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Washington telegraph., 1857-01-28

STATISTICS OF THE YEAR 1S56.-We
gather the following facts from a number
of tables published in the New York Her
aid:
During the year just closed 116 persons
were killed and $50 wounded by l42 rail
road accidents in the United States. A
mong the killed were 26 engineers and 28
firemen. During 1856 there were 1876
killed and 629 wounded by 143 similar ac-
cidents
There were 50 fires in the United States
in 1856, which involved the loss of IS3
lives. In 1856 there were only 81 fires
where the loss of life occurred, and the
number of persons lost was but 119.
The number of fires in the United States
III 1856 (where the loss of property was
over $50, 900 at each, was 227, and the
aggregate loss s21,159,000, against loss
of Sf3 ,049, ,000at 1913 fires in 1855. Add
to the above amount of property destroyed
| by fires, where IN each instance the loss
was not less than $4,000, and the aegre-
gate would be increased to probably S27,
900, 600 in 1856, and SIS, 900, 900 in 18-
So.
The number of steamboat accidents in
1856 was 29-persons killed 35S, wound
ed l27. The number of accidents in 1S.
50 was 27-killed 176, wounded 10Y.
During the year 1856 there arrived al
New York 1,915 foreign ernigrants, in
Guiding 55,S55 from Germany, 44,C9C
from Ireland, and %, ,691 from England.
Thirty revolutionary soldiers died in the
United States in 1856.
Washington telegraph., 1857-01-28

New YEAR N WAsHINGToN.--AW Wash
lnston dispatch, dated January 1st, says
"All persons connected with the foreign
diplomatic corps, in full dress, togeth or
with the members Of the Cabinet, paid
their respects to the President this morn
ing, at noon. The doors of the White
House were thrown open to the public,
and thousands, including prominent states
men, judges, and army and naval officers
entered, the Marine Band, meanwhile per
forming The heads of departments, and
and many others, Hospitality entertained
vlsltor5 at their respective residences.
Nearly all secular business was suspended,
and the public offices closed"
Washington telegraph., 1857-01-28
End Of Humbug.

Mr.. Secretary Guthrie says in his mes
sage that 'Epure metallic currency may be
set down as impracticable under the Con-
stltutlon and laws, to say nothing of the
sentiment of the people,
Thus ends the hard money humbug,
which for several years constituted the
principal political commodity of the Dem
oeratic party One by one the Old Wing
ideas impress themselves upon the policy
OF the country, and we shortly expect to
find all the Wings ever contended for a.
dopted as cardinal measures by their old
enemies. Happy is tho man who lives to
hear that his foe applauds bim.-Balti-
more Ansericaaa
Washington telegraph., 1857-01-28

OUR ScHooLs--We are requested to
state that there viii be an exhibition on
the part of the pupils of the Male Aead-
emy, at this place, On the night of Friday.
the 9th of February Several addresses
will be delivered on the occasion. The
first session Of the current scholastic year
closes at that time. The exercises of the
next session viii commence on the follow
ing Monday.
The fall session of the Washington Fe-
male Seminary at this place viii close on
Friday, February 9th, and the spring ses-
sion will open on the Monday following.
The services of Miss MARY A. SMITH. an
accomplished and experienced tutoress,
have been secured for the ensuing term.
We need add nothing by way Of recon-
mendation Of these institutions of learn
ing. Our citizens appreciate the adyan-
tages which they afford for the education
Of the young, most fully
Washington telegraph., 1857-01-28
Mississippi, 0uachita and Red River
Railroad Company.

