The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1857-02-05
THE NATIONAL ERA: WASHINGTON, D. C., FEBRUARY s. 1857

Usher, whose loss is some $4,000; William D.
Sickels, printer, loss $4,000; E. Gaskill,
bookbinder, loss Sl5,OO0;l D. P. Dietrich,
agent for Iudia-rubber goods, loss $1,000 ;
James NJ. Harper & Co.. dealers in jewelry,
watches, &C., whose loss is trifing Dubosq'
Carrow, & Co., also dealers IN like articles, less
$4,000; and Mr.. Abel, play publisher, loss
$500. Messrs. Peterson, Gaskill, and Dietrich,
were fully insured.
BUSINESS BEFORE CoNGREss.- Washington
Feb. 2.-The members of the Select COMMITTEE
on the alleged corruptions say that they Will si'
eight or ten hours each day, if necessary, IN
order to complete the testimony this week
The Duputy Sergeant-at-Arms has left the city
for certain witnesses.
The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the
House will report the French spoliation bill
but its friends will not attempt its considera
ton, owing to the pressure OF other business
and for want of time for its due consideration.
The Committee on Elections have finally de
cided to report the resolution declaring vacant
the seat held by Mr.. Whitfield, of Kansas, but
making no recommendation relative to Gov
ernor Reeder.
MURDER.-Me,o York, FEB. la most diabol
ical murder was brought to light in this city
Yesterday, but az yet no clue has been obtained
to the perpetrator. The victim was DE-. HAIR
vEY BURDELL, a well-knDwn dentist residing
in Bond street, who was found dead in his bed
room yesterday morning. The body of deceased
was stabbed in as many rs fifteen places, while
the neck presented evidence of strangulatior
having been resorted to as means of causing
death. The Doctor was a wealthy man, bat
robbery does not appearLto have been the OBJ
ject of the murderer or nurderers. The case
is enveloped in mystery, and has produced
great sensation.
THE BURDELL MURDER Two CoLoRED Men
IN SLAvERY.-Neo YorE, FEB. 2.-Nothing
positive has been elected yet in regrad to the
Burdell murder. A dirk was found yesterday
in Burdell's rooom, said to have belonged to a
Mr.. Eckel, one of Mrs. Ctinningham's boarders
Eckel and Mr.. Snodgfass, another boarder
together with Mrs. Cunningham, are now. IL
custody awaiting the result OF the investiga
ton.
Governor King has sent a message to the
State Legislature, respecting two colored men,
alleged to belong to Now York, and held tt
Slavery in the South-one named Henry Dixon
| sold to man named Dean, at Macon, Georgia
and the other, named Charles CRANKY, whose
whereabouts is unknown
The CoLD AT THE SoUrH.-The cold at the
South seems to have beeh intense. There was
| fine skating at Augusta, Ga, on Tuesday last
and several ladies joined in the sport. The
river opposite Columbia, S. c., was filed Oh
| Wednesday morning with masses of floating
ice, something which has not occurred before
| for twenty-one years. The Cape Fear river al
Wilmington, n. c., for the first time within the
memory OF any citizen of hat place, was crusted
over with thin coatin of ice. At Raleigh
n. c., the cold was int nse, and the Register
mentions forty families who were rescued from
certain death by charity. The snow in that city
was foot deep, and in drifts six feet.
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INDIANA SENAToR.-lndianapoyis, FEB. q
The Democratic members of the Senate me-
| the House in Convention to-day. AS the Lieu
| tenant Governor and Democrats left the Sen
ate, the Republicans selected chairman, took
up the contested seat Of. Woods, democrat,
and declared it vacant. This action, if legal
gives the Republicans + maj ority in the Sen
ate. The Convention adjourned till the 9th
| without electing a Senator.
| New YORK SENATOR. 114tbany, February 3
Preston King was today elected United States
Senator on the part of the Senate.
The vote stood-KinG, IA; Headley, (Amer
ican,) 8; Sickles, (Demoerat,) l. The House
concurred by large majority.