Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-06-24

appointments for the new Territories, sent to
the Senate on Thursday, are said TO be a. fol-
lows:
Gen. Butler, of Kentucky, Governor Of Ne
braska; A. H. Reeder, of Pennsylvania, Gov
ernor Of Kansas; Mr.. Woodson, Of Virginia,
Secretary of Kansas; Mr.. Cummings, Of Iowa,
Marshal Of Kansas Mr.. Ferguson, Of Michi-
gan, Chief Justice of Nebraska; Associate
Judges Of Nebraska and Kansas--Mr. Bradley
of Indiana, Mr.. Hardin of Georgia, Mr.. FL
more Of Alabama. Perhaps.
New HAMPSHIRE Senate has rescind-
cd its share of the joint resolution assigning
the first of July for the final adjournment az
the House will also. The session viii proba-
bly, extend to the middle of July. DR.. Thomp-
son, Democratic member, died on Thursday.
WASHINGTON AND GEORGETOWN RAILROAD.
A bill was yesterday reported in the House Of
Representatives, to incorporate the Washington
and Georgetown Railroad Company. Messrs.
John r. Towers Nicholas Callan, Robert Ould,
William Nick enney Osborn, and John c. Rives,
are appointed commissioners to receive sub
scriptions to the capital stock, which is not to
exceed 100000, The company are authorized
to construct double track Of railroad for the
conveyance of passengers between the navy
yard and Georgetown, and to possess the ex
elusive privilege Of running their cars through
certain avenues and streets, and are likewise
invested with power to make a lateral branch
to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad station.
Co Andrew Gaetz, poor, honest, we'll
meaning German mechanic in New York, went
to the grave Of his recently buried wife and
child, on Thursday, and, after writing short
letter, in which he said " My beloved wife and
child arc taken from me, and the longer live
the more feel the loss; | would like to sleep
with them o--he fred pistol ball into his
head and died.
To- We learn that the President of the Uni
ted States and family left the city yesterday
morning, on visit Of a few days to Old Point
Comfort, accompanied by Mr.. Senator Cass
and Mr.. Dobbin, Secretary of the Navy. Mr..
Charles w. Welsh, the Chief Clerk Of the Navy
Department, has been appointed Secretary dd
interim.
To- Chief Justice Wells, of Boston, died
suddenly yesterday afternoon. He, on the pre-
ceding day. presided in the municipal court.
CHARGE OF CRUELTY.-The Nashville Whig
saws. warrant was issued in New Orleans
last week, for the arrest of free colored
woman, named Marguerite Porous, who was
alleged to be in the habit of ill-treating her
slaves, and using instruments Of torture in their
punishment.
COLONIZATION OF NEBRASKA AND KANSAS.
The Emigration Aid Society, which has been
formed in Washington, D c., with reference to
Kansas and Nebraska, comprises from thirty
to fifty members of Congress, each subscribing
fifty dollars towards afund for equipping and
forwarding emigrants. The Boston Society,
for the same purpose, has gone to work vigor-
ously. Advertisements appear in the Boston
papers for proposals for forwarding their par
ties of settlers, the first company Of whom will
start on the 18th of July. The society is cor
porate joint stock concern, with ample funds,
and this year proposes to send not less than
20 900 nor more than $4,000 settlers.-Pkiid-
delphia North american
Again, let us beseech all persons wishing to
emigrate to Kansas, not to depend upon any
Society. Such Associations may do good 10y
helping those who have not means, but let ev-
cry man who can help HIMSELF go on his own
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