We have received the annual reports
of the officers and committees of the
above named Company. The late Presi-
dent, Col John DocKERY, and the Chief
Engineer, LLOYD TILGHMAN, ESQ.,, speak
in very favorable and confident terms of
the present condition and future prospects
of the road Mr. TILGHMAN says:
'The result of my visit has fully confirmed
me in the opinion once before expressed, viz:
that the present assets of the Company,
with their own bonds, will readily furnish
the means to complete the whole road in
two years. This would not have been the
result had we pursued any other policy
than the one adhered to by this Compa-
ny"
We take the annexed paragraph from
the Camden Herald of Thursday last.
'sTHE RAILRoAD-GooD News We
have just received information from our
friend, Gen. Hemingway, of Drew coun-
ty, who has been sojourning at jackson,
Mississippi, for some time past, that the
Legislature of Mississippi is about to grant
a charter for Railroad from the Eastern
terminus of our road to intersect the Cen.
tral and Great Northern Railroads in Car.
roll county, Mississippi. This removes
the last objection which has been urged
against our road, to wit that we had nc
eastern connections Our connections both
east and west are now complete, and it on
fy requires little promptness on the part
OF our stockholders, IN the way of paying
calls, to enable US to fix up things just il
the way we want them. It is becoming
more apparent every day that ours is de-
.stIned to be the great Pacific route
Washington telegraph., 1857-01-28
Bank Of East Tennessee.

The last Knoxville Wing says :-"The
Bank here, as well as its two branches. has
suspended payment, and as we have good
reasons to believe, viii never resume again.
From 10 to 20 cents on the dollar is the
most offered for the money. And why
Because the assignment Of real estate, for
the benefit of the Bank, pretirs certain
creditors, and when these are secured, it
is manifest that little OF nothing will be
left for the note holders. The Bank is
broke, and the failure is no inconsiderable
one"
Washington telegraph., 1857-01-28
[ IelegraPhed to lie Il. o. I;coyune.
One Day Later from Europe.
Arrival Of the Steamship Emeu.

New York, January 15.-The steam
ship Eneu, from Havre, has arrived with
one days later intelligence.
The English news is of no interest.
The Swiss Question.
Louis Napoleon has made propositions
to the Swiss Diet for the Arrangement OF
the difficulties between Switzerland and
Prussia.
The enthusiasm was increasing on all
sides throughout Switzerland The whole
Swiss Union had organized for the militia
~ defence of the national territory.
HaVre Cotton Market.
The Havre Cotton market was active
and firm Sales of Orleans, 105, 600 bales.
Paris Conference.
The Conference was to assemble in Pa
ris in few days The French papers
were filed with articles relating to it.
1t was believed that the difference be-
tween Switzerland and Prussia would be
amicably arranged without bloodshed.
Washington telegraph., 1857-01-28

THE WAY THEY TALK.-A letter from,
a New York member of Congress, says:
Kansas is to come in as free State
easy
The Republican vote has killed all op-
position to it. One thing is known to
everybody here-that any further violent
opposition to freedom in Kansas annihil-
ates the National Democratic party for
ever.
Hard as it is, the South will retreat from
the battle field, and abandon Kansas, as
well as ali the mighty West-the centre OF
future empire-rather than do worse. We
have put the slave trade where there is
none so poor as to do it reverence.
Washington telegraph., 1857-01-28

STEAMERS NATCHEz AND ECLrPsE.-
The Natehez Free Trader of the 18th inst,
says:
Owe understand these two magnificent
packets had something of race on their
last trip up The circumstances, as corn
municated to US by passengers on the
Natchez, are these The Eclipse started
from New Orleans little in advance Of
the Natchez; at Donaldsonville the Eclipse
still being in advance, fired her cannon
thus saying to the Natchez, come on
Capt Leathers informs Us that up to that
moment he had no disposition to make a
trial Of speed; but when the ''Iniun" snelt
gunpowder and grease, there was no hold
ing him back; he would go, and the re-
suit was that the Natchez passed the
Eclipse under full headway, and in return
of the compliment, fred her gun across
the BOW Of the Eclipse The Natcbez
beat the Eclipse to this point about one
hour 1t must have been a beautiful
sight to have seen those two magnificent
floating palaces proudly ploughing the
waves in contest with each other, each
striving for victory"
Washington telegraph., 1857-01-28

