Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-02-13

Navy has consented 10 tie request oil Lieut. hart
stein go in search of the steamship Pacific, with
tie L. S. propeller Arctic. She will go to sea TO-
day from New York if the necessary supply Of
stores can be got on board. The design is to fur
nish relief other vessels in distress il she should
fall in With any. The Arctic is the steamer so sue
cessfUl in the search for DR.. Kane.
New YORK, Feb. I0-The proprictors of the
Collins Inc having deterDdRed send a steamer in
search of the Pacific, now out IS DAYS from Liver
pool, have chartered the steamship Alabama for
/ the purpose. She sailed :his morning. ~
HARTFORD, Feb. ll.-Messrs. Stade & Hawley's
Wooden Factory, at Walcouvile, was destroyed by
fire on Saturday last. Loss 80, 600. Insured for
$4,000
WASHINGTON, Feb. lO.-Mr Speaker Banks has
/ not yet completed the formation of standing Com
mittees Of the House and it not yet certain that
/ they will be announced 0 morrow. On each com.
mittee, FIVE members will be Republican, three
/ Democrats, and Que American. This is the general
{ principle to te pursued ia their formation; and on
those committees effecting slavery, the South will
. be represented by its strongest nieii.
The oppression prevails here that Mr. Champion
will shortly retire voluntarily, and not in couse-
quence Of any demand on the part OF this govern
ment for his recall
Amonte the Mexican Minister has left Wash
ington for Mexico with the urgent solicitation OF
his friends As the Constitution of that country is
being remodeed, his presence is deemed necessa-
ry tor present and future emergencies
NV ORLEANS, Feb. l0.-An attempt was made
last night assassinate Dennis Corcoran one of the
editors Of the Delta of this city. He was severely
injured but will probably recover
The foreign advices by the Persia, were received
here after business hours there had been 1000 bales
Of cotton sold previously. Sugar quoted at 7 !,
other articles unchanged. Sterling exchange quo
ted at e
HALIFAX, Feb. II, M-Thc steamship Pacific
has hot yet been signalieI here As her supply OF
coal has by this time been exhausted, it is expected
she will put in here unless she has been disabled
and forced to return to Liverpool.
WASHINGTON, Feb. u.-SENArE-On motion of
Mr Fish the Secretary of Var was requested to
report whether unv, and if So what additional forti.
hcadons will be necessary in the defence OF the har
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sometime NAV NOT he done and il 50 VIA, 70 GO.
cure the benefit Of cheap ocean post,oe
On motion Of Mr. Sumner the Committee on in.
dietary was instructed to consider the expedienrv
Of the appointment Of a commissioner to revise the
public statutes 50 as to reduce them 10 one con.
nccted text and reuder their language plain to ALL
The Senate then adjourned.
HoUsE-On motion the resolution to proceed
forthwith to the election Of Printer were adontad
aud ballot being had resulted as follows: Foil t
IS, Wendell 90, Farnham l6 Nathan Sargent 9
scattering II, no election. 81 being necessary to
choice
The standing committees have not been an
uounced.
Ar. Cuium, the newly elected clerk, retained
Barclay, Buck and Harris, as clerks, and removed
about 20 others supplying the vacancies thus
created.
The House then resumed baotng for Printer
VIXEN two votes were had, the last resulting as fol-
lows: Follett %, Wendell II, Farnham 9, Sargent
{, scattering 10, necessary to choice 81
The House then adjourned.
Arrival of the Prometbeus.
The stemu. hin Prcmstbaus has arrived with ca,
Francisco dates 70 IN, olst lamar, she l.tt San
Juan ON the 9Th inst. op.ybi,b d,v t,a Nor,b.rr
LIGHT sailed for NV Yorl, with e5o ono ~ ,oIi
The California, paprr, forri.b no news Of io,oor
lance but the errirpIrorsl occ,uu,s are heller and
the news from IN. mines cpconrarpo
The iIry in the Cor, case has .issoraod in their
verdict A new t,i,I j. ,xperted to take rI,ce
shortly
The Legislature is sin in trouble i, rcoord TO tbe
election Of a L. 5 senator Several nromipent
candidates have Withdrawn for ,b. nu,,os. If bor.
mogizjng the American marty
Tn. bark I.,b,Il,rs II,p, yas wrecked y, tho
coast on the Sin u}t. TAr vessel and carco /. q.
total loss and the CAPTAIN and mate pcri,bed
More f1btins had.t, p},es A. Will, Wall,
and the L \ troons ep,ocoi last % mon in killed
and wounded
Affairs in Nicaragua were quiet but the relations
of the government with Nr Wheeler the II s
minister have been su.prpded in coo,eoperce Of
tb.,.r,.sl to r.c,ivs Ar Fre,cb ty IA. II Stats
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