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L III e L A TIE s Il N E w S,
BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TElEGRApHs.
Important from Washington.
THE PACIFIC RAILRoAD-PRoJEcT or THE SENATE
COMMITTEE.

important nom washington.
THE PACIFIC RAILRoAD--PRoJEcT OF THE SENATE
COMMITTEE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. IA, 1855.
The Senate special committee the Pacific Railroad
met yesterday to consider the two projects presented by
Senators Douglas and Rusk and finally determined to
report to the Senate and urge the adoption OF Senator
Douglass BILL with slight amendments
The bill provides three routes, viz. the southern
route from the western border of Texas TO the Pacific;
the central route from the western border Of Missouri
Iowa TO the Bay of San Francisco the northern route
from the western border Of Wisconsin, Minnesota to
the navigable waters Of the Pacific in Oregon Wash
pgton Territory.
The bill sets apart alternate sections of land for ten
miles each side of each route and doubles the mini
price the reserved sections It also authorizes
mail conrac. for fifteen years from the completion Of
the road rate not exceeding three hundred dollars
per mile which is the price paid on first class
railroads. and also authorizes contracts to be made by
the Secretaries Of War and Navy for the same period
for the transportation Of supplies at rate
not exceeding in the aggregate the nov paid for
the same service
No money to he paid from the Treasury OF the United
States until the service shall have been performed and
lands to be decided to the companies until one hum
dred miles Of road shall have been made and then only
three.quarters of the land pertaining said one hun
urcu rfsetNlbg other Iourtn until the com
pleon of the succeeding hundred miles, and so on
throughout
The Secretaries of War and Navy, and the Postmaster
General, are required to issue advertisement for
sealed proposals separately each route.
No proposal to be accepted which does not guarantee
the completion Of the road within ten years. deposit
of FIVE hundred thousand dollar. with the In
United States other par stocks, which sum may be
refunded in amounts OF FIVE thousand dollars as soon as
that shall have been actually expended in the con
struction Of the road
This plan places the three sections OF country on an
exact equality, and leaves capital enterprise and ga.
ture 10 decide which route win be first made.
Mr. Rusk's plan, which was not agreed to, proposed
that the United States should loan 70 each Of the con-
raniss its bonds to amount the interest Of which
would pay for the transportation % mails nd govern.
ment supplies. his would have required loan FOR
the three routes ofatout sixty miIions.>
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New LINE OF NAIL STEAMERs.-We learn
that Commodore Vanderbilt has made propo-
sition to the Post Office Department to carry
the mails to Southampton and Havre alter
nately with the Collins line. His intention is
to build five steamers, to enable him to run o
semi-monthly line. Two Of the five are now on
the stocks, and will be ready for service in a
few months. Commodore V.'s proposition is to
receive proportionate rate of pay with the
lines now in existence for carrying the mails,
and in this way establish weekly line Of Anne
rican steamers to Europe. We hope he will
succeed. Congress cannot do better than to
encourage all ocean mail steam lines. 1t is
the cheapest way Of keeping up navy. The
war in the Crimea has fully de monstrated this
fact. Without the Oriental, West Indian,
Cunard and other mail steamers, it would have
been impossible for the Allied Powers to have
despatched achievements in time to have been
Of any use to Lord Raglan and Gen. Canrobert
The Arabia, the last to leave Marseilles, car
ried seventeen hundred French troops, besides
abundant munitions Of war. With ten or
twenty steamers like the Baltic, Pacific, and
Atlantic, troops could be transported to any
part OF our Eastern coast in week and with
steamers of equal speed on the Pacific, troops
could be sent from New York to San Francisco
in less than three weeks. Let Congress think
of these facts
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foreign minister, and deserves some consolation
after the defeat which is about to befall him.
Either nomination would receive our support.

