The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1858-01-29

IMPORTANT FROM MEXlco.-1he stea,nsbi,
Tennessee hns arrived Mt New Orleans from
Vera Cruz. She brings two weeks later in
| tclligence from the City ofMexico
| large party-consisting of a large maior
ty of the people, outside of the military force
had risen against the Tacubaya pronuncmcnt,
ovcrtnrning the constitution and declaring
Comonfort sole and absolute dictator
Co,nonfort left the capitol on the first in.
stant, at the head Of q division of troops. His
destination was unknown. Before his dcpar.
turc the organized ministry-among whom are
Alecantrize, Espnrta, Crcdo and Payno, to.
gether with most of the diplomatic corps. paid
| ther respects to Comonfurt on New Years
day. Tho British representatives were ub.
| sent on this occasion, which fact caused muct,
| surprise and remark
| A runlor of the death of Gen. Alvarez, pre-
! vailed.
Gen. Pnrodi had issued y proclamation a.
gainst Cononfort. This action will have a
tendency to make large levi, on the troops
Vera Cruz has recalled the acceptance of the
pronuncilnento.-Cirilw war appeared to be in-
evitable.
From the Mexican Journals and letters re-
ccivcd by the Picayunc, it apPeff;s that the re-
| cent revolutionary proceedings ", Cornonfort
assisted by Gen. Bacz, In the city of Mexico.
had been received with much disiavo in many
OF the interior portions of the country, and a
large number of fStntes had openly declared in
th" most violent manuer against the new order
of things Many of the PRINCIPAL towns in
Guiding Vera Cruz. had alsu joim9d in cppos-
tion to Comonfort, aud formidable military
coniiton was in process Of OF organization To
assist in the movement against him. In sevc
raj portions of the republic troops were already
in motion, and, another change in the execu
tive power appeared at s1lc date of the utcst
advicss to be imminent.
MEMPHIS TnADr.-Since the projection of our
Railroad system, with almost every rail laid
down, the trade of Memphis has felt an cxpan-
slvesimpulse. During last week our worthy
friend on Front Row, Mr. D. II. Townsend.
sold a bill of groceries for Abingdon. Va, and
we heard previously Of a similar bill bv Mes.
srs Gates and Wood, for Knoxville, East Ten
nessee. 1t haa bsen ascertuined that such mr..
ticles as sugar dmolasses can be obtained
'here, noe only cheaper, but purer and freshcr
shan anywhere on the Atnutic ecaboard
When sthc Chattanooga and Cleveland and
East Tennessee and Virginia roads shall be
completed. n hogshcad Of fresh louisiana su
gar, or barrel Of molasses, can be delivered
anywhere fn the East Tennessee or Western
Virginia from this place, Mt as low, if not low
er rates, thai from any of the Atlantic ports.
W'th the proper enterprise on the part c: our
grocery merchants there can be no doubt, but
that q larger trade may be brought here from
thai section of the Union.-ManpAis appeal
DAnNG RoDuERY.-Our worthy fellow citizen,
john Veal, has met with Isad loss, 10 (which
he has the sympathy of the community On,
Friday night his store was entered ana robbed
ofjewelry| wattahcs &C.. &orth. about four
thousand dollirsss The kthieyes seem to have
acted az with szsas and; eaptiou;;. u as
they .sss sstas sigsisnss ef pur