Nebraska advertiser., 1860-01-19
The NeKs.

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Two extensive fires occurred at Leav.
enwOrth last week, destroying the Me.
tropOlitis Touring mill, owned by Earle
Bunting, the warehouse occupied by
Hinsley, Russell & Co., wholesale gro
GERS, ]. C. Hemingray's banking house,
and several law offices. Loss $50 COO
The Kansas Territorial Legislature,
after organizing, passed a joint r%esolu-
ton adjourning from Lecompton to Law
renee, which Gov. Medary vetoed. The
Legislature then passed the resolution
over the Governors veto by a two-third's
vote. A question having arisen as to the
constitutionality Of the vote, the MAORI
ty adjourned to Lawrence, the minority
remaining at Lecompton. Both factions
claim 70 be the only legal body.
Messrs. Seward and Douglas first ap-
peared in their seats in the Senate on
the 10th inst. The Washington cores
pondent Of the Tribune states that when
Mr.. Seward made his appearance in the
Senate, he was studiously, avoided by the
Democratic side. Messrs. Douglas and
Pugh only greeting him.
MI. Green has introduced a bill into
the Senate to organize the Territory OF
Nevada.
MAY, late Lieutenant in the United
States Army, died in the City of Wash
ington on the 9th inst. Mr.. May dis
tinguished himself at the battles Of Palo
Alto and Resaca de la Palma, the taking
of Monterey, and the siege of Vera Cruz,
and at the battle of Cerro Gordo.
The sale Of "Helper's Impending Cri-
SIS" has reached the number of 1OO,-
600 copies, and the gratuitous distribu-
tion Of $4,000 more. 1t will soon reach
the circulation of half a million.
The Ohio Democratic State Conven-
ton passed strong popular-sovereignty
resolutions, and recommended the dele
gates to Charleston to vote for Stephen
A. Douglas. 1t also recommended thai
the vote of the State be cast as a unit,
This gives Mr.. Douglas the twenty-three
votes of the State, beyond all doubt
This strong expression Of Ohio will lave
an immense influence upon the other
States. The delegates at large are Hon.
George E. Pugh. D. P. Rhoades, Geo.
w. McCook, and H. ]. Jewett, who are
all pledged to vote for Mr.. Douglas
These delegates are men of decided abil-
ity, and will worthily represent the State
at Charleston.
Advices from China state that the gov
eminent of that Empire had applied for
American mediation to avert the threat
ened hostilities with England and France.
The Indiana Democratic State Con-
yention met at indianapolis on the 18th
inst, and instructed the delegates to the
Charleston Convention to cast their votes
in favor of Stephen A. Douglas for Pres
ident.
The Times correspondent at Wash
ington says: The official report of Capt.
Heintzelman has been received by Sec
rotary Floyd. 1t gives the details of the
battle of the 9th ult. with Cortinas.-
The latter, with 600 men, was entrench-
ed one mile above Rio Grande City. The
Captain attacked him with 150 regulars
and $50 Meir Rangers. Cortinas re-
treated, and a running fire was kept up
for ten miles, when the outlaws dispersed
-Cortinas, with twenty men swimming
the Rio Grande. All Cortinas' artillery
and supplies were captured. Cortinas
soon after appeared before Roma, a small
town higher up the river, and threatened
to burn it, and Captain Stones compa-
ny of cavalry was sent to occupy it. Com
pany c 1st artillery is occupying Fort
Ringgold.
The President has nominated TO the
Senate ex-Congressman Hughs of Indi-
ana, to fill the vacancy on the bench of
the Court of claims. Among the other
combinations to-day, are those of Mar
shall M. Smith as Consul to CONSTANT
nOple, and Henry N. Miller as Postmas-
ter at Detroit.
The mail contractors continue to throw
up their contracts, finding it impossible
to continue the service through the fail
ure of Congress to make appropriations.
The opposition members of the Ten
nessee Legislature nominated John Bell
as the Union candidate for the Presi-
dency.
The United States Agricultural Soci-
ETY. added President Buchanan and ex-