AMERICAN TRADE WITH AFRICA-THE LAW
MUsKETs.-We published in yesterdays He
RAID very int resting sketch of the financial
and commercial condition OF several Of the
African States, and we understand that there
are still more interesting Developments to
come from the same source The author of the
sketch referred to--Mr. Thomas N. Carr
was once Consul of the United States at
Tunis, and lately returned from second visit
to that country, where he had been employed
to get off some Of George Laws muskets. For
some reason or other--which may be mere
fully explained when the case of Thomas N.
Carr against George Law comes before our
courts--the muskets did not go off on this oc-
casion. And these unfortunate weapons-not-
outstanding all the sales and purchases al
legged to have been made, and all the move
ments of the mysterious vessels in various
parts of the world--are still snug and safe in
this neighborhood, ready at any moment to be
used for the capture of Cuba, the revolution
in Mexico, or the reconstruction of Poland.
We learn that Mr.. Carr intends to give sue
cinct history of the muskets at an early day,
and as there is great deal of public interest
felt in the matter. we have no doubt that his
revelations will command large share Of at
tention, and that the muskess will be made to
50 off in some shape or other.
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FOREIGN MILITARY ORGANIzArIoNs,-We have
heretofore published the official order Of tho
Governor of Massachusetts, disbanding eight
militia companies composed of Irishmen. The
example of Governor Gardner should be imi-
tated in other States. If Irishmen, Germans,
or Frenchmen desire to serve in the militia,
there are plenty of skeleton regiments to be
filed up. They have no right to exclusive
charters, or to wear foreign national uniforms,
or to be known by foreign names. The militia
is a national institution, and should be every
where consolidated American body.
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The Southern Convention.

NV OR1EANs Jan. II, 1900.
At the convention being hej here today resolutions
offered and referred declaring the acquisition OF
Cuba necessary for the protection of the commerce and
for the security Of the Southern coasts and urging tho
immediate action Of Congress upon the subject also
commencing reciprocal treaty between Spain and Mex.
co for the repeal of the lsss SURPRISING the slavs
trade also in favor of railroad from Norfolk 70 tho
mouth OF the OHIO river
Mr.. Marshall, Of Mississippi read long report about
the institution Of slavery showing ts value to the South
and several speeches made by others the Pacific
railroad project
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NEW ORLEANS, JAN IL 1850
Our cotton market Is unchanged The sales of the
amount to 5000 bales The sales for the week add UP
900 bales and the stock hand exclusive of ship
board is 10000 bales Moasses Is selling at lie per
gallon; corn, 05c -four. IS rs bacon side 6c lard
91c Cofee-sales for the week, $500 bags at &c. Co.,
perls stock on hand, $4,000 bags Freights un-
changed.
MOBILE, Jan. 10, 1855
The sales Of cotton here FOR the week foot up 1900
bales. We quote middling At ~ tx. The stock ON
hand is $4,000 bales Freights duh at unchanged
rates.
PROVIDENCE, JAM 49, 1855
The cotton market for the week has been moderately
active at irregular prices, closing to-day With frnsr
feeling Ia wool the sales amount to Al 200 lbs, at
about the range Of prices last week. Printing
cothE-Sales Al, 2t pieces.
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ERROR OF Mr.. WIsE.-Mr. Wise says that
Know Nothingism first saw the light in the
Fou1th ward of the city of New York. He is
under mistake. The Sixth and the Four
teenth wards are entitled to the honor. The
first, when rum, and rioting, and traffcing in
the Irish vote rendered election time q hideous
disgrace to the city; the Fourteenth, when
Archbishop Hughes went to Carroll Hall to
make q political speech to the Irish. These
were the true cradles of the Know Nothing re-
volution.
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Malls for Europe.

THE NEW YORK HERALD--EDIrIoN FOR Europe.
The Cunard mall steamship Asia Capt. Lott, viii leave
Boston Wednesday, at noon, for Liverpool.
The European mails will close this city at quarter
20 two o clock tomorrow afternoon.
The HERALD printed in English and French) viii be
published at ten o'clock tomorrow morning. Single
copies in wrappers, sxpence.
Subscriptions and advertisements for any edition of
<ns NTw York HERALD will be received at the following
places in Europe
LIVERPOOL. John Hunter, No Q Paradise street.
LONDON. Edwards Sanford Co., No. II CornhiI.
VIM. Thomas Co., No. 10 Catharine street.
PARs. Livingston, Wells Co., Place de la Bcurse.
The contents of the European edition OF the HERALD
VIII embrace the received by mail and telegraph at
tia sce during the previous week. and to the hour
vublcation.
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MORE TROUBLES AT ERrE-It is somewhat
curious that the riots which have broken out
fresh at Erie, should be traced in so great q
measure to the German population. For one
American name, at least FIVE German occur
among the rioters. SO it is all over the Union.
Nine-tenths of the riots, aw-breaking, violence
and crime are the work of foreigners mainly
Irish and Germans Can any one wonder that
the Know Nothings have succeeded?
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Arrival OF the Steamship Northern Light aS
New Orleans with SG00,00O In Specie.

