Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-03-06

large anti-Lecompton meeting was held in
the courthouse in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
on Tuesday evening. After addresses from
Colonel Forney and others, resolutions were
adopted cord INNING the Presidents Kansas
policy as violation of his pledged faith to the
people, and subvcrsive of the cardinal principle
Of the Democratic party; approving Of the
course of Messrs. Douglas, Stanton, Forney,
and Governor Packer; and applauding the sen.
timents on Kansas contained in the inaugural
address of the latter.
On the same evening, a large anti Lccompton
meeting was held at Cincinnati, at which reso-
lu ions were adopted rendering thanks to
Messrs. Douglas, Stuart, Broderick, and Gov
ernors Wise, Walker, and Stanton; also, de-
claring it to be the imperative duty of Con-
gress to reject the pending application for
admission under the Lecompton constitution,
Stanley Matthews, United States district at
torney, was among the speakers
The following dispatches give the results of
several municipal elections in the North on
Tuesday:
"RocHEsTER, New YORK, March 3.-Our
city election yesterday passed oil harmonious
ly though greater interest than usual was
manifested, and the aldermanic vote was very
close The board stands thirteen Republicans,
and nine Democratic aldermen. Charles FL.
Clark, Democrat was elected Mayor by about
five hundred majority.
"CH1cAGo, March3.-The municipal election
yesterday passed off quietly, and the vote was
the largest ever pollcd. The entire Republican
ticket was elected by an average majority Of
one thousand.
"OswEGo, New York, March 3.-The Char
ter election yesterday resultedin the reelection,
by small majority, of l.. b. Crocker, Demo
crat for Mayor, over Andrew Van Dyck, oppo-
sition. The Democrats elected two aldermen,
and the Opposition two.
1t is stated in dispatch to the Baltimore
Sun that dispatches received yesterday at the
War Department, show an absolute necessity
that supplies should reach the Utah army I'M
der COL Johnston, by the LIST Of June. With
this view, General Scott has issued an order
TO organize two hundred and six wagons, with
the utmost dispatch, at Fort Leayenworth.
The train will start as early as the 10th instant,
with an escort Of seven companies An order
has also been issued for strong escort to be
furnished Captain Marcy on his return from
New Mexico, about the 2Oth of March. Those
orders have been sent by telegraph to Boonville,
and thence will be conveyed by express mes
scngers.
A ST. Louis dispatch of yesterday is as fol-
lows:
1.-The Santa Fe mail has arrived. Captain
Marcy reached that vicinity on the I'd ultimo.
The trip was attended with the loss Of muller
and great hardships He would Immediately
make purchases for the resumption of the ex-
petition, which has, thus far, been entirely
successful; and it will, no doubt, put Colonel
Johnston in possession OF the means OF transpor-
tation to Utah much earlier in the spring than
supplies can reach him from the States.
IA difficulty occurred between Surveyor
Kelly's party and the Mexicans, near ALDER
ouerauc in which two Of the latter were killed.
"Mr. Hockaday, district attorney Of Utah,
has arrived here. The Government dispatches
deny that the troops at Camp Scott are on
half rations."
A New York dispatch of yesterday is as fol-
lows:
"a Havana letter says that Santa Anna is
expected from st. Thomas, and will proceed
TO Mexico in Spanish war steamer, TO assume
the Presidency of Mexico for the last time"
The receipts from customs in New York in
February, 1857, were s., LAP, 1922; in Febru-
airy, 1858, 81, 4s3,37O; showing decrease Of
81, 659, 452
The New York weekly bank statement shows
a specie reserve Of $31, 65s, 694, the highest
amount ever held by the city banks The banks
Of New Orleans have 81 ,O65,597 in specie,
| whilst their circulation is only $5,254, Isl.
An opposition line will be run from New
York to California on the 10th instant, per
steamer Northern Light, the Panama railway
and steamer 0rizaba. The through fares by
this line are reduced to 5000 in the first cabin,
S150-in the second cabin, and 500 in the
Storage.