The national Republican., 1860-12-17

Secretary Of the Treasury, holding on to that
position, and has shown his want Of confidence
in him by departing from the usual custom,
and requesting Secretary Toucey to take charge
of the Treasury Department after the resigna.
ton of Mr.. Cobb. 1t is probable that Mr..
Clayton may become the sensation and seces
sion editor Of the Constitution.
The thermometer was seven degrees below
zero, at Montreal, on Friday last.
COL Andrew Neil, of Galveston, Texas, made
a bet of $4,000, few days previous to the
election, that Breckenridge would not get
1880 majority in Texas. Of course, he has
lost. He was released from the payment Of
$4,000 in consideration of furnishing lrO ri.
hes for the use of the Minute Men Of Fort Bend
county.
A special meeting of the Young Mems
Christian Union was held Friday night, in
fremont Temple, Boston, for prayer for the
preservation Of the Union of the States. Bish.
op Eastburn made an address. There was q
large attendance, and deep feeling was man
lested.
The steamship, North Star, Jones, from As.
pinwall December 5, at half past twelve o'clock,
evening, with passengers, mails, and specie, to
d. B. Allen, arrived at New York on Friday
morning.
She brings over sl,OOo,OOO in gold.
most destructive fire occurred at Orange,
N. j., on Thursday night, involving the loss
of the Post Office, Centre Market, Waverley
Hall, and several houses.
The United States steam frigate Niagara,
with the Japanese Embassy on board, arrived
at Batavia on the Both of September, en- route
for Japan, having made the passage from
Loando, q distance Of eight thousand miles, in
forty'six days, without stopping.
The condemned slavers, Storm King and
Triton, were sold at auction at Norfolk, on
Friday. The Storm King brought $500, and
the Triton $2,025.
A special dispatch from Mound City, Kansas,
9Th, to the Democrat, says all is quiet there,
and no arrests have been made. Montgomery,
Jennison, Seamon, and others, are not to be
found Gen. Harney had ordered two COM
panes of infantry, under Major Vessels and
Capt. Lyon, to be stationed at Mound City, and
two companies of dragons, under Capt. Steele,
at Fort Scott. Gen. Hsrney wished to declare
martial law, but Gov. Medary would not con.
sent, preferring that the U. s. Marshal should
make the arrest, and the prisoners be tried by
Territorial law.
A special dispatch to the Republican, from
Independence, says that Adson, wounded,
and Ball, who escaped from Walkers, were
found yesterday secreted in the woeds They
| were surrounded and ordered to surrender.
After comforting together, they drew their
were Immediately fred upon and killed.
|
The steamer Goody Friend, bound up and
the steamer South Bend, bound down the river,
coIlded forty miles above Memphis, Tenn, on
the 18th instant, and the latter sunk. Several
lives we're lost.
Overton Block, on the corner of Main and
Monroe streets, Memphis, Tenn, was burned
Dec. Ia. Loss $l75,OO0; insured for $9l 10000
A REVOLUTIONARY RELIC GoYE-Hannal
Carroll, a negro woman, about ninety-s years
of age, died suddenly Of apopexy at her resi-
dence in New York, on Thursday afternoon
Deceased, it appeared was a native of Wash
ington, d. c. and is said to have acted as cool
for General Washington during the Revolu
tionary war. For upwards of twenty years she
has been residing with family named Williams
at the above number. Aunt Hannah, as she
was called, was well known, and received pecu
dlu ioh thc hiot io"ilico III Vie CITY
She boasted of her acquaintance with ths
Oldest and most respectable citizens, and went
regularly in the summer season to the St
Nicholas and other hotels, to see some of hel
old friends from the South.
A New York correspondent says: "Mrs
Anderson, wife of Maj jor Anderson, in com
mand at Fort Moultrie, has called upon tn,
President within few days. and demanded
that he increase the force at that place, or sh,
will take his neglect to do so as an intentiona
and wicked sacrifice of her husbands life, who
she declares, will never surrender the place
but rather fall in its defence.
No PERvERsIoN OF THE AID TO THE SUE
FERERs OF KANsAs.-We wish our RepubEca,
exchanges at the East would reiterate the fac
that no arms or ammunition whatever hav,
been sent to Montgomery from the East
marked as "relief goods" "relief for Kansas
nor anything of the kind. If he and his mel
have arms, they are such as have been in th
, Territory for years. Neither have any provis
ions been sent to Montgomery or bis men
| Hardly pound of the relief provisions ha
! been sent to Linn county at all, although tn
people of that county are as deserving Of as
sistance as any in the Territory. The report tina
7 the contributions Of the East have been Der
verted to the supply of Montgomery is utterl
: false, and is circulated by pro-slavery and Dem