Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-05-14
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NEW YORK May 13.-The steamer S tar Of the
West has arrived with 81, 800, 900 in gold.
The fugitive slave, Archy, has been discharged.
Forest City has been burned.
The Legislature passed a Sunday law.
The steamer Merrimao, and sloop Decatur, re-
msined at Panama.
Business at San Francisco was dull.
The mining and agricultural prospects were emf
nentlY favorable
Rich gold diggings have been discovered at Carson
Valley.
Ives expedition demonstrates the navagabilitv Of
| the Colorado 70 the mouth of Virgin river.
The Legislature passed bill prohibiting future
immigration Of free negroes to California and com
peling the free negro residents to register their
names and take out licenses. There was great ex-
citement among them. Negro meetings we're dis
cussing emigration to VancouVer's Island.
The Sandwich Islands have made new Treaty
with France
The Cass and PerrOn Treaty was slightly modified
| and passed the Senate.
The Granada Bogotta talks of another revolution.
CALLAo, April l2.-All is quiet Castillo arrived
at ArgriPa and was enthusiastically received.
The steamer Saramack left Valparaiso for CalsO
on the Sd of April.
The surveying steamer Shubriek arrived at Pa
mama on the 18th.
! WASHINGTON, May l3.-HoUsE The House
discussed aud referred the question of admission of
Minnesota Representatives to the Committee on
Elections.
CHARLESTON. May ia. P. Hsyne has been
appointed Senator in the place of Evans deceased
CINCINNATI, May 18.-Ths river is falling.
ST. LOUIS, May I8.-The river is receeding
slowly. All the upper streams are on the decline.
LOUISVILLE, May 18.-The river is rising slowly.
WASHINGTON, May I3-SENArE Discussing the
General Appropriation bill.
CHARLESTON, May I3.-The steamer Isabel
with Havana dates of the 10th has arrived. Sugar
and Molasses firm. Sterling 113al2, New York
premium Freights unchanged No wrecks re-
ported.
NEW ORLEANS, May 13.-Cotton: Sales 700
bales. Prices irregular and easy, nominal. Sugar
steady; MOlasses 30a3l; Flour lower; Corn, White
%, Yellow So; Pork stagnant; other articles IN
changed.
WASHINGTON, May 3-HoUsE.-Kunkel, from
the committee on accounts reported a resolution
that r B. Hockney, door keeper, be dismissed from
Office, for refusing to obey orders of the committee
and making false entries respecting documents
folded, &C. The subject postponed till Mon
day.
In the Ohio election case. four of the committee
report in favor Of Campbell, four in favor of Vallan
bingham, and one declares the seat vacant.
Clarke made an adverse report upon the sdmis-
sion Of Utah into the Union.
The remainder of the day was devoted to Terrific
rial bills
NEW YORK, May 13.-Advices from Port Au
Plat Of the third, say that that port is beseged by
the Dominican feet
The American schooner, Wing of the Wind, was
fired into for running the blockade. A few shots
we're fred into the place which we're returned from
the shore.
NEW YORK, May Is .-Cotton sales 3, 900 bales,
declined 4aR; upland midding 125; quotations nom
inal -four and corn firm; wheat, southern white II
al % western red SEAL 90; pork, II 50aI7 874
lard llalls; bacon 81 for long ribbed middles; 81
a9, for short ditto; whisky steady sugar 55a63 for
Orleans; 81 for muscOvadO; coffee l0all3.
CINCINNATI, May Is Flour 75a4 90; whisky
l64 bacon sides 81; lard l03 sugar. more doing but
prices are easier; linseed 64a65.
BOSTON, May I8.-The brig, Robert Wing re-
ports being boarded at Aqua, by British cruiser
The schooner in company was detained suspicion
Of being SLAYER.