Nav ORLEANS, Jan. IL, 1855.
The steamship Northern Light arrived here to day,
with dates San Francisco 70 the 23d Of December,
and with about $500 600 in specie for New York.
Flour selling at s14 per bb lard at IA per b
bacon at 13h c., and hams a. 10 &C.
About half Of the town of yailecito destroyed By
fire the 22d ut.
The ships Flying Eagle and Alabama arrived at sa,
Francisco from New York the 22d Of Deceater.
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HERALD, MONDAY, JANUARY Is, 1866

succeed in effechfg the ruin Of their rival; to-
morrow their turn may come, and how shall
they ask for mercy At the hour we write, all
is doubt uncertainty, gloom in the future A
mail from Europe, disaster at home, or even
the natural consequences of the events of the
last ten years may at any observation-disclosures
Wall street, and shatter the soundest credit.
No man can say the storm shall not strike him
down. How unspeakably short sighted under
such circumstances, for the men who should be
placing shoulder to shoulder, and aiding each
other as far as their own safety will allow, to
seize the opportunity of crushing their rivals,
and quarrellipg together How bitterly the
managers Of the State and the United States
banks must have thought of their suicidal strife,
when both wele PROSTATE, and all was ruin
around!
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THE PAcIFic RAILROAD BrLI.--THE RECIPROCITY BILL
IN NOVA scoTIA--THE CENTRAL AMERICAN ExPE.

WASHINGTON, JAN IA, 1856
The probabilities in favor Of the passage Of the
Pacific Railroad ball by the House. on'the 10TH but
three of the select committee ia the Senate have
pectively independent plans Of their own it viii pros
badly go back from the Senate so altered that tho
House may not ccHur
Adyices from Nova Scotia represent the people Of
province highly pleased with the effects Of the reel
procty bill. Arrangements are being made for much
larger expectations Of coal from Pctou next
Recent alvices from Central America promise the
pedtonsts entrance into The confederacy with suci,
boundary lines they may desire and other privileges
upon such conditions as viii be complied with BY Col
Kinney and his associates
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NEw ORLEANS, Jan. Il, 1855.
BY the arrival Of the steamship 0rizaba at this port
to-day have dates from the city Of Mexico to tho
9Th and from Vera Cruz to the 9th inst Her news how
ever, is unimportant.
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Political Intelligence.

The House Of Representatives branch Of the Massachu
'etts Legislature will ballot tomorrow for United
States Senator to out the term of Edward Everett
which extends to 1852 and whose seat is occupied
by julius Rockwell, by appointment by the Governor.
The House caucus was held the 18th instant and
suited in the choice Of General Henry Wilson, of Natic.
The result OF the first or informal ballot fol-
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BOSTON, Jan. II, 1850
The weather cleared up last night, and today it has
been clear and cold the thermo standing at eight
degrees above zero
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Arrival Of the Sou thern Mail.

BALTIMORE, Jan. IA, 1855
BY the arrival OF the Southern mail here late az
due, have received New Orleans papers Of Monday
last, but they contain no news
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From Columbia.

COLUMBIA, S, c. JAN II, 1855
We have received here New Orleans papers Of wednes.
day, but they contain nothing Of Importance.
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business Failures,