FRIENDLY SENTIMENTS the re-
cent Pilgrims anniversary banquet in New
York, Mr.. Fillmore, one of the editors
of the London Times, in closing speech,
said
"When you are told that we think your
Union must eventually be dissolved, don't
believe it. We don't believe that one star
| will ever be taken from the glorious con-
stellation of your flag. You and ourselves
are the two great branches of the great
Anglo-Saxon race, and, together, we are
destined to be the civilizers of the world.
Our courses are different. You 90 west,
we move towards the east, and, as friends,
we shall go onward, embracing the earth,
until the two shall meet upon the walls of
China.
1t is impossible to describe the enthu-
siasm Mr.. Fillmore's remarks produced on
those present. When a little silence was
obtained, a gentleman got up and proposed
"Nine cheers for Old and New England, y
which were given with a viii.
Washington telegraph., 1857-01-28
[ 1etegrophed to the Memphis Bulletin |
THREE DAYS
Il LATER FROM EUROPE.
Arrival of the Asia.
NEW York, Jan. II.

The steamer Asia has arrived, with Liv-
erpooi dates to December 9th, three days
later, reporting the cotton market active,
at an advance of farthing, with sales for
the week of 81, 900 bales, of which spec
ulators took 10000, and exporters 1000
Quotations-Fair Orleans, 7sd; Mobile,
7sd.; Middling Orleans Z 3-16d.; Mobile,
I'D; Upland 7 Lied The market has
been active since the arrival of the Persia.
Flour market dull
Herman, Cox & Co., quote the cotton
market firm since the 18th inst, and spin
ners had entered the market freely. I'm
ports since September lst, $40 1926 bales,
against 387, 900 bales last season. Fair
Upland I 7-16d.; Fair Mobile 7sd.; Mid
ding Orleans I 3-16d.
At Manchester trade was rather quiet,
in consequence of limited stocks, yet the
market is frmer
Money was more in demand, and rates
advancing. Bullion in Bank of England
decreased s156,O00
Nothing is known respecting the meet
ing of the Paris Conference, no day is
fixed for its re-assembling, and accounts
are contradictory. The main feature Of
the news is the immense preparations fo1
war between Prussia and Switzerland, be-
tween which all diplomatic relations are
suspended, and matters are extremely com
plicated.
No reply had been received to the note
addressed by Prussia to tle''great powers Oh
the Neufchatel affair Meantime Prussia
persists in fcrcible measures, and has mott,
fed the German Diet that her own troops
are sufficient for the emergency, and 3d.
geo troops viii assemble at Berlin, by Jan
uary, to march under Gen. Van Groken
upon Switzerland.
The latter power is behaving with great
gallantry. The population is called tc
arms, and respond with enthusiasm. 90,
coo viii be armed Immediately, of which
10000 under Gen. Turgoise will defend
Falso, and the remainder under General
Seighr, will garrison Schafhausan. The
van and reserve of the army VIII separate
in the field.
Unlimited credit for military purposes
has been voted, and the Federal Diet is
conVoked for the 9th ult.
Vienna letters state that Count Buo
has received from the Count Walewski Of
fetal notification that France cannot ac-
cept the official interpretation of the Bel
grade and Isle of Serpents question, in
the absolute sense of the Interpretation BY
Austria, Turkey and England
Count Buol had sent the unexpected
announcement to the Emperor in Italy.
The London Globe Government organ
denies that there Is any difficulty between
France and England.
Negotiations have been broken OF be
tween the British Minister at CONSTANT
nople and the Persian Envoy, and the lat
ter proceeds to Paris.
The war with Persia is very unpopular
in Great Britain, and the London Time.
and London Press, the Derby organs, bctl
dcnounce It.
The English and French presses thinI
it viii cause var between England ane
Russia.
\ strong national feeling is exhibited
by the Swiss citizens, who are willing t,
aid any country against Prussia and to any
extent.
Washington telegraph., 1857-01-28

