Nebraska advertiser., 1858-07-01
THE ADVERTISER.
R. w. FURNAs. &
FHURsDAT MoRNlNG. JULY : l85s.
The KeWS.

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The News.
Congress adjourned on the 14th ult.,
after which the President Immediately
convened the Senate for executive pur-
poses. That body adjourned on the 10Th.
We'hare before US what is said to be a
"cOrrect list Of the acts, public and pri-
yate, passed at the session Of Congress
Just closed" On looking over the list we
find it very much like the results of Ne
braska Legislation, partaking principally
of either a local or private nature. No
thing, that we can discover, done for Ne
braska.
Messrs. Benjamin and Lawson will
proceed at an early date to Mexico, for
purposes connected with the Tehuante-
pee Railroad. The prospect of the con-
structiOn Of this road is thought to be
brighter from the fact of the uniting of
The different interests.
Upon the subject of British outrages.
after a full and free discussion the fol-
lowing in substance was adopted by the
Senate:
"That the recent outrages require, II
the judgement Of the Sepates such une-
q~uiyocal and final disposition pf the sub
ject by the Governments Of Great Britain
and the United State, rouchlng the rights
;nvoIr~ as shall satisfy the just demands
of this Government, and preclude here,
after the occurrence of like aggressions
That the Senate fully approves the ac
tion Of the Executive in sending a nava
force into the infested seas, with orders
to protect all vessels of the United States
on the high seas from search or deten
ton by the vessels of war of any othel
nation, and it is the opinion Of the Sen
ate that if it becomes necessary, such ad.
ditiOnal Legislation should be supplied il
aid of the Executive power as will make
such protection effectual."
The great food at St. Louis we Learn
from our last dates was receding rapidly
The Republican of the 10Th says: 9Th,
water is receding, apparently not yer,
fast, but when it is considered that it GOV
ers a space of three to six miles i
width, iawill be admitted that il is goin,
down as rapidly as could be expected. ]
has fallen from the high water mark 0
this season over two feet and a half, an
unless there is a change in the weather
will soon recede more rapidly"
The Atlantic Telegraph Cable is agai
being laid-perhaps at the present writ
ing completed. The squadron, consistin
of the United States Steam-Frigate M
agara and British vessels .HgameHano,
GOrgon and KaIorous were to have le
Plymouth on the 4th of June. On tn
Niagara and Agamemnon are The coils
cable. The present plan is for these tw
vessels 10 proceed to near the center
the Atlantic and there commencing /
connecting the cables from each vess
when they make all speed for their r,
spective shores. Last summer the a
tempt was made by commencing from Il
Irish coast. There are said to be MAJ
reasons in favor of the present plan. I'll
chief advantage is that by laying fro
the center by both ships the operation ".
be completed "a c1e half the time al
half the risk Of encountering bad weat
er thus avoided
Cor. ROBERT MONROE HARRISON |
S. Consul at Kingston, Jamaica, died
the Oath May, at the advanced age of
years. Col. Harrison was a cousin
President Harrison, and had occupied Il
position of United States Consul for Il
Island of Jamaica for the last twent
seven years.
The DePene duel, which.recently to-
place in France, is creating much excit
merchandising the French .Empir
and has arrayed the two great powers
the army and the press in deadly he
tility.