NEw ORLEANS, Jan. 13 1850
prominent banking house, produce firm, and two
cotton and tobacco houses suspended payment here to-
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The FRENCH MISSION AGAIN VACANT.-We
may expect to hear in day or two that the
French mission has been vacated by the illness
or death Of Mr.. Mason, and that hosts of old
candidates and new are urging their claims to
the place on the President. There will be for
instance Mr.. Dix, to whom it was promised by
the President, aud who though free soiler of
lS4S is no worse in this respect than John Coch-
rane, several other nominees Of the administra-
ton, or the President himself Mr.. Cobb has
chance; at one time it was thought he was
sure Of the appointment, and his claims are as
good still. After Mr.. Wise of Virginia has
been defeated by the Know Nothings, he will
also re enter the lists; and eloquent and able
as he has proved himself by his last speech,
will stand fair chance. John Van Buren, is
out Of the question; Mr. Cutting has had quite
enough Of politics for the present; and the other
old candidates win probably refrain from
csurtiug second disappointment. New ones
in abundance will spring up in their stead.
1t has been intmated to us as thing by no
means unlikely, that the President, seeing his
administration fallen so low that even Mr.. Wise
dared not allude to him in his speech. will en-
deavor to repair his past errors by Offering us
the French mission and requesting us to take
charge Of the very tangled web Of our foreign
relations. We know not how this may be, but
to prevent misconception, we beg formally to
withdraw our name as an applicant for the Of
fee, and announce our determination to refuse
il should it be offered us. Under other circum-
stances, the great need that is felt for some
man of common sense to look after our Euro
pesn relations might have induced us to forego
our inclinations and consent to serve the coun-
try as foreign minister. But, at present, Mr..
Pierce has so thoroughly disorganized parties
at home, that we feel We can be Of more service
in recording the progress Of the Know Nothing
revolution, and guiding its counsels. The ad-
minisiration bad better select Mr.. Dix, whose
claims and ability are good or, should he de-
cline, or be unavailable from some other rca-
son, Mr.. Wise, who would make an excellent
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GENERAI. ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA..


