Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-12-29

The overland mai WIN Lalliofuih daies 70 INT
2sih alt arrived 1t ST. Louis the 25ih inst. The
San Francisco Herald reports The seizure Of the
steamer Hermasn by the United States Marshal, on
claims against hssby New York parties. Six com
pauies of the 9th infantry under Col Hoffman, have
been assigned to service in the Mohavs country.
Two companies, with regimental headquarters under
Lieut. Col Andrews commanding 90 TO Presidio
One company each to Humboldt Bay and San Diego.
The real estate belonging TO the city Of New York
was sold on the oath, to satisfy the LoWber claim
Mr. Lowber bid in most Of It himself including the
riers the latter at about an aggregate Of SIlS,00O
The remainder Of the property was bought by Moses
Taylor, he and Mr.. BOwlsr being the only bidders.
The Senate Postufiee Committee, it is said, will
shortly bring forward proposition abOlishing the
ranking privilege, ami allowing the payment Of no
more than sea hostages for oCesn mail service.
Mrs Matildl Ovens, native Of Tennessee, com
mitted suicide in New Orleans on the 10th instant,
by taking laudauum. She had first married man
who squandered her fortune Of $4,000 in year,
and her second husband was in atraitened circum-
stances After taking the falal aTaught she called
her children-tEo BY her FIRST marriage aud one BY
her last-and while kissing them and bidding them
goodbye, hefimsband discovered what she had cone,
He sent for physician and called in the neighbors
the latter makiBg an sndeavOr to save her BY
emeties Of mustard and water. Thedoctor arriving
shortly, tried to give her the proper emetic but she
resisted violently any attempt to force it down her
thrOat saying she was determined to die, which she
did soon after.
Gen. walkers friends at Washington, deny the
resep of any information of the landing Of the SUI
sans passengers in Nicaragua, although they do not
doubt the fact They also express aeOnfdent belief
that several hundred additional 'emigrants'' for
Nicaragua viii eude the vigilance of the Federal
ofi,ers within few days.
A correspondent os che Newark Advertiser writes
Of ex-President Pierce, that while in Florence he
happened to be lOdgedin the hotel demanded for the
old King Frederick William when the order came TO
vacste it, The ecstatie landlord made haste ro-O-
quaint his guests of the honor intended him. hinting
alike to one and al the necessity Of seeking other
quarters which hint was differently received by diff
ferent temperaments, but by amiably as BY
the ex President who conceded in he blandest man
nsr the right of an ex-kingt to turn him. Democratic
ez-President, out Of doors.
The Washington Star of the 28d says: The Rev.
Father Boyle, Of St. Patrick's opened the Senate,
this mOrning. with prayer, rObed in the priests
dress-witb surplise and esssoek. This is the first
occasion siuce lie f0dndaiion of the Government
when The ehiire veatments of Roman Catholic
clergyman have been worn ia such services in either
chambsr Of Congress. Father B. introduced in the
services portion of the beautiful and we'll kno wn
prayer of Bishop Carroll he first American ordained
a bishop Of the Catholic Church, for those in au
thority ."
There is a fugitive slave excitement in Nebraska
Missouri STAKEHOLDER named Nuekolls, recently re-
moved to that Territory with number of slaves and /
established himself at Omaha. The slaves suddenly
left him, crossing the river and finding refuge in
Iowa. The master and some EeyentyNfve other men
in Omaha threatened to cross over after them, and
execute summary vengeance upon the parties who
are charged with harboring the fugtiEes but atast
ac;ounts nothing Of a serious nature had happened.
All the shipmasters recently arrived from across
the Atlantic sgree in representing the weather this
season as unezampled for severity. succession of
tremendous gales, with snow, sleet and rain, has
wrecks have already been heard Of as the result Of
he gales in the months of October aud November,
and We fear there are others yet to be reported.
The Charlottesville AdUocate says: "The demand
Tor slaves exceeds anything before witnessed
n this country. The prices given are enormous.
From twelve to fifteen hundred dollars for men, and
rom a thousand to thirteen hundred for women are
he limits in which we have known slaves sold in the
asst few day"