Weekly Trinity journal., 1860-03-10
News by Late Overland Mails.

FoRNEY's election as Clerk OF the House, Is
said to be very annoying to the President-bi'
declared enemy. HoFFMAN, (American,) oi
Maryland, was chosen Sergeant at Arms Of the
House on the Sd. ScoTT, Of this State has in
troduced Pacific Railroad Telegraph bill. -.
THE Public Printing investigation at Washington
resulted in some astonishing disclosures Of the
manner in which the printing receipts had been
disbursed for election purposes. Wendall testi-
fed that he had paid out over 100000 in three
years for such purposes. THE Maryland Legis-
ature denounced the South Carolina disunon
resolutions as reasonable. e. MoRRIsSEY, the
pngilist, had been arrested at Buffalo on prize
fighting charge TWENTY FIVE lives are be-
lieved 10 haze been lost in the Elm street fire,
New York There were ninety persons in the
building where the fire originated =. TTEvENs,
.he wife posoner, was hung at New York Feb.
80. .. The people OF Philadelphia held Union
meeting on the 4tb Of February, and resolved to
move in establishing a conservative Union Ma
tional party. Letters from Edward Everett, Jno.
NJ. Bolts and Millard Fillmore, approving the
action, were read THE Central Overland Cal
ifornia and Pixies Peak express has been char
tered by the Kansas Legislature. SIMMER, Of
Mass, introduced sesoluton favorable to cstab-
fishing sepi-weekly mail between st. Joseph 5
and Plaoervile MCCALL, Of Texas, offered a
bill for a Pacific Railroad and Telegraph, which
Gwin moved TO have printed, as it would be
called up at an early day. THE American
bark, Orion, Morgan, was captured on the coast
Of Africa by British cruiser, with 1923 slaves
on board. The captain was imprisoned STE
vENs one Of the IIarper's Ferry nsnrrectionsts,
had been found guilty. TIE horse express
about to be established by Russell y Majors the
great army contractors, will make the distance
in eight days sixteen hundred miles SEVERAL.
obnoxious citizens had been expelled from Lewis
and Bracken counties, Kentucky ... THE loss by
the burning Of the packet ship, Jno. j. Boyd, at
New York, is 100000. -. An expose Of the GER
emonies Of the Sons Of Malta was furnished the
GAINESVILLE (O) Auora by one Curtis who has
since mysteriously disappeared. He is supposed
TO have been dealt with in the manner which
Morgan, of Masonic notoriety, was. NEAL Dow
has become IL confirmed drnnkard, the New Lon
don Star says. BIsHoP MCCLOSKY is recovering
from injuries received at the accident on the
Hudson River railroad .. BLONDIN intends TO
stretch rope across the river below MontmO
rrnci Falls, Canada, 400 feet long and $50 feet
above the water, aud walk over on it the coming
summer for the amusement of the Canadians
MISS WATEsTHL STEVENS, of Pawtucket, Mass,
So years old, lately recovered S275 from man
GS years OLD, for breach of marriage promise. 49,.
THE widow of John Brown has already received
600 as her share Of the profits OF her husbands
printed life, from the Boston publishers. . Sen
AToR GwIN gave notice on the 9Th ut. that he
would advocate the transfer Of the entire CALI
forna mail service to the Overland route . TIE
Post Office Deficiency bill bad not been acted on
49,. llAsKIN, of New York. and Burch, of this
Gtate. will announce the death of Senator Brod-
erick in the House. CONGRESS- will adjourn
about the middle Of June g.. The \. y Wings
sent delegation of seven to attend the Virginia
Opposition Convention, Feb 22d .... THE bill to
totally abolish the iranEing privilege, has passed
the l.. :. Senate AMONG the standing commit
tees Of the House, we Agricuture and
Commerce, Burch ; Indian Affairs, Scott. The
Maryland Assembly approve the action of Winter
Davis in voting for Pennington . The first
horse express over the Central route will leave
April llth and bring news to Sacramento, with
the aid Of telegraph, inside of seven days..
The people of California will he rcioccd TO hear
that the recommendations of Postmaster General
Holt, relative TO the curalmGnt of Overland
mail service, will not be acted upon. Probably
the entire California mail will be transferred to
Overland transit routes III few months.