The Feliciana Democrat., 1858-03-20
CONGRESSIONAL.
" ,sIIINoroS, March IL.

W'sIINoroS, March II.
IN atfemp made in the senate 10 vote on the Kan.
Nas question led 10 an all night session. Ia the dis
cus-ion which cnsucd, Cameron charged Green with
having uttered AN nnrulh.
Gr""n, in answer said, You're ar!' There.
upon The Nicn President called them both to order
tamrron apongjAed to the Senate for his Incorporate
"n2nage. and stated that he still thought he was no,
IN the wrong
Green said that ont of the Chamber he would ap
ply more lifting cpithct to Cameron
The Senate adjourned at half past O'Clock in the
morning
The Republicans consented that the vote on the
Kansas question shall be taken by next Monday,
asking. meanwhile. protraccd sessions.
day Green and Cameron both apologizcd for
Their language the previous day
TIM SEA SERPENT TAXES His yeritablc snakeship
has al length been caught and all doubt and surmscs
in regard thereto has been brought to conclusion
The particulars have been furnished to the London
Times by Captain Smith, Of the ship Pekin. lie says:
saw about half mile on port beam very extra
ordinary looking thing in the water Of considerable
length. With the telescope could plainly discern
a huge head and neck, covered with long shaggy
looking kind of name, which it kept lifting at inter
walls ont of the water This seen by all hands
and declared TO be the great sea serpent deter
mined on knowing something about it, and according
~ lowered boat in which my chief officer and four
men went, taking with them long small line in
it should be required.
"h,cheu thcih very ahXiously, and the monster
seemed not to regard their approach. Atlength they
got close to the head, They seemed to hesitate and
then busy themselves with the line the monster all
the time ducking its head, and showing its great
length. Presently the boat began pulling towards
the ship the monster following slowly. In about
half an hour they got alongside tackle was got on
the main yard, and 1t was hoisted on board. 1t ap
peared somewhat supple when hanging, but so COM
plcely covered with ky-looking barnacles about
Is inches long, that we had it sometime on board be-
fore ii was discovered to be piece of gigantic sea-
weed, 20 feet long and four inches in diameter the
root end OF which appeared when in the water, like
the head OF the animal, and the motion given by the
sea caused 1t to seem alive In few days it dried
up TO hollow tube and as it had rather offensive
smell was thrown overheard"
CURIOUS WEDDSG.-An. interesting wedding took
place few days since at st. Bartholomew Church,
Between Mr.. Henry b. Melville and Mrs. Sarah X
seymour. The parties have both been married be-.
fore, and have each family of children, those
OF the gentleman comprising six daughters and son;
those OF the lady six sons and daughter The sons
acted on the occasion groomsmen to their future
father the daughters bridesmaids to their future
mother. The whole fourteen children dressed alike,
according to their SEX entered the church arm in arn
and ranged themselves cthe. side of their parents,
who are both remarkably handsome, and looked
superb The bride is wealthy, and was richly dressed
in pearl-cOlorcd moire antiqne with costly laces,
and diamond brooch and bracelet