The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-12-16

THIRTY-THIRD CoESRESs-SEcoHD SESSION.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Is.
HoUsE.-Bill for relief OF children and
heirs OF Major General DeKalb discussed,
and amended by appropriating S66.O0O for
that purpose. This and four other private
bills subsequently, passed.
WaldrIdge presented memorial of Benz.
Price and others in favor ef Homestead bill.
Huston, from committee Of ways and
means reported bill for civil and diplomatic
expenses of government for year ending
June lS56-re.erred TO committee on state
Of Union.
Eddy introduced bill making apptopria<
tons for constructing piers and breakwater
at Michigan City, Ind.s aud otherwise i'm
proving harbor of said city-referred to-
committee on commerce.
House went into committee on private
bills. First on calendar was for extending
Colts patent.
Edgerton moved it be passed by. Select
committee on that subject is not ready TO re-
port.
Jones, of Tenn, thought they had better
dispose of il now.
Edgerton's motion agreed to.
House adjourned Till Monday.
New YORK. Dec. is, p. NJ.
Flour easier, but no, quotably lower; sold
$500 bbls good Ohio, southern uneetted-
1900 bbls sold al 8 37a9 80; wheat trfle
higher; corn firm, $500 bush western mixed
96a97c; pork trfe lower, mess l275a 1887,
prime 1850; beef trihe higher, 600 bbls
country mess s5OalI25; lard firm; whisky
firm, sales Ohio 39aa40c.
CINCINNATI, Dec. Is, p. nj.
Ri.er stationary. Weather cloudy with
appearance Of rain. Flour S75O@ 765.
Whiskey 29@29k. Hogs 4@425 closing
somewhat finer Tor prime lots. Provisions
dull; hams declined to &c; sholders 8; sides
A. Nothing dune in pork or lard. dull wi h
declining tendency. Linseed oil firm 80 @sl.
Iron lower; Scotch pig 30@32 Stocks low.
Money unchanged.
New YORK, Dec. Is.
N. York Com. Advertiser publishes ,pin-
ion of Judge Ingersol, U. 5. District Court in
case steamship Washington, declared alps
forfeited on ground OF smuggling by Stuart
and other officers and owners innocent.
Thought President will remit penalty.
Bosros, Dec, Is.
Wendell Philips arr; igned this mIrning
on indictment Tor participation in Burns
riot.
VIScESsEs, Dec. Is. p. ".
a. Raining hard here, and prom sing tc
: continue.
New YORK. Dec. IL, p. nj.
The Crescent City arrived this morning
from Havana.
She brings dates TO the sth. hich con
tain nothing important.
The British brig of war Lespegle arrive.
at Havana on the 9TH.
She reports that when at Jamaica, let
ter was received from the British consu!
dited Carthagena Oct. 10Th, stating that ;h,
Albany was then there, and that all wer,
well.
The Falcon arrived at Havana on the 7th
and will sail again on the 9th.
BALTIMORE, Dec. II, p. NJ.
The steamboats, on the Potomac have re
sumed their trips again.
The Southern mail is now regular, On
New Orleans papers Of Friday have bee
received.
Ten lives were lost by the burning Of tn
steamer Gypsy on the>hississIppi. The boa
was valuable, and is a total loss, togethe
with the freight.
PITTsBURGH, Dec. IA, PM.
The river rose and fell to-day. from tn
breaking up in the ice below. The weathe
lis clear aud mild, and it continues still thaw
ing.
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