Daily national Democrat., 1859-03-12
Later bv the Overland Mail.

The report is credited that Gen. Denver
will shortly resign the Office of Commissioner
of Indian Affairs, with the view of returning
to California.
A New York special Washington dispatch
of the 9Th Feb, to the Times, says:I
The Senate Post Office Committee have n.
greed to authorize contracts for CARRYING the
California Mail over the inter. routes
via Panama and Tehuantepec at the best
terms that can be made. Also to let the
ocean service on all three of the routes to the
lowest responsible bidders. The Committee
have also decided adversely to the mammoth
trans atlantic steamer project
The Overland Mail from San Francisco
with dates to January 2lst arrived at St
Louis Feb, 1lth,
The runor is revived that Mr.. Dallas is t.
be recalled from London, anG that a very ex-
traordinary appointment to Mexico, in place
OF Mr.. Forsyth, resigned is contemplated
The Pacific Railroad Convention, at Mem
phis, adjourned February L. A report was
adopted, declaring that the most practicable
route to connect the Eastern and Western
sections of the Union, is from Memphis via
Little Rock, Fulton, El Paso, to San Diego
General Cass grows more and more feeble.
His family are greatly distressed by his pres
ent condition. Happily, he is surrounded by
those dearest to him-by his daughter, his
sonin law, Mr.. Lcdyard, and others. lie has
lived to a great age and will die deeply re.
GREETED by all good men.
The Arizona, Mexican and Central Ameri.
can Association are now chartering vessels to
take out emigrants under the direction Of
Gen. Henuingsen.
The New York correspondent of the San
Francisco Herald, says:
There are prevalent rumors both pro and
con, that Charles Dickens is to visit New
York and give some of his inmitable read
ings, and TINT Sturgeon, the star preacher,
has received ten thousand reasons, worth
dollar each, why the benefits of his gospel
should be dispensed in this city. Whether
these two lights of the literary and religious
worlds are really to come out or not is as vet
a matter of mystery. The ungodly among us
are making all sorts of fun at this process of
trotting out favorite parson as a speculation
like that of II rope dancer, an exhibition of
tame monkeys, or tumbing clown.
The following is from the same letter.
The sincerity of Commodore Vanderbilts
proposed new line to the Pacific is, as YOU
will perceive from the New York papers,
somewhat doubted send you an editorial
from the New York Times, pitching into the
Commodore rather numerically, and rather
taking the part of the old company. You
must not be surprised at this, as Raymond
has near relative interested in the old line,
and is about as much in favor of the interests.
The stock of the Pacific company is down to
seventy cents.
The weather here has been most delight
fully disagreeable. if may SO speak. We
have had five-inch snow Storm and the
city is all slush. Top boots are in fashion,
and the Broadway sleighs CRATE over the
payemetts. The weather has been SO mild
that the Hudson River is open to Newhurgh
and the river steamers are preparing Tor H..
next campaign. The ice trade this season
has been very good One company is Just
loading a cargo for Hongkong, and another
for Trinidad, Cuba.