Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-02-09
Late Telegraph,o Items,

Harrington, Jan, Si'
Secretary Cass has applied TO Congress lor
M appropriation for the payment oi the salary
of Townsend Harris, United states Minister
resident in Japan. II, .o,
The House WAS to-day opened WIN prayer
FOR the first time, b. Roman Ia'"o"' P'"'"
IN full dress. ,r,
Mr.. Hodges. the successor o the iaie nom
MS c. Harris. of Illinois, took his seat U" '"e
House, to-day,
The President sent TO the Senate tn-u'y
message in reply 10 the resolution '"''"S '''
comics of the correspondence which, may nave
barn made with the Government ol SPAN, OF
with any other Government in re Iation TO the
pioposrd purchase of the Island OF Cuba BY
the United States, not vet made public
Tho p,csiden, states that no such cores.
,,nLc,ce has taken p!ace which has not been
p,"ni,n,cd p'n".i 70 Congress. lie adds: "ln
',, i,s,, ,rnuol message | stated the publ
";;,, ,,b;.h hnd been given 10 our former ncgo-
-" on his subject, and the large appropri-
r,ion which isay be required To effect the pur-
n,se render il cxpedeui, before making anoih,
er nttcmp. to renew ncgoIintiohs, that should
hv the whole suhiec: before Con9ress. stili
entertain the same opinion, decmlng 1t hah'y
nnporlnnt, if not Indispensable to the success OF
any negotiations which might institute i"F
the purpose, that the measure sho"lI receive
the nreyious sanction oi Congress
,rh. messoye was referred TO the Committee
mn Eore;on Affairs.
Az Han. Geo. TAYLOR, Representative from
,be e,ond Congressional District of New
Va, w,s n,ssing me Of the halls of the Ca
r;,ol his afternoon. he overheard a highly Of
fans. remark bv Mr. Wadron, of New York.
to , communion. Approaching Mr.. Woldron,
he asked whether ,ha. language WAS directed
nr,inst him. Oo receiving, after some hosia-
W w. ho ;nsn,t bv striking Waldron will his fist.
Mr. Wodron then strnck back with his UNI
brcl,. of which Nh Taylor obtained possession
nfer i pass,d from WalIron's hand land hay
;nr strnr,, him with It, threw il AT him. OH
or parties then interrupt d and prevented inf'n-
cr difficulty. Iii said Ihnt Mr.. Taylor mAae
,h,, CHARGES on which Wa'dron was some '''ne
since removod from the ofii,e be held III me
f".,,n House Of New York city, He was
formerly deputy collector
Tho resolution Introduced in the Sena'g ny
MIR. Seward, which was referred 10 me roS'
Office Committee. provides Tor the coh'''uaie'e g
Of The conveyance of the mails bstween-Ne"
y,rl, and Liverpool, BY way OF Southampton
Havre aud Bremen, and aulhor'zes 'he Fos'-
master General to contract with my parncS
who will give adequate security Tor the io',h'ol +
nerrormance of the service, for the sum o,
s1o 500 for each round trip, OF tor the sea ana
Inland hostage, at die option Of The contractors
The petition presented by Senator iIsoh
today from the society OF the Cincinnati OIL
massachusetts,, asked for settlement OF the
claim Of halfpay for life, promised oy an ACT
of October, 1888, to the ront'nen'al "'ny =
The petitioners do not asN ms as ns.'1' v,
bounty or pension, but that congress 'eoee"'
his pIigh,ed faith. oo
ha@'"S,o"' '@~ -, H..
The Mobile papers OF nesaay u ,'"te r IT,, .,'a,
unon the affidavit OF Lieut.. Canwe''' VI ,'e
vsnue cutter McClelland, United States Marsh
al Goubald has arrested Capt Mao'y' " ~
Mcdonald and Col. Enner' on two separate
charges first, for obslrnc'ng the uu"es y.
marine officer, and second ior se''l'g o" 'oo'
an expedition IN breach o. '''e Ia o,
Ne'0 i',"'
An arrival furnishes advires IRON ros' ''
Prince TO January 9Th. The most perfect OF
der regns throughout the kingdom. ne III
snrrec,ion ot Gonaives was treated as mere
,.mnorary riot. Gonaiv was declared IN
state Of blockade. At the last accounts, the IN
surpents who had occupied a position on 'n
river Monreni, learning of the approach oil IN
Emperor. precptntely fed, leaving their am
munition behind. The Imperial troops wer
occupying an evacuated position. SouIouqu
ha, issued proclamation calling on his SUI
I,to rtt,