The Kanzas news., 1859-01-29

Saturday, ::. January g, 1853.
Editorial News Items.
a disastrous FIRE occurred in Boonyills
No., on December 30th. Loss, about e75,-
GO.
Nj. Douglas took bis ssss instae Sem
sss On The 18th inst. There was slight
attsmpt At applause IN the galleries.
The Legislatures Of fifteen States COM
ausncsd thsir sessions On the 6rst Monday
Of January.
Hon. 1chsbod Goodwin was neminated
for Governor of New Hampshire by the
Republicans Of that Stsss on the 9Th inst
= Snow fell to the depth of twelve inches
in New York on the 9th inst-1 Mercury
9e deg. below zero. fseies<s ''ssf
During the year 1858 s7s7 900 worth
Of property and los lives lave been lost on
: the western lakes. 81
sii-seaator Houston, of Texas. now in his
sixty fifth year, has signifed his intention
:, 70 retire from public life on the 9Th of March
next.
"A comprehensive statement Of the
Irish potato crop of 1885. shows that it has
bssn one Of the finest raised in Ireland since
1870. esn
The State of Indiana appears to have
made some two millions of dollars clear out
Of the old State Bank, which goes into the
School fund.
= The telegraph has been completed from
San Francisco as far east as Genoa. the chief
town in Carson Valley, and at the eastern
base of the Sierra Nesada. :
The canal commissioners of New York,
in direct violation of the constitution, have
contracted. in behalf of the State, debt of
from two to four millions of dollars.
"A Washington correspondent, writing
during the holidays, says the members of
Congress having generally gone home, there
are no street fights.
The amount paid on army and navy
pensions from the foundation of the Gov
ernmeht up to June last was $50, ,376, ,087
56.
The public improvements in the city of
Chicago for the past year foot up the enor-
nous aggregate of about 100000. The
buildings put up are estimated at 3,946,
100.
The Leavenworth Constitution has been
presented to the q. s. Senate by Mr. Sew
ard, and gone to the committee on Terrific
riss. where it has probably found final
resting place.
During the year 1853, 3,483 vessels ar
rived at New York from foreign ports,
bringing LOG. .492 passengers; decrease of
as compared with 1857 of 49 vessels and
io8, ,242 passengers.
The Washington correspondent of the
Philadelphia Press says: That there is a
growing feeling in favor of the Pacific Rail-
road, and in favor of its construction by
the Government, there is no doubt
The question in regard to the Atlantic
cable will be decided in few days, and it
is thought the English government will
guarantee new capital. If so, contract for
another cable viii Immediately be made.
1t will be remembered that Congress
adjourned on Friday before Christmas, to
meet again on the 4th of January, 1852
This recess costs the country ninety thous-
and dollars, for which it receives Tot a
cent.
The whole number of children in San
Francisco under the age of 18 is 12,6O2.-
OF these, 1859 were born in California, and
S.O22 are under 4 years of age. There are
blind, deaf and dumb, 395 eolored, SO
Chinese. 6,347 are boys and 6,0e8 girls
The Baraboo Standard intimates that
the pardon by the Governor of VIM. Mil
lard from the State Prison, where he had
besn sentenced for FIVE years for the murder
of Joseph Davis, of Prairie du Sac, is not
received with much favor by the people of
that region.
1t is said that the Senate viii probably
adopt the recommendation of the Postmas-
ter General for the abolition of the franking
privilege of Members of Congress, substi-
tuting for the same number of stamps
There is very little prospect that the House
viii concur in this wholesome reform.
Railroads are now in progress. which.
when completed, viii connect Lake. Michi-
gan with the Gulf of Mexico at New Or
: leans, and the time is not remote when they
win be completed. The time then from
Chicago to New Orleans win be about 4s
hours. It is now from eight TO twelve DAYS.