Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-11-27


dlspasch from Independence says The Santa Re
mail with dates to the LIST arrived On the Dist Col
Hall, contractor en- the route, accompanied the mail
he repS7ts the weather more severe than ever ezpe
Fienesa on the plains hsfore There is nothing i'm
partsnt from the Navajo country. There had been
some skirmishing between soldiers and Indians at
Fort Defiance. Lieut.. Arnold was wounded by In
dams firing into bis tent while encamPed between
Fort Defapce and Ai5uquerque. The wound was
not regarded as Of a dangerous character. Doctor
Ksvanaugh, arrived at Santa Fe, reports having
travelled up the South Platte twenty-five miles, and
found gold all the way up and thence 70 Medicine,
Bow Greek, finding gold on every stream. The best
dggngs sre on The north side Of the dividebetween
Arkansas and the South Platte in ravines. Four
dollsrs pan were taken in some instances.
The Legislature Of Kansas was required to fix
permanent seat Of Government before any Congress
siOnal appropriation for the erection Of public build
ings could be available. The seat Of Government
was fixed in 1856 st LesomptOn, and the money ex-
pended for that purpose In April last the Legsla-
turs passed law over the GsyernOr's veto, chang
ing the sest to Minnesota. At the request of Gov
ernor Denver decision has recently been given oy
Attorney General Black, viz that this law is void
and that the seat must be at Lecompton, at least
during the existence of the Territorial Government
For the reasons above stated, the money having
been thus eondtiOpally appropriated and expended,
the change would be violstive Of the act Of Con-
gress and fraud upon the United States
The President has appointed Thomas Miller Post
master at Columbus, Ohio, in place Of Samuel Me-
dairy, who resigned in order to ell the post Of Gov
ernor Of Kansas. Mr.. Miller was Mr.. Medary's i'm.
mediate predecessor in the former Office.
A ship letter received from the engineer on board
the steamer Victoria, plying between sandOga and
Havana, reports that twelve seamen had been res
cued on the 18th. They belonged to vessel from
port Of Spain which had been wrecked when sixty
days out The vessels name was not given
Messrs Bragg and CliDgman we're nominated BY
the Democratic caucus Of the Legislature, which met
on the 22d, for the United States Senate from North
Carolina, Mr. Cliagman for the Short and Gov. Bragg
for the long term.
Government does not credit the reports received
via Englsnd of the extensive defensive preparations
made by Paraguay. 1t is confident Of the success Of
the expedition now on its way to that country.
Private advices from Texas state that fllibus-
tsring expedition against Mexico is being organized
tbers Men Of high position said to be concern
/ ed in it.
The Postmaster General viii recommend in his re,
port an entire change in postal SYSTEM and will
! urge upon Congress the establishment Of number
of new and important lines to connect with various
/ parts of South America.
| A dispatch from storystown, Pa, dated the Oath
inst, says: Twenty inches of snow has fallen on
the mountains west Of this place. The stages have
been stopped and seighs are brought into requisi.
ton The snow is four inches deep here, and it il
! still showing.
An effort will be made as soon as the session Of
Congress has well commenced to bring Oregon as q
State into the Union Oregon has been for ten years
an organized Territory, with steady, healthful
/ growth, and her representatives claim nearly OF
quite the ratio of federal population for member
! Of Congress.
! The st. Louis Democrat says: 'There is some
probability that an application will be made to Con,
gress at the approaching session for the organizs
ton Of Laramie Territory being the western hall
of Kansas, including the gold region. There are
already indications that struggle viii be made by
the southerners to dedicate this region tOs lavery
The season is not likely to be so gay this winter
in Washington as last winter, as many families Of
/ Senators and members are not going, and several
! of the diplomatic corps are absent.
The state uent heretofore published that the gov,
ernment of Spain intends to erect Cuba into mon.
arcby is laughed at in Washington as an absurdity
The entire business part of the town of Norwslk,
Conn, was destroyed by fire on Friday night, the
18th. The loss is estimated at 100000, of which
about one half is insured The fire caught in a cab
/ met shop.
/ Sir William Reid, well-knOwn as the author Of
valuable works on the Laws of Hurricanes and the
Theory of Storms, died in LOndcn on the 3lst OctO
Der, at the age of 81.