Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-12-04
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loss OF A sTEA 1ER-DEEP- AN

loss OF A sTEAnER-DEEP SNOW.
BsrrALo. Dec l.-Tte steamer Outaro has been lost
on the Lakes.
Tho 'lo~ Il foo. deep IL Ml.s.r. county.
Ricnxosp. Dec. l.-Dr. Thompson, charged with the
mu der Of Mis- Pharr, At Covngtop, has been acquitted
The Jury uss out about one hour =
SAILING OF THE CANADIAN.
PORTLAND. Dec. 1.-The stesner C.nsdian sails for
Liverpool IRON TIL. port, at dsyl sbt on Saturday
Ing.
ILLNESS OF GOV BIGLER.
49, hAhHisBuao. Nov. So-Gov Bgisr, sho has been very
III during the past few days. much better lie has been
boting Tor time past under serious attack of nh,
liver complaint which 10 gradually wearing away his cou.
SAILING OF TIE STEAMSHIP pRoxErurus
NEW ORLEANS. Nov. S0.-Steam communicate be.
twoen this city aud via Nicaragua has been
su,ned The steamship Prome,heus sailed to-day, and
look out About 100 pas'eugers for California
ANOTHER BANK FAILURE
among the mushroom Banks The Union whoa, Grouer.
Bank OF Ne" Jersey reported failed to-day.
THEODORE PARKER-TllE STARK BANK
bsstos, DEC. l.-The Rev. Theodore Parker, 10 bis
'hsnk giving discourse yesterday. sad he had received
many horrors during his lifetime but his srraEumen, on
"wednesday was the highest honor ho had yet received
II Is stated that the Stark Bank, at BENNINGTON which
suspended last hondaj may ultimately redsem ts bills
The dir ctore being held IN bond, State 10
that result The notes Of the bank sell at 81 cents
on te dollar There reports current that tho biuk
lost largely In Ohio
ARRIVAL OF CONGRESSMAN
Nkw YORK. Dec. 2.-Senators Steward and Sumner
and Repre- ent,ti'es Sage, Pringie. smmords, and
ihomp,on have arrived here route for Washington.
ONE WEEK LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.
NEW foRK, Do. e-The steamship Srar OF the West,
with one weeks later from California is below aud
will be- up about Two o'clock.
THE MARKETS.
Nrw. YoRx, Dec. 2.-Ths money market ia QUIET
Stock have declined es, with one or two sxcep-
iiois.
Brer dstuHa-Therc WIZ quite psnc 10 tho -four mar.
kst to day, and Il declined 25c per Dbl. we sales
OF Souc ern at $s.25sss76.
Wheat is dull At prsviou, prices very fair
C"rn Is dull r with sales of 1000 bushels mixed at STA
% ceuts. Rye aud Oats unchanged.
P'o,i.iors hrmer -sales Mess Pork at Sl3.lsl2 Ba.
con dull. Lnd l0sl0 8 cents. Whakcy AZ to IS c =.
In hhds aud bbl'.
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
PORTLAND, Dec. 1.-The train Island Pond for this
city, on the Graud Trunk Railway whom near Thompsons
mills In the town Of Starks met with seriou, accd,ut-
The snow plough slipped of the track and stopped the
An when, at the same momcut, down came the freight
tram which ran into il smashing the badly and in
JnrinH eight or ten persons severely Two of the pasen
ger ears took fire and consumed. Mr. Corser the
OF the road has gone sccno Of the
disaster With several surgeons in special train.
DIR. BEALE
PHLAnELPHIA, Dec. It'll, friends of Dr. BeaIe are
obtaining hundreds Of signatures the petitions in ccu-
lttion Tor the else al executive clemencs in ia
ch public fc, ling exists relation 10 the matter rrip
caly on the side OF mercy In consideration for the ;.
ly Ct the unhappy man.
THANKSGIVING.
b. sroN, Dec. 1.-The annual thanksgiving ,sval ,ss-
"rdhy wss universally observed and much en-
joreo Ia This city. The churches were mo we'll at
tde aud the theatres aud other place, of amuss
crowded in the evening.