, 1860-03-09
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luton has been introduced into the Senate
of Mississippi, on the 18th inst, to send 0
Commission to the Legislature Of Virginia,
in view of the pending danger to the South.
On the 26th Jan, the Legislatures of
Tennessee and Kentucky visited the Legis-
lature Of Ohio, at Columbus, and after
wards received a magnificent ovation in the
city of Cincinnati, the State officers of In
diana participating This fraternnl hug Of
two Northern and two Southern States is a
most gratifying exhibition to all who are
concerned for the perpetuity and prosperity
of the Union.
The Mayor Of Lawrence, and the Com
mittee of Relief, having in charge the dis
tribnton Of funds contributed to the aid of
Of the Pehberton Mill Sufferers, announce
TO the public, that so generous have been
the contributions in money and clothing,
from every quarter, that no more assistance
than what has already been sent, with
what is now pledged and subscribed, will
be needed to provide literally for the wants
of those really needy.
Dead letters, instead Of being returned
to Washington within six months, as here.
tofore, are now returned within half that
period of time, thus proportionately facili-
tating the restoration of vnluables to their
owners, as well as preventing the nccumu-
lntion of such letters at the various post
Offices. This arrangement works well. The
Postmaster General suggests an alteration
in the law, to return them within q still
shorter space Of time.
There are about three millions of dollars
in possession Of the Post Office Depart
ment, but which cannot be paid out until
an appropriation is made by Congress for
that purpose.
The official documents submitted to the
Senate on the call of Mr.. Hammond, en-
brace the correspondence Of our Minister to
Rome with the Papal Government, cou-
cerning the outrage on the family Of Mr.
Perkins and Mr.. Doane, at Perugea, and
shows the fuall settlement Of that affair by
Cardinal Antonelli.
No formal proposition had been made 10y
Spain for the settlement of our claims
against her; but her disposition, as recently
expressed, is considered highly favorable
to that result
Our Government has received no dis
patches from England for the last two
weeks ! relation to the San Juan difficulty,
which, it is agreed on all sides, is fast ap-
proachinp O settlement
A New PACIFIC RAILROAD SCHEME
Among the matters Of large interest ma
turing at Washington for carly legistion is
q Pacific Railroad bill Of the most simple,
strong and practical character. Among
other distinguished railroad men who have
been and are in Washington City at work
upon il are Edgar Thomson, Of Pennsylva
MIA and California, and " K Stephenson,
of Tennessee. Nearly every Senator and
Representative who has advocated such
bill in times past, and many who never did,
have been consulted and have given their
approval to the terms Of the bill now ma
turing, and the very strongest confidence is
felt that it will speedily pass and become
law. The bill provides for two roads, one
south Of the 34th parallel, and the other
north Of the 3Sth parallel Of north latitude
1t provides for loan Of seventy millions Of
dollars, in U. S. bonds or Treasury notes.
to be advanced so much per mile on the
completed sections of the road, to be Sc
cured to the Government by first mort
gage on the road and equipment The bill
also conveys to the companies very valud.
ble land grants, not to be given in any
part to the companies, however, until FIVE
hundred miles of road arc completed, and
then only fifty miles of lands for every fifty
miles Of road finished beyond the five hun
dred miles, so that the Government retains
the land grant for FIVE hundred miles with
the road finished through it as security for
the progress Of the work TO final compile
ton Edgar Thomson and Col Stephen
son have the cooperation of most Of the
ablest practical builders in the United
States, who are ready to take hold of the
Pacific Railroad, under such bill, and
bind themselves to unite the Mississippi
Valley with San Francisco by rail in twelve
years, or forfeit their unused grants and
the control Of what road they shall have
built. Great confidence is expressed that
VIC shall have, at an early day, au actual
railroad 10 the Pacific Ocean, across the
continent, fairly under way.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.
1t is intimated that the Postmaster Gen
eral intends to cut of the great mail be-
tween this city and New York, in order to
coerce Republicans to organize the House
temporarily for the purpose of passing the
Post Office appropriation bill.
The money pressure is getting to be very
heavy here. A. j. Glossbrenner, the Ser
geant-at-Arms of the House, has advanced
over 100000 to the members, borrowed
from certain Pennsylvania banks upon his
own responsibility but he has got to the
end of bis tether, and is obliged to close up
his shaving shop. 1t is to be hoped that
no new supplies will come from any quar-
ter. The banks and note-shavers here have
all been doing an enormous business in dis
counts, at from three to ten per cent