Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-02-06
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Additional from the House.
WAsnISGros, Feb 4--Nr. Cullo6D Of Tennessee.
was then elected Clerk by resoIntion--yeas 2e,
noes 81.
The Speaker administered the oath Of Office to
Mr. Cullom, and be took bis Chair amid applause
from the galleries.
The members, then ia accordance with resou
ton nv Mr. Bah, retired in body without the bar
Of the Hovse, bat severaly reformed. AID selected,
'snd took possession of their. seats rs name after
name was drawn by the Clerk from a-box in the
manner Of lottery. This proceeding consumed
an hour.
Mr. Nichols offered resolution declaring Mr..
Glossbreuner, Sergeant at Arms.
The petitions presented from the-Naval Officers,
aggrieved by the action of the retiring board,
followed by discussion Of the proceedings OF said
board.
Many bills were introduced principally for Inter-
nal improvements, and one by Mr.. Adams, for ex-
tending the term Of Naturalization
On motion of Mr. Fish, the Committee on Fl
nance, was instructed 10 inquire whether small
Spanish silver coin may not be removed from cir
eulation, or have the value established by law to
accord with their Intrinsic value and avoid fraction
al parts of a cent. Adjourned.
wAsH1NGroS, Feb 5.-HoUsE-The House re
fused by twelve majority to table the resolution
Offered yesterday declaring A. J. Gosbrenner Ser
/ geant at Arms.
NLw ORLEANS, Feb 4.--Cotton firm, Orleans
middling 94s4; Sugar Hail Molasses S4i; Freights
on cotton to Liverpool GIG.
! The steamer Cahswba arrived with dates from
I Havana to the lst.
The news is unimpOrtant. Sugar inactive.
| Weather bad.
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 4-SENArE-T heSenate con.
frmed the appointment of Dallas as Minister to
England.
NEW York, Feb. 4-The weekly statement Ofthe
banks in this city shows the following increases:
LOaas l,O93, 900, Specie 9O7 900, Circulation 2l5,
OOO, and deposits S,S5o.OOO.
SYRACUSE, n. Y, Feb. 5.-The county court
house was destroyed by fire this morning A por
+ ton Of the Library and many important documents
were destroyed Loss $4,000, upon which there
was no insurance
PHILADELPHIA, Feb 5.-The train for Harrisburg
last night, was thrown from the track about eight
miles from the city by the breaking of rail. Two
cars were crushed. One passengerear rolled down
an embankment, took FIRE from the stove aud burned
up. One man supposed to be Abraham B. Hart OF
the firm of Hart Son of Cincinnati, was killed, and
and twenty seven others injured most of them but
slightly. Z. S. Watson of ST. Lous, had bis thigh
broken; he was brought to the Gerard House. He
was iinred at the Gasconade disaster, and bad just
recovered.
Mr. D. A. Finney of the State Senate was also
injured A number of members of the Legislature
escaped with slight injuries
CLEVELAND, Feb. 5.-The Lake Shore, Cleveland
and Dunkirk, and New York, and Erie roads, are
blocked up b. suow near Perrysturg, the State line
road is closed between Silver Greek and Buffalo.
No trains through since Friday.
CARLISLE, Feb. TN consequences of the expul-
sion Of four students from Dickinson College to~iay
for violation Of the regulations, about 100 rebeled
against the Faculty and left the Institution. They
alleged the expulsion of the four to have been un.
just
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH
NEW YORK, Feb 4, P. Motion is improving;
Orleans middling 10, uplands %, and closing firm;
Flour drooping Coffee firm, Rio l. !; Sugar firm at
81; Molasses dull Gunny clothing 1928 Freights
frmer.
CINCINNATI Feb A, P M.-Flour 675; no sales
in Provisions; Whisky and Groceries unchanged.
NEw York, Jan. 8, M.-Four frmer Wheat and
Corn declined; Mess Pork declined at Is 81; Ster>
ling Exchange has advanced to 50.
NEW York, Feb. 4, p M-FIour, State, 81 GA
as 90; Western SSaS so; Southern 5OalO %; Rye
-four S5a7; meal s7a4 70; Buckwheat -four 80
per 100 los; Wheat, Red l GOAL 90; white, 2a9 10;
Rye, 99lI 81; Corn, Southern, s0as7; old mixad
Western, s5a87 oats 44a5O; whisky 3iaS4l Mess
Pork Il 90; dressed hogs 7ta75 for cut meats;
Shoulders 74a7i; Hams Sia94; Lard l05alO2.
CNcNYArI, Feb. 5, M.-Four 100; Provisions
nominaly unchanged; Groceries firm; Molasses AZ
s43 cents.
Nav York. Feb 5.-Cotton firm, with sales OF
$500 bales Flour dull; Wheat quiet Southern
Red 100; Corn lauguid, mixed s4a; Pork dropping;
Coffee firm, Rio lla; Bacon scarce. Sterling Elk.
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