New-York daily tribune., 1858-02-22

70 Il. Associated Press
wAsHIxeros, Saturday, Feb. 90, 1853.
This morning ex-Lieut. A. &. Rhnd posted Com
nnsnder Boutwell, as liar and coward, near the Navy
Department 1t is understood that the difficulty be-
tween them originated several years ago on the ia.
cifc, bat was recently renewed before the Naval
CouIt of Inquiry
The California mail to-day carries out land grants
from the United States for important ranches called
0Cosaie" and the Canada de JOnve,' the claims
10 which have been confirmed by the Courts.
The State Of Alabama having rejected portion of
The raj road grant made by the act of Congress Of
June, 1856, to that State, q considerable body OF
lands known in the northern part of Alabama as the
"H5atsy.le District" have been ordered to be re-
stored to market. ~
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2l, 1853.
The Arti-LecomptOn Democrats in Congress have
ebauicotd the design d publishing an address to the
country.
Ia yisw Of the approaching campaign against the
Morrots > the Secretary at War recently convened
Boayd consisting Of Gen. Harney, Lieut. .Col Johns
ton MAJ. Bell Col. May, and Lieut. Col. HaTdee 10
test the efficiency OF Colts pistoLcarbine and Colts
pisto, with the breech attachment. The Board have
pronounced these arms superior for cavalry service TO
any othes with which they are acquainted. They
reco.pu lad the adoption Of the latter dispensing with
fhe srives attachedto it, and requiring it to be sighted
for cne two and three hundred yards and that each
TROOPER Le furnished with two for immediate service.
Frow six TO seven hundred persons sailed In The
extra boat for Richmond to-day.
Rlm6Js Of hostile meeting of Messrs. Clay and
Cullen resulting in fatal wound to the latter, haye
Circulated all day, but IL Is DeIeVeu tndt UP W Inc
present time they have had 20 meeting. Both parties
are absent, aud their friends eagerly endeavorns
10 adjust the affair
TIE affairs between Gen. Harvey and Col. Sumner,
and Lieut.. Rhind and Commander Boutwell,, ore un-
deyelared.
Snow fell in Uppervlle, Fauquier County, Va, yes
terday. to the depth of Que foot.
10 T.s Helsd. 90 .
WAsHISGTON, Saturday Feb. ~, 1859.
Information of importance has been received here
with re. ard to the action Of the Legislature Of Mime
sofa Up6u the question of the admission of that Terri
tory and Kansas as States, into the Uoion. Resolu-
tos were introduced into the Legislature on the 9Th
inst, con5emuipg the Administration in its Kansas
policy dec,amiDg against the proposition to unite the
Two Territories in act of admission, and instruct
ing their senators and members elect to oppose the
ADMISSION of Kansas with the Lecompton Constitution.
The resolutiOns were promptly voted down by ma
iOrity OF iourthe vote being 80 to 3-thus showing
that Minnesota indorses the Administration. The Mn
nesots waiting here to take their seats are
biessrs. Rice and Shields, Senators, and Messrs:
Becker. Phelps and Cavanaugh members. Rice and
Beck er are with the Administration Shields with the
Douglas opposition, while Phelps and Cavanaugh are
doubtful. II lie doubtful 4 the three members elect
will be admitted to seats. Should they not, the one
or tbe two having received the greatest vote will
probably be admitted At least, so it is understood.
Becker aad the largest vote.