Washington telegraph., 1855-06-20
NEWS ITEMS.

Three thousand of the citizens Of RocheS-
ter, N. Y, signed a call for holding grand
pow-wow in that city. over the Kansas out
RACES
The Directors of the Board Of Trade OF
Richmond. Va. have passed resolutions in
viting the Southern Commercial Convention
to hold its next session in that city
Joseph Williams was tried few weeks
since in Person county, N. c.. for the muir
der of his father Francis Williams, and
found guilty.
Mr.. PHILLIPS. Secretary to Col KINNEY,
declared lately in Washington tha. the KIN
NEY Expedition had been entirely aban-
doned
The bill extending the right of suffrage
to negroes. has been defeated in the Con-
neeiieut Legislature by majority Of q
votes
The Augusta Age contains extracts from
the proceedings of the lodges. embodying
resolutions ezpel.ing Anson e. Morrell, the
Governor of Maine. from the order.
The President has appointed BUckrNe-
HAM Smith, of Florida. Secretary of Lega-
tiOn to Madrid, in place cf HoRATIo J..
PERRY, recalled
FRosr IN New YoRB.-The Albany
Eyening Journal says that there was a
pretty severe frost in the central part of the
State of New York. on the night of the 26th
ultimo.
The KINNEY expedition, it is said. has
been abandoned. absolutely and unquali-
fedly. The real cause of the breaking up
Of the affair. was tue want of means to de-
fray the expenses Of the expedition.
The Mobile (Ala) Tri5uae, a leadisg
States Rights Democratic paper, says =
The Know Nothings seem TO US to be just
as safe, as far as any reliance on the North
is concerned, rs any other party.
The Know -Nothings have nominated Col
JAMES N. r. TAYLOR, of Holly Springs,
for Representative from the first Conges-
sional District of Mississippi Col TAYLOR
has always been Democrat.
The sale of the fixtures in the Memphis
Nary Yard. which had been advertised for
the 1st inst. has been stopped BY order of
the Government. The question of retrcces-
sion will again come before Congress.
The eruption Of Vesuvius commenced on
the 1st of May. The forrn of the mountain
was undistinguishable Nothing was to be
seen but clouds. smoke and fire. The scene
was rendered still grander by an eclipse of
the moon. which took place about two hours
and half after midnight
". IT. WILDER. lately convicted Of for
gerry in New Orleans. is now in Matanor-
as, and is soliciting pardon at The hands
Of the President OF the United States
lie was at one time strongly recommended
to President Pierce for the ofiicc Of Com
missioner Of Pensions
The two buildings erected for the Worlds
Exhibition in Paris, cover an area of 902,-
600 feet, or more than % acres. This is
$4,000 square feet larger than the London
Crystal Palace. The great hall is three
quarters Of mile long, and is TIE largest
III the world
The Baltimore American reckons that,
at no distant period. this country will be
exporting annually one hundred and fifty
millions Of bushels Of Indian corn, which
would bring into the United States $780,
000,000, and prove a greater source of sub
sian:ial wealth TO us, iLan the geld mines of
California.
We learn from the Washington Star that
that the Secretary of the Navy has given to
Com. IIIRAM PAULDrNG, the present COM
nandant Of the Washington Navy Yard.
preparatory orders for the Home Squadron.
Com. N cCAULEY's connection with it being
temporary.
Col. JEFF. DAVIS, Secretary of War,
barely escaped an arrest recently, in Allan
ia, Ga, on suspicion of being pickpccket
4 gentleman had been robbed in the cars
of s2500. and the police being made aware
of the fact, repaired to the hotel to hunt up
the robber. and were about pouncing on the
Secretary, when the Mayor interfered and
informed the men of law who he was
Gyeat merriment followed, in which tie Col.
joined.
TIE locomotive of the freight train on
the Philadelphia and Baltimore Railroad
exploded at Aberdeen, Nd, On the 3lst ult.,
in consequence of the engineer allowing
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