The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-12-30

VIRGINIA CENTRAL Democratic COMMITTEE. are asl
sured Says the Richmond Enquirer by Gen. w b. ITALIA
ferro well by other gentlemen present at the time
that the resolution offered by Gen Taiaerro at the Pc
tersbug convention proposing to authorize the chairman
to appoint new central committee, was voted down.
Thus the committee appointed by previous conven-
ton--col John Rutherford, president, and Dr. James
Dove secretarystill continues to supervise the oIgan
cation of the democratic party in Virginia.
TuE WNAY's STEAMER. The great invention of the
10th century known Winans Iron Steamer, (says the
baltimore Republican of yesterday Is nearly completed,
and it is said that she will be ready for trial in few
tlays Her upper works. smoke STACKS look out houses
&c. have all been completed and hcr machinery up and
in working ORDER having capacity for power in her four
engines capable of propeng vessel OF twenty times her
tonnage At either ond Of the vessel there are two
cous cabins with iron floors and twelve dead lights to
giving sufficient light to read in any part Of them.
~ 80 will be looked for with the greatest interest
Ivy o,r ngns Who bo, great confidence in the success
Of Mr.. Winan's enterprise, and a-.- Nav World
to shorten the time of passage between the :
and the Old.
Successor TO IT, L. HARRIs.--Tho nomination by the
democrats in the sixth district Illinois, to fill the
cancy in Congress by the death Of the Hon T. L. Harris
has fallen upon Charles d. Hodges esq, of Carrollton
Mr.. Hodges is a native of Maryland graduate of
Washington College in Connecticut; studied law with
the Hon Alexander Randall, of Annapolis and, shortly
after he admitted to practice in several of the courts
in this State left IL for permanent home in the young
State of Illinois He has devoted himself to his profess
sion consenting only twice to occupy seat in
the legislature of that State and is accounted of its
soundest lawyers.
Memo EQUALITY twenty-four Of the thirty -two
States negroes allowed no political privileges what
that place them equality with the white
Eleven of these twenty four States free New York
practically excludes them by freehold qualification and
long residence before voting. Two States Maine
and Rhode Island them by requiring all voters
to be citizens of the United States Massachusetts, and
New Hampshire about the only States that make no
distinction of color race and there they not allowed
TO serve in the militia.
REpoRTER EXPELLED The Indiana house of represent
ayes, by resolution, expelled the reporter Of the Gin
cinnat Commercial from the hall of the house for making
false statement that Mr.. Colgrovc of Randolph, had
left his seat and gone home for the purpose of defeating
the election of U. s. senators.
MAMMOTH CorroN PLsNr.--Doubtless the most won
derful stalk Of cotton Memphis is APP
person Cos, corner of Jefferson and Front row We
should judge from examining the stalk that it is The
suit Of the mot careful and pains taking culture it is
one solid mass of bos containing less than -four hun
dred and sixty mine stalk only FIVE feet high u
looks more like young bale of cotton than stalk at
maturity IL is really Of the wonders of the age and
may be said to mark era p the cultivation of cot
ton. Memphis Eagle