Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-03-09
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WAsHsGTos, March 8-7SEsATE-Grimes
gave notice of til for the retrocession Of
the District of Columbia 10 Maryland, and
removal of the Capitol. The joint resolu-
ton for the enlargement of the Louisville
and Portland Canal was made the special or
der for Tuesday. -t-s -, essr-s1s1 s7
Browns resolutions were taken up. Mr..
Collamer is speaking. -
House -Colfax introduced bill inviting
proporals for carry ing the entire mails be-
tween the Atlantic aud Pacific. or one line.
Sherman reported the army appropriation
bill. Referred to Committee of the Whole.
Affairs ON the Rio Grande.
WASHINGTON. March 6.-The President to-
day replied to the Senate's resolution calling
for information with reference to the present
condition of affairs on the Rio Grande-
Among the documents is letter from Gov
ernor Houston. dated Austin, February 10Th,
addressed to the Secretary of War, in which
be says that be deplores the situation OF Tex
as. her empty treasury, her unexampled IN
dian troubles for the last ten years, and the
forays of Mexico on her Southern boundary,
and asks in the name of humanity IT the
Federal arm shall not be speedily raised and
extended in behalf of her suffering frontier.
Should not this be done, he says he shall IN a
short time be compelled, in the indefeasible
right of self defence, not only to defeat the
enemy but to prevent the recurrence OF SINH.
lar disord rs on the frontier. Texas can aud
will, if applied to, in thirty days be able to
muster 10000 men, who are anxious. embar-
raised as her finances are, to make reclama-
tions on Mexico for all her wrongs. Can she
hope for aid from the Federal Government
We will. in addition to her manifest forbear-
ance, venture yet to defer to the action of the
Federal Government. 4
New York Items.
New York March s-The Time Washing
ton correspondent says the ratIfcations Of
the Paraguay treaty have been exchanged.
The probable rejection of the Mexican
treaty inspires the filibusters. Their leaders
are actively preparing for action. The chief
leaves for New Orleans this week expecting
to make arrangements for transporting
portion of his force to the Rio Grande.
John Hossack Convicted.
CHICAGO, March S-John Hossack. one of
recommended to mercy.
Expulsion OF Free Negroes.
ST. LUIS, March S.-The House bill ex-
GLIDING free negroes from the State, under
penalty of becoming slaves, has passed the
Senate.
River News.
ST.. LOUIS, March s.-The river is receding
very slowly. The Upper Mississippi is open
to Dubuque and in good stage. The water
is falling below Keokuk with 9 feet water in
the channel. The Missouri and Illinois riv-
ers are falling.
LOUISVILLE, March 8-The river is rising
with feet inches water in the canal.
Markets.
E CINCINNATI. March S.-Mess pork-sales
geo bbls. 17.25aI7.50; lard in bbls. I0sal04;
in kegs IL Linseed oil 81; -four firm 5,50a-
So; whisky sales 900 bbls. 19sa193; coffee
firm, prime l3a: molasses and sugar dull and
unchanged; corn dull.
New York. March S.-CottOn-sales 1000
bales; middiing upland HALT; Flour buoy
ant sales of 500 bbls 20a5 rs; Corn
steady; Mess pork dull, sales 1900 bbls IL 25
for old and Is rs for new; Lard, sales 900
bbls locally; Coffee active at full prices;
Sugar advanced !. Cubs 64a73; Molasses. Or
leans good 4S, inferior 40; Pacific mail stock
"a, Panama 1881.