SENATE.
FRIDAY, Dee. 81, 1855.
The Senate was called to order by 1t Goyerno,
LEAkE. - ''o'
Prayer by Rev. NJ. d. HoeE.
- message from the House of Delegates was
read, communicating the passage of various bjlls.
REPORT OF CoMNITTEE
ny Air. DESEALE, from the Committee on Roads
TO increase the capital stock of the James River
and kanawha Company. aud to authorise sub.
scripton thereto by the Commonwealth
RES0LUTIoy
BY MIR. DOUGLAS: To Increase the enn,nensa
t,on OF the Clerk of the Circuit Court Of Richmend
city.
BILLS PASSED
To incorporate the Odd + ellows Building Asso.
citation OF Norfolk city;
Authorizing the Charleston and Point Pleasant
turnpike Company to collect tolls on the bridge
across the Pocotapalco river;
House bill to re-charter the Mt Crawford Water
Company
various bills were advanced stage
APPROPRIATION BILLS.
The Richmond and Charlottesville Plank Road
OIL, and other appropriation bills, were made the
order of the day for the 14th of january
BIZ increasing the number of Commissioners OF
the Revenue for Pittsyivania, was laid on the ia
BILE.
B'll TO promote connecting railroads between the
orange & Alexandria and Manassas Gap railroads
and the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac rail
road, was taken up, and debate on motion to
lay on the table was in progress. when
on motion of Mr.. CATLETT, the Senate adjourn
ed = -
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commit. The motion to recons;d.. - \.
and carried Was then put
Mr CRocKER withdrew his amendmsn, .,r,.;..
oui names and inserting others and ssr,nane
snInsea IN, ms motion to one simply to recornm;s ,hs
disagrseable subject was gotten rid Of. a = 'ne
on mouon OF Mr.. NOTTINGHAM the House .d.
IN the notice of the proceedings on Thursday.
the sili relative to the privileges and dutis
u .ns members OF the General Assembly. we
ing to the excisson Of tie 9th section indicated hs
disposition to move for the incorporation of IL,
visions in separate billi - -
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DIABoLICAL INCENDIARISM.-An attempt was
made at an early hour Thursday morning, to set
fire to the Northern Temporary Home for Friend
less Children in Philadelphia. The fire was kind.
led in the lower part of tho house, but was extin-
guished before doing much damage. One hundred
children were asleep on the upper floors of the es
tablishment.
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PORK PACKING FOR AXLE BoNEs.-The Rail
road Advocate says :-"Salt pork Is coming into
quite extensive use as packing for car axle boxes
Ii is highly spoken OF by car masters on roads run
ming out Of this city, and by men in similar posi-
tons in Ohio, where we believe the application
was first made A slice of salt pork is applied at
the bottom and another against the end of the
Journal aud we are told that the box will for
months before the fat becomes all fried out
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DEATH OF sYUsEF"-Al who have read J. Ross
Brownies Eastern Travels, will remember iusef
Simon Badia, one of the most prominent person
ages mentioned in the book. He came to this
country two years ago. and became resident on
the plantation of Mr. Keene Richards of Scott coun-
ty, Ky. few months since he sailed for the Med
iterranean in company with Yusef, ntemplsting
entering the service of the U. S. Camel Expedition.
rent s of Yusef reside, in October. The town was
in great cOmmOtion as his arrival home
was announced, and preparations were made for a
great feast in his honor. That night the feast was
had and merriment prevailed. But before morn
ing poor Yusef was dead He suffered from an
attack of colic and passed away from earth in less
than twenty -four hours after he had reset his feet
on the land of his ancestors
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HANDSOME BEQUEsTs.-Jonathan Colt, Esq, de
ceased, late of New London. Conn, bequesthed
s4s, 500 to various benevolent purposes including
$4,000 to the poor in the amshouse, and $50, 600
to several Episcopal, Baptist, Methodist and Con
gregationast churches. for the benefit of their
spective clergymen. Mr.. Colts property is valued
af S3O0 600
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REPORTED DEATH OF DION BoURCICAULT.-
The Louisville Courier learns from private New
Orleans dispatches, that Dion Bourcicault is dead
lie was manager of the "Gaiety Theatre" in that
city, and was eminent q dramatic author and as
an actor. Mr.. BouTcicaut was the author of Lon
don Assurance, and many other popular plays, and
came TO New York from London a little more than
ayear ago. He lectured for a time upon the Eng.
lsh Drama and then went upon the stage, where
he played genteel comedy with the happiest effect
His wife was formerly Miss Agnes Robertson, an
actress of popularity.
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COMING DowN.-The Ogdenburgh, n. Y, Sen
tinel of the 1lth inst. says that -four fell In that
village last week about Is cents per barrel After
the last vessel cleared from Chicago wheat fell
there to per bushel The country is full of all
kinds of produce, and there is cause to keep up
the high prices
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THE MURDER AT BosToN.-The examination of
Messrs. Coburn and Dalton at Boston, was finished
Wednesday afternoon, and resulted in the accused
being committed for trial on the charge of murder
As the investigation was merely preliminary to the
action of the Grand Jury, no testimony was intro.
duced for the defence. Justice Gushing briefly re-
viewed the case, and held that the primary cause
Of young Summers illness and death, as shown by
medical testimony introduced was from blows and
injuries, and that the other testimony implicated
the prisoners inhicting the violence.
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= LIBERAL ENDowMENTr--Hon. Stephen Salisbu
ry. the President of the American Antiquarian So
ciety, made very handsome gift to that society
At the meeting of its council ON Monday evening
He offered the sum OF Ere thousand dollars to the
soeiety to be invested as the Book binding Fund
Its annual interest to be devoted to binding such
books and pamphlets as may require binding
Bostoa Advocate
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Court MARTIAL-It is stated that court mar
taI has been ordered for the trial Of Brevet Colo
mel Blake of the first dragons, on charge of un
oficcrIike conduct 1t is also stated that the Pre-
sident will prefer charges against General Garland
of the ninth division, for neglect OF duty.
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PRoHIBITORY Law DECIsION.-The opinions of
the Judges of the Supreme Court Of Illinois were
given Thursday in case involving the eonstitu-
tionality of the Prohibitory law. Opinions were
delivered by Judges Perkins and Davidson, against
the law in toto. Judge Stuart sustain the law ex-
cept the manufacturing, search, seizure, confisca
tion and agency clauses. Judge Gookins sustain
ed the who le law.
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SALT AT SYRACUSE, n. I.-The salt business at
Syracuse, n. ", has closed for the winter. Man
utacturers have realized handsome profit on the
business cf the season. The amount manufactur-
ed exceeds that of any previous year by several
thousand bushels.
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A sgsTENcE FoR ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Cooper,
eeiored convicted OF murder In the second degree,
At wilmington. Del has been sentenced 70 pay =
ans Of $1,000, 70 be whipped with 20 iashes, TO
stand one hour In the piliory and to be sold 70 the
highest and best bidder for life. 8