Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1859-03-09

The News

The News.
There has been no European arrivals
since our last issue.
The latest intelligence from Mexico re-
ports the English and French fleets favor.
ing Miramon The lattor is about TO at
tack Vera Cruz, with G0O0 men. Gen
Ampudia has turned up as partizan in
/ the civil war in MeXiuc.
| From California and the Plains, the
mail arrived at st, Louis on the I'd inst
Business was brisk at San Francisco. The
steamer Uncle Sam, was TO leave San Fran
cisco, on the 7th ult., for the Colorado
river, with 600 troops to operate against
the Mojave Indians.
The Apache Indians still continue their
.deprndations along the route of emigrants.
A band stole a number of horses and
mules from San Elizano. They were pur-
sued by a detachment Of mounted rifle
men from Fort Bliss, and when oyertOken
they gave battle, killing three and wound,
ing six of the pursuers, who were compel
led to retreat.
The latest construction put upon the
recent dispatches from Paraguay, is not
50 warlke as at first.
The navigation upon Lake Erie is open.
A terrible calamity occurred upon the
Mississippi river, by the burning of 4 steam
boat, the Princess, on last Monday week.
There were over four hund red persons on
board, of whom two hundred were vet
missing at last accounts.
An extensive conflagration occurred at
Memphis, Tennessee, on the lst inst
$3.50, 900 worth of property was destroyed.
1t is supposed to have been the work of
an incehdiary.
A destructive fire took place in Phila-
delphia, on last Wednesday morning, on
I'd ST., below Dock, by which a large
amount of property was destroyed and
about twenty families rendered houseless.
IL is also feared that some OF the sufferers
are fatally injured.
Congress adjourned on the Sd inst, at
a late hour.
The Senate convened in extra session,
in obedience to the President'c proclama-
ton OIL Thursday, and are still in session.
The bill for the increase Of postage and
tho abolition Of the franking privilege,
was defeated in the House.
a new loan of twenty millions of dollars
was authorized by Congress to meet the
expenses Of the government.
A grand ball was given by the "Sons of
Malta" at the Philadelphia Academy of
Music, on the evening of the 4th of March.
1t is said to have most magnificent affair.
BY last nights mail we have European
news.
The proceedings of the English Parlia-
ment has been uninteresting.
On the continent the war question was
unchanged and preparations continued.
Later intelligence from India had been
received bringing accounts of the close of
the campaign in Dude, and the destruc-
ton of all the forts.
Serious apprehensions are entertained
of complication in the Danubian princi-
paliies, which may be more serious than
the affairs Of Italy. In other words, may
end in second Crimean war.
The latest news from Washington, re-
ports that the death of Post Master Gene
raj Brown, is hourly expected.
The following appointments have been
made by the President. James Y. Me-
Gufiie, of Georgia, Superintendent of In ,
dian Affairs; G. w. Gholson, of Mississip-
pi, Governor of Washington Territory
Hon. Louis McLane, Minister to Mexico
Robert Ould U. S. District Attorney for
the district of Columbia, vice Key decd.
Robert Tyler, Esq, has been appointed
Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of
Pennsylvania for the Eastern District for
the term of three years.
The extra session of the L. S. Senate, is
still sitting,
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