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, 1855-03-17

We copy the following from the New
York Herald, Of February 5.
p6r One of the heaviest produce houses
in New Orleans failed on Monday, owing
to the suspension of Page, Bacon and 9th.
ers The liabilities of those houses which
failed on Saturday are estimated at two
and half million Of dollars. Their assets,
however, exceed that sum, and it is thought
they will all resume business.
Failures were apprehended at Cincinnati
and Louisville, in consequence of those
which have taken place in New Orleans,
Our telegraph dispatches mention the re.
cent failures Of three heavy banking houses
at St. Louis, a similar establishment at
New Orleans, and firm engaged in the
cotton trade at the same place, likewise the
suspension Of prominent commission house
at Louisville.
When it was announced in St. Louis
that the doors of the banking houses Of
Page & Bacon were closed, there was a
sudden upheaving in all the ramiications OF
finance and trade. and business men run to
and fro, with utter amazement pictured up
on every countenance banks and brokers
we're beset on every side, and bills and
drafts we're thrust upon them BY crowds Of
eager creditors.
At last accounts, however, the panic had
nearly subsidized. and the conviction that
the suspension of Page and Bacon was on
ly temporary, had caused return Of conf.
dence among the citizens, and 6naucial af.
fairs resumed their quiet aspect
, 1855-03-17

gress were voted to Com. Perry, for open.
ing Japan to Yankee Commerce. Mr..
Bocock, tired Of waiting for the House TO
look into the subject of Naval Reform,
tried TO resign from the Naval Committee,
but as usual in such cases, they soft-soaped
him, and refused to let him Of The al.
lodged swindles by Government officers in
Minnesota, were specially disapproved, and
the acts annulled by resolutions from the
Judiciary committee. The acts alluded to
are the incorporation Of the Minnesota and
Northwestern Railroad Company, and the
Transit Railroad company. The house then
passed the bill to enable the people Of Or.
egon to form State Government, the bill
establishing military posts in Minnesota,
and adjourned
HORSE. Jan. 30.-Notice was given Of
intention TO bring up the Reduced Tariff
hill on Thursday. The correspondents
with Spain, France and England, in regard
to Cuba. was called for. The bill for o
Telegraph TO the Pacific was then taken
up and in course Of debate there occurred
II sharp personal rencounter between Mr..
Lane, Of Oregon, and Mr.. Farley, Of Me.
Blows were expected for moment, but
the members were kept apart, aud finally
the storm passed over. The House ad-
lourned before concluding the debate.
House, Jan. 3l.--A resolution TO de-
clare null several Railroad Acts of the.
Minnesota Legislature was referred to the
Judiciary committee. The Pacific Tele.
graph Lill was taken up, and an amend
ment accepted 10 relinquish the two million
acres clause. Mr. Benton made an earnest
appeal against the bill, and Mr.. Richard
sou spoke in favor. There Was no vote.
A substitute for the pending Tariff bill was
offered. and the House adjourned
House, Feb. 1.-The Pacific Telegraph
bill was taken up. Mr.. Richardson offer
cd substitute for the bill, striking out tie
grant Of two millions acres Of land. reserv-
ing the right Of way, and extending tho
penal laws of the United States over the
line for its protection This substitute was
agreed TO, and the Mill passed, By n vote Of
ITO against 20. The bill to establish .
Surveyor General in Utah came up, anda
slight debate on polygamy followed and
after the talk the hill was killed, by vote
of "A yeas and lO9 nays. Motion to rr-
consider was made, and the House did 50,
finally passing the bin in such form as to
evade the polygamy question. Mr.. Benton
wifi call up the Tariff amendments on We'd
nesday. Adjourned.
House, Feb. Private bills occupied
the House for time, when, for want Of a
quorum, they adjourned.
House., Feb. 3.-The session, which was
short one, was deyoted entirely to pri-
vate bills.
, 1855-03-17

D@r To GEORGE GALLAGHER, ESQ, Of
this place, who returned from visit to San
Francisco on Saturday evening last, we are
indebted for New York papers to Februa-
ry Sd, and for San Francisco dates to
March lst, from which We have selected
whatever news of interest may be found in
to-day's paper. The express favors of Stu
art came to hand on Monday evening last.
No states mail yet!
, 1855-03-17

Bar We have received commVnication
from Capt. j. NJ. HUNr and JOIN IL.
SCRANTON. Esq, of the late steamer Ma
jor Tompkins," in acknowledgment of,
and complimentary oGthe kind treatment
and valuable gratuitous assistance received
by them from the authorities at Victoria,
Vancouver's Island, after the wreck of the
above vessel, in the early part of Februa-
ry last. We will give it to the public next
week.
, 1855-03-17

