Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1852-12-09
TELEGRAPHIC DISPATCHES.

New ORLEANS, Nov. 90.

New ORLEANS, Nov. 20.
The weather is cold. The thermometer
at Sc.
The Wing Convention, which met at Ba-
ton Rouge to-day, nominated Lewis Bordc-
lon for Governor.
The steamer Yacht has arrived from the
Brnzos. She brings $156O0o in specie,
and reports violent storm off Galveston,
on the Goth, and that the steamer United
States was nearly wrecked by it, but bare
ly succeeded in weatherng The gple. The
steamboat laborers at Mobile have struck
for higher wages, ask an advance of twenty
dollars month
GALENA, Nov. 30.
Fevre river is closed. The steamer La
MARITIME arrived at s o'clock this morning at
Smiths Ferry, six miles from here and dis
charged the Golena freight and then pro-
ceeded to Dubuque. Ice is running heavily
in the Mississippi this morning. Winter
has ehectually closed in upon us and found
the farmers as well as the merchants and
traders unprepared. A portion of the root
crops, including potatoes, which are univer-
sally fine this year, are still in the ground,
frozen fast under from six to ten inches Of
snow.
CHARLESTON, Nov. 90.
A great freshet has occurred in Georgia;
the mails and telegraph are obstructed.
The Camden train on the South Carolina
Railroad was precipitated ove- bank near
Water Culvert, instantly killing Colonel
Singleton, and his grandson Richard De-
vaux.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 90.
The storm has been severely felt in Geor-
gla. The rain fell for days in succession,
and much damage was apprehended from
the flood. All travel had been suspended
on account of the damage done to the rail-
road.
A report was current in Richmond that
the Hon. w. R. King, Vice President elect,
was dead, but the papers consider ii untrue.
The Secretary Of the Interior to day
awarded the contract for executing the brick
work Of the Capitol extension.
WAsH1NGToN, Nov. 80.
Sixteen out of about twenty clerks who
have been engaged for two or three years
past, compiling the index to claims, were dis
charged to day by Former.
NASHVILLE, Dec. 2.
SCOTS majority (ofiicial) is 10 votes
larger than Campbell's last year.
CINcINNATrI, December 2.
The extreme rate Of yesterday was moi
fully sustained for hogs, but firm at So %
with sales of 5000, moderate business done
Provisions without change in rates. Flcul
steady at 81. Whisky dull, no sales
Clover seed has further advanced, with sales
at S. 75@$6. Molassas 27c; new ditto
29c.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 2.
The Virginia Legislature adjourned tc
day.
Robert Craig. delegate from Roanoke
county, editor of the Richmond Enquirer
learns from Senator Clemens, that lie saw
Vice President elect w. R. King on his way
through Alabama, and that his health had
greatly improved.
CHARLESTON, Dec. /.
The freshet in Columbus has done i'm.
mensc damage; the river has swollen &c
feet. The reservoir forming the water
power driving the factories, gave away
carrying with i part Of Palace Mills ani
variety Of works. The reservoir is If
ruins. All the factories. except Corsetta
are stopped, and 800 hands thrown out O.
employment.
RALEIGH, Dec. |.
The House Of Delegates has passed ;
resolution claiming for the State fair ant
equitable portions of the public lands OF
proceeds Of sale
The Senate has passed bill providing
for the appointment of Superintendent o
Public schools. No Senator is yet elected
the boilers, led by Gen. Sanders, are hold
ing out against Dobbins, the Democratic eau
Gus nominee, who on all ballots wants eight
to ten votes.
/ WAsHINGToN, Dec. 2.
The Union controdicts the reports o
Kings i'll health, and says he will soon as
sumo his duties in the Senate.
BosToY, Dec. 2.
Chickering's piano establishment wa,
destroyed by fire last night--loss 100000
insurance $4,000. One hundred men ar,
thrown out of employment. The lowe,
floors were stores. Entire loss 100000
A Waterman was killed by the falling of thu