The Kanzas news., 1858-02-27

they are liable to pay.
The number of emigrants who have
sailed from Liverpool. during the year 1857,
has been 154. .se7: Of whom 1854 have
proceeded to the United States, 81 ,243 to
Australia, and $3.50 to Canada
The number of postage stamps used
during the year 1857 was 1853. 494. $40. the
value of which was "a, ,649. .975 25.
"A bill providing for the voluntary en-
slavement of free persons of color, by al
lowing such as are of the age of eighteen
years to choose their masters, the masters
paying in lieu of tax one tenth of their ap--
prised value into the county treasury, passed
its third reading in the House of Repre-
resentatives of Tennessee, a few days since,
by yeas SO, nays 81.
"A young American lady in Paris
threatens to sue President Buchanan for
breach of promise. She says that, dining
at her fathers table years ago, he said to
her-"My dear Miss, if ever I should be
President, you shall be mistress of the white
house."
During the month just closed, there
were thirty three fires in the United States.
SO far as accounts have been received, occa-
sioning loss of S1.649,O 600. The princi-
pal were as follows Downieville, Califor
MIA. s49O, 900; Dubuque. Iowa, 1.-TWO fres)
$4,000; Chicago, 100000; Hartford,
500, 600.
Dispatches up to Dec. 18th from Col.
Johnson. of the Utah army, have been re-
ceived at Washington by the war department.
The troops were comfortable and in good
health. An abundant supply of beef had
been obtained.
The Norfolk argus informs US that
Hon. William Ballard Preston has effected
an arrangement by which four steamships
are TO run regularly between Norfolk and
Orleans, in France.
-Ex- Governor J. W. Grimes was chosen
q. s. Senator by the Legislature of Iowa
Jan. 95th, by 81 majority, to succeed the
doughface Jones. Mr.. Grimes is a tried
and sterling Republican. There are but
three of the thirteen Northern Senators who
voted for Nebraska left in the Senate-Stu-
art, of Michigan, Thompson, of New Jersey,
and Douglas, of Illinois. The people have
not yet had chance to pronounce upon
Stuart and Douglas.
The superior court of the State of In
diana has decided that the act of the Legis-
lature, authorizing incorporated cities and
towns to pay tax for the support of pub
lie schools, is unconstitutional. The New
Albany Ledger thinks that this decision will
destroy the efficiency of the public schools
in all the cities in Indiana.
The Democracy of Chicago have NOM
mated DIR. Brainard for Mayor.
Senator Johnson, of Tenn, has intro
duced into the Senate a homestead land
fill, giving to every head of family, who
shall settle on and cultivate for five sue
cessive years, $50 acres of public land.
To carry Collins steamer from New
York to Liverpool requires eight hundred
tons of coal-enough to keep an ordinary
family forty years.
The Mormon delegate, according to the
Washington correspondent of the Philadel-
phia Press, denies that he has madeeany
proposition to the President or anybody
else looking to the removal of the Mormons
to the Pacific.
The Santa Fe Gazette, which went
down in the hands of Mr.. Collins, Superin-
tendent of Indian Affairs, appears again in
meridian glory under the control of Samuel
NJ. Yost, formerly editor of the Lexington
MOI Erpositor. and is ably conducted.
1t appears, from official returns, that
the losses by accidents at sea to the French
commercial navy were three times more nu-
merous during the three preceding years.
The accidents during the last year amount
ed to 1854. OF these 622 were totally lost
902 French merchant vessels were forced to
shelter in ports on their voyage.
There is new political organization OF
foreigners in New York, in the form of a
secret society. 1t is composed chiefly Of
Germans, but embraces some French and
Irish Their purposes comprise what they
consider to be the rights of organized labor,
embracing some of the Fourierite doctrines.
The members pledge themselves to vote only
for such candidates as answer their ques-
tions favorably. They talk of establishing
a paper and holding national convention.
! Resolutions instructing the Senator'S
and requesting the Representative from
Tennessee to vote for the Lecompton Con-
stitution, have been defeated in the Legisla,
ture of that State, by vote of 81 to 80.