Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-09-20

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Baltinore Whig Conyention. i-ss
PErERsBuRG, Sept ls.-Ths Convention met at
10 o'clock this morning. Judge Bates in the Chair.
present unsettled state of the country, aud on the
capacity of Mr.. Fillmore to restore the Constitution
and the Union to their former purity and to put an
end to civil strife. The resolutions eulogise the
American nominations without referring to the doc
trlnes OF the American party. They attribute the
civil war in Kansas to the neglect Of duty Of the
present administration. A resolution was adopted
appointing one delegate from each State standing
committee and giving the President of the Conven.
ton power to convene . meeting of them at any
time he may think necessary to promote the effective
organization of the party. All were adopted, with
unbounded enthusiasm, unanimously. Adjourned
at o'clock sine de-
A mass ratification meeting was subsequently held
in Monument Square, which was splendidy decor
ated for the occasion. Crowd immense.
New York Politics.
WASHINGTON, Sept. ls.-The Syracuse boiling
Northern Americans repudiate the connection with
the black Republicans, and are determined to call
another Convention
The Rochester Republicans have nominated j. S.
Wadsworth for Governor and Moses H. Grinnell for
Lieut.. Governor.
Yellow Fever.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16-In New York the Re-
lief Hospital reports four new cases of Yellow Fe.
yer, amongst them DR.: Bailey of the U. S. Army.
-.. Markets.
WASHINGTON, Sept I8.-BaltSm0re. dull
correct quotations cannot be given
New York-Flour dull and lower. State $54a$64.
Ohio $64a$63. Southern $7a$7 40. Wheat de-
clining-tendency nominal Corn lower-Mixed
65c. SIC. Stocks lower-Virginia s25.
Later from Europe.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1s.-The Asia has arrived at
New York. The Royal British Joint-Stock Bank,
London, has failed 1t had done large business
having branches in several other places Three
hundred stockholders, all of whom are liable; but
the assets confused as to entail ruin on all
concerned.
The Times says, though the harvest is SO album
dant, there is no prospect OF prices receding to
point to prove injurious to the agrculturalist The
Continental harvest reports still more favorable.
The Spanish Cortcs dissolved by Royal Decree
Ministers have been appointed to Costa Rica and
Equador-none will be sent to Mexico. 1t is ru-
mored that those of Washington and Berlin will be
recalled. Six Madrid papers have been seized by
| the government
An Instruction has broken out in Switzerland
between the Swiss and Prusslan parties. Count
Faurtas, the Prussian leader, is taken prisoner
Several Prussians killed.
Italian affairs unchanged.
| Naples has addressed second note to the West
ern powers more conoiliatory than the first
| Sandman army is to be increased Cavous has
addressed the Sandman Ministers at Foreign Courts
stating that this step is caused solely by the policy
Of Austria, and intimating in decided manner, tina
Sardinia will not tolerate Austrian Intervention.
Italy has renewed diplomatic relations with Tur
key and Russia.
| Latest commercial advices from Liverpool repor
a decline in breadstutfs and an advance of ZIG t,
| in cotton.
ShipWreck.
| The American ship Ocean, Unconstitutional from
Amsterdam with large number of passengers t.