Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-04-14
BY TELEGRAPH.
ny THE NATIONAL LINE.
Reports FarnisAsd By the Associated Press.1


81. Louis, April Is.--The Mi si.sippi has ,i.en
three feet since Saturday, caused by rise 10 the
Missouri. which i overlooking the banks at Weston
aud Lexington.
Lake Pepin is stiil closed, but the river is open
above Sc. Paul.
HAVANA, April s.-No political news. Sugar has
advanced le. Frsights declined. Exchange on
New York 4a4i on London 81 6 premium.
WAsHISaToS, April ls.-Ksrty Benedics has
been re-appcinted associate justice Of the supreme
court Of New Mexico.
The Treasury Instructions respecting the new
tariff, win not b. issued for two weeks
The frgate Mississippi goes to China. and the
Susquehanna will take Der place 10 laying the teIe
graphic cable.
The Goyernorship Of Utah has been offered to
Maj. McCulloch, who declined it.
NEW York, April l3.-The George Law from
California arrived to-day, with nearly million and
quarter Of specie, and dates TO the 23i ult She
connected with the Golden Gate, which lefs San
Francisco; on the 10th, and put back in conse-
qnetce OF an accident. she spoke on the 26th of
Marquette Island with the John L. Stevens, bound
up. The Law on her outward passage, receivedthe
crew of the brig Mary G. Haskell, from New York,
bound to Cienfuegos She was wrecked on the
26th Of Msrth off Cape Maize. The Law left As
pinwall on the 4th.
The Grsnad4 left the same day for Havana.
Toe Tennessee arrived at Aspinwall tie same
day with dates from Greytown up to April the L..
Col Lockridge went up the river on the cath of
March When last heard from be at Machaka ra.
pids, intending to attack Castillo next morning. He
had removed every thing FROM San Carlos and Ser
rapique.
There was nothing later from Walker.
There was s'me excitement on the Isthmus,
growing out Of apprehensions Of an attack on the
foreigners by the natives. Toe railroad company
weret king every Precaution TO protect passengers
and properly.
A bearer Of despatches was on bis way from b.
gotta to Washington, with information that Morse
has been refused all negotiations on the riot ques-
tiln.
There is proposition in the New Granada Sen
ate to send force to the lsthmus, but it meets
with opposition.
There is nothing further in the California Legis-
lature concerning the State debt. The prisoners
in the State prison we're starving; and sOre had
died The Legislature appropri tied $4,000 for
their relief
Trade was improving at San Francisco. Chinese
produce had advanced largrl,: teas fully fifty per
cent Flour had declined 25 per cent, and
closing at $ll 90 for super6ne Receipts of gold
dust very large. News was meagre.
The New York Express publishes dispatch,
dated Aspinwal on the evening of the 4th, stating
that n VS. reached Greyt0wn on the Q that Gel
Lpckridge had captured Castillo on the 18Th of
March but the news is considered doubtful.
QUFBEC, April lS.-There were great riots at the
election in ST. Roche, on Saturday. The police
were beaten; and the military were ordered out.
NEW ORLEANS, April Is There was snow at
Vicksburg, and also at Summit, Mississippi. an
inch und half deep.
Preparations are making to send one thousand
men from Charleston to the relief of Walker.
New Orleans cont ibutes FIVE thou and dollars.
LOUISVILLE, April i3.-4 feet inches water on
the fills. Mercury at 56.