, 1858-04-09

The Senate Committee on the Pacific Railroad
had agreed upon the draft Of bill, and were to
report it TO the Senate on an early day. The
committee were understood to be unanimous in
favor of q road being constructed, with aid fur
nished by the General Government, but they
were divided in opinion as to the route to be
preferred. Apropos of Pacific Railway, we
learn from New Orleans that twenty miles Of the
Southern Pacific Railroad had been completed
in time to secure the Texas grant
Mr.. George H. SimOnson, highly respectable
citizen Of Brooklyn, N. Y, was attacked by four
rowdies in saloon in Brooklyn, on Saturday
evening, Feb. 13. He succeeded in pacilying
them. In the course Of some time they went
out, and he started to go home, but was attacked
by them as soon as he got outside They beat
him so badly that he died in a few hours after
wards. His head was smashed in, and he was
otherwise injured. The parties implicated in the
assault were promptly arrested. The cOroner's
inquest resulted in holding Patrick Lally, Geo
Negahey and Joseph J. Mellen, to answer on the
charge Of murder
Messrs. Brown, Brothers & Co, have sued out
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rent IN ADVANCE she cooly bids them defiance.
On the 18th Of Feb, the U. S. Steam Frigate
Wabash, bearing the broad pOnnant Of Commo.
dore Paulding, arrived at New York from Hav.
ana. The Commodore had left for Washington.
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The interference Of British cruisers with
American vessels trading on the coast Of Africa
has become intOlerable, and OurgOvenment has,
i is reported opened communication with the
British Government on the subject with the
view Of preventing such occurrences In the iu'
tnre' Ha te.l $3.50 - 70.
On the 10th Of Feb, q most fightfdl accident
occurred in Dauphin County, Pa. It appears
that the large furnace called UniOn Deposit
Furnace" situated in South Hanover township,
some two miles from Hummelstown, was In full
blast and working satisfactorily until within .
few days past, when something interfsred with
the operations. In order to ascertain what was
wrong, the wOrkmen engaged in the work Of
cleaning the lower part Of the furnace out; but
whilst they were so engaged, the hot metal came
running out in torrents, SO unexpectedly, that
fiVe persons were literally showeFed over win
tee hquld nre' inlneoAsely se9tlNg thelr CLONES
on ire ana burning Ihem IN oreaoiui ana
snoeslns manner: some o 'nS un'or.unsee !,
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- -, = ~ S,ossSaIlv burned ,hat po human HEN
ecr,d s.ye them
/ JohD Baler David Lapdis. w. Murray, Moses
1 wolf and man called Dutch John, died from
their wounds. -, M. ~ ! ,la,,, !, 80.
/ A sad affair occurred, Al New Haven on The
OH of Feb. Miles. Foreman Of engine company
No 4, whose carriage house is in the rear d
Yale College, was shOtby student d The stu:
dent; in moment silsr, was badly hurt By q
fireman. Two or three students and as many
arsmsn were then engaged in tho fght and the
clothes Of one Of the latter were badly cut BY q
knife. Three shots were hired. allof which were