The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-02-28
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 81.


WASHINGTON, Feb. "a.
SESATE.-Numerous petitions against the
repeal OF the Missouri COMPROMISE rrceiv ed
from New York and Ohio; for repeal of fugi.
tive slave act aud abolishng slavery in the
District of Columbia, and for the repeal of all
laws for taking slaves in payment of debts
due the United States-all laid on the table.
Bill granting land to Louisiana for Railroad
from Shreveport to the Mississippi river, pass
cd. bill granting land to Wisconsin for a
Railroad from Madison to the Mississippi riv-
er passed. Bills granting lands to Louisiana
and Mississippi for certain Railroads and to
Iowa. Alabama, California, and Florida.
HoUsE.-Davis moved to proceed to the
election Of public printer in the place of
Robt. Armstrong. Dunn moved TO 90 into
election on Wednesday-agreed TO. An eff
fort was made to take up the Senate bill ap-
propriating S3,OOO,OOO for the Building of
six steamers.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. q.
The committee of arrangements for con-
solidaton celebration meeting this afternoon,
exte ended an invitation to Pre- dent Pierce
The ball is to take place March 10th; tick
cts limited to 1000, S. each, nearly half sold.
Procession and illumination on the Ifth.
PlTTsBURGH, Feb. 27, p NJ.
There are 10 feet water in the channel.-
Weather clear and cold.
HUTsoNvILLE, Ill. Feb. 81.
River rose four inches last night. Heavy
rains Saturday nicht and Sunday. Ben
COursin passed up at Z O'Clock yesterday.
TERRE HAUTE, Feb. %.
River sing, with rise OF l8 inches this
morning. Eigh, and one half feet in the chan.
mel.
EIxcESNE,, Feb. Al.
The river is rising; raised all yesterday and
last night, Emma Watts passed down yester-
day, and the Express and Ben Coursin up. The
steamer d. A. Given passed up to-day aud
Trabue down.
HUTsoNvrtLE, Feb. 81.
River rose about one foot to-day-still ris-
ing. Express passed up this afternoon.
PITTSBURGH, Feb. 81.
Ri-er s feet inches and rising. Wealth.
er damp and clear with considerable rain
since Saturday night. Slight snow this
morning.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 81.
Weather cloudv-rained all yesterday.
Meats dull; -four seas so; whisky 22Jc;
$50 bbls No. lard sold at Sac; nothing done
in meats; lin.eed oil 84aS5c.
New YORK, Feb. 81, NJ.
Flour declining, Ssas %; sales 34OO bbls
at 25a8 81 Tor State and Ohio; 25aS 62
FOR Southern; wheat shade lower, SCI
corn tritle lower, 10000 bus sold at SSa
81; money frE., stocks dull.
CINcISSATI, Feb. 81.
The river has fallen Is inches since Sat.
urdav.
Small sales flour at Sc IOa6 20. Whisky
% 4a22Ic. Cheese SIC. Butter dull at lOa
l2c. Sales of 500 bbls No. lard at 81 No
thing done in other articles; more fl .mness
but not many buyers. Active .'emand Tor
linseed oil S4sS5c. Cloverseed So 5Oa5 60.
New YORK. Feb. ~. p. NJ.
Coffee, sugar and moiasses areunchanged
Limited business doing owing to the stormy
weather. Tobacco-sales of 20 hhds Nv. "a,
Saa9c. Stocks-p ices a shade lower
Money-Exchange is unchanged.
Flour has declined I2al3c; sales 1900 bbls
straight State at So %, good OHIO at Ss 81.
sales 400 bbls. Southern dull with a decIin.
ing tendency; straight Baltimore 90 I2aS %.
Wheat, prices easier, rot quotable, lower;
sales $500 bush southern at 81 9Ial 95.-
Corn is SITTER and lower; 20, OuO bush sold ut
o9a94c. Pork, prices sitter, not quotable,
higher; sales 275 bbls at Sl3 SiaI5 81. Beef
Is trm; 800 bbls sold at SI4. Lard 10 firm;
700 bbs sold at lOac. l. nseed oil, sales g..
600 gallons at 7Sc. Iron firm.
ST. Louis, Feb. 81, P. NJ.
Market very dull, prices of -four aud grain
lower. Flour S6a6 %, firm. Wheat 81 25a
81 81. Corn, no saies, held at 4Sa5O. Oats
Ale. Whisky 2Ic. Provisions quiet, no sales
OF any article. The river is rising slowly
with feet i'm channel.