An ICE EMBARGo.-The Pitt tsburg
Post states that, unless the rivers are OPEN
ed soon, the cotton mills will have to stop
Tor want of materials to work on. The
supply of cotton is nearly used up. This
Is to be regretted, as it viii turn hundreds
OF poor people out of employment 1t is
also said that wood is now ten dollars a
cord, and coal fifty cents bushel in Gin
cinnatl Many of the mills are stopped
there for want of fuel.
Washington telegraph., 1857-01-28

THE BATTLE OF TRENTON. New
York correspondent of the National In
telligencer says:
"The citizens of Trenton had a grand
time on Friday last celebrating the. ami
versary of the glorious Revolutionary bat
tie fought at this place. The great event
of the day was sham fight, in which the
military of the city and numerous com pa
MES from other places participated The
prominent features Of the great struggle
were represented by the mimic warriors,
and with such enthusiasm that the reality
could not have been much more exciting.
The Jerseymen turned cut in thousands to
witness the proceedings, and large mum
bers also went from these PARTS.
Washington telegraph., 1857-01-28

OUR PosT-OPFICE- recent Legis,
lature of this State passed a resolution
memorializing Congress in behalf of r.
L. PHILLIPS, Esq, Postmaster at this
place, representing the compensation which
is afforded him by the fees of his Office as
altogether inadequate, in view of the
amount of labor which he has to perform
as Postmaster, and recommending an ap-
preparation of money for his benefit. II
our say-so in this matter viii add anything
to this recommendation, we cheerfully say,
and In SO doing only echo the voice of the
community, that the present compensation
Is altogether too small, and that for the
amount of labor which Dir. PHILLIPS is
compelled to perform, thrice the amount
which he actually receives would be but
a poor remuneration
Washington telegraph., 1857-01-28
MEMPHIS AND LITTLE Rock RA1I

MEMPHIS AND LITTLE Rock RAIL
RoAD.-The Little Rock Gazette & Dem
ocrat of the 9th inst, says:
'During the past week we have had the
pleasure Of seeing in our city Hon E. ".
NJ. King and j. Knox Walker, Esq, Of
Memphis. They give most cheering ac-
count Of the prospects of the Memphis
road Since their arrival here the City
Council have revived the city subscrip-
tion of 100000 to the Memphis road
and levied tax to meet the interest on
her bonds as it becomes due. The ordin-
ance making this provision may be found
in another column There is now nc
doubt Of the s250,000 additional stock be-
ing taken, which VIII secure $500, 600
more from the action Of the city of Mem
phis, is, there is no doubt, if all
do their duty-and we believe ali viii do
that.
Washington telegraph., 1857-01-28

RETURN OF BISHOP KAvANAUGH.-
Bishop Kavanaugh, of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, South, (says the Baltimore
.Anaericon, of January I'd, } returned by the
last steamer frem California, where he had
been about nine months in attending to his
official duties. Previous to his departure,
some friends presented to the the Bishop
asplendid a mansanito cane, with massive
gold head, set with beautiful specimen
of quartz. The Rev. r. W. Bingham
presented the gift to the Bishop, who res
ponded briefly, "thanking the givers Tor
their beautiful present, assuring them of
the hish regard he entertained for them,
and tie entire Conference, and assuring
them hat if, in after life, he should ind
it necessary to lean upon the cane for sup
port, ii would recall to his mind the many
pleasant expectations connected with his
visit to California" The cane cost SIS.
Washington telegraph., 1857-01-28

SHARP.-The Herald says Of Senator
Benton
"He makes remarkable speeches. in a
stern Roman manner, in which he refuses
to be corrupted by ties of relationship, or
to be seduced by gold; and in Missouri
these are considered the highest efforts of
human eloquence. But with all his re-
marksble qualities, old Mr. Benton cannot
carry his own State, or get elected Cover
nor, or obtain a seat in the Senate, or in
Congress CT get any administration even
to listen to him; SO that, perhaps, he is
ezcusable in appealing to the public of
other States He is queer old man :
sometimes he reminds one of Caius Grac-
chus; and again he looks ike Pecksniff
as he grows older, the latter predominates y
Washington telegraph., 1857-01-28
~ "Music hath charms to soothe tb,

