The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-01-24
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PITTSBURGH, Jan. %, +. n.
River unchanged since noon. Weather
milder.
NV YORK, Jan. 23. P. NJ.
Flour easier but not lower, 1000 bbls good
Ohio and 1900 bills Southern sold at former
prices; wheat unchanged; $4,000 bush
western mixed corn sold; pork higher. 5000
bbls old mess l2sTal25O, prime l325al337a;
beef unchanged, $500 bb:s sold; lssd frm,
keg lOalOas Dbl bialOa; Ohio whisky sec;
coffee dull and declining; sugar advanced
4c, Orleans Susie; linseed oil Sic; lard oil
SOas5c;- iron firm, Scotch pig 2Sa3O; tobac-
CO firm, easier. Sterling firm, 100 for bes!
bills.
CLEsELKrD; Jan. %.
Five fires since yesterday morning. One
last night destroyed .e hoases ION River st.
Loss heavy.
Bos-oH, Jen. 90
Express train to Boston passing Slapville
last night, and switch rod broke throwing
engine and tender, baggage Car. and four
passenger car off track-one ovor embank-
ment IS feet. No one injured. Cars tely.
ed four hnurs.
Gen. Wilson. X. N. Senator elected by
House 100 majority.
CONG R Il f~NAL.
THIRrY-THIRD coNGREss-sEcoND SESSION.
WASHINGTON, Jan. %.
HousE.-Affairs tnimPortunt. Resumed
consideration OF Pacific R. r. bill.
Campbell moved to recommit both, order
ing main question. He wanted to reco ncd-
er the notion, which was agrees to, 1906 to
80. Removed torecommit bill, lost l0l to
lO3.
After further proceedings, motion made to
recommit, it to a select committee, which
was lost, speaker giving casting ote in neg.
alive. Bill passed fnaIly-oyes 100 nays97.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.
The Senate was not in session.
HoUsE.-Mr. Oliver, Of No, introduced a
bill amendatory OF the act Of August last, re-.
duc,ng and graduating TIE price of public
lands TO actual settlers and culivaturs. Re-
ierredto the committee on public lands.
Mr.. Fuller, frum the Committee on Com.
merce, reported bill anendatory OF the act
to carry into fleet the late reciprocity trea-
ty. Negaiived by a vote Of ~ To 1875.
The House refused to refer the whole SUBJ
ject toa committee OF 10, W a. vote Of III
against IL.
4. al.
ment OF Mr.. Davis. Of Ind. for grand trunk
railroad and telegraph line form some point
on The Western boundary OF Arkansas, Mis-.
suari,. or Iowa.. between 90 and 43 deg. north
latitude, with two branches, one running to
Memphis. and the other to the most practi.
cable point on the western shores Of Lake
Super or, " hich was adopted by lO4 against
"a.
The question was theron agreeing to the
substitute Of Mr.. McDougal, which was
agreed to by l2a against 79: The bill was
then read third lime-yeas lO4, nays 81.
| Pending the question Oh it's final passage,
the House acjburned.
New YoRK. Jan. 90.
The Grand Jury of the Circuit Court have
made a presentment concerning the loss OF
the Arctic, but no indictment was found.
rhey recommend additional boats to passen.
ger ships.
BosroN, Jan. IS:
Fwo'engines and a. snow pillow OF the Port
land train, ran Of the track near Seaboard,
yesterday mornia y, Instantly killing Franklin
Rogers and E!dridge Reavllt, and badly in
juring Chas. Waterman. AL of them are
new employees Of the road.
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| PH1LADELPHIA, Jan. 20.
A special election 10 supply the vacancy
in the Senate, caused by the death of Mr.,
Faulkner, has been ordered for the 18th OF
February.
| GALENx, Jan. 49,.
John j. Taylor was executed this alter
noon tor the murder Of his mother. About
10000 persons were present.
! CINCINNATI, Jan. 40.
Stephen Short and VIM. Hanning were
hung at Greenupsb urgh yesterday, for MUIR
der. They confessed their guilt. There
was about 5000 persons present.
BALTIMORE, Jan..20.
| New Orleans papers Of Sunday are receiv-
ed.
The Union Of this morning contradicts in
the most positive terms the report that Mr.,
Guthrie designs leaving the cabinet.
AT a caucus Of the democratic me- bers oil
the Louisiana Legislature, a majority OF the
members being present. they unanimously
nominated Mr.. Siidel for Senator.
The election takes place Monday next.
Ex-Governor Bell, OF Texas, it is reported,
has joined Kinney's Central American exPe.
dition.
| EDv ARD q. HILL.
| PRODUCE. TORw AIDING COMMISSION MERCHANT.
Eyansville, Ind mn O.. 49,,
Once and Warehouse the Canal hari boat acslitie
with Lewis a. Howard
LIBERAL cash advances ments. and par