Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-01-24
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WASHINGTON, Jan p -SEEATE-The consider
Rtiou of the Submarine Telegraph bill was re sum
ed, and the bin adopted, yeas 20, nays Is.
Tbs House bill 70 enforce attendance Of wines
ses reported by the Judiciary committee, which as
ked its immediate consideration.
Mr.. Wilson objected to an adjournment.
HoUsE-Mr. Davis, of Nd. from select commit
tee reported bin making the wliul refusing to tes-
tify before the Honse a misdemesnor, punishable
with a 6ue of between 100 and 1000 dollars, and
imprisonment in the penientaTy between one and
twelve months.
Mr.. Wilson proposed jail instead of Psnitentiary.
Carried
Alter further debate the bill passed by 1873 to r.
The nays were Bennett of N. Y, Bilinghurst
Bls g. Burlingams. Colf1x, Edwards, Houston, dc
Marshall, Mace, Qlitmsn, Wsbridge and Watson
The House passed bill establishing the office of
! Surveyor General Of Nebraska.
! Adjourned
Sunonton is in close custody of the deputy Ser
| geAnt alarms ct private boarding house -ghere
his friends have access TO him. RevsEdy Johns-n
IS bis counsel, will bring his case before the Cir
cut Court on a writ of habeas corpus.
New ORLEANS, Jan. 22.-Westhsr intensely
| Ol6--seet yesterday.
The hatb3r at Savannah, Georgia, is filed with
fJating ice.
Advice from Pettrsb1g, Virgins, say no mail
since Sandsy from the, North. Dreadful storms of
sno = and elect along the lines OF telegraph.
Cotton declined an /; with sales of $4,000 bales
at l2ksl24; molasses, o. white wheat l SO; wes-
tern uess pork q r. lard in barrels l24; freghts
dull exchange on 'ndop, 81.
New YORK Jan %. The corresP )ndent of he
Commercial AdUertizer dating az London, intl-
mates that L ,rd Napier is to be the resident EGG
lish minister at WsshingtOn.G
CHARLESTON, Jan. % The steamer Caroline
with dates from Jacksonville to tn 18th, General
Harvey has withdrawn the flags of truce, and de-
clsrel wax against the Iudians.
Hs.vy gale and STOW storms there. Thermom-
p degrees above zero.
LoUI,v1LLR, Jan. q, 10 A. Thermometer
Il degrees above zero. Everything frozen up
Tae river IS closet betweea New Albany and
Portland firmly, for the first time in forty years.
Tie steamer High Flyer fon Paducsh to New
total loss
The stockholders Of the Louisville and Frankfort |
railroad voted subscription of 100000 to the |
Lexington aad Big Sandy railroad.
NEw ORLEANS, Jan. % --Gsrllnd, the dsfsulting
treasurer, las oeeu Quilted.
PrrrsBURo, Jan 23.-Th7 thermometer here and
at Washington e1riy this morning, was four de-
grees below zero.
NEw YORK jan 23.--FiOur declining, 6 4Oa6 90
wheat advancing, white 81; corn declining; prok
buoyant at 81; beef aud lard irm whisky buoyant;
stock higher bat dull
CrOlNHATr. Jsn. % Flour 5 57s5 IS; whisky
223 cents.
BosroN, Jan % The machine shop engine
house and four Locomotives belonging to the Con-
cord ard Montreal Railroad at Lake VillBge,
buru,d tbs morning. Loss $4,000.
Dispatches from ell parts indicate intense cold,
from FARO to 80 degrees below. The observatory
st Harvard College indicated at o'clock this
morning Is degrees below z=ro. Great difficulties
still experienced North and East in getting through
railroad trains Snow keeps drifting over the
tracks.
WA-HISoToE, Jan. 23.-The Sensts proceeded
to the consideration Of to Ii to compel theses
10 les ify.
TIE Hnnse took M tie nriERte cslen1ar