"a emusic hath charms to soothe the
savage breast" at least SHAKESPEARE
says so; but We just put it to the general
vote of the community, whether there is
anything "soothing" in the music Of bass
drum. And if there be 10 music in a
bass drum, then by how much the strong
er process of reasoning are we led to infer
that there is no music In a certain instru-
ment, which we need not name, played on,
as it is, "morning, noon and night
"Oh, reform it altogether"
Washington telegraph., 1857-01-28

GEN. SCoTT AND THE SECRETARY OF
WAR--A Washington dispatch of the lst
inst, says:
''The documents recently called for by
the Senate are quite voluminous, and in
elude the heretofore suppressed letters of
Cen Scott and the Secretary of War rel
atlve to the formers pay as Lieut.. Gener-
al The correspondence on both sides is
particularly caustic and personal. Much
anxiety for It's perusal is manifested.
Washington telegraph., 1857-01-28

~ 1t gives rs much pleasure to have
it in cur power to chronicle a milder
state of the atmosphere than prevailed at
our last writing The change from the
bitter cold of the past few weeks to the
spring-like pleasant weather which permits
US at present to set with our doors open,
Is very welcome. We have noticed, du-
ring the past week, several blue birds,
''Harbingers of spring."
fitting about the caves of our sanctum.
Their CHEEKY notes bring back sweet mem
ories and awaken fresh hopes of
.'=brighter light and softer airs,
Washington telegraph., 1857-01-28

The DEAD oF Four C1TIEs.-The
number of interments during the yeai
1856, in the four principal cities of the
Eastern States is quite frightful, amount
ing to 43, 3,432, divided as follows II 800
in Philadelphia 21 ,495 in New York /;
5,6lI IN Baltimore, and 4,170 in Boston.
In the four cities 24,767 children under
i've years of age, perished during the year.
The particularly fatal disease this year
among children has been scarlet fever,
which has had its 2,673 victims, 952 of
whom were in the city of Philadelphia.
Washington telegraph., 1857-01-28

THE NEXT FEDERAL AproRTIoNMENT.
Taking the popular vote in the Northeast,
and estimating the increase for the next
four years, the Boston Atlas estimates that
Wisconsin, Iowa, Michigan, Indiana and
Illinois will be entitled 10 ffty-iye repre-
sentatives in Congress, in place Of the 20
which they now send to the House. The
present House contains 90 members from
Slave States, and 246 from the Free States
Under the next apportionment, the Free
States viii have about two to one.
Washington telegraph., 1857-01-28

AMERICAN ENTERPRISE.-Mr. J. G..
GOwan, OF Boston, who has received the
contract from the Russian Government for
raising the vessels sunk in the harbor of
Sebastopol, had five or six competitors,
among them the Credit AIobilier of France,
and yet the contract was awarded to him
at figures above all his competitors, from
hls well-known reputation and success at
Gibraltar, with the Missouri. He will
commence operations in May next.
Washington telegraph., 1857-01-28

HI@ The statement which has been go
ing the rounds of the press, and which
was published in the telegraph" week
or two back, assigning the authorship of
a book entitled ''Scriptural Examination
of the Institution Of Slavery" to the
Hon. HOWELL CoBB, of Georgia, is en-
-firely unfounded- Dir. CoBB declares that
ne is not the author, and that he has not
seen the book.
Washington telegraph., 1857-01-28

''EvANGELICAT." RELIGIoN-The Ps-
r5t0a Recorder sums up the statistics of
"evangelicaP' religion in our country as
follows: Over thirty thousand working
ministers ofthe gospel, sustained by four
millions of communicants, and heard by
sixteen millions of church-going people.
Church property, seventy millions reli-
gious contributions, twenty-four millions
per annum
Washington telegraph., 1857-01-28