D% The Washington Star says that
private advices from Havana represent the
Cubans as being highly excited and joining
the revolutionary cause, because the Cor
ties refuse to sell the island 10 the United
States, ard that serious outbreak was
expected.
, 1855-03-17

"a General Scott apprehends very
troublesome, if not protracted, war with
the Indians. There are symptoms OF large
combinations, aud the Sioux particularly
are possessed with the idea that they eau
hold the United States army at bay, and
this is the secret Of their numerous depre-
daiions.
, 1855-03-17

p4- The Anti-Nebraska Members Of
Congress have contributed literally to-
wards the payment of the fine imposed
upon S. NJ. Booth, by the United States
Circuit Court at Milwaukee, in case of
rescuing Fugitive slave. The 6ne is
$1,000
, 1855-03-17

pS The Washington Star says the
British Minister has sent orders to the
squadron in the Caribbean Sea, not to al
low the Kinney expedition to land on any
portion of Central America. The Presi-
dent has dismissed Lieut.. Hunter from the
service.
, 1855-03-17

b5- Advices from Nova Scotia repre-.
sent the people of that province as highly
pleased with the effects of the reciprocity
bill. Arrangements are being made for
much larger explorations of coal from
Pictou next season.
, 1855-03-17

b6- We learn from Valparaiso, that
the ship John Marshall supposed to
have been lost-arrived at that port on
the l4th of December, after passage Of
2l3 days from Baltimore.
, 1855-03-17


PoRr OF OLYMPIA-The schooner "Snn
Diego" lett this port on Tuesday last, for
a fishing cruise. ..'
The schooner Ino," Cart. Mckay, ar
rived here on Tuesday last, from Victoria,
Vancouver's Island, with freight and Capt.
j. NJ. Hunt, John H.. Scranton, Esq, Mr..
Riley, Mrs A. B. Stuart and two children,
and Mrs Ross, as passengers.
The schooner Emelie Parker" return.
cd TO Olympia on Tuesday last, from u
cruise on the Sound and Straits, with the
following passengers:-Hon Henry r.
Crosbie, c. c. Hewitt, Esq, Mr.. Brown,
and others.
The brig "Halcyon,' Capt. McDonough,
arrived at this port on Thursday evening
last, with freight and the following passen.
gers:-Mr Smith Weed, Mrs. Weed. Miss
Mary Weed, Miss Emeline Weed, Miss Jo.
sephine Weed, Franklin S. Weed, Captain
Falker, and one other. She is IA DAYS
from San Francisco.
The sIoop Sarah Stone" arrived here
on Tuesday last, with portion Of the mail
saved from the late steamship Southern
cr," and sailed again on Thursday, for
ports below and Victoria, V. l.
, 1855-03-17


TIE KINNEY EPPEpIrIoS.-lt is rumored
that the President is about to issue proc
lamat;on warning the Kinney Expedition
against any infraction Of the Neutrality
laws, by armed occupation Of Centrsl
America. i. s .tfri
THE SOUTHERN COMMEMORATIVE con
venrion, assembled at New Orleans, finally
adjourned sine die on the 10th January. aE
ter quite protracied session, resulting In
but little of Importance. u
Har Seven military companies Of Boston
and vicinity, composed mainly Of lrishmen.
have surrendered their charters. and been
disbanded by Gov. Gardner, the recently
chosen Know Nothing executive. The
strong remarks Of the Governor. in oppcsi-
to organizations Of foreigners, contained in
his inaugural address, led the soldiery to
adopt this step.
S0- Several Of the army officers. now
in Washington, have been ordered TO join
their regiments forthwith. This looks IS Il
Secretary Davis anticipated serious trOubls
with the Indians during the coming spring
and summer. Col. Harncy. of the dra-
goons, on leave Of absence to Earope,. has
been recalled gt.
CuDA.-The Steamship Empire City ar
rived at New York with dates to the 18th
Of January. A FumOr was CURRENT that
General Coneha had been superseded In
the Captain Generalship Of Cuba. on se-
count Of his conduct in the San Rounn af'
fair. His successor is not mentioned. and
the s'ory is considered very improbable.
~ A Mexican paper announces thS
organization Of fIlibuStcring party in Texas,
designed to operate against the department
Of Coahuila. Preparations were making
to resist them.
RS- Governor Pollock Of Pennsylvania
was inaugurated at Harrisburg on Taesday.
In his inaugural he declares himself in favor
of civil aud religious liberty. freedom Of the
press, and freedom Of worship.
pSrn has transpired that A. Dudley
Mann has resigned his position as Assistant
Secretary of State, to take effect aRy tine
before the lst Of March.
~ John B. Miller, Of New York. has
been nominated to the Senate to be Seere-
tary Of Legation to Peru, in place Of James
C. Marriott, resigned.
~ Collector Redheld, Of New York.
has never minated a desire to be relieTed
from the duties Of his o1icc, and the ru-
mors to the contrary are false.
~ Leut. Robert T. johnson, Of the
NAVY. died near Wilmington, Delaware
lie was the nephew Of Joseph Gales. Esq.
and Mrs. W. w. Seatou, Of this city, and
was an active Officer Of the Wilkes Explo-
ring expedition.
~ 1t is said to be an indisputable fact.
thai taking the whole United States to-
rether, much more money is expended for
he single article Of cigars than for al tSs
common schools IN the Union
, 1855-03-17

