Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1857-01-28
New York. .Jan'v %
The Steamship Atlantic arrived this p. M..

The steamship atlantic arrived this p. NJ
with Liverpool dates to the 7th inst.
Lord Napier is appointed Minister to
Washington. He is practiced diplomatst,
having served in Austria, Persia, Russia, Ma
Piles and Turkey. The London Times objects
to this appointment, on the ground that, tho
we'll fitted by his diplomatic experience to
represent his country in the East, or in any
of the despotic and military countries of con-
tinental Europe he is not the right man for
the mission to Washington.
The Archbishop of Paris, while officiating
in the Church of St. Stephen of the Mount,
Paris was stabbed to the heart by discharg
ed priest named Verges. The Archbishop
instantly expired. The assassin stepped for
ward, lifted his cape, and plunged knife to
his heart, exclaiming "Down with the God
dess," an expression which he afterwards ex-
planned to refer to the doctrine of the I'm
maculate Conception. The Bishop fell to the
pavement, and Immediately expired. A Sis
ter of Charity who had observed the move
ment of the assassin, and attempted to throw
herself between him and the Bishop, was
wounded in the hand. Verges was formerly
a priest of the diocese of Meaux, and had
been suspended for preaching against the dog
ma of the Immaculate Conception. He was
in the instruction of June. The general
opinion is, that he is deranged. The crime
created deep sensation at the Tuilleries and
in all classes the same CONSERVATION was APP
parent.
Washington, Jan. ID.
There are remaining but six weeks of the
present session of Congress, after the present
week, only three days in the week are ordin-
arily appropriated for regular orders. Mon
days, Tuesdays and Saturdays are taken up
with miscellaneous business or private bills.
Three days of the next week are assigned to
territorial business. One day in February, the
second Wednesday, will be taken up by tho
ceremony of counting the electoral votes
Thus, it will be seen that the House will have
but short time, only fourteen days, for the
consideration of the appropriation bills, the
tariff BILL and mass of other important pub
lie business.
Two speeches were delivered to-day, while
the tariff was under consideration; one by
Mr.. Ackers, Of Mo-, upon political TOPICS and
the other by Mr.. Durfee, of r. l., upon the
questions involved in the tariff bill.
The subject may not come up again till
next Tuesday week. The pressing necessity
for a reduction of the revenue, affords ground
for the belief that Congress will be disposed
to adopt some reasonable project for the re-
vision of the tariff. A compromise between
the conflicting interests which will be affect
ed by general revision will greatly facilitate
it, and such compromise may be aimed at
1t is not the intention of Congress to take
any action at this session upon the affairs of
Kansas-neither upon the territorial laws uor
any bill preparatory to the admission of the
Territory as State. learn that the Ter
ritorial Legislature of Kansas will not, at their
session this winter, provide for the call of
Convention to frame State Constitution
At the next session of Congress, it is intend
ed to pass an act authorizing the people Of
the Territory, should their numbers warrant
{, to form State Constitution. There is no
probability of the occurrence of any Difficult
~, meanwhile, except what may grow out Of
conflict between the u. s. authorities and
he land-grabbers.
The territorial questions being settled, and
,ur foreign affairs amicably arranged, the
great and absorbing question before the coun-
ry will be the financial question, which pre-
ents most ample field for the exertions Of
he faculties of our wisest and most infuen-
ial statesmen. No better opportunity was
yer afforded than at the present time, for
eally able men to acquire permanent reputa-
ion by the establishment of judcious tar
f. Cor of the Journal of Commerce.