM EUROPE
new YORK FEB lOthA 81, p, ria RAMS.
oa ., ts s sa took place
The cI 1t was said had accepted resignation Of Prime.
po.,ox p GREAT ANTLsLAyrRy MEETING.
S Gs la, Isli in The rat Street
present. ~ ' "''e
ANTI NEBRASKA MEETING.
hSsros FEB oIIheIs to be grand meeting
l and
LATE FIRE AT NEW ORLEANS.
nov the Of III:
on which there is insurance to about $4,000.
ARRIVAL OF THE ISABEI.-LATER FROM HAyA.
MA AND KEY WEST -SnIPPING NEWS MORE
Observation-Disclosures. &c.
CHARLfsroS, Feb. 1.-THE steamer Isabel Can,o.n
Rollins arrived here yesterday from Havana S. brings
dates to the sth inst, also from Key West to The stb
vious prices.
The shipments from Havana for the week are / 2 500
hhds. and from Matanzas $500 hhds The stock on
hand is $4,000 hhds. Moasscs was in good demand -
Sales OF Potatoes at is4 so. Lard in kegs sI7 aud in
bols SD There was AN active demand. Foreign and
domestic Exchanges at last quotations.
The political news possesses little mporance All
was quiet On the Island slight shock of an earth
quake had been felt at St Jago last week. causing much
alarm among the inhabitants.
WASHINGTON AFFAIRS
WASHINGTON, Feb. ll.-There ia no doubt vbo,eycr
that the Mexican treaty hiss been the Senate With
amendments, but il be ratified unless under great
alterations, which arc not likely TO be sgreed TO.
Is said that Nv Houston, chairman OF the committee
on Ways and Means, contempates resiguiug in conse
quehce Of the defeat OF the deficiency bill
THE CRYSTAL PALACE SPECULATION
NEw YORK, Feb Lit how appears from official
statements that the Crystal Palace speculation will turn
out grand failure The entire capital stock all the re-.
cepis and one hundred ami twenty thousand dollars
more have been spent thus leaving the Company in debt
Nav osls.ss FEB Isae, Of Cotton Tuesday 1900 bales at
81 Decrease In the receipts at all the
four has advanced 81 cents Ohio ~ T Money is tiyht
Sight Exchange on New York, I a N discount " ''e
The stock Of Cotton here Is $4,000 bales
NEW ORLEANS MARKETS
NEw ORLEANS, Feb. y.-On Thursday IL 900 bales Of
Cotton were disposed Of in New Orleans at 6rner prces
Good Middling worth Ia cents Molasses had do.
clined-Primc was quoted at l6 cents per gallon Fair
Sugar commanded Ia cents per h. Ohio Flour found
purchasers at from 81 5Oi7 10 pnDpLl Exchange on n
\ ok at sight ruled at per cent. discount.
MARKETS--New York February H.
The money market is much easier; Exchange on Len
don sas 2 TO prem. Stocks frnct; u. = G's
1867, ll6 l.2; bs think must Le a mistak. Canton
20 l-2; Ellie rs IL Reading III Cumberland Coal 80 D.
Nicaragua 20 "a. Gold, no sales
The flour market to day is very much unsettled and
not much disposition TO operate Dealers are holding oil
for further Sales OF only 900 bbs ut 1919 IL TO
Tor State; Southern 80 sla9 81 o9I H. Rye Hour SO rs
Corn Meal unchanged.
Wheat - dull aud sales very small Southern Wheat
81 SOn2 81 Corn not irm sales Of 20 600 bushels ut
lO2alO3 for white and mixed; yellow do lu5-a decline
Oats Sc cents; Rye unchanged
Provisions duler; sacs 800 bbls Pork az SIS 81 for
Tor Mess; Prime slS SO. Bacon dull
pnILADHLPnIA, Feb II. Stocks frmer; BrcadstuNs
dull Flour SO 81. Wheat quict prices / and . cents
lower. Corn unchanged. Whiskcy 3Ia85 cts
DIED,
On hoard the Steamer Pacific on her passage to New
York. Mrs. NARY BYRNES, sister of Mr. John Dooley,