v FRoM THE Sr, MARr's VALikY.-Wc learn
that an express reached Gov. Stevens on
Thursday evening, from the ST. Mary's val
ley, bringing information that the Indians
of the territory east of the Cascades are
friendly, and ready TO enter into treaties.
Mr.. Craig, an old resident among the
Neg Perces, states that this rich and nu-
merous tribe are especially well disposed to
the Americans. Most well Informed per.
sons in the Indian country, entirely discred-
it the rumors which for some time have
been rife, of hostile combination among
the several tribes
The winter has been exceedingly mild in
the ST. Mary'S valley, only four inches Of
snow having fallen up to the 10th of Jan.
uary, and that did not remain on the ground
a week. Only once had the thermometer
been as low as six degrees above zero.
, 1855-03-17

MAIL OF THE SorTHERNER.-The last ar
rival at this place of the sloop Sarah
Stone" Capt Slater, brought part of the
mails saved from the wreck Of the late
steamer Sou,hcrncr" The mail bag con-
tanned seven hundred and twenty-five let
ters and one package, aud was brought to
Port Townsend by Major Sewel, who
states he found it broken opcn and in the
very damaged condition in which it had
been received. The inscription and post
marks on many Of the letters is entirely OBJ
liberated, and but three bear direction for
this territory. The following letters were
found broken open, and their envelopes
gone:
a letter dated at Upper Alton, Illinois,
directed to sister and signed by Orlando
l.. Castle Another dated in WAYNE Co,
Illinois, to Edson Marsh, signed by Daniel
Marsh; letter dated at Preside, San
Francisco, California signed Robert G..
Ham, another, signed j. McKanna. and
dated at Shasta City, Cal: foreign letter
signed Barbara Dawson, and dated Turzc-
park, County Meath, hclanG; . letter tia
ted in Washington County, Ohio, signed
Isaac Ross; another, in Dekalb County.
Estate not givcn,) signed EIlen.J. Davis:
one frem J. A. VI. Knight, in Iowa; a let
ter from john W. Beckett, 20 William and
Samuel Beckett one for Mrs. Palsy Watts,
from G. b. Crane; from Jane Lindsey TO
B. T. Smith; from Theodore Z. Minor 10
Cousin Cara Jennie Bedel to niece
aud namcsake; one to sister, from T. II.
Knapp, 20 femalc); letter dated in Giles
County, directed to brother, signed n.
c. Buford; another, from John c. Parker,
in Mississippi County, No, addressed to
an uncle; letter fsi Joseph Donncr or
Downcr, containing apeyer of attorney,
the affidavit taken before md signed by
the clerk of Yamhill county, 0Ngon, aud
certified by o. c. Pratt, in which is enclos-
ed note of $l3S, given in favor Of VIM
d. Garfield, by George Stewart
The above letters have been sent to the
Postal Agent-the balarce to their respec-
tive offices in Oregon.
, 1855-03-17

nep,bers of the have elected the Hon ur~
py vsox Tni,ed s,,,c. sens,or for fo,r roor t,o,,
Ono Ib ~ U.r.h s,,e.lino in rof..s,.. 80 ,his
49,. ~. - -
:. Tho election Of ;c,er,, ,rsor ill I. ,.,,.,
result IN serious dsafrc;ion in The know notbing or
der in our own State, and more especially between
me northern ana southern sections OF the order n"
i,cncrai Won II i ~ creI, et y '''
even ol the members Of the order that the ecton Of
Wilson is the rock upon which they will split
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-06
BY TIE SOUTHERN MAIL.

