Daily national Democrat. [volume] (Marysville, Calif.) 1858-1861, 1860-02-18
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TOWER THE UNION LINE1
ARRIVAL OF THE
OVERLAND MAIL.

FREsNo, Feb. 18th.
Overland Mail, with dates to Jan 26th,
arrived from ST. Louis this evening
No choice for speaker yet.
j.. b. Endor, of Weaverville, will, it is
supposed be appointed U. S. Consul to Vol-
paraiso.
Foreign news renders the meeting of
Peace Congress uncertain and improbable.
France is drawing closer to England on
the Italian question.
New YoRK, Jan, 25th--.Tho National Ex-
ecuti,e Committee of the Union League have
resolved to issue a proclamation in compli
ance with the provision Of the Association
calling for National Convention to be held
in New York City, July 10th, l8G0, for the
purpose of considering the propriety of sup
porting any one of the Presidential candi.
dates put in nomination by the several polit.
cal parties, or in case it is deemed ineXpe-
dent to support any such candidate, then to
nominate candidate who will represent
the opinions expressed in the preamble and
declaration of principles of the Union League.
CLEVELAND Jan. 25.-p. 5. Marshal John.
son yesterday went to serve a summons on J.
II. Giddings and John Brown, Jr., to appear
before the Senate committee. Giddings was
in the State of New York was telegraphed,
and will no doubt proceed to Washington
forthwith. Brown could not be found
PrTsBURGu, Jan. 25th.-The Democratic
county convention to day was quite stormy.
After a hard struggle, the Administration
wing of the party prevailed over the Doug
lasites.
HAMPTON RHODES, Jan. 25th The White
Swallow arrived here in eighty days from
McKean's Island. The brig Crawford, from
Sombero, has arrived.
CHICAGO, Jan 25th.-A fire occurred at
Delaware Wis, on Monday night, which de-
stroyed the dry goods establishment of II.
Topping, the boot and shoe store of G. c.
Lyon, the clothing store of w. w. Bradley,
the book store Of Baker & Parrish and the
law Office of Clark d Patchen.
HARTFORD, Jan. 25th.-The Republican
State Convention met at 10 o'clock this NOR
lnorning-Mr. Z. X. Foster of New Haven,
as Chairman. A ballot for Governor and
Lieutenant Governor resulted in the unani-
nous choice of Mr.. A. Buckingham, for Gov
ernor, and Julius Catlin for Lieutenant Gov
ernor, after which, the Convention adjourned.
The Convention is one of the largest and
ablest which has been held for years, nearly
400 delegates present
Boston, Jan 25.-Mr. Sanburn, who was
summoned to appear before the Senate In
vestigating Committee, was waited upon at
Concord by u S. Officer, yesterday, and
rendered his witness fees, which he refused
to accept. Before other measures could be
taken, he disappeared
MADISON, Ind, Jan. 25.-The members of
the Ketucky Legislatures were received here
with enthusiastic demonstrations. Strong
Union speeches were deuered by the Rep
resentatives of Kentucky and Tennessee citi-
zens.
NEW YoEK, Jan. 25th.-A dispatch from
Washington, yesterday, says the Govern
ment is about arranging for a horse express
from St. Joseph, Mo-, to Placerville, thus Sc
curing dispatches from the Pacific in ten
days.
The Washington correspondent of the Tri-
bune says Mr. Austin will be superseded in
the Collectorship of Boston by John Apple
ton, and that the latter gentlemen will prob
ably be succeeded in the State Department
by Dudly Man. Mr.. Austin is accused of
Douglasism.
The Heraids correspondent says Mr. Cal
lender, cashier Of the Hartford Bank, testi-
fed to-day before the Senate committee that
Brown deposited with him, and he never
paid money for Browns check to any one
but himself, except in one case to Col. Forbe''
to whom he gave 5000 on Browns check
This is a contradiction ofForbes statement in
his letter, in which he stated that he never
received money from Brown.