Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-01-06
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NOW ORLEANS, Jan Action sales 600 bales
Prices lower and too unsettled for accurate quota
tons; Flour 400; Lard lower; Sugar and 1Iolasse.
dull Nothing doing in Sterling, New York par tt
premium.
WASHINGTON, Jan. .-SENATE-Fessender in
troduced bill for the payment Of French Spoila
ton Claims, and moved its reference to a select
committee Of seven.
H0UsE-The House, in committee Of the whole,
took up the Presidents message. Jones Of Penn
sylvania, submitted series Of resolutions referring
the various branches Of the message to appropriate
committees.
Quitman moved an amendment, referring what
relates 10 the enforcement Of the neutrality laws 10
a select committee Of Ave He thought that the
greater portion Of the neutrality laws should be alb
r0gated
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.--SENATE-Evening-A
ter discussion on the motion TO refer the French
SpOation Bill to a committee Of seven, Crittenden,
Collamer, TOombs, Hamln, Hunter, Davis and King
were appointed.
Slidell Introduced bill amendatory Of the Coin
age Act, relative to silver coins Of half dollar and
under.
Gvin presented a resolution instruc.iug he com
mttee on Foreign Relations TO enquire iatJ the ex-
pediency Of providing for the appointment Of
| Minister to Japan.
Brown has not recovered sufficiently 10 resume
/ his speech. Adjourned
! NEW YORK, Jan. 5.-Cotton, sales 1000 bales -
/ Flour firm Wheat Southern red llj-white l.25a
$50; White Sugar heavy; Orleans Gas; Rice quiet;
Bacon heavy, Hams S!a8s; Linseed Oil 54a5S; To-
/ bacco 7al7; TalloW unchanged Frieghts-Cotton
to Liverpool five thirty seconds
! CINCINNATI, Jan. 5.-Plour firm at 6Oa3 %;
Whisky 10; Hogs 7Oa4 IS.
LOUISVILLE, Jan 5.-River rising with II feet
water on the Falls. Raining.
GAINESVILLE, Jan. 5-An Irishman assaulted
another Irishman in his grocery house in this place
to-day by throwing stones. The defendant fired
twice. killing the man with the first fire and the
horse with the second. Both died instantly.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. Cotton sales of 800
bales az s ass Sales Of three days 1910 bales -
Receipts ., 500 bales. Stock $3.50 bales Ster-
ling jaC9 premium.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-HoUsE.-NIr Quitman
said he would not be content until he got the sense
Of the House on the neutrality law. Hedenied that
that the law Of nations required restraint on cii-
zens from invasion of foreign countries.
Mr. Clancy Jones said that the President asked
more forces TO carry out existing laws bul did
follow that the President objected to a repeal or
modification Uf these laws.
Mr. Keith thought that the question might proper
~ be c9uhded to a special committee.
Mr. Jones said TO TO grant the President power to
follow eZpfdtiOnists and arrest them in foreign
land, the whole neutrality laws must be perverted
The pursuit of any expedition beyond three miles |
from lond is un.awluL and capture Oh toragn |
soil Is also unlawful.
Mr. Stephens, Of Georgia, said It is robbing to |
do IT, Chauard IN sight of Punta Arenas, allowed |
the Decentralization Of Walkers men, because he |
had not the power to prevent il. Chatard was re-
called in disgrace Paudiug. on that very spot.
sent men ashore TO capture Walker and his men
was not yet involved in disgrace. This is a siugu-
lar state of affairs.