Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1858-01-06
BY TELEGRAPH.
BY THE NATIONAL LINE.
IRepor.s Furnished by the Associated Press.I


NEW ORLEAss, Jan. 4-Cotton-eales 500 bales
prices lower and too unsettled for accurate quo-
tAtions Flour 90. Lsri lower. Sugar and
NoIasses dull. Nothing doing in sterling. New
York par to I premium.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-SEsATK-Mr. Fesseuden
introduced bill for tn payment OF French Spola-
ton claims and moved its reference to select
committee of seven
HoUsE-The House in committee OF the whole
took o the Presidents message.
Sir. Jones, IF Penn, submitted a series OF reso-
buttons referring the various branches of the mes
sage to appropriate committees.
Mr. Quitman moved an amendment, ref ring
what relates to the inforcement of the neutrality
laws to a select committee of FIVE. BE thought
thst the greater portion of the neutrality laws
should be abrogated.
wAsHISeros, JAM 5-SFSArE-Ev eaing.-Af.
ter discussion on the motion to refer the French
Spoliation bill to a committee of seven,
Messrs Crittenden Collamer, Toombs. Hamlin,
Hunter Davis and King were appointed.
Mr. Slideli introduce a bill amendatOry Of the
coinage act relative to silver coins of half dollar
and under.
Mr. Gwin presented resolution instructing the
committee on Foreign Relations to epquirs into
the ,xpediency of providing for the appointment
of a Minister TO Japan.
Mr.. Brown has not recovered sufficiently to re-
sume his speech. Adjourned.
NEW YoRK, Jan. -Conou-Ssles 1000 bales.
Flour firm. Wheat, Southt IN Red 10. White
| 25lI 80. White Sugar heavy. Orleans oiS.
Rice quiet Bacon heavy. Hams 81 SO. Linseed
Oil 81 5S Tobacco TALL Tallow unchanged.
FIR ishts-CoGton to Liverpool 80.
CIScISNArI, Jan. 5-Four firm, 60as e5.
| Whisky Is. Hogs 70I4 10.
LOUISVILLE, J IN. 5.-River rising, IL feet water
| on the falls-risiug
| CLARKsvILLE, Jan. 5.-An Irishman assaulted
another IriShman in his grocery house. in this place.
| to-day nv thro wing stones. The defendant fired
| twice, killing the man with the first and bis horse
! With the second shot. Both died Instantly.
| New ORLEANS Jan. Cotton sales g. 500 bales
at st 81. Siles of three DAYS 1900 bales Re-
| ceivI % 800 bales. Stock S52, 500 bales. Ster-
! ling 5a6t premium.
| WAsHINGroN. Jan. -HoUsE-Mr QIitmau
said he would be till be got the of the
| House on the neutrality law. Ii denied that the
law of Nations required restraint citizens from
| invasion of Foreign Countries.
Mr.. G ancy Jones said that the President asked
| more however to carry out existing laws. but il
did not follow, that the President obj cted to a
| peal or mod6c tts1n of those laws.
Mr. Ksath q ought that the question mis- ht
properly he coufied to a special committee.
Mr. Jones said TO grant tie Preside Mt power to
follow expeditionsts, and arrest them in Foreign
,ud the hole neutrality laws must be perverted
The pursuit of any expedition beyond three miles
from land is uLl wful, ana a capture on Foreign
soil is also unlawful.
Mr.. phens of Georgia said it is robbery to dc
i it.
Mr.. Chatard in sight of Punta Arenas allowed
the disemoarkation OF Walkers becauss b,
had not the power 10 prevent 1t. Mr.. Cnatard wal
recalled in disgrace.
|
ashore to capture Walker, aud men, Was not ye
involved in dis graced.
/ his is aular state of aff4irs, Mr.. Jones
said if thu Pr, sid ut exp cted to enforce tn,
neutrality laws, he muSShave power Legisli,ively
conferred for that purpose.
Mr.. Step Iens said 1t would be an outrage,
every man not b-ck, and shout b.
violatOrs of neutrality laws, unless PREPARATION
restitution be made.
If " alklr is fugitive from Justice let tn
Courts say so.
Mr.. Bocock believed that Paulding acted Illegal
but he wanted TO hear the Presidents response q
the resolution for information,
!. AIR. Grow, was pleased to hear such feelin
manifested among the Democrats, against execu
tive ,ncroachments, on the rights of Citz ms
aud a ked that the rule might DE applied to land
lie made application, tn, reof to Kansas.
Mr.. ayusrd wanted the gu estion discussed o
its intrinsic merits, without reference to kansa
aud Utah.
lie took il for granted, that Pauljing and Char
tard thought they had ample power, aud instruc
, tons Tor the course they pursued, and il actin
under Instructions of that character, they shoul
not be TeproicIed for OoeN in them.
Alter luther debate the House adjourned.
FRAkKFoRT, KY, Jan. 5.-Ex-Goverpor Powe
is elected United SITES Senator. The vote stood
Powell, so. GaIret Davis "a, Thompson /.
NEw ORLEANS, Jan. The following failure
4 have occurred: Warl, S,unders & Hunt; Geo
Smedes 4 Co. and Titus, Grow & Co.
c WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-SENATE-Executive Sc
t sion ratified the Danish sound treaty.
a The Presidents message and accompanying doc
um nts relitiVe to the recent events ia Contra
Am rcs, will probably. be communicated TO Coz
! grers to morrow.
Intimate friends cav that the President will moi
emphaticilly coud mn fbustering than 10 his 70
mr. IN sag.
Present indications that Psuljiug will NJ
. | be recalled.
roRFoRK, Jan. 5.-Wslker's men were dischare
II I'D from the Saratoga to-day, by orders fro
: Washing ton.
co M M X, REI Al.