The independent. (Harrisonburg, La.) 1853-18??, 1857-12-23
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ship Canada, from Liverpool on the 8tn De-
cember. has arrived here this morning, en-
route for Boston.
The U. S. steamship Adriatic, from New
York, arrived out at Liverpool on the even
ing Of the Sd.
Commercial.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 5.-The sales Of cotton
for the week amount to 10000 bales. The
market opened at an advance of ! to 1, but
closed at a decline on all qualities, excepting
Middling, which closed steady.
The sales of spectators foot up at 10000
bales, and to exporters, 4,5OO.
The sales on Friday were 5000 bales, the
market closing dull with declining tenden-
icy.
Orleans Fair, 81; Middling, 6 9l6; Mo-
bile Fair, s.; Middling, g.; Upland Fair,
81; Middling, 81.
The whole stock in port is 81 900 bales,
Of which Isl 900 are American.
London Market.
LONDON, Dec. T., P. M-The funds are
steady. Advices from Viena are gloomy.
Numerous additional failures are report
ed at Stockholm. The crisis is alarming.
Barring & Bros. quote wheat Is I'd. bet
ter. Western canal -four, GAS. Cd. 25s.-
In sugars there is an improved demand.
Teas are slow Of sale. Coffee is dull
Rice heavy.
Welsh nails, IS. 1od.; bars, 6s.; pig iron,
on the Clyde, SOS. Cd.
American stocks are in better demand,
but unchanged.
Washington News.
| WAsH1NGToN, Dec. 1.-THE Senate con-
frmed Mirabeau B. Lamar as Minister to
Central America.
Austin R. Smith is con frmed as Naval
Agent for California.
Nathan Chffords nomination to the vacant
Supreme Judgeshp was warmly debated,
and afterwards referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee.
Walkers letter resigning the Governor
ship of Kansas is published.
The President will refuse to accept his res
ignation, SO that his letter may not appear in
the public archives.
1t is anticipated that the President will
dismiss Walker.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S-The House refer.
red the accounts of Mr.. Cullum, late clerk,
to committee of five, with powe. to send
for persons and papers.
In the Senate, Mr.. Douglas introduced a
bill authorizing the people of Kansas to form
a constitution and State Government on a
footing with the original States.
Pugh's resolution agreed to asking the
President for further information in reference
to Kansas affairs.
The consideration Of the Treasury note bill
was resumed.
Dec 1s-The Senate discussed the Treas
ury note bill, but arrived at no conclusion.
House.-The Committee on Ways and
Means reported bill authorizing the issue
of Treasury notes. And also bills making
appropriations for the Indian and Civil De.
partments.
The House went into committee Of the
Whole on the Treasury note bill.
Jones said he would ask for a consideration
of the bill on Monday, when the committee
rose.
: The Special Committee were required tc
extend their inquiries as to the printing, also
binding, paper and publication in the Con
gressional Globe.
Mr.. Banks introduced bill authorizing
Kansas to form constitution and State Gov
eminent. Referred to the Committee OIL Ter
ritories.
CHoLERA.-The advces by the Arabia
show that this fatal disease is still prevailing
to great extent in the north oe Europe
In Stockholm, and other cities of Sweden
the deaths thus far were computed as high
as five thousand, but the latest accounts show
progressive decline. At Hamburger it is
likewise on the decrease. No cases are re-
ported in England, but the various sanitary
committees and boards of health in the cit
| les md large towns are going to work as i
its advent next spring was dead certainty
They do not propose to revive quarantine, OIL
to impose any restrictions of that kind upor
vessels coming from infected ports-taking il
e for granted that cholera is not disease thai
can be stopped by quarantine. They are
however, string up the inhabitants to increas
ed cleanliness, attention to their clothing
etc.
The New York Courier publishes table
, of marine losses for the past month, showing
an aggregate of thirty ght vessels, of which
two were steamers, six were ships, six wer
barks,. six were briggs, seventeen were schoon
{ ers, and one sloop, the total value of prop
o erty lost was eight hundred and twenty min
: thousand two hundred dollars. This is tn
value CT the property totally lost, exclusiv
, of damages to vessels not amounting to to
u tai loss and Of partial losses of cargo. Sine
!, the first Of January five bundued and TWEEN
n ty-fve vessels, valued with their cargoes a
Is $l6,25o 500, have been lost.
: WHAT CONES OF ONE PUMPKIN SEED
Mr.. A. Keeseeker, pumpkin grower of low
says of his successes this year:
l. Last spring | planted a single pumpki
e seed. 1t "erew and hourishad" remarkably