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Il. J. BOYD, j.. +.
ii. i. WnIGIrr, Secretary.
No"nt Vernon, August /, 1856.
lFrom the Daily South Carolnian.
Telegraphic News.
WASHINGTON, August 5.-Thc Senate
passed four River and IIarbor Bills. The
House amended the Appropriation Bill by
providing that 10 money shall he drawn
till the bill for the pacilication Of Kansas is
passed and signed ty the President, and
till lsc charges against persons arrested for
political offences shall Lc withdrawn, &c.
CHICAGO, August ,l.--A,!v;ccS from Lea
vcnworth TO the 3oth state that Lane had
not entered the Territory. Gen. Smith
threatens TO proclaim martial law if he docs
The Territorial authorities had commenced
TO levy taxes, which both parties refused to
pay. More trouble Was expected.
LOUISVILLE, August :.--Thc returns from
kentucky are scanty. IT is believed that
the Democrats have carried the State.
In this city the American majority reach
cd 2,lo0. Lexington, Frankfort, Covin--
ton and Newport, have gone American. in
the Northern counties Ike N..n.",r:,t~ lave
been successful. The vote of the State is
doubtless close.
81. LOUIS, August 5.--Brnton, for Gov
ernor, has 600 majority in this city over
Ewing, American, and G,OOO majority over
Polk, Democrat. blair, Benton Democrat,
has GOO majority for Congress.
WAsulNGroS, August G-Alr. Bucock
publishes i'll the Union OF TO tav q card
stigmatzing several portions Of Burlin-amc's
card as erroneous, particularly his attempt
TO represent l'Fooks rs having sought to
persuade linn into All explanation.
Mr.. Boycc confirms Mr. Bocock's State
mcnt.
Gen. Lane has also published a card in
reply to Campbell, in which he says that
brooks, Edmon'lson and himself regarded
Buringamcs selection of Canada Il: Il mis-
cradle subtcriuge and back out. Mr.. brooks
under his advice declined to 90, and cites
from the code Of honor 10 show that the
place named for meeting must not Lc ut an
unusual distance and the weapon must be
one in ordinary use.
The liousc today passed Il bill granting
100000 acrcs ol land to Mississippi for
railroad purposes. The Committee of the
Whole amended the Legislative and Judi
cial Appropriation bill, 10y provi,ling that
no money shall be expended ior proscculin.
persons charged with treason and other po-
litical offences in Kansas. The bill was
then reported to the House. The bill was
then passed by 50 majority, with the cx-
ccpton Of Dunn's proviso, restoring the
Missouri Compromise. Col. Kcitt WAS
sworn i'll to-day.
,McsSrs. Pryor and Eidgcwav, editors Of
Richmond, met to-day and exchanged shots,
without either sustaining injury. The diff
Guilty was then amcally adjusted.
From correspondence sent TO the Senate
yesterday, it appears that Col. Sumner en-
cccdcd his instructions in dispensing the
Legislative Assembly, and the President has
written for explanations.
LEXINGTON, August G.-Thc Democrats
have carried this Judicial District by Il large
majority, defeating the present American
Chief Justice Of the Supreme Court.
CHICAGO, August G.-Tcn counties in
Iowa have been heard from, giving 1000
majority for Davis, sRepublican, ior Con.
grcss. Second District largely ahead.
WAsn1SGroS, August From a mes,
sage sent to the Senate yesterday, it ap
pears that the Governor of California asked
the President for three thousand stand OF
arms to aid i'll rcprcssing the troubles at
San Francisco, but he replied that the laws
OF the Cnitcl States had not been resisted
and he could not grant the request.
The Senate passed the Army Appropria
ton bill, after emitting the proviso against
the employment of the military to enforce
the laws OF the Kansas Legislature.
Louisville, August Tn twelve coun,
! ties Of kentucky, the American vote shows
a falling on, and a general Dcmocraic gain
The State is believed TO have gone for the
Democrats. The election was for county
and judicial officers.
In Arkausas the Democrats arc reported
to be successful.
ST.. LOUIS, August 7.-Rcturns from IL
counties give Benton 1000 majority owe,
Ewing, American, and 1900 over Polk
Democrat; Caruthcrs, American, is proba
bIy reelected to Congress.
Mr.. Bayard Clarke, a Fillmore man
from New York, made speech in the
House the other night, in which he stated
that the Protestant Foreigners were all anti
Slavery and the Foreign Catholics pro