The Evansville daily journal., 1854-12-19
CON G RE sIONA
rHiRrr.rnIRD cossRrss-sEcosD SESSION
WAsHINGroY, Dec. I5.


oil Johnson, elected To fill vacancy by Bor-
land's resignstion. Approved and sworn IN.
Shields reported bill To increase deficiency
OF army, aud notified he would cal up at an
early day House Bill for relief ot childre n
and heirs OF Baron DeKaib; trken up and
debated.
Badger and Clayton warmly eulogized the
virtues and deeds of DeKaIb, and urged pas
sage OF bill; referred.
Bill establishing department of law in
place of Attorney General, taken up.
HousE.--RObbins offered resolution, ad-
opted, instructing committee on naval uffiirs
To inquire into tue expediency OF placing
officers, seamen and marines, who had serv-
ed during the Mexican war, on the same
footing as To bounty lands, extra pay, &c.
with those who served in The Pacific.
Philips introduced a bill authorizing the
construction of sloops of war--reterred TO
Committee on n .val affairs,
Chngman made an Intellectual re port. He
introduced joint resolution to be referred
TO committee Tor { reign affairs, requesting
the President TO tender mediation between
the powers of the Eastern war.
BALTIMORE. Dec. Is.
New Orleans papers OF Tuesday are re.
ceived, containing details Of Mexican news
The elections were in favrr of Santa An
ma in Vera Cruz and Mexico. Accounts
from other places had not come in.
In Vera Cruz there was not single mega
tive vote cast, and in the City of Mexico, on
the lst day ol the voting over l2,452 affirma-
tive votes, and only one in the negative,
which was thrown by carpenter named
Madova. The voting was TO continue for
two succeeding days. On the morning of
the l7ih, the Government Of Mexico receiv.
ed one express from Nchoron, stating mat
the insurgents had attacked the city of Neo-
relia with 500 men and one piece OF arii-
lery, and after hours of fighting the enemy
was driven from the city, leaving in the
streets and suburbs 800 killed and a large
number wounded and prisoners, also their
piece OF artiIlerv
The s. of the government troo1s is not
stated. The death Of Gen. Rehagary being
the only mentioned
Official dispatches state that all of the
bands OF insurgents under command of Her
rertic, Puebleto, GarpengaB and others are
mounted for the purpose Of attacking the
city, and that the disafected people had join-
ed them in town. which increased their mum.
ber 10 more than $500. .
NEw YORK. De-. IS.
The Catawba from Havana with dates Of
the l2lh arrived here this morning.
Capt. Mccullough, mate, and four men be-
longing to the American schooner J, G..
White, arrived at Havana in a s! anish war
steamer which towed the schooner, it hav-
ing been captured four weeks ago with arms
aud munitions of war on board Captain
and crew, w,and two persons named Flebin and
la COurte, IRE implicated in the affair, and
in prison for trial. Weather was fine. The
Csiawba confirms the report relative 10 the
Albany having been at Csrthagena Oct. TO-
DIR. Wm. Humboldt, son of the great trav-
eler. was gaining converts To the theory that
yellow fever would be arrested by inocu!a-
ton.
The opera was unusually saccessfsl at Ha
vana. Heavy rains in the interior de lay eC
the new crops Of sugar.
A private correspondent says the captain
and crew of the schooner were set ut liberty
Sugar was quiet and unchanged.
New YoRK. Dec. IS, p. NJ.
Mortality for week 3S5.
Erie railroad directors have decided to re
duce the wages of most Of its employees -
The aburers mt Piermont have struck and 4
great many Others are expected to follow.
Tue sudden close of navigation has lock
ed up 1850 bushels OF corn and wheat, ant
the amount in the Welland and Erie is i'm
mense.
r LOUISVILLE, Dec. Is.
A terrible accident occurred to-day abou
9 o'clock. Mr. Busturd's ive-s,o,y builcin,
on Main street just above Third, gave way
precipitating three men, named Georg,
Weigert, WIN. Oilselandt and Stephel
Lnzf lder about leo feet. Weigert was in
stantly killed, and the others will probably
die.
LATER-A second one died soon afte
Weigert.
Troy. Dec, Is.
Fire this morning in DR.. Thomas stable
Albany street. Eight houses and Frenc
Catholic church in Ferry slrees destroyed
Loss by church $40, 1000.
CINCINNATI, Dec. rs, p. NJ.
River falling slowly; weather cold an
cloudy.
Flour 760@77O. Whiskey 29@3o. Hog
firm held at 45O@475, buyers tree at 425
Provisions dull; mess pork 1855, firm. Lar
81. Green Hams 6@6t. No change il
markets, generally dull.
NEW York, Dec, Is, p. M.
Flour unchanged, sales $500 bbls goo
Ohio and Southern at steady prices, 30
bbls at SS7aS95; wheat sitter, not quota bl
higher; corn unchanged, l6, 900 bush nike
96c; pork dull, declining tendency, sale
mess 1915, beef firm; lard firm at lOc.-
Whisky unchanged, business limited; grocs
Ties dull; stocks better; money unchanged
PITTSBURGH, Dec, Is.
River stationary at feet s inches
Weather cold and cloudy, indications
snow
New York. Dec. Is.