The Trinity times., 1855-03-31


Jan. 9th, arrived in New York on the Both,
having made the trip in tpenty days and sir
hours, beating the best time ever made over
any other route about two days The wharf
at San Juan is now completed, and the one
at Virgin Bay is progressing rapidly, and will
be finished in two weeks.
GENERAL ITEMS.
Anson p. Morrill, has been nominated a
candidate for Governor of Maine, by con-
vention Of the republican party Of that State.
The homestead Of the late Daniel Web
ster, at Franklin, n. H., comprising eight
hundred acres, has been sold at auction for
fifteen thousand dollars.
The contest between the Northern and
Southern sections of the Methodist Church,
respecting the Book Concern property in
Cincinnati, has at length been settled by
awarding to the Methodist Church $50, 900
and the Southern debts.
The Prohibitary Liquor Bill passed the As
semby of New York on the 2lst, by vote
Of eighty.one yeas to iorty-fve nays.
On the same day, Prohbtary Bill passed
the lower branch Of the Legislature Of Dela-
ware.
The Prohbtary Bill was lost in the Senate
of New Jersey on the 22d February.
There was another attempt in the Indiana
Legislature, on the 23d February, to choose
a Senator in place OF Mr.. Petit. The two
Houses failed TO agree, the Senate naming
Isaac Blackiord and the House substituting
Joseph G.. Marshall. The former House is
Nebraska, the latter Republican.
On the 9th February, the House of Rep
resentatiyes passed Mr. Ietcher's Tariff Bill
-l26 to 81. This Bill provides, that articles
now bearing duties of 100, 40 and 80 per
cent, shall, after the Isl of July, pay 80, 80
and "a per cent, reducing the present rates
20 per cent, :he number of articles paying
25 per cent. to be reduced to about 30.
The Legislature of Michigan has passed a
law, which provides for the trial by jury to
any slave caimed-prohibits the use of jails
to retain fugitives, and requires that the pro
scouting attorney of each county shall, upon
request, give aid and counsel to any such flu
gitlve slave.
The know Nothings in Connecticut have
nominated Mr. VIM. +. Miner, of Stamford
for Governor. and William T. Field, of Pom
fret, for Lieutenant Governor.
The Santa Fe n,ail arrived at Independ-
enee Mo-, on the 22d. On the 25th Of De-
cember, party of 100 Apaches and Utahs
massaered, at Pueblo, eoGrteen men, and took
three women ard two children prisoners.
In the cuse of Fry VS.. Bennett, in which
the former was awarded $1,000 damages,
for an alleged libel published in the n. \
Herald, the Supreme Court has ordered a
new trial.
Thirteen persons, recently from Germany,
persisted from cold and starvation at Pitts
burgh, n few davs since.
Bennett VS. Greely The n. Y. Tribune
has lately published two columns Of charges
against Bennett, the editor OF the n. Y. Her
ah The offences charged are OF the vilest
class for an editor. Bennet gives notice in
the Herald that be will bring su / for damages
at $50 900. He says he will also sue the n
Y. Express for republshng the same charges.
A desperate and perhaps fatal fight oeeHY-
red at a late hour on Saturday night, Feb.
24lh, at Stanwix Hall, in Broadway, N. Y,
between number of pugilists. in which three
or four persons were severely injured, and
one is supposed 80 be mOrtally wouaded. a
party OF mea, named Louis Baker, james
Turaer, Patrick Mclaughlin, alias Pangene,
and three others, entered the saloon in ques-
ton, and commenced an inaiscrlmnate as
sault upon Bill Poole, who was shot through
the body in the region of the heart, while
Turner accidentally shot himself, and also
his friend Baker. Charles Lozer, a friend
Of Poole's, was also shot in two places, but is
not fatally injured. Mclaughlin, Turner,
ana Van Pet we're arrested by the Eighth
Ward Police. Baker has eluded the police,
but it is probable his capture will soon be eff
fected.
The firm of Page & Bacon, bankers at St.
Louis, resumed payment on the 9th Feb.
The ST. Louis Intelligene9 of the 10Th ult
has the following paragraph in relation to the
establishment Of new banking house in New
York:
We have heard it rumored, for several
days, that an important banking arrangement
was about to be made, or is made as follows:
That Cornelius Vanderbilt, VIM. ii. Aspin-
wall and G.. X. Garrison. the two former of
New York. and the latter of California, are
to become partners in the Banking and Ex-
change business of Page X Bacon, now con-
Quoted in ST. Louis and California; that the
three new partners are to put in 81 OUO,OOO
each, making clear addition of S3,O0O,0OO
in ready cash capital, and that house is to
be opened in New York, as well as here and
in California. What renders this rumor very
probable, is the fact that each of the capital
lists named is we'll able to put up the amounts
named, and each was found sustaining Page
Il Bacon in New York.
According 10 an official report, the cost of
the Panama Railroad is little less than
$4,000 900, and further expenditure Of one
million dollars is needed.