Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-08-27
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MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.
FoREIGN NEWS.
ARRIyAL o. we NIAGARA.

the island of serPents, was mountain made
| from mole hill.
the accounts of the crops throughout Great
Britain are favorable, and the yield will be fully
an average
The Niagara reached port about . O'Clock this
evening.
The Hermann sailed from Southampton on
the 18th inst.
The City of Manchester, for Philadelphia,
LEFT Liverpool on thesamed day.
The Canadian, ffom Qlebec, arrived out on
the 18th.
Tae Persia made a run. from New York to
Liverpool in less than days
EseLAS6-fn every part of the kingdom
I contractorS are suspeDdIOg all but the most
! pressing Of public works.
| The 10Th was tae Enperor's .f6te day. a
| grad mass was cclebrateiat Notrc Dame, in
the presence of ali the dignitaties of the State.
/ Ie Dsgm was sungin ali the churches ofFrancc.
| At the theatres tha people were amused with a
dramatic representation of recent military e.
vents, while there il, addition, ganes bal
loon ascensions and concerts; and the evening
closed with an illumination of Paris and grand
display of fireworks.
Another movement has been started bg the
Orleanisis.
Dispatches from Paris state that the Duchess
of orleauS Count De Paris, Duke be Chartres
and NJ. Timers have left Hamburg Tor Ostes.a iii
consequence Of dispatches from England.
Marshal PeiSsier has been raised 10 the title
of Duke OF Malakolf, With a pension of 100000
francs per annum
The news from Spain state that a report pre-
walls, needing confirmation, however, of dis
turbance at Gadiz, while disarrning the national
guard, but excepting this the disnrming was 60
ing on every where quietly.
| y government steamer loaded with provis-
ions hal been dispatched TO Madeira.
The cholera was increasing at Lisbon.
u h IL Al,
rection in Naples was untrue.
LONDON MONEY MARKET, Aug. l5th.-Money
market more stringent, consols for money quo
ted at % Sass Ii American stocks weak
and transactions limited. The amount Of bull
lion in the Bank of England has Increased
$1,000 pounds.
Iron market firm at previous quotations
Barring L Brothers quote bar iron and rails in
Wales at &6aes 5s; Scotch pig iron in Glasgow
at 7GS6d.
LIVERPOOL, Aug. 15.-Flour without change
in price, demand being moderate, good Ohio 33a
3ls; Southern 3Us.- An improvement Of ID has
occurred in the price OF wheat, which is coniin-
cd chiefly to the better grades Corn advanced
Cd, demand confined TO the wants of home trade,
and The supply of the market is small.
/ The weather has been favorable for agricultu-
rnl purposes. and the accounts from grain crops
generally good.
Another Circular quotes Southern -four at
I32S; Western canal 29sa3ls. Red wheat quoted
at ssgdaDS; white 9sGd to 1OsGd. Western
white corn 3Isa6d; mixed 30s6da3ls Lard
Iquotc,! at 69sa7Os. Shoulders for retail 4os. s
| CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, August %.
| SEHATE-Mr. Crittcnden asked leave to intro
Iduce bill to alter and amend the Nebraska Kan
sas act.
Mr. Briggs objected to its reception.
Mr. Crittendcn gave notice he would intro
lucc the bill tomorrow.
Mr. Weller introduced the bal of which he
gave notice yesterday, to abrogate certain laws
ienarted by the legislature of Kansas.
Mr. Weller was willing to do all in his power
to obviate existing difficulties: the House had,
| in different form, expressed their dissent from
! the laws Of the Kansas Legislature, and be adj
mitted that some of those laws violated the con-
stitution of the I. S, and he wished to wipe
them OFF the statute.
| Mr. Biggs desired the bill to be referred to the
com. ON Territories. hat withdrew his motion TO
enable Wilson To yLer an amendment by adding
IA section declaring nail or void the l5lSt chap
ter of the laws of Kansas, being the act to pun
ish Offences against slave property, together with
such provisions as recognize, protect and legal
ize slavery, together with all provisions to cStab
lish Official oaths ether than these specified in
the organic act, in regard to the fugitive slave
law, Of which suspend the right of fnbeas cor
pus, IN which allow any uter than actual resi-
! dents to vote, or which allows Jurors 10 be Sc
| lcctcd in any other manner than b. lot, which
| punish citizens b. chaining then, together and
exposing them to labor on public works or caus-
ing balls and chains Of iron to DC attached 10
| them.
II also further declares it be the deliberate
opinion Of Congress that all persons under the
arrest III the territory under Indictment of tTca-
son or ether political offences, HrurgfuIly
de;aIed and orders their Immediate release; ii
directs the Governor of Kansas TO order Ike
election in the territory the Tuesday succeed
ing The first Monday i'll November ncXl, al
which time all persons who were actual bona
tidc residents Of the territory or the first of May
56, shall be entitled to vote and I've eligible To
election rs members Of both branches OF the
legislature; shall be chosen according to cnu!ne
ration and appointment to be ordered by the
Governor. a delegate to Congress shall also be
chosen; sheriiIS, probate judges, county
luiSSioHcrs, clerks recorders, etc False swear
| ing at any election is declared perjury, to be
punished by imprisonment not less than nor
more than u months, and by fine not less than
! 100 nor more than 800 dollars; and ten days af-
ter the election all persons chosen shall be eli
giblc 20 enter upon their duties TO the exclusion
of all persons now claiming such authority.
Mr. Bayard said W eer's ILL of no more ef.
feet than declaration of rights, and us such he
could vote for ii; but he would not sanction any
proposition to come in conflict with the iudcia-
~, or to modify OF restrain the power vested by
| the Constitution in the Executive; he admitted
some Of the Kansas Lays shocked the mora!
sense of the community and invaded national
rights; such laws Should be abrogated; but 10
prevent their execution without wiping them of
the statute book could be defended by no sound
! argument.
I Mr.. Mason approved Of the bill passed in May
1851 to organize the territories of Nebraska and
Kansas because 1t gave the people the right to
regulate their domestic institutions in their own
way; This bill proposed to undo that work, and
did not meet his appreciation. 1t seemed to be
CONCESSION to the House, which Lad engrafted
| a measure they know TO be obnoxious 10 the
moved to lay upon the table every proposition Of
the kind.