Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-03-05
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NEW YoRK, March 1.-The Times Wash
ington correspondent says that the President
In long interview with Major Grafton, ex-
pressed his regret at not being able to afford
Texas any protection beyond that already on
the frontier. he thought the presentation OF
Honston's correspondence to the Senate to-
day will secure the passage Of Wigtaifs
amendment appropriating 100000 for q
regiment of Texas Rangers.
WASHINGTON, March 2.-Gov. Houston has
received more than eighty applications from
parties desiring to raise volunteers. He adj
sises such companies TO be raised and officer
ed in every frontier county and in case OF
alarm to pursue and exterminatc the lHga-
ders.
Later from the Hungarian.
MONTREAL, March 3.--Trunks have benn
found from the wreck of the steamer HUI
garian belonging to Margaret Robertson and
Robert Martin. of Toronto, and w r Croker,
OF Norwich, Conn.
From Kansas.
/ LEAvENwoRTH, Mach 81 The Central
Overland Mail has arrived.
The health of the troops at Camp Floyd Cd
the Sth was good.
The Express brought $500 gold.
Business at Denver was improving.
New diggins have been discovered.
A company is organizing to explore the
Colorado down to Fort Ynma,
Overland Mail.
MALLoY's STATION, March 3-The Over
land mail from San Francisco on the 10th
has arrived; it also brings San Francisco
telegraph dispatches of the lIth;
Trade was dull.
The Pacific railroad convention has been
in session at Sacramento since the 9th A
resolution was unanimously adopted urging
the California Legislature to offer bonus OF
$4,000 to the first company completing
telegraph TO the Atlantic; and $4,000 to
the second company by a different route, pro-
vided both were done within Is months; they
discussed for several days the feasibility OF q
State debt of 500 600 to build a rail-
road to the California boreer. but it was sup
posed it would be rejected, and an appropri-
alton made for thorough divers surveys of
the mountain passes
There were numerously signed petitions
for Sunday before the Legislature.
An act was passed to establish State
agency at New York to detect bogus ticket
swndlers.
The Legislature was considering resolu
tons 10 apply to Congress to dissolve the
injunctions against the New Almaden mines.
DR.. Robert p. Chase formerly of St. Lonis,
was arrested for adulteraling acids us d for
refining gold at the mint with the object to
depIeciate the acids of rival manufacturers
and obtain the contracts himself
Three very rich silver mines have been
discovered in Calaveras county.
The Napa county Silver mines turn out
to be cinnabar.
New gold diggings are reported in Cslye-
ras county in extensive veins, and easy of
access.
The Toulomne county quartz mills are pro-
crossing favorably.
Mining news is cheering throughout the
State.
Washoe gold and silver mines news favora-
BILE.
1t is feared that the Carson valley accounts
will depopulate California mining localities
as soon as Spring opens.
One claim to a silver lode has just sold for
S42,
SANDWICH ISLANDS, Feb. 24-Neilson is dy-
ing of he wounds inflicted by King Kama
hameha.
New YORK, March 3-noon.-Money Is
plenty. Sterling Exchage 8aa9. Pacific
mail stock 90a93 Panama 33a. Cotton
duh and heavy. Flour--sales 10000 bbls at
s 2Oa5 "a.
CINCINNATI. March 3-noon.-Flour dull at
5 3Oa5 40. Mess pork IL 0Oal7 rs. Whisky
dnll.
New ORLEANS. March 3.-Cotton sales to-
daysl0, 600 bales. Sugar dull at 64a7. Mo-
lasses 36a37. Freights and exchange un
changed