The Georgia Central Railroad, runnins
between Savannah and Macon, a distance
of 1872 miles, declared, says the Savannah
Journal, during the past year, dividend
OF 1O per cent, besides carrying quarter
of a million, in round numbers, to its re-
served fund
Washington telegraph., 1857-01-28
BR1DGE Across THE IIppER Ms

BRIDGE AcRoss THE UPPER AEIssIs-
sIrPI.-A bridge in now being built across
the Upper Mississippi, at st. Paul, Min
nesota- Il is to be 1890 feet in length.
resting upon nine piers-the highest of
which are seventy feet above high water
mark, 50 as to enable the largest boats to
pass under without difficulty. The great
est span will be two hundred and twenty
feet; sufficiently v ide to allow the largest
RATS to pass without coming in contact
with the abutments. The whole cost of
the work will be near S120,000
Washington telegraph., 1857-01-28

IN ANCIENT SURGEON Ta!cn-
tine Mott performed the operation l.. t
month, for the forty-fourth time, OF ty;ne
the carotid artery in the living subject.
The Napoleon of surgeons is now II years
old, yet is as straight as ever, and as young
at heart as when 90 years younger. He
does even wear glasses when he operates,
and the man is net extant who ever saw his
hacd tremble
Washington telegraph., 1857-01-28

MINNEsoTA-A bill for the admission
OF Minnesota as State, and the erection
of the new Territory of Minnesota, the
Washington correspondent of the Boston
Post says, is in the hands of Senator
DOUGLAS, who will soon report it to the
Senate. Ex-senator SHIELDS is now in
Washington urging Its passage.
Washington telegraph., 1857-01-28

JUsT LIKE HIM.-Among the Repu5li-
cans, (says an Ohio exchange in the House.
wao voted against Humphrey MARSHALL s
resolution in reference to the n.,turaliza-
ton laws-a clear American mcasu1c-
was Hon. Lewis d. Campbell Here isrran-
other exhibition of 'ground and lof1y-tum-
bling on the part CT ''the Butler Pony"
There IS no confidence to be put in Lewis
Campbell. His political dodging is be-
coming notorious.--LLEa LEagZe & Eaqaircr.
Washington telegraph., 1857-01-28

DELAWARE U. S. SENAToRs.-The
Legislature of Delaware, on the 18th
inst, elected III. ". BATES United States
Senator to fill the vacancy occasioned by
the death of the Hon. JOHN NJ. CLAYTON.
and reelected JAMES A. BAYARD for six
years from the 4th of March next.
Washington telegraph., 1857-01-28

Lieut. Maury, T. s. n, has declined
the order OF Daunebrcg which the King of
Denmark desired to confer on him, on the
ground that the laws of the United States
do not allow any of its officers to accept
decorations or titles from foreign poten-
tates.
Washington telegraph., 1857-01-28

A LIBERAL CoLLECTIoN-The Wash
ington correspondent of the New York
Observer says, that when the new Meth
odist Church, in that city, was dedicated
on Sunday, the 21st ult., there was debt
on it of $4,000, which, before the services
of the day had been concluded, was sub
scribed, leaving the building entirely free
from debt.
Washington telegraph., 1857-01-28

4 Quick TRIP.-The steamship City of
Washington, on her last trip to Liverpool
from Philadelphia, made the passage in
eleven days, nine hours and thirty minutes
sailing 292 miles on the third day out,
292 the fourth, and 278, 900, 302 and
294 miles on the eighth, ninth, tenth and
eleventh days respectively. Such log
may compare favorably with any.
Washington telegraph., 1857-01-28

A SHIRT WITHOUT A SEAM.-A Mrs.
SMILEY, living near Montgomery, Ala, ;.
has manufactured shirt without seam.
1t is woven entire-there not being the
stich of needle upon it. The buttons,
button n-holes, collar, wristbands and everv
particular about shirt is woven into it.
making it perfect and finished one.