Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-03-04

way the passage Of the Nebraska bill, 80 called,
30 long AZ it shall contain any provision re
pealing, abrogating, resembling, or in any way
invalidating, that provision of the act Of Con-
gress, approved March 8, 1920, commonly
called the Missouri Compromises
The PRoHIBIToRY Law IN MIssIssIppI. -
The Vicksburg Wig of the 10th states that
the bill which passed tho lower branch of the
Legislature last week, for the suppression Of
the liquor traffic, also passed the Senate ON
Tuesday evening, but with many amendments.
If the amendments Of the Senate go through
the lower House, the bill will 90 into effect
Immediately after its passage. We have not
seen the details Of the bill
The New Hampshire administration papers
are 80 fearful Of the effect of the Nebraska
bill upon the approaching election in that
State that they are strenuously endeavorng
to prevent it's being made a test question Tho
Concord Patriot, which is the leading Demo-
cratic organ in the State, violently denounces
the opposition papers for asserting that the
Nebraska bill is an issue in the canvass. The
candidates for Governor are James Bell Wing,
and Nathaniel b. Baker, Democrat,
The railroad on the Isthmus is done to with
in seventeen miles of Panama, and the Isthmus
is easily crossed in one day.
Philadelphia covers much larger superb.
cial area than any other city on tho American
continent.
A gentleman OF Petersburg, Va, on Monday
plueked a full. blown blossom from q peach
tree in his garden.
A colored man was frozen b. death in the
woods in Salem, N, j. last weok Whom dis
covered he was lying on his back, with arms
out stretched, and bottle OF rum in his side
pocket.
Mr. j. L. Fish, whose trial has been for some
time going ON at Cleveland, Cor shooting boy
last fall, while stealing watermelons, has been
found guilty Of granddaughter
The system Of opening the theatres in the
afternoon, az we'll as in the evening, has hit
the fancy Of tho Londeners
The Prussians are pretty we'll 90, it seems.
In population Of sixteen and half millions,
there are only about half million paupers,
which IL small proportion, az things 90 now.
On n cannon shot fired from the right bank
Of tho Danube, which fell close 10 the quarters
Of Prince ScharmanoG, were the words, Good
morning to you, Prince Gortschakof'
Valuable gold diggings have been discover
ed in Franklin county Pa, 10y John Byerly.
Some Of the ore has been taken TO Chambers
burg, to he analysed.
Mr. Levi Swain, of Meredith, New Hamp-
shire, has worked forty seven years at the car
penter business, and has never cut himself
with an edged tool, and never has becn siok
day.
In London there are one hundred and twen-
ty ragged schools, which include nearly four
teen thousand scholars, taught by two hundred
and twenty-onc paid, and eighteen hundred
voluntary teachers
A committee from Boston have recently visit
cd Cincinnati, for the purpose Of investigating
tho merits Of the steam fire engine.
To make ono of tho finest Cashmere shawls
requires tho work Of family for lifetime
They sell in Cashmere itself for five thousand
dollars
There wero l,lOl deaths in Charleston dur
ing 1859.
The island Of Manhattan contains twenty
two square miles, Of which seven are built upon.
Uncle Toms Cabin is being played in Har-
risburg to good audiences
A silver mine has been discovered in Gwinett
county, Ga, Thought to be valuable.
Sixty ships trade between Calcutta and Bos.
ton.
The steamboats, Sam Dale and Ambassador
Mt Mobile, were destroyed by fire ON Saturday
The loss 10 estimated at $4,000, OF which only
$40 900 is covered by insurance.