The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-12-31
BY TELEGRAPH.
REPORTED EXPRESSLY FOR THE JOURNAL
CON REss SION AL.
THIRTY- FOURTH CONGRESs-SECOND sEsS

WAsHINeToN, Dec. 80.
SENATE.-On motion Of Mr. Weller, the
Committee on Territories was directed to
enquire into the expediency Of providing
means for establishing and settling the boun-
daries between California and Utah.
Ten thousand extra copies Of the report of
the Superintendent Of the Coast Survey were
ordered printed. The Senate then adjourned
till Friday
HoUsE.-The House resumed the conside-
ration of the Presidents message.
The Indian Department has received infor
nation that about $4,000 acres of the Della
ware Trust Land recently sold yielded S45,-
600 Upwards Of $4,000 acres including
Leavenworth City, also belonging to the Della
ware Indians are yet to be sold. There are
also 100000 acres opposite st. Joseph, No.
and also the same number on the Usage river.
The former is held in trust for the Iowa In
dams, and the latter for the Weal Inlians,
unsold. These choice tracts will, on the
opening Of spring be brought into mlrket be
fore any U. S. lands shall be open for sale in
Kansas.
New York. Dec. 80.
The steamer Edinburg from Glasgow, has
arrived Her dates are to the 18th inst, but
have been anticipated.
fire occurred this morning in Broadway,
in Eastern Avenue, in q house occupied by
Simon Boss, shoemaker Two apprentice
boys sleeping up stairs. were smothered to
death
/ The fire was extinguished before much
damage was done to the house.
Hon. S. r. Mallory reelected Senator OF
Florida:
BosToN, Dec 80.
| Mr.. Penny, the Warden of the State
! Prison, who was murdered yesterday, was
native of n Hampshire. He had been
married but three weeks, and was absent on
j his bridal tour when Walker, the Deputy
Warden was murdered. Decatur, the muir
derer' was serving out three years impris-
onment for an aggravated assault on police
man. He is but twenty years old and ma
tive Of Maine He killed Penny with one
blow on the neck with a knife. No cause for
the deed is known.
| Thos. c. Gray distinguished citizen oil
this city died yesterday.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 20.
The New Orleans papers of Saturday and
Sunday have been received by mail.
E. B. Harris attempted to murder Christian
Boseius. an eminent lawyer Of New Orleans
on the Goth inst. Subsequently Harris com
mitted suicide He is supposed to have been
insane.
New ORLRANs, Dec 20, P. NJ.
Cotton, total sales to day II, 500 bales; mid
ding 1870 1870. Flour closed with de-
cining tendency; sales at Sc so, Bacon firm
Clear sides &c, ribbed sides 10. Lard in bbls
11Ac. Pork very dull at $18 for mess.
.a New ORLEANS, Dec 20.
The steamer Texas takes five hundred re-
tcruitS for Walker in the morning.
| ST. LOUIS Dec. 20.
! The Santa Fe mail has arrived, bringing
Independence dates to the goth.
Mining operations were progressing favor
ably. ~. rr.....-
! There. was heavy snow on the plains.
t Bent's Fort was attacked by the Kiowas
and but for the interference Of the Cheyennes
would have been destroyed. The kiowa
gave the mail train much trouble.
Capt, Dodge, agent Of the Navajos, ha(
, been taken prisoner by the Apaches.
The usual Indian depredations are reported
on the frontier.