BALTlsokE, fnday, Jan. D, 4-)t'
By the arrival Of he Southern hail as late a. due
We have received New Orleans paper Ot Saturday.
The steamship Nautilus bad arrived at Nsw.Or-
leans, bnI, ing later Intelligence from the Rio
CrsnCe.
The BrornsrlZe F1g Of the 10th inst. publi-hes q
protect aeanst the sre farcical election ia Mexico
il ia sigu,d by Pouciaro Arriejs, Manuel Gomez
Jose Maria Mia Ascrss TrevinO, and VI OcampO.
Ia reference 10 The rev dictionary movements and
feeling. in E4,tern Mexico, Tie FlGg has the follow
iIg paragraph;
Ga the froLr.sr for the present, there quiet,
though bow long vii remain TINE alone can Tell.
Gen Carvsia arrived a. Bfow3sville few days
since end rurnor says he will very soon heal another
movement organized on a new and liberal basis.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-06
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE

HARRisBCRG. Friday Jan :. ISIS.
VIM. n Eeister Democcst,l OF Berks, elected
Speak err of the Senate on The tweotv seventh ballot
having fifteen votes. skinner Whisi had eleven
volts Frazer Woigl two Dirse Wing voted fJT
Hester Price Wing old no, vote.
The Governors Message has been sent into The
lie. slaure II shoss the aggregate receipts Of the
State tor tie year have BEEN a. COS 00O expendi-
lures 8 i2s COO leaving balance ia the Treasury
Of al go 600 The recei Is ofthr public works show
al excess over expenses Of $50 O0O TIE statistics
show expenditure, during hi- term Of office for the
rent Of works Of yer 80 200 600; yer the fIpded
debt hos been reduced quarter Of million lie
sJdts 10 the vote Fl the people in relation TO prohi
bite A. and remarks that thous h the vote shows the
peopr 10 be to the proposed, It gives
10 reason tor supposins them opposed 10 reform
s'inn.
He recomr ends revision Of the License Laws.
The ret ct the Message Is the usual local topics.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-06
PROTECTION AND BRITISH FREE TRADE.

The Journal Of Commerce having ssked some
questions to which it appeared most anxious to
have replies, we offered that they should be fur
ui-bed, on the simple condition thai, instead OF
earbling and incorporating them, as The Jour
nal has been accustomed to do, they should be
given to its readers in our Own words. Ia return
for this We willing to afford to their tree tr ide
arguments the advantage of our much larger CIR.
culstion. But severvl days have elapsed, and our
offer still remains unaccepted. IL does not suit
The Journal TO permit its readers to see more
than one side of this great question; whereas for
our part, we prefer that ours should see both
sides. Truth never shuns the light. 1t never
avoids free discussion. FalsthOod always does
both.
1t was said of old that the devil could always
quote scripture 20 his purpose, aud the say a.
is n our dSy as true of the empIoyts In this coun-
try. of Manchester AMI Birmingham, as il then
was of bic satanic majesty. There is, too, a
striking resemblance in the manner OF doing the
work Ire latter always looked TO the letter
'of the law, =" carefully avoiding all reference ~
its spirit; and ouch is precisely the course with
The Journal as will be seen by the article We now
copy in another column. ~ the fiscal year
ls27-- was always represented by the figures
lc2s, they had DO scruple about making il
suhjec. to the tariff Of l,2-, although the former
died almost as the latter came into existence. As
"the letter of the law" of l-- ceased to be opera
tive after l-32, they take that in preference to
it's spirit, fully preserved in the act Of l-2, and
continued, with the slightest variation, until after
the close Of the fiscal year lS3-5. Men who
find themselves forced to resort to tricks OF this
kird are greatly 10 be pited, for they furnish at
every step evidence that they are endesvorng to
prove that to be true which they know 70 be
false.
As regards the question whether or no. in 1872
all the money had gone out of the country, We
certainly see nothing 70 take bsck'-nor shall
We 90 it. South and west of this State, anonsa
population of thirteen millions of people, gold snd
silver had gene entirely out OF circulation, and
We regard ii as quite immaterial whether Brihsh
free trade had expelled i: from the country, or
had so destroyed both public and private credit
IS 10 drive it into the boards of individuals or
of banks. In its absence, shib-plis:ers were
the only currency. The Fedora Gcvernmertitsel
was forced to pay its debts and collect is revenue
in iDconvertble paper Of It's own manufacture
and even of that it could scarcely obtain enough
to keep its wheels in mo.lon-ahd al TIL. The
Journal well knows.
We, too, know perfectly well that in various
States efforts had been made to compel banks to
resune, and that very many Of them had nomi.
nslly resumed; but equally well does The Jos'~sl
know that the effect had been that of rendering
money Of any and every kind, paper, silver, or
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-06
FROM BOSTON.

