Georgetown weekly news., 1855-01-04
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States.
We are under obligations to Wells, Far
90 & Co. for the Extra of the Dem. State
Journal from which, together with the Sac.
Union. we collect the following news:
Congress assembled on the 4th ult. at II
noon. 1877 Representatives and 81 Sena-
tors were present.
The Presidents annual message-Mr
Atchison's resignation of the Presidency of
the Senate proposition of Mr. Wal
bridge to abolish the duty on foreign coal
the resolution calling for the correspondence
relative to the difficulty between Minister
Soule and the French Governments the
inquiry for information respecting the OBJ
iects of the conference at Ostend, are the
features of the days business.
The Herald's Washington correspondent
of the 4th says:
Mr.. Bright will undoubtedly be elected
as the President of the Senate, although he
will meet with opposition from the South
ern members, who will seek to elevate a
man to the Office from their own section of
country. There will not, however be enough
division of feeling to defeat the election OF
Mr. Bright, who seems to be a decided fa-
vorite with majority of the members OF
the Senate.
Mr.. Cass was elected for to-day only, and
the regular election will ensue tomorrow
The weather is extremely cold, and it has
been blowing perfect gale all day.
Hon. III. A. Wise has been nominated by
section of the Democratic Convention Of
Virginia.
The Know Nothings of Philadelphia it is
said fired thousand guns on the result OF
their victories in that State.
The same party, on the 9th November
elected their Legislative candidates in New
Orleans, by handsome majorities
Judge Grimes, of Louisiana, is dead.
Myron Fl Clark is elected Governor OF
New York by 3l5 majority.
DANGEROUS PowER.-An exchange, in
speaking of the recent Soule affair, and the
then probabilities Of war with France,
SAYS, that one of the tremendous evils of the
world is the monstrous accumulation ofpow-
er in few hands. Half dozen men may
at this moment, light the fires of war thro
the world, may convulse all civilized nations
sweep earth and sea with armed hosts
spread desolation through the fields, and
bankruptcy through cities, and make them
selves felt by some form of suffering through
every household in Christendom.
FoREIGN.-No material movements had
taken place before Sevastopol between the
5th and 9Th of December
The Russians were mainly occupied in
repairing the damage done to the fortifca-
tions, but the Allies were actively pursuing
their siege operations, and it is admitted
that their position on the 6th was a very
good one.
The dispatch, which is dated on the 1th
inst, from Odessa, adds that "the action OF
the 5th had produced its effect"
According to the Russian versions, the
loss on their part on the 5th was very great.
Prince Menschikoff says he had killed
and wounded 1000, and adds that in his
opinion the loss of the Allies was at least
equal. He also announced that he is about
to concentrate all his forces now at Bakschi-
Serai, SimpherOpol, and other places in the
neighborhoOd, and expressed his hopes Of
decisive success.
The feet do not now take part in the
bombardment of Sevastopol.
Winter was setting in severely, and the
fleets had suffered disasters by gales, partic-
ularly in the Black Sea.
Deserters from Sevastopol report the town
to be in a horrible state. The inhabitants
were greatly in want of water. The Rus
slams, being unable to bury their dead, were
throwing the bodies into the bay; but the
sea rejects them, and the beach is strewn
with corpses. The great hospital had been
destroyed by fire, and 1000 sick and wound
ed soldiers had been burned. The firing OF
the besieged was slackening, from the want
either of munitions or artillerymen.