BOsTOS. Friday, Jan. 5 l-55.
An Anti. Slavery peiiOn h ~ been drawn up, ad-
dressed TO the Massachusetts, Senate AID House,
ursirg tie passage of the Law That any person
" who engages in arrestiDg mol Ling or returning
" fugitive slave either a. ult.d States Judge Con
"mi..oIer Marshal. Deputy Marshal, or in any other
"capacity Whatsoever, Or even As private citizen
" sLall be forever incapable of acting A. J1ror
" in SOY Court of this State. or OF holding auy
" flee Of trust honor, emolument, whether such
~ Office be State. County, City or Town office un
lesx relieved fro slch disgrace by PARDON and
'sssolo punish by tne aud Imprisonment any claim
''sSE Man alleged slave or any alder or aoetor OF
such ScIsimaut who shall ate nPt to remove s1ch
snece<lslave from this State without hs first hsy'
ing SJury trial on the question OF his slavery or
DO fr, edOm.
A convention of both houses elected to-day Ivory
II. Lucas, Of Edgartown, State senator from Duke
end Nartucket County. The vote stood as ioloEs:
Iuc.s 800 Nm. Burney, of Nantucket, ,.
The Brtsh hafk Prirrs Arthur, bound from Manil-
Ia for Nes.York, wss off Singapore the 3);h Oct
in king coIdiron having ten feet Of wa'er in Der
hoc 81 had sent 10 Singapore Tor assistance, aud
stesaer proc, eded in search Of her, but had not re-
turyed on TIE ith OF November.
The cargo # the Prince Arthur is IL. ured in New
York AID Boston Tor $3.50 CO., he new ship Acorn,
Cuilbat, Wa doborough, was Destroyed by fire. at
Muscongus t. IA miles below Marlborough, on the
Sd inst.
The wool work OF the Victoria Br dye over the st.
Lawrence River was carried away by me ice, but no
injury whatever Was done 10 the stone abutment or
The s'ore piers, which remain ~ firm "a the solid
rock ard pr I'VE the security and stability Of the struc
ture. The newspaper reports of damage to the per-
uane ut structuTs entirely unfouEded.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-06

SENATE, Jan. 5-The Military Academy Appro
pra,ion bill was passed. Mr. Badger moved to
waste two days, by adjournirg to tuesday, which
the Senate agreed to do. The Soliiers Bounty Land
bill was nsde the special order for Tuesday. The
remainder Of Il session was spent the judiciary
bill, and an amendment making Judicial Circuit on
the Pacific Coast was adopted. Adjourned to
Tuesday.
House Jan. The Nebraska Delegate, Napo.
leon BoDaparte Giddmgs, was sworn in. After order
ing the printing OF 90 900 extra copies Of the Presi
dents Veto of the River and Iarbor bill, the House
took up private bills, which occupied the time until
the hour of Adjournment"
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-06
United STATES SUPREME COURT.

WAsHINGTON, Friday, ] an. ,. I-jj.
Nos - and 3y-Jamss William administrator,
appellant Va. Robert divers, executors; and John
Goodings administrator appellant. "A. Robert Oh
veIs executors. Argument concluded by Mr. Dula-
Dy for the appellants
No lt3 Alfred Savignsc plaintiff in error " Abra-
han Garrison. The notion 10 reinstate and for a su-
percece as in this cause was argned By Mr.. Baxter
in support ard by Mr.. Ewing IN opposition.
n g. Original Docket The State Of Florida, COM
plaiusIt sgt. III. state OF Gsorgs Argument on
Tie melton to intervene in beh sf Of the nited States
wa comm creed by the Attorney General.
Ihoma- Balch. E-q % Phisdepnia, was admitted
a. OIL Attorney Of tbs Court to-day.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-06

TIE dead heads On the Sixthav. Railroad, and
We believe on the other City roads, are no more
On the former road the tickets expired last
night. We hear that Mayor Wood received
free ticket yesterday on some stage route ou'
that be sent it back accompanied by note e1-
pressing in very plain English his opinion that
such an Offer il not decided insult, was at any
rate highly improper. We hope his e1lmPle
will be ex,epsively followed among the City Of
fcers.